2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

ON THE DRIVERS 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

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.

THE INSIDE PLASTIC THAT MOUNTS THE DOOR HANDLES CONTINUES TO CRACK AND BREAK AWAY LEAVING THE HANDLES UNMOUNTED. THIS MUST BE A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE ANY POINT IN TIME THE HANDLES COULD STOP FUNCTIONING LEAVING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS TRAPPED INSIDE. ONCE THIS PLASTIC BROKE AWAY IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE.

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GCHE WITH 29,385 MILES ON IT. EVENT OCCURRED ON OCT. 28, 2010 AROUND 2 PM. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HARBOR FWY. GETTING CLOSE TO THE EXIT I WAS USING (ANAHEIM STREET). I PUT ON MY BRAKES JUST TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKES GRABBED HARSHLY AND THEN RELEASED. AS I NEARED THE PLACE WHERE I HAD TO STOP I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS A CLUNK AS IF SOMETHING FELL OFF AND THE BRAKE GRABBED TO ONE SIDE, RELEASED AND THEN FINALLY AFTER KEEPING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, HOLDING MY FOOT DOWN, I EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THIS WHOLE EVENT TOOK SEVERAL FEEL FOR ME TO STOP. THIS WAS NOT A NORMAL BRAKE FAILURE!. I FEEL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. IF THIS HAD HAPPEN WHILE TRAVELING STILL ON THE FREEWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE SOUTH BAY CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER ON HAWTHORNE BLVD. IN TORRANCE, CA. THEY REPAIRED IT AND SAID THAT THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE UNIT ON HAD FALLEN OFF!! THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER POINTED OUT TO ME THAT ON THE RIGHT INNER PART OF THE WHEEL WAS METAL SCRAP MARKS (THIS IS WHERE THE BRAKE HAD FALLEN LOOSE AND WAY DRAGGING ON THE WHEEL.) I WAS FORTUNATE, BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE DOOR PANEL. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO EXIT THROUGH ANOTHER DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON EACH DOOR HANDLE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND REAR DOOR PANELS WERE CHIPPING AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE AREA, CAUSING THE DOOR HANDLES TO DETACH FROM THE PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A FACTORY DEFECT AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE DEALERS STATEMENT AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. BOTH FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR PANELS HAVE BROKEN AND CRACKED. THE PFRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE ON THE INSIDE IS NOW INOPERABLE. IT IS NOW PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 31,000 MILES ON IT. SO FAR THE DEALER CLAIMS NO RECALLS ARE AVAILABLE AND THE PRICE TO REPLACE IS ABOUT 800 PER DOOR. *TR

DOOR PANEL HANDLES CRACKED ON ALL 4 DOORS, UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE BACK. PASSENGERS ARE UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR. PLASTIC CRACKED AND FINALLY GAVE WAY IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE, FRONT DOORS ARE CRACKED AND VERY CLOSE TO GIVING WAY. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE HERE. DEFECTED MATERIALS, DATE INDETERMINABLE OF ISSUE BASED ON DEFECTS. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DOOR HANDLES INSIDE ARE BREAKING. THEY ARE PLASTIC AND SEEM TO BE CHEAPLY MADE. THEY JUST START TO CRACK AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE WHOLE HANDLE IS GONE. JEEP NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL OR LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE CANT GET OUT OF THERE VEHICLE IN A EMERGENCY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THE 4 DOORS PANEL HANDLE AREA ARE 2 BROKEN AND 2 CRACKED, NOW ITS BECAME TO AN A SAFETY ISSUE ONCE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOORS WITH THE BROKEN PARTS, I HAVE TO SCROLL DOWN THE DRIVES AND BACK DRIVER WINDOWS TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR. OCCURS EVERY TIME HAVE TO GET OUT THE CAR. I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID IS OUT WARRANTY, I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AND TOLD ME THE SAME IS OUT WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR MY. *TR

REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE FROM DOOR PANEL CAUSING CHILD TO NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. THE HANDLE IS NOW DANGLING THERE FROM WIRE. THE OTHER DOORS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF SPIDER CRACKS, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO BREAKAGE. *TR

REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE FROM DOOR PANEL CAUSING CHILD TO NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. THE HANDLE IS NOT DANGLING THERE FROM WIRE. THE OTHER DOORS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF SPIDER CRACKS, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO BREAKAGE. *TR

RE: 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED - INTERIOR DOOR PANELS (WHERE DOOR HANDLE IS ATTACHED) ARE CRACKING AND FALLING AWAY RESULTING IN THE DOOR HANDLES NO LONGER BEING ATTACHED TO THE DOOR. THIS REQUIRES, AT TIMES, THE DOOR TO BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $700 + LABOR (PER DOOR) TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING/MATERIAL DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

WIRING HARNESS ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO BURNED. CHECKED ON INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS JEEP MODEL. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE OR ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR RELAY BURNED OUT THREE TIMES. AFTER SEARCH ON INTERNET FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE DEFECTIVE. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS ALMOST FAILED AS WELL. I AM AFRAID THAT IN AN EMERGENCY, I AND MY PASSENGERS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE, BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THE DOORS. THEY WANT $700 PLUS TO FIX EACH DOOR HANDLE, BUT YOU CAN'T EVEN GET ONE BECAUSE THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. *TR

2005 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE DOOR HANDLES ARE MADE OF A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC AND BRAKES INTO SEVERAL PIECES LIVING THE DOOR HANDLE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM INSIDE. FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHILDREN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF YOU ARE IN A WRECK OR IN CASE OF A FIRE THE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. I BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD RECALL THE DOOR HANDLES AT NO COST TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE A 2005 JEEP AND 3 OF THE 4 HANDLES HAVE ALREADY BROKEN. I HAVE CHECKED INTO FIXING THE PROBLEM AND THE COST WOULD BE $400.00/DOOR AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE DO TO THE FACT THE COST OF VEHICLES ARE AT A RECORD HIGH YOU SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE DOOR HANDLES EVER 5 YEARS. I HAVE ALWAYS DROVE A CHEVY. OR FORD PRODUCT AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A UNACCEPTABLE PROBLEM. I AM STARTING TO DOUBT MY DECISION ON PURCHASING A JEEP PRODUCT. *TR

I HAVE TWO 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. ALL THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKING AND SOME ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED TO THE POINT YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. WHICH IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC BEING TOO THIN/BRITTLE. IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE EVEN YOUTUBE VIDEOS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL PIECE THAT COVERED THE GEAR SHIFT BOX BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,039.

N/A MATERIAL USED INSIDE VEHICLE FAULTY. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS (ALL 4) AT THE HANDLE ARE CRACKING AND BREAKING. MANY TIMES THE DOORS HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. I CONTACTED JEEP AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, THAT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON TO REPORT IT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *TR

MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005 HAS ONLY 25,900 MILES AND 4 OF THE 4 INSIDE HANDLES ARE BROKEN, GONE DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY PLASTIC. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND CHRYSLER DON'T WANNA DO NOTHING ABOUT IT!!! WHAT WAS GONNA HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE CHRYSLER STARTS LOOKING INTO THIS? WHAT IF ME AND MY FAMILY GET TO A CAR ACCIDENT AND CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR !!!! MAYBE THEN THEY WILL LOOK INTO IT!!!! *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ALL 4 INTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE MOUNTINGS HAVE CRACKED. THE TWO REAR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY. CHRYSLER SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES (2) HAVE BROKEN AND CAVED INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE DOORS MUST BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF SOMEONE WAS SOMEHOW TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THIS WOULD CREATE AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $700.00 TO FIX EACH DOOR. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

2005 JEEP CHEROKEE RACK STEERING WENT OUT ALREADY AND OBVIOUSLY JEEP WON'T BACK THIS FOR ITS NOT UNDER "WARRANTY". BUT WHEN YOU CALL THEY SAY IF YOU GET IT FIXED BY ONE OF OUR GUYS YOU "MAY" QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL FINANCING?...WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT?..."SPECIAL FINANCING"...SO THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY OFF YOU?...THIS JEEP IS LITERALLY DRIVEN ABOUT 14 MILES A DAY 5 DAYS A WEEK ON THE HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK. THE REST OF THE TIME WE DRIVE OUR CAR TO SAVE ON GAS. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THE RACK STEERING WOULD GO OUT ALREADY!!. $1088 DOLLARS LATER. A VEHICLE THIS YOUNG SHOULD NOT HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS. HAS THERE BEEN OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THEIR JEEPS? *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLED AT STOP SIGN. *TR

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING APPROX 30MPH HIT ANOTHER CAR (T-BONE) TRAVELING APPROX 50MPH WITH MAJOR INTRUSION TO OPPOSING CAR WITH SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY CAR THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS WAS REPORTED TO COLLISION CENTER THROUGH DEALER POSSIBLY SENDING CAR TO GET TESTED FOR FAULTY AIRBAGS. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 2 YEARS OLD AND AT 35,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MY HUSBAND WAS KIND OF CONCERNED THAT THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK FOR A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE BUT WE HAD IT FIXED AND WENT ON. NOW IT IS THREE YEARS LATER AT 89,000 MILES AND THE SAME PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY WANT US TO PAY 750 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. WE FILED A CASE WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY WANT US TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED FOR 89.00 AT THEIR DEALER AND THEN THEY WILL DISCUSS WHETHER THEY WILL HELP PAY FOR IT OR NOT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE WEB THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. OUR CAR WILL LIGHT UP ALL THE GEARS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY DUE TO THE ENGINE NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT GEAR WE ARE IN. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO WORRY THAT THEY FIXED IT AND HELPED US THIS TIME BUT IN 2-3 YEARS WE HAVE TO DO THIS ALL OVER AGAIN FOR THE SAME PART. THE GENTLEMAN MY HUSBAND FIRST TALKED TO AT THE DEALER WE CONSULTED BEFORE TALKING WITH CHRYSLER STATED THAT HE HAS ALSO REPLACED THIS SAME PIECE IN HIS CHRYSLER 300 TWICE. I HAVE ALSO SEEN ON THE CAR FORUMS THAT THE JEEP COMMANDER IS DOING THE SAME THING AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OUT THERE ABOUT THE 05 JEEP CHEROKEE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO PUT THIS PART THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT WORKING IN THEIR VEHICLES. THIS IS CAUSING ISSUES FOR THE CARS AND I AM NOT CONVINCED I WANT ANOTHER CHRY

2 OF 4 INTERIOR DOOR PANEL ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE BROKEN. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PANELS DUE TO COST AND WORKING AROUND THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. *TR

I AM REPORTING A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED V8 HEMI INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES AS IT IS MADE OF VERY CHEAP PLASTIC AND I HAVE THE FOUR HANDLES RIPPED OFF ON MY VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOORS ARE FROM OUTSIDE. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY OR IF THE CAR IS DAMAGED WHERE I CAN NOT BRING DOWN THE WINDOWS I WILL BE STUCK INSIDE THE CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT PARTS I FOUND IT IS OUT OF STOCK AND BACKORDERED. IT MIGHT TAKE FEW MONTHS BEFORE I GET IT. THIS JUST SHOW HOW BIG IS THE PROBLEM AND HOW MANY CARS ARE INVOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. PERIODICALLY THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN IT ON AND OFF AND IT WOULD THEN RESTART RIGHT A WAY INCLUDING RESETTING OF THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SHIFTER CONTROL AND A TRANSMISSION MODULE. THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS WERE $1425. THE JEEP MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,600.

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED EDITION INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAKING OFF. 3 OF THE 4 DOOR HANDLES ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE, JEEP OBVIOUSLY HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NEEDS A RECALL ISSUED. *TR

AFTER ONLY 31,000 MILES THE RIGHT FRONT ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FAILED TO WORK, CAUSING ERRATIC STOPPING, MOVING AND BRAKING. THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND HAD TO BE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO AVOID A CRASH. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN APRIL 2010 SO I HAVE HAD IT FOR 5 MONTHS. IN THAT 5 MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND FALLEN INTO THE DOOR, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR HAS CRACKED AND WILL BE COMPLETELY BROKEN SOON, THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLE IS JUST BEGINNING TO CRACK SO THE ONLY ONE THAT REALLY WORKS 100% IS THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE AN EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THAT WE PURCHASED AND WERE TOLD THE ONLY THING IT DIDN'T COVER WAS THE DVD PLAYER...WELL THEY LIED! ABOUT A MONTH AFTER WE BOUGHT THE JEEP WHILE DRIVING THE AC WOULD SHUT OFF AND EVERYTHING ON THE DASH WOULD START TO BLINK ON AND OFF AND THEN SUDDENLY STOP, I TOOK IT IN AND ALL THEY SAID WAS WE COULD NOT GET IT TO DO IT AGAIN. WE RECENTLY HAD THE REAR DIFFERENTIALS REPAIRED DUE TO THEM GOING OUT, THEY ACTUALLY COVERED THAT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE ONLY OTHER ISSUE IS SOMETIMES WHILE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND IDLE THE JEEP WILL SEEM LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE BUT NEVER DOES. I ONLY HAVE 56000 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE OWNED IT 5 SHORT MONTHS AND HAVE HAD ALL OF THESE ISSUES, MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE DOOR HANDLES BECAUSE NOT ONLY CAN MY 3 KIDS NOT GET OUT IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY, BUT WHERE THE PLASTIC HAS CRACKED IT HAS SHARP EDGES AND THEY COULD EASILY CUT THEIR HANDS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE THAT HAPPENS! WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE, AN INJURED CHILD????? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS MADE OF DEFECTED PLASTIC. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE DEFECT. THE DOOR HANDLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. 3 OF MY 4 HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. JEEP CHARGES $700.00 TO REPLACE THIS. IT IS A JOKE, CONSIDERING I HAVE USED THE BACKSEAT DOOR HANDLES MAYBE 15 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD IT SINCE 2007. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OR SEEN DOOR HANDLES ON ANY VEHICLE COMPLETELY BREAK OFF OUT OF NO WHERE. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 42275 MILES, THE DOOR PANELS ON THE REAR DOORS ARE BROKEN AT THE DOOR HANDLES AND THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. ADDITIONALLY, BOTH FRONT DOOR PANELS ARE CRACKED AT THE DOOR HANDLES AND MORE THAN LIKELY WILL BREAK SOON. HAVE INQUIRED WITH LOCAL BODY SHOP AND NEW DOOR PANELS ARE APPROXIMATELY $450 EACH AND ARE OF THE SAME DESIGN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER IN OPERATION WHEN IT SUDDENLY FAILED ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL.THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTROL MODULE AND BATTERY WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF THE DOOR PANELS. THE PERSON SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR ON THAT SIDE. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT WILL COST OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE PANELS. BASED ON ALL OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I'VE HEARD AND READ ABOUT, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE- INSIDE DOOR HANDLE/PANELS. IN 5YRS THE DOOR HANDLES ARE ALREADY CRACKING AND FALLING INTO PIECES. THE PLASTIC USED SURROUNDING THE ACTUAL HANDLE IS CHEAP. UNREAL TO THINK NOW THAT THIS WAS OK'D. EVENTUALLY THERE IS NO MORE HANDLES, RESULTING WITH PEOPLE STUCK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHAT'S NEXT...THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOWS GOES OUT AND THEN YOUR REALLY STUCK OR DEAD NOW??? I MEAN COME ON. CHRYSLER MAKE SOME NEW PANELS...FIX YOUR PROBLEM! *TR

HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE ALL CRACKED AND HANDLES TO OPEN THE DOORS ARE BEGINNING TO BREAK. THIS CAR IS USED PRIMARILY AS A SINGLE PASSENGER CAR, BACK DOORS ARE RARELY USED YET STILL ARE BREAKING. . IF THERE IS EVER AN ACCIDENT AND THOSE DOORS ARE THE ONLY ESCAPE ROUTE, THEY MAY RENDER THE PASSENGERS TRAPPED IN THE CAR. *TR

TWO OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAVE BROKEN OFF AND ARE UNUSABLE. THE OTHER TWO ARE CRACKING AND I AM FEARFUL 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 MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO EVEN DISCUSS THE ISSUE. THE DEALER STATES IT IS $700 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 UNABLE TO ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE BACK SEATS AT THIS TIME. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. 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 CIRCUMSTANCE THAT CAUSED THIS DEFECT. THE DEALER STATES IT IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". 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

MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005 DOOR HANDLE BROKE WITH LESS THAN NORMAL USE. BOTH FRONT HANDLE ARE BROKEN. EVEN ONE OF THE BACKDOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN AND PEOPLE RARELY SEAT IN THE BACK. MY CAR HAS ONLY 37,900 MILES. THE JEEP DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $1000.00 PER HANDLE IN PUERTO RICO. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND IN MY OPINION COULD LEAVE TO PEOPLE BEING TRAP IN THE CAR IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, AND ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS HAVE CRACKED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE RELEASE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE POOR CONSTRUCTION OR THE DOOR PANELS AND THE LATCH MECHANISM WILL CAUSE OCCUPANTS TO BE STUCK INSIDE WHEN THE DOOR HANDLES EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 36000 MILES, AND IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF, AND THIS POOR QUALITY CONSTRUCTION IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT I PURCHASED NEW. ALL OF THE PLASTIC AROUND THE DOOR HANDLES HAS BROKEN APART AND NOW BOTH OF THE REAR DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE FRONT DOORS SEEM THAT THEY WILL BE NEXT TO FOLLOW AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED FOR AN ESTIMATED COST OF $485 EACH DOOR. I FIND IT VERY UNSAFE FOR MY CHILDREN TO BE IN THE BACK SEAT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BET OUT OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DOOR HANDLES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. PLEASE HELP, I LOVE MY JEEP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO FOR MANY YEARS. IT SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE CAN TELL ME FOR SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THERE ARE THREE MAJOR ISSUES THAT SEEM TO HAPPEN AROUND THE SAME TIME. 1. WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND THE ENGINE IS IDLING IT HAS A TENDENCY TO STALL. IT STALLS AT MANY STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS. SOMETIMES WHEN I'M JUST IDLING THE ENGINE WILL FLUXUATE BETWEEN 400 AND 1000 RPM'S AND THEN IT WILL STALL. 2. WHILE DRIVING I WILL LOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE LIGHTS WILL FLASH AND THE DASH WILL DING AND CLICK. THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WILL GO TO 0 THE ENGINE WILL REMAIN RUNNING WHILE THIS HAPPENS. IF THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED THE PROBLEM SEEM TO VANISH. 3. OUT OF NOWHERE THE JEEP WON'T START. ALL I GET IS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION. THE DASH LIGHTS UP AND THE LIGHTS WORK AND THE RADIO WORKS. THE BATTERY TESTS OUT FINE. I'VE HAD THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTED REPLACED BUT THE ISSUE REMAINS. IT WILL EVENTUALLY START, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURN IN A FEW DAYS. I'VE HAD THE JEEP INTO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR CONTINUED TO FAIL AND WOULD CAUSE THE WINDOW TO DROP INTO THE DOOR PANEL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE REGULATOR FOR EACH WINDOW HAD BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CONTRIBUTE TO A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SINCE OCTOBER OF 2008. I HAVE BEEN AT MY WIT'S END BECAUSE I HAVE HAD THE ECM REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BATTERY AND STARTER AND THE SAME INTERMITTENT STARTING CONTINUES. I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LINK BELOW. I URGE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD FOUR JEEPS AND THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH AND IT SEEMS THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT BEGS FOR AN INVESTIGATION. THE DATE I HAVE INDICATED IS ONLY THE LATEST DATE OF THE INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE OCTOBER 2008. I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS THIS WEEK STARTING ON JULY 18TH AND ENDING THE 23RD. HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/JEEP GRAND_CHEROKEE/2005_JEEP_GC_NOT_STARTING [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRONT DOOR HAS POOR QUALITY PLASTIC WHICH CAUSES DOOR TO BECOME INOPERABLE IN JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005 MODELS. PLEASE INSPECT QUALITY, DEALER REFUSES TO HELP, AND WHILE RESEARCHING TO REPLACE PANEL, DUE TO HUGE SAFETY CONCERNS WE CAME ACROSS MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD NOT FUNCTION WHICH INCLUDED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONDUCT A RESEARCH REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND FOLLOW UP WITH THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN RESPONSIVE TO HIM CONCERNING THE SAFETY DEFECTS WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.