2008 Jeep Patriot 4X4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS ON THE REAR AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRES FAILED TWICE WITHIN ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALUMINUM TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE VALVE STEMS TO FRACTURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

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.

THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUED WITH THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINTS AND ARMS BREAKING. WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THIS AUTO AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WHEN I LOOKED INTO IT ONLINE I FOUND MANY BLOGS REGARDING THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK JEEP NEEDS TO STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I'VE NEVER HAD TO PUT MONEY INTO A 4 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD END AND LOWER BALL JOINT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,053. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, BOTH FRONT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A COLLISION. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED EARLIER IN THE DAY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRONIC FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTART THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHEN PURCHASING NEW TIRES FOR MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT LIMITED AWD, THE SHOP FOUND THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 30883 HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. THE JEEP DEALER STATES THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE DEMAND AT THIS TIME FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS FROM CHRYSLER IS 930 PER WEEK. HAVING GROWN UP AROUND A FRONT END AND ALIGNMENT BUSINESS, I FIND THIS TO VERY VERY ABNORMAL. WHETHER IT IS A DESIGN FLAW OR INFERIOR PARTS, CHRYSLER CORP NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR REPAIRS TO THESE VEHICLES. SUSPENSION AND STEERING ARE NOT WHERE MANUFACTURES NEED TO BE CUTTING CORNERS WHEN BUILDING CARS! I WILL BE REPAIRING MY JEEP WITH THE BEST PARTS AVAILABLE, AND MAYBE THE PEOPLE AT JEEP SHOULD CONSIDER DOING THE SAME WHEN THEY BUILD THEIR PRODUCTS. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS, AND LET'S HOPE A BALL JOINT DOESN'T BREAK AND INJURE SOMEONE BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. IT TOOK ME YEARS TO GET OVER THE CHRYSLER CORP JUNK OF THE 60'S AND 70'S AND I TRULY HOPE THEY ARE NOT REVERTING BACK TO THE PAST. *TR

BALL JOINT ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM (LCA) HAS GONE BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED. THE BALL JOINT IS INTEGRATED WITH THE LCA IN THE JEEP PATRIOT, SO THE ENTIRE LCA MUST BE REPLACED. FROM SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND OTHERS WHO OWN JEEP PATRIOTS (AND THE RELATED JEEP COMPASS AND DODGE CALIBER), IT SEEMS THAT FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS ARE QUITE COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES, EVEN AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE (30,000 MILES OR LESS). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT. ALSO, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 01/13/12*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD. UPDATED 02/06/12

ON 9/21/2011 THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OUR DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICE AT 30,979 MILES. IT WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE DEFECTIVE AND LOOSE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND TIE ROD ENDS. THE DEALER INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE FOR ANY EXTENDED MILES. THERE WAS AT LEAST 1/2" PLAY IN THE WHEELS. THE PARTS HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED. PREVIOUS INSPECTION & TIRE ROTATION AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES AND 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO INDICATED NO SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THE ONLY CLUE TO THE PROBLEM WAS SOME 'CLUNKING' NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY BY THE SELLING DEALER, IS DRIVEN EXCLUSIVELY ON THE ROAD, AND HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS. UP UNTIL MAY 2011, IT WAS DRIVEN ONLY ABOUT 7,500 MILES ANNUALLY. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR ONLY 40-DAYS. I AM INCREDULOUS THAT A WELL MAINTAINED 4WD VEHICLE WOULD HAVE A MAJOR SUSPENSION FAILURE WITH SUCH A RAPID ONSET AT SUCH LOW MILES. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE BY OTHER JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY BY THE MANUFACTURER THAN IT CURRENTLY IS. *TT