Broken Seats
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Broken Seats
About a month ago I was coming to a stop at a red light, and heard a snap. Upon investigation, I noticed that the front left corner of my seat pan is cracked all around the bolt. So the bolt is now just holding a small square of metal that came off of the seat pan.
I have noticed a lot of people on here have broken seats in their Jeeps as well. It seems like it is a design flaw, the seat just wasn't very well built. And I know that If I don't replace the seat soon, the increased stress on the remaining 3 bolts will cause the rest of the seat pan to fail. No other cars I have driven, some being much older than my Jeep have this problem.
It seems like a safety issue that is almost inevitable in Jeeps.
Please post here if you have a broken seat. It almost seems like something that should be recalled, since it's a safety issue.
I did submit a complaint to the Office of Defects Investigation, located here: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm
I have noticed a lot of people on here have broken seats in their Jeeps as well. It seems like it is a design flaw, the seat just wasn't very well built. And I know that If I don't replace the seat soon, the increased stress on the remaining 3 bolts will cause the rest of the seat pan to fail. No other cars I have driven, some being much older than my Jeep have this problem.
It seems like a safety issue that is almost inevitable in Jeeps.
Please post here if you have a broken seat. It almost seems like something that should be recalled, since it's a safety issue.
I did submit a complaint to the Office of Defects Investigation, located here: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm
Last edited by GreenClassic; 03-31-2010 at 09:50 PM.
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I havent had that happen but i recently had to put the back back on to mine.
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Mine's broke. I fixed it by wraping two large hose clamps around seat frame rails. That lasted about a year before they broke, so this time I put two hose clamps around the rails and then wrapped them with several layers velcro. So far so good.
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