NHTSA Complaint #10359873 — 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE

1998 JEEP CHEROKEE SE 2-DOOR - FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE AT THE FRONT-LEFT POINT WHERE IT MOUNTS TO THE RAILS ASSEMBLY. THE SEAT HAD BECOME A LITTLE WOBBLY IN BUMPY/UNEVEN AREAS ON THE ROAD (I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF HILLS AND THE ROADS ARE NOT FLAT AND SMOOTH) AND ONE DAY, COMING OVER THE BUMP AT THE END OF A CONSTRUCTION ZONE THE SEAT MADE A POPPING NOISE AND I WAS JARRED TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. NOW THE SEAT TOTTERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE DEPENDING ON WHAT WAY I AM TURNING OR THE ANGLE OF THE ROAD/BUMPS. TO CORRECT THIS I WILL EITHER HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW SEAT, WHICH WILL BE PRETTY DIFFICULT CONSIDERING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY WIDE-SPREAD SO THERE ARE BASICALLY NONE OF THESE SEATS AVAILABLE, OR I WILL HAVE TO WELD THE SEAT FRAME BACK TOGETHER WHERE IT BROKE. THE LAST ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET SEAT, WHICH IS A LITTLE PRICEY AT $250USD. *TR