2008 Jeep Patriot

UPON TAKING MY WIFE'S JEEP PATRIOT FOR THE YEARLY INSPECTION IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A RUSTED OUT AND ROTTED CROSSMEMBER AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN ANY LONGER. I WAS GIVEN A 10 DAY PERIOD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED BOTH RON LEWIS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE DEPT. IN ADDITION TO CHRYSLER. RON LEWIS CHECKED THE VIN NUMBER AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OUTSTANDING BULLETINS FOR THIS REPAIR. IN ADDITION, CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE REPAIR. I ASSUMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE ENTIRE COST FOR THE REPAIR . HAVING THE SERVICE DEPT LIE TO ME ABOUT THERE BEING NO RECALL IS A SERIOUS MATTER. THIS COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE BY BEING GIVEN MISINFORMATION BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT.. IN ADDITION, I HAD NOTICED THE SNAPPING NOISE WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP OF MY NEW JEEP PATRIOT BUT WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT AT RON LEWIS THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE.

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

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

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 HAD BROUGHT MY 08 JEEP PATRIOT TO THE DEALER FOR A INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTING OUT AND SHOULD BE WATCHED SO I CAME HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ONLY TO FIND OUT THIS PART WAS RECALLED AND GIVEN A 10 YEAR UNLIMITED MILE WARRANTY ON THE 07 PATRIOTS ONLY IN 2014.I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS DOES NOT COVER THE 08 PATRIOTS WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE AS MINE HAS HOLES ALREADY RUSTED THROUGH IT. *TR

BEFORE THE SNOW AND COLD HAD COME TO NORTHWEST PA I DECIDED TO GET A NEW VEHICLE. I NOW OWN A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. 2 WEEKS AGO IN THE NEGATIVE WEATHER MY CAR HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING AND EVEN STALLED WHILE AT A RED LIGHT. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. THIS MORNING IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY I HAD MY CAR JUMPED. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS WORKED BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER OR START. WE EVEN TRIED TO HIT THE STARTER TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. STILL WOULD NOT START. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON THE DASH. *TR

I GOT THIS JEEP 2 MONTHS AGO FROM A DEALERSHIP IN SAN ANTONIO. ON MAYBE ABOUT 5 OCCASIONS WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT THE WHOLE ENGINE SHOOK LIKE IT WAS JUST GOING TO TURN OFF, LUCKILY IT NEVER DID. THAT IS UNTIL YESTERDAY, I GOT TO A STOP LIGHT HEADING HOME FROM WORK AND IT JUST TURNED OFF ON ME. NO SHAKING THIS TIME, NO WARNING AT ALL. THE RADIO AND EVERYTHING STAYED ON SO I KNEW IT WASN'T THE BATTERY, AND IT WOULDN'T EVEN CRANK WHEN I TRIED TURNING THE KEY JUST STAYED SILENT. MIND YOU SINCE THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I'M THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR A 5'0" 118 LB WOMAN NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUSH IT SOMEWHERE SAFE ALL I COULD DO WAS THROW MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND HOPE I DIDN'T GET REAR ENDED WITH EVERYONE LEAVING WORK (5 O' CLOCK TRAFFIC WAS JUST STARTING) WHICH I DID ALMOST GET HIT AT LEAST 3 TIMES! AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES I TRIED AGAIN AND IT TURNED BACK ON. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND GOT ON THE PHONE WITH MY DEALERSHIP THEY'RE SO INCOMPETENT THOUGH I ALREADY KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO SAY THEY CAN'T FIND OUT WHY IT HAPPENED. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE AND I WAS FREAKING OUT LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR SEEING CARS SLAMMING ON THEIR BRAKES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT THAT HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I WAS COMING UP ON A RED LIGHT SO I GOT READY TO STOP. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN BEFORE I HAD TO COMPLETELY STOP SO I CONTINUED THROUGH THE LIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS. WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE CLUTCH IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO PRESSURE IN THE CLUTCH AT ALL. I PRESSED THE GAS IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF THE WAY OF THE VEHICLES THAT WERE COMING UP QUICKLY BEHIND ME. THE CLUTCH WAS COMPLETELY LOOSE. I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE JEEP AND PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS SO UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED! I HAD LITERALLY ONLY HAD THE JEEP PATRIOT FOR 1 MONTH. A POLICE OFFICER HAD TO PARK HIS PATROL CAR BEHIND ME WITH HIS BLUE LIGHTS ON TO WARN PEOPLE I WAS THERE SO I WOULD NOT GET HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD TO GET THE PATRIOT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. THE BRAKE/CLUTCH FLUID HAD MADE A PUDDLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WELL I GOT A MECHANIC THAT I KNOW TO COME TO MY HOUSE AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. FIRST OF ALL THE CLUTCH LINE HAD "SLIPPED OFF" AND HAD TO BE PUT BACK ON. AND FOR THAT TO HAPPEN BY ITSELF LIKE THAT IS SCARY. I ORDERED A NEW CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING&SLAVE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. THIS HAS BEEN PUT ON AND THE LINE BLED. THAT WAS FINISHED UP ON THURSDAY AND TODAY IS SUNDAY. I GOT IN IT THIS MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT LET ME SHIFT GEARS. I TURNED IT OFF AND CRANKED IT AGAIN. THIS TIME THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE PATRIOT WAS SHAKING. I TURNED IT OFF. I PUMPED THE CLUTCH FOR A BIT AND CRANKED IT AGAIN AND IT FINALLY WORKED. I DROVE TO WORK AND ALL SEEMED FINE. AFTER WORK WHEN I CRANKED IT, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND PUMP THE CLUTCH A BIT AND CRANK IT AGAIN BEFORE IT WOULD GO.I HAVE NOTICED HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH CLUTCH ISSUES, SLAVE CYLINDER ISSUES AND A TON OF OTHER ISSUES WITH THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!!! *TR

A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP THE JEEP STALLED AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID TO PUT DRY GAS IN THE TANK. I DID AND THE JEEP WOULD JERK A FEW TIMES AFTER REFUELING. ON 1/14/15 THE JEEP STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET MINUTES AFTER MY 17 YEAR OLD FILLED THE TANK. THANK GOD SHE DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE THE JEEP STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I TOOK THE JEEP TO MY MECHANIC BUT HE COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE ISSUE. I KNOW THERE ARE JEEP OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR