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Jeep PATRIOT 4X4 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

402 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

65,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2007 to 2010 model years. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 365 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Fuel/Propulsion System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 109 of 402 complaints (27.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Engine operation	109	27.1%
Steering behavior	65	16.2%
Fuel system concerns	65	16.2%
Braking behavior	49	12.2%
Transmission and shifting	45	11.2%
Electrical and battery issues	26	6.5%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Fuel/Propulsion System

109

Suspension

Steering

Engine

Power Train

Suspension:Front

Electrical System

Structure:Body

Fuel/Propulsion System: 109; Suspension: 64; Steering: 52; Engine: 50; Power Train: 42; Suspension:Front: 36; Electrical System: 29; Structure:Body: 28

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 38; 25,000 to 49,999: 95; 50,000 to 74,999: 84; 75,000 to 99,999: 55; 100,000 to 149,999: 76; 150,000 and above: 17

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (95). 37 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2007: 4; 2008: 6; 2009: 9; 2010: 42; 2011: 62; 2012: 39; 2013: 30; 2014: 26; 2015: 36; 2016: 44; 2017: 34; 2018: 44; 2019: 26

Pattern summary

Fuel/Propulsion System leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 109 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 65 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 65 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10201784 · 2007-09-04 (September 4, 2007)

2007 JEEP PATRIOT - COMPLETE ENGINE/ELECTRICS STALL. DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET AND ALL THE ELECTRONICS AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. COASTED INTO A SIDE STREET, STOPPED, AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. IT TOOK ABOUT 2-3 TURNS OF THE KEY TO START THE PATRIOT BACK UP. HAPPENED AROUND THE 3K MILE MARK. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,057 miles reported. Look up ODI 10201784 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10317165 · 2010-03-05 (March 5, 2010)

STARTED AS ACCELERATOR "FLAT SPOT."UNDER VERY LIGHT ACCELERATION (INTERMITTENT)ENGINE WILL FAIL TO RESPOND AND SOMETIMES STAY AT A LOW RPM OR STALL. I HAVE TO RELEASE PEDAL AND REAPPLY OR RESTART THE ENGINE. NOW PROBLEM IS MORE OBVIOUS WITH RAIN CAUSING ROUGH ENGINE IDLE, ERRATIC IDLE SPEED AND ENGINE STALL. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10317165 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10308568 · 2010-02-10 (February 10, 2010)

MY CAR HORN RANDOMLY HONKS ON ITS OWN AT VARIOUS TIMES. I HAD LOGGED THE INCIDENTS FOR OVER A MONTH TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY SIMILARITIES AMONG THE INCIDENTS AND THERE WERE NONE. SPEED, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, TURNING VS STRAIGHT DRIVING ALL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THE HORN WILL HONK SHORT BURSTS AS WELL AS LONG HONKS THAT WILL STOP WHEN I PUSH THE STEERING WHEEL HORN BUTTON. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN IN A PARKING LOT OR AT A STOP LIGHT IT GOES OFF AND PEOPLE THINK I AM DOING IT. I AM VERY AFRAID THAT IT WILL CAUSE A ROAD RAGE IN…

Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10308568 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10365108 · 2010-11-09 (November 9, 2010)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 21,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10365108 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10520767 · 2013-06-19 (June 19, 2013)

THE JEEP PATRIOT AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK GAS IDLES STRANGELY AND TURNS OFF. I DO NOT TOP IT OFF AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH GAS STATION I USE. AFTER I REMOVE THE GAS PUMP FROM THE TANK I HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A GALLON OF WATER BUBBLING/EMPTYING. RECENTLY CHRYSLER ISSUED RECALLS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER YEARS BUT IT THERE IS MULTIPLE REPORTS INCLUDING MY VEHICLE WHICH HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I'VE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AFTER RE STARTING SEVERAL TIMES…

Owner-reported narrative. 36,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10520767 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10661543 · 2014-12-02 (December 2, 2014)

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. I…

Owner-reported narrative. 147,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10661543 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10349628 · 2010-08-16 (August 16, 2010)

2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 WITH ALMOST 37K MILES NEEDS NEW REAR BRAKES AND BALL JOINTS. REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $1,000. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF ROADING ALTHOUGH IT IS "TRAIL RATED" . BRAKES AND BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT FAIL SO SOON AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY SUCH A HIGH REPAIR COST. JEEPPATRIOT.COM AND OTHER SITES HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF THERE WERE AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER AT THE WHEEL! *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 36,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10349628 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10357822 · 2010-09-27 (September 27, 2010)

LOWER BALL JOINTS ON 2007 JEEP PATRIOT SHOT AT 45,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO THREE MECHANICS WHO SAW THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS SEVERE AND I'VE BEEN ADVISED TO EITHER NOT DRIVE THE CAR OR IMMEDIATELY REPAIR THE PROBLEM. EACH MECHANIC SAID THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT GO AT 45,000 MILES AND NOTED SEVERAL ISSUES WITH CHRYSLER AND FAILED BALL JOINTS. WHILE ON A LIFT, ONE MECHANIC SHOWED ME HOW MY TWO FRONT TIRES CAN SIMPLY BE MOVED SIDE TO SIDE. THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN I WAS INFORMED. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN CAUSE THE WHEEL TO FLY OFF THE CAR. I'VE …

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10357822 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10209017 · 2007-11-15 (November 15, 2007)

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 19,070 miles reported. Look up ODI 10209017 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10317212 · 2010-03-05 (March 5, 2010)

2007 JEEP PATRIOT 46,000 MILES TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND IT WILL COST 7,000 TO REPLACE-- CHRYSLER 36,000 WARRANTY GO FIGURE THEY WILL NOT REALLY ASSIST. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 46,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10317212 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10234128 · 2008-07-13 (July 13, 2008)

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY JEEP PATRIOT TODAY. SHE NOTICED SOME SMOKE IN THE CABIN & PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER & GOT OUT JUST IN TIME. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT GOT THERE, 10 MIN OR SO, THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED & IT BURNED TO THE GROUND. IT WAS A 2007 WITH 12,000 MI ON IT & WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL UP UNTIL TODAY. SHE SAID SHE SMELLED A LITTLE ELECTRICAL SMOKE ( LIKE BURNING PLASTIC)JUST BEFORE & THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10234128 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10376801 · 2011-01-15 (January 15, 2011)

THE SUNROOF ON THIS VEHICLE IS LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR THIS CAN CREATE AND ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO WATER DRIPPING IN THE MIDDLE CONSOLE AND THE VEHICLE CAN STALL OR CATCH FIRE DUE TO SHORTING. THERE IS A KNOWN TSB POINTING OUT TO A HOLE ON THE VEHICLE BODY YET IT IS ONLY A TSB THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS SOMETHING SIMPLE TO FIX. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10376801 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

2007

2008

2009

2010

2007: 1; 2008: 0; 2009: 0; 2010: 0

First model yearSecond model year

Year-by-year records

Jeep PATRIOT 4X4 model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Change in recalls
2007	141	1	Not available
2008	171	0	-1
2009	60	0	0
2010	30	0	0

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Data completeness

402 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

90.8%Usable mileage365 / 402 records

100.0%Valid incident date402 / 402 records

100.0%Valid filing date402 / 402 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates402 / 402 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fuel/Propulsion System	3827.0% ODI 10520767 · 36,500 mi THE JEEP PATRIOT AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK GAS IDLES STRANGELY AND TURNS OFF. I DO NOT TOP IT OFF AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH GAS STATION I USE. AFTER I REMOVE THE GAS PUMP FROM THE TANK I HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A GALLON OF WATER BUBBLING/EMPTYING. RECENTLY CHRYSLER ISSUED RECALLS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER YEARS BUT IT THERE IS MULTIPLE REPORTS INCLUDING MY VEHICLE WHICH HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I'VE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AFTER RE STARTING SEVERAL TIMES… Look up ODI 10520767 at NHTSA ↗	4727.5% ODI 10633161 · 60,000 mi MY JEEP PATRIOT, AFTER REFUELING, THE ENGINE CUTS OUT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET GAS IN MY VEHICLE. SOMETIMES IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, WHICH CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS. WHEN IT DOES THIS, THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, IT WILL GO A FEW YARDS AND THEN STALL AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THE REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. I KNOW A FEW OTHER JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING. MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER TOLD ME TO JUST NOT FILL MY GAS TANK OVER HALFWAY. HOW IS THIS A FIX? I… Look up ODI 10633161 at NHTSA ↗	1321.7% ODI 10807823 · 53,000 mi I CANNOT PUT FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE WITHOUT IT CONTINUOUSLY SHUTTING THE GAS OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB 14-001-09 REV.A) THAT ADDRESSES THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES, BUT THE 2009 JEEP PATRIOT IS NOT INCLUDED. MY ONLINE RESEARCH HAS UNCOVERED OTHER JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH NO RECOURSE BUT TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET FOR A NEW FUEL TANK. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $1400.00 TO HAVE THE FUEL TA… Look up ODI 10807823 at NHTSA ↗	1136.7% ODI 10984969 · 91,500 mi UPON REFILLING THE GAS TANK TO FULL FROM NEAR EMPTY, THE CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY STUTTER AND OCCASIONALLY STALL FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES. I DISCOVERED THIS UPON PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE TURNING OFF. THIS LED TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS WELL. OTHER CARS HAD TO IMMEDIATELY DIVERT OR COLLIDE INTO MY CAR. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR DID THIS THREE MORE TIMES WITHIN 2 MILES. NO EMERGENCY LIGHTS OR WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS IS ALLEGEDLY A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM AND THE ENGINE IS "CHOKING" DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES … Look up ODI 10984969 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension	1510.6% ODI 10315297 · 50,000 mi 1. WENT INTO FIRESTONE FOR OIL CHANGE, AND TO LOOK AT MY TIRES BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE LOOSE. 2. FRONT CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ARE MESSED UP, WHICH CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO INNER TIRES TO WHERE THE WIRES INSIDE THE TIRE WERE SHOWING FROM THE OUTSIDE. 3. HAD TO REPLACE CONTROL ARMS AND FRONT TIRES. *TR Look up ODI 10315297 at NHTSA ↗	3721.6% ODI 10348710 · 49,000 mi 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 49,000 MILES. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END MAKING LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. HAVEN'T LOCATED EXACT ISSUE YET, BUT HAVE IT NARROWED DOWN TO BALL JOINT OR TIE-END. *TR Look up ODI 10348710 at NHTSA ↗	915.0% ODI 10459520 · 37,325 mi WITH A LOW MILEAGE OF 37,325, BOTH ORIGINAL FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATED MILEAGE IS HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THERE IS ONLY ONE DRIVER. AFTER GRADUALLY NOTICING A ROCKY RIDE, I MADE A MECHANIC'S APPOINTMENT FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. THE EXPERIENCED MECHANICS DIAGNOSED THE BALL JOINT DEFECT. THE MECHANIC CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TO PRICE JEEP PARTS AND WAS TOLD TWO COMPLETE ARMS WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED TO COMPLETE THE BALL JOINT REPAIR. THE CONDITION OF THE BROKEN BALL JOINTS SHOWED EXCESSIVE PLAY.… Look up ODI 10459520 at NHTSA ↗	310.0% ODI 10596942 · 40,000 mi WENT TO GO LOOK FOR NEW TIRES AND WAS TOLD BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. RIGHT SIDE WAS WORSE AND NOT TO DRIVE BEFORE GETTING IT FIXED; IT WAS THAT BAD. IN MY 45 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD BALL JOINT GO THIS EARLY. BALL JOINTS WENT OUT BEFORE MY FIRST SET OF TIRES. THERE HAS GOT TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. IT SEEMS I'M NOT THE ONLY JEEP OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10596942 at NHTSA ↗
Steering	2114.9% ODI 10282002 · 48,000 mi FRONT & REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 2007 JEEP PATROIT. WHEN I FIRST PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE AS A LEAST VEHICLE, MY FATHER, WHO IS A FORMER CHRYSLER ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN OF HIGHLAND PARK MICH TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS INSPECTED. HE SAID HE SUSPECTS THEY ARE FAULTY BECAUSE HE SAID HE HEARD THEM MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. AS SOON AS TIME PERMITTED I DID THAT AND THE DEALERSHIP, RICHMOND CHRYSLER REPLACED THE REAR BEARINGS ONLY. THEY SUPPOSEDLY ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS FINISHED. I PICK… Look up ODI 10282002 at NHTSA ↗	2414.0% ODI 10351675 · 52,000 mi 2008 JEEP PATRIOT TIE ROD END FAILURE AT 50K MILES. GOOD THING I HAD A STATE INSPECTION AND THEY FOUND THIS. I'VE NOT HAD FRONT END PARTS GO BAD LIKE THIS IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE USING CHEAP FRONT END PARTS ON THESE VEHICLES, SOME FAIL AT UNDER 20K MILES. TIE ROD ENDS, BALL JOINTS, AND CONTROL ARMS SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR Look up ODI 10351675 at NHTSA ↗	610.0% ODI 10481307 · 21,000 mi AT LESS THAN 370000 MILES, (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) I NOTICED A CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. WHEN TAKING OFF OR BRAKING, ESPECIALLY AROUND 5-10 MPH, THE CLUNKING IS REALLY LOUD. I DROVE TO CHRYSLER IN WIESBADEN, GERMANY, AND INFORMED THEM THAT I BELIEVE IT WAS A LOWER BALL JOINT MAKING THE NOISE ON BOTH SIDES. LATER THEY CALLED ME AND SAID I WAS RIGHT, AND THEY DO NOT DO BALL JOINT REPAIR, THEY REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM. MAKES SENSE, I AM A M… Look up ODI 10481307 at NHTSA ↗	13.3% ODI 10956375 · 116,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 (NA) JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. Look up ODI 10956375 at NHTSA ↗
Engine	1510.6% ODI 10544318 · 123,000 mi ON 09/17/13 AT 0858 HOURS, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT ON THE I-17 FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER, I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON AN EVEN CONCRETE SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "ACT UP," THE LIGHT FOR MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNED ON AND THE ESC BECAME ACTIVE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AMBER. DUE TO ESC, MY VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (ONCE AGAIN THIS WAS ON AN EVEN, PAVED SURFACE WIT… Look up ODI 10544318 at NHTSA ↗	2212.9% ODI 10533199 · 60,000 mi WE BOUGHT THE JEEP USED WITH ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A VALVE TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, WHEN WE USE THE TURN SIGNAL THE DOME LIGHTS COME ON. OF COURSE EVEN THOUGH WE BOUGHT THE WARRANTY NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE COVERED. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILING COULD POSSIBLE BE WEAR OR TEAR OR MISUSE, BUT THEY SAY ITS NOT THEIR FAULT AND IT'S NOT COVERED. SO IN THE 3 DAY PERIOD WHERE WE WERE WAITING TO HAVE THOSE PROBLEMS FIXED WE HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH… Look up ODI 10533199 at NHTSA ↗	1016.7% ODI 10551725 · 65,000 mi MY JEEP PATRIOT HAS A VERY UNUSUAL PROBLEM OF GOING INTO "LIMP" MODE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS--EVEN AFTER AS LITTLE OF 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE "TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT" LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE VEHICLE'S ON-BOARD COMPUTER FORCES THE VEHICLE DOWN TO SLOW, SUB-HIGHWAY SPEEDS--EVEN AS SLOW AS 35 MPH. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS FOR US (ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY) AND OCCURS UNDER NORMAL (AND EVEN COLD TEMPERATURES). IT IS NOT REMEDIED BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OIL OR EVEN INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER (BOTH WHICH I HAVE … Look up ODI 10551725 at NHTSA ↗	310.0% ODI 10956375 · 116,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 (NA) JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. Look up ODI 10956375 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	107.1% ODI 10317165 · 500 mi STARTED AS ACCELERATOR "FLAT SPOT."UNDER VERY LIGHT ACCELERATION (INTERMITTENT)ENGINE WILL FAIL TO RESPOND AND SOMETIMES STAY AT A LOW RPM OR STALL. I HAVE TO RELEASE PEDAL AND REAPPLY OR RESTART THE ENGINE. NOW PROBLEM IS MORE OBVIOUS WITH RAIN CAUSING ROUGH ENGINE IDLE, ERRATIC IDLE SPEED AND ENGINE STALL. *TR Look up ODI 10317165 at NHTSA ↗	179.9% ODI 10350380 · 130,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE SPEED TO INDEPENDENTLY DROP FROM 70 TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE COMPUTER WAS RESET HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD ONLY BE DIAGNOSED WHILE IT OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND T… Look up ODI 10350380 at NHTSA ↗	1118.3% ODI 10481307 · 21,000 mi AT LESS THAN 370000 MILES, (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) I NOTICED A CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. WHEN TAKING OFF OR BRAKING, ESPECIALLY AROUND 5-10 MPH, THE CLUNKING IS REALLY LOUD. I DROVE TO CHRYSLER IN WIESBADEN, GERMANY, AND INFORMED THEM THAT I BELIEVE IT WAS A LOWER BALL JOINT MAKING THE NOISE ON BOTH SIDES. LATER THEY CALLED ME AND SAID I WAS RIGHT, AND THEY DO NOT DO BALL JOINT REPAIR, THEY REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM. MAKES SENSE, I AM A M… Look up ODI 10481307 at NHTSA ↗	413.3% ODI 10839946 · 69,000 mi WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD WHIRRING SOUND. SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT TURNED ON AND I LOST POWER. FIRST DROPPING FROM 75 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR AND ULTIMATELY TO 0 MILES PER HOUR. THIS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE FOR 30-40 MINUTES WHILE I WAITED FOR THE CVT TO COOL DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAS PULLED FLUID AND STATED THAT THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE, AND IT APPEARS AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THAT THIS IS A… Look up ODI 10839946 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension:Front	2618.4% ODI 10282002 · 48,000 mi FRONT & REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 2007 JEEP PATROIT. WHEN I FIRST PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE AS A LEAST VEHICLE, MY FATHER, WHO IS A FORMER CHRYSLER ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN OF HIGHLAND PARK MICH TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS INSPECTED. HE SAID HE SUSPECTS THEY ARE FAULTY BECAUSE HE SAID HE HEARD THEM MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. AS SOON AS TIME PERMITTED I DID THAT AND THE DEALERSHIP, RICHMOND CHRYSLER REPLACED THE REAR BEARINGS ONLY. THEY SUPPOSEDLY ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS FINISHED. I PICK… Look up ODI 10282002 at NHTSA ↗	105.8% ODI 10347844 · 35,646 mi I HAVE A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 LTD. IT HAS 35,664 MILES ON IT AND BOTH BALL JOINTS ARE BAD, BAD, BAD. LAST NIGHT AFTER PICKING UP MY TWO BABIES, I ENCOUNTERED A FLAT TIRE. BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE CAMBERING AND NOW I HAVE TWO FLATS AS A RESULT OF THE BAD BALL JOINTS. AS SERVICE MEMBERS, WE NEED TO BE AT OUR JOBS OR BE ABLE TO BE ON CALL. THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AND NOW, IT'S NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE ISSUE AT HAND. I KNOW I AM NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I'M ASHAMED OF THE CHRYSLER CORP FOR NOT LOOKING INTO THIS … Look up ODI 10347844 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System	117.8% ODI 10201784 · 3,057 mi 2007 JEEP PATRIOT - COMPLETE ENGINE/ELECTRICS STALL. DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET AND ALL THE ELECTRONICS AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. COASTED INTO A SIDE STREET, STOPPED, AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. IT TOOK ABOUT 2-3 TURNS OF THE KEY TO START THE PATRIOT BACK UP. HAPPENED AROUND THE 3K MILE MARK. *TR Look up ODI 10201784 at NHTSA ↗	137.6% ODI 10293950 · 31,500 mi 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 Look up ODI 10293950 at NHTSA ↗	46.7% ODI 10401511 · 10,000 mi NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE DOME LIGHT AND ONTO ALL ELECTRICAL PANELS ON THE DASHBOARD. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALER WHO CLAIMED THEY CLEANED THE SUNROOF DRAINAGE TUBES BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE LEAK PROBLEM. JEEP REFUSES TO COVER THIS PROBLEM UNDER TERMS OF WARRANTY. *TR Look up ODI 10401511 at NHTSA ↗	13.3% ODI 10631334 · 31,000 mi ABS SENSOR , ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL AND 4X4 WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IGNITION OFF , RESTARTED IT ...WARNING LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THIS CONTINUED, VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. NOW CAR IS IN THE SHOP BUT MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUES. HE HAS CHECKED BRAKES, STRUTS , SENSORS SO FAR NOTHING IS PROBLEMATIC. I CALLED JEEP FOR HELP WITH ISSUE BUT REPRESENTATIVE ACTED AS IF HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR Look up ODI 10631334 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body	64.3% ODI 10376801 · 32,000 mi THE SUNROOF ON THIS VEHICLE IS LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR THIS CAN CREATE AND ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO WATER DRIPPING IN THE MIDDLE CONSOLE AND THE VEHICLE CAN STALL OR CATCH FIRE DUE TO SHORTING. THERE IS A KNOWN TSB POINTING OUT TO A HOLE ON THE VEHICLE BODY YET IT IS ONLY A TSB THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS SOMETHING SIMPLE TO FIX. *TR Look up ODI 10376801 at NHTSA ↗	148.2% ODI 10275841 · 19,515 mi THERE IS A WATER LEAK COMING FROM THE ROOF AREA AFTER A RAIN WITH VEHICLE PARKED OUTSIDE. MOST OF IT IS COMING DOWN NEAR THE DOME LIGHTS UPON STOPPING FROM FORWARD MOTION. IT CAUSES WATER TO GO INTO THE DASH AND ELECTRONICS PANEL AND ONTO DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. SUNROOF SEAL WAS REPLACED BY DEALER WITH NO RESULT. I RETURNED IT TO DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIR. MAJOR HIDDEN WATER DAMAGE SUSPECTED. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT GET MFG INVOLVED AT THIS TIME. I REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD IT COULD NOT BE DONE WITHOUT A TRADE… Look up ODI 10275841 at NHTSA ↗	46.7% ODI 10789223 · 130,000 mi THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AFTER ONLY SIX YEARS OF DRIVING. Look up ODI 10789223 at NHTSA ↗	413.3% ODI 10821678 · 38,000 mi WHEN TRAVELING OVER 40 MPH WITH REAR DOOR WINDOWS OPEN YOU WILL FEEL THE THUMP OF AIR PREASURE COMING TO YOUR EARS, THE FASTER YOU GO THE LOUDER IT GETS TO THE POINT IT HURTS YOUR EARS. AERO DYNAMICS CAUSE RAPID CHANGE IN CABBIN AIR PRESURE WITH REAR DOOR WINDOWS OPEN. EVEN WITH ONLY ONE WINDOW OPEN IT HURTS MY EARS! Look up ODI 10821678 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Fuel/Propulsion System	73,940–114,000 mi	98,000 mi	101	ODI 10520767 · 36,500 mi THE JEEP PATRIOT AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK GAS IDLES STRANGELY AND TURNS OFF. I DO NOT TOP IT OFF AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH GAS STATION I USE. AFTER I REMOVE THE GAS PUMP FROM THE TANK I HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A GALLON OF WATER BUBBLING/EMPTYING. RECENTLY CHRYSLER ISSUED RECALLS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER YEARS BUT IT THERE IS MULTIPLE REPORTS INCLUDING MY VEHICLE WHICH HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I'VE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AFTER RE STARTING SEVERAL TIMES… Look up ODI 10520767 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10655183 · 98,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10655183 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10679771 · 95,000 mi EVERY TIME AFTER I PUT FUEL IN MY JEEP, IT WILL STALL 2 TO 3 TIMES WHEN IDLING OR GOING UNDER A CERTAIN SPEED. THIS GETS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO TURN AND IT STALLS OUT MID-TURN. THE PROBLEM STARTED SPORADICALLY AT FIRST, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I PUT FUEL IN MY JEEP. BEFORE FINDING THIS SITE, I DID A TON OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR JEEP. CHRYSLER SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR Look up ODI 10679771 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension	38,002–65,000 mi	48,000 mi	57	ODI 10315297 · 50,000 mi 1. WENT INTO FIRESTONE FOR OIL CHANGE, AND TO LOOK AT MY TIRES BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE LOOSE. 2. FRONT CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ARE MESSED UP, WHICH CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO INNER TIRES TO WHERE THE WIRES INSIDE THE TIRE WERE SHOWING FROM THE OUTSIDE. 3. HAD TO REPLACE CONTROL ARMS AND FRONT TIRES. TR Look up ODI 10315297 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10352139 · 38,002 mi LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED ON 2007 JEEP PATRIOT WITH 38,000 MILES. TR Look up ODI 10352139 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10355747 · 51,000 mi 2007 JEEP PATRIOT: WENT IN FOR OIL CHANGE AT DEALER, TOLD CONTROL ARMS BAD. ONLY AT 3 YEARS/ 51,000 MILES. ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONING DRAINING BOILING WATER ON FEET. FILED COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER RE: THE WATER AND HAD FIXED FOR THE FOURTH TIME THIS SUMMER. *TR Look up ODI 10355747 at NHTSA ↗
Steering	40,585–104,250 mi	54,145 mi	52	ODI 10282002 · 48,000 mi FRONT & REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 2007 JEEP PATROIT. WHEN I FIRST PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE AS A LEAST VEHICLE, MY FATHER, WHO IS A FORMER CHRYSLER ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN OF HIGHLAND PARK MICH TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS INSPECTED. HE SAID HE SUSPECTS THEY ARE FAULTY BECAUSE HE SAID HE HEARD THEM MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. AS SOON AS TIME PERMITTED I DID THAT AND THE DEALERSHIP, RICHMOND CHRYSLER REPLACED THE REAR BEARINGS ONLY. THEY SUPPOSEDLY ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS FINISHED. I PICK… Look up ODI 10282002 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10360014 · 59,000 mi 2007 JEEP PATRIOT - 58,000 MILES - NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD - HIGHWAY DRIVEN 90% HAVE TO COMPLETELY REPLACE FRONT COMPONENTS - BALL JOINTS / TIE RODS, ETC. REAR WHEEL BEARING NEEDS REPLACED TOLD BY MECHANIC WE WERE LUCKY WE DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT - THEY WERE THAT BAD. CAN'T BELIEVE JEEP HAS NOT BEEN FORCED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS TERRIBLE PROBLEM. TR Look up ODI 10360014 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10360588 · 36,700 mi 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 Look up ODI 10360588 at NHTSA ↗
Engine	65,500–115,000 mi	96,500 mi	50	ODI 10544318 · 123,000 mi ON 09/17/13 AT 0858 HOURS, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT ON THE I-17 FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER, I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON AN EVEN CONCRETE SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "ACT UP," THE LIGHT FOR MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNED ON AND THE ESC BECAME ACTIVE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AMBER. DUE TO ESC, MY VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (ONCE AGAIN THIS WAS ON AN EVEN, PAVED SURFACE WIT… Look up ODI 10544318 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10661543 · 147,000 mi 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. I… Look up ODI 10661543 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10714106 · 90,000 mi AFTER REFUELING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT THE CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ABS LOCK UP. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES IT THEN SPUTTERS AND WILL JUMP WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN FILLED WITH GAS. IT IS GETTING HARDER AN HARDER TO RE START WHEN IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE GAS STATION. *TR Look up ODI 10714106 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	61,000–115,000 mi	90,255 mi	37	ODI 10317165 · 500 mi STARTED AS ACCELERATOR "FLAT SPOT."UNDER VERY LIGHT ACCELERATION (INTERMITTENT)ENGINE WILL FAIL TO RESPOND AND SOMETIMES STAY AT A LOW RPM OR STALL. I HAVE TO RELEASE PEDAL AND REAPPLY OR RESTART THE ENGINE. NOW PROBLEM IS MORE OBVIOUS WITH RAIN CAUSING ROUGH ENGINE IDLE, ERRATIC IDLE SPEED AND ENGINE STALL. TR Look up ODI 10317165 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10402707 · 61,000 mi I HAVE A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT WITH JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING WHEN I HEARD RUMBLING UNDER MY HOOD. I PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT MY ENGINE WAS KNOCKING REALLY LOUD. I PULLED THE DIPSTICK AFTER A FEW MINUTES TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS OIL IN THE CAR. YES, THERE WAS AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF OIL. I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES AND HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF MY VEHICLE PER THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMS ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER 60,000 MIL… Look up ODI 10402707 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10485142 · 48,000 mi 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. Look up ODI 10485142 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension:Front	33,500–49,000 mi	41,000 mi	35	ODI 10282002 · 48,000 mi FRONT & REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 2007 JEEP PATROIT. WHEN I FIRST PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE AS A LEAST VEHICLE, MY FATHER, WHO IS A FORMER CHRYSLER ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN OF HIGHLAND PARK MICH TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS INSPECTED. HE SAID HE SUSPECTS THEY ARE FAULTY BECAUSE HE SAID HE HEARD THEM MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. AS SOON AS TIME PERMITTED I DID THAT AND THE DEALERSHIP, RICHMOND CHRYSLER REPLACED THE REAR BEARINGS ONLY. THEY SUPPOSEDLY ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS FINISHED. I PICK… Look up ODI 10282002 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10304569 · 39,000 mi THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS OF MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN JANUARY,2010 . I WAS TOLD THAT MY TIRE COULD FALL OFF - FUNNY BECAUSE I HAVE ALL MY SERVICE WORK DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP - THEY REPLACED THEM FOR ABOUT $125 AS A COURTESY - NEVER MENTIONED A POSSIBLE PROBLEM DURING ANY PRIOR VISIT - 39,000 ON JEEP. TR Look up ODI 10304569 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10346671 · 35,000 mi NORMAL, ROUTINE DRIVING WITH VEHICLE THAT HAD LESS THAN 36,000 MILES AND THE BALL JOINTS FAILED, THEY WERE REPLACED BEFORE WARRANTY RAN OUT LATER THAT MONTH. TR Look up ODI 10346671 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	30,250–74,779 mi	46,750 mi	26	ODI 10201784 · 3,057 mi 2007 JEEP PATRIOT - COMPLETE ENGINE/ELECTRICS STALL. DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET AND ALL THE ELECTRONICS AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. COASTED INTO A SIDE STREET, STOPPED, AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. IT TOOK ABOUT 2-3 TURNS OF THE KEY TO START THE PATRIOT BACK UP. HAPPENED AROUND THE 3K MILE MARK. TR Look up ODI 10201784 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10234128 · 12,000 mi MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY JEEP PATRIOT TODAY. SHE NOTICED SOME SMOKE IN THE CABIN & PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER & GOT OUT JUST IN TIME. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT GOT THERE, 10 MIN OR SO, THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED & IT BURNED TO THE GROUND. IT WAS A 2007 WITH 12,000 MI ON IT & WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL UP UNTIL TODAY. SHE SAID SHE SMELLED A LITTLE ELECTRICAL SMOKE ( LIKE BURNING PLASTIC)JUST BEFORE & THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TR Look up ODI 10234128 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10386848 · 60,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS, THE WIRING HARNESS INSULATORS WERE BEGINNING TO DISINTEGRATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE WIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 1/13/2012 LN TR Look up ODI 10386848 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body	37,750–130,000 mi	90,612 mi	24	ODI 10376801 · 32,000 mi THE SUNROOF ON THIS VEHICLE IS LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR THIS CAN CREATE AND ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO WATER DRIPPING IN THE MIDDLE CONSOLE AND THE VEHICLE CAN STALL OR CATCH FIRE DUE TO SHORTING. THERE IS A KNOWN TSB POINTING OUT TO A HOLE ON THE VEHICLE BODY YET IT IS ONLY A TSB THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS SOMETHING SIMPLE TO FIX. TR Look up ODI 10376801 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10487899 · 91,500 mi WATER APPEARS TO BE LEAKING THROUGH SUNROOF, WITH INNER DOME LIGHT FILLED WITH WATER. POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL ISSUE. TR Look up ODI 10487899 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11234246 · 145,000 mi SUNROOF LEAKS DURING/AFTER HEAVY RAIN, PUTTING CAR THROUGH CARWASH. WATER PUDDLES ON FLOOR WELL OF DRIVERS SEAT AND FLOOR WELL OF PASSENGER BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT. ISSUE STARTED IN 2009. LEAKS HAPPEN WHILE IN MOTION OR STANDING STILL. Look up ODI 11234246 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2009: 9 complaints · 2010: 2 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2009	4	6	9
2010	0	1	2

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2009	60	0	0
2010	30	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Fuel/Propulsion System	Suspension	Steering	Engine	Power Train	Suspension:Front	Electrical System	Structure:Body
Fuel/Propulsion System	—	0	17 ODI 10970669 · 130,000 mi AFTER DOING A FULL REFUEL OF THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE IN MOTION, LOOSING ALL ASSISTED STEERING AND BREAKING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED ENGINE STALLED IN MID TRAFFIC AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ON THE CITY. SECOND TIME I REACHED THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED THIS WAS EVEN MORE SCARY. VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER PUTTING IN PARK AND STALL AGAIN A COUPLE OF BLOCKS DOWN. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TANK IS FILED TILL GAS STATION PUMP AUTO STOPS. IF I FILL 3/4 THEN NO STALLING OCCURS. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS… Look up ODI 10970669 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11062683 · 113,000 mi AFTER EVERYTIME I FILL THE FUEL TANK FULL OF GASOLINE. AFTER DRIVING CAR FROM STATION, APPROXIMATELY .25 MILE TO 1 MILE AWAY. THE ENGINE WILL BUCK/SHUTTER AND STALL WHILE IN MOTION AT APPROXIMATELY 10-25 MILES PER HOUR. THE ENGINE EXPERIENCES EXTREME LOSS OF POWER WITH VIOLENT BURSTS OF POWER. THESE INCIDENTS LAST TEN SECONDS IN DURATION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON TO HIGHWAY, WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, THIS CAN CAUSE QUITE A BIT OF STRESS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED FULL. Look up ODI 11062683 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11097168 · 210,000 mi VEHICLE STALLS AND STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WHEN I WAS TURNING AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED! SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look up ODI 11097168 at NHTSA ↗	27 ODI 10714106 · 90,000 mi AFTER REFUELING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT THE CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ABS LOCK UP. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES IT THEN SPUTTERS AND WILL JUMP WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN FILLED WITH GAS. IT IS GETTING HARDER AN HARDER TO RE START WHEN IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE GAS STATION. *TR Look up ODI 10714106 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10721565 · 98,073 mi A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE OVERFLOW VALVE IS PROBABLY THE PROBLEM,. HE STATED THAT WHEN FILING UP WITH GAS, IT IS NOT SHUTTING OFF THE NOZZLE FLOW IN TIME, AND ALTHOUGH IT ISN'T SPILLING GAS ON THE GROUND IT IS WETTING THE CANISTER. HE SAYS THAT THROWS OFF THE AIR-GAS CALCULATIONS UNTIL THE CANISTER DRIES, 1-4 MINS AFTER RUNNING. IN THE MEANTIME, IT SHUTTERS HARD AND/OR STALLS MULTIPLE TIMES, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO LIVE WITH IT AND JUST MANUALLY FILL UP A LITTLE UNDER FULL. THIS IS BECAUSE THE VALVE CAN'T BE REPLACED… Look up ODI 10721565 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10726070 · 67,000 mi AFTER LEAVING A GAS STATION AND DRIVING ABOUT A HALF OF MILE DOWN THE ROAD, MY CAR STARTED TO STALL. I THEN HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND COMPLETELY TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. WHEN I WENT TO TURN IT BACK ON, IT DID NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. THEN THE NEXT RED LIGHT THAT I STOPPED AT, WHICH WAS A HALF OF MILE AFTER THE FIRST STOP, MY CAR STALLED AGAIN. I THEN PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK, PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND RESTARTED THE CAR. NOW EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK TO FULL THE CAR STALLS. IT IS VERY SCARY AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE S… Look up ODI 10726070 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10905638 STALLS OUT, GAS TANK WON'T FILL UP, THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS ALMOST KILLED US MORE THAN ONCE. CAN'T GO OVER 40 WITHOUT IT OVERHEATING AND WHINING. Look up ODI 10905638 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10726887 · 106,000 mi I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK AS USUAL AND DROVE ABOUT 500 YARDS TO A RED LIGHT. IN THE PAST AFTER A FILL UP, THE JEEP WOULD STALL AND "BUCK" AROUND 30 MPH, AS IF IT COULDN'T GET INTO GEAR, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A CVT. I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT IT DIDN'T THIS TIME, WHICH WAS CURIOUS. AT THE LIGHT, UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE, AND THE CAR REMAINED IN DRIVE, BUT REFUSED TO MOVE. I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. A RED LIGHT IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE DASH CAME ON AND BEGAN TO BEEP, … Look up ODI 10726887 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11092390 · 125,000 mi EVERYTIME RIGHT AFTER I FILL UP MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT (CAR IS SHUT OFF WHILE FUELING) THE JEEP EITHER BUCKS ME BACK AND FORTH LIKE IT'S A MANUAL GETTING STUCK BETWEEN GEARS FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC) OR IT STALLS AND DIES (CAR SHUTS OFF). SO FAR WHEN THE JEEP DIES IT HAS TURNED BACK ON.. THIS HAPPENS NORMALLY UNDER A HALF MILE AFTER THE JEEP HAS BEEN FILLED UP WITH GAS TO THE FILL MARK. THE CAR IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURS AND IT USUALLY OCCURS ON CITY STREETS SEEING AS MOST GAS STATIONS ARE IN TOWN, BUT THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THE HIG… Look up ODI 11092390 at NHTSA ↗	0	3 ODI 10726887 · 106,000 mi I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK AS USUAL AND DROVE ABOUT 500 YARDS TO A RED LIGHT. IN THE PAST AFTER A FILL UP, THE JEEP WOULD STALL AND "BUCK" AROUND 30 MPH, AS IF IT COULDN'T GET INTO GEAR, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A CVT. I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT IT DIDN'T THIS TIME, WHICH WAS CURIOUS. AT THE LIGHT, UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE, AND THE CAR REMAINED IN DRIVE, BUT REFUSED TO MOVE. I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. A RED LIGHT IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE DASH CAME ON AND BEGAN TO BEEP, … Look up ODI 10726887 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10884729 · 120,000 mi THE CAR CUYS IN AN OUT ALMOST LIMEIT GOING TO SHUT OFF. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AN FLASH AN DING . SHORTLY AFTER WHILE DRIVI G THE ESP COMES ON CUTS OUT LIME GOI G TO DIE THEN ENGINE DIES DRIVING OR PARKED Look up ODI 10884729 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11065977 · 105,000 mi THE VEHICLE HABITUALLY WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO GETTING IT FUELED UP. I CANNOT GET ANY SUPPORT FROM THE DEALER REGARDING THE ISSUE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHEN LOOKING ON VARIOUS JEEP PATRIOT FORUMS. Look up ODI 11065977 at NHTSA ↗	0
Suspension	0	—	13 ODI 10360014 · 59,000 mi 2007 JEEP PATRIOT - 58,000 MILES - NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD - HIGHWAY DRIVEN 90% HAVE TO COMPLETELY REPLACE FRONT COMPONENTS - BALL JOINTS / TIE RODS, ETC. REAR WHEEL BEARING NEEDS REPLACED TOLD BY MECHANIC WE WERE LUCKY WE DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT - THEY WERE THAT BAD. CAN'T BELIEVE JEEP HAS NOT BEEN FORCED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS TERRIBLE PROBLEM. TR Look up ODI 10360014 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10434029 · 45,064 mi 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 PREDICTE… Look up ODI 10434029 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10467931 · 42,534 mi I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE ALL OVER THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY LOWER BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO BEING EXCESSIVELY WORN OUT AND IN A DANGERS CONDITION. TR Look up ODI 10467931 at NHTSA ↗	0	3 ODI 10450005 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, (THIS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION SINCE BOUGHT) THEY BASICALLY TELL ME THAT IT NEEDS TO COMPLETELY FAIL BEFORE THEY WILL DO SOMETHING. THEN THEY COME BACK AND SAY THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE LEAKING FOR $410.00. AND THEY ALSO SAY THAT MY FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT CONTROL ARMS ARE BAD WHICH OF COURSE THEY CAN BE REPLACED FOR $845.00. SO FOR A PROBLEM THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT FIX BUT THEY WOULD LIKE TO FIX OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE BAD FOR A… Look up ODI 10450005 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10669437 · 55,000 mi 2008 JEEP PATRIOT BEGAN MAKING CLUNKING/CRACKING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES. TOOK INTO LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND THEY STATED THE BALL JOINTS WERE IN VERY POOR CONDITION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED VIA FRONT END LOWER CONTROL ARMS. AFTER SEEING WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE, TOOK TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP. WHILE DRIVING TO THIS SHOP, BRAKES BEGAN GRINDING. BALL JOINT FAILURE CAUSED BRAKES AND CALIPER TO BE MISALIGNED ON THE ROTOR CAUSING THE ROTORS TO BE DAMAGED. MECHANIC PRESSED IN MOOG BALL JOINTS THEY SAID WOULD BE SUP… Look up ODI 10669437 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10481307 · 21,000 mi AT LESS THAN 370000 MILES, (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) I NOTICED A CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. WHEN TAKING OFF OR BRAKING, ESPECIALLY AROUND 5-10 MPH, THE CLUNKING IS REALLY LOUD. I DROVE TO CHRYSLER IN WIESBADEN, GERMANY, AND INFORMED THEM THAT I BELIEVE IT WAS A LOWER BALL JOINT MAKING THE NOISE ON BOTH SIDES. LATER THEY CALLED ME AND SAID I WAS RIGHT, AND THEY DO NOT DO BALL JOINT REPAIR, THEY REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM. MAKES SENSE, I AM A M… Look up ODI 10481307 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10515637 · 151,000 mi THIS ISSUE MAY HAVE STARTED WAY EARLIER, SINCE THE PATRIOT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE DASH BOARD WOULD SOMETIMES COME ON AND THEN GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I REPORTED IT DURING THE FIRST YEAR, 2008 AND A FEW TIMES DURING 2009 AND 2010. I HAD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL EARLIER THIS YEAR. CHECKS BY DEALERSHIP CAME BACK, "NOTHING IS WRONG". THAT'S IT!! THIS YEAR THE PROBLEM GOT WORST, INTERMITTENTLY, MY HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL, WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. HAZARD LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. ONE DAY IT RAINED AND I REALIZED THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK, I … Look up ODI 10515637 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10820340 · 116,150 mi WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP I WOULD HEAR A BANG NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY JEEP. IMMEDIATELY MY ESP/BAS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE ESP/BAS WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO OFF BUT COME BACK ON AGAIN AFTER MAKING A TURN. I NOTICED MY LEFT, REAR TIRE WAS WEARING OUT ON THE INSIDE. TREAD ON OTHER 3 TIRES HAD NO UNEVEN WEAR. ON DEC. 23, 2015 I BROUGHT MY JEEP INTO PALM CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE OF PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA FOR A MULTIPOINT INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY REAR SUB CHASSIS WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND REPAIRS EXCES… Look up ODI 10820340 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10860298 · 153,300 mi MY FRONT CROSSMEMBER / SUB FRAME IS ROTTED OUT . CONTACTED JEEP THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY WARRANTED 2007 MODELS BUT NOT 2008 . FRONT ENGINE CRADLE HAS HUGE HOLES IN IT . DESIGN FLAW CAUSE THE AC DRIPS RIGHT ON FRAME CAUSING RUST . DEALERSHIP SAID NO SETRVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BUT THEY LIED . FINALLY GOT A GOOD QUOTE TO HAVE FIXED GONNA COST 775 TO FIX . I HAVE ALSO CHANGED MY FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS 3 TIMES . BALL JOINTS , TIE RODS ETC AND THE OTHER PARTS . ONLY SAVING GRACE IS ITS PAID FOR AND LIFETIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY . Look up ODI 10860298 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11030742 · 85,000 mi BAD BALL JOINTS SAME AS MANY OTHERS. ALSO BAD SUB FRAME. TOOK AUTO IN FOR MAINTENANCE AND WAS SHOWN BAD BALL JOINTS AND A RUSTED OUT SUB FRAME. THESE WERE ISSUES AND EARLIER PATRIOTS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. Look up ODI 11030742 at NHTSA ↗
Steering	17 ODI 10970669 · 130,000 mi AFTER DOING A FULL REFUEL OF THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE IN MOTION, LOOSING ALL ASSISTED STEERING AND BREAKING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED ENGINE STALLED IN MID TRAFFIC AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ON THE CITY. SECOND TIME I REACHED THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED THIS WAS EVEN MORE SCARY. VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER PUTTING IN PARK AND STALL AGAIN A COUPLE OF BLOCKS DOWN. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TANK IS FILED TILL GAS STATION PUMP AUTO STOPS. IF I FILL 3/4 THEN NO STALLING OCCURS. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS… Look up ODI 10970669 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11062683 · 113,000 mi AFTER EVERYTIME I FILL THE FUEL TANK FULL OF GASOLINE. AFTER DRIVING CAR FROM STATION, APPROXIMATELY .25 MILE TO 1 MILE AWAY. THE ENGINE WILL BUCK/SHUTTER AND STALL WHILE IN MOTION AT APPROXIMATELY 10-25 MILES PER HOUR. THE ENGINE EXPERIENCES EXTREME LOSS OF POWER WITH VIOLENT BURSTS OF POWER. THESE INCIDENTS LAST TEN SECONDS IN DURATION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON TO HIGHWAY, WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, THIS CAN CAUSE QUITE A BIT OF STRESS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED FULL. Look up ODI 11062683 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11097168 · 210,000 mi VEHICLE STALLS AND STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WHEN I WAS TURNING AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED! SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look up ODI 11097168 at NHTSA ↗	13 ODI 10360014 · 59,000 mi 2007 JEEP PATRIOT - 58,000 MILES - NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD - HIGHWAY DRIVEN 90% HAVE TO COMPLETELY REPLACE FRONT COMPONENTS - BALL JOINTS / TIE RODS, ETC. REAR WHEEL BEARING NEEDS REPLACED TOLD BY MECHANIC WE WERE LUCKY WE DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT - THEY WERE THAT BAD. CAN'T BELIEVE JEEP HAS NOT BEEN FORCED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS TERRIBLE PROBLEM. TR Look up ODI 10360014 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10434029 · 45,064 mi 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 PREDICTE… Look up ODI 10434029 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10467931 · 42,534 mi I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE ALL OVER THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY LOWER BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO BEING EXCESSIVELY WORN OUT AND IN A DANGERS CONDITION. TR Look up ODI 10467931 at NHTSA ↗	—	13 ODI 10544318 · 123,000 mi ON 09/17/13 AT 0858 HOURS, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT ON THE I-17 FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER, I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON AN EVEN CONCRETE SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "ACT UP," THE LIGHT FOR MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNED ON AND THE ESC BECAME ACTIVE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AMBER. DUE TO ESC, MY VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (ONCE AGAIN THIS WAS ON AN EVEN, PAVED SURFACE WIT… Look up ODI 10544318 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10970669 · 130,000 mi AFTER DOING A FULL REFUEL OF THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE IN MOTION, LOOSING ALL ASSISTED STEERING AND BREAKING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED ENGINE STALLED IN MID TRAFFIC AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ON THE CITY. SECOND TIME I REACHED THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED THIS WAS EVEN MORE SCARY. VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER PUTTING IN PARK AND STALL AGAIN A COUPLE OF BLOCKS DOWN. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TANK IS FILED TILL GAS STATION PUMP AUTO STOPS. IF I FILL 3/4 THEN NO STALLING OCCURS. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS… Look up ODI 10970669 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11229140 · 100,000 mi EVERY TIME I REFUEL THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND STALLS. NO MATTER WHAT GRADE OF FUEL. IT WILL SPUTTER AND STALL FOR UP TO 20 MILES AFTER I FILL IT UP. IT HAS EVEN STALLED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN THAT HAPPENS. IT'S NOT SAFE. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN REPLACING STUFF HOPING TO FIND A FIX BUT NO LUCK SO FAR. IT WILL STALL STATIONARY, MOVING, TURNING, OR BRAKING. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE SOMETHING RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. AT LEAST THAT'S THE ONLY REASONABLE THING I HAVE READ OR BEEN TOLD. HTTPS://WWW.C… Look up ODI 11229140 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 10544318 · 123,000 mi ON 09/17/13 AT 0858 HOURS, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT ON THE I-17 FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER, I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON AN EVEN CONCRETE SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "ACT UP," THE LIGHT FOR MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNED ON AND THE ESC BECAME ACTIVE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AMBER. DUE TO ESC, MY VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (ONCE AGAIN THIS WAS ON AN EVEN, PAVED SURFACE WIT… Look up ODI 10544318 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10558569 · 72,000 mi I WAS LEAVING WORK AND THE CAR STARTED JUST FINE BUT THEN AS I WAS STARTING TO DRIVE IT STALLED OUT. IT STARTED BACK UP JUST FINE AND THEN DID THE SAME THING. THIS WENT ON SEVERAL TIMES. AND WHEN IT STALLS OUT, MY POWER STEERING IS GONE AND IT IS HARD TO GET IT TO A SAFE STOP. I AM WORRIED IF I TAKE IT OUT ON THE ROAD IT WILL STALL OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH RECALLS ON THE 2009 MODEL BUT NOT THE 2008. *TR Look up ODI 10558569 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10481307 · 21,000 mi AT LESS THAN 370000 MILES, (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) I NOTICED A CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. WHEN TAKING OFF OR BRAKING, ESPECIALLY AROUND 5-10 MPH, THE CLUNKING IS REALLY LOUD. I DROVE TO CHRYSLER IN WIESBADEN, GERMANY, AND INFORMED THEM THAT I BELIEVE IT WAS A LOWER BALL JOINT MAKING THE NOISE ON BOTH SIDES. LATER THEY CALLED ME AND SAID I WAS RIGHT, AND THEY DO NOT DO BALL JOINT REPAIR, THEY REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM. MAKES SENSE, I AM A M… Look up ODI 10481307 at NHTSA ↗	6 ODI 10282002 · 48,000 mi FRONT & REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 2007 JEEP PATROIT. WHEN I FIRST PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE AS A LEAST VEHICLE, MY FATHER, WHO IS A FORMER CHRYSLER ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN OF HIGHLAND PARK MICH TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS INSPECTED. HE SAID HE SUSPECTS THEY ARE FAULTY BECAUSE HE SAID HE HEARD THEM MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. AS SOON AS TIME PERMITTED I DID THAT AND THE DEALERSHIP, RICHMOND CHRYSLER REPLACED THE REAR BEARINGS ONLY. THEY SUPPOSEDLY ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS FINISHED. I PICK… Look up ODI 10282002 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10360588 · 36,700 mi 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 Look up ODI 10360588 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10365108 · 21,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10365108 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10558569 · 72,000 mi I WAS LEAVING WORK AND THE CAR STARTED JUST FINE BUT THEN AS I WAS STARTING TO DRIVE IT STALLED OUT. IT STARTED BACK UP JUST FINE AND THEN DID THE SAME THING. THIS WENT ON SEVERAL TIMES. AND WHEN IT STALLS OUT, MY POWER STEERING IS GONE AND IT IS HARD TO GET IT TO A SAFE STOP. I AM WORRIED IF I TAKE IT OUT ON THE ROAD IT WILL STALL OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH RECALLS ON THE 2009 MODEL BUT NOT THE 2008. *TR Look up ODI 10558569 at NHTSA ↗	0
Engine	27 ODI 10714106 · 90,000 mi AFTER REFUELING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT THE CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ABS LOCK UP. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES IT THEN SPUTTERS AND WILL JUMP WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN FILLED WITH GAS. IT IS GETTING HARDER AN HARDER TO RE START WHEN IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE GAS STATION. *TR Look up ODI 10714106 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10721565 · 98,073 mi A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE OVERFLOW VALVE IS PROBABLY THE PROBLEM,. HE STATED THAT WHEN FILING UP WITH GAS, IT IS NOT SHUTTING OFF THE NOZZLE FLOW IN TIME, AND ALTHOUGH IT ISN'T SPILLING GAS ON THE GROUND IT IS WETTING THE CANISTER. HE SAYS THAT THROWS OFF THE AIR-GAS CALCULATIONS UNTIL THE CANISTER DRIES, 1-4 MINS AFTER RUNNING. IN THE MEANTIME, IT SHUTTERS HARD AND/OR STALLS MULTIPLE TIMES, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO LIVE WITH IT AND JUST MANUALLY FILL UP A LITTLE UNDER FULL. THIS IS BECAUSE THE VALVE CAN'T BE REPLACED… Look up ODI 10721565 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10726070 · 67,000 mi AFTER LEAVING A GAS STATION AND DRIVING ABOUT A HALF OF MILE DOWN THE ROAD, MY CAR STARTED TO STALL. I THEN HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND COMPLETELY TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. WHEN I WENT TO TURN IT BACK ON, IT DID NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. THEN THE NEXT RED LIGHT THAT I STOPPED AT, WHICH WAS A HALF OF MILE AFTER THE FIRST STOP, MY CAR STALLED AGAIN. I THEN PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK, PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND RESTARTED THE CAR. NOW EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK TO FULL THE CAR STALLS. IT IS VERY SCARY AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE S… Look up ODI 10726070 at NHTSA ↗	0	13 ODI 10544318 · 123,000 mi ON 09/17/13 AT 0858 HOURS, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT ON THE I-17 FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER, I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON AN EVEN CONCRETE SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "ACT UP," THE LIGHT FOR MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNED ON AND THE ESC BECAME ACTIVE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AMBER. DUE TO ESC, MY VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (ONCE AGAIN THIS WAS ON AN EVEN, PAVED SURFACE WIT… Look up ODI 10544318 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10970669 · 130,000 mi AFTER DOING A FULL REFUEL OF THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE IN MOTION, LOOSING ALL ASSISTED STEERING AND BREAKING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED ENGINE STALLED IN MID TRAFFIC AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ON THE CITY. SECOND TIME I REACHED THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED THIS WAS EVEN MORE SCARY. VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER PUTTING IN PARK AND STALL AGAIN A COUPLE OF BLOCKS DOWN. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TANK IS FILED TILL GAS STATION PUMP AUTO STOPS. IF I FILL 3/4 THEN NO STALLING OCCURS. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS… Look up ODI 10970669 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11229140 · 100,000 mi EVERY TIME I REFUEL THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND STALLS. NO MATTER WHAT GRADE OF FUEL. IT WILL SPUTTER AND STALL FOR UP TO 20 MILES AFTER I FILL IT UP. IT HAS EVEN STALLED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN THAT HAPPENS. IT'S NOT SAFE. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN REPLACING STUFF HOPING TO FIND A FIX BUT NO LUCK SO FAR. IT WILL STALL STATIONARY, MOVING, TURNING, OR BRAKING. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE SOMETHING RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. AT LEAST THAT'S THE ONLY REASONABLE THING I HAVE READ OR BEEN TOLD. HTTPS://WWW.C… Look up ODI 11229140 at NHTSA ↗	—	7 ODI 10544318 · 123,000 mi ON 09/17/13 AT 0858 HOURS, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT ON THE I-17 FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER, I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON AN EVEN CONCRETE SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "ACT UP," THE LIGHT FOR MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNED ON AND THE ESC BECAME ACTIVE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AMBER. DUE TO ESC, MY VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (ONCE AGAIN THIS WAS ON AN EVEN, PAVED SURFACE WIT… Look up ODI 10544318 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10547712 · 80,000 mi WHILE DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY FROM OHIO TO NEVADA THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING QUIT RUNNING. THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON; THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NORMAL; I WAS CONTINUALLY WATCHING THE DASH TO TRY TO KEEP THE RPMS STEADY (WHILE CLIMBING GRADES) AT APPROX. 3000 RPM MAX. FOR FUEL ECONOMY. THIS OCCURRED ON I-80 IN THE MIDDLE OF WYOMING. FORTUNATELY ( LUCKILY) I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE BERM. WHILE WAITING 1.5 HOUR FOR A TOW TRUCK I OCCASIONALLY TRIED TO START THE ENGINE. IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT … Look up ODI 10547712 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10584446 · 25,000 mi I LIVE AND DRIVE IN THE NEW YORK AREA. OFTEN WHEN I GO ON DRIVES OF 20 MILES OR MORE IN THE SUMMERTIME MONTHS, AND IT COULD BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 70 TO 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OUTSIDE, THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT BECOMES A DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE. WHEN TRAVELING WITH THIS VEHICLE ON A FREEWAY OR INTERSTATE AT A LEGALLY HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE OFTEN EXPERIENCES SOME MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSES A SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY REDUCES ITS SPEED TO BELOW 30 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SIGN OF STRESS. IMAGINE DRIVING DOWN I-95 WITH HUGE TRUCKS BE… Look up ODI 10584446 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 10565882 · 98,000 mi OVER THE PAST YEAR MY JEEP HAS BEEN VERY SLUGGISH, ACCELERATES AT HIGHER RPM'S THAN NORMAL, "SHIFTS" ROUGH ( EVEN THOUGH IT IS A CVT AND DOESN'T HAVE GEARS). FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND THEN PROCEED TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE TURN, MY JEEP HESITATES TO ACCELERATE, THE RPM'S PLUMMET AND THEN REACH TO OVER 3000 RPM'S BEFORE IT SLAMS/JERKS INTO GEAR TO RETURN TO AROUND 2000 RPM'S. TWICE MY JEEP HAS SHUTTERED AND STALLED WHILE AT RED LIGHTS. LAST WEEK AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE THE ELECTRONIC TH… Look up ODI 10565882 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11065977 · 105,000 mi THE VEHICLE HABITUALLY WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO GETTING IT FUELED UP. I CANNOT GET ANY SUPPORT FROM THE DEALER REGARDING THE ISSUE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHEN LOOKING ON VARIOUS JEEP PATRIOT FORUMS. Look up ODI 11065977 at NHTSA ↗	0
Power Train	4 ODI 10905638 STALLS OUT, GAS TANK WON'T FILL UP, THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS ALMOST KILLED US MORE THAN ONCE. CAN'T GO OVER 40 WITHOUT IT OVERHEATING AND WHINING. Look up ODI 10905638 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10726887 · 106,000 mi I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK AS USUAL AND DROVE ABOUT 500 YARDS TO A RED LIGHT. IN THE PAST AFTER A FILL UP, THE JEEP WOULD STALL AND "BUCK" AROUND 30 MPH, AS IF IT COULDN'T GET INTO GEAR, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A CVT. I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT IT DIDN'T THIS TIME, WHICH WAS CURIOUS. AT THE LIGHT, UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE, AND THE CAR REMAINED IN DRIVE, BUT REFUSED TO MOVE. I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. A RED LIGHT IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE DASH CAME ON AND BEGAN TO BEEP, … Look up ODI 10726887 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11092390 · 125,000 mi EVERYTIME RIGHT AFTER I FILL UP MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT (CAR IS SHUT OFF WHILE FUELING) THE JEEP EITHER BUCKS ME BACK AND FORTH LIKE IT'S A MANUAL GETTING STUCK BETWEEN GEARS FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC) OR IT STALLS AND DIES (CAR SHUTS OFF). SO FAR WHEN THE JEEP DIES IT HAS TURNED BACK ON.. THIS HAPPENS NORMALLY UNDER A HALF MILE AFTER THE JEEP HAS BEEN FILLED UP WITH GAS TO THE FILL MARK. THE CAR IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURS AND IT USUALLY OCCURS ON CITY STREETS SEEING AS MOST GAS STATIONS ARE IN TOWN, BUT THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THE HIG… Look up ODI 11092390 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 10450005 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, (THIS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION SINCE BOUGHT) THEY BASICALLY TELL ME THAT IT NEEDS TO COMPLETELY FAIL BEFORE THEY WILL DO SOMETHING. THEN THEY COME BACK AND SAY THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE LEAKING FOR $410.00. AND THEY ALSO SAY THAT MY FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT CONTROL ARMS ARE BAD WHICH OF COURSE THEY CAN BE REPLACED FOR $845.00. SO FOR A PROBLEM THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT FIX BUT THEY WOULD LIKE TO FIX OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE BAD FOR A… Look up ODI 10450005 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10669437 · 55,000 mi 2008 JEEP PATRIOT BEGAN MAKING CLUNKING/CRACKING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES. TOOK INTO LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND THEY STATED THE BALL JOINTS WERE IN VERY POOR CONDITION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED VIA FRONT END LOWER CONTROL ARMS. AFTER SEEING WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE, TOOK TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP. WHILE DRIVING TO THIS SHOP, BRAKES BEGAN GRINDING. BALL JOINT FAILURE CAUSED BRAKES AND CALIPER TO BE MISALIGNED ON THE ROTOR CAUSING THE ROTORS TO BE DAMAGED. MECHANIC PRESSED IN MOOG BALL JOINTS THEY SAID WOULD BE SUP… Look up ODI 10669437 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10481307 · 21,000 mi AT LESS THAN 370000 MILES, (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) I NOTICED A CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. WHEN TAKING OFF OR BRAKING, ESPECIALLY AROUND 5-10 MPH, THE CLUNKING IS REALLY LOUD. I DROVE TO CHRYSLER IN WIESBADEN, GERMANY, AND INFORMED THEM THAT I BELIEVE IT WAS A LOWER BALL JOINT MAKING THE NOISE ON BOTH SIDES. LATER THEY CALLED ME AND SAID I WAS RIGHT, AND THEY DO NOT DO BALL JOINT REPAIR, THEY REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM. MAKES SENSE, I AM A M… Look up ODI 10481307 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 10544318 · 123,000 mi ON 09/17/13 AT 0858 HOURS, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT ON THE I-17 FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER, I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON AN EVEN CONCRETE SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "ACT UP," THE LIGHT FOR MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNED ON AND THE ESC BECAME ACTIVE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AMBER. DUE TO ESC, MY VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (ONCE AGAIN THIS WAS ON AN EVEN, PAVED SURFACE WIT… Look up ODI 10544318 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10558569 · 72,000 mi I WAS LEAVING WORK AND THE CAR STARTED JUST FINE BUT THEN AS I WAS STARTING TO DRIVE IT STALLED OUT. IT STARTED BACK UP JUST FINE AND THEN DID THE SAME THING. THIS WENT ON SEVERAL TIMES. AND WHEN IT STALLS OUT, MY POWER STEERING IS GONE AND IT IS HARD TO GET IT TO A SAFE STOP. I AM WORRIED IF I TAKE IT OUT ON THE ROAD IT WILL STALL OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH RECALLS ON THE 2009 MODEL BUT NOT THE 2008. *TR Look up ODI 10558569 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10481307 · 21,000 mi AT LESS THAN 370000 MILES, (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) I NOTICED A CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. WHEN TAKING OFF OR BRAKING, ESPECIALLY AROUND 5-10 MPH, THE CLUNKING IS REALLY LOUD. I DROVE TO CHRYSLER IN WIESBADEN, GERMANY, AND INFORMED THEM THAT I BELIEVE IT WAS A LOWER BALL JOINT MAKING THE NOISE ON BOTH SIDES. LATER THEY CALLED ME AND SAID I WAS RIGHT, AND THEY DO NOT DO BALL JOINT REPAIR, THEY REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM. MAKES SENSE, I AM A M… Look up ODI 10481307 at NHTSA ↗	7 ODI 10544318 · 123,000 mi ON 09/17/13 AT 0858 HOURS, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT ON THE I-17 FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER, I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON AN EVEN CONCRETE SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "ACT UP," THE LIGHT FOR MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNED ON AND THE ESC BECAME ACTIVE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AMBER. DUE TO ESC, MY VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (ONCE AGAIN THIS WAS ON AN EVEN, PAVED SURFACE WIT… Look up ODI 10544318 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10547712 · 80,000 mi WHILE DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY FROM OHIO TO NEVADA THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING QUIT RUNNING. THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON; THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NORMAL; I WAS CONTINUALLY WATCHING THE DASH TO TRY TO KEEP THE RPMS STEADY (WHILE CLIMBING GRADES) AT APPROX. 3000 RPM MAX. FOR FUEL ECONOMY. THIS OCCURRED ON I-80 IN THE MIDDLE OF WYOMING. FORTUNATELY ( LUCKILY) I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE BERM. WHILE WAITING 1.5 HOUR FOR A TOW TRUCK I OCCASIONALLY TRIED TO START THE ENGINE. IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT … Look up ODI 10547712 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10584446 · 25,000 mi I LIVE AND DRIVE IN THE NEW YORK AREA. OFTEN WHEN I GO ON DRIVES OF 20 MILES OR MORE IN THE SUMMERTIME MONTHS, AND IT COULD BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 70 TO 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OUTSIDE, THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT BECOMES A DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE. WHEN TRAVELING WITH THIS VEHICLE ON A FREEWAY OR INTERSTATE AT A LEGALLY HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE OFTEN EXPERIENCES SOME MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSES A SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY REDUCES ITS SPEED TO BELOW 30 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SIGN OF STRESS. IMAGINE DRIVING DOWN I-95 WITH HUGE TRUCKS BE… Look up ODI 10584446 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	2 ODI 10558569 · 72,000 mi I WAS LEAVING WORK AND THE CAR STARTED JUST FINE BUT THEN AS I WAS STARTING TO DRIVE IT STALLED OUT. IT STARTED BACK UP JUST FINE AND THEN DID THE SAME THING. THIS WENT ON SEVERAL TIMES. AND WHEN IT STALLS OUT, MY POWER STEERING IS GONE AND IT IS HARD TO GET IT TO A SAFE STOP. I AM WORRIED IF I TAKE IT OUT ON THE ROAD IT WILL STALL OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH RECALLS ON THE 2009 MODEL BUT NOT THE 2008. *TR Look up ODI 10558569 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10726887 · 106,000 mi I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK AS USUAL AND DROVE ABOUT 500 YARDS TO A RED LIGHT. IN THE PAST AFTER A FILL UP, THE JEEP WOULD STALL AND "BUCK" AROUND 30 MPH, AS IF IT COULDN'T GET INTO GEAR, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A CVT. I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT IT DIDN'T THIS TIME, WHICH WAS CURIOUS. AT THE LIGHT, UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE, AND THE CAR REMAINED IN DRIVE, BUT REFUSED TO MOVE. I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. A RED LIGHT IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE DASH CAME ON AND BEGAN TO BEEP, … Look up ODI 10726887 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10896752 · 96,000 mi -REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED BY JEEP THROUGH UNLIMITED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. PROBLEM SOLVED. -THE FRAME AND BODY BEGUN TO RUST. THE PROBLEM STARTED TO APPEAR WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT UP TO JEEP. JEEP DECLINED TO FIX OR ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. -ENGINE STALLS EVERY 11 SECONDS. FAULTY CODE SHOWS: P2107: THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MODULE PROCESSOR. THE THROTTLE MODULE WAS REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE DUE TO LOSS O… Look up ODI 10896752 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension:Front	0	0	6 ODI 10282002 · 48,000 mi FRONT & REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 2007 JEEP PATROIT. WHEN I FIRST PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE AS A LEAST VEHICLE, MY FATHER, WHO IS A FORMER CHRYSLER ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN OF HIGHLAND PARK MICH TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS INSPECTED. HE SAID HE SUSPECTS THEY ARE FAULTY BECAUSE HE SAID HE HEARD THEM MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. AS SOON AS TIME PERMITTED I DID THAT AND THE DEALERSHIP, RICHMOND CHRYSLER REPLACED THE REAR BEARINGS ONLY. THEY SUPPOSEDLY ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS FINISHED. I PICK… Look up ODI 10282002 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10360588 · 36,700 mi 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 Look up ODI 10360588 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10365108 · 21,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10365108 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	0	0
Electrical System	3 ODI 10726887 · 106,000 mi I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK AS USUAL AND DROVE ABOUT 500 YARDS TO A RED LIGHT. IN THE PAST AFTER A FILL UP, THE JEEP WOULD STALL AND "BUCK" AROUND 30 MPH, AS IF IT COULDN'T GET INTO GEAR, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A CVT. I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT IT DIDN'T THIS TIME, WHICH WAS CURIOUS. AT THE LIGHT, UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE, AND THE CAR REMAINED IN DRIVE, BUT REFUSED TO MOVE. I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. A RED LIGHT IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE DASH CAME ON AND BEGAN TO BEEP, … Look up ODI 10726887 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10884729 · 120,000 mi THE CAR CUYS IN AN OUT ALMOST LIMEIT GOING TO SHUT OFF. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AN FLASH AN DING . SHORTLY AFTER WHILE DRIVI G THE ESP COMES ON CUTS OUT LIME GOI G TO DIE THEN ENGINE DIES DRIVING OR PARKED Look up ODI 10884729 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11065977 · 105,000 mi THE VEHICLE HABITUALLY WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO GETTING IT FUELED UP. I CANNOT GET ANY SUPPORT FROM THE DEALER REGARDING THE ISSUE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHEN LOOKING ON VARIOUS JEEP PATRIOT FORUMS. Look up ODI 11065977 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10515637 · 151,000 mi THIS ISSUE MAY HAVE STARTED WAY EARLIER, SINCE THE PATRIOT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE DASH BOARD WOULD SOMETIMES COME ON AND THEN GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I REPORTED IT DURING THE FIRST YEAR, 2008 AND A FEW TIMES DURING 2009 AND 2010. I HAD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL EARLIER THIS YEAR. CHECKS BY DEALERSHIP CAME BACK, "NOTHING IS WRONG". THAT'S IT!! THIS YEAR THE PROBLEM GOT WORST, INTERMITTENTLY, MY HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL, WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. HAZARD LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. ONE DAY IT RAINED AND I REALIZED THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK, I … Look up ODI 10515637 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10558569 · 72,000 mi I WAS LEAVING WORK AND THE CAR STARTED JUST FINE BUT THEN AS I WAS STARTING TO DRIVE IT STALLED OUT. IT STARTED BACK UP JUST FINE AND THEN DID THE SAME THING. THIS WENT ON SEVERAL TIMES. AND WHEN IT STALLS OUT, MY POWER STEERING IS GONE AND IT IS HARD TO GET IT TO A SAFE STOP. I AM WORRIED IF I TAKE IT OUT ON THE ROAD IT WILL STALL OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH RECALLS ON THE 2009 MODEL BUT NOT THE 2008. *TR Look up ODI 10558569 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10565882 · 98,000 mi OVER THE PAST YEAR MY JEEP HAS BEEN VERY SLUGGISH, ACCELERATES AT HIGHER RPM'S THAN NORMAL, "SHIFTS" ROUGH ( EVEN THOUGH IT IS A CVT AND DOESN'T HAVE GEARS). FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND THEN PROCEED TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE TURN, MY JEEP HESITATES TO ACCELERATE, THE RPM'S PLUMMET AND THEN REACH TO OVER 3000 RPM'S BEFORE IT SLAMS/JERKS INTO GEAR TO RETURN TO AROUND 2000 RPM'S. TWICE MY JEEP HAS SHUTTERED AND STALLED WHILE AT RED LIGHTS. LAST WEEK AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE THE ELECTRONIC TH… Look up ODI 10565882 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11065977 · 105,000 mi THE VEHICLE HABITUALLY WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO GETTING IT FUELED UP. I CANNOT GET ANY SUPPORT FROM THE DEALER REGARDING THE ISSUE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHEN LOOKING ON VARIOUS JEEP PATRIOT FORUMS. Look up ODI 11065977 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10558569 · 72,000 mi I WAS LEAVING WORK AND THE CAR STARTED JUST FINE BUT THEN AS I WAS STARTING TO DRIVE IT STALLED OUT. IT STARTED BACK UP JUST FINE AND THEN DID THE SAME THING. THIS WENT ON SEVERAL TIMES. AND WHEN IT STALLS OUT, MY POWER STEERING IS GONE AND IT IS HARD TO GET IT TO A SAFE STOP. I AM WORRIED IF I TAKE IT OUT ON THE ROAD IT WILL STALL OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH RECALLS ON THE 2009 MODEL BUT NOT THE 2008. *TR Look up ODI 10558569 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10726887 · 106,000 mi I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK AS USUAL AND DROVE ABOUT 500 YARDS TO A RED LIGHT. IN THE PAST AFTER A FILL UP, THE JEEP WOULD STALL AND "BUCK" AROUND 30 MPH, AS IF IT COULDN'T GET INTO GEAR, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A CVT. I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT IT DIDN'T THIS TIME, WHICH WAS CURIOUS. AT THE LIGHT, UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE, AND THE CAR REMAINED IN DRIVE, BUT REFUSED TO MOVE. I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. A RED LIGHT IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE DASH CAME ON AND BEGAN TO BEEP, … Look up ODI 10726887 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	1 ODI 10487899 · 91,500 mi WATER APPEARS TO BE LEAKING THROUGH SUNROOF, WITH INNER DOME LIGHT FILLED WITH WATER. POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10487899 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body	0	4 ODI 10820340 · 116,150 mi WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP I WOULD HEAR A BANG NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY JEEP. IMMEDIATELY MY ESP/BAS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE ESP/BAS WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO OFF BUT COME BACK ON AGAIN AFTER MAKING A TURN. I NOTICED MY LEFT, REAR TIRE WAS WEARING OUT ON THE INSIDE. TREAD ON OTHER 3 TIRES HAD NO UNEVEN WEAR. ON DEC. 23, 2015 I BROUGHT MY JEEP INTO PALM CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE OF PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA FOR A MULTIPOINT INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY REAR SUB CHASSIS WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND REPAIRS EXCES… Look up ODI 10820340 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10860298 · 153,300 mi MY FRONT CROSSMEMBER / SUB FRAME IS ROTTED OUT . CONTACTED JEEP THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY WARRANTED 2007 MODELS BUT NOT 2008 . FRONT ENGINE CRADLE HAS HUGE HOLES IN IT . DESIGN FLAW CAUSE THE AC DRIPS RIGHT ON FRAME CAUSING RUST . DEALERSHIP SAID NO SETRVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BUT THEY LIED . FINALLY GOT A GOOD QUOTE TO HAVE FIXED GONNA COST 775 TO FIX . I HAVE ALSO CHANGED MY FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS 3 TIMES . BALL JOINTS , TIE RODS ETC AND THE OTHER PARTS . ONLY SAVING GRACE IS ITS PAID FOR AND LIFETIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY . Look up ODI 10860298 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11030742 · 85,000 mi BAD BALL JOINTS SAME AS MANY OTHERS. ALSO BAD SUB FRAME. TOOK AUTO IN FOR MAINTENANCE AND WAS SHOWN BAD BALL JOINTS AND A RUSTED OUT SUB FRAME. THESE WERE ISSUES AND EARLIER PATRIOTS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. Look up ODI 11030742 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	1 ODI 10896752 · 96,000 mi -REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED BY JEEP THROUGH UNLIMITED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. PROBLEM SOLVED. -THE FRAME AND BODY BEGUN TO RUST. THE PROBLEM STARTED TO APPEAR WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT UP TO JEEP. JEEP DECLINED TO FIX OR ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. -ENGINE STALLS EVERY 11 SECONDS. FAULTY CODE SHOWS: P2107: THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MODULE PROCESSOR. THE THROTTLE MODULE WAS REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE DUE TO LOSS O… Look up ODI 10896752 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10487899 · 91,500 mi WATER APPEARS TO BE LEAKING THROUGH SUNROOF, WITH INNER DOME LIGHT FILLED WITH WATER. POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10487899 at NHTSA ↗	—

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Stalling or loss of power

113 mentions · 28.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 97,000 mi (108 usable records).

ODI 10201784 · 3,057 mi

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ODI 10317165 · 500 mi

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ODI 10376801 · 32,000 mi

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\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

31 mentions · 7.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 91,500 mi (31 usable records).

ODI 10365108 · 21,000 mi

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ODI 10544318 · 123,000 mi

ON 09/17/13 AT 0858 HOURS, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT ON THE I-17 FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER, I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON AN EVEN CONCRETE SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "ACT UP," THE LIGHT FOR MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNED ON AND THE ESC BECAME ACTIVE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AMBER. DUE TO ESC, MY VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (ONCE AGAIN THIS WAS ON AN EVEN, PAVED SURFACE WIT…

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ODI 10818793 · 100,000 mi

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE CAR STALLS AFTER REFUELING AND ONLY AFTER REFUELING. ONCE FUEL IS PUT IN (AND NOT "TOPPED OFF" JUST REGULAR FILLING UP), THE CAR WILL START BUT WILL STALL SEVERAL TIMES IN THE FIRST FEW MILES DRIVEN. WHEN IT STALLS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY. IN LOOKING AT JEEP FORUMS, IT SEEMS TO BE A PERVASIVE ISSUE WITH JEEP AND CHRYSLERS AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL/VAPOR VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL ON THIS. I'VE HA…

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\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

21 mentions · 5.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 98,000 mi (21 usable records).

ODI 10544318 · 123,000 mi

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ODI 11118339 · 166,000 mi

AFTER GETTING GAS I STARTING DRIVING TOWARDS THE EXIT OF THE GAS STATION. I ONLY MADE IT A FEW INCHES WHEN MY CAR STARTED BUCKING AND SHAKING REALLY BAD. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED SO I COULDN'T TURN MY CAR OUT OF THE WAY FROM OTHER DRIVERS. I WAS ALSO IN DRIVE AND MY CAR WAS JUST NOT MOVING. I DECIDED TO PUT IT IN PARK AND LET IT SIT THERE FOR A MOMENT BEFORE I TRY TO TURN IT ON AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE I TURN IT ON AND MOVE MY CAR OFF TO THE SIDE TO GET OUT OF EVERYONE'S WAY. ONCE AGAIN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND MY CAR DIDN'T WANT TO STA…

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ODI 10320559 · 20 mi

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 8 IN ARIZONA WARNING LIGHT CAME ON RESULTING IN ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND BRAKES NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER IN YUMA, ARIZ (FISHER JEEP) I WAS TOLD TO SHUT IT OFF AND SEE IF IT WOULD RESET ON IT'S OWN. THIS SEEMED TO WORK, BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO WAY TO CHECK THIS UNLESS IT FAILED COMPLETELY. I CONTACTED THE MFGR AND THEY CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER SAID. THEY ALSO SAID THIS ITEM (ETC) IS ONLY COVERED FOR 3 YEARS UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE I ONLY HAVE A FEW MONTH…

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\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

13 mentions · 3.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 80,000 mi (13 usable records).

ODI 10395785 · 43,519 mi

THE CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD INTO GEAR, MORE LIKE A MANUAL, INSTEAD OF SMOOTHLY SHIFTING. SOMETIMES THERE WAS A DELAYED START WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE EXAMINED. THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FLASH PCM. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE OLD PART. *TR

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ODI 10661543 · 147,000 mi

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ODI 10683584 · 65,000 mi

MY VEHICLE STARTED STALLING WHEN I WAS MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SENSOR AND STABILITY SENSOR CAME ON AND I HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO GET TO A STOP. THE BREAKS DID NOT WORK VERY WELL AND THE CAR WAS JERKING HORRIBLY. THE CAR KEPT TRYING TO DIE AND WOULD REV UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF. IT TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT RESET ITSELF BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

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Brake response concerns

6 mentions · 1.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 63,000 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10322429 · 49,000 mi

2008 JEEP PATRIOT 5 SPEED MANUALS ARE HAVING CLUTCH RELATED ISSUES CAUSED MY CLUTCH MASTER OR SLAVE CYLNDER FAILURES. THE VEHICLE SUDDNELY STOPS OR NOT ABLE TO CHANGE GEAR WHILE DRIVING. I WAS LUCKY THAT I HAD THAT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS IN MY PARKING. THE CLUTCH RESERVOR IS SHARED WITH BRAKE AND CLUTCH. THERE ARE SO MANY 2008 PATRIOT OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, WHEN EITHER CLUTCH OR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILS, BRAKE FAILS TOO. I HAD TWO ACCIDENTES EARLIER WHEN BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. I TOOK MY 2008 PATROT TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD…

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ODI 10452561 · 38,637 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TRAVELING 25 MPH. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION AND CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS FOUND WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,637.

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ODI 10565882 · 98,000 mi

OVER THE PAST YEAR MY JEEP HAS BEEN VERY SLUGGISH, ACCELERATES AT HIGHER RPM'S THAN NORMAL, "SHIFTS" ROUGH ( EVEN THOUGH IT IS A CVT AND DOESN'T HAVE GEARS). FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND THEN PROCEED TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE TURN, MY JEEP HESITATES TO ACCELERATE, THE RPM'S PLUMMET AND THEN REACH TO OVER 3000 RPM'S BEFORE IT SLAMS/JERKS INTO GEAR TO RETURN TO AROUND 2000 RPM'S. TWICE MY JEEP HAS SHUTTERED AND STALLED WHILE AT RED LIGHTS. LAST WEEK AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE THE ELECTRONIC TH…

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Battery drain and no-start mentions

3 mentions · 0.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 108,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10395788 · 44,450 mi

MY CAR WAS STILL HAVING A DELAYED START WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE A MONTH AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER AND HAVING IT CHECKED. THERE WERE EVEN TIMES WHEN IT WOULD NOT START THE FIRST TIME. ONE DAY, LITERALLY ABOUT 0.5 MILES AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE RPMS WENT UP AND DOWN CHAOTICALLY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO COME TO A STOP. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. AND GOOD THING I WAS NO LONGER ON THE FREEWAY. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID A WIRE TO THE STARTER…

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ODI 11030400 · 195,000 mi

FILLING GAS TANK TO TOP (FILL VALVE TURNS OFF AT PUMP) WILL CAUSE JEEP TO SPUTTER AND STALL WHEN DRIVING OUT OF THE GAS STATION. STALLING WILL MOST OFTEN HAPPEN WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF THE GAS STATION LOT INTO TRAFFIC. CAR WON'T START AGAIN UNTIL TURNING THE KEY COMPLETELY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN STARTING AGAIN. AFTER THAT, CAR WILL OPERATE NORMALLY. IF THE GAS TANK IS NOT FILLED TILL THE GAS AUTOMATICALLY TURNS OFF, THE JEEP WILL RUN JUST FINE. IF LEFT RUNNING A BIT BEFORE ACCELERATING OUT, THEN SEEMS TO BE FINE. NEED TO BURN OF…

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ODI 11172810 · 108,000 mi

VEHICLE IN MOTION - CUT OFF/LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM RAMP ONTO BUSY HIGHWAY WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD IN VEHICLE [CAUSE UNKNOWN, VEHICLE IS NOT THROWING ANY CODES] VEHICLE IN GOING FROM STATIONARY TO IN MOTION - WHEN GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTER CAR STALED WITH ME AND MY 2 YEAR OLD IN IT, WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. QUICKLY PUT CAR IN PARK, CAR WOULD NOT START, HAD A LONG START, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FREAKED OUT, I COULD NOT STOP IT BY TURNING OFF THE KEY, KEY WOULDNT MOVE. [UNKNOWN CAUSE] VEHICLE IN MOTION - BUCKING AND ST…

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