2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT HAS 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKEN. TO GET OUT OF MY CAR I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW, OPEN MY DOOR AND THEN OPEN THE REST OF THE DOORS FOR MY 3 KIDS. THIS IS A SCARY SITUATION IN CASE I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE IS A FIRE. IF MY JEEP TURNS OFF HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO ROLL DOWN THE ELECTRICAL WINDOW AND ESCAPE OUT OF MY CAR. OUR SAFETY IS IN GREAT DANGER BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLES THAT ARE NOT EVEN FORCED AND BREAK OFF SO EASILY. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE WITH MY JEEP IS THAT WHEN I START IT AND START DRIVING, THE ELECTRICAL BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT, THE ENGINE LIGHT, THE ABS LIGHT AND SOME OTHER LIGHT TURN ON. AFTER THE LIGHTS TURN, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NO LONGER WORK, I CAN'T SEE HOW MANY MILES PER HOUR I AM DRIVING. I HAVE TO TURN OF THE JEEP, RESTART IT AND THAT WILL MAKE THE SPEEDOMETER WORK BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. IN A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS I HAVE COME TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL TURN OFF DEAD. I HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT AGAIN. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW ON 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON FIRST OCCASION, MAY 2007 CAME OUT OF POWER WINDOW TRACK, WEDGED BETWEEN MIRROR AND DOOR FRAME AND THE PRESSURE RESULTED IN SPIDER CRACKED THROUGHOUT WINDOW. THIS IS A HAZARD DUE TO POTENTIAL WINDOW EXPLODING ONTO DRIVER WHILE IN TRANSIT. ALSO INABILITY TO CLOSE WINDOW DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER COULD RESULT IN TRAFFIC CRASH. INITIAL REPAIR RESULTED IN WINDOW MOTOR ALSO NEEDING TO BE REPLACED, MOTOR WARRANTED BY CHRYSLER, BUT LABOR WAS CHARGE TO CUSTOMER. SECOND OCCASION SEPTEMBER 16,2007, SAME DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WINDOW CAME OUT OF POWER WINDOW TRACK AND WEDGED BETWEEN MIRROR AND DOOR FRAME. THIS TIME WINDOW DID NOT CRACK, HOWEVER, CHRYSLER DEALER WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY, CHARGING CUSTOMER. STORY CHRYSLER JEEP, ADVISED WINDOW TRACK PARTS TO REPAIR THE MOLDING WAS BACK ORDERED FOR 3 WEEKS. DEALERSHIP GLUED OLD TRACK MOLDING INTO PLACE SO IT WOULD NOT SLIP OUT OF PLACE CAUSING THIS POWER WINDOW ISSUE. ( VEHICLE HAS 51,031 MILES ) ADDITIONALLY, AC/ HEAT CONTROL BLOWER RESISTOR AND WIRING MELTED ON PLUG IN BEHIND GLOVE COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN BLOWER MOTOR ONLY WORKING ON HIGH. MAY BE A FIRE HAZARD WITH THIS VEHICLE.... AGAIN DEALER WOULD NOT WARRANTY WORK DUE TO 51,031 MILES ON VEHICLE THIS 2.5 YEARS OLD VEHICLE HAS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. IT TOOK 1 TO 3 MINUTES TO MOVE THE SHIFT GEARS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN IT WAS HOT OR COLD. HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COLD IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER IT STALLED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL AFTER THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. *AK THE TRANSMISSION HAD A DELAY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SUNROOF LEAKED WATER. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DIAGNOSED A FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILURE, BOTH WERE REPLACED. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE PRESENTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. INTERMITTENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION MADE NOISE WHEN SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 20 TIMES, HOWEVER NO ERROR CODES IDENTIFIED THE DEFECT. IN ONE OF THE INCIDENTS, THE YELLOW MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE DEFECT AS THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE AND THE DRIVER SHAFT, BOTH WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO RECOMMENDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DOWNSHIFTING WHEN GOING UP HILLS AND IT WOULD GET STUCK IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE A/C AND BLOWER MOTOR WERE INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE CD PLAYER WAS BROKE. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS VIBRATED. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVESHAFT AND HEATER WERE REPLACED. THE SEATS WOULD NOT MOVE BACK. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT AS THEY SHOULD. UPDATED 01/17/07. *JB UPDATED

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED. ALSO WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF. IT WAS RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING THE GEAR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE ENGINE MADE A ROARING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PICK UP SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER NO OTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 6/27/2006 - THE VEHICLE BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. THE HEADLINER HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS UNRAVELING.. THE SUNROOF MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT ON 2-27-06 WITH ON 90000 MILES. THE MEMORY SEAT DID NOT MOVE BACK AT TIMES WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS BINDING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT FLUSH WITH THE WINDSHIELD. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER TWO MONTHS OF PURCHASE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE WIPER MOTOR. LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY WHILE DRIVING 30-60 MPH. ONE DAY, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SWAYING, IT LEFT THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE GUARD RAIL. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE POLICE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED, THE ACCIDENT DAMAGED AN AXEL PART AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SWAY, VIBRATE AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ACCURATELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V396000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTERWARDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL AGAIN. ALSO, THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF THE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY WHICH FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WAS RELATED TO THE ONGOING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AS WELL, BUT NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE.