2006 JEEP COMMANDER Structure Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. ORLANDO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 4101 WEST COLONIAL DR. ORLANDO, FL 32808 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TAKATA RECALL AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FOUR LANE MY CAR STARTED TO HAVE WHITE RUBBER SMELLING SMOKE FILL THE CAR AND ALL MY DASH LIGHTS WENT CRAZY, MY RADIO KICKED OFF AND MY SPEAKERS AND MY TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING. I STARTED TO PANIC AND STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE RODE. I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR SO I FIRST REMOVED MY CHILDREN THEN TRIED TO FIND THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY FULL OF SMOKE N IT LIKE AS IF IT WAS BURNING DOWN. MY WIRING IN THE CARS PASSENGER SIDE REAR FLOOR BOARD HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE ! THE FIRE BURNT THROUGH MY FLOOR AND MY FLOOR MATS. I ALMOST CHOKED TO DEATH ON THE SMOKE AND HAD TO TAKE THE BATTERY OUT OF THE CAR TO KILL THE POWER AND DUMP WATER ON THE FLOOR.

Mileage: 134,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE CENTRAL FLORIDA GREENEWAY, MY SUNROOF AND BRACKET BLEW FROM THE CAR. ESTIMATED SPEED - 65 MPH. THE ELECTRIC SUNROOF WAS IN THE CLOSED POSITION. SUDDENLY, THE GLASS SUNROOF BLEW FROM THE CAR AND HALF THE BRACKET CAME UNASSEMBLED.

Mileage: 145,000

THE BACK PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE. I FEEL IS IT UNREASONABLE TO HAVE A WORKING HANDLE TO EXIT A VEHICLE. NOW SINCE MY SON IS OLDER, I AM CONCERNED WITH HIS ABILITY TO EXIT OUT SAFELY IN AN EMERGENCY. THE POOR DESIGN CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OWNERS AND THEIR PASSENGERS.

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CASING CRACKED AND COMPLETELY CRUMBLED. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE BECAUSE OF THIS. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS THAT IT IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM AND NOT AN ISSUE CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS HAZARD IF THE DRIVER NEEDS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY AND CANNOT ACCESS ANOTHER DOOR OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE.

Mileage: 92,544

THE DOOR HANDLES OF MY JEEP COMMANDER 2006 HAVE SNAPPED. THR VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. FIRST IT WAS THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, THEN BEFORE I COULD SCHEDULE TO GET THAT ONE FIXED, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED. I ACCEPTED THAT IT MAY BE COINCIDENCE, UNTIL ONE MONTH LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY DIVERS SIDE DOOR! IT CAN'T BE COINCIDENCE AND NOW I HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING OUT OF MY VEHICLE. IT DEFINITELY POSES A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 150,000

EVERY SINGLE DOOR HANDLE IN THE JEEP BROKE UNDER NORMAL USE SOMEWHAT ABLE TO OPEN FROM INSIDE, BUT A VERY BIG SAFTY HAZARDS WHEN MY KIDS OR PASSENGERS CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. KINDA SCARY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT. SLIGHTLY AFTER REVIEVING MY USED JEEP ONE DOOR HANDLE AFTER THE OTHER BREAKS UPON BUMPING INTO HANDLE.

Mileage: 76,000

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND CAR SHUT DOWN AS TURNING RIGHT AT STREET LIGHT. HAD TO RESTART CAR. DRIVER SIDE DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE IS BROKEN. CANNOT OPEN DOOR. DASH LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, RADIO VOLUME GOES UP AS YOU ARE TURNING THE CONTROLS DOWN. FRAME IS RUSTED...TOLD WOULD BE RUSTED THROUGH IN ANOTHER YEAR. CAR HAS 125,000 MILES ON IT. I'M THE ONLY OWNER. NORMAL DRIVING, NO OFF ROAD TRAVEL.

Mileage: 119,000

ALL DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN AND HAVE BECOME IN OPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO WHEN STARTING THE JEEP IT WILL RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN SHUT OFF. AFTER STARTING YOU CAN SHIFT TO DRIVE AND IT PUTS YOU IN DRIVE 3 THEM IT WILL QUIT. WHEN U START AND IT SHIFT INTO DRIVE THE JEEP WILL REMAIN RUNNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ALL THE INTERNAL DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR PANELS AND LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACK AND BREAK: THIS IS SAFETY HAZARD TRAP FOR MANY CONSUMER BECAUSE YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR IN AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS COMPLAINT SINCE THIS VEHICLE CAME OUT ON THE MARKET SEVERAL HUNDRED AND SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. ONLY HAVING THE CONSUMER FIX IT THEIR SELF WHICH IS VERY COSTLY TO FIX. MY DEALER SHOP QUOTED ME 500.00 PER DOOR AND I HAVE 2 THAT ARE BADLY CRACKED AND BROKEN : PLEASE CONSIDER A RECALL ON THE DOOR HANDLES AND THINK OF THE SAFELY OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN . THIS HAPPENS BY JUST OPENING A DOOR DUE TO POOR PRODUCT SELECT ON THE MANUFACTURER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. EACH TIME IT RAINED, THE DRIVER SIDE LEAKED APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES OF WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

Mileage: 121,000

2006 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THREE DOOR HANDLES BROKE WITHIN A PERIOD OF A MONTH. *SMD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TUBES ON THE FRONT WINDOWS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE WINDOW TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HANDLES WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE HANDLES TO SEPARATE FROM THE DOOR FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE AND AN UNKNOWN REAR DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 01/12/16*LJ; UPDATED 4/20/18 *JB *CN

Mileage: 74,000

MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLES BREAK - 3 OF THE 4 HAVE BROKEN AFTER NOTHING BUT NORMAL EVERYDAY USE. IF YOU'RE IN A WRECK YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IF THE HANDLES ARE BROKEN. CHECKING THE WEB FOR CONSUMER'S THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE JEEP COMMANDER DOOR HANDLES BREAKING AND FINDING OUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT A COUPLE THOUSAND THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME BREAKAGE OF THE DOOR HANDLE OPERATING MECHANISM. IF YOU TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY WANT $600.00 - $800.00 PER DOOR TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY IN EXITING THE VEHICLE. DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPENS WITH YOUR VEHICLE: IT IS JUST EVERYDAY ORDINARY OPERATIONAL USE AS TO WHEN THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERS ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND "NORMALLY "PULL" THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND EXIT THE VEHICLE THAT THE HANDLE AND HANDLE HOUSING BREAKS INTO PIECES. THIS BREAKAGE HAPPENS TO ALL THE DOOR HANDLES (FRONT & REAR) IN THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ONLY SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WATER LEAKED FROM THE SUN ROOF CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR TO BECOME WET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

Mileage: 136,000

3 OF 4 DOOR HANDLES NOW BROKEN - SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 100,000

2006 JEEP COMMANDER ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES ARE ALL BROKEN AND DIFFICULT TO PRY OPEN STARTED AROUND 75000 MILES. NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENT JEEP SITES. JEEP HAS NOT ISSUED ANY RECALL REGARDING THIS UNSAFE SITUATION.

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED AND BROKEN. THE DOORS CAN'T BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE FLOORBOARD NEAR WIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE WARNING PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 70,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BRAKE (CRUMBLE). PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE HANDLE IS NOT LOCKED INTO PLACE PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. CANNOT GET OUT OF VEHICLE FROM INSIDE. HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

2006 JEEP COMMANDER IDLING UP ON ITS OWN AND ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. *MW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE NOISE WAS NORMAL FOR A HEMI ENGINE. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED, THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE. ALSO WHEN IT RAINED, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED WATER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A LEAK.*JB

ALL FOUR OF MY DOOR HANDLES CRACKED AND BROKE OUT WITHIN THE SAME YEAR. IT SCRATCHES YOU OR CATCHES YOUR FINGERS IN THEM.I HAVE TO OPEN THE DOORS IN THE BACK FOR WHOMEVER IS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE! IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT MY BACK PASSENGER COULD POSSIBLE BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLE ON MY JEEP COMMANDER IS CRACKING. MY SON WENT TO OPEN HIS DOOR AND HIS FINGERS GOT CAUGHT ON THE CRACK PART OF THE DOOR HANDLE AND WE COULD NOT GET HIS FINGERS OUT WITHOUT HIM SUFFERING. *TR

Mileage: 97,720

BASICALLY THE DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS DISINTEGRATED. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOOR PLASTIC THAT SURROUNDS THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE INTO SEVERAL SMALL PIECES AND FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE EVENTUALLY THE CABLE THAT OPENS THE DOORS WILL BREAK AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS. I HAVE CHECKED INTO HAVING THEM REPAIRED BUT IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HANDLES IS 1 PIECE WITH THE REST OF THE PLASTIC OF THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. ALSO, ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A DANGER - THE DISPLAY SCREEN FOR ALL THE OF ELECTRONICS OF THE CAR, WENT BLACK SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I AM UNABLE TO ACCESS A LOT OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAR. WE PAID OVER $43,000 FOR THE CAR - THESE THINGS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THE DOOR HANDLE REALLY SCARES ME. I HAVE SIGNED PETITIONS TO HAVE THIS RECALLED AS WELL AS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 50,000

BASICALLY THE DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS DISINTEGRATED. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOOR PLASTIC THAT SURROUNDS THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE INTO SEVERAL SMALL PIECES AND FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE EVENTUALLY THE CABLE THAT OPENS THE DOORS WILL BREAK AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS. I HAVE CHECKED INTO HAVING THEM REPAIRED BUT IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HANDLES IS 1 PIECE WITH THE REST OF THE PLASTIC OF THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. ALSO, ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A DANGER - THE DISPLAY SCREEN FOR ALL THE OF ELECTRONICS OF THE CAR, WENT BLACK SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I AM UNABLE TO ACCESS A LOT OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAR. WE PAID OVER $43,000 FOR THE CAR - THESE THINGS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THE DOOR HANDLE REALLY SCARES ME. I HAVE SIGNED PETITIONS TO HAVE THIS RECALLED AS WELL AS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECAME FRACTURED AND EXHIBITED SEVERE CRACKS. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT ALLOW THE OCCUPANT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. DJR

THE PLASTIC PANEL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR (DRIVER'S SIDE) CRACKED BY THE DOOR HANDLE. ONE DAY I PULLED THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, THE CRACK IN THE PANEL GREW AND PIECES CRUMBLED AND FELL INTO THE DOOR. THEN THE HANDLE FELL INTO THE DOOR. NOW THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS TO LOWER THE WINDOW AND OPEN IT FROM OUTSIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AND I APPARENTLY AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. SEE FORUM CITING: HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/WK-XK-DOOR-HANDLE-RECALL-1404372/. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

WATER LEAKS INTO VEHICLE FROM DOOR AND SUNROOF. *TR

MY VEHICLE PAINT IS "SPIDERING" AND CRACKING ON THE HOOD. YOU WOULDN'T THINK THIS COULD HAPPEN SINCE IT SAT IN A GARAGE FOR ALMOST A YEAR WHILE I WAS DEPLOYED, I WAX IT RELIGIOUSLY AND IT IS USED VERY LITTLE. WHEN TALKING TO THE JEEP DEALER, THEY MAKE IT SOUND LIKE IT IS ACCEPTABLE WEAR AND TEAR. I THINK THERE IS A FLAW IN THE PAINT USED FOR THAT SPECIFIC YEAR AND POSSIBLY MANUFACTURING LOCATION. *TR

Mileage: 52,623

ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT IS CAUSING ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO FLICKER ON AND OFF, HEAT/AIR GOES ON AND OFF, AUDIO CENTER GOES ON AND OFF ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS GO NO AND OFF. DEALERSHIP BLAMED MY REMOTE STARTER(WHICH THEY. *TR INSTALLED) BUT TURNED OUT IT WASN'T AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS. SAY THEY CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT IT IS UNLESS IT IS HAPPENING WHEN I BRING IT IN. THE INTERIOR DOOR OPENING CASING CRUMBLES. ALREADY HAD DRIVERS DOOR FIXED BECAUSE I COULDN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE AND WAS TOLD ALL DOORS WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE DONE. DOORS FREEZE DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE. WATER COLLECTS INSIDE DOOR FRAME AND RUNNING BOARD, FREEZING ALL DOORS. IF NOT FOR THE REMOTE STARTER, WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET IN THE CAR AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 73,171

THE INTERIOR DOOR OPENING CASING CRUMBLES INTO PIECES. JEEP KNOW ABOUT THE FAULTY DESIGN AND ACTUALLY REDESIGNED THIS COMPONENT IN 2008. TO REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE, THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED - AT APPROXIMATELY $800 PER DOOR JUST FOR PARTS. THIS ITEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE IT CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A COMPLAINT CONCERNING A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE (ONE FOR WHICH I HAVE READ MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS) IN WHICH THE CARPET AND FLOOR MAT FOR THE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT OF MY JEEP COMMANDER ARE SATURATED AFTER A HARD RAIN AND I AM NOT GETTING ANY SOUND COMING OUT OF MY STEREO (LIKELY DUE TO A SHORT FROM THE WATER). THIS APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH A CLOGGED DRAINAGE TUBE COMING FROM MY SUNROOF. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER CARS WITH SUNROOFS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A FULL RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN APART, FIRST BY THE DOOR PANEL CRACKING AND GIVING WAY, THEN THE HANDLE ASSEMBLIES FELL TO PIECES OVER TIME. MY DAUGHTER RECENTLY CUT HER HAND TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, AND THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IS TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLES. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, THE 2 REAR WINDOW MOTORS HAVE FAILED, SO THE REAR PASSENGERS ARE TRAPPED UNTIL SOMEONE UP FRONT LETS THEM OUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY REQUIRING A QUICK EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL IS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIX THIS ISSUE, QUOTES ARE ABOUT $600 PER PANEL. THIS SHOULD BE AN EXPENSE BORNE BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

I HAVE RANDOMLY CHOSEN AN INCIDENT DATE AS I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE THE DOOR HANDLES CAVED IN. WHEN THE FIRST HANDLE CAVED IN I THOUGHT MY DAUGHTER PUSHED TO HARD TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THAT IT COULD BE REPAIRED BY SIMPLY REPLACING THE HANDLE. AS THE MONTHS AND YEARS HAVE GONE ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CAVED IN. AND I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE PANEL MUST BE REPLACED FOR EACH TO REPAIR. I AM APPALLED AND SHOCKED THAT JEEP HAS NOT RECALLED THESE DOORS. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS SO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AS WELL. I AM ALWAYS CONCERNED FOR ANY PASSENGER AS THOSE IN THE REAR ARE TOTALLY UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS JUST ABOUT IN THAT STATE. I WILL SAY ANY DAY NOW. BUT I AM MORESO AFRAID NOW THAT I HAVE A GRANDSON WHOSE SEAT IS LOCATED IN THE BACK. WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THE PERSON SITTING IN THE BACK WITH HIM CAN'T HIM OR THEMSELVES OUT. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT OR HOW JEEP CAN BE FORCED TO PROTECT US! IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH THAT JEEP RESTRUCTURED THE DOOR DESIGN 2008 AND BEYOND TO ALLEVIATE THIS SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE ADVISE AS I AM SO FEARFUL OF SOME CATASTROPHIC EVENT TAKING PLACE. *TR

ALL INTERIOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED OR BROKEN, SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE,THE OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MOST COMMANDERS. CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS , THEY SHOULD RECALL THE JEEPS AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM< BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. *TR

I OPENED MY CAR DRIVER'S DOOR ONE MORNING TO FIND TWO INCHES OF RAINWATER ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE PEDALS. UNABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE, I PUT MY JEEP COMMANDER IN THE SHOP. I WAS CHARGED FOR THEM FIXING THE LEAK THAT NEVER GOT FIXED. I HAVE HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES & NO ONE CAN TELL ME HOW WATER GETS IN. HOWEVER INCONVENIENT, I AM PARKING MY CAR IN PARKING GARAGES EVERY TIME IT RAINS NOW, GIVEN THERE SEEMS TO BE NO OTHER SOLUTION. IN ADDITION TO THE LEAK, MY COMMANDER'S RADIO/STEREO JUST STOPPED WORKING. I CAN'T GET IT TO TURN ON OR WORK & AND AM NOW EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAVING TO DO WITH WINDOW CONTROLS. AFTER RESEARCHING MY OPTIONS I LEARNED THAT TOO OFTEN THESE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS APPEAR FOR MANY IF NOT MOST COMMANDER OWNERS. (I ALSO REPORTED A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR STALLING IN IT'S OWN COMPLAINT.) THESE PROBLEMS NEED TO BE ANALYZED BY REAL PROFESSIONALS & THE JEEP COMMANDER MUST BE RECALLED. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BECOME BRITTLE CAUSING THE UNIT TO BREAK POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BECOME TRAPPED. THIS IS CONCERNING ESPECIALLY DURING AN EMERGENCY. *TT

Mileage: 100,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE ALL, BUT ONE SHATTERED. THE LAST INCIDENT, CAUSING A DEEP CUT TO A 10 YEAR OLD CHILD'S HAND. THIS IS THE THIRD HANDLE TO BREAK. THE RISK OF INJURY TO MY FAMILY, DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AFTER AN ACCIDENT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

1.THE VEHICLE LEAKS. I SUSPECTED IT WAS THE THE SUN ROOF AS THAT WOULD BE THE OBVIOUS CHOICE. AFTER COMPLETELY CLEANING AND TESTING THE DRAIN LINES. I NOW FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE ISSUE HTTP://XKJEEPS.COM/TSB/TSB_XK_2305005.PDF. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD ABOUT 3/4' OF WATER IN THE FLOORBOARD AND I HAVE TO KEEP 2 CONTAINERS OF DAMPRID IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES TO AVOID HAVING A MILDEW SMELL. NOT TO MENTION THAT IT CAN'T BE GOOD FOR THE ELECTRONICS THAT RUN AROUND THE BASE OF THE CAR. CONSIDERING THAT THEY HAVE A REPAIR SHEET ON IT. I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULDN'T CHARGE THEIR CUSTOMERS TO REPAIR ANYTHING. 2. DOOR HANDLES. ALL OF THE DOOR HANDLES OF THE VEHICLE ARE BROKEN EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE WHICH CLEARLY HAS A AFTERMARKET FIX ON IT. THE CHEAP PLASTIC USED TO MOUNT THEM HAS CRACKED AND NOW THE DOOR HANDLES JUST HANG. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT POTENTIALLY COULD TRAP PEOPLE IN THE CAR. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE ISSUES ALL OVER THE INTERNET YET JEEP IS TRYING TO MAKE THE CUSTOMERS PAY $2000 FOR THE DOOR PANEL REPLACEMENTS. THAT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 62,058

BROKEN INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE. UNABLE TO EXIT BECAUSE OF ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF I NEEDED TO EXIT IF THERE WAS A FIRE, OR ACCIDENT, OR EVEN A FLOOD. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED LATCH PROPERLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELTS AND THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 74,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES MOLDING CRACKS AND BREAKS OFF. I HAVE ONE ON DRIVERS SIDE THAT STILL FUNCTIONS BUT PASSENGER SIDE IS TOTAL NONE WORKING UNLESS YOU ROLL WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. THIS MAKES FOR A SAFETY HAZARD, NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER TO THE HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND THE INTERIOR SOME LIGHTS WILL TURN THEMSELVES ON WITHOUT CAUSE OR WARNING. IN THE MOST RECENT EVENT, VEHICULAR DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY NEARLY OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK, ALMOST STRIKING A UTILITY POLE. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW CONTROL WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN TRYING TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW ITSELF. IT WILL STOP HALFWAY AND BRING ITSELF BACK DOWN. IT USUALLY TAKES 3-4 TIMES TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES, SO MANY THAT I CAN'T KEEP TRACK. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CANNOT PINPOINT THE ISSUE AND THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 90,237

APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM HOME, ON A DAY WITH THE TEMPERATURE WELL BELOW ZERO DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WE ROLLED OUR FRONT WINDOWS DOWN TO TALK TO OUR NEIGHBORS, WHO WERE SHOPPING AT THE SAME MALL AS US. AFTER VISITING WITH THEM, OUR WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. OUR FAMILY HAD TO DRIVE IN FREEZING WEATHER BACK HOME, ON A SUNDAY, WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. ON THE WAY, BY RAPIDLY DEPRESSING THE WINDOWS LOCK BUTTON, WHILE MY WIFE REPEATEDLY PULLED UP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SWITCH, WE GOT HER WINDOW TO ROLL UP. WE NEVER COULD GET THE DRIVERS FRONT WINDOW TO ROLL UP. I REPLACED THE MASTER SWITCH ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVERS DOOR PANEL, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I PROBABLY HAVE MULTIPLE BROKEN WIRES IN THE WIRE BUNDLE IN THE DOOR HINGE AREA. JEEP HAS NOT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM AT ALL. THE INTERNET FORUMS ARE CHOCK-FULL OF HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS THAT HAVE HAD, AND ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME INOPERABLE DUE TO THE BREAKAGE OF THE DOOR PANEL. ALL OF THE PANELS HAVE CRACKED AND SOME OF THE PLASTIC HAS FALLEN INTO THE DOOR CAVITY. THE DOOR HANDLES ARE LOOSE AND NOW THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. IN A CASE OF ANY EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRED EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER IN THIS SEAT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. I SUSPECT THAT ALL THE DOORS WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN. ALL FOUR OR THE DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE.I HAVE MANY PEOPLE ONLINE SAY THAT THEIR JEEPS HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. MY GIRL FRIEND HAS EVEN CUT HER HAND DO TO THE SHARP EDGES WHEN IT BREAKS. IN CASE OF A FIRE OR SOMETHING WE WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE JEEP. I WOULD THINK THE JEEP COMPANY WOULD RECALL THESE TRUCKS BUT THEY WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 6,565

I HAVE AN EXTREME PROBLEM. I HAVE A JEEP COMMANDER AND ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND NOW YOU CANT OPEN MY REAR DOORS. MY KIDS CANT GET OUT UNLESS I LET THEM OUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I CANT BELIEVE AFTER THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON JEEP WEBSITES, THAT NHTSA HASN'T SHOVED A RECALL DOWN CHRYSLER'S THROAT. C'MON FOLKS THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF FOLKS HAVING PROBLEMS. LOOK ON YOU TUBE AND SEE WHAT IS LISTED THERE FOR YOU TO SEE. JUST REGULAR FOLKS HAVING A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY STUFF IT TO EM. CHRYSLER DIDN'T EVEN OFFER TO SEND ME NEW DOOR HANDLES. THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS ERROR. *TR

Mileage: 71,210

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CASING CRACKED CAUSING THE DOOR BEING UNABLE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE SAME ISSUE CAME ABOUT WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR; HOWEVER I AM ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR IF I ANGLE IT CORRECTLY AND WITH SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AS, IN MY OPINION, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF AN EMERGENCY WERE TO HAPPEN, MY CHILDREN OR MYSELF WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH JEEP AND THEY STATED THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANELS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT THE DOOR HANDLE BECAME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PULL THE HANDLE UNTIL THE DOOR WOULD OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WITH THE OTHER THREE DOORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *JB

Mileage: 30,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES/CUP ARE MADE WITH BRITTLE RESIN AND FRACTURE EASY. WITH A BROKEN CUP THE HANDLE DANGLES IN THE DOOR MAKING EXIT VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT EMERGENCY REPAIR. THE REPAIR REQUIRES THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $800 PER DOOR. PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRING ONE DOOR WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER 2 MORE DOOR HANDLES ARE NOW BROKEN. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH JEEP PRODUCTS AND SHOULD HAVE TRIGGERED A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 9/24/13*CN

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 9/24/13*CN UPDATED 9/25/2013 *JS

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE FOGGY AS IF MOISTURE HAD BEEN INSIDE. IN ADDITION, THE CARPET WAS FOUND TO BE WET AND PUDDLES OF WATER WERE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRAINS NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO A DEALER WHERE THE DRAINS WERE CLEANED AGAIN. THE FAILURE RECURRED OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,821.

Mileage: 95,821

SIMILAR TO MOST OTHER COMPLAINTS, ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSINGS ARE SEVERELY FRACTURED. DRIVER SIDE HOUSING IS SO BADLY DAMAGED THAT THE HANDLE REQUIRES A PRECISE METHOD IN ORDER TO OPEN IT. MY SISTER-IN-LAW OWNS THE JEEP COMMANDER AS WELL, SAME PROBLEM. COST OF REPAIR (IE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PANEL FOR AROUND $800) DOES NOT MAKE ANY ECONOMIC SENSE. THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE, A ROLL OVER. SEEING THAT EVERYONE WHO OWNS THE COMMANDER HAS THIS SAME COMPLAINT, HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED??? *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WE LOVE THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER 2 OF OUR INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE AND BACK SEAT LEFT DOOR HANDLE.. IN SEEING ALL OF THE POSTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. IT IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY CHILDREN, MYSELF AND ANYONE INSIDE THE CAR. MY SON SWITCHED THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE BACKSEAT (LEFT SIDE) DOOR AS WELL AND NOW BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN WE ARE UNABLE TO SWITCH IT BACK. THEREFORE, THE ONLY WAY THAT PASSENGER CAN GET OUT OF THE CAR IS IF SOMEONE OPENS THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. DOOR LATCHES/HANDLES BREAKING IS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND VIABLE REASON FOR A RECALL. WE ARE REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER FOR CONSIDERATION OF A RECALL. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSINGS ON ALL 4 DOORS ARE BROKEN. AS A RESULT, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR HANDLES FROM THE INSIDE. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, ONE MUST USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLES. JEEP INDICATED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL IS REQUIRED TO FIX AT A COST OF $800 PER PANEL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE PREVENTING QUICK EGRESS FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND IS A COMMON, KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. WHEN THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE HOUSING BROKE, THE SHARP PLASTIC CUT MY HAND, CAUSING IT TO BLEED. SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE CUT MY HAND AGAIN MORE THAN ONCE ON THE SHARP, BROKEN PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE HOUSING. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE CRACKED AND COULD NOT BE UTILIZED TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

LIKE MANY OTHER CONSUMERS THAT OWN THIS VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING CRACKED AND BROKE. THIS CREATES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING ON ALL 4 DOORS BECOMES EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND CRACKS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DOOR HANDLES BECOME UNUSABLE FROM INSIDE WHILE PARKED. TO EXIT THE VEHICLE ONE MUST USE EXTERNAL HANDLE TO EASILY OPEN THE DOOR WHEN STOPPED. AFTER BREAKAGE, DOORS TEND TO OPEN WITH PRESSURE, FROM LEG, ON THE HANDLE WHILE CAR IS MOVING. REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL IS REQUIRE TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES EASILY BREAK INSIDE OF THE JEEP COMMANDERS. IF IT DOES BREAK, GETTING OUT OF THE CAR IN AN ACCIDENT OR OTHER EMERGENCY MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

REAR DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SHATTERED WHEN DOOR HANDLE WAS PULLED. DOOR HANDLED WAS PULLED ON BY AN 8-YEAR OLD FEMALE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. 15JUN2013, DRIVER DOOR HANDLE SHATTERED WHEN ATTEMPT TO OPEN WAS MADE, AGAIN WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. IF VEHICLE IS VEHICLE IS IN A COLLISION WHERE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS AND THERE IS A FIRE, LIKELIHOOD OF OCCUPANT SURVIVAL IS LOW. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER, PASSENGER AND REAR PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE DOOR FRAME. THE FAILURE INITIALLY STARTED ON THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ALTHOUGH THEY WERE ADMITTING THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE DOOR HANDLES, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE HE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

ALL OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE VEHICLE ARE COMING LOOSE FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THEY ARE SO LOOSE THAT THEY COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE IF ANYONE NEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE ONE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE AS I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE FOR SIMILAR VEHICLES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT BOTH REAR DOOR PANELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE ALL BROKEN. IF I WANT TO OPEN MY DOOR, I HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN FIRST. IF THERE IS A FIRE, I WILL PROBABLY DIE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES OF MY VEHICLE HAVE ALL DEVELOPED HAIRLINE FRACTURES AND THEN THEY END UP SHATTERING UPON NORMAL USE. ALL 4 OF MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE NOW COMPLETELY BROKEN AND THE DRIVER DOOR TAKES TIME AND CARE TO OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE. I AM AFRAID THAT IF THERE IS AN AUTO ACCIDENT I AM INVOLVED IN, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE OR GET MY THREE VERY YOUNG CHILDREN OUT EITHER. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED WHILE THE CONTACT OR A PASSENGER WAS TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT ALL DOOR PANELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 52,000. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

SINCE DECEMBER 2012,I NOW HAVE 2 DEFECTIVE {BROKEN} INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, BOTH REAR PASSENGER & NOW DRIVER!! I DO CHILDCARE AND IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN TO & FROM SCHOOL. WHEN I REALIZED THE FIRST HANDLE WAS BROKEN,IT WAS WHEN I WAS TAKING THE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL.THE LITTLE GIRL GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, WENT TO SHUT THE DOOR AND IT BOUNCED BACK AT HER.I PULLED OVER THINKING THE SEATBELT WAS IN THE WAY.HERE IS WAS THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE,BROKEN, NOT EVEN ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SHUT!I HAD TO RIG THE HANDLE SO THAT IT WOULD CLOSE THE DOOR! ON 3/26/13 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING & HEARD A NOISE,HE LOOKED DOWN AND THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE! NOT EVEN BEING TOUCHED. TO GET OUT, I HAVE TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN,REACH OUT & OPEN BY THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS IS SAFE!?!?!... IF MY CAR WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND GOD FORBID THE ELECTRIC DIDN'T WORK, HOW THE HELL AM I GETTING OUT. OR MY PASSENGERS!!! USE THE OTHER TWO DOORS THAT WILL MOST LIKELY BUST SOON!?! I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT JEEP CANNOT AFFORD A RECALL TO FIX THIS.WOULD JEEP RATHER CORRECT THIS OR SPEND MILLIONS OF $$$ IN LAWSUITS GOD FORBID ANY DEATHS SHOULD OCCUR.THIS IS THE LAST THING THAT SHOULD GO WRONG BEFORE THE VEHICLE GOES TO THE GRAVEYARD. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECT ON JEEP'S END B/C THIS IS HAPPENING TO JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY!! JEEP NEEDS TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS HAZARDOUS VEHICLE THAT WE ARE DRIVING. IT'S A SHARP LOOKING VEHICLE. IF JEEP WANTS A GOOD REP AND THEIR DRIVERS/PASSENGERS SAFE, THEN WE AS JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS INSIST ON A RECALL!! I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF US OUT HERE.IF THERE WEREN'T, WHY WOULD ANOTHER COMPANY DEVELOP AND MARKET AN "AFTER-MARKET" FIX? IF IT WAS JUST A FEW OF US, IT WOULDN'T MAKE BUSINESS SENSE TO DO SO. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ONE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE (RIGHT REAR) WAS BROKEN WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, RENDERING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE INOPERABLE. WITHIN TWO MONTHS, MY LEFT REAR HANDLE BROKE IN A SIMILAR FASHION (CRUNCHING SOUND UNDER LIGHT USE).THE INTERIOR HANDLE 'CUP' SHATTERED IN APPROXIMATELY 12 PIECES, RENDERING THAT DOOR HANDLE INOPERABLE. THE DRIVER'S FRONT SHOWS SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS, AND THE PASSENGER FRONT SHOWS 2 CRACKS. ALL HAVE BEEN REBUILT/REINFORCED USING AN EPOXY STICK. JEEP UNWILLING TO ASSIST AS A DEFECT. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN INABILITY TO EGRESS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

ALL OF THE DOOR HANDLES/OPENERS ON ALL (4) DOORS ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSED FROM NORMAL USAGE ON VERY POOR PLASTIC MATERIAL THAT GETS BRITTLE AFTER A WHILE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN CONSIDERING THAT UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE READ WERE A JEEP COMMANDER LIKE MINE HAS WRECKED INTO A BODY OF WATER AND ALL OF THE WINDOWS SHORTED OUT AND THE PERSON COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE AND DIED. PLEASE HANDLE THIS MATTER CORRECTLY BEFORE THERE ARE ANY MORE DEATHS. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAILED WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

APPARENTLY THERE IS/WAS A DEFECT IN EITHER THE DESIGN OR PRODUCTION OF THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY IN THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS. THE PLASTIC HOUSING WHICH CONTAINS THE DOOR OPENING MECHANISM BECOMES TOO BRITTLE AND CRACKS RENDERING THE OPENING MECHANISM INOPERABLE. ON MY COMMANDER ALL BUT ONE DOOR IS AFFECTED. AT THE MOMENT, ONLY TWO OUT OF THE FOUR DOORS WORK, THE FRONT-SIDE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR. IF THIS VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THERE WAS A NEED TO EXIT QUICKLY (FIRE OR WATER), THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY WOULD BE IN EXTREME JEOPARDY. I POSTED A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, AND HAVE HEARD FROM MANY OTHER WITH THE SAME ISSUE. CHRYSLER JEEP PRODUCED APPROXIMATELY 80,000 OF THESE VEHICLES IN 2006. I TRULY BELIEVE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THERE JEEP COMMANDERS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IN FACT THE CONDITION IS SO PREVALENT; ONE COMPANY IS PRODUCING AN AFTER-MARKET REPAIR KIT. PLEASE SEE MY VIDEO AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FFQ0OKI7ZJY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BREAK AND YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOORS WITHOUT REACHING OUTSIDE AND USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLES. IF THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I SEE HUNDREDS OTHERS HAVE TYPED IN JEEP FORUMS THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE A CRASH AND CAN'T GET OUT OF A BURNING JEEP OR GO INTO WATER. ALSO SEE HOW SEVERAL JEEP OWNERS HAVE POSTED UTUBE VIDEOS ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CALL CHRYSLER AND THEY TELL YOU 500 TO 600 A DOOR HANDLE TO FIX. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOME ONE LOSES A LOVED ONE. I CAN EMAIL PHOTOS IF YOU WANT THEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING DUE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. WITH THE DOOR HANDLES BREAKING IT IS AND OR WILL CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOUR ARE EVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND OR FIRE PREVENTING YOU FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE REAR PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THERE IS A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITHIN THE DOOR THAT BRACES THE HANDLE SO IT IS SECURE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL IT AND OPEN ( UNLATCH) THE DOOR. AT THIS POINT THE DOOR CLOSES BUT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE PASSENGER TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THE BACK FREQUENTLY. MY JEEP DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND I WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY JEEP IS UNDER 100, 000 MILES AND FOR THIS TO HAPPEN INSIDE THE DOOR WHERE NO PERSON CAN TOUCH THIS RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAILED AND TRAPPED THE PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,300. *TR

Mileage: 70,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES FOR THE FRONT DRIVER, FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS HANDLES BECAME FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, SHARP PLASTIC SHARDS WERE EXPOSED. THE DOORS HAD TO BE OPENED USING ONLY THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 08/15/13*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $2,000 TO REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLES. UPDATED 08/20/13

Mileage: 50,000

THE DOOR HANDLES BEGAN TO FALL APART CREATING A HAZARD. SOME OF THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN JUST THE DRIVERS FOR NOW. I HAVE LOOKED ON FORUMS AND NOTICED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODEL. IN ADDITION, THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ROLLS UP AND DOWN ON OCCASION AND GETS STUCK. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TWO INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, ONE AT DRIVER POSITION AND ONE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, HAVE BROKEN AND FAIL TO OPEN THE DOOR WITHOUT GREAT MANIPULATION. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY OR MY PASSENGERS SAFETY IF I/THEY SHOULD NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN EASILY AT ALL!! *TR

Mileage: 88,000

MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER ALONG WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKING OF THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL WHICH HOUSES THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THIS RESULTS IN THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAKING OFF, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND JEEP IS TOTALLY NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING. THEIR SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL AT A COST OF AROUND $750 PER DOOR. THE PLASTIC USED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE IS VERY THIN AND OBVIOUSLY A POOR DESIGN. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 68,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE DRY ROTTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

FAULTY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE INCORRECT RESIN MIX WHICH RESULTS IN A BRITTLE AND CRUMBLING MATERIAL CAUSING FAILURE JUST THE SAME. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, HOWEVER ITS A FAULT THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER JEEP WARRANTY. THE ONLY FIX WAS REPLACING THE ENTIRE DOOR PANELS. CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ON THE JEEP COMMANDER IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED RATHER THAN JUST THE DOOR HANDLE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS PLASTIC WELDED AT CERTAIN POINTS FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL. I UNDERSTAND 2008 MODELS HAD A DOOR HANDLE REDESIGN SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR

JEEP COMMANDERS SHARE A FAULTY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. THE SHAPE OF THE HANDLE MAY BE DIFFERENT IN EACH MODEL, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE INCORRECT RESIN MIX WHICH RESULTS IN A BRITTLE AND CRUMBLING MATERIAL CAUSING FAILURE JUST THE SAME. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER?S DEFECT, HOWEVER IT?S A FAULT THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER JEEP?S WARRANTY. THERE?S NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN. UNTIL RECENTLY, THE ONLY FIX WAS REPLACING THE ENTIRE DOOR PANELS. CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ON THE JEEP COMMANDER IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED RATHER THAN JUST THE DOOR HANDLE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS PLASTIC WELDED AT CERTAIN POINTS FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL. *TR

Mileage: 59,282

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE ALL CRACKED AND 1 OUT OF THE 4 WORKS. I HAVE TO CRAWL OVER THE CONSOLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE! I AM NOT THE ONLY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH THIS DESIGN FLAW, MANY HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DO! CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY CREATED. I UNDERSTAND 2008 MODELS HAD A DOOR HANDLE REDESIGN SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IN THE EVENT OF WRECK, FIRE, OR IF YOU DROVE INTO HIGH WATER. HOW DO YOU GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY...DUKES OF HAZARD STYLE?! COME ON CHRYSLER! *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE FAULTY/WEAK. HANDLE BROKEN AND CANNOT OPEN DOOR. ALL OTHER DOOR HANDLES SHOWING FATIGUE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR PANEL HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN APART AROUND THE HANDLE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE DOOR HANDLES WHERE YOU OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR HAVE COMPLETELY SHATTERED IN TO PIECES BY JUST OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR NORMALLY. I AM UNABLE TO EXIT MY CAR PROPERLY BECAUSE THE DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE IS COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND WILL NOT OPEN. I AM UNABLE TO EXIT MY CAR WITHOUT CRAWLING ACROSS THE SEAT DUE TO THE HANDLE COMPLETELY CRUMBLING AND NOW OTHER DOOR I USE TO GET OUT HAS STARTED TO CRUMBLE. ONE OF THE BACK DOORS IS STARTING TO BREAK AS WELL AND THEY TELL ME IT WILL COST OVER 2800.00 TO REPAIR. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX A DOOR HANDLE. I'M AFRAID I'M IN DANGER IF I HAVE TO EXIT MY CAR IN A HURRY OR MY DAUGHTER OR A RIDING GUEST. IT'S HORRIBLE THAT IT JUST CRACKS LIKE NOTHING AND THEY WONT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I CANNOT JUST OPEN MY DOOR AND GET OUT OF MY CAR. THEY ALL BEING BROKEN IS ONE THING AND I BELIEVE OBVIOUSLY A FLAW ON JEEPS PART, BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY CAR IS DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

DOOR HANDLES , INTERIOR, ARE CHEAPER PLASTIC THAN FOR CHILD'S TOY CAR. THREE OUT OF FOUR HAVE SHATTERED DURING NORMAL USE, THE FOURTH IS ALMOST COMPLETELY CRACKED. VEHICLE CANNOT BE OPENED TO EXIT FROM INSIDE. IMAGINE TRYING TO GET OUT IN WATER, OR OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATION. HAVE SPOKEN TO DEALER, AND CHRYSLER TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. SERIOUS AND COMMON ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING OR THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

WE HAD THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BREAK AND CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS. WE WERE ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND A REPORT MADE. WE DID THAT AND ALSO HAD PICTURES TAKEN AND SENT WITH THE REPORT TO CHRYSLER, OUR CASE # 22652678 WAS FILED. AT THE TIME 2 OTHER DOOR HANDLES WERE SHOWING CRACKS. WE WERE TURNED DOWN FOR A REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE THAT TIME 2 MORE HANDLES BROKE. 2 CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. WE WERE TOLD THEY WOULD CONSIDER DISCOUNTING THE REPAIR TO 1300.00 PER DOOR. IF THEY HAVE SUCH A BAD DESIGN AND PLASTIC PARTS YOU WOULD THINK AN HONORABLE COMPANY WOULD DO THE RECALL AND REPAIR. WE NOW HAVE A DANGEROUS CAR WITH NO WAY TO EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY. AT OUR AGE WE CAN NOT BE JUMPING OVER CONSOLES AND SEATS TO EXIT THE CAR. OUR CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO SUE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS BECAUSE CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY CREATED. I UNDERSTAND 2008 MODELS HAD A DOOR HANDLE REDESIGN SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BASE SHATTERED, MAKING HANDLE INOPERABLE AND CREATING DOZENS OF SHARP SHARDS OF BRITTLE PLASTIC IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DRIVERS DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND CAR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE DOOR HANDLE IS CHEAP THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THREE DOORS HAS FALLEN APART. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM - YOU ARE HEREIN NOTIFIED THAT FAILURE TO MANDATE A RECALL WILL PUT NHTSA AS A LIABLE PARTY TO ANY SUIT. DOOR WILL NOT OPEN CAUSED BY INFERIOR FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED. THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR DOOR HANDLES ALSO FAILED BUT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AT APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH, AN ELK CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS BOTH FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND HEAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE ELK DID NOT IMPACT THE VEHICLE IN THE AREA OF THE AIR BAG SENSORS THEREFORE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. . THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 12/12/12 *BF UPDATED 12/21/2012 *JS

Mileage: 114,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED AND 1 OUT OF THE 4 IS BROKEN SO THAT THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. ONLY 1 IS INTACT BUT THE OTHER 2 ARE BARELY WORKING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IN THE EVENT OF WRECK, FIRE, OR IF YOU DROVE INTO HIGH WATER. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

OUT OF THE BLUE THE WHOLE RADIO/CD/NAVIGATION CONSOLE WENT OUT! THE RADIO STILL WORKS, BUT ONLY THE PRESET STATIONS AND I CAN ONLY CONTROL IT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT(ON INSTRUMENT PANEL) IS TURNING ON AND OFF AND BEEPING EACH TIME. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN WATER ISSUES COMING FROM THE SUNROOF, SOAKING THE FLOOR BOARDS IN MAINLY THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT SOMETIMES ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH 78K MILES AND THE DRIVER FRONT AND PASSANGER REAR DOORS HAVE SHATTERED BEHIND THE HANDLE CAUSING THE HANDLE TO BECOME USLESS FROM THE INSIDE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE AS NO ONE CAN EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THOSE DOOR IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A ONE TIME OCCURANCE AND IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. THE COST TO REPLACE THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL IS WELL OVER $600.00 EACH AND THAT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE ONLY FIX TO THIS LITTLE CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC BREAKING. LETS HOPE THIS IS FIXED BEFORE SOME ONE IS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 78,426

DRIVER SIDE FLOOR HAS HAD APPROX 1-2 INCHES OF WATER AFTER RAINING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. LOCAL JEEP DEALER SAID THE SUNROOF DRAIN WAS CLOGGED. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. IT'S PRETTY PRICEY TO HAVE THESE DRAINS UNCLOGGED AND FROM READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON EDMUNDS, IT IS A CONSISTENT SERVICE THAT NEEDS DONE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT ON CHRYSLER'S PART, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. WHEN THIS WATER FLOODS MY FLOOR IT STINKS IN THE VEHICLE. I ALSO NOTICE FLIES AND GNATS. I AM AFRAID OF MOLD, DRY ROT AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. MY RADIO IS GOING OUT AND I BELIEVE THE WATER HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS. I NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO UNTIL THIS STARTED. THE SCREEN IS NO LONGER CLEAR, THE GPS DOESN'T WORK, THE UCONNECT HANDS FREE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY ANYMORE AND THE RADIO RANDOMLY CHANGES STATIONS ON ITS OWN. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMAINING EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECAME DETACHED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

BEHIND THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, THE HOUSING OF THE DOOR PANEL SHATTERED AND I COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT LOWERING THE WINDOW AND GRABBING THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE AND OPENING IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

AS IN MANY PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS JEEP HAS ALLOWED ITS COMMANDER TO BE MANUFACTURED WITH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ATTACHED TO VERY THIN AND BRITTLE PLASTIC DOOR PANELS. THIS ALLOWS THE DOOR HANDLES TO BREAK LOOSE FROM THE PANELS AND MAKE THE HANDLE INOPERABLE. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THIS CONDITION OBVIOUSLY CAN PRESENT A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION ESPECIALLY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION . IT HAPPENS TO ALL FOUR DOORS AS TIME GOES ON SO THAT IT BECOMES DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVER BUT ALL THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. JEEP HAS NOT FOUND IT IN THEIR BEST INTEREST TO RECOGNIZE THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT THEREFORE YOU MUST GO THRU A LONG COMPLICATED PROCEDURE TO MAKE ANY TYPE OF CLAIM WITH NO GUARANTEE OF A RESOLUTION IN YOUR FAVOR. I WOULD SUGGEST THIS CONDITION BE DETERMINED A DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR DIES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET OUT THE DOOR. IN READING VARIOUS COMPLAINTS AT JEEP COMMANDER.COM THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME SCENARIOS PLAYING OUT IN THE SAME MODELS THAT JEEP MANUFACTURES. PLEASE TRY AND HELP CORRECT A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS OVERSITE IN THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF THESE VEHICLES. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 90,000

HOW MANY SPECIFIC INCIDENT REPORTS DOES THE NHTSA NEED BEFORE THEY REQUIRE CHRYSLER TO EXPLAIN THEIR FAULTY/DEFECTIVE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES? PLEASE REVIEW THE HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT POINT TO FAILURE OF THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER'S INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES AND BEGIN THE PROCESS TO REQUIRE A SAFETY RECALL. THIS IS NOT A COSMETIC ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES IS BRITTLE, CAUSING THE HANDLE TO BREAK, WHICH RENDERS THE HANDLE INOPERABLE (FROM THE INSIDE). OCCUPANTS REPORT HAVING TO ROLL DOWN THEIR WINDOW TO UNLATCH THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE SHEAR NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS (BOTH IN YOUR WEBSITE AND ON VARIOUS JEEP ON-LINE FORUMS) INDICATES THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT CAN NOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO ROUGH HANDLING. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

INTERIOR DOOR PANELS(BOTH FRONT DOORS) AT DOOR HANDLES THE PLASTIC AROUND HANDLES HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN OUT MAKING THE DOOR HANDLE SOMETIMES UNSTABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. CONCERNED FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT THAT AT SOME POINT THE DOORS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AND THE OPTION OF POWERING DOWN THE WINDOW IS NOT POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,128 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ UPDATED 09/24/2012 *JS

Mileage: 21,128

SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING INOPERABLE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS, ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CASINGS HAVE BROKEN MAKING DOORS DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

THE PLASTIC INSERTS THAT THE DOOR MECHANISM CONNECTS TO HAS FAILED AND BROKEN ON ALL 4 DOORS, IN THIS CASE THE DOOR OPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO INJURIES. HOWEVER WHEN I REPORTED IT TO JEEP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO EXTREME WEAR CAUSED BY ME, IT'S ONLY ME AND MY WIFE IN OUR HOUSE NO KIDS SO THE BACK DOORS HAVE NOT BEEN USED. YET THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. JEEP IS HAPPY TO FIX THIS AT A COST OF $2600. WHEN I DID SOME SEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND A FEW WEBSITES DEDICATED TO THIS PROBLEM. SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR, WHAT IF THEIR WAS A FIRE? *JS

Mileage: 36,000

I HAVE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THAT FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HOUSING HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN. I AM CONCERNED IF DURING ACCIDENT IF OTHER 2 DOORS WILL BREAK AND WON'T HAVE A WAY OUT OF CAR. *JS

Mileage: 72,454

INTERIOR DOOR PANELS(BOTH FRONT DOORS) AT DOOR HANDLES THE PLASTIC AROUND HANDLES HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN OUT MAKING THE DOOR HANDLE SOMETIMES UNSTABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. CONCERNED FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT THAT AT SOME POINT THE DOORS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AND THE OPTION OF POWERING DOWN THE WINDOW IS NOT POSSIBLE.

Mileage: 77,351

2 PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

FRONT PASSEGER DOOR CLOSED ON MY WIFES HEEL AND SHATTERED THE DOOR HANDLE. I WAS SHOCKED THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR CLOSING ON ITSELF WOULD CAUSE THIS AND JEEP WILL NOT COVER THE COST AT $500+ A DOOR PANEL. NOW ITS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS TO ALL MY DOORS. IF WE HAD A FIRE IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR, WE WOULD BE AT SERIOUS RISK OF BURNS OR EVEN DEATH. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TOO, THERE ARE MANY COMMANDER OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUES AND SAFETY CONCERNS. SINCE JEEP IS NOT STEPPING UP TO HELP, WHAT IS THE NHTSA DOING ABOUT IT? *JS

Mileage: 42,000

BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE AND YOU HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE HANDLES ARE MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND BREAK EASY BY NORMAL USE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD POTENTIALLY COST SOMEONE THEIR LIVES. JEEP WANTS AROUND $1200.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE FOR FREE AND RECALL THE JEEPS AFFECTED. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TWO OF MY INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IN AN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY MY FAMILY AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR. WITH FOUR CHILDREN IT IS PARAMOUNT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS RECTIFIED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, IT IS DIFFICULT TO PROCURE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I FEEL THAT JEEP SHOULD TAKE SOME SENSE OF OWNERSHIP FOR THE INHERIT PROBLEM AND OFFER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HAD TO ACTIVATE THE POWER WINDOW TO ENGAGE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR PANELS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

ELECTRICAL DASH BOARD BLINKS WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT RAINS THE DRIVER'S FLOOR IS SOAKED WITH WATER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IS WET AS WELL, VEHICLE JERKS WHILE DRIVING. INDICATION LIGHTS POPS ON DASHBOARD SPORADICALLY, RADIO AND NAVIGATION DOESN'T WORK. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACKED AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE COMPLETELY FRACTURED FROM THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE DOOR PANELS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

WHEN I BOUGHT MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER FROM BURNS MOTORS I DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE (PLASTIC CUP WHERE HANDLE GOES) WAS CRACKED. SURE ENOUGH WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HE LEANED HIS KNEE ON THE DOOR AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND HANDLE CUP CAME OFF IN ABOUT 3-4 PIECES. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE CUP WAS ALSO CRACKED, SO WITHIN A FEW MONTHS IT CAME OFF IN SEVERAL PIECES TOO. NOW WITH ABOUT 2 YEARS WITH THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES BROKEN. I HAVE ALSO GOTTEN AN ESTIMATE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE AND GOT AN ESTIMATE OF ABOUT 1,200 FOR 2 DOORS ONLY. I HAVE ALSO CHECK FOR PARTS ONLINE AND YOU NEED TO A DOOR TO GET THIS PIECE WHICH RANGES FROM 600 TO 1000 DOLLARS FOR 1 DOOR. NOW I AM STARTING TO GET VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY ISSUES SINCE I HAVE 3 KIDS AND WOULDN'T EVEN WHAT TO THINK, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I NEEDED TO GET OUT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE ALSO HAD MY PASSENGER COMPANIONS FIND IT VERY FRUSTRATING TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO OPEN DOOR FOR THEM. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL SINCE WE ARE A LOT OF CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE FROM CHRYSLER COMPANY. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY CONCERN. GREATLY APPRECIATED AND HOPE SOMETHING GETS DONE TO HELP THE MANY CUSTOMERS LIKE ME THAT ARE CONCERN ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. *TR

A FEW MONTHS AGO THE INTERIOR DOOR TRIM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR SHATTERED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE. THE DOOR HANDLE STILL RELEASES THE DOOR BUT YOU NEED TO WIGGLE IT AROUND A BIT AND GET IT ALIGNED PROPERLY BEFORE BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFTEN AND THINKING IT WAS JUST A SMALL, EASILY REPLACED PART I DID NOT TAKE IT TOO SERIOUSLY. IT WAS ONLY WHEN I LOOKED INTO IT, REALIZED IT WAS THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL AND SAW THAT SO MANY OTHER OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I DECIDED TO REPORT IT. AS A FIREFIGHTER, AND HAVING RESPONDED TO FATAL CAR FIRES, I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF SOMEONE WAS TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAD TO GET OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE QUICKLY BUT COULDN'T BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS ISSUE WHICH COSTS IN EXCESS OF $500 PER DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE POORLY DESIGNED AND HAVE ALL CRACKED ONLY AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITH NORMAL USE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY EXITING VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE. I'VE READ NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS. CHRYSLER DOES SEEM TO WANT RECOGNIZE THIS AS MANUFACTURING/DESIGN FLAW, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE SINCE IT IS RATHER COSTLY TO REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLES. TO REPLACE ALL FOUR WOULD COST $2,000 PLUS DOLLARS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT THE CUSTOMERS, WHO DESERVE BETTER. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TWO DOOR HANDLES BROKE AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS, THE PLASTIC SHATTERED IN PIECES. I HAD TO GET OUT BY THE PASSENGER SIDE. I LOVE JEEP BUT THIS IS SIMPLY JUNK! *KB

Mileage: 60,000

TWO DOOR HANDLES BROKE AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS, THE PLASTIC SHATTERED IN PIECES. I HAD TO GET OUT BY THE PASSENGER SIDE. I LOVE JEEP BUT THIS IS SIMPLY JUNK! *KB

Mileage: 60,000

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE OF THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT BROKE LOOSE PREVENTING THE OCCUPANT FROM EXITING THE CAR. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE OF THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER SEAT BROKE LOOSE IN THE SAME MANNER. NOW THE DRIVER'S INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS CRACKED AND DOOMED TO FAIL. WITHOUT THESE HANDLES FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EGRESS THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING LET OUT BY SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE CAR OR BY LOWERING THE WINDOW AND AWKWARDLY USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE GRADUALLY CRACKED AND FALLEN APART SO THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY OCCURRED ON THE FRONT DOORS, NOT THE BACK-SEAT DOORS AND BEGAN GRADUALLY BACK IN 2009 - 2010. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE BOTH HANDLES ARE FALLING BEHIND THE PANEL AND WE ARE VERY CAREFUL WHEN OPENING THE DOOR NOW AND PROHIBIT US FROM BEING ABLE TO EASILY OPEN THE FRONT DOOR(S). MY FAMILY AND I HAVE USED CARE WHEN OPENING THE DOORS AND HAVE NEVER USED EXCESSIVE FORCE OVER THE PAST 4-5 YEARS SO THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON WHY THEY HAVE BROKEN THE SAME WAY ON BOTH SIDES.` *KB

Mileage: 60,000

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE GRADUALLY CRACKED AND FALLEN APART SO THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY OCCURRED ON THE FRONT DOORS, NOT THE BACK-SEAT DOORS AND BEGAN GRADUALLY BACK IN 2009 - 2010. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE BOTH HANDLES ARE FALLING BEHIND THE PANEL AND WE ARE VERY CAREFUL WHEN OPENING THE DOOR NOW AND PROHIBIT US FROM BEING ABLE TO EASILY OPEN THE FRONT DOOR(S). MY FAMILY AND I HAVE USED CARE WHEN OPENING THE DOORS AND HAVE NEVER USED EXCESSIVE FORCE OVER THE PAST 4-5 YEARS SO THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON WHY THEY HAVE BROKEN THE SAME WAY ON BOTH SIDES.` *KB

Mileage: 60,000

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BREAKING/FAILING: 1 REAR DOOR TOTALLY INOPERABLE. ***THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE IF HANDLES BREAK OR ARE INOPERABLE IN CERTAIN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, PASSENGERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH!*** MANUFACTURER CHARGE TO REPLACE/REPAIR HANDLES IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE: IN MY CASE, THE COST OF SIX (6) MONTHLY CAR PAYMENTS! MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL WARRANTED! *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH OF OUR 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 SUFFERED A FAILURE CAUSING THE DOOR TO NOT BE ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR POSING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK. THE DOOR LATCH IS A PLASTIC PULL WHICH IS PART OF THE ONE-PIECE MOLDED PLASTIC DOOR PANEL. THE PLASTIC BEHIND OUR DOOR LATCH STARTED TO CRACK OVER TIME AND UPON A FAMILY MEMBER CLOSING THE DOOR AND THE DOOR PANEL COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S LEG, THE DOOR LATCH COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE DOOR PANEL CAUSING IT TO FLOAT INSIDE THE DOOR CAVITY. THE DOOR LATCH THEN FELL APART AND THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS TO REACH INSIDE THE HOLE IN THE CAVITY TO FIND WHAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS ATTACHED TO. HAVING THE DOOR LATCH ONLY SECURED TO THIN MOLDED PLASTIC OF THE DOOR PANEL IS A DESIGN WHICH LED TO OUR SAFETY FAILURE AND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS ISSUE. UPON RESEARCHING ONLINE, THERE ARE DOZENS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD ONE IF NOT MULTIPLE DOOR LATCH FAILURES IN EARLY 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS CAUSING A SAFETY RISK. THE ISSUES OCCURS AT VARIOUS MILEAGE POINTS AND OFTEN WITH LITTLE TO NO WEAR/TEAR AND IT APPEARS DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT CONSISTENTLY REPLACING THESE PARTS UNDER WARRANTY. ONE EXAMPLE OF MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOUR PAGES OF COMMENTS HERE: HTTP://WWW.JEEPCOMMANDER.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=656 AS THE DOOR PANELS AND DOOR LATCH APPEARS TO BE EITHER POORLY ENGINEERED OR POORLY MANUFACTURERED LEADING TO A SAFETY RISK, WE WANTED TO SUBMIT THIS COMPLAINT FORM IN HOPES THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE WILL BE ADDRESSED, POSSIBLY AS A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE DOOR HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THERE WAS NO ABUSE TO THIS DOOR AT ALL. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR A REPLACEMENT PART AND THE DESIGN REQUIRES THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL BE REPLACED. THIS WAS CHANGED THE FOLLOWING MODEL YEAR AS CHRYSLER KNEW IT WAS A MAJOR DEFECT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF THIS YEAR & MODEL OF JEEP. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

WATER LEAK - LEFT SIDE HEADER FROM VISOR TO ACROSS TOP OF DOOR DOWN DRIVER SIDE PILLAR, DRIVER SIDE & LEFT REAR FLOOR SOAKED. SUNROOF DRAINAGE TUBE AT FAULT. WATER LEAK DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER . TOOK REAL GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR. IT ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND ALL FOUR OF THE DOOR PANEL HAVE BROKE I MEAN INTO PIECES 3 TO THE POINT THE DOOR LATCH HAS DROPPED DOWN. THE FIRST ONE WAS WHEN I JUST SHUT THE DOOR AND THEN NOTICE A CRACK,AND THEN THE REST DID THE SAME THING I AN CONCERN ABOUT MY GRANDKIDS IN THE BACK,IF THEY NEEDED TO EXIT IN A HURRY THEY COULD NOT. IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO GET THE LATCH JUST RIGHT TO OPEN THE DOOR. WE ALSO HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE REAR END FIXES TWICE. ROARING NOISE. EEP DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SO DON'T BUY A JEEP. A BAD FAULT IN CAR DESIGN. *TR

FRONT AND BACK DOOR HANDLES BREAK UNDER NOT MUCH USE. THEY ARE PLASTIC AND BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN AND MATERIAL FLAW. WHEN THEY BREAK, THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND REACH OUTSIDE AND OPEN THE DOOR OR TO EXIT THROUGH ANOTHER DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME AND FROM SPEAKING WITH OTHERS, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHAT MAKES IT WORSE IS THAT JEEP DOES NOT SELL JUST A REPLACEMENT HANDLE. THEY MAKE YOU BUY AN ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL AT $600+ TO FIX NOT INCLUDING LABOR. MY FEAR IS THAT THIS IS NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT A MAJOR POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. I WOULD ENCOURAGE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND WOULD RECOMMEND A FIX AND ULTIMATE RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH FRACTURED ONE YEAR AGO AND THE DEALER REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY. MOST RECENTLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED DUE TO PLASTIC MATERIAL CRACKING. HANDLES ARE ALL EXPOSED AND HANGING BY A SPRING. AT TIMES HANDLES WON'T OPEN DOORS & THEY HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM EXTERIOR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU COULDN'T EXIT VEHICLE. IT APPEARS FROM RESEARCH THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPLACE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN EXTREME WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. MANY THREADS ONLINE DISCUSS THIS ISSUE. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL AT UP TO NEARLY $700 EACH. I CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING TO PAY $2800 TO FIX MY DOOR HANDLES DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR REAR DOOR HANDLES SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Mileage: 45,000

HI MY JEEP COMMANDER HAS BEEN IN GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME ONE DAY IT STAYED OUT IN THE RAIN AND ALL THE WATER GOT IN THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED RADIO SHUT OFF AND ON SAME WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS THE IT WOULD STAY ON DASH SERVICE SUSPENSION SYSTEM CHECK GAUGES THE CHECK ENGINE WOULD COM ON THE BATTERY AND THE OIL AND THE TIRE PRESSURE AND SOMETIMES IT WONT START THE OTHER DAY IT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING I HAVE 4 KIDS AND IM AFRAID IT COULD HAPPEN WHEN THEY RE WITH ME AND THEY COULD GET HURT I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM I'M REPORTING THIS TO THE BBB AND TO THE CONSUMERS AFFAIRS HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL HELP. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR FRACTURED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,533.

Mileage: 46,533

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE PCM. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE AND SOAKED THE FLOOR. THE WINDOWS WOULD ALSO NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT 70,000.

Mileage: 30,000

MY WIFE EXITED THE CAR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ON AUGUST 22 AND NOTICED THE DOOR HANDLE HAD SHATTERED. SHE WASN'T ROUGH AND DIDN'T ABUSE IT IN ANY WAY. THAT DOOR MAY BE OPENED 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. IT'S A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH 70000 MILES. NOW THE DOOR HAS TO BE EXTREMELY GENTLY OPENED IN FEAR THAT IT MAY BREAK. CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT IS AN INFERIOR DESIGN BUT STILL WANTS TO CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM 600-900$ TO REPAIR IT WITH THE SAME WEAK DESIGN. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD SON, AND FEAR THAT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THE OTHER HANDLES MAY FAIL LEAVING HIM AND ANYONE ELSE TRAPPED INSIDE. I FEEL CHRYSLER HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THE DOOR PANELS WITH A BETTER DESIGN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT INVOLVES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES OF 3 OUT OF 4 DOORS HAVE ALL CRACKED AND BROKEN INTO PIECES. THESE HANDLES HAVE NO BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN, BASED ON THE ABILITY TO FREE THE PASSENGERS FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 AND IT HAS BECOME VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE.

Mileage: 67,542

IN 2009, THREE YEARS AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR JEEP COMMANDER, THREE OF THE PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE VEHICLE BROKE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE VEHICLE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS AND DEALERS FOR 2006 AND 2007 MODELS, AND NOT SURPRISINGLY BECAUSE THE HOUSING AND HINGE ARE MADE ENTIRELY OF PLASTIC, AND ARE VERY BRITTLE. AFTER A FEW YEARS OF USE THE PLASTIC STARTS TO CRACK AND THEN BREAK AWAY, AND THE INNER HANDLE WILL NOT FUNCTION. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE IN TROPICAL CLIMATES. THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY FIX, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HANDLE YOU NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. IN PUERTO RICO, THE COST OF THE DRIVER'S PANEL IS $747, PLUS THEY CHARGE YOU TWO HOURS OF LABOR TO INSTALL THE NEW PANEL. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A LEGITIMATE SAFETY ISSUED, CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE DESIGN. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER AGREES, BECAUSE IN 2008 THEY CHANGED THE INTERIOR HANDLE DESIGN. HOWEVER, THOSE OF US WITH 2006 OR 2007 MODELS ARE LEFT WITH EITHER AN EXISTING OR EXPECTED HAZARD. EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE MONEY TO INVEST INTO REPLACING THESE PANELS, THE FLIMSY DESIGN WILL NOT HOLD UP, AND YOU CAN EXPECT THAT AT ANY MOMENT THE NEW HANDLES WILL BREAK AGAIN. THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THESE HANDLES MAKES THEM PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING DAMAGED OR BROKEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY SITUATION. IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED THEM, GIVEN THE INORDINATE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PRECISE PART.

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 AND ALL THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAVE THREE KIDS THAT SIT IN THE BACKSEATS AND WHEN IT IS TIME TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THEY CANT GET THE DOORS TO OPEN. I HAVE TO WORK WITH MY DOOR HANDLE TO GET IT TO OPEN AND THEN GO TO THEIR DOOR TO OPEN IT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE ON ALL BUT ONE DOOR U CAN ONLY EXIT OUT WHEN SOMEONE OPENS THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, OTHER THAN NORMAL OPENING AND CLOSING OF DOORS. I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND THE DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKING AND BREAKING OFF. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND MY DAUGHTER CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR UNLESS SHE OPENS THE WINDOW AND USES THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE DRIVER SIDE BACK PASSENGER DOOR HAS NOW DONE THE SAME THING. THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE IS NOW CRACKING AND I AM AFRAID IT WILL DO THE SAME THING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS THAT IF THE CAR WERE TO WRECK AND POWER WINDOWS COULDN'T BE USED, MY PASSENGERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET OUT. *KB

Mileage: 48,000

THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, OTHER THAN NORMAL OPENING AND CLOSING OF DOORS. I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND THE DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKING AND BREAKING OFF. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND MY DAUGHTER CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR UNLESS SHE OPENS THE WINDOW AND USES THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE DRIVER SIDE BACK PASSENGER DOOR HAS NOW DONE THE SAME THING. THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE IS NOW CRACKING AND I AM AFRAID IT WILL DO THE SAME THING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS THAT IF THE CAR WERE TO WRECK AND POWER WINDOWS COULDN'T BE USED, MY PASSENGERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET OUT. *KB

Mileage: 48,000

THE THIN PLASTIC HOUSING FOR THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAVE BOTH CRACKED, FALLEN APART AND FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. NOW I CONTINUE TO GET SCRATCHED AND CUT ON THE PIECES THAT REMAIN. AFTER REVIEWING ONLINE POST, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN IT RAINS THE WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE BARS AND THE WINDOWS. THE LEAK WAS IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALSO FAILED INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,048.

Mileage: 68,048

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN SHE FIRST DISCOVERED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, NO REMEDY OR ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 38,000

DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN. I WENT TO EXIT MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND THE PLASTIC BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AWAY FROM THE DOOR PANEL AND MY PASSENGER DOOR IS NOW BROKEN ALSO. *TR

FAULTY DOOR PANELS AND DOOR HANDLES ON 2006 JEEP COMMANDER , THEY BREAK AND CRACK EASILY THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON JEEP COMMANDER WITH SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

COMMANDER XK JEEP FAULTY/WEAK INTERIOR DOOR PANEL 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 A PROBLEM WITH JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS CIRCULAR PLASTIC/CHROME DOOR HANDLE SNAPS/BREAKS OUT RESULTING IN THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DROPS BEHIND THE PANEL AND UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE ON ALL 4 DOORS. PROBLEM IS THAT THE PIN AND ALL THE MECHANISM IS MOUNTED ON THE DOOR PANEL ITSELF. I NEED THE TSB TO REPAIR AS THE DEALER SAYS TO REPAIR THEY MUST REPLACE ENTIRE DOOR PANELS AT MY COST, WHEN OBVIOUSLY A WEAK DESIGN FAILURE FOR ALL COMMANDERS 2006 TO 2010. TODAY JUNE 2011 AND THE PROBLEM AFFECTS 2006 TO 2010, THE JEEP DEALERS DO NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE DRIVERS DOOR BROKE IN 2007 AND THE PASSENGER DOOR BROKE IN 2008 AND NOW THE RIGHT REAR DOOR PANEL IS CRACKED AND BREAKING OUT AROUND THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT ROOF, WHERE THE DOME LIGHT AND HANDLE WAS LOCATED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THEY GLUED THE AREA SO THAT WATER WOULD NOT COME THROUGH AND THE SUN ROOF WAS MODIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 100

2006 JEEP COMMANDER. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN ON MY JEEP WHICH DO NOT ALLOW A PASSENGER TO EXIT THE CAR. POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THE DOOR HANDLES AND THE OWNER HAS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHICH IS ABOUT $550. PER DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

INSIDE DOORS FAILING ALL FOUR ARE CRACKED THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. IF IN AN ACCIDENT THEY MIGHT ALL FAIL AND THEN NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR, IF A FIRE HAPPENS OR WE JUST NEED TO GET OUT FOR OTHER REASON. WE WILL NEED TO OPEN WINDOWS, TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE, WHICH MIGHT NOT BE POSSIBLE IF WRECKED AND WINDOWS FAIL. IF REPLACED AND DEFECT IS NOT FIXED IT DEALERS WILL NOT HELP AND AVERAGE PRICE AS 450.00 DOLLARS PER DOOR. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE JEEP IN 2008 WE NOT INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 39,765

I OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR ALL FOUR OF MY VEHICLE DOORS HAVE CRACKED AND BROKEN BEYOND RECOGNITION. PIECES HAVE FALLEN FROM THE DOORS, AND THE LEVER MECHANISMS WORK ONLY HALF THE TIME. MOST OF THE TIME THE DOORS HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE, BY ANOTHER PASSENGER. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE. EACH TIME THAT WE ATTEMPT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOORS. IF WE SHOULD HAVE AN EMERGENCY, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR RECALL INFORMATION, BUT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL. EACH TIME THAT I HAVE TALKED TO A DEALER, THEY HAVE STATED THAT NO RECALLS ARE ON FILE. *TR

GOT A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER DEFECTED DOOR PANELS DOOR KNOB HAS FALLEN OFF ON TWO DOORS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE EVER HAD A FIRE OR WAS TO HAV A ACCIDENT IN WATER WOULD BE SCREWED NOT COOL AND WHY IS JEEP BEING MADE SO CHEAP THESE DAYS DAYS NEVER SEEN SUCH CHEAP PLASTICS LIKE THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE OF SHOULD HAVE STAYED WITH TOYOTA PLEASE HELP US FIX THIS ISSUE THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BACK PANEL CRACKED THEN BROKE WITHOUT PHYSICAL DAMAGE BEING DONE TO IT. JEEP COMMANDER 2006. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

ON THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THE AREA BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLES VERY EASILY BREAKS CAUSING THE HANDLE TO GO UP IN TO THE DOOR PREVENTING IT FROM OPENING. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY WITH THE NEED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR FAST YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT. THE ONLY FIX IS REPLACING THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL WITH IS OVER $500. BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE FIXED SINCE IT WOULD JUST BE PUTTING THE EXACT DOOR PANEL BACK ON. 3 OF MY DOOR PANELS ARE EITHER BROKEN OR CRACKED. I'VE FOUND WEBSITE WHERE LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME YEAR MODEL HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. MY JEEP HAS NOT BEEN MISTREATED. THE PLASTIC BEHIND THE HANDLE BROKE IN TO MANY PIECES WHEN I JUST WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WE OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND HAVE FAILING INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES THAT ARE PREVENTING OUR FAMILY FROM EXITING AND ENTERING THE VEHICLE ON DEMAND. FOR SAFETY REASONS THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO THE DEATH OF ANYONE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE AND IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, STALLED VEHICLE OR OTHER EVENT. BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY DESIGN THE ENTIRE PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IS QUITE COSTLY($500 + EACH). I DO NOT FEEL THIS BURDEN SHOULD BE PLACED ON JEEP OWNERS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE BAD DESIGN. I WOULD SUGGEST A RECALL OF THESE DOOR PANELS BEFORE A LAW SUIT IS BROUGHT AGAINST THE PEOPLE OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF THESE PANELS. I DO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES AND PAID TO HAVE THE HIGHEST PLAN I CAN HAVE AND THESE STILL ARE NOT COVERED. I IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE SEARCH THE INTERNET SEE ALL THE LOYAL JEEP OWNERS AND RECALL THESE PANELS BEFORE JEEP IS NO LONGER A TRUSTED NAME. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

CRACKED AND BROKEN DOOR PANEL BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE, BOTH FRONT DOORS PANELS, 5JS891D1AG. *TR

Mileage: 73,321

ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER, 3 OUT OF THE 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THE PLASTIC ON THE DOORS FIRST BEGAN TO CRACK, PRODUCING HOLES IN THE HANDLE CUT-OUT. NOW THE INTERIOR HANDLES MOVE UP AND DOWN, AND IF NOT SITUATED PROPERLY, PREVENT YOU FROM ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR EVERY PASSENGER IN THE CAR. AFTER DOING ONLINE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL NEEDS REPLACING AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $500 PER PANEL AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY SUGGESTED I LOOK ONLINE FOR REPLACEMENTS AND THEY WOULD HAPPILY INSTALL THEM. *TR

Mileage: 67,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE; THE PLASTIC MATERIAL BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE SUDDENLY FRACTURED. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE DOOR COULD NO LONGER BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

2006 JEEP COMMANDER.....DOOR HANDLES AND DOOR HANDLE ROSETTE HAVE FAILED ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE REAR PASSENGERS DOOR. THE MATERIALS USED FOR THIS DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY HAVE FAILED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE PLASTIC APPEARS TO BE VERY VERY THIN. THIS NOW POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH EXITING THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE JEEP ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR...A SMALL HOLE (1/4") APPEARED IN THE CENTER OF THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE ROSETTE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS DUE TO ABUSE. NOW AFTER THREE YEARS I SEE THAT MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. OH BY THE WAY MY 5 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER USED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR ONE DAY, AFTER WHICH WE FIRST NOTICED THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLE AND HANDLE ROSETTE THERE. I HAVE DUCT TAPE COVERING THE HOLE AND HOLDING THE DOOR HANDLE IN A POSITION THAT MAKES THE DOOR OPERABLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT CHRYSLER JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS. FINAL INSULT. THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE JEEP COMMANDER FROM WAS CLOSED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

PHYSICAL DETERIORATION AND DETACHMENT OF THE INNER DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS ON 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE PHYSICALLY FAILED FULLY. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE HAS STARTED TO FAIL BEGINNING WITH THE RECESSED PLASTIC PORTION DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE BECOMING DETACHED AND SEPARATING ALONG WHAT APPEAR TO BE STRESS LINES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL SHORTLY LEAD TO THE FULL FAILURE OF THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE MAKING EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE INFEASIBLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE. *TR

Mileage: 79,895

PHYSICAL DETERIORATION AND DETACHMENT OF THE INNER DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS ON 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE PHYSICALLY FAILED FULLY. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE HAS STARTED TO FAIL BEGINNING WITH THE RECESSED PLASTIC PORTION DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE BECOMING DETACHED AND SEPARATING ALONG WHAT APPEAR TO BE STRESS LINES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL SHORTLY LEAD TO THE FULL FAILURE OF THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE MAKING EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE INFEASIBLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE. *TR

Mileage: 79,895

1. NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. 2. THE INNER DOOR HANDLES BREAK AND YOU CANT EXIT THE VEHICLE. 3. THE ONLY CURRENT SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE OEM DOOR PANEL FOR EVERY DOOR. THE DOOR HANDLE IS PLASTIC AND IS MOLDED INTO THE DOOR PANEL SO THERE IS NO EASY WAY TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE PANEL AT A VERY LARGE EXPENSE. UNFORTUNATELY THE REPLACEMENT DOOR PANELS ARE THE SAME DESIGN SO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY FAIL ALSO. MY FEAR IS THAT IN A TIME OF CRISIS ONE OR ALL OF THE DOORS COULD FAIL TO OPEN. BELOW WAS SENT TO CHRYSLER.COM THERE IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW WITH THE INNER DOOR HANDLES ON THE JEEP COMMANDER. THE HOUSING IS ENTIRELY MADE OF PLASTIC AND IS VERY BRITTLE. AFTER A FEW YEARS OF USE THE PLASTIC STARTS TO CRACK THEN BREAK AWAY AND THE INNER HANDLE WILL NOT FUNCTION. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HANDLE YOU ARE FORCED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INNER DOOR PANEL. PART 5JS891D1AG FOR THE DRIVERS DOOR. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE PURCHASING THE ENTIRE OEM PANEL FOR EACH DOOR IS UNGODLY EXPENSIVE BUT NECESSARY IF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ACTUALLY WANT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO "DUKES OF HAZARD" AND CLIMB OUT. THE REPLACEMENT PANELS ARE IN NO WAY IMPROVED FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN SO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THAT THEY WILL BREAK AS WELL IN THE SAME MANNER. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY THAT THEY WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR IN A TIME OF NEED. I AM A MEMBER OF SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL COMMANDER OWNERS. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND THE JEEP LIBERTY HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE....POOR DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

MY SON TRIED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR AND FOUND IT WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO A BROKEN PANEL AROUND THE DOOR LATCH HANDLE. I ALSO FIND THAT OTHER DOOR LATCHES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND FIND THAT A PERSON COULD BECOME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS DOOR LATCH IS ABOUT TO FAIL ALSO AT THIS TIME. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PARTS AS YET AND FIND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER'S ROOF IS RUSTING. I NOTICED IT IN MARCH 2010. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF BIRD POOP AND WILL ONLY PAY HALF THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. IT COSTS $1,600.00. I DO NOT HAVE $800.00. ANOTHER BODY SHOP I TOOK THE JEEP TO SAID IT WAS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT, THEREFORE I THINK IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE ROOF. *TR

WINDSHIELD EASILY CRACKS. DOOR HANDLES IS WOBBLY AND THEN CRACKS AND FALLS OUT OF PANEL. *TR

2006 JEEP COMMANDER 3 OUT OF 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKEN DUE TO POOR DESIGN IN MY OPINION. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS CAUSED BY ABUSE OR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. BOTH REAR DOORS AND THE DRIVERS DOOR ARE BROKEN THE REAR DOORS ARE HARDLY EVER USED SO IT ISN'T FROM WEAR AND TEAR OR ABUSE. IM AFRAID IF IN A COLLISION I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE IF I HAD TO GET OUT IN A HURRY.FROM LOOKING AT FORUMS ON THE WEB IM FINDING OUT IT IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM EACH DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER HAS NOT REDESIGNED THE HANDLES SO IN A COUPLE OF YEARS THEY WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

PAINT ON FRONT TIP OF HOOD BUBBLING. TOOK JEEP INTO GET PAINTED AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO WATER GETTING BETWEEN THE HOOD AND FRAME - COULDN'T FIX, AND WILL COME BACK WITHIN A YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I'VE NOTICED THAT MY JEEP IS A MONEY HUNGRY MACHINE. I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED A JEEP CHEROKEE LMT AND NEEDED SOMETHING BIGGER AND SAFER TO HAUL AROUND THE BOYS I NANNY. I BOUGHT IT THINKING I WOULD HAVE IT FOR AWHILE. I HAVE REPORTED SEVERAL SAFETY AND HAZARDOUS PROBLEMS TO NHTSA ALREADY. I HAVE ANOTHER COMPLAINT NOW. I HAVE THREE RATHER LARGE RUST SPOTS AROUND MY REAR LICENSE PLATE ON THE TAIL GATE. THEY HAVE A WARRANTY FOR RUST UP TO 100,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO GET REPAIRED BECAUSE I HAVE 94,000 MILES AND THEY WONT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY STATE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE NOT FOUND IN ANY FORM THAT IT NEEDS TO BE RUSTED THROUGH BUT THEY STILL WONT FIX IT. THE PAINT ON BOTH BUMPERS ARE PEELING OFF AND BOTH HAVE LARGE BLACK SPOTS FROM THE BUMPER BEING EXPOSED. THEY WONT HELP FIX ANY OF THIS. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAINT THE ENTIRE THING WHICH IS GOING TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. I BOUGHT THIS JEEP THINKING IT'S AMERICAN MADE AND I SHOULD STICK WITH THEM. QUITE FRANKLY THEY HAVE THE WORSE COSTUMER SERVICE OF ANYONE I HAVE BEEN. I WANT TO JUST GET RID OF THE VEHICLE BUT THEY MESSED ME OVER ON MY INTEREST RATE AND MY LOAN IS STILL HUGE. I HAVE REFINANCED AND GOT WITH A COMPANY THAT TREATS ME LIKE A PERSON. CHRYSLER ALSO MESSED UP MY CREDIT RATING BY REPORTING THAT I WENT MONTHS WITHOUT PAYMENT. I PAID THEM AND HAVE DISPUTED MY CREDIT. CHRYSLER I REALIZE WERE GOING INTO BANKRUPTCY AT THE TIME OF MY VEHICLE PURCHASE BUT THAT'S NO WAY TO TREAT PAYING CUSTOMERS. MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL BE A FOREIGN FOR SURE. IM SICK AND TIRED OF PAYING ALL THESE EXPENSES WHEN I PICKED AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE SO THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN. IT JUST SUCKS BEING IN AND OUT OF SHOPS, RUNNING UP BILL AND NOT GETTING ANYTHING FIXED, AND BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO ALL THESE COMPLAINTS...... ALOT ON HERE I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MINE, I WILL CONTINUE TO LEAVE COMPLAINTS. IT IS VERY TIME CONSUMING TO CONSTANTLY BE DOING IT. *TR

RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER. TOOK COMMANDER INTO SHOP FOR REPAIR. AFTER 4 HOURS, TECHNICIAN STATED THAT UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD PROGRAM FROM CORPORATE COMPUTER TO FIX. NEED TO BRING CAR BACK LATER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FOR A RECALL, AND OUR CAR HAS BEEN IN THERE A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES FOR SAFETY ISSUES SUCH AS BROKEN SEAT BELTS. IT HAS BEEN THERE A NUMBER OF OTHER VISITS, STARTING AT 2555 MILES, FOR DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD MOUNT, DEFECTIVE GAS FILL LINE MOUNT, AND DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID PUMP. PREVIOUS HAZARDS WERE HANDLED, BUT RESULTED IN A GOOD NUMBER OF DAYS OF AT LEAST 6 HOUR SERVICES. NOW, AFTER 4 HOURS, THIS SERVICE IS NOT COMPLETED AND I HAVE TO BRING THE CAR BACK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 2,555

MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS HAD A NUMBER OF DEFECTS. THE MOST COSTLY HAS BEEN THAT IT LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS OR GOES THROUGH A CAR WASH. I HAVE HAD THE SUNROOF CLEAN OUT AND THE PROBLEMS "FIXED" IN SEPTEMBER BUT IT HAS BEGUN LEAKING AGAIN. WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT I HAD TO HAVE THE BEARINGS IN THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT WHEEL REPLACED COSTING ME OVER 300.00 DOLLARS. MY MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TO YOUNG TO BE HAVING THIS PART REPLACED. I'M JUST CURRENTLY WAITING FOR SOMETHING ELSE TO GO BAD ON MY "YOUNG" VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

MY 2006 COMMANDER WITH 40,000 MILES HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS SINCE IT CAME OFF THE LOT. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND I OBVIOUSLY LOSE POWER AND STEERING BUT THERE ARE NO ERROR MESSAGES IN THE COMPUTER, THE 4WD DOES NOT ENGAGE - THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THAT COMES ON BUT THERE'S NO ERROR MESSAGE IN THE COMPUTER. THE WINDOW'S ROLL UP AND DOWN INCORRECTLY - THE GASKET ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE KICKER OF ALL PROBLEMS IS WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES THROUGH A MINOR PUDDLE OF WATER OR THE AUTOMATIC CAR WASH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS COMPLETELY UNTIL THE WATER IS GONE - TRY DRIVING THAT IN THE RAIN - JEEP WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DUPLICATE THAT PROBLEM BY PUTTING A GARDEN HOSE UNDER THE CAR AND SQUIRTING WATER ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE - THIS PROBLEM APPARENTLY CANNOT BE FIXED AND THEY CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NO OTHER JEEP OWNER'S AREN'T THROWING FITS. SO MUCH FOR THE LEMON LAW - THE STEERING PROBLEM WASN'T TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY THE PREVIOUS JEEP DEALERS -I WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER ALTOGETHER HOWEVER, IT'S TOO LATE. *TR

DOORS LEAK RUST ON THE HINGES NOW, KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE,BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL OF SUDDEN THE JEEP WILL NOT SHIFT ALL GEARS ARE LIT UP HAVE TO STOP SHUT DOWN FOR 5 TO 10 MIN. THEN WILL BE OK BEEN IN THE SHOP 10 TIMES TOLD I HAD ELECTRIC LIFTERS PUT A PIECE OF WEATHER STRIP IN THE DOOR TO FIX LEAK THEY SAY RUST IS NORMAL RESET THE TRANSMISSION AND A LEAK ON IT REPLACED MOTORS TO POWER WINDOWS STILL DON'T WORK RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2006 JEEP COMMANDER THE IGNITION KEY IS LOCATED AT KNEE HEIGHT AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE DASH. I HAVE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED OFF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THIS OCCURS WHEN MOVING THE RIGHT KNEE SIDE TO SIDE. BECAUSE THE KEY IS HORIZONTALLY LOCATED IT ROTATES WITH LITTLE FORCE IF STRIKING THE DANGLING KEYS WITH THE KNEE. A PROPER DESIGN WOULD BE HAVING THE IGNITION ON THE STEERING COLUMN, OR HAVING A SLIGHT SUPERIOR ANGLE TO THE KEY IGNITION. THIS IS EASILY REPRODUCED ON ALL COMMANDER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

VEHICLE CONTINUED STALLING WHILE IS DRIVEN A LOW RPM. MORE THE 25 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT WITH 15, 200 MILES. VEHICLE HAS NOW 52, 300. EVERYTIME IS TAKEN TO SERVICE THE PROBLEM WAS MENTION TO THE DEALER TECHNICIAN BUT THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. NOV 20, 2007 I SCRATCHED THE LEFT REAR FENDER OF THE VEHICLE WITH A TREE WHILE BACKING UP. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER VEHICLE ROLLED BACK AND STOPPED. RESTING ON THE SIDE OF THE TREE. PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE DAMAGES ON THE VEHICLE . DEALERS TECHNICIAN STATES NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. SECOND PROBLEM BACKUP SYSTEM. ASSISTS THE DRIVER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE SAFELY, ONE SENSOR FAILED FROM THE BUMPER MOUNT. TWO MONTHS DEALER HAS NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE YET. NEED TO REPLACED THE ENTIRE BUMPER TO REPAIRED ONE SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS FLOODED WITH WATER. THE WATER APPEARED TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE HANDRAILS LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE WATER LEAKED INTO THE SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE SPEAKERS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AMPLIFIER IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE WATER DAMAGE. THE ENGINE SIZE, POWERTRAIN, AND A VALID VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,368.

Mileage: 7,368

SUNROOF AND WINDSHIELD HAS LEAK WHICH CAUSED WATER DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN WITH ALL THE OTHER DEFECTS THAT ARE NOW BE DISCOVERED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE PEOPLE TOLD ME IT WAS MY FAULT FOR NOT CLEANING THE TUBES NEAR THE SUNROOF. AFTER SERVICING THE JEEP THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM SO I NOW HIRED AN ATTORNEY WHO IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THESE PROBLEMS AND HAS SETTLED NUMEROUS SETTLEMENTS FOR ALL THESE DEFECTS. *TR

WINDSHIELD ISN'T SEALED PROPERLY WHICH CAUSES A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER COULD NOT FIX PROBLEM. FURTHER MORE, THE SEAL PROBLEM SEEMS TO MAKE THE WINDSHIELD MORE SENSITIVE TO BEING DAMAGED. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

I PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING ITEMS REPLACED ON MY JEEP FRONT PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR PANEL. STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM MY CAR THAT SOUNDED LIKE PLAYING CARDS IN BIKE TIRES ENDED WITH REPLACING FRONT AXEL RING AND PINION. CAR KEPT POPPING OUT OF GEAR THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED. MY PASSENGER WINDOW HAD TO BE FIXED IT KEPT STICKING HALFWAY UP. I HAD A PROBLEM WHERE MY CAR KEPT STALLING. I WAS TOLD THE FIRST TIME THAT NO ERROR APPEARS ON THE COMPUTER AND JEEP KNEW OF NO ISSUE WITH CARS STALLING SO MAYBE IT WAS BAD GAS. IT DIED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND FINALLY THEY DID REPLACE A PART INSIDE THE IDOL. I ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WHERE MY HEADLIGHTS KEPT TURNING OFF AS I DROVE OR WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF. THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. I HAVE HAD THE RUBBER STRIPPING FROM MY BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW COME OFF AND NOW IT IS OCCURRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. FROM THE BEGINNING I HAVE TOLD THEM I DO NOT FEEL MY TRANSMISSION IS WORKING PROPERLY THAT IT SHIFTS HARD AND WHEN I SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THERE IS A BIG HESITATION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD NO ERROR IS APPEARING ON COMPUTER AND THAT JEEP AS USUAL HAS NO KNOWN ISSUES SO THEY HAD NO SUGGESTIONS. ONCE AGAIN THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GAS ISSUE MOVING FROM WINTER TO SUMMER BLEND. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN WHEN IT WAS STALLING I TOLD THEM IT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL HESITATING AND WOULD MAKE A POP NOISE AT TIMES THEN IT WOULD GO. IT IS STILL OCCURRING AND AT TIMES THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT MIGHT NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I AM SATISFIED WITH HOW MY DEALERSHIP IS WORKING WITH ME THEY ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO HELP ME. I BLAME JEEP/CHRYSLER ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEARCH THE WEB TO SEE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS JUST LIKE ME WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE CARS NOW AND IF THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM THEN REPLACE THEM FOR US. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

PURCHASED NEW 2006 LIMITED MODEL. WINDSHIELD LEAKS, CAUSING WATER TO STAND IN FRONT FLOORBOARDS. RETURNED TO DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR. INITIALLY THE WINDSHIELD WAS RE-SEALED. SECOND FIX WAS REPLACEMENT OF DOOR GASKET.

Mileage: 54

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE GLASS OF THE REAR LIFTGATE OPENED FORCEFULLY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, BUT THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE RAPID OPENING OF THE LIFTGATE COULD CAUSE SERIOUS FACIAL INJURIES. *AK

Mileage: 10,000

WATER LEAK FROM FRONT WINDSHIELD WHICH WETS THE A-FRAME INSIDE AS WELL AS THE CARPETS IN THE FRONT. ALONG WITH THIS, THERE IS A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE WINDSHIELD AT 50 MI OR HIGHER SPEED. THIS IS DANGEROUS SINCE IT SEEMS THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE FRAME. THE WATER DAMAGE COULD BE HAPPENING FOR MONTHS, WHILE THE JEEP WAS IN THE DEALER LOT TOO. *JB

Mileage: 1,900

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RUST ON THE BASE OF THE FRONT SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DECLARED ALL JEEP COMMANDERS RUST IN THAT MANNER AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY SOLUTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NO SOLUTION WAS PROVIDED. THE WEATHERSTRIP ON THE RIGHT REAR DOOR DID NOT FIT PROPERLY AND THE TRIM AROUND THE RADIO DID NOT FIT AS WELL. UPDATED 08/21/06. *JB

Mileage: 6,200