Jeep Patriot Complaints (2010)

188 consumer complaints on file.

#10544274September 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED THE BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,499.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538534September 3, 2013
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING OVER TO MY PARENTS HOUSE AND MY DAD NOTICED A SMELL OF PLASTIC BURNING WHEN I ARRIVED. HE LIFTED THE HOOD AND THE AIR INLET DUCT WAS NOT PROPERLY POSITIONED AND HAD MOVED OVER AND WAS LAYING ON THE MANIFOLD. HE NOTICED 1 OF THE 2 SCREWS USED TO HOLD THE DUCT IN POSITION WAS MISSING. HE PULLED THE DUCT PART OFF AND NOTICED A HOLE IN THE UNDERSIDE WHERE IT HAD LAID ON THE MANIFOLD AND HEATED UP MELTING THE PLASTIC HOUSING. HE COVERED UP THE HOLE WITH DUCT TAPE AND RELOCATED IT TO THE PROPER POSITION. HE REPOSITIONED IT AND SECURED THE PART WITH ZIP-TIES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533923August 6, 2013
SEATS
THE HEADRESTS IN THE 2010 JEEP PATRIOT ARE OF INFERIOR QUALITY AND MAY PUT OWNERS AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC OR METAL INSIDE OF MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST RECENTLY BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE HEADREST MERELY HANGS AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. ON 8/6/13, I WAS INFORMED BY A SERVICE ADVISOR AT RAIRDON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (KIRKLAND, WA), THAT THE BROKEN PART COULD NOT BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND THAT THE COST OF REPLACING THE HEADREST WOULD BE $498. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE ENTIRELY UNREASONABLE, FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. A DEFECTIVE PART OR A PART OF VERY POOR QUALITY WAS USED IN THE HEADREST 2. THE POOR DESIGN OF THE HEADREST DOES NOT PERMIT THIS INEXPENSIVE PART TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED WITHOUT REPLACING MANY MORE EXPENSIVE, ELECTRONIC PARTS 3. JEEP PATRIOTS WITH PROBLEM HEADRESTS ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY LESS SAFE, GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES AND/OR AIRBAGS MAY FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY (DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING SENSORS INSIDE OF THE HEADREST; THEY MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AS A RESULT OF THE HEADREST NOT MAINTAINING A PROPER POSITION) 4. THE COST OF REPLACING THE HEADREST (WHICH CANNOT BE REPAIRED) IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE AND MAY EVEN CONSTITUTE AN ILLEGAL FORM OF FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL CONSIDER ISSUING A FORMAL RECALL FOR THE HEADRESTS IN THE 2010 JEEP PATRIOT AND/OR ORDER RAIRDON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP TO REPLACE THE HEADRESTS ON MY VEHICLE AT LITTLE OR NO COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532039July 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524154July 10, 2013
WHEELS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAD MY CAR IN TO REPAIR A FLAT TIRE AND THE MECHANIC REPORTED TO ME THAT ONE OF THE FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519413June 12, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY DAUGHTER CALLED FROM COLLEGE TO TELL ME HER TURN SIGNALS HEAD LIGHTS DASH LIGHTS AND WIPERS HAD ALL STOPPED WORKING. SHE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER WHO TOLD HER IT WAS THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND COULD NOT WORK ON IT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. SHE HAD TO COME HOME IN THE RAIN, DRIVE 250 MILES WITH OUT TURN SIGNALS, LIGHTS OR WIPERS. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT THE JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND FIX IT. I STARTED LOOKING ON LINE AT SOME JEEP FORUMS AND FOUND SOME THINGS TO TRY. THE FIRST ONE I TRIED GOT EVERYTHING WORKING FOR NOW STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE ORIGINAL ISSUES THOUGH AND JEEP IS NOT GOING TO ADMIT TO ANYTHING. ALL I DID WAS UNHOOK THE POSITIVE CABLE TO THE BATTERY AND RESET THE ON BOARD CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE JEEP. PLEASE PASS THIS INFO ON IT REALLY HELPED MY DAUGHTER AND SAVED A FORTUNE IN UNNECESSARY PARTS AND WORK FROM THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507148April 4, 2013
STRUCTURE
I STARTED NOTICING A DAMP/MOISTURE TYPE OF SMELL IN MY JEEP AND THOUGHT IT MAY JUST BE THE VENTS FROM HAVING HEAT/AC ON! BUT THEN STARTED FINDING A LITTLE WATER ON MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT AND SEAT! JUST A FEW DROPS AND THOUGHT MAYBE JUST FROM OPENING THE WINDOW! IT KEPT HAPPENING AND HAPPENING EVERY TIME IT RAINED AND SNOWED! THEN I NOTICED WATER DRIPPING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW PILLAR NEXT TO WINDSHIELD AND REALIZED IT WAS LEAKING! I CALLED JEEP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT EVEN THOUGH I'M UNDER WARRANTY! THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND STILL FINANCING THE [XXX] THING! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! THE JEEP REPUTATION IS BEING SCARRED BY THIS, IN MY BOOK! *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502970March 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
2010 JEEP PATRIOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DESIGN FLAW THAT WAS REPAIRED. *SMD ..UPDATED 04/24/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE BACK BREAK LINE. THIS PUT A WHOLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE BREAK LINE WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK OUT. UPDATED 05/17/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498474February 18, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
TIRE LOW SENSOR WAS ACTIVATED. UPON CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE, NOTICED TWO VALVE STEMS WERE BROKEN OFF. THEY WERE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE AS CHRYSLER SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CAR CURRENTLY HAS THREE MORE BROKEN STEMS. MATERIAL SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND CANNOT REPLACE STEMS WITHOUT REPLACING ENTIRE SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490881January 3, 2013
STRUCTURE
BOUGHT A USED 2010 JEEP PATRIOT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT AND NO APPARENT PROBLEMS. DROVE MY CAR ON DECEMBER 29TH AFTER COMING BACK FROM CHRISTMAS VACATION AND WAS GREETED BY A WATERFALL COMING OUT OF MY MAP LIGHT. AFTER STOPPING, ALSO DISCOVERED A LAKE OF WATER BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT. SINCE I DISCOVERED THIS LATE IN THE DAY THAT SATURDAY, AND THE NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, I COULDN'T GET MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE UNTIL THURSDAY. IN THE MEAN TIME, IT RAINED AGAIN AND I HAD YET ANOTHER WATER DISASTER TO DEAL WITH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487419December 5, 2012
ENGINE
ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 45MPH ON A CITY STREET IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481317October 21, 2012
ENGINE
MY PATRIOT STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THEY SAID THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FROM A FAULTY GAS GAUGE AND I WAS OUT OF GASOLINE. I DO NOT THINK THIS WAS THE CASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481237October 20, 2012
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
JEEP SEEMS TO GET REVVED UP AND GETS STUCK THERE, AND I CAN'T SEEM TO STOP IT SHORT OFF SHUTTING IT DOWN. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON 10/8/12 AS I WAS GETTING ON FREEWAY. I WAS NOT GOING MORE THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT REVVED UP TO ABOUT 5. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK FOOT OFF GAS IT DID NOT GO DOWN, EVEN AFTER TAPPING BRAKE. ALSO, EVEN AFTER GIVING GAS AGAIN, COULD BARELY GET IT TO MOVE SO I COULD GET TO SIDE OF ROAD,(THANK GOODNESS NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME) AS I COASTED OVER AND SHUT IT DOWN RIGHT THERE, AFTER RESTARTING IT WAS FINE. MY MOM AND SISTER WERE WITH ME AND CAN VERIFY WHAT HAPPENED. THIS HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE, BUT NEVER WHEN ENTERING FREEWAY! THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS 2010 AND I CALLED DEALER RIGHT AFTER INCIDENT,(ACTUALLY SHUT JEEP OFF AND CALLED RIGHT AWAY), DON'T THINK THEY BELIEVED ME. JEEP ALSO FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL (MORE OFTEN THIS YEAR), ESPECIALLY AT LIGHTS, HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS WHILE WAITING. I MENTIONED THIS ALSO AT LAST OIL CHANGE AT DEALER, NOBODY SEEMS TO THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM. AFTER HEARING ABOUT INCIDENTS WITH 2011 AND 2012 MODELS I THOUGHT I SHOULD DOCUMENT MINE AS MAY BE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481148October 19, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A WIRING HARNESS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,749 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447046February 7, 2012
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE, STEERING
WHEN I GET UP TO SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-60MPH, I FEEL OUTSIDE AIR COMING THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THIS WINTER IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY COLD AND I'M NEEDING TO MOVE MY HANDS TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID THE COLD AIR LEAKING IN. WHEN I MAKE SHARP TURNS BETWEEN 25-45MPH, I GET MORE COLD AIR COMING IN AS IF I OPENED A WINDOW. I NEED TO CRANK UP THE HEAT IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING COLD MYSELF. I AM FORCED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL A CERTAIN WAY TO AVOID THE COLD AIR. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHO SAID OH IT'S THE WINDSHIELD, SO THEY REPLACED THAT. IN THE MEANTIME I DROVE A 2011 CALIBER HOME AND IT WAS EVEN WORSE, THERE WAS SO MUCH AIR LEAKING OUT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SUN ROOF WAS LEAKING AIR AS WELL. I TOLD THIS TO THE MANAGER (JERK) [XXX] WHO SAID WELL THAT'S THE WAY THEY ARE MADE. WELL IT WASN'T THE WINDSHIELD, THE MANAGER [XXX] AT ROBERSON SAID THAT'S HOW THE VEHICLES ARE MADE. I REALLY THINK THIS IS FACTORY DEFECT, THERE SHOULD BE NO OUTSIDE AIR COMING INTO A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED UNLESS A WINDOW IS OPEN. I AM VERY UPSET THAT I EVEN BOUGHT THIS JEEP, BECAUSE BOTTOM LINE SERVICE MEN ARE MEAN. WHEN I SAT AT ROBERSON WAITING FOR MY JEEP THERE WERE 3 OTHER WOMEN WAITING FOR THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY HAD COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE I'M BEING FORCED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL A CERTAIN WAY, CRANKING UP THE HEATER FULL BLAST TO COUNTER ACT THE COLD AIR LEAKING IN(CREATES A LOUD NOISE UNABLE TO HEAR TRAFFIC) AND MY THIGHS ARE FREEZING BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK. GOD, SUMMER IS GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE!!! THANKS T&C IN WILSONVILLE FOR SELLING ME A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. I WANT THIS ISSUE FIXED OR GIVE ANOTHER JEEP PATRIOT THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE.....THIS IS WRONG I DROVE MY HONDA CIVIC FOR 12 YEARS NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS...I KICK MYSELF FOR BUYING THIS VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445555January 27, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THEY STATED THE FRONT BALLS JOINTS ON BOTH WHEELS WERE LOOSE. THE BALL JOINTS WERE NOT LEAKING ANY FLUID. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444916January 23, 2012
AIR BAGS
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 AND MY VEHICLE WAS IMBEDDED IN THE BUMPER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE TOW TRUCK HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLES APART AND THERE IS ABOUT $7,500 IN DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I HIT MY KNEE ON THE DASH AND HAD BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHICH HAS ME GREATLY CONCERNED. I HAD SOMEONE THAT WAS HIGHED BY CHRYSLER TO COME OUT AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE. CHRYLER SENT ME A LETTER THAT DUE TO THE DECELERATION THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT ACTIVATED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426943September 23, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT FWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE ROOF, DAMAGING THE OVERHEAD LIGHT AND THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE A DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426474September 20, 2011
STRUCTURE
SUNROOF IS LEAKING INTO CABIN OF VEHICLE THROUGH DOME LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422723August 31, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, SNOW SLID ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND COMPLETELY BLOCKED HIS FIELD OF VISION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND MANUALLY REMOVE THE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD IN ORDER TO REGAIN VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS DURING SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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