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The is corrosion on frame and crossbars my jeep is rotting away, as 2nd owner with 85 thousand miles this shouldn-??t be rusting away, dealer and jeep will do nothing as saying corrosion warranty and extended coverage x69 front rear crossmembers expired.
Jeep Patriot 2011 Latitude with severe corrosion to front and rear subframe assemblies. Noted for recent emergence of clunking sound on front end when passing over dips and bumps. Made arrangement for towing of vehicle to personal mechanic to check out and also make state inspection. Noted to have severe fracture of front subframe then resting on axle and wheel assemblage parts. Rear subframe member in same condition with ability to poke holes through structural member. Conditiion resulted in failure to pass inspection. Vehicle deemed unsafe to drive. Further deterioration expected with potential for loss of steering or wheel falling off. Liability for accident or bodily harm in potential failure noted. Vehicle later towed to another mechanic with same determination. Vehicle towed to local body shop where Insurance agent denied accountability for collision or comprehensive coverage. Damage initially assessed at about $900 per part with accessory components to be added at discovery. Issue is well known to manufacturer via many complaint website postings I have since learned. Vehicle towed to another body shop which will assess and complete repair if practical. Second shop said they had repaired similar vehicle for same problem recently. Noted that subframes were manufactured in Mexico. This is inappropriate for regional application in Pennsylvania noted for harsh climate and road treatment. That vehicle was restored with Canada manufactured part of heavier gauge and quality. My vehicle is low mileage at 79000 miles, garage kept, driven locally only;engine fine. I have 2008 Town and Country Chryler and 2018 Chrysler Pacifica with NO OBVIOUS signs of such wear. The corrosive factor accelerated since last inspection in Dec 2021. There were NO WARNING lights or signs upon emergence of the problem. This is serious safety issue where unexpectedly steering loss or wheel displacement could result in accident to self or others or crash.
Subframe rust so bad that the car has subsequently been deemed unsafe to drive. It is available for inspection. Safety put at risk due to insufficient support of frame at contact points of steering and stability mechanisms. Presently, vehicle has. Not been inspected by anyone other than myself and personal mechanic. There was absolutely no safety light, warnings or otherwise to indicate a problem. This apparently has been an ongoing issue with this year/make/model which absolutely needs to initiate a recall.
Every single time after putting gas, my car wont go further than 10 feet without turning off/stalling. Some times it wont turn back on and takes several tries to get it back up and running. I feel at risk for my life and those in the car with me because not only does it stall but my steering wheel locks everytime and I am unable to move or do anything. God forbid one day it stops and a car is headed in my direction I will be stuck in place. I have read online multiple people have had this issue but no one can seem to find a definitive solution. This started to happen around winter of 2019/spring 2020 and has been happening ever since. The date I recorded below is the most recent time it's occurred.
Structural issue/rust - engine cradle - front cross member rusted through on underside of Jeep. The car broke down while we were traveling and had to have a cross member replaced at a dealership. The car ran but was noisy and unsafe to drive, and we were 4 hours from home. Despite having an oil change recently, we were not warned of the issue. The replacement cost about $1500 out of pocket.
- Evanston, IL, USA
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The subframe and rear are rusting and the vehicle won't pass inspection and the vehicle is dangerous on the road if the vehicle passes inspection and out of no wear the rust hits and the vehicle is now very unsafe. Jeep knows about the issue but has never issued a recall. They really should issue a recall. Thanks
My Jeep started throwing codes P0420, which is saying the catalyst efficiency is below threshold, aka catalytic converter. There have been recalls for this make, model, and year already. I find it hard to believe my car just so happens to not be one of the vehicles to be recalled. Its effecting drive performance and the emissions its producing in the air could be unsafe.
Vehicle stalls and power steering fails after filling gas tank. This happens either immediately, or a few miles away regardless of speed. Vehicle will abruptly and violently buck, then stall minimum of two times.
I have notice a recall on frobt and rear subframe rust and prefoartions and cross memver. Mechanic says subfranes are rusted all the through and broke. He states car is too new for this to be gappening. Jeep has been a hassle-sibe already replaced $1500 worth OF2 a arns/control arns at Firestone. Bidy is rusting and car is well cared fir- sibe I have been fighting cancer and this is and has been my onlt transportation fir car. I am asking why nt car is not under any of the recalks but ine cheaper service recalk-as it certainly falls under all the recalls currently the 2011 heep Patriot has on it. Ver disappointed and would appreciate any help I can receive in this matter. Also-Jeep has always oulled to the right since I bought it-got car alignment still oulls to the right. Again-Jeep has been a gassle to own. I biught brand new.
Three times our 2011 Jeep Patriot sounded like something broke then went into limp mode. We were on a busy freeway twice and getting ready to get on once. After calling good sam roadside assistance they sent a tow truck to a mechanic. We had two different mechanics at 2 different times and they could not get any codes on it. A few years back when on a different incident we went into limp mode and ended up replacing the control module which fixed it. This time was different. I was done after three times. We ended up trading it in for a new Honda CRV. Will never buy another Jeep again. We are surprised they never recalled the problem with the control module. I have all receipts and proof
Went to get a sticker and they let me know that it would not pass due to a rusted/corrosive sub frame. Researched online and noticed many complaints of this with many Jeep Patriots of many years. Why hasn't this been changed or recalls done.
My catalytic converter is failing and the sensors are coming on. It needs to be replaced, I am losing power in my vehicle which is dangerous on the highway. I saw on the news that there is a recall for 2011 Jeep Patriot which I have but my VIN number shows its not on the list. How is this possible?
Takata recall I am pregnant and Jeep can not offer me any safety resolution, I could get into a accident and killyself amdy child I feel something needs to be done.also my front and back subfram is totally rusted out and they want to charge me for a whole lot of other things to do something with this. Help please I need to feel safe in my vehicle.
Involved in rear end collision 11/16/18. The vehicle was stationary when hit from the rear at 20-30 mph. Active headrest system deployed on the drivers seat but failed to deploy on the passenger side. The airbag light is not illuminated showing a deployment.
Vehicle will stall while in operation and the motor will completely stop and the steering will lock-up. A sensor is being triggered referred to as a "crankshaft position sensor". was told that this sensor needed be replaced as well as the wiring harness that goes to the sensor. Jeep is doing nothing about this serous safety issue and is placing the labor and cost of repair on me the "consumer". there appears to be some history of this happening with other various years of this same vehicle and they need to do a recall for all vehicles. My vehicle was being diagnosed for 10 hours and still wasn't repaired because they didn't have the parts to fix the problem. This also happens while the vehicle is idle and randomly won't start on occasion. This has been going on now for several months and affects the rpms, which bounce from around 4,000 to 2,000 and the overall fuel consumption. I have been getting horrible fuel mileage because of this. It also has something to do with the factory installed auto-start, which won't work because of these non-functioning sensors.
Faulty irreparable cvt transmission which gave out on me on a notoriously high-traffic freeway. Recurring issue among Jeep Patriot owners. Jeep finally stopped using this faulty transmission in their 2014 models.
Requested a total of $5,102.35 for diagnosis and repairs for a well-documented faulty cvt transmission which started failing after around 90K miles, despite taking excellent care of the vehicle.
My Jeep Patriot 2011, was driving perfectly fine, I started it up one Saturday afternoon 2 weeks 1 day ago, while driving down the street 15 minutes into my drive, the Jeep immediately stopped accelerating. The engine light, traction control light, and the other one with squiggly lines and brackets with an exclamation mark, came on 30 seconds after it just stopped accelerating. I had to cautiously turn into a parking lot, and I turned off the car. I looked at the manual, and couldn't find anything about what would be wrong. I then looked at google, and saw that alot of people have had the same issue. I turned the car back on, and tried to drive it, it would not accelerate, and would only go approximately 5km/H at best. So I had to have a tow truck come pick up my Jeep and take it to a shop. I have now had 3 shops take a look at it. The first shop replaced the tcm (transmission control module), and said it would fix it. When the part came in and it was put into the Jeep. It didn't fix it. Same issues, absolitely no help. They took another look at it, and they couldn't figure out what was wrong. Costing me $1000 for the part, and their labour. Then I towed it to 2 other shops. They couldn't figure out what's was wrong with it either. Costing me 500$ at both places with no help, and my Jeep still currently will not run!!! I am without a car. My Jeep only has 80,000 km on it!!! and I still owe 3.5 years worth of payments on it! but it cannot be fixed!!!"?" no one can figure out what is wrong with it!!! not even a Jeep/Dodge Chrysler dealership services center!!!
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- Bellmore, NY, USA