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My rear passenger side axle broke. And it needed a sway bar link for the same side. I bought a new axle and sway bar link. My mechanic took off my tire to fix the parts and said that the frame or sub frame is completely corroded and unable to hold the sway bar link because there is no place to attach it. Yesterday I went to the store and the new axle broke while driving. Very unsafe and when I bought this vehicle in May 2018 I was not told about it. I had the Jeep inside a shop to fix my slave cylinder in Nov. 2019 and a few other things and they never even told me how bad it looked under the vehicle. I have called Jeep customer service and was told there is no recall on my Jeep. But when I did some research everyone has had the same issue I am having. There was a recall on all Jeep for the sub frame rusting out. And every customer said Jeep wouldn't help
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.
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.
08 Jeep Patriot cuts off when stopping to make turns, at traffic lights etc. Very dangerous when on-coming traffic. When fueling pump clicks off every few cents.
- Poplarville, MS, USA
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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.
Vehicle began jerking on acceleration with loud noise in rear. Took to mechanic and was told that the vehicle was not safe to drive due to the fact that the sub frame was rusted out. The mechanic that there was severe crossmember corrosion and to stop driving immediately.
After refilling the gas tank the car will jerk suddenly and or stall while driving. The problem will stop after the car drives for a mile or so. This will happen while the car is in motion or halted (at a traffic light or before pulling into traffic). In particular I have been pulling into traffic and had the car not move forward or slowly roll forward. I have also been at traffic lights, and when I press the accelerator the car will not move. There are no warning lights before the car stalls/jerks. After the car is driven around for a short period of time the stalling and jerking does not occur again. I have had the car for a year and at first did not notice anything wrong with the jerking. However, it did stall several times before this complaint.
My 2008 Patriot's front crossmember is rusting through. Chrysler has extended the warranty to cover this exact problem on the 2007 Patriots, but has not acknowledged the problem on the 2008 model. The crossmember supports the engine and transmission. If it were to fail in motion the results would be catastrophic.
Purchased vehicle used 11/2015; first leak in rear compartment light fixture 12/26/2015. 1/24/2016; new leak in front compartment light fixture. Seriously, isn't this all one system" if checked thoroughly, shouldn't this have failed 12/2015" very disappointed with dealership. Now an additional fee and loss of time on my part.
My 2008 Jeep Patriot leaks through dome light. No one seems to know how to fix this problem. The first couple times this happen last year it fried my radio.
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.
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 Jeep 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.
Since the purchase of this used 2008 Jeep Patriot in 2011 it will stall and shut off after filling up the tank; then after the vehicle is restarted it functions as usual; a few times it re-stalled a second time after filling up and then was able to be restarted. Note, I did not over fill the tank. I did inquire about recalls for the 2008 Jeep Patriot for this issue but was informed there were none. Also no Jeep dealership or other dealership could fix the issue. This is a safety issue as when this first instance this occurred, I was heading into oncoming traffic when it stalled on me and I almost got into an accident. I found on jeeppatriot.com a forum where many purchaser's of 2008 Jeep Patriots report this issue with no resolve, only an entry from 1/23/15 noted their mechanic said it was an issue with the rollover valve meaning the entire tank had to be replaced. Considering the safety issue of a moving vehicle stalling out after filling up, and the issue being consistent with the 2008 Jeep Patriot model, I'm asking for inspection into this issue and for a recall to be issued with whatever is the issue with the fuel system/tank. This issue has continued over the duration of me having my vehicle. Now more recently my vehicle has a code for an evap leak, and when pumping the gas tank won't take the fuel. I'm taking it to a Jeep dealer for diagnosis, but am not sure if its related to the aforementioned stalling out issue.
The TPMS sensor nut broke off the sensor itself. This left a hole in the rim where the sensor/stem should be since there was nothing holding it once the tire started losing air, rapidly, it fell in the tire and ruined the tire and resulted in a instant flat. This is the second time on a second tire that this has happened to in the two and a half years I have this vehicle. Jeep needs to do a recall or get rid of the so called safety precaution and go back to the basics of a rubber steam and no sensor. This is a severe safety hazard as you have almost no time to slow down and try to get off the road before the tire is toast.
I was driving along about 45 when my tie rod went. Barely escaped crashing my car. Front tire turned side ways, leaving my car squalling uncontrollable down hill. Thank god there wasn't other vehicles around me, or driving any faster than I was! neighbor came rushing out hearing the squealing from my tires, thinking there had been accident! so so scary. It could have killed me! tie rod were replaced just over a year ago, and again they are failing. I'm scared to drive it!! I've replace the tires three times in three years! rotors, break pads, ball joints. It's a money pit! SE problems keep repeating. Something needs to be done! before someone dies!!
Took my Jeep in for yearly inspection and the mechanic said the cradle frame was almost completely rusted out. Through research I found that the 2007 models were given an extended warranty on this problem but when I contacted Jeep I was told my 2008 model was not part of that, even though I have the exact same problem. I live in the snow belt of North western pa. And have never had a rust issue like this before. Mechanic said I was lucky that the engine and transmission didn't fall out while I was on the road.
Upon taking my wife's Jeep Patriot for the yearly inspection in western Pennsylvania, I was told that the vehicle has a rusted out and rotted crossmember and would not be able to be driven any longer. I was given a 10 day period to have the vehicle repaired or the vehicle would be totally inoperable. I contacted both ron lewis automotive service dept. In addition to Chrysler. Ron lewis checked the VIN number and said that there were no outstanding bulletins for this repair. In addition, Chrysler did not offer to compensate for the repair. I assumed that I would have to pay the entire cost for the repair. Having the service dept lie to me about there being no recall is a serious matter. This could have cost me my life by being given misinformation by the dealership service dept.. in addition, I had noticed the snapping noise within the first six months of ownership of my new Jeep Patriot but was told by the service dept at ron lewis that everything was fine.
- Renfrew, PA, USA
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- Cincinnati, OH, USA