2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Body & Structure Problems

MY DOOR HANDLES HAVE ALL BROKEN WITHIN THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF OWNING MY CAR AND LUCKILY I HAD A WARRENTY. NOW THEY ARE BROKEN AGAIN.THIS IS A HUGE SAFETLY ISSUE FOR MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT WHO CANT GET OUT FOR SCHOOL AND IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. NOT HAPPY THAT THERE IS NO RECALL TO PROTECT JEEP CUSTOMERS.

SLOWLY PULLING UP TO A FOOD MART, I APPLIED BRAKE TO COME TO A NORMAL STOP. JEEP SLOWED SLIGHTLY FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, THEN SUDDENLY AND POWERFULLY ACCELERATED APPROX. 3 FEET FORWARD INTO THE BUILDING WHILE MY FOOT REMAINED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLE AND STOREFRONT. A DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW, THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE ACCELLERATION PROBLEM IT HAS OCCURRED (LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED). I'VE SINCE FOUND MANY INSTANCES ONLINE WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT THING - SOME OF WHICH RESULTED IN FATALITIES. THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, AND SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELLERATION (SUA) - AN ISSUE WHICH FORMER CONNECTICUT ATTORNEY GENERAL (AND CURRENT SENATOR) HAS URGED GENERAL MOTORS TO ADDRESS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

TAKATA RECALL...ALL FOUR INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN, AND THE RIGHT REAR WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER WAS SICK AND SHE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BUT COULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR. WE WERE PARKED AT THE TIME.

INNER INTERIOR INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CRACKED MAKING THE DOOR INOPERABLE FROM THE INTERIOR. MY NINE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER CLOSED THE DOOR WITH REGULAR FORCE AND THE INNER DOOR HANDLE CRACKED. UPON TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE PLASTIC COMPLETELY BROKE MAKING THE DOOR INOPERABLE. THIS TRAPPED HER INSIDE AND PREVENTED HER FROM EXITING. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, ANOTHER INNER DOOR HANDLE BROKE ON THE SAME VEHICLE AND CUT MY HAND ON THE SHARP PLASTIC AS I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS WOULD BE A SERIOUS ISSUE IN AN EMERGENCY. ALL 4 ARE NOW CRACKED OR BROKEN WITH NO EVIDENCE OF EXCESSIVE USE OR IMPROPER USE. NO EXCESSIVE IMPACT TO THE INNER DOOR HANDLES HAS EVER BEEN NOTICED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM REPORTED BY MANY JEEP OWNERS ON JEEP FORUM WEBSITES.

THREE OF THE FOUR DOOR HANDLES ON THE INTERIOR HAVE BROKEN, ONLY THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE WORKS AND IN AN EMERGENCY NO PASSENGERS WILL BE ABLE TO GET OUT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM OUTSIDE.

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES CRACKING/BREAKING/FAILING: 2 REAR DOOR HANDLES TOTALLY INOPERABLE. DRIVER'S SIDE HANDLE ALMOST COMPLETELY FALLIN INTO DOOR FRAM DUE TO CRACKED CASING. THIS IS A JEEP- THESE ARE THE LAST THINGS THAT SHOULD FAIL THIS IN WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A RUGGED VEHICLE ***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: IN MY CASE, THE COST OF EIGHT (8) MONTHLY CAR PAYMENTS! MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL WARRANTED!

THE TWO INTERIOR BACK DOOR HANDLES BROKE. MY TWO GRANDSONS, AGES 6 AND 9, ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE RIDING IN THE BACKSEAT AND THEY DID NOT MISTREAT THEM. THEY EACH BROKE ABOUT AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN I WAS READING ONLINE ABOUT WHAT TO DO, I SAW THAT A HUGE NUMBER OF OTHER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF WE WERE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE WE NEED TO VACATE THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THEY WOULD BE TRAPPED. *TR

'ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BREAKING/FAILING: 1 REAR DOOR TOTALLY INOPERABLE. ***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:

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BREAKING/FAILING: 1 FRONT DRIVERS DOOR COMPLETELY CRACKED AND FALLING APART. FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. YOU MUST ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. PASSENGER REAR DOOR TOTALLY INOPERABLE. DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR ALSO CRACKED AND FALLING APART.***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. MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL WARRANTED!'

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT SUPPORTS THE CHROME LATCH FOR ALL FOUR DOORS HAD FRACTURED CAUSING THE LATCHES TO HANG UNSECURED TO THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ

ALL FOUR OF MY DOOR PANELS HAVE CRACKED/DISINTEGRATED BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE. AUGUST 1, THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE IS NOW NON FUNCTIONAL REQUIRING THE LOWERING OF THE WINDOW TO EXIT VEHICLE. THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IN A CRASH. DEALER STATES ALL DOOR PANELS MUST BE REPLACED AT PART COST OF $450 EACH (INSTALL EXTRA) - THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT GIVEN THAT ALL FOUR DOORS HAVE DONE THIS AND THERE ARE MANY INTERNET THREADS ABOUT THE ISSUE.

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BREAKING/FAILING: 2 REAR DOOR TOTALLY INOPERABLE. ***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

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BROKE: 1 REAR DOOR TOTALLY INOPERABLE. ***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:. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. WHERE IS THE RECALL?

THE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY JEEP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR.

PASSENGER REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKEN OFF DUE TO CHEAP, DEFECTIVE PLASTIC THE DOOR PANEL IS MADE OF. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, ALL 3 OF THE OTHER DOORS HAVE THE SAME CRACKS IN THE DOOR PANEL - IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE PLASTIC ON THOSE CRACKS AND CHIPS OFF, AND THOSE DOOR HANDLES ALSO BREAK OFF. YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE ONCE THE HANDLES BREAK OFF - THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE DOORS. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF WEAR AND TEAR ON A VEHICLE THAT HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE WHERE BROKEN DOOR HANDLES ARE CONSIDERED NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR". THE COST OF REPAIR IS $600-$700 PER DOOR PANEL - CHYRSLER NEEDS TO OWN THE FACT THAT THESE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND COVER THE COST FOR THEIR OWNERS. THERE ARE MANY, MANY POSTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS ISSUE FROM HUNDREDS OF JEEP OWNERS - IT IS INEXCUSABLE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BROKEN CAR DOOR HANDLE/PANEL ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS. DRIVER SIDE IS GETTING SO BAD, I AM CONCERNED AND NERVOUS THAT ANY DAY NOW, I WON'T BE ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THIS AND WAS INFORMED THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER "EXTENDED WARRANTY" AND COST WOULD BE OVER $1000 TO REPLACE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL AND THAT'S JUST FOR ONE DOOR. EXCEPT FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH IS BEYOND MY CONTROL, I KEEP MY VEHICLE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND IT HAS VERY LOW MILES, BUT THE UNSIGHTLY DOOR HANDLE/PANELS JUST MAKES THE APPEARANCE OF MY JEEP LOOK LIKE TRASH BESIDES THE FACT THAT THIS IS NOW BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THREE OF FOUR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN, FIRST TWO BEING RARELY USED DOORS. THIS IS A FLAW AND SAFETY HAZARD. COST TO REPAIR EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FROM MANUFACTURER. *TR

WHEN EXITING VEHICLE, DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF, MAKING THE DOOR INOPERABLE. *TR

ALL OF MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED TO SOME EXTENT. TWO HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALREADY. ONE HANDLE IS BROKEN TO THE POINT WHERE THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR WHICH CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V483000 (STRUCTURE); 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.