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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ALL THE INTERNAL DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR PANELS AND LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2006 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THREE DOOR HANDLES BROKE WITHIN A PERIOD OF A MONTH. *SMD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE WINDOW TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE HANDLES TO SEPARATE FROM THE DOOR FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE AND AN UNKNOWN REAR DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 01/12/16*LJ; UPDATED 4/20/18 *JB *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ONLY SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WATER LEAKED FROM THE SUN ROOF CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR TO BECOME WET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED AND BROKEN. THE DOORS CAN'T BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BRAKE (CRUMBLE). PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE HANDLE IS NOT LOCKED INTO PLACE PROPERLY. *TR

ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. CANNOT GET OUT OF VEHICLE FROM INSIDE. HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

ALL FOUR OF MY DOOR HANDLES CRACKED AND BROKE OUT WITHIN THE SAME YEAR. IT SCRATCHES YOU OR CATCHES YOUR FINGERS IN THEM.I HAVE TO OPEN THE DOORS IN THE BACK FOR WHOMEVER IS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE! IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT MY BACK PASSENGER COULD POSSIBLE BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

BASICALLY THE DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS DISINTEGRATED. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOOR PLASTIC THAT SURROUNDS THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE INTO SEVERAL SMALL PIECES AND FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE EVENTUALLY THE CABLE THAT OPENS THE DOORS WILL BREAK AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS. I HAVE CHECKED INTO HAVING THEM REPAIRED BUT IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HANDLES IS 1 PIECE WITH THE REST OF THE PLASTIC OF THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. ALSO, ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A DANGER - THE DISPLAY SCREEN FOR ALL THE OF ELECTRONICS OF THE CAR, WENT BLACK SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I AM UNABLE TO ACCESS A LOT OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAR. WE PAID OVER $43,000 FOR THE CAR - THESE THINGS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THE DOOR HANDLE REALLY SCARES ME. I HAVE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECAME FRACTURED AND EXHIBITED SEVERE CRACKS. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT ALLOW THE OCCUPANT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. DJR

THE INTERIOR DOOR OPENING CASING CRUMBLES INTO PIECES. JEEP KNOW ABOUT THE FAULTY DESIGN AND ACTUALLY REDESIGNED THIS COMPONENT IN 2008. TO REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE, THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED - AT APPROXIMATELY $800 PER DOOR JUST FOR PARTS. THIS ITEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE IT CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN APART, FIRST BY THE DOOR PANEL CRACKING AND GIVING WAY, THEN THE HANDLE ASSEMBLIES FELL TO PIECES OVER TIME. MY DAUGHTER RECENTLY CUT HER HAND TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, AND THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IS TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLES. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, THE 2 REAR WINDOW MOTORS HAVE FAILED, SO THE REAR PASSENGERS ARE TRAPPED UNTIL SOMEONE UP FRONT LETS THEM OUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY REQUIRING A QUICK EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL IS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIX THIS ISSUE, QUOTES ARE ABOUT $600 PER PANEL. THIS SHOULD BE AN EXPENSE BORNE BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

ALL INTERIOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED OR BROKEN, SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE,THE OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MOST COMMANDERS. CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS , THEY SHOULD RECALL THE JEEPS AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM< BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE ALL, BUT ONE SHATTERED. THE LAST INCIDENT, CAUSING A DEEP CUT TO A 10 YEAR OLD CHILD'S HAND. THIS IS THE THIRD HANDLE TO BREAK. THE RISK OF INJURY TO MY FAMILY, DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AFTER AN ACCIDENT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

BROKEN INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE. UNABLE TO EXIT BECAUSE OF ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF I NEEDED TO EXIT IF THERE WAS A FIRE, OR ACCIDENT, OR EVEN A FLOOD. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES MOLDING CRACKS AND BREAKS OFF. I HAVE ONE ON DRIVERS SIDE THAT STILL FUNCTIONS BUT PASSENGER SIDE IS TOTAL NONE WORKING UNLESS YOU ROLL WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. THIS MAKES FOR A SAFETY HAZARD, NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME INOPERABLE DUE TO THE BREAKAGE OF THE DOOR PANEL. ALL OF THE PANELS HAVE CRACKED AND SOME OF THE PLASTIC HAS FALLEN INTO THE DOOR CAVITY. THE DOOR HANDLES ARE LOOSE AND NOW THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. IN A CASE OF ANY EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRED EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER IN THIS SEAT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. I SUSPECT THAT ALL THE DOORS WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN. ALL FOUR OR THE DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE.I HAVE MANY PEOPLE ONLINE SAY THAT THEIR JEEPS HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. MY GIRL FRIEND HAS EVEN CUT HER HAND DO TO THE SHARP EDGES WHEN IT BREAKS. IN CASE OF A FIRE OR SOMETHING WE WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE JEEP. I WOULD THINK THE JEEP COMPANY WOULD RECALL THESE TRUCKS BUT THEY WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE AN EXTREME PROBLEM. I HAVE A JEEP COMMANDER AND ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND NOW YOU CANT OPEN MY REAR DOORS. MY KIDS CANT GET OUT UNLESS I LET THEM OUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I CANT BELIEVE AFTER THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON JEEP WEBSITES, THAT NHTSA HASN'T SHOVED A RECALL DOWN CHRYSLER'S THROAT. C'MON FOLKS THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF FOLKS HAVING PROBLEMS. LOOK ON YOU TUBE AND SEE WHAT IS LISTED THERE FOR YOU TO SEE. JUST REGULAR FOLKS HAVING A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY STUFF IT TO EM. CHRYSLER DIDN'T EVEN OFFER TO SEND ME NEW DOOR HANDLES. THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS ERROR. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES/CUP ARE MADE WITH BRITTLE RESIN AND FRACTURE EASY. WITH A BROKEN CUP THE HANDLE DANGLES IN THE DOOR MAKING EXIT VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT EMERGENCY REPAIR. THE REPAIR REQUIRES THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $800 PER DOOR. PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRING ONE DOOR WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER 2 MORE DOOR HANDLES ARE NOW BROKEN. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH JEEP PRODUCTS AND SHOULD HAVE TRIGGERED A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

SIMILAR TO MOST OTHER COMPLAINTS, ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSINGS ARE SEVERELY FRACTURED. DRIVER SIDE HOUSING IS SO BADLY DAMAGED THAT THE HANDLE REQUIRES A PRECISE METHOD IN ORDER TO OPEN IT. MY SISTER-IN-LAW OWNS THE JEEP COMMANDER AS WELL, SAME PROBLEM. COST OF REPAIR (IE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PANEL FOR AROUND $800) DOES NOT MAKE ANY ECONOMIC SENSE. THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE, A ROLL OVER. SEEING THAT EVERYONE WHO OWNS THE COMMANDER HAS THIS SAME COMPLAINT, HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED??? *TR

I OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WE LOVE THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER 2 OF OUR INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE AND BACK SEAT LEFT DOOR HANDLE.. IN SEEING ALL OF THE POSTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. IT IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY CHILDREN, MYSELF AND ANYONE INSIDE THE CAR. MY SON SWITCHED THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE BACKSEAT (LEFT SIDE) DOOR AS WELL AND NOW BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN WE ARE UNABLE TO SWITCH IT BACK. THEREFORE, THE ONLY WAY THAT PASSENGER CAN GET OUT OF THE CAR IS IF SOMEONE OPENS THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. DOOR LATCHES/HANDLES BREAKING IS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND VIABLE REASON FOR A RECALL. WE ARE REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER FOR CONSIDERATION OF A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE CRACKED AND COULD NOT BE UTILIZED TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHER CONSUMERS THAT OWN THIS VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING CRACKED AND BROKE. THIS CREATES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING ON ALL 4 DOORS BECOMES EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND CRACKS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DOOR HANDLES BECOME UNUSABLE FROM INSIDE WHILE PARKED. TO EXIT THE VEHICLE ONE MUST USE EXTERNAL HANDLE TO EASILY OPEN THE DOOR WHEN STOPPED. AFTER BREAKAGE, DOORS TEND TO OPEN WITH PRESSURE, FROM LEG, ON THE HANDLE WHILE CAR IS MOVING. REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL IS REQUIRE TO FIX. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES EASILY BREAK INSIDE OF THE JEEP COMMANDERS. IF IT DOES BREAK, GETTING OUT OF THE CAR IN AN ACCIDENT OR OTHER EMERGENCY MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE. *TR

REAR DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SHATTERED WHEN DOOR HANDLE WAS PULLED. DOOR HANDLED WAS PULLED ON BY AN 8-YEAR OLD FEMALE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. 15JUN2013, DRIVER DOOR HANDLE SHATTERED WHEN ATTEMPT TO OPEN WAS MADE, AGAIN WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. IF VEHICLE IS VEHICLE IS IN A COLLISION WHERE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS AND THERE IS A FIRE, LIKELIHOOD OF OCCUPANT SURVIVAL IS LOW. *TR

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...

ONE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE (RIGHT REAR) WAS BROKEN WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, RENDERING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE INOPERABLE. WITHIN TWO MONTHS, MY LEFT REAR HANDLE BROKE IN A SIMILAR FASHION (CRUNCHING SOUND UNDER LIGHT USE).THE INTERIOR HANDLE 'CUP' SHATTERED IN APPROXIMATELY 12 PIECES, RENDERING THAT DOOR HANDLE INOPERABLE. THE DRIVER'S FRONT SHOWS SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS, AND THE PASSENGER FRONT SHOWS 2 CRACKS. ALL HAVE BEEN REBUILT/REINFORCED USING AN EPOXY STICK. JEEP UNWILLING TO ASSIST AS A DEFECT. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN INABILITY TO EGRESS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

ALL OF THE DOOR HANDLES/OPENERS ON ALL (4) DOORS ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSED FROM NORMAL USAGE ON VERY POOR PLASTIC MATERIAL THAT GETS BRITTLE AFTER A WHILE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN CONSIDERING THAT UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE READ WERE A JEEP COMMANDER LIKE MINE HAS WRECKED INTO A BODY OF WATER AND ALL OF THE WINDOWS SHORTED OUT AND THE PERSON COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE AND DIED. PLEASE HANDLE THIS MATTER CORRECTLY BEFORE THERE ARE ANY MORE DEATHS. THANK YOU. *TR

ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BREAK AND YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOORS WITHOUT REACHING OUTSIDE AND USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLES. IF THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I SEE HUNDREDS OTHERS HAVE TYPED IN JEEP FORUMS THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE A CRASH AND CAN'T GET OUT OF A BURNING JEEP OR GO INTO WATER. ALSO SEE HOW SEVERAL JEEP OWNERS HAVE POSTED UTUBE VIDEOS ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CALL CHRYSLER AND THEY TELL YOU 500 TO 600 A DOOR HANDLE TO FIX. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOME ONE LOSES A LOVED ONE. I CAN EMAIL PHOTOS IF YOU WANT THEM. *TR

MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING DUE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. WITH THE DOOR HANDLES BREAKING IT IS AND OR WILL CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOUR ARE EVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND OR FIRE PREVENTING YOU FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE REAR PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THERE IS A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITHIN THE DOOR THAT BRACES THE HANDLE SO IT IS SECURE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL IT AND OPEN ( UNLATCH) THE DOOR. AT THIS POINT THE DOOR CLOSES BUT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE PASSENGER TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THE BACK FREQUENTLY. MY JEEP DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND I WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY JEEP IS UNDER 100, 000 MILES AND FOR THIS TO HAPPEN INSIDE THE DOOR WHERE NO PERSON CAN TOUCH THIS RIDICULOUS. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLES BEGAN TO FALL APART CREATING A HAZARD. SOME OF THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN JUST THE DRIVERS FOR NOW. I HAVE LOOKED ON FORUMS AND NOTICED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODEL. IN ADDITION, THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ROLLS UP AND DOWN ON OCCASION AND GETS STUCK. *TR

FAULTY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE INCORRECT RESIN MIX WHICH RESULTS IN A BRITTLE AND CRUMBLING MATERIAL CAUSING FAILURE JUST THE SAME. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, HOWEVER ITS A FAULT THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER JEEP WARRANTY. THE ONLY FIX WAS REPLACING THE ENTIRE DOOR PANELS. CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ON THE JEEP COMMANDER IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED RATHER THAN JUST THE DOOR HANDLE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS PLASTIC WELDED AT CERTAIN POINTS FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL. I UNDERSTAND 2008 MODELS HAD A DOOR HANDLE REDESIGN SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE ALL CRACKED AND 1 OUT OF THE 4 WORKS. I HAVE TO CRAWL OVER THE CONSOLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE! I AM NOT THE ONLY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH THIS DESIGN FLAW, MANY HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DO! CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY CREATED. I UNDERSTAND 2008 MODELS HAD A DOOR HANDLE REDESIGN SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IN THE EVENT OF WRECK, FIRE, OR IF YOU DROVE INTO HIGH WATER. HOW DO YOU GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY...DUKES OF HAZARD STYLE?! COME ON CHRYSLER! *TR

THE DOOR HANDLES WHERE YOU OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR HAVE COMPLETELY SHATTERED IN TO PIECES BY JUST OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR NORMALLY. I AM UNABLE TO EXIT MY CAR PROPERLY BECAUSE THE DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE IS COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND WILL NOT OPEN. I AM UNABLE TO EXIT MY CAR WITHOUT CRAWLING ACROSS THE SEAT DUE TO THE HANDLE COMPLETELY CRUMBLING AND NOW OTHER DOOR I USE TO GET OUT HAS STARTED TO CRUMBLE. ONE OF THE BACK DOORS IS STARTING TO BREAK AS WELL AND THEY TELL ME IT WILL COST OVER 2800.00 TO REPAIR. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX A DOOR HANDLE. I'M AFRAID I'M IN DANGER IF I HAVE TO EXIT MY CAR IN A HURRY OR MY DAUGHTER OR A RIDING GUEST. IT'S HORRIBLE THAT IT JUST CRACKS LIKE NOTHING AND THEY WONT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I CANNOT JUST OPEN MY...

WE HAD THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BREAK AND CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS. WE WERE ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND A REPORT MADE. WE DID THAT AND ALSO HAD PICTURES TAKEN AND SENT WITH THE REPORT TO CHRYSLER, OUR CASE # 22652678 WAS FILED. AT THE TIME 2 OTHER DOOR HANDLES WERE SHOWING CRACKS. WE WERE TURNED DOWN FOR A REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE THAT TIME 2 MORE HANDLES BROKE. 2 CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. WE WERE TOLD THEY WOULD CONSIDER DISCOUNTING THE REPAIR TO 1300.00 PER DOOR. IF THEY HAVE SUCH A BAD DESIGN AND PLASTIC PARTS YOU WOULD THINK AN HONORABLE COMPANY WOULD DO THE RECALL AND REPAIR. WE NOW HAVE A DANGEROUS CAR WITH NO WAY TO EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY. AT OUR...

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BASE SHATTERED, MAKING HANDLE INOPERABLE AND CREATING DOZENS OF SHARP SHARDS OF BRITTLE PLASTIC IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DRIVERS DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND CAR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AT APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH, AN ELK CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS BOTH FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND HEAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE ELK DID NOT IMPACT THE VEHICLE IN THE AREA OF THE AIR BAG SENSORS THEREFORE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. . THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 12/12/12 *BF UPDATED 12/21/2012 *JS

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED AND 1 OUT OF THE 4 IS BROKEN SO THAT THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. ONLY 1 IS INTACT BUT THE OTHER 2 ARE BARELY WORKING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IN THE EVENT OF WRECK, FIRE, OR IF YOU DROVE INTO HIGH WATER. *TR

BEHIND THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, THE HOUSING OF THE DOOR PANEL SHATTERED AND I COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT LOWERING THE WINDOW AND GRABBING THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE AND OPENING IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

AS IN MANY PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS JEEP HAS ALLOWED ITS COMMANDER TO BE MANUFACTURED WITH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ATTACHED TO VERY THIN AND BRITTLE PLASTIC DOOR PANELS. THIS ALLOWS THE DOOR HANDLES TO BREAK LOOSE FROM THE PANELS AND MAKE THE HANDLE INOPERABLE. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THIS CONDITION OBVIOUSLY CAN PRESENT A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION ESPECIALLY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION . IT HAPPENS TO ALL FOUR DOORS AS TIME GOES ON SO THAT IT BECOMES DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVER BUT ALL THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. JEEP HAS NOT FOUND IT IN THEIR BEST INTEREST TO RECOGNIZE THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT THEREFORE YOU MUST GO THRU A LONG COMPLICATED PROCEDURE TO MAKE ANY TYPE OF CLAIM WITH NO GUARANTEE OF A RESOLUTION IN YOUR FAVOR. I WOULD SUGGEST THIS CONDITION BE DETERMINED A DANGER TO...

INTERIOR DOOR PANELS(BOTH FRONT DOORS) AT DOOR HANDLES THE PLASTIC AROUND HANDLES HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN OUT MAKING THE DOOR HANDLE SOMETIMES UNSTABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. CONCERNED FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT THAT AT SOME POINT THE DOORS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AND THE OPTION OF POWERING DOWN THE WINDOW IS NOT POSSIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,128 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ UPDATED 09/24/2012 *JS

THE PLASTIC INSERTS THAT THE DOOR MECHANISM CONNECTS TO HAS FAILED AND BROKEN ON ALL 4 DOORS, IN THIS CASE THE DOOR OPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO INJURIES. HOWEVER WHEN I REPORTED IT TO JEEP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO EXTREME WEAR CAUSED BY ME, IT'S ONLY ME AND MY WIFE IN OUR HOUSE NO KIDS SO THE BACK DOORS HAVE NOT BEEN USED. YET THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. JEEP IS HAPPY TO FIX THIS AT A COST OF $2600. WHEN I DID SOME SEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND A FEW WEBSITES DEDICATED TO THIS PROBLEM. SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR, WHAT IF THEIR WAS A FIRE? *JS

I HAVE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THAT FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HOUSING HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN. I AM CONCERNED IF DURING ACCIDENT IF OTHER 2 DOORS WILL BREAK AND WON'T HAVE A WAY OUT OF CAR. *JS

FRONT PASSEGER DOOR CLOSED ON MY WIFES HEEL AND SHATTERED THE DOOR HANDLE. I WAS SHOCKED THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR CLOSING ON ITSELF WOULD CAUSE THIS AND JEEP WILL NOT COVER THE COST AT $500+ A DOOR PANEL. NOW ITS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS TO ALL MY DOORS. IF WE HAD A FIRE IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR, WE WOULD BE AT SERIOUS RISK OF BURNS OR EVEN DEATH. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TOO, THERE ARE MANY COMMANDER OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUES AND SAFETY CONCERNS. SINCE JEEP IS NOT STEPPING UP TO HELP, WHAT IS THE NHTSA DOING ABOUT IT? *JS