Door Latch Problems of Jeep Commander

2006 Jeep Commander. Consumer writes in regards to three door handles broke within a period of a month. .

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The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. While the vehicle was parked, all the internal door handles fractured. The contact had to roll the windows down in order to open the doors from the outside. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the door panels and latches needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 84,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the rear passenger side interior door handles were cracked and could not be utilized to open the doors. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the rear driver side door handle fractured, which prevented him from opening the door. Also, the door handle on the front driver side was cracked and barely functional. The vehicle was not taken to dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who offered to file a report. The failure mileage was 117,000 and the current mileage was 119,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the driver and passenger door handles were cracked. The contact stated that the doors were able to be opened from the outside of the vehicle but the front passenger door could not be opened from the interior. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact to call the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. While driving approximately 60 mph, the contact's leg was rested against the driver's side door when suddenly, the interior plastic door handle fractured. In addition, the front passenger's side door handle exhibited the identical defect. In order to exit the vehicle the window must be released downward to access the exterior door handle to assist with the opening of the door. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that each door panel would need to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000. The VIN was not available. The VIN was not available.

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 while driving 20 mph, the interior driver¿s door handle fractured. The plastic handle was cracked and broke, making the door difficult to open. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the interior handle panel needed to be replaced. The cause of the failure was determined to be broken plastic. The dealer offered no assistance on the repair costs. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls addressing the failure. No further assistance was offered. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 49,000 and the current mileage was 52,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the four interior door handles became fractured and exhibited severe cracks. In addition, the front passenger's side door would not allow the occupant to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable. Djr.

All interior door handles are broken. 3 out of the 4 are at the point where it's very difficult and takes a long time to open the door. The plastic panels behind the door handles are broken. You have to wiggle the handle around to find the right spot that opens the door. This is a major safety concern. It increases the risk of passengers being trapped in the car if it was to catch fire.

The plastic housing on interior door latches is faulty. The driver side rear door is completely inoperable. It must be opened from the outside. The front two door latches are cracked and beginning to loosen. The rear door was noted as a safety concern by a coworker during a work-related trip. The employee understandably refuses to drive in the vehicle going forward. The problem is a safety concern and an embarrassment when conducting business junctures. I attempted to get the faulty door handle repaired on 4/20/11, but received documentation that the panel assembly is not covered under the platinum dealership warranty. The out-of-pocket expense for one handle is over $500 as the entire door panel must be replaced. The repair was not completed.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact noticed the front drivers side interior door handle was cracked and broken. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer was made aware of the failure and stated the door panel had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that drivers door handle failed. The handle was made with defective plastic. The drivers door cannot be opened from the inside, and the vehicle did not pass state inspection because of the failed door handle. The manufacturer took report 20273112, and stated that the failure was not recalled. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 78,000.

Door springs are too strong they snap back with too much force. My 4 year old child was hit in the head and ear which left a bruise on the ear , I have a picture, and a bump on the head, it has smacked my child on the head on several occasions. Also , it hit someone else's 6 year old child in the ear. My foot and ankle have been crushed on many occasions, today it crushed my big toe.

'06 Jeep Commander 4x2 - (1) stalls intermittently during turns which are both from moving and stopped positions. Many have occurred during a u-turn from a stopped position - unable to duplicate, in shop again (2) has a rough idle, which at times is more severe than others, but has never died - has just shaken severely a few times. There is no set pattern. It occurs during cold and hot weather, with electrical devices on or off, in park/neutral/drive, if the engine has warmed up or is still cold (3) the original windshield - continuous rock chips, cracks, etc - replaced @ 11,000k with a non-Jeep brand glass and to date the new windshield has only 1 star chip. Have heard the design of the windshield is reason for the windshield breaking easily, but the glass is not sufficient/durable (4) transmission fluid leaking from o-rings - replaced (5) rear spring seats squeaking - insulators replaced (6) excessive wind noise from front passenger side - at 22,500k dealership said only normal wind buff, at 24,000k dealership said unsure where it's coming from but will reseal front windshield (7) front driver window made grinding noise - motor replaced (8) short in audio/speaker system - radio assembly replaced (9) front driver power lock motor whining during autolock in cold weather (10) back up sensor doesn't sound until 1' before object (11) alert to check reverse sensor and wouldn't start- towed,battery replaced (12) middle seats hard to fold up (13) front windows go down instead of up(14)vehicle hesitates when put in drive/ reverse (15) steering whines.