1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 91about this part
- Share
- 6%of 1,638 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 110,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 91 complaints about the seats of the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 6% of the 1,638 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 110,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I own a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee I have had the driver seat welded 3 to 4 times since 2005. Now the seat and brackets are so bad drivers seat snapped near the top and rear the bracket. I thank the powers that I wasn't driving in traffic when it happened..... I think Jeep and the chrysler corp should replace my and all of these brackets in all jeeps before someone dies as a result of the incident.”
NHTSA complaint #10384131, filed 2011-02, 136,000 miles“Driver side seat track for 1999 power seats has broken, I seen several reports of this happening to jeeps, for some reason they are made of garbage, the metal track just snaps and it can not be that i8 am heavy set as I only weigh 155 lbs. Why have a seat belt on if the seat it self is not bolted to floor as the track is broken?”
NHTSA complaint #10257555, filed 2009-02, 124,000 miles“The driver side front seat track on this vehicle have failed 5 times since 2004. The first track was repaired twice. Finally in 2008 I purchased a brand new track for over $500 at park Jeep in burnsville, mn. That one lasted 3 years and failed and it was repaired once. 6 months ago it final failed again and my driver seat became a rocking chair for the 5th time. I replaced that one with a used one I found and am just waiting for that one to come apart.”
NHTSA complaint #10500095, filed 2013-02, 75,000 miles“Driver side seat frame snapped in two opposite corners. This is a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee. After further investigation I have not been able to find a replacement frame. Please if you have a recall solution I would like to know about it. There are a ton of complaints online about this issue. Making an american car company that was bailedout by our wise government, look absolutely terrible. To americans buyers.”
NHTSA complaint #10356091, filed 2010-09, 113,000 miles“The driver's side power seat adjuster broke and now the seat is wiggling and wobbling. I took the vehicle to a dealership, and was quoted $900.00 to resolve this issue. They stated that the entire seat adjuster would have to be replaced. I have never had a problem with any other vehicle I owned. I am forced to pay for this repair when it is clearly a manufacturer's s defect.”
NHTSA complaint #10188260, filed 2007-04, 58,987 milesSeats: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 4 | 2% |
| 2023 | 5 | 1% |
| 2022 | 12 | 4% |
| 2021 | 5 | 1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0% |
| 2019 | 10 | 3% |
| 2018 | 43 | 5% |
| 2017 | 20 | 5% |
| 2016 | 11 | 4% |
| 2015 | 317 | 23% |
| 2014 | 340 | 14% |
| 2013 | 57 | 7% |
| 2012 | 12 | 1% |
| 2011 | 11 | 1% |
| 2010 | 1 | 1% |
| 2009 | 1 | 1% |
| 2008 | 3 | 0% |
| 2006 | 5 | 0% |
| 2005 | 20 | 1% |
| 2004 | 149 | 12% |
| 2003 | 65 | 9% |
| 2002 | 91 | 6% |
| 2001 | 131 | 15% |
| 2000 | 180 | 12% |
| 1999 | 91 | 6% |
| 1998 | 9 | 1% |
| 1997 | 12 | 1% |
| 1996 | 5 | 1% |
| 1995 | 4 | 1% |
| 1994 | 4 | 1% |
| 1993 | 3 | 1% |
Other parts of the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
622 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
386 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
165 complaintsEngine cooling
121 complaintsFuel system
85 complaintsElectrical system
84 complaintsAir bags
83 complaintsSuspension
76 complaintsVehicle speed control
57 complaintsSteering
53 complaintsOther or unknown
36 complaintsExterior lighting
35 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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