64 of the
263 complaints filed about the Jeep Patriot FWD
are about the suspension —
24% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2008.
I PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT AND FOUND OUT IT HAS A ROTTED CROSSMEMBER SUBFRAME. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND OUT JEEP KNEW IT HAD THIS ISSUE IN HIGH SALT AREAS AND WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. I TRIED TO GET IT FIXED AT HARTLEY'S DEALERSHIP IN NEWPORT MAINE AND THEY SAID THE COMPANY IS NO LONGER HONORING THE REPAIR, DEPITE THE INCREDIBLE SAFETY ISSUE THIS CAUSES. THE VEHICLE CAN LITERALLY BREAK IN HALF AND KILL SOMEONE YET THEY HAVEN'T DONE A FULL RECALL? THEY DID AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR IT THAT HAS EXPIRED BEFORE I WAS INFORMED ABOUT IT. HOW ARE THEY NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY ISSUES THEY ARE HAVING IN SO MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES? I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED.
NHTSA complaint #11193147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FRONT END CROSS MEMBER COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND AXLE NUTS AND LUG NUTS FROZEN IN PLACE. M JUST TOTAL RUST IN FRONT END RESULTING IN FRAILER TO BE DERIVABLE. I WAS ON THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END WOBBLED AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME
NHTSA complaint #11090967 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY MY WIFE'S 2007 PATRIOT 2.4L STARTED TO FAIL TO START. IT WAS VERIFIED THAT IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY, PCV VALVE, STARTER, OR A FUEL ISSUE. IT WOULD SIMPLY NOT START WHEN LEFT IN THE SUN (IN SUCH AS A PARKING LOT). ALL OF THE ACCESSORIES WORKED. IT WAS TOWED TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NO ONE COULD FIGURE IT OUT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND RECEIVED A COMPLAINT NUMBER. CHRYSLER REIMBURSED ME FOR THE THINGS THE DEALERSHIPS CHARGED ME TO REPLACE AND EVENTUALLY SAID THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AND COULDN'T FIX THE CAR. THE SHOCKS ALSO FAILED PREMATURELY AT 40 THOUSAND MILES, AND THE CV JOINTS ARE SEALED UNITS AND FAILED PREMATURELY. OVERALL I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS CAR AND CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE.
NHTSA complaint #11044851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENTIRE FRONT SUBFRAME IS RUSTED OUT CAUSING THE RACK AND PINION TO BE DAMAGED. AUTO SHOP SAID HE WOULD NOT DARE HIT A POT HOLE WITH THIS SINCE THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE COULD FALL OUT. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE JEEP FORUMS.
NHTSA complaint #10954024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON INDICATING INTAKE RUNNER VALVE STUCK OPEN, REPLACED ALL PARTS CHECKED BUTTERFLY'S ALL OK. ALSO X FRAME UNDER ENGINE RUSTED OUT. NO ACCIDENT YET.
NHTSA complaint #10938420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON JULY 13, 2016, I TOOK MY JEEP IN TO OUR LOCAL DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. WHEN PICKING UP MY JEEP, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE WRITER THAT THEY DISCOVERED THE K FRAME (CROSSOVER IN FRONT OF VEHICLE) WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND WOULD VERY SOON NEED TO BE REPLACED. IF IT WAS NOT REPLACED, IT WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD! I AM AWARE THAT CHRYSLER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 2007 JEEP PATRIOT TO 10 YEARS FOR THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS USE THE SAME FRAME AND DESIGN. THEY DID NOT EXTEND THE COVERAGE FOR THE 2008 MODEL. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 105,000 MILES ON MY JEEP.
NHTSA complaint #10887849 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY SUBFRAME ON THE GROUND END IS ROTTED OUT AND WILL PROBABLY CRACK IN HALF IN LESS THAT S YEAR. I KEEP REPLACING BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS BECAUSE THE FRAME IS SO WEAK IT IS STARTING TO BOW AND CAUSE EVERYTHING TO BECOME OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 75000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER OFF ROAD. CHRYSLER CORP TOLD ME ITS PROBABLY TIME TO BUY S NEW CAR. THIS CAR IS S MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND MY SMALL CHILDREN. HOPEFULLY NO ONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE THEY SEE A PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10877007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS BEAUTIFUL CONDITION JEEP PATRIOT 2009 HAS NOT RUST ANYWHERE BUT THE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT AND HAS HUGE RUST HOLES WHERE THE ENGINE CRADLE ONCE WAS. NOW I GET CLANKING AND CRACKING NOISES WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR AND BELIEVE THE RUSTED OUT ENGINE CRADLE IS THE ISSUE. SEARCHED WEB SITES AND SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE ON OTHER YEARS FOR SIMILAR VEHICLES LIKE THE JEEP COMPASS WHICH SHARES THAT PLATFORM.
NHTSA complaint #10747645 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE WAS PRESENTED FOR NEW TIRES AT 35000 MILES ,, ALL MILES ARE HIGH WAY WITH NO OFF ROAD OR BEACH ETC. MECHANIC FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS/CONTROL ARMS HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY TO THE POINT OF MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND UN DRIVABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. READING ON LINE COMMENTS THIS PREMATURE FAILURE SEEMS AS IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10562525 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY JEEP PATRIOT CUTS OFF AND TO THIS DATE, I HAVEN'T RECEIVED AN ANSWER ON THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED A NEW ALTERNATOR AND A BATTERY AND THAT DID NOT SOLVE THAT ISSUE. ON NOVEMBER 29, 2013, I DROVE THE CAR FROM STAMFORD, CT TO BRIDGEPORT, CT. I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE AS IF SOMETHING WAS CLOGGED IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE OVER A SPEED OVER 15 MPH. THE VERY NEXT DAY, I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AND THERE IS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. HE STATED THAT ONLY A JEEP DEALER WOULD BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 14, 2014 AND THE CAR DID THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THE NOISE (CLOGGED) AND THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK. AT THE TIME, I WAS IN NEW ROCHELLE, NY AND I DROVE STRAIGHT TO ADVANCE AUTO LOCATED ON MAIN STREET. THE TECHNICIAN ASSISTED ME AND HOOKED THE CAR UP TO THE SCANNER AND IT GAVE ME A CODE OF P2017. I PURCHASED SOME FUEL INJECTION CLEANER TO SEE IF THAT COULD HELP ME OUT. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MILES AND THE CAR DIED. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO SEE IF I CAN GET THE CAR TOWED TO STAMFORD, CT. I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN AND MECHANIC THAT JEEP PATRIOT HAVE A RECALL ON THE FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. I'VE ALSO HAD SUSPENSION ISSUES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT BEGAN IN JULY OF 2013. THE CAR HAS POOR STEERING AND I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY GET WHEEL ALIGNMENTS AND CHANGE THE FRONT TIRES. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE JEEP PATRIOT HAVE A TON OF SAFETY RECALLS ON THE 2008 MODEL. I HAVE A SCHEDULED TOW TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED AT THE JEEP DEALER. I WOULD LIKE THE RECALL ISSUE TO BE HONORED. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION ON ANY RECALLS BY THE MANUFACTURE. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I DO WANT TO INCUR ANY INJURIES OR FATALITIES. I AM PAYING A CAR NOTE ON THIS VEHICLE AND I FEEL AS I'VE BEEN ROBBED!
NHTSA complaint #10559992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AT 21,237 MILES, FRONT TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $1500. AT THIS AMOUNT OF MILES, THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS ON ONGOING PROBLEM IN JEEP PATRIOTS THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. I WAS ACTUALLY TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THESE REPAIRS, AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING IT REGULARLY (WITHOUT ANY SYMPTOMS OF PROBLEMS) AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A FIERY CRASH BECAUSE OF CHRYSLER'S NEGLECT.
NHTSA complaint #10547810 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I ONLY HAVE 46,000 MILES ON MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT AND I ALREADY NEED BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS. I HAVE NEVER DONE ANY TYPE OF OFF-ROADING IN THIS VEHICLE, IT'S ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON THE STREET. I'M AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS, IT'S UNACCEPTABLE TO MAKE SOMETHING SO CHEAP ON A VEHICLE!
NHTSA complaint #10504758 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH BOTTOM BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
NHTSA complaint #10494592 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WIFE DRIVES A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT THAT HAS 38,955 MILES ON IT AND WHEN TAKEN IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND VEHICLE INSPECTION WAS TOLD THAT THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. COST WOULD BE CLOSE TO $400.00 TO REPLACE THAT COMPONENT. BEING FRUGAL AND WANTING A SECOND OPINION WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SHOP, REPUTABLE AND VERY GOOD, TO HAVE A LOOK SEE. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS WORN OUT AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AND WAS CAUSING THE ALIGNMENT OF THE CAR TO BE OUT OF SPECIFICATION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THEY ALSO FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR TOW LINK WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND MISSING WHICH CAUSED THAT WHEEL TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND WAS PROVIDING A SIGNIFICANTLY BAD WEAR SITUATION FOR THE TIRES. SEEMS TO US THAT AFTER ONLY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 40,00 MILES THAT THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD STILL BE IN WORKING CONDITION. AFTER PAYING A LITTLE OVER $300.00 FOR THESE PARTS TO BE REPLACED, I AM WRITING THIS WANTING TO KNOW HOW TO RECOUP THIS MONEY. COMPONENTS THAT CONTROL THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION OF A VEHICLE ARE VITAL TO SAFE DRIVING AND IF THEY FAIL CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES MAY ENSUE. CHRYSLER JEEP SHOULD FEEL RESPONSIBLE AND NOT WAIT ON A CATASTROPHE TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING TO CURB AND REDUCE THIS DANGER.
NHTSA complaint #10493624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I BOUGHT MY JEEP IN SEPT OF 2010, TOOK IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE IN DEC,2010. WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM, I WAS TOLD THE PATRIOTS WERE HAVING ALOT OF ISSUES WITH THAT PART COMING OUT LOOSE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY. IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN I DRIVE IT. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE A/C ,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON FOR MANIFOLD PROBLEM ,TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ALL WITHIN THE TWO YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED IT.
NHTSA complaint #10486766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AT 62K MILES I HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY COSTING ME $300 AND NO HELP FROM CHRYSLER OR MY DEALERSHIP. NOW AT 93K MILES AND A YEAR AND HALF LATER, I NEED BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. THE ESTIMATE FOR THEM BOTH REPLACED IS $715. THAT'S OVER $1000 FOR SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT AND DOES NOTHING TO ASSIST THEIR CUSTOMERS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW, EVEN ORDERED FROM THE FACTORY, USING THE DISCOUNT MY COMPANY HAS WITH THEM, WE GET THE PREFERRED PRICE BEING A SUPPLIER FOR THEIR BEARINGS AND THIS IS THE QUALITY I GET? WHY EVEN PUT THE BEST BEARINGS IN THE WORLD ON THE JEEP IF YOU USE GARBAGE TO SUPPORT THE WHEEL?
NHTSA complaint #10484784 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS . HAD VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON 7/5/12 AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER AND WERE SUPPOSE TO DO A VEHICLE INSPECTION AT THIS TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10472997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.