2008 Jeep Patriot

I BOUGHT 2008 JEEP PATRIOT NEW, THIS SUMMER (2015), I FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO A RUSTED OUT FRONT STEEL FRAME ASSEMBLY, THAT HOLDS THE STEERING UNIT AND THE LOWER ARMS OF THE WHEELS, IT DIRECTLY EFFECTS THE STEERING. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN WHERE CHRYSLER WAS RECALLING OLDER 2007 JEEPS WITH SAME PROBLEMS BUT NOT MINE. THIS JOB COST BETWEEN $900.00 TO $1000.00.

I WAS AT MY MECHANIC GETTING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT SERVICED WHEN HE CALLED ME INTO THE SHOP TO LOOK AT THE RUST ISSUE THAT THE K FRAME HAS. THE RUST HAS ALREADY BEGAN TO MAKE HOLES IN THE STRUCTURE WHICH WERE NOT THERE AT MY LAST CHANGE 3 MONTHS AGO. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON, SO MUCH THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE 2007 PATRIOT WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OPEN RECALLS ON MY PATRIOT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN AT JUST UNDER 105,000 MILES. THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE READ ONLINE MENTIONS A MANUFACTURE FLAW THAT HAS THE A/C DRAIN OVER THE FRAME. THIS LEAVES THE OWNER WITH A COSTLY REPAIR THAT IS JEEPS FAULT. WHILE THE JEEP WAS IN THE AIR ON THE LIFT WE INSPECTED THE REST OF THE UNDER BODY EVERYTHING ELSE WAS RUST FREE BUT I HAVE ENCLOSED PICTURES TAKEN TODAY ON THE LIFT.

I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 JEEP PATRIOT, THAT I PARK IN GARAGE IN WINTER IN THE EVENING WHEN NOT DRIVING, THIS PAST SUMMER (2015), I TOOK MY JEEP TO GET INSPECTED AND THE MECHANIC AT THE GARAGE SAID HE CAN NOT PASS IT DUE TO THE RUSTED OUT SUB FRAME THAT HOLDS THE STEERING, AND FRONT END PARTS; I CALLED THE JEEP DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE THE $600.00 DOLLAR PART ON HAND, WHICH MEANS TO ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PART THAT IS FAILING. SINCE IT IS A BOX FRAME PIECE IT APPEARS THAT EITHER THE PART WAS NOT CLEANED OR PLATED ON THE INSIDE CORRECTLY, SINCE THESE PARTS ARE RUSTING OUT FROM THE INSIDE TO OUTSIDE, AND BY THE TIME YOU SEE THE RUST IT IS TO LATE AND RUSTED THOUGH CAUSING A DANGER IN FRAME AND STEERING ALL WITHIN JUST A FEW YEARS ( 6). ALL TOGETHER THIS WAS A $900.00 DOLLAR JOB TO FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INDEPENDENTLY DOING REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE SUB FRAME, BOTH ON THE FRONT AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

WHEN TAKING A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE. WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MILES FROM OUR RURAL HOME, WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AN ONCOMING SEMI TRUCK WAS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND WHEN HE PASSED ME, THE HOOD OF THE JEEP LITERALLY LIFTED UP ABOUT 1/2 INCH. THE HOOD DIDN'T COME OFF, THE PINS ACTUALLY CAUGHT IT BEFORE THAT HAPPENED, SO I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WHAT THEY COULD DO WAS TO DRILL TWO HOLES IN THE HOOD OF THE JEEP AND ATTACH HEAVY DUTY COTTER PINS TO KEEP IT SECURE. ADVICE NOT TAKEN! I HAVE LOOKED ON A FEW DIFFERENT COMPLAINT SITES FOR 2008 JEEP PATRIOTS AND APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR, AND ONE GENTLEMAN'S HOOD ACTUALLY DID COME OFF, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH, LUCKILY HE WAS TREATED FOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES ONLY, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING! THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOOD ABOUT THE JEEP PATRIOT, BUT THIS IS ONE ASPECT THAT I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN PRIOR TO PURCHASING IT, AS I AM SURE THIS WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT TO MY "GOTTA HAVE IT" LIST OF VEHICLES. COME ON JEEP! TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS! YOU DIDN'T HESITATE TO TAKE THE MONEY, SO FIX THE ISSUES!

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

LESS THAN A YEAR FROM BUYING THE PATRIOT A SEVERE WAYER LEAKAGE STARTED FROM THE SUNROOF, SIDES AND INTERIOR LIGHT OF THE JEEP. I LITERALLY NEED AN UMBRELLA INSIDE THE JEEP IN ORDER TO PROTECT ME FROM NOT GETTING ALL WET. THIS HAPPENED CONTINUOUSLY AND CAN HAPPEN WITH THE JEEP PARKED OR RUNNING. THIS MAKE ME HAVE TO STOP DRIVING EVERYTIME IT START TO RAIN BECAUSE OF MY REACTION AND REFLECTS WHEN IT HAPPENS DRIVING HAD MADE ME LOOSE THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BEING VERY CLOSE TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'VE MADE MULTIPLE CLAIMS TO THE DEALER AND THE CENTRAL OFFICES OF THE COMPANY HERE IN PR AND LEFT MY JEEP MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE DEALER IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY LEFT ME WITHOUT ANY OTHER CAR IN ORDER TO TRANSPORT MYSELF FOR MORE THAN A WEEK NO MATTER THE JEEP WAS IN WARRANTY. I ALSO WAS BEING MISTREATING BY THE MANAGER EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL. I GOT TIRED OF THIS SITUATION AND DECIDED TO A TEMPORARY SOLUTION MADE BUT MY PERSONAL MECHANIC. IF BY ANY CHANCE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND GET INJURED OR INJURED SOMEONE ELSE I FULLY RESPONSIBLE JEEP AND ALL THEIR CO MANY FOR THIS AND WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTIONS. I VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS AND THERE ARE NO SOLUTION OR RECALL AT ALL. IM JUST ASKING MYSELF IF THEY ARE WAITING TO HAVE SOMEONE TO GET SEVERE INJURED OR DEAD IN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING INCLUDING ALL THE SAFETY AGENCIES ??? I HAVE MULTIPLE PHOTOS THAT CAN GIVE FAITH OF THAT IM DESCRIBING ITS TRUE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM JEFF SCHMITT AUTO GROUP IN BEAVERCREEK, OHIO IN MARCH 2014. I TOOK IT IN FOR IT'S REGULARLY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE ON DECEMBER 22, 2014. THE MECHANIC NOTICED A GAPING, RUSTED HOLE IN THE SUBFRAME AND WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER. HE INDICATED THAT THIS AMOUNT OF DETERIORATION AND RUST WOULD TAKE WELL OVER A YEAR TO OCCUR. I'VE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 9 MONTHS AND MY LIMITED WARRANTY WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 6 MONTHS. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS WERE BRAND NEW AS THEY STILL HAD THE TAGS ATTACHED. THESE WERE INSTALLED PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE VERY UNWILLING TO HELP. I'VE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AS WELL AS CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY TO ASSIST ME IN HAVING THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR MY VEHICLE AS IT WAS SOLD IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND NOT FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. *TR