2008 Jeep Patriot

BRIEF SUMMARY: I PURCHASED THE 2008 PATRIOT IN 2014 WITH 70K MILES. FIRST OCCURANCE OF VEHICLE STALLING AND SHUTTING OFF OCCURED IN 2015 WITH 80K MILES; WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY LIGHT/ ESP BEGAN FLASHING AND SPUTTERED A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH IN 10 MINUTES. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET REPAIRED. SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN OTHER RANDOM OCCASIONS OF STALLING WHERE THE THROTTLE LIGHT/ ESP AND ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES PRECEDDING A STALL. NOW 2018-19 (107K MILES) I WENT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED AGIN THIS TIME WAS IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND THROTTLE LIGHT, ESP LIGHTS, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THERE IS A CRANKSHAFT ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND STALL THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD CRANKSHAFT REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED, THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND THE ELECTICAL HARNESSES SERVICED TO YET HAVE THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED 24 HRS AFTER REPAIRS. THE ENGINE, THROTTLEBODY AND ESP LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN WITH IN 24 HOURS BEFORE SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION OF TRAFFIC. I AM NOW HAVING A 3RD INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE CAUSING THE INTERMITTENT STALLING. I SPOKE WITH JEEP CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY STATED THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL ALTHOUGH OTHER PATRIOTS OF THE SAME CLASS HAVE HAD SAME OCCURENCE AND RECALL YET THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME IN THIS CASE TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUE OR REPAIRS SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I STRONGLY RECCOMMEND THAT THE DOT INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND REQUIRE JEEP TO EITHER RECALL THE VEHICLE OR REQUIRE JEEP TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES TO SAFE PERFORMANCE ON THE ROADS AND/OR REFUND ME THE PURCHASE PRICE AS I AM STILL IN CONTRACT PAYING FOR A NON FUNCTIONAL RISKY VEHICLE. *JS

JUST BOUGHT USED JEEP 2 DAYS AGO, FILLED TANK UP WITH GAS, PULLED OUT ONTO HIGHWAY, STALLED OUT AND JEEP DIED, ALMOST HIT BY ON COMING VEHICLE, THANKFULLY SHE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP AND GIVE ME THE FINGER. SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH HAZARDS ON, CURSING MY LUCK AS I'VE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP FOR 5 HOURS AND HAD TO BE IN WORK IN 20 MIN. PRAYED AND STARTED THE JEEP RIGHT UP AND ON TO WORK. COMING HOME SAME NIGHT DECIDED TO TAKE ON INTERSTATE TO SEE HOW IT WOULD DO AT 65-70 MPH AND HOLY MOLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING LIKE ONE OF THE MASSAGE CHAIRS IN THE MALL. COME TO FIND OUT ON FORUMS THAT JEEP OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THE GAS ISSUE (DEALER DOESN'T KNOW OR NEGLECTED TO TELL US) AS WE ARE FIRST TIME JEEP OWNERS. THE VIBRATING STEERING WHEEL --- WELL THAT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE TOO, BUT OUR VIN DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST EVEN THOUGH I LIVE IN PA AND FALL INTO THE COVERED YEARS. I AM BRINGING CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM TO HAVE THEM CORRECT THE ISSUES. WE HAVE A 30DAY 1000 MILE WARRANTY. LETS SEE HOW MUCH OF A FUSS I HAVE TO MAKE OVER THIS. FILLING GAS TANK AND STALLING OUT ON HIGHWAY I'D SAY THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. VIBRATING STEERING WHEEL COULD FALL UNDER THE X69 EXTENDED WARRANTY---WILL KNOW MORE ON MONDAY.

CONSITENTLY AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK, WHEN DRIVING WITHIN A QUARTER MILE, THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND BUCK AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO STALL. THIS ONLY HAPPENS INITIALLY AND DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL I REFUEL. HOWEVER THE BUCKING HAS BECOMING MORE PRONOUNCED EACH TIME I FILL UP TO THE POINT NOW THAT THE ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY STALLED. THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING BUT INSTEAD WHILE SITTING AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. I'VE READ THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS WITH THEIR SAME MAKE/MODELS AND IT HAS CAUSED THEIR ENGINES TO STALL COMPLETELY WHILE IN TRANSIT WHICH HAS CAUSED THE STEERING TO LOCK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO A BAD ACCIDENT OR WORSE.

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED 2008 JEEP PATRIOT AND WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS MANUFACTURE DEFECT OF THE AC DRAIN RUNS ON OR THROUGH THE SUBFRAME WHICH ACCELERATES THE RUSTING PROCESS. THERE WAS A 10 YEAR 150,000 MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART WHICH HAS EXPIRED BUT WE WERE UNAWARE OF THIS AS IT WAS BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE JEEP. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THAT WAS ONLY THIS PAST FEBRUARY (FOR THE 10 YEARS) BUT WE STILL ONLY HAVE 122,000 MILES ON THE JEEP. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY, WE WERE GIVE A QUOTE OF $942.76 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TOLD US WE COULD CALL JEEP CARES AT 1-800-992-1997 AND THEY ALSO SAID THEY CAN'T HELP US. WE ARE WAITING FOR A SUPERVISOR TO CALL US BACK FROM JEEP CARES BUT THAT HASN'T HAPPEN EITHER. CLEARLY IN READING THE FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. WE BOUGHT THIS JEEP FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD SON AND SAFETY IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR US. WE WANT JEEP TO WORK WITH US IS COVERING THE COST OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP....