The handles on both rear doors have cracked making them unusable. You cannot open the door from the inside, safety issue. They are made of cheap plastic that breaks off. The only person that rides in my back seat is my 84 year old mother who has very little strength in her hands. In order to replace it you have to buy the entire door panel for 500 dollars plus labor. Please consider issuing a safety recall.
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee body complaints
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Door panels broken on back rear doors. Passenger front door is cracked. Unable to open doors due to the door handle is broken. Unsafe conditions. I have a child that sits in the back and this is a safety issue.
Interior door handle on driver side & passenger side plastic broke making the inside handle no longer usable.
The plastic on the interior door handles has cracked around the door handle. The driver side front interior door handle and the driver side rear interior door handle are inoperable because they are no longer attached to the door.
The interior door handles all break and crack. The handles are cheap plastic and fail after time. This is a safety hazard and chrysler should be responsible for replacing these. They do not even have the parts on hand. I have contacted local dealerships and there is a waiting list for over 400+ people a month ago who knows how long now.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the rear passenger interior door handle was cracked. As a result, the contact experienced difficulty opening the door from the interior. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the interior door panel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,000.
Interior door panels are cracking & breaking apart around handles. Three of four doors already have damage, am waiting for rear passenger door to do the same. Purchased 2005 jeep, used, w/ less than 21,000 miles on odometer, no visible damage at that time. Rear doors are rarely used as we usually only have the driver or driver and one passenger in the vehicle. Have been in contact w/ jeep/chrysler, however, they maintain that: the vehicle is out of 3 yr/36000 mile warranty; it was purchased used; therefore, they will not help to repair this, even though it is a safety issue, and obviously the door panels were defective initially. Customer service @ chrysler even suggested that I go to a dealer & have them inspect this. I asked if the dealer would have a 'plastics professional' on hand to be able to say that the panels were defective, of course the answer is 'no'. Dealers will only do what chrysler tells them, and so far, we're not getting anywhere w/ them. Help!!!
Latches/locks/linkages - the pop down did not show this category so I used other the door latches will not work due to failing inner plastic housing. All four doors are in some condition of cracking and failure. One latch will not work at all, thus the door cannot be opened from the inside of vehicle. It is a serious safety issue. There are many complaints on this issue that have been filed. Chrysler should immediately recall the vehicles and properly repair them.
All interior door panels broken. I have contacted jeep/chrysler and they say they wont fix it.
The door handles are disintegration. The plastic is so brittle it snaps under very little pressure. This is happening on all four doors. I was told by the dealership its not a recall item but in my opinion being able to exit the vehicle under normal circumstances or in an emergency is critical. I use more force to break a piece of celery in half than I did to break off a piece of this plastic. Its only a matter of time before someone has an accident and dies because of simple handle failure.
The interior door panels are constructed with weak plastic causing the door handles which are molded into the plastic door panels to fail. Failure of the door handles to open the doors from the interior is a safety hazard in the event of an incident (fire,accident,etc. ) that requires immediate evacuation from the vehicle.
Door handles disentegrated unusable.
Jeep 2005 door handle housing cracked on all 4 doors. Car has been well maintained. I replaced 1 in 2010 (passenger front at a cost of $700). Now the other 3 are cracked and 2 inoperable. This is a major safety issue as the doors must be opened from the outside.
My 2005 jeep grand cherokee has suffered the already filed complaint regarding the inferior interior door handle breakage. Please get the manufacturer to recall and fix this safety issue.
The interior panel handles are all broken, I called the dealer and they said this would cost around 1,400 dollars to replace each frontside handles, by doing research over the internet I've notice that this is a very common defect on this vehicles, at this moment chrysler doesn't want to take any responsibilities on this defect. I am worry that in case of an accident my family and me could get stock inside the car.
Interior door handles have cracked and broken causing the handle to be completely unusable from the inside of the vehicle. Driver has to open window and access the exterior door handle to open the door. Back seat passengers are unable to get out without exterior assistance. This a safety concern as the passengers may not be able to exit the vehicle easily in case of an accident.
The jeep grand cherokee interior door panels are defective . The handles are all plastic and they all break off from the door panel. This is a very unsafe problem that could cost a life if the person reaches for the handle to get out of the car and cannot. They need to make this a recall and issue parts to replace this for free for owners of the jeeps.
On my jeep all four door panels are broken the plastic is too cheap I think it's a safety issue that needs to be fixed by daimler chrysler ,jeep if there is a recall on this items or a what to fix them for a cheaper price than the dealer price which is $700.00 per door please let me know because the handles are just laying in a black hole on the panel my email is[xxx]thanks information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Noticed in 2010 that small piece of plastic was missing behind one door handle. This is a lightly used one person commuter vehicle. Then in december 2011 all four door handles began to fail. Each has missing pieces of plastic behind each handle that compromise their use. Took vehicle to dealership where it was purchased new and serviced since 2006. Was advised it would be $750 per door to fix as the door handles are integrated into the plastic door panel. Complete failure of all four handles is imminent. We are very concerned for our safety. A brief search of the internet shows that this manufacture defect is widespread in this make and model. It is clear that both the material and design used is defective. Replacement with om parts will not fix, as the problems is with the design and material. Please help us get this issue fixed before someone is killed. It is a foreseeable consequence of this manufacture defect that death could result. If a consumer is involved in a car accident, and the handles fail, the consumer would be unable to get out of the car. In the event of a fire or water crash, the death of the consumer would be directly attributable to manufacture negligence.
3 of 4 interior door handles and panel to which they attach appear to be broken (cracked) and one is non functioning. After a google search of "jeep interior door handle", I have found hundreds of complaints. Repair costs exceed $2000 dollars from the dealer. Although the aesthetics of this remains annoying to owners, the real problem lies in the fact that door(s) are inoperable from the inside and could potentially "trap" people in accidents.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated the plastic on the front driver's side interior door handle exhibited hairline cracks. In addition, the front passenger's side interior door handle was partially detached from the housing with hairline cracks within the plastic. The rear passenger's side door handle was completely fractured. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who advised the contact that the three door handles would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 149,000.
My 2005 jeep grand cherokee has had all 4 door handles crack and 1 has completely broken off. After researching the internet, I have found that this is a common occurrence on this vehicle, and seems to be a major safety concern. In any occasion where exiting the vehicle quickly is necessary, broken door handle(s) can risk injury and death to occupants. This is not a minor issue, just like an emergency exit in a building, it can be potentially fatal. The federal safety agency owes the people of the united states of america the common courtesy to acknowledge that this posses a huge risk for it's citizens. Please protect our right to safe vehicles, and the responsibility of auto makers to remedy any errors in design that pertain to human safety!
2005 jeep grand cherokee door panel plastic has become damaged around the door handles causing the handles to become inoperable. Both rear door handles have broken and become unusable requiring the person in the front to exit the car and open rear doors. Both panels in the front are cracked and will most likely fail in a short period of time rendering the car useless.
2 interior door opening handles breaking/failing: front passenger door totally inoperable. Driver door supporting interior is breaking and back doors cracking and breaking without anyone using them, my vehicle is in impeccable condition. ***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; hope you will address as a recall before someone is seriously injured because they cannot get out of the vehicle in an emergency situation.
The plastic paneling near my door handles have become brittle and have broken causing my passengers to become stuck on the inside of the vehicle and unable to operate the door handle properly on exiting the vehicle. This is a safety concern as the passenger may not be able to exit the vehicle easily in case of an accident.
All 4 interior door handles broken or cracked and about to break off completely. Major safety hazard - unable to open/operate doors from the inside in case of accident or emergency. Obvious manufacturer defect using very inferior design/materials. Recall requested as hundreds of jeep owners are reporting the exact same issue.
Inside door handles start to break at the plastic housing where the handle attach to. Two doors are broken and unusable at the moment. Passengers can't exit the vehicle which pose a big security risk. This is a common problem on jeep grand cherokee and should be fixed for free by the manufacturer. Today it costs approx $3000 to fix all four doors.
The plastic part of the inside door panel which holds the door handle broke so I am unable to open the door from the front driver's side. I can't get out of the car without climbing over to the passenger side of the car. I believe this is a safety issue. This appears to be a common problem with this particular model/year. The passenger side is cracked as well so I expect this will break over time.
3 of 4 the interior door knobs have broken off on this vehicle. What if I had passengers and was involved in a wreck? No one would be able to get out! I am not the only one experiencing this problem... It is all over the internet. Does someone have to be killed before the company is prompted to fix this problem? A manufactures defect should be covered/fixed by the manufacturer... Http://www.denlorstools.com/autoblog/2010/11/jeep-grand-cherokee-interior-door-handle-broken-recall/.
The front passenger and both rear interior door handles have broken off. There is no way to exit the vehicle in case of an emergency! I have found on the internet that this is a common occurrence but I haven't found out what the company is offering for a fix. This is an obvious manufacturers defect considering that all three of them broke within days of one another.
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