The door handle is cheap the plastic piece on three doors has fallen apart. This is a known problem - you are herein notified that failure to mandate a recall will put the federal safety agency as a liable party to any suit. Door will not open caused by inferior faulty design.
2006 Jeep Commander body complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving in inclement weather at approximately 35-45 MPH, an elk crashed into the front end of the vehicle. The driver and passenger side air bags both failed to deploy. The passenger seated in the front seat sustained injuries to the back and head. The contact sustained injuries to the neck and back. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the elk did not impact the vehicle in the area of the air bag sensors therefore, the air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that the air bag was defective and that the air bag warning light was illuminated prior to the crashed. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed of the incident. . The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileage was 114,000. Updated 12/12/12 *bf updated 12/21/2012
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that the driver's side door handle failed. The entire door panel had to be replaced. The rear door handles also failed but was not replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and denied assistance with the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 97,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.
The interior door handles are cracked and 1 out of the 4 is broken so that the door can not be opened from the inside of the car. Only 1 is intact but the other 2 are barely working. This is a major safety concern in the event of wreck, fire, or if you drove into high water.
Out of the blue the whole radio/cd/navigation console went out! The radio still works, but only the preset stations and I can only control it from the steering wheel. Then I noticed that the air bag light(on instrument panel) is turning on and off and beeping each time. There have also been water issues coming from the sunroof, soaking the floor boards in mainly the passenger side but sometimes also the drivers side. This only happens when the vehicle is parked.
I own a 2006 jeep commander with 78k miles and the driver front and passanger rear doors have shattered behind the handle causing the handle to become usless from the inside. I feel this is a safty issue as no one can exit the vehicle from those door in the event of an emergency. After doing a little research I have found that this problem is not a one time occurance and is happening more and more often. The cost to replace the whole door panel is well over $600.00 each and that from my understanding is the only fix to this little cheap piece of plastic breaking. Lets hope this is fixed before some one is hurt or killed.
Driver side floor has had approx 1-2 inches of water after raining on multiple occasions. Local jeep dealer said the sunroof drain was clogged. This has never happened while driving, only when the vehicle is parked. It's pretty pricey to have these drains unclogged and from reading all the other complaints about this same problem on edmunds, it is a consistent service that needs done. I am very frustrated because this sounds like a defect on chrysler's part, but nothing has been done about it. When this water floods my floor it stinks in the vehicle. I also notice flies and gnats. I am afraid of mold, dry rot and electrical issues. My radio is going out and I believe the water has something to do with this. I never had problems with the radio until this started. The screen is no longer clear, the GPS doesn't work, the uconnect hands free doesn't work properly anymore and the radio randomly changes stations on its own.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that after exiting the vehicle, the front driver side exterior door handle detached from the door. The contact stated that the remaining exterior door handles became detached on separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was repaired but the VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were unknown.
Behind the interior door handle, the housing of the door panel shattered and I couldn't get out of the car without lowering the window and grabbing the outer door handle and opening it from the outside.
As in many previous year models jeep has allowed its commander to be manufactured with interior door handles attached to very thin and brittle plastic door panels. This allows the door handles to break loose from the panels and make the handle inoperable. In order to exit the vehicle you have to open the window and use the outside handle. This condition obviously can present a very unsafe situation especially in an emergency situation . It happens to all four doors as time goes on so that it becomes dangerous not only for the driver but all the occupants of the vehicle. Jeep has not found it in their best interest to recognize this obvious defect therefore you must go thru a long complicated procedure to make any type of claim with no guarantee of a resolution in your favor. I would suggest this condition be determined a danger to the occupants of the vehicle before someone gets seriously hurt or dies because they can't get out the door. In reading various complaints at jeep commander.com there are hundreds of the same scenarios playing out in the same models that jeep manufactures. Please try and help correct a serious and dangerous oversite in the design and production of these vehicles. Thank you
How many specific incident reports does the federal safety agency need before they require chrysler to explain their faulty/defective interior door handles? Please review the high number of complaints that point to failure of the 2006 jeep commander's interior door handles and begin the process to require a safety recall. This is not a cosmetic issue. This is a safety issue. The plastic housing that holds the interior door handles is brittle, causing the handle to break, which renders the handle inoperable (from the inside). Occupants report having to roll down their window to unlatch the door from the outside. The shear number of complaints (both in your website and on various jeep on-line forums) indicates that this is a major issue that can not be attributed to rough handling.
Interior door panels(both front doors) at door handles the plastic around handles has cracked and fallen out making the door handle sometimes unstable to open the door. Concerned from a safety standpoint that at some point the doors will not be able to be open from the inside and could be trapped inside in case of an emergency and the option of powering down the window is not possible.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 21,128 and the current mileage was 84,000. Updated 08/28/12*lj updated 09/24/2012
Safety issue concerning inoperable interior door handles on 2006 jeep commander. Over the past three months, all four interior door handle casings have broken making doors difficult or impossible to open from inside the vehicle.
I have 2006 jeep commander that front driver side and rear passenger side door handle housing has cracked and broken. I am concerned if during accident if other 2 doors will break and won't have a way out of car.
The plastic inserts that the door mechanism connects to has failed and broken on all 4 doors, in this case the door opened on the highway with no injuries. However when I reported it to jeep they told me it was due to extreme wear caused by me, it's only me and my wife in our house no kids so the back doors have not been used. Yet they have the same problems. Jeep is happy to fix this at a cost of $2600. When I did some searching online, I found a few websites dedicated to this problem. Sometimes you can't get out of the car, what if their was a fire?
Interior door panels(both front doors) at door handles the plastic around handles has cracked and fallen out making the door handle sometimes unstable to open the door. Concerned from a safety standpoint that at some point the doors will not be able to be open from the inside and could be trapped inside in case of an emergency and the option of powering down the window is not possible.
2 plastic door handles broke.
Front passeger door closed on my wifes heel and shattered the door handle. I was shocked that the weight of the door closing on itself would cause this and jeep will not cover the cost at $500+ a door panel. Now its become a safety issue for me, especially if it happens to all my doors. If we had a fire in the cabin of the car, we would be at serious risk of burns or even death. I know I am not the only one this is happening too, there are many commander owners reporting the same issues and safety concerns. Since jeep is not stepping up to help, what is the federal safety agency doing about it?
Both the front and rear drivers side door handles broke and you have to roll down the windows to get out of the vehicle. The handles are made of cheap plastic and break easy by normal use. This is a safety hazard that could potentially cost someone their lives. Jeep wants around $1200.00 to fix the problem but I believe they should fix this safety issue for free and recall the jeeps affected.
Two of my inside door handles have broken. I am very concerned that in an event of an emergency my family and I will not be able to exit the car. With four children it is paramount that this problem is rectified. After much research I found that many other owners of this model and year vehicle are experiencing the same problem. In addition, it is difficult to procure replacement parts. I feel that jeep should take some sense of ownership for the inherit problem and offer to repair the problem at their expense.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger interior door handles fractured. In order to exit the vehicle the contact had to activate the power window to engage the exterior door handle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the driver and passenger door panels would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
Electrical dash board blinks while driving, driver's seat moves while driving, when it rains the driver's floor is soaked with water and passenger side floor is wet as well, vehicle jerks while driving. Indication lights pops on dashboard sporadically, radio and navigation doesn't work.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that all of the interior door handles cracked and the front driver's door handle completely fractured from the interior. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that all of the door panels would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 76,000.
When I bought my 2006 jeep commander from burns motors I did not notice that the driver door handle (plastic cup where handle goes) was cracked. Sure enough when my husband was driving he leaned his knee on the door and there was a loud pop and handle cup came off in about 3-4 pieces. I then noticed that the passenger door handle cup was also cracked, so within a few months it came off in several pieces too. Now with about 2 years with this vehicle, I have all 4 door handles broken. I have also gotten an estimate at the dealership when I took it for service and got an estimate of about 1,200 for 2 doors only. I have also check for parts online and you need to a door to get this piece which ranges from 600 to 1000 dollars for 1 door. Now I am starting to get very concerned for the safety issues since I have 3 kids and wouldn't even what to think, what would happen if I needed to get out in case of an emergency. I have also had my passenger companions find it very frustrating to open from outside or wait for someone to open door for them. There should be a safety recall since we are a lot of customers with the same issue and nothing has been done from chrysler company. Thanks for taking the time to read my concern. Greatly appreciated and hope something gets done to help the many customers like me that are concern about their safety.
A few months ago the interior door trim on the drivers side front door shattered around the door handle. The door handle still releases the door but you need to wiggle it around a bit and get it aligned properly before being able to open the door. Not driving the vehicle often and thinking it was just a small, easily replaced part I did not take it too seriously. It was only when I looked into it, realized it was the whole door panel and saw that so many other owners were having the same problem that I decided to report it. As a firefighter, and having responded to fatal car fires, I would hate to think of what may happen if someone was to be in an accident and had to get out of their vehicle quickly but couldn't because they could not afford to fix this issue which costs in excess of $500 per door.
The interior door handles were poorly designed and have all cracked only after a short period of time with normal use. This is a safety issue due to the fact that passengers would have difficulty exiting vehicle in emergency situations. I understand this is common problem in this vehicle. I've read numerous similar complaints from other owners. Chrysler does seem to want recognize this as manufacturing/design flaw, which is unfortunate since it is rather costly to replace the door handles. To replace all four would cost $2,000 plus dollars. Please do something to protect the customers, who deserve better.
Two door handles broke and I was unable to open doors, the plastic shattered in pieces. I had to get out by the passenger side. I love jeep but this is simply junk!
The inside door handle of the right rear passenger seat broke loose preventing the occupant from exiting the car. Three months later, the inside door handle of the left rear passenger seat broke loose in the same manner. Now the driver's inside door handle is cracked and doomed to fail. Without these handles functioning properly, it is impossible to egress the vehicle without being let out by someone outside the car or by lowering the window and awkwardly using the outside handle. Very dangerous.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact noticed the front and rear driver and passenger side door handles were cracked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The technician stated all four door panels would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.
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