Complaint 650771
2001 JEEP LAREDO • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST • incident Jul 20, 2006
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 650771
- Make
- JEEP
- Model
- LAREDO
- Model Year
- 2001
- Component
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
- Incident Date
- Jul 20, 2006
- Date Received
- Dec 22, 2007
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
Owner Narrative
I OWN A 2001 GRAND CHEROKEE JEEP LAREDO 4X4. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE EIGHT WAY SEAT. THE HINGED ACTUATOR THAT THE SEAT IS MOUNTED TO HAS FRACTURED CAUSING THE SEAT TO BECOME UNSTABLE. I PERFORMED TESTS THAT REVEALED CRACKS IN THE WELDS AND IN THE COMPONENT PARTS THEMSELVES. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH JEEP AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT MODEL AND THE SEATS. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE THE FEEL ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.