The area behind the passenger side interior door handle has imploded, the plastic is cracked in several places, allowing the interior handle to hang loosely. The area would be best described as the well behind the handle. That door saw almost no use. It does not allow for normal exit of the vehicle, this is a safety issue.
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Broken interior door handles on 2006 jeep grand cherokee limited
I am not sure how, but the rear passenger door panel cracked and door handle fell off leaving back seat passengers vulnerable (a child rides back there). In addition, there is a large crack in the panel of the front passenger door as well. I have 70,500 miles on the vehicle with a service contract of 7 years/85,000 miles maximum care still in effect. I took the vehicle to my local dealership (hall chrysler jeep in virginia beach) and was quoted $475 for a back ordered door panel (which to replace both doors comes to $950...unacceptable!) I refused to order the unit since this is a safety concern, and should be covered by my service contract. I contacted chrysler group, llc and was told that "handles and plastic parts are not covered"...the handle isn't broken, the panel needs to be replaced in order to correct this issue. I feel this is a genuine safety concern and urge the federal safety agency to enforce a recall from jeep. If I were in an accident, my passengers would be trapped!! It is unconscionable that jeep would sell such a high-end vehicle with this kind of safety defect. Of utmost concern is the fact that an extended, maximum care service contract would not cover this issue. I would like to know how other complainants with this issue had their cases resolved. Updated 05/12/11 updated 06/28/11
2006 jeep grand cherokee with broken door panels.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that all four interior door handle pockets were fractured. The contact stated that the fractures began at a screw located on the handle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure where the contact was advised that all four doors panels would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 71,000. Updated 03/22/11*lj updated 1/4/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the plastic on all four interior door handles were fractured and the rear doors were unable to be opened from the interior. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but not repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 99,100 and the current mileage was 106,000.
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.
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.
All four door handles on my 2006 jeep grand cherokee have broken. Two of the door handles were rendered inoperable due to the breakage. The other two are currently working but the breakage is getting progresivley worse. I believe this to be a serious safety issue for two reasons. One, an individual may not be able to egress the vehicle if an emergency arrises. Two, the breakage creates sharp jagged edges which may harm children. When I contacted jeep they refused to address the issue because th evehicle is out of warranty.
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
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While attempting to open the drivers side door from the inside the contact noticed that a piece of plastic near the handle hinge was broken. When the door was closed the handle would not return to its correct position. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated that the door panel needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were 49,000. Updated 09/22/10. *lj the consumer stated the inside door handles were defective. The plastic surrounding the hinge broke off. Updated 09/23/10
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