Jeep Patriot Complaints (2007)

270 consumer complaints on file.

#10944318January 11, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE CAR REPEATEDLY STALLS. IT IS NOT BEING OVER-FILLED. NOT HUMAN ERROR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. STALLS IN TRAFFIC - NO WARNING. JUST QUITS. REPEATEDLY. NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND LOTS OF MONEY SPENT AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER WHO RECOMMENDED WE TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. WE DID. THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. MECHANICS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. NHTSA SITE DOCUMENTS 35 REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. 16 REPORTS IN 2016. NUMEROUS ALSO IN THE 2008 JEEP. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHY NO RECALL RECOMMENDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944115January 10, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING AND THE FUEL TANK IN FULL, THERE WAS AN FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTAC ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS NEARLY FULL OR IN FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL GAGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929689December 2, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED WITH HOLES. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CROSS MEMBER DETACHED. THE ENTIRE FRAME CROSS MEMBER WAS CRACKED BEHIND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 243,765.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924924November 8, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONTAL UNDER CARRIAGE AND CROSS MEMBER HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919950October 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
ANOTHER VTEC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT...THESE TRANSMISSION ARE JUNK I HAVE HAD 6 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND FROM WHAT HAVE READ ON LINE DO NOT BUY A CAR WITH THIS TRANSMISSION IN IT BECAUSE THEY WILL GO OUT !!!! I'M OUT ANOTHER AT LEST $4000.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918942October 25, 2016
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
AFTER FUELING WITH GAS, MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. IT WAS THEN FINE AFTER I RESTARTED IT UNTIL I GOT TO A ROUNDABOUT WHERE IT STALLED AGAIN, LOSING ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, POWER, SPEED, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS FINE FOR A WEEK AFTER THIS UNTIL I GOT GAS AGAIN, IN WHICH CASE, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT STALLED AGAIN, LOSING ALL OF THE BASIC FUNCTIONS AGAIN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHERE I HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 20 MINUTES WHILE MY VEHICLE RAN AND STALLED REPEATEDLY UNTIL IT WORKED ITSELF OUT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD I ALREADY BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A DEFINITE ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND FIXED AS I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. I GOT GAS AGAIN LAST WEEK WHERE AFTERWARDS MY JEEP STALLED ON MAIN STREET DURING LUNCH TRAFFIC. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE SCARED TO PUT GAS IN MY VEHICLE IN CASE IT DECIDES TO STALL IN ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND ANY PASSENGERS I MAY HAVE WITH ME AT ANY POINT IN TIME WHEN IT STALLS AND STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN ANY ROAD. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT I WILL BE DOING MORE WEAR AND TEAR DAMAGE ON MY BATTERY AND STARTER AS I AM TRYING TO RESTART MY VEHICLE AFTER IT STALLS ON THESE ROADS WITH MINIMUM TO NO SHOULDERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS HORRIBLE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916700October 18, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FAULTY ROLLOVER VALVE GAD DOESN'T ENTER AT FULL CAPACITY WHEN FUELING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914269October 6, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I'M EXPERIENCING WHAT I'VE FOUND TO BE A WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH A VAPOR-LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK OF MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER FUELING, MOMENTS AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE, THE CAR WILL STALL AND SHUT OFF. IT WILL IMMEDIATELY RE-START AND RUN AGAIN BUT IS PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEED TO SHUT OFF AT EVERY STOP (I.E. AT AN INTERSECTION OR WHILE EXITING THE GAS STATION) FOR THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. IT ALSO LEADS TO HESITATIONS OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AT FULL SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THE LAST FOUR TIMES I'VE FILLED MY GAS TANK. ON THE MOST RECENT OCCASION, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION, AS I STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND I HAD TO THROW IT INTO PARK AND RESTART THE CAR WHILE STALLED IN A LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I'M VERY FORTUNATE THE ONCOMING VEHICLE WAS PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION AND STOPPED TO ALLOW ME TO EXIT THE INTERSECTION. THIS ISSUE ONLY OCCURS AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, WHEN THE VAPOR CANISTER COMPONENT THAT THE VALVE IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT BECOMES FLOODED WITH LIQUID FUEL DURING THE FILL. WHEN THIS COMPONENT PURGES ITS CONTENTS, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS FLOODED WITH LIQUID FUEL, RATHER THAN VAPOR, CAUSING THE STALL. AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES (PRESUMABLY WHEN ALL OF THE LIQUID FUEL HAS BEEN PURGED FROM THE VAPOR CANISTER), NO MORE PROBLEMS ARE SEEN UNTIL THE TANK IS REFILLED. SOME INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THAT I'M FAR FROM THE ONLY PERSON TO EXPERIENCE THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. THE FAULTY VALVE IS LOCATED INSIDE THE GAS TANK, AND THE ISSUE CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED WITH A PROHIBITIVELY-EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TANK. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A DOCUMENTED FLAW INHERENT IN SEVERAL VEHICLE MODELS IN THE CHRYSLER FAMILY, AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE ANYONE IS KILLED AS A RESULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905638September 11, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STALLS OUT, GAS TANK WON'T FILL UP, THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS ALMOST KILLED US MORE THAN ONCE. CAN'T GO OVER 40 WITHOUT IT OVERHEATING AND WHINING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897450August 21, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EACH TIME I FILL THE TANK WITH GAS AND DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THE JEEP SHUTS OFF AND LOSES POWER INSTANTLY. I COULDN'T GET IT RESTARTED. NOW I'M RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC. NO POWER STEERING, STOPPED HARD AND SUDDENLY. I COULD NOT RESTART THE JEEP. SEVERAL CARS JUST MISSED FROM HITTING ME. I KEEP TRYING TO START IT MEANWHILE A TRUCK IS HEADING MY WAY BEHIND ME. HE SLAMS ON HIS BREAKS, YET A SEMI TRUCK TAKES AT LEAST SIX CAR LENGTH TO STOP. HE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING ME THANK GOD. NOW I ONLY PUT 3/4 OF A TANK OF GAS. IT'S FRUSTRATING TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCE DUE TO HAVING TO STOP FOR GAS MORE OFTEN. THE SCARIEST THING IS THE HUGE CHANCE OF IT STALLING COMPLETELY WITH NO POWER AND GETTING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND ME. THE IMPACT OF GETTING HIT COULD KILL PEOPLE DUE TO THE HARSH SUDDEN STOP. IS THERE ANYWAY THIS CAN BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALL THE PART CAUSING THIS? THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES. I LIVE IN A LARGE CITY SO MOST OF THE ROADS ARE FREEWAYS AND HIGHWAY. SPEED LIMIT IS 65 TO 70 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862684May 2, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT ON 1/24/2015 I WAS SO EXCITED. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AROUND 5 MONTHS WITH THE GAS TANK. I BOUGHT A NEW GAS CAP AND YES JEEP BRAND AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN READING OTHER OWNERS ISSUE AND THEY ARE IDENTICAL TO MINE. THE CAR STALLS AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AT A STOP LIGHT OR JUST WHENEVER. I WAS READING SOME COMPLAINTS AND THEY WERE SAYING THE CHARCOAL CANISTER IS THE PROBLEM. THE COMPLAINT ALSO SAID YOU CAN NOT REPLACE THE CHARCOAL CANISTER, BECAUSE IT WAS BUILD INTO THE FUEL TANK, SO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FUEL TANK. THE COST FOR A NEW FUEL TANK IS AROUND $1,250.00 ☹️ VERY SAD ABOUT THE COST. MY BOYFRIEND GAVE ME HIS CAR TO DRIVE BECAUSE HE SAID IT'S TO DANGER FOR ME TO BE DRIVING MY CAR, BUT HE DRIVES IT NOW AND I'M WORRIED HE MIGHT GET HURT. I DO THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BADLY HURT OR DIE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855663April 15, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED UP, THE ENGINE WILL STALL OR "SURGE" FOR THE FIRST FEW MILES. AFTER THAT THE VEHICLE RUNS NORMAL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK. THIS HAS BECOME AN ISSUE FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS AND IT IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE FIXED BY A DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851905March 28, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING GAS TANK WITH FUEL, AFTER 30ISH SECONDS THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND SOMETIMES RECOVER, SOMETIMES QUIT. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT/SIGN OR DRIVING. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. SEEMS THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER IS FILLING WITH GAS. PLEASE HELP MAKE THIS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR OTHER DRIVERS! THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 3 OR 4 MONTHS WITH MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850984March 22, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLS AFTER REFUELING. WITH NO POWER STEERING THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED THE LAST THREE FILL UPS. THE LAST WAS THE WORST BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO RESTART AND WAS IN TRAFFIC. ENGINE SOUNDED FLOODED. HAD TO LET IT SET A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RETRYING. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846388March 14, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK ALL THE WAY THE CAR WILL STUTTER AND STALL WHEN YOU FIRST PULL AWAY FROM THE STATION. I WAS TOLD THIS IS BECAUSE THE VAPORS CANISTER MALFUNCTIONS. THIS ISN'T BAD, EXCEPT IN THIS STATE THE STEERING LOCKS. IT DOESN'T JUST GET AND TO STEER LIKE OLD DAYS WITHOUT POWER STEERING, THE STEERING WHEEL ACTUALLY LOCKS AS IF YOU ARE IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837871February 23, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLS SUDDENLY AFTER RE-FUELING. THIS STARTED HAPPENING A FEW WEEKS AGO AND NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS RE-FUELED. IT OCCURS A MILE OR SO AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION WITHOUT WARNING IN TRAFFIC. DEFECTIVE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM IS REPEATABLE AND DANGEROUS. GET THIS RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836842February 18, 2016
SUSPENSION
I HAD A COMPLETE BALL JOINT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN MY WHEEL SEPARATING FROM MY CAR WHILE DRIVING IN MODERATE TRAFFIC HIGHWAY SPEEDS (35 MPH). DUE TO THE FAILURE AND CONTINUED FORWARD MOTION WHILE DRIVING, THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUSPENSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836787February 17, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME AFTER I FILL THE GAS TANK, I START THE ENGINE, IT RUNS FINE FOR 1-2 MIN. THEN BEGINS TO BUCK AND JOLT LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF. I'VE EVEN HAD THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER RENDERING MY STEERING AND BRAKES INOPERABLE. THIS BEHAVIOR OF THE ENGINE SHUT OFF DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK. I'VE FOUND INFORMATION THAT THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A FAULTY VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826088February 14, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLS AFTER FUELING. ON LINE FORUM SUGGEST CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REMEDY. THE PROBLEM IS THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. ALSO REFERRED TO AS FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF FUEL TANK TO REPLACE VALVE WHICH IS NOT SOLD SEPARATELY. VEHICLE STALLS AFTER FUELING CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE IN TRAFFIC. USUALLY HAPPENS WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO OR FILLING UP GAS TANK.
Crash:
No
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

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