Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10443295January 10, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
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0
Deaths:
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#10442086January 2, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEMS BEGAN 1 DAY AFTER COMMANDER WENT IN TO DEALER FOR THE REGULAR 3,000MILE OIL CHANGE, THAT CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AFTER THAT OIL CHANGE, AS 'GOOD TO GO'; W/IN 24 HOURS OF THAT OIL CHANGE, THE COMMANDER WOULD NOT START AND REQUIRED A NEW STARTER (30K MILES). AFTER THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, THE COMMANDER WAS STALLING IF - IN THE MIDDLE OF A SLIGHT INCLINE IT HAD TO BRAKE AND THEN RESUME - AT THE RESUME IT WOULD STALL. ALSO, AFTER STARTER REPLACED DASHBOARD LIGHTS BLINKING; TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAKING, POWER STEERING LINE FROM PUMP TO COOLER LEAKING, AND FRONT AND BACK BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED (42K MILES) 60K MILES, THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNS ON BY ITSELF AND THE REAR PARK ASSIST TURNS OFF BY ITSELF; THE WATER LEAK INTO FRONT PASSENGER WELL. SPEAKING WITH CUSTOM RELATIONS AT CHRYSLER CORPORATE REGARDING CRUISE CONTROL, REAR ASSIST AND WATER LEAK PROBLEMS THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THESE BEING A PROBLEM FOR MOST COMMANDER CUSTOMERS; HOWEVER, CHRYSLER JEEP IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AS EVIDENCED BY THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS PUBLISHED ON THEM YET CHRYSLER JEEP DOES NOT ISSUE A RECALL/TAKE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. MORE: CHRYSLER JEEP EXPECTS ME TO PAY THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEMS SO THAT THEN SO LONG AS I HAVE PAID A DEALER TO REPAIR THEM THEY WILL CONSIDER (NOT NECESSARILY APPROVE; IN THE PAST THEY HAVE IN FACT DENIED ME REIMBUSEMENT TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS FOR WHICH THEY HAVE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON) REFUNDING ME TOTAL OR PARTIAL COST OF REPAIRS. MORE: I WAS ONLY INFORMED OF A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING EBC MODULE (BRAKE) WHEN I CALLED IN LAST WEEK (12/2011) REGARDING THE WATER LEAK & CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. MAKING THIS MORE POIGNANT, THE REASON FOR THIS RECALL - THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT WHEN IT WAS FIRST ISSUED- IS A BRAKE ISSUE THAT I HAD DETAILED TO CHRYSLER JEEP IN 2009! *TR
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Deaths:
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#10441728December 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 5.7 L HEMI REGARDING THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THE HESITATION YOU GET WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PCM SENSOR NEEDED REPLACED AND IT HAS BEEN BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. WE HAVE HAD THE O2 SENSOR REPLACED TWICE, THE GAS FILTER REPLACED, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED, MY JEEP HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON SOME VISITS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN IF MY JEEP WERE TO STALL FROM HESITATION THIS COULD CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO GO FROM HERE BUT I WILL KEEP ON GOING UNTIL I GET SOMEONE TO LISTEN AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM OR TAKE THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. *KB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10441737December 30, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE GRADUALLY CRACKED AND FALLEN APART SO THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY OCCURRED ON THE FRONT DOORS, NOT THE BACK-SEAT DOORS AND BEGAN GRADUALLY BACK IN 2009 - 2010. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE BOTH HANDLES ARE FALLING BEHIND THE PANEL AND WE ARE VERY CAREFUL WHEN OPENING THE DOOR NOW AND PROHIBIT US FROM BEING ABLE TO EASILY OPEN THE FRONT DOOR(S). MY FAMILY AND I HAVE USED CARE WHEN OPENING THE DOORS AND HAVE NEVER USED EXCESSIVE FORCE OVER THE PAST 4-5 YEARS SO THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON WHY THEY HAVE BROKEN THE SAME WAY ON BOTH SIDES.` *KB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441262December 26, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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 SIX (6) MONTHLY CAR PAYMENTS! MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL WARRANTED! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440485December 19, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH OF OUR 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 SUFFERED A FAILURE CAUSING THE DOOR TO NOT BE ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR POSING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK. THE DOOR LATCH IS A PLASTIC PULL WHICH IS PART OF THE ONE-PIECE MOLDED PLASTIC DOOR PANEL. THE PLASTIC BEHIND OUR DOOR LATCH STARTED TO CRACK OVER TIME AND UPON A FAMILY MEMBER CLOSING THE DOOR AND THE DOOR PANEL COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S LEG, THE DOOR LATCH COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE DOOR PANEL CAUSING IT TO FLOAT INSIDE THE DOOR CAVITY. THE DOOR LATCH THEN FELL APART AND THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS TO REACH INSIDE THE HOLE IN THE CAVITY TO FIND WHAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS ATTACHED TO. HAVING THE DOOR LATCH ONLY SECURED TO THIN MOLDED PLASTIC OF THE DOOR PANEL IS A DESIGN WHICH LED TO OUR SAFETY FAILURE AND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS ISSUE. UPON RESEARCHING ONLINE, THERE ARE DOZENS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD ONE IF NOT MULTIPLE DOOR LATCH FAILURES IN EARLY 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS CAUSING A SAFETY RISK. THE ISSUES OCCURS AT VARIOUS MILEAGE POINTS AND OFTEN WITH LITTLE TO NO WEAR/TEAR AND IT APPEARS DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT CONSISTENTLY REPLACING THESE PARTS UNDER WARRANTY. ONE EXAMPLE OF MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOUR PAGES OF COMMENTS HERE: HTTP://WWW.JEEPCOMMANDER.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=656 AS THE DOOR PANELS AND DOOR LATCH APPEARS TO BE EITHER POORLY ENGINEERED OR POORLY MANUFACTURERED LEADING TO A SAFETY RISK, WE WANTED TO SUBMIT THIS COMPLAINT FORM IN HOPES THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE WILL BE ADDRESSED, POSSIBLY AS A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440216December 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439904December 14, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437439November 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SPEED REDUCED TO 20 MPH WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE PCM WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436751November 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436354November 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
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#10436424November 18, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DOOR HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THERE WAS NO ABUSE TO THIS DOOR AT ALL. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR A REPLACEMENT PART AND THE DESIGN REQUIRES THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL BE REPLACED. THIS WAS CHANGED THE FOLLOWING MODEL YEAR AS CHRYSLER KNEW IT WAS A MAJOR DEFECT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF THIS YEAR & MODEL OF JEEP. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435681November 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT TO GO OVER A BRIDGE WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHT STARTING BLINKING ON AND OFF. THE CAR THEN STALLED AND I LOST ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL OVER WITH OUT INCIDENT. THE CAR THEN DID START RIGHT BACK UP. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND COMPONENTS TO BLINK 2 OTHER TIMES SINCE (TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING IS THE MOST RECENT TIME). LUCKILY THE CAR DID NOT STALL THESE OTHER TIMES. HOWEVER, WHEN IT BEGINS TO HAPPEN I CANNOT START FREAKING OUT THAT MY CAR IS GOING TO ALL OF A SUDDEN SHUT DOWN. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10435433November 14, 2011
STRUCTURE
WATER LEAK - LEFT SIDE HEADER FROM VISOR TO ACROSS TOP OF DOOR DOWN DRIVER SIDE PILLAR, DRIVER SIDE & LEFT REAR FLOOR SOAKED. SUNROOF DRAINAGE TUBE AT FAULT. WATER LEAK DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10433927November 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING, ALL GEAR INDICATORS PRND LIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY, "SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARS, "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATES, SOME HARD SHIFTS FROM 2 TO 1, 2 TO 3 AND 3 TO 4. VEHICLE LOSES POWER BUT DOES NOT STALL. ENGINE REVS BUT DOES NOT TRANSFER POWER TO WHEELS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10433700October 31, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER . TOOK REAL GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR. IT ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND ALL FOUR OF THE DOOR PANEL HAVE BROKE I MEAN INTO PIECES 3 TO THE POINT THE DOOR LATCH HAS DROPPED DOWN. THE FIRST ONE WAS WHEN I JUST SHUT THE DOOR AND THEN NOTICE A CRACK,AND THEN THE REST DID THE SAME THING I AN CONCERN ABOUT MY GRANDKIDS IN THE BACK,IF THEY NEEDED TO EXIT IN A HURRY THEY COULD NOT. IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO GET THE LATCH JUST RIGHT TO OPEN THE DOOR. WE ALSO HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE REAR END FIXES TWICE. ROARING NOISE. EEP DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SO DON'T BUY A JEEP. A BAD FAULT IN CAR DESIGN. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433482October 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432883October 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 11/10/11 *BF
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432961October 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I WAS ALMOST KILLED! HAVE HAD THE CAR A FEW MONTHS. ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING ON THRUWAY IN BUFFALO, NY AND ENGINE QUIT. LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. ALMOST LOST IT AS I WENT OFF THE ROAD. JUST READ TSB ON THIS CAR, ONLY TO FIND OUT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS. I'M FUMING. WHY HAVE YOU NOT MADE JEEP RECALLED THESE CARS? PLEASE DON'T WAIT FOR A DEATH! I'M STILL SHAKING. IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME TONIGHT. THEY'VE KNOWN THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TT
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432493October 23, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FRONT AND BACK DOOR HANDLES BREAK UNDER NOT MUCH USE. THEY ARE PLASTIC AND BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN AND MATERIAL FLAW. WHEN THEY BREAK, THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND REACH OUTSIDE AND OPEN THE DOOR OR TO EXIT THROUGH ANOTHER DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME AND FROM SPEAKING WITH OTHERS, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHAT MAKES IT WORSE IS THAT JEEP DOES NOT SELL JUST A REPLACEMENT HANDLE. THEY MAKE YOU BUY AN ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL AT $600+ TO FIX NOT INCLUDING LABOR. MY FEAR IS THAT THIS IS NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT A MAJOR POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. I WOULD ENCOURAGE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND WOULD RECOMMEND A FIX AND ULTIMATE RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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