2007 Jeep Patriot

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2010· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TOOK MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT IN FOR A OIL CHANGE, WAS TOLD THAT THE TIE ROD'S WERE VERY LOSE. THE MECHANIC DID NOT WANT ME TO DRIVE IT HOME FOR FEAR OF THE TIE RODS BREAKING LOSE AND CAUSING ME TO CRASH. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I DID NOT HAVE THE 700.00 TO FIX IT. MECHANIC SAID THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT. *TR UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS ALSO REPLACED. UPDATED 11/02/11

• 12/27/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VEHICLE HAS HAD STALLING ISSUES FOLLOWING REFUELING FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. ASIDE FROM AFTER REFUELING THE STALLING IS UNPREDICTABLE AS FOR TIMING. SOMETIMES IT STALLS IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING AND STARTING THE ENGINE, OTHER TIMES IT WILL STALL AFTER I'M ALREADY IN TRAFFIC SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THIS CREATES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD.

• 12/27/2010· SUSPENSION

  FRONT BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT ON A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT WITH 26300 MILES. JEEP WAS NEVE OFF-ROAD. JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND FIGHTING WITH JEEP TO GET REIMBURSMENT. JUST COST ME $760.00 TO REPLACE BOTH BALL JOINTS. *TR

• 12/20/2010· SUSPENSION

  BALL JOINTS/CONTROL ARMS ON 07 JEEP PATRIOT ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THEY ARE FLAPPING IN THE BREEZE. I HAVE TO SOMEHOW COME UP WITH 1300.00 AT XMAS TIME FOR MY CAR TO PASS, AND I HAVE NO CLUE HOW. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TYPE "07 JEEP PATRIOT BALL JOINT) IN A SEARCH ENGINE AND YOU WILL SEE MANY OF COMPLAINTS/ISSUES. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/19/2010· STEERING

  PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED ON A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. I HAD NOTICED HANDLING PROBLEMS COMING DOWN HILL AND APPLYING BRAKES EARLIER IN THE MONTH. DEALER SAYS BOTH FRONT TIE ROD ENDS ARE SHOT, AS WELL AS LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM. THEY WANT $600 TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT CAN CAUSE RAPID TIRE WEAR, OR LOSS OF CONTROL. THE FAILURE IS APPARENTLY ENDEMIC WITH JEEP PATRIOTS, AS I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS AS FREQUENT AS EVERY 12K MILES ON THE JEEP PATRIOT ONLINE FORUM. SOME OWNERS HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THEIR CAR. SOME OWNERS HAVE REPORTED MULTIPLE FAILURES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WHICH REQUIRED A TIE ROD OR CONTROL ARM, LET ALONE AT 32K MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A RUGGED OFF ROAD VEHICLE, AND I HAVE YET TO TAKE IT OFF THE ROAD. SO WHY DID IT FAIL SO SOON? IF THIS FAIURE OCCURS THIS FREQUENTLY, AND IF EACH OCCURENCE CARRIES A POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL, WOULDN'T THAT BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD? *TR

• 12/17/2018· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY JEEP STALLS EVERY TIME AFTER I FILL IT WITH GAS, I PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC AND IT JUST STALLS AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER STEERING OR NOTHING. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

• 12/16/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  CAR STALLS AFTER FILLING UP TANK. STARTED DOING THIS 3 FILL UPS AGO. DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. GAS TANK IS NOT "TOPPED OFF". STALLING OCCURS FOR THE NEXT FEW MILES OR 10 MINUTES OF USE. CAR IS FINE AFTER THAT. STALLING OCCURS WHEN RPM IS UNDER 1000 AND DOES THIS WHEN STOPPED OR SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. ADDED "HEET" TO TANK, THINKING WATER MAY HAVE GOTTEN IN THERE FROM THE GAS STATION. RULED THAT OUT AFTER USING A DIFFERENT GAS STATION. CAR HAS 130,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE IT HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT.

• 12/12/2017· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I HAVE OWNED MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT SINCE JUNE 2017. ABOUT 3 MONTHS INTO OWNING IT I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT WILL STALL DIRECTLY AFTER I FILL MY GAS TANK. AFTER I LEAVE THE GAS STATION, I NOTICE THAT THE JEEP STARTS TO RATTLE AND SLOW DOWN, AND WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I AM UNABLE TO TURN AND ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES SO FAR, AND THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE (12/11/17) IT STALLED 3 TIMES WITHIN 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS THAT WARN ME OF THIS ON THE DASH, MAKING THIS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF I WERE TO BE ON A HIGHWAY OR BUSY INTERSECTION.

• 12/10/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WHEN FILLING GAS TANK THE CAR STALLS AND ANY TIME WHEN DRIVING . THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THIS HAS HAPPENED MANT TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!

• 12/10/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE

  WATER APPEARS TO BE LEAKING THROUGH SUNROOF, WITH INNER DOME LIGHT FILLED WITH WATER. POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

• 12/09/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

  AFTER GETTING GAS. VEHICLE STALLS WHILE RUNNING IN DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING . THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC!! IT TAKES ABOUT 3 STARTUPS AND STALLS THAN THERE IS NO ISSUE UNTIL NEXT GAS FILL UP:

• 12/08/2011· SUSPENSION

  BOUGHT MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT IN AUGUST OF '11. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC ON DECEMBER 6TH FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS WOULD NEED REPLACING IMMEDIATELY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 29,000 MILES ON IT, IT IS NOW AT 34,000 AND TWO MONTHS AFTER THE LIMITED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR

• 12/06/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DAMAGED AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS TO THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT, BOTH FRONT TIRES AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,345. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

• 12/06/2010· SUSPENSION,TIRES,SEATS

  SEAT SLIDER & BALL JOINTS JEEP PATRIOT 2007 4X4 & REAR SUSPENSION---REPORTED SEAT COMING OUT OF LOCKED POSITION AFTER HAVING TO HIT BREAK A LITTLE HARD IN FORWARD AND ALSO HAPPENED IN REVERSE. MADE 3 COMPLAINTS TO THE SAME DEALER AND FINALLY HAD IT REPLACED. REPORTED TO SAME DEALER ABOUT NOISE IN THE FRONT AND REAR OF CAR, AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AT 19,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE BALD. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG HOWEVER YOUNG LAD THAT INSTALLED TIRES SAID BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND REAR END WAS SEIZED. NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND COMMUTE TO WORK IS 10 MILES ONE WAY ON EXPRESSWAY. INCLUDED IS COMPLAINT ABOUT TIRES, GOODYEAR 205/70R16 ALL SEASON. LASTED 19,000 MILES AND ALL WERE BALD. ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES AND BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT MAKE THAT TIRE SIZE BESIDES DUNLOP HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THEM WITH THE SAME AS I'M CANADIAN HERE AND DUNLOP IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE. OTHER ALTERNATIVE WAS TO BUY ALL NEW RIMS AND TIRES IN 17". AM CURRENTLY FIGHTING WITH CHRYSLER TO FIX THE SUSPENSION ISSUES SINCE THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF IT WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REPORT PROBLEMS HERE AND TO THE HEAD OFFICE OF THE COMPANY AND DON'T GIVE UP UNTIL YOU RECEIVE SATISFACTION. THEY ASK FOR US TO BAIL THEM OUT, THEN SHOW RESPONSIBILITY AND USE BETTER QUALITY PARTS TO BUILD THE PRODUCT. *TR

• 12/04/2019· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW IN 3 DAYS. AFTER FULLY FILLING MY FUEL TANK AND THEN DRIVING AWAY FROM THE PUMP MY JEEP PATRIOT STALLS BEFORE I HIT 3/10 OF A MILE FROM THE GAS STATION. CONTRARY TO SOME OTHER REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE, THAT I HAVE READ, AS WELL AS THE EXPLANATION OF THE ISSUE POSTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, FROM FCA, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ONLY AT IDLE. RATHER IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING. WHEN MY JEEP STALLS I ALSO LOSE THE ABILITY TO FULLY STEER (CAN ONLY TURN THE WHEEL APPX 1/4 TURN) AND BRAKING DOES NOT WORK AS WELL AS IT NORMALLY DOES. WHEN IT HAPPENED TODAY I ENDED UP MOUNTING A CURB AND SIDEWALK IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE STREET I WAS ON WAS TURNING BUT I COULDN'T TURN WITH IT. IF I HAD NOT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE I WOULD HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND INTO A HOME. ONCE I RESTARTED MY JEEP AND BACKED OFF OF THE CURB THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN WHILE MY JEEP WAS IN MOTION. LUCKILY I WAS BARELY MOVING AND ALREADY HAD MY HAND ON THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE. WHEN I RESTARTED MY JEEP THE NEXT TIME I REVVED THE ENGINE TO 3,000RPM FOR APPX 1 MINUTE WHILE MY JEEP WAS IN PARK. MY JEEP DID NOT STALL AFTER THAT FOR THE REST OF TODAY. TOMORROW MAY BE ANOTHER STORY. I SEE IN THIS FORM THERE IS THE ABILITY TO UPLOAD PHOTOS BUT I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS BEING AN EXISTING SAFETY ISSUE OR THE ABILITY TO REPORT IT BEFORE NOW. AS A RESULT THERE ARE NO PHOTOS OF MY JEEP ON A CURB ABOUT TO CRASH INTO SOMEONE'S HOUSE. WITH THE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE HAVING ALREADY BEEN MADE TO THE NHTSA I AM SHOCKED THAT A MANDATORY SAFETY RECALL WAS NOT DEMANDED.

• 12/02/2019· SEAT BELTS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS THE CAR MAKES IT TO THE FIRST STOP SIGN AND THEN JUST DIES. I START IT UP AND START TO DRIVE IT AND IT DIES AGAIN. I HAVE TO SIT IN ONE SPOT AND KEEP TRYING TO DRIVE HOPING IT WON'T DIE AND I WILL GET HIT.

• 12/02/2016· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED WITH HOLES. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CROSS MEMBER DETACHED. THE ENTIRE FRAME CROSS MEMBER WAS CRACKED BEHIND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 243,765.

• 12/02/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE

  THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. IT IS NOT DURING EVERY STOP BUT MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR AFTER REFUELING THE CAR. ON THE FIRST INCIDENT IN OCTOBER 2014, I HAD DRIVEN HOME FROM WORK (35+ MILES) AND WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT EASILY RESTARTED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. SINCE THEN THE DRIVING ISSUES HAVE INCREASED TO RPM DECREASES WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ' THE ENGINE KICKS/JERKS THE CAR AND RETURNS TO NORMAL DRIVING. THE JEEP STALLS EVERY TIME IT IS REFUELED ' I AM NOT INTENTIONALLY OVERFLOWING THE GAS TANK. IT WILL STALL MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THE REFILL. THE RPM FLUCTUATES REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE LAST TIME THE TANK WAS REFUELED. I HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING OVER 50MPG WHEN THE ENGINE KICKED, RPM DECREASED, AND I THOUGHT I WAS LOSING POWER ABOUT TO STALL. ON NOV 26, 2015 THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. MY TWO PRESCHOOL AGED KIDS WERE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. I COULDN'T QUICKLY RESTART THE JEEP. WE SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A MOMENT ' POSSIBLY 4 MINUTES ' WAITING TO TRY THE ENGINE AGAIN. IT DID RESTART AND THE ENTIRE RIDE HOME, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES ' THE RPMS FLUCTUATED WITHOUT MY HITTING GAS OR BREAKS. IT THEN STALLED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN PARKING. I DIDN'T TOUCH THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS, OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE IT AGAIN, THE RPM FLUCTUATED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. INSTEAD, I WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR AND TURN THE JEEP OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. IT WAS JUST A FEW SECONDS BUT IT WAS RUNNING AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE KEY IN MY HAND. MY HUSBAND DROVE IT AN HOUR LATER TO TEST IT OUT AND THE JEEP STALLED AGAIN IN THE DRIVEWAY. *JS

• 12/01/2010· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  2007 JEEP PATRIOT. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS AND SENSORS HAVING TO BE REPLACED. *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF METALS WERE USED AND WHEN PUT TOGETHER, IT CAUSED CORROSION. ALSO, ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

• 11/23/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT BRAND NEW AND IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. TODAY IS THE FINAL STRAW AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CHRYSLER. EVERYTIME I PRESS THE BRAKES TO STOP, MY ENGINE STALLS OUT. THIS PROBLEMS FREQUENCY SEEMS TO HAVE INCREASED SINCE IT IS RAINING. MY PATRIOT HAS STALLED PREVIOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS BUT THEY WERE ISOLATED INCIDENCES OR SO I THOUGHT. AFTER READING JEEP FORUMS ONLINE, I SEE THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WHICH JEEP IS NOT ADDRESSING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS I LIVE IN A HIGHLY CONGESTED AREA. STALLING ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. THIS ISN'T THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. APPARENTLY ITS NOT UNCOMMON TO HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS CONTAINING THE BALL JOINTS AT 30K MILES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES DUE TO IRREGULAR WEAR AND TEAR FROM DEFECTIVE PARTS. EVEN AFTER AN ALIGNMENT, AT HIGH SPEEDS THE CAR VIBRATES HARSHLY. THE TRANSMISSION STRUGGLES WHEN ACCELERATING. I PERFORM REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR AND SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIPS WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY MANUFACTURED CAR. I CANNOT BELIEVE JEEP GETS AWAY WITH ALL THESE SAFETY HAZARDS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

• 11/22/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY JEEP PATRIOT IS STALLING AFTER FUELING. IT SEEMS TO LOSE POWER & MAY SPUTTER ALSO BEFORE STALLING. I CAN ALSO SMELL A STRONG FUEL OR CHEMICAL SMELL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS PROBLEM SEEING AS HOW IT OCCURS AFTER FUELING AND I HAVE TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LARGE INTERSECTIONS WHERE I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES OR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FOR OTHER MOTORISTS TRYING TO AVOID MY STALLED VEHICLE. SO FAR, MY JEEP WILL START AFTER STALLING SO I CAN CONTINUE ON MY WAY. IT IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION WHEN IT HAPPENS AND THE FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT IS PROFOUND.

• 11/19/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE STALLS AFTER FILLING-UP THE GAS TANK. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK WHEN IT STALLS, AND SOMETIMES THE CHECK OIL LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN YOU RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT RUNS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT FILL-UP, AND NO LIGHT INDICATORS STAY ON. IT WILL STALL IF YOU ARE STOPPED OR NOT ACCELERATING. I HAVE FELT ESPECIALLY UNSAFE WHEN IT STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS WAITING TO TURN LEFT. ALL STALLS HAVE HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS. IF I DO NOT STOP WITHIN A MILE OR TWO OF THE GAS STATION (LIKE WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILL-UP), IT WILL HESITATE / JERK VERY HARD WITHOUT STALLING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING. THAT IS THE ONLY TIME IT DOES NOT STALL AFTER FILLING UP. I NEVER TOP OFF THE GAS TANK, AND I ALWAYS INSURE THE GAS CAP IS TIGHTENED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IF STALLING IN AN INTERSECTION.

• 11/19/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 45 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE DEFECT WITH THE BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

• 11/15/2017· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING NOISE EACH TIME A TURN WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER THAT HELD THE FRAME TOGETHER WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

• 11/15/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WHEN I PUMP GAS MY CAR REJECTS THE GAS WHEN I KNOW IT ISN'T FULL. THE GAS SHUTOFF AT THE STATION WILL KICK AND NOT ALLOW GAS TO PUMP INTO MY CAR. 2ND, AFTER PUMPING GAS MY CAR WILL THROTTLE UP AND DOWN AND THEN SHUT OFF WHENEVER I STOP. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURN IT BACK ON AND SHIFT TO DRIVE. 3RD, AFTER TURNING ON MY CAR, I TRY TO SHFIT OUT OF PARK. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. I REPLACED THE BRAKE SHIFT LIGHT ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT WORKED FINE UNTIL TODAY. NOW ONCE AGAIN, I CANNOT GET MY CAR OUT OF PARK. THE OTHER 2 ISSUES HAVE BEEN ONGOING SINCE SEPTEMBER AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MANAGER THEM AND STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/15/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHEN IT WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED BACK INTO DRIVE AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK ONCE AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM IN THAT MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,070 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 11/14/2023· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  Engine stalls several minutes after filling up the gas tank. Occurs on every fill up with gas. The stalling stops after being driving a mile to more.

• 11/13/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  EVERYTHING I FILL UP WITH GAS THE JEEP DIES PULLING AWAY FROM THE PUMP. SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET OUT IN TRAFFIC AND IT WILL DIE WHILE TRAVELING SLOW. YOU HAVE TO STOP RESTART THE ENGINE AND HOLD YOU'RE FOOT ON THE GAS AND BRAKE TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING AT A STOP. COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE JEEP DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION.

• 11/13/2015· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 11/12/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AFTER THE TANK IS FILLED TO FULL, I THEN DRIVE OFF, AND THE NEXT TIME THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE CUTS OUT. THE CAR HAS TO BE PUT INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE IS ABLE TO RESTART, AND THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL - BUT IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL OUT. AS LONG AS I DON'T FILL THE TANK TO FULL, IT WON'T HAPPEN. HOWEVER THIS HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY HAPPENING ANYTIME I FILL UP THE TANK OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.

• 11/12/2009· AIR BAGS

  SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FOR NO REASON 2007 JEEP PATRIOT SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT. *TR

• 11/10/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AFTER EVERY FILL UP THE CAR BUCKS AND OFTEN STALLS WHILE DRIVING ALL WITHIN A MILE AND THEN DRIVES NORMALLY. SCARY WHEN IT DIES IN TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING

• 11/10/2009· STRUCTURE

  RAIN WATER LEAKS INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND FINDS ITS WAY DOWN TO THE SPARE TIRE WELL WHICH FILLS WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER. MOLD AND MILDEW FORM IN THAT AREA. *TR

• 11/09/2017· SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY MY WIFE'S 2007 PATRIOT 2.4L STARTED TO FAIL TO START. IT WAS VERIFIED THAT IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY, PCV VALVE, STARTER, OR A FUEL ISSUE. IT WOULD SIMPLY NOT START WHEN LEFT IN THE SUN (IN SUCH AS A PARKING LOT). ALL OF THE ACCESSORIES WORKED. IT WAS TOWED TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NO ONE COULD FIGURE IT OUT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND RECEIVED A COMPLAINT NUMBER. CHRYSLER REIMBURSED ME FOR THE THINGS THE DEALERSHIPS CHARGED ME TO REPLACE AND EVENTUALLY SAID THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AND COULDN'T FIX THE CAR. THE SHOCKS ALSO FAILED PREMATURELY AT 40 THOUSAND MILES, AND THE CV JOINTS ARE SEALED UNITS AND FAILED PREMATURELY. OVERALL I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS CAR AND CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE.

• 11/09/2010· STEERING,SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  IN A CAR USED ONLY IN CITY ROADS: - 21000 MILES: POWER STEERING PUMP, GEAR AND NUTS (JEEP COVERED) - 32000 MILES: LEFT BALL JOINT REPLACED (JEEP COVERED) - 45000 MILES: RIGHT BALL JOINT NEEDS REPLACEMENT (NOT COVERED BY JEEP) THIS HAS CREATED A LOT OF ADDITIONAL CHARGES NOT COVERED BY JEEP LIKE ALIGNMENT, TIRES, ETC. JEEP LIBERTY WAS ALSO RECALLED DUE TO A SIMILAR PROBLEM. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM AS FROM THE CURRENT LIST OF 37 COMPLAINS FOR THIS CAR(INCLUDING THIS) 24 ARE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I AM REPORTING. *TR

• 11/08/2016· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONTAL UNDER CARRIAGE AND CROSS MEMBER HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

• 11/07/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE BUCKING AND EVEN STALLING AFTER A FULL TANK FILL UP. IT USUALLY BUCKLES WHEN I AM MOVING AND STALLS IF I AM STATIONARY. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS THREADS FROM OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD MANY TIMES. LUCKILY I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME IF IT CONTINUES. IT SHOULD NOT MATTER IF THIS ONLY HAPPENS TO A HUNDRED PEOPLE OR THOUSANDS. LIVES ARE LIVES AND THEY SHOULD BE PROTECTED! PLEASE HELP US ALL ENCOUNTERING THIS PROBLEM. THE COST IS VERY HIGH TO REPLACE A WHOLE TANK AND MANY OF US CAN NOT AFFORD IT. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US STAY SAFE!

• 11/05/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  SHORTLY AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, AFTER BEGINNING TO DRIVE, THE CAR STALLS (LOCKING THE POWER STEERING). VERY DANGEROUS! THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY AFTER FILLING THE TANK, AND WITHIN A MILE OF LEAVING THE GAS STATION.

• 11/02/2011· STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  JULY 2011: SUBMITTED MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE BALL BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS SO STRUCTURALLY INEPT THAT THE FRONT WHEELS COULD BE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. REPAIRS WERE MADE AS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. NOV 2011: ABOUT 4,000 MILES LATER OUR JEEP WAS SCHEDULED ANOTHER OIL CHANGE, AND THE SAME MECHANIC NOTICED THAT SINCE OUR LAST SERVICE THE TIE RODS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. MY MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THIS IS NOT TYPICAL OF A VEHICLE THAT HAS TOTAL 49,000 MILES AND COULD NOT HAVE PREDICTED SUCH ISSUES BETWEEN ROUTINE SERVICE APPOINTMENTS. *TR

• 11/01/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS VEHICLE IS MY DAUGHTERS AND WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED THEY DISCOVERED THE DEFECTS. IN APRIL 2010 MY DAUGHTER COMPLAINED OF A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHE WOULD HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. SHE CALLED ME AND I ASSURED HER THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH ONLY 35000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. DURING THIS SAME TIME FRAME SHE TOOK THIS JEEP IN FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE AND AT BILLION MOTORS IN SIOUX FALLS,SD AND THEY TELL HER SHE HAS A BAD TIE ROD END. AGAIN I ASSURED HER THAT WITH ONLY 35000 MILES IT IS OKAY TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR OVER 30 YEARS, BUT I WAS WRONG. WHEN WE TOOK THIS "JEEP" IN TO NEW TIRES INSTALLED THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED US THAT THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT AND THE LEFT FRONT OUTER TIE ROD END WERE DEFECTIVE. WE WENT TO THE TIRE SHOP AND HE SHOWED ME THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, SO I HAD NEW PARTS INSTALLED. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD OR "NEW" AND HAD 44,000 MILES. IF THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN ABUSED MAYBE THESE PARTS WOULD BE BAD, BUT IT NEVER LEAVES THE HIGHWAY. MAYBE JEEP NEEDS TO INSTALL GREASE ZERKS IN THEIR PARTS. BALL JOINTS USED TO LAST 150,000 MILES, THESE MUST BE NEW AND IMPROVED -HUH!!! HAVING BAD BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS ON A VEHICLE THREE YEARS OLD IS JUST WRONG. HOW MANY OF THESE PARTS HAVE FAILED AND CAUSED ACCIDENTS? *TR THE CONSUMER STATED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED AN ENGINE CODE: P2110 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. THE DEALER CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TWICE, AND PERFORMED SOME TRANSMISSION UPDATED. HOWEVER, AS THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THERE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. UPDATED 11/04/15.*JB

• 10/29/2010· SUSPENSION

  BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 43,000 NOW NEED NEW TIRES BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINTS. FOUND OUT THAT NEED ENTIRE NEW CONTROL ARMS IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS. *TR

• 10/28/2016· POWER TRAIN

  ANOTHER VTEC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT...THESE TRANSMISSION ARE JUNK I HAVE HAD 6 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND FROM WHAT HAVE READ ON LINE DO NOT BUY A CAR WITH THIS TRANSMISSION IN IT BECAUSE THEY WILL GO OUT !!!! I'M OUT ANOTHER AT LEST $4000.00

• 10/28/2011· POWER TRAIN

  THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER IN MY VEHICLE HAS GONE BAD. THE PART HAS BEEN ORDERED BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IT WILL TAKE A WEEK FOR THE PART TO BE MADE AND RECEIVED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. ACCORDING TO MY REPAIR TECHNICIAN, WHEN TRYING TO LOCATE THIS PART, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN JEEPS ACROSS THE NATION. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP, AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO LOOK INTO OR ASSIST IN THE SITUATION. MY ENTIRE CLUTCH SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST, AT THIS POINT, IS OUTRAGEOUS = $1315.92. LUCKILY, MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT NO LONGER WOULD CHANGE GEARS, BUT I HAVE CHILDREN, AND IF THE GEARS HAD LOCKED UP WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, WE WOULD ALL BE DEAD! *TT

• 10/25/2016· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

  AFTER FUELING WITH GAS, MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. IT WAS THEN FINE AFTER I RESTARTED IT UNTIL I GOT TO A ROUNDABOUT WHERE IT STALLED AGAIN, LOSING ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, POWER, SPEED, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS FINE FOR A WEEK AFTER THIS UNTIL I GOT GAS AGAIN, IN WHICH CASE, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT STALLED AGAIN, LOSING ALL OF THE BASIC FUNCTIONS AGAIN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHERE I HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 20 MINUTES WHILE MY VEHICLE RAN AND STALLED REPEATEDLY UNTIL IT WORKED ITSELF OUT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD I ALREADY BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A DEFINITE ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND FIXED AS I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. I GOT GAS AGAIN LAST WEEK WHERE AFTERWARDS MY JEEP STALLED ON MAIN STREET DURING LUNCH TRAFFIC. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE SCARED TO PUT GAS IN MY VEHICLE IN CASE IT DECIDES TO STALL IN ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND ANY PASSENGERS I MAY HAVE WITH ME AT ANY POINT IN TIME WHEN IT STALLS AND STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN ANY ROAD. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT I WILL BE DOING MORE WEAR AND TEAR DAMAGE ON MY BATTERY AND STARTER AS I AM TRYING TO RESTART MY VEHICLE AFTER IT STALLS ON THESE ROADS WITH MINIMUM TO NO SHOULDERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS HORRIBLE ISSUE. *TR

• 10/24/2017· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK ENGINE MISSES AND STALLS !

• 10/20/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE BALL JOINTS AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE ABNORMALLY LOOSE. THE DEALER THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR HIS MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN UPDATED 12/11/11

• 10/18/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FAULTY ROLLOVER VALVE GAD DOESN'T ENTER AT FULL CAPACITY WHEN FUELING

• 10/18/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY CAR CUTS OFF / STALLS EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK UP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.

• 10/16/2010· SUSPENSION

  2007 JEEP PATRIOT WITH 26,000 MILES, PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER. NOTICED TIRES WORN AND WENT TO MECHANIC TO REPLACE TWO FRONT TIRES. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THEY WERE LOOSE ONLY AFTER 26,000 MILES OF LIGHT DRIVING, NEVER OFF ROAD. *TR

• 10/14/2010· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACED AFTER 36,700 THAT WAS EXACTLY 700 MILES OVER WARRANTY. NOW TIRES ARE SHOT AS WELL BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINTS. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED NOW PATRIOT IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *TR