2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FOR ALL THE DOORS IN THE VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO COVER ALL COSTS OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. DS

DOOR HANDLE BROKEN, UNABLE TO GET OUT AFTER AN ACCIDENT. *TR

IN COLD WEATHER (ANYTHING BELOW APPROXIMATELY 30F) ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATOR LIGHTS LIGHT UP, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER NEEDLES DROP TO ZERO, AS DO THE FUEL AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGES. THE REVERSE ASSIST INDICATOR LIGHTS IN THE TAILGATE ALSO LIGHT UP. THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND IN THE DASHBOARD. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN, BUT THE ABS SERVICE REQUIRED INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATOR LIGHT DOES STAY LIT UP. THIS IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE IN COLD WEATHER, AND STARTS HAPPENING 10-12 MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO A FULL STOP AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN BEFORE IT STOPS HAPPENING. UNTIL STOPPING AND RESTARTING, IT JUST KEEPS ON OCCURRING. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS YEAR MODELS OF THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SIMPLY PLEADS IGNORANCE AFTER CHARGING ME SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO 'FIX' A LOOSE CONNECTION UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE POSES A DEFINITE ELECTRICAL FIRE HAZARD. DO WE NEED TO WAIT FOR THAT BEFORE TAKING ACTION OR CAN WE BE PROACTIVE? *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES OF MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE BREAKING, RENDERING THEM INOPERABLE. I HAVE ATTACHED A VIDEO LINK DETAILING THE PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QSFRZ7CIBKY I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, IT WILL COST ME $700.00 PER DOOR. I DID NOT CAUSE THE DAMAGE. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM WEAK PLASTICS. I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN AND INQUIRE IF A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE WITH STATED THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO PLANNED RECALL. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESS! I HAVE SPOKE WITH NUMEROUS OWNERS AND REPAIR SHOPS, THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHAT IF I WAS IN A LIFE TREATING SITUATION AND NEEDED TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE? HOWEVER I CAN NOT BECAUSE MY HANDLE IS BROKEN. I DON'T HAVE CHILDREN, BUT WHAT IF THEY ARE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION AND CAN'T GET OUT? IT REALLY CONCERNS ME THAT A TRAGEDY MUST HAPPEN BEFORE CHRYSLER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO HOPE SOMEONE WILL INVESTIGATE THIS AND FORCE A RECALL. [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN OPENING REAR DOOR, HANDLE BROKE IN SEVERAL PLACES. PERSON OPENING DOOR WAS ONLY 4 SO IT WAS DUE TO THE OVER EXERTION. IT IS NOW NOT POSSIBLE TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CAR.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECAME FRACTURED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. HE HAD TO WIND THE WINDOWS DOWN IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST HIM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BACK DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CAN OFF WHEN A PASSENGER WAS TRYING TO EXIT. THIS DOOR IS HARDLY EVER USED. *TR

JEEP 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKEN AND CRACKED. THREE OF THE FOUR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN IN OUR JEEP DUE TO WEAK DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND THERE IS NO WAY TO REPLACE JUST THE DOOR HANDLE. YOU HAVE TO REPLACE EACH DOOR HANDLE. AND THAT COST ABOUT 2000.00 A PIECE FOR EACH DOOR PANEL.*TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF OR ARE ABOUT TO BREAK OFF IN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HEMI. THERE IS A COMMON MANUFACTURERS MATERIAL DEFECT, AS THE DOOR HANDLE "POCKET" IS MADE OUT A BRITTLE PLASTIC THAT SHATTERS UNDER NORMAL USE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY, ONE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK. YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE POWER WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER/JEEP. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED AND FELL APART. IT WAS TAKEN APART AND GLUED BACK TOGETHER. THIS LASTED A SHORT WHILE AND IT THEN BROKE AGAIN. IT IS NOT AN EASY FIX. THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL FOR $600 DOLLARS MUST BE REPLACED. AT TIMES THE WINDOW MUST BE ROLLED DOWN TO OPEN THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE.IN CASE OF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN AN ACCIDENT YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. MANY JEEPS HAVE HAD ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES BREAK. THIS IS POOR CONSTRUCTION. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE AND NOT BY REPLACING IT WITH MORE CHEAP PLASTIC. *TR

WHEN DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THEN THE DASHBOARD WENT BLANK AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES THE DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON AUTO. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS THAT JEEP HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ON THEIR 2005 JEEPS AND IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS IF NOT FIXED. *TR

I FILED A COMPLIANT EARLIER ABOUT MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CD NUMBER IS 10374691. I WILL LIKE TO UPDATE THAT COMPLIANT. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED, THE COMPUTER REPLACED AND THEY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT I INCURRED IN MY PREVIOUS COMPLIANT. THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AGAIN LAST NIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. REAR PASSENGERS CANNOT EXIT VEHICLE. SOON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL COMPLETELY FAIL. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR - ESPECIALLY IN AN EMERGENCY. THE REAR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEEN VERY RARELY USED, AND STILL HAVE BROKEN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MFG DEFECT THAT THEY ARE AVOIDING. VERY DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE THAT THEY (JEEP) ARE NOT RECOGNIZING THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BOTH FRONT AND BACK ARE CRACKING AND BREAKING OFF IN MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 2005. NO LONGER IS IT POSSIBLE TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS THE SAME. BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK DRIVER SIDE HANDLES ARE CRACKING WITH PIECES OF PLASTIC BROKEN OFF. THEY ARE EVENTUALLY GOING TO BREAK OFF AS WELL. THIS IS NOT OCCURRING TO ABUSE OF OPENING THE DOORS. I HAVE PROBABLY HAD THE BACK DOORS OPENED FROM THE INSIDE A TOTAL OF 30 TIMES FOR THE THREE YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THE BACK (HAVE NONE), AND DO NOT TRANSPORT PEOPLE PLACES FROM THE BACKSEAT OF MY CAR VERY OFTEN. I HAVE SEARCHED ON LINE AND THIS IS A ISSUE FOR THOUSANDS OF OTHER 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE OWNERS. IT IS A HAZARD AND DANGER IF SOMEONE IS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF MY JEEP IN A EMERGENCY. *TR

MY JEEP TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND KEEPS BLOWING FILTER OFF OR SPLITTING THEM...WHEN THIS HAPPENS I AM TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH..MY VEHICLE JOLTS AS IF I HAVE SLAMMED THE GEARS IN PARK...THIS COULD RESULT IN MAJOR INJURY IF THE WHEELS LOCK WHILE IM GOING THAT RATE OF SPEED...AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY CONSUMERS WHO HAVE 05 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIPS SEEM TO DENY THE FACT THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION...I HAVE FOUND MANY CONSUMERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, SHIFT SOLENOID, AND THE FILTERS FOR THE TRANSMISSION.. THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING ISSUE AND I AM SURPRISED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED...THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME...WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD...OR PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC....I AM WORRIED THAT I WILL CRASH OR SOMEONE ELSE WILL CRASH INTO ME IN THE EVENT THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILS AGAIN...I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED 6 TIMES OVER 3 YEARS NOW FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND NO LONGER FEEL SAFE WHILE DRIVING...I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS MATTER INVESTIGATED WITH CHRYSLER, LLC SO THAT THEY MAY RECALL THE PRODUCTS AND TAKE THE TIME TO REPAIR THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS.. *TR

ON A COLD DAY, MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING IN HIS 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH THE DEFROSTERS ON. HE HEARD A POP AND SAW THE WINDSHIELD CRACK FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AND NOTHING HAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THERE HAD NOT BEEN A CHIP OR CRACK BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.I CALLED CHRYSLER TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO HER. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, WHICH I DID. AFTER 6 DAYS OF GIVING ME THE RUNAROUND, CHRYSLER SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD JUST HAD A JEEP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THE PREVIOUS WEEK. A SECOND SERVICE REP AT CHRYSLER HAD TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

LOWER BALL JOINT ON RIGHT-FRONT OF VEHICLE IS VERY LOOSE AND ON THE VERGE OF SEPARATING, CAUSING LOSS OF LEFT, FRONT TIRE. CAUGHT BEFORE THIS OCCURRED AND AM HAVING REPLACED. ONLINE SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THIS MODEL YEAR (HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2005/JEEP/GRAND_CHEROKEE/SUSPENSION/PROBLEM.ASPX) YET IT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, PLASTIC DOOR PANEL AND HANDLE ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED AND OR BROKEN BEHIND WHERE THE PULL HANDLE IS. JEEP REFUSES TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITHOUT CHARGING OVER 3K FOR PARTS AND LABOR. FAILURE ON DRIVE AND PASSENGER DOOR @ 50K MILES. HANDLES ARE NOW JUST FLOATING IN DOOR CAVITY. SERIOUS BASIC SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE MAKE THEM FIX THIS VIA RECALL. *TR

SUMMARY: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE HANDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ARE BREAKING FROM THE DOOR PANEL, THEY ARE LITERALLY HANGING BY A THREAD. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AS I CAN'T GET THE DOORS OPEN SOMETIMES UNLESS I ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN AND REACH THROUGH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF IN EMERGENCY WE COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND HAS ESCALATED SINCE. I DON'T FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. CHRYSLER IS EVEN DENYING THAT THEY KNOW OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!

17JAN11 -- DOOR HANDLE FAULTY -- I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT TWO HAVE CRACKED AT THE DOOR HANDLE. IF THEY CONTINUE TO FALL APART THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT WILL BE TRAPPED WITHIN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX OR HELP WITH THE $1,400.00 BILL FOR JUST THE TWO DOOR PANELS. IF THE BATTERY WERE TO DIE YOU WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE, OR IF YOU WERE FORCED OFF OF THE ROAD AND ENDED UP IN A LAKE YOU COULD NOT GET OUT. MY FRIEND HAS EXPLAINED THIS TO CHRYSLER AND THEY DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS A CONCERN THAT THEY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. I EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD SEND PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE TO SHOW IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND GARAGE KEPT (NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE), ADULT DRIVEN. WHY DID THE OTHER TWO PANELS CRACK, THEY HAVE NO ANSWER. *TR

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE HANDLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BROKE FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE A PERSON SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE DOOR PANEL BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY CONCERN. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR PANELS ARE NOW CRACKED AROUND THE HANDLES AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY BREAK COMPLETELY. I WILL THEN BE FORCED TO REPLACE THOSE DOOR PANELS AS WELL. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE DOOR PANELS BECAUSE CHRYSLER DESIGNED THEM POORLY. OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. APPARENTLY, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT OWN THIS SAME VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE CONSIDERED A RECALL AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE!!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE UNLIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PLASTIC SUPPORT DEVICE HAD BROKEN ON ALL FOUR DOORS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $2,610. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TWO OF MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE JUST BREAKING OFF . *LN

ALL INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE CRACKED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLES. THREE OUT OF FOUR DOOR HANDLES HAVE SNAPPED OFF AND THE VERY LAST ONE IS HANGING ON BY A THREAD. THE HANDLES SEEM TO BE ATTACHED TO THE ACTUAL DOOR PANEL WHICH IS COMPRISED OF HARD PLASTIC. THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR PANEL AND THE HANDLE BEING ATTACHED IS BAD AND A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU CAN'T EXIT THE VEHICLE IF YOUR CAR DIES AND YOU HAVE NO POWER TO OPEN THE WINDOWS. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU NEED TO FORCE THE DOORS OPEN FROM THE INSIDE DUE TO A WRECK, CAR ON FIRE, PANICKING ETC., 9X'S OUT OF TEN YOU DON'T HAVE HANDLES AND ANY WEIGHT OR PRESSURE TO REMAINING HANDLES IF ANY WHILE CAUSE THEM TO JUST SNAP OFF. MY CAR SMELLS OF GAS CONSTANTLY AND THE LIGHT COMES ON TO TELL ME TO CHECK THE GAS CAP. I EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE GAS CAP AFTER CHECKING IT ALL OF THE TIME AND NOW THE CAR JUST SMELLS OF GAS AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES. I'VE HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY MECHANICS AND THE JEEP DEALER TO NO RESOLVE. THE CONSTANT GAS SMELLS GIVE ME BAD HEADACHES AS WELL AS CONCERN WHEN I'M DRIVING. *TR

TL*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.

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT THREE OF THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS HAVE CRACKED AT THE DOOR HANDLE. IF THEY CONTINUE TO FALL APART THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT WILL BE TRAPPED WITHIN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX OR HELP WITH THE $1,644 BILL FOR JUST THE THREE DOOR PANELS. I HAVE EXPLAINED THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE VEHICLE JUST TURNED 50,000 MILES. IF THE BATTERY WERE TO DIE YOU WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE, OR IF YOU WERE FORCED OFF OF THE ROAD AND ENDED UP IN A LAKE YOU COULD NOT GET OUT. I EXPLAINED THIS TO CHRYSLER AND THEY DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS A CONCERN THAT THEY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. I EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD SEND PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE TO SHOW IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND GARAGE KEPT (NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE), ADULT DRIVEN. WHY DID THE OTHER TWO PANELS CRACK, THEY HAVE NO ANSWER. *TR

WHEN DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THEN THE DASHBOARD WENT BLANK AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES THE DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON AUTO. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS THAT JEEP HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ON THEIR 2005 JEEPS AND IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS IF NOT FIXED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HEMI , IT ONLY HAD 26,000 MILES ON IT. ALL FOUR OF THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS HAVE NOW BROKE WHERE THE DOOR HANDLE IS ATTACHED. THE DRIVERS DOOR PANEL HAS BROKE THE WORST AND THE DOOR HANDLE IS NOT EVEN ATTACHED TO THE PANEL ANYMORE , WHICH HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND TURNED IN A CLAIM FOR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. AFTER 3 OR 4 WEEKS THEY CONTACTED ME TO SAY IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THAT IS PRECISELY WHY I CALLED THEM AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. SURELY THEY CAN DO SOMETHING TO ALLEVIATE THIS SITUATION , ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS IS GOING TO COST AROUND $3,000 DOLLARS. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT SITES ON THE INTERNET. THE WHOLE INTERIOR PANEL IS CONNECTED TO WHERE THE DOOR HANDLE IS SITUATED. MEANING YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL. PLEASE HELP, THIS IS DEFINITELY A BIG DEFECT AND A COSTLY ONE TO US THE CONSUMER. ANY HELP TO THIS MATTER OR A FIX TO THIS SITUATION WOULD BE HUGELY APPRECIATED. *TR

DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND SERVICE ELECTRICAL BRAKE SYSTEM COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE DASHBOARD FLICKERS ALL GAUGES SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND THIS IS A GLOBAL ISSUE WITH 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. *TR

ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES INOPERATIVE DUE TO ENGINEERING DEFECT. *TR

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES IN DECEMBER 2010 AT 42,000 MILES OUR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (LIMITED) DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE DRIVERS' DOOR HANDLE HOUSING CAUSING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE TO COME LOOSE FROM THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL. (THE DOOR HANDLE IS SET IN A HOLE MADE OF THIN PLASTIC THAT FUNCTIONS AS A PIVOT HINGE. ONCE THE PLASTIC CRACKS THEN THE HANDLE JUST POPS OUT OF THE DOOR PANEL.) THEN IN JANUARY 2011, THE RIGHT REAR DOOR HANDLE DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS DOOR HANDLE ALSO CAME OUT OF THE HANDLE HOUSING, AND IT CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION WE DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND REAR LEFT PASSENGER DOOR HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC IN THE SAME PLACE, AND WILL LIKELY BREAK SOON. WE NOTE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 42 IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS LODGED ON THE NHTSA SITE INVOLVING THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. HERE IN FLORIDA, WITH FREQUENT OPPORTUNITIES TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO LAKES OR CANALS, THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY SERIOUS, POSSIBLY CAUSING PERSONS TO DROWN IN THE CAR WHEN UNABLE TO UNLATCH THE DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECORD OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY DO NOT FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD COVER THE REPAIRS IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SOME OTHER PERSONS WHO HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE STATE THAT TO REPAIR THE DOOR HANDLE REQUIRES A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE SIDE DOOR PANELS AT A COST OF OVER $700 PER DOOR. IT IS ENTIRELY UNREASONABLE THAT A CAR WOULD HAVE NO

TWO OF THE FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE BROKEN OFF AND UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM, IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR TWO OF THE PASSENGERS TO BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THEY WERE NOT BROKEN FROM DAMAGING ACTIONS, THEY SIMPLE HAVE JUST BROKE FROM EVERYDAY USE. *TR

OVER THE PAST YEAR, BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANELS ON MY 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE (LIMITED) HAVE BROKEN. PIECES AROUND THE OPENING HANDLE HAVE SNAPPED OFF. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS STILL USABLE, BUT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS JUST HANGING THERE. THESE WERE NOT DAMAGED THROUGH ABUSE, INSTEAD JUST ROUTINE USE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED MY DEALER AS I HAVE SEEN ON LINE THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THEIR WARRANTIES TO BACK THEIR CLAIM AND I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GO OUT OF THEIR WAY FOR A WARRANTY CLAIM. HOPEFULLY THE NHTSA CAN MAKE DAIMLER / CHRYSLER / JEEP / FIAT, WHOEVER STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REPAIR WHAT HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH PROVEN TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLAY WITH THE SWITCH TO GET THE LIGHTS TO TURN BACK ON. THE DEALER REPLACED AN INTEGRATED POWER MODULE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (55-65 MPH) ME HEAD LIGHT WENT OFF, THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO BLINK ON AND OFF. FROM TIME TO TIME THE HEAD LIGHTS STILL BLINK OFF AND ON BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO RECREATE THIS SITUATION. THE DASH LIGHTS STILL CONTINUE TO BLINK OFF AND ON ALL THE TIME. CHRYSLER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM AND I KNOW OF THREE OTHER VEHICLES THIS HAPPENS TO AS WELL. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYONE FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE (SO I HAVE BEEN TOLD). *TR

INTERIOR DOOR PANEL CRACKING AROUND HANDLE. MAKES EXITING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT. WHEN THE PANEL SHATTERS FURTHER IT WILL MAKE EXITING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT. *TR

TL* 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.

LAST YEAR I BEGAN NOTICING THAT PLASTIC PIECES WERE FALLING FROM THE BACK COVER OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES SINCE I CONSIDER THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE HANDLES ARE COMPLETELY LOOSE AND I HAVE TO STICK OUT MY ARM TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF IN AN ACCIDENT. THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS IS APPROXIMATELY $2,000 SINCE IT IS NECESSARY TO PURCHASE THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 JEEP(WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK)ON A FRIDAY EVENING MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WENT NUTS. THEY FLASHED ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND IT WAS PITCH BLACK-I WAS GOING ABOUT 60MPH. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT REALLY SLOWLY BUT KEEP ON DRIVING,I HAD ISSUES EARLIER THIS YEAR WITH SOME SHIFTING MODULE.I REALLY GET FREAKED OUT ABOUT THIS STUFF WHEN MY DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR BUT IT WAS FINE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND .THEN MONDAY COMES. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS NOT MY FRONT LIGHTS BUT IT WAS THE DASHBOARD AGAIN FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. I CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE I HAVE A POWER-TERRAIN WARRANTY I THOUGHT IT MY BE COVERED. BUT I NEED TO PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED-NOT EASY IN DECEMBER RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS A "POP" OR "LOCK" WHEN I'M DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE BACK. ALMOST LIKE THE BRAKES LOCKING???AND AGAIN HAVE TO PAY TO JUST HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. WHAT HAPPEN TO THE PUBLIC CALLING AND EXPLAINING THE ISSUE AND THE TECH SAYING"OH I KNOW WHAT THAT IS"OR "YEA SOUNDS LIKE YOUR BLANK IS LOOSE" I JUST BOUGHT THIS NOT EVEN 2 YEARS AGO AND ALREADY DUMPED OVER $1000 FOR PARTS. IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES. DIAMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THESE ISSUES FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. *TR

TL*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.

WHEN I START AND AS I'M DRIVING THE TRUCK THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FLICKERING ALONG WITH THE RADIO. THE RPM AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES ARE JUMPING UP AND DOWN AS I DRIVE. I CAN HEAR A CLUSTER OF CLICKING NOISES COMING FROM BEHIND THE RADIO, UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE WIRING HARNESS'S AND ALSO FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IN THE FUZE BOX CLOSET TO THE DRIVER. THE HEATED SEATS DO NOT WORK ALONG WITH THE RADIO AND GPS, THE TURNING SIGNALS AND THE FOG LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN THIS IS GOING ON. THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CAR, I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER. THIS SEAMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AND ITS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR PANEL PLASTIC MOULDINGS SURROUNDING AND ENCASING THE DOOR HANDLES HAS BROKEN WITH PIECES FALLING INSIDE THE DOOR. THE DOOR PANEL NO LONGER SECURELY HOLDS THE HANDLE MECHANISM AND ON OCCASION JAMS THE HANDLE.. THESE FAILURES WERE NOT DUE TO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR ABUSE, BUT RATHER FAILURES OCCURRED IN NORMAL ENTRY AND EGRESS ACTIVITY FROM THE VEHICLE. NO USED REPLACEMENT DOOR PANELS CAN BE FOUND VIA USED PART OUTLETS SHOWING THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, AND OEM REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COSTS ARE OUTRAGEOUS AND IS NEARLY $2000 (I UNDERSTAND THESE PLASTIC MOULDINGS ARE ON NATIIONAL BACKORDER). NUMEROUS IDENTICAL INCIDENTS OF THIS FAILURE ARE EVIDENTLY PROLIFIC AS SOURCED BY INTERNET CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RESEARCH ON THE JEEP CHEROKEE AS WELL AS COMPLAINTS POSTED WITH THE DOT/NHTS. PLEASE ADD MY MOST VOCAL AND SERIOUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM POTENTIALLY PROHIBITS EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE SHOULD AN ACCIDENT REQUIRE SUCH ACTION, NOT TO MENTION THE COSTS TO THE CONSUMER DUE TO A FAULTY PRODUCT. A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE IMMEDIATE AND SUSTAINED FOR ANY CONSUMER WHO EXPECTS TO BE ABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE A VEHICLE DOOR FOR THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TPMS TIRE VALVE STEM SPONTANEOUSLY BREAKING CAUSING RAPID DEFLATION. SO FAR TWO HAVE BROKEN, BUT FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING ON BOTH OCCASIONS. IT APPEARS THE VALVES BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS MAY OCCUR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

THE CASINGS BEHIND THE INSIDE DOOR LATCH BEGAN TO GRADUALLY DETERIORATE UNTIL ALL FOUR DOOR CASINGS CRACKED WHICH RESULTED IN DIFFICULTY EXITING THE VEHICLE. THREE OF THE FOUR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY, RENDERING THE DOORS USELESS. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, ALL 4, BROKE OFF, AT ALMOST THE SAME TIME. THERE IS A COMMON MANUFACTURERS MATERIAL DEFECT, AS THE DOOR HANDLE "POCKET" IS MADE OUT A BRITTLE PLASTIC, AND THEY JUST SHATTERED, OR CRACKED SIMPLY BY USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY, ONE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IF THE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS OFF IN YOUR HAND. *TR

ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR, THE PLASTIC OF THE PANEL SUPPORTING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN LEAVING THE HANDLE UNMOUNTED AND USELESS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT TAKES MORE TIME TO EGRESS THE VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE INSIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. THIS REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR PANEL. NOW YOU CAN NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT FIX THIS NOR WILL CHRYSLER. THE DEALER SAID IT WILL COST $700+ TO REPAIR. THE PANEL WHICH IS NOT EVEN AVAILABLE FROM CHRYSLER! CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THE VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE INSIDE PANELS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH TPMS SENSORS INSTALLED. APPARENTLY, METAL CAPS WERE INSTALLED ON THE VALVE STEMS THAT OXIDATED TOGETHER MAKING THEIR REMOVAL IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT TWISTING OFF THE VALVE STEM, FLATTENING THE TIRE. I CAN'T EVEN GET A REPLACEMENT TPMS VALVE REPLACEMENT FROM JEEP (MOPAR) BECAUSE THEY ARE ON BACKORDER (DUE TO HIGH DEMAND BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS LIKE THIS). THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION--I CAN'T CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE BECAUSE THE CAP IS FROZEN ON TO THE STEM--IF I TRY TO REMOVE IT, THE STEM WILL BREAK, AND THERE IS NO SUPPLY OF TPMS REPLACEMENT PARTS. THESE SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ON THE MARKET INSTALLED THIS WAY-THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD RUBBER/PLASTIC CAPS INSTALLED. *TR