Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that both rear interior door handles were fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was advised that both rear door panels needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 106,000.
2006 Jeep Commander body complaints
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My interior door handles are all broken. If I want to open my door, I have to roll the windows down first. If there is a fire, I will probably die.
The interior door handles of my vehicle have all developed hairline fractures and then they end up shattering upon normal use. All 4 of my interior door handles are now completely broken and the driver door takes time and care to open it from the inside. I am afraid that if there is an auto accident I am involved in, I will not be able to get out of my vehicle or get my three very young children out either.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that the all four interior door handles fractured while the contact or a passenger was trying to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised that all door panels needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage 52,000.
All of the door handles/openers on all (4) doors are defective caused from normal usage on very poor plastic material that gets brittle after a while. This is a huge safety concern considering that under the right circumstances no one would be able to exit the vehicle in an emergency. I have read were a jeep commander like mine has wrecked into a body of water and all of the windows shorted out and the person could not exit the vehicle and died. Please handle this matter correctly before there are any more deaths. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that the interior door handles failed while trying to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 96,000.
One interior door handle (right rear) was broken when I purchased the vehicle, rendering the interior door handle inoperable. Within two months, my left rear handle broke in a similar fashion (crunching sound under light use).the interior handle 'cup' shattered in approximately 12 pieces, rendering that door handle inoperable. The driver's front shows several large cracks, and the passenger front shows 2 cracks. All have been rebuilt/reinforced using an epoxy stick. Jeep unwilling to assist as a defect. I am highly concerned that this could cause an inability to egress in an emergency situation.
Since december 2012,I now have 2 defective {broken} interior door handles, both rear passenger & now driver!! I do childcare and it is my responsibility to transport children to & from school. When I realized the first handle was broken,it was when I was taking the children to school.the little girl got out of the truck, went to shut the door and it bounced back at her.I pulled over thinking the seatbelt was in the way.here is was the door handle from the inside,broken, not even allowing the door to shut!I had to rig the handle so that it would close the door! On 3/26/13 my husband was driving & heard a noise,he looked down and the driver side broke! Not even being touched. To get out, I have to put the window down,reach out & open by the exterior handle. Please explain to me how this is safe!?!?!... If my car were to be in an accident and god forbid the electric didn't work, how the hell am I getting out. Or my passengers!!! Use the other two doors that will most likely bust soon!?! I can't imagine that jeep cannot afford a recall to fix this.would jeep rather correct this or spend millions of $$$ in lawsuits god forbid any deaths should occur.this is the last thing that should go wrong before the vehicle goes to the graveyard. Obviously this is a defect on jeep's end b/c this is happening to jeep commander owners from all over the country!! Jeep needs to stand by their product and put out a recall on this hazardous vehicle that we are driving. It's a sharp looking vehicle. If jeep wants a good rep and their drivers/passengers safe, then we as jeep commander owners insist on a recall!! I know there are a lot of us out here.if there weren't, why would another company develop and market an "after-market" fix? If it was just a few of us, it wouldn't make business sense to do so.
Apparently there is/was a defect in either the design or production of the door handle assembly in the 2006 jeep commanders. The plastic housing which contains the door opening mechanism becomes too brittle and cracks rendering the opening mechanism inoperable. On my commander all but one door is affected. At the moment, only two out of the four doors work, the front-side passenger and the driver-side rear. If this vehicle was in an accident in which there was a need to exit quickly (fire or water), the lives of my family would be in extreme jeopardy. I posted a video on youtube, and have heard from many other with the same issue. Chrysler jeep produced approximately 80,000 of these vehicles in 2006. I truly believe there are thousands of there jeep commanders on the road with this same issue. In fact the condition is so prevalent; one company is producing an after-market repair kit. Please see my video at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffq0oki7zjy.
On my 2006 jeep commander the inside door handles break and you can't open the doors without reaching outside and using the outside handles. If this isn't a safety issue that I see hundreds others have typed in jeep forums then I don't know what is. Hopefully we don't have a crash and can't get out of a burning jeep or go into water. Also see how several jeep owners have posted utube videos on this safety issue. You call chrysler and they tell you 500 to 600 a door handle to fix. Please look into this matter before some one loses a loved one. I can email photos if you want them.
My interior door handles are breaking due to what appears to be a manufacture defect. With the door handles breaking it is and or will cause a very dangerous situation if your are ever in an accident and or fire preventing you from exiting the vehicle.
The rear passenger inside door handle is no longer functioning. There is a piece of plastic within the door that braces the handle so it is secure enough to be able to pull it and open ( unlatch) the door. At this point the door closes but is impossible for the passenger to open the door from the inside. This is a serious safety concern for I have 2 children that ride in the back frequently. My jeep dealer was notified and I was told that is not covered under warranty. My jeep is under 100, 000 miles and for this to happen inside the door where no person can touch this ridiculous.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that all four interior door handles failed and trapped the passengers. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis where the contact was informed that all four door panels needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 70,300.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that the interior plastic door handles for the front driver, front passenger and rear driver's side doors handles became fractured. As a result, sharp plastic shards were exposed. The doors had to be opened using only the exterior door handles. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 71,000. Updated 08/15/13*lj the consumer was informed it would cost $2,000 to replace the door handles. Updated 08/20/13
The door handles began to fall apart creating a hazard. Some of the doors do not open just the drivers for now. I have looked on forums and noticed that this has happened to other owners with the same model. In addition, the back passenger side window rolls up and down on occasion and gets stuck.
Two interior door handles, one at driver position and one rear seat passenger side door, have broken and fail to open the door without great manipulation. I fear for my safety or my passengers safety if I/they should need to exit the vehicle quickly. The doors do not open easily at all!!
My 2006 jeep commander along with many other owners are experiencing cracking of the interior door panel which houses the interior door handles. This results in the interior door handle breaking off, making it impossible to leave the vehicle from the inside. This is a safety concern and jeep is totally not doing the right thing. Their solution is to replace the entire door panel at a cost of around $750 per door. The plastic used around the door handle is very thin and obviously a poor design. This should be recalled before someone gets killed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that the interior door handles were dry rotting. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised that all four door panels would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.
Faulty interior door handle assembly problem the problem is with the incorrect resin mix which results in a brittle and crumbling material causing failure just the same. This is obviously a manufacturer defect, however its a fault that is not covered under jeep warranty. The only fix was replacing the entire door panels. Chrysler designed the interior door panels on the jeep commander in such a way that the entire door panel had to be replaced rather than just the door handle. The interior door handle is plastic welded at certain points from the backside of the door panel. I understand 2008 models had a door handle redesign so they obviously knew of this problem. Thank you for any assistance you can provide.
Jeep commanders share a faulty interior door handle assembly problem. The shape of the handle may be different in each model, however the problem is with the incorrect resin mix which results in a brittle and crumbling material causing failure just the same. This is obviously a manufacturer?s defect, however it?s a fault that is not covered under jeep?s warranty. There?s no recall or service bulletin. Until recently, the only fix was replacing the entire door panels. Chrysler designed the interior door panels on the jeep commander in such a way that the entire door panel had to be replaced rather than just the door handle. The interior door handle is plastic welded at certain points from the backside of the door panel.
The interior door handles are all cracked and 1 out of the 4 works. I have to crawl over the console to exit the vehicle! I am not the only 2006 jeep commander with this design flaw, many have exactly the same problem as I do! Chrysler does not want to correct the problem they created. I understand 2008 models had a door handle redesign so they obviously knew of this problem. Thank you for any assistance you can provide. This is a major safety concern in the event of wreck, fire, or if you drove into high water. How do you get out of the vehicle quickly...dukes of hazard style?! Come on chrysler!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that all four of the door handles fractured and detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they advised that the door handles needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Passenger door handle faulty/weak. Handle broken and cannot open door. All other door handles showing fatigue.
Drivers side and passenger side interior panel has cracked and fallen apart around the handle.
The door handles where you open and close the door have completely shattered in to pieces by just opening and closing the door normally. I am unable to exit my car properly because the drivers side handle is completely shattered and will not open. I am unable to exit my car without crawling across the seat due to the handle completely crumbling and now other door I use to get out has started to crumble. One of the back doors is starting to break as well and they tell me it will cost over 2800.00 to repair. I don't have that kind of money to fix a door handle. I'm afraid I'm in danger if I have to exit my car in a hurry or my daughter or a riding guest. It's horrible that it just cracks like nothing and they wont take any responsibility. I cannot just open my door and get out of my car. They all being broken is one thing and I believe obviously a flaw on jeeps part, but not being able to get out of my car is dangerous.
Door handles , interior, are cheaper plastic than for child's toy car. Three out of four have shattered during normal use, the fourth is almost completely cracked. Vehicle cannot be opened to exit from inside. Imagine trying to get out in water, or other emergency situation. Have spoken to dealer, and chrysler takes no responsibility for this defect. Serious and common issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger's side door handles failed. In addition, the instrument panel failed and the contact was not able to determine what speed he was traveling or the amount of gasoline fuel in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 57,000.
We had the driver door handle break and called chrysler because there are so many complaints on the internet about this. We were advised to take it to a dealer and have it looked at and a report made. We did that and also had pictures taken and sent with the report to chrysler, our case # 22652678 was filed. At the time 2 other door handles were showing cracks. We were turned down for a repair even though it is a safety issue. Since that time 2 more handles broke. 2 can not be opened from the inside. We were told they would consider discounting the repair to 1300.00 per door. If they have such a bad design and plastic parts you would think an honorable company would do the recall and repair. We now have a dangerous car with no way to exit in an emergency. At our age we can not be jumping over consoles and seats to exit the car. Our children have been advised to sue if anything happens because chrysler does not want to correct the problem they created. I understand 2008 models had a door handle redesign so they obviously knew of the problem. Thank you for any assistance you can provide.
Interior door handle base shattered, making handle inoperable and creating dozens of sharp shards of brittle plastic in the passenger compartment. Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the car.
All interior door handles have broken and car cannot be opened from the inside.
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