Jeep Patriot Complaints (2007)

270 consumer complaints on file.

#10823089January 29, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE WILL SPUTTER AND DIE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND PROPULSION. THIS CAUSES A GRAVE SAFETY PROBLEM AS IT USUALLY OCCURS WHILE PULLING OUT IN AN INTERSECTION PUTTING THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS AT RISK. THIS OCCURS FOR THE FIRST FEW MILES AFTER FUELING AND DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN TILL THE NEXT FILL UP. I AM WILLING TO DEMONSTRATE THIS FOR A NHTSA INSPECTOR IF THE ARE WILLING TO INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS I SEE SEVERAL OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. JUST SEARCH GOOGLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822957January 28, 2016
WHEELS
215/65R17 HANKOOK TIRE DEFECTIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822168January 25, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2016 FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO TAKE TO COLLEGE OUT OF TOWN. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS BEFORE I BOUGHT AND FOUND NONE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A CHEVY DEALER. AFTER OUR PURCHASE, I FILLED THE TANK WITH FUEL. WHEN I PULLED AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION AND INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. I RESTARTED IT AND WENT ABOUT A BLOCK AND THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT GOING ABOUT TWENTY MILES PER HOUR WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. I MADE IT BACK HOME AND CALLED THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED A LOCAL JEEP DEARLERSHIP AND ASKED A SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID HE HAS NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. IMAGINE HOW YOU WOULD FEEL IF YOUR CHILD WAS DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE! MY DAUGHTER DID CALL YESTERDAY, 1/24/2016 AND STATED SHE MUST HAVE PUT TOO MUCH FUEL IN THE JEEP BECAUSE IT STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC AFTER SHE PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION. MY ISSUE WITH THIS IS THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN DOCUMENTED ISSUE AND HAS BEEN ADDRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THIS SITE. THE CULPRIT SEEMS TO BE A FUEL/VAPOR CANISTER VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL IF FILLED ALL THE WAY UP. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS FROM JEEP BUT YOU GUYS HAVE DOCUMENTED CASES. I BOUGHT THE JEEP USED WITH NO WARRANTY OFFERED SO I AM STUCK WITH THIS. MY QUESTION IS WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT? I DO NOT THINK IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR JEEP TO IGNORE THIS ISSUE NOR YOUR DEPARTMENT IGNORE IT ALSO. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO ACTION. I WILL APPRECIATE YOU TAKING ACTION TO HAVE JEEP RESOLVE THIS IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818793January 7, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE CAR STALLS AFTER REFUELING AND ONLY AFTER REFUELING. ONCE FUEL IS PUT IN (AND NOT "TOPPED OFF" JUST REGULAR FILLING UP), THE CAR WILL START BUT WILL STALL SEVERAL TIMES IN THE FIRST FEW MILES DRIVEN. WHEN IT STALLS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY. IN LOOKING AT JEEP FORUMS, IT SEEMS TO BE A PERVASIVE ISSUE WITH JEEP AND CHRYSLERS AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL/VAPOR VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL ON THIS. I'VE HAD A THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL CANISTER BOTH REPLACED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN MOVING ONLY AFTER REFUELING. AFTER IT STALLS AND I RESTART 3-4 TIMES, IT RUNS FINE UNTIL I REFUEL AGAIN. AS FOR WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT LAST HAPPENED YESTERDAY (1/6/16), BUT IT HAPPENS EACH AND EVERY TIME I REFUEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817500January 4, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE ENGINE WILL STALL. IT HAPPENS WITH ENGINE IDLEING OR AFTER ENTERRING TRAFFIC. VERY VERY VERY VERY.......DANGEROUS, JEEP NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. TONS OF JEEP OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. JEEP DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOUR PRODUCT HAS KILL A BUNCH OF PEOPLE INCLUDING ME AND MY FAMILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794850November 19, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE STALLS AFTER FILLING-UP THE GAS TANK. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK WHEN IT STALLS, AND SOMETIMES THE CHECK OIL LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN YOU RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT RUNS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT FILL-UP, AND NO LIGHT INDICATORS STAY ON. IT WILL STALL IF YOU ARE STOPPED OR NOT ACCELERATING. I HAVE FELT ESPECIALLY UNSAFE WHEN IT STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS WAITING TO TURN LEFT. ALL STALLS HAVE HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS. IF I DO NOT STOP WITHIN A MILE OR TWO OF THE GAS STATION (LIKE WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILL-UP), IT WILL HESITATE / JERK VERY HARD WITHOUT STALLING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING. THAT IS THE ONLY TIME IT DOES NOT STALL AFTER FILLING UP. I NEVER TOP OFF THE GAS TANK, AND I ALWAYS INSURE THE GAS CAP IS TIGHTENED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IF STALLING IN AN INTERSECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790269November 13, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM 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
#10790325November 13, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERYTHING I FILL UP WITH GAS THE JEEP DIES PULLING AWAY FROM THE PUMP. SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET OUT IN TRAFFIC AND IT WILL DIE WHILE TRAVELING SLOW. YOU HAVE TO STOP RESTART THE ENGINE AND HOLD YOU'RE FOOT ON THE GAS AND BRAKE TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING AT A STOP. COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE JEEP DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783139October 18, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR CUTS OFF / STALLS EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK UP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777810September 26, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SHORTLY AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I COULD DRIVE MY CAR ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND THE WHOLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TANK IS COMPLETELY FULL. THE CAR SHUDDERS AND STALLS REPEATEDLY RIGHT AFTER FILL UP. ONCE A SMALL AMOUNT OF GAS IS USED THE CAR SEEMS TO RUN FINE BUT THE STALLING HAPPENS AT IDLE. AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR WHEN SPEEDS ARE REDUCED TO TURN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO KNOW YOUR CAR CAN SHUT OFF RANDOMLY, HAD TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY AND MAIN ROADS WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON FOR FEAR OF NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WOULD STALL AGAIN. MECHANICS LOOKED AT ALL WIRING AND PARTS UNDER HOOD OF CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THE ONLY THING IN COMMON WITH THE 3 STALLS WAS THAT I HAD JUST FILLED THE GAS TANK UP COMPLETELY. IT SEEMS CHRYSLER HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS WITH OTHER CARS, MINIVANS ETC. MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE ON A JEEP FORUM. OPTIONS SEEM TO BE: DON'T FILL UP COMPLETELY, OR REPLACE THE GAS TANK, WHICH IS COSTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777786September 25, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE WIRING TO AND THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING MELTED THE WIRING THAT GOES FROM THE BACK SIDE OF THE PLUG AND DOWN TO THE PUMP THAT IS SUBMERGED IN FUEL ALSO MELTED IT WAS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL RUN AND IT WOULD RANDOMLY SHORT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I'VE REPLACED THE PUMP AND KEPT THE PARTS THAT HAVE BURNT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776405September 24, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER REFUELING, THE CAR WILL STALL JUST AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR IS IDLING. IF I'M NOT STOPPED AT A LIGHT, I'LL FEEL A STUTTERING OR JERKING MOTION ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION. I'VE JUST BEEN DEALING WITH IT BECAUSE THE CAR ALWAYS STARTS BACK UP AGAIN. HOWEVER, NOW I'M UNABLE TO FILL THE GAS TANK WITHOUT THE PUMP SHUTTING OFF EVERY HALF GALLON. I BELIEVE THE FUEL INLET CHECK VALVE MAY BE THE CULPRIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761885September 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, MY JEEP PATRIOT CUTS OFF EVERY TIME I GET GAS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. THEY HAVE REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP AND AUXILIARY (I BELIEVE THATS WHAT ITS CALLED) AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IVE ALSO HAD MY THROTTLE BOTTLED CLEANED TWICE. OCCASIONALLY, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH CODE P0442 BUT GOES OFF AFTER A DAY OR TWO.IT'S BECOMING SUPER FRUSTRATED AND CLEARLY DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH NO SOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749804August 19, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER REFUELING VEHICLE TO FULL TANK CAPACITY, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IN AN INTERSECTION WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS FROM THE GAS STATION. FOR 2 YEARS, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING AFTER EVERY GAS REFUELING. IT HAS NOW STARTED TO LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL CONCURRENT WITH THE STALLING. MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE 8/18/15 INCIDENT FELT SHE WAS IN DANGER AS CARS TRIED TO AVOID THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LOCKED STEERING WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748694August 14, 2015
SUSPENSION
MY CAR HAS ONLY 89,000 MILES AND THE K FRAME UNDER THE ENGINE IS SEVERLY RUSTED AND CRACKING THAT THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT WILL COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746678August 6, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS 2007 JEEP PATRIOT BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CVT APROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED (2011). WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 MPH THEN CHUGGED QUITE A BIT BEFORE REFUSING TO START AGAIN. REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE AT $3,500 (2012) FOR THE FIRST AND $4,500 (2013) FOR THE SECOND ONE, ALSO PURCHASED THE 5 YEAR WARRENTY ON THE SECOND CVT TRANY. VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP EVERY 3 MONTHS TO WORK ON TRANSMISSION AS OF TODAY (8-6-2015), WHICH IS VERY FRUSTRATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731634July 2, 2015
WHEELS
DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TIRE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. MOMENTS AFTER, I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS ODD AND SECONDS AFTER I HEARD THE FLOPPING. THE TIRE VALVE STEM WITH TPMS FAILED. IT HAD LOST THE NUT WHICH HOLDS THE STEM TO THE WHEEL. I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD AND THESE NEED RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH GOOD PARTS!!!!!!!! THIS IS THE 2ND VALVE STEM WHERE THE NUT HAS DISAPPEARED AND LEAKED AIR FROM THE TIRE SO IT WENT FLAT! THIS IS UNEXCEPTABLE. I JUST FOUND OUT JEEP IS THE LAST TO HAVE A UNIVERSAL REPLACEMENT RUBBER STEM WHICH CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO THE AUTO'S COMPUTER. FEDERAL REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT MORE SAFETY STANDARDS AND THE PARTS ARE MADE FROM ALUMINUM AND PLASTIC (AS TO NOT INCREASE MPG ANOTHER FED REGULATION) WHICH CANNOT HOLD UP TO THE OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING THE BILL AGAIN WITH $60-$70 TO REPLACE EACH TPMS SINCE THE VALVE ALONE CANNOT BE REPLACED PLUS THE ALUMINUM ONES ARE GUARANTEED TO AGAIN FAIL. WHY DON'T I SEE MORE COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA FOR TPMS SINCE THERE ARE LOTS MORE ON THE INTERNET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726070June 18, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER LEAVING A GAS STATION AND DRIVING ABOUT A HALF OF MILE DOWN THE ROAD, MY CAR STARTED TO STALL. I THEN HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND COMPLETELY TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. WHEN I WENT TO TURN IT BACK ON, IT DID NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. THEN THE NEXT RED LIGHT THAT I STOPPED AT, WHICH WAS A HALF OF MILE AFTER THE FIRST STOP, MY CAR STALLED AGAIN. I THEN PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK, PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND RESTARTED THE CAR. NOW EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK TO FULL THE CAR STALLS. IT IS VERY SCARY AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1000 TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A VALVE THAT PREVENTS THE GAS FROM LEAKING OUT IF THE CAR WERE TO EVER ROLLOVER. IN ORDER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT THE WHOLE GAS TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722743June 1, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE A TECHNICIAN WAS REPLACING THE CONTROL ARMS AND LEAF SPRINGS ON THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE K-FRAME SPLIT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD PASS INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721350May 26, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING UP TANK TO "CLICK" SHUTOFF WITH NO OVERFILLING, JEEP PATRIOT 2007 STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES OR 1 MILE BACK ON THE ROADWAY. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THIS CONTINUED HAPPENING AFTER EVERY COMPLETE TO "CLICK" FILL UP. TOOK JEEP TO DEALERSHIPS IN PLANO, TX AND RICHARDSON, TX FOR CONSULTATION WITH THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. BOTH SERVICE MANAGERS INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD BE ANY PART IN THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS, AND THAT ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE EXPLORATORY AND MOST LIKELY THE TOTAL WOULD BE $1,000 PARTS AND LABOR. MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB POINTS TO A FAULTY VALVE THAT IS INTEGRATED INTO THE FUEL TANK (NOT SEPARATELY REPLACEABLE FROM REPLACING THE FUEL TANK) THAT DOESN'T SHUT OFF CORRECTLY. THIS CAUSES THE VAPOR CANISTER TO BECOME SATURATED, WHICH MESSES UP THE FUEL/AIR MIX BEYOND THE ABILITY OF THE COMPUTER TO COMPENSATE FOR, SO THE JEEP STALLS. THE STALLING OUT WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING MAKES NAVIGATING OUT OF TRAFFIC DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. FOR NOW, I GUESS ABOUT WHEN THE TANK MIGHT BE FULL AT FILL-UPS, AND MANUALLY STOP THE FILL-UP. FILLING UP SHORT OF THE AUTO "CLICK" SHUTOFF HAS SO FAR AVOIDED FURTHER STALLS. HOWEVER, DOING THIS IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO MONITOR. ALSO, I NOW WORRY THAT THE VAPOR CANISTER AND PERHAPS OTHER FUEL SYSTEM DELIVERY COMPONENTS MAY BE DAMAGED, BUT DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR EXPLORATORY (GUESSES) PARTS AND LABOR REPAIRS; I WOULD LIKE A CLEAR INDICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER AS TO THE SPECIFIC PART(S) FAILURES THAT ARE CAUSING THE STALLS, AND WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO RECALL ANY PARTS AS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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