Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#10823554February 1, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SUNROOF HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM MAP LIGHT SINCE PURCHASED IN 2009. DEALER CLEANED SUNROOF DRAINLINE ONCE BUT CLAIMED IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM RECENT LEAKS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE, DRAINS INTO DASHBOARD. CAR RADIO STOPPED WORKING DUE TO WATER DAMAGE CALLED DEALER AND EXPAINED PROBLEM. DEALER SAID IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SUNROOF DRAINS INTO DASHBOARD WHEN TURNING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823317January 31, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS EXCALLERATING FROM A STOP AT A RED LIGHT THAT HAD JUST TURNED GREEN WHEN HALF WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION MY JEEP STAULED. THE TWO VEHICLES BEHIND ME REAR ENDED EACH OTHER. I SLOWLY ROLLED TO MY RIGHT . THE ETC (LIGHTING BOLT SYMBOL) AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I REPEATED THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO START AND DRIVE A FEW FEET AT A TIME AND REMOVE BATTERY TERMINALS AND CLEAN THEM. THE RPM WOULD DROP VERY FAST AND ENGINE WOULD CUT OUT WHILE IN MOTION . THIS WAS ON VERY BUSY RURAL STREETS. IT SEEM TO HAPPEN DURING ECCELERATION. I MANAGED THE TO MAKE IT HOME BY DRIVING VERY SLOW AND TRYING TO KEEP RPMS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. AT TIMES THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY THEN RECONNECTED. HAVE A NEW BATTERY, PCV VALVE, AND SAME ISSUES. I BELIEVE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLIES ON THESE VEHICLES ARE FAULTY AND SUFFER FROM ENGINEERING DESIGN AND WEAK INTERNAL PARTS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823234January 30, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED, THE ENGINE STALLS SOON AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE BUCK AND STALLS, AND QUITS COMPLETELY. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT IS IN TRAFFIC OR DURING A TURN AS STEERING AND BRAKES NON-FUNCTIONAL. HAVE REPLACED CHARCOAL CANISTER BUT NOW MECHANIC INFORMS ME THE WHOLE GAS TANK ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WORK-AROUND FOR NOW IS TO NOT FILL THE TANK UP ALL THE WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823089January 29, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE WILL SPUTTER AND DIE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND PROPULSION. THIS CAUSES A GRAVE SAFETY PROBLEM AS IT USUALLY OCCURS WHILE PULLING OUT IN AN INTERSECTION PUTTING THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS AT RISK. THIS OCCURS FOR THE FIRST FEW MILES AFTER FUELING AND DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN TILL THE NEXT FILL UP. I AM WILLING TO DEMONSTRATE THIS FOR A NHTSA INSPECTOR IF THE ARE WILLING TO INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS I SEE SEVERAL OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. JUST SEARCH GOOGLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822957January 28, 2016
WHEELS
215/65R17 HANKOOK TIRE DEFECTIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822526January 27, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN PUTTING FUEL IN MY VEHICLE, I AM UNABLE TO PUT MORE THAN 1 GALLON OF GAS IN THE TANK. THE PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND GAS STARTS POURING BACK OUT OF THE TANK. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE ONLY TO FIND THERE ARE A LOT OF JEEP OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE TRIED TO REPLACING THE EVAP CANISTER, ONLY TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN SEVERAL WEEKS LATER. THEN THEY END UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. THE FUEL TANK ISSUES ARE ISSUES THAT JEEP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVEN THE RATE OF OCCURRENCES FOR JEEP OWNERS AND EXPENSIVE FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822168January 25, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2016 FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO TAKE TO COLLEGE OUT OF TOWN. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS BEFORE I BOUGHT AND FOUND NONE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A CHEVY DEALER. AFTER OUR PURCHASE, I FILLED THE TANK WITH FUEL. WHEN I PULLED AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION AND INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. I RESTARTED IT AND WENT ABOUT A BLOCK AND THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT GOING ABOUT TWENTY MILES PER HOUR WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. I MADE IT BACK HOME AND CALLED THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED A LOCAL JEEP DEARLERSHIP AND ASKED A SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID HE HAS NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. IMAGINE HOW YOU WOULD FEEL IF YOUR CHILD WAS DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE! MY DAUGHTER DID CALL YESTERDAY, 1/24/2016 AND STATED SHE MUST HAVE PUT TOO MUCH FUEL IN THE JEEP BECAUSE IT STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC AFTER SHE PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION. MY ISSUE WITH THIS IS THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN DOCUMENTED ISSUE AND HAS BEEN ADDRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THIS SITE. THE CULPRIT SEEMS TO BE A FUEL/VAPOR CANISTER VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL IF FILLED ALL THE WAY UP. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS FROM JEEP BUT YOU GUYS HAVE DOCUMENTED CASES. I BOUGHT THE JEEP USED WITH NO WARRANTY OFFERED SO I AM STUCK WITH THIS. MY QUESTION IS WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT? I DO NOT THINK IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR JEEP TO IGNORE THIS ISSUE NOR YOUR DEPARTMENT IGNORE IT ALSO. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO ACTION. I WILL APPRECIATE YOU TAKING ACTION TO HAVE JEEP RESOLVE THIS IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822131January 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASED VEHICLE USED 11/2015; FIRST LEAK IN REAR COMPARTMENT LIGHT FIXTURE 12/26/2015. 1/24/2016; NEW LEAK IN FRONT COMPARTMENT LIGHT FIXTURE. SERIOUSLY, ISN'T THIS ALL ONE SYSTEM? IF CHECKED THOROUGHLY, SHOULDN'T THIS HAVE FAILED 12/2015? VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH DEALERSHIP. NOW AN ADDITIONAL FEE AND LOSS OF TIME ON MY PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821629January 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR WOULD NOT START, THERE WAS STILL POWER TO THE LIGHTS AND RADIO. MY JEEP HAS ONLY 20,673 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER 2013. IT IS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST CHRYSLER DEALER. SAN LEANDRO CHRYSLER IS WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND HAVE IT SERVICED REGULARLY. I PURCHASED THE SERVICE CONTRACT FROM THE DEALER. THEY TOOK 5 BUSINESS DAYS TO LOOK AT IT. I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. THE SERVICE TECH DETERMINED IT WAS THE WCM WAS NON RESPONSIVE. THEY SAID SINCE I HAD AN AFTERMARKET ALARM THE WARRANTY WAS VOID. I HAD THE ALARM INSTALLED BY AN ALARM SPECIALIST. THEY CHARGED ME $185 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC, AND MY CAR STILL DID NOT WORK. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR WCM. IT TURNS OUT THIS PROBLEM GOES BACK TO 2008 IN JEEP, CHRYSLER AND DODGE VEHICLES. ONE OF THE FORUMS RECOMMENDED I DISCONNECT THE BATTERY OR A CERTAIN FUSE. I DID THAT, THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP ! I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO REFUND MY MONEY. THIS WCM CAN ONLY BE INSTALLED BY A DEALER BECAUSE IT HAS TO MATCH THE VIN #. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED ! YOUR VEHICLE COULD JUST TURN OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT !
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821678January 22, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN TRAVELING OVER 40 MPH WITH REAR DOOR WINDOWS OPEN YOU WILL FEEL THE THUMP OF AIR PREASURE COMING TO YOUR EARS, THE FASTER YOU GO THE LOUDER IT GETS TO THE POINT IT HURTS YOUR EARS. AERO DYNAMICS CAUSE RAPID CHANGE IN CABBIN AIR PRESURE WITH REAR DOOR WINDOWS OPEN. EVEN WITH ONLY ONE WINDOW OPEN IT HURTS MY EARS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10821808January 22, 2016
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, VISIBILITY/WIPER
HAD TO GET TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 15000 MILES DUE TO A NOISE AND CHRYSLER NOT KNOWING WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. WAS RUNNING OUT OF TRANNY FLUID 3 TIMES IN ONE MONTH. WITH NO LEAK FOUND. NOW I AM HEARING THAT NOISE AGAIN. STEERING IS VERY SENSITIVE AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, ESPECIALLY GOING AROUND A LEFT HAND CORNER ON THE HIGHWAY. MOTOR MOUNT WAS LOOSE AT 16000 MILES , WAS FIXED, BUT WHY WAS IT LOOSE? STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BADLY WHEN GOING OVER 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. E BRAKE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IF IT IS PULLED AND I AM ON A HILL AND IT IS IN NEUTRAL OR THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED IN IT WILL ROLL... (DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT WORKS AND ALSO, THEY CANNOT ADJUST IT ANYMORE) WHY?.. MY WINDSHIELD WPIERS ARE STALLING, MORE AND MORE OFTEN THEY WONT TURN ON UNTIL I TURN THEM ON AS FAST AS THEY WILL GO AND THEN TURN THEM DOWN AFTER THAT. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND TRYING TO GET CHRYSLER TO BUY BACK BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT RELIABLE OR SAFE, BUT MY CASE MAANGER AND HER SUPERVISOR ARE RIDICULOUSLY HARD TO GET A HOLD OF AND DONT REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS.. THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HAS TREATED ME TERRIBLY AND HASN'T GIVEN ME GOOD SERVICE IN THE SLIGHTEST. ONE OF THE SALESMAN CUSSED AT ME. AND THEY WON'T FIX MY ISSUES WITH THE CAR, AND THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME "TO JUST TOTAL IT" TO GET RID OF IT, INSTEAD OF HELPING ME AND MAKING IT RIGHT. I AM VERY STRESSED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6 MONTHS NOW... AND I NEED A RELIABLE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821366January 21, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING HOME ON INTERSTATE, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON ETC, 4WD, SKID, CHECK ENGINE. CAR SLOWER WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE UPHILL, PICKED UP SPEED GOING DOWN HILL. I CALLED MY MECHANIC TOOK CAR STRAIGHT THERE. I HAD TO DRIVE ON MAJOR ROADWAYS, AT RUSH HOUR, WITH MY FLASHERS ON. I HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821397January 21, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR BRAKES MADE A LOT OF NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THE BRAKE SHOES WERE CHANGED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820155January 14, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE IN A JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONLY AFTER REFUELING AND WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. .....UPDATED 02/10/16 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW FUEL TANK IN ORDER TO FIX THE ISSUE, UPDATED 02/16/16*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820340January 14, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP I WOULD HEAR A BANG NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY JEEP. IMMEDIATELY MY ESP/BAS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE ESP/BAS WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO OFF BUT COME BACK ON AGAIN AFTER MAKING A TURN. I NOTICED MY LEFT, REAR TIRE WAS WEARING OUT ON THE INSIDE. TREAD ON OTHER 3 TIRES HAD NO UNEVEN WEAR. ON DEC. 23, 2015 I BROUGHT MY JEEP INTO PALM CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE OF PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA FOR A MULTIPOINT INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY REAR SUB CHASSIS WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND REPAIRS EXCESSIVE. I WAS INFORMED BY MY SERVICE ADVISOR -- KRISTIE WILKINSON, REPAIRS WOULD EXCEED WHAT THE JEEP IS WORTH AND THAT RUST IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND IT IS NOT EVEN COVERED UNDER MY LIFETIME MAXIMUM CARE CHRYSLER SERVICE CONTRACT (# 34813970) I PURCHASED IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR WARRANTY. THE NEXT DAY I WAS SHOWN THE SEVERE RUST ON THE REAR CHASSIS SUBFRAME BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND TECHNICIAN. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE REAR OF MY JEEP'S WEIGHT IS RESTING ON TOP OF THE TRANSFER CASE, AND IF HE JUST HIT THE REAR WITH A HAMMER ONE TIME IT WILL FALL APART IN PIECES AND THAT THE JEEP WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS IS A FAULT/WEAKNESS THAT IS ALREADY RECOGNIZED BY CHRYSLER CORP. IN THE 2007 JEEP PATRIOTS AND IS COVERED BY THEM UNTIL 2017. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH MUST BE ADDRESSED IN THIS MODEL YEAR (2008), ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819260January 11, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE WILL START TO WHINE AND THEN LOSE POWER. SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. HAD TO PULL OVER 10 TIMES DURING A TRIP THAT WAS 141 MILES . ONLY 2 OCCUPANTS IN THE CAR WITH NO BAGGAGE OR TOWING. DEFINITELY WAS NOT OVERLOADED AND SPEEDS WERE AROUND 65 MPH THE ENTIRE TRIP. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR ANYMORE AND THIS IS OUR FAMILY TRAVEL CAR!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818942January 8, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN SUDDENLY ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP, THE DIALS WENT CRAZY, THE CAR BUCKED LIKE IT WAS STALLING AND THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF. I HAD THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY A PROFESSIONAL AUTO MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE TOTAL INTEGRATION POWER MODULE WHICH IS COMMON IN MOST JEEPS/CHRYSLERS AND HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF ISSUES IN RECENT YEARS. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TIPM, BUT NOT DOING SO MEANS DRIVING THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY TO OTHER DRIVERS WHO MAY NOT EXPECT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM TO SUDDENLY STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818971January 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER WAS ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE STALLING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 03/04/16*LJ UPDATED 03/30/16. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818793January 7, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE CAR STALLS AFTER REFUELING AND ONLY AFTER REFUELING. ONCE FUEL IS PUT IN (AND NOT "TOPPED OFF" JUST REGULAR FILLING UP), THE CAR WILL START BUT WILL STALL SEVERAL TIMES IN THE FIRST FEW MILES DRIVEN. WHEN IT STALLS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY. IN LOOKING AT JEEP FORUMS, IT SEEMS TO BE A PERVASIVE ISSUE WITH JEEP AND CHRYSLERS AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL/VAPOR VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL ON THIS. I'VE HAD A THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL CANISTER BOTH REPLACED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN MOVING ONLY AFTER REFUELING. AFTER IT STALLS AND I RESTART 3-4 TIMES, IT RUNS FINE UNTIL I REFUEL AGAIN. AS FOR WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT LAST HAPPENED YESTERDAY (1/6/16), BUT IT HAPPENS EACH AND EVERY TIME I REFUEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818343January 6, 2016
SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED AT 29,000 MILES COSTING OVER $800 TO FIX AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ONLINE IN JEEP FORUMS AND BLOGS AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. DEALER TOLD ME IF I HAVEN'T HAPPENED TO BRING IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. I DON'T DRIVE THIS OFF-ROAD, JUST BACK AND FORTH IN CITY DRIVING TO WORK AND FOR ERRANDS AND ONE 1400 MILE TRIP EVERY 2-3 YEARS VIA INTERSTATE. FOUND THEY HAD A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE IN EARLIER VERSIONS OF JEEPS, BUT NOT ON 2007 OR 2008 PATRIOTS. MY RESEARCH FOUND THIS IS A POOR DESIGN AND WILL KEEP HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN ONCE IT STARTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED AND CHRYSLER/FIAT SHOULD STAND UP TO THE PLATE AND DO A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THEM EVER, PERIOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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