NHTSA Complaint #10928966 — 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

SEATS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10928966
Vehicle 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Component SEATS
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 105,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CT

Consumer Description

THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE BRACKET UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE/SNAPPED IN HALF TURNING MY DRIVERS SEAT INTO A ROCKING CHAIR MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. BRACKET SNAPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. SEAT JUST DROPPED TWO INCHES TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. NOW, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A COLLISION AND THEN THE SEAT JUST FLYING OFF TURNING ME INTO A CRASH TEST DUMMY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED IN 2013 SO I WENT TO A JUNK YARD AND PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT SEAT AND HAD THE ENTIRE SEAT REPLACED. NOW, THREE YEARS LATER I HAVE TO GO THRU THE SAME PROCESS AND HOPE THE JUNKYARD CAN GET ME ANOTHER SEAT. THIS IS A JOKE REALLY THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT CAUSED A RECALL ON THE 2004 JEEP. AFTER READING THE FORUMS ON THE WEB, SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT IS GOING TO FAIL AND CHRYSLER IS GOING TO GET SUED, BIG-TIME. *TR

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