2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee seat problems

SEATS

WHEN I GOT IN MY JEEP THERE WAS A BREAKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. I NOTICED THE SEAT WAS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH AND WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT I SAW WHERE THE FRAME BROKE IN HALF. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE NOW AND IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I USED TO HAVE A LOT MORE FAITH IN JEEP UNTIL I LOOKED IT UP AND STARTED SEEING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER/JEEP HAS NOT RECALLED IT. DUE TO THIS BEING A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER JEEP IF THEY DON'T RECALL IT! THERE IS PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE BUT IS NOW INOPERABLE DUE TO IT BEING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #11243150 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER GETS SO HOT OR FEELS LIKE IT'S BURNING MY LEGS.. I CAN ONLY USE IT ON LOW TO PREVENT BURNS.. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. (RECALL #09V117000) IF THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS OPEN, I CANNOT LOCK THE DOORS, OR PUT THE WINDOWS UP UNTIL IT IS SHUT. (RECALL #01V288000) .. PERIODICALLY WHEN I START THE JEEP THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL STAY ON.. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND REPEAT THE PROCESS UNTIL IT GOES BACK OFF. (RECALL #12V527000)

NHTSA complaint #11076185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

DRIVER'S SEAT DETACHES FROM CAR FRAME. ELECTRICAL BLOWER MODULE RESISTOR OVERHEATS, MELTS, AND BURNS. BOTH ISSUES ARE KNOWN BY CONSUMERS AND DEALERSHIPS, SO THERE IS NO WAY JEEP/CHRYSLER DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THE DESIGN FLAWS AND THE DANGER. DRIVER'S SEAT: THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF CHATTER ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE DRIVER'S SEAT DETACHMENT FROM THE CAR FRAME AND THE REASON FOR IT. PEOPLE HAVE CREATED VARIOUS FIXES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK WELL. AS ADDED PROOF, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DRIVER'S SEAT IN ANY JUNK YARD. PLEASE GO LOOK FOR YOURSELF. MINE TOTALLY BROKE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, NEARLY CAUSING A WRECK. IT'S TERRIBLE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL AND SOMEONE HELD CRIMINALLY LIABLE FOR THIS. BLOWER MOTOR MODULE: LOTS OF CHATTER ON THE INTERNET AS WELL AS TO THE PROBLEM AND THE CAUSE. MINE MELTED AND BECAME SO HOT THAT I COULDN'T TOUCH IT WITHOUT BURNING MY HAND - WHICH I DID. THERE IS A FIX, BUT YOU HAVE TO BUY AN UPGRADE MODULE WHICH STILL GETS HOT. ALSO, THE MODULE TURNS THE BLOWER IN REVERSE, SO YOU HAVE TO REVERSE THE LEADS. IT'S DANGEROUS AND AGAIN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON IT EITHER AND SOMEONE HELD CRIMINALLY LIABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10928230 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

THE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT RETAINING BRACKETS HAVE BROKEN AND HAVE CREATED A VERY UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION. RESEARCHING THIS BREAKAGE ONLINE REVEALS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS NOT BEING DEALT WITH BY JEEP. A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE DUE TO THE HIGH FREQUENCY OF THE BREAKAGE OF A CAR'S SAFETY FEATURES, WHICH I HAD NEVER ENCOUNTERED BEFORE ... A DRIVER'S SEAT RETAINING BRACKETS FAILING DUE TO INSUFFIECIENTLY STRONG METAL USED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

NHTSA complaint #10860997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

TAKATA RECALL THE SEATS STOPPED HEATING AND GOT REALLY HOT IN ONE SPOT I PULLED THE SEAT COVER UP AND IT BURNED A SPOT IN ME SEAT COVER AND FOAM UNDERNEATH WHERE THE WIRE IS RUN THRU THE SEATS IT IS ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HEATED SEATS ON SOME MODELS BUT NOT ON MINE BUT IT COULD HAVE BURNED ME OR MY KIDS OR COULD HAVE CAUGHT THE CAR ON FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10840072 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

TAKATA RECALL, WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY IN MINOT ND, STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE AND SOMETHING HOT SMELLING, THEN MY RIGHT DRIVERS LEG WAS GETTING HOT. I LOOKED DOWN AND MY DRIVERS SEAT WAS SMOKING UNDERNEATH. HURRIED TO STOP ALONG THE SIDE OF ROAD, TURNED OFF SEAT WARMER BUTTON, THEN OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR TO CLEAR THE SMOKE AND COOL UNDER THE SEAT. REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER, THEY STATED MY VIN # WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IF IT CAUGHT FIRE--IT SOUND BE ON LIST BY NOW. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IF THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES THE SAME THING AS DRIVERS SIDE DID. VIN# [XXX] THE CAMPAIGN # 09V117000 ALSO AS OF TODAY I HAVE RECEIVED RECALLS ON AIRBAG AND ENGINE FAN--CALLED THEM LAST YEAR TO ORDER IN MINOT--THEY STATE THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN YET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10825147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

THE SEAT BRACKET ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS BROKEN. I RESEARCHED THIS AND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH COMPANIES ACTUALLY MANUFACTURING THICKER AFTERMARKET BRACKETS DUE TO THE DEMAND FOR THE PRODUCT.

NHTSA complaint #10716445 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER OVER HEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V117000 (SEATS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA complaint #10682470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

SEAT WARMERS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE BECAME REALLY HOT TOWARDS THE FRONT CENTER PORTION OF THE SEAT. TURNED THEM OFF AND WHEN I GOT HOME I REMOVED THE LEATHER FROM THE SEAT AND FOUND BARE WIRES THAT WERE OVER HEATING AND BURNING THROUGH THE SEAT CUSHION AND BACKING ON THE LEATHER.

NHTSA complaint #10672757 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V525000 (SEATS) AND 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #10619281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

THE 1999-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SEAT TRACK HAS A WEAK POINT ON THE REAR SCISSOR ASSEMBLY. WHEN YOU START TO NOTICE A WOBBLE OR CLICK IT MEANS ONE OF THE TINY CONNECTING PIECES HAS BROKEN. EVENTUALLY THE OTHER SIDE WILL ALSO BREAK ALLOWING YOU TO LIFT THE ENTIRE SEAT UP.

NHTSA complaint #10610855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WARMER BECAME EXTREMELY HOT THEN FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SEAT WARMER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V117000 (SEATS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,500.

NHTSA complaint #10583348 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE HEATED SEAT WARMER INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,252 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,276.

NHTSA complaint #10576815 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V117000 (SEATS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

NHTSA complaint #10573340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE HEATED SEATS ON AND THEY BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. I TURNED THEM OFF AND STOPPED TO LET THE SEATS COOL. LATER IN THE DAY WHEN I TRIED TO USE THEM AGAIN THEY WOULD NOT WORK. AND HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE. I CHECKED THE NHTSA SITE FOR RECALLS AND I DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 09V1117000/ CHRYSLER LLC RECALL # J14. WHEN I WENT TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I WAS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I LOOKED ON THE WEB SITE "ARFC.ORG" AND DISCOVERED THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF JEEP CHEROKEE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY OF THEM HAD FIRES AND/OR BURNS, YET THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. JEEP CLEARLY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR HEATED SEATS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE RECALL APPEARS TO BE ONLY FOR SOME REPAIR PARTS FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL. IF CHRYSLER HAD TO HAVE A RECALL AND INSTALL REPAIRS FOR THEIR HEATED SEATS IT IS OBVIOUS THEIR HEATING ELEMENTS ARE PROBLEMATIC AND THEY SHOULD EXTENT THE RECALL TO COVER ALL JEEP HEATED SEAT PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #10568273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

MY VEHICLE IS AN 02 OVERLAND. MY DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEATS NO LONGER WORKS. ONE MORNING IT WAS JUST DEAD AND PASSENGERS ARE CONSTANTLY COMPLAINING ABOUT THE INTENSE HEAT COMING FROM THEIR SEAT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN INFORMED OF THIS AS A FAULTY UNIT BUT NOW SEEING THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE I WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY ISSUE AND HAVE MY SEATS CHECKED OUT OR DISABLED. I REALLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE.

NHTSA complaint #10565682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

I OWN A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND. RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT. YESTERDAY, IT GOT EXTREMELY HOT SO I SHUT IF OFF FOR FEAR OF A FIRE OR BEING BURNT, AND TODAY IT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. BECAUSE OF THIS, I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGER HEATED SEAT. I FOUND OUT FROM A DEALER THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE TO DISCUSS THIS, AND THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP. I FEEL THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND MY VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING THE EXACT SYMPTOMS COVERED IN THIS RECALL, YET FOR SOME UNEXPLAINABLE VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN EXCLUDED. THE FOLLOWING IS TEXT FROM THE RECALL: SUMMARY: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 102,354 M/Y 2001-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES WITH HEATED SEATS AND WITH CHRYSLER RECALL NO. 06V-197 COMPLETED (03-04 M/Y) OR SEAT HEATER ELEMENTS SERVICE REPLACEMENT (01-02 MY). THE FRONT SEAT ELECTRIC HEATER ELEMENTS COULD OVERHEAT. CONSEQUENCE: OVERHEATING COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE OR INJURY. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT HEATER ELEMENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

NHTSA complaint #10562920 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT HEATING ELEMENT OVER HEATED CAUSING A HOLE TO BURN THROUGH THE SEAT AND THE DRIVERS JACKETS. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A MINOR BURN AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT SEAT HEATER WAS FOUND TO BE BURNT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER FAILED TO FIND A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V117000 (SEATS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,881 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. PM

NHTSA complaint #10559607 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THE AIR CONDITIONER QUIT WORKING, THE AIR BAGS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF, HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND OFF WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRICAL SENSORS ARE INOPERABLE, AND THE HEATED SEATS GET TOO HOT, OR NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY RECALLS FOR MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE PROMPTED CHRYSLER TO ISSUE RECALL NOTICES FOR ABOVE ISSUES.

NHTSA complaint #10532485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEATED ELECTRIC SEATS WERE OVERHEATING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V117000 (SEATS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

NHTSA complaint #10526156 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT BRACKET HAD BROKEN IN TWO, TIPPING THE SEAT TO THE RIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #10492372 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT BRACKET HAD BROKEN IN TWO, TIPPING THE SEAT TO THE RIGHT, MAKING ME OVER-STEER VERY QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT WHICH I HAD TO COMPENSATE FOR IN ORDER TO AVOID RUNNING OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH. I HAVE SINCE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM OF METAL FATIGUE FROM UNDER STRENGTH RAILS.

NHTSA complaint #10490564 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

AFTER JUST LESS THAN 30K MILES, BOTH FRONT SEAT ELEMENTS STARTED TO GET OVERLY HOT, THEN STOPPED WORKING. TOOK INTO DEALER, FOUND SHORT IN BOTTOM ELEMENT. VEHICLE WAS STILLL UNDER WARRANTY, I HAD ALSO BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. EVERYTHING FOR THAT EIGHT WAY POWERED SEAT WAS COVERED BUT THE HEATER ELEMENT. WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE AN $800 PER SEAT FIX. I DECLINED TO HAVE IT FIXED. NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT THAT IT DOES NOT COVER MY VIN NUMBER ACCORDING TO BOTH THE DEALER AND DAIMLERCHRYSLER. IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS AFTER READING ALL THE BLOGS FROM PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE SAME RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER. SURE COULD USE SOME HELP GETTING THEM TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.

NHTSA complaint #10485396 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

WHILE DRIVING, I STEPPED ON MY BRAKE, I HEARD A LOUD "BANG" AND FOUND MYSELF FIRST JAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL/DASH AREA, AND THEN, ONCE MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, I WAS IN THE REAR SEAT AREA. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THE REAR SEAT BRACKETS ON MY FRONT (DRIVERS) SEAT WERE BROKEN THROUGH; THE METAL THAT THE SEAT BRACKET IS MADE OF WAS BROKEN AT BOTH REAR CORNERS, AND THE FRONT BOLTS WERE PULLED-THROUGH. THE THIN METAL THE BRACKET IS MADE OF HAD A COUPLE OF CRACKS, AND OVERALL, THE SEAT IS ALMOST USELESS WHEN IT COMES TO DRIVING THE CAR IN A SAFE MANNER. FORTUNATELY, WHEN MY SEAT BROKE I WAS NOT GOING SO FAST AS TO NOT BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT! IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, I BELIEVE I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY WRITING THIS COMPLAINT. THERE ARE NO REASONABLE LOCAL SOURCES TO REPLACE THE BRACKET;(THE JEEP DEALERS WANT TO SELL A NEW SEAT FOR APPROX. 700.00, UNLESS YOU WANT TO PAY $300.00+ FOR ANOTHER SEAT FROM A WRECKING YARD, WHICH WILL ALSO HAVE THE SAME THIN METAL BRACKET). I AM ATTEMPTING TO GET IT WELDED, BUT I HAVE ALREADY BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS WILL BE A TEMPORARY REPAIR AT BEST; THE METAL THE BRACKET IS MADE OF IS FAR TOO THIN TO HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF A PERSON USING THE SEAT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, AND WILL BREAK AGAIN). HELP!

NHTSA complaint #10475291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT HEATING ELEMENT STARTED TO SMOKE. UNIT WAS TURNED OFF QUICKLY & HAS FAILED TO OPERATE EVER SINCE.

NHTSA complaint #10444908 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.