10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
71,581 miles

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problem #136

Dec 092020

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
1. Airbag light was on when I purchased the vehicle from SRQ in Bradenton Florida February 2020. 2. The hood handle inside the vehicle was broke replaced it, it broke again. 3. The hood will not shut properly due to the latch inside the vehicle broke. Now the Hood will not stay up by itself property, began in August 2022. 4. Both door handles inside vehicle in the back were broken now the passenger side is broken no way to open vehicle door from inside. 5. December 2022 battery light is coming on, battery is no more than 2 years old check engine light keeps coming on. 6. Sunroof is leaking inside the vehicle when it rains. Hardly ever use/open sunroof. 7. Traction control light comes on blinking quite often since I purchased a vehicle in February 2020. 8. Sometimes vehicle will go into third gear from drive and will not switch down to any other gear or back into drive. It stays in 3rd. I have to turn vehicle off then back on for it to be back into drive. Bought vehicle in February 2020 and spent well over $6,000 in repairs. I have all receipts. Have many more problems that I will send next. It only let me select 3 at a time.

- Palmetto, FL, USA

problem #135

Jun 012022

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
drivers side rear interior door handle plastic cup securing the handle broken. Cannot open door from inside.

- Sierra Madre, CA, USA

problem #134

Dec 292020

Grand Cherokee

  • 132,398 miles
The blend air doors break or fall apart and no longer work! always heat! blend doors are crap. This is something!

- Fraser, MI, USA

problem #133

Sep 192013

Grand Cherokee

  • 114,874 miles
Interior door handle assemblies are defective. Break and non functional under regular use and normal wear. Unable to safely exit vehicle.

- Greenville, SC, USA

problem #132

Aug 202020

Grand Cherokee

  • 181,000 miles
The door handles easily crack off of the door panel which prevents the door from being able to be opened. This is a safety issue. And it can not be replaced without the whole door panel being replaced.

- Hazel Green, AL, USA

problem #131

Jun 052020

Grand Cherokee 6-cyl

  • 140,000 miles
Stress cracks and full cracks and broken interior door handles. Major safety concerns if can't open door in an emergency. 3 of the 4 handles have major crack and one is fully broken.

- Topeka, KS, USA

problem #130

Jun 152018

Grand Cherokee

  • 0 miles
'takata recall' my door handles have completely cracked in my front seats to the point they are very loose and have to be pulled all the way out just to open the door. My backseat handles are completely off. I was parked at home when the back right came off. At the gas station when my son pulled the handles in the back left came off.

- North Olmsted, OH, USA

problem #129

Mar 252019

Grand Cherokee

  • 200,000 miles
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee has all 4 interior door handles cracked and broken and are unusable. These door handles are prone to failure. A simple search shares thousands of complaints of consumers experiencing the same issues with this 05-09 model vehicle. In the event of fire, crash, water intrusion, etc. Of the vehicle, inside occupants are unable to exit the vehicle safely, if at all. I am looking for support in requesting Chrysler to offer a recall and correction for this safety concern.

- League City, TX, USA

problem #128

May 052016

Grand Cherokee

  • 117,000 miles
The interior door handles are connected by piece of cheap plastic and the plastic breaks easily; rendering the interior handles useless. It's happening on 3 of my 4 handles. It's a safety issue because it makes the indoor handles un-useable. If involved in an accident, it may make it difficult, if not impossible to exit the vehicle. There are many, many complaints. I believe it's involves most Grand Cherokee from years 2005-2010 and Jeep is aware of the issue. However they have offered no resolution other than replacing them. This requires replacing the entire interior door panel at an expense of at least $500 per door. I as well as many others can not afford to replace them. Nor should consumers have to foot the bills for an obvious, costly and dangerous design flaw.

- Westborough, MA, USA

problem #127

Jan 012017

Grand Cherokee

  • 170,000 miles
Door handles broken driver side and rear passenger door handle also broken. Plastic broken that hold handle in place.

- Sheridan, AR, USA

problem #126

Apr 092018

Grand Cherokee

  • 150,000 miles
Rear passenger side door handle no longer opens the door from the inside. Door handle is loosely flopping around. The door must be opened from the outside. This was first found when the stopped and my son couldn't get the door open.

- Crestwood, MO, USA

problem #125

Mar 022018

Grand Cherokee

  • 38,789 miles
My 38K mile driver Jeep door handle panel shattered and injured my hand.

- Foristell, MO, USA

problem #124

Feb 082018

Grand Cherokee

  • 74,441 miles
Rear support beams splitting welds

- East Haven, CT, USA

problem #123

Jan 302017

Grand Cherokee

  • 125,000 miles
Drivers side rear interior door handle broke away from plastic door panel, so we are now unable to open the door from inside the car.

- Sierra Madre, CA, USA

problem #122

Nov 272017

Grand Cherokee

  • 140,000 miles
NHTSA! 'interior door opening handles breaking/failing: 1drivers 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 warranted!'

- Oakton, VA, USA

problem #121

Oct 012017

Grand Cherokee

  • 175,000 miles
All 4 interior door handles have broken off the car after regular use. Makes it impossible to leave the vehicle without someone opening it from the outside. Extremely dangerous. The plastic that makes up the door handle breaks apart because it was poorly made. This would be extremely deadly if it happened to someone during a fire in the car.

- Boston, MA, USA

problem #120

Jan 012010

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The plactic cup that hold the inside door handles are broken on all 4 of my doors making the 2 back doors impossible to open from the inside. It is only a matter of time before the front 2 doors will be unable to open from the inside... making this a safety hazard if there is an accident where you need to exit the vehicle

- Southaven, MS, USA

problem #119

Aug 042017

Grand Cherokee

  • 165,000 miles
Interior door handles.cracked plastic causes door handles to not work.normal operation of handle causes breaks in plastic.hazard only able to open door from outside, if accident or fire can only open door from outside.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #118

Aug 052017

Grand Cherokee

  • 115,000 miles
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 and is reporting to just re-break soon afterwords, several complaints with zero real solutions, recall warranted!'

- Port Angeles, WA, USA

problem #117

Oct 012016

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The interior door handles are breaking. My driver's side door handle has completely broken off which makes an escape in case of an emergency. This affects all interior handles. And is affecting several thousand owners of Jeep gc and the cost of the repair is prohibitive. This is a safety issue that should be addressed by the company who chose to use frail plastic that breaks easily.

- Tulare, CA, USA

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