2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Door Problems
- 221
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 221 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- Hinge And Attachments · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 83 |
| 30–60k mi | 47 |
| 100–150k mi | 28 |
| 1–30k mi | 13 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Door
Where you open up the door by the door handle it has started breaking on my front driver side and both of the doors in the back seat. *tr
ODI 10553852
Door
Jeep door handles are faulty. The plastic surrounding the door handle is a faulty product. The plastic starts cracking and falling apart. Then the actual handle has no support and begins to have problems. I can no longer lock the vehicle properly. Three doors are affected thus far. *tr
ODI 10557958
Door
I just bought a 2005 jeep grand cherokee limited 5.7l hemi and after purchasing the vehicle, i noticed that the rear passenger side interior door handle had snapped off so that you are unable to open the door from the inside. The front passenger side door handle is cracked, but not completely broken off yet. There is some spider cracking on the rear drivers side handle as well. After doing a little research, i…
ODI 10550341
Door
All four of my door handles are cracked. I can no longer open my rear doors from the inside because the handle is completely busted. My two front handles are almost the same. If i have passengers riding in the back seat i have to open their door from the outside. I fear that if i'm ever in an accident no one will be able to exit the vehicle unless an outside person in present. This is a very serious and dangerous…
ODI 10548878
Door
Interior door handles on front passenger and rear driver side have both failed. The handle pivots on brittle plastic and it cracks unless you're extremely gentle. Definitely a manufacturer defect. *tr
ODI 10548019
Door
Driver side door handle fell apart when opening door. Two years earlier, rear passenger door did same. Front passenger door also cracking. Real safety hazard. Can not exit vehicle with window rolled up. *tr
ODI 10669874
Door
All four door handles are coming apart and one is completely broke. If there is an emergency, noone will be able to get out if the windows have been damaged. There are hundreds of cherokee and commander owners facing this same situation. This is a severe and life-threatening safety issue and chrysler jeep refuses to take responsibility for using cheap material that literally disintegrates on its own. Their price for…
ODI 10545744
Door
2 of my rear doors on my 2005 grand cherokee broke off, so far total of 3 of my inside door handles are broken, this is definitely a safety issue if i were to get into a car accident and nobody can get out because door handles are broken... This should be a safety recall from jeep on 2005 grand cherokee's *js
ODI 10545510
Door
All 2 handle's are broken and 2 are cracked this is a dangerous to get out of the car if their is a accident. I called the dealer and he said the cost is on me i do not have that kind of money. And i am not along i see at youtube when i was looking how to fix the door, but when i seen this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsfrz7cibky i said, what! I need your help! *tr
ODI 10565709
Door
All 4 interior door handles on the vehicle have broken off. Which doesn't allow egress of the vehicle unless a window is lowered and door is opened from the outside. In the event of a vehicle crash, fire, flood, power failure, etc... The occupants would not be able to exit the vehicle. *tr
ODI 10536431
Door
Driver's side rear inside door handle broke, making it impossible to open door from the inside (major safety issue). Upon inspection, i found that the plastic surrounding the handles on both passenger-side doors are also cracked in the same spot, they will soon fail. Called dealership (farrish, in fairfax va), they said jeep wouldn't do anything for me as out of warranty, and entire door panels would need to be…
ODI 10537752
Door
Plastic interior door handles are all crumbling and doors cannot be opened from inside creating a safety hazard for passengers. All four handles are affected. Window must be opened and car door must be opened from the outside while leaning out the window. *tr
ODI 10622061
Door
Interior door handles broke off making it dangerous to get out of vehicle in an emergency. *tr
ODI 10557405
Door
The plastic interior door panels are breaking at the door handles. When the cracks proceed far enough the interior door handles break off trapping occupants inside. All four doors are broken, the driver's door least of all. It is not a wear and tear issue but a real safety concern. *tr
ODI 10563123
Door
My door handles on 4 of my doors (not one or two but four) on the inside have cracked, some cracked where one is unable to open the door from the inside which now makes this a safety issue. This is problem because the plastic in the doors are so brittle that any force can cause the handle to break. I have approached jeep about the issue and they do not even listen to my complaint and said i just had to buy a new…
ODI 10547570
Door
The door handles of the interior doors are all breaking apart. This could be a safety issue in case of an accident and the people inside of the vehicle not being able to escape. The material is very thin plastic that is very cheap and the reason not one but all of the interior door handles are broken and/or cracked about to break. *tr
ODI 10524393
Door
We have purchased a used 2005 jeep with 2 broken door handles. Searching the internet shows that this is a common problem with these jeeps. This is truly a safety hazard seeing as no one could escape this vehicle should there be an accident. Since this is a problem many seem to have, i feel jeep needs to step up and repair this very serious issue! *tr
ODI 10520071
Door
When i went to get out of my jeep this morning i opened the door as i normally do. I then heard a crack and noticed the driver's side door handle pulled completely out of the door. The brittle cheap plastic piece that holds the handle in the door just designated. The unfortunate part is that i cannot open my door now therefore if i am in an accident and the car is on fire i will not be able to exit the care which is…
ODI 10519309
Door
Rear passenger side door handle is broken. No idea how or when it happened. On june 4, 2013, my son tried to open the door from the inside and it wouldn't open. I figured he just had a hard time and i let him out from the outside. 3 days later, i opened the door from the outside to let my son in and immediately noticed that some of the plastic molding around the interior door handle was broken off and missing and…
ODI 10524020
Door
Interior door handle broke off - known problem but chrysler not addressing - evac safety concern!! *tr
ODI 10524030
Door
All of the interior door handles molding are broken and because of that, you can not open the doors from the inside using the doors handles.you have to let down the windows to open both of the back and front passenger doors in order to get out of the car. The driver side is beginning to have the same trouble with opening. The dealer price for replacement cost is about $2500.00 not including labor. I checked the…
ODI 10511481
Door
All of the interior door handles molding are broken and because of that, you can not open the doors from the inside using the doors handles.you have to let down the windows to open both of the back and front passenger doors in order to get out of the car. The driver side is beginning to have the same trouble with opening. The dealer price for replacement cost is $2500.00 not including labor. I checked the internet…
ODI 10509549
Door
All four doors, the door unlock/open handles are made of plastic and are disintegrating and falling apart. This makes it impossible to open the door from the inside of vehicle. Handle is made from cheap brittle plastic and all are falling apart, even those on doors that are not used frequently. Jeep has said the entire door panel has to be replaced at a cost of over $800.00 per door panel x 4 doors = $3200.00!!!…
ODI 10534260
Door
All 4 interior door opening housing breaking/failing: ***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!*** *tr
ODI 10505154
Door · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Interior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the instrumental panel, interior, and exterior lighting failed. The failures occurred intermittently. In addition, the vehicle stalled. The contact also mentioned that the interior passenger and both rear door handles fractured and detached. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the shifting cluster needed to be…
ODI 10701677