2001 Jeep Cherokee Interior & seats Problems

BOLTS ON MOUNTING OF SEAT FRAME BROKE THROUGH THE MOUNT WHEN DRIVING. ALMOST WRECKED WHEN SEAT CAME LOOSE AND WOBBLED!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10554175

Incident

Nov 29, 2013

Mileage

149,000 mi

DRIVER'S SEAT LH SEAT BASE FRAME CRACKED THROUGH AND BROKEN. DRIVERS SEAT BECAME A "ROCKING CHAIR" WITH POTENTIAL TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10538033

Incident

Aug 19, 2013

Mileage

145,000 mi

JEEP CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN WORK PARKING LOT AND IT WAS DUE TO FAULTY SEAT HEATERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10520491

Incident

Jun 21, 2012

Mileage

150,000 mi

FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM FLOOR I WENT TO JUNK YARD AND BOUGHT ANOTHER SEAT COST AT THE TIME WAS 75 DOLLARS AND THEN IN 2011 THE SEAT BROKE LOOSE AGAIN I HAVE NOT FIXED IT AS OF THIS DATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10504246

Incident

Mar 1, 2007

Mileage

56,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PART WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

NHTSA ID

10417093

Incident

Oct 15, 2010

Mileage

144,000 mi

MOUNTING BRACKET ON THE 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE DRIVER SEAT HAS BROKEN, CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN BACK AND TO THE RIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10381231

Incident

Sep 13, 2006

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT FRAME BROKE ON 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE CAUSING SEAT BACK TO RECLINE ON ONE SIDE TOWARDS THE REAR. I OWN TWO IDENTICAL JEEP CHEROKEES AND IT HAPPENED TO BOTH OF THEM. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WEREN'T ANY RECALLS ON THIS. I THINK THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD VERY LIKELY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE REVIEW AND ADVISE. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10357459

Incident

Jan 20, 2010

Mileage

77,500 mi

2001 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED: DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, SEAT IS NOW UNSTABLE/WOBBLY. HAD THIS OCCURRED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IT COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS CRASH. WHILE RESEARCHING A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. JEEP SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. HTTP://VLANE.COM/POLL/30/2001-JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-HAS-YOUR-DRIVER-SIDE-FRONT-SEAT-BROKEN-ON-THIS-JEEP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10352804

Incident

Jul 1, 2010

Mileage

92,000 mi

DRIVER SEAT BROKE AT THE TRACK CONNECTION ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER. RESULTS IN AN ABNORMAL DRIVING POSTURE AS THE SEAT IS PERMANENTLY SEMI-RECLINED. VERY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE INSUFFICIENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10310133

Incident

Aug 15, 2009

Mileage

175,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE METAL THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT TO THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT MOUNTING HAS FAILED IN MULTIPLE AREAS LEANING THE SEAT BACK AND TO THE RIGHT. THE SEAT IS HELD BY ONE BOLT, WHILE THE METAL IS TEARING ON THE OTHERS DUE TO THE TENSION. THE TWO DRIVERS ARE BOTH FIT, UNDER 200LBS WITH GOOD POSTURE - THIS IS CLEARLY A STRUCTURAL DEFECT. THE SEAT ANGLE NOW CAUSES THE DRIVER BACK AND HIP PAIN AND IN AN ACCIDENT WOULD POSE AN EXTREME DANGER TO ALL PASSENGERS. REPLACEMENT DRIVER SEAT IS OVER TWICE THE COST OF MATCHING PASSENGER SEAT INDICATING THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEIR DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10270037

Incident

May 1, 2007

Mileage

90,000 mi

FRONT SEAT ON MY JEEP THE FRAME OF THE SEAT BROKE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10267183

Incident

Apr 28, 2009

Mileage

108,295 mi

I OWN A 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE METAL THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT TO THE MOUNTING BRACKET HAS FAILED IN MULTIPLE AREAS. THE SEAT IS NOW LOOSE AND LEANS BACK AND TO THE RIGHT. IN MY RESEARCH USING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND MAY PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10264071

Incident

Oct 1, 2008

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE ENGINE HAS 150,00 MILES. IT IS LOSING COOLANT WITH NO PUDDLES TO SHOW FOR IT. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SHOWS 0 AT IDLE. THE ENGINE CONSTANTLY OVERHEATS. NO SIGN OF HEAD GASKET LEAK. COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK FILLS WITH COOLANT/OIL/RUST MIXTURE AFTER RUNNING THE ENGINE FOR 5 MINUTES. DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK SOMETIMES. TAIL LIGHTS WORK ON AND OFF WHILE THE LIGHTS ARE OFF. ALL PROBLEMS STARTED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10240529

Incident

Sep 1, 2007

Mileage

152,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM ALARM KEPT SOUNDING IN THE VEHICLE. THE ALARM, HORN, AND ALL THE LIGHTS WOULD ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 30-45 MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURES WOULD STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PLACED A KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK. THE DEALER ALSO INSTALLED A NEW COMPUTER, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE COMPUTER WAS PRONOUNCED AS DEFECTIVE AND ANOTHER ONE WAS ORDERED. THE REPLACEMENT COMPUTER DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE EITHER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST IF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,404 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

NHTSA ID

10232752

Incident

Mar 19, 2008

Mileage

40,000 mi

BUCKET SEAT DRIVER'S SIDE HAS FALLEN TO PIECES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10232747

Incident

Jun 26, 2008

Mileage

64,950 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING A STOP, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED UPWARD SLIGHTLY. HE EXAMINED THE FRONT SEAT AND NOTICED THAT IT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT RAILING. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 08/01/08

NHTSA ID

10232077

Incident

Jun 20, 2008

Mileage

60,000 mi

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I HAVE HAD A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES SINCE I BROUGHT IT. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 9012 MILES. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT CALIPERS AND ROTORS. THEN AT 18811 MILES DEALERSHIP RESURFACED THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. AT 24,806 MILES THE FAILURE RECURRED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL 4 BRAKE ROTORS. CURRENTLY, AT 32,000 MILES THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER, DEALERSHIP, AND OTHER JEEP OWNERS INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT OCCURRED IN THE EARLIER AND SOME LATER MODEL JEEPS, BUT HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN 2005 MODEL.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR ONE WEEK. THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED (COLD) AND GOES OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARM. *TC

NHTSA ID

10103957

Incident

Jul 12, 2002

Mileage

9,012 mi

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF THE TRACK. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT TRACK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10073953

Incident

May 17, 2004

Mileage

60,000 mi

DOOR HINGES FAIL AND CAUSE DOOR TO BECOME UNALIGNED. THIS CAUSES THE LOCK LATCH TO BUMP AGAINST THE HOOK. THIS HAS CAUSED THE LATCH TO BREAK OFF INSIDE OF THE DOOR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10072819

Incident

May 18, 2004

THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME WAS OFF TRACK. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10015896

Incident

Apr 12, 2003

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRONT, SNAP OFF FROM THE SEAT BRACKET MOUNT, WITHOUT CAUSE. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEAT BEING MOBILE. THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE PART. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS *DT

NHTSA ID

10001618

Incident

Nov 30, 2002

Mileage

60,000 mi

DRIVER SEAT FAILED, CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAINTING 6 MONTHS FOR THIS PART TO COME IN. *MJ

NHTSA ID

566501