Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#10462740June 22, 2012
TIRES, WHEELS
RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE IN SHARP CURVE. VEHICLE STRUCK CONCRETE CULVERT WITH LEFT SIDE AND FLIPPED AT LEAST TWICE, LANDING RIGHT SIDE UP. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462338June 19, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
DRIVING FROM LAS VEGAS TO PHOENIX, FILLED UP RIGHT BEFORE GETTING ON THE ROAD. WENT APPROXIMATELY 210 MILES AND RAN OUT OF GAS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWING 1/4 FULL. I WAS ON A TWO LANE ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 65-70MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND IT JUST STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE WERE MANY CARS GOING THE SAME SPEED BEHIND ME AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE TOP OF THE HILL. LUCKILY NO ONE RAN INTO ME COMING OVER THAT HILL, UNLUCKILY I WAS 25 MILES FROM THE CLOSEST TOWN WITH NO CELL RECEPTION AND TEMPERATURES IN THE HIGH 90'S WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY PARTS HOPING THAT THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. ALSO INFORMED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN CA WITH SAME ISSUE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462124June 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE TRAVELING ON HWY AT 75 MPH TRANSMISSION HEATS UP, LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INSTANTLY LOSES POWER CAUSING VEHICLES AROUND ME TO SWERVE TO AVOID REAR RENDING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC. THIS COMPROMISED THE SAFETY OF MY PARENTS CHILDREN AND I. TOOK TO JEEP DEALERSHIP AND ADVISE OF INCIDENTS I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO CODES AND WOULD NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461941June 16, 2012
SUSPENSION
LEFT AND RIGHT BALL JOINTS/CONTROL ARM INSPECTED BY DEALER TECHNICIAN DURING ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION, AND FOUND TO BE WORN OUT AND AT RISK OF FAILING. PARTS REPLACED BY DEALER WHILE STILL UNDER 3-YEAR WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461870June 15, 2012
SUSPENSION
LOWER ARM/BALL JOINT NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 19K MILES AND 26K MILES. NEW TIRE WORE OUT IN 7K MILES DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CANADA REQUIRES JEEP TO REPLACE IT AT THEIR EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461649June 13, 2012
SUSPENSION
FRONT END SUSPENSION PARTS WERE WORN AND ABOUT TO FAIL. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARMS, SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, SWAY BAR LINKS,BUSHING SWAY ELIMINATOR. FURTHER DRIVING WOULD HAVE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF FRONT END. *TR I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY, WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF SUSPENSION ISSUES THE PATRIOTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. ALL OF THE FAILURES ARE OCCURING AT VERY LOW MILEAGES AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION ELEMENTS ARE FAILING. ALL SUGGESTING DEFECTIVE PARTS USED IN ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461166June 11, 2012
SUSPENSION
DRIVER SIDE, FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT BADLY WORN. WAS TOLD BY CAR DEALER THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH JEEP PATRIOTS. THE DEALER SEES THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT SO OFTEN. THEY KEEP SEVERAL DRIVER SIDE LCA/BALLJOINT ASSEMBLIES IN STOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460590June 4, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT FWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE RODS AND BALL JOINTS WERE FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460196May 31, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JEEP HAS LEAKED ON 3 OCCASIONS, WHILE RAINING, COMES INSIDE THE PILLARS, INTO THE INSIDE OF THE JEEP. WATER COVERS GAS AND BRAKE PADS, RUNS INTO ELECTRICAL AND RUINS CARPET. HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFULLY FIXED. HAVE NOT DRIVEN CAR IN 18 MONTHS, HAD TOWED BACK TO HOME. HEADED TO ARBITRATION, BUT HEAR THEY WILL RE-SELL THE CAR AND FEARFUL SOMEONE WILL GET HURT IN THIS CAR. PEDDLES BECOME VERY SLIPPERY WHEN WATER HITS THEM AND DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459676May 25, 2012
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR IS STALLING WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, OR WAITING TO MAKE A TURN. IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IF IT IS NOT GIVEN GAS IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHAKING BEGINS, ENGINE WILL CUT OUT. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BECAUSE I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY AND RE-START THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE DAY AT LEAST 5 TIMES A DAY. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TWICE AND $900 LATER, THEY CAN NOT TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY CHANGE AT ALL AFTER HAVING THE CAR SERVICED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459520May 24, 2012
SUSPENSION
WITH A LOW MILEAGE OF 37,325, BOTH ORIGINAL FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATED MILEAGE IS HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THERE IS ONLY ONE DRIVER. AFTER GRADUALLY NOTICING A ROCKY RIDE, I MADE A MECHANIC'S APPOINTMENT FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. THE EXPERIENCED MECHANICS DIAGNOSED THE BALL JOINT DEFECT. THE MECHANIC CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TO PRICE JEEP PARTS AND WAS TOLD TWO COMPLETE ARMS WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED TO COMPLETE THE BALL JOINT REPAIR. THE CONDITION OF THE BROKEN BALL JOINTS SHOWED EXCESSIVE PLAY. THIS IS MY SECOND JEEP VEHICLE; THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS A JEEP CHEROKEE 4X4 THAT DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH LOW MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459383May 23, 2012
ENGINE
5/21 1ST, 5/22 2ND, LOSS OF COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. WHILE DRIVING A WEDDING GIFT OF A NEW 2012 JEEP PATRIOT ON THEIR HONEYMOON CROSS COUNTRY TO THEIR NEW HOME IN CA, THE NEW WEDDING GIFT CAR DIED AT 65 MPH ON OHIO HIGHWAY. FIXED IN OHIO (NEWLEYWEDS LEFT FROM RI), THEY PROCEEDED JOURNEY TO CA. IN ILLINOIS, HIGHWAY DRIVE AGAIN SAME SCENARIO, CAR DIED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458741May 16, 2012
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TIRE VALVE STEM BROKE WHILE THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS BEING CHECKED. THIS OCCURRED DURING AN OIL CHANGE SERVICE. THE BROKEN VALVE STEM/TPMS SENSOR REQUIRED MY COMPANY TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. I AM FILING THIS CLAIM ON BEHALF OF OUR CUSTOMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458102May 11, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS FLUSHED AND THE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED TWICE YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456117April 23, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM THE MAP LIGHT HEADLINER ONTO THE INTERIOR ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DRAIN TUBES WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED. AFTER THE DRAIN TUBES WERE CLEANED, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED WATER HAD BUILT UP IN THE SIDE PANELS AND REAR CARGO AREA. THE WATER WAS DRAINED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY TEN DIFFERENT TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THE MOISTURE IN THE VEHICLES COMPUTER WAS CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURES. WHILE PARKED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453898April 3, 2012
SUSPENSION
TOOK OUR CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND DEALER STATED THAT DRIVER SIDE CONTROLLER ARM HAS PLAY AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO TOLD THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS WITH CAR WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453453March 29, 2012
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TPMS VALVE STEM BROKE DURING THE CHECK AND INFLATION OF A CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE. THE BROKEN VALVE STEM RESULTED IN A LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE REQUIRING IMMEDIATE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453199March 27, 2012
SUSPENSION
METALLIC CLUNK HEARD WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT OT DRIVEWAY (MAKING A Y TURN). METALLIC CLUNK HEARD WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A Y TURN. DEALER CHECKED BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT BUT STILL COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD TO COME BACK WHEN PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452561March 21, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TRAVELING 25 MPH. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION AND CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS FOUND WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,637.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10450692March 7, 2012
SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT WITH APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 CONTROL ARMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO. MOST OF THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE IS HIGHWAY DRIVING AND I DO NOT SUBJECT THE VEHICLE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. I FIND IT ALARMING THAT I'VE REPLACE 3 OF THE SAME COMPONENT AND SUSPICIOUS THAT THERE IS A RECENT RECALL ON CONTROL ARMS ON THE LIBERTY MODEL. BESIDES THE MONETARY INCONVENIENCE, I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND AM QUITE CONCERNED THAT A COMPONENT THAT CAN AFFECT THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY MALFUNCTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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