2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE ALL BROKEN. TWO OF THEM ARE INOPERABLE. THE CHEAP MATERIAL USED BY THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT CRACKS VERY EASILY. ONCE THE INSIDE HANDLE IS BROKEN THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IN CASE OF A FIRE OR ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND NOT JUST THE HANDLE, AS THEY ARE ATTACHED TOGETHER. THE COST OF EACH PANEL IS APPROXIMATELY $700 EACH. *TR

HEADLIGHTS BEGIN FLICKERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THEN GO OUT ENTIRELY. NEXT DAY, HEADLIGHTS WORK AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND IS POTENTIALLY A FATAL PROBLEM SINCE DRIVER IS SUDDENLY DRIVING IN COMPLETE DARKNESS.. MY CAR IS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AT LOCAL 5 STAR JEEP DEALER. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THIS SAME JEEP DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO DIAGNOSE (EACH TIME FOR FIVE DAYS AND MECHANIC DROVE CAR OVER 100 MILES HOME AT NIGHT) AND NO PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND. AFTER CONDUCTING A GOOGLE SEARCH, THERE ARE ABOUT 12 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. CHRYSLER'S POSITION AND THE DEALER'S POSITION IS THAT IF THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. THEY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL. NHTSA SHOULD NOW REQUIRE A MANDATORY RECALL OF ALL 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. AT A MINIMUM, THE LIKELY COMPONENTS, E.G. HEADLIGHT SWITCH, CONTROL UNITS AND/OR WIRING HARNESSES SHOULD PROACTIVELY BE REPLACED. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE DEFECTIVE. THE PLASTIC CRACKS EASILY WHICH A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK, PREVENTING PASSENGERS FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE USING THE INTERIOR HANDLES. *JS

REAR DOOR HANDLE PLASTIC AROUND BASE BEGAN CRACKING & CURRENTLY DRIVER DOOR HAND IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THIS IS DANGEROUS! THIS PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE DOOR HANDLES BEGAN WITH SMALL CRACKS THEN HUGE CHUNKS FELL OUT . THIS COULD COST A LIFE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN OR EVEN MYSELF AS DRIVER. NEVERMIND ANYONE OWNING ONE. THIS SAFETY HAZARD SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL! I AM ASTOUNDED AT THE NUMBERS OF JEEP OWNERS REPORTING SAME OR SIMILAR INCIDENTS.I HOPE TO HEAR IT HAS BEEN ISSUED. *JS

SOMETIMES WHEN I DRIVE THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT STALLS OUT AND MY RPM'S DON'T MOVE, ALL THE BOXES AROUND PRND LIGHT UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK OR SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF. ONCE THIS IS DONE THE CAR CONTINUES TO DRIVE LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A DAY. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS VERY SCARY TO JUST DROP SPEED DOWN TO 40. I HAVE READ MANY BLOGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES.

I BOUGHT THIS JEEP BRAND NEW AND IT IS GARAGE KEPT. WE ARE OLDER AND HAVE NO YOUNG KIDS RIDING IN OUR CAR. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE ITS BRAND NEW. MY 1998 JEEP WHICH I STILL OWN HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT DOORS ARE PERFECT. MY 2005 HAS THREE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES THAT ARE CRACKED OR COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE BACK DOOR HAS TO BE OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER. IT'S REALLY UNFORTUNATE THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL. WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING IN A FIREY CRASH OR RUNNING INTO A POND AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR CAR? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND THE EXTERIOR HANDLE HAD BEGUN TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS IS A 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WITH 62200 MILES. I HAD DRIVEN INTO A 7-11 PARKING LOT AND ALMOST CAME TO A HALT DECIDING WHETHER TO PARK ON THE RIGHT OR LEFT. DECIDED TO PARK ON THE RIGHT. CAR WAS AT AROUND 2 MILES PER HOUR, LIFTED MY LEG OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO HIT BRAKE, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CLIMBED OVER THE SIDEWALK, SLICED AND FELLED A TREE AND RAMMED INTO A LAUNDROMAT. BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO THE POINT OF LITERALLY STANDING ON IT WITH WHOLE BODY WEIGHT BUT CAR DID NOT RESPOND. FINALLY THE CAR CAME TO A HALT ALTHOUGH ENGINE WAS MAKING REVVING SOUNDS FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INSIDE THE LAUNDROMAT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT WAS BADLY DAMAGED. POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. COP WAS ALSO SURPRISED AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY FOR THIS HARD A CRASH. THE CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY ME SINCE NEW FOR 7 YEARS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. INSURANCE SENT A SPECIAL TECHNICIAN TO CHECK, BUT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAR IS MORE THAN LIKELY TOTALED AT THIS POINT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, SOMEONE CAN GET BADLY INJURED FOR LIFE, OR DEATHS CAN OCCUR. *TR

THE DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PLASTIC MOUNT BROKE. NO ABUSE, NO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

THE HANDLES ON BOTH REAR DOORS HAVE CRACKED MAKING THEM UNUSABLE. YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ARE MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC THAT BREAKS OFF. THE ONLY PERSON THAT RIDES IN MY BACK SEAT IS MY 84 YEAR OLD MOTHER WHO HAS VERY LITTLE STRENGTH IN HER HANDS. IN ORDER TO REPLACE IT YOU HAVE TO BUY THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL FOR 500 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR. PLEASE CONSIDER ISSUING A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

DOOR PANELS BROKEN ON BACK REAR DOORS. PASSENGER FRONT DOOR IS CRACKED. UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS DUE TO THE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN. UNSAFE CONDITIONS. I HAVE A CHILD THAT SITS IN THE BACK AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER SIDE & PASSENGER SIDE PLASTIC BROKE MAKING THE INSIDE HANDLE NO LONGER USABLE. *TR

THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION AFTER LAYING THE BACK SEAT DOWN TO HAUL CARGO. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN A LOT. NO SOLUTION YET SAVE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO FIX AND ME TO HAVE TO PAY FOR. NOT A GOOD OPTION IN MY BOOK. *TR

THE PLASTIC ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAS CRACKED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ARE INOPERABLE BECAUSE THEY ARE NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE DOOR. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ALL BREAK AND CRACK. THE HANDLES ARE CHEAP PLASTIC AND FAIL AFTER TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THESE. THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE THE PARTS ON HAND. I HAVE CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND THERE IS A WAITING LIST FOR OVER 400+ PEOPLE A MONTH AGO WHO KNOWS HOW LONG NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A BURNING SMELL RELEASED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT WAS DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHEN WE PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE THERE WAS A ROUGH JERK. WE THEN PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE BUT IT WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE CAR WON'T DRIVE IN ANYTHING BUT 3RD GEAR NOW AND STILL JERKS EVERYTIME WE SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE CRACKING & BREAKING APART AROUND HANDLES. THREE OF FOUR DOORS ALREADY HAVE DAMAGE, AM WAITING FOR REAR PASSENGER DOOR TO DO THE SAME. PURCHASED 2005 JEEP, USED, W/ LESS THAN 21,000 MILES ON ODOMETER, NO VISIBLE DAMAGE AT THAT TIME. REAR DOORS ARE RARELY USED AS WE USUALLY ONLY HAVE THE DRIVER OR DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT W/ JEEP/CHRYSLER, HOWEVER, THEY MAINTAIN THAT: THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF 3 YR/36000 MILE WARRANTY; IT WAS PURCHASED USED; THEREFORE, THEY WILL NOT HELP TO REPAIR THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND OBVIOUSLY THE DOOR PANELS WERE DEFECTIVE INITIALLY. CUSTOMER SERVICE @ CHRYSLER EVEN SUGGESTED THAT I GO TO A DEALER & HAVE THEM INSPECT THIS. I ASKED IF THE DEALER WOULD HAVE A 'PLASTICS PROFESSIONAL' ON HAND TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THE PANELS WERE DEFECTIVE, OF COURSE THE ANSWER IS 'NO'. DEALERS WILL ONLY DO WHAT CHRYSLER TELLS THEM, AND SO FAR, WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE W/ THEM. HELP!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - THE POP DOWN DID NOT SHOW THIS CATEGORY SO I USED OTHER THE DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT WORK DUE TO FAILING INNER PLASTIC HOUSING. ALL FOUR DOORS ARE IN SOME CONDITION OF CRACKING AND FAILURE. ONE LATCH WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, THUS THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. CHRYSLER SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RECALL THE VEHICLES AND PROPERLY REPAIR THEM. *KB

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STARTED ACTING UP ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE. IT HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING AND IDENTIFYING WHAT GEAR IT IS IN ON A DAILY BASIS, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE FROM PARK PRND WILL ALL BE ILLUMINATED LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT IS IN AND IT WILL MAKE A LOUD THUD SOUND. THEN WHEN YOU DRIVE IT WON'T SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR AND WILL REV UP OR IT WILL GET STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND WON'T DOWN SHIFT. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE DRIVING NORMAL AND WHEN I STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN GO TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC IT WILL STALL RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND I CAN'T GET IT TO SNAP OUT OF IT! IT WILL ALSO DECIDE THAT IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT IS IN WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND WILL START TO REV UP AND FREEZE ON ME. THIS IS VERY UNSETTLING AND DANGEROUS AND COULD DEFIANTLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IN OTHER REVIEWS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SO IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE JUST A COINCIDENCE TO ME AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN GIVE ME AN ANSWER AS TO WHATS WRONG OR HOW TO FIX IT. *KB

ALL INTERIOR DOOR PANELS BROKEN. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP/CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY THEY WONT FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT NOTICED WARM AIR EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS WITH AN UNUSUAL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 02/17/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IT WOULD REQUIRE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND STEERING COLUMN TO BE REMOVED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. ALSO, THE EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/21/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN IT SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION, SLIPPAGE, AND VARIOUS OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE FAILURE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MAJOR BACK INJURIES AS A RESULT. THERE WERE MAJOR DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

THE DOOR HANDLES ARE DISINTEGRATION. THE PLASTIC IS SO BRITTLE IT SNAPS UNDER VERY LITTLE PRESSURE. THIS IS HAPPENING ON ALL FOUR DOORS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP ITS NOT A RECALL ITEM BUT IN MY OPINION BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR IN AN EMERGENCY IS CRITICAL. I USE MORE FORCE TO BREAK A PIECE OF CELERY IN HALF THAN I DID TO BREAK OFF A PIECE OF THIS PLASTIC. ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE HAS AN ACCIDENT AND DIES BECAUSE OF SIMPLE HANDLE FAILURE. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH WEAK PLASTIC CAUSING THE DOOR HANDLES WHICH ARE MOLDED INTO THE PLASTIC DOOR PANELS TO FAIL. FAILURE OF THE DOOR HANDLES TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INTERIOR IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT (FIRE,ACCIDENT,ETC. ) THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE EVACUATION FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

JEEP 2005 DOOR HANDLE HOUSING CRACKED ON ALL 4 DOORS. CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I REPLACED 1 IN 2010 (PASSENGER FRONT AT A COST OF $700). NOW THE OTHER 3 ARE CRACKED AND 2 INOPERABLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DOORS MUST BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

DOOR HANDLES DISENTEGRATED UNUSABLE. *TR

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. *TT

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AIR CONDITIONER WOULD ONLY FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN ON HIGH SETTING. IF I TRY TO PUT IT IN A LOWER SETTING THE AIR CONDITIONER SHUTS OFF. DEALER SERVICE CENTER STATED THAT A HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY JEEP IS DOWN TO ONLY THE TWO FRONT DOOR HANDLES WHICH ARE COMPLETELY CRACKED AND READY TO BREAK OFF AT ANY TIME. THE REAR DOORS HAVE NO HANDLES AND POSE A SERIOUS RISK IF THE VEHICLE IS EVER IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND PEOPLE ARE TRAPPED INSIDE. JEEP NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THEIR MISTAKE.

ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BREAKING/FAILING: 1 REAR DOOR TOTALLY INOPERABLE. ***THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE IF HANDLES BREAK OR ARE INOPERABLE IN CERTAIN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, PASSENGERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH!*** MANUFACTURER CHARGE TO REPLACE/REPAIR HANDLES IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE: IN MY CASE, THE COST OF EIGHT (8) MONTHLY CAR PAYMENTS! MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS SUFFERED THE ALREADY FILED COMPLAINT REGARDING THE INFERIOR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAKAGE. PLEASE GET THE MANUFACTURER TO RECALL AND FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACTIVATED IN OVERDRIVE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS; LIGHTS START FLASHING, HEAT GOES OUT, ALL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS FLASH ( BRAKES, TIRE PRESSURE, SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON), I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT THE LIGHTS FLASHED CONTINUOUSLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE SUV JUNE 2005. THE DEALERSHIP RUNS TEST BY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OWNERS OF THE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THE DEALERS AND MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS MANY PEOPLE ALSO LOOSE POWER AND THE SUV SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY JEEP NOW BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. I AM GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR SOME MORE STUPID "I DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG" STATEMENTS. ORIGINALLY I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD A REMOTE STARTER SO I HAS IT DISCONNECTED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

THE INTERIOR PANEL HANDLES ARE ALL BROKEN, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS WOULD COST AROUND 1,400 DOLLARS TO REPLACE EACH FRONTSIDE HANDLES, BY DOING RESEARCH OVER THE INTERNET I'VE NOTICE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT ON THIS VEHICLES, AT THIS MOMENT CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITIES ON THIS DEFECT. I AM WORRY THAT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT MY FAMILY AND ME COULD GET STOCK INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND BROKEN CAUSING THE HANDLE TO BE COMPLETELY UNUSABLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER HAS TO OPEN WINDOW AND ACCESS THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. BACK SEAT PASSENGERS ARE UNABLE TO GET OUT WITHOUT EXTERIOR ASSISTANCE. THIS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE PASSENGERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE EASILY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE DEFECTIVE . THE HANDLES ARE ALL PLASTIC AND THEY ALL BREAK OFF FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM THAT COULD COST A LIFE IF THE PERSON REACHES FOR THE HANDLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND CANNOT. THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS A RECALL AND ISSUE PARTS TO REPLACE THIS FOR FREE FOR OWNERS OF THE JEEPS. *TR

ON MY JEEP ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS ARE BROKEN THE PLASTIC IS TOO CHEAP I THINK IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER ,JEEP IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ITEMS OR A WHAT TO FIX THEM FOR A CHEAPER PRICE THAN THE DEALER PRICE WHICH IS $700.00 PER DOOR PLEASE LET ME KNOW BECAUSE THE HANDLES ARE JUST LAYING IN A BLACK HOLE ON THE PANEL MY EMAIL IS[XXX]THANKS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NOTICED IN 2010 THAT SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC WAS MISSING BEHIND ONE DOOR HANDLE. THIS IS A LIGHTLY USED ONE PERSON COMMUTER VEHICLE. THEN IN DECEMBER 2011 ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES BEGAN TO FAIL. EACH HAS MISSING PIECES OF PLASTIC BEHIND EACH HANDLE THAT COMPROMISE THEIR USE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND SERVICED SINCE 2006. WAS ADVISED IT WOULD BE $750 PER DOOR TO FIX AS THE DOOR HANDLES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE PLASTIC DOOR PANEL. COMPLETE FAILURE OF ALL FOUR HANDLES IS IMMINENT. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY. A BRIEF SEARCH OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT IS WIDESPREAD IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IT IS CLEAR THAT BOTH THE MATERIAL AND DESIGN USED IS DEFECTIVE. REPLACEMENT WITH OM PARTS WILL NOT FIX, AS THE PROBLEMS IS WITH THE DESIGN AND MATERIAL. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS ISSUE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. IT IS A FORESEEABLE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT DEATH COULD RESULT. IF A CONSUMER IS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND THE HANDLES FAIL, THE CONSUMER WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE OR WATER CRASH, THE DEATH OF THE CONSUMER WOULD BE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO MANUFACTURE NEGLIGENCE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE PLASTIC ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE EXHIBITED HAIRLINE CRACKS. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE HOUSING WITH HAIRLINE CRACKS WITHIN THE PLASTIC. THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE THREE DOOR HANDLES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

3 OF 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES AND PANEL TO WHICH THEY ATTACH APPEAR TO BE BROKEN (CRACKED) AND ONE IS NON FUNCTIONING. AFTER A GOOGLE SEARCH OF "JEEP INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE", I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. REPAIR COSTS EXCEED $2000 DOLLARS FROM THE DEALER. ALTHOUGH THE AESTHETICS OF THIS REMAINS ANNOYING TO OWNERS, THE REAL PROBLEM LIES IN THE FACT THAT DOOR(S) ARE INOPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE AND COULD POTENTIALLY "TRAP" PEOPLE IN ACCIDENTS. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE 8/9/08. AT THIS TIME ONLY PROBLEM WE WAS YOU HAD TO PRESS CLOCK BUTTON FOR RADIO TO WORK. DURING 2008 WE NOTICED A LOT OF ODD BEHAVIOR IN ELECTRICAL AREAS. OCTOBER 29, 2009 BROUGHT JEEP TO USED CAR DEALERSHIP WITH THESE COMPLAINTS: FIRST CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON, THEN IT BEGAN FLASHING, DOOR CHIME STARTS DINGING, ILLUMINATED AREAS DIM & BRIGHTEN-FLASHING, DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO CRAZY FLASHING ON & OFF, INTERIOR LIGHTS TURN ON & OFF, TRANSMISSION LIGHTS GO CRAZY & NEED TO SHIFT DOWN IN ORDER TO GET VEHICLE TO DRIVE, HEADLIGHTS & TAIL LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. USED CAR DEALERSHIP HAD CAR TOWED TO JEEP DEALERSHIP IN NEW LONDON. THESE REPAIRS COST $500.12 FOR FAULTY CRANK SENSOR, SENSOR CRANKSHAFT, SPARK PLUGS, LEAK AT TRANS ELECTRICAL. AUGUST 17, 2011 TOOK TO A NEW DEALERSHIP W/ SAME PROBLEMS. WENT TO VALENTI JEEP IN MYSTIC, CT. WAS ADVISED JUNCTION BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND CODES IN MULTIPLE MODULES RESET-THIS COST $318.52. SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 BACK TO VALENTI JEEP FOR SAME PROBLEMS & FOR INSTALL. OF JUNCTION BOX COSTING $249.00 BECAUSE OF INSTALLATION COSTS & OTHER ITEMS WE WERE ADVISED TO TAKE CARE OF. MEANWHILE AS A WARNING THIS ALL BEGINS AFTER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING. BY SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 IT BEGINS AGAIN: AT THIS TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & ALL OTHER LIGHTS START UP AGAIN, ALONG WITH FACT THAT YOU CAN NOW PULL KEY OUT & VEHICLE IS STILL RUNNING. BLINKING DASH LIGHTS, AC ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE REAR CENTER SEAT WAS FOLDED DOWNWARD, THE SEAT BELT WOULD BECOME LOCKED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT REPLACE BY THE DEALER BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS HAD ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES CRACK AND 1 HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS VEHICLE, AND SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. IN ANY OCCASION WHERE EXITING THE VEHICLE QUICKLY IS NECESSARY, BROKEN DOOR HANDLE(S) CAN RISK INJURY AND DEATH TO OCCUPANTS. THIS IS NOT A MINOR ISSUE, JUST LIKE AN EMERGENCY EXIT IN A BUILDING, IT CAN BE POTENTIALLY FATAL. NHTSA OWES THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE COMMON COURTESY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS POSSES A HUGE RISK FOR IT'S CITIZENS. PLEASE PROTECT OUR RIGHT TO SAFE VEHICLES, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AUTO MAKERS TO REMEDY ANY ERRORS IN DESIGN THAT PERTAIN TO HUMAN SAFETY! *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DOOR PANEL PLASTIC HAS BECOME DAMAGED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLES CAUSING THE HANDLES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND BECOME UNUSABLE REQUIRING THE PERSON IN THE FRONT TO EXIT THE CAR AND OPEN REAR DOORS. BOTH PANELS IN THE FRONT ARE CRACKED AND WILL MOST LIKELY FAIL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME RENDERING THE CAR USELESS. *TR

I BELIEVE THIS RECALL APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE THE V6 AND SAME TRANSMISSION IT AFFECTED OVER 100,000 VEHICLES. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THE LEAK AND SHUTTER OF THE TORKCONVERTER. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AROUND THE DATE OF THE RECALL ISSUED AND PERHAPS THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PERFORM THE FIX PRIOR TO SALE. PLEASE HELP I DON'T WANT MY CAR TO GO ON FIRE. RECALL ID # 05V396000 - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL DATE: SEPT 14, 2005 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODEL AFFECTED: GRAND CHEROKEE UNITS AFFECTED: 101925 SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L ENGINES AND NAG1 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR CONDENSATE WATER MAY ENTER THE TRANSMISSION AT THE FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL. THIS CAN RESULT IN SHUDDER DURING TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT. CONSEQUENCE: IT CAN LEAD TO INCREASED TRANSMISSION OPERATING TEMPERATURES, BOILING OF THE WATER, AND A SUBSEQUENT PURGING OF TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION FOR LEAKAGE AT THE FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL. IF NO LEAK IS DETECTED, A NEW FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL AND WATER DEFLECTOR SHIELD WILL BE INSTALLED, AND PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE FILL TUBE VERIFIED. IF THE PRESENCE OF A LEAK IS DETECTED, THE VEHICLE WILL BE EVALUATED FOR SHUDDER DURING TORQUE CONVERTER ENGAGEMENT. IF NO SHUDDER IS DETECTED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE TRIPLE FLUSHED, AND NEW FILL TUBE GR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION; HOWEVER THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE UNTIL AFTER A JUMP START WAS PERFORMED TO THE BATTERY. THE SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE RECURRING PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTUER WAS NOTIFIED IF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIAMTE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. KMJ .. UPDATED 12/29/11 *BF UPDATED 12/30/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THE CONTACT'S HOME WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WOULD EITHER HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED OR DO THE REPAIR HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.