32 of the
602 complaints filed about the Jeep Patriot 4X4
are about the electrical system —
5% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2008.
MY VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES NOT GO WHEN I PRESS THE GAS. THE BRAKES DON'T PROPERLY WORK, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOCK FAILS, THE ESP LIGHT FLASHES, THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILS, AND IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE OVER 5 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE YET TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT I FEAR IT MAY HAPPEN. IT HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE, AND DOESN'T ALWAYS CORRECT ITSELF. I CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY TOLD ME I'M ON MY OWN. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND WONDER WHY THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEAR I'M STUCK WITH A LEMON VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND I'VE ONLY BEEN IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR 10 MONTHS. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD?
NHTSA complaint #11163689 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE VEHICLE HABITUALLY WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO GETTING IT FUELED UP. I CANNOT GET ANY SUPPORT FROM THE DEALER REGARDING THE ISSUE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHEN LOOKING ON VARIOUS JEEP PATRIOT FORUMS.
NHTSA complaint #11065977 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CAR CUYS IN AN OUT ALMOST LIMEIT GOING TO SHUT OFF. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AN FLASH AN DING . SHORTLY AFTER WHILE DRIVI G THE ESP COMES ON CUTS OUT LIME GOI G TO DIE THEN ENGINE DIES DRIVING OR PARKED
NHTSA complaint #10884729 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10748325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10726887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY VEHICLE STARTED STALLING WHEN I WAS MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SENSOR AND STABILITY SENSOR CAME ON AND I HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO GET TO A STOP. THE BREAKS DID NOT WORK VERY WELL AND THE CAR WAS JERKING HORRIBLY. THE CAR KEPT TRYING TO DIE AND WOULD REV UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF. IT TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT RESET ITSELF BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10683584 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ABS SENSOR , ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL AND 4X4 WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IGNITION OFF , RESTARTED IT ...WARNING LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THIS CONTINUED, VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. NOW CAR IS IN THE SHOP BUT MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUES. HE HAS CHECKED BRAKES, STRUTS , SENSORS SO FAR NOTHING IS PROBLEMATIC. I CALLED JEEP FOR HELP WITH ISSUE BUT REPRESENTATIVE ACTED AS IF HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING.
NHTSA complaint #10631334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CLOCKSPRING FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSES MY AIRBAG LIGHT TO INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNS DIRECTION AND/OR ACCELERATES FROM A DEAD-STOP TO CRUISING SPEED. THE PART NUMBER IS 05156106AD. THE CUTTER DODGE/JEEP DEALERSHIP IN PEARL CITY, HAWAII INFORMED ME THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, NOR UNDER MANUFACTURER RECALL DESPITE [JEEP] HAVING RECEIVED A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, SO CUTTER WANTED $600 FOR PARTS AND SERVICE. THE PART IS ALSO USED IN THE COMPASS, WRANGLER, AND LIBERTY MODELS FOR THE SAME PRODUCTION-YEAR.
NHTSA complaint #10611345 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT CONTINUES TO LEAK WATER FROM THE INTERIOR. AFTER BEING INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES IN STILL LEAKS WATER FROM THE FRONT INTERIOR DOME LIGHT, LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT PILLARS. WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAR HAS CAUSED ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES IN THE SUNROOF, RADIO, AND SWITCHES IN THE DOOR.
NHTSA complaint #10609017 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
OVER THE PAST YEAR MY JEEP HAS BEEN VERY SLUGGISH, ACCELERATES AT HIGHER RPM'S THAN NORMAL, "SHIFTS" ROUGH ( EVEN THOUGH IT IS A CVT AND DOESN'T HAVE GEARS). FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND THEN PROCEED TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE TURN, MY JEEP HESITATES TO ACCELERATE, THE RPM'S PLUMMET AND THEN REACH TO OVER 3000 RPM'S BEFORE IT SLAMS/JERKS INTO GEAR TO RETURN TO AROUND 2000 RPM'S. TWICE MY JEEP HAS SHUTTERED AND STALLED WHILE AT RED LIGHTS. LAST WEEK AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND DINGING AT ME. MY JEEP WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO TRAVEL 8 FEET FROM MY DRIVEWAY. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART MY JEEP 3 TIMES, AND EVERY TIME I HAD THE SAME "LIMP MODE"/ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ISSUE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE MANUAL STATES THAT "IF THE LIGHT IS FLASHING WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING YOU MAY EXPERIENCE POWER LOSS, AN ELEVATED/ROUGH IDLE, AND INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT, AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY REQUIRE TOWING. IMMEDIATE SERVICE IS REQUIRED.". THIS DOES NOT SOUND SAFE. I HAD IT TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED AUTO MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER/JEEP HAS 1,500-2,000 THROTTLE BODIES ON BACK ORDER AND I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS TO EVEN RECEIVE THE PART. I'M GLAD THAT MY JEEP DID NOT STALL OR GO INTO "LIMP MODE" WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AS THIS COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY, EVEN THOUGH I AM NOW MAKING CAR PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT RUN. THIS IS ALSO MY ONLY VEHICLE. THERE MUST BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY TO HAVE 1,500-2,000 ON BACK ORDER AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO.
NHTSA complaint #10565882 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS LEAVING WORK AND THE CAR STARTED JUST FINE BUT THEN AS I WAS STARTING TO DRIVE IT STALLED OUT. IT STARTED BACK UP JUST FINE AND THEN DID THE SAME THING. THIS WENT ON SEVERAL TIMES. AND WHEN IT STALLS OUT, MY POWER STEERING IS GONE AND IT IS HARD TO GET IT TO A SAFE STOP. I AM WORRIED IF I TAKE IT OUT ON THE ROAD IT WILL STALL OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH RECALLS ON THE 2009 MODEL BUT NOT THE 2008.
NHTSA complaint #10558569 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. AFTER TESTING IT HE SAID THE ERROR WAS FROM TOO MUCH VOLTAGE GOING TO THE O2 SENSOR HEATER. HE RECOMMENDED TAKING IT TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. HE ALSO NOTICE THE SAFETY COVER OVER THE REAR BRAKE LINES & FUEL LINE HAD CAME LOOSE AND USED WIRE TIES TO FASTEN IT BACK IN PLACE.
NHTSA complaint #10536790 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE FACTORY RADIO IN MY DAUGHTER'S JEEP PATRIOT KEPT BLOWING ITS SUPPLY FUSE. WE REPLACED THE RADIO FIGURING THAT WAS THE ISSUE BUT THE FUSE WOULD STILL BLOW. IN TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS WAS NOT PROPERLY SUPPORTED AS ITS ROUTED THROUGH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IT ENTERS NEAR THE FLOOR IN THE WALL NEXT TO THE DRIVERS LEFT FOOT AND THEN TURNS HORIZONTAL UNDER THE DASH JUST ABOVE THE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR THE CLUTCH/BRAKE PEDALS. THE HARNESS WAS LYING ON TOP OF THE SHARP METAL EDGE ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET AND WORE THROUGH THE INSULATION ALLOWING THE 12V FEED FOR THE ROAD TO SHORT TO GROUND BLOWING THE FUSE. AT LEAST ONE OTHER WIRE HAD ITS INSULATION BURNED IN THE PROCESS. NOT ENOUGH TO DEEM IT "A FIRE" BUT DEFINITELY A PROBLEM. I CONSIDER OURSELVES VERY FORTUNATE - ONLY THE RADIO WAS AFFECTED. IT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN ONE OF THE SAFETY SYSTEMS - BRAKES, AIR BAGS, ETC. THAT ALSO GO THROUGH THAT HARNESS AND IF MULTIPLE WIRES WERE INVOLVED THE FUSES COULD HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENT TO PREVENT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I OWN 2 JEEP PATROITS - A 2009 AND A 2010. I CHECKED MY 2010 AND THE HARNESS ON THAT PATRIOT APPEARS TO BE SUSPENDED UP AGAINST THE DASH FRAME SO IT'S OFF THE BRACKETS FOR THE BRAKE/CLUTCH. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE HARNESS IN OUR 2009 WAS JUST MISS-INSTALLED OR A DESIGN FAULT WAS CORRECTED IN 2010. I DO HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH I CAN FORWARD IF THIS ISSUE IS DEEMED SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
NHTSA complaint #10515995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS ISSUE MAY HAVE STARTED WAY EARLIER, SINCE THE PATRIOT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE DASH BOARD WOULD SOMETIMES COME ON AND THEN GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I REPORTED IT DURING THE FIRST YEAR, 2008 AND A FEW TIMES DURING 2009 AND 2010. I HAD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL EARLIER THIS YEAR. CHECKS BY DEALERSHIP CAME BACK, "NOTHING IS WRONG". THAT'S IT!! THIS YEAR THE PROBLEM GOT WORST, INTERMITTENTLY, MY HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL, WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. HAZARD LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. ONE DAY IT RAINED AND I REALIZED THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK, I HAD TO PULL OVER FOR SAFETY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SPEND ALL DAY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, UNPLUG THE COMPUTER, REBOOTED AND THEN EVERYTHING WORKED. FIVE HOURS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. I GOT CHARGE 100 DOLLARS FOR THAT, NOW I HAD TO PAY TOTAL OF 317 DOLLARS BEFORE TAX FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR TO PUT IN WI FI BODY MODULE. THIS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE RECALLED, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, I HAD TO REPLACE THE BALL BEARING AND ARM THREE TIMES!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I DO NOT GO OFF ROAD, I DON'T GO OVER POT HOLES.
NHTSA complaint #10515637 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WATER KEEPS FLOWING FROM THE CEILING DOME LIGHT. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, THEY KEEP BLOWING OUT THE ROOF DRAINS, AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING. I WENT OUT TO THE DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND WATER WAS POURING FROM THE CEILING LIGHT . I STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND ALL THE LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING, AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY OFF, IT KEPT RUNNING. I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF!!! I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY!!
NHTSA complaint #10508934 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AFTER SNOW HAS MELTED, THE MAPLIGHT LEAKS WATER ALL OVER THE INSIDE. I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE WILL BE WIRING ISSUES FOR THE SUNROOF AND THE LIGHT AS WELL AS ANYTHING IN THE DASH DUE TO THE WATER GOING EVERYWHERE. PRIOR ISSUES W/WATER LEAKING IN THE FIREWALL AND LEAVING AN INCH OF WATER ON THE DRIVERS FLOOR (3 ATTEMPTS TO GET IT FIXED) RESULTED IN CHRYSLER PAYING A PORTION DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. WATER SHORTED OUT WIRES RUNNING UNDER THE FLOOR FOR DASH LIGHTS, ANTI LOCK BRAKES WANTED TO KICK IN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, 4WHEEL DRIVE WOUDL NOT WORK AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. NOW BACK TO DEALING W/WATER AGAIN LEAKING OUT THE MAP LIGHT, VERY FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY!
NHTSA complaint #10505541 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS VEHICLE IS MY DAUGHTERS AND WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED THEY DISCOVERED THE DEFECTS. IN APRIL 2010 MY DAUGHTER COMPLAINED OF A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHE WOULD HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. SHE CALLED ME AND I ASSURED HER THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH ONLY 35000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. DURING THIS SAME TIME FRAME SHE TOOK THIS JEEP IN FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE AND AT BILLION MOTORS IN SIOUX FALLS,SD AND THEY TELL HER SHE HAS A BAD TIE ROD END. AGAIN I ASSURED HER THAT WITH ONLY 35000 MILES IT IS OKAY TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR OVER 30 YEARS, BUT I WAS WRONG. WHEN WE TOOK THIS "JEEP" IN TO NEW TIRES INSTALLED THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED US THAT THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT AND THE LEFT FRONT OUTER TIE ROD END WERE DEFECTIVE. WE WENT TO THE TIRE SHOP AND HE SHOWED ME THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, SO I HAD NEW PARTS INSTALLED. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD OR "NEW" AND HAD 44,000 MILES. IF THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN ABUSED MAYBE THESE PARTS WOULD BE BAD, BUT IT NEVER LEAVES THE HIGHWAY. MAYBE JEEP NEEDS TO INSTALL GREASE ZERKS IN THEIR PARTS. BALL JOINTS USED TO LAST 150,000 MILES, THESE MUST BE NEW AND IMPROVED -HUH!!! HAVING BAD BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS ON A VEHICLE THREE YEARS OLD IS JUST WRONG. HOW MANY OF THESE PARTS HAVE FAILED AND CAUSED ACCIDENTS? *TR THE CONSUMER STATED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED AN ENGINE CODE: P2110 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. THE DEALER CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TWICE, AND PERFORMED SOME TRANSMISSION UPDATED. HOWEVER, AS THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THERE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. UPDATED 11/04/15.
NHTSA complaint #10433881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE ALTERNATORS BEARINGS WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE GRINDING NOISE CONTINUED TO WORSEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
NHTSA complaint #10413897 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.