2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Structure Problems

1. Airbag light was on when I purchased the vehicle from SRQ in Bradenton Florida February 2020. 2. The hood handle inside the vehicle was broke replaced it, it broke again. 3. The hood will not shut properly due to the latch inside the vehicle broke. Now the Hood will not stay up by itself property, began in August 2022. 4. Both door handles inside vehicle in the back were broken now the passenger side is broken no way to open vehicle door from inside. 5. December 2022 battery light is coming on, battery is no more than 2 years old check engine light keeps coming on. 6. Sunroof is leaking inside the vehicle when it rains. Hardly ever use/open sunroof. 7. Traction control light comes on blinking quite often since I purchased a vehicle in February 2020. 8. Sometimes vehicle will go into third gear from drive and will not switch down to any other gear or back into drive. It stays in 3rd. I have to turn vehicle off then back on for it to be back into drive. Bought vehicle in February 2020 and spent well over $6,000 in repairs. I have all receipts. Have many more problems that I will send next. It only let me select 3 at a time.

drivers side rear interior door handle plastic cup securing the handle broken. Cannot open door from inside.

THE BLEND AIR DOORS BREAK OR FALL APART AND NO LONGER WORK! ALWAYS HEAT! BLEND DOORS ARE CRAP. THIS IS SOMETHING!

Mileage: 132,398

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLIES ARE DEFECTIVE. BREAK AND NON FUNCTIONAL UNDER REGULAR USE AND NORMAL WEAR. UNABLE TO SAFELY EXIT VEHICLE.

Mileage: 114,874

THE DOOR HANDLES EASILY CRACK OFF OF THE DOOR PANEL WHICH PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM BEING ABLE TO BE OPENED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AND IT CAN NOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL BEING REPLACED.

Mileage: 181,000

STRESS CRACKS AND FULL CRACKS AND BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS IF CAN'T OPEN DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY. 3 OF THE 4 HANDLES HAVE MAJOR CRACK AND ONE IS FULLY BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

THE UNDERCARRIAGE HAS PRACTICALLY DISSOLVED. THE METAL IS TOO THIN OR IT SHOULD OF HAD A PROTECTIVE COATING. PERHAPS BOTH.*DT *TR *TR

Mileage: 199,800

'TAKATA RECALL' MY DOOR HANDLES HAVE COMPLETELY CRACKED IN MY FRONT SEATS TO THE POINT THEY ARE VERY LOOSE AND HAVE TO BE PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT JUST TO OPEN THE DOOR. MY BACKSEAT HANDLES ARE COMPLETELY OFF. I WAS PARKED AT HOME WHEN THE BACK RIGHT CAME OFF. AT THE GAS STATION WHEN MY SON PULLED THE HANDLES IN THE BACK LEFT CAME OFF.

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACKED AND BROKEN AND ARE UNUSABLE. THESE DOOR HANDLES ARE PRONE TO FAILURE. A SIMPLE SEARCH SHARES THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS 05-09 MODEL VEHICLE. IN THE EVENT OF FIRE, CRASH, WATER INTRUSION, ETC. OF THE VEHICLE, INSIDE OCCUPANTS ARE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY, IF AT ALL. I AM LOOKING FOR SUPPORT IN REQUESTING CHRYSLER TO OFFER A RECALL AND CORRECTION FOR THIS SAFETY CONCERN.

Mileage: 200,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CONNECTED BY PIECE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND THE PLASTIC BREAKS EASILY; RENDERING THE INTERIOR HANDLES USELESS. IT'S HAPPENING ON 3 OF MY 4 HANDLES. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT MAKES THE INDOOR HANDLES UN-USEABLE. IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IT MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY,MANY COMPLAINTS. I BELIEVE IT'S INVOLVES MOST GRAND CHEROKEES FROM YEARS 2005-2010 AND JEEP IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. HOWEVER THEY HAVE OFFERED NO RESOLUTION OTHER THAN REPLACING THEM. THIS REQUIRES REPLACING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL AT AN EXPENSE OF AT LEAST $500 PER DOOR. I AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM. NOR SHOULD CONSUMERS HAVE TO FOOT THE BILLS FOR AN OBVIOUS, COSTLY AND DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW.

Mileage: 117,000

DOOR HANDLES BROKEN DRIVER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE ALSO BROKEN. PLASTIC BROKEN THAT HOLD HANDLE IN PLACE.

Mileage: 170,000

REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE NO LONGER OPENS THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. DOOR HANDLE IS LOOSELY FLOPPING AROUND. THE DOOR MUST BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS WAS FIRST FOUND WHEN THE STOPPED AND MY SON COULDN'T GET THE DOOR OPEN.

Mileage: 150,000

MY 38K MILE DRIVER JEEP DOOR HANDLE PANEL SHATTERED AND INJURED MY HAND.

Mileage: 38,789

REAR SUPPORT BEAMS SPLITTING WELDS

Mileage: 74,441

DRIVERS SIDE REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE AWAY FROM PLASTIC DOOR PANEL, SO WE ARE NOW UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CAR.

Mileage: 125,000

NHTSA! 'INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BREAKING/FAILING: 1DRIVERS 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 EIGHT (8) MONTHLY CAR PAYMENTS! MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL WARRANTED!'

Mileage: 140,000

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF THE CAR AFTER REGULAR USE. MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SOMEONE OPENING IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE PLASTIC THAT MAKES UP THE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS APART BECAUSE IT WAS POORLY MADE. THIS WOULD BE EXTREMELY DEADLY IF IT HAPPENED TO SOMEONE DURING A FIRE IN THE CAR.

Mileage: 175,000

THE PLACTIC CUP THAT HOLD THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN ON ALL 4 OF MY DOORS MAKING THE 2 BACK DOORS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE FRONT 2 DOORS WILL BE UNABLE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE... MAKING THIS A SAFETY HAZARD IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT WHERE YOU NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES .CRACKED PLASTIC CAUSES DOOR HANDLES TO NOT WORK.NORMAL OPERATION OF HANDLE CAUSES BREAKS IN PLASTIC .HAZARD ONLY ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE ,IF ACCIDENT OR FIRE CAN ONLY OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE.

Mileage: 165,000

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 AND IS REPORTING TO JUST RE-BREAK SOON AFTERWORDS, SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH ZERO REAL SOLUTIONS, RECALL WARRANTED!'

Mileage: 115,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING. MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF WHICH MAKES AN ESCAPE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS AFFECTS ALL INTERIOR HANDLES. AND IS AFFECTING SEVERAL THOUSAND OWNERS OF JEEPS GC AND THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS PROHIBITIVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY WHO CHOSE TO USE FRAIL PLASTIC THAT BREAKS EASILY.

ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND CRUMBLED APART. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. THE COST OF REPLACING THE DOOR PANELS IS QUITE LARGE AS THE JEEP/CHRYSLER COMPANY DOES NOT PROVIDE NOR MAKE DOOR HANDLES ALONE. AS THE CAR IS A 2005 THERE IS NO WARRANTY AND AT THIS POINT I DO NOT LOCATE A RECALL ON THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART. DUE TO THE FACT THAT JEEP MADE THIS WITH A CHEAP PLASTIC, THE INABILITY TO SAFELY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE. JEEP NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE PARTS AND NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNERS. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS OBVIOUS AND DUE TO THE SIMPLE FACT THIS IS NOT DUE TO ABUSE OR MISHANDLEING BY MYSELF OR ANY OTHER FAMILY MEMBER IN MY VEHICLE IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE REST OF MY CAR INTERIOR IS FINE AND NOT IN NEED OF REPAIR. I HAVE READ AND NOTICED A LOT OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE VERY SAME ISSUE AND HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT. I AM NOT REQUESTING A REPLACEMENT CAR BUT I AM REQUESTING THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE JEEP BRAND BE CORRECTED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR TO OPEN THE CAR DOORS FOR MY FAMILY MEMBERS. IF WE ARE IN A WRECK OR HAVE A FIRE WE COULD ALL BE LOST SIMPLY DUE TO A CHEAPLY MADE DOOR HANDLE THAT THE JEEP COMPANY DOES NOT CHOOSE TO REPLACE. THIS SHOULD BE A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ISSUE AS WELL. BUT THE SAFETY IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF AFTERMARKET DOOR HANDLES BEING MADE DUE TO THE COST JEEP IS CHARGING ALMOST 400 PER DOOR PANEL. HOWEVER THE SAFETY OF THESE PARTS ARE NOT REALLY KNOWN. JEEP IS INFORMING AS I CALL THAT THEY DO NOT USE AFTER MARKET PARTS ONLY JEEP PARTS. I SAY THAT IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN JEEP NEEDS TO OWN UP TO ITS DESIGN PROBLEM AND SECURE THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING IN THESE VEHICLES.

Mileage: 139,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACKING AND BREAKING NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM INSIDE THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT STILL BREAK. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT

Mileage: 176,010

BROKEN REAR DOOR HANDEL'S REAR DOORS WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE. MY CHILDREN AND OTHER PASSENGERS ARE TRAPPED INSIDE UNTIL I GET OUT AND UNLOCK DOORS THEN OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE FOR THEM. COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD, IF WRECK OR SOMETHING HAPPENED TO FRONT DOORS AND WAS TRAPPED INSIDE I COULD NOT EXIT EXCEPT THRU REAR DOORS BUT.THEY DO NOT OPEN FROM.INSIDE POTENTIALLY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE FIXED.

Mileage: 121,000

THE DOOR PANELS IN THE FRONT ROW HAVE CRACKED AND BROKEN TO THE POINT WHERE THE DOOR HANDLE IS JUST HANGING. YOU CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR USING THE DOOR HANDLES FROM THE INSIDE. YOU MUST EITHER REACH OUT THE WINDOW OUR HAVE SOMEONE OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN 2015 TO THE REAR DOOR PANELS/HANDLES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR OR TEAR. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS ONE CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR QUICKLY IF NEEDED. DOOR PANELS SHOULD JUST NOT CRACK, ESPECIALLY ALL FOUR. THERE MUST BE AN ISSUE WITH THE MATERIALS THAT WERE USED. THERE IS NOT FIX FOR THE DOOR HANDLES EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE DOOR PANELS, WHICH IS COSTLY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 128,000

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEEN BREAKING OFF OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. ONLY DOWN TO ONE LEFT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX AT DEALERSHIP. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 50,000

PLEASE SAVE THE CHILDREN! THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND BOTH REAR PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE LATCHES DON'T FUNCTION AND NO ONE CAN GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ONLY THE DRIVER CAN EXIT THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND CARPOOLS OUR CHILD AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. WE TOOK OUR CAR INTO GET IT REPAIRED AT TALLAHASSEE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP TODAY AND THEY QUOTED US $650 PER DOOR OR $1,950. THE BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THE CAR IS LESS THAN THAT. WHY IS THERE NOT AN NHTSB RECALL ON THESE? I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINS ONLINE. PLEASE HELP! THIS IS MADNESS! IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. IF YOU REVIEW THE COMPLAINTS, YOU WILL SEE THAT MOST OF THOSE AFFECTED HAVE LOST FUNCTIONALITY IN ALL FOUR DOORS AND THE DRIVER CAN'T EVEN GET OUT OF THE CAR. WE ARE, UNFORTUNATELY, WAITING FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, AS WELL. THANK YOU, KINDLY, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AS WE WERE TRYING TO EXIT THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

ISSUE 1 - ALL THE INTERNAL DOOR HANDLED HAVE BROKEN. THIS LIMITS PASSENGER EGRESS IN THE EVEN OF AN ACCIDENT. ISSUE 2 - THIS PAST WEEKEND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR FLICKERED AND BRIEFLY TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS INCLUDES THE HEADLIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS. IT APPEARS THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT SWITCH MECHANISM IN THE MULTI FUNCTION TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY. THIS PRESENT A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE RURAL ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE ON ALL 4 DOORS .THREE OUT OF 4 DOORS NO LONGER OPEN.I HAVE TO PUT DOWN MY WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OR I HAVE SOMEONE OPEN IT FOR ME FROM THE OUTSIDE.I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN'T GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE QUICKLY IF THERE IS EVER AN EMERGENCY.

ALL OF OUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE NO LONGER WORKS. EACH IS CRACKING IN THE SAME WAY LEADING ME TO BELIEVE IT IS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM NOT JUST A REGULAR USE PROBLEM. WE CAN NO LONGER GET IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVERS POSITIION.

ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND BROKEN FROM REGULAR WEAR. REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOW ONLY OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER JEEP CHEROKEE 2005-2006 OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND DETACHED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE ONLY HANDLE THAT WAS FUNCTIONAL WAS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE; HOWEVER, IT WAS ALSO FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR PANELS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

INTERIOR DOOR LATCH ON REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AND DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR LATCH BEGINNING TO CRACK AROUND PLASTIC AND INCUR SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR FIRE ONE WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE VEHICLE UNABLE TO EXIT PRESUMABLY DYING FROM INJURIES. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP CHEROKEE AND I FEEL CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND INCUR THE EXPENSE OF ALL REPAIRS.

Mileage: 50,000

THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON 3 OF THE DOORS HAS BROKEN AWAY. ONE OF THOSE DOORS NOW CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THERE IS A WRECK AND/OR FIRE THAT THE OCCUPANT NEEDS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEMS IN MODELS 2005-2010

Mileage: 99,000

3 OUT OF THE 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES IN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAVE SEVERELY CRACKED AND ARE EVEN MISSING PARTS OF THE PANEL. DURING MY RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NO WHERE NEAR THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS AND IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

Mileage: 73,483

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY HAS CRACKED ON ALL 4 DOORS (HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF ON RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR) AND HANDLES ARE NOW INOPERABLE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZAARD. DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ARE UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. IF IN AN ACCIDENT THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF THIS VEHICLE TO EASILY EXIT. JEEP/CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THE ONLY OPTION AVAILABLE IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY $700+ PER DOOR. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD. JEEP/CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE THEY ARE TRAPPED INSIDE A VEHICLE WHOSE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE.

Mileage: 137,000

THE TRUNK DOOR FOR THIS CAR DOES NOT STAY OPEN AND HITS YOUR HEAD OF CAN CLOSE ON YOUR HAND IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PARTS THAT HOLD THE DOOR OPEN NEED TO BE CHANGED (THEY LOOK LIKE HYDRAULIC ARMS).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE FOURTH INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS CRACKED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, A DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE COMPLETELY FRACTURED WITH NUMEROUS CRACKS. THE CONTACT LOWERED THE WINDOW GLASS TO ACCESS THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE AND BOTH REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,415.

Mileage: 163,415

DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN OUR HAND WILL TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR, THESE HAPPEND 4 MONTHS APART, THIS IS A HIGH PRIORTY SAFTEY ISSUE HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR, GOD FORBID WE GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND CANT ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO GET OUT, HELP

Mileage: 88,000

WHEN OPENING UP THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR, THE DOOR LATCH BROKE OFF IN MY DAUGHTERS HAND. NO FORCE ABLE OPENING HAD BEEN DONE, THIS WAS IN A PARKED POSITION STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT STALL. I DO NOT ALLOW ANY PASSENGERS ON THIS SIDE FOR FEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

Mileage: 107,259

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME APART. REPLACED DOOR HANDLE. NOW THE TWO BACK SEAT DOOR HANDLES ARE COMING APART. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK TO GET OUT. ESPECIALLY A PROBLEM IF THERE ARE CHILDREN SITTING IN THE BACK. IT NEVER SHOULD BE THAT ALL DOOR HANDLES ON A CAR COME APART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE WAS FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE RANGE DOOR GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,718.

Mileage: 139,718

THREE OF MY INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF, CALLED JEEP THAY ONLY SELL THE DOOR PANEL ABOUT $600.00 FOR ONE DOOR PANEL INSTALLED I THINK JEEP NEEDS TO RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THANKS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *BF *TR

Mileage: 37,000

THE RIGHT REAR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE PLASTIC THAT THE HANDLE MOUNTS TO HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING. THE VEHICLE IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS BEEN IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I FOUND THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THESE DOORS.

ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES OF MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE BROKEN. THE 2 REAR HANDLES ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF SO THE DOORS DON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE 2 FRONT HANDLES ARE BASICALLY HANGING BY A THREAD. IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE-IF ANYONE, ESPECIALLY KIDS, WERE IN THE BACKSEAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ESCAPE DURING AN ACCIDENT. WHILE RESEARCHING THE RECENT IGNITION RECALL, I STUMBLED ON MANY, MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME DOOR HANDLE PROBLEM - I THOUGHT OUR CAR WAS JUST A LEMON! THE COST TO FIX ONE DOOR IS $700 AND CERTAINLY NOT IN THE BUDGET SO WE'VE HAD TO LIVE WITH IT! THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK OF THIS SHOULD BE OF GREAT CONCERN AND JEEP SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX IT!! THANK YOU. *TR

3 OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES AND REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER, THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE, IF HANDLE COMPLETELY BREAKS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION PASSENGERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/JEEP/GRAND_CHEROKEE/2005/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/DOOR_HANDLES_HAVE_BROKEN_FROM_INTERIOR_DOOR_PANELS.SHTML

MY INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKING AND COLLAPSING. THE PLASTIC IS DEFECTIVE AND DOES NOT LAST. I NOW OPEN MY DRIVER DOOR BY ROLLING MY WINDOW DOWN AND OPENING IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. I WENT TO MOORE CHRYSLER JEEP IN PEORIA AZ AND THEY TOOK PICTURES BUT THEY CAME BACK AND SAID THEY WILL NOT BE FIXING THIS BECAUSE ITS OUT OF THERE GOOD WILL PERIOD. THIS IS NOT OK, THERE ARE 1000'S OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM! I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD FIX THIS FOR FREE!

Mileage: 139,845

ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM ARE GONE 100% CRUMBLED !! THE HANDLES ARE JUST HANGING THERE. ANY PASSENGERS IN BACK SEAT CAN'T GET OUT OF VEHICLE AND ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES... THE DOOR HANDLE CASING ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY OR DO YOU JUST WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO PERISH FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THESE DOORS??

Mileage: 230,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACKED AND WERE LOOSE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE OPEN THE REAR DOORS FROM INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED ALL DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

WHEN OPENING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR I NOTICED IT WAS CRACKING. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR USED AND FOUND THAT ALL 4 DOOR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE THOUGH THE BACK DOORS ARE FAR WORSE. THIS NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED ASAP. AND JEEP WILL NOT COVER THE COST FOR REPAIR AS IT'S NOT ON THEIR RECALL LIST. IT CAN RESULT IN INJURY IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY AND THE PASSENGERS CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES EXCEPT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF WOULD LEAK WHENEVER IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS MOLD AND MILDEW FROM THE WATER LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE DOOR HANDLES WERE CRACKED AND THE HANDLES MOVED AROUND INSIDE OF THE PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

I DROVE INTO AN ADVANCE AUTO PARKING AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR SEEM TO ACCELERATED AND I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL ON THE CAR I TRIED TO PUSH THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR BUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING AND I STARTED TO PANIC. MY CAR RAN RIGHT INTO A METAL POLE AND TOTALED MY CAR. THE POLICE AT THE SEEN TOLD ME AND MY HUSBAND THAT THE IMPACT THAT THE VEHICLE TOOK, THE AIRBAGS SHOULD OF CAME OUT, BUT THEY DID NOT. MY CAR IS TOTALED AND THE BODY OF THE CAR IN THE FRONT IS SPLIT IN HALF.

THE INSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN THUS RENDERING THE DOOR A SAFETY HAZARD SHOULD THE DRIVER NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. I CONTACTED JEEP AND THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL AT A COST OF $700 PLUS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL AS WELL AS THE JEEP COMMANDERS.

I OWN A GARAGE KEPT, 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 2WD WITH APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES. 3 OF THE 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE SEVERELY CRACKING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE ONCE THEY FULL BREAK, THE DOOR IN UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR. COST TO REPAIR EACH DOOR IS OVER $800. I CONTACTED JEEP CUSTOMER SUPPORT ON 6-22-15, BUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT THERE WAS NO ASSISTANCE THEY COULD PROVIDE IN REPAIRING THE DOOR. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS SO THAT CONSUMERS CAN GET ASSISTANCE IN DEALING WITH THE SAFETY PROBLEM.

Mileage: 80,130

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES WERE CRACKED AND FRACTURED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLES ONLY OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005 MODEL WHERE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING CRACKS AND THE HANDLE FALLS AND BECOMES UNUSABLE. THIS HAPPENS ON ALL DOORS OF CAR BUT THE FIRST ONE TO GO IN MY CASE WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. ONCE THE HANDLE FALLS YOU ARE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR USING THAT DOOR. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. JEEP HAS NOT PROVIDED A FIX EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR. A RECALL IS NEEDED AS ALMOST EVERYONE WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR REAR AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR PANELS. THE REAR DOORS HAD TO BE OPENED WITH THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN

Mileage: 78,000

APPROX. 2012, THE CASING THAT THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE SITS ON CRACKED AND BROKE APART; AND, AS A RESULT, THE DOOR COULD NO LONGER BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE BECAUSE THE HANDLE WAS NO LONGER SECURED AND JUST HANGED. I NOTICED APPROX. A YEAR AGO THAT THE HANDLE'S CASING WAS CRACKED ON BOTH THE BACK DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDES. SINCE, THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BROKEN AND THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. I JUST NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS ALSO CRACKED AND WITH TIME IT WILL ALSO BREAK AND THE DOOR CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS BECAUSE ONCE THE CASINGS BREAK IT DOES NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE. I AM IN AWE THAT THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED WHEN MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE VERY SELDOM DOES ANYONE SIT IN MY BACK SEATS. NO DESIGN OR DEFECT SHOULD COMPROMISE THE HANDLE WHERE A PASSENGER IS NOT ABLE TO EXIT A CAR. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF ON THE DRIVER DOOR AND EVERY DOOR HANDLE IS ABOUT TO BREAK. DUE TO VERY WEAK AND DRY PLASTIC USED TO MAKE FROM JEEP. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. CHILDREN OR ADULTS IN SEATS NOT KNOWING HOW TO GET OUT OF CAR IN AN EMERGENCY COULD BE DEADLY. JEEP SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

INTERIOR, FRONT, RIGHT AND LEFT DOOR HANDLES INOPERABLE DUE TO PLASTIC MOUNT BREAKING. MAKE EGRESS WITH WINDOW UP IMPOSSIBLE. OUR SIDE DOOR HANDLE MUST BE USED TO EXIT VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WAS NOTIFIED BY SERVICE DEPT. THAT THE CROSSMEMBER OF THE FRAME THAT SUPPORTS THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED /BROKEN DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED COST=$800.00 SEEMS UNUSUAL AT THIS TIME&MILEAGE. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 78,343

ALL FOUR (4) OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE CRACKING AND I AM FEARFUL THAT THEY WILL BE BREAKING OFF SOON. THE HANDLES AND THE SUPPORTING DOOR HANDLE HOUSING ARE ALL CRACKING IN THE SAME LOCATION. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER (CASE #[XXX]) AND JEEP (CASE #[XXX]) AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANY REPAIR ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. SINCE THE DEFECT IS IN THE HOUSING UNIT OF THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL, THE COST TO REPLACE THE HOUSING IS PROHIBITIVE TO MOST OWNERS SINCE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATES IT IS ~$800 PER DOOR TO FIX. DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE OF BEING UNABLE TO EXIT THE BACK SEAT AREA FROM THE INSIDE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY, I AM FEARFUL OF ALLOWING MY 14YR DAUGHTER, GRANDKIDS, OR ANYONE ELSE OF RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. THE DAMAGE TO THE DOOR HANDLES AND/OR FRAMES ARE NOT DUE TO NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR" OR ANY OUTSIDE CIRCUMSTANCE. ALTHOUGH I AM JUST NOW REPORTING THIS, I DID NOT INITIALLY RECOGNIZE IT AS A DEFECT WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WITH THE FIRST DOOR (REAR DRIVER'S SIDE) IN 2009. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING. I AM REPORTING THIS HOPING THAT A RECALL WILL BE MADE BY CHRYSLER BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND/OR KILLED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE RETURNING TO MY HOME IN NJ FROM A TRIP TO FL, I HEARD A LOUD THUMP FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR FOLLOWED BY A NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN EXHAUST NOTE. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION A FEW MILES AWAY AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE REAR PORTION OF THE EXHAUST WAS MISSING, FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE SEPARATION DUE TO CORROSION. THE REAR BUMPER MELTED AT THE POINT ABOVE WHERE THE EXHAUST TIP EXTENDS. OF COURSE, WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THIS PART EXPIRED AT 8 YRS/80K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 92,620

I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP AND MY CAR RAN INTO MY PUMP HOUSE. *TR

Mileage: 99,069

JUST FOUND THIS SITE: SAME STORY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A 4.7 LITER V8. BOTH REAR DOOR PANELS ' DOOR HANDLE AREAS ARE CRACKED AND BROKEN WITH PIECES MISSING AND THE FRONT DOOR PANEL DOOR HANDLES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING. RECALL IS NEEDED FOR THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 83,264

BOTH OF THE BACKSEAT PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. THE DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE GOD FORBID AN ACCIDENT OCCURS THERE'S NO WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOORS IS TO PHYSICALLY ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL, INTERIOR, AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE INTERIOR PASSENGER AND BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTING CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

I AM WONDERING HOW THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THE GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. MY CAR HAS ONLY 67000 MILES AND ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED. THE BACK TWO ARE BEING REPLACED BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER WORK. THIS POSES A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH SINCE REAR OCCUPANTS WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. PERFORMING A SEARCH ONLINE AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A WIDESPREAD ISSUE FOR THE GRAND CHEROKEE. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED WITH NO MISUSE OR EXCESSIVE FORCE. DOOR HANDLE IS INOPERATIVE. MUST OPEN DOOR FROM EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE. NO SIGN OF ANY WEAR OR OBVIOUS DAMAGE FROM VISUAL INSPECTION. DEALERSHIP QUOTES REPAIR COST TO BE PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE. SEEMS TO BE MANUFACTURER DEFECT. OBVIOUS CONCERN THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IN CASE RAPID EGRESS FROM VEHICLE IS REQUIRED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 108,100

DOOR HANDLES ON ALL FOUR DOOR HAVE CRACKED AND BROKEN WITH NORMAL USE ,WE ARE AFRAID WE WILL NEED TO EXIT VEHICLE IN A HURRY AND NOW WE HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO EXIT VEHICLE THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *TR

IN MARCH OF 2013 THE RIGHT DOOR IN THE BACK SEAT HANDLE CRACKED, AT FIRST YOU WERE STILL ABLE TO OPEN IT THEN ONE DAY IT COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AND NOW YOU CAN NO LONGER OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE, AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE MY DAUGHTER HAD PULLED A LITTLE TO HARD ON IT, THEN I STARTED TO LOOK AT THE ALL 3 OTHER DOOR HANDLES AND THEY ARE ALL CRACKED AND SLOWLY STARTING TO BREAK LIKE THE RIGHT REAR DOOR. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAS TO REPLACE ALL THE DOOR PANELS FOR $250.00 EACH THERE WAS NO WAY TO JUST REPLACE THE ACTUAL HANDLE. *TR

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKING AND BREAKING AT THE BASE OF THE HANDLE. I CAN BARELY GET OUT OF MY JEEP OPENING FROM THE INSIDE, AND I HAVE TO GET OUT TO LET MY SON OUT AT SCHOOL. MY CHILDREN MUST WAIT FOR ME TO OPEN THEIR DOORS, AND IF I WERE TO GET INTO A COLLISION AND MY CAR ON FIRE, I WOULD IN NO WAY HAVE TIME TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN, GET OUT, THEN LET MY KIDS OUT BEFORE AN EXPLOSION OF GASOLINE AND OTHER FLUIDS ENGULFED MY VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, OR THE DRIVER HANDLE WOULD BE THE WORST, FOR IT IS MOST USED. THE DRIVER HANDLE WAS THE LAST TO BREAK, AND I'M NOT HAPPY FOR THE MONEY I'M SOON TO SPEND, ESPECIALLY WHEN I SEARCH ONLINE AND FIND SO MANY OTHERS HAVING THE VERY SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

THE TWO BACK INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED AND BROKEN. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS ALSO CRACKED AND ITS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ALL DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE DOOR HANDLES AND PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM OR RECALL. IF YOU GET TRAPPED IN YOUR JEEP AND THE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS THEN THERE'S NO WAY OUT FROM THAT DOOR. MY JEEP IS IN GREAT CONDITION HARDLY ANY WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS DEFECTIVE LEMON MATERIAL. IT JUST CRUMBLES. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

LO COMPRE EN EL AO 2009 MARZO QUIERO SABER SI ES LEGAL LA CAMIONETA. *TR

Mileage: 123,750

THE INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR PANEL IS BROKEN BY THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. IT STARTED AS A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC BY THE HANDLE. NOW THERE IS A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC BEHIND THE HANDLE. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE DOOR HANDLE HAS TO BE USED VERY CAREFULLY. THE WHOLE PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $900. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN AN EMERGENCY, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE BACK SEAT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS ALSO STARTING TO CRACK. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE JEEP. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL APART WHEN OPENING DOOR. TWO YEARS EARLIER, REAR PASSENGER DOOR DID SAME. FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ALSO CRACKING. REAL SAFETY HAZARD. CAN NOT EXIT VEHICLE WITH WINDOW ROLLED UP. *TR

Mileage: 171,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE ALL BROKEN BECAUSE JEEP DECIDED TO GO WITH THE CHEAP ROUTE INSTEAD OF USING QUALITY PARTS. THE DOOR HANDLES CRUMBLE WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT AND MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT OR IF THE CAR WERE TO BECOME SUBMERGED, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN MY DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND I WOULD DIE. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS ONLINE AND IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT A FACTORY DEFECTIVE PART LIKE THIS WOULD NOT BE RECALLED WHEN IT CAN CAUSE A SAFETY CONCERN LIKE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I HAVE A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, 2005. THE REAR RIGHT DOOR HANDLE CRACKED AND UPON EXITING OF MY FAMILY MEMBER, THE HAND SIMPLY BROKE OFF. IN THE PAST WEEK, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A THREATENING TO BREAK OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE. I AM THE ONLY ONE DRIVING MY JEEP AND I WORRY THAT WHEN I HAVE MY GRANDCHILD IN THE VEHICLE AND THE REST BREAK AS IT APPEARS THEY ARE THREATENING, EXITING THE VEHICLE WILL BE AN ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN AS WELL AS CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE DOOR PANELS RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL DOOR HANDLES. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR THEM AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMERS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT BECOMES A REAL PROBLEM. *TR AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE IGNITION CYLINDER PHYSICALLY EXTENDED OUT FROM THE HOUSING AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND AWKWARD TO ENGAGE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE PRIOR TO THE RECALL WORK BEING DONE. THE DEALER REPEATEDLY TOLD THE CONSUMER THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WIPERS. UPDATED 06/02/16.*JB

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED ARE ALL BREAKING. THE PLASTIC BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ARE MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC. THE PLASTIC BREAKS AND MAKES THE DOOR HANDLES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY AND PROCEEDED TO CHANGE LANES INTO THE LEFT LANE, IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT GET IT UNDER CONTROL. I ENDED UP IN CRASHING INTO THE SAFETY CABLES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT REALLY DID SOME DAMAGE. I MANAGED TO NOT HIS OTHER VEHICLES DURING THIS SCARY INCIDENT. THIS WAS REPORTED TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND WE STILL HAVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES AND EVERYTHING AROUND THEM FROM THE INTERIOR HAS BROKEN OFF. WE CANNOT OPEN THE REAR DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. IF YOU ARE IN THE BACK YOU COULDN'T GET OUT IN AN ACCIDENT AND/OR FIRE. I SEES ALLOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ONLINE. USED LIKE NORMAL, NO ABUSE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED ON ALL FOUR DOORS. THE DOORS COULD ONLY OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES AND PANELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER, FRONT PASSENGER, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 10/30/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED 3 OUT OF 4 DOOR LOCKS WERE BROKEN AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. UPDATED 04/27/2015 *JS

Mileage: 28,000

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES IN THE FRONT SEAT, BOTH HAVE BECOME HARD AND BRITTLE AND HAVE CRUMBLED. IF THE DRIVER'S HANDLE DETERIORATES ANY MORE THE DOOR HANDLE WILL NO LONGER WORK AND YOU COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS A HUGE CHUNK OF PLASTIC THAT HAS BROKEN OFF AND THIS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS RARELY USED. *TR

DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. THE OTHER 3 DOOR HANDLES HAVE ALSO STARTED TO CRACK AND BECOME LOOSE. IT STARTS WITH A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC, THE CRACK THEN TURNS INTO A HOLE ABOVE THE METAL HANDLE. THE ACTUAL METAL HANDLE ITSELF THEN LOOSENS UP AND COMPLETELY COMES OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS HAVE HAD. IT'S NOT FROM EXCESSIVE USE, IT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I CANNOT GET OUT OF MY CAR UNLESS SOMEONE OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I WOULD ASSUME THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD CONSIDERING IT TRAPS THE OPERATOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND A FLORIDA STATE TROOPER WAS BEHIND ME, ALSO STOPPED. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD SO I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE TO EASE FORWARD, AWAITING TO HIT THE GAS WHEN THE TROOPER HIT HIS GAS, SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF MY JEEP SO HARD THAT IT LIFTED THE BACK OF MY JEEP UP AND FORCED THE FRONT END TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT THE BOTTOM OF HIS REAR BUMPER - PUSHING ME FORWARD INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME APPROXIMATELY 7 FEET. MY JEEP STALLED DURING THE HIT BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE ALL CRUMBLING AND DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PASSENGERS. ALL FOUR HANDLES ARE AFFECTED. WINDOW MUST BE OPENED AND CAR DOOR MUST BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE WHILE LEANING OUT THE WINDOW. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

Mileage: 90,000

WE PURCHASED A SECOND HAND JEEP 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE LAST MAY 2013. IT WAS A ONE OWNER ONE DRIVER VEHICLE. BY THE LOOKS OF THE INTERIOR THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS EVER IN THE CAR. VERY CLEAN AND UNUSED. BY DECEMBER 2013 WE NOTICED CRACKING AND BREAKING AROUND THE PASSENGER AND REAR DOOR HANDLES. WE UTILIZE THE REAR DOORS FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN. BY FEBRUARY 2014 THE REAR DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER HAD BROKEN AND HAS APPARENTLY UNATTACHED THE MECHANISM THAT OPENS THE DOOR, WHICH NOW IS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THAT DOOR. WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED I WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT IT WAS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CONTACTED JEEP AND JEEP DEALER. NO ONE RESPONDED BACK FROM COMPLAINT FROM JEEP. THE DEALER TOLD US IT WOULD COST $550 PER DOOR TO REPAIR. WHEN I CONTACTED JEEP I ASKED HOW MANY CASUALTIES DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL. MY GRANDDAUGHTERS SIT BACK THERE AND COULD NEVER EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE HANDLES ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AS IS THE PIECE IT IS CONNECTED TOO. THEY ACTUALLY SELL REPLACEMENT REPAIR KITS FOR THIS ON LINE AND DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED SAID IT WOULD REPLACE THEM FOR A LARGE FEE IF I PURCHASED THE REPAIR KIT. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE I DON'T FEEL WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MANUFACTURING RECALL. IF THE VEHICLE WOULD CATCH ON FIRE THERE WOULD BE FATALITIES.. THE STRONGEST HANDLE IS THE DRIVERS DOOR?? WHICH MEANS IT WOULD TAKE A LOT LONGER FOR THIS ONE TO BREAK, DO YOU THINK THEY KNEW THIS WHEN MANUFACTURING?? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN BACKING INTO PARKING SPACE THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET SHIP/FULL THROTTLE (5.7 HEMI) LIKE IT HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN. THE RESULT WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE (UNKNOWN AMOUNT) AND CAR DAMAGE OVER $7600.00 NOT INCLUDING CAR RENTAL FOR 2 WEEKS. CHRYSLER SENT INSPECTOR TO BODY SHOP AND THEIR DETERMINATION WAS THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND SAID THE CASE IS CLOSED. A JEEP/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY JANUARY 31, 2014 UNDER WARRANTY. WE KNOW THIS WAS NOT DRIVER ERROR. IT WAS THE SCARIEST 15 SECONDS OF OUR LIVES AND COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED SOMEONE. NOW WE WONDER WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN? WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, HAS THERE EVER BEEN AN ENGINE GOING TO FULL THROTTLE ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 2005 JEEP/CHRYSLER PRODUCT? *TR

Mileage: 83,700

THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005 AND UP HAS INSIDE DOOR PANELS MADE OF PLASTIC ,AND THE DOOR HANDLES WHICH ALLOW OPENING THE VEHICLE DOORS FOR THE INSIDE ARE ATTACHED TO THIS WEAK PLASTIC PANEL. OVER TIME THE DOOR HANDLE PLASTIC ATTACHMENT POINTS BEGAN TO CRACK AND BREAK AWAY , EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE OPENING HANDLE TO FALL OFF,AND THE DOOR IS THEN NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR FIRE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE THIS CONDITION EXISTS , THE OCCUPANTS AT THOSE DOORS WOULD BE UNABLE TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE THRU THE DOORS WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SERVICE STATES THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS FOR THEM TO ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY, TO REPAIR THIS ALL THE INSIDE DOOR PANELS MUST BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE # 1-800-992-1997. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I PURCHASED THE GRAND CHEROKEE JUST THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. WHEN I PURCHASED IT I DID NOTICE ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR PLASTIC WAS BROKEN AROUND HANDLE BUT WAS STILL OPERATIONAL. THE NEXT DAY MY DAUGHTER WAS GETTING OUT OF FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHEN PLASTIC BROKE AROUND HANDLE AND HANDLE ITSELF WOULD NOT WORK. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND SAW THAT THOUSANDS OF GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THERE WAS EVEN A GUY WHO STARTED MAKING AND SELLING HIS OWN REPLACEMENT KIT. THIS COULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN AND DRIVER OR PASSENGERS NEEDED TO EXIT VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND COULD NOT IF WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK TO USE EXTERIOR HANDLE TO EXIT. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED? *JS

Mileage: 116,900

BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES ON MY GRAND CHEROKEE ARE BROKEN. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE BROKE IN MARCH 2012, THEN THE RIGHT SIDE BROKE A FEW MONTHS AFTERWARDS. ALL REAR SEATED PASSENGERS INSIDE THE VEHICLE ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE FRONT SEATED PASSENGERS HAVE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DOOR HANDLE ISSUE IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE I FEAR I WON'T BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE I MUST ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND USE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOORS MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 94,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING ON ALL OF THE DOORS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 127,000

IN ROUTE TO OPEN GYM FOR MY 3YR OLD, AFTER EXITING EXPRESSWAY IN TRAFFIC APPROX 5-7MINS, SUV SHUTS OFF. AFTER IT SHUT OFF IT WOULD NT START FOR APPROX 4 MINS, IT DID NOT FULLY CRANK YET CRANKED, IN A PUTTING PATTERN, I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OUT OF TRAFFIC INTO AN OFFICE PARK LOCATED AT 3525 PIEDMONT RD NE ATL, GA 30308 IN FRONT OF BUILDING 7 ENTERING FROM PIEDMONT RD. ONCE PARKED, MY TEMP GAUGE WAS ON HOT PANNED HARD RIGHT, THE SUV WOULD NOT START, I ALLOWED IT TO COOL DOWN TO HALFWAY, DURING THAT TIME I MADE 4 ATTEMPTS TO START THE SUV. EACH TIME IT WOULD PUTTER, OR SOUND AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS. ONCE SUV COOLED TO HALF I ATTEMPTED TO START AND IT STARTED IN THE SAME PUTTER FASHION AS BEFORE, YET APPEARING TO CATCH AS IF IT WAS START NORMAL, ALL THE WHILE SMOKING OUT THE BACK A SLIGHT POP COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, YET AS IT APPEARED TO START I WOULD GIVE IT GAS WITH HOPES THAT IT WOULD CATCH AND THEN IT JUST SHUT OFF AND STARTED SMOKING AND THERE WAS A NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT ODOR THAT MY 3 YR OLD AND I SMELLED, FROM THERE I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO SEE IF THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE RADIATOR, SINCE THE TEMP GAUGE WAS JUST ON HOT, I NOTICE THERE WAS A FIRE BURNING IN THE LOWER BACK OF THE ENGINE REGION, I IMMEDIATELY LOWERED THE HOOD DUE TO NOT HAVING ANYTHING TO PROP IT OPEN WITH, I IMMEDIATELY GOT MY 3 YR OLD SON OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY, I RETURN TO GET HIS CAR SEAT AND ANYTHING TO HOPEFULLY SALVAGE, I THEN RETURN TO THE SUV TO PUT OUT THE FIRE OUT AS BEST I COULD, I APPEARED TO OUT ON BOTH SIDES AND JUST SMOKING BADLY. CALLED A RIDE TO TAKE ME AND MY 3YR OLD HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY I CHECKED THE SUV, THE ENGINE AREA, HOOD, FRONT WINDSHIELD HAD COMPLETELY BURNED, THERE IS NO HOOD AREA, THE HOOD IS IN THE WINDSHIELD, AND EVERYTHING ELSE FORWARD CHARD AND MELTED, TO THE YELLOW PIECES, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE PHOTOS, AND A VIDEO. *TR

Mileage: 142,088

RIGHT REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PLASTIC WAS BROKEN WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. PLASTIC IS EXTREMLY BRITTLE. RIGHT FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE THE SAME WAY ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT JERKED OR ABUSED IN ANY WAY. THEY BOTH LOOKED TO BE IN PERFECT CONDITION BEFORE THEY BROKE. *JS

Mileage: 120,000

FIRST, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE A HAZARD. ALL FOUR ARE CRACKED AND ONE BROKE OFF AS MY GRAND CHILD OPEN THE BACK SEAT DOOR TO GET OUT. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS BREAKING OFF AT ANY TIME, THE OTHERS ARE CRACKED. I AM AFRAID THAT IN AN ACCIDENT SOME OF US MIGHT NOT MAKE IT OUT. THEY ARE TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. I TRIED TO TRADE IN THE JEEP BUT NO LUCK! I KNOW THERE ARE MORE JEEPS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS WITH DEATHS, YET ! HELP !!! THE SECOND, IS THE CATALYST CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AFTER A YEAR, HOW MANY TIMES HAS IT BEEN REPLACED BEFORE? I CANT GET THAT INFO. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A DEFECT THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BRAKING FROM REGULAR USE. THIS PROBLEM IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS ANYONE INSIDE THE VEHICLE CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FURTHER MORE, CHILDREN AND OR ADULTS MAY ACCIDENTALLY CUT THEMSELVES ON THE SHARP BROKEN PLASTIC EDGES OF THE BROKEN HANDLE. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HANDLES I HAD TO ORDER A NEW DOOR PANEL, YET AFTER ONLY 6 MONTHS THE HANDLE WAS BROKEN AGAIN. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE RELATED TO MY JEEP ONLY, WITH A LITTLE RESEARCH ITS EASY TO FIND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING WITH ANY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FROM 2005-2010. *JS

Mileage: 55,000

AFTER CHRISTMAS AFTER TAKING MY STEPSON'S COUSIN HOME, I NOTICED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE BACK DOORS WERE HANGING, WITH THE SURROUNDING PLASTIC BUSTED. I THOUGHT IT HAPPENED WHEN THE DOORS WERE OPENED, AND THAT THEY WERE OPENED TOO HARD. TOOK TO A DEALER (CHEVY DEALER, THAT I BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM) AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO REPLACE ENTIRE DOOR PANELS, INSTEAD OF JUST THE DOOR HANDLES. *TR

REAR DOOR OF VEHICLE-TRUNK DOOR-WILL SOMETIMES NOT STAY IN PLACE AND HAS HIT MY FIANCE IN THE HEAD A COUPLE OF TIMES. UNSURE OF CAUSE, OR HOW TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT ALL PANEL ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC DOOR PANEL AREA THAT WAS SURROUNDING THE HANDLE BECAME CRACKED ON ALL FOUR DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC INTERIOR DOORS HANDLES WERE CRACKED. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND BOTH REAR DOORS EXHIBITED THE FAILURE AND COULD NOT BE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER'S WOULD HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND ENGAGE THE REAR DOOR HANDLES IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SHARDS OF THE DOOR HANDLE BREAKING OFF AND FALLING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES, THE MOLDING AND THE FRAME OF THE DOOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70000.

Mileage: 70,000

ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN TO VARYING DEGREES. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THE DOOR HANDLE THAT IS MOST INTACT IS THE DRIVER'S HANDLE. IRONICALLY THIS CAR IS TYPICALLY ONLY USED BY ONE PERSON WHO USES THAT DOOR HANDLE. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES. IT HAS BECOME A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR OUR FAMILY. MY HUSBAND WILL NOT TAKE PASSENGERS FOR FEAR THAT IF THERE WOULD BE AN EMERGENCY OR ACCIDENT HIS PASSENGERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CARS OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE DOOR HANDLE BREAK MUCH LESS ALL FOUR. JEEP HAS MADE ME BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE WHEN I CONTACTED THEM. ONLINE SEARCHES MAKE ME BELIEVE OTHERWISE. *TR

SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, THE REAR DOOR HANDLES AND THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEEN CRACKED. OVER THE COURSE OF US OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR THE PAST YEAR THE REAR DOOR HANDLES NO LONGER OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A NOT ONLY A PROBLEM BUT A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THERE WOULD BE AN ACCIDENT OR A FIRE OR ANYTHING PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEATS WOULD BE STUCK IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ MANY, MANY SIMILAR ISSUES REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND HOW JEEP REFUSES TO FIX IT UNLESS YOU BUY A WHOLE NEW DOOR PANEL WHICH CAN BE UP TO $600 A DOOR. CHRYSLER SHOULD REALLY RECALL THESE VEHICLES, IT IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 95,025

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE TO ENGAGE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE FALLING APART. ONE DOOR HANDLE IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE AND AS SUCH THE PASSENGER IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS PRESENTS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE IS BARELY HANGING ON AND I FEAR THAT SOON I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN MY DOOR FROM THE INSIDE ANYMORE. CHRYSLER HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VERY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. PLEASE PRESSURE CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THE COST TO REPLACE THE DOOR PANELS FOR ALL FOUR DOORS IS OVER $2,000. *TR

ALL 2 HANDLE'S ARE BROKEN AND 2 ARE CRACKED THIS IS A DANGEROUS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IF THEIR IS A ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID THE COST IS ON ME I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. AND I AM NOT ALONG I SEE AT YOUTUBE WHEN I WAS LOOKING HOW TO FIX THE DOOR, BUT WHEN I SEEN THIS HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QSFRZ7CIBKY I SAID, WHAT! I NEED YOUR HELP! *TR

DOOR HANDLE ON 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO SEEMS TO BE READY TO BREAK ON DRIVER DOOR. I CAN SEE A SORT OF PIN CRACKING THROUGH THE DOOR ITSELF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. NOTIFIED JEEP DEALER IN CONCORD, NC AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW DOOR PANEL ASSEMBLY TO FIX THIS AS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR KEEPS MOVING TO UNLOCKED, MAKING THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A CHILD COULD OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE BREAKING AT THE DOOR HANDLES. WHEN THE CRACKS PROCEED FAR ENOUGH THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF TRAPPING OCCUPANTS INSIDE. ALL FOUR DOORS ARE BROKEN, THE DRIVER'S DOOR LEAST OF ALL. IT IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE BUT A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WENT TO OPEN MY DRIVER'S DOOR THIS MORNING AND IT WOULDN'T OPEN, HAD TO OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE. AFTER OPEN THE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT AND LATCH. THE PLASTIC ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR HANDLE IS CRACKED AND BAD. COMMON PROBLEM, CHRYSLER GROUP SHOULD RECALL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AMONG MANY GRAND CHEROKEES. *TR

Mileage: 106,550

JEEP DOOR HANDLES ARE FAULTY. THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE DOOR HANDLE IS A FAULTY PRODUCT. THE PLASTIC STARTS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. THEN THE ACTUAL HANDLE HAS NO SUPPORT AND BEGINS TO HAVE PROBLEMS. I CAN NO LONGER LOCK THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THREE DOORS ARE AFFECTED THUS FAR. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED AND PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A WRECK YET; BUT THIS IS MORE OF PREVENTATIVE MEASURE. I HAVE LOOKED AT MULTIPLE SITES AND SEEN WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAKING OFF. I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS THE 1ST THEY HAVE HEARD OF IT, AND WAS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALL FOUR OF MY HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF AND I HAVE RIGGED UP THE DRIVER DOOR, BUT AS FAR AS PASSENGERS THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT IF THEIR WAS AN EMERGENCY. I WOULD THINK JEEP WOULD STEP UP AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS POORLY MADE PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE A 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A DOOR HANDLE. MY DRIVER DOOR HANDLE IS JUST ABOUT TO DROP OFF.. I NOTICED THE "LOOSE" HANDLES BUT MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOESN'T HAVE A HANDLE FOR THE SAME REASON. JEEP DEFINITELY NEEDS TO RECALL THESE ISSUES BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. MASSIVE LIST OF COMPLAINS IN THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND JEEP/CHRYSLER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL...HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL OF US THAT HAVE KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT AND OTHER PASSENGERS AND GOD FORBID THERE'S AN ACCIDENT OPENS LIKE YOU MENTIONED A FIRE OR AN ACCIDENT AND YOUR PASSENGERS CAN'T EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WHERE YOU OPEN UP THE DOOR BY THE DOOR HANDLE IT HAS STARTED BREAKING ON MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND BOTH OF THE DOORS IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE INOPERABLE. CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HANDLES CRACK AND BREAK EASILY. THIS CAUSES OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE IN A TIMELY FASHION. DOORS MUST BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE PANEL AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PASSENGERS COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE HANDLES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 5.7L HEMI AND AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAD SNAPPED OFF SO THAT YOU ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS CRACKED, BUT NOT COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF YET. THERE IS SOME SPIDER CRACKING ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE AS WELL. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I REALIZED THAT IT'S NOT A PART THAT CAN JUST BE REPLACED, IT MUST BE REPLACED BY JEEP AND CAN COST UPWARDS OF $3,000. I SEE THIS AS A VERY URGENT SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF I GET IN A CAR WREAK OR THERE IS A FIRE, MY PASSENGERS AND I WOULD HAVE TROUBLE EXITING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY JEEP AND SOON BEFORE THIS TAKES A TRAGIC TURN. *TR

Mileage: 87,985

ALL FOUR OF MY DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED. I CAN NO LONGER OPEN MY REAR DOORS FROM THE INSIDE BECAUSE THE HANDLE IS COMPLETELY BUSTED. MY TWO FRONT HANDLES ARE ALMOST THE SAME. IF I HAVE PASSENGERS RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT I HAVE TO OPEN THEIR DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I FEAR THAT IF I'M EVER IN AN ACCIDENT NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE UNLESS AN OUTSIDE PERSON IN PRESENT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND I FEEL THAT JEEP HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO ITS CONSUMERS TO FIX SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED AND AS A RESULT, THREE OF THE DOORS WERE UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Mileage: 9,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE HAVE BOTH FAILED. THE HANDLE PIVOTS ON BRITTLE PLASTIC AND IT CRACKS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE HAVE BOTH FAILED. THE HANDLE PIVOTS ON BRITTLE PLASTIC AND IT CRACKS UNLESS YOU'RE EXTREMELY GENTLE. DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A VERY FLAWED INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE PLASTIC MOLDING OF THE INTERIOR DOOR TRIM PANEL IS COMPOSED OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL THAT IS SUSCEPTIBLE CRACKING AND BREAKING, AT THE FOCAL POINT FROM WHICH THE DOOR HANDLE IS LOCATED. ALL FOUR OF OUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN, RENDERING OUR ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE FROM AN ACCIDENT THRU THE USE OF OUR WINDOWS OR WINDSHIELDS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS A COMMON THEME FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE: HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/2005-BROKEN-INTERIOR-DOOR-HANDLES-1132403/ HTTP://WWW.DENLORSTOOLS.COM/AUTOBLOG/2010/11/JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-INTERIOR-DOOR-HANDLE-BROKEN-RECALL/HTTP://WWW.JEEPSUNLIMITED.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?511563-BROKEN-REAR-INSIDE-DOOR-HANDLE-ANY-EXPERIENCES HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F16A9E4/88 HTTP://WWW.JEEPGARAGE.ORG/F5/2005-WK-LIMITED-WITH-BROKEN-INTERIOR-DOOR-PANELS-5834.HTML JUST TO NAME A FEW FROM A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH. I FIND HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE FOR A CORPORATION SUCH AS CHRYSLER TO NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE FAILURE OF THEIR VEHICLES DESIGN. SO I AM BEGGING YOU IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION? I HONESTLY DO BELIEVE THAT MY FIANCE'S JEEP IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IF SHE IS EVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, SHE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN TIME. AFTER CONTACTING MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP I WAS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED FROM THE SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM.TO REPLACE THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLE ON THE VEHICLE, YOU MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR TRIM PANEL. COSTS: FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS- $947.00 EACH; REAR PASSENGER DOORS- $640 EACH. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

MY DOOR HANDLES ON 4 OF MY DOORS (NOT ONE OR TWO BUT FOUR) ON THE INSIDE HAVE CRACKED, SOME CRACKED WHERE ONE IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE WHICH NOW MAKES THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE PLASTIC IN THE DOORS ARE SO BRITTLE THAT ANY FORCE CAN CAUSE THE HANDLE TO BREAK. I HAVE APPROACHED JEEP ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY DO NOT EVEN LISTEN TO MY COMPLAINT AND SAID I JUST HAD TO BUY A NEW REPLACEMENT DOOR PANEL. A DOOR PANEL TO REPLACE A FAULTY DOOR HANDLE IS QUITE UNACCEPTABLE AND NOT A LOGICAL EXCUSE FOR THEIR BAD AND VERY CHEAP PRODUCT. YOU PAY GOOD MONEY TO STAY WITH AN AMERICAN VEHICLE BUT WITH EXCUSES LIKE THIS MAKE ME WANT TO BUY FOREIGN.SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE TO FIND MANY PEOPLE IN MY SAME SITUATION... *TR

Mileage: 90,000

ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES ARE COMING APART AND ONE IS COMPLETELY BROKE. IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY, NOONE WILL BE ABLE TO GET OUT IF THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CHEROKEE AND COMMANDER OWNERS FACING THIS SAME SITUATION. THIS IS A SEVERE AND LIFE-THREATENING SAFETY ISSUE AND CHRYSLER JEEP REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING CHEAP MATERIAL THAT LITERALLY DISINTEGRATES ON ITS OWN. THEIR PRICE FOR FIXING THIS DEFECT IS $700-$900 PER DOOR AND THEY ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO COVER ANY PORTION OF IT. IF A COMPANY FREELY DECIDES TO USE INFERIOR MATERIALS JUST TO MAKE MORE PROFIT, THIS CREATES SAFETY ISSUES, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND INFANTS, THEN THEY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS REPAIRS AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

2 OF MY REAR DOORS ON MY 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE BROKE OFF, SO FAR TOTAL OF 3 OF MY INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN, THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE IF I WERE TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT AND NOBODY CAN GET OUT BECAUSE DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN... THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL FROM JEEP ON 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE'S *JS

Mileage: 144,000

THE DOOR HANDLE WAS MADE WITH CHEAP PLASTIC AND CAME COMPLETELY OFF ON ONE DOOR. I HAVE 3 KIDS, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES HAVE A CRACK IN THE HANDLE READY TO BREAK OFF AT ANY MOMENT THAT IS VISIBLE TO ANYONE WHO LOOKS AT THE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE (MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE). UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE HANDLES ON BOTH PASSENGER-SIDE DOORS ARE ALSO CRACKED IN THE SAME SPOT, THEY WILL SOON FAIL. CALLED DEALERSHIP (FARRISH, IN FAIRFAX VA), THEY SAID JEEP WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME AS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND ENTIRE DOOR PANELS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT $780 EACH (NOTE: NOT THE DEALERSHIP'S FAULT). GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND OTHER WEBSITES, IT IS CLEAR JEEP IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS DECIDED TO TO ADDRESS IT, DESPITE THE OBVIOUS SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. FURTHERMORE, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO OFFER THE HANDLE AS A SEPARATE PART - REPLACING A DOOR PANEL WITH ANOTHER ONE WITH A SIMILARLY DEFECTIVE PART IS NOT ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE, AND DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A REAL SOLUTION AS THE NEW PART IS JUST AS LIKELY TO FAIL AS THE OLD ONE. A RECALL SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD THAT THERE IS NOW AN AFTERMARKET SOLUTION (DOOR HANDLE REPLACEMENT KITS) DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, BUT YOU CAN'T GET THEM INSTALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TT

Mileage: 46,000

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN OFF. WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW EGRESS OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS A WINDOW IS LOWERED AND DOOR IS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, FIRE, FLOOD, POWER FAILURE, ETC... THE OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACK FROM NORMAL USE AND EVENTUALLY FAIL. SAFETY ISSUE CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM INTERIOR. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

ON JUNE 11, 2013, I PULLED INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT. I PUT MY (2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE) IN PARK & GOT OUT (THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING). AFTER A MOMENT OR SO, MY JEEP STARTED ROLLING FORWARD. IT ROLLED BETWEEN THE FUELING ISLANDS & IT WAS HEADED TOWARDS THE STREET. MY JEEP HIT A YELLOW POLE & THAT STOPPED IT FROM ROLLING INTO THE STREET. (THE YELLOW POLE IS A SAFETY POLE THAT PROTECTS THE FIRE HYDRANT). I AM 100% CONFIDENT THAT I PUT MY JEEP IN PARK BEFORE I GOT OUT OF IT. I WAS SHOCKED & SCARED WHEN I SAW IT ROLLING DOWN THE LOT. I FILED AN ACCIDENT CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DAMAGE WAS AROUND $6,000. MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS $500. TODAY, (AUGUST 13, 2013), I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER. THE REASON FOR THE RECALL IS THE "FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE SOFTWARE MAY UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE TO SHIFT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY INADVERTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING." I WAS (AND I STILL AM) 100% CONFIDENT THAT I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK BEFORE I GOT OUT OF IT. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS AT THIS POINT? MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID THE CLAIM & I PAID MY DEDUCTIBLE. NOW, MY INSURANCE RATES WILL GO UP. WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? HOW DO I PROCEED? *TR

Mileage: 97,000

ALL FOUR DOORS, THE DOOR UNLOCK/OPEN HANDLES ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND ARE DISINTEGRATING AND FALLING APART. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HANDLE IS MADE FROM CHEAP BRITTLE PLASTIC AND ALL ARE FALLING APART, EVEN THOSE ON DOORS THAT ARE NOT USED FREQUENTLY. JEEP HAS SAID THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $800.00 PER DOOR PANEL X 4 DOORS = $3200.00!!! THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE LEVER MECHANISM IS PLASTIC MADE INTO THE DOOR PANEL. JEEP NEEDS TO HAVE A FACTOR RECALL TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE DOOR UNLOCK/OPEN HANDLES. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

ALL FOUR (4) INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED. THE RESULT OF THIS ISSUE WILL IMPACT THE ABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM INSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY SUCH AS FIRE/ACCIDENT, PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ADEQUATELY EXIT THE VEHICLE TO ESCAPE FROM POTENTIAL INJURY/THREAT. *TR

Mileage: 97,500

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES HAD CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC BACKING WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE IN 2012. FIRST, THE REAR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND THE MECHANIC WANTED $850 TO FIX IT SINCE THE PLASTIC BACKSPLASH IS PART OF THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL. WITHOUT THE PLASTIC BACKSPLASH, THE HANDLE DOES NOT WORK. SO, I HAVE TO OPEN THAT DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE FOR MY KIDS. NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE HAS A HOLE AND IS ALMOST TO THE POINT OF BREAKING. I WANT TO GET RID OF THIS CAR AS I CANNOT AFFORD $3300 TO FIX THE HANDLES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS DOORS MUST OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE DOOR HANDLES OF THE INTERIOR DOORS ARE ALL BREAKING APART. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND THE PEOPLE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO ESCAPE. THE MATERIAL IS VERY THIN PLASTIC THAT IS VERY CHEAP AND THE REASON NOT ONE BUT ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN AND/OR CRACKED ABOUT TO BREAK. *TR

Mileage: 90,500

REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN. NO IDEA HOW OR WHEN IT HAPPENED. ON JUNE 4, 2013, MY SON TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND IT WOULDN'T OPEN. I FIGURED HE JUST HAD A HARD TIME AND I LET HIM OUT FROM THE OUTSIDE. 3 DAYS LATER, I OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE TO LET MY SON IN AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS BROKEN OFF AND MISSING AND THE DOOR HANDLE WAS HANGING LIMP. I AM CERTAIN THAT THERE WAS NO MISSING PLASTIC 3 DAYS PRIOR WHEN THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHEN THE PLASTIC BROKE OFF. I'M GUESSING IT'S DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. FRUSTRATING SINCE THOSE REAR DOOR HANDLES ARE RARELY USED. I ALMOST ALWAYS OPEN THE REAR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE MY KIDS ARE SMALL AND STILL RIDE STRAPPED INTO CAR SEATS, SO THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET OUT THEMSELVES. HAVING READ OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS MUST BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT. THERE'S NO REASON A DOOR HANDLE THAT IS RARELY USED SHOULD HAVE BROKEN OFF, AND IT'S ESPECIALLY STRANGE THAT IT SEEMS TO HAVE JUST BROKEN APART WHEN NO ONE WAS TOUCHING IT. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF - KNOWN PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER NOT ADDRESSING - EVAC SAFETY CONCERN!! *TR

Mileage: 132,158

2005 JEEP HAS BEEN SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL SINCE FEBRUARY 2013. IT CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE WAY OF REAR-ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO MAJOR DAMAGE WAS DONE THANKFULLY! A FEW WEEKS LATER I EXPERIENCED A ROLLAWAY. I WENT INTO THE SITTER TO PICK UP MY SON. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF BEING INSIDE I MY JEEP ROLL ACROSS THE STREET! I GO RUNNING OUTSIDE, OPENED THE DOOR AND PULLED UP THE EMERGENCY BREAK...JUST MISSING AN EMBANKMENT! SINCE THE "NEUTRAL" THING STARTED I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON. MY MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND HE SAID ITS ALL ELECTRICAL. ALSO, I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW GOING UP/DOWN SLOWER THAN THE REST OF THE WINDOWS SINCE 3 MONTHS INTO PURCHASE. OTHER ISSUES ARE CRACKED DOOR HANDLES (BOTH FRONT DOORS), REPLACING TAILLIGHT KIT, AC SWITCH-A FEW TIMES AS IT WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH. *TR

Mileage: 175,000

THE AREA WHERE THE DOOR HANDLES CRACKED AND THE HANDLES ARE HANGING FROM THEM, HAPPENED DURING A PERIOD OF WEEKS, THE DOORS AND HANDLES WERE USED IN THE MANNER THAT THEY INTENDED TO BE USED. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON LINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL SO I THINK THERE MUST BE A RECALL AND THE COMPANY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $250 TO REPAIR EACH DOOR AND IT HAS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO FIND USED PARTS. STEP-UP TO THE PLATE JEEP! THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CHEAP AND IS NOT THE BUYER'S FAULT THAT THE COMPANY APPEARS TO USE CHEAP PARTS FOR THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE WHEN BEING LIGHTLY USED. THE PLASTIC CRACKED AND THE HANDLE CAME OFF. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. I EMAIL CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS AND THEY BLEW IT OFF AS NO BIG DEAL. THIS IS A BIG DEAL AND A SAFETY ISSUE!! IF THE HANDLE BREAKS AT A TIME WHEN EMERGENCY EVACUATION FROM THE VEHICLE IS NEEDED THEN THAT PERSON WILL BECOME TRAPPED. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE CUPS AROUND THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE DOOR BEGAN CRACKING AND OVER TIME EVENTUALLY FAILED AND CRUMBLED COMPLETELY RENDERING THE DOOR HANDLE USELESS. OBVIOUSLY THIS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AS OCCUPANTS CAN NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE SHOULD THERE BE AN EMERGENCY. THROUGH RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAR TOO COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE SUDDENLY CRACKED/BUSTED UPON GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. LATER, THE OTHER THREE DOOR HANDLES CRACKED/BUSTED. RECENTLY, I FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO THE BUSTED HANDLE. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

DOOR HANDLE CRACKED IF THERE WAS FIRE AND A FRANTIC PERSON USED IT, IT WOULD BREAK. I FEEL THIS ISSUE IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD JEEP SHOULD REPLACE WITH BETTER MATERIAL IT ALREADY HAS TO GO IN FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WE HAVE PURCHASED A USED 2005 JEEP WITH 2 BROKEN DOOR HANDLES. SEARCHING THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE JEEPS. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY HAZARD SEEING AS NO ONE COULD ESCAPE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THIS IS A PROBLEM MANY SEEM TO HAVE, I FEEL JEEP NEEDS TO STEP UP AND REPAIR THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHEN I WENT TO GET OUT OF MY JEEP THIS MORNING I OPENED THE DOOR AS I NORMALLY DO. I THEN HEARD A CRACK AND NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE PULLED COMPLETELY OUT OF THE DOOR. THE BRITTLE CHEAP PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE HANDLE IN THE DOOR JUST DESIGNATED. THE UNFORTUNATE PART IS THAT I CANNOT OPEN MY DOOR NOW THEREFORE IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR IS ON FIRE I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE CARE WHICH IS VERY SCARY FOR ME. I HOPE CHRYSLER RECALLS THIS ISSUE. YOU WOULD THINK A $50000 CAR WOULD LAST. *TR

Mileage: 80,206

THE PROBLEM OF DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLES STARTED WHEN THE CAR WAS ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THERE HAVE NOW BEEN TWO INCIDENTS OF DOOR HANDLES BREAKING OFF COMPLETELY AND THERE IS SOON TO BE A THIRD. AS OF NOW BOTH INSIDE DOOR HANDLES FOR BACK SEAT DOORS ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE BACK DOORS FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE UNLESS YOU OPEN THE WINDOW AND REACH THROUGH TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE HAS POWER WINDOWS MAKING IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE REAR DOORS OF THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS STILL FUNCTIONAL BUT IS BADLY CRACKED AND A PIECE OF PLASTIC HAS NOW FALLEN OFF. IT IS NOW VERY CLOSE TO BREAKING OFF. (IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN). THE MATERIAL THAT THESE DOOR HANDLES ARE MADE FROM IS OF VERY POOR QUALITY. I AM WORRIED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE MAY BREAK NOW AND IN CASE OF A FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY THE DRIVER AND BACKSEAT PASSENGERS WILL BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER OF SAFETY IS APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I'M ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER AND BEEN STATIONED OVERSEAS SINCE 2007, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN STORAGE SINCE, LAST SEPTEMBER WAS TAKEN OUT SO MY WIFE COULD DRIVE IT, A MONTH AFTER TAKEN OUT OF STORAGE ALL DOOR HANDS BROKE -OFF, NOW WE ARE NOT ABLE O OPEN DOORS FROM THE INSIDE CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE, LOOKING ON LINE I REALIZED 'M NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE, MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 51, 000 MILES AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE ISSUES OF THIS CALIBER. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS BARELY HANGING ON, IT'S GETTING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS STARTING TO CRACK, I HAVE PUT A LITTLE EPOXY ON THE HANDLE TO TRY AND MAKE IT LAST LONGER. THE COST TO REPLACE THE HANDLES ARE RIDICULOUS! THESE DOORS ARE A DEATH TRAP!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 115,000

DOOR HANDLES INSIDE THE VEHICLE ARE ALL BROKEN, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN DOORS INSIDE THE CABIN. THIS OF COURSE MAKES FOR A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY ISSUE IF DRIVER OR PASSENGER NEEDED TO EXIT VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. JEEP WANTS APPROXIMATELY $3000 TO FIX PLASTIC HANDLE SUPPORTS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL AFFECTED MODELS. IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. BUT AS USUAL, A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WILL PROBABLY BE REQUIRED TO FIX A SIMPLE $5 PART. I FIND IT COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT THIS CAN NOT BE FIXED FOR A REASONABLE PRICE. JEEP IS BASICALLY ROBBING THE PUBLIC FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO PAY THE AMOUNT FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 61,390

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WK HAS ALL BROKEN. MOST OF THE HANDLES IN MY VEHICLE ARE STILL IN WORKING ORDER, BUT ONE IN PARTICULAR IS BROKEN AND SOMEONE SITTING ON THAT SIDE CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSIDE. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THEY COULD BE STUCK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THESE HANDLES ARE POORLY DESIGNED, AND THE OTHERS WILL LIKELY BREAK ENTIRELY IF NOT USED GINGERLY. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR PANEL BECAME BRITTLE AND CRACKED AND OVER TIME THE 2 REAR DOORS DO NOT HAVE HANDLES, JUST GAPING HOLES, AND THE FRONT DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED WITH LARGE HOLES. THE OBVIOUS DEFECT OF THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL HAS CREATED A SITUATION WHERE THE REAR PASSENGERS CANNOT EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY. THE CRACKING OF THE DOOR PANEL IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT A DEFECT IN CONSTRUCTION. *TR

Mileage: 72,343

ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES MOLDING ARE BROKEN AND BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE USING THE DOORS HANDLES.YOU HAVE TO LET DOWN THE WINDOWS TO OPEN BOTH OF THE BACK AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER SIDE IS BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE WITH OPENING. THE DEALER PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT COST IS ABOUT $2500.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR'S MODEL AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH CHRYSLER. ALL SAID THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH IS VERY COSTLY FOR THE AVERAGE WORKING PERSON. TO ME IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. WHAT IF THE CAR CATCHES FIRE, OR ROLLOVER IN A ACCIDENT OR GOES IN A BODY OF WATER? I AM HESITATE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THAT. ALL CAR OWNERS EXPECT TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THEIR VEHICLE FROM DAILY USE. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNER RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR A REPAIR WHEN IT IS A KNOW FACT THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

3 OUT OF 4 OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES MOLDING ARE BROKEN AND BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE USING THE DOORS HANDLES.YOU HAVE TO LET DOWN THE WINDOWS TO OPEN BOTH OF THE BACK AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER SIDE IS BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE WITH OPENING. THE DEALER PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT COST IS ABOUT $200+ NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR'S MODEL AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH CHRYSLER. ALL SAID THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH IS VERY COSTLY FOR THE AVERAGE WORKING PERSON. TO ME IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. WHAT IF THE CAR CATCHES FIRE, OR ROLLOVER IN A ACCIDENT OR GOES IN A BODY OF WATER? I AM HESITATE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THAT. ALL CAR OWNERS EXPECT TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THEIR VEHICLE FROM DAILY USE. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNER RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR A REPAIR WHEN IT IS A KNOW FACT THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES MOLDING ARE BROKEN AND BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE USING THE DOORS HANDLES.YOU HAVE TO LET DOWN THE WINDOWS TO OPEN BOTH OF THE BACK AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER SIDE IS BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE WITH OPENING. THE DEALER PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT COST IS $2500.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR'S MODEL AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH CHRYSLER. ALL SAID THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH IS VERY COSTLY FOR THE AVERAGE WORKING PERSON. TO ME IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. WHAT IF THE CAR CATCHES FIRE, OR ROLLOVER IN A ACCIDENT OR GOES IN A BODY OF WATER? I AM HESITATE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THAT. ALL CAR OWNERS EXPECT TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THEIR VEHICLE FROM DAILY USE. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNER RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR A REPAIR WHEN IT IS A KNOW FACT THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES MOLDING ARE BROKEN AND BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE USING THE DOORS HANDLES.YOU HAVE TO LET DOWN THE WINDOWS TO OPEN BOTH OF THE BACK AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER SIDE IS BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE WITH OPENING. THE DEALER PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT COST IS ABOUT $2500.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR'S MODEL AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH CHRYSLER. ALL SAID THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH IS VERY COSTLY FOR THE AVERAGE WORKING PERSON. TO ME IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. WHAT IF THE CAR CATCHES FIRE, OR ROLLOVER IN A ACCIDENT OR GOES IN A BODY OF WATER? I AM HESITATE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THAT. ALL CAR OWNERS EXPECT TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THEIR VEHICLE FROM DAILY USE. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNER RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR A REPAIR WHEN IT IS A KNOW FACT THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

3 OF MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THE TOTAL COST TO REPAIR THE 3 HANDLES IS $2,100.00. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THESE HANDLES. I RESEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, ON THIS SITE ALONE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE END RESULT COULD BE IF SOMEONE IS TRAPPED IN THEIR VEHICLE AFTER A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLES ARE INOPERABLE? I CAN SEE IF MAYBE A FEW PEOPLE WE'RE COMPLAINING, BUT IT'S NOT. THIS IS FAULTY EQUIPMENT BY THE MANUFACTURE AND CHRYSLER SHOULD OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKE. IF SAFETY IS OF YOUR CONCERN, YOU SHOULD PUT THIS AT THE TOP OF YOUR LIST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ALL 4 OF MY INTERIOR DOOR MECHANISMS ARE BROKEN. I'M ABLE TO STILL OPEN MY FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS, BUT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FILED 2 CLAIMS WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO ATTEMPT TO GET THEM REPLACED (SAFETY HAZARD), BUT WAS DECLINED. I'VE ALSO CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WOULD THINK THAT SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE DOOR MECHANISMS BEING SO FRAGILE, THAT THEY WOULD RECALL THEM AND REPLACE THEM. THE REAR DOORS WHERE THE FIRST ONES TO BREAK, THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND AS OF 4/02/13 THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BROKE. I'VE ALWAYS HAD A JEEP OF SOME KIND AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME AND IF THE CORPORATION DOESN'T STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS MATTER, I WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO NEVER PURCHASE A JEEP PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

ALL OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING OFF AROUND THE PULL LEVER. IT STARTED WITH ONE OF THE BACK DOORS AND NOW HAS SPREAD TO BOTH BACK DOORS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THE PLASTIC AROUND THE DRIVERS DOOR HAS BEGUN TO CRACK AND WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE IT FAILS AS WELL. THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY IS MOLDED INTO THE ENTIRE PANEL AND THE REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. GETTING OUT OF THIS CAR REQUIRES SOME SKILL. YOU HAVE TO PULL STRAIGHT OUT ON THE WIRE (THAT USED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE PULL LEVER) IF THE WIRE DROPS INTO THE PANEL YOU CAN ONLY EXIT THE JEEP BY SOMEONE OPENING IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A PROBLEM. I DID A SEARCH ON THE NET AND I FOUND COUNTLESS POST OF THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. JEEP IS SAYING THE SAME THING TO ANYONE WHO CONTACTS THEM. THAT IT IS ABUSE THAT HAS CAUSED THE ISSUE AND REPLACEMENT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE COST IS $700 PER DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HOUSING BREAKING/FAILING: ***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!*** *TR

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED, CAUSING THE DOOR HANDLES TO SEPARATE FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,558.

Mileage: 34,558

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. ALSO, SHE STATED THAT THE OTHER THREE DOORS PANELS WERE CRACKED RIGHT UNDER THE HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. A FEW DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT I WAS CLEANING THE INSIDE AND OPENED THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR. UPON DOING SO I NOTICED THE HANDLE IS BROKEN. IT IS STILL OPERABLE BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL LAST. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SEE THAT APPARENTLY EVERYONE THAT HAS THIS MODEL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME PEOPLE WITH ALL 4 HANDLES USELESS AND UNABLE TO OPEN ANY DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. I HAVE A 3 YR OLD SON THAT SITS IN THE SEAT WHERE THE HANDLE IS BREAKING. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY I WANT THE DOOR TO BE ABLE TO OPEN. IF THE HANDLE BREAKS, BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND HE CUTS HIS HAND ON THE JAGGED PLASTIC I THINK THAT COULD CAUSE A LAWSUIT. IF I HAVE AN ADULT IN THE BACK SEAT AND THERE IS AN EMERGENCY THE PERSON MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT. THIS IS NOT SAFE OR ACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 100,700

THE LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF. I OPEN THE DOOR TO PLACE AN ITEM IN THE BACK SEAT AND NOTICED THE DOOR HANDLE LAYING INSIDE THE DOOR. THE HANDLE ITSELF IS IN TACK BUT THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING WHERE THE HANDLE ATTACHES WITH THE DOOR WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NOT TRAUMA, HEAVY OR EXTENSIVE USE PLACED ON THE DOOR (INSIDE OR OUT). WHEN RESEARCHING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO MY PROBLEM, I BECAME OVERWHELMED BY HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS WERE DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED A COUPLE OF DEALERS AND WAS FLOORED BY THE COST TO FIX THE SITUATION AND ATTEMPTING TO USED A DOOR FROM THE JUNK YARD IS NOT A SOLUTION DUE TO THE PROBLEM APPEARING TO BE UNIVERSAL TO THIS VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS THAT I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE WHERE ONE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. ON AN UPSIDE, I AM THANKFUL AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLES SITUATIONS THAT I ONLY HAVE ONE DOOR AFFECTED, BUT NOW I AM ON EDGE AND CAUTIOUS THAT MY OTHER DOORS WILL SOON FOLLOW SUIT. *TR

I NOW HAVE 2 INTERIOR DOOR ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT HAVE BROKEN DOOR HANDLES. THE THIRD ONE HAS A SMALL CRACK THAT WILL PROBABLY GROW AND BECOME LIKE THE OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

PASSENGER OPENED UP THEIR DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, AND A HOLE CRACKED IN THE DOOR PANEL NEXT TO THE DOOR HANDLE. THERE WAS NO ABUSE TO THE DOOR, JUST A WEAK SPOT AND DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE DOOR PANEL. JEEP DOES NOT SELL JUST THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE PIECE, THEY MAKE YOU REPLACE THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL WHICH IS QUITE EXPENSIVE! THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU CANNOT OPEN A DOOR IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY! *TR

Mileage: 82,300

I OPENED THE DOOR TO GET OUT AND THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF OF THE DOOR PANEL. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THE HANDLE IS PART OF THE DOOR PANEL. THE HANDLE'S HINGE IS SET IN PLASTIC WHICH HAPPENS TO BE IN THE SAME ONE PIECE DOOR PANEL. THE DOOR PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED ($795 FOR THE PART AND $259 FOR THE INSTALLATION). ON LINE I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET LOCKED IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 25,040

ALL FOUR INNER DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND FALLEN OUT. NONE ARE OPERABLE. WE HAVE TO LET DOWN THE GLASS TO EXIT. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

ALL THE DOOR HANDLES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE CRACKED AND BROKEN AND TWO OF THEM NO LONGER OPERATE FROM THE INSIDE! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

CRACKS IN INTERIOR DOOR PLASTIC LEAVING DOOR HANDLES DIFFICULT TO MANAGE. SAME PROBLEM AS SO MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. CALLED JEEP DIRECTLY AND NO SOLUTION OFFERED. DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THE BROKEN PART UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 89,889

2005 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED. THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR YEARS REGARDING THE PLASTIC DOOR PANELS INTERIOR OF THE CAR. WITH ALL 4 DOORS CRACKED AND 1 ( DRIVERS DOOR) WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A LIFE SAFETY TO ALL OCCUPANTS IN THIS CAR. WITH A CRASH OR FIRE TO HAPPEN AND YOU CANT GET OUT OF A DOOR DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF THE DOOR BY THE MANUFACTURE. THESES DOOR PANELS START OUT WITH SMALL HAIR CRACKS AND ONE TIME OF OPENING THE DOOR YOU HAVE CRACKED ALL THE PLASTIC AND NOT ABLE TO OPEN UP THE DOOR. I FEEL THAT JEEP NEEDS TO STAND UP AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE ON A RECALL. AFTER THIS HAPPENING YOU CAN TAKE IT IN AND THEY WILL PUT THE NEW DESIGN THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS POOR DESIGN FOR JUST OVER 800 DOLLARS A DOOR. SO WITH THIS MANUFACTURE MAKING A CHANGE TO THE PANEL, SAYS THEY KNEW IT WAS A POOR DESIGN. THIS IS HAPPENING TO MY UNDERSTANDING JEEPS OF 2005- TO AROUND 2010. I HAVE PAID CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE SAME YEAR THAT I OWN AND 90% OF THE TIME YOU SEE THE CRACKS AT THE HANDLES INSIDE. PLEASE LETS FIGURE SOMETHING OUT BEFORE PEOPLE LOSE THERE KIDS LIFE OR THERE OWN LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

ALL OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE POCKETS HAVE FALLEN APART, THE PLASTIC USED WAS BAD AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE. I COULD SEE IF ONE WENT BAD, BUT ALL FOUR, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE, IT SEEMS ALL TYPES OF THIS VEHICLE AND YEAR SEEM TO HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES BROKEN- 3 WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE!!!!!!! WILL HAPPILY JOIN ANY CLASS ACTION SUIT! 3RD JEEP OWNED BUT NOW LAST ONE! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. PASSENGER BACK HANDLE IS COMPLETELY GONE, DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. DRIVER SIDE FRONT IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT AND THE OTHER 2 ARE CRACKED. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. IF THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE, PASSENGERS AND DRIVER CAN BE TRAPPED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES ARE BREAKING/FAILING. REAR DOOR TOTALLY INOPERABLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, PASSENGERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL WARRANTED! *TR

PLASTIC FRAMING AROUND FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CRACKED AND DISINTEGRATED, LEAVING DOOR HANDLES UNUSABLE. PASSENGERS CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DOOR BEING OPENED FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ALL FOUR OF MY DOOR HANDLES IN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THEM BETWEEN 2011-2012. THE BACK LEFT PASSENGER HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OUT AND MY SON IS NO LONGER ABLE TO EXIT MY JEEP FROM THAT DOOR. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS THE NEXT TO GO. THIS WILL LEAVE ME UNABLE TO EXIT MY JEEP.THIS IS A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE THAT I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT. I SPOKE TO SERVICE ADVISOR AT AIRPARK CHRYSLER/JEEP THAT SAID HE HAD NEVER HEARD/SEEN THAT BEFORE AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO HELP ME.I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET FOR RECALLS AND IT APPEARS THAT JEEP IS NOT WILLING TO RECALL THIS MAJOR VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME DEFECTIVE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

THE AREA RIGHT ABOVE ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED AND READY TO COME OFF THE DOOR. WHICH WOULD LEAVE ME WITH NO WAY TO EXIT MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES (DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER) AND CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM INSIDE. I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR AND WE WOULD BE TRAPPED BECAUSE THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES (DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER) AND CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM INSIDE. I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR AND WE WOULD BE TRAPPED BECAUSE THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

THE PLASTIC WELLS BEHIND ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN, LEAVING A GAPING HOLE RINGED BY SHARP SPIKES OF PLASTIC SHARDS. THIS OCCURRED PRIOR TO MY PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON THE DATE INDICATED AS THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT. THIS IS A WIDELY REPORTED ISSUE. THE NEXT STAGE OF THE FAILURE IS THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK OUT OF THE DOOR AND COME OFF INTO THE DOOR OPERATOR'S HAND, REQUIRING THE DOOR TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. ONCE THIS OCCURS, THE FAILURE WILL BECOME A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK AS PASSENGERS WILL BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, EFFECTIVELY TRAPPING THEM INSIDE IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE ACCIDENT OR FIRE. JEEP HAS FIELDED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE AND NUMEROUS VIDEOS MADE BY UNHAPPY CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN POSTED TO YOUTUBE AND OTHER SIMILAR SITES. JEEP CURRENTLY CHARGES $500-$700 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANELS WHILE A NICHE MARKET HAS BEEN CREATED BY INDIVIDUALS SELLING INJECTION MOLDED REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT JEEP DOES NOT SELL. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SOLUTION AND JEEP NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. IT BECOMES A MINOR SAFETY ISSUE THE MOMENT OUR FINGERS COME INTO CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE SHARP PLASTIC SHARDS SURROUNDING THE OPENING, AND IT BECOMES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THE MOMENT WE AND OUR PASSENGERS ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO OPEN A DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. PLEASE MAKE THIS HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC AROUND THE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES AND CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. I HAVE READ LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING SAME ISSUES WITH JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

INDOOR HOUSING FOR DOOR HANDLES BROKEN ON ALL 4 DOORS....I REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE 2 YEARS AGO, NOW IT IS BROKEN ALONG WITH OTHERS....SO 3200 TO REPLACE ALL 4 DOORS PANELS...INTERNET AND THIS SITE FULL OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, DEFECTIVE MATERIAL OR DESIGN....I HAVE ALWAYS HAD JEEPS AND STILL BUY JEEP, BUT THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT THEY DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE...UNSAFE TO NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE STARTED CRACKING, THEN EVENTUALLY BROKE AND IS USELESS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING I DID UNTIL THE BACK PASSENGER ON THE DRIVER DOOR DID THE SAME THING. I RARELY HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SO I KNOW ITS NOT JUST WEAR; INSTEAD, JUST CRAPPY QUALITY. WHEN YOU'RE A DIE-HARD JEEP PERSON YOU DON'T WANT TO ADMIT (ESPECIALLY TO YOURSELF) THEY WOULD'VE USED POOR QUALITY. UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER READING ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, ITS OBVIOUS IT IS INFACT JUST POOR QUALITY. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

WITH THE FIRST DOOR HANDLE THAT BUSTED, I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE USED TOO MUCH POWER BUT AS THEY ALL SHATTERED I REALIZED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE MADE WITH BAD MATERIAL THAT IS BRITTLE AND CAN NOT TOLERATE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD TO BE RIDING A VEHICULE, WHETHER AS THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER, AND IF AN EMERGENCY CALLS FOR YOU TO ABANDON IT, AS YOU PULL THE HANDLE TO OPEN YOUR DOOR THE HANDLE BRAKES IN YOUR HAND AND LEAVES YOU TRAPPED IN. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

THREE OF MY DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF AND ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY HANDLE THAT IS IN TACT IS THE DRIVERS. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

MY DOOR HANDLES ON MY TRUCK WOULD NOT LET ME GET OUT . I HAD TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN TO GET OUT OF MY TRUCK . I HEAR ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE MODEL JEEP I HAVE ALSO ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM . *TR

THIS IS ABOUT MY 4 DOOR HANDLES IN MY JEEP THEY HAVE ALL CRACKED. ONE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE IS ALMOST NOT USUABLE. MY WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT, I TRIED TO CALL MULTIPLE CHRYSLER PLACES, THEY CAN'T HELP ME. MY DEALERSHIP HAS QUOATED ME OVER $2500. I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX DOORS THAT I HAVE NOT DAMAGED. THERE PLASTIC WHICH DOES NOT HELP. I'VE GONE ON SEVERAL WEBSITES AND I HAVE FOUND SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MYSELF. I FIND THAT THIS IS OBVISOUSLY A JEEP PROBLEM. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE FIXED OR THAT JEEP SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE... APPX 2-3 YRS AGO, DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE SEPARATED FROM DOOR PANEL. FINALLY GOT DEALER TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. APPX 3-6 MOS AGO, SAME THING HAPPENED TO OTHER 3 DOORS -- CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE AND TOLD BECAUSE OF MILEAGE (APPX 80K) AND AGE OF VEHICLE... NO EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS FORTHCOMING... DEALER ESTIMATES $600-$900 PER DOOR. SAFETY ISSUE... DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED EXCEPT FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT, REAR OCCUPANTS WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS AND ESCAPE VEHICLE IN TIMELY MANNER. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE... APPX 2-3 YRS AGO, DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE SEPARATED FROM DOOR PANEL. FINALLY GOT DEALER TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. APPX 3-6 MOS AGO, SAME THING HAPPENED TO OTHER 3 DOORS -- CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE AND TOLD BECAUSE OF MILEAGE (APPX 80K) AND AGE OF VEHICLE... NO EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS FORTHCOMING... DEALER ESTIMATES $600-$900 PER DOOR. SAFETY ISSUE... DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED EXCEPT FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT, REAR OCCUPANTS WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS AND ESCAPE VEHICLE IN TIMELY MANNER. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE MADE WITH MATERIAL THAT DO NOT SUPPORT THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD TO BE RIDING A VEHICULE, WHETHER AS THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER, AND IF AN EMERGENCY CALLS FOR YOU TO ABANDON IT, AS YOU PULL THE HANDLE TO OPEN YOUR DOOR THE HANDLE BRAKES IN YOUR HAND AND CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, WE ARE TALKING, NOT ABOUT MINUTES, BUT SECONDS TO REACT AND MOVE AWAY FROM DANGER. FAILURE TO OPEN, COULD REPRESENT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MINUTES AND SECONDS THAT COULD PREVENT MAJOR INJURY IF NOT DEATH IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 68,752

FRONT DRIVER-PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANELS. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT MY FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR PANELS HAVE CRACKED AROUND THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE CRACKS HAVE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THE DOOR HANDLES DISLODGED FROM THE PANEL FROM REPEATED USE. THE COST OF EACH PANEL IS $770.00, EXCLUDING LABOR. THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED STATED "THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT." WHAT'S DISCONCERTING IS THAT THE BACK OF PANEL SHOWS REINFORCEMENT (THICKER PLASTIC) FOR THE WINDOW BUTTONS BUT THE MATERIAL IS PAPER-THIN FOR THE DOOR HANDLE. ONCE THE DOOR HANDLE FALLS OFF, THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND PUSH THE EXTERIOR BUTTON. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

FROM THE MANY FORUMS I HAVE RESEARCHED, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT ABOUT FAULTY DOOR HANDLES IN THE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ALL FOUR OF MINE HAVE CRACKED AND LARGE CHUNKS OF THE INSIDE OF THE "CUP" HAVE FALLEN OFF INTO THE DOOR PANEL. ONE OF THE DOORS IN JUST ABOUT INOPERABLE BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE CRACK AND I KNOW ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE REST OF THEM FOLLOW. AS A MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN, IT SCARES ME TO THINK THAT THEY COULD BE STUCK INSIDE OF A VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. TO ME, THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE COMPANY TO NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PARTS, AS THEY WILL SOONER OR LATER BE LOOKING DOWN THE LINE OF A HUGE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT FOR SOMEONE LOSING A PASSENGER OR THEIR OWN LIFE DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO OPEN THEIR DOOR. IMAGINE A CAR ROLLING OVER AND CATCHING FIRE. AS QUICKLY AS THAT COULD GO UP IN FLAMES IN ONLY A MATTER OF SECONDS, WHAT COUNTS ARE THE MOMENTS THAT PERSON IS FIGHTING WITH GETTING A DOOR OPEN, OR IN A VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING TO FIGHT AND SAVING A LIFE OR 5, AS THIS IS A 5 PASSENGER CAR. I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT THIS BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED AND PRESSURE BE APPLIED TO THE MANUFACTURERS OF JEEP TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH THAT TYPE OF DOOR HANDLE. *TR

Mileage: 167,000

I REPLACED THE DRIVE DOOR HANDLE AFTER IT CRACKED IN 2009. NOW THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. IT IS NOW A SAFETY VIOLATION AS MY DAUGHTER IS UNABLE TO EXIT OUT THE DOOR DUE TO A BROKEN HANDLE. AGAIN THE PASSENGER DOOR IS CRACKED AT THE HANDLE. THE COUNT IS NOW THREE OF THE FOUR DOORS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY CAR AND THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY VIOLATION AS THE DOORS WERE MADE WITH SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS. I AM NOW AT 121,647 MILES AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ISSUANCE OF A RECALL TO FIX ALL OF THE DOORS WILL OCCUR ON THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES MADE IN 2005. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 99,504

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED'S INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN FROM THEIR DOOR PANELS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE DOOR HANDLES ON TWO DOORS HAVE FAILED AND BROKEN OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND SO FAR I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $1100 TO REPLACE AND REPAIR THESE HANDLES AS THE ENTIRE INSIDE DOOR COMPONENT MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

ALL DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN ON THE INSIDE. THESE HAVE NOT BEEN USED IMPROPERLY. THE PLASTIC BEHIND THE HANDLE IS VERY WEAK AND IT BREAKS. NEITHER OF MY BACK DOORS CAN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. I AM COMPLETELY RESTRICTED FROM USING THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR BECAUSE IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, ANYONE IN THE BACK SEAT WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. FRONT DOORS ARE EQUALLY BROKEN BUT CAN BE OPENED AFTER A FEW TRIES. THE HAZARD IS STILL THERE FOR MYSELF AND ANYONE IN THE FRONT SEAT. ALTHOUGH THIS PLASTIC IS AN INDEPENDENT PIECE, THE DEALER WILL ONLY SELL THE WHOLE INDOOR PANEL AT $500.00 EACH DOOR PANEL PLUS LABOR. I CALLED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY RESPONDED "YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. THE ARE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY. YOU HAVE TO PAY IT ON YOUR OWN". THEN I TRY TO FIND GENERIC OR AFTERMARKET HANDLES AND REALIZE THAT LITERALLY EVERY SHOP I VISITED HAS DOZENS OF CUSTOMERS WITH MY SAME CAR AND MY SAME PROBLEM, SOME THAT CHRYSLER RESPONDED TO AND SOME THAT THEY DID NOT. ANYWAYS, IT IS A SERIOUS DEFECT ON THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005 INDOOR HANDLES THAT IS PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK AND CHRYSLER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT BULLY THEIR CUSTOMERS AND AVOIDING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

INTERIOR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE/PANEL IS TOTALLY BROKEN OUT. TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT METHODS OF SAVING IT FROM DOING SO, BUT TO NO AVAIL, IT IS TOTALLY GONE. HAVE READ SEVERAL ITEMS VIA THE INTERNET FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOT STATING THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY JEEP DRIVERS, BUT JEEP HAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS TO ONCE YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, YOU PUT YOURSELF AT AN ENORMOUS RISK FOR GETTING SOMEONE STUCK INSIDE DURING A CRASH. *TR

ON ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, THE PLASTIC BACKING THAT IS RECESSED OR 'CUPPED' BEHIND THE ACTUAL SILVER HANDLES YOU PULL TO OPEN THE DOORS HAS CRACKED. THE BACK LEFT DOOR CRACKED TO A DEGREE WHERE THE HANDLE SEPARATED FROM THE OPENING CABLE, SO THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE DRIVER DOOR IS CLOSE. ALL HANDLES SHOW THE SAME SIGN OF CRACKING THOUGH. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2011, I WAS THE SECOND OWNER. THE LEFT REAR PLASTIC BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE WAS SEVERELY CRACKED, AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE DEALER REPLACED THIS ONE AND STATED THAT IT COST $500.00 PER DOOR TO REPLACE. THE TWO OF THE THREE REMAINING DOORS HAD HAIRLINE CRACKS AND WERE BARLEY NOTICEABLE. IN OCTOBER 2011 HAD A PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT REAR SEAT. WHEN THEY TRIED TO GET OUT THEY COULD NOT. I OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THOUGHT I HAD THE CHILD PROOF LOCKS ON. THERE WAS A BIG CHUNK OF PLASTIC MISSING BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE ON THIS SIDE. IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL 04/31/2012 WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF PLASTIC FELL INSIDE THE DOOR FROM BEHIND THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE. THEN I STARTED READING ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE DOORS ON THE INTERNET. THE DOOR HANDLES WILL FALL OUT, BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING TO HOLD THEM IN PLACE. NOW I HAVE 2 DOORS WITH BIG CHUNKS OF PLASTIC MISSING AND THE THIRD DOOR IS SEVERELY CRACKED. CALLED CHRYSLER, OPENED A CASE. THEY CALLED OFFERED TO FIX THEM FOR $500.00. THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WARRANTY, IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! IF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND YOU COULD NOT GET OUT YOU WOULD BE BURNED ALIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FRACTURED, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BREAKING/FAILING: BOTH REAR DOORS TOTALLY INOPERABLE. ***THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE HANDLES ARE INOPERABLE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, LIKELY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH!*** MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO AND REPLACE/REPAIR HANDLES IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE! MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL WARRANTED. *TR

Mileage: 45,005

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE DEFECTIVE. THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND BROKEN ALLOWING PIECES TO FALL INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS BREAKAGE HAS RENDERED THE DOOR HANDLES INOPERATIVE AND PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM BEING OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE, ESPECIALLY IF THE POWER WINDOWS ALSO BECAME INOPERATIVE. *TR

Mileage: 86,129

THE REAR RIGHT DOOR HANDLE BROKE. MY TRUCK HAS UNDER 80,000 MILES. *TR

I AM AT THE END OF MY ROPE WITH THIS SAME STORY. MY STORY IS EXACTLY LIKE THE OTHER 824 COMPLAINTS POSTED HERE. MY INDOOR HANDLES, ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, HAVE BROKEN. MY CHILDREN AND I CANNOT EXIT MY VEHICLE WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN WINDOWS. HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE ARE EVER IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHICH INCLUDES THE FAILURE OF MY VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, BECAUSE WE WOULD LITERALLY BE TRAPPED INSIDE WITHOUT THE USE OF OUR WINDOWS. I HAVE COMPLAINED, AND COMPLAINED AND COMPLAINED TO THE CHRYSLER COMPANY. NO ONE WILL HELP ME. MY QUOTE, TO REPAIR EACH DOOR, IS $750. AS A SINGLE MOTHER WHO WORKS VERY HARD TO PAY MY VEHICLE PAYMENTS AS IT IS, I AM NOW FACED WITH THE BURDEN OF HAVING TO PAY ANOTHER $3,000 IN ORDER TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I HAVE NEVER SUED ANYONE IN MY LIFE, NOR HAVE I EVER CONSIDERED DOING SO, BUT THIS IS THE FINAL STRAW. IT IS TIME FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, PEOPLE! I SEE NO REASON WHY THE CHRYSLER COMPANY CAN'T PRODUCE A STRONG, FAILPROOF REPAIR KIT IN ORDER TO KEEP THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS SAFE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 74,320

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE ALL BROKEN. TWO OF THEM ARE INOPERABLE. THE CHEAP MATERIAL USED BY THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT CRACKS VERY EASILY. ONCE THE INSIDE HANDLE IS BROKEN THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IN CASE OF A FIRE OR ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND NOT JUST THE HANDLE, AS THEY ARE ATTACHED TOGETHER. THE COST OF EACH PANEL IS APPROXIMATELY $700 EACH. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE ALL BROKEN. TWO OF THEM ARE INOPERABLE. THE CHEAP MATERIAL USED BY THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT CRACKS VERY EASILY. ONCE THE INSIDE HANDLE IS BROKEN THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IN CASE OF A FIRE OR ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND NOT JUST THE HANDLE, AS THEY ARE ATTACHED TOGETHER. THE COST OF EACH PANEL IS APPROXIMATELY $700 EACH. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE ALL BROKEN. TWO OF THEM ARE INOPERABLE. THE CHEAP MATERIAL USED BY THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT CRACKS VERY EASILY. ONCE THE INSIDE HANDLE IS BROKEN THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IN CASE OF A FIRE OR ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND NOT JUST THE HANDLE, AS THEY ARE ATTACHED TOGETHER. THE COST OF EACH PANEL IS APPROXIMATELY $700 EACH. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

REAR DOOR HANDLE PLASTIC AROUND BASE BEGAN CRACKING & CURRENTLY DRIVER DOOR HAND IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THIS IS DANGEROUS! THIS PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE DOOR HANDLES BEGAN WITH SMALL CRACKS THEN HUGE CHUNKS FELL OUT . THIS COULD COST A LIFE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN OR EVEN MYSELF AS DRIVER. NEVERMIND ANYONE OWNING ONE. THIS SAFETY HAZARD SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL! I AM ASTOUNDED AT THE NUMBERS OF JEEP OWNERS REPORTING SAME OR SIMILAR INCIDENTS.I HOPE TO HEAR IT HAS BEEN ISSUED. *JS

I BOUGHT THIS JEEP BRAND NEW AND IT IS GARAGE KEPT. WE ARE OLDER AND HAVE NO YOUNG KIDS RIDING IN OUR CAR. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE ITS BRAND NEW. MY 1998 JEEP WHICH I STILL OWN HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT DOORS ARE PERFECT. MY 2005 HAS THREE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES THAT ARE CRACKED OR COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE BACK DOOR HAS TO BE OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER. IT'S REALLY UNFORTUNATE THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL. WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING IN A FIREY CRASH OR RUNNING INTO A POND AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR CAR? *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND THE EXTERIOR HANDLE HAD BEGUN TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

THE DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PLASTIC MOUNT BROKE. NO ABUSE, NO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THE HANDLES ON BOTH REAR DOORS HAVE CRACKED MAKING THEM UNUSABLE. YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ARE MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC THAT BREAKS OFF. THE ONLY PERSON THAT RIDES IN MY BACK SEAT IS MY 84 YEAR OLD MOTHER WHO HAS VERY LITTLE STRENGTH IN HER HANDS. IN ORDER TO REPLACE IT YOU HAVE TO BUY THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL FOR 500 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR. PLEASE CONSIDER ISSUING A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

DOOR PANELS BROKEN ON BACK REAR DOORS. PASSENGER FRONT DOOR IS CRACKED. UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS DUE TO THE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN. UNSAFE CONDITIONS. I HAVE A CHILD THAT SITS IN THE BACK AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER SIDE & PASSENGER SIDE PLASTIC BROKE MAKING THE INSIDE HANDLE NO LONGER USABLE. *TR

THE PLASTIC ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAS CRACKED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ARE INOPERABLE BECAUSE THEY ARE NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ALL BREAK AND CRACK. THE HANDLES ARE CHEAP PLASTIC AND FAIL AFTER TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THESE. THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE THE PARTS ON HAND. I HAVE CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND THERE IS A WAITING LIST FOR OVER 400+ PEOPLE A MONTH AGO WHO KNOWS HOW LONG NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

Mileage: 123,000

INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE CRACKING & BREAKING APART AROUND HANDLES. THREE OF FOUR DOORS ALREADY HAVE DAMAGE, AM WAITING FOR REAR PASSENGER DOOR TO DO THE SAME. PURCHASED 2005 JEEP, USED, W/ LESS THAN 21,000 MILES ON ODOMETER, NO VISIBLE DAMAGE AT THAT TIME. REAR DOORS ARE RARELY USED AS WE USUALLY ONLY HAVE THE DRIVER OR DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT W/ JEEP/CHRYSLER, HOWEVER, THEY MAINTAIN THAT: THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF 3 YR/36000 MILE WARRANTY; IT WAS PURCHASED USED; THEREFORE, THEY WILL NOT HELP TO REPAIR THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND OBVIOUSLY THE DOOR PANELS WERE DEFECTIVE INITIALLY. CUSTOMER SERVICE @ CHRYSLER EVEN SUGGESTED THAT I GO TO A DEALER & HAVE THEM INSPECT THIS. I ASKED IF THE DEALER WOULD HAVE A 'PLASTICS PROFESSIONAL' ON HAND TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THE PANELS WERE DEFECTIVE, OF COURSE THE ANSWER IS 'NO'. DEALERS WILL ONLY DO WHAT CHRYSLER TELLS THEM, AND SO FAR, WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE W/ THEM. HELP!!! *TR

Mileage: 25,000

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - THE POP DOWN DID NOT SHOW THIS CATEGORY SO I USED OTHER THE DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT WORK DUE TO FAILING INNER PLASTIC HOUSING. ALL FOUR DOORS ARE IN SOME CONDITION OF CRACKING AND FAILURE. ONE LATCH WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, THUS THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. CHRYSLER SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RECALL THE VEHICLES AND PROPERLY REPAIR THEM. *KB

ALL INTERIOR DOOR PANELS BROKEN. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP/CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY THEY WONT FIX IT.

Mileage: 100,000

THE DOOR HANDLES ARE DISINTEGRATION. THE PLASTIC IS SO BRITTLE IT SNAPS UNDER VERY LITTLE PRESSURE. THIS IS HAPPENING ON ALL FOUR DOORS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP ITS NOT A RECALL ITEM BUT IN MY OPINION BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR IN AN EMERGENCY IS CRITICAL. I USE MORE FORCE TO BREAK A PIECE OF CELERY IN HALF THAN I DID TO BREAK OFF A PIECE OF THIS PLASTIC. ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE HAS AN ACCIDENT AND DIES BECAUSE OF SIMPLE HANDLE FAILURE. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH WEAK PLASTIC CAUSING THE DOOR HANDLES WHICH ARE MOLDED INTO THE PLASTIC DOOR PANELS TO FAIL. FAILURE OF THE DOOR HANDLES TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INTERIOR IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT (FIRE,ACCIDENT,ETC. ) THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE EVACUATION FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

JEEP 2005 DOOR HANDLE HOUSING CRACKED ON ALL 4 DOORS. CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I REPLACED 1 IN 2010 (PASSENGER FRONT AT A COST OF $700). NOW THE OTHER 3 ARE CRACKED AND 2 INOPERABLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DOORS MUST BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

DOOR HANDLES DISENTEGRATED UNUSABLE. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS SUFFERED THE ALREADY FILED COMPLAINT REGARDING THE INFERIOR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAKAGE. PLEASE GET THE MANUFACTURER TO RECALL AND FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE INTERIOR PANEL HANDLES ARE ALL BROKEN, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS WOULD COST AROUND 1,400 DOLLARS TO REPLACE EACH FRONTSIDE HANDLES, BY DOING RESEARCH OVER THE INTERNET I'VE NOTICE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT ON THIS VEHICLES, AT THIS MOMENT CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITIES ON THIS DEFECT. I AM WORRY THAT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT MY FAMILY AND ME COULD GET STOCK INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND BROKEN CAUSING THE HANDLE TO BE COMPLETELY UNUSABLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER HAS TO OPEN WINDOW AND ACCESS THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. BACK SEAT PASSENGERS ARE UNABLE TO GET OUT WITHOUT EXTERIOR ASSISTANCE. THIS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE PASSENGERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE EASILY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE DEFECTIVE . THE HANDLES ARE ALL PLASTIC AND THEY ALL BREAK OFF FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM THAT COULD COST A LIFE IF THE PERSON REACHES FOR THE HANDLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND CANNOT. THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS A RECALL AND ISSUE PARTS TO REPLACE THIS FOR FREE FOR OWNERS OF THE JEEPS. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

ON MY JEEP ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS ARE BROKEN THE PLASTIC IS TOO CHEAP I THINK IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER ,JEEP IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ITEMS OR A WHAT TO FIX THEM FOR A CHEAPER PRICE THAN THE DEALER PRICE WHICH IS $700.00 PER DOOR PLEASE LET ME KNOW BECAUSE THE HANDLES ARE JUST LAYING IN A BLACK HOLE ON THE PANEL MY EMAIL IS[XXX]THANKS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NOTICED IN 2010 THAT SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC WAS MISSING BEHIND ONE DOOR HANDLE. THIS IS A LIGHTLY USED ONE PERSON COMMUTER VEHICLE. THEN IN DECEMBER 2011 ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES BEGAN TO FAIL. EACH HAS MISSING PIECES OF PLASTIC BEHIND EACH HANDLE THAT COMPROMISE THEIR USE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND SERVICED SINCE 2006. WAS ADVISED IT WOULD BE $750 PER DOOR TO FIX AS THE DOOR HANDLES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE PLASTIC DOOR PANEL. COMPLETE FAILURE OF ALL FOUR HANDLES IS IMMINENT. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY. A BRIEF SEARCH OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT IS WIDESPREAD IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IT IS CLEAR THAT BOTH THE MATERIAL AND DESIGN USED IS DEFECTIVE. REPLACEMENT WITH OM PARTS WILL NOT FIX, AS THE PROBLEMS IS WITH THE DESIGN AND MATERIAL. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS ISSUE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. IT IS A FORESEEABLE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT DEATH COULD RESULT. IF A CONSUMER IS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND THE HANDLES FAIL, THE CONSUMER WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE OR WATER CRASH, THE DEATH OF THE CONSUMER WOULD BE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO MANUFACTURE NEGLIGENCE. *KB

Mileage: 65,000

NOTICED IN 2010 THAT SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC WAS MISSING BEHIND ONE DOOR HANDLE. THIS IS A LIGHTLY USED ONE PERSON COMMUTER VEHICLE. THEN IN DECEMBER 2011 ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES BEGAN TO FAIL. EACH HAS MISSING PIECES OF PLASTIC BEHIND EACH HANDLE THAT COMPROMISE THEIR USE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND SERVICED SINCE 2006. WAS ADVISED IT WOULD BE $750 PER DOOR TO FIX AS THE DOOR HANDLES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE PLASTIC DOOR PANEL. COMPLETE FAILURE OF ALL FOUR HANDLES IS IMMINENT. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY. A BRIEF SEARCH OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT IS WIDESPREAD IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IT IS CLEAR THAT BOTH THE MATERIAL AND DESIGN USED IS DEFECTIVE. REPLACEMENT WITH OM PARTS WILL NOT FIX, AS THE PROBLEMS IS WITH THE DESIGN AND MATERIAL. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS ISSUE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. IT IS A FORESEEABLE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT DEATH COULD RESULT. IF A CONSUMER IS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND THE HANDLES FAIL, THE CONSUMER WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE OR WATER CRASH, THE DEATH OF THE CONSUMER WOULD BE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO MANUFACTURE NEGLIGENCE. *KB

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE PLASTIC ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE EXHIBITED HAIRLINE CRACKS. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE HOUSING WITH HAIRLINE CRACKS WITHIN THE PLASTIC. THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE THREE DOOR HANDLES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

Mileage: 149,000

3 OF 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES AND PANEL TO WHICH THEY ATTACH APPEAR TO BE BROKEN (CRACKED) AND ONE IS NON FUNCTIONING. AFTER A GOOGLE SEARCH OF "JEEP INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE", I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. REPAIR COSTS EXCEED $2000 DOLLARS FROM THE DEALER. ALTHOUGH THE AESTHETICS OF THIS REMAINS ANNOYING TO OWNERS, THE REAL PROBLEM LIES IN THE FACT THAT DOOR(S) ARE INOPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE AND COULD POTENTIALLY "TRAP" PEOPLE IN ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS HAD ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES CRACK AND 1 HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS VEHICLE, AND SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. IN ANY OCCASION WHERE EXITING THE VEHICLE QUICKLY IS NECESSARY, BROKEN DOOR HANDLE(S) CAN RISK INJURY AND DEATH TO OCCUPANTS. THIS IS NOT A MINOR ISSUE, JUST LIKE AN EMERGENCY EXIT IN A BUILDING, IT CAN BE POTENTIALLY FATAL. NHTSA OWES THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE COMMON COURTESY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS POSSES A HUGE RISK FOR IT'S CITIZENS. PLEASE PROTECT OUR RIGHT TO SAFE VEHICLES, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AUTO MAKERS TO REMEDY ANY ERRORS IN DESIGN THAT PERTAIN TO HUMAN SAFETY! *TR

Mileage: 60,050

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DOOR PANEL PLASTIC HAS BECOME DAMAGED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLES CAUSING THE HANDLES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND BECOME UNUSABLE REQUIRING THE PERSON IN THE FRONT TO EXIT THE CAR AND OPEN REAR DOORS. BOTH PANELS IN THE FRONT ARE CRACKED AND WILL MOST LIKELY FAIL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME RENDERING THE CAR USELESS. *TR

2 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BREAKING/FAILING: FRONT PASSENGER DOOR TOTALLY INOPERABLE. DRIVER DOOR SUPPORTING INTERIOR IS BREAKING AND BACK DOORS CRACKING AND BREAKING WITHOUT ANYONE USING THEM, MY VEHICLE IS IN IMPECCABLE CONDITION. ***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; HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS AS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *KB

Mileage: 47,000

2 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BREAKING/FAILING: FRONT PASSENGER DOOR TOTALLY INOPERABLE. DRIVER DOOR SUPPORTING INTERIOR IS BREAKING AND BACK DOORS CRACKING AND BREAKING WITHOUT ANYONE USING THEM, MY VEHICLE IS IN IMPECCABLE CONDITION. ***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; HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS AS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *KB

Mileage: 47,000

THE PLASTIC PANELING NEAR MY DOOR HANDLES HAVE BECOME BRITTLE AND HAVE BROKEN CAUSING MY PASSENGERS TO BECOME STUCK ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO OPERATE THE DOOR HANDLE PROPERLY ON EXITING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE PASSENGER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE EASILY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKEN OR CRACKED AND ABOUT TO BREAK OFF COMPLETELY. MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD - UNABLE TO OPEN/OPERATE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY. OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT USING VERY INFERIOR DESIGN/MATERIALS. RECALL REQUESTED AS HUNDREDS OF JEEP OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

INSIDE DOOR HANDLES START TO BREAK AT THE PLASTIC HOUSING WHERE THE HANDLE ATTACH TO. TWO DOORS ARE BROKEN AND UNUSABLE AT THE MOMENT. PASSENGERS CAN'T EXIT THE VEHICLE WHICH POSE A BIG SECURITY RISK. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE BY THE MANUFACTURER. TODAY IT COSTS APPROX $3000 TO FIX ALL FOUR DOORS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE PLASTIC PART OF THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL WHICH HOLDS THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE SO I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. I CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT CLIMBING OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL/YEAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED AS WELL SO I EXPECT THIS WILL BREAK OVER TIME. *TR

Mileage: 81,011

3 OF 4 THE INTERIOR DOOR KNOBS HAVE BROKEN OFF ON THIS VEHICLE. WHAT IF I HAD PASSENGERS AND WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK? NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET OUT! I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM... IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THE COMPANY IS PROMPTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? A MANUFACTURES DEFECT SHOULD BE COVERED/FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER... HTTP://WWW.DENLORSTOOLS.COM/AUTOBLOG/2010/11/JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-INTERIOR-DOOR-HANDLE-BROKEN-RECALL/. *TR

Mileage: 114,198

THE FRONT PASSENGER AND BOTH REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. THERE IS NO WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY! I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE BUT I HAVEN'T FOUND OUT WHAT THE COMPANY IS OFFERING FOR A FIX. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT CONSIDERING THAT ALL THREE OF THEM BROKE WITHIN DAYS OF ONE ANOTHER. *TR

Mileage: 114,198

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR YEARS IN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE ARE ALL BROKEN. ONE IN THE BACK IS COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AND THE 2 IN THE FRONT ARE HANGING BY A WIRE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I GET NOWHERE WHEN TRYING TO TALK TO JEEP OR EVEN JEEP DEALERS. RECENTLY I SAW ONLINE MANY MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND SOMEONE EVEN SAID JEEP AGREED TO A $50 COPAY IN 2010. I BROUGHT MY JEEP INTO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS STILL COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BOUGHT FROM JEEP WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2006, AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS COSMETIC AND NOT COVERED. WHEN CALLING JEEP I WAS TOLD NOBODY HAS DIED SO NO RECALL AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THESE DOOR HANDLES. YOU CAN NOT REPLACE THE HANDLES ONLY, YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PANEL AND TOTAL COST IS AROUND $3000. WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT IT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED ON A LARGE SCALE. IF ONE OF US GETS KILLED FROM BEING TRAPPED INSIDE OF THEIR JEEP BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLES ARE ALL BROKEN THEY WILL HAVE A HUGE PRICE TO PAY. I AM DOWN TO ONE HANDLE, AND EXTREMELY UNHAPPY! PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED V8 5.7L AND 3 OF THE 4 DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED. A COUPLE OF THEM HAVE BEEN CRACKED FOR A WHILE, BUT RECENTLY ANOTHER ONE LITERALLY JUST CRACKED OPEN BY JUST OPENING THE REAR DOOR WITH LITTLE FORCE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CLAIMS ON THIS ISSUE AT THIS SITE HTTP://WWW.DENLORSTOOLS.COM/AUTOBLOG/2010/11/JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-INTERIOR-DOOR-HANDLE-BROKEN-RECALL/. CLEARLY I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. MY JEEP IS IN GREAT CONDITION, SO THIS ISN'T AN ABUSE ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CONDITION THE REAR DOORS ARE IN WILL SOON MAKE THEM NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE IS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,489.

Mileage: 50,000

FRONT DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND. *KB

Mileage: 61,000

THREE OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAVE BROKEN OFF AND ARE UNUSABLE. THE OTHER TWO ARE CRACKING AND I AM FEARFUL THAT THEY WILL BE BREAKING OFF SOON. THE HANDLES AND THE SUPPORTING DOOR FRAMES ARE ALL CRACKING IN THE SAME LOCATION AND THE HANDLES THEN FALL OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO EVEN DISCUSS THE ISSUE. THE DEALER STATES IT IS $700 -$900 PER DOOR TO FIX. PARTS TO FIX THE DOOR HANDLES ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR SALE OUTSIDE THE DEALERSHIPS. DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE OF BEING UNABLE TO EXIT THE BACK SEAT AREA FROM THE INSIDE, I AM UNABLE TO ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE BACK SEATS AT THIS TIME. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED AS WELL AS A WEBSITE WHERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE STATING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005 JEEP. THERE WAS NOT ANY OUTSIDE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAUSED THIS DEFECT. THE DEALER STATES IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY HAZARD. I HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS AS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HERE IS A LINK TO A WEBSITE WITH TONS OF COMPLAINS ON THIS ISSUE HTTP://WWW.DENLORSTOOLS.COM/AUTOBLOG/2010/11/JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-INTERIOR-DOOR-HANDLE-BROKEN-RECALL/#COMMENT-11230 *KB

Mileage: 72,000

THREE OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAVE BROKEN OFF AND ARE UNUSABLE. THE OTHER TWO ARE CRACKING AND I AM FEARFUL THAT THEY WILL BE BREAKING OFF SOON. THE HANDLES AND THE SUPPORTING DOOR FRAMES ARE ALL CRACKING IN THE SAME LOCATION AND THE HANDLES THEN FALL OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO EVEN DISCUSS THE ISSUE. THE DEALER STATES IT IS $700 -$900 PER DOOR TO FIX. PARTS TO FIX THE DOOR HANDLES ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR SALE OUTSIDE THE DEALERSHIPS. DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE OF BEING UNABLE TO EXIT THE BACK SEAT AREA FROM THE INSIDE, I AM UNABLE TO ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE BACK SEATS AT THIS TIME. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED AS WELL AS A WEBSITE WHERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE STATING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005 JEEP. THERE WAS NOT ANY OUTSIDE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAUSED THIS DEFECT. THE DEALER STATES IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY HAZARD. I HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS AS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HERE IS A LINK TO A WEBSITE WITH TONS OF COMPLAINS ON THIS ISSUE HTTP://WWW.DENLORSTOOLS.COM/AUTOBLOG/2010/11/JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-INTERIOR-DOOR-HANDLE-BROKEN-RECALL/#COMMENT-11230 *KB

Mileage: 72,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN OFF, FRONT DOOR CRACKED AND DRIVER DOOR MISSING PART. *KB

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN OFF, FRONT DOOR CRACKED AND DRIVER DOOR MISSING PART. *KB

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSINGS CRACKING AND BREAKING. HARD TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. *KB

Mileage: 54,800

THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BEGAN TO CRACK, FOLLOWED BY THE OTHER THREE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. I CAN BARELY OPEN ANY OF THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE AT THIS POINT. I FEAR THAT VERY SOON, I WON'T BE ABLE TO OPEN ANY OF THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE AT ALL RENDERING MY VEHICLE USELESS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT THAT I COULD NOT HAVE CAUSED BY MYSELF. THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE FALLING APART AFTER ONLY SIX YEARS. THE POOR QUALITY OF THE PLASTIC USED TO MAKE THE DOOR PANELS IS CLEARLY THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS ON MY OWN, NOR DO I FEEL THAT I SHOULD TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR COST. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND UPSET BY THE DISAPPOINTING QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ECONOMY IS NOT MAKING THINGS EASIER FOR ME. *TR

PANEL BEHIND THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKING, LEAVING THE DOOR HANDLES FLIMSY AND ALMOST INOPERABLE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED. RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES STARTED BREAKING FROM THE PLASTIC THEY ARE ATTACHED TO ABOUT A YEAR AGO.THE DRIVERS DOOR IS COMPLETELY BROKEN I DO NOT HAVE ANY WARRANTY LEFT ON THE CAR AND LOOKED INTO FIXING AND FOUND OUT THAT ONE DOOR ALONE THE PART WOULD BE $660 BEFORE LABOR. I HAVE ALL FOUR DOORS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED. I CALLED TO SPEAK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND BELIEVE THE DOORS ARE MADE OF CHEAP OR DEFECTIVE PARTS AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE OF THE MILES ON MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT HELPING ON THE COSTS, I HAVE HEARD THAT OTHER FOLKS HAVE BEEN HELPED WITH 50% OF THE COSTS. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE A VW AND VOLVO AND THEY ARE NEAR THE SAME AGE AND DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE ONLY WAY SOMEONE CAN GET OUT OF THE CAR IS TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THEY ARE ELECTRIC WINDOWS SO IF IN AN ACCIDENT IT COULD BECOME TRAGIC. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM FOR ANY 2005 VEHICLE NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN SOOO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE 2005 MODEL HAVING THIS ISSUE. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY. THE CAR HAS HAD NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THANKYOU *TR

THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE DEFECTIVE . THE HANDLES ARE ALL PLASTIC AND THEY ALL BREAK OFF FROM THE DOOR PANEL. JEEP HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY HAVE A WAITING LIST FOR NEW DOOR PANELS AND THEY WILL NOT PRODUCE THE PART TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM THAT COULD COST A LIFE IF THE PERSON REACHES FOR THE HANDLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND CANNOT. THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS A RECALL AND ISSUE PARTS TO REPLACE THIS FOR FREE FOR OWNERS OF THE JEEPS. *TR

3 OF THE 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF OUT OF THE HANDLE HOUSING. THE 2 BACK DOORS ARE UNABLE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. THE DRIVERS DOOR IS HANGING ON BY A THREAD. STILL OPERABLE BUT HANDLE HOUSING IS COMPLETELY BROKEN. EVEN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR SHOULD NOT CAUSE THIS TYPE OF BREAKAGE ON SO MANY VEHICLES. CHRYSLER SHOULD STEP UP AND RECTIFY THIS ISSUE BEFORE DEATHS OCCUR AND LAWSUITS BEGIN. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR HANDLES HAD FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE DOOR HANDLES AND ADVISE THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DOOR HANDLES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 10/27/2011 *LN *TR

Mileage: 65,003

ON APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 8, 2010 THE PLASTIC AROUND THE INSIDE LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLE CRACKED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. AFTER THAT THE HANDLE WAS LOOSE AND I FREQUENTLY HAD TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE TO LET HER OUT OF THE JEEP. AROUND JULY OF 2011 MY FATHER TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND MORE OF THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE HANDLE BROKE OFF AND THE HANDLE FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. NOW THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED AT ALL FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE DOOR HANDLE WAS NEVER HANDLED IN A ROUGH MANNER AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE FAILED LIKE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

INTERIOR DOOR LATCH ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AND DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR LATCH BEGINNING TO CRACK AROUND PLASTIC AND INCUR SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR FIRE ONE WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE VEHICLE UNABLE TO EXIT PRESUMABLY DYING FROM INJURIES. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP CHEROKEE AND I FEEL CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND INCUR THE EXPENSE OF ALL REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 68,257

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE PLASTIC IS BROKEN IN ONE DOOR AND CRACKED IN TWO OTHERS. ONCE THIS PLASTIC BREAKS THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES FALL OUT RENDERING THE DOOR INOPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE. IN AN ACCIDENT THERE IS NO WAY TO GET OUT THROUGH THE DOOR UNLESS YOU BREAK A WINDOW AND REACH THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. JEEP DOES NOT SELL THIS ASSEMBLY SEPARATELY. IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE BY PURCHASING AN ENTIRE DOOR PANEL AT A COST OF FIVE HUNDRED PER REAR DOOR HANDLE AND SIX HUNDRED PLUS PER FRONT AND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE INSTALLATION. *TR

Mileage: 970,350

ALL FOUR INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRUMBLED AND FALLEN COMPLETELY APART, A POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE MAY OCCUR. BASED ON MY RESEARCH THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON FOR 2005-2007 JEEPS AND THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS EXCESSIVE, A NATIONAL RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE HANDLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THE NECESSARY PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON, BUT THERE WAS NO COVERAGE OR RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE PART HAD BEEN REDESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR PLASTIC HOUSING FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,700.

Mileage: 98,700

ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND BECOME LOOSE. ONE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE COMPLETELY FELL OFF. DEALER SAID $2,000 TO FIX ALL DOORS, HANDLES HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. CANNOT EXIT CAR WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOWS AND OPENING DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACKED, LOOSE, AND ABOUT READY TO BREAK OFF. IF AN ACCIDENT/FIRE WERE TO OCCUR, IT WOULD LEAVE INTERIOR OCCUPANTS TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE IF YOU PULL ON THE HANDLES TOO HARD. THIS IS DEFINITELY A CASE OF POOR CONSTRUCTION/DESIGN. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN AND I HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH A STRAP. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I OWN A 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, AT THIS TIME BOTH FRONT DOORS HANDLES ARE BROKEN, THE REAR HANDLES START TO BREAKING APART TOO. I HAVE TO OPEN THE DOORS FRONT THE OUTSIDE WITCH IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. FIRST ONE BROKE AT 67000 MILES, AND THE SECOND AT 71000 MILES . PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND I REALLY HAVE A CONCERN TO WHOM OR WHERE I COULD FILE A CLAIM WITH A PROBLEM WITH MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THE REASON WHY I'M COMPLAINING IS THAT ALL THE 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CANNOT BY OPENED FROM THE INSIDE AS USUAL BECAUSE ALL OF THEM ARE BROKEN AND WITH THE PLASTIC CRACKED, MADE IN PIECES AND HOLES WHERE THE PLASTIC HAS BEEN MISSING. MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE OR THE PASSENGERS HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS OR GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. WHAT I HAVE TO DO OR WHERE I COULD FIND INFORMATION TO REPLACE THEM. THANKS *KB

Mileage: 70,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED - CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION EXCEPT FOR 3 OF THE 4 DOORS HAVE HANDLES CASINGS THAT ARE CRACKED AND THE DOOR HANDLE IS HANGING OFF. THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGE KEPT. THIS STARTED HAPPENING IN THE LAST YEAR AND HAS SPREAD RAPIDLY. ALL 3 DOORS HAVE DONE IT THE SAME PLACE AND IT HAS STARTED WITH A CRACK AND THEN GROWN INTO THE PIECES FALLING OFF AND LEAVING THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE DOOR FULLY EXPOSED. THIS A GRAVE SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. *KB

Mileage: 85,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED - CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION EXCEPT FOR 3 OF THE 4 DOORS HAVE HANDLES CASINGS THAT ARE CRACKED AND THE DOOR HANDLE IS HANGING OFF. THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGE KEPT. THIS STARTED HAPPENING IN THE LAST YEAR AND HAS SPREAD RAPIDLY. ALL 3 DOORS HAVE DONE IT THE SAME PLACE AND IT HAS STARTED WITH A CRACK AND THEN GROWN INTO THE PIECES FALLING OFF AND LEAVING THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE DOOR FULLY EXPOSED. THIS A GRAVE SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. *KB

Mileage: 85,000

DOOR PANELS ARE BROKEN SUCH THAT DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I HAVE AN 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AND ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES STARTED WITH HAIRLINE CRACKS THAT HAVE ADVANCED INTO MAJOR CRACKS AND PIECES OF THE PLASTIC MISSING WHERE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS LOCATED. RECENTLY, 2 DAYS AGO- THE BACK PASSENGER HANDLE COMPLETELY CAME OFF AND NOW IS INOPERABLE. THERE IS NO WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THAT AFFECTED DOOR. I AM CERTAIN THAT ALL MY DOOR HANDLES WILL EVENTUALLY FOLLOW SUIT AND I WILL HAVE NO OPERABLE DOORS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SUCH. THIS IS NOT COSMETIC. ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PANELS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DOOR HANDLES ARE NOT SECURE AND WILL CONTINUE TO CRUMBLE UNTIL THEY ARE NOT USABLE ANYMORE. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE- WHEN IS JEEP GOING TO START REPLACING THEIR BROKEN MANUFACTURED PARTS? *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS 40,000 MILES, IMMACULATE CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE DOOR HANDLES AND THEIR STRUCTURES AROUND THEM. THE DRIVERS DOOR IS BARLEY EXCITABLE. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN TO GET OUT.(HOW EMBARRASSING, TO BE A TOP OF THE LINE, SHOWROOM QUALITY; STILL ; VEHICLE). WE BOUGHT IT NEW IN NOVEMBER 2004. HAVE BEEN SO HAPPY WITH IT UNTIL 2 MONTHS AGO. THE PASSENGER AND REAR PASSENGER HANDLES ARE CRACKED AS WELL. PLEASE HELP ME, I'M JUST SICK ABOUT IT. *TR

GOOD AFTERNOON. WITHIN THE PAST 24 MONTHS, ALL 4 OF MY DOOR HANDLES (INTERIOR) HAVE HAD HAIR LINE CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED INTO FULL BREAKS ON THE DOOR HANDLES CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN SHOULD WE BE IN AN EMERGENCY AND BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY JEEP (7 YEARS OR 70,000.00) MILES AND WHEN I HAD TAKEN IT IN TO OUR AUTHORIZED DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED. I HAVE RECEIVED A QUOTE TO FIX THIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL AS THE HANDLE ITSELF IS NOT A PART IN ITSELF, WHICH WILL COST OVER $2000.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. MY VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THIS. *KB

Mileage: 65,000

GOOD AFTERNOON. WITHIN THE PAST 24 MONTHS, ALL 4 OF MY DOOR HANDLES (INTERIOR) HAVE HAD HAIR LINE CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED INTO FULL BREAKS ON THE DOOR HANDLES CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN SHOULD WE BE IN AN EMERGENCY AND BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY JEEP (7 YEARS OR 70,000.00) MILES AND WHEN I HAD TAKEN IT IN TO OUR AUTHORIZED DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED. I HAVE RECEIVED A QUOTE TO FIX THIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL AS THE HANDLE ITSELF IS NOT A PART IN ITSELF, WHICH WILL COST OVER $2000.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. MY VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THIS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

NORMAL DOOR USE, DOOR HANDLES CRACKING THEN BREAKING. WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY. UNABLE TO EXIT DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY. WOULD HAVE TO BE LET OUT. NOTHING DONE TO REPAIR. THREE OUT OF THE FOUR ARE BROKEN. JEEP WILL NOT RECALL OR REPAIR. ONLY WAY TO EXIT VEHICLE IS TO BE LET OUT FROM EXTERIOR. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

WHEN OPENING MY DOORS THE DOOR HANDLES STARTED DEVELOPING CRACKS AND EVENTUALLY CRACKED INTO SEVERAL PIECES AND THE HANDLES ARE NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE DOOR. CALLS AND A VISIT TO A DEALER LEFT ME WITH THE ONLY OPTION TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR AT OVER $200. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

2005 JEED GRAND CHEROKEE FAILURE OF INTERIOR DOOR LATCH HANDLES DUE TO CRACKED PLASTIC DOOR PANEL WHICH PREVENTS OPERATION OF THE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 OF 4 DOORS WITH THE 4TH DOOR POSSIBLY FAILING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFEY ISSUE PREVENTING OCCUPANTS FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE INTERNET. ALTHOUGH, INTERNET REPORTS ARE FREQUENTLY UNRELIABLE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS DISCUSSING THIS CONDITION. FURTHER, AT LEAST ONE REPORT INDICATES THAT CHRYSLER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE DOOR PANELS FOR A $50 CO-PAY; BUT MY CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT MERITS CONSIDERATION FOR A RECALL. *KB

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A GRAND CHEROKEE 2005, I PURCHASE USED LESS THEN 5 MONTHS AGO. THE PASSENGER DOOR OPEN HANDLE FRAME STARTED TO BRAKE UP TO A POINT THAT BROKE THE FRAME. WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASE THE TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL WHICH COST ME OVER 600 DOLLARS. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THEN 60 THOUSAND MILES ... BUT SINCE PASS THE 6 YEARS IT IS NOT COVER UNDER THE WARRANTY. I AM AFRAID TO BUY ANOTHER DOOR PANEL PAY 600 DOLLARS AND BREAK AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO JEEP TO STEP UP AND HELP CUSTOMERS THAT LIKE JEEP CARS AND HAVE PROBLEMS LIKE THIS ... AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I NOTICE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 38,946

THERE IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES OF THE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. APPARENTLY THE PLASTIC HOLDING THESE DOOR HANDLES HAS A TENDENCY TO CRACK AND BREAK, CAUSING THE DOOR HANDLES TO BE INOPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR HANDLE IS ONLY SUPPORTED BY THE MOLDED PLASTIC OF THE ENTIRE PLASTIC DOOR PANEL, AND NOT THE METAL FRAME OF THE DOOR ITSELF. THERE HAS BEEN NO BLOW OR ABNORMAL USE TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM, JUST THE NORMAL OPENING OF THE DOORS WITH THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THIS CONDITION HAS AFFECTED ALL 4 OF OUR DOORS, WITH THE HANDLE ITSELF COMPLETELY MISSING (FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR) ON THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR. AT THIS POINT, THE HANDLE ON THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR IS NOT MISSING, BUT IT IS INOPERABLE (NOTHING FOR THE HANDLE TO PULL AGAINST BECAUSE IT IS CRACKED ON THE INSIDE), AND BOTH FRONT DOORS HAVE CRACKS BUT ARE OPERATIONAL AT THIS POINT. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT CHRYSLER-JEEP NEEDS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN A FIRE OR ACCIDENT, HAVING GOTTEN TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT WILL COST ~$600 EACH TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANELS TO FIX THE CURRENT PROBLEM. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT EVEN WITH THE NEW DOOR PANELS, THE PROBLEM MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!! MUST SOMEONE DIE TO BRING THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM TO LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND MY DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING OFF ON THE INSIDE. I DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN SO THEY ARE NOT ABUSED IN ANY WAY. THE MATERIAL IS A CHEAP PLASTIC AND THE HANDLES ARE BARELY HANGING ON BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE ALSO SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUTUBE FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH SAME SITUATION. I ALSO WORK FOR AAA ROADSIDE AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THEY HAVE TO BE TOWED FOR ELECTRICAL FIRES. THIS MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS AND THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THERE ARE ALSO VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE WITH JEEP FIRES AS WELL TO BACK IT UP. ANY KIND OF RECALL WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS THESE TWO SCENARIOS ARE A SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATNING COMBINATION. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 74,000

THE DOOR PANELS ON OUR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CRACKED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLES. THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND THE REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, TRAPPING THE PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

UNSURE OF THE SPECIFIC INCIDENT DATE. THE FAILURE IS THE PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE FOR 3 OUT OF 4 DOORS. THE PLASTIC HAS BROKEN, EXPOSING THE INSIDE MECHANICS AND ALLOWING FOR THE HANDLED TO EXTEND FURTHER THAN NECESSARY. THIS MAKES EXIT QUESTIONABLE AS THE DOOR HANDLE IS ONLY HOLDING ON TO THE LATCH WITHOUT ANY PLACE FOR LEVERAGE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT/EMERGENCY, IF THE DOOR WAS TO BE INVOLVED IT IS POSSIBLE THE HANDLE WOULD SUFFER FURTHER DAMAGE AND BE UNABLE TO OPERATE. THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE ABOUT REPLACING THE PART. IT COSTS ROUGHLY $700 PER DOOR TO REPAIR. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR TRIM PANELS HAVE CRACKED AND BROKEN SURROUNDING THE DOOR LEVER MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED IN NUMEROUS 2005 JEEPS. RECALL IS NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKEN ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN. APPARENTLY THE ONLY AVAILABLE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL ASSEMBLY. I HAVE SOLICITED QUOTATIONS FOR EACH PANEL, AND THE LOWEST OFFERED PRICE HAS BEEN $750/PANEL. BASED UPON THE FACT THAT 4 OF 4 HANDLES HAVE BROKEN IN THE SAME MANNER, I BELIEVE IT SOUND TO CONCLUDE THE HANDLE SUFFERS FROM A HIDDEN VICE OR DEFECT. LUCKILY, I LIVE IN A STATE THAT ALLOWS RECOVERY FOR BREACH OF THE WARRANTY AGAINST REDHIBITION. HOWEVER, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE DISAPPOINTMENT AND ANGER FOR LIKE CONSUMERS WHO HAVE NO RECOURSE TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND PERSUADE THE MANUFACTURE TO REMEDY VIA RECALL. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE REAR DRIVERS SIDE LATCH HANDLE BROKE WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, 2 MORE LATCHES ARE EXPERIENCING STRESS FRACTURES IN PLASTIC MOLDING. *TR

Mileage: 34,900

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TRIM COMPLETELY SHATTERS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DOOR HANDLES ARE INOPERATIVE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. EVERY DOOR HANDLE HAS THIS SAME ISSUE. CHRYSLER-JEEP OFFICIALLY DENIES ANY CULPABILITY, BUT WILL GIVE A DISCOUNT OFF OF THE $2,500 REPAIR BILL, SO CONSUMERS MUST PAY $1,000 FOR THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. EVEN EXTENDED WARRANTIES WILL NOT COVER THE ISSUE. I HOPE TO GOD NO ONE EVER DESPERATELY NEEDS TO GET OUT OF ONE OF THESE DEATH TRAPS IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BROKEN DOOR HANDLES. THE DEALER WANTS $750 IN ORDER TO FIX THE PART. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WHO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. THIS JUST OCCURRED IN THE LAST MONTH. I WILL FIX THE PIECE ON MY OWN DIME BUT IT SEEMS KIND OF OUTRAGEOUS FOR A DOOR HANDLE. IF NOT FOR MY KIDS I WOULD SKIP IT AND JUST SUFFER WITH THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLE. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

NORMAL DOOR USE, DOOR HANDLES CRACKING THEN BREAKING. WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY. NOTHING DONE TO REPAIR. THREE OUT OF THE FOUR ARE BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES OF THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAVE CRACKED AND FALLEN OFF LEAVING THE DOORS UNABLE TO OPEN FROM THE INTERIOR. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS AT RANDOM, AND LOOSES POWER STEERING CAPABILITY, CAN CAUSE A CRASH ON WINDY ROADS. VERY SCARY. HAS BEEN TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES IN ARIZONA AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX. THEY TRIED TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY AND UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM CHRYSLER. ALSO WHEN VEHICLE STALLS LOOSES POWER, CAN'T IMMEDIATELY OPEN WINDOWS OR DOORS. DOORS ON THIS VEHICLE ALSO INTERIOR HANDLES ALL WERE BROKEN PREMATURELY RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 48000 MILES. THIS SECOND PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT DEALER DOESN'T HAVE PART IN STOCK, FACTORY BACK ORDER AND JEEP WON'T FIX IT. THIS SECOND PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL BECAUSE CAN'T OPEN DOOR, WITH HANDLE FROM INSIDE IN AZ 110 F CAN BE DEADLY, OR DURING A CRASH OR FIRE

Mileage: 20,000

REAR DOOR POCKETS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND BROKE OUT, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. FRONT DOOR POCKETS ARE CRACKED AND BROKEN ALSO BUT NOT COMPLETELY YET. PURCHASED VEHICLE USED FROM DEALER ON DECEMBER 2008 AT 33000 MILES VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ACCEPT FOR DOOR POCKETS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURE ON SAFETY ISSUE AND MADE COMPLAINT OVER PHONE, NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM MANUFACTURE.

Mileage: 34,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR I OBSERVED THE FRONT PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HOUSING TO BE CRACKED AND LOOSE. I WAS BEWILDERED HOW THIS HAPPENED. IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR MY SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE REAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND EXITED. I WAS WAITING FOR MY DAUGHTER TO COME OUT AND SHE BEGAN TO BANG ON THE GLASS IN A PANIC. I OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND SHE WAS CRYING AND TOLD ME SHE COULDN'T GET OUT THAT THE INTERIOR HANDLE WAS BROKEN. I LOOKED AT THE HANDLE AND DISCOVERED THE HOUSING TO BE COMPLETELY BROKEN APART LIKE THE FRONT PASSENGER ONE, BUT THE REAR HANDLE WAS JUST DANGLING AND IS INOPERABLE. IT WAS AT THIS TIME I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE TO SEE IF IT IS A PROBLEM WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS. SURE ENOUGH IT IS A PROBLEM WITH HUNDREDS OF JEEP OWNERS, AND MY RESEARCH SHOULD THAT THERE ARE 65 COMPLAINTS FILED UNDER LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; 29 COMPLAINTS UNDER STRUCTURE: BODY: DOOR; AND 10 COMPLAINTS UNDER LATCHES /LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOOR:LATCH, NOT COUNTING OTHER SITE COMPLAINTS WHEN YOU CONDUCT A GOOGLE SEARCH. I WENT TO A LOCAL JEEP DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY WARRANTY IS UP AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF ANY RECALLS. I AM CONCERNED AS IF TWO HANDLES ARE BROKE, IT IS A MATTER OF TIME THE OTHER TWO WILL ALSO BREAK. I ALSO FIND THIS TO BE A SERIOUS!!!, SAFETY ISSUE AS IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY, HOW WILL A CHILD EXIT MY REAR SEAT IF THEY ARE SITTING BEHIND THE DRIVER AND IF THE HANDLE BREAKS ON THE OTHERSIDE THERE IS NO GETTING OUT FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THIS OF COURSE CAN RESULT IN THE DEATH OF A PASSENGER. I HOPE YOUR AGENCY CAN ASSIST ME WITH THIS PROBLEM IN GETTING THESE HANDLES REPLACED BEFORE THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN, ALL MY DOOR PIECE AROUND HANDLE BROKE OFF COMPLETELY. I UNDERSTAND MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM CLAIM MANUFACTURE DEFECT. JEEP SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GET BADLY HURT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE DOOR HANDLE WITHIN THE INTERIOR WAS DETERIORATING ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DOORS NEEDED TO BE OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - ALL 4 PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF - PLASTIC FALLING APART AND INTO INSIDE OF DOOR - THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT IS TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE - I HAVE TRIED TO GORILLA GLUE THEM BACK TOGETHER AND THEY JUST KEEP CRUMBLING. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH 3 OF 4 DOOR HANDLES BROKEN OFF. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A CRASH OR INTO WATER. NO WAY TO SAFELY GET ALL PASSENGERS OUT. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WITHIN WEEKS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE, THE HANDLES STARTED TO BREAK AND FALL OFF. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES INOPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE 2 BACK DOOR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF. WE TOOK THIS UP WITH CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A QUALITY/DESIGN FLAW AND A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS AND RE-CALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. WE THEN TOOK OUR JEEP INTO A DEALER TO GET IT FIXED AND PAID $736 FOR ONE DOOR PANEL. THE ONLY PANEL THAT COULD BE FIXED SINCE THE REST ARE ON BACK ORDER ??? WE ARE LEFT WITH 2 DOORS THAT DON'T OPERATE AND ONE CRACKED DOOR HANDLE THAT EVENTUALLY WILL FALL OFF TOO. PLEASE HELP ADDRESS THIS CONCERN WITH THE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THANK YOU *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. I JUST HIT 50,000 MILES, AND IT IS SPORADIC AT BEST THAT I HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE REAR. I HAVE KEPT MY VEHICLE IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. HOWEVER, BOTH OF MY REAR DOOR HANDLES ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN. I HAVE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. MY FRONT TWO DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED WITH PIECES MISSING BUT STILL OPERATIONAL FOR THE MOMENT, BUT I'M SURE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS MY REAR PASSENGERS HAVE NO WAY OF EXITING THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF FIRE OR OTHER EVENT WOULD REQUIRE A QUICK EXIT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES DO NOT FUNCTION DUE TO BAD PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THEM IN PLACE AND THIS WILL NOT ALLOW ME OR MY PASSENGERS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE INCASE OF A FIRE OR ACCIDENT. IT STARTED OUT AS A SMALL CRACK AND NOW THEY ALL ARE BREAKING OFF. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

IN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE PLASTIC THAT THE DOOR HANDLE WAS CONNECTED BY BEGAN TO CRACK, WITHIN A FEW WEEKS THE ENTIRE DOOR HANDLE WAS NO LONGER WORKING LEAVING ME TO HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE, DUE TO A SUPPLIER'S DEFECTIVE PLASTIC RESIN MIX, NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. IN CASE OF A CRASH OR FIRE, A PASSENGER OR DRIVER MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD BE TRAPPED IN AND COULD DIE, MY PASSENGER SIDE IS ALSO HANGING VERY LOOSELY AND SOON WILL NOT WORK AS WELL. THE DOOR HANDLE IS NOT A SEPARATE PART AS IN MOST VEHICLES SO THE ENTIRE DOOR HANDLE MUST BE REPLACE. THE DEALER CHARGES MORE THAN 800 DOLLARS TO FIX A DOOR PIECE, AND THE PART WILL JUST BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER DOOR PANEL WITH THE EXACT SAME PLASTIC THAT WILL BREAK EVENTUALLY AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND ALL MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING,I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND I AM CONCERNED THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FOR 3 YEARS. ONE YEAR AGO, I GOT A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC AROUND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE. THEN 6 MONTHS AGO, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE CRACKED. LAST MONTH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE A FRIEND WAS TRYING TO EXIT. THE DOOR HANDLES ARE SLOWLY BREAKING OFF AT THE PLASTIC AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED (5.7L): INTERIOR PLASTIC HOLDING DOOR HANDLES HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND NOW THEY ARE BROKEN. I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE (I'M SINGLE, NO KIDS) AND MY REAR DOOR HANDLES HAVE RARELY EVER BEEN USED, YET THEY ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN NOW. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON TREND AMONG THESE 2005-2008 JEEP MODELS AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS REAR PASSENGERS ARE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSIDE. THE STEPS TO REPAIR A SIMPLE DOOR HANDLE AND CRACK REQUIRES THE ENTIRE PANEL TO BE REPLACED, AT $400+ EACH. THESE DEALER REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK-ORDER DUE TO THE EXTREME AMOUNT OF CASES WITH THIS. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC USED TO MAKE THE DOOR PANELS ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE PLASTIC AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE LATCHES IS BREAKING APART AND CRUMBLING. ALL 4 DOORS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE OF THE PLASTIC FAILING. IF THE PLASTIC CONTINUES TO BREAK APART THE DOOR HANDLE WILL FAIL AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD PREVENT MYSELF OR PASSENGERS FROM EXITING VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE DEFECT. DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEY HAD NOT COME ACROSS SAID PROBLEM BEFORE. I INFORMED THEM THAT IT WAS OBVIOUS DEFECT SINCE ALL THE DOORS WERE DEGRADING AT THE SAME TIME. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO BUY NEW DOOR PANELS FOR $2600. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE DEFECT DOOR PANELS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THE DOOR PANELS ON THIS MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL BROKE & DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS THE 2ND DOOR HANDLE THAT HAS BROKEN IN THE VEHICLE. IN SEARCHING TO FIX THE BACK DOOR, I FOUND AN ARTICLE SHOWING THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF A RESIN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CAN FIND A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE LOCKS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS ALL 4 OF MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I ONLY HAVE PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE ONE DAY A WEEK AT THE MOST. THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE, BUT A SUPPLIER'S DEFECTIVE PLASTIC RESIN MIX. THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED NOT JUST THE HANDLE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BROKEN OFF AND IS UNUSABLE. , THE PLASTIC SUPPORTING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN, LEAVING THE HANDLE UNMOUNTED AND USELESS THE OTHER THREE ARE CRACKING AND WILL BE BREAKING OFF SOON. THE HANDLES AND THE SUPPORTING DOOR FRAMES ARE ALL CRACKING IN THE SAME LOCATION AND THE HANDLES THEN FALL OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE. THEY DECLINED MY CLAIM WITH MY 100,000 MILE 7 YEAR MAXIMUM CARE UPGRADE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT FIRST THEY OFFERED (THEN RETRACTED) A GOODWILL GESTURE OF COVERING ALL BUT $500 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE! THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY HAZARD. I HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS AS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT 3 OF THE 4 INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE HANDLE IN PLACE IS VERY THIN CHEEP PLASTIC THAT CRACKS AND BREAKS THERE ARE HOLES IS SOME OF THEM AND ON THE DRIVER DOOR THE LATCH IS COMPLETELY BROKEN. THIS CAN VERY EASILY BECOME A LIFE THREATING ISSUE IF THERE WAS A FIRE AND SOME ONE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. IF YOU LOOK ON LINE YOU CAN FIND THAT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 05 MODELS. THIS IS A YOUTUBE LINK THAT WILL SHOW YOU A IN DETAIL THE PROBLEM THAT I AM TALKING ABOUT(HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QSFRZ7CIBKY&FEATURE=RELATED) IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME TO VERIFY ANYTHING OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 47,000

DOOR HANDLES FALLING OFF DUE TO A SUPPLIERS DEFECTIVE PLASTIC RESIN MIX. IN CASE OF A FIRE OR CRASH A PASSENGER OR DRIVER MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DIE FROM THIS DEFECT. THIS IS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. *TR

Mileage: 57,846

PLASTIC PANELS THAT HOLD THE DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKING AND BREAKING, CAUSING THE DOOR HANDLES NOT TO WORK. AFTER THE DOOR PANELS BREAK WE CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM INSIDE THE CAR. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE ONE DOOR COMPLETELY INOPERABLE, ONE WITH PLASTIC BROKEN AND MISSING, AND TWO WHERE THE CRACKING HAS STARTED. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

MY 2005 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED HAS DEFECTIVE DOOR PANELS. 3 DOOR PANELS HAVE HOLES AROUND THE HANDLE, 1 IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND IS WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE 4TH DOOR PANEL IS CRACKING. SOON ALL FOUR DOORS WILL NOT BE ABLED TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE.THIS CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A DEFECT, NOT WEAR AND TEAR!! *TR

Mileage: 26,824

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND ALL OF MY DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN AND/OR MISSING. THIS CAUSES MASSIVE CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF ANY PASSENGERS IN MY CAR. YOU CANNOT OPERATE THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE AND IF WE GET INTO A WRECK, THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE PARTS ARE SO CHEAP AND JEEP WILL NOT DO A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MOST CONSUMERS DO NOT HAVE $2000.00 TO HAVE THE DOORS REPAIRED WITH THE SAME CHEAP PLASTIC TO END UP IN THE SAME SITUATION AGAIN. PLEASE JEEP, DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ASAP!!!!!!!! *TR

3 OUT OF 4 DOOR HANDLES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON THE PLASTIC DOOR PANEL IN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ONE OF THE DOORS IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND PULLING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT FROM FAULTY PLASTIC ATTACHMENTS. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO QUICKLY EXIT THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IF THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX THIS. *TR

Mileage: 75,452

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAS 68K MILES AND 2 OUT OF THE 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THE OTHER 2 THAT AREN'T BROKEN ARE CRACKED AND COULD POSSIBLY BREAK ANYTIME. I AM FEARFUL THAT IN THE EVENT THAT SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE DURING AN ACCIDENT, MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEATS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. MY VEHICLE IS 6 YEARS OLD BUT HAS VERY LITTLE MILES ON IT AND THE HANDLES SHOULDN'T HAVE BROKEN SO EASILY. THERE HAS BEEN NO ABUSE TO THE HANDLES AT ALL. THERE IS NO AFTERMARKET REPAIRS AVAILABLE FOR THIS VEHICLE THAT I CAN FIND AND THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO PURCHASE NEW DOOR PANELS. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN THE USA, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BROKEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HEMI ENGINE, DOOR PANEL CRACKS LEAVING HANDLES BROKEN OFF IN REAR, TWO FRONT DOOR HANDLES SHOW SIGNS OF SEVERE CRACKS, LOOSE. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD COVER A PORTION OF THE REPLACEMENT, NO RECALLS WERE ISSUED ETC..THIS VEHICLE ON OCCASION HAS CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS AND I WOULD THINK CHRYSLER WOULD BE CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS WITH DOOR HANDLES THAT ARE BROKEN. IT APPEARS THAT THE MATERIAL THAT THESE PARTS ARE MADE OF ARE VERY LOW QUALITY AND I AM SHOCKED THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAS NOT STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT. AFTER WHAT I HAVE READ ON BLOGS AND ON LINE ABOUT THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS, THIS MAKES ME CONSIDER NOT BUYING ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT IN THE FUTURE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE ALL BROKEN LOOSE FROM THEIR DOOR PANELS MAKING THEM INOPERABLE. I HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER SINCE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FAULTY MATERIAL AND REALLY POOR DESIGN. THE ANSWER HAS BEEN NEGATIVE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN AN EMERGENCY IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IF I WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE WINDOWS DOWN TO USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLE.I FEEL A RECALL IS DEFINITELY IN ORDER SINCE THE PRICE TO REPLACE THESE PANELS IS EXORBITANT ( $700.00 TO $800.00 EACH) AND NO ASSISTANCE IS BEING OFFERED THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES IN YOUR FILE REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND A HUGE AMOUNT OF DOCUMENTATION FROM CUSTOMERS ON THE INTERNET!!! PLEASE HELP ALL OF US RECTIFY THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL AN INJURY OR DEATH IS REPORTED THAT WAS CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM !! *TR

Mileage: 25,000

ONE OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BROKEN OFF AND IS UNUSABLE. THE OTHER THREE ARE CRACKING AND I AM FEARFUL THAT THEY WILL BE BREAKING OFF SOON. THE HANDLES AND THE SUPPORTING DOOR FRAMES ARE ALL CRACKING IN THE SAME LOCATION AND THE HANDLES THEN FALL OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO EVEN DISCUSS THE ISSUE. THE ORIGINAL DEALER IS OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE LOCAL DEALER STATES IT IS $680 PER DOOR TO FIX. PARTS TO FIX THE DOOR HANDLES ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR SALE OUTSIDE THE DEALERSHIPS. DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE OF BEING UNABLE TO EXIT THE BACK SEAT AREA FROM THE INSIDE, I AM FEARFUL TO ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT AT THIS TIME. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, THEY COULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED AS WELL AS A WEBSITE WHERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE STATING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005 JEEP. THERE WAS NOT ANY OUTSIDE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAUSED THIS DEFECT. 99% OF THE TIME I AM THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATES IT IS ?NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR?. WHAT A CROCK MY DOOR HANDLE GETS USED 10 TIMES A DAY AND IT HAS FAILED "YET" THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY HAZARD. I HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS AS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

2006, 2007, 2008, HYUNDAI SONATAS. SUNVISOR FAILS TO REMAIN IN POSITION OR PLASTIC ARM COVER BREAKS CAUSING THE SUNVISOR TO NOT STAY IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE ON A TRIP THE SUNVISOR FAILED TO REMAIN UPRIGHT IMPAIRING ROAD VISION. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE TSB BULLETINS REGARDING THE SONATA SUNVISORS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING RECENT FAILURES OF THE SUNVISOR TO REMAIN IN POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

NOTICE CRACKS ON 3 DOOR PANELS ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS THEN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO ALL 3 PANELS BROKE IN PEICES NOW ITS VERY UNSAFE AS DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE CAR 2 FRONT DOORS AN 1 REAR DOOR... *TR

Mileage: 59,000

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THE INSIDE DOOR PANELS ARE A HARD PLASTIC ONE PIECE DOOR PANEL. THE PLASTIC THAT IS BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLES IS BROKEN AND CRACKED AND I AM VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY OR EVEN DURING NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT JEEP REFUSED TO DO A RECALL AND THE REPLACEMENTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES AND AGAIN THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS WIDE SPREAD IN THIS MODEL WITH OTHER OWNERS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND ALL BUT ONE OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE PANEL HAVE FALLEN OUT AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE OTHER ONE DOES BECAUSE IT IS ALREADY CRACKING. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AS IF ANYTHING HAPPENS THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS REAL COMMON BECAUSE OF THE MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THESE DOORS AND HAS HAPPENED TO A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE. THE DEALERSHIPS WANT LIKE $700 A DOOR TO REPLACE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAVE READ OVER 500 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERIOR DOOR RELEASE SYSTEMS CONTAINED IN THIS VEHICLE. I MUST ASSUME THAT "WE" ARE WAITING FOR A NUMBER OF DEATHS BEFORE THIS EVIDENT FLAW WILL BE RECALLED. I AM NOW DOWN TO ONE WORKING DOOR ON MY GRAND CHEROKEE. OTHER THAN THAT, MY JEEP IS IN GREAT CONDITION, FOR I AM VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT MAINTAINING MY VEHICLE PROPERLY. AFTER HUNDREDS OF JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS HAVE SUBMITTED OFFICIAL COMPLAINTS, WOULDN'T IT BE SAFE TO SAY THAT THESE COMPLAINT REPRESENT THOUSANDS, IF NOT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INCIDENTS? LET'S FACE IT... MOST VEHICLE OWNERS WILL LIVE WITH THIS, OR PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT FEW ACTUALLY SUBMIT A WRITTEN COMPLAINT. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED A PRICE OF $700 PER DOOR TO HAVE THESE DOOR RELEASE SYSTEMS REPLACED. AS A SINGLE MOTHER, I DON'T HAPPEN TO HAVE AN EXTRA $2,800 TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER. ONE DAY... HEAVEN FORBID... SOMEONE (HOPEFULLY NOT A CHILD) WILL BE TRAPPED INSIDE A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DURING AN EMERGENCY. ONLY THEN, I ASSUME, WILL A RECALL BE ISSUED. WHAT A SHAME. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR SIX YEARS, AND COMPLAINTS ARE ROLLING IN. THIS IS HORRIBLE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE!!! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AUTOMOBILES HAVE CRACKING AND CRUMBLING PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE DOOR HANDLES. IN CASE OF FIRE OR CRASH, YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT OF A DEADLY SITUATION, DUE TO CRACKING AND CRUMBLING PLASTIC THAT WAS USED IN THE DOOR PANELS AND HOLD THE DOOR HANDLE. IN MANY CASES 2 INCH LARGE HOLES ARE NEXT TO THE DOOR HANDLES DUE TO PLASTIC FAILURE, AND IN SOME CASES THE ENTIRE DOOR HANDLE IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO PLASTIC AND IS INOPERABLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF A BAD MIX OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDS, AND/OR IMPROPER PRESSURES/TEMPERATUES IN INJECTION MOLDING, DURING THE ORIGINAL DOOR PANEL MANUFACTURING. CHRYSLER HAS SUPPLIER RECOVERY OPTIONS TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, BUT WILL NOT ALLOW IT UNLESS EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IS PUT UPON THEM, INSTEAD PUSHING CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR THE $2200.00 REPAIR ON THEIR OWN. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MANUFACTURER DEFECT. ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES NOT OPERABLE. PLASTIC HINGES AND PINS ALL FRACTURED. FAULTY PLASTIC COMPONENTS. SAFETY ISSUE. UNABLE TO EXIT CAR FROM INSIDE. FAILURES STARTED AT 98,000 MILES. COST TO REPAIR EXCEEDS $2000.00. JEEP WILL NOT COVER. JEEP ISSUED NO RECALL YET COMPONENT FAILURE IS A KNOWN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ACROSS THE MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. 3 OF THE 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THE 2 IN THE BACK SEAT ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL. YOU HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. YOU WILL FIND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DOOR HANDLES IN THE 2005-2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. THIS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE FACTORY. THERE HAS BEEN NO ABUSE TO THESE DOOR HANDLES, JUST REGULAR USE HAS CAUSED ALL THE BROKEN HANDLES. *TR

3 OUT OF 4 INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKEN DUE TO CHEAP PLASTIC USED. UNABLE TO GET OUT OF JEEP FROM THE INSIDE. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, YOU COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE. COULD CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY. DEALERSHIP CHARGING OVER $2000 OUT OF POCKET TO FIX WHEN IT WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY, BRITTLE PLASTIC. UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH MY KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

DOOR HANDLE BROKEN, UNABLE TO GET OUT AFTER AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES OF MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE BREAKING, RENDERING THEM INOPERABLE. I HAVE ATTACHED A VIDEO LINK DETAILING THE PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QSFRZ7CIBKY I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, IT WILL COST ME $700.00 PER DOOR. I DID NOT CAUSE THE DAMAGE. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM WEAK PLASTICS. I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN AND INQUIRE IF A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE WITH STATED THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO PLANNED RECALL. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESS! I HAVE SPOKE WITH NUMEROUS OWNERS AND REPAIR SHOPS, THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHAT IF I WAS IN A LIFE TREATING SITUATION AND NEEDED TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE? HOWEVER I CAN NOT BECAUSE MY HANDLE IS BROKEN. I DON'T HAVE CHILDREN, BUT WHAT IF THEY ARE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION AND CAN'T GET OUT? IT REALLY CONCERNS ME THAT A TRAGEDY MUST HAPPEN BEFORE CHRYSLER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO HOPE SOMEONE WILL INVESTIGATE THIS AND FORCE A RECALL. [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BACK DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CAN OFF WHEN A PASSENGER WAS TRYING TO EXIT. THIS DOOR IS HARDLY EVER USED. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND THERE IS NO WAY TO REPLACE JUST THE DOOR HANDLE. YOU HAVE TO REPLACE EACH DOOR HANDLE. AND THAT COST ABOUT 2000.00 A PIECE FOR EACH DOOR PANEL.*TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF OR ARE ABOUT TO BREAK OFF IN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HEMI. THERE IS A COMMON MANUFACTURERS MATERIAL DEFECT, AS THE DOOR HANDLE "POCKET" IS MADE OUT A BRITTLE PLASTIC THAT SHATTERS UNDER NORMAL USE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY, ONE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK. YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE POWER WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER/JEEP. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED AND FELL APART. IT WAS TAKEN APART AND GLUED BACK TOGETHER. THIS LASTED A SHORT WHILE AND IT THEN BROKE AGAIN. IT IS NOT AN EASY FIX. THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL FOR $600 DOLLARS MUST BE REPLACED. AT TIMES THE WINDOW MUST BE ROLLED DOWN TO OPEN THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE.IN CASE OF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN AN ACCIDENT YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. MANY JEEPS HAVE HAD ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES BREAK. THIS IS POOR CONSTRUCTION. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE AND NOT BY REPLACING IT WITH MORE CHEAP PLASTIC. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. REAR PASSENGERS CANNOT EXIT VEHICLE. SOON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL COMPLETELY FAIL. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR - ESPECIALLY IN AN EMERGENCY. THE REAR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEEN VERY RARELY USED, AND STILL HAVE BROKEN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MFG DEFECT THAT THEY ARE AVOIDING. VERY DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE THAT THEY (JEEP) ARE NOT RECOGNIZING THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BOTH FRONT AND BACK ARE CRACKING AND BREAKING OFF IN MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 2005. NO LONGER IS IT POSSIBLE TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS THE SAME. BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK DRIVER SIDE HANDLES ARE CRACKING WITH PIECES OF PLASTIC BROKEN OFF. THEY ARE EVENTUALLY GOING TO BREAK OFF AS WELL. THIS IS NOT OCCURRING TO ABUSE OF OPENING THE DOORS. I HAVE PROBABLY HAD THE BACK DOORS OPENED FROM THE INSIDE A TOTAL OF 30 TIMES FOR THE THREE YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THE BACK (HAVE NONE), AND DO NOT TRANSPORT PEOPLE PLACES FROM THE BACKSEAT OF MY CAR VERY OFTEN. I HAVE SEARCHED ON LINE AND THIS IS A ISSUE FOR THOUSANDS OF OTHER 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE OWNERS. IT IS A HAZARD AND DANGER IF SOMEONE IS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF MY JEEP IN A EMERGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, PLASTIC DOOR PANEL AND HANDLE ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED AND OR BROKEN BEHIND WHERE THE PULL HANDLE IS. JEEP REFUSES TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITHOUT CHARGING OVER 3K FOR PARTS AND LABOR. FAILURE ON DRIVE AND PASSENGER DOOR @ 50K MILES. HANDLES ARE NOW JUST FLOATING IN DOOR CAVITY. SERIOUS BASIC SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE MAKE THEM FIX THIS VIA RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

17JAN11 -- DOOR HANDLE FAULTY -- I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT TWO HAVE CRACKED AT THE DOOR HANDLE. IF THEY CONTINUE TO FALL APART THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT WILL BE TRAPPED WITHIN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX OR HELP WITH THE $1,400.00 BILL FOR JUST THE TWO DOOR PANELS. IF THE BATTERY WERE TO DIE YOU WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE, OR IF YOU WERE FORCED OFF OF THE ROAD AND ENDED UP IN A LAKE YOU COULD NOT GET OUT. MY FRIEND HAS EXPLAINED THIS TO CHRYSLER AND THEY DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS A CONCERN THAT THEY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. I EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD SEND PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE TO SHOW IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND GARAGE KEPT (NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE), ADULT DRIVEN. WHY DID THE OTHER TWO PANELS CRACK, THEY HAVE NO ANSWER. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE UNLIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PLASTIC SUPPORT DEVICE HAD BROKEN ON ALL FOUR DOORS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $2,610. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

ALL INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE CRACKED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLES. THREE OUT OF FOUR DOOR HANDLES HAVE SNAPPED OFF AND THE VERY LAST ONE IS HANGING ON BY A THREAD. THE HANDLES SEEM TO BE ATTACHED TO THE ACTUAL DOOR PANEL WHICH IS COMPRISED OF HARD PLASTIC. THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR PANEL AND THE HANDLE BEING ATTACHED IS BAD AND A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU CAN'T EXIT THE VEHICLE IF YOUR CAR DIES AND YOU HAVE NO POWER TO OPEN THE WINDOWS. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU NEED TO FORCE THE DOORS OPEN FROM THE INSIDE DUE TO A WRECK, CAR ON FIRE, PANICKING ETC., 9X'S OUT OF TEN YOU DON'T HAVE HANDLES AND ANY WEIGHT OR PRESSURE TO REMAINING HANDLES IF ANY WHILE CAUSE THEM TO JUST SNAP OFF. MY CAR SMELLS OF GAS CONSTANTLY AND THE LIGHT COMES ON TO TELL ME TO CHECK THE GAS CAP. I EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE GAS CAP AFTER CHECKING IT ALL OF THE TIME AND NOW THE CAR JUST SMELLS OF GAS AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES. I'VE HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY MECHANICS AND THE JEEP DEALER TO NO RESOLVE. THE CONSTANT GAS SMELLS GIVE ME BAD HEADACHES AS WELL AS CONCERN WHEN I'M DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HEMI , IT ONLY HAD 26,000 MILES ON IT. ALL FOUR OF THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS HAVE NOW BROKE WHERE THE DOOR HANDLE IS ATTACHED. THE DRIVERS DOOR PANEL HAS BROKE THE WORST AND THE DOOR HANDLE IS NOT EVEN ATTACHED TO THE PANEL ANYMORE , WHICH HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND TURNED IN A CLAIM FOR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. AFTER 3 OR 4 WEEKS THEY CONTACTED ME TO SAY IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THAT IS PRECISELY WHY I CALLED THEM AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. SURELY THEY CAN DO SOMETHING TO ALLEVIATE THIS SITUATION , ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS IS GOING TO COST AROUND $3,000 DOLLARS. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT SITES ON THE INTERNET. THE WHOLE INTERIOR PANEL IS CONNECTED TO WHERE THE DOOR HANDLE IS SITUATED. MEANING YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL. PLEASE HELP, THIS IS DEFINITELY A BIG DEFECT AND A COSTLY ONE TO US THE CONSUMER. ANY HELP TO THIS MATTER OR A FIX TO THIS SITUATION WOULD BE HUGELY APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES INOPERATIVE DUE TO ENGINEERING DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TWO OF THE FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE BROKEN OFF AND UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM, IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR TWO OF THE PASSENGERS TO BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THEY WERE NOT BROKEN FROM DAMAGING ACTIONS, THEY SIMPLE HAVE JUST BROKE FROM EVERYDAY USE. *TR

Mileage: 76,250

OVER THE PAST YEAR, BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANELS ON MY 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE (LIMITED) HAVE BROKEN. PIECES AROUND THE OPENING HANDLE HAVE SNAPPED OFF. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS STILL USABLE, BUT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS JUST HANGING THERE. THESE WERE NOT DAMAGED THROUGH ABUSE, INSTEAD JUST ROUTINE USE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED MY DEALER AS I HAVE SEEN ON LINE THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THEIR WARRANTIES TO BACK THEIR CLAIM AND I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GO OUT OF THEIR WAY FOR A WARRANTY CLAIM. HOPEFULLY THE NHTSA CAN MAKE DAIMLER / CHRYSLER / JEEP / FIAT, WHOEVER STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REPAIR WHAT HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH PROVEN TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

LAST YEAR I BEGAN NOTICING THAT PLASTIC PIECES WERE FALLING FROM THE BACK COVER OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES SINCE I CONSIDER THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE HANDLES ARE COMPLETELY LOOSE AND I HAVE TO STICK OUT MY ARM TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF IN AN ACCIDENT. THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS IS APPROXIMATELY $2,000 SINCE IT IS NECESSARY TO PURCHASE THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE CASINGS BEHIND THE INSIDE DOOR LATCH BEGAN TO GRADUALLY DETERIORATE UNTIL ALL FOUR DOOR CASINGS CRACKED WHICH RESULTED IN DIFFICULTY EXITING THE VEHICLE. THREE OF THE FOUR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY, RENDERING THE DOORS USELESS. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, ALL 4, BROKE OFF, AT ALMOST THE SAME TIME. THERE IS A COMMON MANUFACTURERS MATERIAL DEFECT, AS THE DOOR HANDLE "POCKET" IS MADE OUT A BRITTLE PLASTIC, AND THEY JUST SHATTERED, OR CRACKED SIMPLY BY USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY, ONE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IF THE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS OFF IN YOUR HAND. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR, THE PLASTIC OF THE PANEL SUPPORTING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN LEAVING THE HANDLE UNMOUNTED AND USELESS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT TAKES MORE TIME TO EGRESS THE VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

ON THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE PLASTIC OF THE PANEL SUPPORTING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN LEAVING THE HANDLE UNMOUNTED AND USELESS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT TAKES MORE TIME TO EGRESS THE VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE INSIDE PLASTIC THAT MOUNTS THE DOOR HANDLES CONTINUES TO CRACK AND BREAK AWAY LEAVING THE HANDLES UNMOUNTED. THIS MUST BE A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE ANY POINT IN TIME THE HANDLES COULD STOP FUNCTIONING LEAVING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS TRAPPED INSIDE. ONCE THIS PLASTIC BROKE AWAY IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE.

Mileage: 140,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. BOTH FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR PANELS HAVE BROKEN AND CRACKED. THE PFRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE ON THE INSIDE IS NOW INOPERABLE. IT IS NOW PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 31,000 MILES ON IT. SO FAR THE DEALER CLAIMS NO RECALLS ARE AVAILABLE AND THE PRICE TO REPLACE IS ABOUT 800 PER DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 30,500

DOOR PANEL HANDLES CRACKED ON ALL 4 DOORS, UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE BACK. PASSENGERS ARE UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR. PLASTIC CRACKED AND FINALLY GAVE WAY IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE, FRONT DOORS ARE CRACKED AND VERY CLOSE TO GIVING WAY. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE HERE. DEFECTED MATERIALS, DATE INDETERMINABLE OF ISSUE BASED ON DEFECTS. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DOOR HANDLES INSIDE ARE BREAKING. THEY ARE PLASTIC AND SEEM TO BE CHEAPLY MADE. THEY JUST START TO CRACK AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE WHOLE HANDLE IS GONE. JEEP NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL OR LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE CANT GET OUT OF THERE VEHICLE IN A EMERGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THE 4 DOORS PANEL HANDLE AREA ARE 2 BROKEN AND 2 CRACKED, NOW ITS BECAME TO AN A SAFETY ISSUE ONCE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOORS WITH THE BROKEN PARTS, I HAVE TO SCROLL DOWN THE DRIVES AND BACK DRIVER WINDOWS TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR. OCCURS EVERY TIME HAVE TO GET OUT THE CAR. I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID IS OUT WARRANTY, I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AND TOLD ME THE SAME IS OUT WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR MY. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE FROM DOOR PANEL CAUSING CHILD TO NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. THE HANDLE IS NOW DANGLING THERE FROM WIRE. THE OTHER DOORS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF SPIDER CRACKS, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO BREAKAGE. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE FROM DOOR PANEL CAUSING CHILD TO NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. THE HANDLE IS NOT DANGLING THERE FROM WIRE. THE OTHER DOORS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF SPIDER CRACKS, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO BREAKAGE. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

RE: 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED - INTERIOR DOOR PANELS (WHERE DOOR HANDLE IS ATTACHED) ARE CRACKING AND FALLING AWAY RESULTING IN THE DOOR HANDLES NO LONGER BEING ATTACHED TO THE DOOR. THIS REQUIRES, AT TIMES, THE DOOR TO BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $700 + LABOR (PER DOOR) TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING/MATERIAL DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE DEFECTIVE. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS ALMOST FAILED AS WELL. I AM AFRAID THAT IN AN EMERGENCY, I AND MY PASSENGERS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE, BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THE DOORS. THEY WANT $700 PLUS TO FIX EACH DOOR HANDLE, BUT YOU CAN'T EVEN GET ONE BECAUSE THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. *TR

2005 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE DOOR HANDLES ARE MADE OF A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC AND BRAKES INTO SEVERAL PIECES LIVING THE DOOR HANDLE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM INSIDE. FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHILDREN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF YOU ARE IN A WRECK OR IN CASE OF A FIRE THE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. I BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD RECALL THE DOOR HANDLES AT NO COST TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE A 2005 JEEP AND 3 OF THE 4 HANDLES HAVE ALREADY BROKEN. I HAVE CHECKED INTO FIXING THE PROBLEM AND THE COST WOULD BE $400.00/DOOR AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE DO TO THE FACT THE COST OF VEHICLES ARE AT A RECORD HIGH YOU SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE DOOR HANDLES EVER 5 YEARS. I HAVE ALWAYS DROVE A CHEVY. OR FORD PRODUCT AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A UNACCEPTABLE PROBLEM. I AM STARTING TO DOUBT MY DECISION ON PURCHASING A JEEP PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 111,095

I HAVE TWO 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. ALL THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKING AND SOME ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED TO THE POINT YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. WHICH IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC BEING TOO THIN/BRITTLE. IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE EVEN YOUTUBE VIDEOS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS (ALL 4) AT THE HANDLE ARE CRACKING AND BREAKING. MANY TIMES THE DOORS HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. I CONTACTED JEEP AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, THAT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON TO REPORT IT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005 HAS ONLY 25,900 MILES AND 4 OF THE 4 INSIDE HANDLES ARE BROKEN, GONE DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY PLASTIC. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND CHRYSLER DON'T WANNA DO NOTHING ABOUT IT!!! WHAT WAS GONNA HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE CHRYSLER STARTS LOOKING INTO THIS? WHAT IF ME AND MY FAMILY GET TO A CAR ACCIDENT AND CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR !!!! MAYBE THEN THEY WILL LOOK INTO IT!!!! *TR

Mileage: 25,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ALL 4 INTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE MOUNTINGS HAVE CRACKED. THE TWO REAR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY. CHRYSLER SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES (2) HAVE BROKEN AND CAVED INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE DOORS MUST BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF SOMEONE WAS SOMEHOW TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THIS WOULD CREATE AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $700.00 TO FIX EACH DOOR. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

2 OF 4 INTERIOR DOOR PANEL ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE BROKEN. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PANELS DUE TO COST AND WORKING AROUND THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED EDITION INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAKING OFF. 3 OF THE 4 DOOR HANDLES ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE, JEEP OBVIOUSLY HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NEEDS A RECALL ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. 3 OF MY 4 HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. JEEP CHARGES $700.00 TO REPLACE THIS. IT IS A JOKE, CONSIDERING I HAVE USED THE BACKSEAT DOOR HANDLES MAYBE 15 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD IT SINCE 2007. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OR SEEN DOOR HANDLES ON ANY VEHICLE COMPLETELY BREAK OFF OUT OF NO WHERE. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 42275 MILES, THE DOOR PANELS ON THE REAR DOORS ARE BROKEN AT THE DOOR HANDLES AND THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. ADDITIONALLY, BOTH FRONT DOOR PANELS ARE CRACKED AT THE DOOR HANDLES AND MORE THAN LIKELY WILL BREAK SOON. HAVE INQUIRED WITH LOCAL BODY SHOP AND NEW DOOR PANELS ARE APPROXIMATELY $450 EACH AND ARE OF THE SAME DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 42,275

THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF THE DOOR PANELS. THE PERSON SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR ON THAT SIDE. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT WILL COST OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE PANELS. BASED ON ALL OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I'VE HEARD AND READ ABOUT, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE- INSIDE DOOR HANDLE/PANELS. IN 5YRS THE DOOR HANDLES ARE ALREADY CRACKING AND FALLING INTO PIECES. THE PLASTIC USED SURROUNDING THE ACTUAL HANDLE IS CHEAP. UNREAL TO THINK NOW THAT THIS WAS OK'D. EVENTUALLY THERE IS NO MORE HANDLES, RESULTING WITH PEOPLE STUCK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHAT'S NEXT...THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOWS GOES OUT AND THEN YOUR REALLY STUCK OR DEAD NOW??? I MEAN COME ON. CHRYSLER MAKE SOME NEW PANELS...FIX YOUR PROBLEM! *TR

HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE ALL CRACKED AND HANDLES TO OPEN THE DOORS ARE BEGINNING TO BREAK. THIS CAR IS USED PRIMARILY AS A SINGLE PASSENGER CAR, BACK DOORS ARE RARELY USED YET STILL ARE BREAKING. . IF THERE IS EVER AN ACCIDENT AND THOSE DOORS ARE THE ONLY ESCAPE ROUTE, THEY MAY RENDER THE PASSENGERS TRAPPED IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TWO OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAVE BROKEN OFF AND ARE UNUSABLE. THE OTHER TWO ARE CRACKING AND I AM FEARFUL THEY WILL BE BREAKING OFF SOON. THE HANDLES AND THE SUPPORTING DOOR FRAMES ARE ALL CRACKING IN THE SAME LOCATION AND THE HANDLES THEN FALL OFF. THE MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO EVEN DISCUSS THE ISSUE. THE DEALER STATES IT IS $700 PER DOOR TO FIX. PARTS TO FIX THE DOOR HANDLES ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR SALE OUTSIDE THE DEALERSHIPS. DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE OF BEING UNABLE TO EXIT THE BACK SEAT AREA FROM THE INSIDE, I AM UNABLE TO ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE BACK SEATS AT THIS TIME. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED AS WELL AS A WEBSITE WHERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE STATING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005 JEEP. THERE WAS NOT ANY OUTSIDE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT CAUSED THIS DEFECT. THE DEALER STATES IT IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY HAZARD. I HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS AS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005 DOOR HANDLE BROKE WITH LESS THAN NORMAL USE. BOTH FRONT HANDLE ARE BROKEN. EVEN ONE OF THE BACKDOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN AND PEOPLE RARELY SEAT IN THE BACK. MY CAR HAS ONLY 37,900 MILES. THE JEEP DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $1000.00 PER HANDLE IN PUERTO RICO. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND IN MY OPINION COULD LEAVE TO PEOPLE BEING TRAP IN THE CAR IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, AND ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS HAVE CRACKED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE RELEASE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE POOR CONSTRUCTION OR THE DOOR PANELS AND THE LATCH MECHANISM WILL CAUSE OCCUPANTS TO BE STUCK INSIDE WHEN THE DOOR HANDLES EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 36000 MILES, AND IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF, AND THIS POOR QUALITY CONSTRUCTION IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT I PURCHASED NEW. ALL OF THE PLASTIC AROUND THE DOOR HANDLES HAS BROKEN APART AND NOW BOTH OF THE REAR DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE FRONT DOORS SEEM THAT THEY WILL BE NEXT TO FOLLOW AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED FOR AN ESTIMATED COST OF $485 EACH DOOR. I FIND IT VERY UNSAFE FOR MY CHILDREN TO BE IN THE BACK SEAT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BET OUT OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DOOR HANDLES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. PLEASE HELP, I LOVE MY JEEP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAVE BROKEN, TWO OF WHICH AR CURRENTLY IN-OPERABLE. CHRYSLER HAS TOLD ME IT IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT HOWEVER EVERY WEBSITE I CHECK HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THE HOOD DOES NOT STAY UP. FELL ON MY HAND AND X-RAY WAS REQUIRED. UPDATED IVOQ 08/17/10 UPDATED IVOQ 08/19/10.*JB *TR

Mileage: 52,140

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE THE DRIVERS DOOR HAS BROKEN OFF BEHIND THE HANDLE AND THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR IS CRACKED. I FEEL ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT IN WHICH THE DOORS BECOME TOTALLY INOPERABLE, MINE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THAT FAR, BUT I AM HANDICAPPED AND THAT WOULD COMPLICATE MY SITUATION EVEN MORE. IT APPEARS TO BE VERY CHEAP PLASTIC AND THE COST OF REPAIRING IS WRITTEN AT $770. PLUS TAX. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS (ALL 4 DOORS) HAVE CRACKED/CRUMBLED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLES MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE 75,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THEREFORE IT IS NOT UNDER STANDARD WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE PANEL ON EACH DOOR FOR ABOUT $500-$700 EACH. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH AN DRIVERS DOOR INSIDE HANDLE BROKEN WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW SAFE EXIT FROM VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 55,236

2 OF THE 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF AND ARE UNUSABLE; THE OTHER TWO ARE CRACKED AND APPEAR TO BE BREAKING. *TR

I'M THE ORIGINAL USER OF A JEEP GRANDCHEROKEE LAREDO,2005, WITH A 64,000 MILES. THE HAZARD IS THAT ALL(4)INTERIORS DOORS HANDLES BROKEDOWN DUE TO CHEAP PLASTIC MATERIALS AND BECAUSE THEY MADE THE DOOR HANDLES AS AN INTEGRATE PART OF THE COMPLETE DOOR PANEL.THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE DOOR OPENS ONLY FROM OUTSIDE, PUTTING ALL OCCUPANTS LIFE JEOPARDIZED. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING OF HEAVY USE OR DUE TO BEHAVIOR OF THE OCCUPANTS. AS A FACT THIS CAR WAS MY COMPANY CAR SO NO MANY PEOPLE WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT. THE COST OF THIS FOUR PANELS(INCLUDING THE HANDLES) IS ABOVE THE $2,000.00. I SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS IN OTHER SITES ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THESE SUV'S IN EUROPE. I CAN SEND YOU PHOTOS IF YOU CONSIDERED NECESSARY AND THE DETAILS OF THE CAR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS IF YOU MAY THINK IS NECESSARY TO CONTINUING FINDING THE SOLUTION OF THIS HAZARD. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKEN DUE TO CHEAP PLASTIC. IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY IS A SAFETY RISK. DEALER WON'T SELL DOOR HANDLES BUT INSTEAD A ENTIRE PANEL FOR OVER 500 DOLLARS AND I HAVE ALL 4 BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 114,200

ALL 4 PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BRACKETS/INSERTS IN 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED (4.7L) HAVE DISINTEGRATED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF CAR W/O REACHING OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS AND HANDLES TO OPEN THE DOORS ARE ALL BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $600-700 PER DOOR TO REPLACE. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT RENDERING THE PASSENGERS UNABLE TO OPEN UP THE DOORS. THE CHRYSLER CORP SHOULD DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS OBVIOUS AND DANGEROUS DESIGN/MANUFACTURING ISSUE. AS A RESULT OF THE BROKEN DOOR PANELS, THE DOOR HANDLES WILL NOT PROPERLY OPEN UP THE DOORS FOR BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS. IF THERE IS EVER AN ACCIDENT AND THOSE DOORS ARE THE ONLY ESCAPE ROUTE, THEY WILL RENDER THE PASSENGERS TRAPPED IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WILL NOT ROLL UP (AFTER DROPPING DOWN INTO THE DOOR ON THE HIGHWAY). *TR

Mileage: 57,500

2005 GRAND CHER LIMITED DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE,WHEN PULLED TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 36,300

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. LETTER FORWARDED FROM FTC-FROM CONGRESSWOMAN GINNY BROWN-WAITE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEMS WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATION. *NJ THE CASINGS BEHIND THE INSIDE DOOR LATCH BEGAN TO GRADUALLY DETERIORATE UNTIL ALL FOUR DOOR CASINGS CRACKED WHICH RESULTED IN DIFFICULTY EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS APPARENT THE MATERIALS USED FOR THE CASINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. A CASE IN POINT WAS THE TWO BACK DOOR CASINGS WHICH DISINTEGRATED IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THOSE DOORS WERE SELDOM USED. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. ON THE ENGINE HOOD COVER, THE ORIGINAL AND EXISTING GAS OPERATED HOOD SUPPORT DOES NOT HOLD. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN VERY MANY OPENING AND CLOSINGS OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE HOOD SLAMS DOWN AND COULD CAUSE A PERSONAL INJURY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT PROPPED UP THE HYDRAULIC HOOD IN ORDER TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE HOOD CAME DOWN ABRUPTLY ONTO THE CONTACT'S HEAD AND BACK. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,315 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,260.

Mileage: 34,260

WATER POURS IN THROUGH THE A PILLARS AND WHERE THE GARAGE OPENER IS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN THE WINTER MONTHS, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS REALLY COLD. THIS HAPPENED 2 OR 3 TIMES LAST WINTER (2006) AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 DAYS. THE PATTERN IS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS SNOW ON ROOF AND IT GETS REALLY COLD THEN WARMS UP A LITTLE THE WATER POURS IN. THE CARPET IS SOAKED. I CAN HEAR THE ICE MOVING AROUND IN THE A PILLARS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DEALER CAN'T SIMULATE THIS. THEY PUT THE VEHICLE IN A ROOM AND RUN WATER OVER IT. I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WATER FREEZING INSIDE AND EXPANDING THEN WHEN IT WARMS UP IT JUST POURS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHECKED THE SUNROOF AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I THINK IT COULD BE THE GASKETS FOR THE LUGGAGE RACK COULD BE CRACKED OR LOOSE, THUS WATER GETTING IN. I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY IT DOESN'T DO IT WHEN IT JUST RAINS. *TR

VEHICLE HAD BIRD DROPPINGS ON HOOD. WASHED OFF SAME DAY AND ATE RIGHT THROUGH PAINT DOWN TO METAL. JEEP WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS. NOTICED THAT CLEAR COAT EITHER DOES NOT EXIST ON THIS VEHICLE OR IS VERY THIN. NOTICED OTHER SPOTS WHERE BIRD DROPPINGS HAVE LEFT MARKS ON PAINT AND CHIPS IN PAINT ALL OVER VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES AND NEVER HAVE SEEN PAINT THIS BAD. *JB

Mileage: 5,000

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ONLY HAS 1 STRUT TO HOLD UP THE HOOD. THE STRUT IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THE HOOD HAS FALLEN ON HIM WHILE HE WAS UNDER THE HOOD CHECKING THE FLUIDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD CAME DOWN ACROSS HIS BACK, HE WAS NOT INJURED AT THE TIME. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD HAS ALSO FELL AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER WHILE GETTING SERVICED. THE DEALER HAS ORDERED A NEW STRUT FOR THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 49,100

***SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO 3.7*** JUST AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN FEB 2006 DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAUSE IT WOULD ONLY WORK AT ONE SPEED. AFTER THAT THE TRANSFER CASE AND SHIFTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, NEXT THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO LEAK MOLDING THE CARPETS, NEXT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN MAKING DEEP TURNS, VEHICLE ALSO HAS SEVERE HESITATION WHEN GOING UP HILLS, NOW MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL UNDER THE VEHICLE. HAVE ALSO BUMPED MY KNEE AGAINST THE KEY RESULTING IN STALLING. WORST OF ALL ONLY GETTING 12-14 MPG!!!!!!HAVE OWNED JEEPS IN THE PAST, VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS ONE. *JB

Mileage: 21,000

WITHIN WEEKS OF THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE ON 1/06, PAINT ON BUMPER BEGAN TO HAVE SMALL CHIP MARKS. AS OF 7/06 I HAVE NOTICED MORE CHIP MARKS AND ALSO A RUB MARK WHERE THE PAINT HAS JUST RUBBED OFF EASILY, WITH NO STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. ALSO PAINT NUBS ( BUBBLING) AROUND DOOR HANDLES AND PAINT IS COMING OFF OF DRIVER DOOR HANDLE AT CREASES. IT SEEMS AS IF PAINT IS POORLY APPLIED. *NM

BRAND NEW 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS BEING OPENED, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR AND HYPER-EXTENDED IT CAUSING IT TO BE MISALINGED. THE NEXT TIME THE DOOR WAS OPENED, THE FRONT LIP OF THE DOOR CAUGHT ON THE REAR OF THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND CAUSED A DENT IN THE FENDER APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG AND 3 INCHES WIDE. TO PROPERLY FIX DAMAGE, RIGHT FRONT FENDER WAS REPLACED AND PAINTED, RIGHT FRONT DOOR WAS REPAIRED AND REPAINTED, HOOD WAS REPAINTED TO BLEND WITH NEW PAINT ON FENDER AND DOOR. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,300. IMPORTANT TO NOTE, NO OTHER DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER VEHICLES, PROPERTY OR PEOPLE WAS CAUSED BY THIS GUST OF WIND. IT HAPPENED IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AND THERE WERE LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE, CARS AND PROPERTY AROUND. NOTHING ELSE WAS DAMAGED AND THE GUST OF WIND SEEMED VERY MINOR. IN 30+ YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO A DOOR DUE TO A WIND GUST NOR HAVE I EVER HEARD FROM ANYONE I KNOW OF RECEIVING DAMAGE TO A DOOR DUE TO A WIND GUST. THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE A DOOR HINGE DESIGN FLAW. *NM

Mileage: 421

WHILE DRIVING AGT 40 MPH AND ABOVE IF ONE BACK WINDOW IS OPEN THE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE. BY THE TIME YOU REACH 60 MPH THE SHAKING IS OUT OF CONTROL. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HE CLAIMS THIS NORMAL WIND RATTLE. I DISAGREE. *NM

Mileage: 40

I ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL A CAR SEAT FOR A 3 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE. HOWEVER, THE HEAD REST INTERFERED WITH PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE CAR SEAT. THE HEAD REST WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SEAT TO BE TIGHTLY MOUNTED TO THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR, BUT RATHER HELD THE CHILD SEAT OUT BY ABOUT 2-3 INCHES. THIS PREVENTED THE SEAT FROM BEING SAFELY INSTALLED. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE HEAD REST FROM THIS VEHICLE. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET THIS DONE. BUT WHEN THE HEAD REST IS REMOVED, THERE ARE TWO "PRONGS" THAT PROTRUDE OUT, MAKING THE SITUATION EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO GET ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO. THEY SAID GO TO THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM EITHER. I THEN CALLED CHRYSLER AGAIN, AND THEY INSISTED THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. BUT IT IS! DAIMLER- CHRYLSER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A DESIGN FLOW. AT THE VERY LEAST THEY SHOULD PROVIDE A LIST OF INFANT CAR SEATS THAT CAN BE PROPERLY INSTALLED -- IF ANY SUCH SEATS EXIST. *JB

Mileage: 7,500

CAR PURCHASED 6/20/05 WITH 0 MILES. CAR TAKEN TO REPAIR 7/11/05 WITH 450 MILES. SOME WHERE ON THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS A PEBBLE WENT INTO THE CAR AND DAMAGED THE AIR COMPRESSOR. FREON HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE THE IMPACT. THE SERVICE DEPT CAN NOT PIN POINT JUST HOW LONG THE FREON HAS BEEN LEAKING BUT ALL I KNOW IS THAT I AM 6 MONTHS PREGNANT AND HAVE 2 OTHER LITTLE GIRLS THAT HAVE BEEN INHAILING THIS FREON. THE CAR DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARANTY SINCE THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD. HOWEVER, THE CAR IS DESIGNED TO DRIVE THROUGH MOUNTAINS AND ROCKY ROADS. THERE IS A DESIGNER FAULT SINCE THE NEW CARS DO NOT HAVE A PROTECTION GRID /NET TO PREVENT DEBRIS FROM DOING SUCH DAMAGE. THE OLDER MODELS DO HAVE THIS. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPT OF PREVENTION DEVISE THEY ONLY STATED THAT THE CAR WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY AND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS SIMULAR PROBLEM WITH THIS NEW JEEP LAREDO 2005.