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#1 ·
2012 Overland V6, 17,500 miles. The last few hundred miles, I've developed this very annoying clicking sound in my seat. Whenever I take off from a standstill, make a turn so that my weight shifts, etc, my seat makes an annoying clicking sound. I checked all the bolts securing the seat. they are nice and tight. It sounds like it's coming from somewhere within the base of the seat. I've tried repositioning the seat....no luck. It's pretty loud and driving me nuts. Anyone else experience this and have a solution? If I bring it in, I'm pretty sure they'll either tell me that they couldn't duplicate it, duplicated it but it can't be rectified, or that something like that isn't covered under warranty.
 
#3 · (Edited)
2012 Overland Summit, and yes I also have a clicking seat when my weight shifts! :(

The noise in my seat is definately coming from the upper seat back, not the lower seat or mounts. It occurs as my weight is transfered into the seatback as the vehicle moves. It sounds like some internal plastic seat components are hung up on each other and rubbing against each other until they "pop" past each other & I hear a click! Really not sure if I want some barely competent dealer tech removing my summit leather to poke around in my seatback to attempt a fix! :confused:

Should be a covered warantee issue, if you decide to let them attempt a fix though!
 
#17 ·
Heya...sorry to revive a 2 year old post...but did you ever figure this out? My seat has the same plastic pop in the upper seat back when I move around. I have a 15 SRT. Strange we had the same experience. I can't find much else about this.

Thanks :)


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#4 ·
I have a 2011 Laredo with the cloth seats. My front passenger seat starting squeaking really badly every time someone was sitting in it while I took a turn. Dealership replaced the isolator bushings on both driver and passenger seat.

2 weeks later the passenger seat is squeaking in the same manner. Went back to the dealer and they acknowledged it was a definite problem. They had to order some parts so it's not fixed yet but it will be in 2-3 days. I'll post again in this thread in a few days to let y'all know what happens.
 
#5 ·
Thanks for the replies. I've been repositioning my seat fore and aft and tilting the seat cushion at different angles. The clicking goes away after each repositioning but comes back shortly after. I'm also deciding if I want some idiot from the service dept to start taking apart my seat or if I just want to live with it.
 
#8 ·
Hi redsoxx, just wondering if you ever got this fixed? I've got the exact same problem (though mine's a laredo with cloth seats). They have replaced the seat base already, but hasn't fixed it. Not sure if that was just the mounts though as the click seems to be from the foam bit of the base. Happens mostly over bumps and sometimes taking off, etc. Took a tech for a drive to demonstrate and it's booked in for them to have another look next week.
 
#6 ·
Any updates?
 
#7 ·
Well the squeaking issue is fixed. The passenger seat bottom frame and the seat back were replaced. Man am I glad I got an extended warranty otherwise I would have had to pay just over a grand for this.
 
#9 ·
Just got my WK2 a few days ago, and I noticed it has the annoying clicking. I know over time I will either forget stop noticing the noise or I will deal with it at the dealer. I have a warranty still and plan on getting the extended warranty. Do you remember how long the repair took Schweibs?
 
#10 ·
To replace the seat bottom frame and seat back I dropped off my Jeep at the dealer so I didn't need to wait. If I remember correctly I picked it up the next day.
 
#11 ·
Re: Clicking seat (possible fix!)

BUMP for a possible fix. :thumbsup: Just spent the last 2 hours moving seat around. It was definitely coming from the seat base. Lubing everything did not help. The click sounded like it was coming from a stress in the base of the seat. So, I continued up and down with the rear seat base (mine made noise no matter where the seat was relative to front or back on the main rail).

I would hold the seat with different tension moving up and down, with a click about 1 inch from the rear seat base being at the lowest point. As others have said, my click taking off or turning would go away if I moved the base, but would quickly return.

FIX- Well it's either a sticker that I removed, or it is better because I adjusted the two retaining posts that hold the yellow wiring harness into the bottom of the seat. Both made a clicking sound. I tried to pull the posts out and figured if they broke I would just tape it up or let it float. Couldn't get it out, but moved it enough and when I did boy was it clicking like I'm used to hearing.

If it was the sticker---
The sticker / paper is on the right side, just above the main pillar going left to right (that rotates when you recline or straighten the seat back. I had my seat back off to be able to better see it. After nearly breaking a finger trying to get in there (pliers would be too easy)... I got it off.

Moving seat the noise appears to be gone. If I hold this sticker and brush my finger against the edge, it closely replicates what I heard.

Here's the sticker you are looking for. Good luck! I've been living with this for a long time. Today is a good day. :D
 

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#13 ·
Turns out I may have been wrong. The sticker and clips did stop making nice but now I get a lateral clicking from the right side where the back and base of the seat meet. I can take my hand and push against the right side bolster and slowly let go and I'll get a "click". When turning, sometimes a few. I thought this may have been in the plastic cover that holds the seat back bolts and spin drive to the base, but that turned out to be false.

Now my Hemi is leaking oil in my driveway. Maybe I should go buy another 4Runner... Sheesh. This thing hates me.
 
#14 ·
were you ever able to get it fixed? I too thought it was those lower clips on the seat back. I did note that if i grab the left portion of my seat, I can lift up and down and jiggle it in this manner, it will click and seams to be loose. The floor mounts are firmly in place so its just the cushion moving.

This in addition to the rattle from the driver side roof handle, and the moon roof rattle, and the instrument cluster rattle, and the tail gate creaks... jeeze you'd think a summit edition would be quieter, but alas it is a jeep

Saving up the issues for a dealer but i hate having to go back again and again... If you have solved the seat rattle, please share.
 
#16 ·
Mine was making noise with the seat all the way down. When you push the seat to the up/high position it seems to take care of the clicking noise. They replace the seat track on mine as well.
 
#18 ·
There's some that finally brought it in and then got tired of the we can't replicate it crap. Ine guy went further and as It turns out our lumbar assembly is a semi rigid airbag that has some sliders pressed in to the sides and rides up and down on a pair of metal rails. Well there's a small piece of harder molded plastic at the edge of the bag that flicks a rail or whatnot. This is the culprit of the clickpop as I call it. I got tired of rocking back and forth hearing the click so I put my lumbar all the way deflated and down and it's gone. It can sit half mast and half height but on a rarity I got the noise again.


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#21 · (Edited)
Anyone ever get an answer about this seat click? It's driving me crazy.

I already took apart the power seat control panel and installed dynamat on all the mounting clips, took the seat back off and didn't find the source. It seems like it's coming from the main pivot point between the upper and lower halves of the seat.


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#22 ·
Last i remember some users found noise went away when the seat was all the way up. Try it. Good luck!


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#23 ·
My 2015 Overland HA has a click in the passenger seat every once in a while that is mostly heard only when someone is sitting in it. I have tried moving the seat which doesn't do much, but never thought about adjusting the lumbar support. I'll change the location of that and see if it goes away. Thanks!
 
#24 · (Edited)
Already tried that. There was no difference except for my head touching the headliner lol.

This morning driving into work i actually felt the clicking source on one of the plastic panels where the seatbelt comes through and a little further down.

While i'm off next week I plan on removing all of the plastic panels on the driver seat to try and figure out the source. I really can't take the constant clicking anymore!! :mad:

**edit**

got home early today from work and removed the entire control panel from the seat base, took it for a test drive, STILL clicks!

Raised seat all the way up and started moving the lower cushion around and found a very similar click coming from a metal on metal joint towards the front of the frame just behind where the lumbar switch would be. Its two metal brackets one has a pressed in bolt and the other accepts that bolt through a hole via a 1/2" nut. So i took that joint apart and added some butyl rubber around the base of the bolt and on either side of the bracket. Bolted it back together and took it for a test drive.

Guess what!!! no more clicking :D Not getting my hopes up just yet, but I will remain optimistic.

I also plan to dynamat the entire backside of the control panel and the metal slip joints it mounts to. Just wanna make sure there is nothing else that can rub or make noise in there.

stay tuned....

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#27 ·
I've been dealing with a creaky driver's seat for a while. Honestly, the entire cabin has been driving me insane. Brand new, the thing seemed so solid. Now it seems that both doors up front rattle, and combined with the seat it's just upsetting.

I assumed if I went to the dealer they'd just tell me it's normal wear and that it comes with age. After reading through here I might go in and explain the issue. I have brand new speakers I haven't put in because I feel like I won't even get to enjoy the sound over the rattles it'll produce.


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#28 ·
I just got my 2014 Overland back from the dealer yesterday. It took them one week to find the issues. They ended up replacing the seat frame and tightened the seat A/C cooling fan. For the first time in six months, I can drive the Jeep without that annoying seat click.
 
#36 ·
Does anyone have an update on this? My 2018 Trackhawk has this issue and it's driving me nuts. This along with some other creaking is making me seriously consider trading in for something else. Probably will never buy a Jeep again because of this crap. FCA has really dropped the ball on these issues as they've never prevented the issue from coming back year after year after year.
 
#37 ·
My 2014 Summit with 60,000 miles on it was rattle and squeak free. My '15 with <30,000 miles has several rattles and noises the dealer can't find.
 
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