| Issue ID | 748250 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10292895 |
| Manufacurer | CHRYSLER LLC |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | GRAND CHEROKEE |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 01/11/09 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a 2004 jeep grand cherokee and my drivers seat started leaning about a year ago then this year is started squeaking when i sat in it, but never thought anything of it since i have 120,000 miles. Then all of a sudden as i am driving at 65 mph the seat makes a loud pop noise and i almost wound up in the back seat. I stopped the car and looked under the seat to find the frame cracked. I got home took the seat apart and found it had cracked on all the weld joints and where the bolts where that help it to the metal frame. I searched online only to find out that this is a very common problem and 100's of people are having the same issue. This is very dangerous and could cause a tragic accident. I had the seat welded by a friend since you cannot buy the parts to repair. After 3 weeks now my steel frame on the seat has cracked. These seats are death tramps and chrysler should have to fix them. Very dangerous, do people have to die in order for this to be rectified? |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 135000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WARWICK, NY |
| VIN pattern | 1J4GW48S24CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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