Jeep Patriot Complaints (2007)

270 consumer complaints on file.

#10721565May 26, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE OVERFLOW VALVE IS PROBABLY THE PROBLEM,. HE STATED THAT WHEN FILING UP WITH GAS, IT IS NOT SHUTTING OFF THE NOZZLE FLOW IN TIME, AND ALTHOUGH IT ISN'T SPILLING GAS ON THE GROUND IT IS WETTING THE CANISTER. HE SAYS THAT THROWS OFF THE AIR-GAS CALCULATIONS UNTIL THE CANISTER DRIES, 1-4 MINS AFTER RUNNING. IN THE MEANTIME, IT SHUTTERS HARD AND/OR STALLS MULTIPLE TIMES, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO LIVE WITH IT AND JUST MANUALLY FILL UP A LITTLE UNDER FULL. THIS IS BECAUSE THE VALVE CAN'T BE REPLACED W/O REPLACING THE ENTIRE TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714106May 1, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
AFTER REFUELING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT THE CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ABS LOCK UP. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES IT THEN SPUTTERS AND WILL JUMP WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN FILLED WITH GAS. IT IS GETTING HARDER AN HARDER TO RE START WHEN IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE GAS STATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706001April 16, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING TWO HOURS AWAY FOR A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT, AND WAS JUST DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE. I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD NO POWER AT ALL. THE HIGH PITCH WINE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE RPM WERE REDLINING AT 65 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE JEEP JUST SLOWED ON ITS OWN. THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT FOR THE TRANSMISSION CAME ON. PULLING OVER TO THE MEDIAN ALMOST KILLED MY HUSBAND AND I. THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND GO OVER 50MPH. WE HAD TO SIT ON INTERSTATE 64 FOR AN HOUR TO LET THE TRANSMISSION COOL DOWN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED FROM THEIR TRANSMISSION STALLING OR OVERHEATING GOING DOWN AN INTERSTATE, OR JUST DRIVING FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME ON A HIGHWAY. WE DO NOT FEE SAFE IN THIS 2007 JEEP WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND WE WERE NOT EVEN TOLD THAT BY THE DEALERSHIP!!! SERIOUSLY DEADLY PROBLEM.....FIX THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP SAID WE ARE SOL EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN'T OWNED IT 9 DAYS AND NOW WE ARE PAYING FOR A CAR WE CANNOT DRIVE OR FIX! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702844March 31, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700955March 22, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE VEHICLE STALLS. IT'S HAPPENED IN INTERSECTIONS AND ON THE ROAD. IT CRANKS BACK UP BUT STALLS AT VARIOUS TIMES, COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN. AFTER A FEW OCCURRENCES SOMETIMES EVEN HAPPENING ON THE NEXT DAY OR TWO IT STOPS UNTIL I FILL THE TANK UP AGAIN AND THE CYCLE CONTINUES. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE FUEL PUMP BUT RESEARCH ON THE WEB SHOWS OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME FUEL SYSTEMS USED IN CHRYSLER, DODGE, AND JEEP.THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693329March 10, 2015
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR'S MANUAL TRANSMISSION DIED AT 115,000 MILES. I'VE HAD THIS CAR A YEAR AND AM STILL PAYING IT OFF. NOW I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $4,400 TO GET MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS AND THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BETWEEN 90,000-100,000 MILES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE PART THAT FAILS IS PERMANENT SO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING AND IT'S VERY SPENDY. BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN PURCHASING USED 2007 JEEP PATRIOTS. YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DID. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691611March 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IN SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MAKING A TURN, A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WITH A CONSTANT VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE CROSS-MEMBER FRACTURED DUE TO RUST CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683584February 16, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY VEHICLE STARTED STALLING WHEN I WAS MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SENSOR AND STABILITY SENSOR CAME ON AND I HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO GET TO A STOP. THE BREAKS DID NOT WORK VERY WELL AND THE CAR WAS JERKING HORRIBLY. THE CAR KEPT TRYING TO DIE AND WOULD REV UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF. IT TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT RESET ITSELF BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679771January 29, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME AFTER I PUT FUEL IN MY JEEP, IT WILL STALL 2 TO 3 TIMES WHEN IDLING OR GOING UNDER A CERTAIN SPEED. THIS GETS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO TURN AND IT STALLS OUT MID-TURN. THE PROBLEM STARTED SPORADICALLY AT FIRST, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I PUT FUEL IN MY JEEP. BEFORE FINDING THIS SITE, I DID A TON OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR JEEP. CHRYSLER SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679267January 27, 2015
STRUCTURE
2007 JEEP PATRIOT LIMITED - STREAM OF WATER LEAKING FROM DOME LIGHTS AND MAP LIGHTS, AND ALSO ALONG THE SIDES OF THE HEADLINER IN CAR. WAS ADVISED POSSIBLE KINKED OR CLOGGED DRAINAGE TUBES. CHECKED NO KINK, AND WHEN WATER WAS POURED DOWN DIRECTLY INTO TUBES, IT DRAINED WITH NO CLOGS. WATER RUNNING INTO RADIO/CD PLAYER. ELECTRICAL HAZARD. NO SOLUTION BEING OFFERED BY JEEP! MANY PEOPLE HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OF ANY SORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672342January 14, 2015
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
GOING TO TOWN DRIVING BETWEEN 45MPH AND 50MPH AND THE FRONT TIRES STOP TURNING AND SKID TO A STOP. THEREFORE CAUSING MY HEAD FACE TO STRIKE THE STEERING WELL RESULTING IN A BLEEDING NOSE AND A BRUISED CHEST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10669824January 3, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE WILL IDLE ROUGH AND STALL. AT FIRST IT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY BUT NOW OCCURS AFTER EVERY REFUELING AND WILL CLEAR UP AFTER A FEW MILES. THIS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT WILL STALL AT A STOP LIGHT OR INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669686January 2, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 3 OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST YEAR BY CAR HAS JUST BEEN TURNED OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING BY I BELIEVE MY KNEE BUMPING THE IGNITION SWITCH. I KNOW CHRYSLER HAS HAD OTHER RECALLS DUE TO SIMILAR ISSUES ON OTHER MAKES/MODELS BUT NOT ON THE '07 PATRIOT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN. I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A SIMILAR ISSUE ON THE '07 PATRIOT. CAR JUST TOTALLY DIES. I THEN HAVE TO PUT IT INTO PARK AND RESTART CAR AND IT'LL WORK FINE AT THAT POINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661543December 2, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. IT IS NOT DURING EVERY STOP BUT MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR AFTER REFUELING THE CAR. ON THE FIRST INCIDENT IN OCTOBER 2014, I HAD DRIVEN HOME FROM WORK (35+ MILES) AND WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT EASILY RESTARTED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. SINCE THEN THE DRIVING ISSUES HAVE INCREASED TO RPM DECREASES WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ' THE ENGINE KICKS/JERKS THE CAR AND RETURNS TO NORMAL DRIVING. THE JEEP STALLS EVERY TIME IT IS REFUELED ' I AM NOT INTENTIONALLY OVERFLOWING THE GAS TANK. IT WILL STALL MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THE REFILL. THE RPM FLUCTUATES REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE LAST TIME THE TANK WAS REFUELED. I HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING OVER 50MPG WHEN THE ENGINE KICKED, RPM DECREASED, AND I THOUGHT I WAS LOSING POWER ABOUT TO STALL. ON NOV 26, 2015 THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. MY TWO PRESCHOOL AGED KIDS WERE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. I COULDN'T QUICKLY RESTART THE JEEP. WE SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A MOMENT ' POSSIBLY 4 MINUTES ' WAITING TO TRY THE ENGINE AGAIN. IT DID RESTART AND THE ENTIRE RIDE HOME, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES ' THE RPMS FLUCTUATED WITHOUT MY HITTING GAS OR BREAKS. IT THEN STALLED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN PARKING. I DIDN'T TOUCH THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS, OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE IT AGAIN, THE RPM FLUCTUATED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. INSTEAD, I WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR AND TURN THE JEEP OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. IT WAS JUST A FEW SECONDS BUT IT WAS RUNNING AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE KEY IN MY HAND. MY HUSBAND DROVE IT AN HOUR LATER TO TEST IT OUT AND THE JEEP STALLED AGAIN IN THE DRIVEWAY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655183November 15, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN I PUMP GAS MY CAR REJECTS THE GAS WHEN I KNOW IT ISN'T FULL. THE GAS SHUTOFF AT THE STATION WILL KICK AND NOT ALLOW GAS TO PUMP INTO MY CAR. 2ND, AFTER PUMPING GAS MY CAR WILL THROTTLE UP AND DOWN AND THEN SHUT OFF WHENEVER I STOP. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURN IT BACK ON AND SHIFT TO DRIVE. 3RD, AFTER TURNING ON MY CAR, I TRY TO SHFIT OUT OF PARK. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. I REPLACED THE BRAKE SHIFT LIGHT ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT WORKED FINE UNTIL TODAY. NOW ONCE AGAIN, I CANNOT GET MY CAR OUT OF PARK. THE OTHER 2 ISSUES HAVE BEEN ONGOING SINCE SEPTEMBER AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MANAGER THEM AND STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639922September 29, 2014
SUSPENSION
WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2012 I WAS ASSURED THAT THE PULL AND SOUND FROM THE FRONT END WAS JUST A NEEDED ALIGNMENT. 2 MONTHS LATER IT WAS CLUNKING AND POPPING. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC, THEY STATED THAT BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS INCLUDING BALL JOINTS, AND THE TIE ROD WERE TERRIBLY WORN. THE MECHANIC WAS NOT SURPRISED BECAUSE OF THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE JEEP PATRIOT. SAID IT IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE FOR THESE TO GO OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. THIS JEEP IS SUPPOSED TO BE "TRAIL RATED" WITH THE OFF ROAD PACKAGE, BUT I DON'T EVEN FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ON CITY ROADS AND HAVEN'T SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THESE PART BY PART DUE TO THE FACT OF THE HIGH COST AND THAT THE VALUE STILL HOLDS UP ON JEEPS SO I MAKE MONTHLY FINANCE PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT I AM STUCK WITH THE 100% OF THESE REPAIR BILLS TO FIX WHAT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM ON A JEEP. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN CHRYSLER JEEP AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE AGAIN. :( *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633433September 15, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
05/02/2014 BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPOT TO PICK UP SON FROM SCHOOL. VEHICLE STALLED 3 TIMES IN PARKING LOT BEFORE HAVING TO PUSH IT INTO A DIFFERENT PARKING SPACE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. RECEIVED CALL TEST CODES FOR STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NOT INITIALIZED. DEALERSHIP NOT ABLE TO SHOW ERROR/CODE TO THE WARRANTY COMPANY,- WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD NOT OK WORK. THIS "CODE" HAS NEVER BEEN DUPLICATED AGAIN. 5/28/2014 CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TRIED TO GET CODES BUT NO POWER TO THE ENGINE. VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 5/29. 6/4/2014 RECEIVED CALL FROM DEALERSHIP TO OK REPLACING BATTERY DUE TO IT DYING. 6/5/2014 CALLED CHRYSLER & THEY OPENED A CASE. 6/11/2014 DEALERSHIP CALLED TELLING US THAT WE NEEDED TO PICK UP VEHICLE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS AND WOULD NOT SPEND ANY MORE TIME WITH IT. 6/12/2014 HUSBAND SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER/JEEP AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THE ISSUE. 6/23/2014 HUSBAND RECEIVED A CALL FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT GETTING MORE INTERNAL RESOURCES INVOLVED AND WE WOULD HEAR BACK IN A FEW DAYS. 6/26/2014 RECEIVED CALL FROM CHRYSLER/JEEP. THEY SENT A CHRYSLER REP AND TECH TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY WERE ABLE TO START CAR 20-30 TIMES WITH NO ISSUE, COULD NOT REPLICATE ANY PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER REP RECOMMENDATION TO DEALERSHIP CHARGE US STORAGE FEES IF WE DID NOT PICK UP THE VEHICLE BY 6/30/2014 ALSO TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OLDER AND DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY THROUGH THEM. 6/27/2014 PICKED UP VEHICLE. 7/04/2014 CAR DIED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD, AFTER ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES HUSBAND ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. 9/15/2014 THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE 7/4/2014 TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT DUE TO STALLING ISSUES AND AN UNWILLING TO PAY FOR ANOTHER "DIAGNOSTIC TEST" OR TOW TO BE TOLD THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND THE ISSUE. CONTINUE PAYING FOR A VEHICLE I CAN DRIVE SAFELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632390September 11, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2007 JEEP PATRIOT STALLS AFTER EVERY FUEL FLL UP . ONLY STALLS WHEN FUEL IS FILLED. STARTS BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630009September 2, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620918August 8, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR STALLED OUT SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT (JAN. 1, 2008). IT IS NOW AUGUST 2014 AND I STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM, EXCEPT NOW IT'S A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS AND BIGGER PROBLEM. IF I GO SLOW OR STOP TO TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, IT STALLS OUT. I ALMOST GOT HIT/KILLED TODAY. THE TERRIBLE PART ABOUT IT IS THAT I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FROM DAY 1. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CAN NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM. I JUST TRIED CALLING CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME I'VE ONLY TAKEN IT IN ONCE FOR THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS NOT TRUE AT ALL.. EVEN IF IT WAS JUST ONCE, THEY STILL DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM SO THEY "COULD NOT FIX IT." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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