2006 Jeep Commander 4X2 Body and structure Problems

“The front and rear door handles cracked, and don't work. If my child or the driver needs to get out they cant. My local dealership in orlando florida, wants me to pay $750 for each. This is crazy..... How can a handle cost that. Jeep should replace this faulty issue not me, I paid enough for the car. I have owned 3 jeeps in my life. This will be the last.”

“I own a 2006 Jeep commander, and have 3 doors in which the interior door handle bezel has broken. By researching price of repair, I have found that this is actually a very common issue. I was told by my dealership that it was my own fault for being too rough on my door handles, however I have never had this problem with any other vehicle I've owned. I have 3 daughters ranging in age from 18 months to 14 years, and I doubt they should be strong enough to break door handles. …”

“I think it was around april 20th, I would have to check the date for sure..we were driving down the interstate doing about 70 MPH and the veh started losing power.. It made a terrible noise , sounded if you were on the side of the highway and it was vibrating terrible. It has a terrible smell too it and lost total power and had to pull over. My husband got out and looked and there was oil pouring out of the rear end. The car would hardly move at all. We had it towed to the dealership and they advised the the rear differential went out. …”

“Door handles on Jeep commander have a factory defect in manufacturing of the door handle carrier cup on the inside of the door panals. This is due to a poor plastic matrix resulting in embrittlement. This results in occupants being unable to exit the vehicle. I have researched this issue on various Jeep forums and found it to be a universal problem. It is time for nthsa to hold chrysler rsponsible for this flaw and issue a safety recall. I use this vehicle to carry my children and it will cost over $2000 to replace the 4 door panels, the only fix.”

“I have had 3 door handles break since owning this vehicle. All of them cracked behind the handle, with 2 of those 3 already completely busted. At this point those 2 of the 3 handles are impossible to open if you don't know how to sit the handle just right on the inside edge. I'm concerned about safety. Jeep dealership said there was no recall on the handle, and wanted $850/per door to fix! You can't just replace the handle, you have to replace the entire door panel. This is a major design flaw on Jeep's part, and should be fixed. It is a safety issue as well. …”