Front Seat Power Adjust problems of the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee

2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo 6 point adjustable power driver's seat. The brackets on the left side of the power seat adjuster (the brackets that hold the top of the adjuster to the bottom) broke on July 3, 2009 under normal breaking at a traffic light. Basically the left side of the seat now just floats around. If the corresponding brackets on the right side go, the seat will be free of the vehicle and I'll be driving from the back. I was willing to write this off as a one off problem, but that's just not the case. This is such a common issue that I'm unable to find a replacement from a salvage yard. The dealer wants $800 to replace the assembly (the entire assembly must be replaced as it's not available in its individual components) which just is not possible at this point. This is a serious safety issue. If the seat were to completely break away at 75 mph (interstate speed where I am), imagine the catastrophic event that would occur. I've gotten a hold of a used 10 point adjustable driver's seat from a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee and am hoping I can make it work, but at this point, the issue is not resolved. If the one from the 2001 Jeep can't be made to work, I may be forced to convert it to a manual seat as the brackets for a manual seat are affordable new.

The contact owns a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The seat shook when the contact entered the vehicle. While driving 2 mph, the seat loosened and detached from the vehicle. The dealer stated that the steel structure had torn. The current mileage is 143,622 and failure mileage was 143,220. Updated 02-01-08. The consumer stated the seat frame failed which casued the seat to separate while the vehicle was moving. Updated.

The consumer stated that 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee was having an problem with the front sea slider that adjusted the seat on driver's side. The bolt was going through the bracket. The seat was rocking back and forth. The consumer noticed this about 2 months ago when the bolt was dislodging and making a clinging sound. The consumer investigated the noise further and found that the bolt was coming through the bracket. The consumer was on the NHTSA website and found that there were other complaints on this issue. The consumer was taking the Jeep in for repairs tomorrow.

Broken seat frame; drivers side seat frame is broken, and will not move foward . All other functions of the power seat work. I am only 225 lbs, how can this happen. And I will not spend $900 at the dealership to fix this, for the lack of quality that was put into this automobile when it was built.

There is a problem with electrical system causing fuel light to come on or not come on when fuel is low. Alarm system is malfunctioning. Driver's seat memory is no longer functional. Keyless remote works sporadically. Owner has been to dealer numerous times for these intermittent problems.