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. *TR
