2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee seats problems

Filed Jun 21, 2023 · Airbags, Seats · OR

2 recalls have not been taken care of by the manufacturer. I purchased this vehicle 2 years ago and have noticed that the seats do indeed over heat. The airbags haven't deployed thankfully, but I'm not comfortable taking any chances. Do I have to pay a dealer to complete these repairs? Also, since I have had this vehicle, my blinkers and brake lights do not work consistently. They were in operable for almost a month. I had a Mechanix check them, and they said they were dine. Homer's auto shop florence oregon) I didn't drive at night for almost a month. Then my blinkers just started working again. All the fuses are fine, and no other electrical issues. Brake lights started working also. Up until 3 days ago, a driver behind me pulled around next to me at the stop light to tell me the brake light was out. I checked it when I got home and it was fine.

Filed Oct 19, 2020 · Seats · 176,000 miles · CO

Driver's seat frame/bracket broke in front of driver's seat, allowing the driver seat to lean detach from the floorboard and move backward toward the rear seats. When researching this specific issue, it seems that this is a common issue and is an obvious safety defect. If the driver seat frame cannot hold up to normal use, how will it hold up to the forces exerted upon it in the event of a rear-end collision? This is an obvious safety defect and based on the volume of other consumers that have had this issue, it is unbelievable that action has not been taken to resolve this issue.

Filed Jan 19, 2020 · Seats · 150,000 miles · GA

Front seat brackets for power seats snapped and separated causing seat to no longer be attached to floor. Seat wobbles from side to side especially in curves and turning. Renders seatbelts useless in an accident.

Filed Jan 19, 2016 · Seats · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that whenever the front driver seat was occupied there was a side to side movement due to the faulty track. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the seat was extremely loose due to the poorly designed track. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Sep 15, 2015 · Seats · 140,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at an unknown speed, the front driver seat fractured without warning. As a result, the contact fell backwards into the rear seat. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact had the front driver seat replaced three times. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000. Updated 11/20/15

Filed Mar 24, 2015 · Airbags, Seats · GA

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id numbers: 09v117000 (seats), and 15v046000 (air bags). The contact stated that the parts were not available for months. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the parts would become available. The manufacturer was notified of the delay. The contact was not experiencing a failure.

Filed Jul 7, 2014 · Seats · 99,000 miles · MA · 1 injury

Seat heaters have been getting progressively hotter. Passenger side got so hot I thought I was burned. My husband and I heard a pop on passenger side and seat heater slowly cooled down and now does not work. Driver side seat so hot we can't use it. I was talking to another jeep owner and he said he experienced the same thing whereas his wife actually had red marks on her body for a few days. Why is there no recall?

Filed Apr 11, 2014 · Seats · 36,000 miles · AZ · fire

Vehicle was not included in chrysler recall number j14 for front seat electric heater elements that could over heat. Both chrysler and jeep dealer were notified of excessive heat generated by vehicle seat heater and declined to make fix or repair without charge. Specifically, they told me they would fix it and charge me for the repay, but were not going to accept responsibility for the problem. Seat did eventually overheat to a point the heater no longer worked. Owner set forth to repair seat and during seat teardown observed evidence of seat fire. Multiple pictures and melted wires were collected and preserved. These items will be provided to the federal safety agency upon request. It is amazing death/injury did not occur due to this known defect that chrysler refused to address. All chrysler vehicles with similar heater design should be inspect and repaired without charge to vehicle owner. In addition, chrysler should be made to provide compensation to those that had repairs done at their cost.

Filed Apr 3, 2014 · Seats · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the necessary part required to repair the seat was not available. An authorized dealer stated they were unable to complete the required repair and indicated that they could not get the bolts out of the seat which would have caused too much damage to repair the front drivers side seat. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was not available.

Filed Feb 10, 2014 · Seats · 147,000 miles · NH

The car should be recalled because the driver seat design/manufacture is defective. I first noticed a clicking noise when in the car. I became accustomed to the noise and basically overlooked it for months. One day when getting into the car in a parking lot I landed in the back seat. As I was getting into the car the driver seat tilted backwards like a rocking chair and I was halfway dumped head first (upside down) into the rear of the car. I was not injured. I looked under the seat and was able to see that the seat frame is bolted to the car and that the front of the seat is attached to the seat frame by two very thin "cast iron" brackets. The two brackets (left and right) had both simply sheared off and there is nothing holding the front of the seat to the seat frame (the rear of the seat is still attached to the frame). I speculate that the brackets just gave out overtime from the simple activity of getting into and out of the car. I was lucky the car was parked and I was simply getting into the car when the brackets gave out. If in fact I had been rear-ended I expect I would have been thrown out of the seat (seat belts or not) and seriously injured or killed. I reported this on the jeep facebook page so other folks could be aware of the potential danger. Jeep responded to me on facebook, email and telephone but basically said it was a 10 year old car and the defect was not their problem - sorry! When looking online to find out how to repair the seat I discovered what appears to be thousands of consumer complaints for the same exact defect. In fact companies have been started to make frames and brackets just to fix this defect and I am fearful that people have been seriously injured in accident (or killed) because of the defect. In my opinion no one should be driving around in a 2003 jeep grand cherokee unless the defect is repaired.