Jeep Patriot Complaints (2009)

275 consumer complaints on file.

#10701854March 26, 2015
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695514March 19, 2015
POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
HAD A VERY NOTICEABLE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING CAR. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO STICK HIS FINGERS THROUGH THE "K" FRAME AND NOTICED 3 GIANT HOLES IN THE FRAME FROM CORRODED METAL. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT ON 5-19-14 THAT THE 2007 JEEP PATRIOT WAS RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME THING (23-012-14) DUE TO CORROSION OF THE K FRAME WHICH ENDED UP EXTENDING THE WARRANTY INDEFINITE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND EXPLAINED MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE SITUATION AND ASKED THAT SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT SITUATION FOR THE 07 IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE MY YEAR WAS NOT RECALLED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE. DUE TO THIS I WILL HAVE TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE ON SHORT NOTICE DUE TO THE SAFETY OF DRIVING MY FAMILY IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE I BOUGHT BRAND NEW 6 YEARS AGO. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOMETHING THEY DOCUMENTED AS A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGHT IT "ONLY AFFECTED" VEHICLES 2 YEARS PRIOR TO MINE INSTEAD OF JUST IGNORING THE CUSTOMER'S CONCERNS AND WORRIES. DUE TO THIS I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE FOR THE WAY THE TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691384March 1, 2015
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WATER LEAKED FROM MAP LIGHTS. LEAKED ONTO RADIO, CENTER CONSOLE. ONLY WAY TO STOP LEAK WAS TO SEAL SUNROOF. NOW WATER IS LEAKING FROM REAR SOME LIGHTS. I GORILLA GLUED THE JOINTS AND HINGES ON THE TAILGATES AND PLASTIC ROOF MOUNT. WAS UNSUCCESSFUL TO STOP LEAK. WATER CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO INTERIOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689440February 19, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT AT FIRST MY JEEP STARTING TO REV UP AND DOWN THEN THE JEEP WOULD JERK HARD THEN SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD GO FROM THE SPEED I WAS GOING TO ZERO TO MAX IT WOULD DO THAT A FEW TIMES THEN IT WOULD NOT REGISTER AT ALL AFTER THAT MY ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON MY ESC LIGHT AS WELL THEN MY FRONT BRAKE WOULD START TO GRAB AND LOCK THE FRONT END DOWN, I WORK AT A DEALER SHIP SO I UNPLUGGED THE ABS MODULE AND IT DROVE FINE NO PROBLEM EXPECT I HAVE NO SPEED ODOMETER WHEN I GOT TO WORK I PULLED THE CODES AND IT TOLD ME IT WAS THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SO I ORDERED ONE AND REPLACED THE PART AND HOOKED MY ABS MODULE BACK UP TEST DROVE AND CHECKED CODES ALL WAS FINE LATER THAT AFTER NOON DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I JUST PICK UP THE KIDS FROM DAYCARE IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN THIS TIME WHEN MY BRAKES LOCKED UP IT CAME TO A DEAD STOP I WAS GOING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS ABLE FIGHT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UNPLUG THE ABS MODULE AGAIN AND DROVE FINE WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY PULLED CODES ONCE MORE TOLD ME IT WAS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR THIS TIME I ORDER AN NEW AND REPLACED IT, STILL DOING THE SAME THING IT KEEPS JUMPING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN CODES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE ABS MODULE AND THOSE CAN GET EXPENSIVE. I WOULD RATHER TRADE IT FOR A KIA BEFORE I PAY THAT MONEY. THIS ISSUES COULD HAVE KILLED OR SEVERELY HURT ME AND MY FAMILY MY KIDS WHERE IN THE CAR BOTH TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683299February 13, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667438December 20, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLE IS TOTAL JUNK. I JUST REPLACED THE UNDER CARRIAGE THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE UP BECAUSE IT RUSTED OUT. THIS SHOULD NOT RUST OUT FOR THE LIFETIME OF A VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THE ALTERNATOR, THE STARTER AND THE BALL JOINTS TWICE. THE SECOND TIME I REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS WAS DUE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE RUSTING OUT. THIS VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND DOES NOT HAVE 100,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS CAR TO DEAF EARS EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT HE HAS REPLACED SEVERAL ALTERNATORS AND UNDER CARRIAGES ON THIS VEHICLE, CHRYSLER JEEP DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A DEFECT. THE UNDER CARRIAGE IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF IT BREAKS THE DRIVER WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THE JEEP PATRIOT IS MANUFACTURED WITH INFERIOR PARTS AND CHRYSLER JEEP SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR THE UNDER CARRIAGE. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE. I HAVE PUT OVER $4000.00 IN MAJOR REPAIRS INTO THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662438December 5, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE IS A HORRIBLE LEAK FROM THE FRONT DOME LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. WATER POURS OUT FROM THE FIXTURE AS YOU ARE DRIVING. POURS. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH JEEP PATRIOTS, AND JEEP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON MANY WEB SITES ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, AND THE COMMON THEME IS THAT JEEP DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, AND WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655320November 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NUMEROUS LEAKS IN CAR AFTER RAINS - EVEN SMALL RAINS. WATER COMES IN THOUGH MAP LIGHTS AND DRAINS DOWN FRONT CONSOLE. HAVE READ THAT JEEP KNOWS ABOUT AND WILL NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. WILL TRY TO CREAL DRAIN TUBES OURSELVES AND SEE IF THIS FIXES PROBLEM. CAUSES PROBLEMS TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR ALARM WILL START GOING OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654918November 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY JEEP CAME WITH A LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE JEEP IN APRIL 2009. I WAS VERBALLY TOLD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED BEFORE 50,000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP INTO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO HAVE MINOR THINGS REPAIRED AND FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE. AT THOSE TIMES I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION SO I COULD COMPLY WITH THE WARRANTY. I TOOK MY JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON 11/12/14 TO GET A MINOR PROBLEM FIXED AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I DID NOT BRING MY JEEP INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PURCHASE (APRIL 2009 - APRIL 2014) TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION INSPECTED, THAT I FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF MY WARRANTY. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT I WAS REQUIRED TO BRING MY JEEP INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2014 FOR THE INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD HAVE IT INSPECTED ANYTIME BEFORE 50,000 MILES, WHICH I DID MULTIPLE TIMES. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE SENT ME A NOTICE BY MAIL. I NEVER GOT SUCH A NOTICE. CHRYSLER FAILED TO PROPERLY NOTIFY ME AHEAD OF TIME TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION INSPECTED BEFORE APRIL 2014. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ALL MY FAULT FOR NOT THOROUGHLY READING MY OWNERS MANUAL. THEY DENIED HAVING ANY RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS ABOUT SUCH THINGS. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CUSTOMER TO READ THROUGH THE OWNERS MANUAL AND REMEMBER TO SCHEDULE SERVICE 5 YEARS IN THE FUTURE. I AM UPSET WITH CHRYSLER OVER THIS. NOW MY JEEP DOES NOT HAVE ANY WARRANTY ON THE POWERTRAIN. CHRYSLER HAS NO CONCERN FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. ONLY ABOUT MAKING AND SAVING MONEY AT THE COST OF THE CONSUMER. BY CANCELING MY WARRANTY, THEY AVOIDED HAVING TO PAY FOR ANY POWERTRAIN SERVICES I MAY HAVE IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651869November 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON SEPT 27, 2014. ON OCT, 17, 2014 AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. MY TRANSMISSION BECAME OVERHEATED AND SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TODAY 11/1/2014 AFTER DRIVING 60 MIN. ONE WAY 1 X. ON THE WAY BACK MY JEEP STOPPED 3X IN 60 MIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639470September 26, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE PULLING OUT AND DRIVING DOWN A PARKING RAMP THE ENGINE CODE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO RUN AND I PROCEEDED HOME. WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY FROM AN ONRAMP I NOTED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE ENGINE RPM WOULD MAX AT 5000 RPM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED. LATER CODE RETRIEVAL NOTED A OBD II CODE OF P0017. BY THE TIME I MADE THE APPOINTMENT FOR INSPECTION THE CODE RESET AND TURNED OFF. THIS SAME CODE AS RECURRED AND RESET UP TO 6 TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT TROUBLESHOOT THE INCIDENT WITH THE CODE NOT BEING PRESENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632118September 10, 2014
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE MULTIPLE TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631328September 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT IN JULY OF 2013 WITH 27,000 MILES. FROM THE VERY FIRST HARD RAIN FALL THE SUNROOF LEAKED. FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT RAINFALL, I THOUGHT I HAD NOT PROPERLY CLOSED THE SUNROOF THE FEW TIMES IT LEAKED. HOWEVER, SOON AFTERWARDS IT BECAME CLEAR THAT IT WAS LEAKING. THE WATER ENTERS MY INTERIOR ROOF AND TRAILS TO THE LOWEST POINT, MY DOME LIGHTS AND SCREW HOLES, WHERE IT EXITS ONTO MY DASH AND RADIO. MY RADIO HAS BEEN DAMAGED. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE LAST WEEK AND THEY UNSTOPPED THE DRAINAGE TUBES FOR $224.00. IT DID NOT LEAK FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN I WENT OUT THIS MORNING, AFTER A HEAVY RAINFALL LAST NIGHT, AND IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN! I HAVE FOUND AND CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY WHO HAS FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630159September 2, 2014
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE SUNROOF LEAKS. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAY THEY CAN 'FIX' IT. THEY BLOW OUT THE DRAIN LINES. THAT DOES NOT FIX IT, WITHIN A FEW MONTHS IT IS BLOCKED/KINKED AGAIN. WHY DOES THE WATER DRIP THROUGH THE WINDOW SEAL ANYWAY? SEEMS THAT IS WHAT NEEDS FIXING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIO-$550.00-AND EVERY TIME THEY BLOW OUT THE DRAIN LINES, IT IS $35.00. THIS IS MY 5TH AND LAST JEEP PRODUCT. IT IS PARKED IN A GARAGE ALL DAY AT WORK AND ALL NIGHT AT HOME. WHAT WOULD THE PROBLEM BE LIKE IF I PARKED IT UNDER TREES? NOW THE MAP LIGHTS DON'T WORK FROM THE WATER DAMAGE, AND YES, I KNOW, IT IS PAST WARRANTY-IN THE BEGINNING, YOU THINK YOU LEFT IT OPEN A CRACK, OR IT IS COLD AND SOMETHING IS FROZEN, AND THEN THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN 'FIX' THE PROBLEM. AND NOW, FINALLY, I AM REALIZING THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW-I GOOGLED IT, AND I AM AMONG THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626253August 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS SLOWING DOWN AS I APPROACHED A LIGHT WHEN MY JEEP PATRIOT STALLED IN TRAFFIC. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615934July 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION AND POWER TRAINING CONTROL MODULE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED TEN MINUTES LATER, AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS ON THE VEHICLE WAS THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610274July 14, 2014
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT FAILED AND WAS PULLED UP OUT OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610168July 13, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING...IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES NOW. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART BUT USUALLY NOT AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. AFTER SWIPING IT AND CHECKING CODES IT RESETS AND FUNCTIONS NORMAL AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FOUND...BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING AND I KEEP GETTING CHARGED FOR A TECHNICIANS TIME THAT KEEPS ON FINDING NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606412June 27, 2014
SUSPENSION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 MORNING THE JEEP STARTED TO MAKE NOISE AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, SO ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013 I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE IN BRIDGEVILLE FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY ADVISED THAT WE HAVE THE SUSPENSION CHECKED AS WELL AS THE SPRING FOR THE STRUTS. THEY HAD ADVISED THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND PASSED THEIR INSPECTION. MAY 23, 2013 ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WATER BEGAN TO FLOW THROUGH MY REAR VIEW MIRROR FROM THE SUNROOF. AT THAT TIME I HADN'T TOUCHED THE SUNROOF SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. PER JEEP FORUMS THIS IS A CONSTANT HASSLE WITH THE CAR. I WAS NOT GIVEN A CHOICE IN WHAT I COULD HAVE FOR A VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO CREDIT ISSUES. I HAD REQUESTED ON 05/24/2013, A REVIEW OF THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE CAR LESS THAN A WEEK AND HAD TO ALREADY TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD ADVISED THE NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS A ?CONTROL ARM CLIP THAT UNLATCHED?; THEY VERBALLY SAID THAT THEY TOOK CARE OF IT. HOWEVER FROM THE POINT ON I STILL COULD HEAR IT. I WOULD CALL [XXX] AND HE WOULD SAY THAT THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE?. I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING IN WRITING FROM THEM. I CHECK JEEP FOR ANY RECALLS, BUT FOUND NOTHING ON MY VIN. SO I DECIDED TO FORGET ABOUT IT UNTIL THIS PAST MAY WHEN MY CAR WAS FIRST INSPECTED BY KENNY ROSS SOUTH. IT PASSED EMISSIONS HOWEVER THEY COULDN'T PASS IT COMPLETELY. I HAD IT RECENTLY SERVICED AND THE ROTORS CONTROL ARMS BALL JOINTS AND STRUTS NEED DONE. IT'S UNREAL, THE CAR IS A 2009. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592371May 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
BROUGHT MY VEHICLE FOR BRAKES AND INSPECTION AND RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE GARAGE SAYING I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL 4 BALL JOINTS. THEY SAID THE LEFT FRONT ONE WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND BARELY HANGING ON. I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND MANY INCIDENTS OF BAD BALL JOINTS ON THIS VEHICLE WITH AN EXPLANATION FROM LOCAL DEALER SHOPS THAT THERE WAS A BAD BATCH INSTALLED INITIALLY. THE REPAIRS COST ME OVER $700 BECAUSE THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS STILL WITHIN RANGE. JEEP KNOWS ITS AN ISSUE AND HASN'T RESPONDED WITH A SAFETY RECALL. ARE THEY JUST WAITING UNTIL AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS WITH DEATH RESULTING BEFORE THEY ACT? *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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