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2005 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	836385
Internal NHTSA #	10374411
Manufacurer	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Brand	JEEP
Model	GRAND CHEROKEE
Model Year	2005
File date	05/12/10
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Latches/locks/linkages in december 2010 at 42,000 miles our 2005 jeep grand cherokee (limited) developed a crack in the drivers' door handle housing causing the inside door handle to come loose from the inside door panel. (the door handle is set in a hole made of thin plastic that functions as a pivot hinge. Once the plastic cracks then the handle just pops out of the door panel.) then in january 2011, the right rear door handle developed the same problem and this door handle also came out of the handle housing, and it can no longer be opened from inside the car. Upon inspection we discovered that both the right front passenger door and rear left passenger door have developed cracks in the plastic in the same place, and will likely break soon. We note that there have been 42 identical complaints lodged on the nhtsa site involving this same problem on the 2005 jeep grand cherokee. Here in florida, with frequent opportunities to run off the road into lakes or canals, this problem is extremely serious, possibly causing persons to drown in the car when unable to unlatch the door in an emergency. Chrysler customer service has said they do not have a record of this issue and they do not feel that they should cover the repairs if the vehicle is out of warranty. Some other persons who have reported the issue state that to repair the door handle requires a complete replacement of the side door panels at a cost of over $700 per door. It is entirely unreasonable that a car would have no workable door handles after just 5 years or 42,000 miles of use. This is not normal wear and tear, nor is it reasonable wear and tear. We rarely have back seat passengers in this vehicle. It is clearly a defective design and substandard materials. Chrysler needs to recall these vehicles to correct this dangerous situation.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	42127
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	CORAL GABLES, FL
VIN pattern	1J4HR58NX5CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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