Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#10888917July 27, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRONT K-MEMBER ON MY JEEP PATRIOT HAS A COMPLETE RUST THRU HOLE THAT COMPRISES THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER THIS EVEN THOU THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR OLDER JEEP PATRIOTS TO COVER THIS PROBLEM. ALL JEEP PATRIOTS FROM 2007 THRU 2015 HAVE THE SAME FRONT K-MEMBER PART NUMBER AND YET THEY REFUSE TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888790July 26, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
WENT TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE OF NOISE WHEN TURNING. THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACKED RUSTED OUT SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH IN THE 2007 PATRIOT AND PROVIDED AN EXTENDED 10YEAR WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO SUPPORT THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE VEHICLE HAS 66K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887907July 23, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SINCE DAY 1 OF BUYING MY JEEP BRAND NEW IT STALLS WHILE I DRIVE. RECENTLY IT HAS GOTTEN 100X WORSE. TODAY I WAS HEADING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ONCE AGAIN MY RPM GAUGE WOULD GO DOWN TO 0 AND MY CAR WOULD JERK. ALTHOUGH THIS TIME IT DID IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL I FINALLY PULLED OVER AND WHEN I DID MY CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND STOPPED..LIKE USUAL. SO I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THEN IT WAS FINE AGAIN. UNTIL 10 MINUTES LATER. IT BEGAN JERKING NON STOP ON THE HIGHWAY SO I PULLED OVER AND WAS GONNA RESTART MY CAR, BUT THIS TIME IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. I SAT THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY PANICKING FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL I COULD FINALLY GET IT BACK ON. AND YET THE NEXT HOUR WAS FULL OF NON STOP JERKING AND HAVING TO PULL OVER. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AROUND 4 TIMES YET THERE'S NO LIGHT ON SO NOTHING CAN BE FOUND. I HAPPEN TO LOOK UP RECENTLY AND SEE THERE WAS APPARENTLY A RECALL ON THIS VEICHLE SO I TOOK IT IN AGAIN, BUT WHEN THEY PUT MY VIN THERE IS NOTHING! THIS PROBLEM WITH IT JERKING AND STALLING HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AROUND DECEMBER OF 2013. I FINALLY HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE A REPORT BECAUSE I AM SO TIRED OF HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT MY CAR DYING ON ME WHILE I'M DRIVING! THIS VEICHLE IS SO UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887849July 22, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION
ON JULY 13, 2016, I TOOK MY JEEP IN TO OUR LOCAL DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. WHEN PICKING UP MY JEEP, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE WRITER THAT THEY DISCOVERED THE K FRAME (CROSSOVER IN FRONT OF VEHICLE) WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND WOULD VERY SOON NEED TO BE REPLACED. IF IT WAS NOT REPLACED, IT WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD! I AM AWARE THAT CHRYSLER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 2007 JEEP PATRIOT TO 10 YEARS FOR THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS USE THE SAME FRAME AND DESIGN. THEY DID NOT EXTEND THE COVERAGE FOR THE 2008 MODEL. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 105,000 MILES ON MY JEEP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887381July 21, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,574.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887454July 21, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WENT THROUGH CAR WASH, WATER CAME POURING IN THROUGH DOME LIGHT, RAINING ON RADIO. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE DRAIN LINES ARE TOO SMALL AND OFTEN NEED TO BE UNCLOGGED. THEY OFFER NO EXPLANATION OF THE POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL HAZARD OR THE ROTTING EFFECTS OF WATER LEFT UNSEEN IN THE ROOF LININGS. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THE HISTORY OF THIS POOR DESIGN GOES BACK TO 2008. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED AND CAN ONLY UNCLOG/BLOW OUT THE DRAIN TUBES DURING MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGES...THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY HAZARD. I AM LEASING THE VEHICLE BUT MAY NEED TO SWITCH OUT. THIS IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT THEY ARE APPARENTLY IGNORING TO THE CONSUMERS RISK OF ELECTRICAL FIRE, AND OR ROTTING ACCESSORIES CAUSING POTENTIAL SEVERE DEVALUATION IN TRADE IN / SALE POTENTIAL AS WELL AS ACTUAL CASH VALUE IN INSURANCE APPRAISALS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10886050July 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A LOUD WHINING NOISE SOUNDED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING WARM TEMPERATURES OF 80 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885867July 19, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ROLLOVER VALVE - EVERY TIME I FILLED THE GAS TANK, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT JERKING AND OCCASIONAL STALLING. THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN IF I ONLY FILLED PARTIALLY. WITHIN A MILE THERE WOULD BE JERKING, AND STALLING HAS HAPPENED WHILE IDLING AND WHILE DRIVING. NOT ONLY IS THAT A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, BUT IN A VEHICLE ROLLOVER THE VALVE PREVENTS GAS FROM SPILLING OUT AND STARTING POSSIBLE FIRES. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ON LOCAL STREETS AND NOT A HIGHWAY WHEN I STALLED, BUT I HAVE READ OTHER FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE'S PATRIOTS STALLED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND OTHER MECHANICS SEEM TO KNOW THIS IS A COMMON FLAW WITH JEEPS AND CHRYSLERS BUILT IN THE PAST 5-8 YEARS. THE ONLY SOLUTION TO REPLACE THE VALVE IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK, WHICH IS EXTREMELY COSTLY. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY, BUT CHRYSLER SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAS DONE NOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885969July 19, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THE PAST WEEK, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FAILED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885334July 17, 2016
SUSPENSION
LOUD NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION ODD FEEL IN STEERING DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AND FOUND THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE MOUNTING FOR THE FRONT SWAY BAD WAS ROTTED THROUGH AND PULLED APART. JEEP DEALER WANTED $99.00 TO LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE,AND TELL ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. 2007 MODEL YEAR HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PART NUMBER. I FEEL THIS IS A HAZARDOUS CONDITION CAUSED BE DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PREVENT A SERIOUS COLLISION AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885329July 17, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHEELS
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE CAR HESITATED, LOST SPEED, AND THEN CUT OFF (LOST COMPRESSION) WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT NEVER CAME ON (BEFOREHAND) TO ALERT THAT THERE WAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE LOSES AIR (CONSTANTLY) AND I'VE HAD TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE (SINCE PURCHASE DATE 3/13/15) EVERY OTHER WEEK AND THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS INSISTING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885359July 17, 2016
ENGINE
STALLS AT LOW SPEED (40 MPH OR LESS) AND AT IDLE, MOST OFTEN WITH SOME ENGINE LOAD -- LIKE AC IS ON OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. IT STALLS MORE OFTEN IN THE AFTERNOON THAN IN THE MORNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885391July 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON A COOL FALL DAY MY TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SITTING FOR 20 MINUTES I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE SAME INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IS COMMON AND THE JEEP PATRIOT WASN'T MADE TO GO ON LONG TRIPS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY VEHICLE AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT FIXED AND NOW MY WARRANTY IS UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885124July 15, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
UNABLE TO FILL THE TANK WITHOUT THE PUMP CLICKING OFF EVERY 2 - 3 SECONDS, DESPITE HAVING TRIED MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS AND PUMPS. MECHANIC ADVISED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE EVAP SYSTEM AND THAT THE FUEL TANK WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED (POSSIBLY A FAULTY ROLLOVER VALVE ON THE TANK). ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT IS TAKES FOREVER TO FILL THE TANK, I HAVE TO GUESS AT WHEN MY TANK IS FULL AND RISK OVERFILLING SINCE I CAN'T RELY ON THE USUAL "CLICK" OF THE PUMP. ALSO, IF IT IS A FAULTY ROLLOVER VALVE, I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A PRETTY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HOPE OTHERS EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM ALSO FILE COMPLAINTS HERE AND WITH CHRYSLER/JEEP SO A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED IF NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884715July 14, 2016
ENGINE
DAUGHTER'S 2009 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 50,000 MILES SHUTS OFF AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF FILL UP JEEP SHUTS OFF AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. AFTER LETTING CAR SIT IN THE OFF POSITION IT WILL TURN BACK ON AND MAY OR MAY NOT REPEAT THE SAME CYCLE DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT IS RUN BEFORE TRYING TO PROCEED. ONLY OCCURS WHEN FILLING TANK COMPLETELY; NO ISSUES WHEN NOT FILLING THE TANK MAXIMUM CAPACITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884729July 14, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR CUYS IN AN OUT ALMOST LIMEIT GOING TO SHUT OFF. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AN FLASH AN DING . SHORTLY AFTER WHILE DRIVI G THE ESP COMES ON CUTS OUT LIME GOI G TO DIE THEN ENGINE DIES DRIVING OR PARKED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884341July 12, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS THE RED LIGHTING BOLT ON MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT TURNS ON AND OFF, SOMETIMES WHEN THE AC IS ON, AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING MORE THAN 40MPH. TODAY, IT WAS DIFFERENT THE LIGHTING BOLT TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING 20MPH WITH THE AC OFF, IT STARTED FLASHING AND THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE STARTING STALLING, THE CAR WENT ONTO PARK MODE WITHOUT ME SWITCHING THE GEAR, THEN IT MOVED FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS WHILE ON PARK MODE. THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 15MOTHS, AND 9 YEARS OLD TO CAMP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SUGGESTED A TUNE-UP. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THE CAR ONLY HAS 28,000, I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS A TUNE UP. NOW, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR, AND THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING SUCH PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884018July 11, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND PREMATURE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE FRONT SUBFRAME. THE DEALER PROVIDED NO RECOMMENDATION REGARDING REPLACING THE PART OR COATING THE FRONT SUBFRAME. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHO WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A REPAIR RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE DEALER TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884146July 11, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, SPEED 65-70 MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND A WINDING NOISE ACCOMPANIES THE LOSS. SOMETIMES THE TEMP GAUGE OR ELECTRIC THROTTLE LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS. ALL 4 TIMES I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WAIT AN HOUR, START THE CAR DRIVES NORMALLY. AFTER EACH OCCASION I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER. EITHER THEY SAY IT'S A MISFIRE, OR I NEED A TUNE UP OR AN IGNITION COIL. I'VE SINCE HAD ALL THESE REPAIRS AND THE ISSUE CONTINUES. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I'VE HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR EVERY TIME, THANKFULLY I AVOIDED GETTING REAR ENDED AND NOW DRIVE IN THE SLOW LANE NOT OVER 65 MPH JUST TO BE PREPARED FOR MY JEEP TO DO THIS AGAIN. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883534July 8, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE IS A LEAK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 6 DIFFERENT TIMES TO BE FIXED. IT IS SITTING IN BODY SHOP TRYING TO GET FIXED AGAIN. I AM VERY UPSET AT THE WAY THIS IS BEING HANDLED. I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT MY ISSUES ON THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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