| Issue ID | 972969 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10505225 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler Group LLC |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | COMMANDER |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 21/12/12 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Since december 2012,i now have 2 defective {broken} interior door handles, both rear passenger & now driver!! I do childcare and it is my responsibility to transport children to & from school. When i realized the first handle was broken,it was when i was taking the children to school. The little girl got out of the truck, went to shut the door and it bounced back at her. I pulled over thinking the seatbelt was in the way. Here is was the door handle from the inside,broken, not even allowing the door to shut! I had to rig the handle so that it would close the door! On 3/26/13 my husband was driving & heard a noise,he looked down and the driver side broke! Not even being touched. To get out, i have to put the window down,reach out & open by the exterior handle. Please explain to me how this is safe!?!?!... If my car were to be in an accident and god forbid the electric didn't work, how the hell am i getting out. Or my passengers!!! Use the other two doors that will most likely bust soon!?! I can't imagine that jeep cannot afford a recall to fix this. Would jeep rather correct this or spend millions of $$$ in lawsuits god forbid any deaths should occur. This is the last thing that should go wrong before the vehicle goes to the graveyard. Obviously this is a defect on jeep's end b/c this is happening to jeep commander owners from all over the country!! Jeep needs to stand by their product and put out a recall on this hazardous vehicle that we are driving. It's a sharp looking vehicle. If jeep wants a good rep and their drivers/passengers safe, then we as jeep commander owners insist on a recall!! I know there are a lot of us out here. If there weren't, why would another company develop and market an "after-market" fix? If it was just a few of us, it wouldn't make business sense to do so. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 70000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DOVER, PA |
| VIN pattern | 1J8HG58296CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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