Jeep Patriot Complaints (2008)

447 consumer complaints on file.

#10363995November 4, 2010
SEAT BELTS
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CAME OFF FROM ITS MOUNT THE BOLT HAD FALLEN OUT. THE SUNROOF HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND I SUSPECT THEY HAD REMOVED THE SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLT TO REMOVE HEADLINER, INSPECTION OF THE BOLT SHOW NO APPLICATION OF THREADLOCKER. I REINSTALLED THE BOLT WITH THREADLOCKER AND TORQUED AS PER SPEC FOR THE BOLT SIZE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359176October 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING A LOOSE CLUTCH PEDAL. TOOK IT TO MY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY DIAGNOSED A LEAKING SLAVE CYLINDER. THE BRAKES ARE STILL WORKING FINE BUT I'M HAVING MORE AND MORE TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. DEALER SAYS CLUTCH IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR 1YEAR/20000KM. NOT SURE OF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. APPROXIMATE REPAIR COST AROUND $1000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355407September 13, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT JUST TURNED 39000 MILES AND DEVELOPED A POPPING/CREAKING IN THE FRONT END THAT GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE DAY-TO-DAY. IT APPEARS TO BE THE BALL-JOINTS. AFTER A BIT OF RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PATRIOTS, AND IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY WITH WINTER COMING. BEING A LOW-INCOME SINGLE DAD, I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE RIDICULOUS COST TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT WAS THE DIRECT RESULT OF CHRYSLER TRYING TO SAVE MONEY BY USING CHEAP PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353670September 3, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2008 JEEP PATRIOT LOWER CONTROL ARMS DEFECTIVE, RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD WORN OUT AT 38,000 MILES. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF CHRYSLER LCA WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. SEE JEEPPATRIOT.COM FOR OTHER COMPLAINTS. DEALER WANTED $1100 FOR REPAIRS, CHRYSLER COVERED REPAIRS FOR $150. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353082August 31, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
LOWER BALL JOINTS BAD 83000 MILES. MULTIPLE POSTS BY OTHER ON FORUM ABOUT SAME ISSUE. JEEPPATRIOT DOT COM. SOME PEOPLE NEED NEW ONES AT LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. TERRIBLE PARTS USED BY CHRYSLER, I AM AFRAID MY TIRE WILL FALL OF ON WAY TO WORK SO THAT I CAN PAY FOR THE REPAIR THAT IS NEEDED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352674August 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHEN GASOLINE WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE READ FULL AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT DISPLAYED AN EMPTY READING. HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOR MORE THAN EIGHT MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED REPORT 19667705. THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351976August 26, 2010
STRUCTURE
HAVE WATER LEAKING INTO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE THROUGH MAP/FRONT DOME LIGHT AND FRONT VEHICLE FRAME FOR THIRD TIME SINCE SEPTEMBER 2009. WATER POURS FROM THE MAP/DOME LIGHT DOWN ONTO FRONT CONSOLE AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352019August 26, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
REPEATEDLY BROUGHT 2008 JEEP PATRIOT TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ESTIMATE OF CREAKING IN SUSPENSION AND/OR STEERING COLUMN. WAS TOLD THAT A ROCK WAS FOUND IN THE SUSPENSION AND IT WAS REMOVED. PROBLEM PERSISTED AND AGAIN I TOOK THE JEEP BACK FOR REPAIR. WAS TOLD THAT NO SOUND COULD BE HEARD AND THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE JEEP PATRIOT. LOOKED ON LINE WHERE I FOUND THE INFORMATION ON BAD BALL JOINTS AND ARMS HTTP://WWW.JEEPPATRIOT.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=37926&PAGE=4. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND JEEP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. I AM TAKING IT IN FOR A 4TH TIME FOR MY CONCERN FOR SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351675August 25, 2010
STEERING
2008 JEEP PATRIOT TIE ROD END FAILURE AT 50K MILES. GOOD THING I HAD A STATE INSPECTION AND THEY FOUND THIS. I'VE NOT HAD FRONT END PARTS GO BAD LIKE THIS IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE USING CHEAP FRONT END PARTS ON THESE VEHICLES, SOME FAIL AT UNDER 20K MILES. TIE ROD ENDS, BALL JOINTS, AND CONTROL ARMS SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350380August 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE SPEED TO INDEPENDENTLY DROP FROM 70 TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE COMPUTER WAS RESET HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD ONLY BE DIAGNOSED WHILE IT OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350367August 18, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE MAIN CONCERN I HAVE IS THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING VALVE IS DEFECTIVE. THE MAIN VALVE STEM IS MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM AND THEY ARE SNAPPING IN HALF RIGHT BELOW WHERE THE VALVE SCREWS IN ON THE STEM. THIS CAUSES A SUDDEN DECREASE OF AIR PRESSURE THAT WE ALMOST LOST THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE TIRE STORE WE HAVE ANOTHER TIRE STEM THAT IS READY TO BREAK ALSO. THE VALVE STEMS USED TO BE MADE OUT OF BRASS OR STEEL. AND IN THE COLORADO WEATHER WITH THE SEVERE COLD I THINK IT IS CRACKING THE ALUMINUM STEMS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT BUT SHOULDN'T BE TOO COSTLY TO REPAIR. IF NOT RECALLED THERE WILL BE ROLLOVERS AS THE TIRE PRESSURE GOES OUT VERY QUICKLY. I DO HAVE KNOWLEDGEABLE SKILLS IN THE MECHANICAL AREAS SO I KNOW THIS IS NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349462August 15, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
IN OCTOBER OF 2009, I NOTICED AN ODD CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE AREA OF MY TIRES. THE JEEP STARTED TO MAKE LOUDER CRANKING SOUNDS AND GRADUALLY BECAME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE THE SOUND. I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE OR COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE JEEP IN THIS CONDITION. UPON TAKING THE JEEP TO BOB BOYD, A CERTIFIED JEEP DEALER IN LANCASTER, OHIO, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AXLE NUT RETAINER WAS RUSTED AWAY. THE RUST WAS CLEANED FROM THE AXLE AND THE NUT, PER THE SERVICE REPORT, AND THE AXLE NUT WAS RETORQUED. THE CHARGE OF THIS "REPAIR" WAS $157.47, WITH NO OTHER REPAIRS BEING MADE. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I HAD NOT BROUGHT THE JEEP IN AT THE TIME I DID, THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE AXLE NUT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TIE RODS AND WHEELS TO COME APART FROM MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. AT THAT POINT, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE GONE. MY HUSBAND ASKED IF THIS COULD CAUSE ANY OTHER TYPES OF PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE WITH MY STEERING AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM. IN AUGUST OF 2010, I WAS RECOMMENDED TO HAVE MY TIE RODS REPLACED, AS THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM MY TIRES AGAIN. UPON HAVING MY CAR TAKEN TO BOB BOYD AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THAT MY LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WITH AN ALIGNMENT, THE TOTAL COST WAS $694.60 FOR THIS VISIT. I UNDERSTAND THAT TIE RODS ARE A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, HOWEVER, I THINK THAT THE RUSTED AXLE ROD IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD AT THE TIME IT WAS FOUND. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM, AS A RUSTED OUT PART THAT COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE TO "COME APART WHILE DRIVING" SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348710August 11, 2010
SUSPENSION
2008 JEEP PATRIOT 49,000 MILES. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END MAKING LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. HAVEN'T LOCATED EXACT ISSUE YET, BUT HAVE IT NARROWED DOWN TO BALL JOINT OR TIE-END. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347844August 6, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 LTD. IT HAS 35,664 MILES ON IT AND BOTH BALL JOINTS ARE BAD, BAD, BAD. LAST NIGHT AFTER PICKING UP MY TWO BABIES, I ENCOUNTERED A FLAT TIRE. BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE CAMBERING AND NOW I HAVE TWO FLATS AS A RESULT OF THE BAD BALL JOINTS. AS SERVICE MEMBERS, WE NEED TO BE AT OUR JOBS OR BE ABLE TO BE ON CALL. THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AND NOW, IT'S NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE ISSUE AT HAND. I KNOW I AM NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I'M ASHAMED OF THE CHRYSLER CORP FOR NOT LOOKING INTO THIS AS IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346907August 2, 2010
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL CREAKING NOISE. SOON AFTER, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING THE SAME NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE RODS, CONTROL ARMS AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. THE FAILURE DID NOT PERSIST HOWEVER; THE REAR SHOCKS BEGAN TO SQUEAK. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,500 AND THE CURRENT WAS 35,750.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336558June 16, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SECOND TIME IN A YEAR WHERE THE FRONT END HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SPOKE WITH OTHER OWNERS 2008 MODEL YEAR AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS VIA WEBSITE JEEPPATRIOT.COM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335875June 11, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
THE DIALS ON THE DASHBOARD REGULATING HEAT/AIR-CONDITIONING, TEMPERATURE, AND FAN SPEED HEAT UP TO VERY WARM/HOT WHEN THE AIR-CONDITIONING IS ON AND WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. THE DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THIS IS COMMON ON JEEPS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332113May 25, 2010
STRUCTURE
2008 JEEP PATRIOT LEAKING MOON/SUN ROOF - LEAKS OF WATER FROM RAIN OR CONDENSATION FROM MAP/DOME LIGHTS CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. WATER LEAKS AND POURS FROM FRONT DOME LIGHT ONTO DASH AND RADIO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332076May 24, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE
WATER LEAKING UNDER THE DASH WHICH CAUSES THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS TO BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. IT IS ALSO A HORRIBLE DISTRACTION SINCE IT HAPPENS ON EVERY TURN OR HILL. THERE IS ALSO A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE THAT IS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED AS THE A ARM BOLTS BUT THEY CONTINUE TO IGNORE THE SERVICE BULLETIN JUST BECAUSE MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF CARS BUT MY MAKE AND MODEL AS WELL AS THE YEAR IS INCLUDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330903May 17, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WE HAVE BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE ON MARCH 20TH, 2010. WE WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES AND EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. ON MAY 17TH WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO GET ONE OF THE TIRES CHANGED AND FOUND OUT THE OTHER THREE OF THE TIRES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WIRES IN THE TIRES AE SEPARATING, WHICH ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO BUBBLE. IN THE END IT'S CAUSING SEPARATION THROUGHOUT THE TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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