Jeep Patriot Complaints (2008)

447 consumer complaints on file.

#10861371April 25, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS ANY TIME IT RAINS OR SNOWS WHEN I GET IN MY JEEP THE FIRST TIME THE BREAK IS TOUCH WATER POURS FROM THE DOME LIGHT LIKE A WATERFALL STREAM IT IS STAINING THE INTERIOR IT IS TRASHING THE CAR I CANNOT GET IT TO STOP WHAT IS THE WORST THING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860298April 19, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY FRONT CROSSMEMBER / SUB FRAME IS ROTTED OUT . CONTACTED JEEP THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY WARRANTED 2007 MODELS BUT NOT 2008 . FRONT ENGINE CRADLE HAS HUGE HOLES IN IT . DESIGN FLAW CAUSE THE AC DRIPS RIGHT ON FRAME CAUSING RUST . DEALERSHIP SAID NO SETRVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BUT THEY LIED . FINALLY GOT A GOOD QUOTE TO HAVE FIXED GONNA COST 775 TO FIX . I HAVE ALSO CHANGED MY FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS 3 TIMES . BALL JOINTS , TIE RODS ETC AND THE OTHER PARTS . ONLY SAVING GRACE IS ITS PAID FOR AND LIFETIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855191April 13, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND A CONDITION OF LOW IDLE STALLING HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER MY 8 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT MECHANICAL CONDITION, AND ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND DOCUMENTED. IN WET OR DAMP CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE REGULARLY STALLS, OR THE IDLE DROPS BELOW A NORMAL OPERATING RANGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER. MORE RECENTLY, IN WET OR DAMP CONDITIONS, WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO MOVE BEFORE EXPERIENCING NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER MOMENTARILY BEFORE RPMS SURGE AND ACCELERATION CONTINUES. THIS IS HAZARDOUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CROSS INTERSECTIONS, AS THE STALLING AND LIMP ACCELERATION ARE RANDOM AND CANNOT BE PREDICTED. EARLY ON I HAD BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP'S ATTENTION DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD BUT THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE ALSO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AS IT ONLY OCCURS IN WET OR DAMP CONDITIONS. THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED INSTANCES OF IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR ISSUES WITH ALL MODEL YEARS OF JEEP PATRIOTS, THOUGH NO REMEDY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855377April 13, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP PATRIOT IT STARTED TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE AND EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER. AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD A WHILE I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEM BUT STILL I HEARD THE WHINNING NOISE. AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE AGAIN THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER. AFTER FINALLY MAKING IT HOME I IMMEDIATELY GOT ON THE INTERNET TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM. ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE JEEP PATRIOT CVT TRANSMISSION IS CRAP AND THE COMPANY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT KNOWING THAT THEIR PRODUCT HAVE PROBLEMS. I'M DISGUSTED AN 09 WITH 53,000 MILES AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. OUR GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENS BAILED THE CHRYSLER COMPANY OUT WHEN THEY WAS AT RISK OF LOSING EVERYTHING AND THIS IS HOW THEY PAY US BACK AND SAY THANK YOU, BY SELLING US CRAP AND BEING KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE ISSUES IT HAS AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I WAS TAUGHT BUYING AMERICAN IS WHAT KEEPS AMERICA EMPLOYED, BUT IT ALSO LEAVES U STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WASTING THOUSANDS OF UR HARD EARNED DOLLARS ON A JUNK PRODUCT. I FEEL AS THOUGH THE CHRYSLER COMPANY SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND FIX THEIR PRODUCT ITS THEIRS THEY MADE IT SO FIX IT PLAIN AND SIMPLE BUT NO AFTER SPENDING THOUSANDS ON THEIR VEHICLE THEY WANT U TO ALSO SPEND ANOTHER $3500 IN THEIR DEALERSHIPS ON A NEW TRANSMISSION THIS IS ROBBERY AT ITS FINEST AND NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT BUT AGAIN THIS IS AMERICA HOME OF THE FREE. FREE TO DO WHATEVER U LIKE AND SCREW THOSE THAT KEPT U AFLOAT AND BAILED UR COMPANY OUT WHEN YOU WAS ON THE BRINK OF CLOSING YOUR DOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850547March 19, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2008 PATRIOT'S FRONT CROSSMEMBER IS RUSTING THROUGH. CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE 2007 PATRIOTS, BUT HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM ON THE 2008 MODEL. THE CROSSMEMBER SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. IF IT WERE TO FAIL IN MOTION THE RESULTS WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846269March 12, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CRADDLE/ FRAME RUSTED THRU. PROBLEM FOUND ON JEEP PATRIOTS A ND DODGE CALIPERS. BAD DESIGN BECAUSE AC DRAINS ONTO RUSTED OUT AREA, I AM A PA INSPECTION MECHANIC SO I KNOW THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. DANGER IS IF CROSSMEMBER BREAKS STEERIG CONTROL WILL BE LOST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837630February 22, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING UP, THE VEHICLE BUCKS AND STALLS. AFTER A FILL UP THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE JEEP STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONGESTED INTERSECTION LEAVING ME MOMENTARILY STRANDED. LUCKILY, AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. VERY SCARY!! THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN LEAVING THE GAS STATION. IT WASN'T UNTIL RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE THAT I DISCOVERED MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837285February 20, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
WE STARTED TO HAVE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF OUR CAR WHEN WE DROVE IT. THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE WHEEL, WE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE TOLD US THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HAD IT TOWED TO A JEEP DEALER, SAID IT WAS A GOOD THING WE DIDN'T TRY TO DRIVE IT. IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE ENGINE COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT IT WE HIT A POT HOLE ON THE WAY THERE. CONTACTED JEEP, THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED IN 2007, 2008, AND 2009 JEEP PATRIOTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836233February 15, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CANNOT PUMP GAS, PUMP SHUTS OFF AFTER A FEW CENTS OF GAS IS PUMPED. VERY BIG SAFETY HAZARD DURING PUMPING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND REQUIRES THE GAS TANK TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ROLLOVER VALVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816161February 3, 2016
POWER TRAIN
2008 JEEP PATRIOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP WITH VEHICLE POWER TRAIN INSPECTION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, INSPECTIONS DID NOT INCLUDE THE POWER TRAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823945February 3, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
AFTER FILLING MY 2008 PATRIOT UP WITH FUEL THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP , TODAY MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. LUCKY I WAS NOT HIT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823655February 2, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK IN MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT, IT WILL IMMEDIATELY START TO "CHUG" OR EVEN HAVE THE ENGINE STALL COMPLETELY. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE SITTING STILL OR EVEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS!!! MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER/JEEP. HE IS RIGHT. THE PROBLEMS ARE DOCUMENTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. OF COURSE, THE ONLY FIX IS TO HAVE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK REPLACED WHICH NEEDLESS TO SAY, IS VERY EXPENSIVE. JEEP/CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823700February 2, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEVERE LEAKING OUT OF SUNROOF, CEILING, AND WINDSHIELD OF CAR.
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
#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
#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
#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
#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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