2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 1/12/2016*JS UPDATED 4/12/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING ON ALL OF THE DOORS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE ESP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED THEN DECREASED FROM 30 TO 5 MPH. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT IT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY AND NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,350.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED COMPLETELY. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CHANGED THE SETTINGS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ARE BROKEN. ALL FOUR OF THEM WERE REPLACED ONCE. A FEW MONTHS AFTER BEING REPLACE THEY ALL BROKE ONCE AGAIN. SO NOW THE DOORS CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE, AND TO GET OUT OF THE CAR THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE ROLLED DOWN TO OPEN WITH THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THE JEEP DEALER WAS CALLED. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE AND CALLED IT "WEAR AND TEAR". THIS IS A BIG ISSUE, MY PASSENGERS AND I CAN'T GET OUT OF MY JEEP UNLESS THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN AND REACH OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO OPEN WITH OUTSIDE HANDLE. IT IS ALSO HARD FOR ME TO DO AT TIMES BECAUSE I AM A PETITE WOMAN.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON SO I TOOK IT IN TO MACK MASSEY JEEP DEALERSHIP ON 950 CROCKETT ST.IN EL PASO, TX. THE PERSON ADVISING ME FROM THE MECHANICS DEPARTMENT TOLD ME I WAS VERY LUCKY TO TAKE IT IN WHEN I DID BECAUSE SOME PART HAVING TO DO WITH THE AIR BAGS HAD MELTED & MY AIRBAGS COULD HAVE OPENED UP AT ANY TIME. HE SAID HE DEACTIVATED ALL THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE. THE TOTAL TO HAVE THEM FIXED WAS WAY MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD. IT ALSO AFFECTED THE CENTER SEAT BELT SO I DON'T HAVE A SEAT BELT AS WELL. I DON'T THINK ANY PART OF THE ORIGINAL PARTS SHOULD BE MELTING WITH NOTHING MORE THAN THE SUN HEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,918.

INTERIOR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE/PANEL IS TOTALLY BROKEN OUT. TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT METHODS OF SAVING IT FROM DOING SO, BUT TO NO AVAIL, IT IS TOTALLY GONE. HAVE READ SEVERAL ITEMS VIA THE INTERNET FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOT STATING THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY JEEP DRIVERS, BUT JEEP HAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS TO ONCE YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, YOU PUT YOURSELF AT AN ENORMOUS RISK FOR GETTING SOMEONE STUCK INSIDE DURING A CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER, FRONT PASSENGER, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 10/30/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED 3 OUT OF 4 DOOR LOCKS WERE BROKEN AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. UPDATED 04/27/2015 *JS

FRONT DRIVER-PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANELS. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT MY FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR PANELS HAVE CRACKED AROUND THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE CRACKS HAVE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THE DOOR HANDLES DISLODGED FROM THE PANEL FROM REPEATED USE. THE COST OF EACH PANEL IS $770.00, EXCLUDING LABOR. THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED STATED "THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT." WHAT'S DISCONCERTING IS THAT THE BACK OF PANEL SHOWS REINFORCEMENT (THICKER PLASTIC) FOR THE WINDOW BUTTONS BUT THE MATERIAL IS PAPER-THIN FOR THE DOOR HANDLE. ONCE THE DOOR HANDLE FALLS OFF, THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND PUSH THE EXTERIOR BUTTON. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE MADE WITH MATERIAL THAT DO NOT SUPPORT THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD TO BE RIDING A VEHICULE, WHETHER AS THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER, AND IF AN EMERGENCY CALLS FOR YOU TO ABANDON IT, AS YOU PULL THE HANDLE TO OPEN YOUR DOOR THE HANDLE BRAKES IN YOUR HAND AND CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, WE ARE TALKING, NOT ABOUT MINUTES, BUT SECONDS TO REACT AND MOVE AWAY FROM DANGER. FAILURE TO OPEN, COULD REPRESENT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MINUTES AND SECONDS THAT COULD PREVENT MAJOR INJURY IF NOT DEATH IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES AND CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. I HAVE READ LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING SAME ISSUES WITH JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. *TR

PLASTIC FRAMING AROUND FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CRACKED AND DISINTEGRATED, LEAVING DOOR HANDLES UNUSABLE. PASSENGERS CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DOOR BEING OPENED FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY AND THAT SHE HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE SHE COULD RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF AFTER DRIVING 0.1 MILES OUT OF THE ALLEY IN 2012 AND AGAIN IN 2013 AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE DRIVEN AND IT SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IN NEUTRAL, BUT OF COURSE LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES UNTIL IT COULD RESTART. I THOUGHT IT WAS A COLD ENGINE, HOWEVER I RECEIVED A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER 9/3/2014 AND ASKED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH BE REPLACED. IT IS NOW 1 YEAR AFTERWARD AND THEY STILL HAVE NO PARTS TO REPAIR, ONLY SUGGEST THAT I USE A SINGLE KEY. HONESTLY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE, IT IS TIME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT APPARENTLY THEY CAN'T MANUFACTURE THE PARTS IN 12 MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND GRAY SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DECLARED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I WAS DRIVING THE 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE THAT WE PUCHASED AND ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR AT 80,000 MILES THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF AND ALL THE EMERGENCY LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WE PURCHASED FROM TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM, SO THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AND DROVE IT AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. NOW RECENTLY THE PROBLEM STARTED TO WORSEN AS MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR AT NIGHT WITH OUR 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE THE LIGHT ARE FLICKERING ON AND OFF THEN COMPLETELY GOING BLANK AND NOT COMING BACK ON. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE A VEHICLE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHEN NEEDED ESPECIALLY DRIVING DOWN THE DARK ROADS OF TEXAS. SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, EVERYTIME I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO SHOP CANT EVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS ISSUE IS PUTTING MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILY'S AT DANGER. WE DEPEND ON OUR VEHICLE TO BE RELIABLE AND SAFE. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT ON THESE 2005 VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE IS NOW AT 90,000 MILES AND THE ISSUES HAVE GOT WORSE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IS RESULTS IN A FATALITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FRACTURED, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME HESITANT TO STARTING ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,171.

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE DEFECTIVE. THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND BROKEN ALLOWING PIECES TO FALL INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS BREAKAGE HAS RENDERED THE DOOR HANDLES INOPERATIVE AND PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM BEING OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE, ESPECIALLY IF THE POWER WINDOWS ALSO BECAME INOPERATIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES EXCEPT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF WOULD LEAK WHENEVER IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS MOLD AND MILDEW FROM THE WATER LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION TUBE OIL SEAL BUT THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO AN EXTENSIVE BACK LOG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

FROM THE MANY FORUMS I HAVE RESEARCHED, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT ABOUT FAULTY DOOR HANDLES IN THE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ALL FOUR OF MINE HAVE CRACKED AND LARGE CHUNKS OF THE INSIDE OF THE "CUP" HAVE FALLEN OFF INTO THE DOOR PANEL. ONE OF THE DOORS IN JUST ABOUT INOPERABLE BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE CRACK AND I KNOW ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE REST OF THEM FOLLOW. AS A MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN, IT SCARES ME TO THINK THAT THEY COULD BE STUCK INSIDE OF A VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. TO ME, THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE COMPANY TO NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PARTS, AS THEY WILL SOONER OR LATER BE LOOKING DOWN THE LINE OF A HUGE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT FOR SOMEONE LOSING A PASSENGER OR THEIR OWN LIFE DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO OPEN THEIR DOOR. IMAGINE A CAR ROLLING OVER AND CATCHING FIRE. AS QUICKLY AS THAT COULD GO UP IN FLAMES IN ONLY A MATTER OF SECONDS, WHAT COUNTS ARE THE MOMENTS THAT PERSON IS FIGHTING WITH GETTING A DOOR OPEN, OR IN A VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING TO FIGHT AND SAVING A LIFE OR 5, AS THIS IS A 5 PASSENGER CAR. I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT THIS BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED AND PRESSURE BE APPLIED TO THE MANUFACTURERS OF JEEP TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH THAT TYPE OF DOOR HANDLE. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WK HAS ALL BROKEN. MOST OF THE HANDLES IN MY VEHICLE ARE STILL IN WORKING ORDER, BUT ONE IN PARTICULAR IS BROKEN AND SOMEONE SITTING ON THAT SIDE CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSIDE. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THEY COULD BE STUCK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THESE HANDLES ARE POORLY DESIGNED, AND THE OTHERS WILL LIKELY BREAK ENTIRELY IF NOT USED GINGERLY. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A DEFECT THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BRAKING FROM REGULAR USE. THIS PROBLEM IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS ANYONE INSIDE THE VEHICLE CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FURTHER MORE, CHILDREN AND OR ADULTS MAY ACCIDENTALLY CUT THEMSELVES ON THE SHARP BROKEN PLASTIC EDGES OF THE BROKEN HANDLE. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HANDLES I HAD TO ORDER A NEW DOOR PANEL, YET AFTER ONLY 6 MONTHS THE HANDLE WAS BROKEN AGAIN. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE RELATED TO MY JEEP ONLY, WITH A LITTLE RESEARCH ITS EASY TO FIND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING WITH ANY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FROM 2005-2010. *JS

INTERIOR, FRONT, RIGHT AND LEFT DOOR HANDLES INOPERABLE DUE TO PLASTIC MOUNT BREAKING. MAKE EGRESS WITH WINDOW UP IMPOSSIBLE. OUR SIDE DOOR HANDLE MUST BE USED TO EXIT VEHICLE. *TR

APPROX. 2012, THE CASING THAT THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE SITS ON CRACKED AND BROKE APART; AND, AS A RESULT, THE DOOR COULD NO LONGER BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE BECAUSE THE HANDLE WAS NO LONGER SECURED AND JUST HANGED. I NOTICED APPROX. A YEAR AGO THAT THE HANDLE'S CASING WAS CRACKED ON BOTH THE BACK DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDES. SINCE, THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BROKEN AND THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. I JUST NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS ALSO CRACKED AND WITH TIME IT WILL ALSO BREAK AND THE DOOR CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS BECAUSE ONCE THE CASINGS BREAK IT DOES NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE. I AM IN AWE THAT THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED WHEN MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE VERY SELDOM DOES ANYONE SIT IN MY BACK SEATS. NO DESIGN OR DEFECT SHOULD COMPROMISE THE HANDLE WHERE A PASSENGER IS NOT ABLE TO EXIT A CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 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 NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF. I OPEN THE DOOR TO PLACE AN ITEM IN THE BACK SEAT AND NOTICED THE DOOR HANDLE LAYING INSIDE THE DOOR. THE HANDLE ITSELF IS IN TACK BUT THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING WHERE THE HANDLE ATTACHES WITH THE DOOR WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NOT TRAUMA, HEAVY OR EXTENSIVE USE PLACED ON THE DOOR (INSIDE OR OUT). WHEN RESEARCHING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO MY PROBLEM, I BECAME OVERWHELMED BY HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS WERE DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED A COUPLE OF DEALERS AND WAS FLOORED BY THE COST TO FIX THE SITUATION AND ATTEMPTING TO USED A DOOR FROM THE JUNK YARD IS NOT A SOLUTION DUE TO THE PROBLEM APPEARING TO BE UNIVERSAL TO THIS VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS THAT I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE WHERE ONE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. ON AN UPSIDE, I AM THANKFUL AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLES SITUATIONS THAT I ONLY HAVE ONE DOOR AFFECTED, BUT NOW I AM ON EDGE AND CAUTIOUS THAT MY OTHER DOORS WILL SOON FOLLOW SUIT. *TR

THIS IS ABOUT MY 4 DOOR HANDLES IN MY JEEP THEY HAVE ALL CRACKED. ONE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE IS ALMOST NOT USUABLE. MY WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT, I TRIED TO CALL MULTIPLE CHRYSLER PLACES, THEY CAN'T HELP ME. MY DEALERSHIP HAS QUOATED ME OVER $2500. I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX DOORS THAT I HAVE NOT DAMAGED. THERE PLASTIC WHICH DOES NOT HELP. I'VE GONE ON SEVERAL WEBSITES AND I HAVE FOUND SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MYSELF. I FIND THAT THIS IS OBVISOUSLY A JEEP PROBLEM. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE FIXED OR THAT JEEP SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

I BEGAN TO NOTICE SOME UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THE VEHICLE SHOULD DOWNSHIFT, I COULD FEEL A BUMP AND NOTICEABLE HESITATION. THAT GRADUALLY WORSENED TO BECOME MAJOR FLUCTUATIONS IN THE RPM WHILE BOTH ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. FOR INSTANCE, WHILE STEADILY ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES FEELS JUMPY, DOES NOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE RPM'S THEY JUMP UP AND DOWN BY 500 - 1000 RPMS. ALSO, WHILE COASTING TO A STOP, WHEN I AM NOT BRAKING BUT JUST ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL TO THE STOP FROM SAY 45 MPH, THE SAME JUMPING OCCURS WITH THE RPMS. THIS SOMETIMES CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD IF THE RPMS FLARE AT A NEAR STOP, AND ONCE, AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I STOPPED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVE BUT THE ENGINE FLARED AND PUSHED THE CAR OUT ONTO THE ROADWAY BY ABOUT A FOOT. EVENTUALLY, THIS RPM ISSUE BEGAN CAUSING STALLING. WHEN I WOULD STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD JUMP, AND THEN THE RPMS WOULD DROP TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. SOMETIMES AFTER JUST A FEW ATTEMPTS I COULD RESTART. TWICE I NEEDED TOWED. MY REGULAR MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE STALLING AND SAW AND FELT THE RPM FLARES. HE FOUND NO MECHANICAL ISSUES AND SUGGESTED IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE AND DIRECTED ME TO A DEALERSHIP. 2 DEALERSHIPS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND SENT ME AWAY WITH NO FIX. SO, MY REGULAR MECHANIC DID A COMPUTER RESET WHICH SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. RESET WAS AT 66,000 MILES. NOW AT 72,300, PROBLEM IS AGAIN BECOMING PRONOUNCED. I AM GETTING NOWHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIPS AND I'M HONESTLY FRIGHTENED DRIVING THIS CAR. I CANNOT TRUST THE CAR TO ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE PROPERLY AND I CAN'T BE SURE THE ENGINE WON'T STALL IN TRAFFIC. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES ARE FAILING OR HAVE FAILED *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST NEARLY $2,000 TO REPLACE THE DOOR PANELS. *JB

BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES (DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER) AND CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM INSIDE. I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR AND WE WOULD BE TRAPPED BECAUSE THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (FIRST INCIDENT) WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20MPH REVVED UP, WOULD NOT SHIFT, AND PRND WERE ALL LIT UP ON THE DASH, AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A FEW STARTS THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS GONE OFF. SECOND INCIDENT, FROM DEAD STOP AT A LIGHT AND ACCELERATING, SAME ISSUE. ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AGAIN. THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED 4 TIMES WITHIN 2 MONTHS AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT YOUR SPEED DROPS DOWN OUT OF NO WHERE AND CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, CAUSING HARM TO CAR A DRIVERS, ESPECIALLY BEHIND YOU, THEM NOT BEING AWARE THAT YOU ARE SUDDENLY ABOUT TO DROP SPEED WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS! *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THROUGH A FINANCE COMPANY SO THE DEALER GOT PAID I PAY A NOTE I FELT A SHUDDER LIKE LOSE OF POWER I WAS TOLD BY DEALER TO PUT GAS TREATMENT IN TANK IT WAS PROB BAD GAS THIS WAS 4 DAYS AFTER I DROVE OFF THE LOT THEN MY GRANDBABY ALMOST GETS RUN OVER WHEN I PUT IN GEAR PARK AND GOT OUT I HEAR EVERYONE SCREAMING THAT THE JEEP WAS MOVING I JUMP IN EXPECTING TO SEE IT STILL IN DRIVE BUT TO MY SHOCK IT WAS IN PARK.THIS WAS ON DAY 7 AFTER I DROVE OFF LOT I DRIVE TO WORK AND TRY TO PULL OFF FROM RED LIGHT AND IT WAS LIKE I HAD NO TRANSMISSION I HAVE TOWED TO JEEP DEALERSHIP THINKING THEY WOULD KNOW BEST WHAT IS WRONG WELL LOW AND BEHOLD I GET THE WHOPPER OF A CALL TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY JEEP WAS SOLD TO ME WITH ISSUES ALREADY CAUSE I HAVE WATER CONTAMINATION IN MY TRANSMISSION AND DID I MENTION THEIR ARE TWO RECALLS ON JEEP ONE BELONGS TO MINE CAUSE IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT ALMOST RAN OVER GRAND BABY BUT HOW CONVENIENT FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT MY JEEP DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE FILL TUBE LEAKING INTO MY TRANS RECALL BUT YET I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW IS IT SO FAR FETCHED THAT THE LARADO'S ARE EFFECTED.`SO BASICALLY I BOUGHT A CAR FOR 12.500 FOR IT TO POSSIBLY KILL MY FAMILY BY JUMPING IN NEUTRAL OH BUT I GUESS I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY BOUT THAT RECALL SINCE MY CAR IS SITTIN IN JEEP OF @@###$$ WITH A BLOWN TRANSMISSION CAN SOMEONE ELSE TELL ME IF THEY HAVE WATER IN TRANSMISSION WITHOUT EVER BEING IN WATER MINE IS LEAKING FROM FILL TUBE SEAL AND BLEW THE TOURQE CONVERTER AND NOW I NEED A 5000 TRANSMISSION AND EVERYONE IS POINTING THE FINGER AT THE OTHER AND I AM ABOUT TO LOSE MY JOB FROM NO TRANSPORTATION CAUSE OF THIS I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO PUT HER ENTIRE SAVINGS DOWN ON A UNSAFE DEATHTRAP WITH A WARRANTY THAT NOBODY WILL HONOR HELPPPPPP HOW DO I PROVE MY FILL TUBE SEAL IS LEAKING AND TRY TO GET THIS UNDER THIS RECALL *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IDLE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,441.

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES HAD CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC BACKING WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE IN 2012. FIRST, THE REAR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND THE MECHANIC WANTED $850 TO FIX IT SINCE THE PLASTIC BACKSPLASH IS PART OF THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL. WITHOUT THE PLASTIC BACKSPLASH, THE HANDLE DOES NOT WORK. SO, I HAVE TO OPEN THAT DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE FOR MY KIDS. NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE HAS A HOLE AND IS ALMOST TO THE POINT OF BREAKING. I WANT TO GET RID OF THIS CAR AS I CANNOT AFFORD $3300 TO FIX THE HANDLES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS DOORS MUST OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES ON MY GRAND CHEROKEE ARE BROKEN. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE BROKE IN MARCH 2012, THEN THE RIGHT SIDE BROKE A FEW MONTHS AFTERWARDS. ALL REAR SEATED PASSENGERS INSIDE THE VEHICLE ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE FRONT SEATED PASSENGERS HAVE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DOOR HANDLE ISSUE IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

THIS IS A 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WITH 62200 MILES. I HAD DRIVEN INTO A 7-11 PARKING LOT AND ALMOST CAME TO A HALT DECIDING WHETHER TO PARK ON THE RIGHT OR LEFT. DECIDED TO PARK ON THE RIGHT. CAR WAS AT AROUND 2 MILES PER HOUR, LIFTED MY LEG OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO HIT BRAKE, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CLIMBED OVER THE SIDEWALK, SLICED AND FELLED A TREE AND RAMMED INTO A LAUNDROMAT. BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO THE POINT OF LITERALLY STANDING ON IT WITH WHOLE BODY WEIGHT BUT CAR DID NOT RESPOND. FINALLY THE CAR CAME TO A HALT ALTHOUGH ENGINE WAS MAKING REVVING SOUNDS FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INSIDE THE LAUNDROMAT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT WAS BADLY DAMAGED. POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. COP WAS ALSO SURPRISED AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY FOR THIS HARD A CRASH. THE CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY ME SINCE NEW FOR 7 YEARS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. INSURANCE SENT A SPECIAL TECHNICIAN TO CHECK, BUT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAR IS MORE THAN LIKELY TOTALED AT THIS POINT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, SOMEONE CAN GET BADLY INJURED FOR LIFE, OR DEATHS CAN OCCUR. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE ALL BROKEN. TWO OF THEM ARE INOPERABLE. THE CHEAP MATERIAL USED BY THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT CRACKS VERY EASILY. ONCE THE INSIDE HANDLE IS BROKEN THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IN CASE OF A FIRE OR ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND NOT JUST THE HANDLE, AS THEY ARE ATTACHED TOGETHER. THE COST OF EACH PANEL IS APPROXIMATELY $700 EACH. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE... APPX 2-3 YRS AGO, DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE SEPARATED FROM DOOR PANEL. FINALLY GOT DEALER TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. APPX 3-6 MOS AGO, SAME THING HAPPENED TO OTHER 3 DOORS -- CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE AND TOLD BECAUSE OF MILEAGE (APPX 80K) AND AGE OF VEHICLE... NO EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS FORTHCOMING... DEALER ESTIMATES $600-$900 PER DOOR. SAFETY ISSUE... DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED EXCEPT FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT, REAR OCCUPANTS WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS AND ESCAPE VEHICLE IN TIMELY MANNER. *TR

WITH THE FIRST DOOR HANDLE THAT BUSTED, I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE USED TOO MUCH POWER BUT AS THEY ALL SHATTERED I REALIZED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE MADE WITH BAD MATERIAL THAT IS BRITTLE AND CAN NOT TOLERATE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD TO BE RIDING A VEHICULE, WHETHER AS THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER, AND IF AN EMERGENCY CALLS FOR YOU TO ABANDON IT, AS YOU PULL THE HANDLE TO OPEN YOUR DOOR THE HANDLE BRAKES IN YOUR HAND AND LEAVES YOU TRAPPED IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. ALSO, SHE STATED THAT THE OTHER THREE DOORS PANELS WERE CRACKED RIGHT UNDER THE HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE OF PASSENGER DOOR IN THE BACK SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER CRACKED AND FELL OFF. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS DOING THE SAME THING AND IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.

THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION AFTER LAYING THE BACK SEAT DOWN TO HAUL CARGO. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN A LOT. NO SOLUTION YET SAVE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO FIX AND ME TO HAVE TO PAY FOR. NOT A GOOD OPTION IN MY BOOK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

THE HANDLES ON BOTH REAR DOORS HAVE CRACKED MAKING THEM UNUSABLE. YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ARE MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC THAT BREAKS OFF. THE ONLY PERSON THAT RIDES IN MY BACK SEAT IS MY 84 YEAR OLD MOTHER WHO HAS VERY LITTLE STRENGTH IN HER HANDS. IN ORDER TO REPLACE IT YOU HAVE TO BUY THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL FOR 500 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR. PLEASE CONSIDER ISSUING A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

FIRST, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE A HAZARD. ALL FOUR ARE CRACKED AND ONE BROKE OFF AS MY GRAND CHILD OPEN THE BACK SEAT DOOR TO GET OUT. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS BREAKING OFF AT ANY TIME, THE OTHERS ARE CRACKED. I AM AFRAID THAT IN AN ACCIDENT SOME OF US MIGHT NOT MAKE IT OUT. THEY ARE TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. I TRIED TO TRADE IN THE JEEP BUT NO LUCK! I KNOW THERE ARE MORE JEEPS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS WITH DEATHS, YET ! HELP !!! THE SECOND, IS THE CATALYST CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AFTER A YEAR, HOW MANY TIMES HAS IT BEEN REPLACED BEFORE? I CANT GET THAT INFO. *TR

THE INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR PANEL IS BROKEN BY THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. IT STARTED AS A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC BY THE HANDLE. NOW THERE IS A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC BEHIND THE HANDLE. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE DOOR HANDLE HAS TO BE USED VERY CAREFULLY. THE WHOLE PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $900. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN AN EMERGENCY, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE BACK SEAT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS ALSO STARTING TO CRACK. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE JEEP. *TR

THE PLASTIC DOORS, WHICH ENCLOSES THE DOOR HANDLES FOR THE PASSENGERS, HAVE CRACKED AND BROKEN OFF, RENDERING THE DOOR HANDLES INOPERABLE, THIS INHIBIT THE EXIT OF OCCUPANTS FROM THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY OPTIONS FOR EXISTING THE VEHICLE IS TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN OR HAVE SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE OPEN THE DOOR. *TT