aermotor

For some weird reason today when I went to fold down the single, smaller seat in my JK, it won't budge! When the rear headrest contacts the back of the drivers seat it just hangs up and won't fold back on itself. Tried for 30 minutes to try and get it to move but no luck.

Anyone else ever experience this? Any ideas? Very frustrating!

SWRUBI

Uhhh. Maybe I'm oversimplifying things, but have you moved your front seats forward before tubbling the rear seat?

sallas

Ya, mine did this the other week - no matter what I tried the headrest wouldn't flip back. On searching this and my local JK website found it to be a known issue. Something about either the actuating cable getting stretched or slipping off. I just took the JK into jeep as needed the battery (buldging) and fuel tank components (slow fill) to be replaced under warrenty anyway. Jeep has put an order in for a new cable for the seat issue.

aermotor

They are meant to fold when they contact the front seat. There is a physical problem.

Guess I'll have to drive to where I can get it fixed under warranty, that sucks (Autonation, not a dealer). Keep me updated if you remember.

TRAUMAhead

Everything clear under the seat? Had that happen once and there was a pot underneath the seat preventing it from going down.

aermotor

Completely clear

Brettzky-JK757

Is this a "warranty" thing (mine is an 07 Sahara)? Or is this just a (potentially expensive) repair?

exH2owner

When all else fails get a motel room when the back seat won't work.

jk bro.. hope you get it fixed soon for the roadtrips.

Zilla

There is a latch at the point that the headrest folds. There is a cable going to that latch. Either something has jammed the latch, or the cable is broken or has come loose. If you examine the other one (that works) while you're folding the seat, you should be able to see the latch working. Then, compare that to the one that doesn't work. You should be able to unlatch it with a screwdriver for temporary fix.