Below you may see the DOOR components and the number of complaints they received.
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 s...
Interior door handles are breaking and not sturdy. some door cannot be opened from the inside as the handles are not reliable and even some cause mino...
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...
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that three of the four interior door handles fractured. the doors could not be opened from inside the vehicle. the contact also indicated that the fourth inside door handle was cracked. the cause of the failures was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 158,000.
Just found this site: same story 2005 jeep grand cherokee with a 4.7 liter v8. both rear door panels ' door handle areas are cracked and broken with pieces missing and the front door panel door handles are showing signs of cracking. recall is needed for this obvious manufacturing defect. *tr
Both of the backseat passenger interior door handles are completely broken off. the driver interior door handle is broken off. this is a safety hazard because god forbid an accident occurs there's no way to open the door from the inside. the only way to open the doors is to physically roll down the window and open the door from the outside. *tr
I am wondering how there hasn't been a recall on the grand cherokee interior door handles. my car has only 67000 miles and all four door handles are cracked. the back two are being replaced because they no longer work. this poses a serious problem in the event of a crash since rear occupants would be trapped in the vehicle. performing a search online and this is definitely a widespread issue for the grand cherokee. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that all of the windows became inoperable. the contact mentioned that only the driver side door would unlock with the key and all other doors would unlock manually once inside of the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 185,000.
The door handles and plastic surrounding the door handles have cracked and door handles are broken. this is a safety problem or recall. if you get trapped in your jeep and the door handle breaks then there's no way out from that door. my jeep is in great condition hardly any wear and tear. this is defective lemon material. it just crumbles. *tr
Rear interior door handle on passenger side failed with no misuse or excessive force. door handle is inoperative. must open door from exterior of vehicle. no sign of any wear or obvious damage from visual inspection. dealership quotes repair cost to be prohibitively expensive. seems to be manufacturer defect. obvious concern that this could be a safety hazard in case rapid egress from vehicle is required in an emergency situation. *tr
I have a jeep grand cherokee limited, 2005. the rear right door handle cracked and upon exiting of my family member, the hand simply broke off. in the past week, i have been experiencing a threatening to break of the driver's side door handle. i am the only one driving my jeep and i worry that when i have my grandchild in the vehicle and the rest break as it appears they are threatening, exiting the vehicle will be an issue. i have contacted both the dealership in my town as well as chrysler regarding this issue and i was informed that i would have to replace the door panels rather than the actual door handles. the dealerships are kicking the can down the road and this is dangerous for them as well as the customers. chrysler needs to deal with this issue before it becomes a real problem. *tr after the recall was performed, the consumer noticed the ignition cylinder physically extended out from the housing and was very difficult and awkward to engage when starting the vehicle. in addition to that, when starting the vehicle, the windshield ...
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the interior rear and driver side door handles fractured and separated from the door panels. the rear doors had to be opened with the exterior door handles. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 78,000. updated 8/10/15*cn
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 nhtsa 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.