2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HEMI ENGINE, DOOR PANEL CRACKS LEAVING HANDLES BROKEN OFF IN REAR, TWO FRONT DOOR HANDLES SHOW SIGNS OF SEVERE CRACKS, LOOSE. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD COVER A PORTION OF THE REPLACEMENT, NO RECALLS WERE ISSUED ETC..THIS VEHICLE ON OCCASION HAS CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS AND I WOULD THINK CHRYSLER WOULD BE CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS WITH DOOR HANDLES THAT ARE BROKEN. IT APPEARS THAT THE MATERIAL THAT THESE PARTS ARE MADE OF ARE VERY LOW QUALITY AND I AM SHOCKED THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAS NOT STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT. AFTER WHAT I HAVE READ ON BLOGS AND ON LINE ABOUT THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS, THIS MAKES ME CONSIDER NOT BUYING ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT IN THE FUTURE. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAS 68K MILES AND 2 OUT OF THE 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THE OTHER 2 THAT AREN'T BROKEN ARE CRACKED AND COULD POSSIBLY BREAK ANYTIME. I AM FEARFUL THAT IN THE EVENT THAT SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE DURING AN ACCIDENT, MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEATS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. MY VEHICLE IS 6 YEARS OLD BUT HAS VERY LITTLE MILES ON IT AND THE HANDLES SHOULDN'T HAVE BROKEN SO EASILY. THERE HAS BEEN NO ABUSE TO THE HANDLES AT ALL. THERE IS NO AFTERMARKET REPAIRS AVAILABLE FOR THIS VEHICLE THAT I CAN FIND AND THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO PURCHASE NEW DOOR PANELS. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN THE USA, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BROKEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE ALL BROKEN LOOSE FROM THEIR DOOR PANELS MAKING THEM INOPERABLE. I HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER SINCE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FAULTY MATERIAL AND REALLY POOR DESIGN. THE ANSWER HAS BEEN NEGATIVE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN AN EMERGENCY IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IF I WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE WINDOWS DOWN TO USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLE.I FEEL A RECALL IS DEFINITELY IN ORDER SINCE THE PRICE TO REPLACE THESE PANELS IS EXORBITANT ( $700.00 TO $800.00 EACH) AND NO ASSISTANCE IS BEING OFFERED THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES IN YOUR FILE REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND A HUGE AMOUNT OF DOCUMENTATION FROM CUSTOMERS ON THE INTERNET!!! PLEASE HELP ALL OF US RECTIFY THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL AN INJURY OR DEATH IS REPORTED THAT WAS CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM !! *TR

ONE OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BROKEN OFF AND IS UNUSABLE. THE OTHER THREE ARE CRACKING AND I AM FEARFUL THAT THEY WILL BE BREAKING OFF SOON. THE HANDLES AND THE SUPPORTING DOOR FRAMES ARE ALL CRACKING IN THE SAME LOCATION AND THE HANDLES THEN FALL OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO EVEN DISCUSS THE ISSUE. THE ORIGINAL DEALER IS OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE LOCAL DEALER STATES IT IS $680 PER DOOR TO FIX. PARTS TO FIX THE DOOR HANDLES ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR SALE OUTSIDE THE DEALERSHIPS. DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE OF BEING UNABLE TO EXIT THE BACK SEAT AREA FROM THE INSIDE, I AM FEARFUL TO ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT AT THIS TIME. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, THEY COULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED AS WELL AS A WEBSITE WHERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE STATING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005 JEEP. THERE WAS NOT ANY OUTSIDE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAUSED THIS DEFECT. 99% OF THE TIME I AM THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATES IT IS ?NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR?. WHAT A CROCK MY DOOR HANDLE GETS USED 10 TIMES A DAY AND IT HAS FAILED "YET" THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY HAZARD. I HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS AS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

2006, 2007, 2008, HYUNDAI SONATAS. SUNVISOR FAILS TO REMAIN IN POSITION OR PLASTIC ARM COVER BREAKS CAUSING THE SUNVISOR TO NOT STAY IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE ON A TRIP THE SUNVISOR FAILED TO REMAIN UPRIGHT IMPAIRING ROAD VISION. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE TSB BULLETINS REGARDING THE SONATA SUNVISORS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING RECENT FAILURES OF THE SUNVISOR TO REMAIN IN POSITION. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND ALL BUT ONE OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE PANEL HAVE FALLEN OUT AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE OTHER ONE DOES BECAUSE IT IS ALREADY CRACKING. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AS IF ANYTHING HAPPENS THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS REAL COMMON BECAUSE OF THE MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THESE DOORS AND HAS HAPPENED TO A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE. THE DEALERSHIPS WANT LIKE $700 A DOOR TO REPLACE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THE INSIDE DOOR PANELS ARE A HARD PLASTIC ONE PIECE DOOR PANEL. THE PLASTIC THAT IS BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLES IS BROKEN AND CRACKED AND I AM VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY OR EVEN DURING NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT JEEP REFUSED TO DO A RECALL AND THE REPLACEMENTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES AND AGAIN THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS WIDE SPREAD IN THIS MODEL WITH OTHER OWNERS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAVE READ OVER 500 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERIOR DOOR RELEASE SYSTEMS CONTAINED IN THIS VEHICLE. I MUST ASSUME THAT "WE" ARE WAITING FOR A NUMBER OF DEATHS BEFORE THIS EVIDENT FLAW WILL BE RECALLED. I AM NOW DOWN TO ONE WORKING DOOR ON MY GRAND CHEROKEE. OTHER THAN THAT, MY JEEP IS IN GREAT CONDITION, FOR I AM VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT MAINTAINING MY VEHICLE PROPERLY. AFTER HUNDREDS OF JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS HAVE SUBMITTED OFFICIAL COMPLAINTS, WOULDN'T IT BE SAFE TO SAY THAT THESE COMPLAINT REPRESENT THOUSANDS, IF NOT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INCIDENTS? LET'S FACE IT... MOST VEHICLE OWNERS WILL LIVE WITH THIS, OR PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT FEW ACTUALLY SUBMIT A WRITTEN COMPLAINT. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED A PRICE OF $700 PER DOOR TO HAVE THESE DOOR RELEASE SYSTEMS REPLACED. AS A SINGLE MOTHER, I DON'T HAPPEN TO HAVE AN EXTRA $2,800 TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER. ONE DAY... HEAVEN FORBID... SOMEONE (HOPEFULLY NOT A CHILD) WILL BE TRAPPED INSIDE A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DURING AN EMERGENCY. ONLY THEN, I ASSUME, WILL A RECALL BE ISSUED. WHAT A SHAME. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR SIX YEARS, AND COMPLAINTS ARE ROLLING IN. THIS IS HORRIBLE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE!!! *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AUTOMOBILES HAVE CRACKING AND CRUMBLING PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE DOOR HANDLES. IN CASE OF FIRE OR CRASH, YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT OF A DEADLY SITUATION, DUE TO CRACKING AND CRUMBLING PLASTIC THAT WAS USED IN THE DOOR PANELS AND HOLD THE DOOR HANDLE. IN MANY CASES 2 INCH LARGE HOLES ARE NEXT TO THE DOOR HANDLES DUE TO PLASTIC FAILURE, AND IN SOME CASES THE ENTIRE DOOR HANDLE IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO PLASTIC AND IS INOPERABLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF A BAD MIX OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDS, AND/OR IMPROPER PRESSURES/TEMPERATUES IN INJECTION MOLDING, DURING THE ORIGINAL DOOR PANEL MANUFACTURING. CHRYSLER HAS SUPPLIER RECOVERY OPTIONS TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, BUT WILL NOT ALLOW IT UNLESS EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IS PUT UPON THEM, INSTEAD PUSHING CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR THE $2200.00 REPAIR ON THEIR OWN. *TR