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2006 JEEP COMMANDER — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 998411 · 2013-07-31

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
COMMANDER
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
57,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSINGS ON ALL 4 DOORS ARE BROKEN. AS A RESULT, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR HANDLES FROM THE INSIDE. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, ONE MUST USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLES. JEEP INDICATED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL IS REQUIRED TO FIX AT A COST OF $800 PER PANEL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE PREVENTING QUICK EGRESS FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND IS A COMMON, KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. WHEN THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE HOUSING BROKE, THE SHARP PLASTIC CUT MY HAND, CAUSING IT TO BLEED. SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE CUT MY HAND AGAIN MORE THAN ONCE ON THE SHARP, BROKEN PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE HOUSING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10532901
Machine
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