2000 jeep cherokee sport, 4.0 6 cyl, 4 door. Currently 168,000 miles. Replaced front drivers side seat 3 times, since I purchased new. Seat breaks under normal use. Huge safety issue .
2000 Jeep Cherokee seats complaints
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Front seat broken, normal use, apparently common. Will be dangerous in accident with no back support. 2000 jeep cherokee sport. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
As I was accelerating from a stop I heard a loud crack and the drivers side front seat broke from the base mount. The seat broke at one corner but did not come totally seperated. If it had totally broken free it could have caused a major accident as I was in heavy traffic when it broke. I have not yet fixed the issue and plan to do the repairs myself. This sounds like a very common problem for my make and model based on internet forums and I am very disappointed that chrysler has not initiated a safety recall for this issue.
I have a 200 jeep cherokee sport, 4wd. I also had a 1996 jeep cherokee sport, 4wd. Both have the same 2 problems. #1 is a broken drivers seat. The bracket is too small and splits near the bolt holes. You can't drive like this, the current one (2000) started with a small noise when I was exiting the car. The next day it let loose on a bumpy road on a corner. I didn't think much of it the first time with the 1996, which I traded for the 2000, but since it has happened again, I did some research and it is a common problem. I stumbled onto this site: http://vlane.com/poll/30/2001-jeep-grand-cherokee-has-your-driver-side-front-seat-broken-on-this-jeep problem #2, and more serious is a huge wobble, shimmy, shake problem at around 50 MPH. So much so that you feel as if the car is going to be thrown off the road or flip. Also this problem developed on my 96 jeep before I traded it for this one, and now has started on this 200 jeep, so again seeing a pattern, I did more research and found more people with this problem. Here is just one site: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0e6f51/0 please help! These are safety issues not to mention possible design flaws that are costly to repair. Thank you.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep cherokee. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the front driver's seat frame failed. Suddenly, the seat tilted completely forward and backwards. The contact temporarily repaired the seat. The vehicle has not yet been taken to an authorized dealer for repair. The failure and current mileages were unknown.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep cherokee. The contact stated that the driver's seat was unstable and rocks from side to side and forwards and backwards. A mechanic replaced the bracket, but it still does not work. The current mileage was 134,800 and failure mileage was 10,263. Updated 10/08/08. *lj updated 10/10/08.
The front drivers side seat broke at the back approximately july 2003. I had it repaired and I was told that the metal is too thin and that's why it broke. It broke again so I tried to buy a used seat from several salvage yards. They all said that they sell as fast as they come in do to the backs breaking.
Dt: the driver's seat came off the track, it broke. The consuemr was just getting into vehicle when the seat suddenly broke on july 5, 2005. The consumer called the dealer and they claimed the the vehicle's warranty had expired. *ak updated 2/16/2007 -
Trucks rear seats do not come equipped with a head rest. Consumer feels "due to the occupants head not being protected they could sustain serious head injuries if vehicle is involved in an accident". The rear seat back is very low. *ph
Front driver's seat of 2000 jeep cherokee sport had failure in bracket holding on the left front and right rear of drivers seat to the floor.
Driver's side seat frame broke from floor mount.
My company owns a fleet of 1998-2000 jeep cherokees used as marked security vehicles. At least three driver bucket seats have broken while the vehicle was being driven- certainly a potential cause of accidents. The metal where the seat is bolted to the floor of the vehicle tears, causing the front right corner of the seat to come loose and pitch up.
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