The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated while trying to enter the vehicle, the rear door handles were inoperable. The contact stated that the doors could only be opened from inside the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 142,700.
Jeep Commander door locks problems
186 of the 2,753 owner complaints about the Jeep Commander describe doors won't lock, open or latch, most of them for the 2006 model year.
- owner complaints
- 186
- worst model year
- 2006
- typical repair cost reported
- $750
- typical mileage
- 76,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20083
- 20072
- 2006181
Often reported together
Stalling 4Water leak 3Wipers 2Headlights 2Won't start 1Windshield crack 1Warning lights 1Steering noise 1
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while attempting to exit the vehicle on several occasions, the interior door handles failed intermittently to unlock the doors. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Orlando dodge chrysler jeep ram located at 4101 west colonial dr. Orlando, fl 32808 and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
The vehicle door locks make s loud buzzing noise. I believe its the activator. This was noticed recently.
The inside door handles are breaking apart. Mine have not gotten to where they will not operate yet but they are loose I am concerned about the safety of getting stuck in the jeep if they quit working. Online they are aftermarket fixes for this problem which means there are a lot of jeeps with this problem. I can not believe that this is not a safety problem that is being over looked.
Power door lock fuse blows due to short in wire where it cought on fire and burnt hole in carpet in the back seat
2006 jeep commander v8 4.7. I have two young children and this is seriously a safety hazard that jeep/chrysler will not address or recall. Almost all 2006 jeep commanders have this issue and it's very dangerous and a passenger could become easily trapped inside the vehicle during a fire/accident due to the doors not being able to be opened because of the broken door handles. The handles are not a separate piece that you can just replace. The whole entire door panel needs to be replaced and it's very costly approximately $500 per door or more. And all 4 handles are broken this is a hassard and over 500.00 per handle to be fixed professional and for safety is ridilous ..something needs to be done about this and I have seen thousands of complaints regarding this issue..paying good money for a vehicle and this is not considered an issue this is so not right to any of us that own this vehichle"06 jeep commander and all 4 handles are broken this is a hassard and over 500.00 per handle to be fixed professional and for safety is ridilous ..something needs to be done about this and I have seen thousands of complaints regarding this issue..paid $36,000 for this vehicle brand new and still original owner but unable to drive at the moment due to doors and safety issue. This is not considered an issue by jeep chrysler this is so not right to any of us that own this vehichle". Extremely dangerous!! This has been a problem for some time now with my vehicle just gotten worse over time and have contacted jeep on several occasions to have fixed they will not cover the costs. We should not be responsible for this repair it is defective materials/product and they need to be responsible for these repairs!!!!! Or take the car back and give us a new one!!!!
The door handles have completely disentegrated an the windows no longer operate. The seat belts work intermittently and the door locks unlock an lock at random. The engine starts an stops on it's own. This vehicle was my dream vehicle but now I feel totally endangered by the lack of care and design by jeep. I feel it is a ticking time bomb ready to cause danger at some point to me or my family
The vehicle door handles do not function on any of the four doors. They all have the same defect and the only way to exit the vehicle is to let the window down if you are able to and unlock the door from the outside. This is a safety issue when the vehicle is smoking, fire, etc., and passengers are unable to get out of vehicle. This is a defect with this vehicle..
The back passenger interior door handle broke. I feel is it unreasonable to have a working handle to exit a vehicle. Now since my son is older, I am concerned with his ability to exit out safely in an emergency. The poor design creates a safety issue for owners and their passengers.
Door handle broken all 4 doors
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Jeep Commander door locks
Which Jeep Commander years have doors won't lock, open or latch problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2006 (181 complaints), 2008 (3 complaints) and 2007 (2 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix doors won't lock, open or latch on the Jeep Commander?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $750 (median of 24 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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