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.
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)
I reported this problem a month or so ago about the front driver's seat breaking and breaking off the vehicle frame. plus the a/c issue under the glove compartment overheats and melts the mechanism and continues to burn. when i reported the issue, no wreck was involved. since reporting the problem, the vehicle was involved in an accident and totaled. my fix apparently allowed the seat to stay on the frame but the seat still broke. fortunately, no serious injury, only sore neck and bump to the hand.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. *tr
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 ...
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.
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.
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: ...
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 ...
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.
Driving my children home from new york on the 6th of july 2013, some where on the turnpike my 16 year old daughter complained about the heated seat being to hot. i told her that she should turn it off then, to witch she replied i already did dad but its still hot. she drove the rest of the trip with the seat off. as soon as we could pulled over to take a look at it we did. when we took a look at the effected area it looked like a tennis ball size blister. just to be safe i had to take her to the er and it was a 2nd degree burn!! *tr