2008 Jeep Patriot

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO REFUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CHECK VALVE WAS FRACTURED AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 05/11/16*JS UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IS LEAKING FROM THE DOME LIGHT AFTER HEAVY RAIN THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE SEATS IN MY CAR, THE RUG AND DASH WERE SO WET I'M STILL AIRING OUT MY CAR AND I'M SO PARANOID ABOUT MOLD AND RUST, OR EVEN WORSE THE CAR CREATING A SHORT CIRCUIT WHILE MY KIDS ARE IN THE CAR. MY RADIO WENT OUT AS WELL AS A RESULT OF ALL THE WATER LEAKING THROUGH, THIS IS SO UPSETTING. I WAS SO DISGUSTED TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND JEEP NOT RECALLING THESE CARS OR AT LEAST SENDING A VOUCHER FOR WHATEVER THE EXPENSES ARE TO FIX IT. I READ THAT SOME HAVE HAD TO TAKE IN THEIR CARS IN MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE SAME REPAIR AND IT DOESN'T GET FIXED, ITS LIKE THROWING MONEY AWAY. I?M STILL PAYING FOR MY CAR AND I DON?T THINK THAT IT IS AT ALL FAIR THAT I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I CANNOT TRUST NOW. UNFORTUNATELY I BOUGHT THE CAR AS IS AND THAT WAS MY WORST MISTAKE EVER. JEEP PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THESE PLEAS, WE NEED SAFE RELIABLE CARS THAT WE CAN TRUST. BEYOND DISAPPOINTED. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN FLORIDA AND GOT ON THE HIGHWAY TO GO HEAD HOME TO MISSISSIPPI THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE AND EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. I PICKED UP SPEED IN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED IT STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE SO I SLOWED DOWN. I PICKED UP SPEED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING THE NOISE AND SLOWING DOWN ONCE AGAIN. I TRIED TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN AND THE CAR BEEN TO SLOW ALL THE WAY DOWN ONLY GOING ABOUT 40 TO 50 MPH. THEN I NOTICED A LIGHT COME ON. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 40 TO 60 MPH I THEN PULLED OVER. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD THERE WAS NO SMOKE AND DIDN'T LOOK TO BE ANY OVERHEATING AND THE CAR WAS NOT HOT. I WAITED A WHILE DROVE TO MISSISSIPPI TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. *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.

1. MY DAUGHTER TOOK HER CAR IN BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING. HE FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND SHE LIMPED IT HOME. JULY 22ND 2. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE WEEK LATER AND HER CAR LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY, I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. AUGUST 2ND. HE KEPT IT FOR A WEEK TESTING FOR ISSUES. 3. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND WHEN I TRIED TO GO HOME IT WOULD NOT START. I TOWED IT TO A JEEP DEALER WHO FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $390.00 TO FIX IT. AUGUST 15. *TR

I OWN A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE MILEAGE IS 63592 MILES. RECENTLY THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING AND CHIMING AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THAT DONE AT A COST OF $614. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR A SAFETY DEVICE LIKE ITS AIRBAGS TO HAVE A PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CLOCK SPRING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER TRAIN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY REDUCED IN POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED AND RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

10/16/2008 - PURCHASED NEW 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 04/01/2009 - DOME LEAK REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP - NO FINDINGS 11/03/2009 - DOME LEAK REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP - SEAL ON SUNROOF GLASS WAS REPLACED AND DRAINS WERE UNCLOGGED 03/14/2009 - DOME LEAK REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP - DRAINS WERE UNCLOGGED 11/18/2009 - DOME LEAK REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP - DRAINS WERE UNCLOGGED 07/23/2014 - DOME LEAK REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP - OUT OF WARRANTY - REFERRED TO CHRYSLER - REFERRED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. EVALUATION AND COST TO REPAIR THIS ON GOING ISSUE IS ON THE CUSTOMER. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS VIA THE INTERNET AND A LAW SUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER (FINDINGS UNKNOWN) FOR NOT NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS OF THE ISSUE. AS A CONSUMER AND OWNER, CHRYSLER, DEALERSHIPS AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE AND HAVE NOT FOUND A PERMANENT SOLUTION AND I WAS TOLD ON 7/24/2014, BY THE SERVICE STAFF AT THE DEALERSHIP NOT TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE WITH A SUNROOF. CHRYSLER SHOULD FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION AND THE COST SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON THE CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIR AND "MAINTENANCE" OF A KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM WITH A WATER LEAKAGE IN THE DOME LIGHT, TO THE ELECTRICAL PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR