Jeep Patriot Complaints (2008)

447 consumer complaints on file.

#10817321January 1, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT LEAKS THROUGH DOME LIGHT. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES THIS HAPPEN LAST YEAR IT FRIED MY RADIO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816607December 28, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
AFTER FUELING VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AWAY THE JEEP WILL STUTTER AND SHUT OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS A FEW MINUTES AFTER FUELING BUT HAS HAPPENED A DAY AFTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816270December 26, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM DRIVING A NEW TO ME PATRIOT 2008 AND AM HAVING WATER LEAKING IN TO INTERIOR FROM REAR/HATCH DOOR. IT'S A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, SO WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL MONDAY TO CONTACT DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811236December 19, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF WHEN FILLING UP, IT STARTED LAST MONTH ON & OFF. LAST 3 DAYS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUT MORE THAN 1 GALLON REGARDLESS OF GAS PUMP OR GAS STATION. CHECKED INTERNET AND MANY ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE GAS TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. I HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH 2005 CHRYSLER 300, IT STARTED THE SAME WAY WHERE I COULD NOT PUT GAS, THEN IT STARTED TO SHUTOFF WHILE DRIVING OR RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP, A COUPLE TIMES I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN TURNING AT INTERSECTION AND ENGINE SHUTOFF AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS TANK FOR FREE AS SIMILAR ISSUES WERE REPORTED FOR 2006 CHRYLER 300S,BUT NOT 2005 MODEL. 2) ALSO, OFTEN AFTER FILLING UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON USUALLY WITHIN HOURS OF FILLING UP WHILE DRIVING AND STAYS ON. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT GO OFF FOR DAYS EVEN WHEN DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY FOR AN HR.THE ENGINE LIGHT WHEN IT GOES OFF MAY STAY OFF FOR 2-3 WEEKS. I CHECK THE GAS CAP AND IT IS ON TIGHT. PREVIOUSLY MY MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS DUE TO A CODE 420? POINTING TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I AM NOT CONVINCED IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OFF, IT STAYS OFF FOR WEEKS, AND I DO ALLOT OF DRIVING. ON STREETS AND EXPRESSWAY FOR 30 MILES OR MORE DAILY. I AM TAKING CAR TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP NEXT WEEK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810453December 15, 2015
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT.WHILE STRAPPING A SAFETY SEAT INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE THREAD ON THE CENTER SEAT BELT WAS FAILING. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS SPLITTING IN TWO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CENTER SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,898.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809636December 11, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT BECAME ILL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST BLOCK WAS LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE EXHAUST BLOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF UPDATED 05/0918*JB *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809012December 8, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I BOUGHT 2008 JEEP PATRIOT NEW, THIS SUMMER (2015), I FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO A RUSTED OUT FRONT STEEL FRAME ASSEMBLY, THAT HOLDS THE STEERING UNIT AND THE LOWER ARMS OF THE WHEELS, IT DIRECTLY EFFECTS THE STEERING. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN WHERE CHRYSLER WAS RECALLING OLDER 2007 JEEPS WITH SAME PROBLEMS BUT NOT MINE. THIS JOB COST BETWEEN $900.00 TO $1000.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808641December 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTING ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO THE CAR WILL NO LONGER TAKE MORE THAN ABOUT 1/4 GALLON OF GAS BEFORE CLICKING OFF. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE PUMP AT COSTCO BUT I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AT SEVERAL OTHER STATIONS. IT TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO FILL THE TANK FROM EMPTY AND WILL SPIT GAS BACK IF I AM NOT CAREFUL. CHECKED THE EVAP CANISTER AND FILLER NECK. BASED ON RESEARCH IT APPEARS THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808640December 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR STALLS SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING. GENERALLY I DRIVE FOR ABOUT 60 SECONDS AT WHICH POINT IF I SLOW DOWN TOO MUCH IT STALLS OUT. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808556December 5, 2015
ENGINE
ENGINE STALLS SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHEN IT COMES TO A STOP WITHIN MINUTES OF REFUELING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807737December 1, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS AT MY MECHANIC GETTING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT SERVICED WHEN HE CALLED ME INTO THE SHOP TO LOOK AT THE RUST ISSUE THAT THE K FRAME HAS. THE RUST HAS ALREADY BEGAN TO MAKE HOLES IN THE STRUCTURE WHICH WERE NOT THERE AT MY LAST CHANGE 3 MONTHS AGO. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON, SO MUCH THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE 2007 PATRIOT WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OPEN RECALLS ON MY PATRIOT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN AT JUST UNDER 105,000 MILES. THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE READ ONLINE MENTIONS A MANUFACTURE FLAW THAT HAS THE A/C DRAIN OVER THE FRAME. THIS LEAVES THE OWNER WITH A COSTLY REPAIR THAT IS JEEPS FAULT. WHILE THE JEEP WAS IN THE AIR ON THE LIFT WE INSPECTED THE REST OF THE UNDER BODY EVERYTHING ELSE WAS RUST FREE BUT I HAVE ENCLOSED PICTURES TAKEN TODAY ON THE LIFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795079November 20, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,241. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR, IF HE DOESN'T FILL THE TANK UP COMPLETELY. UPDATED 01/25/16.*JB UPDATED 05/24/16*LJ UPDATED 05/24/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795192November 20, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY JEEP PATRIOT STALLS AFTER GETTING GAS. I SAW ONLINE MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT OF GAS TANK VALVE. VERY DANGEROUS AS STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN CAR STALLS. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789475November 10, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 JEEP PATRIOT, THAT I PARK IN GARAGE IN WINTER IN THE EVENING WHEN NOT DRIVING, THIS PAST SUMMER (2015), I TOOK MY JEEP TO GET INSPECTED AND THE MECHANIC AT THE GARAGE SAID HE CAN NOT PASS IT DUE TO THE RUSTED OUT SUB FRAME THAT HOLDS THE STEERING, AND FRONT END PARTS; I CALLED THE JEEP DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE THE $600.00 DOLLAR PART ON HAND, WHICH MEANS TO ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PART THAT IS FAILING. SINCE IT IS A BOX FRAME PIECE IT APPEARS THAT EITHER THE PART WAS NOT CLEANED OR PLATED ON THE INSIDE CORRECTLY, SINCE THESE PARTS ARE RUSTING OUT FROM THE INSIDE TO OUTSIDE, AND BY THE TIME YOU SEE THE RUST IT IS TO LATE AND RUSTED THOUGH CAUSING A DANGER IN FRAME AND STEERING ALL WITHIN JUST A FEW YEARS ( 6). ALL TOGETHER THIS WAS A $900.00 DOLLAR JOB TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787438October 31, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK DROVE OUT OF GAS STATION AND VEHICLE KEPT STALLING AND LOCKED UP. HAD TO PULL TO SIDE OFF OF THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785527October 23, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785309October 22, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783236October 19, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783519October 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NON-PROGRAMMED KEY WAS USED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT ACTIVATED THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE KEYS NEEDED TO BE RE-PROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783182October 18, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
17/OCTOBER 2015 3:00 PM THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE FUEL LINE OVER THE MOTOR. OVER THE 4 INJECTOR SENSORS THE LINE CUT AND SPLASH GASOLINE. IN THIS MOMENT, THE MOTOR WAS OFF AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. IN THIS MOMENT JUST AN EXTINGUISHER WAS USED THE DAMAGE WAS A LINE CUT OVER THE MOTOR 2.4. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OVER 10 MINUTE IN THE YARD OF CLUB LIONS OF GUAYANILLA TOWN OF PUERTO RICO COUNTRY 00656 AREA CODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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