2008 Jeep Patriot

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

• 12/31/2016· SUSPENSION

  TOOK VEHICLE IN POSSIBLE SHOCK REPLACEMENT, TIRE BALANCING AND/OR NEW TIRES. WAS NOTED THAT THE CROSSMEMBER WAS ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. WHEN CHECKED FOR SERVICE BULLETINS, WAS FOUND THAT THE 2007 PATRIOTS ARE UNDER RECALL FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. CONSIDERING THIS IS A 2008 PATRIOT, BUILT IN 2007, IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

• 12/30/2017· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  2008 JEEP PATRIOT STALLS SHORTLY AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK. BOUGHT IT USED, AND ON THE FIRST FILL UP, GOT ABOUT .5 MILES BEFORE ENGINE STALLED. ON MY SECOND FILL UP, ON DECEMBER 29, 2017, IT STALLED AGAIN AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK AND DRIVING IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES. THIS WAS MORE SERIOUS AS IT WAS IN TRAFFIC AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS WAS MORE A CONCERN FOR ME AS MY FAMILY WAS IN THE VEHICLE AS WELL.

• 12/30/2017· SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THIS PAST MONTH OF DECEMBER '17 MY 08 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 WITH ONLY 70,000 MILEAGE HAD 3 REPAIRS USING DEALER PARTS ONLY. [XXX] E-MAIL [XXX] PHONE [XXX] 1. REPLACED FUEL TANK. COULD NOT PUMP GAS INTO IT DUE TO VENTING ISSUE. REPLACED WITH DEALER TANK. VENT HOSES WOULD NOT ALLOW AIR PASSAGE. $800 2. REPLACED ABS EPS SYSTEM. $1,300 3. REPLACED ALTERNATOR. $400 NO RECALL ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT SIMILAR PROBLEMS NOTED ON LINE WITH JEEP PRODUCT. PLEASE HELP! HAD TO COMPLETE REPAIRS TO AVOID BEING STRANDED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

• 12/30/2017· SUSPENSION

  OUR JEEP PATRIOT THIS PAST YEAR HAD BEEN STALLING AFTER GETTING GAS. THIS HAPPENS NOW AFTER EVERY TIME WE GET GAS. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH 1/4, 1/2, OR FULL TANK. WHAT MAKES THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, IS THAT IS STALLS AT ANY TIME, PARKED OR DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS A WARNING, MY DAUGHTER PUT GAS IN APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO AND AFTER AN HOUR DRIVING, IT STALLED ON A BUSY STREET TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, WHICH INTERRUPTED THE STEERING AS IT DECELERATED ON A HIGHWAY. AFTER TOWING TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE AUTO CENTER WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WERE TOO MANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES FIRING OFF TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN MY HUSBAND GASSED UP THE PATRIOT AND IT STALLED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION JUST PULLING OUT OF THE STATION. HE MANAGED TO DRIVE ON BACK ROADS AVOIDING TRAFFIC WHERE IT HAD REPEATEDLY STALLED. HE THEN RAN THE PATRIOT FOR AN HOUR IN MY DRIVEWAY WHERE IT STALLED ANOTHER 10 TIMES IN AN HOUR. HE CONTINUED TO RUN THE PATRIOT ANOTHER HOUR TILL THE STALLING STOPPED. I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING GAS AGAIN, HOWEVER I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCEDURE TO PREVENT A FAMILY MEMBER FROM GETTING INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT.

• 12/30/2014· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  CAR WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY APPROX 50 MPH AND LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF. JEEP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM OR PROVIDE PARTS. *JS

• 12/29/2018· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ECM / PCM ISSUES. MECHANIC AT PEP BOYS TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME NO, THERE IS NOT.

• 12/28/2015· STEERING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AFTER FUELING VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AWAY THE JEEP WILL STUTTER AND SHUT OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS A FEW MINUTES AFTER FUELING BUT HAS HAPPENED A DAY AFTER.

• 12/27/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  MY VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES NOT GO WHEN I PRESS THE GAS. THE BRAKES DON'T PROPERLY WORK, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOCK FAILS, THE ESP LIGHT FLASHES, THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILS, AND IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE OVER 5 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE YET TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT I FEAR IT MAY HAPPEN. IT HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE, AND DOESN'T ALWAYS CORRECT ITSELF. I CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY TOLD ME I'M ON MY OWN. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND WONDER WHY THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEAR I'M STUCK WITH A LEMON VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND I'VE ONLY BEEN IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR 10 MONTHS. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD?

• 12/27/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  GAS TANK: HE PROBLEM IS FROM THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. YOU CAN ONLY PUMP $5-10 WORTH OF GAS. KEEPS STOPPING AND DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUOUSLY PUMP FUEL INTO THE TANK

• 12/26/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I AM DRIVING A NEW TO ME PATRIOT 2008 AND AM HAVING WATER LEAKING IN TO INTERIOR FROM REAR/HATCH DOOR. IT'S A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, SO WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL MONDAY TO CONTACT DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED.

• 12/23/2014· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/22/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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

• 12/21/2008· VISIBILITY

  WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW REAR OF VEHICLE BECOMES COVERED WITH SNOW OBSCURING TAIL LIGHTS, LICENSE PLATE. MANUFACTURER OFFERS AN AFTER MARKET REAR DEFLECTOR,THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HELP CORRECT PROBLEM. COST IS AROUND $200.00. *TR

• 12/19/2015· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF WHEN FILLING UP, IT STARTED LAST MONTH ON & OFF. LAST 3 DAYS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUT MORE THAN 1 GALLON REGARDLESS OF GAS PUMP OR GAS STATION. CHECKED INTERNET AND MANY ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE GAS TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. I HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH 2005 CHRYSLER 300, IT STARTED THE SAME WAY WHERE I COULD NOT PUT GAS, THEN IT STARTED TO SHUTOFF WHILE DRIVING OR RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP, A COUPLE TIMES I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN TURNING AT INTERSECTION AND ENGINE SHUTOFF AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS TANK FOR FREE AS SIMILAR ISSUES WERE REPORTED FOR 2006 CHRYLER 300S,BUT NOT 2005 MODEL. 2) ALSO, OFTEN AFTER FILLING UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON USUALLY WITHIN HOURS OF FILLING UP WHILE DRIVING AND STAYS ON. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT GO OFF FOR DAYS EVEN WHEN DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY FOR AN HR.THE ENGINE LIGHT WHEN IT GOES OFF MAY STAY OFF FOR 2-3 WEEKS. I CHECK THE GAS CAP AND IT IS ON TIGHT. PREVIOUSLY MY MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS DUE TO A CODE 420? POINTING TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I AM NOT CONVINCED IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OFF, IT STAYS OFF FOR WEEKS, AND I DO ALLOT OF DRIVING. ON STREETS AND EXPRESSWAY FOR 30 MILES OR MORE DAILY. I AM TAKING CAR TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP NEXT WEEK.

• 12/17/2020· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECREASE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE WHEELS TO LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

• 12/16/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AFTER REFUELING MY VEHICLE, SHORTLY THEREAFTER (WITHIN A FEW MINUTES) MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT STALLS WHEN IDELING OR TRAVELING AT LOWER SPEEDS. MOST RECENTLY THE STALL HAPPENED WHEN MERGING ONTO A MAIN ROAD AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN 2008 JEEP PATRIOTS AND NEEDS TO ADDRESSED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. MOST REMEDIES SEEM TO BE A REP LAMENT OF THE FUEL TANK AND VAPOR CANISTER.

• 12/15/2015· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT.WHILE STRAPPING A SAFETY SEAT INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE THREAD ON THE CENTER SEAT BELT WAS FAILING. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS SPLITTING IN TWO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CENTER SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,898.

• 12/15/2011· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT. ALSO, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 01/13/12*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD. UPDATED 02/06/12

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

  MY CAR STALLS FREQUENTLY AFTER FILLING IT UP WITH GAS. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP SENSOR IS BACKORDERED AND IS UNAVAILABLE. MY CAR FREQUENTLY STALLS WHEN PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION INTO TRAFFIC. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE PART IS UNAVAILABLE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT MY CAR SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD UNTIL THAT PART IT AVAILABLE, BUT I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER ONE. *TR

• 12/11/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE VALVE INSIDE THE FUEL TANK BROKE AND THE JEEP CAN NO LONGER BE FILLED WITH GAS WITHOUT THE GAS PUMP BELIEVING IT IS ALREADY FULL AND TURNING OFF. THIS RESULTS IN MANY, MANY ATTEMPTS TO PUT FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE AND GAS LEAKING OUT OF THE FUEL PUMP DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. MY MECHANIC WAS TRYING TO FIND THE ISSUE AND IN HIS RESEARCH FOUND IT TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT A NON SERVICEABLE PIECE, MEANING THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AND CREATED AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD AND A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AS WELL.

• 12/11/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT BECAME ILL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST BLOCK WAS LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE EXHAUST BLOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF UPDATED 05/0918*JB *CN

• 12/09/2019· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KEARNY MESA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (8010 BALBOA AVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111, (858) 560-7100) AND SAN DIEGO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (777 CAMINO DEL RIO S, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108, (619) 224-4151) TO BE INSPECTED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/08/2015· STRUCTURE

  I BOUGHT 2008 JEEP PATRIOT NEW, THIS SUMMER (2015), I FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO A RUSTED OUT FRONT STEEL FRAME ASSEMBLY, THAT HOLDS THE STEERING UNIT AND THE LOWER ARMS OF THE WHEELS, IT DIRECTLY EFFECTS THE STEERING. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN WHERE CHRYSLER WAS RECALLING OLDER 2007 JEEPS WITH SAME PROBLEMS BUT NOT MINE. THIS JOB COST BETWEEN $900.00 TO $1000.00.

• 12/08/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 12/06/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  CAR STALLS SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING. GENERALLY I DRIVE FOR ABOUT 60 SECONDS AT WHICH POINT IF I SLOW DOWN TOO MUCH IT STALLS OUT. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

• 12/06/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  STARTING ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO THE CAR WILL NO LONGER TAKE MORE THAN ABOUT 1/4 GALLON OF GAS BEFORE CLICKING OFF. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE PUMP AT COSTCO BUT I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AT SEVERAL OTHER STATIONS. IT TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO FILL THE TANK FROM EMPTY AND WILL SPIT GAS BACK IF I AM NOT CAREFUL. CHECKED THE EVAP CANISTER AND FILLER NECK. BASED ON RESEARCH IT APPEARS THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK.

• 12/05/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK AND THEN DRIVE, THE JEEP STALLS, I LOSE STEERING, IT IS NOT SAFE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.

• 12/05/2015· ENGINE

  ENGINE STALLS SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHEN IT COMES TO A STOP WITHIN MINUTES OF REFUELING.

• 12/04/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED, THE ENGINE STALLS A COUPLE MINUTES AFTER I PULL OUT OF THE GAS STATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED GETTING ON HIGHWAYS AND IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION THAT APPARENTLY IS WELL KNOWN WITH THIS VEHICLE. FOR WHATEVER REASON THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET AND WON'T UNTIL SOMEBODY IS KILLED. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO GET THIS RECALLED TO REPAIR THE SITUATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST A DOZEN OCCASIONS SO FAR.

• 12/03/2013· STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  I PARKED MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN THE BANK FLAT PARKING LOT. I PUT IT IN N' AND PULLED THE E BRAKE AND PLACED MY KEYS IN THE CUP HOLDER OF THE JEEP. I WALKED INSIDE AND WAITED IN LINE UNTIL SOMEONE TOLD ME A RED JEEP WAS GOING BACKWARDS DOWN THE MAIN ROAD. I RAN OUT OF THE BANK, DOWN THE ROAD TO FIND MY JEEP STOPPED BY A BRICK WALL WITH THE BRAKE STILL PULLED. NOT ONLY DID IT DRIVE BACKWARDS ON A VERY BUSY ROAD IT MADE A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND THEN AGAIN AT THE LIGHT WHERE IT RAN INTO THE WALL. LUCKY FOR EVERYONE IT WAS A GOOD DRIVER AND DID NOT HIT ANYONE OR ANY CAR. TWO MEN WHO RECOVERED THE JEEP WHERE SHOCKED TO FIND NO ONE IN IT. *TR

• 12/03/2010· SUSPENSION

  2008 JEEP PATRIOT. BAD BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS. I DRIVE MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY ROADS ONLY. NO OFF ROADING AT ALL. I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AFTER LEASING IT FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. AT 40K, JUST 4000 MILES OUT OF THE 3/36 WARRANTY, THE BALL JOINT ON MY DRIVER SIDE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OTHER VEHICLES LAST 100K MILES FROM MY RESEARCH, AND THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AND ISSUE WITH THE JEEP PATRIOT. *TR

• 12/02/2012· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT MY JEEP IN SEPT OF 2010, TOOK IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE IN DEC,2010. WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM, I WAS TOLD THE PATRIOTS WERE HAVING ALOT OF ISSUES WITH THAT PART COMING OUT LOOSE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY. IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN I DRIVE IT. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE A/C ,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON FOR MANIFOLD PROBLEM ,TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ALL WITHIN THE TWO YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED IT. *TR

• 12/01/2015· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I WAS AT MY MECHANIC GETTING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT SERVICED WHEN HE CALLED ME INTO THE SHOP TO LOOK AT THE RUST ISSUE THAT THE K FRAME HAS. THE RUST HAS ALREADY BEGAN TO MAKE HOLES IN THE STRUCTURE WHICH WERE NOT THERE AT MY LAST CHANGE 3 MONTHS AGO. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON, SO MUCH THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE 2007 PATRIOT WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OPEN RECALLS ON MY PATRIOT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN AT JUST UNDER 105,000 MILES. THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE READ ONLINE MENTIONS A MANUFACTURE FLAW THAT HAS THE A/C DRAIN OVER THE FRAME. THIS LEAVES THE OWNER WITH A COSTLY REPAIR THAT IS JEEPS FAULT. WHILE THE JEEP WAS IN THE AIR ON THE LIFT WE INSPECTED THE REST OF THE UNDER BODY EVERYTHING ELSE WAS RUST FREE BUT I HAVE ENCLOSED PICTURES TAKEN TODAY ON THE LIFT.

• 11/30/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SENTRY KEY RECEIVER FAILED IN STEERING COLUMN. THERE IS NO WAY TO START ENGINE WHEN COMPONENT FAILS, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FOR REPAIR. FULL REPAIR AND TOW COVERED BY WARRANTY, HOWEVER THIS RUNS OUT AT 36K MILES. AFTER THAT CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TOW COSTS AND REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY PART, WHICH IS NOT A COMPONENT SUBJECT TO WEAR AND TEAR OF USE. *TR

• 11/27/2019· SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I WAS GOING DOWN FERN VALLEY ROAD IN LOUISVILLE, KY AND SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES AND TO AVOID COLLISION I SLAMMED ON MINE. I HEARD A CRUNCH AND WHEN I TOOK OFF MY DRIVER SIDE TIRE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS SQUEALING SO I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. MY DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS COCKED SIDEWAYS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS STRAIGHT. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED YET SO I JUST GOT IT TOWED. IT APPEARS THE SUBFRAME HAS SNAPPED DUE TO A LARGE AMOUNT OF RUST.

• 11/27/2016· STRUCTURE

  THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS ROTTED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.

• 11/23/2021· AIR BAGS

  My airbag light on the dash board comes on and will not go away. I have had it twice reset and it does NOT go away. I was told that Jeep recalled their models but I cannot find a recall for the Patriot model. Why would all of their other models be recalled and not the Patriot? Does not make sense. 2008 Jeep Patriot.

• 11/22/2019· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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.

• 11/21/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  GAS PUMP WILL EITHER CUT OFF WAY PREMATURELY OR WILL OVERFLOW. TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD CHECK VALVE.

• 11/21/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VEHICLE BUCKING AND STALLING AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS.

• 11/20/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  APPROXIMATELY 12/2018 I HAD TO HAVE MY GAS TANK REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY ROLLOVER VALVE/FLAPPER/INLET CHECK VALVE LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE NEW GAS TANK. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IS WELL OVER $1400 AND TO HAVE TO DO THE SAME REPAIR TWICE IS UNTHINKABLE. THIS HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL, BECAUSE IF THESE VALVES/FLAPPERS ARE SUPPOSED TO EXPEL AIR FROM THE SYSTEM, COULDN'T THIS BE HARMING MY VEHICLE MORE AND/OR CAUSE PRESSURE TO BUILD IN THE TANK? THERE WAS TSB 14-001-09 REV A ISSUED. CHRYSLER ADMITS THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND HAS RECALLED A BUNCH OF JEEPS, DODGES, AND SOME CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VANS. HOWEVER, MY MAKE AND MODEL (08 PATRIOT) IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY ISSUED FOR THE GAS TANKS.

• 11/20/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY JEEP PATRIOT STALLS AFTER GETTING GAS. I SAW ONLINE MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT OF GAS TANK VALVE. VERY DANGEROUS AS STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN CAR STALLS. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED?

• 11/20/2015· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,241. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR, IF HE DOESN'T FILL THE TANK UP COMPLETELY. UPDATED 01/25/16.*JB UPDATED 05/24/16*LJ UPDATED 05/24/16.*JB

• 11/18/2016· STRUCTURE

  THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS ROTTED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

• 11/17/2016· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  SUBFRAME IS RUSTED OUT DUE TO LOCATION OF A/C DRAIN. IF IT BREAKS STEERING CONTROL WILL BE LOST. THIS WAS FOUND DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. 2007 AND EARLIER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED

• 11/15/2012· STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  AT 62K MILES I HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY COSTING ME $300 AND NO HELP FROM CHRYSLER OR MY DEALERSHIP. NOW AT 93K MILES AND A YEAR AND HALF LATER, I NEED BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. THE ESTIMATE FOR THEM BOTH REPLACED IS $715. THAT'S OVER $1000 FOR SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT AND DOES NOTHING TO ASSIST THEIR CUSTOMERS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW, EVEN ORDERED FROM THE FACTORY, USING THE DISCOUNT MY COMPANY HAS WITH THEM, WE GET THE PREFERRED PRICE BEING A SUPPLIER FOR THEIR BEARINGS AND THIS IS THE QUALITY I GET? WHY EVEN PUT THE BEST BEARINGS IN THE WORLD ON THE JEEP IF YOU USE GARBAGE TO SUPPORT THE WHEEL? *TR

• 11/13/2014· POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 11/11/2014· POWER TRAIN

  HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICE COMPLETED @ 99K MILES, CAR COULDN'T MAKE IT 70 MILES @ 75MPH TO THE AIRPORT. HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT 15 MIN THEN 'LIMPED' 10 MILES LEFT TO THE AIRPORT. HAD THE FLUID AND TRANS CHECKED... 'ALL GOOD NO PROBLEMS, FLUID LOOKS REALLY CLEAN, JUST A TERRIBLE DESIGNED TRANSMISSION' PLEASE RECALL THIS TERRIBLE TRANSMISSION! *TR

• 11/11/2014· POWER TRAIN

  ANY DRIVE OVER 25 MILES @ 50 MPH THE OVER-HEATING TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SPEED AND POWER IS DANGEROUSLY REDUCED IMMEDIATELY. REMEDY IS TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAIT FOR IT TO COOL SO YOU CAN MAKE IT ANOTHER 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN! EVEN IN 32 DEG AND BELOW WEATHER THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS! IT'S DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR

• 11/11/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE

  WATER COMES IN THROUGH THE HEADLAMP ONTO THE RADIO WHEN BRAKING AFTER PRECIPITATION. *TR