2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Latches & Locks Problems

AFTER 4+ YEARS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT HIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THE DOOR HANDLES OF MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STARTED CRUMBLING AND CRACKING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES. A YEAR AGO, THE FIRST DOOR HANDLE SIMPLY BROKE OFF AMONGST SHARDS OF PANELING AROUND IT, MAKING THE DOOR INOPERABLE. TODAY, THREE OUT OF FOUR PANELS HAVE DESINTEGRATED AROUND THE HANDLES TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE INOPERABLE AS WELL, EFFECTIVELY TRAPPING SOMEONE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IF I DARED TO TO HAVE PASSENGERS AND GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS HANGING BY A THREAD. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CLIENTS ANYMORE DUE TO LIABILITY ISSUES AND THE DANGER THAT STEMS FROM THIS AWFULLY POOR DESIGN AND QUALITY. I HAVE READ 100S OF TESTIMONIALS TO THIS AVAIL FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS AND THIS GRAVE SAFETY ISSUE PERSISTS AND IS ALIVE AND WELL WITHOUT ANY OFFICIAL PUSH FOR REMEDIATION. THE DEALERS WANT ALMOST $3000 TO REPLACE THEIR SHODDY AND DANGEROUS DOOR PANELS. PLEASE. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT AFTER YEARS OF COLLECTING DATA ON THIS ISSUE, SOMETHING WILL BE DONE. THESE FAULTY DOOR PANELS ARE TURNING THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY INTO A DEATH TRAP FOR ANYONE INSIDE... *JS

ALL FOUR 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: IN MY CASE, THE COST OF EIGHT (8) MONTHLY CAR PAYMENTS! MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL WARRANTED! *TT

DOOR HANDLES OPENING AND CLOSING DURING NORMAL USE ON ALL FOUR DOORS AT APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES CAUSED INTERIOR DOOR PANEL TO CRACK. THIS CAUSES DOOR HANDLE TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO EXIT VEHICLE QUICKLY SUCH AS DURING AN ACCIDENT. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER WHO INSISTS IT IS A COSMETIC ISSUE, WHICH IT CERTAINLY IS NOT. ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACE ON EACH DOOR AT COST OF $600 EACH TO FIX THIS AND THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE AS OF YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE CRACKED HANDLES AND THE THEY STATED THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FAULTY DOOR HANDLES FOR HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOTHING TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES BEGAN TO CRACK FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE METAL DOOR PART WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE PLASTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALERS WHO TOOK PICTURES OF THE FAILURE BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. ONE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY VANDALISM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DOOR HANDLES WERE PROGRESSIVELY WORSE THAN THE REAR HANDLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,225. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 3 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND DOORS CANNOT BE OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT EXITING THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. JEEP IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THESE MANUFACTURERS DEFECTS AND A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR

BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED

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 *CN

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.

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. *TR

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