2 Dr JK - Seat won't fold & slide for rear passenger
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2 Dr JK - Seat won't fold & slide for rear passenger
Good to hear the OP got the problem solved.. But I'm a little confused on what the 07 can't do? I have an 07 and with just the one lever on the side of the seat the seat folds forward and slides to the dash... It doesn't tumble forward but none of the JK's do that do they? So Idk if I have a special 07 or everyone elses is broken but my 07 does fold and slide for...
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Good to hear the OP got the problem solved.. But I'm a little confused on what the 07 can't do? I have an 07 and with just the one lever on the side of the seat the seat folds forward and slides to the dash... It doesn't tumble forward but none of the JK's do that do they? So Idk if I have a special 07 or everyone elses is broken but my 07 does fold and slide for...
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First of all, there is no 'tumble' feature on JKs. I don't know where that confusion started. The seatback is supposed to fold forward and the seat is supposed to slide all the way to the dash when the entry lever is pressed toward the rear.
If you rotate the seatback to its normal position before sliding it back, it will return to the exact position it was adjusted to before the rear passenger entered or exited.
Now for the pics:
The pin that engages the remote release inside the the outermost seat rail had slipped out of its slot. There appears to be nothing to hold it in place. It works well if it doesn't slip out, but when it does, it is a PITA. Pretty stupid design if you ask me!
The photo below was taken before the fix. It's the view looking from beneath the middle of the passenger seat and looking toward the door.
Look at the photo above and notice the rod with a spring. Just below the left side of it it is the end of the pin I mentioned.
Now look to the right of the spring and notice that there is a rod that enters the frame that has a tab attached. This tab is in the wrong position. It needs to align with the pin you identified above and the pin needs to be inserted into the detent that the tab has which isn't visible in my photo.
Another Jeeper contributed this photo of how it looks when the pin is in the proper position:
If you rotate the seatback to its normal position before sliding it back, it will return to the exact position it was adjusted to before the rear passenger entered or exited.
Now for the pics:
The pin that engages the remote release inside the the outermost seat rail had slipped out of its slot. There appears to be nothing to hold it in place. It works well if it doesn't slip out, but when it does, it is a PITA. Pretty stupid design if you ask me!
The photo below was taken before the fix. It's the view looking from beneath the middle of the passenger seat and looking toward the door.
Look at the photo above and notice the rod with a spring. Just below the left side of it it is the end of the pin I mentioned.
Now look to the right of the spring and notice that there is a rod that enters the frame that has a tab attached. This tab is in the wrong position. It needs to align with the pin you identified above and the pin needs to be inserted into the detent that the tab has which isn't visible in my photo.
Another Jeeper contributed this photo of how it looks when the pin is in the proper position:
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From: Pepperell, MA
This Doc (http://www.jeep.com/download/pdf/ug/...ler-UG-1st.pdf) on page 13 states the following.
Driver’s and Passenger Easy Entry Seats
(Two-Door)
• Push the lever on the seatback
rearward (toward the rear of the
vehicle) to tilt the entire seat forward.
The pic does not give enough info in my opinion. It would be great if somone with a 2 door 2011 could post some pictures and compare it to a 2010.
Driver’s and Passenger Easy Entry Seats
(Two-Door)
• Push the lever on the seatback
rearward (toward the rear of the
vehicle) to tilt the entire seat forward.
The pic does not give enough info in my opinion. It would be great if somone with a 2 door 2011 could post some pictures and compare it to a 2010.
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It was another Jeeper who helped me and it was a pleasure to share what I had learned. A Forum can be a really useful tool!
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Yesterday, my 2011 sport had the same problem. I read this post and it was very helpful and direct. The only thing I would like to add, is the rod in the picture moves. The rod had slipped out of sight. Once I removed the seat and could get my hand behind the rail. it was an easy fix.
Thanks for this post. These forums are a wonderful source of information. This saved me from wasting time at the dealership.
Thanks for this post. These forums are a wonderful source of information. This saved me from wasting time at the dealership.
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Yesterday, my 2011 sport had the same problem. I read this post and it was very helpful and direct. The only thing I would like to add, is the rod in the picture moves. The rod had slipped out of sight. Once I removed the seat and could get my hand behind the rail. it was an easy fix.
Thanks for this post. These forums are a wonderful source of information. This saved me from wasting time at the dealership.
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Thanks for this post. These forums are a wonderful source of information. This saved me from wasting time at the dealership.
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It's now been almost a year since my last post and I have an update. After that first repair that I shared, the rod slipped out of position again, so I repaired it again.
A couple of months later it happened again and I said to h**l with it. Now you have to be an accrobat to get to my back seat.
The design is faulty and the fix is a PITA to do repeatedly. There is nothing in the original design, as far as I can see, that will hold that rod/pin in place. What were they thinking at Jeep?????
