I have a 2006 jeep grand cherokee laredo with only 60,234k miles and the door panels on 3 of the 4 doors so far have broken out just with the normal use, interior door handle crack, plastic breaks,handles go limp and handles fall off. The plastic panel components are fragile and cheap. This is a major safety concern for me especially with two children of 1 and 12 years olds because in an event of fire or and accident the boys can not get out from inside the car due the broken door handles. Cant find part to replace the door handles because the complete door panel has to be replaced and the cost for each of one are more than 500.00 dollars and that's not including the labor cost. I have call chrysler jeep and they offer no recall or solution for this serious matter.
2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee body complaints
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The plastic around my interior drivers side door handle cracked and shattered in multiple places causing the door handle to be held on just by the cable it is attached to.
Parked in driveway grand daughter pulled on door handle and it broke into pieces. Called jeep dealer to get replacement (not warranted)door handle,have to replace hole door panel.
2006 jeep grand cherokee interior door handles are cracking, three out of four are cracked and now one is inoperable. This is a safety hazard because the door can't be opened from inside. The plastic has become brittle and cracks, then breaks out. It is not a separate part and is part of the entire door panel.
Inside door handles are all broken and falling off . One back door will not open from the inside or the outside. The area behind the door handle is broken plastic that could very likely cause a bad cut on a persons hand. I have photos I can e-mail to you. Vehicle is a 2006 jeep cherokee with around only 20k miles. Updated ivoq 12/29/10
3 of 4 door panels with door handle to get out of vehicle has broken in same place. Driver has to get out of car to open the 3 doors. This is a safety issue because no one can get out of the car execpt the driver. This is caused most likely due to the thin plastic holding the door mechanism. Also if company (jeep) did not use uv protected plastic the sun and hi temperatures in texas may have contributed to the engineering flaw. The plastic piece holds the entire handle in the door and should have used a stifner to supprot it properly. As is if accident was to happen passengers would be stuck in vehicle.
I have a 2006 jeep grand cherokee limited with only 50k miles and the door panels on 2 doors so far have broken out and now you can't get out of the vehicle from the inside. I have already had both front door panels/handles replaced. The plastic around the door handles is very thin and cheap and breaks very easily. This is a major safety concern for me especially with children. If these door handle/panels break then you have no way to get out of the car safely. Jeep doesn't seem to care about it and accepts no responsibility. I have done research on my own and found out that is a very common occurrence with this jeep model, across several years models. I am extremely frustrated about the poor quality of the vehicle compartment and service by jeep.
Jeep grand cherokee interior door panels.
1. No events leading up to failure. Normal use ....and way less use than normal on some interior door handles. 2. Interior door handles crack, plastic breaks, handles go limp, handles fall off. 3. Called chrysler. Looked for recall notices figuring this is major if people can't get out of a vehicle in an emergency. Nothing done to correct the failure. Can't find parts to replace missing and broken handles. Chrysler wants around 500 dollars per each door handle!!!!!!! With 12,000 mile guarantee only (3 months).
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. When he opened the hood of the vehicle, it fell on his head because the hydraulics failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the hydraulics do not work in cold weather. The dealer also stated that there was no fix for the failure; however, he would have to pay $100. The manufacturer was also called and confirmed what the dealer stated. The failure mileage was 24,362. Updated 11/16/10.
2006 jeep grand cherokee limited has a paint problem. Consumer states that the dealership misrepresented and unreported information about the problem of etching and peeling paint and repainting of the vehicle. *nj the consumer also discovered extensive rust under the front seats and on the hinges, he believed there was possible moisture problem.
To whom it may concern: this morning I went outside to my 2006 jeep grand cherokee limited, to pack it up for the day. I opened the back lift gate and began to load items. As I was loading stuff, the lift gate came crashing down on the top of my head, with no resistance. It hit so hard that for a moment, I was unaware of what had just happened. I tried to lift it off of myself, and it bounced back off my head again. I immediately got myself into the house to seek help. The pain was unbearable and I had tingling in the right side of my face and neck, and burning and throbbing pain in my head and right ear. I was immediately rushed to the dr's office and was told that I have a contusion, with bleeding in the muscle and symptoms similar to a concussion. I did not lose consciousness, but am suffering all symptoms. I was told to keep ice on the area and take tylenol for the pain. I need to be kept under observation for the next 24 hrs by my family. My father has come to the assumption that with it being 8 degrees outside, that the pistons were lacking or contained frozen fluid, which causes them to not work properly. This is a major issue, not only to me, but to others. This should not be happening regardless of temperature. I am thankful that no children were standing next to me, as it would have probably created a fatality with the weight and speed of the gate crashing. I have had to have the front hood piston replaced for the same problem, but never even thought of the back lift gate being an issue. I can tell you this is my second SUV and I never had this issue before with my other SUV, not even in temperature below zero. Please address this issue as soon as possible before someone else gets hurt, as most people are unaware of this issue, just like I was. I have only had this jeep for a little over a month and it has been nothing but problems technically. Now that I have gotten those fixed, I physically get injured by it.
Purchased 2006 jeep grand cherokee new. Within first 6 months have been taking it bake to the dealer for intermittent lack/stalling. This happens while driving at different speeds and mostly making slight turns or when I begin to turn as well as up and down hill. This has been going on for the last 2 yrs,but most recently has happened alot more offend. I have taken it to the dealer with no result each time. Within the last 2 weeks is has stalled at least 7 times. 9/27/08 I was injured from slamming the breaks and fighting the steering to avoid a head on collision at an intersection while starting to make a turn. I did take it to the dealer and again with no result. The day I dropped it off at the dealer it shut down in their lot. I was told that this would have been recorded in the codes,but they told me they found nothing. The next day it stalled while dropping my son off at school. He was with me when I was injured so I can prove it does happen. I did call the dealer back and that was 3 days ago. They will not return my phone call let alone honor my warranty. This car is not safe.
I bought a 2006 jeep grand cherokee limited with 40,00 miles. The rear door support struts are not strong enough to hold up the door in cold weather. The door closes and has struck my spouse and me in the head. It will not stay open.
I own a 2006 jeep grand cherokee 4x4 limited. Within the past two weeks all four of the air vent knobs that control the flow of air both up and down and side to side on the dashboard fell off. I am a single 60 year old male and the sole driver of this vehicle. I just couldn't believe this happened. *updated 12/12/07 *bf updated 12/12/07
We bought an 04' jeep grand cherokee at jeep chrysler dodge of warwick, the service engine light kept coming on. We took it down for service and they said it was the gas cap. The light still came on and had a hard time starting. We traded it in at the same place 1 month later for an 06 jeep with 15,000 miles on it. Shortly after this purchase the 4 wheel drive started making horrible noises. We took it for service and they said that it was supposed to make that noise. After that the battery died and they towed it there and replaced the battery. Now we have problems with the jeep stalling out when we are parked or at an idle. The front passenger side door has came loose from the weld breaking. Now it is hitting the front quarter panel and is chipping paint. All four doors are coming away from the welds causing a safety hazard to all of the passengers. We brought it down for the dealer to look at the doors and they kept putting us of because they said they did not have a loner car, or that the manager was not there, or that there body shop was not available. Now they say that we never brought it down to show them. Every time we brought it to them they never put it in the shop and made excuses for all of the problems. They never put in there computer that we came to them, with these problems and deny that we had any. The one time when they replaced the battery we picked it up with almost 150 extra miles on it. We have been extremely unhappy with the dealers service and the quality of the vehicle itself.
Due to the fixed forward tilting head restraint on the jeep grand cherokee, it is impossible to fit a child restraint seat in the outboard positions of the rear seat. Placing more than one child restraint in this vehicle in the forward facing position is impossible.
Purchased a new 2006 grand chrokee. After I reaching 1,200 miles the vehicle began to shudder or surge, almost feeling like a miss. This may happen at any speed, and in any driving condition, but especially between 35-60 MPH. Believe it or not it was worse when it was cloudy and cool or damp. I have tried everything that I knew to get the dealer and the manufacturer to repair this. It has been in the shop or down there being test driven and codes taken 8 times. They try to tell me that this was normal. No way!!!! This was extremely annoying, reduced the value of the vehicle and my faith in it. The dealer, and the manufacturer. , after extensive research have found out that there was a recall on the 2005 model for something very similar. The cause was moisture entering the transmission fill tube and causing the torque converter to shudder. Also, there were some engine fires due to this. I asked for a trade for a new vehicle and both refused. So now I am about to apply for lemon law or arbitration, or what I am allowed by law for buyb ack. I have also notified our local media, attorney general and bbb. Please tell me what else I need to do!
Two issues. 1. The driver and passenger doors on the vehicle are not designed to stay open. They return with excessive force and have dinged ankles several times. Anyone more frail will have a cracked ankle. 2. The horn is too difficult to activate.
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