Jeep Patriot Complaints (2008)

447 consumer complaints on file.

#11223024June 27, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I FILLED UP THE JEEP WITH GAS WHILE STATIONARY AND OFF. I TURNED ON THE JEEP AND THE ENGINE TURNED OVER FINE. I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN WHILE EXITING THE GAS STATION, AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE WHEEL LOCKED. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. THE ENGINE STALLS FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER FILL UP ANYTIME I COME TO A FULL STOP. THANKFULLY, I HAVE YET TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BUT, I NO LONGER FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THIS VEHICLE WILL REMAIN RELIABLE. THIS MALFUNCTION COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OR THE INABILITY TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY IN AN EMERGENCY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222266June 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING EXTENDED DISTANCES OR IN HILLY AREAS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BEGIN WHINING AND TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT WILL TURN ON, VEHICLE WILL THEN LOSE POWER AND WILL HAVE TO BE PULLED OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE IT COOLS DOWN ENOUGH TO DRIVE ANOTHER TEN MINUTES. AFTER HAVING IT EXAMINED BY A MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE 2005-2010 JEEP PATRIOTS EQUIPPED WITH CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND REQUIRES A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, AND THAT IF IT IS REPLACED WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION, I CAN EXPECT THE SAME ISSUE LATER ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218487June 7, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN AUGUST OF 2018 I HAVE MY CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP GETTING A REAR WHEEL BEARING, CV AXLE CHANGED OUT. THIS YEAR I HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT DIFFERENT REAR WHEEL BEARING. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THEN THAT MY VEHICLE CROSS MEMBERS & SUB FRAME IN BOTH FRONT & REAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND QUOTED ME ACCORDINGLY. I FEEL THAT THE SUB FRAMES & CROSS MEMBERS HAVE BEEN RUSTY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM THIS DEALERSHIP IN 2015. WHEN I FOUND INFORMATION ON THE X69 EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS EXACT RUST ISSUE, I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN TAKEN A FOOL THAT THE DEALERSHIP NEGLECTED TO ALERT ME IN 2018 WHEN MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT THE END OF THE YEAR, JUST TO BRING IT UP AGAIN IN 2019 TO MAKE A BUCK. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AS WELL (6-3-19). THEY FEIGNED THEIR VIP SYSTEM WAS DOWN AND COULDN'T LOOK UP DEALERSHIP INFO??? THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK AND EVEN HAD MY CONTACT INFORMATION ON HAND (HOW CAN THEY HAVE THAT INFO JUST FROM ME NAME OR VIN?) CHRYSLER STILL HASN'T CALLED ME BACK. I AM PISSED ABOUT THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208490May 19, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN DECEMBER, COMPLAINED OF LOOSE STEERING FROM DAY 1 NICELY, INSPECTION STICKER WAS PUT ON THROUGH DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WHICH I LATER DISCOVERED WAS ON LOCAL NEWS FOR INVESTIGATION OF FRAUD LIKE ACTIVITY, REACHED OUT TO CREDIT ACCEPTANCE, NO RESULTS, LATER DISCOVERED THEY HAVE PAST LAWSUITS, INVESTIGATIONS, COURT RULINGS AGAINST THEM, AS WELL AS DEALERSHIP HAVING MULTIPLE BUSINESS CLAIMS IN MA/NH, I PROCEEDED TO BRING MY CASE TO THE BBB, DISTRICT ATTORNEY AS WELL, TWO WRITTEN ESTIMATES OF VEHICLE NOT BEING SAFE, STILL HAVE ONE OF TWO BALD TIRES FOR EVIDENCE IN MY POSSESSION, PICTURES OF 5 SAFETY LIGHTS ON TO DATE, I HAVE SPENT AT LEAST 500.00 ADDITIONAL REPAIRS, VEHICLE MONTHLY PAYMENT, INSURANCE, INITIAL DEPOSIT AND TRADE IN, I AM A STRUGGLING SOLE PARENT/PROVIDER THAT WAS TIRED OF DEALING WITH MY PRIOR VEHICLE, I HAVE RESEARCH TO PRESENT MY CASE INCLUDING LEMON LAW SUPPORT, LOAN COMPANY ON PROBATION IN NY AND ONE OTHER STATE, I DESPERATELY NEED ASSISTANCE IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE AS I AM EMPLOYED WITH AMAZON FLEX SUBCONTRACTING AND NEEDING RELIABILITY, I STRUGGLE WITH WRITING SO HOPEFULLY THIS MESSAGE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE LEARNING FROM THEIR MISTAKES, NOT KEEPING HORRIBLY DANGEROUS VEHICLES FOR RESALE, AND I'M GOING TO END THIS NOTE BY GIVING ADDITIONAL INPUT ON HOW UNFAIR IT IS THAT MOPAR WAS FINED 1.7 BILLION DOLLARS, THIS VEHICLE IS VIBRATING WHEN I GET TO 40MPH, MAKING WHISTLING NOISE AT ALL SPEEDS, 5 SAFETY LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUES GETTING WORSE AS WELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207717May 15, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH STEM MAINLY FROM CORRODING WIRES. I'VE HAD IT AT 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, & 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ALL FOR THEM TO TELL ME EITHER THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT OR THAT THEY CAN JUST START REPLACING WIRES & HOPE FOR THE BEST BASICALLY EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T WORTH PUTTING THE MONEY INTO AT THIS POINT. THE ELECTRICAL HAS EFFECTED MY BATTERIE (I'VE HAD TO REPLACE 3 BATTERIES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS), AT THIS POINT I HAVE TO HAVE IT ON A BATTERY CHARGER 24/7 WHEN IT ISN'T RUNNING BECAUSE THE IT JUST DRAINS MY BATTERY & WON'T START, 4WD SOMETIMES IT WORKS BUT SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T, AIR CONDITIONING, ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM (WHEN I'D SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF & PULL THE KEY OUT, IT'D STILL BE RUNNING UNTIL IT FINALLY CHOKED ITSELF OUT). I'VE $3,000 INTO THE NEW COMPUTER, $1,000 INTO CORRODING WIRES, & NUMBER NEW BATTERIES AS WELL. AT THIS POINT IT'S A LOST CAUSE. EVERY MACHENIC I'VE SPOKE WITH STATES THAT THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE EXTREMELY COMMON WITH JEEP PATRIOT, COMPAS, & COMMANDERS. THEY RECOMMEND FOR PEOPLE NOT TO PURCHASE THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202826April 22, 2019
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
BRIEF SUMMARY: I PURCHASED THE 2008 PATRIOT IN 2014 WITH 70K MILES. FIRST OCCURANCE OF VEHICLE STALLING AND SHUTTING OFF OCCURED IN 2015 WITH 80K MILES; WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY LIGHT/ ESP BEGAN FLASHING AND SPUTTERED A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH IN 10 MINUTES. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET REPAIRED. SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN OTHER RANDOM OCCASIONS OF STALLING WHERE THE THROTTLE LIGHT/ ESP AND ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES PRECEDDING A STALL. NOW 2018-19 (107K MILES) I WENT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED AGIN THIS TIME WAS IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND THROTTLE LIGHT, ESP LIGHTS, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THERE IS A CRANKSHAFT ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND STALL THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD CRANKSHAFT REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED, THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND THE ELECTICAL HARNESSES SERVICED TO YET HAVE THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED 24 HRS AFTER REPAIRS. THE ENGINE, THROTTLEBODY AND ESP LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN WITH IN 24 HOURS BEFORE SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION OF TRAFFIC. I AM NOW HAVING A 3RD INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE CAUSING THE INTERMITTENT STALLING. I SPOKE WITH JEEP CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY STATED THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL ALTHOUGH OTHER PATRIOTS OF THE SAME CLASS HAVE HAD SAME OCCURENCE AND RECALL YET THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME IN THIS CASE TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUE OR REPAIRS SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I STRONGLY RECCOMMEND THAT THE DOT INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND REQUIRE JEEP TO EITHER RECALL THE VEHICLE OR REQUIRE JEEP TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES TO SAFE PERFORMANCE ON THE ROADS AND/OR REFUND ME THE PURCHASE PRICE AS I AM STILL IN CONTRACT PAYING FOR A NON FUNCTIONAL RISKY VEHICLE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197021April 17, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EACH TIME AFTER FUELING UP THE VEHICLE, IT STALLS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER ON A CITY STREET AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION. THE FIRST TIME MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STALLED OUT. THE NEXT TIME THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND STALLED. THIS IS A FRIGHTENING AND COMMONLY CITED ISSUE WITH PATRIOT OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196453April 15, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
JEEP STALLS AND LOCKS WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED. HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC A FEW TIMES WITH MY BABIES IN THE CAR. VERY DANGEROUS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194488April 7, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER REFUELING THE CAR TO HAVING A FULL TANK OF GAS, A SHORT DISTANCE LATER - USUALLY LESS THAN ONE MILE - THE CAR SUFFERS A SEVERE HESITATION AND ONCE STALLED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS IN MOTION AND ON A CITY STREET USUALLY DRIVING STRAIGHT. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, TODAY BEING THE MOST RECENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193147April 1, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT AND FOUND OUT IT HAS A ROTTED CROSSMEMBER SUBFRAME. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND OUT JEEP KNEW IT HAD THIS ISSUE IN HIGH SALT AREAS AND WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. I TRIED TO GET IT FIXED AT HARTLEY'S DEALERSHIP IN NEWPORT MAINE AND THEY SAID THE COMPANY IS NO LONGER HONORING THE REPAIR, DEPITE THE INCREDIBLE SAFETY ISSUE THIS CAUSES. THE VEHICLE CAN LITERALLY BREAK IN HALF AND KILL SOMEONE YET THEY HAVEN'T DONE A FULL RECALL? THEY DID AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR IT THAT HAS EXPIRED BEFORE I WAS INFORMED ABOUT IT. HOW ARE THEY NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY ISSUES THEY ARE HAVING IN SO MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES? I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190233March 20, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
08 JEEP PATRIOT CUTS OFF WHEN STOPPING TO MAKE TURNS, AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS ETC. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ON-COMING TRAFFIC. WHEN FUELING PUMP CLICKS OFF EVERY FEW CENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11187414March 17, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
JUST BOUGHT USED JEEP 2 DAYS AGO, FILLED TANK UP WITH GAS, PULLED OUT ONTO HIGHWAY, STALLED OUT AND JEEP DIED, ALMOST HIT BY ON COMING VEHICLE, THANKFULLY SHE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP AND GIVE ME THE FINGER. SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH HAZARDS ON, CURSING MY LUCK AS I'VE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP FOR 5 HOURS AND HAD TO BE IN WORK IN 20 MIN. PRAYED AND STARTED THE JEEP RIGHT UP AND ON TO WORK. COMING HOME SAME NIGHT DECIDED TO TAKE ON INTERSTATE TO SEE HOW IT WOULD DO AT 65-70 MPH AND HOLY MOLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING LIKE ONE OF THE MASSAGE CHAIRS IN THE MALL. COME TO FIND OUT ON FORUMS THAT JEEP OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THE GAS ISSUE (DEALER DOESN'T KNOW OR NEGLECTED TO TELL US) AS WE ARE FIRST TIME JEEP OWNERS. THE VIBRATING STEERING WHEEL --- WELL THAT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE TOO, BUT OUR VIN DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST EVEN THOUGH I LIVE IN PA AND FALL INTO THE COVERED YEARS. I AM BRINGING CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM TO HAVE THEM CORRECT THE ISSUES. WE HAVE A 30DAY 1000 MILE WARRANTY. LETS SEE HOW MUCH OF A FUSS I HAVE TO MAKE OVER THIS. FILLING GAS TANK AND STALLING OUT ON HIGHWAY I'D SAY THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. VIBRATING STEERING WHEEL COULD FALL UNDER THE X69 EXTENDED WARRANTY---WILL KNOW MORE ON MONDAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184446March 5, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING ON ACCELERATION WITH LOUD NOISE IN REAR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT. THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS SEVERE CROSSMEMBER CORROSION AND TO STOP DRIVING IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176658February 12, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CONSITENTLY AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK, WHEN DRIVING WITHIN A QUARTER MILE, THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND BUCK AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO STALL. THIS ONLY HAPPENS INITIALLY AND DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL I REFUEL. HOWEVER THE BUCKING HAS BECOMING MORE PRONOUNCED EACH TIME I FILL UP TO THE POINT NOW THAT THE ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY STALLED. THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING BUT INSTEAD WHILE SITTING AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. I'VE READ THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS WITH THEIR SAME MAKE/MODELS AND IT HAS CAUSED THEIR ENGINES TO STALL COMPLETELY WHILE IN TRANSIT WHICH HAS CAUSED THE STEERING TO LOCK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO A BAD ACCIDENT OR WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176269February 11, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OUR 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4 X 4 HAS AT TIMES CUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN WE WERE GETTING READY TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WE HAD AN EVEN SCARIER THING HAPPEN. BOTH REAR WHEELS ARE RUBBING WHEEL WELLS WHICH MEANS SOMETHING HAS RUSTED THROUGH IN THE SUB FRAME OR CONTROL ARMS. WE ARE 25 MILES FROM OUR MECHANIC SO NOW VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TOWED INTO TOWN TO EVEN BE CHECKED OUT. WE NEED TO FIND OUT IF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR RUST AND CORROSION WILL COVER OUR VEHICLE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 280,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN HEAVILY DRIVEN IN A "SALT BELT" STATE OF MARYLAND FOR WORK DUTIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174627February 5, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING, WHEELS
AFTER FILLING UP GAS THE CAR TURNS OFF ENGINE THEN START IT UP AND TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS???!!! PLEASE I AM NOT SAFE DRIVING THIS. I JUST BOUGHT THIS JEEP A QEEK AGO. THIS HAPPENED 2X ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171796January 24, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
ROTTED SUBFRAME. THIS IS UNSAFE! WE PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD AND THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH AND CRACKED! WHY IS THE YEAR AFTER RECALLED AND NOT THIS YEAR?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171838January 24, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT FWD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SUBFRAME AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. BOB BOYD CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (2810 N COLUMBUS DR, LANCASTER, OH 43130) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11166668January 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING DOWN THE STREET MY TRANISSION WENT BAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163940December 29, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ECM / PCM ISSUES. MECHANIC AT PEP BOYS TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME NO, THERE IS NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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