2008 Jeep Patriot 4X4

WHILE DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY FROM OHIO TO NEVADA THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING QUIT RUNNING. THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON; THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NORMAL; I WAS CONTINUALLY WATCHING THE DASH TO TRY TO KEEP THE RPMS STEADY (WHILE CLIMBING GRADES) AT APPROX. 3000 RPM MAX. FOR FUEL ECONOMY. THIS OCCURRED ON I-80 IN THE MIDDLE OF WYOMING. FORTUNATELY ( LUCKILY) I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE BERM. WHILE WAITING 1.5 HOUR FOR A TOW TRUCK I OCCASIONALLY TRIED TO START THE ENGINE. IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. AFTER A 30 MINUTE DRIVE ON THE TOW TRUCK TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM COOLED AND THE ENGINE DID START. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING UP A STEEP GRADE THE VEHICLE LURCHED. I TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP IN RENO NV. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ALREADY IN EXISTENCE TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE IN THIS VEHICLE'S COMPUTER AND TO INCLUDE A NEW FLASH DRIVE FOR THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID. THEY WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DRIVEN NEARLY 3000 MILES SINCE THEN WITHOUT A PROBLEM. HOW COULD MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ( BRUNSWICK OHIO) NOT HAVE ALERTED ME TO NEEDING A SOFTWARE UPDATE? I HAD THE JEEP THERE 4 DAYS BEFORE LEAVING ON THIS TRIP FOR THE "LIFETIME POWERETRAIN WARRANTY" INSPECTION. THEN, 300 MILES AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE IN RENO. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED. WHY DIDN'T THAT DEALERSHIP CHECK FOR WHEEL WOBBLE WHILE THEY PERFORMED THEIR COMPLIMENTARY 22 POINT SAFETY CHECK? WHAT'S UP WITH JEEP? MY 2000 CHEROKEE WITH 170,000+ MILES HAS NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS; ONLY NORMAL WEAR REPAIRS. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER TO DIAGNOSE NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NOISE (BEST DESCRIBED AS A WHINE) BECOMES NOTICEABLE AT 20 MPH AND INCREASES IN INTENSITY WITH SPEED. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING INTERNAL TO THE TRANSMISSION (CVT) AND WILL REQUIRE THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHIFTER AND SHIFT CABLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,050.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70 MPH) IN MICHIGAN, THE CVT TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A FEW MILES, THE JEEP WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN ABOUT 45 MPH. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD WHEN EVERYONE ON THE HIGHWAY IS DRIVING 70 MPH OR MORE. AFTER PULLING OVER FOR 30 MINUTES, THE LIGHT DID NOT REAPPEAR WHEN THE JEEP WAS RESTARTED, BUT RPMS HAD TO BE KEPT BELOW 2100 TO AVOID THE OVERHEAT LIGHT COMING ON AGAIN. THIS LOW RPM LIMITED SPEED TO ABOUT 55 MPH ON FLAT TERRAIN. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN PA ON THE RETURN TRIP, SPEED WAS RESTRICTED AS BEFORE, AND THE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT REAPPEAR AFTER RESTARTING THE JEEP AFTER A 30 MINUTE REST STOP. HOWEVER, KEEPING RPMS BELOW 2100 ON THE PA TURNPIKE RESULTED IN A TOP SPEED OF ONLY ABOUT 45 MPH, A REAL HAZARD WHEN EVEN TRUCKS ARE GOING MUCH FASTER. FIRST DEALER FOUND THE FAULT CODE OF 0208 AND DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE PCM. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SECOND DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT CODE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAVED. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SERVICEABLE AND HAD A LIFETIME FLUID. THE DEALER SAID TO BRING THE JEEP RIGHT BACK IN IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN SO THAT THE CODE WOULD BE STORED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE JEEP WAS BROUGHT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THE DEALER FOUND THE 0208 TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT CODE. AFTER 5 DAYS OF WAITING, THE VISITING CHRYSLER TECH SAID TO OPEN THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE THE FLUID. THE TWO JEEP DEALERS SEEMED TO BE COMPLETELY CONFUSED ABOUT WHETHER THIS CVT TRANSMISSION HAS LIFETIME FLUID OR WHETHER IT COULD BE SERVICED. THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON THIS 2008 PATRIOT HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY, BUT CHRYSLER APPEARS TO HAVE NO INTEREST IN REPLACING IT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. INTERNET SEARCHES SHOW OTHER OWNERS OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH CVT TRANSMISSIONS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, (THIS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION SINCE BOUGHT) THEY BASICALLY TELL ME THAT IT NEEDS TO COMPLETELY FAIL BEFORE THEY WILL DO SOMETHING. THEN THEY COME BACK AND SAY THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE LEAKING FOR $410.00. AND THEY ALSO SAY THAT MY FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT CONTROL ARMS ARE BAD WHICH OF COURSE THEY CAN BE REPLACED FOR $845.00. SO FOR A PROBLEM THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT FIX BUT THEY WOULD LIKE TO FIX OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE BAD FOR A PRICE.......VERY DISAPPOINTED IN DODGE. THIS MAY CAUSE ME TO DEFECT FROM CHRYSLER AND BUY FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE TRANSMISSION. APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND HAD NOT YET RESPONDED TO THE CONTACT'S CONCERNS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

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.

2008 JEEP PATRIOT 5 SPEED MANUALS ARE HAVING CLUTCH RELATED ISSUES CAUSED MY CLUTCH MASTER OR SLAVE CYLNDER FAILURES. THE VEHICLE SUDDNELY STOPS OR NOT ABLE TO CHANGE GEAR WHILE DRIVING. I WAS LUCKY THAT I HAD THAT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS IN MY PARKING. THE CLUTCH RESERVOR IS SHARED WITH BRAKE AND CLUTCH. THERE ARE SO MANY 2008 PATRIOT OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, WHEN EITHER CLUTCH OR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILS, BRAKE FAILS TOO. I HAD TWO ACCIDENTES EARLIER WHEN BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. I TOOK MY 2008 PATROT TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSIDER AS WEAR-TEAR ITEM, BUT IS IS NOT. THE CLUTCH PLATE IS WEAR-TEAR NOT A CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERS ARE CHEATING CONSUMERS BY NOT HONORING LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. PLEASE READ THIS JEEP PATRIOT FORUM TO FIND SO MANY LIKE ME HAVING SAME ISSUES. BUT JEEP DEALERS ARE NOT REPORTING IT CORRECTLY, SO NHTSA CAN NOT FIND OUT ABOU THIS ISSUE, AND SO CHRYLSER CAN AVOID THE RECALL. HERE IS THE POST: HTTP://WWW.JEEPPATRIOT.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=3208 I AM FORWARDING THIS MESSAGE TO ALL MAJOR NEWSPAPERS, AND TV MEDIA, I HOPE THAT SOMEONE TAKES SOME ACTION ABOUT THIS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS PLACED IN AN UNDESIRABLE LOCATION. WHEN SHE RESTED HER HAND, SHE WOULD REPEATEDLY KNOCK THE SHIFTER OUT OF ITS INTENDED POSITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,700.