Body problems of the 2006 Jeep Commander - part 2

Jeep Commanders share a faulty interior door handle assembly problem. The shape of the handle may be different in each model, however the problem is with the incorrect resin mix which results in a brittle and crumbling material causing failure just the same. This is obviously a manufacturer?s defect, however it?s a fault that is not covered under Jeep?s warranty. There?s no recall or service bulletin. Until recently, the only fix was replacing the entire door panels. Chrysler designed the interior door panels on the Jeep Commander in such a way that the entire door panel had to be replaced rather than just the door handle. The interior door handle is plastic welded at certain points from the backside of the door panel.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that both rear doors and the passenger's side front door handles were fractured. As a result, the doors failed to open. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the door handles needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Tl - the contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the all four interior door handles fractured while the contact or a passenger was trying to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised that all door panels needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage 52,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. During inclement weather, water would leak into the vehicle and onto the floorboard near wires. The contact stated that the entire warning panel was illuminated. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was not available.

The vehicle will suddenly lose power to the headlights, taillights, instrument panel, speedometer, odometer, and the interior some lights will turn themselves on without cause or warning. In the most recent event, vehicular damage and possible personal injury nearly occurred when driving in the dark, almost striking a utility pole. Also, the automatic window control will not function properly when trying to roll up the window itself. It will stop halfway and bring itself back down. It usually takes 3-4 times to roll the window up. This has occurred numerous times, so many that I can't keep track. The local dealership cannot pinpoint the issue and this vehicle is not safe to be on the road.

My interior door handles are all broken. If I want to open my door, I have to roll the windows down first. If there is a fire, I will probably die.

I own a 2006 Jeep Commander with 78k miles and the driver front and passanger rear doors have shattered behind the handle causing the handle to become usless from the inside. I feel this is a safty issue as no one can exit the vehicle from those door in the event of an emergency. After doing a little research I have found that this problem is not a one time occurance and is happening more and more often. The cost to replace the whole door panel is well over $600. 00 each and that from my understanding is the only fix to this little cheap piece of plastic breaking. Lets hope this is fixed before some one is hurt or killed.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that she attempted to exit the vehicle but the door handle became fractured. The contact stated had to continuously pull the handle until the door would open. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic for inspection where they stated that the door handle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure also occurred with the other three doors. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The passenger side rear interior door handle casing cracked causing the door being unable to open from the inside. A few months later, the same issue came about with the driver's side front door; however I am able to open the door if I angle it correctly and with several attempts. This is very concerning as, in my opinion, it is a safety issue. If an emergency were to happen, my children or myself would not be able to exit the vehicle immediately. I have spoken with Jeep and they stated they are not aware of any problem and would need to replace the entire door panels.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that water was leaking into the vehicle. Also, the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the pcm needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 136,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that before entering the vehicle, she noticed that the windows were foggy as if moisture had been inside. In addition, the carpet was found to be wet and puddles of water were inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the drains needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred. The vehicle was returned to a dealer where the drains were cleaned again. The failure recurred over the course of several months. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure and current mileage was 95,821.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the driver's side door handle failed. The entire door panel had to be replaced. The rear door handles also failed but was not replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and denied assistance with the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 97,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the front driver, passenger and rear passenger interior door handles were partially detached from the door frame. The failure initially started on the interior driver's side door. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that although they were admitting that there was a defect in the door handles, they would not assist with the repair because he was not the original owner of the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 75,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the interior door handles are dry rotting and cause a problem when exiting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. After diagnosis they advised him that he would have to have all four door panel replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000. Tb.

Interior door panels(both front doors) at door handles the plastic around handles has cracked and fallen out making the door handle sometimes unstable to open the door. Concerned from a safety standpoint that at some point the doors will not be able to be open from the inside and could be trapped inside in case of an emergency and the option of powering down the window is not possible.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that all four of the door handles fractured and detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they advised that the door handles needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the interior door handles failed while trying to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 96,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger¿s side door handles failed. In addition, the instrument panel failed and the contact was not able to determine what speed he was traveling or the amount of gasoline fuel in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 57,000.

Safety issue concerning inoperable interior door handles on 2006 Jeep Commander. Over the past three months, all four interior door handle casings have broken making doors difficult or impossible to open from inside the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger interior door handles fractured. In order to exit the vehicle the contact had to activate the power window to engage the exterior door handle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the driver and passenger door panels would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.

Door handles on Jeep Commander have a factory defect in manufacturing of the door handle carrier cup on the inside of the door panals. This is due to a poor plastic matrix resulting in embrittlement. This results in occupants being unable to exit the vehicle. I have researched this issue on various Jeep forums and found it to be a universal problem. It is time for nthsa to hold Chrysler rsponsible for this flaw and issue a safety recall. I use this vehicle to carry my children and it will cost over $2000 to replace the 4 door panels, the only fix.

I have randomly chosen an incident date as I am not sure of the exact date the door handles caved in. When the first handle caved in I thought my daughter pushed to hard to open the door and that it could be repaired by simply replacing the handle. As the months and years have gone all four door handles have caved in. And I have been informed that the entire panel must be replaced for each to repair. I am appalled and shocked that Jeep has not recalled these doors. This is certainly a safety hazard. It is so expensive to repair as well. I am always concerned for any passenger as those in the rear are totally unable to open the doors from the inside. And the driver's door is just about in that state. I will say any day now. But I am moreso afraid now that I have a grandson whose seat is located in the back. What if something happens and the person sitting in the back with him can't him or themselves out. Please advise as to what or how Jeep can be forced to protect us! it is my understanding through internet research that Jeep restructured the door design 2008 and beyond to alleviate this safety hazard. Please advise as I am so fearful of some catastrophic event taking place.

A few months ago the interior door trim on the drivers side front door shattered around the door handle. The door handle still releases the door but you need to wiggle it around a bit and get it aligned properly before being able to open the door. Not driving the vehicle often and thinking it was just a small, easily replaced part I did not take it too seriously. It was only when I looked into it, realized it was the whole door panel and saw that so many other owners were having the same problem that I decided to report it. As a firefighter, and having responded to fatal car fires, I would hate to think of what may happen if someone was to be in an accident and had to get out of their vehicle quickly but couldn't because they could not afford to fix this issue which costs in excess of $500 per door.

2 plastic door handles broke.

Passenger door handle faulty/weak. Handle broken and cannot open door. All other door handles showing fatigue.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact noticed the front and rear driver and passenger side door handles were cracked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The technician stated all four door panels would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000. Kmj.

Electrical issue that is causing all dashboard lights to flicker on and off, heat/air goes on and off, audio center goes on and off all electrical functions go no and off. Dealership blamed my remote starter(which they installed) but turned out it wasn't and they have no idea what it is. Say they can't determine what it is unless it is happening when I bring it in. The interior door opening casing crumbles. Already had drivers door fixed because I couldn't open door from inside and was told all doors would eventually have to be done. Doors freeze due to poor drainage. Water collects inside door frame and running board, freezing all doors. If not for the remote starter, wouldn't be able to get in the car at all.

The interior driver side door handle assembly has broken. I fear that a complete failure of the door handle to function properly is imminent. If this failure should occur in an emergency situation the door may not open.

All four interior door handles and plastic around the door handles are beginning to crack and break. The plastic indent underneath the interior door handles has become extremely brittle and will crack if you barely touch it. The driver side door handle has broken from the inside of the door panel and all the plastic surrounding the interior door handle has begun breaking and falling inside the door panel. I have thoroughly researched this issue and have found that this is a very common complaint and was surprised that there has not been a recall notice associated with this. Interior door handles are extremely fragile and can easily break off which would prevent someone from escaping the vehicle in an emergency. I took my car to the dealership and was told that to repair the door handle, the entire door panel needs to be replaced (at approximately $600 including parts and labor). This does not guarantee that the issue will not happen again as they have not made any changes to the door panels to prevent it from doing so. $2400 to repair the inside door handles of my vehicle with no assurance that it won't happen again seems to be immoral and illegal.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the interior plastic door handles for the front driver, front passenger and rear driver's side doors handles became fractured. As a result, sharp plastic shards were exposed. The doors had to be opened using only the exterior door handles. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 71,000. Kmj.

In 2009, three years after we purchased our Jeep Commander, three of the plastic interior door handles on the vehicle broke, making it difficult or impossible to open the vehicle doors from the inside. This is a very well documented problem among owners and dealers for 2006 and 2007 models, and not surprisingly because the housing and hinge are made entirely of plastic, and are very brittle. After a few years of use the plastic starts to crack and then break away, and the inner handle will not function. This is particularly true in tropical climates. This should be an easy fix, but unfortunately in order to replace the handle you need to replace the entire door panel. In puerto rico, the cost of the driver's panel is $747, plus they charge you two hours of labor to install the new panel. It is evident that this is a legitimate safety issued, caused by defective design. Apparently Chrysler agrees, because in 2008 they changed the interior handle design. However, those of us with 2006 or 2007 models are left with either an existing or expected hazard. Even if you have the money to invest into replacing these panels, the flimsy design will not hold up, and you can expect that at any moment the new handles will break again. The defective design of these handles makes them particularly susceptible to being damaged or broken in an accident or emergency situation. It is unconscionable that Chrysler has not recalled them, given the inordinate number of complaints with this precise part.

The driver side door latch of our 2006 Jeep Commander 4x4 suffered a failure causing the door to not be able to be opened from the inside of the car posing a significant safety risk. The door latch is a plastic pull which is part of the one-piece molded plastic door panel. The plastic behind our door latch started to crack over time and upon a family member closing the door and the door panel coming in contact with the individual's leg, the door latch completely detached from the door panel causing it to float inside the door cavity. The door latch then fell apart and the only way to open the driver side door is to reach inside the hole in the cavity to find what the door latch was attached to. Having the door latch only secured to thin molded plastic of the door panel is a design which led to our safety failure and we are not the only individuals with this issue. Upon researching online, there are dozens of other individuals who have had one if not multiple door latch failures in early 2006 Jeep Commanders causing a safety risk. The issues occurs at various mileage points and often with little to no wear/tear and it appears dealerships are not consistently replacing these parts under warranty. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that all of the interior door handles cracked and the front driver's door handle completely fractured from the interior. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that all of the door panels would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 76,000.

Door handles , interior, are cheaper plastic than for child's toy car. Three out of four have shattered during normal use, the fourth is almost completely cracked. Vehicle cannot be opened to exit from inside. Imagine trying to get out in water, or other emergency situation. Have spoken to dealer, and Chrysler takes no responsibility for this defect. Serious and common issue.

I have had 3 door handles break since owning this vehicle. All of them cracked behind the handle, with 2 of those 3 already completely busted. At this point those 2 of the 3 handles are impossible to open if you don't know how to sit the handle just right on the inside edge. I'm concerned about safety. Jeep dealership said there was no recall on the handle, and wanted $850/per door to fix! you can't just replace the handle, you have to replace the entire door panel. This is a major design flaw on Jeep's part, and should be fixed. It is a safety issue as well. Everyone in my family knows how to open the door in calm conditions, but in the event of an accident/panic situation I'm not sure we could think clearly enough to operate them. Scary!! I'm not comfortable having people ride with me, as I have to worry about their safety and safety concerns when I show them how to use the handles. This needs fixing by Jeep!!.