2005 jeep grand cherokee interior door handles are defective. Passenger side door handle has completely broken due to the cheap plastic and the driver side door handle has almost failed as well. I am afraid that in an emergency, I and my passengers might not be able to exit the vehicle. I've been reading online and this appears to be a very common issue, but chrysler refuses to fix the doors. They want $700 plus to fix each door handle, but you can't even get one because they are on back order.
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I have two 2005 jeep grand cherokees. All the inside door handles are cracking and some are completely destroyed to the point you can not open the door from the inside. Which in the event of an accident, no one would be able to exit the vehicle. It's obviously a problem with the plastic being too thin/brittle. It's all over the internet and there are even youtube videos.
N/a material used inside vehicle faulty.
2005 jeep grand cherokee. All 4 interior plastic door handle mountings have cracked. The two rear handles have fallen off completely. Chrysler says they are not responsible. It is a safety hazard.
2 of 4 interior door panel on my 2005 jeep grand cherokee are broken. I have not replaced the panels due to cost and working around the problem for now.
I am reporting a very big safety concern about 2005 jeep grand cherokee limited v8 hemi interior door handles as it is made of very cheap plastic and I have the four handles ripped off on my vehicle. The only way to open the doors are from outside. In case of emergency or if the car is damaged where I can not bring down the windows I will be stuck inside the car. When I tried to order a replacement parts I found it is out of stock and backordered. It might take few months before I get it. This just show how big is the problem and how many cars are involved.
2005 jeep grand cherokee limited edition interior door handles breaking off. 3 of the 4 door handles are unable to open the doors in case of an emergency. Due to the number of the same complaints about this safety issue, jeep obviously has a manufacturing defect that needs a recall issued.
I bought my 2005 jeep grand cherokee in april 2010 so I have had it for 5 months. In that 5 months the driver side rear door handle has completely broken and fallen into the door, the passenger side rear door has cracked and will be completely broken soon, the passenger front door handle is just beginning to crack so the only one that really works 100% is the driver door handle. I have an extended bumper to bumper warranty that we purchased and were told the only thing it didn't cover was the dvd player...well they lied! About a month after we bought the jeep while driving the AC would shut off and everything on the dash would start to blink on and off and then suddenly stop, I took it in and all they said was we could not get it to do it again. We recently had the rear differentials repaired due to them going out, they actually covered that under the warranty. The only other issue is sometimes while stopped at a stoplight and idle the jeep will seem like it wants to die but never does. I only have 56000 miles on my car and have owned it 5 short months and have had all of these issues, my main concern is the door handles because not only can my 3 kids not get out if there is an emergency, but where the plastic has cracked it has sharp edges and they could easily cut their hands. Something needs to be done before that happens! What is it going to take, an injured child?????
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The driver side door handle was made of defected plastic. The manufacturer stated that they would not offer any assistance with the defect. The door handle will be repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 72,000.
2005 jeep grand cherokee limited interior door handles. 3 of my 4 handles have broken off. Jeep charges $700.00 to replace this. It is a joke, considering I have used the backseat door handles maybe 15 times since I have had it since 2007. I have never heard or seen door handles on any vehicle completely break off out of no where.
2005 jeep grand cherokee, 42275 miles, the door panels on the rear doors are broken at the door handles and the doors cannot be opened from the inside. Additionally, both front door panels are cracked at the door handles and more than likely will break soon. Have inquired with local body shop and new door panels are approximately $450 each and are of the same design.
The front and rear passenger side door handles have broken off the door panels. The person sitting in the back seat cannot open the door on that side. I've been told it will cost over $1000 to replace the panels. Based on all of the similar complaints I've heard and read about, I think there should be a recall on this problem.
2005 jeep grand cherokee- inside door handle/panels. In 5yrs the door handles are already cracking and falling into pieces. The plastic used surrounding the actual handle is cheap. Unreal to think now that this was ok'd. Eventually there is no more handles, resulting with people stuck inside the vehicle. What's next...the motor for the windows goes out and then your really stuck or dead now??? I mean come on. Chrysler make some new panels...fix your problem!
Two of the door handles on my 2005 jeep grand cherokee have broken off and are unusable. The other two are cracking and I am fearful they will be breaking off soon. The handles and the supporting door frames are all cracking in the same location and the handles then fall off. The manufacture has been unwilling to even discuss the issue. The dealer states it is $700 per door to fix. Parts to fix the door handles are unavailable for sale outside the dealerships. Due to the safety issue of being unable to exit the back seat area from the inside, I am unable to allow anyone to ride in the back seats at this time. If an accident were to occur, they would be unable to exit the car from the inside. There are numerous complaints posted as well as a website where hundreds of people are stating the same exact issue with their 2005 jeep. There was not any outside circumstance that caused this defect. The dealer states it is "normal wear and tear". This is an unacceptable safety hazard. I hope you will address as a recall before someone is seriously injured because they cannot get out of the vehicle.
My jeep grand cherokee 2005 door handle broke with less than normal use. Both front handle are broken. Even one of the backdoor handle is broken and people rarely seat in the back. My car has only 37,900 miles. The jeep dealer wants to charge $1000.00 per handle in puerto rico. This is not normal and in my opinion could leave to people being trap in the car in case of an accident.
I have a 2005 jeep grand cherokee limited, and all of the interior door panels have cracked around the door handle release. My concern is that the poor construction or the door panels and the latch mechanism will cause occupants to be stuck inside when the door handles eventually fail. The vehicle only has 36000 miles, and is very well taken care of, and this poor quality construction is unacceptable.
I have a 2005 jeep grand cherokee that I purchased new. All of the plastic around the door handles has broken apart and now both of the rear doors cannot be opened from the inside. The front doors seem that they will be next to follow and the dealer says that the entire door panel must be replaced for an estimated cost of $485 each door. I find it very unsafe for my children to be in the back seat and not being able to bet out of the vehicle unless opened from the outside. The door handles should be addressed and I have read that there are many other reports of this happening. Please help, I love my jeep. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Front door has poor quality plastic which causes door to become inoperable in jeep grand cherokee 2005 models. Please inspect quality, dealer refuses to help, and while researching to replace panel, due to huge safety concerns we came across many other consumers with the exact same problem. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
All 4 interior door handle on my 2005 jeep grand cherokee have broken, two of which ar currently in-operable. Chrysler has told me it is an isolated incident however every website I check has hundreds of complaints.
Interior door handle the drivers door has broken off behind the handle and the passenger front door is cracked. I feel its a safety issue as it seems to be a common complaint in which the doors become totally inoperable, mine have not gotten that far, but I am handicapped and that would complicate my situation even more. It appears to be very cheap plastic and the cost of repairing is written at $770. Plus tax.
I have a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The interior door panels (all 4 doors) have cracked/crumbled around the door handles making it impossible to open the doors from the inside. This is a very dangerous safety hazard and should be addressed immediately. I have 75,000 miles on the vehicle, therefore it is not under standard warranty. The dealership said they could replace the entire panel on each door for about $500-$700 each.
I own a 2005 jeep grand cherokee that has 4 interior door handles broken. To get out of my car I have to roll down my window, open my door and then open the rest of the doors for my 3 kids. This is a scary situation in case I am involved in an accident and there is a fire. If my jeep turns off how am I supposed to roll down the electrical window and escape out of my car. Our safety is in great danger because of defective door handles that are not even forced and break off so easily. Another problem I have with my jeep is that when I start it and start driving, the electrical brake system light, the engine light, the ABS light and some other light turn on. After the lights turn, the speedometer will no longer work, I can't see how many miles per hour I am driving. I have to turn of the jeep, restart it and that will make the speedometer work but the engine light will not go off. In a couple of occasions I have come to make a complete stop with the vehicle and all of a sudden it will turn off dead. I have to put the vehicle in park and restart it again.
Interior door handles broken due to cheap plastic. In case of an emergency is a safety risk. Dealer won't sell door handles but instead a entire panel for over 500 dollars and I have all 4 broken.
All 4 plastic interior door handle brackets/inserts in 2005 jeep grand cherokee limited (4.7l) have disintegrated, making it impossible to get out of car w/o reaching outside.
3 of 4 door handles broken. Stress from handle cable operations creates a crack. When the crack become a break the door becomes inoperable, and can not be opened from the inside of the 2005 jeep grand cherokee. There have been reports in edmunds car space on this problem since november 2007. This is safety issue due to the fact the doors can not be opened from the inside incase of an emergency.
I have a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The interior door panels and handles to open the doors are all broken. The dealership wants $600-700 per door to replace. This is a safety defect rendering the passengers unable to open up the doors. The chrysler corp should do a recall and fix this obvious and dangerous design/manufacturing issue. As a result of the broken door panels, the door handles will not properly open up the doors for both the front and rear passenger doors. If there is ever an accident and those doors are the only escape route, they will render the passengers trapped in the car.
Inside door handles to open the doors from the inside broke off. There is only one door handle left, the driver's side. I have already reported this to chrysler but they said I bought a used car 2005 jeep cherokee, as is. I bought the vehicle october 2008. The vehicle looked new, it only had 29,000 miles. The door handles broke along with the casing with no force what so ever. I told chysler that I have young grand children, that if an accident is to occur there is no way the children can get out of the vehicle. I live in brownsville, texas where the weather gets very hot in the summer. If ever one of my child gets in the vehicle and locks him/her self in, there is no way the child can get out. The temperatures in the summer sometimes reach 100 degrees. Right now, the driver has to get out first and open the door for everyone else. My wife, front passenger side, lowers the window first and opens the door from the outside. Even my wife, if by chance I turn off the motor get off the vehicle and walk away, there is no way my wife can get out of the vehicle. She can not reach the drivers handle or crossover the shift gear to get accross to get out of the vehicle. The vehicle motor needs to be running in order for the window's motor to work to lowere the window. I am just letting you know, maybe there are other owners with the same problem. I was told by a mechanic at an auto dealer chevolet that he saw a jeep just like mine with the same problem, the handles broken. I will be reporting this to my insurance allsate, for safety reasons in case an accident ever occurs. I read the article on the toyota recall, concerning farmers insurance where they have had a lot of complaints.
2005 grand cher limited driver's door handle broke,when pulled to open door from inside.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee laredo. The contact stated that all four door handles are broken because they were made out of plastic. The door handles displayed small cracks and eventually began to break off in pieces. The manufacturer informed the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer and request that they take pictures of the handle and send them to headquarters. She was also advised that when the photos are received someone from headquarters would contact her. No one has notified the contact within three weeks. The failure mileage was 32,000.
2005 jeep grand cherokee laredo interior door handle casings disintegrated and no longer operable, cannot exit vehicle from either rear door, and driver door also cracked and nearing complete failure. Defects appeared at about the same time. Vehicle is out of warranty and manufacturer not responsive even though this is a clear safety issue and apparent manufacturing defect. Manufacturer quoted price is about $2,000 to make 3 doors operable.
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