1998 Jeep Cherokee Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 3%of 399 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 96,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the seats of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee, 3% of the 399 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 96,500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I noticed my seat leaning to the side. Looking under the seat, I saw where the metal rails on the bottom of the seat, where it attached to the floor mount, to have completely broken away from the bolts. I now have a rocking drivers chair. It is difficult to drive laying on your back.”
NHTSA complaint #10504857, filed 2013-03, 120,000 miles“1998 Jeep Cherokee se 2-door - front driver's seat frame broke at the front-left point where it mounts to the rails assembly. The seat had become a little wobbly in bumpy/uneven areas on the road (I live in new england where there are a lot of hills and the roads are not flat and smooth) and one day, coming over the bump at the end of a construction zone the seat made a popping noise and I was jarred toward the middle of the car. Now the seat totters from side to side depending on what way I am turning or the angle of the road/bumps. …”
NHTSA complaint #10359873, filed 2010-10, 85,000 miles“I sat in the drivers seat and it pitched back so bad I felt like I was going to land in the back seat. I checked a few Jeep Cherokee goups on the web and found out seat frames had a tendancy to break. I then called my Jeep dealership and asked about a possible recall. The service writer researched it and told me Jeep had no history of seat problems and he had never heard of a problem. I removed the seat and inspected it. At first it looked like the problem was that the seat frame had broken on the front right corner. …”
NHTSA complaint #10056153, filed 2004-01, 150,000 miles“Drivers seat of 1998 Jeep Cherokee classic failed. Left front attachment rail nut worked it's way through the railing causing front left part of seat to dislodge itself from seat track, which allowed seat to fall back and to the right. Nuts which attach seat to track are smaller than bolt holes causing nuts to work through bolt holes resulting in seat track and seat base failure. I explained to dealer that this was not normal wear and tear. Dealer did not reimburse me for the cost of a new base, which cost $350.00. …”
NHTSA complaint #10018550, filed 2003-05, 56,500 miles“Consumer has had the driver's seat repaired three times because the anchorage broke. Also, passenger's front seat broke. Manufacturer repaired the seat the first time. The last couple of times consumer repaired the seat.”
NHTSA complaint #10083237, filed 2004-07, 96,500 milesSeats: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2% |
| 2020 | 2 | 1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0% |
| 2016 | 5 | 0% |
| 2015 | 8 | 0% |
| 2014 | 6 | 0% |
| 2001 | 18 | 8% |
| 2000 | 22 | 6% |
| 1999 | 15 | 4% |
| 1998 | 12 | 3% |
| 1997 | 1 | 0% |
| 1996 | 15 | 3% |
| 1995 | 2 | 0% |
| 1994 | 9 | 2% |
| 1993 | 8 | 2% |
| 1992 | 3 | 3% |
| 1991 | 6 | 3% |
| 1990 | 6 | 2% |
| 1989 | 2 | 1% |
| 1988 | 1 | 1% |
| 1985 | 2 | 12% |
Other parts of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee
88 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
65 complaintsFuel system
61 complaintsAir bags
52 complaintsElectrical system
47 complaintsEngine cooling
30 complaintsBody and structure
27 complaintsSuspension
18 complaintsSeat belts
17 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
16 complaintsOther or unknown
15 complaintsExterior lighting
13 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Jeep Cherokee
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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