2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Body Problems
- 130
- 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 130 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- Door · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 42 |
| 100–150k mi | 25 |
| 30–60k mi | 24 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
All four (4) interior door handles have cracked. The result of this issue will impact the ability to exit the vehicle from inside. In the event of an emergency such as fire/accident, passengers will not be able to adequately exit the vehicle to escape from potential injury/threat. *tr
ODI 10533267
Body
Door handle cracked if there was fire and a frantic person used it, it would break. I feel this issue is a big safety hazard jeep should replace with better material it already has to go in for a different recall. *tr
ODI 10520747
Body · Power Train
On june 11, 2013, i pulled into a convenience store parking lot. I put my (2005 jeep grand cherokee) in park & got out (the engine was still running). After a moment or so, my jeep started rolling forward. It rolled between the fueling islands & it was headed towards the street. My jeep hit a yellow pole & that stopped it from rolling into the street. (the yellow pole is a safety pole that protects the fire…
Crash reported
ODI 10535245
Body
The trunk door for this car does not stay open and hits your head of can close on your hand if you are not careful. I have taken it to the dealer and they told me that the parts that hold the door open need to be changed (they look like hydraulic arms).
ODI 10876691
Body
The interior door handles broke when being lightly used. The plastic cracked and the handle came off. It looks like this is a common issue. I email chrysler about this and they blew it off as no big deal. This is a big deal and a safety issue!! If the handle breaks at a time when emergency evacuation from the vehicle is needed then that person will become trapped. This needs to be addressed. *tr
ODI 10521673
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the driver and passenger side front door handles were fractured, causing the door handles to separate from the door panel. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 34,558.
ODI 10503704
Body
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 10508926
Body
The 2005 jeep grand cherokee has a very flawed interior door handle. The plastic molding of the interior door trim panel is composed of composite material that is susceptible cracking and breaking, at the focal point from which the door handle is located. All four of our interior door handles are broken, rendering our escape from the vehicle from an accident thru the use of our windows or windshields. After doing…
ODI 10547796
Body
Passenger opened up their door to exit the vehicle, and a hole cracked in the door panel next to the door handle. There was no abuse to the door, just a weak spot and defect in the manufacturing of the door panel. Jeep does not sell just the inside door handle piece, they make you replace the whole door panel which is quite expensive! There are numerous complaints of the same thing happening to other jeep owners…
ODI 10497868
Air Bags · Body
I was sitting at a red light and a florida state trooper was behind me, also stopped. When the light turned green, the cars in front of me started to move forward so i took my foot off of the brake to ease forward, awaiting to hit the gas when the trooper hit his gas, slamming into the back of my jeep so hard that it lifted the back of my jeep up and forced the front end to hit the vehicle in front of me at the…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10622029
Body
All four interior door handles are falling apart. One door handle is completely inoperable and as such the passenger is unable to open the door from the inside. This presents a huge safety issue. The driver's door handle is barely hanging on and i fear that soon i will not be able to open my door from the inside anymore. Chrysler has yet to issue a recall on this very defective product. Please pressure chrysler to…
ODI 10566010
Body
Broken interior door handles. Passenger back handle is completely gone, door cannot be opened from inside. Driver side front is about to fall out and the other 2 are cracked. This is a serious defect. If the doors cannot be opened from inside, passengers and driver can be trapped in an accident. *tr
ODI 10487874
Body
I'm active duty member and been stationed overseas since 2007, my vehicle has been in storage since, last september was taken out so my wife could drive it, a month after taken out of storage all door hands broke -off, now we are not able o open doors from the inside creating a safety issue, looking on line i realized 'm not alone with this issue, my vehicle has only 51, 000 miles and i shouldn't have issues of this…
ODI 10515202
Body
Interior door latch on rear driver and passenger side door completely broke off and drivers side front door latch beginning to crack around plastic and incur same problem. This is a huge safety issue in case of accident or fire one would be trapped inside vehicle unable to exit presumably dying from injuries. This is an obvious on going problem with the jeep cherokee and i feel chrysler needs to own responsibility…
ODI 10904886
Body
All four of my door handles in my 2005 jeep grand cherokee developed cracks in them between 2011-2012. The back left passenger has completely broken out and my son is no longer able to exit my jeep from that door. The driver's side door handle is the next to go. This will leave me unable to exit my jeep.this is a vehicle safety issue that i am very concerned about. I spoke to service advisor at airpark chrysler/jeep…
ODI 10483614
Body
Door handles inside the vehicle are all broken, making it impossible to open doors inside the cabin. This of course makes for a considerable safety issue if driver or passenger needed to exit vehicle in case of an accident. Jeep wants approximately $3000 to fix plastic handle supports. This should be a recall on all affected models. It seems to be a very common problem. But as usual, a class action lawsuit will…
ODI 10514335
Body
The area where the door handles cracked and the handles are hanging from them, happened during a period of weeks, the doors and handles were used in the manner that they intended to be used. I have been looking on line and it seems to be a common complaint for this make and model so i think there must be a recall and the company should pay for the repairs. The local dealership wants to charge $250 to repair each…
ODI 10522685
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the interior door handle housing on all of the doors fractured. The vehicle was taken to dealer who confirmed the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and no repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 127,000 and the current mileage was 150,000.
ODI 10607563
Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the front driver, front passenger, and rear passenger side door handles fractured. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000. Updated 10/30/14*lj the consumer stated 3 out of 4 door locks were broken and cannot be opened from…
ODI 10633269
Body
Interior passenger door handle/panel is totally broken out. Tried several different methods of saving it from doing so, but to no avail, it is totally gone. Have read several items via the internet for about a year not stating that this is a known problem by jeep drivers, but jeep has offered no assistance on this matter. I feel that this is a huge safety issue, as to once you cannot open the door from the inside,…
ODI 10461252
Body
Broken interior door handles and can't open door from inside. I have read lots of people having same issues with jeep grand cherokee. *tr
ODI 10475655
Body
Plastic framing around front and rear passenger inside door handles cracked and disintegrated, leaving door handles unusable. Passengers cannot exit the vehicle without door being opened from outside the vehicle. *tr
ODI 10484016
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the interior door handle on the front driver's side fractured, making it very difficult to open the door. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the door panel needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance because the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not…
ODI 10458866
Body
Approx. 2012, the casing that the inside door handle sits on cracked and broke apart; and, as a result, the door could no longer be opened from the inside because the handle was no longer secured and just hanged. I noticed approx. A year ago that the handle's casing was cracked on both the back driver and front passenger sides. Since, the back driver's side has broken and the door cannot be opened from the inside. I…
ODI 10713698
Body
Interior, front, right and left door handles inoperable due to plastic mount breaking. Make egress with window up impossible. Our side door handle must be used to exit vehicle. *tr
ODI 10713403