The driver and passenger side door handles have gradually cracked and fallen apart so that it is almost impossible to open the door from the inside of the car. This problem has only occurred on the front doors, not the back-seat doors and began gradually back in 2009 - 2010. It has gotten to the point where both handles are falling behind the panel and we are very careful when opening the door now and prohibit us from being able to easily open the front door(s). My family and I have used care when opening the doors and have never used excessive force over the past 4-5 years so there is no logical reason why they have broken the same way on both sides.`
2006 Jeep Commander body complaints
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All 4 interior door opening handles breaking/failing: 1 rear door totally inoperable. ***this is a dangerous safety issue if handles break or are inoperable in certain emergency situations, passengers may not be able to exit the vehicle, causing serious injury or death!*** manufacturer charge to replace/repair handles is prohibitively expensive: in my case, the cost of six (6) monthly car payments! Manufacturer safety recall warranted!
The driver side door latch of our 2006 jeep commander 4x4 suffered a failure causing the door to not be able to be opened from the inside of the car posing a significant safety risk. The door latch is a plastic pull which is part of the one-piece molded plastic door panel. The plastic behind our door latch started to crack over time and upon a family member closing the door and the door panel coming in contact with the individual's leg, the door latch completely detached from the door panel causing it to float inside the door cavity. The door latch then fell apart and the only way to open the driver side door is to reach inside the hole in the cavity to find what the door latch was attached to. Having the door latch only secured to thin molded plastic of the door panel is a design which LED to our safety failure and we are not the only individuals with this issue. Upon researching online, there are dozens of other individuals who have had one if not multiple door latch failures in early 2006 jeep commanders causing a safety risk. The issues occurs at various mileage points and often with little to no wear/tear and it appears dealerships are not consistently replacing these parts under warranty. One example of multiple people that have this issue can be found on the four pages of comments here: http://www.jeepcommander.com/forums/showthread.php?t=656 as the door panels and door latch appears to be either poorly engineered or poorly manufacturered leading to a safety risk, we wanted to submit this complaint form in hopes that this safety issue will be addressed, possibly as a recall. Thank you for your time.
The door handle has completely broken off the driver's side door. There was no abuse to this door at all. I have searched for a replacement part and the design requires that the entire door panel be replaced. This was changed the following model year as chrysler knew it was a major defect. This appears to be a very common problem for owners of this year & model of jeep.
Water leak - left side header from visor to across top of door down driver side pillar, driver side & left rear floor soaked. Sunroof drainage tube at fault. Water leak damage has occurred twice in less than 1 year.
We own a 2006 jeep commander . Took real good care of this car. It only has 40,000 miles on it and all four of the door panel have broke I mean into pieces 3 to the point the door latch has dropped down. The first one was when I just shut the door and then notice a crack,and then the rest did the same thing I an concern about my grandkids in the back,if they needed to exit in a hurry they could not. It takes a few minutes to get the latch just right to open the door. We also have had to have the rear end fixes twice. Roaring noise. Eep does not seem to want to do anything about this problem. So don't buy a jeep. A bad fault in car design.
Front and back door handles break under not much use. They are plastic and believe this is a design and material flaw. When they break, the only way to exit the vehicle is to roll down the window and reach outside and open the door or to exit through another door. This has happened twice to me and from speaking with others, it seems this is a common problem. What makes it worse is that jeep does not sell just a replacement handle. They make you buy an entire interior door panel at $600+ to fix not including labor. My fear is that this is not just an inconvenience, but a major potential safety problem. I would encourage the federal safety agency to investigate and would recommend a fix and ultimate recall. This is very dangerous, particularly if you are in an accident situation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that the rear driver side interior door latch fractured one year ago and the dealer repaired it under warranty. Most recently, the passenger side door latch fractured. The manufacturer was contacted and a claim was filed. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 100,000.
All interior door handles are cracked due to plastic material cracking. Handles are all exposed and hanging by a spring. At times handles won't open doors & they have to be opened from exterior. Extremely dangerous if in a situation where you couldn't exit vehicle. It appears from research that the manufacturer will not replace even though this is an extreme widespread problem. Many threads online discuss this issue. The fix is to replace entire door panel at up to nearly $700 each. I can't imagine having to pay $2800 to fix my door handles due to a manufacturer's faulty design.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that the interior rear door handles separated from the door frame. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the door handles needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 54,000.
Hi my jeep commander has been in garage most of the time one day it stayed out in the rain and all the water got in the driver side and the electrical system failed radio shut off and on same with the dashboard lights, headlights and interior lights the it would stay on dash service suspension system check gauges the check engine would com on the battery and the oil and the tire pressure and sometimes it wont start the other day it shut off while driving I have 4 kids and im afraid it could happen when they re with me and they could get hurt I called chrysler and they take no responsibility for this problem I'm reporting this to the bbb and to the consumers affairs hopefully someone will help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that the front driver side interior door fractured. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the entire door panel would need to be replaced. The contact also stated that the front passenger side window regulator failed and would not remain closed. The failure mileage was 46,533.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled numerous times while driving 20 MPH and the check engine light illuminated during the failures. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop, who stated that the failure was due to the PCM. An authorized dealer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v203000 (power train: automatic transmission: control module (TCM, PCM)). The contact also stated that water penetrated the front passenger door handle and soaked the floor. The windows would also not roll up or down. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current 70,000.
The interior door handles of 3 out of 4 doors have all cracked and broken into pieces. These handles have no become a safety concern, based on the ability to free the passengers from inside the vehicle in the event of an emergency. I have two small children under the age of 5 and it has become virtually impossible to open the doors from the inside.
My wife exited the car on the front passenger side on august 22 and noticed the door handle had shattered. She wasn't rough and didn't abuse it in any way. That door may be opened 2-3 times a week. It's a 2006 jeep commander with 70000 miles. Now the door has to be extremely gently opened in fear that it may break. Chrysler has acknowledged that it is an inferior design but still wants to charge anywhere from 600-900$ to repair it with the same weak design. I have a 3 year old son, and fear that in an emergency situation the other handles may fail leaving him and anyone else trapped inside. I feel chrysler has no choice but to replace the door panels with a better design. This is a major safety issue that involves thousands of people.
In 2009, three years after we purchased our jeep commander, three of the plastic interior door handles on the vehicle broke, making it difficult or impossible to open the vehicle doors from the inside. This is a very well documented problem among owners and dealers for 2006 and 2007 models, and not surprisingly because the housing and hinge are made entirely of plastic, and are very brittle. After a few years of use the plastic starts to crack and then break away, and the inner handle will not function. This is particularly true in tropical climates. This should be an easy fix, but unfortunately in order to replace the handle you need to replace the entire door panel. In puerto rico, the cost of the driver's panel is $747, plus they charge you two hours of labor to install the new panel. It is evident that this is a legitimate safety issued, caused by defective design. Apparently chrysler agrees, because in 2008 they changed the interior handle design. However, those of us with 2006 or 2007 models are left with either an existing or expected hazard. Even if you have the money to invest into replacing these panels, the flimsy design will not hold up, and you can expect that at any moment the new handles will break again. The defective design of these handles makes them particularly susceptible to being damaged or broken in an accident or emergency situation. It is unconscionable that chrysler has not recalled them, given the inordinate number of complaints with this precise part.
I have a 2006 jeep commander 4x4 and all the interior door handles are broken. This is dangerous because I have three kids that sit in the backseats and when it is time to exit the vehicle they cant get the doors to open. I have to work with my door handle to get it to open and then go to their door to open it. This is extremely dangerous because on all but one door u can only exit out when someone opens the doors from the outside.
There are no events leading up to the failure, other than normal opening and closing of doors. I have a 2006 jeep commander and the door handles are cracking and breaking off. The front passenger door handle is completely broken and my daughter can not open the door unless she opens the window and uses the outside door handle. The driver side back passenger door has now done the same thing. The driver door handle is now cracking and I am afraid it will do the same thing. The car only has 51,000 miles on it and it is very dangerous that if the car were to wreck and power windows couldn't be used, my passengers would be unable to get out.
The thin plastic housing for the door handles on the 2006 jeep commander have both cracked, fallen apart and fallen into the door. Now I continue to get scratched and cut on the pieces that remain. After reviewing online post, it is apparent that this is a defective part.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated when it rains the water leaked through the bars and the windows. The leak was in the driver and passenger side windows. The entire electrical system also failed including the speedometer and radio. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 68,048.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that water was entering the vehicle from an unknown source. The contact was traveling approximately 60 MPH when she first discovered the failure. The vehicle was taken to a private repair shop but was not diagnosed for the failure. The contact notified the manufacturer however, no remedy or assistance was offered. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 38,000. The current mileage was 87,000.
Drivers side interior door handle has broken. I went to exit my 2006 jeep commander and the plastic behind the door handle broke away from the door panel and my passenger door is now broken also.
Faulty door panels and door handles on 2006 jeep commander , they break and crack easily there are hundreds of people on jeep commander with same issue.
Commander xk jeep faulty/weak interior door panel 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 a problem with jeep commander owners the interior door panels circular plastic/chrome door handle snaps/breaks out resulting in the interior door handle drops behind the panel and unable to open the door from inside on all 4 doors. Problem is that the pin and all the mechanism is mounted on the door panel itself. I need the tsb to repair as the dealer says to repair they must replace entire door panels at my cost, when obviously a weak design failure for all commanders 2006 to 2010. Today june 2011 and the problem affects 2006 to 2010, the jeep dealers do not have a recall for the failure. The drivers door broke in 2007 and the passenger door broke in 2008 and now the right rear door panel is cracked and breaking out around the interior door handle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that water was entering the vehicle from the driver side front roof, where the dome light and handle was located on top of each other. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times where they glued the area so that water would not come through and the sun roof was modified. The manufacturer was contacted who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 100 and the current mileage was 85,000.
2006 jeep commander. Interior door handles have broken on my jeep which do not allow a passenger to exit the car. Potentially very dangerous. There has been no recall on the door handles and the owner has to pay for the repair which is about $550. Per door.
Inside doors failing all four are cracked the driver side passenger does not open from the inside. If in an accident they might all fail and then no one will be able to exit the car, if a fire happens or we just need to get out for other reason. We will need to open windows, to open door from outside, which might not be possible if wrecked and windows fail. If replaced and defect is not fixed it dealers will not help and average price as 450.00 dollars per door. When we purchased the jeep in 2008 we not informed of this problem. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
I own a 2006 jeep commander. In less than one year all four of my vehicle doors have cracked and broken beyond recognition. Pieces have fallen from the doors, and the lever mechanisms work only half the time. Most of the time the doors have to be opened from the outside, by another passenger. I feel that this is a saftey issue. Each time that we attempt to exit the vehicle, it is very difficult to open the doors. If we should have an emergency, we will not be able to exit the vehicle. I have taken the car in for recall information, but I have never received a recall. Each time that I have talked to a dealer, they have stated that no recalls are on file.
Got a 2006 jeep commander defected door panels door knob has fallen off on two doors such a safety issue ever had a fire or was to hav a accident in water would be screwed not cool and why is jeep being made so cheap these days days never seen such cheap plastics like this vehicle was made of should have stayed with toyota please help us fix this issue thanks.
Driver door handle back panel cracked then broke without physical damage being done to it. Jeep commander 2006.
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