39 problems related to seats have been reported for the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee based on all problems reported for the 2002 Grand Cherokee.
Heating elements for front heated seats burned foam in both seats. Heating elements no longer function causing an expensive repair. Jeep build date of February 2002. Manufacturers recall f17 starts with date of manufacture of September 2002. Chrysler acknowledges the problem but will not expand the recall dates.
The support frame for the drivers side seat failed at approximately 100,000 miles. It causes the car seat to shift as there are only 3 support points instead of 4. I had a mechanic attempt to fix it but that only lasted until 150,000 miles. A moderate to high impact accident may cause the entire seat to come loose thereby nullifying any safety effect a seat belt may have to save my life.
Defective front seat on my Jeep cherokee 2002 had broken.
Material on seat creates a static charge that is discharged when consumer touches outside of vehicle, such as door, fuel tank, etc,. This may ignite a fire. Contacted dealer.