2008 Jeep Patriot

THIS ISSUE STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN OUR 2008 JEEP PATRIOT WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS OLD. ALMOST EVERY TIME WE FILL THE TANK WITH GAS, IMMEDIATELY TO WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF HOURS THE CAR WILL SHUDDER AND STALL, THEN IT HAS A HARD TIME RESTARTING. WE HAVE HAD THE VAPOR PURGE VALVE AND CANISTER CHANGED 3 TIMES WHICH SEEMED TO FIX IT THE FIRST 2 TIMES, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. THIS HAS BEEN QUITE DISTURBING SINCE IT HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC, USUALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT OR TO MAKE A TURN, BUT A COUPLE OF TIMES IT STALLED WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE GAS STATION. IT IS USUALLY OK AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT, BUT IT HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE THE FOLLOWING DAY A FEW TIMES. NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS OR REPAIR SHOPS THAT WE HAVE TALKED TO SEEM TO HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE ISSUE COULD BE. I HAVE FOUND THAT NOT TOPPING OFF THE TANK FULLY, THE ISSUE SEEMS TO OCCUR MUCH LESS OFTEN, BUT THE FEAR OF IT STALLING WHILE DRIVING IS CONSTANT, AND IS STILL A MAJOR ISSUE TO THIS DAY.

AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK THIS MORNING, MY CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION IMMEDIATELY AFTER I LEFT GAS STATION. I WAS YIELDING TO TURN LEFT TO ENTER THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF I-69. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR QUITE AWHILE NOW AND MY MECHANIC HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN ISSUE SINCE IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK. I DECIDED THIS MORNING TO LOOK FOR OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND A FORUM THAT DATES BACK TO OVER 3 YEARS AGO WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THEIR FINDINGS HAVE LED TO THE GAS TANK NEEDING TO BE REPLACED IN PART TO A FAULTY PART THAT SITS ON/IN THE GAS TANK. IN THE PAST, I'VE HAD TO TIME TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN ORDER TO MAKE IT THROUGH WITHOUT STALLING BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT DIDN'T WORK TODAY. TYPICALLY, THIS IS ONLY AN ISSUE WHEN I'M DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS OR IN STOP/GO TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. OFTEN TIMES, THE JEEP DOESN'T START RIGHT AWAY. YOU HAVE TO REV THE ENGINE AND THEN PUT IN DRIVE QUICKLY AND TAKE OFF OR IT STALLS AGAIN. IN THE FORUM, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE PARTS FOR QUICK FIXES WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. THIS SHOULD OBVIOUSLY BE SOMETHING THE CAR MAKERS SHOULD FIX WITHOUT PASSING THE COST ALONG TO THE OWNER.

MY JEEP 2008 PATRIOT STALLS WHEN I AM DRIVING, RIGHT AFTER I FILL THE FUEL TANK. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AT FIRST AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES! I TOOK IT TO A COUPLE OF GARAGES WHO COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER DOESN'T SHOW ANY RELATED CODES. NOW I HAVE TO STOP FILLING MY TANK TO THE TOP OR ELSE IT WILL STALL 5 OR 6 TIMES FOR THE FIRST 10 MILES OR SO. IT'S A HARD, SUDDEN STALL, AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING, BREAKS AND CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS! I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE ARTICLES WITH MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND AM SURPRISED IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED CONSIDERING HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS.

I'M ABLE TO PUT MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN GEARS BIT WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE MY VEICHLE WON'T MOVE FORWARD. BEFORE THIS HAPPENS MY THERMOSTAT TRANSMISSION O2 HEAT SENSOR CAME ON AND WAS DIFFICULT TO GAIN SPEED. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT MY JEEP OFF AND LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE STARRING IT BACK AND WAS FINE AFTER THE SENSOR WENT OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE REVERSING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN TURNING ON AND OFF FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT WHEN IT FIRST CAME ON AND THEY WANTED OVER $600 TO FIX THE CLOCK SPRING. DUE TO NOT HAVING FUNDS TO FIX IT, IT'S STILL UNDERGOING. THE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ALL THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF DRIVING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES FOR YEARS NOW SO WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RECALLED YET.

NEVER RECEIVED EXTENDED WARRANTY INFORMATION ON FRONT AND REAR CROSSMEMBER CORROSION (X69 WARRANTY EXTENSION). HAVE ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AT DEALER. THEY NEVER MENTIONED THE EXTENDED COVERAGE NOR DID THEY TELL ME AFTER ANY OF THE SERVICE THERE WAS A RUST ISSUE. NOW THEY REFUSE TO COVER THIS REPAIR. I ALSO HAVE THE LIFETIME MOPAR MAXIMUM CARE. THEY ALSO WON'T COVER BECAUSE THEY SAY THE PART FAILURE IS DUE TO RUST. TGE PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT SHOULD ALL BE COVERED. THEY ARE:REAR CROSSMEMBER - REAR UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS - BOTH REAR CALIPERS

MY COMPLAINT IS THAT A WEEK LATER AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE WENT TO A MECHANIC TO READ US THE SIGNS AND HAS SO MANY ISSUES WRONG WITH IT AND THE MILES ARE LOW ON THE VEHICLE BUT REALLY HIGH ON HISTORY. WATER COMES INSIDE MY VEHICLE MAKING IT FLOOD. ALSO WHEN WE DRIVE WE TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE SPEED STAYS AT 20MPH AND MAKES TICKING NOISE. THIS IS NOT SAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M WITH MY KIDS. I TRY SWITCHING LANES AND IT TAKES TIME TO SWITCH LANES OR MAKE TURN BECAUSE OF HOW SLOW THE ACCELERATION IS.

VEHICLE HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING EXTENDED DISTANCES OR IN HILLY AREAS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BEGIN WHINING AND TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT WILL TURN ON, VEHICLE WILL THEN LOSE POWER AND WILL HAVE TO BE PULLED OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE IT COOLS DOWN ENOUGH TO DRIVE ANOTHER TEN MINUTES. AFTER HAVING IT EXAMINED BY A MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE 2005-2010 JEEP PATRIOTS EQUIPPED WITH CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND REQUIRES A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, AND THAT IF IT IS REPLACED WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION, I CAN EXPECT THE SAME ISSUE LATER ON.

THE VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH STEM MAINLY FROM CORRODING WIRES. I'VE HAD IT AT 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, & 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ALL FOR THEM TO TELL ME EITHER THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT OR THAT THEY CAN JUST START REPLACING WIRES & HOPE FOR THE BEST BASICALLY EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T WORTH PUTTING THE MONEY INTO AT THIS POINT. THE ELECTRICAL HAS EFFECTED MY BATTERIE (I'VE HAD TO REPLACE 3 BATTERIES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS), AT THIS POINT I HAVE TO HAVE IT ON A BATTERY CHARGER 24/7 WHEN IT ISN'T RUNNING BECAUSE THE IT JUST DRAINS MY BATTERY & WON'T START, 4WD SOMETIMES IT WORKS BUT SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T, AIR CONDITIONING, ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM (WHEN I'D SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF & PULL THE KEY OUT, IT'D STILL BE RUNNING UNTIL IT FINALLY CHOKED ITSELF OUT). I'VE $3,000 INTO THE NEW COMPUTER, $1,000 INTO CORRODING WIRES, & NUMBER NEW BATTERIES AS WELL. AT THIS POINT IT'S A LOST CAUSE. EVERY MACHENIC I'VE SPOKE WITH STATES THAT THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE EXTREMELY COMMON WITH JEEP PATRIOT, COMPAS, & COMMANDERS. THEY RECOMMEND FOR PEOPLE NOT TO PURCHASE THEM.