Jeep Patriot Complaints (2008)

447 consumer complaints on file.

#10781410October 12, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS USED 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN 2011 IT WILL STALL AND SHUT OFF AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK; THEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED IT FUNCTIONS AS USUAL; A FEW TIMES IT RE-STALLED A SECOND TIME AFTER FILLING UP AND THEN WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. NOTE, I DID NOT OVER FILL THE TANK. I DID INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS FOR THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT FOR THIS ISSUE BUT WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NONE. ALSO NO JEEP DEALERSHIP OR OTHER DEALERSHIP COULD FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WHEN THIS FIRST INSTANCE THIS OCCURRED, I WAS HEADING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN IT STALLED ON ME AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND ON JEEPPATRIOT.COM A FORUM WHERE MANY PURCHASER'S OF 2008 JEEP PATRIOTS REPORT THIS ISSUE WITH NO RESOLVE, ONLY AN ENTRY FROM 1/23/15 NOTED THEIR MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ROLLOVER VALVE MEANING THE ENTIRE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSIDERING THE SAFETY ISSUE OF A MOVING VEHICLE STALLING OUT AFTER FILLING UP, AND THE ISSUE BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT MODEL, I'M ASKING FOR INSPECTION INTO THIS ISSUE AND FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED WITH WHATEVER IS THE ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM/TANK. THIS ISSUE HAS CONTINUED OVER THE DURATION OF ME HAVING MY VEHICLE. NOW MORE RECENTLY MY VEHICLE HAS A CODE FOR AN EVAP LEAK, AND WHEN PUMPING THE GAS TANK WON'T TAKE THE FUEL. I'M TAKING IT TO A JEEP DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT AM NOT SURE IF ITS RELATED TO THE AFOREMENTIONED STALLING OUT ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764158September 16, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY PATRIOT STARTED HAVING ISSUES AFTER I WOULD REFILL MY GAS TANK TO WHERE THE GAS PUMP TURNS OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND SHUT OFF 4 OR 5 TIMES AS I WAS LEAVING THE STATION. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAS ALSO SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IDLING WHEN I HAVEN'T FILLED THE TANK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE PURGE VALVE SOLENOID AND ALTERNATOR AT MY COST THINKING THAT WOULD FIX MY PROBLEM BUT NOTHING HAS WORKED. THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AT MY COST, BUT AFTER ALREADY POURING OVER $1000 INTO THE VEHICLE, I WAS HESITANT TO SPEND $1500 MORE. I HAVE BEEN AVOIDING THE PROBLEM BY ONLY PUTTING ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF FUEL MAXIMUM IN MY TANK. TWO WEEKS AGO THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASH AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO OVER 20 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ABOUT A MILE FROM ANOTHER JEEP DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS BAD. ANOTHER $800 FIX. I TOLD THIS DEALERSHIP OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE CAR SHUTTING OFF AND THEY THOUGHT THIS MAY FIX MY PROBLEM. THEN ABOUT 5 DAYS LATER, UPON TRYING TO REFUEL MY VEHICLE, I WAS UNABLE TO PUT MORE THAN 1 GALLON OF GAS IN THE TANK. THE PUMP KEPT SHUTTING OFF AND GAS STARTED POURING BACK OUT OF THE TANK. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE ONLY TO FIND THERE ARE A LOT OF JEEP OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE TRIED TO REPLACING THE EVAP CANISTER, ONLY TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN SEVERAL WEEKS LATER. THEN THEY END UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. THE FUEL TANK ISSUES ARE ISSUES THAT I THINK JEEP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVEN THE RATE OF OCCURRENCES FOR JEEP OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761286September 3, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM POSTED ON THE JEEP PATRIOT FORUMS UNDER THIS LINK (HTTP://WWW.JEEPPATRIOT.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=271689). HAPPENS 95% OF THE TIME WHERE THE ENGINE WILL STALL AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE SITTING STILL OR WHILE DRIVING. IF IT STALLS WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES GO OUT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE JEEP. THE OBVIOUS CONCERN IS THAT IT COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF JUST "DON'T FILL IT UP ALL THE WAY" - THAT SEEMS LIKE A COP OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME - THEY KEPT IT FOR 2 DAYS, DRIVING IT ALL AROUND AND WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE IT (THIS WAS BEFORE I STUMBLED ACROSS THIS FORUM AND REALIZED IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER A GAS TANK FILL-UP). I HOPE THAT MY SUBMISSION AND OTHERS' LEAD TO A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760894September 1, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TPMS SENSOR NUT BROKE OFF THE SENSOR ITSELF. THIS LEFT A HOLE IN THE RIM WHERE THE SENSOR/STEM SHOULD BE SINCE THERE WAS NOTHING HOLDING IT ONCE THE TIRE STARTED LOSING AIR, RAPIDLY, IT FELL IN THE TIRE AND RUINED THE TIRE AND RESULTED IN A INSTANT FLAT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ON A SECOND TIRE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS I HAVE THIS VEHICLE. JEEP NEEDS TO DO A RECALL OR GET RID OF THE SO CALLED SAFETY PRECAUTION AND GO BACK TO THE BASICS OF A RUBBER STEAM AND NO SENSOR. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD AS YOU HAVE ALMOST NO TIME TO SLOW DOWN AND TRY TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE TIRE IS TOAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759437August 26, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INDEPENDENTLY DOING REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE SUB FRAME, BOTH ON THE FRONT AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749878August 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT SPORT WITH 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS PURCHASED IN MAY 2015. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I NOTICED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON, DING AND GO OFF WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THINKING IT WAS JUST A LOOSE CONNECTION, I WIGGLED AND JIGGLED EVERY WIRE AND CONNECTION THOUGHT TO BE RELATED TO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO NO AVAIL. ON AUGUST 18, 2015 I BROUGHT IT INTO A VERY TRUSTWORTHY INDEPENDENT SERVICE GARAGE SPECIALIZING IN AUTO ELECTRIC ISSUES. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A BAD CLOCK SPRING WHICH WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WAS ALSO BAD. CONSIDERING THE IMPORTANCE OF A FULLY FUNCTIONING AIRBAG SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE'S RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE AND LIGHT, ACCIDENT FREE USE THIS HAS HAD, I THINK THE DEFECTIVE (AND EXPENSIVE) PARTS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY. THESE SHOULD NOT BE FAILING LIKE THIS UNLESS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE OR POORLY DESIGNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749217August 17, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TONE RINGS ON THE REAR AXLE WERE DRY ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 11/12/15*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748840August 14, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE LAST TWO TIMES I GOT GAS MY PATRIOT STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT STALLS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. VERY DANGEROUS I SEE ONLINE THAT IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THIS WITH OLDER PATRIOT VEHICLES. PLEASE RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748325August 13, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SUNROOF LEAKS BADLY CAUSING WATER TO POUR OUT OF DOME LIGHT AND OTHER PLACES. LEAVING EVERYTHING WATER SOAKED AND MUSTY SMELLING. CAN NOT BE GOOD FOR ELECTRICAL WIRING. THEIR HAS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS TOO MANY COMPLAINTS AND ON MANY DIFFERENT YEARS OF JEEPS. I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY JUST KEEP MAKING THEM AND GETTING BY WITH SO MANY VEHICLES STILL ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE COULD GET HURT REALLY BAD IF IT CAUSES A FIRE. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744508July 29, 2015
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
I HAVE 3 PARTS PROBLEM OF MY CAR. 1.) MY STEERING WHEEL ARE NOT IN THE PERFECT BALANCE.NORMAL STEERING WHEEL FACE 12 OCLOCK BUT SLIGHTLY TURNING TO RIGHT ABOUT 12:30 OR 1 OCLOCK POSITION,SO WHEN I RUN AT SLOW SPEED ABOUT 5 MPH IT TURN RIGHT ABOUT 3 SECOND AND WHEN YOU RUN IT AT HIGH SPEED MORE WORSE. 2.) MY 2 BEARING PART IS WORN OUT I GUESS,BECAUSE I NOTICE THAT I RUN AT 55 OR 60 MPH AT FREEWAY IT MAKE ALOT OF NOISE LIKE RUMBLING SOUND FEELS LIKE FALLING APART. THE EFFECTED PART IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE RIGHT AND THE OTHER ONE IS ON THE BACK SIDE ON THE LEFT BOTH OF THEM NEED TO REPLCE SOON AS POSSIBLE THIS REQUEST IS URGENT FOR MY FAMILY SAFTEY I HAVE 1 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER RIDING WITH ME AND MY WIFE. 3.) MY LAST COMPALINT IS MY CAR BRAKE THIS IS SCARY I EVER EXPERIENCE I CANT REALLY HARDLY DISCRIBE. MANY OF DAY I DROVE MY CAR RUN AT SPEED OF 25 OR 30 MPH AND WHEN I HIT THE BUMP AND PRESS THE BRAKES THE BRAKE GOES ALL THE WAY ITS FEEL LIKE SHAKING AND THE BRAKES BARELY TOUCH THE FLOOR ITS HAPPEN MANY TIME SO DANGERIOUS I CHECK MY BRAKE DOT OIL IT WAS GOOD PERFECT LEVEL. AND I ALSO COMPLAINT MY CAR BODY PART THE HOOD,THE BACK FENDER RIGHT SIDE AND LEFT RUSTY,DENT & SCRATCHES HOPEFULLY I CAN GET A HELP SOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744298July 28, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THIS PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. IT WAS SUMMERTIME AND IT WAS ABOUT 80 DEGREES. I HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED ABOUT 6 MONTHS EARLIER IN THE FALL. AS I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A "WHINING OUT" NOISE AND SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AREA AND MY SPEED SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND I WAS LOSING POWER TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. A TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS TRAVELING BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKES AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL FROM TRYING TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. AFTER WAITING A COUPLE OF HOURS AND LETTING THE ENGINE COOL DOWN, I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD ARRIVED. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER UNTIL IT COOLS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND PAID $100.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DID NOT REVEAL ANY OTHER PROBLEM OTHER THAN WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE LIGHT THAT CAME ON IN "NORMAL" AND IS EXPLAINED IN THE OPERATING MANUAL. THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT IS "NORMAL" FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND THERE WASNT ANY DEFECT OR ANYWAY TO FIX IT. SINCE THAT TIME MY CAR HAS DONE THIS CONTINUOUSLY IN HOT WEATHER WHEN I AM TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS BECOME DANGEROUS FOR ME TO TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY AND RISK BREAKING DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR BEING COLLIDED WITH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735817July 22, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRONT AND BACK CROSS MEMBERS ARE RUSTING. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 2007 JEEP PATRIOTS AND COMPASSES WERE RECALLED FOR RECENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735898July 22, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING WHILE IT IS RAINING OUT. THIS FIRST STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. SOMETIMES THEY ARE FINE FOR TWENTY MINUTES, OTHER TIMES IT IS 5 MINUTES. THEY WILL COMPLETELY STOP WORKING AND FOLD BACK DOWN, AS IF I HAVE TURNED THEM OFF. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEARS ONCE, AND SPENT TWO DAYS AT THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE IT. I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND RAINING FOR IT TO HAPPEN, MAYBE THE FORCE OF THE WIND OR ROAD IS THE CAUSE. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TECHNICAL SKILL TO RECREATE IT, I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE AND TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT HAPPENS .ALL THE COMPUTERS READ THAT THE WIPERS ARE FINE, YET THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. NOT BEING ABLE TO USE WIPERS FOR EVEN SECONDS IS DANGEROUS, AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE NOW WHEN IT RAINS. I HAVE RECORDED VIDEO ON MY CELLPHONE OF IT HAPPENING, AND STILL IT IS NO USE BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT RECREATE IT. THIS IS A VERY STRESSFUL AND FRUSTRATING SITUATION, THAT COULD COST ME MY LIFE IF NOT ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732275July 6, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ALONG ABOUT 45 WHEN MY TIE ROD WENT. BARELY ESCAPED CRASHING MY CAR. FRONT TIRE TURNED SIDE WAYS, LEAVING MY CAR SQUALLING UNCONTROLLABLE DOWN HILL. THANK GOD THERE WASN'T OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME, OR DRIVING ANY FASTER THAN I WAS! NEIGHBOR CAME RUSHING OUT HEARING THE SQUEALING FROM MY TIRES, THINKING THERE HAD BEEN ACCIDENT! SO SO SCARY. IT COULD HAVE KILLED ME! TIE ROD WERE REPLACED JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, AND AGAIN THEY ARE FAILING. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT!! I'VE REPLACE THE TIRES THREE TIMES IN THREE YEARS! ROTORS, BREAK PADS, BALL JOINTS. IT'S A MONEY PIT! SE PROBLEMS KEEP REPEATING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731658July 2, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOOK MY JEEP IN FOR YEARLY INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE CRADLE FRAME WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THROUGH RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE 2007 MODELS WERE GIVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN I CONTACTED JEEP I WAS TOLD MY 2008 MODEL WAS NOT PART OF THAT, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I LIVE IN THE SNOW BELT OF NORTH WESTERN PA. AND HAVE NEVER HAD A RUST ISSUE LIKE THIS BEFORE. MECHANIC SAID I WAS LUCKY THAT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DIDN'T FALL OUT WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731507July 1, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY ON MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT HAS BEGUN RUSTING OUT. THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE ALSO WORN. SIMILAR ISSUES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED THROUGH A PARTS RECALL ON THE 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THIS DEGRADATION OF STEERING/SUSPENSION PARTS ON A 2008 MODEL WARRANT A RECALL SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE 2007 MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730976June 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOUGHT A USED JEEP PATRIOT 2008. MY JEEP IS GARAGE KEPT, BUT WHEN I AM AT WORK, AND IT RAINS, THE SUNROOF LEAKS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND I SEE THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. JUST WANTED MY VEHICLE ADDED TO LET THEM KNOW MY SUNROOF LEAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726887June 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK AS USUAL AND DROVE ABOUT 500 YARDS TO A RED LIGHT. IN THE PAST AFTER A FILL UP, THE JEEP WOULD STALL AND "BUCK" AROUND 30 MPH, AS IF IT COULDN'T GET INTO GEAR, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A CVT. I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT IT DIDN'T THIS TIME, WHICH WAS CURIOUS. AT THE LIGHT, UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE, AND THE CAR REMAINED IN DRIVE, BUT REFUSED TO MOVE. I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. A RED LIGHT IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE DASH CAME ON AND BEGAN TO BEEP, AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIT UP, WITH EVERY LIGHT COMING ON AND MAKING NOISE. EVENTUALLY, I LOST ALL POWER AND WAITED MORE THAN AN HOUR FOR A TOW TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A THREE LANE AVENUE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME A RELAY WAS ENTIRELY BLOWN AND BLACKENED, AND THIS HAD KILLED THE BATTERY. THIS WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME, BUT HE SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT HAD CAUSED THE RELAY TO BLOW. ESSENTIALLY, WHAT OCCURRED WAS A SYMPTOM, NOT THE CAUSE, AND WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING, DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I ALSO HAD LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT 55,000 MILES, WHICH IS FAR TOO EARLY. I LOVE JEEP, BUT I HATE THE 2007-2010 PATRIOTS. BAD BUY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725098June 13, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM INDICATOR LIGHT CAME HOME CAUSING THE SPEED TO IMMEDIATELY DROP DOWN TO 20MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. I WAITED AND THE CAR STARTED BACK UP FINE. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT MY CAR OFF. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN INTO A PARKIN SPOT. AFTER TRYING TO CRANK THE CAR, IT FINALLY STARTED AND THE LIGHT DIDNT COME ON. THE NEXT DAY, HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND NEW SPARK PLUGS PUT IN. THE CAR DROVE FINE AT FIRST AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE SPPED DROPPED TO 10MPH. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP GOING AND STOP AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT FINALLY GOT IT.THIS VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS A RECALL TO HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OF!!! IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING SERIOUSLY INJURED TO HAVE SOMETHING HAPPEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721811May 27, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UPON TAKING MY WIFE'S JEEP PATRIOT FOR THE YEARLY INSPECTION IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A RUSTED OUT AND ROTTED CROSSMEMBER AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN ANY LONGER. I WAS GIVEN A 10 DAY PERIOD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED BOTH RON LEWIS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE DEPT. IN ADDITION TO CHRYSLER. RON LEWIS CHECKED THE VIN NUMBER AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OUTSTANDING BULLETINS FOR THIS REPAIR. IN ADDITION, CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE REPAIR. I ASSUMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE ENTIRE COST FOR THE REPAIR . HAVING THE SERVICE DEPT LIE TO ME ABOUT THERE BEING NO RECALL IS A SERIOUS MATTER. THIS COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE BY BEING GIVEN MISINFORMATION BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT.. IN ADDITION, I HAD NOTICED THE SNAPPING NOISE WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP OF MY NEW JEEP PATRIOT BUT WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT AT RON LEWIS THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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