2007 Jeep Patriot 4X4

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. IT IS NOT DURING EVERY STOP BUT MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR AFTER REFUELING THE CAR. ON THE FIRST INCIDENT IN OCTOBER 2014, I HAD DRIVEN HOME FROM WORK (35+ MILES) AND WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT EASILY RESTARTED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. SINCE THEN THE DRIVING ISSUES HAVE INCREASED TO RPM DECREASES WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ' THE ENGINE KICKS/JERKS THE CAR AND RETURNS TO NORMAL DRIVING. THE JEEP STALLS EVERY TIME IT IS REFUELED ' I AM NOT INTENTIONALLY OVERFLOWING THE GAS TANK. IT WILL STALL MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THE REFILL. THE RPM FLUCTUATES REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE LAST TIME THE TANK WAS REFUELED. I HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING OVER 50MPG WHEN THE ENGINE KICKED, RPM DECREASED, AND I THOUGHT I WAS LOSING POWER ABOUT TO STALL. ON NOV 26, 2015 THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. MY TWO PRESCHOOL AGED KIDS WERE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. I COULDN'T QUICKLY RESTART THE JEEP. WE SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A MOMENT ' POSSIBLY 4 MINUTES ' WAITING TO TRY THE ENGINE AGAIN. IT DID RESTART AND THE ENTIRE RIDE HOME, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES ' THE RPMS FLUCTUATED WITHOUT MY HITTING GAS OR BREAKS. IT THEN STALLED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN PARKING. I DIDN'T TOUCH THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS, OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE IT AGAIN, THE RPM FLUCTUATED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. INSTEAD, I WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR AND TURN THE JEEP OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. IT WAS JUST A FEW SECONDS BUT IT WAS RUNNING AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE KEY IN MY HAND. MY HUSBAND DROVE IT AN HOUR LATER TO TEST IT OUT AND THE JEEP STALLED AGAIN IN THE DRIVEWAY. *JS

WHEN I PUMP GAS MY CAR REJECTS THE GAS WHEN I KNOW IT ISN'T FULL. THE GAS SHUTOFF AT THE STATION WILL KICK AND NOT ALLOW GAS TO PUMP INTO MY CAR. 2ND, AFTER PUMPING GAS MY CAR WILL THROTTLE UP AND DOWN AND THEN SHUT OFF WHENEVER I STOP. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURN IT BACK ON AND SHIFT TO DRIVE. 3RD, AFTER TURNING ON MY CAR, I TRY TO SHFIT OUT OF PARK. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. I REPLACED THE BRAKE SHIFT LIGHT ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT WORKED FINE UNTIL TODAY. NOW ONCE AGAIN, I CANNOT GET MY CAR OUT OF PARK. THE OTHER 2 ISSUES HAVE BEEN ONGOING SINCE SEPTEMBER AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MANAGER THEM AND STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM FAILED THUS RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY OF WITCH RESULTS IN A WHOLE OTHER REALM OF ISSUES. UPON INSPECTION THERE IS NO SEPARATE RESERVOIR FOR THE CLUTCH IT IS CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SO POTENTIALLY THE CLUTCH SYSTEM COULD FAIL AND LEAVE YOU NO WAY TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO NO WAY TO STOP. AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR OWNERS WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN THIS DESIGN PLATFORM. *JS

ON 09/17/13 AT 0858 HOURS, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT ON THE I-17 FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER, I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON AN EVEN CONCRETE SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "ACT UP," THE LIGHT FOR MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNED ON AND THE ESC BECAME ACTIVE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AMBER. DUE TO ESC, MY VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (ONCE AGAIN THIS WAS ON AN EVEN, PAVED SURFACE WITH NO CONDITIONS REQUIRING THE ESC TO ACTIVATE). ALONG WITH THE ESC BECOMING ACTIVE, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND LOSE POWER. MY ENGINE WOULD PEAK AT A MERE 2000K RPM AND AT ABOUT TWENTY MILES PER HOUR. THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY ON A FRONTAGE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PULL INTO AN INDUSTRIAL AREA, HOWEVER, IF I WAS ON I-17 (WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A SHOULDER) I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN GREAT DANGER. ONCE STOPPED, I HAD TO STOP/START MY ENGINE FOUR TIMES FOR THE ESC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO DEACTIVATE. ONCE THEY DID THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JEEP DEALERSHIP IN NORTH PHOENIX TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY ADVISED IT RETURNED A "TORQUE REQUEST SIGNAL DENIED" HISTORICAL CODE FOR WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, WHICH "DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE." I BELIEVE THE ABOVE INCIDENT IS RELATED TO TWO EVENTS THAT HAPPEN ON 9/14/13. DURING TWO SEPARATE RIGHT TURNS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL THROUGH A TURN ONLY TO JOLT AND REGAIN POWER. *JB

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2012. VEHICLE MAKES LARGE RATTLING RACKET WHEN GOING OVER ANY TYPE OF DIRT ROAD/BRICK ROAD AND A CLUNK WHEN GOING OVER LARGE BUMPS (SPEED BUMPS). HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES - TURNS OUT THE LARGE CLUNK WAS THE BALL JOINTS...THEY WERE COMPLETELY WORN AT 48000 MILES WHICH IN TURN CHANGED THE ALIGNMENT OF MY WHEELS - AS WELL AS AFTER DRIVING IT A MERE 10000 MILES MADE BOTH FRONT TIRES COMPLETELY BALD. *TR

AFTER HAVING A SHOP ALIGNED MY VEHICLE TWICE DUE TO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. I TOOK IT IN TO THE MECHANIC AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE FRONT SUSPENSION. MECHANIC WAS AMAZED AT THE POOR CONDITION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION DUE TO THE LOW MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT IT HAS NEVER BEING OFF ROAD AND ONLY DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. HE SAID IN 25 YEARS HE HAD NEVER SEEING A FRONT SUSPENSION SO LOOSE AND REQUIRING FULL REPLACEMENT OF LOWER CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINS, TIE ROD ENDS. WHILE DOING A TIRE ROTATION THEY ALSO NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST ON HUB AND AXLE NUT. EXPLAINED THIS COULD BE A FATAL SAFETY ISSUE AND MY WHEELS COULD FALL OFF. CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AND EVEN ISSUE TSB TO TORQUE LOWER CONTROL ARMS TO TRY TO BAND AID THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE QUALITY OF THESE FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS IT'S INADEQUATE FOR THIS VEHICLE. CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER SIMILAR MODELS BUT EVEN WITH 100'S OF REPORTS ONLINE AND OVER 50 REPORTS ON THIS SITE THEY REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE FAILING A VERY LOW MILEAGE. WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR TIRES TO START FLYING OFF AND PEOPLE TO DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THESE PROBLEMS. AFTER THE WARRANTY IS OVER CHRYSLER WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THEY SHOULD AT LEAST MEET THE OWNERS HALF WAY, RECTIFY THE DISMAL QUALITY OF THE PARTS AND PAY FOR THE PARTS WHILE CUSTOMER PAYS FOR LABOR. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENTS. HOW CAN A VEHICLE THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR "TRAIL RATED" OFF ROAD USED BY RUSTING APART AND HAVING THESE MAJOR SUSPENSION ISSUES UNDER NON OFF ROAD USE. *TR

THE JEEP PATRIOT AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK GAS IDLES STRANGELY AND TURNS OFF. I DO NOT TOP IT OFF AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH GAS STATION I USE. AFTER I REMOVE THE GAS PUMP FROM THE TANK I HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A GALLON OF WATER BUBBLING/EMPTYING. RECENTLY CHRYSLER ISSUED RECALLS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER YEARS BUT IT THERE IS MULTIPLE REPORTS INCLUDING MY VEHICLE WHICH HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I'VE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AFTER RE STARTING SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY. I'VE ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO THE GAS TANK: IF I LEAVE THE GAS CAP OFF FOR 3 MINUTES WHILE HEARING THE GAS TANK BUBBLE AFTER REMOVING THE GAS NOZZLE FROM THE PUMP THE VEHICLE HAS NO PROBLEM AND RUNS NORMAL WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF OR IDLING AS IF ITS FLOODING/CHOCKING. THE GAS TANK RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO PREVIOUS YEARS. *TR

I BEGAN TO HEAR A HUMMING SOUND FROM MY REAR WHEEL AFTER DOING RESEARCH JEEP PATRIOTS ARE EXPERIENCING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WHEEL BEARING FAILURES AT LOW MILEAGE. THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND THEY'VE SUPERSEDED THE PART NUMBER 4 TIMES, WHICH TELLS ME THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RE ENGINEER THE WHEEL BEARING CORRECTLY. UPON INSPECTION THE WHEEL BEARING HUB IT'S COMPLETELY RUSTED, FROZEN AND UNABLE TO EXTRACTED FROM THE SPINDLE. ALMOST EVERY JEEP PATRIOT, COMPASS AND CALIBER HAS HAD TO HAVE THE BEARINGS REPLACED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. THE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE HUB FOR SUCH A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE BEFORE WHEELS START FALLING OFF CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENTS . *TR