2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee

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

APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR PANEL BECAME BRITTLE AND CRACKED AND OVER TIME THE 2 REAR DOORS DO NOT HAVE HANDLES, JUST GAPING HOLES, AND THE FRONT DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED WITH LARGE HOLES. THE OBVIOUS DEFECT OF THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL HAS CREATED A SITUATION WHERE THE REAR PASSENGERS CANNOT EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY. THE CRACKING OF THE DOOR PANEL IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT A DEFECT IN CONSTRUCTION. *TR

3 OUT OF 4 OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES MOLDING ARE BROKEN AND BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE USING THE DOORS HANDLES.YOU HAVE TO LET DOWN THE WINDOWS TO OPEN BOTH OF THE BACK AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER SIDE IS BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE WITH OPENING. THE DEALER PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT COST IS ABOUT $200+ NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR'S MODEL AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH CHRYSLER. ALL SAID THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH IS VERY COSTLY FOR THE AVERAGE WORKING PERSON. TO ME IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. WHAT IF THE CAR CATCHES FIRE, OR ROLLOVER IN A ACCIDENT OR GOES IN A BODY OF WATER? I AM HESITATE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THAT. ALL CAR OWNERS EXPECT TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THEIR VEHICLE FROM DAILY USE. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNER RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR A REPAIR WHEN IT IS A KNOW FACT THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES MOLDING ARE BROKEN AND BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE USING THE DOORS HANDLES.YOU HAVE TO LET DOWN THE WINDOWS TO OPEN BOTH OF THE BACK AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER SIDE IS BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE WITH OPENING. THE DEALER PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT COST IS ABOUT $2500.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR'S MODEL AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH CHRYSLER. ALL SAID THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH IS VERY COSTLY FOR THE AVERAGE WORKING PERSON. TO ME IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. WHAT IF THE CAR CATCHES FIRE, OR ROLLOVER IN A ACCIDENT OR GOES IN A BODY OF WATER? I AM HESITATE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THAT. ALL CAR OWNERS EXPECT TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THEIR VEHICLE FROM DAILY USE. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNER RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR A REPAIR WHEN IT IS A KNOW FACT THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES MOLDING ARE BROKEN AND BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE USING THE DOORS HANDLES.YOU HAVE TO LET DOWN THE WINDOWS TO OPEN BOTH OF THE BACK AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER SIDE IS BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE WITH OPENING. THE DEALER PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT COST IS $2500.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR'S MODEL AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH CHRYSLER. ALL SAID THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH IS VERY COSTLY FOR THE AVERAGE WORKING PERSON. TO ME IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. WHAT IF THE CAR CATCHES FIRE, OR ROLLOVER IN A ACCIDENT OR GOES IN A BODY OF WATER? I AM HESITATE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THAT. ALL CAR OWNERS EXPECT TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THEIR VEHICLE FROM DAILY USE. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNER RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR A REPAIR WHEN IT IS A KNOW FACT THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES MOLDING ARE BROKEN AND BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE USING THE DOORS HANDLES.YOU HAVE TO LET DOWN THE WINDOWS TO OPEN BOTH OF THE BACK AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER SIDE IS BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE WITH OPENING. THE DEALER PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT COST IS ABOUT $2500.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR'S MODEL AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH CHRYSLER. ALL SAID THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH IS VERY COSTLY FOR THE AVERAGE WORKING PERSON. TO ME IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. WHAT IF THE CAR CATCHES FIRE, OR ROLLOVER IN A ACCIDENT OR GOES IN A BODY OF WATER? I AM HESITATE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THAT. ALL CAR OWNERS EXPECT TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THEIR VEHICLE FROM DAILY USE. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNER RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR A REPAIR WHEN IT IS A KNOW FACT THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *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

ALL OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING OFF AROUND THE PULL LEVER. IT STARTED WITH ONE OF THE BACK DOORS AND NOW HAS SPREAD TO BOTH BACK DOORS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THE PLASTIC AROUND THE DRIVERS DOOR HAS BEGUN TO CRACK AND WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE IT FAILS AS WELL. THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY IS MOLDED INTO THE ENTIRE PANEL AND THE REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. GETTING OUT OF THIS CAR REQUIRES SOME SKILL. YOU HAVE TO PULL STRAIGHT OUT ON THE WIRE (THAT USED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE PULL LEVER) IF THE WIRE DROPS INTO THE PANEL YOU CAN ONLY EXIT THE JEEP BY SOMEONE OPENING IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A PROBLEM. I DID A SEARCH ON THE NET AND I FOUND COUNTLESS POST OF THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. JEEP IS SAYING THE SAME THING TO ANYONE WHO CONTACTS THEM. THAT IT IS ABUSE THAT HAS CAUSED THE ISSUE AND REPLACEMENT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE COST IS $700 PER DOOR. *TR

ALL 4 OF MY INTERIOR DOOR MECHANISMS ARE BROKEN. I'M ABLE TO STILL OPEN MY FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS, BUT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FILED 2 CLAIMS WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO ATTEMPT TO GET THEM REPLACED (SAFETY HAZARD), BUT WAS DECLINED. I'VE ALSO CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WOULD THINK THAT SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE DOOR MECHANISMS BEING SO FRAGILE, THAT THEY WOULD RECALL THEM AND REPLACE THEM. THE REAR DOORS WHERE THE FIRST ONES TO BREAK, THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND AS OF 4/02/13 THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BROKE. I'VE ALWAYS HAD A JEEP OF SOME KIND AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME AND IF THE CORPORATION DOESN'T STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS MATTER, I WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO NEVER PURCHASE A JEEP PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR