2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Seats Problems
Owners have filed 57 complaints with NHTSA about seats problems on the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 7% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 80,500 miles. The words owners use most often: “active head” (25% of reports).
- 57seats complaints
- 80,500median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 12mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 26%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Active head: mentioned in 14 of 57 complaints (25%)
- Passenger headrest: mentioned in 9 of 57 complaints (16%)
- Deployed without: mentioned in 7 of 57 complaints (12%)
- Restraint ahr: mentioned in 5 of 57 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do seats problems happen?
Based on 33 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 57 complaints, 1 mention a crash, 1 a fire, 12 an injury.
Jeep Grand Cherokee seats complaints by model year
| Model year | Seats complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Grand Cherokee | 1 | 1% | — |
| 2024 Grand Cherokee | 4 | 2% | 8,000 |
| 2023 Grand Cherokee | 5 | 1% | 13,741 |
| 2022 Grand Cherokee | 12 | 5% | 29,200 |
| 2021 Grand Cherokee | 5 | 1% | 158,000 |
| 2020 Grand Cherokee | 1 | 0% | — |
| 2019 Grand Cherokee | 10 | 3% | 31,300 |
| 2018 Grand Cherokee | 43 | 5% | 46,360 |
| 2017 Grand Cherokee | 20 | 5% | 39,058 |
| 2016 Grand Cherokee | 11 | 4% | 71,000 |
| 2015 Grand Cherokee | 315 | 23% | 69,145 |
| 2014 Grand Cherokee | 339 | 14% | 75,000 |
| 2013 Grand Cherokee | 57 | 7% | 80,500 |
| 2012 Grand Cherokee | 12 | 1% | 98,000 |
| 2011 Grand Cherokee | 11 | 1% | 88,500 |
| 2010 Grand Cherokee | 1 | 1% | 114,000 |
| 2009 Grand Cherokee | 1 | 1% | — |
| 2008 Grand Cherokee | 3 | 0% | 121,000 |
| 2006 Grand Cherokee | 5 | 0% | 55,250 |
| 2005 Grand Cherokee | 20 | 1% | 14,000 |
| 2004 Grand Cherokee | 149 | 12% | 85,000 |
| 2003 Grand Cherokee | 65 | 9% | 98,250 |
| 2002 Grand Cherokee | 91 | 6% | 98,411 |
| 2001 Grand Cherokee | 131 | 15% | 100,000 |
| 2000 Grand Cherokee | 180 | 12% | 116,250 |
| 1999 Grand Cherokee | 91 | 6% | 110,000 |
| 1998 Grand Cherokee | 9 | 1% | 113,364 |
| 1997 Grand Cherokee | 12 | 1% | 108,934 |
| 1996 Grand Cherokee | 5 | 1% | 175,500 |
| 1995 Grand Cherokee | 4 | 1% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists seats for the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
On August 17, 2026, while my wife was driving our 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 under normal conditions, the front passenger Active Head Restraint (AHR/headrest) suddenly and violently deployed without any collision, impact, or other apparent triggering event. I was seated in the front passenger…
Active head restraint deployed on drivers side while auto was moving in parking lot. This unexpected event made the driver come to a sudden stop. There was no impacts of this vehicle into any object. No injury to the driver in the parking lot but is pssible injury to driver and other in the parking…
Hello, I am reporting failure on the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee in which the drivers side headrest activated while the vehicle was not in operation and not involved in any accident. The active head restraint had activated while the vehicle was parked and in a non-running condition. No accident…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokees have seats problems?
No. NHTSA has 57 owner complaints about seats for the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee (7% of the 804 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee seats?
No recall currently lists seats for this vehicle.
At what mileage do seats problems start?
The median reported mileage is 80,500 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about seats problems on the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
The most frequent phrase is “active head”, in 14 of 57 complaints, followed by “passenger headrest” (9).
Other 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
- Electrical System problems (376)
- Service Brakes problems (141)
- Engine problems (106)
- Fuel/propulsion System problems (105)
- Power Train problems (55)
See all 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems or seats problems across all Grand Cherokee years.