2008 Jeep Patriot Fwd

IN OCTOBER OF 2009, I NOTICED AN ODD CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE AREA OF MY TIRES. THE JEEP STARTED TO MAKE LOUDER CRANKING SOUNDS AND GRADUALLY BECAME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE THE SOUND. I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE OR COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE JEEP IN THIS CONDITION. UPON TAKING THE JEEP TO BOB BOYD, A CERTIFIED JEEP DEALER IN LANCASTER, OHIO, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AXLE NUT RETAINER WAS RUSTED AWAY. THE RUST WAS CLEANED FROM THE AXLE AND THE NUT, PER THE SERVICE REPORT, AND THE AXLE NUT WAS RETORQUED. THE CHARGE OF THIS "REPAIR" WAS $157.47, WITH NO OTHER REPAIRS BEING MADE. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I HAD NOT BROUGHT THE JEEP IN AT THE TIME I DID, THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE AXLE NUT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TIE RODS AND WHEELS TO COME APART FROM MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. AT THAT POINT, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE GONE. MY HUSBAND ASKED IF THIS COULD CAUSE ANY OTHER TYPES OF PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE WITH MY STEERING AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM. IN AUGUST OF 2010, I WAS RECOMMENDED TO HAVE MY TIE RODS REPLACED, AS THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM MY TIRES AGAIN. UPON HAVING MY CAR TAKEN TO BOB BOYD AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THAT MY LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WITH AN ALIGNMENT, THE TOTAL COST WAS $694.60 FOR THIS VISIT. I UNDERSTAND THAT TIE RODS ARE A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, HOWEVER, I THINK THAT THE RUSTED AXLE ROD IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD AT THE TIME IT WAS FOUND. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM, AS A RUSTED OUT PART THAT COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE TO "COME APART WHILE DRIVING" SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL CREAKING NOISE. SOON AFTER, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING THE SAME NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE RODS, CONTROL ARMS AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. THE FAILURE DID NOT PERSIST HOWEVER; THE REAR SHOCKS BEGAN TO SQUEAK. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,500 AND THE CURRENT WAS 35,750.

WATER LEAKING UNDER THE DASH WHICH CAUSES THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS TO BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. IT IS ALSO A HORRIBLE DISTRACTION SINCE IT HAPPENS ON EVERY TURN OR HILL. THERE IS ALSO A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE THAT IS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED AS THE A ARM BOLTS BUT THEY CONTINUE TO IGNORE THE SERVICE BULLETIN JUST BECAUSE MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF CARS BUT MY MAKE AND MODEL AS WELL AS THE YEAR IS INCLUDED. *TR

WE HAVE BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE ON MARCH 20TH, 2010. WE WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES AND EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. ON MAY 17TH WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO GET ONE OF THE TIRES CHANGED AND FOUND OUT THE OTHER THREE OF THE TIRES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WIRES IN THE TIRES AE SEPARATING, WHICH ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO BUBBLE. IN THE END IT'S CAUSING SEPARATION THROUGHOUT THE TIRES. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT, MY JEEP STARTED LEAKING FROM THE MAP LIGHT, DOME LIGHT AND CARGO LIGHT THE WATER RAN INTO MY A/C UNIT AND MY CD CHANGER, GEAR SHIFT, GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND ALL OVER MY CARPET AND SEATS, IN SEPT. OF 2009 AFTER A HEAVY RAIN WE WERE IN A DROUGHT UNTIL THEN. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE LEAK WAS FIXED, THEY SAID THEY HAD TO CONNECT THE DRAIN TUBES. ONCE I GOT MY CAR BACK I NOTICED AFTER ANOTHER RAIN I HAD WATER STANDING IN MY TIRE WELL ONCE AGAIN, AFTER THE LAST LEAK MY CAR STARTED STALLING ON TAKE OFF. I WAS ENTERING ONTO A VERY BUSY STREET AND IT STALLED AS I WAS PULLING OUT AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY A DUMP TRUCK. I ONCE AGAIN TOOK THE JEEP BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED, THEY REPLACED THE SUN ROOF SEAL AND THE SEALS AROUND THE HATCHED, THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. AFTER ANOTHER RAIN I NOTICED MY JEEP IS LEAKING AGAIN, WHEN I TURNED ON THE A/C WATER STARTED COMING OUT OF THE DEFROST VENT AND MY CARPET WAS WET, AND A STRONG SMELL OF MOLD COMING OUT MY VENTS WITH THE AIR. I TOOK IT BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE LEAK,AND THE WATER AND SMELL OF MOLD COMING OUT OF MY A/C VENTS. I LOOKED OVER THE CAR WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND WE NOTICED BLACK MOLD GROWING IN THE HEAD LINER SHE ALSO WAS ABLE TO SMELL THE MOLD COMING OUT OF MY A/C UNIT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS CUTTING OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A FIRE OR SOME OTHER MAJOR ELECTRICAL PART GOING OUT DUE TO THE WATER LEAKS THAT HAVE OCCURED. I AM ALSO WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES CONCERNING THE CAR STALLING; AND AM WORRIED IT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR HEALTH ISSUES DUE TO THE BLACK MOLD. *TR

WATER LEAK, REAR DOME LIGHT, REAR DOME LIGHT FILLS UP WITH WATER THAN LEAKS INTO SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL. FEAR SHORT WILL OCCUR IN LIGHT. LEAKS EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR GO THROUGH A CAR WASH. I SAW WATER IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE FROM ALMOST FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT, BUT THOUGHT IT CAME FROM REAR HATCH WHEN I OPENED IT. BUT ONE DAY I SAW WATER DRIPPING FROM THE REAR DOME LIGHT. MY 08 PATRIOT IS AT THE DEALERS NOW AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR TWO WEEKS. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME AT THE DEALERS. DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHERE IT LEAKS. THEY EVEN TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP. THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN MAKE IT LEAK BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER . STILL WAITING AND TRYING TO GET THEM TO BUY IT BACK SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I AM PASSED THE LEMON LAW DATE IN VA. ANYTHING OLDER THAN 18 MONTHS IS TO LATE TO FILE A LEMON LAW CLAIM. *TW