2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES AND ATTACHING MOUNTS ON MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE NOW CRACKED ARE NOW NOT USABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO DELMAR CHRYSLER GO UNHEARD AND UNANSWERED, AND THE COMPANY OFFERS NO SOLUTION OR RECALL TO THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC USED TO MOUNT THE DOOR HANDLES IS BRITTLE AND WILL CRACK BEYOND REPAIR, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE EXITED BY PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR EMERGENCY. I SUPPOSE SOMEONE WILL DIE IN A CRASHED, BURNING, OR SINKING VEHICLE BEFORE CHRYSLER WILL STEP UP AND RECALL THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

INTERIOR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF - WITHIN ONE WEEK'S TIME - NOTICED ALL REMAINING DOORHANDLES WERE CRACKING AND WILL BREAK OFF SHORTLY. NO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR HAS CAUSED THIS - SHOWS DEFECTIVE PARTS DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL HAVE BECOME CRACKED/BROKEN AT THE SAME TIME. TWO OF THE DOOR HANDLES GET VERY LITTLE USE, SO IT IS NOT DUE TO EXCESSIVE OR ABUSIVE USE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD - IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, MY SON WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO BROKEN HANDLES!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES EXHIBITED CRACKING AND WERE EXTREMELY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CONTINUALLY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENTIRE CONTROL PANEL SHUTTING DOWN, GAUGES GOING TO ZERO, A/C STOPPING, AND HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF WHEN THEY ARE ON. RECENTLY THE VEHICLE STABILIZATION LIGHTS CAME ON AND A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE MADE. THIS HAS PROBABLY HAPPENED 30 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. IT USUALLY HAPPENS IN ABOUT A 5-10 SECOND TIME SPAN. THIS PAST WEEK IT STAYED THAT WAY FOR AROUND 15 MINUTES. *TR

DRIVER'S DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE HOUSING BROKEN RENDERING DOOR HANDLE INOPERATIVE. CANNOT OPEN DOOR IN NORMAL OPERATION AND IS A HAZARD IN AN EMERGENCY. JEEP IS UNWILLING TO FIX DEFECTIVE PARTS AND STATES THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OVER $700/EA., BUT THE PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. DOING A QUICK SEARCH BRINGS UP NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO CLEAR SOLUTION. I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER DOORS WILL FAIL SOON. *TR

AFTER BUYING A PRE-OWNED 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED (59K MILES) A FEW DAYS AGO, I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE BACKSEAT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES IS BROKEN. THERE IS NO APPARENT BREAK FROM WHAT YOU CAN SEE, BUT SOME PLASTIC MUST HAVE CRACKED INSIDE OF THE DOOR ITSELF. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 05-07 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES AND THERE IS NO RECALL. IT SEEMS THAT, ALTHOUGH IT IS ONLY THE ONE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE NOW, EVENTUALLY ALL FOUR WILL BREAK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT PREVENTS PASSENGERS FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HELP FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THE FIX IS QUOTED AT $400/DOOR, MAKING IT SOMEWHAT UNREASONABLE, ESPECIALLY FOR A CRUCIAL AND SIMPLE FUNCTION OF THE CAR. *TR

WHILE ENTERING ON RAMP FOR HIGHWAY JEEP SHUTS OFF... NO MORE CONTROL SINCE NO POWER. HIT THE GUARD RAIL. THIS STALLING HAPPEN ON MANY OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING OR IN PARK. WITH PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE VERY SCARY. HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $4000 @ DEALER @ & MANUFACTURER INVOLVED. WITH NO RESOLUTION...BUT THE STRESS & THE DISSATISFACTION IN THE AMERICAN PRODUCT I'D LIKE TO BUY THAT CAN'T BE FIXED. I'M CONVINCED I'LL PROBABLY NEVER BUY AMERICAN AGAIN. VERY DISAPPOINTED ON HOW JEEP CORPORATE HANDLED THE ISSUE & LEFT ME WITH VEHICLE WITH THESE PROBLEMS & TOLD ME CASE CLOSED... TRADE IT IN. *TR

BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES- THEY ARE CHIPPING OFF AROUND THE HANDLE CAUSING THE HANDLES TO FALL INSIDE THE DOOR AND ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS. ON THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE PLASTIC SUPPORTING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN LEAVING THE HANDLE UNMOUNTED. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY ARE APPROXIMATELY 400.00 TO 500.00 A PANEL AND EVERY ONE OF THE HANDLES IN MY VEHICLE ARE LIKE THIS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I CONTACTED JEEP AT 1-800-521-9922 AND FILED A CASE AND THEY HAVE DECLINED TO HELP ME IN ANY WAY STATING IT IS WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE OWNED MAY VEHICLES AND NEVER HAVE I EVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER OF THE HANDLES ON MY VEHICLES. I HAVE A 1988 FORD TRUCK THAT THE DOOR HANDLES WORK FINE AND ARE NOT BROKEN. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT ON THESE VEHICLES AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE...ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS NOT JUST ONE DOOR HANDLE IT IS ALL OF THEM. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED FROM ALL FOUR DOORS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DOOR HANDLES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

WE BOUGHT A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT-8 AND THE FRONT TIRES HAD BEEN RECENTLY REPLACED SO WE WEREN'T TOO CONCERNED BUT WHEN I DID AN OIL CHANGE ON SUNDAY I NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRES TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE SO BECAUSE I WAS WORRIED ABOUT SOMETHING HAPPENING TO THE TIRE AND PERHAPS US WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE. I ORDERED A NEW SET OF TIRES AND WILL GET THEM INSTALLED THIS WEEKEND. I AM KEEPING THE OLD TIRES FOR PROOF OF THE DAMAGE. *TR