2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaint Log

ONE OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BROKEN OFF AND IS UNUSABLE. THE OTHER THREE ARE CRACKING AND I AM FEARFUL THAT THEY WILL BE BREAKING OFF SOON. THE HANDLES AND THE SUPPORTING DOOR FRAMES ARE ALL CRACKING IN THE SAME LOCATION AND THE HANDLES THEN FALL OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO EVEN DISCUSS THE ISSUE. THE ORIGINAL DEALER IS OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE LOCAL DEALER STATES IT IS $680 PER DOOR TO FIX. PARTS TO FIX THE DOOR HANDLES ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR SALE OUTSIDE THE DEALERSHIPS. DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE OF BEING UNABLE TO EXIT THE BACK SEAT AREA FROM THE INSIDE, I AM FEARFUL TO ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT AT THIS TIME. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, THEY COULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED AS WELL AS A WEBSITE WHERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE STATING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005 JEEP. THERE WAS NOT ANY OUTSIDE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAUSED THIS DEFECT. 99% OF THE TIME I AM THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATES IT IS ?NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR?. WHAT A CROCK MY DOOR HANDLE GETS USED 10 TIMES A DAY AND IT HAS FAILED "YET" THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY HAZARD. I HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS AS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE SUDDENLY CRACKED/BUSTED UPON GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. LATER, THE OTHER THREE DOOR HANDLES CRACKED/BUSTED. RECENTLY, I FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO THE BUSTED HANDLE. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE DEFECTIVE. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS ALMOST FAILED AS WELL. I AM AFRAID THAT IN AN EMERGENCY, I AND MY PASSENGERS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE, BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THE DOORS. THEY WANT $700 PLUS TO FIX EACH DOOR HANDLE, BUT YOU CAN'T EVEN GET ONE BECAUSE THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. *TR

I HAVE TWO 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. ALL THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKING AND SOME ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED TO THE POINT YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. WHICH IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC BEING TOO THIN/BRITTLE. IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE EVEN YOUTUBE VIDEOS. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, ALL 4, BROKE OFF, AT ALMOST THE SAME TIME. THERE IS A COMMON MANUFACTURERS MATERIAL DEFECT, AS THE DOOR HANDLE "POCKET" IS MADE OUT A BRITTLE PLASTIC, AND THEY JUST SHATTERED, OR CRACKED SIMPLY BY USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY, ONE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IF THE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS OFF IN YOUR HAND.

INTERIOR DOOR PANEL CRACKING AROUND HANDLE. MAKES EXITING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT. WHEN THE PANEL SHATTERS FURTHER IT WILL MAKE EXITING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT. *TR

OVER THE PAST YEAR, BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANELS ON MY 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE (LIMITED) HAVE BROKEN. PIECES AROUND THE OPENING HANDLE HAVE SNAPPED OFF. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS STILL USABLE, BUT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS JUST HANGING THERE. THESE WERE NOT DAMAGED THROUGH ABUSE, INSTEAD JUST ROUTINE USE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED MY DEALER AS I HAVE SEEN ON LINE THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THEIR WARRANTIES TO BACK THEIR CLAIM AND I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GO OUT OF THEIR WAY FOR A WARRANTY CLAIM. HOPEFULLY THE NHTSA CAN MAKE DAIMLER / CHRYSLER / JEEP / FIAT, WHOEVER STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REPAIR WHAT HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH PROVEN TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

2005 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE DOOR HANDLES ARE MADE OF A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC AND BRAKES INTO SEVERAL PIECES LIVING THE DOOR HANDLE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM INSIDE. FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHILDREN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF YOU ARE IN A WRECK OR IN CASE OF A FIRE THE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. I BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD RECALL THE DOOR HANDLES AT NO COST TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE A 2005 JEEP AND 3 OF THE 4 HANDLES HAVE ALREADY BROKEN. I HAVE CHECKED INTO FIXING THE PROBLEM AND THE COST WOULD BE $400.00/DOOR AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE DO TO THE FACT THE COST OF VEHICLES ARE AT A RECORD HIGH YOU SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE DOOR HANDLES EVER 5 YEARS. I HAVE ALWAYS DROVE A CHEVY. OR FORD PRODUCT AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A UNACCEPTABLE PROBLEM. I AM STARTING TO DOUBT MY DECISION ON PURCHASING A JEEP PRODUCT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND THERE IS NO WAY TO REPLACE JUST THE DOOR HANDLE. YOU HAVE TO REPLACE EACH DOOR HANDLE. AND THAT COST ABOUT 2000.00 A PIECE FOR EACH DOOR PANEL.*TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, ALL 4, BROKE OFF, AT ALMOST THE SAME TIME. THERE IS A COMMON MANUFACTURERS MATERIAL DEFECT, AS THE DOOR HANDLE "POCKET" IS MADE OUT A BRITTLE PLASTIC, AND THEY JUST SHATTERED, OR CRACKED SIMPLY BY USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY, ONE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IF THE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS OFF IN YOUR HAND. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED AND FELL APART. IT WAS TAKEN APART AND GLUED BACK TOGETHER. THIS LASTED A SHORT WHILE AND IT THEN BROKE AGAIN. IT IS NOT AN EASY FIX. THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL FOR $600 DOLLARS MUST BE REPLACED. AT TIMES THE WINDOW MUST BE ROLLED DOWN TO OPEN THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE.IN CASE OF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN AN ACCIDENT YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. MANY JEEPS HAVE HAD ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES BREAK. THIS IS POOR CONSTRUCTION. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE AND NOT BY REPLACING IT WITH MORE CHEAP PLASTIC. *TR

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING APPROX 30MPH HIT ANOTHER CAR (T-BONE) TRAVELING APPROX 50MPH WITH MAJOR INTRUSION TO OPPOSING CAR WITH SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY CAR THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS WAS REPORTED TO COLLISION CENTER THROUGH DEALER POSSIBLY SENDING CAR TO GET TESTED FOR FAULTY AIRBAGS. *TR

TWO OF THE FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE BROKEN OFF AND UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM, IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR TWO OF THE PASSENGERS TO BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THEY WERE NOT BROKEN FROM DAMAGING ACTIONS, THEY SIMPLE HAVE JUST BROKE FROM EVERYDAY USE. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED EDITION INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAKING OFF. 3 OF THE 4 DOOR HANDLES ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE, JEEP OBVIOUSLY HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NEEDS A RECALL ISSUED. *TR

AFTER ONLY 31,000 MILES THE RIGHT FRONT ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FAILED TO WORK, CAUSING ERRATIC STOPPING, MOVING AND BRAKING. THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND HAD TO BE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO AVOID A CRASH. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BROKEN OFF AND IS UNUSABLE. , THE PLASTIC SUPPORTING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN, LEAVING THE HANDLE UNMOUNTED AND USELESS THE OTHER THREE ARE CRACKING AND WILL BE BREAKING OFF SOON. THE HANDLES AND THE SUPPORTING DOOR FRAMES ARE ALL CRACKING IN THE SAME LOCATION AND THE HANDLES THEN FALL OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE. THEY DECLINED MY CLAIM WITH MY 100,000 MILE 7 YEAR MAXIMUM CARE UPGRADE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT FIRST THEY OFFERED (THEN RETRACTED) A GOODWILL GESTURE OF COVERING ALL BUT $500 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE! THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY HAZARD. I HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS AS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL BROKE & DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS THE 2ND DOOR HANDLE THAT HAS BROKEN IN THE VEHICLE. IN SEARCHING TO FIX THE BACK DOOR, I FOUND AN ARTICLE SHOWING THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF A RESIN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CAN FIND A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE LOCKS. *TR

3 OF MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THE TOTAL COST TO REPAIR THE 3 HANDLES IS $2,100.00. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THESE HANDLES. I RESEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, ON THIS SITE ALONE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE END RESULT COULD BE IF SOMEONE IS TRAPPED IN THEIR VEHICLE AFTER A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLES ARE INOPERABLE? I CAN SEE IF MAYBE A FEW PEOPLE WE'RE COMPLAINING, BUT IT'S NOT. THIS IS FAULTY EQUIPMENT BY THE MANUFACTURE AND CHRYSLER SHOULD OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKE. IF SAFETY IS OF YOUR CONCERN, YOU SHOULD PUT THIS AT THE TOP OF YOUR LIST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS MADE OF DEFECTED PLASTIC. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE DEFECT. THE DOOR HANDLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

WE OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 2 YEARS OLD AND AT 35,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MY HUSBAND WAS KIND OF CONCERNED THAT THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK FOR A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE BUT WE HAD IT FIXED AND WENT ON. NOW IT IS THREE YEARS LATER AT 89,000 MILES AND THE SAME PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY WANT US TO PAY 750 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. WE FILED A CASE WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY WANT US TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED FOR 89.00 AT THEIR DEALER AND THEN THEY WILL DISCUSS WHETHER THEY WILL HELP PAY FOR IT OR NOT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE WEB THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. OUR CAR WILL LIGHT UP ALL THE GEARS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY DUE TO THE ENGINE NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT GEAR WE ARE IN. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO WORRY THAT THEY FIXED IT AND HELPED US THIS TIME BUT IN 2-3 YEARS WE HAVE TO DO THIS ALL OVER AGAIN FOR THE SAME PART. THE GENTLEMAN MY HUSBAND FIRST TALKED TO AT THE DEALER WE CONSULTED BEFORE TALKING WITH CHRYSLER STATED THAT HE HAS ALSO REPLACED THIS SAME PIECE IN HIS CHRYSLER 300 TWICE. I HAVE ALSO SEEN ON THE CAR FORUMS THAT THE JEEP COMMANDER IS DOING THE SAME THING AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OUT THERE ABOUT THE 05 JEEP CHEROKEE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO PUT THIS PART THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT WORKING IN THEIR VEHICLES. THIS IS CAUSING ISSUES FOR THE CARS AND I AM NOT CONVINCED I WANT ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. THE GEAR SHIFT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING PARTS REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN AROUND MANY VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL OR SOMETHING HASN'T BEEN DONE ON THIS PARTICULAR PART. WHY WOULD THEY NOT FIND A NEW WAY TO DO THIS TYPE OF GEAR SHIFT THAT DOESN'T FALL APART IN TWO YEARS OF DRIVING. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT A RACE CAR OR EVEN A 4WD. I JUST WANT TO GET HELP IN CASE OTHERS ARE STILL DEALING WITH THIS. *TR

N/A MATERIAL USED INSIDE VEHICLE FAULTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL PIECE THAT COVERED THE GEAR SHIFT BOX BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,039.

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 42275 MILES, THE DOOR PANELS ON THE REAR DOORS ARE BROKEN AT THE DOOR HANDLES AND THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. ADDITIONALLY, BOTH FRONT DOOR PANELS ARE CRACKED AT THE DOOR HANDLES AND MORE THAN LIKELY WILL BREAK SOON. HAVE INQUIRED WITH LOCAL BODY SHOP AND NEW DOOR PANELS ARE APPROXIMATELY $450 EACH AND ARE OF THE SAME DESIGN. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. BOTH FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR PANELS HAVE BROKEN AND CRACKED. THE PFRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE ON THE INSIDE IS NOW INOPERABLE. IT IS NOW PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 31,000 MILES ON IT. SO FAR THE DEALER CLAIMS NO RECALLS ARE AVAILABLE AND THE PRICE TO REPLACE IS ABOUT 800 PER DOOR. *TR

2005 JEEP CHEROKEE RACK STEERING WENT OUT ALREADY AND OBVIOUSLY JEEP WON'T BACK THIS FOR ITS NOT UNDER "WARRANTY". BUT WHEN YOU CALL THEY SAY IF YOU GET IT FIXED BY ONE OF OUR GUYS YOU "MAY" QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL FINANCING?...WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT?..."SPECIAL FINANCING"...SO THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY OFF YOU?...THIS JEEP IS LITERALLY DRIVEN ABOUT 14 MILES A DAY 5 DAYS A WEEK ON THE HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK. THE REST OF THE TIME WE DRIVE OUR CAR TO SAVE ON GAS. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THE RACK STEERING WOULD GO OUT ALREADY!!. $1088 DOLLARS LATER. A VEHICLE THIS YOUNG SHOULD NOT HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS. HAS THERE BEEN OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THEIR JEEPS? *TR

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE HANDLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BROKE FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE A PERSON SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE DOOR PANEL BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY CONCERN. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR PANELS ARE NOW CRACKED AROUND THE HANDLES AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY BREAK COMPLETELY. I WILL THEN BE FORCED TO REPLACE THOSE DOOR PANELS AS WELL. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE DOOR PANELS BECAUSE CHRYSLER DESIGNED THEM POORLY. OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. APPARENTLY, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT OWN THIS SAME VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE CONSIDERED A RECALL AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE!!!!!! *TR

2 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BREAKING/FAILING: FRONT PASSENGER DOOR TOTALLY INOPERABLE. DRIVER DOOR SUPPORTING INTERIOR IS BREAKING AND BACK DOORS CRACKING AND BREAKING WITHOUT ANYONE USING THEM, MY VEHICLE IS IN IMPECCABLE CONDITION. ***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; HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS AS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *KB

I AM REPORTING A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED V8 HEMI INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES AS IT IS MADE OF VERY CHEAP PLASTIC AND I HAVE THE FOUR HANDLES RIPPED OFF ON MY VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOORS ARE FROM OUTSIDE. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY OR IF THE CAR IS DAMAGED WHERE I CAN NOT BRING DOWN THE WINDOWS I WILL BE STUCK INSIDE THE CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT PARTS I FOUND IT IS OUT OF STOCK AND BACKORDERED. IT MIGHT TAKE FEW MONTHS BEFORE I GET IT. THIS JUST SHOW HOW BIG IS THE PROBLEM AND HOW MANY CARS ARE INVOLVED. *TR

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAS BROKEN OFF AND SHATTERED BECAUSE OF THE BRITTLE PLASTIC SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS

BACK DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CAN OFF WHEN A PASSENGER WAS TRYING TO EXIT. THIS DOOR IS HARDLY EVER USED. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE HAVE BOTH FAILED. THE HANDLE PIVOTS ON BRITTLE PLASTIC AND IT CRACKS. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HEMI ENGINE, DOOR PANEL CRACKS LEAVING HANDLES BROKEN OFF IN REAR, TWO FRONT DOOR HANDLES SHOW SIGNS OF SEVERE CRACKS, LOOSE. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD COVER A PORTION OF THE REPLACEMENT, NO RECALLS WERE ISSUED ETC..THIS VEHICLE ON OCCASION HAS CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS AND I WOULD THINK CHRYSLER WOULD BE CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS WITH DOOR HANDLES THAT ARE BROKEN. IT APPEARS THAT THE MATERIAL THAT THESE PARTS ARE MADE OF ARE VERY LOW QUALITY AND I AM SHOCKED THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAS NOT STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT. AFTER WHAT I HAVE READ ON BLOGS AND ON LINE ABOUT THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS, THIS MAKES ME CONSIDER NOT BUYING ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT IN THE FUTURE. *TR

ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED ARE BROKEN OR CRACKED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN CASE OF A FIRE THE BACKSEAT OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHEROKEE OWNERS VOICING THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON YOUTUBE. JEEP SAYS ITS REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR AND CHARGES CLOSE TO $600.00 PER DOOR FOR A NEW PANEL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! *TR

I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO FOR MANY YEARS. IT SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE CAN TELL ME FOR SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THERE ARE THREE MAJOR ISSUES THAT SEEM TO HAPPEN AROUND THE SAME TIME. 1. WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND THE ENGINE IS IDLING IT HAS A TENDENCY TO STALL. IT STALLS AT MANY STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS. SOMETIMES WHEN I'M JUST IDLING THE ENGINE WILL FLUXUATE BETWEEN 400 AND 1000 RPM'S AND THEN IT WILL STALL. 2. WHILE DRIVING I WILL LOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE LIGHTS WILL FLASH AND THE DASH WILL DING AND CLICK. THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WILL GO TO 0 THE ENGINE WILL REMAIN RUNNING WHILE THIS HAPPENS. IF THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED THE PROBLEM SEEM TO VANISH. 3. OUT OF NOWHERE THE JEEP WON'T START. ALL I GET IS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION. THE DASH LIGHTS UP AND THE LIGHTS WORK AND THE RADIO WORKS. THE BATTERY TESTS OUT FINE. I'VE HAD THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTED REPLACED BUT THE ISSUE REMAINS. IT WILL EVENTUALLY START, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURN IN A FEW DAYS. I'VE HAD THE JEEP INTO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. PERIODICALLY THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN IT ON AND OFF AND IT WOULD THEN RESTART RIGHT A WAY INCLUDING RESETTING OF THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SHIFTER CONTROL AND A TRANSMISSION MODULE. THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS WERE $1425. THE JEEP MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT FUNCTION. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SINCE OCTOBER OF 2008. I HAVE BEEN AT MY WIT'S END BECAUSE I HAVE HAD THE ECM REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BATTERY AND STARTER AND THE SAME INTERMITTENT STARTING CONTINUES. I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LINK BELOW. I URGE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD FOUR JEEPS AND THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH AND IT SEEMS THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT BEGS FOR AN INVESTIGATION. THE DATE I HAVE INDICATED IS ONLY THE LATEST DATE OF THE INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE OCTOBER 2008. I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS THIS WEEK STARTING ON JULY 18TH AND ENDING THE 23RD. HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/JEEP GRAND_CHEROKEE/2005_JEEP_GC_NOT_STARTING [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR CONTINUED TO FAIL AND WOULD CAUSE THE WINDOW TO DROP INTO THE DOOR PANEL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE REGULATOR FOR EACH WINDOW HAD BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CONTRIBUTE TO A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

NORMAL DOOR USE, DOOR HANDLES CRACKING THEN BREAKING. WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY. NOTHING DONE TO REPAIR. THREE OUT OF THE FOUR ARE BROKEN. *TR

BAD PLASTIC RESIN COMPOUND WAS USED TO MANUFACTURE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN SEVERAL BATCHES OF DOOR PANELS, USED TO HOLD DOOR HANDLES. THE PLASTIC CRACKS, CRUMBLES, AND DISINTEGRATES AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE AFTER ONLY A FEW (3-5) YEARS OF USE. MANY DOOR HANDLES ARE NO LONGER USABLE. THIS CREATES A FIRE SAFETY ISSUE AND A CRASH SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS CANNOT USE THE DOOR HANDLE TO ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR HANDLE MAY HAVE BEEN INTACT BEFORE A CRASH, BUT DUE TO THE WEAK PLASTIC BE INOPERABLE AFTER A CRASH BY FURTHER CRACKING AND CRUMBLING. NUMEROUS VIDEO'S AND PICTURES HAVE SURFACED IN THE PUBLIC SHOWING THIS PROBLEM, AND CHRYSLER/JEEP IS NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR PROBLEM, AND THEIR SUPPLIER'S PROBLEM. CONSUMERS ARE FACED WITH A $2,400.00 REPAIR BILL OR DESIGNING THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS (AT THE PERIL OF THE PUBLIC)!!! HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLE VIDEOS AND COMMENTS ON DEALING WITH JEEP DEALERS AND CORPORATE ON THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QSFRZ7CIBKY AND HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=U3ZGRQRRMCA AND HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=BYCJ4PNDKKO AND HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=J4FIOFRFXGG I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 07/18/2010 AND COULD NOT OPEN MY DOOR BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW, AND REACH OUTSIDE AND USE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, BECAUSE THE INTERIOR HANDLE WAS DISCONNECTED AND WOULD NOT WORK. CHRYSLER JEEP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS VEHICLE SAFETY DEFECT DESPITE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. ONLY WHEN THREATENED WITH LEGAL ACTION OR A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT DO THEY RESPOND. THE NHTSA MUST STEP IN TO ADDRESS THIS AS A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FOR ALL THE DOORS IN THE VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO COVER ALL COSTS OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. DS

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DOOR PANEL PLASTIC HAS BECOME DAMAGED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLES CAUSING THE HANDLES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND BECOME UNUSABLE REQUIRING THE PERSON IN THE FRONT TO EXIT THE CAR AND OPEN REAR DOORS. BOTH PANELS IN THE FRONT ARE CRACKED AND WILL MOST LIKELY FAIL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME RENDERING THE CAR USELESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT ALL PANEL ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES STARTED BREAKING FROM THE PLASTIC THEY ARE ATTACHED TO ABOUT A YEAR AGO.THE DRIVERS DOOR IS COMPLETELY BROKEN I DO NOT HAVE ANY WARRANTY LEFT ON THE CAR AND LOOKED INTO FIXING AND FOUND OUT THAT ONE DOOR ALONE THE PART WOULD BE $660 BEFORE LABOR. I HAVE ALL FOUR DOORS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED. I CALLED TO SPEAK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND BELIEVE THE DOORS ARE MADE OF CHEAP OR DEFECTIVE PARTS AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE OF THE MILES ON MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT HELPING ON THE COSTS, I HAVE HEARD THAT OTHER FOLKS HAVE BEEN HELPED WITH 50% OF THE COSTS. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE A VW AND VOLVO AND THEY ARE NEAR THE SAME AGE AND DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE ONLY WAY SOMEONE CAN GET OUT OF THE CAR IS TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THEY ARE ELECTRIC WINDOWS SO IF IN AN ACCIDENT IT COULD BECOME TRAGIC. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM FOR ANY 2005 VEHICLE NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN SOOO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE 2005 MODEL HAVING THIS ISSUE. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY. THE CAR HAS HAD NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THANKYOU *TR

HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE ALL CRACKED AND HANDLES TO OPEN THE DOORS ARE BEGINNING TO BREAK. THIS CAR IS USED PRIMARILY AS A SINGLE PASSENGER CAR, BACK DOORS ARE RARELY USED YET STILL ARE BREAKING. . IF THERE IS EVER AN ACCIDENT AND THOSE DOORS ARE THE ONLY ESCAPE ROUTE, THEY MAY RENDER THE PASSENGERS TRAPPED IN THE CAR. *TR

THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF THE DOOR PANELS. THE PERSON SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR ON THAT SIDE. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT WILL COST OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE PANELS. BASED ON ALL OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I'VE HEARD AND READ ABOUT, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THE 4 DOORS PANEL HANDLE AREA ARE 2 BROKEN AND 2 CRACKED, NOW ITS BECAME TO AN A SAFETY ISSUE ONCE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOORS WITH THE BROKEN PARTS, I HAVE TO SCROLL DOWN THE DRIVES AND BACK DRIVER WINDOWS TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR. OCCURS EVERY TIME HAVE TO GET OUT THE CAR. I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID IS OUT WARRANTY, I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AND TOLD ME THE SAME IS OUT WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR MY. *TR

MANUFACTURER DEFECT. ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES NOT OPERABLE. PLASTIC HINGES AND PINS ALL FRACTURED. FAULTY PLASTIC COMPONENTS. SAFETY ISSUE. UNABLE TO EXIT CAR FROM INSIDE. FAILURES STARTED AT 98,000 MILES. COST TO REPAIR EXCEEDS $2000.00. JEEP WILL NOT COVER. JEEP ISSUED NO RECALL YET COMPONENT FAILURE IS A KNOWN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ACROSS THE MODEL. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLES ARE DISINTEGRATION. THE PLASTIC IS SO BRITTLE IT SNAPS UNDER VERY LITTLE PRESSURE. THIS IS HAPPENING ON ALL FOUR DOORS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP ITS NOT A RECALL ITEM BUT IN MY OPINION BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR IN AN EMERGENCY IS CRITICAL. I USE MORE FORCE TO BREAK A PIECE OF CELERY IN HALF THAN I DID TO BREAK OFF A PIECE OF THIS PLASTIC. ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE HAS AN ACCIDENT AND DIES BECAUSE OF SIMPLE HANDLE FAILURE. *TR