The front doors on this vehicle model are defective!!!! The metal holding the door latch is defect / weak causing the latch to tear away from the sheetmetal and recess inside the door. The door opens while turning as slowly as 5 MPH; the driver side door will no longer latch closed nor will the lock engage and secure the door. On 3/3/2014 while driving my daughter to school, this incident happened to us. Luckily there was no oncoming traffic and I didn't lose control of the vehicle. What did happen was I had to over-extend my left shoulder to grab the driver's door after it flung open, spraining my shoulder. To date I have randomly spoken with 12 other jeep owners of the same model, in ulster county, ny; all having the same defect in either the driver or passenger front door of this model vehicle. This is a serious safety hazard that needs to be recognized and repaired by jeep! I have spoken to the local jeep dealer and he acknowledged this year is flawed by design in this area, & was specifically re-designed due to customer complaints.
1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee: doors won't lock, open or latch
12 of the 718 complaints about the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated the inside door latch on the drivers side door broke off. The contact had to tie the door shut because it would not lock. The contact also had to crawl through the drivers side door in order to enter the vehicle. The contact looked for parts at several junk yards, but was told it was they were not available. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 110,000.
The door latch is ripping out of the door frame. As a result, the door stays ajar while in motion. The cause has yet to be determined. *ak the steel door frame tore where holes were drilled to mount the door latch. No rust was present. As of 4-07-05, the door latch completely tore out of the door frame and made the latch mechanism inoperable and the drivers door unlatchable. *sc
Driver's side door lower hinge wore out and became loose, causing the door to sag. The latch mechanism was misaligned, and the door became detached from the mount position.*ak the vehicle door would not close due to the latch mechanism failing.
On the left side the driver door and passenger door won't close. Dealer stated that latches had to be replaced. *ak the driver side and left passenger side doors would or close. The dealer indicated that the latches needed to be replaced. The hatch became stuck which kept it from being opened at times and kept it from closing or latching tightly. *scc
The door latch mechanism failed.*jb
Door hinge is worn out and causing the door to be out of aliagnment causing excessive were on door latch which now has to be fitted with a piece of metal welded on to reattach locking mechanism.
Wiring harness under the dashboard has shorted out, causing many components, such as door locks, and windows, to short out. Dealer has been notified.
Premature wear of door hinge pins caused my door to sag. This sag causes a misalignment of the door lock and the pillar pin. Eventually the door structure around the lock breaks due to stress and the result is the door cannot be closed or held against the car. The door creates a dangerous safety concern as the door can come open upon operation of the vehicle. My door cannot be shut because of this condition and even in the event of a minor accident the door come open and cause serious injury to the driver.
Vehicle was parked with engine running and emergency brake not applied. Vehicle suddenly went backward across the street. Vehicle stopped at an uphill grade. Consumer ran after vehicle and shut off engine. No injuries.*ak consumer states the vehicle was put in park on a slanted highway, when it jumped out of park it sounded like someone was pressing the accelerator, consumer could not stop it by holding the door handle.
While automobile was at dealer for repairs , consumer was given a call by the dealer, stating that door latch assembly had fallen into the door.
While consumer's truck was at the dealer for repairs, he was given a call by the dealer, stating that his door latch had fallen into the door assembly.
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Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
12 of 718 owner complaints about the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee (2%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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