2008 Jeep Patriot

MY MOTHER OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. I WAS DRIVING HER CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. APPARENTLY, THE CAR WANTED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED. DUE TO AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS ABLE TO REDUCED THE SPEED SAFELY. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE LANES TO THE RIGHT, THE SIGNAL SPARK AND/OR CAUSED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO GO ON. THE A/C CANNOT BE ON WHILE DRIVING EITHER. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT IS CAUSING ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS TO HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE. I'M AFRAID TO HAVE MY MOTHER CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR. SHE ONLY DRIVES ON LOCAL STREETS, BUT THIS TOO CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK HER CAR 2 YEARS AGO TO A JEEP DEALER TO REPAIR AN ELECTRICAL SHORT ON THE HATCH DOOR DUE TO IT GETTING WET. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RUBBER MOLDINGS AROUND THE HATCH DOOR, BUT IT HAS RETURNED. AND AGAIN THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. ALL OF THESES PROBLEMS KEEP PERSISTING AND SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE.

SUMMARY: WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL STILL IN THE ENGINE DIES THE CAR LOTS OF IOWA CITY IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU'RE GOING AFTER YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR HE USUALLY DOESN'T START BUT NOW IT HAS STARTED NOT LETTING YOU FILL UP WITH GAS AT STOPPING THE FUEL PUMP LIKE YOUR TANK IS FULL AND IT DIDN'T PUT ANY GAS IN IT BUT IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOUR ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN THE CAR STALLS AND LOCKS UP. THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL COME ON AND IT'S AN ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF AFTER IT LOCKS UP AND STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING IT ANY SPEED IT DOESN'T RESTART REQUEST RESEARCH HELP VERY SCARY IT'S GOING TO LEAD TO SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENING THIS PROBLEM CANNOT GET FIXED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND SUSPECTED A SENSOR FAILURE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER WAS ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE STALLING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 03/04/16*LJ UPDATED 03/30/16. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN SUDDENLY ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP, THE DIALS WENT CRAZY, THE CAR BUCKED LIKE IT WAS STALLING AND THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF. I HAD THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY A PROFESSIONAL AUTO MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE TOTAL INTEGRATION POWER MODULE WHICH IS COMMON IN MOST JEEPS/CHRYSLERS AND HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF ISSUES IN RECENT YEARS. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TIPM, BUT NOT DOING SO MEANS DRIVING THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY TO OTHER DRIVERS WHO MAY NOT EXPECT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM TO SUDDENLY STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NON-PROGRAMMED KEY WAS USED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT ACTIVATED THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE KEYS NEEDED TO BE RE-PROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN SUMMER 2010. IN SPRING 2011 (WHEN IT ACTUALLY RAINS IN TEXAS) I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF WATER INSIDE THE FLOORBOARD OF MY CAR. I IGNORED IT, BUT THE NEXT TIME IT RAINED AND I WAS IN MY CAR I LEARNED HOW THE MYSTERIOUS PUDDLE OF WATER GOT INTO MY CAR, THROUGH THE DOME LIGHT THAT WAS FULL OF WATER. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW THE WATER GOT IN. WHEN I TRIED EXPLAINING TO THEM MY WITNESS OF THE WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE DOME LIGHT, THEY COULD NOT FIND A LEAK ANYWHERE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE LEAKS IN MY CAR COMING FROM THE LIGHT INSIDE MY CAR AND THE PIECE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ANYTIME I TRY TO EXPLAIN IT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP/TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT, THEY "CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM". HONESTLY, AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR PEOPLE TO TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING I HAVE GIVEN UP. OVER TIME, LIGHTS IN THE BUTTONS OF MY RADIO HAVE BURNED OUT, LIGHTS IN MY AC HAVE BURNED OUT, BUT TODAY I AM LETTING MY VOICE BE HEARD... WE HAD A DOWNPOUR LAST THURSDAY IN NORTH TEXAS AND I TURNED MY CAR ON FRIDAY TO ONCE AGAIN THE DOME LIGHT LEAKING WATER (NOT A SHOCKER FOR ME ANYMORE BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS THE NORM) AND MY RADIO COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. I CANNOT TURN IT ON, SEE THE TIME, NOTHING. IT'S GONE. I CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP FRIDAY MORNING AND HE MENTIONED HE JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH 2 OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR JEEPS. IT'S NOW MONDAY AND IT HAS RAINED ALL NIGHT. I GOT INTO MY JEEP THIS MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND MY CAR WONT EVEN TURN ON NOW. IT WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY BEFORE THE RAIN AND NOW I AM PRETTY SURE IT HAS COMPLETELY SHORTED MY CARS ELECTRICAL OUT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. THERE IS NO REASON I SHOULD BE PAYING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WHEN THERE CLEARLY IS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN SUMMER 2010. IN SPRING 2011 (WHEN IT ACTUALLY RAINS IN TEXAS) I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF WATER INSIDE THE FLOORBOARD OF MY CAR. I IGNORED IT, BUT THE NEXT TIME IT RAINED AND I WAS IN MY CAR I LEARNED HOW THE MYSTERIOUS PUDDLE OF WATER GOT INTO MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW THE WATER GOT IN. WHEN I TRIED EXPLAINING TO THEM MY WITNESS OF THE WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE DOME LIGHT, THEY COULD NOT FIND A LEAK ANYWHERE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE LEAKS IN MY CAR COMING FROM THE LIGHT INSIDE MY CAR AND THE PIECE TO THE LEFT OF MY STEERING WHEEL. ANYTIME I TRY TO EXPLAIN IT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP/TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT, THEY "CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM". HONESTLY, AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR PEOPLE TO TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING, I HAVE GIVEN UP. OVER TIME, LIGHTS IN THE BUTTONS OF MY RADIO HAVE BURNED OUT, LIGHTS IN MY AC HAVE BURNED OUT, BUT TODAY I AM LETTING MY VOICE BE HEARD... WE HAD A DOWNPOUR YESTERDAY IN TEXAS AND I TURNED MY CAR ON THIS MORNING TO ONCE AGAIN THE DOME LIGHT LEAKING WATER (NOT A SHOCKER FOR ME ANYMORE BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS THE NORM) AND MY RADIO COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. I CANNOT TURN IT ON, SEE THE TIME, NOTHING. IT'S GONE. I CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND HE MENTIONED HE JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH 2 OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR JEEPS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. THERE IS NO REASON I SHOULD BE PAYING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WHEN THERE CLEARLY IS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO FLASH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.