Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the interior door handle housing on all of the doors fractured. The vehicle was taken to dealer who confirmed the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and no repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 127,000 and the current mileage was 150,000.
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In route to open gym for my 3yr old, after exiting expressway in traffic approx 5-7mins, SUV shuts off. After it shut off it would nt start for approx 4 mins, it did not fully crank yet cranked, in a putting pattern, I was able to pull it out of traffic into an office park located at 3525 piedmont rd ne atl, ga 30308 in front of building 7 entering from piedmont rd. Once parked, my temp gauge was on hot panned hard right, the SUV would not start, I allowed it to cool down to halfway, during that time I made 4 attempts to start the SUV. Each time it would putter, or sound as if it was out of gas. Once SUV cooled to half I attempted to start and it started in the same putter fashion as before, yet appearing to catch as if it was start normal, all the while smoking out the back a slight pop could be heard coming from underneath the front of the vehicle, yet as it appeared to start I would give it gas with hopes that it would catch and then it just shut off and started smoking and there was a noticeably different odor that my 3 yr old and I smelled, from there I got out of the truck to see if the smoke was coming from the radiator, since the temp gauge was just on hot, I notice there was a fire burning in the lower back of the engine region, I immediately lowered the hood due to not having anything to prop it open with, I immediately got my 3 yr old son out of the vehicle to safety, I return to get his car seat and anything to hopefully salvage, I then return to the SUV to put out the fire out as best I could, I appeared to out on both sides and just smoking badly. Called a ride to take me and my 3yr old home. The following day I checked the SUV, the engine area, hood, front windshield had completely burned, there is no hood area, the hood is in the windshield, and everything else forward chard and melted, to the yellow pieces, I was able to take photos, and a video.
Right rear interior door handle plastic was broken while getting out of the vehicle. Plastic is extremly brittle. Right front interior door handle broke the same way about a week later the door handle was not jerked or abused in any way. They both looked to be in perfect condition before they broke.
First, the interior door handles are a hazard. All four are cracked and one broke off as my grand child open the back seat door to get out. The front passenger door interior door handle is breaking off at any time, the others are cracked. I am afraid that in an accident some of us might not make it out. They are too expensive to replace. I tried to trade in the jeep but no luck! I know there are more jeeps out there with the same problem. I hope there have been no accidents with deaths, yet ! Help !!! The second, is the catalyst converter needs to be replaced again after a year, how many times has it been replaced before? I cant get that info.
My 2005 jeep grand cherokee has a defect that includes all of the interior door handles braking from regular use. This problem is a major safety concern as anyone inside the vehicle cannot exit the vehicle in case of an emergency. Further more, children and or adults may accidentally cut themselves on the sharp broken plastic edges of the broken handle. In order to replace the handles I had to order a new door panel, yet after only 6 months the handle was broken again. This is not an issue related to my jeep only, with a little research its easy to find thousands of other people with the very same problem I am experiencing with any jeep grand cherokee from 2005-2010.
Rear door of vehicle-trunk door-will sometimes not stay in place and has hit my fiance in the head a couple of times. Unsure of cause, or how to fix.
After christmas after taking my stepson's cousin home, I noticed that the door handles on the back doors were hanging, with the surrounding plastic busted. I thought it happened when the doors were opened, and that they were opened too hard. Took to a dealer (chevy dealer, that I bought vehicle from) and was told that it would be better to replace entire door panels, instead of just the door handles.
Tl* the contact owns 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that all four interior door handles have cracked and the doors could not be opened from the inside. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who indicated that all panel assemblies needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the plastic door panel area that was surrounding the handle became cracked on all four doors. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but the technician was unable to diagnose a reason for the failure. No repairs were done to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified about the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 97,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the plastic interior doors handles were cracked. The front driver's side and both rear doors exhibited the failure and could not be engaged. The contact and passenger's would have to open the window and engage the rear door handles in order to exit the vehicle. In addition, there were shards of the door handle breaking off and falling into the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was advised that the door handles, the molding and the frame of the door would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70000.
All four interior door handles are broken to varying degrees. This has been happening over several years. The door handle that is most intact is the driver's handle. Ironically this car is typically only used by one person who uses that door handle. The car has approximately 75,000 miles. It has become a serious concern for our family. My husband will not take passengers for fear that if there would be an emergency or accident his passengers would be unable to exit the car. I have had multiple cars over the years and have never had one door handle break much less all four. Jeep has made me believe that this is an unusual occurrence when I contacted them. Online searches make me believe otherwise.
Since we purchased this vehicle, the rear door handles and the passenger door handles have been cracked. Over the course of us owning the vehicle for the past year the rear door handles no longer open from the inside. This is a not only a problem but a safety issue because if there would be an accident or a fire or anything people in the back seats would be stuck in the vehicle. I have read many, many similar issues regarding this issue and how jeep refuses to fix it unless you buy a whole new door panel which can be up to $600 a door. Chrysler should really recall these vehicles, it is a terrible design and something needs to be done.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that all four interior door handles were fractured. The occupants would have to engage the exterior door handles by to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline , structure) had surpassed a reasonable time for repair. The dealer was contacted and advised that the part was not available for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.
All four interior door handles are falling apart. One door handle is completely inoperable and as such the passenger is unable to open the door from the inside. This presents a huge safety issue. The driver's door handle is barely hanging on and I fear that soon I will not be able to open my door from the inside anymore. Chrysler has yet to issue a recall on this very defective product. Please pressure chrysler to issue a recall to address this issue. The cost to replace the door panels for all four doors is over $2,000.
All 2 handle's are broken and 2 are cracked this is a dangerous to get out of the car if their is a accident. I called the dealer and he said the cost is on me I do not have that kind of money. And I am not along I see at youtube when I was looking how to fix the door, but when I seen this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsfrz7cibky I said, what! I need your help!
The child safety lock on the drivers side rear door keeps moving to unlocked, making this a safety issue because a child could open the door from the inside while the car is in motion.
Door handle on 2005 jeep grand cherokee laredo seems to be ready to break on driver door. I can see a sort of pin cracking through the door itself. This is a safety issue that needs to be fixed immediately. Notified jeep dealer in concord, nc and I was told that I would have to buy a new door panel assembly to fix this as it is not under warranty.
The plastic interior door panels are breaking at the door handles. When the cracks proceed far enough the interior door handles break off trapping occupants inside. All four doors are broken, the driver's door least of all. It is not a wear and tear issue but a real safety concern.
I went to open my driver's door this morning and it wouldn't open, had to open it from the inside. After open the door would not shut and latch. The plastic on the inside of the door handle is cracked and bad. Common problem, chrysler group should recall this is a safety issue among many grand cherokees.
Jeep door handles are faulty. The plastic surrounding the door handle is a faulty product. The plastic starts cracking and falling apart. Then the actual handle has no support and begins to have problems. I can no longer lock the vehicle properly. Three doors are affected thus far.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that all four interior door handles were fractured and passengers were unable to open the doors from the inside of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The failure mileage was 45,000.
Interior door handles broke off making it dangerous to get out of vehicle in an emergency.
I haven't been in a wreck yet; but this is more of preventative measure. I have looked at multiple sites and seen where there have been thousands of complaints on interior door handles breaking off. I notified chrysler and they told me that was the 1st they have heard of it, and was willing to do anything about it. All four of my handles have broken off and I have rigged up the driver door, but as far as passengers they wouldn't be able to get out if their was an emergency. I would think jeep would step up and issue a recall on this poorly made product.
I have a 2005 grand cherokee with a door handle. My driver door handle is just about to drop off.. I noticed the "loose" handles but my rear drivers side door doesn't have a handle for the same reason. Jeep definitely needs to recall these issues before something happens. Massive list of complains in the federal safety agency website and jeep/chrysler has not issued a recall...huge safety concern for all of us that have kids in the back seat and other passengers and god forbid there's an accident opens like you mentioned a fire or an accident and your passengers can't exit the vehicle.
Where you open up the door by the door handle it has started breaking on my front driver side and both of the doors in the back seat.
Interior door handles are inoperable. Cannot open door from the inside of the vehicle. Handles crack and break easily. This causes operator and passengers unable to exit vehicle in a timely fashion. Doors must be opened from the outside.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that upon inspection, the driver's side door handle panel and the passenger's side rear door handle panel failed to operate normally. The contact also mentioned that the problem recurred intermittently and passengers could not exit the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the handles had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.
I just bought a 2005 jeep grand cherokee limited 5.7l hemi and after purchasing the vehicle, I noticed that the rear passenger side interior door handle had snapped off so that you are unable to open the door from the inside. The front passenger side door handle is cracked, but not completely broken off yet. There is some spider cracking on the rear drivers side handle as well. After doing a little research, I realized that it's not a part that can just be replaced, it must be replaced by jeep and can cost upwards of $3,000. I see this as a very urgent safety issue because if I get in a car wreak or there is a fire, my passengers and I would have trouble exiting the vehicle. This is a problem that needs to be addressed by jeep and soon before this takes a tragic turn.
All four of my door handles are cracked. I can no longer open my rear doors from the inside because the handle is completely busted. My two front handles are almost the same. If I have passengers riding in the back seat I have to open their door from the outside. I fear that if I'm ever in an accident no one will be able to exit the vehicle unless an outside person in present. This is a very serious and dangerous situation, and I feel that jeep has a responsibility to its consumers to fix such a safety issue.
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