Three of the four door handles on the interior have broken, only the driver door handle works and in an emergency no passengers will be able to get out without assistance from outside.
2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee body complaints
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The two interior back door handles broke. My two grandsons, ages 6 and 9, are the only people riding in the backseat and they did not mistreat them. They each broke about at the same time. When I was reading online about what to do, I saw that a huge number of other jeep grand cherokees were having the same problem. If we were in an emergency situation where we need to vacate the vehicle immediately. They would be trapped.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the rear doors failed to open from inside the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact also received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system), but the part was not available for an extended period of time. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.
All 4 interior door opening handles breaking/failing: 1 front drivers door completely cracked and falling apart. Front right passenger completely inoperable. You must roll down window and open door from outside. Passenger rear door totally inoperable. Drivers side rear door also cracked and falling apart.***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. Manufacturer safety recall warranted!'
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the plastic housing that supports the chrome latch for all four doors had fractured causing the latches to hang unsecured to the doors. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who indicated that the interior door assembly would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000. The VIN was not available. Updated 06/14/16
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. In addition, water leaked into the vehicle and the contact noticed moisture on the front passenger side floorboard. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to part unavailability. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The door handle has broken on the driver side of my jeep making it difficult to open the door.
'all 4 interior door opening handles breaking/failing: 1 rear door totally inoperable. ***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:
Takata recall - airbags did not deploy when the jeep had a head to tail collision.
Interior door handles breaks, brittle plastic, becomes inoperative. Safety hazard - unable to exit vehicle! Just like the plastic dodge used on the 2001 p/u trucks. Jeep does not offer replacement handles only ($25eh), but they do sell complete door panel ($800eh)
All four of my door panels have cracked/disintegrated behind the door handle. August 1, the drivers door handle is now non functional requiring the lowering of the window to exit vehicle. This would be a safety hazard in a crash. Dealer states all door panels must be replaced at part cost of $450 each (install extra) - this is obviously a defect given that all four doors have done this and there are many internet threads about the issue.
Every time we have a rain storm, the front floor driver's side gets soaking wet. I have to lay down towels to dry it and then let the sun do the rest. It has leaked since I purchased it in 2010 but keep waiting for a recall. I found a recall for a 2007 jeep like mine for the same leakage problem. It appears to come down the tract on the outside and runs in under the carpet on the driver's side only. I don't want it to mold or rust out my floor so would like to have it repaired. Thank you very much.
All four door handles on my 2006 jeep laredo had broken for no reason. Jeep had been contacted numerous times via chat and phone to no avail. This issue was originally addressed at an original complaint submission dated back a year ago but the issue on the door handles was never addressed. This vehicle is used to carpool kids to/from school and about two weeks ago, a friend of my daughter's had hurt (pinched) his hand trying to exit the vehicle. This may seem to be a small matter, but as a parent driving kids to/from school and school events, I cannot just wait for an "emergency" to occur before taking action. This may not be electrical or engine related but as I see it, doors are used to exit the vehicle and in the event that there's an emergency, I would like to think that my family (and other passengers) can safely exit the vehicle. As stated in the original statement/complaint, I have had to let my daughter get out of the car by opening the passenger side door for her. These handles should not have broken due to its normal use but because of a defective or lower quality item used for these door handles, it is now a safety hazard. This has been a known issue on these jeeps and I would really appreciate if your office could review this issue with chrysler/jeep as such equipment/item should not have passed quality inspection. Thank you very much in advance, and I can only hope that this be resolved as soon as possible.
My car ignition inadvertently turned off and disabling power steering, brake etc. This resulted in the driver not being able to control the keep. The jeep rolled down the hill and hit the car behind and damaging both the cars and injuring one of the passengers in the car behind.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v483000 (structure); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
All 4 interior door opening handles broke: 1 rear door totally inoperable. ***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:. This is a well known safety issue. Where is the recall?
All of my interior door handles have cracked to some extent. Two have been replaced already. One handle is broken to the point where the door cannot be opened from the interior which creates a safety hazard.
We own a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. When we start the vehicle, for about the first 20 minutes of driving, the vehicle will shut off multiple times when driving slow or coming to a stop. My wife was coming home from work and she was leaving the parking garage she parked at for work. When she was driving up the ramp to exit the garage, the jeep shut off on her and it rolled backwards down the ramp into a building support pillar. This caused damage to the back bumper and taillight. We were lucky nobody was hurt or behind her when this happened. When I drive the jeep it seems like it happens more often. When I leave for work in the morning and arrive at the first stop light, the jeep will shut off. Sometimes it turns green at the same time so I have to shift back to neutral to start up, making some people miss the green. When I leave work to head home, every time I pull up to the gate to leave, it shuts off. It jumps forward when it shuts off, sometimes I feel like I will hit the gate (have to get close to gate in order for scanner to read garage access pass). Please make a solution for this recall as it is very dangerous and we got lucky with just a minor accident so far.
2006 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle recall notice. *smd the consumer was informed the parts were not available.
The electric sunroof developed a small leak when it rained. One day my wife took the jeep to the car wash and the inside was soaked. The electrical system in the doors was wet and also in the roof. The sunroof was defective in some way causing the leaking into the vehicle and the electrical system.
Inside door handle on front door and back door is broken there is no reason for this other then it being cheap. I do not under stand why the federal safety agency has left this very bad safety problem go for so long . It may look as though they are in jeeps pockets its ok for jeep to charge 500 for a new panel right the consumer is getting the short end of it here or there waiting for someone to panic and have a heart attack because I can't get out of the vehicle but I'm just saying and obviously this is been going on well before the 2006 jeep I have and ooooooooooooo still no help
Passenger rear door handle broken off due to cheap, defective plastic the door panel is made of. Upon further inspection, all 3 of the other doors have the same cracks in the door panel - it is only a matter of time before the plastic on those cracks and chips off, and those door handles also break off. You can not open the door from the inside once the handles break off - this is a defect in the doors. This is not a result of wear and tear on a vehicle that had less than 50,000 miles when we purchased it. I have never owned a vehicle where broken door handles are considered normal "wear and tear". The cost of repair is $600-$700 per door panel - chyrsler needs to own the fact that these parts are defective and cover the cost for their owners. There are many, many posts on the internet regarding this issue from hundreds of jeep owners - it is inexcusable. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Driver side interior door trim behind the door handle has broken away. Without the trim the door handle does not remain in the correct position. Door handle has to be set back into proper position before door can be opened. This is concerning when I consider exiting the vehicle quickly in an emergency. Also the handle/trim condition is deteriorating and it won't be long before the handle fails completely.
Broken car door handle/panel on both the front driver and passenger doors. Driver side is getting so bad, I am concerned and nervous that any day now, I won't be able to open door from inside the vehicle. Brought it to a local jeep dealership approximately 6 months ago when I first noticed this and was informed this issue is not covered under "extended warranty" and cost would be over $1000 to replace entire door panel and that's just for one door. Except for this issue which is beyond my control, I keep my vehicle in excellent condition and it has very low miles, but the unsightly door handle/panels just makes the appearance of my jeep look like trash besides the fact that this is now becoming a safety issue.
Three of four door handles have broken, first two being rarely used doors. This is a flaw and safety hazard. Cost to repair extremely expensive from manufacturer.
When exiting vehicle, driver side door handle fell off, making the door inoperable.
Door handles on all 4 doors are coming apart. The chrome lever is breaking the plastic mold. The rear passenger door lever is totally broke off so the door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle. It is a definite defect in the vehicle.
Car will pop out of gear and into neutral while driving at speeds under 60mph. Car has been owned by me since it had 9000 miles and has been serviced regularly and is a low mileage car. Desintegrating door panels, issues with transmission that could cause loss of control in traffic, what next. Chrysler maintains that there are no recalls for these known safety hazards. Crazy. Updated 2/25/2015
The housing surrounding the front driver and passenger interior door handle has cracked and broken away resulting in compromised exit from the vehicle. This is a very common issue among 2005-2010 jeep grand cherokee vehicles and should be recalled buy chrysler. The 5-6-2014 date is when the passenger door occurred which resulted in me inspecting my driver side showing the driver side was severely compromised.
The passenger side door handle has broken completely due to the collapse of stress cracks in the plastic. The fracture caused a minor laceration on my right hand. The same incident happened a few days later to the right rear door and I noticed that the remaining doors have major stress cracks in the same place and are not safe to operate. We must open the window to operate the outside handles to exit the automobile. If an accident occurs all passengers ,especially children and those unable to reach the outside handles quickly, would be at serious risk of injury or death. I talked to the dealer and to a chrysler representative and was told they were not aware of the safety problem and did not offer any helpful solution other than to replace the four door panels at my expense. I will have to do the repairs because of the high risk to my family however it is not fair that a large company in the us can ignore such a major safety risk to it's customers. Hopefully an accident does not happen, particularly affecting children or seniors, before they seriously address the defect. This is obviously a serious safety issue and based upon the number of concerns raised throughout the internet it definitely affects many people. I believe it is the responsibility of the federal safety agency to protect us from large companies that knowingly place us in a serious safety situation. Please do what's right and issue a safety recall in order to keep us safe.
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