NHTSA Complaint #10262631 — 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. IT HAS BROKEN AND I HAVE FIXED IT AND BROKEN AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP FOR WELDING AN WHEN THEY TOOK IT OUT THEY FOUND IT WAS ONLY BEING HELD TOGETHER BY FABRIC. I UNDERSTAND THAT VEHICLE PARTS HAVE A LIFESPAN AND SOME REQUIRE THAT THEY BE REPLACED . THE FRAME OF THE DRIVERS SEAT SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF THEM. I'M LOOKING AT A $400-500.00 REPAIR THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED THROUGH A RECALL. THE PRICE FOR THE REPLACEMENT FRAME IS OVER $300.00, NOT COUNTING LABOR. I HAVE LOOKED AT COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON. YOU CAN'T EVEN FIND REPLACEMENT SEATS AT SALVAGE YARDS. THE BIG THREE HAVE BEEN UNDEREGINEERING VEHICLE PARTS FOR YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUTURE PARTS AND VEHICLE SALES. THIS APPROACH IS A MAJOR REASON THEY ARE IN THE MESS THAT THEY ARE IN. THE GOVERNMENT, INSTEAD OF THROWING MORE BILLIONS AT THEM NEEDS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, ESPECIALLY IN AN INSTANCE LIKE THIS WHERE ME AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. *TR