2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING. MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF WHICH MAKES AN ESCAPE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS AFFECTS ALL INTERIOR HANDLES. AND IS AFFECTING SEVERAL THOUSAND OWNERS OF JEEPS GC AND THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS PROHIBITIVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY WHO CHOSE TO USE FRAIL PLASTIC THAT BREAKS EASILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE SPEED INCREASED TO 80 MPH. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, LEFT ARM, AND LEFT FOOT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. ...UPDATED 07/10/17 *BF ..UPDATED 07/13/17 *BF *CN *JS

ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND CRUMBLED APART. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. THE COST OF REPLACING THE DOOR PANELS IS QUITE LARGE AS THE JEEP/CHRYSLER COMPANY DOES NOT PROVIDE NOR MAKE DOOR HANDLES ALONE. AS THE CAR IS A 2005 THERE IS NO WARRANTY AND AT THIS POINT I DO NOT LOCATE A RECALL ON THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART. DUE TO THE FACT THAT JEEP MADE THIS WITH A CHEAP PLASTIC, THE INABILITY TO SAFELY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE. JEEP NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE PARTS AND NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNERS. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS OBVIOUS AND DUE TO THE SIMPLE FACT THIS IS NOT DUE TO ABUSE OR MISHANDLEING BY MYSELF OR ANY OTHER FAMILY MEMBER IN MY VEHICLE IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE REST OF MY CAR INTERIOR IS FINE AND NOT IN NEED OF REPAIR. I HAVE READ AND NOTICED A LOT OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE VERY SAME ISSUE AND HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT. I AM NOT REQUESTING A REPLACEMENT CAR BUT I AM REQUESTING THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE JEEP BRAND BE CORRECTED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR TO OPEN THE CAR DOORS FOR MY FAMILY MEMBERS. IF WE ARE IN A WRECK OR HAVE A FIRE WE COULD ALL BE LOST SIMPLY DUE TO A CHEAPLY MADE DOOR HANDLE THAT THE JEEP COMPANY DOES NOT CHOOSE TO REPLACE. THIS SHOULD BE A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ISSUE AS WELL. BUT THE SAFETY IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF AFTERMARKET DOOR HANDLES BEING MADE DUE TO THE COST JEEP IS CHARGING ALMOST 400 PER DOOR PANEL. HOWEVER THE SAFETY OF THESE PARTS ARE NOT REALLY KNOWN. JEEP IS INFORMING AS I CALL THAT THEY DO NOT USE AFTER MARKET PARTS ONLY JEEP PARTS. I SAY THAT IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN JEEP NEEDS TO OWN UP TO ITS DESIGN PROBLEM AND SECURE THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING IN THESE VEHICLES.

THIS MODEL GRAND CHEROKEE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 07-AND UP. THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE FAILS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED 5 TIMES, THAT'S 5 TOWS- THE DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY THOUGHT I WAS PART OF THAT RECALL, BUT HAD TO BACK TRACK. I WAS TOLD "IT'S NOT BROKEN ENOUGH" IT IS THE SAME EXACT PART AS THE P57 RECALL FOR THE 07, SO WHY NOT FOR THE 05? THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIPS TELLING US TO GO AWAY AFTER WE SPEND MONEY ON PARTS THAT ARE CLEARLY NOT THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT GO INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHENEVER THE "SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE WAS "FLASHED". THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ORDERED THE DEALER TO RECHECK THE REMEDY. THE DEALER WANTED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION, BUT NOT FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. THEY HAVE BEEN THIS WAY FOR MANY MANY YEARS.... THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL JEEP. THE PLASTIC CUP THAT HOUSES THE LEVER BECAME VERY BRITTLE AND DOOR HANDLE BASICALLY BROKE APART IN MANY PIECES. 3 OUT OF THE 4 ARE BROKEN. THE REAR DOORS AREN'T USED MUCH, SO ASSUME THAT'S WHY ONE OF THOSE IS STILL IN ONE PIECE. BECAUSE THE CUP IS PART OF THE DOOR PANEL, THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL! PLEASE REFERENCE THE SITES BELOW. NO ABUSE, JUST STANDARD USE, SEEMS TO BE A MATERIAL ISSUE. FOR REFERENCE: HTTP://WWW.DENLORSTOOLS.COM/AUTOBLOG/2010/11/JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-INTERIOR-DOOR-HANDLE-BROKEN-RECALL/ HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/WK-XK-DOOR-HANDLE-RECALL-1404372/

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACKING AND BREAKING NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM INSIDE THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT STILL BREAK. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL REPAIR, THE IGNITION FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE CHIP IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN ORDER FOR THE IGNITION TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,400.

PLASTIC AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED. HANDLE IS DANGLING. VERY DANGEROUS. IF THE HANDLE SNAPS MY FAMILY AND I COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE WITH SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. THERE IS NO RECALL. WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. DEALER WANTS 850$ TO FIX PROBLEM. OUTRAGEOUS. IF SOMEONE GETS TRAPPED IN VEHICLE, SOMEONE CAN DIE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP RANDOMLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL SO I NEED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND PUT INTO PARK THEN BACK INTO GEAR, AND I JUST GOT A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH.