Door Latch problems of the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the front passenger, rear driver and rear passenger side interior door handles were cracked and the doors could not be opened from the inside. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Consumer states all four interior door opening handles are failing or have failed the consumer stated no one would be able to exit the vehicle, in case of an emergency. The consumer was informed it would cost nearly $2,000 to replace the door panels.

The plastic doors, which encloses the door handles for the passengers, have cracked and broken off, rendering the door handles inoperable, this inhibit the exit of occupants from the vehicle. The only options for existing the vehicle is to roll the window down or have someone outside of the vehicle open the door.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While parked, the rear driver side door latch broke. The door could only be opened from the outside. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that all the door handles inside the vehicle were fractured. The vehicle was inspected by an authorized dealer who stated that the failure was cosmetic and not covered by warranty. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the rear passenger side door failed to open. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. The dealer stated that the door handles needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The driver side door handle was made of defected plastic. The manufacturer stated that they would not offer any assistance with the defect. The door handle will be repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 72,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo. The contact stated the plastic around all four door handles fell inside the door, causing the door to become inoperable. The dealer was notified who stated they would cover half of the cost to repair the door. There were no recalls for the failure. The manufacturer was notified and a claim was filed. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 42,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact attempted to exit the vehicle from the front driver side door when the door handle fractured from the door panel. In order to exit the vehicle, she had to exit through another door. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was advised to replace the entire door panel. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred on each door handle in the vehicle. The vehicle was never repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 80,000.

Interior door handles are defective. The plastic cracks easily which a serious safety risk, preventing passengers from exiting the vehicle using the interior handles.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo. The contact stated that all four door handles were fractured and making it difficult for passengers and the driver to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed him to replace all four doors. The contact was concerned with the inability to exit the vehicle in the event of a crash. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the interior door handle fractured and she was unable to exit the vehicle. The dealer advised the contact that there were no recalls and that she would have to repair them at her own expense. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. No repairs were performed. The current mileage was 85,000. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo. The contact stated that all four door handles are broken because they were made out of plastic. The door handles displayed small cracks and eventually began to break off in pieces. The manufacturer informed the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer and request that they take pictures of the handle and send them to headquarters. She was also advised that when the photos are received someone from headquarters would contact her. No one has notified the contact within three weeks. The failure mileage was 32,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the plastic surrounding the interior door handles was cracking and fracturing. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 48,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the passenger and rear door panels were chipping around the door handle area, causing the door handles to detach from the panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed. The dealer advised the contact that the failure was not a factory defect and the contact would be responsible for any repairs. The manufacturer confirmed the dealers statement and advised the contact that they would not assist with repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 41,000 and the current mileage was 61,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated the four interior door handles broke over a period of years. When the first failure occurred, the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for the front drivers side handle. The vehicle had not been repaired. In order to exit the vehicle the windows must be opened to allow access to the exterior door handle. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Purchased vehicle on 7-31-06. Upon test drive the door locks would nt lock or unlock when using door key (any dr in the car). The remote did work. Salesman told us 2 bring it in if it cont'd. Taken in 5 times since the 1st time in October 05', dealerships cannot dupt the issue. Last dealership said that if he toggled switch about 10 times it happened, but that was just "overheating the button & that is normal". Problem is I work in a building w/a prkg garage & work all hrs. When I get into my car, 4 safety I lock the drs immed. There have been several occasions where I can't do that & have 2 wait 2 get the car moving over the 15mi an hour 2 lock the drs. Next issue is the delayed engagement in the transmission going 2 rev or drv. The car has been in on 3 occasions for this item of which the dealership clears codes or cannot dupt the issue. This issue became a an issue in a construction zone at a rr track near our home. Gates were down when I drove up & I was 3rd car back, the gates went up, 2 cars went through & I was almost at the tracks when the railroad arms started coming down again. I put on the brakes & shifted to reverse 2 back up & the delay nearly caused the rr arm 2 hit the car. I backed up just enough to clear the rr arm by less than 6 inches. The last item is the a/c. Since late March of 06' we have been experiencing the a/c blowing cold, then the air turns 2 warm or hot air blowing from 3 sec 2 minutes of blowing humid air before the system will kick in again with cold air. This has been intermittently like the other 2 items above. 3 times into the dealerships & again it was stated they fixed it when it wasn't or "it's 114 degrees out, it is going 2 blow warm air". "using outside air will make the a/c blow warm air'. The incident date is hard since there are 3 issues so I put the day of purchase. The failures are also hard to calculate, but since these items happen intermittently & or everyday (a/c) I counted 3 mo worth.

2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Letter forwarded from ftc-from congresswoman ginny brown-waite on behalf of constituent re problems with Chrysler corporation. The casings behind the inside door latch began to gradually deteriorate until all four door casings cracked which resulted in difficulty exiting the vehicle. The consumer stated it was apparent the materials used for the casings were defective. A case in point was the two back door casings which disintegrated in spite of the fact that those doors were seldom used.

2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee letter forwarded from ftc - from congresswoman ginny brown-waite on behalf of constituent re problems with Chrysler corporation. The consumer stated the casings behind the inside door latches began to deteriorate until all four doors casings cracked which resulted in difficulty exiting the vehicle. The consumer also stated it was apparent the materials used for the casings were defective. A case in point, the two back door casings disintegrated in spite of the fact that those doors were seldom used.