Thanks for the tips!! I'm gonna have to visit rockauto (or maybe ebay) and look for some clips. Come to think of it, I need some for my PT Cruiser too ( the Jeep is my wife's car) :)
Is this a common thing with the GK? I did a forum search but mostly found lock issues with other models.
Something in the mechanism seems to be worrn, broken, or slipped, as the solinoid is not able to "quite" push the door lock pull all the way up.
Of course it's awkward as heck reaching that...