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2008 Jeep PATRIOT problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

185 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

95,133 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2008 model year. Data updated: . 142 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 38 of 185 complaints (20.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Engine operation4725.4%
Fuel system concerns3016.2%
Steering behavior2513.5%
Transmission and shifting2111.4%
Braking behavior168.6%
Electrical and battery issues94.9%

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
38
Structure:Body
34
Engine
30
Power Train
24
Suspension
24
Electrical System
23
Unknown Or Other
20
Vehicle Speed Control
11
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Fuel/Propulsion System38
Structure:Body34
Engine30
Power Train24
Suspension24
Electrical System23
Unknown Or Other20
Vehicle Speed Control11

Fuel/Propulsion System: 38; Structure:Body: 34; Engine: 30; Power Train: 24; Suspension: 24; Electrical System: 23; Unknown Or Other: 20; Vehicle Speed Control: 11

Reported problems by failure mileage

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

Under 25,000
5
25,000 to 49,999
13
50,000 to 74,999
25
75,000 to 99,999
33
100,000 to 149,999
44
150,000 and above
22
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0005
25,000 to 49,99913
50,000 to 74,99925
75,000 to 99,99933
100,000 to 149,99944
150,000 and above22

Under 25,000: 5; 25,000 to 49,999: 13; 50,000 to 74,999: 25; 75,000 to 99,999: 33; 100,000 to 149,999: 44; 150,000 and above: 22

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (44). 43 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.

2013
1
2014
24
2015
34
2016
45
2017
16
2018
18
2019
22
2020
13
2021
5
2022
2
2023
4
2026
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20131
201424
201534
201645
201716
201818
201922
202013
20215
20222
20234
20261

2013: 1; 2014: 24; 2015: 34; 2016: 45; 2017: 16; 2018: 18; 2019: 22; 2020: 13; 2021: 5; 2022: 2; 2023: 4; 2026: 1

Pattern summary

Fuel/Propulsion System leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 47 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 30 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 25 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 10562380 · 2014-01-31 (January 31, 2014)

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

Owner-reported narrative. 60,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10562380 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10593878 · 2014-05-24 (May 24, 2014)

ANY TIME I TAKE A LONG TRIP (1HR +) OR I'M IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MY TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON ACCOMPANIED WITH A WHINING NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER. I LIVE IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SO TEMPS IN THE SUMMER ARE EXTREMELY HIGH. MY WIFE WAS HEADING TO FLAGSTAFF ONE DAY IN MID AUGUST SHE LOST POWER TO OUR PATRIOT AND COULDN'T GO OVER 40MPH. SHE WAS STUCK IN 115 DEGREE HEAT FOR OVER ONE HOUR WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN. SHE HAD TO REPEAT THIS THREE DIFFERENT TIME UNTIL SHE MADE IT TO HER DESTINATION. I ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED WHEN I LOST POWER IN THE CIT…

Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10593878 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10667726 · 2014-12-22 (December 22, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO REFUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CHECK VALVE WAS FRACTURED AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 05/11/16*JS UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

Owner-reported narrative. 79,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10667726 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10781410 · 2015-10-12 (October 12, 2015)

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS USED 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN 2011 IT WILL STALL AND SHUT OFF AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK; THEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED IT FUNCTIONS AS USUAL; A FEW TIMES IT RE-STALLED A SECOND TIME AFTER FILLING UP AND THEN WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. NOTE, I DID NOT OVER FILL THE TANK. I DID INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS FOR THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT FOR THIS ISSUE BUT WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NONE. ALSO NO JEEP DEALERSHIP OR OTHER DEALERSHIP COULD FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WHEN THIS FIRST INSTANCE THIS OCCURRED, I WAS HEADING …

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10781410 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10704935 · 2015-04-10 (April 10, 2015)

I PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN SUMMER 2010. IN SPRING 2011 (WHEN IT ACTUALLY RAINS IN TEXAS) I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF WATER INSIDE THE FLOORBOARD OF MY CAR. I IGNORED IT, BUT THE NEXT TIME IT RAINED AND I WAS IN MY CAR I LEARNED HOW THE MYSTERIOUS PUDDLE OF WATER GOT INTO MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW THE WATER GOT IN. WHEN I TRIED EXPLAINING TO THEM MY WITNESS OF THE WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE DOME LIGHT, THEY COULD NOT FIND A LEAK ANYWHERE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE LEAKS IN MY CAR COMING FROM T…

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Owner report 10725098 · 2015-06-13 (June 13, 2015)

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM INDICATOR LIGHT CAME HOME CAUSING THE SPEED TO IMMEDIATELY DROP DOWN TO 20MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. I WAITED AND THE CAR STARTED BACK UP FINE. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT MY CAR OFF. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN INTO A PARKIN SPOT. AFTER TRYING TO CRANK THE CAR, IT FINALLY STARTED AND THE LIGHT DIDNT COME ON. THE NEXT DAY, HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND NEW SPARK…

Owner-reported narrative. 145,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10725098 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10554643 · 2013-12-03 (December 3, 2013)

I PARKED MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN THE BANK FLAT PARKING LOT. I PUT IT IN N' AND PULLED THE E BRAKE AND PLACED MY KEYS IN THE CUP HOLDER OF THE JEEP. I WALKED INSIDE AND WAITED IN LINE UNTIL SOMEONE TOLD ME A RED JEEP WAS GOING BACKWARDS DOWN THE MAIN ROAD. I RAN OUT OF THE BANK, DOWN THE ROAD TO FIND MY JEEP STOPPED BY A BRICK WALL WITH THE BRAKE STILL PULLED. NOT ONLY DID IT DRIVE BACKWARDS ON A VERY BUSY ROAD IT MADE A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND THEN AGAIN AT THE LIGHT WHERE IT RAN INTO THE WALL. LUCKY FOR EVERYONE IT WAS A GO…

Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10554643 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10567168 · 2014-02-27 (February 27, 2014)

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR OUR SON, WHO IS OFF AT COLLEGE. TRAVELING THRU KANSAS ON I-70 RETURNING FROM VACATION, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. VEHICLE SLOWED TO 20 MPH IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. HAD TO DRIVE ON SHOULDER TO EXIT RAMP AND LET THE TRANSMISSION COOLED DOWN. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES, SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. MOST RECENTLY, TRAVELING IN 25 DEGREE WEATHER AT 70 MPH. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. FINALLY, THEY ADMITTED THAT HE …

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10567168 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10605449 · 2014-06-23 (June 23, 2014)

THE FIRST TIME I HAD THE JEEP IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES MAKING A NOISE IN THE BACK BRAKES THAT WAS FRIDAY THE 6/20/2014 AND AGAIN TODAY WITH NOISE IN THE FRONT BRAKES THEY TOLD ME AT MONRO MUFFLER HERE IN HERKIMER NEWYORK 13350 THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES IN THE FRONT BUT THEY STILL ARE RUBBING AFTER LEAVING THERE I WENT TO A STORE A LITTLE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON THEY TELL ME IT ONLY THE GAS CAP I JUST GOT THIS CAR 6/13/20014 THE CAR SALES WAS HERE IN HERKIMER KAMART PARKING LOT VISION IS THE NAME OF THE CAR…

Owner-reported narrative. 92,869 miles reported. Look up ODI 10605449 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10616336 · 2014-07-25 (July 25, 2014)

10/16/2008 - PURCHASED NEW 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 04/01/2009 - DOME LEAK REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP - NO FINDINGS 11/03/2009 - DOME LEAK REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP - SEAL ON SUNROOF GLASS WAS REPLACED AND DRAINS WERE UNCLOGGED 03/14/2009 - DOME LEAK REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP - DRAINS WERE UNCLOGGED 11/18/2009 - DOME LEAK REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP - DRAINS WERE UNCLOGGED 07/23/2014 - DOME LEAK REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP - OUT OF WARRANTY - REFERRED TO CHRYSLER - REFERRED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. EVALUATION AND COST TO REPAIR THIS ON GOING ISSUE IS ON THE CUSTOMER. TH…

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Owner report 10662917 · 2014-12-08 (December 8, 2014)

MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IS LEAKING FROM THE DOME LIGHT AFTER HEAVY RAIN THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE SEATS IN MY CAR, THE RUG AND DASH WERE SO WET I'M STILL AIRING OUT MY CAR AND I'M SO PARANOID ABOUT MOLD AND RUST, OR EVEN WORSE THE CAR CREATING A SHORT CIRCUIT WHILE MY KIDS ARE IN THE CAR. MY RADIO WENT OUT AS WELL AS A RESULT OF ALL THE WATER LEAKING THROUGH, THIS IS SO UPSETTING. I WAS SO DISGUSTED TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND JEEP NOT RECALLING THESE CARS OR AT LEAST SENDING A VOUCHER FOR WHATEVER THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10662917 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

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

76.8%Usable mileage142 / 185 records
100.0%Valid incident date185 / 185 records
100.0%Valid filing date185 / 185 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates185 / 185 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.

Component complaint heatmap
Component20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Engine
1617.0%
ODI 10620918 · 10 mi

THE CAR STALLED OUT SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT (JAN. 1, 2008). IT IS NOW AUGUST 2014 AND I STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM, EXCEPT NOW IT'S A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS AND BIGGER PROBLEM. IF I GO SLOW OR STOP TO TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, IT STALLS OUT. I ALMOST GOT HIT/KILLED TODAY. THE TERRIBLE PART ABOUT IT IS THAT I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FROM DAY 1. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CAN NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM. I JUST TRIED CALLING CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME I'VE ONLY TAKEN IT IN ONCE FOR THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS NOT…

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3016.2%
ODI 10592380 · 55,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING MY JEEP IN THE WARMER MONTHS, IF I TRAVEL FOR MORE THAN 30 MILES OR SO THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE SEIZES. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT MUCH NOTICE AND LAST WEEK MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DRIVING ON THE SAN DIEGO 405 FREEWAY IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH HOWEVER; I AM GOING TO LAND UP GETTING KILLED IF THIS IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. WILL IT TAKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT BEFORE CHR…

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3518.3%
ODI 10481197 · 91,430 mi

OUR 2009 JEEP PATRIOT HAS STALLED OUT OVER 35 TIMES SINCE OCTOBER OF 2011 AFTER MOVING FROM CALIFORNIA TO FLORIDA. THE ISSUE OF THE JEEP PATRIOT STALLING OUT ALWAYS OCCURS AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TURN GREEN. THE STALLING OUT ISSUE IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR ON MOST, HUMID DAYS. HOWEVER, IT HAS OCCURRED ON DRY, HUMID DAYS AND ON A RARE OCCURRENCE, AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURE, CHRYSLER JEEP AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NO ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN REPORTED, BUT THEY MECHANICS DON'T KNOW HOW TO "FIX" OR "REP…

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1511.0%
ODI 10481237 · 38,000 mi

JEEP SEEMS TO GET REVVED UP AND GETS STUCK THERE, AND I CAN'T SEEM TO STOP IT SHORT OFF SHUTTING IT DOWN. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON 10/8/12 AS I WAS GETTING ON FREEWAY. I WAS NOT GOING MORE THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT REVVED UP TO ABOUT 5. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK FOOT OFF GAS IT DID NOT GO DOWN, EVEN AFTER TAPPING BRAKE. ALSO, EVEN AFTER GIVING GAS AGAIN, COULD BARELY GET IT TO MOVE SO I COULD GET TO SIDE OF ROAD,(THANK GOODNESS NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME) AS I COASTED OVER AND SHUT IT DOWN RIGHT THERE, AFTER RESTARTING IT WAS FIN…

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6620.2%
ODI 10468517 · 20,170 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON NB I-5 IN A 2005 SUBARU. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS THIS 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT. WE WERE DRIVING APPROX. 65MPH. I WAS NOT TAILGATTING! THE JEEP PATRIOT'S POWER DIED. THE DRIVER THOUGHT SHE WAS NOT GETTING GAS AND KEPT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. SHE NEVER HIT THE BRAKE. I DID NOT SEE A BRAKE LIGHT AND IT TOOK ME A COUPLE SECONDS TO REALIZE SHE HAD SLOWED, THEN STOPPED (THAT IS WHY I PUT SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 30MPH). RESEARCH SHOWS IT TAKES 2-1/2 TIME LONGER TO BRAKE IF YOU DO NOT SEE BRAKE LIGHTS. SHE DID …

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11432.2%
ODI 10459383 · 5,200 mi

5/21 1ST, 5/22 2ND, LOSS OF COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. WHILE DRIVING A WEDDING GIFT OF A NEW 2012 JEEP PATRIOT ON THEIR HONEYMOON CROSS COUNTRY TO THEIR NEW HOME IN CA, THE NEW WEDDING GIFT CAR DIED AT 65 MPH ON OHIO HIGHWAY. FIXED IN OHIO (NEWLEYWEDS LEFT FROM RI), THEY PROCEEDED JOURNEY TO CA. IN ILLINOIS, HIGHWAY DRIVE AGAIN SAME SCENARIO, CAR DIED. *TT

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2520.8%
ODI 10521034 · 1,220 mi

AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND BRAKING TO PARK THE CAR, THE ENGINE SPED UP AND ALL 4 WHEELS WERE SPINNING EXTREMELY FAST CAUSING HER TO THRUST FORWARD. SHE WAS NOT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE AT THE TIME. SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES HARDER TO SEE IF SHE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE SPEED AND LUNGED OUT OF CONTROL .THE ONLY WAY SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD STOP THE WHEELS FROM SPINNING WAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. EVEN THOUGH SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN AND THE ONLY REASON THE VEH…

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15628.5%
ODI 10536277 · 600 mi

I PURCHASED THIS 2014 PATRIOT FOUR WEEKS AGO WITH, I HAVE NOT EVEN MADE A FIRST PAYMENT. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT MY JEEP LOST ALL POWER. I WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND WOULD HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT IS WAS GOING TO STALL, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS EVER TURNED ON. I PLACED THE JEEP IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. TURNED IT BACK ON, IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATE THERE WAS SOME LAG ON THE START AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY TO BE INSPECTED AFTER A…

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10332.7%
ODI 10745195 · 2,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

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22448.9%
ODI 10824152 · 2,928 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,928.

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915.3%
ODI 11173607 · 23,255 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HANCOCK COUNTY CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM (845 WASHINGTON ST, NEWELL, WV 26050, [phone removed]) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,255. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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Power Train
66.4%
ODI 10545425 · 150 mi

I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MY VEHICLE STALLED ON ME, IT BEGAN TO SHAKE A BIT BEFORE IT TURNED OFF. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK ON, I HAD TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THEN TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE SINCE 2007 AND WE ARE IN 2013. I HAVE TAKEN THE SUV TO JEEP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM, EVEN AFTER LEAVING IT FOR OVER A WEEK. LAST WEEK, I WAS MAKING A U-TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ME ONCE AGAIN. I DREW THE LINE AND I'M READY TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION.…

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2413.0%
ODI 10567168 · 40,000 mi

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR OUR SON, WHO IS OFF AT COLLEGE. TRAVELING THRU KANSAS ON I-70 RETURNING FROM VACATION, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. VEHICLE SLOWED TO 20 MPH IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. HAD TO DRIVE ON SHOULDER TO EXIT RAMP AND LET THE TRANSMISSION COOLED DOWN. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES, SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. MOST RECENTLY, TRAVELING IN 25 DEGREE WEATHER AT 70 MPH. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. FINALLY, THEY ADMITTED THAT HE …

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3417.8%
ODI 10434006 · 69,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECOGNIZE WHICH GEAR IT WAS IN AND SHE HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT TO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

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1712.5%
ODI 10532039 · 43,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

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5316.3%
ODI 10468517 · 20,170 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON NB I-5 IN A 2005 SUBARU. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS THIS 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT. WE WERE DRIVING APPROX. 65MPH. I WAS NOT TAILGATTING! THE JEEP PATRIOT'S POWER DIED. THE DRIVER THOUGHT SHE WAS NOT GETTING GAS AND KEPT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. SHE NEVER HIT THE BRAKE. I DID NOT SEE A BRAKE LIGHT AND IT TOOK ME A COUPLE SECONDS TO REALIZE SHE HAD SLOWED, THEN STOPPED (THAT IS WHY I PUT SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 30MPH). RESEARCH SHOWS IT TAKES 2-1/2 TIME LONGER TO BRAKE IF YOU DO NOT SEE BRAKE LIGHTS. SHE DID …

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6217.5%
ODI 10466397 · 8,400 mi

CAR ISN'T GETTING ANY FUEL. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT SOUNDED LIKE I WAS GOING TO FLOOD IT OUT. IT WOULD ONLY GO 5-10MPH. VERY BAD HESITATION AND SHAKING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

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1915.8%
ODI 10559192 · 14,102 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,102.

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6912.6%
ODI 10536144 · 1,550 mi

ON WELL TRAVELED MINING ROADS IN 4WD, WHEN ONE TIRE SLIPS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EVEN PULL ITS OWN WEIGHT AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV OVER 2,000 RPM. I BACK UP, PUT THE VEHICLE IN 4X4 LOW AND IF ANY WHEEL SLIPS, IT WOULD STOP AT 2,000 RPM AGAIN. ALL I CAN DO IS BACK DOWN A DANGEROUS ROAD AND TRY TO FIND A SPOT WHERE I CAN TURN AROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, BEEN TO 2 DEALERS IN 2 STATES 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE STRANDED ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DOING THE SAME THING IN DANGEROUS AREA WITH CLIFFS OR STEEP DROP OFFS TO RIVERS AND ROCK OUT…

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5015.9%
ODI 10745195 · 2,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

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7315.9%
ODI 10795204 · 800 mi

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER. HEADLAMPS FLICKERED AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. UNABLE TO PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON OR USE HORN TO WARN ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

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1525.4%
ODI 11112124 · 10,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING UP TO A RED LIGHT, STOPPED AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REVVE UP ALL BY ITSELF. I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE GREEN LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE ,I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, PUT IN PARK AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS HAPPENED AFTER MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AROUND 5000 MILES. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER AND IT DROVE FINE. I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THE OIL CHANGED. THE ATTENDANT HOOKED THE VEHICLE UP TO A COMPUTER CHECK AND NOTHING SHOWED UP. I DROVE WITHOUT ANY ISSUES UNTIL…

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Electrical System
77.4%
ODI 10588914 · 7 mi

THE DAY AFTER MY JEEP WAS PURCHASED, IT WOULD NOT START. WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE JEEP FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS, BUT THEN THE CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. IT WOULD ALWAYS A CUT BACK ON THOUGH. NOW IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN CHANGED AND SO HAS THE BATTERY, BUT THE CAR STILL WILL NOT EVEN START WITH A JUMP. *TR

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2312.4%
ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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2111.0%
ODI 10290881 · 150 mi

REPEATED HESITATION, AND POPPING OUT OF GEAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE FOR THE ISSUE, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE GEAR SHIFTER POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR, AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN DOING CLUTCH AND GAS FROM A STAND STILL. THE GAS PEDAL, AND ENGINE RESPONSE LAGS, AND BUCKS ON OCCASION, WITH OUT SETTING A CODE. THESE COMBINED MAKE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC DANGEROUS. *TR

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1813.2%
ODI 10519413 · 39,000 mi

MY DAUGHTER CALLED FROM COLLEGE TO TELL ME HER TURN SIGNALS HEAD LIGHTS DASH LIGHTS AND WIPERS HAD ALL STOPPED WORKING. SHE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER WHO TOLD HER IT WAS THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND COULD NOT WORK ON IT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. SHE HAD TO COME HOME IN THE RAIN, DRIVE 250 MILES WITH OUT TURN SIGNALS, LIGHTS OR WIPERS. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT THE JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND FIX IT. I STARTED LOOKING ON LINE AT SOME JEEP FORUMS AND FOUND SOME THINGS TO TRY. THE FIRST ONE I TRIED GOT EVERYTHING WORKING FOR NOW STILL DO …

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319.5%
ODI 10415513 · 500 mi

1COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10412080INCIDENT DATE: JUNE 18, 2011DATE ADDED TO FILE: JULY 12, 2011 DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLAINT: WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE PANEL LIGHT MEANINGS IN THE MANUAL, I DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CAR PROBL…

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4412.4%
ODI 10481113 · 1,783 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SENT A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAIL…

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119.2%
ODI 10786714 · 29,580 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, JERKED, AND THE EXTERIOR REAR AND FRONT LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, CHECK ENGINE, AND, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,580.

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8916.2%
ODI 10536277 · 600 mi

I PURCHASED THIS 2014 PATRIOT FOUR WEEKS AGO WITH, I HAVE NOT EVEN MADE A FIRST PAYMENT. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT MY JEEP LOST ALL POWER. I WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND WOULD HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT IS WAS GOING TO STALL, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS EVER TURNED ON. I PLACED THE JEEP IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. TURNED IT BACK ON, IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATE THERE WAS SOME LAG ON THE START AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY TO BE INSPECTED AFTER A…

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6219.7%
ODI 10692869 · 170 mi

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MID FEB, BUT ONLY ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING, THE CAR CAN NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE HAS EXPERIENCED AN SHORT AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE A NEW ONE. I WAITED ONE WEEK AND THE CAR IS STILL IN THE DEALER. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG I STILL NEED TO WAIT. *TR

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9821.4%
ODI 10795204 · 800 mi

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER. HEADLAMPS FLICKERED AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. UNABLE TO PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON OR USE HORN TO WARN ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

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813.6%
ODI 11217141 · 22,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START OCCASIONALLY AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON NORTHLAKE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3701 NORTHLAKE BLVD, LAKE PARK, FL 33403, [phone removed]) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN…

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Air Bags
00.0%

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63.2%
ODI 10637000 · 63,580 mi

I OWN A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE MILEAGE IS 63592 MILES. RECENTLY THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING AND CHIMING AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THAT DONE AT A COST OF $614. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR A SAFETY DEVICE LIKE ITS AIRBAGS TO HAVE A PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CLOCK SPRING. *TR

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63.1%
ODI 10722679 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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2518.4%
ODI 10584289 · 70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE EXACT DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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4313.2%
ODI 10503632

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE OVER A BRIDGE AND CRASHED 30 FEET UNDER THE BRIDGE, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABL…

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5716.1%
ODI 10525293

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 13V120000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 13V233000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , SEAT BELTS) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PARTS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE.

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3327.5%
ODI 10521034 · 1,220 mi

AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND BRAKING TO PARK THE CAR, THE ENGINE SPED UP AND ALL 4 WHEELS WERE SPINNING EXTREMELY FAST CAUSING HER TO THRUST FORWARD. SHE WAS NOT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE AT THE TIME. SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES HARDER TO SEE IF SHE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE SPEED AND LUNGED OUT OF CONTROL .THE ONLY WAY SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD STOP THE WHEELS FROM SPINNING WAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. EVEN THOUGH SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN AND THE ONLY REASON THE VEH…

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14927.2%
ODI 10558885 · 19,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A COMMERCIAL TRACTOR TRAILER CRASHED INTO HIS DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FENDER. THE AIG BAG SENSORS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT LEFT KNEE WAS INJURED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

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206.3%
ODI 10712196

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A VEHICLE HEADING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH AN INTOXICATED DRIVER CROSSED INTO THE JEEP PATRIOT'S LANE CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE RENTAL COMPAN…

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327.0%
ODI 10861778 · 300 mi

MY WIFE AND I WERE HIT HEAD ON BY A DRUNK DRIVER, WE WERE BOTH RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS WHEN WE AWOKE THE AIR BAGS WERE ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY

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711.9%
ODI 11066883

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WOK IN A JEEP PATRIOT 2017 ON A CITY STREET THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK SUDDENLY AND THE SPEED INCREASED RAPIDLY UNCONTROLLABLY. TWO VEHICLES HIT ME GOING THRU AN INTERSECTION AND THE JEEP PATRIOT VEHICLE RAN INTO A WAREHOUSE GOING THRU 2 METAL DOORS AND A BRICK WALL WITHOUT ANY AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE JEEP PATRIOT COMPLETELY WENT INTO THE WAREHOUSE AND WAS STOPPED BY HITTING A LARGE PILLAR.

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Fuel/Propulsion System
5760.6%
ODI 10582902 · 60,000 mi

WENT AND FILLED UP MY GAS TANK (FILLED IT UP, DID NOT TOP IT OFF). WHEN I LEFT THE GAS STATION I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY ENGINE TURNED OFF (MUSIC WAS STILL PLAYING, JUST THE ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF) THIS HAPPENED FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES ON MY WAY HOME. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS RUNNING FINE. IF I ONLY FILL UP MY GAS TANK 1/2 WAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *TT

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3820.5%
ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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2111.0%
ODI 10854251 · 82,000 mi

ON 4/7/2016 MY JEEP PATRIOT COMPLETELY STALLED AFTER FILLING IT WITH GAS. AFTER WAITING AN HOUR, THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. I READ ON THE JEEP FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP'S FUEL TANK, HOWEVER CHRYSLER IS UNWILLING TO ADMIT IT AND RECALL THE PART. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AFTER GETTING GAS FOR FEAR OF LOSING POWER. I HAVE A ONE YEAR OLD SON AND FEAR FOR HIS LIFE AS WELL AS MINE.. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADD ME TO THE LIST OF VICTIMS. THANKS.

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3122.8%
ODI 10691235 · 49,000 mi

MY 2010 PATRIOT LIMITED STALLS ALL THE TIME. IT GETS WORSE WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, REV UP THE ENGINE SO IT DOES NOT GO DEAD. IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE IF THE GAS TANK IS BELOW 1/2 TANK. ALSO I REALLY THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS STEALING MY GAS BECAUSE THE GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN. ALL THE INFO I HAVE LOOKED UP IT'S ALL JEEP PRODUCTS 2010 2011 2012 2013 ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

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298.9%
ODI 10555002 · 51,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 12/03/13 I WAS AT AN INTERSECTIONS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND TURN IN TO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, ALMOST GOT HIT. CAR CONTINUED TO HESITATE AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN. CAR SLOWLY ACCELERATED BUT WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 40 MPHS. CAR CONTINUED TO PULL AND HESITATED AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET IT THE SHOP. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND ALMOST GET IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

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8624.3%
ODI 10481141 · 3,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING AN OFF RAMP AND TAPPED THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TRIED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL LINES BETWEEN THE FUEL TANKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE …

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75.8%
ODI 10663933

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CHEMICAL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE ODOR PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RAIL FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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417.5%
ODI 10725371 · 12,500 mi

TRAVELING EAST ON HY89 AT APPROX 08:30 WITH CC SET AT 70. ON 6% UPHILL GRADE RPM DROPPED TO 2300 AND SPEED TO ABOUT 35, PRESSED ACCELER AND FUEL SHUT OFF. CAR HAS AUTO TRANS WITH CVT TRANS. FIDDLED WITH GEAR SHIFT AND ACCELERATION RESUMED. ON THE WAY BACK HAD SAME EXPERIENCE BUT WHEN RPM STARTED TO DROP, TURNED OFF CC AND OPERATION WAS NORMAL. NO PROBLEMS WITH SMALLER HILLS. MADE SAME TRIP SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR WITH RPM AROUND 3500 AND SPEED ABOUT 60 IN SAME SPOTS.

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268.3%
ODI 10892698 · 56,800 mi

THE ENGINE SHUT OFF TWICE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY. THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE STALLED WAS 4 DAYS AFTER WE PICKED THE CAR UP FROM HUNTER JEEP SERVICE DEPT, WHO TOLD US THE ISSUE WAS REPAIRED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE NOW.

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419.0%
ODI 10851367 · 3,100 mi

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING.

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23.4%
ODI 11319285 · 57,777 mi

SITTING STILL AT RED LIGHT ALL AT ONCE CAR ROLL FORWARD PUSH DOWN ON BRAKE CAR GO FAST WITH FEET ON BRAKE CAR STILL GO FAST HIT CAR IN THE BACK END ON HIGHWAY

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Unknown Or Other
77.4%
ODI 10567224 · 67,318 mi

THE RIGHT REAR CROSS MEMBER AND TRAILING ARMS FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING OVER $2500 IN DAMAGE. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOWLY ENOUGH BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK.

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2010.8%
ODI 10721811 · 92,000 mi

UPON TAKING MY WIFE'S JEEP PATRIOT FOR THE YEARLY INSPECTION IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A RUSTED OUT AND ROTTED CROSSMEMBER AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN ANY LONGER. I WAS GIVEN A 10 DAY PERIOD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED BOTH RON LEWIS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE DEPT. IN ADDITION TO CHRYSLER. RON LEWIS CHECKED THE VIN NUMBER AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OUTSTANDING BULLETINS FOR THIS REPAIR. IN ADDITION, CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE REPAIR. …

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189.4%
ODI 10396499 · 21,710 mi

AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH WATER STARTED POURING OUT OF MY INTERIOR MAP LIGHTS (DOME LIGHTS). A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE FOR JEEP WATER LEAK DOME LIGHTS RESULTED IN 760,000 MATCHES. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF BLOGS/WEBSITES/FORUMS ALL REFERRING TO THIS SAME ERROR. AFTER HEAVY RAINS OR WATER EXPOSURE (E.G. CAR WASH) THE WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE INTERIOR DOME AND MAP LIGHTS. MANY SITES INDICATE THE MANUFACTURERS RELUCTANCE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AND TREAT THE SITUATION AS THOUGH THEY HAVE NO PRIOR INDICATION OF PROBLEMS. WITH THOUSANDS OF WEBSITES AN…

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107.4%
ODI 10907162 · 125,000 mi

THE SUNROOF LEAKS INTO THE HEADLINER WHILE PARKED OR IN MOTION, THE WATER EVENTUALLY FINDS ITS WAY INTO THE FRONT DOME LIGHT WHICH THEN PRECEDES TO LEAK ALL OVER THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL KNOBS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES TO MY VEHICLE AND SEEMS TO BE A NATION WIDE PROBLEM WITH PATRIOTS IN MOST MODEL YEARS. THE MOST RECENT EPISODE RUINED MY RADIO AND I'M AFRAID TO INSTALL ANOTHER BECAUSE THIS WILL EVENTUALLY HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN.

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3510.7%
ODI 10734555 · 37,000 mi

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT TURNED ON, THEN THE ANTI-SKID LIGHT TURNED ON, THEN VEHICLE ENGAGED IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS ONE. REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD.

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308.5%
ODI 10678185 · 25 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING TOWARD A FREEWAY ENTRANCE, I WAS SUDDENLY NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 25MPH. MY JEEP WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME AN ELECTRICAL CENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR IT TO RUN NORMALLY AGAIN.

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1310.8%
ODI 10747408 · 58,000 mi

APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO MY VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE BUT HAD NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. THEN, 5 DAYS AGO I FELT THE VEHICLE SHUTTER ONLY ONCE. SINCE I DID NOT FEEL IT AGAIN OVER A PERIOD OF DAYS, I CHALKED IT UP TO BEING SENSITIVE AND THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN BETWEEN GEARS OR SOMETHING. THIS PAST SATURDAY I TOOK A 2 1/2 HOUR TRIP TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM VIRGINIA. ON THE WAY THERE WE STOPPED QUITE A BIT AND HAD NO ISSUES. ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON I STARTED BACK TOWARD VIRGINIA AND FELT THE SAME SHUTTER I FELT DAYS BEFORE AND…

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6311.5%
ODI 10639201 · 2,800 mi

WE WERE DRIVING NORTH AND CAME UPON AN INTERSECTION WHERE WE PUT OUR TURN SIGNAL ON, AND SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED, ABOUT TO TURN WEST. THE LIGHT TURNED RED, AND WE SLOWLY DROVE WEST ONTO THE CROSSING STREET. ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING SOUTH PROCEEDED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT, AT ABOUT 45 MPH, AND HIT THE 2014 JEEP PATRIOT BROADSIDE, PASSENGER SIDE. THE JEEP WAS PUSHED AND SPUN 90 DEGREES FROM THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION, WE WERE TOSSED AROUND VIOLENTLY IN OUR SEATS, WITH THE PASSENGER OBTAINING CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS TO HER ARM CLOSEST TO…

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5316.8%
ODI 10778425 · 30 mi

HOOD RELEASE LEVER WHEN GETTING OUT OF CAR LEFT FOOT CATCHES ON LEVER RELEASING HOOD. LEVER PROTRUDES FROM SIDE PANEL. I HAVE A BAD LEFT LEG SO I HAVE TO DRAG LEG OUT OF CAR. I CAN CATCH LEVER RELEASING HOOD WITHOUT KNOWING IT. SAFETY LATCH DOES PREVENT HOOD FROM OPENING UP IF I DO NOT NOTICE HOOD IS OPEN.

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7516.4%
ODI 10840180 · 500 mi

THERE IS AN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 SECOND DELAY FROM WHEN THE HORN SWITCH IS PRESSED TO WHEN THE HORN SOUNDS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN MY EXPERIENCING 3 NEAR MISSES SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE (IN OCTOBER 2015). THE FAILURE OF THE HORN TO SOUND WHEN NEEDED CAUSED ME TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVERS DIDN'T HEAR IT IN TIME. NOVEMBER 2015 IN HOBOKEN NEW JERSEY I WAS HEADING NORTH ON WASHINGTON STREET AT 25 MPH WHEN SOMEONE STARTED TO BACK OUT OF A CURB FACING PARKING SPOT. THE DRIVER…

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1525.4%
ODI 11023639 · 22,625 mi

FROST WAS ON WINDSHIELD AND BACK WINDOW. I TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER TO CLEAR WINDOW. THE REAR WINDOW HAS AN EMBEDDED WIPER. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WE PARKED THE VEHICLE. JUST AFTER EXITING THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED LIKE A GUNSHOT. THE CENTER OF THE WINDOW HAD DISINTEGRATED LEAVING A ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR SHAPE. THE BOTTOM OF THE MISSING GLASS RECTANGLE WENT DOWN TO THE IMBEDDED WIPER. THE JEEP PATRIOT WAS RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE CAR RENTALS. LICENSE NUMBER HMJ3405 UNIT NUMBER 7N3MKQ

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Seat Belts
22.1%
ODI 10946553 · 59,000 mi

JAMMED FRONT PASSENGER BELT. UNABLE TO USE FRONT SEAT FOR PASSENGERS. BELT JAMMED WHEN TRYING TO BELT-IN.TO LEAVE OUR HOME. WENT TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT. MECHANIC TRIED TO PULL ON IT WITH NO RELEASE. AFTER CONFERRING WITH SUPERVISOR AND MANAGER, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE A NEW SEAT-BELT UNIT INSTALLED. THAT PART WOULD COST $300. PLUS INSTALL CHARGES. SHOULD WE HAVE TO PAY FOR A SAFETY ISSUE MALFUNCTION WHICH PROHIBITS USE OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THERE ARE ONLY 2 ADULTS IN THIS HOUSEHOLD.

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21.1%
ODI 10606765 · 32,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY JEEP TO BE A SAFE FAMILY VEHICLE AND INSTEAD I WORRY EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL BECAUSE I BUCKLE MY SEAT. I HAVE BEEN IN A HEAD ON COLLISION BEFORE IN A JEEP WRANGLER AND WAS FORTUNATE TO BE OKAY, NOW THIS VEHICLE'S SEATBELT UNBUCKLES ITSELF DURING DRIVING, AND WHEN PRESSURE IS BEING APPLIED. I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT "USER ERROR" BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO EVERY PERSON WHO HAS DRIVEN MY PATRIOT. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE WITH MY INFANTS IN THE CAR WHEN I CAN'T EVEN FEEL SAFE WITH JUST ME IN IT?! *TR

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00.0%

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96.6%
ODI 10934776 · 90,000 mi

JEEP HAS FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH RECALL NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V-668 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: S61 RECALL DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2016 I DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK WE ARE PROTECTED BY THE SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS.

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257.7%
ODI 10536939 · 34,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS CUT FROM THE CLIP AREA IN ORDER TO BE RELEASED, AT THE ADVISEMENT OF THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT CLIP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

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3710.5%
ODI 10629954 · 21,548 mi

MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY A VAN. THE STATE PATROL OFFICER ESTIMATED THE SPEED ON IMPACT WAS AROUND 25 MPH FROM THE VEHICLE THAT HIT MINE BUT MAY HAVE BEEN UNDERESTIMATED BECAUSE THE CRUSH DAMAGE AND DISTANCE THE JEEP WAS PUSHED SEEMS TO INDICATE A HIGHER IMPACT/SPEED. I WAS STRUCK MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT PANEL AND DRIVER DOOR. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT I HAD NO PASSENGER TRAVELING WITH ME. AFTER EVERYTHING SETTLED FROM BEING KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS I REALIZED THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AND SIDE …

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2319.2%
ODI 10851326 · 47,000 mi

MY GRANDDAUGHTER GOT TRAP WITH THE SEAT BELT (REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR) THE MORE WE TRIED TO RELEASE IT THE TIGHTER IT GOT, EVEN THOUGH WE UNHOOKED IT. WE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO GET HER OUT. IF IT HELPS SHE IS ABOUT 5'2" AND WEIGHS ABOUT 125 LBS. I AM TAKING IT TOO AUTOSERV IN TILTON NH 03276 TO BE LOOKED AT ON 4/4/2016.

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10218.6%
ODI 10743881 · 19,450 mi

OUR SEAT BELT LIGHT STARTED TO MESS UP IN JUNE 2015, WE TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND AFTER THEY TRIED TWO SWITCHES I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD NOT BE FIXED AND THAT ALL 2014 JEEP PATRIOTS DO THIS! IF YOU PULL THE SEAT BELT OUT AN INCH FROM HOME POSITION THE LIGHT GOES OFF, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY HAVE IT CLICKED IT WILL STILL BEEP AT YOU TELLING YOU THAT YOUR NOT WEARING YOUR SEAT BELT! WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP SINCE FEB. 2014 AND PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW! IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION ON BASE, SO TECHNICALLY WE ARE NOT EVEN SUPPOSE TO BE DRIVING…

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31.0%
ODI 10823860 · 23,650 mi

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AND THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED ON THE PASSENGER. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER FOR THE PASSENGER TO BE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE RENTAL VEHICLE AGENCY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,650. THE VIN WAS INVALID. UPDATED 04/22/2016*LJ *JS

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132.8%
ODI 10907629 · 4,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT ON MARCH 14, 2016. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN A SUV WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO THE STREET I WAS STOPPED WAITING TO MAKE MY RIGHT TURN. THE GENTLEMAN WAS SPEEDING AND TOOK A HARD RIGHT, HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND HIT ME FULL IMPACT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE, THE AIRBAG LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON. AT THE IMPACT THAT I WAS HIT THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF AND NO ONE KNOWS OR COULD EXPLAIN WHY THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY. WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS …

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58.5%
ODI 11025131 · 7,630 mi

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT ALARM, WILL SOUND CONTINUOUSLY WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED IN IT.

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Vehicle Speed Control
22.1%
ODI 10609739 · 70,052 mi

AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR CAR SHOOK, THEN ONLY MOVED AT A SPEED OF 5MPH. WHEN I GOT TO THE NEXT STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, BUT NOT MOVING. *TR

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115.9%
ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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52.6%
ODI 10735892 · 139,925 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PQTRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, ESP CONTROL, 4X4, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, ABS, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,925. MA 10/5

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96.6%
ODI 10481148 · 1,749 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A WIRING HARNESS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,749 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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175.2%
ODI 10415513 · 500 mi

1COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10412080INCIDENT DATE: JUNE 18, 2011DATE ADDED TO FILE: JULY 12, 2011 DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLAINT: WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE PANEL LIGHT MEANINGS IN THE MANUAL, I DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CAR PROBL…

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287.9%
ODI 10481254 · 3,150 mi

THIS IS THE FIRST OF 2 INCIDENTS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. I WAS COMING BACK INTO CALIFORNIA FROM ARIZONA ON THE 40 WEST WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 75 MPH. WITHOUT INDICATION, THE THROTTLE REVVED TO 4500 RPM AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE GAS PEDAL. I CANCELLED CRUISE CONTROL, AND FROM THE LEFT LANE WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE DIED. THE FUEL GAUGE READ JUST OVER 1/4 OF A TANK. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY CALLED A TOW T…

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75.8%
ODI 10521034 · 1,220 mi

AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND BRAKING TO PARK THE CAR, THE ENGINE SPED UP AND ALL 4 WHEELS WERE SPINNING EXTREMELY FAST CAUSING HER TO THRUST FORWARD. SHE WAS NOT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE AT THE TIME. SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES HARDER TO SEE IF SHE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE SPEED AND LUNGED OUT OF CONTROL .THE ONLY WAY SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD STOP THE WHEELS FROM SPINNING WAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. EVEN THOUGH SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN AND THE ONLY REASON THE VEH…

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5710.4%
ODI 10536277 · 600 mi

I PURCHASED THIS 2014 PATRIOT FOUR WEEKS AGO WITH, I HAVE NOT EVEN MADE A FIRST PAYMENT. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT MY JEEP LOST ALL POWER. I WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND WOULD HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT IS WAS GOING TO STALL, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS EVER TURNED ON. I PLACED THE JEEP IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. TURNED IT BACK ON, IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATE THERE WAS SOME LAG ON THE START AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY TO BE INSPECTED AFTER A…

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3511.1%
ODI 10684243 · 2,000 mi

ON ABOUT JANUARY 15, 2015, LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND WITH LESS THAN 1500 MILES, THIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL & I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO RESPOND BY BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO BURDICK CHRYSLER JEEP IN CICERO, NY WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED & THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE/REPAIR THE VEHICLE & SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.WHILE TRAVELING ON FEB 5 I EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT 'STAYING' WHERE IT WAS SET- CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE,THEN INSTEAD ABOUT 1/2 WAY TO OUR DESTINATION, I STARTED…

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4710.3%
ODI 10873690 · 20,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2016 JEEP PATRIOT NEW. IT HAS 20,000 MILES. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAKE POPPING NOISE WHEN ON. WHEN AT A STOP THE ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING SOUND. WHEN ACCELERATION IT MAKES A WEIRD NOISE AND TAKES FOREVER TO GET IT TO THE SPEED OF 60MPH. I CAN'T GET MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR UNTIL JUNE 14, 2016. EVERYTHING THAT WENT WRONG HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME EXCEPT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I SMELL A LEMON IN THE BUNCH HERE!!!

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58.5%
ODI 11066883

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WOK IN A JEEP PATRIOT 2017 ON A CITY STREET THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK SUDDENLY AND THE SPEED INCREASED RAPIDLY UNCONTROLLABLY. TWO VEHICLES HIT ME GOING THRU AN INTERSECTION AND THE JEEP PATRIOT VEHICLE RAN INTO A WAREHOUSE GOING THRU 2 METAL DOORS AND A BRICK WALL WITHOUT ANY AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE JEEP PATRIOT COMPLETELY WENT INTO THE WAREHOUSE AND WAS STOPPED BY HITTING A LARGE PILLAR.

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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
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Fuel/Propulsion System74,000–139,284 mi108,400 mi31
ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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ODI 10667726 · 79,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO REFUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CHECK VALVE WAS FRACTURED AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 05/11/16*JS UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

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ODI 10811236 · 122,000 mi

GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF WHEN FILLING UP, IT STARTED LAST MONTH ON & OFF. LAST 3 DAYS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUT MORE THAN 1 GALLON REGARDLESS OF GAS PUMP OR GAS STATION. CHECKED INTERNET AND MANY ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE GAS TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. I HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH 2005 CHRYSLER 300, IT STARTED THE SAME WAY WHERE I COULD NOT PUT GAS, THEN IT STARTED TO SHUTOFF WHILE DRIVING OR RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP, A COUPLE TIMES I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN TURNING AT INTERSECTION AND ENGINE SHUTOF…

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Structure:Body74,750–136,000 mi112,000 mi23
ODI 10554643 · 80,000 mi

I PARKED MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN THE BANK FLAT PARKING LOT. I PUT IT IN N' AND PULLED THE E BRAKE AND PLACED MY KEYS IN THE CUP HOLDER OF THE JEEP. I WALKED INSIDE AND WAITED IN LINE UNTIL SOMEONE TOLD ME A RED JEEP WAS GOING BACKWARDS DOWN THE MAIN ROAD. I RAN OUT OF THE BANK, DOWN THE ROAD TO FIND MY JEEP STOPPED BY A BRICK WALL WITH THE BRAKE STILL PULLED. NOT ONLY DID IT DRIVE BACKWARDS ON A VERY BUSY ROAD IT MADE A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND THEN AGAIN AT THE LIGHT WHERE IT RAN INTO THE WALL. LUCKY FOR EVERYONE IT WAS A GO…

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ODI 10704817 · 10,000 mi

LESS THAN A YEAR FROM BUYING THE PATRIOT A SEVERE WAYER LEAKAGE STARTED FROM THE SUNROOF, SIDES AND INTERIOR LIGHT OF THE JEEP. I LITERALLY NEED AN UMBRELLA INSIDE THE JEEP IN ORDER TO PROTECT ME FROM NOT GETTING ALL WET. THIS HAPPENED CONTINUOUSLY AND CAN HAPPEN WITH THE JEEP PARKED OR RUNNING. THIS MAKE ME HAVE TO STOP DRIVING EVERYTIME IT START TO RAIN BECAUSE OF MY REACTION AND REFLECTS WHEN IT HAPPENS DRIVING HAD MADE ME LOOSE THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BEING VERY CLOSE TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'VE MADE MULTIPLE CLAIMS TO THE DEALER AND…

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ODI 10715262 · 53,035 mi

WHEN TAKING A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE. WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MILES FROM OUR RURAL HOME, WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AN ONCOMING SEMI TRUCK WAS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND WHEN HE PASSED ME, THE HOOD OF THE JEEP LITERALLY LIFTED UP ABOUT 1/2 INCH. THE HOOD DIDN'T COME OFF, THE PINS ACTUALLY CAUGHT IT BEFORE THAT HAPPENED, SO I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WHAT THEY COULD DO WAS TO DRILL TWO HOLES IN THE HOOD OF THE JEEP AND ATTACH HEAVY DUTY COTTER PINS TO KEEP IT SECURE. ADVICE NOT TAK…

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Engine80,027–133,926 mi110,200 mi26
ODI 10592380 · 55,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING MY JEEP IN THE WARMER MONTHS, IF I TRAVEL FOR MORE THAN 30 MILES OR SO THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE SEIZES. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT MUCH NOTICE AND LAST WEEK MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DRIVING ON THE SAN DIEGO 405 FREEWAY IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH HOWEVER; I AM GOING TO LAND UP GETTING KILLED IF THIS IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. WILL IT TAKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT BEFORE CHR…

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ODI 10605449 · 92,869 mi

THE FIRST TIME I HAD THE JEEP IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES MAKING A NOISE IN THE BACK BRAKES THAT WAS FRIDAY THE 6/20/2014 AND AGAIN TODAY WITH NOISE IN THE FRONT BRAKES THEY TOLD ME AT MONRO MUFFLER HERE IN HERKIMER NEWYORK 13350 THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES IN THE FRONT BUT THEY STILL ARE RUBBING AFTER LEAVING THERE I WENT TO A STORE A LITTLE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON THEY TELL ME IT ONLY THE GAS CAP I JUST GOT THIS CAR 6/13/20014 THE CAR SALES WAS HERE IN HERKIMER KAMART PARKING LOT VISION IS THE NAME OF THE CAR…

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ODI 10644014 · 65,000 mi

1. MY DAUGHTER TOOK HER CAR IN BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING. HE FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND SHE LIMPED IT HOME. JULY 22ND 2. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE WEEK LATER AND HER CAR LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY, I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. AUGUST 2ND. HE KEPT IT FOR A WEEK TESTING FOR ISSUES. 3. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND WHEN I TRIED TO GO HOME IT WOULD NOT START. I TOWED IT TO A JEEP DEALER WHO FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $390.00 TO FIX IT. AUGUST 15. *T…

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Power Train35,000–105,000 mi80,107 mi21
ODI 10567168 · 40,000 mi

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR OUR SON, WHO IS OFF AT COLLEGE. TRAVELING THRU KANSAS ON I-70 RETURNING FROM VACATION, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. VEHICLE SLOWED TO 20 MPH IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. HAD TO DRIVE ON SHOULDER TO EXIT RAMP AND LET THE TRANSMISSION COOLED DOWN. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES, SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. MOST RECENTLY, TRAVELING IN 25 DEGREE WEATHER AT 70 MPH. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. FINALLY, THEY ADMITTED THAT HE …

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ODI 10569218 · 99,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING OVER THE BRIDGE GOING 40 MPH AND I NOTICE THAT THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. THE ETC LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE REPAIR FACILITY AND SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT MY THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE THE PART AND NONE OF THE AUTO PARTS HAVE AN AFTERMARKET. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER OF 18000 AND THEY DON?T KNOW WHEN I CAN GET AS PART OF MY …

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ODI 10577986 · 80,000 mi

I TOOK THE JEEP IN FOR A OIL CHANGE. WHILE IT WAS UP IN THE AIR THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO SHOW ME THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS BADLY RUSTED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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Suspension70,500–148,498 mi90,095 mi18
ODI 10749217 · 62,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TONE RINGS ON THE REAR AXLE WERE DRY ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 11/12/15*LJ *CN

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ODI 10818343 · 29,000 mi

I OWN A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED AT 29,000 MILES COSTING OVER $800 TO FIX AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ONLINE IN JEEP FORUMS AND BLOGS AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. DEALER TOLD ME IF I HAVEN'T HAPPENED TO BRING IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. I DON'T DRIVE THIS OFF-ROAD, JUST BACK AND FORTH IN CITY DRIVING TO WORK AND FOR ERRANDS AND ONE 1400 MILE TRIP EVERY 2-3 YEARS VIA INTERSTATE. FOUND THEY HAD A R…

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ODI 10872004 · 74,900 mi

MY SUBFRAME IS ROTTING THROUGH AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY KIDS AND MYSELF. THE CAR IS NOT THAT OLD TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHICH WAS TOLD TO ME BY MY MECHANIC.

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Electrical System63,900–107,519 mi91,500 mi16
ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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ODI 10569218 · 99,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING OVER THE BRIDGE GOING 40 MPH AND I NOTICE THAT THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. THE ETC LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE REPAIR FACILITY AND SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT MY THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE THE PART AND NONE OF THE AUTO PARTS HAVE AN AFTERMARKET. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER OF 18000 AND THEY DON?T KNOW WHEN I CAN GET AS PART OF MY …

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ODI 10644014 · 65,000 mi

1. MY DAUGHTER TOOK HER CAR IN BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING. HE FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND SHE LIMPED IT HOME. JULY 22ND 2. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE WEEK LATER AND HER CAR LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY, I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. AUGUST 2ND. HE KEPT IT FOR A WEEK TESTING FOR ISSUES. 3. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND WHEN I TRIED TO GO HOME IT WOULD NOT START. I TOWED IT TO A JEEP DEALER WHO FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $390.00 TO FIX IT. AUGUST 15. *T…

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Unknown Or Other89,370–116,300 mi99,378 mi16
ODI 10721811 · 92,000 mi

UPON TAKING MY WIFE'S JEEP PATRIOT FOR THE YEARLY INSPECTION IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A RUSTED OUT AND ROTTED CROSSMEMBER AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN ANY LONGER. I WAS GIVEN A 10 DAY PERIOD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED BOTH RON LEWIS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE DEPT. IN ADDITION TO CHRYSLER. RON LEWIS CHECKED THE VIN NUMBER AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OUTSTANDING BULLETINS FOR THIS REPAIR. IN ADDITION, CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE REPAIR. …

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ODI 10731658 · 89,000 mi

TOOK MY JEEP IN FOR YEARLY INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE CRADLE FRAME WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THROUGH RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE 2007 MODELS WERE GIVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN I CONTACTED JEEP I WAS TOLD MY 2008 MODEL WAS NOT PART OF THAT, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I LIVE IN THE SNOW BELT OF NORTH WESTERN PA. AND HAVE NEVER HAD A RUST ISSUE LIKE THIS BEFORE. MECHANIC SAID I WAS LUCKY THAT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DIDN'T FALL OUT WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD.

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ODI 10732275 · 78,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG ABOUT 45 WHEN MY TIE ROD WENT. BARELY ESCAPED CRASHING MY CAR. FRONT TIRE TURNED SIDE WAYS, LEAVING MY CAR SQUALLING UNCONTROLLABLE DOWN HILL. THANK GOD THERE WASN'T OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME, OR DRIVING ANY FASTER THAN I WAS! NEIGHBOR CAME RUSHING OUT HEARING THE SQUEALING FROM MY TIRES, THINKING THERE HAD BEEN ACCIDENT! SO SO SCARY. IT COULD HAVE KILLED ME! TIE ROD WERE REPLACED JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, AND AGAIN THEY ARE FAILING. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT!! I'VE REPLACE THE TIRES THREE TIMES IN THREE YEARS! ROTORS, BREAK PADS, …

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Vehicle Speed Control60,600–108,000 mi92,000 mi9
ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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ODI 10597264 · 65,000 mi

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH. CAR STALLS AND LIGHTS COME ON AND CAN'T GO NOT THAN 25 MPH THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES THANK GOD NOBODY DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AND I WAS IN RIGHT LANE WITH LANE TO PULL OVER OR COULD HAVE HAD A DEADLY ACCIDENT. JEEP SEEMS NOT TO CARE UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. *TR

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ODI 10608710 · 30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING AND NEEDED TO RESUME TO NORMAL TEMPERATURE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE …

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Complaint and recall timeline

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

1 reports2024-102026-09

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
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)1None
ODI 11762847 · 103,000 mi

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ABS, EBS, and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 06V493000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

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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.

Age 0Age 1Age 2112 reports

2016: 112 complaints · 2017: 22 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
20163154112
201761322
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
201645206
20175900

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
ComponentFuel/Propulsion SystemStructure:BodyEnginePower TrainSuspensionElectrical SystemUnknown Or OtherVehicle Speed Control
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ODI 10811236 · 122,000 mi

GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF WHEN FILLING UP, IT STARTED LAST MONTH ON & OFF. LAST 3 DAYS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUT MORE THAN 1 GALLON REGARDLESS OF GAS PUMP OR GAS STATION. CHECKED INTERNET AND MANY ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE GAS TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. I HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH 2005 CHRYSLER 300, IT STARTED THE SAME WAY WHERE I COULD NOT PUT GAS, THEN IT STARTED TO SHUTOFF WHILE DRIVING OR RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP, A COUPLE TIMES I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN TURNING AT INTERSECTION AND ENGINE SHUTOF…

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ODI 10874801 · 94,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A GAS STATION AND WAS FILLED UP WITH GAS. THE FUEL WAS NOT "TOPPED OFF" AND FUELING WAS STOPPED WHEN THE FUEL NOZZLE SHUT OFF. UPON LEAVING THE GAS STATION AND DRIVING LESS THAN 1/4 MILE, THE ENGINE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AFTER THIS.

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ODI 10979928 · 148,000 mi

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK AT ANY GAS STATION, THE VEHICLE STARTS AND DRIVES APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 200 FEET AND STALLS. THIS IS NORMALLY IN TRAFFIC WHILE STARTING OUT AT AN INTER-SECTION. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS.

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ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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ODI 10861862 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND SUSPECTED A SENSOR FAILURE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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ODI 11096387 · 136,568 mi

AFTER FILLING MY TANK, EVERYTIME I LEAVE THE GAS STATION THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AND WILL STALL. LUCKILY I'M ABLE TO SOMETIMES GET OVER ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, I AM ONLY ABLE TO PUT IN A FEW CENTS AT A TIME. IT CAN TAKE OVER 20 MINUTES TO SLOWLY FILL UP THE GAS TANK. MAX IT WILL FILL IS A FEW CENTS AT A TIME BEFORE YOU HAVE TO RELEASE THE HANDLE AND THEN PRESS IT EVER SO LIGHTLY TO FILL UP THE NEXT PART. THE ENGINE WILL OFTEN SPUTTER AS IT FEEL…

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ODI 11187414 · 108,400 mi

JUST BOUGHT USED JEEP 2 DAYS AGO, FILLED TANK UP WITH GAS, PULLED OUT ONTO HIGHWAY, STALLED OUT AND JEEP DIED, ALMOST HIT BY ON COMING VEHICLE, THANKFULLY SHE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP AND GIVE ME THE FINGER. SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH HAZARDS ON, CURSING MY LUCK AS I'VE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP FOR 5 HOURS AND HAD TO BE IN WORK IN 20 MIN. PRAYED AND STARTED THE JEEP RIGHT UP AND ON TO WORK. COMING HOME SAME NIGHT DECIDED TO TAKE ON INTERSTATE TO SEE HOW IT WOULD DO AT 65-70 MPH AND HOLY MOLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING LIKE ONE OF THE MASS…

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ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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ODI 11230094

MY COMPLAINT IS THAT A WEEK LATER AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE WENT TO A MECHANIC TO READ US THE SIGNS AND HAS SO MANY ISSUES WRONG WITH IT AND THE MILES ARE LOW ON THE VEHICLE BUT REALLY HIGH ON HISTORY. WATER COMES INSIDE MY VEHICLE MAKING IT FLOOD. ALSO WHEN WE DRIVE WE TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE SPEED STAYS AT 20MPH AND MAKES TICKING NOISE. THIS IS NOT SAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M WITH MY KIDS. I TRY SWITCHING LANES AND IT TAKES TIME TO SWITCH LANES OR MAKE TURN BECAUSE OF HOW SLOW THE ACCELERATION IS.

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ODI 10807737

I WAS AT MY MECHANIC GETTING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT SERVICED WHEN HE CALLED ME INTO THE SHOP TO LOOK AT THE RUST ISSUE THAT THE K FRAME HAS. THE RUST HAS ALREADY BEGAN TO MAKE HOLES IN THE STRUCTURE WHICH WERE NOT THERE AT MY LAST CHANGE 3 MONTHS AGO. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON, SO MUCH THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE 2007 PATRIOT WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OPEN RECALLS ON MY PATRIOT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN AT JUST UNDER…

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ODI 10899554 · 70,000 mi

I TOOK MY JEEP PATRIOT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO PUT A HITCH ON THE BACK FOR A BIKE RACK, AND HE NOTICED THAT MY SUBFRAME/CROSS MEMBER WAS IN DIRE NEED OF REPLACEMENT DUE TO RUST. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A JEEP DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THESE EARLY GEN. PATRIOTS, AND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED BY JEEP (CHRYSLER ACTION # 23-012-1) FOR THE 2007 PATRIOT AND COMPASS MODELS. THE DETAILS OF THE RECALL WOULD BE THAT JEEP WOULD COVER THE COST TO REPAIR THE ROTTED SUB FRAMES IN THE 2007 PATRIOTS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO JULY 2007, …

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ODI 11099103

IN AUGUST 2017, THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT MAINTENANCE WITH NO REPORTED PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS. IN MAY 2018, DRIVING FELT UNSTABLE. NEW TIRES WERE NEEDED, SO AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE ALONG WITH AN ALIGNMENT TO COVER BASES. THE MECHANIC CALLED AND REPORTED THAT TIRES COULD NOT SAFELY BE PUT ON, DUE TO CORROSION ALONG THE CAR'S SUBFRAME (AKA CROSSMEMBER); THE MECHANIC DEMONSTRATED BY SHOWING HOW EASILY PERFORATION OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A DEALERSHIP; WHILE THE SUBFRAME WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY, THE CORROSION WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT BALDING T…

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ODI 10807737

I WAS AT MY MECHANIC GETTING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT SERVICED WHEN HE CALLED ME INTO THE SHOP TO LOOK AT THE RUST ISSUE THAT THE K FRAME HAS. THE RUST HAS ALREADY BEGAN TO MAKE HOLES IN THE STRUCTURE WHICH WERE NOT THERE AT MY LAST CHANGE 3 MONTHS AGO. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON, SO MUCH THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE 2007 PATRIOT WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OPEN RECALLS ON MY PATRIOT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN AT JUST UNDER…

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ODI 10811236 · 122,000 mi

GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF WHEN FILLING UP, IT STARTED LAST MONTH ON & OFF. LAST 3 DAYS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUT MORE THAN 1 GALLON REGARDLESS OF GAS PUMP OR GAS STATION. CHECKED INTERNET AND MANY ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE GAS TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. I HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH 2005 CHRYSLER 300, IT STARTED THE SAME WAY WHERE I COULD NOT PUT GAS, THEN IT STARTED TO SHUTOFF WHILE DRIVING OR RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP, A COUPLE TIMES I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN TURNING AT INTERSECTION AND ENGINE SHUTOF…

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ODI 10874801 · 94,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A GAS STATION AND WAS FILLED UP WITH GAS. THE FUEL WAS NOT "TOPPED OFF" AND FUELING WAS STOPPED WHEN THE FUEL NOZZLE SHUT OFF. UPON LEAVING THE GAS STATION AND DRIVING LESS THAN 1/4 MILE, THE ENGINE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AFTER THIS.

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ODI 10979928 · 148,000 mi

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK AT ANY GAS STATION, THE VEHICLE STARTS AND DRIVES APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 200 FEET AND STALLS. THIS IS NORMALLY IN TRAFFIC WHILE STARTING OUT AT AN INTER-SECTION. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS.

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ODI 11202826 · 80,107 mi

BRIEF SUMMARY: I PURCHASED THE 2008 PATRIOT IN 2014 WITH 70K MILES. FIRST OCCURANCE OF VEHICLE STALLING AND SHUTTING OFF OCCURED IN 2015 WITH 80K MILES; WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY LIGHT/ ESP BEGAN FLASHING AND SPUTTERED A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH IN 10 MINUTES. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET REPAIRED. SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN OTHER RANDOM OCCASIONS OF STALLING WHERE THE THROTTLE LIGHT/ ESP AND ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES PRECEDDING A STALL. NOW 2018-19 (107K MILES) I WENT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE MY C…

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ODI 11266178 · 140,000 mi

I'M ABLE TO PUT MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN GEARS BIT WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE MY VEICHLE WON'T MOVE FORWARD. BEFORE THIS HAPPENS MY THERMOSTAT TRANSMISSION O2 HEAT SENSOR CAME ON AND WAS DIFFICULT TO GAIN SPEED. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT MY JEEP OFF AND LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE STARRING IT BACK AND WAS FINE AFTER THE SENSOR WENT OFF.

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ODI 10644014 · 65,000 mi

1. MY DAUGHTER TOOK HER CAR IN BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING. HE FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND SHE LIMPED IT HOME. JULY 22ND 2. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE WEEK LATER AND HER CAR LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY, I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. AUGUST 2ND. HE KEPT IT FOR A WEEK TESTING FOR ISSUES. 3. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND WHEN I TRIED TO GO HOME IT WOULD NOT START. I TOWED IT TO A JEEP DEALER WHO FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $390.00 TO FIX IT. AUGUST 15. *T…

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ODI 10902973 · 126,000 mi

SUMMARY: WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL STILL IN THE ENGINE DIES THE CAR LOTS OF IOWA CITY IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU'RE GOING AFTER YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR HE USUALLY DOESN'T START BUT NOW IT HAS STARTED NOT LETTING YOU FILL UP WITH GAS AT STOPPING THE FUEL PUMP LIKE YOUR TANK IS FULL AND IT DIDN'T PUT ANY GAS IN IT BUT IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOUR ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN THE CAR STALLS AND LOCKS UP. THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL COME ON AND IT'S AN ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF AFTER IT LOCKS UP AND STALLS AND SHUTS OF…

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ODI 11096387 · 136,568 mi

AFTER FILLING MY TANK, EVERYTIME I LEAVE THE GAS STATION THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AND WILL STALL. LUCKILY I'M ABLE TO SOMETIMES GET OVER ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, I AM ONLY ABLE TO PUT IN A FEW CENTS AT A TIME. IT CAN TAKE OVER 20 MINUTES TO SLOWLY FILL UP THE GAS TANK. MAX IT WILL FILL IS A FEW CENTS AT A TIME BEFORE YOU HAVE TO RELEASE THE HANDLE AND THEN PRESS IT EVER SO LIGHTLY TO FILL UP THE NEXT PART. THE ENGINE WILL OFTEN SPUTTER AS IT FEEL…

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ODI 11187414 · 108,400 mi

JUST BOUGHT USED JEEP 2 DAYS AGO, FILLED TANK UP WITH GAS, PULLED OUT ONTO HIGHWAY, STALLED OUT AND JEEP DIED, ALMOST HIT BY ON COMING VEHICLE, THANKFULLY SHE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP AND GIVE ME THE FINGER. SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH HAZARDS ON, CURSING MY LUCK AS I'VE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP FOR 5 HOURS AND HAD TO BE IN WORK IN 20 MIN. PRAYED AND STARTED THE JEEP RIGHT UP AND ON TO WORK. COMING HOME SAME NIGHT DECIDED TO TAKE ON INTERSTATE TO SEE HOW IT WOULD DO AT 65-70 MPH AND HOLY MOLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING LIKE ONE OF THE MASS…

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ODI 11266178 · 140,000 mi

I'M ABLE TO PUT MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN GEARS BIT WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE MY VEICHLE WON'T MOVE FORWARD. BEFORE THIS HAPPENS MY THERMOSTAT TRANSMISSION O2 HEAT SENSOR CAME ON AND WAS DIFFICULT TO GAIN SPEED. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT MY JEEP OFF AND LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE STARRING IT BACK AND WAS FINE AFTER THE SENSOR WENT OFF.

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ODI 10725098 · 145,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM INDICATOR LIGHT CAME HOME CAUSING THE SPEED TO IMMEDIATELY DROP DOWN TO 20MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. I WAITED AND THE CAR STARTED BACK UP FINE. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT MY CAR OFF. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN INTO A PARKIN SPOT. AFTER TRYING TO CRANK THE CAR, IT FINALLY STARTED AND THE LIGHT DIDNT COME ON. THE NEXT DAY, HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND NEW SPARK…

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ODI 10902973 · 126,000 mi

SUMMARY: WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL STILL IN THE ENGINE DIES THE CAR LOTS OF IOWA CITY IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU'RE GOING AFTER YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR HE USUALLY DOESN'T START BUT NOW IT HAS STARTED NOT LETTING YOU FILL UP WITH GAS AT STOPPING THE FUEL PUMP LIKE YOUR TANK IS FULL AND IT DIDN'T PUT ANY GAS IN IT BUT IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOUR ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN THE CAR STALLS AND LOCKS UP. THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL COME ON AND IT'S AN ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF AFTER IT LOCKS UP AND STALLS AND SHUTS OF…

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ODI 11230094

MY COMPLAINT IS THAT A WEEK LATER AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE WENT TO A MECHANIC TO READ US THE SIGNS AND HAS SO MANY ISSUES WRONG WITH IT AND THE MILES ARE LOW ON THE VEHICLE BUT REALLY HIGH ON HISTORY. WATER COMES INSIDE MY VEHICLE MAKING IT FLOOD. ALSO WHEN WE DRIVE WE TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE SPEED STAYS AT 20MPH AND MAKES TICKING NOISE. THIS IS NOT SAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M WITH MY KIDS. I TRY SWITCHING LANES AND IT TAKES TIME TO SWITCH LANES OR MAKE TURN BECAUSE OF HOW SLOW THE ACCELERATION IS.

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ODI 11202826 · 80,107 mi

BRIEF SUMMARY: I PURCHASED THE 2008 PATRIOT IN 2014 WITH 70K MILES. FIRST OCCURANCE OF VEHICLE STALLING AND SHUTTING OFF OCCURED IN 2015 WITH 80K MILES; WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY LIGHT/ ESP BEGAN FLASHING AND SPUTTERED A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH IN 10 MINUTES. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET REPAIRED. SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN OTHER RANDOM OCCASIONS OF STALLING WHERE THE THROTTLE LIGHT/ ESP AND ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES PRECEDDING A STALL. NOW 2018-19 (107K MILES) I WENT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE MY C…

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ODI 11266178 · 140,000 mi

I'M ABLE TO PUT MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN GEARS BIT WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE MY VEICHLE WON'T MOVE FORWARD. BEFORE THIS HAPPENS MY THERMOSTAT TRANSMISSION O2 HEAT SENSOR CAME ON AND WAS DIFFICULT TO GAIN SPEED. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT MY JEEP OFF AND LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE STARRING IT BACK AND WAS FINE AFTER THE SENSOR WENT OFF.

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ODI 11072116 · 100,444 mi

TAKADA RECALL VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE IN REVERSE WHILE DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF. ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON AND RADIO STILL PLAYING. NEXT DAY, CAR SHUT OFF IN DRIVE WHILE SITTING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. BOTH TIMES PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED. VERY UNSAFE WITH CHILDREN.

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ODI 10569218 · 99,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING OVER THE BRIDGE GOING 40 MPH AND I NOTICE THAT THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. THE ETC LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE REPAIR FACILITY AND SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT MY THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE THE PART AND NONE OF THE AUTO PARTS HAVE AN AFTERMARKET. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER OF 18000 AND THEY DON?T KNOW WHEN I CAN GET AS PART OF MY …

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ODI 10783519 · 91,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NON-PROGRAMMED KEY WAS USED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT ACTIVATED THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE KEYS NEEDED TO BE RE-PROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

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ODI 10923847 · 125 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 OF ST…

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ODI 11266178 · 140,000 mi

I'M ABLE TO PUT MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN GEARS BIT WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE MY VEICHLE WON'T MOVE FORWARD. BEFORE THIS HAPPENS MY THERMOSTAT TRANSMISSION O2 HEAT SENSOR CAME ON AND WAS DIFFICULT TO GAIN SPEED. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT MY JEEP OFF AND LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE STARRING IT BACK AND WAS FINE AFTER THE SENSOR WENT OFF.

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ODI 10608710 · 30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING AND NEEDED TO RESUME TO NORMAL TEMPERATURE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE …

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ODI 10654733 · 47,600 mi

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN FLORIDA AND GOT ON THE HIGHWAY TO GO HEAD HOME TO MISSISSIPPI THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE AND EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. I PICKED UP SPEED IN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED IT STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE SO I SLOWED DOWN. I PICKED UP SPEED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING THE NOISE AND SLOWING DOWN ONCE AGAIN. I TRIED TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN AND THE CAR BEEN TO SLOW ALL THE WAY DOWN ONLY GOING ABOUT 40 TO 50 MPH. THEN I NOTICED A LIGHT COME ON. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 40…

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ODI 11112074 · 105,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS USED JEEP PATRIOT ON MAY 24, 2017. I BECAME AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON FIRST ATTEMPT LEAVE ON VACATION. I HAD BEEN DRIVING NONSTOP 45 MILES ON INCLINED ROADWAYS WHEN THE LIGHT FOR "TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING". HAD TO IMMEDIATELY TURN AROUND TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SOLUTION WAS CHANGE FLUID CHARGE OF $437.00 WHILE ON VACATION THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WENT BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID A FILTER WAS BENT AND REPLACED IN AUGUST 2017. SINCE THEN ANYTIME DRIVE ON VERY STEEP AND INCLINED HIGHWAYS NONSTOP THE TRANSMISSION…

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ODI 10807737

I WAS AT MY MECHANIC GETTING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT SERVICED WHEN HE CALLED ME INTO THE SHOP TO LOOK AT THE RUST ISSUE THAT THE K FRAME HAS. THE RUST HAS ALREADY BEGAN TO MAKE HOLES IN THE STRUCTURE WHICH WERE NOT THERE AT MY LAST CHANGE 3 MONTHS AGO. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON, SO MUCH THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE 2007 PATRIOT WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OPEN RECALLS ON MY PATRIOT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN AT JUST UNDER…

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ODI 10899554 · 70,000 mi

I TOOK MY JEEP PATRIOT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO PUT A HITCH ON THE BACK FOR A BIKE RACK, AND HE NOTICED THAT MY SUBFRAME/CROSS MEMBER WAS IN DIRE NEED OF REPLACEMENT DUE TO RUST. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A JEEP DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THESE EARLY GEN. PATRIOTS, AND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED BY JEEP (CHRYSLER ACTION # 23-012-1) FOR THE 2007 PATRIOT AND COMPASS MODELS. THE DETAILS OF THE RECALL WOULD BE THAT JEEP WOULD COVER THE COST TO REPAIR THE ROTTED SUB FRAMES IN THE 2007 PATRIOTS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO JULY 2007, …

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ODI 11099103

IN AUGUST 2017, THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT MAINTENANCE WITH NO REPORTED PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS. IN MAY 2018, DRIVING FELT UNSTABLE. NEW TIRES WERE NEEDED, SO AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE ALONG WITH AN ALIGNMENT TO COVER BASES. THE MECHANIC CALLED AND REPORTED THAT TIRES COULD NOT SAFELY BE PUT ON, DUE TO CORROSION ALONG THE CAR'S SUBFRAME (AKA CROSSMEMBER); THE MECHANIC DEMONSTRATED BY SHOWING HOW EASILY PERFORATION OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A DEALERSHIP; WHILE THE SUBFRAME WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY, THE CORROSION WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT BALDING T…

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ODI 11072116 · 100,444 mi

TAKADA RECALL VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE IN REVERSE WHILE DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF. ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON AND RADIO STILL PLAYING. NEXT DAY, CAR SHUT OFF IN DRIVE WHILE SITTING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. BOTH TIMES PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED. VERY UNSAFE WITH CHILDREN.

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ODI 11072116 · 100,444 mi

TAKADA RECALL VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE IN REVERSE WHILE DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF. ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON AND RADIO STILL PLAYING. NEXT DAY, CAR SHUT OFF IN DRIVE WHILE SITTING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. BOTH TIMES PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED. VERY UNSAFE WITH CHILDREN.

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ODI 10807737

I WAS AT MY MECHANIC GETTING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT SERVICED WHEN HE CALLED ME INTO THE SHOP TO LOOK AT THE RUST ISSUE THAT THE K FRAME HAS. THE RUST HAS ALREADY BEGAN TO MAKE HOLES IN THE STRUCTURE WHICH WERE NOT THERE AT MY LAST CHANGE 3 MONTHS AGO. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON, SO MUCH THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE 2007 PATRIOT WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OPEN RECALLS ON MY PATRIOT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN AT JUST UNDER…

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ODI 11282738 · 187,000 mi

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

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ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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ODI 10861862 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND SUSPECTED A SENSOR FAILURE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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ODI 11096387 · 136,568 mi

AFTER FILLING MY TANK, EVERYTIME I LEAVE THE GAS STATION THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AND WILL STALL. LUCKILY I'M ABLE TO SOMETIMES GET OVER ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, I AM ONLY ABLE TO PUT IN A FEW CENTS AT A TIME. IT CAN TAKE OVER 20 MINUTES TO SLOWLY FILL UP THE GAS TANK. MAX IT WILL FILL IS A FEW CENTS AT A TIME BEFORE YOU HAVE TO RELEASE THE HANDLE AND THEN PRESS IT EVER SO LIGHTLY TO FILL UP THE NEXT PART. THE ENGINE WILL OFTEN SPUTTER AS IT FEEL…

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ODI 10644014 · 65,000 mi

1. MY DAUGHTER TOOK HER CAR IN BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING. HE FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND SHE LIMPED IT HOME. JULY 22ND 2. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE WEEK LATER AND HER CAR LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY, I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. AUGUST 2ND. HE KEPT IT FOR A WEEK TESTING FOR ISSUES. 3. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND WHEN I TRIED TO GO HOME IT WOULD NOT START. I TOWED IT TO A JEEP DEALER WHO FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $390.00 TO FIX IT. AUGUST 15. *T…

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ODI 10902973 · 126,000 mi

SUMMARY: WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL STILL IN THE ENGINE DIES THE CAR LOTS OF IOWA CITY IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU'RE GOING AFTER YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR HE USUALLY DOESN'T START BUT NOW IT HAS STARTED NOT LETTING YOU FILL UP WITH GAS AT STOPPING THE FUEL PUMP LIKE YOUR TANK IS FULL AND IT DIDN'T PUT ANY GAS IN IT BUT IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOUR ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN THE CAR STALLS AND LOCKS UP. THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL COME ON AND IT'S AN ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF AFTER IT LOCKS UP AND STALLS AND SHUTS OF…

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ODI 11096387 · 136,568 mi

AFTER FILLING MY TANK, EVERYTIME I LEAVE THE GAS STATION THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AND WILL STALL. LUCKILY I'M ABLE TO SOMETIMES GET OVER ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, I AM ONLY ABLE TO PUT IN A FEW CENTS AT A TIME. IT CAN TAKE OVER 20 MINUTES TO SLOWLY FILL UP THE GAS TANK. MAX IT WILL FILL IS A FEW CENTS AT A TIME BEFORE YOU HAVE TO RELEASE THE HANDLE AND THEN PRESS IT EVER SO LIGHTLY TO FILL UP THE NEXT PART. THE ENGINE WILL OFTEN SPUTTER AS IT FEEL…

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ODI 10569218 · 99,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING OVER THE BRIDGE GOING 40 MPH AND I NOTICE THAT THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. THE ETC LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE REPAIR FACILITY AND SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT MY THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE THE PART AND NONE OF THE AUTO PARTS HAVE AN AFTERMARKET. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER OF 18000 AND THEY DON?T KNOW WHEN I CAN GET AS PART OF MY …

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ODI 10783519 · 91,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NON-PROGRAMMED KEY WAS USED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT ACTIVATED THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE KEYS NEEDED TO BE RE-PROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

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ODI 10923847 · 125 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 OF ST…

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ODI 11072116 · 100,444 mi

TAKADA RECALL VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE IN REVERSE WHILE DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF. ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON AND RADIO STILL PLAYING. NEXT DAY, CAR SHUT OFF IN DRIVE WHILE SITTING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. BOTH TIMES PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED. VERY UNSAFE WITH CHILDREN.

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ODI 11526803

Water leaks in through the sunroof and top racks and leaks out the dome lights inside of the car

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ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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ODI 10902973 · 126,000 mi

SUMMARY: WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL STILL IN THE ENGINE DIES THE CAR LOTS OF IOWA CITY IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU'RE GOING AFTER YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR HE USUALLY DOESN'T START BUT NOW IT HAS STARTED NOT LETTING YOU FILL UP WITH GAS AT STOPPING THE FUEL PUMP LIKE YOUR TANK IS FULL AND IT DIDN'T PUT ANY GAS IN IT BUT IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOUR ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN THE CAR STALLS AND LOCKS UP. THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL COME ON AND IT'S AN ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF AFTER IT LOCKS UP AND STALLS AND SHUTS OF…

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ODI 10914545

MY MOTHER OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. I WAS DRIVING HER CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. APPARENTLY, THE CAR WANTED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED. DUE TO AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS ABLE TO REDUCED THE SPEED SAFELY. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE LANES TO THE RIGHT, THE SIGNAL SPARK AND/OR CAUSED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO GO ON. THE A/C CANNOT BE ON WHILE DRIVING EITHER. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT IS CAUSING ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS TO HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE. I'M AFRAID TO HAVE MY MOTHER CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR. SHE ONLY DRIVES ON LOCAL S…

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ODI 11187414 · 108,400 mi

JUST BOUGHT USED JEEP 2 DAYS AGO, FILLED TANK UP WITH GAS, PULLED OUT ONTO HIGHWAY, STALLED OUT AND JEEP DIED, ALMOST HIT BY ON COMING VEHICLE, THANKFULLY SHE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP AND GIVE ME THE FINGER. SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH HAZARDS ON, CURSING MY LUCK AS I'VE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP FOR 5 HOURS AND HAD TO BE IN WORK IN 20 MIN. PRAYED AND STARTED THE JEEP RIGHT UP AND ON TO WORK. COMING HOME SAME NIGHT DECIDED TO TAKE ON INTERSTATE TO SEE HOW IT WOULD DO AT 65-70 MPH AND HOLY MOLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING LIKE ONE OF THE MASS…

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ODI 10807737

I WAS AT MY MECHANIC GETTING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT SERVICED WHEN HE CALLED ME INTO THE SHOP TO LOOK AT THE RUST ISSUE THAT THE K FRAME HAS. THE RUST HAS ALREADY BEGAN TO MAKE HOLES IN THE STRUCTURE WHICH WERE NOT THERE AT MY LAST CHANGE 3 MONTHS AGO. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON, SO MUCH THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE 2007 PATRIOT WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OPEN RECALLS ON MY PATRIOT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN AT JUST UNDER…

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ODI 11187414 · 108,400 mi

JUST BOUGHT USED JEEP 2 DAYS AGO, FILLED TANK UP WITH GAS, PULLED OUT ONTO HIGHWAY, STALLED OUT AND JEEP DIED, ALMOST HIT BY ON COMING VEHICLE, THANKFULLY SHE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP AND GIVE ME THE FINGER. SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH HAZARDS ON, CURSING MY LUCK AS I'VE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP FOR 5 HOURS AND HAD TO BE IN WORK IN 20 MIN. PRAYED AND STARTED THE JEEP RIGHT UP AND ON TO WORK. COMING HOME SAME NIGHT DECIDED TO TAKE ON INTERSTATE TO SEE HOW IT WOULD DO AT 65-70 MPH AND HOLY MOLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING LIKE ONE OF THE MASS…

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ODI 11266178 · 140,000 mi

I'M ABLE TO PUT MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN GEARS BIT WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE MY VEICHLE WON'T MOVE FORWARD. BEFORE THIS HAPPENS MY THERMOSTAT TRANSMISSION O2 HEAT SENSOR CAME ON AND WAS DIFFICULT TO GAIN SPEED. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT MY JEEP OFF AND LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE STARRING IT BACK AND WAS FINE AFTER THE SENSOR WENT OFF.

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ODI 11266178 · 140,000 mi

I'M ABLE TO PUT MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN GEARS BIT WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE MY VEICHLE WON'T MOVE FORWARD. BEFORE THIS HAPPENS MY THERMOSTAT TRANSMISSION O2 HEAT SENSOR CAME ON AND WAS DIFFICULT TO GAIN SPEED. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT MY JEEP OFF AND LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE STARRING IT BACK AND WAS FINE AFTER THE SENSOR WENT OFF.

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ODI 10807737

I WAS AT MY MECHANIC GETTING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT SERVICED WHEN HE CALLED ME INTO THE SHOP TO LOOK AT THE RUST ISSUE THAT THE K FRAME HAS. THE RUST HAS ALREADY BEGAN TO MAKE HOLES IN THE STRUCTURE WHICH WERE NOT THERE AT MY LAST CHANGE 3 MONTHS AGO. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON, SO MUCH THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE 2007 PATRIOT WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OPEN RECALLS ON MY PATRIOT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN AT JUST UNDER…

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ODI 11282738 · 187,000 mi

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

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ODI 11526803

Water leaks in through the sunroof and top racks and leaks out the dome lights inside of the car

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ODI 10721811 · 92,000 mi

UPON TAKING MY WIFE'S JEEP PATRIOT FOR THE YEARLY INSPECTION IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A RUSTED OUT AND ROTTED CROSSMEMBER AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN ANY LONGER. I WAS GIVEN A 10 DAY PERIOD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED BOTH RON LEWIS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE DEPT. IN ADDITION TO CHRYSLER. RON LEWIS CHECKED THE VIN NUMBER AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OUTSTANDING BULLETINS FOR THIS REPAIR. IN ADDITION, CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE REPAIR. …

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ODI 11013414 · 108,000 mi

AFTER REFILLING THE GAS TANK THE CAR WILL JERK SUDDENLY AND OR STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WILL STOP AFTER THE CAR DRIVES FOR A MILE OR SO. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR HALTED (AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR BEFORE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC). IN PARTICULAR I HAVE BEEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND HAD THE CAR NOT MOVE FORWARD OR SLOWLY ROLL FORWARD. I HAVE ALSO BEEN AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, AND WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THE CAR STALLS/JERKS. AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVEN AROUND FOR A SHORT PE…

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ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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ODI 11230094

MY COMPLAINT IS THAT A WEEK LATER AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE WENT TO A MECHANIC TO READ US THE SIGNS AND HAS SO MANY ISSUES WRONG WITH IT AND THE MILES ARE LOW ON THE VEHICLE BUT REALLY HIGH ON HISTORY. WATER COMES INSIDE MY VEHICLE MAKING IT FLOOD. ALSO WHEN WE DRIVE WE TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE SPEED STAYS AT 20MPH AND MAKES TICKING NOISE. THIS IS NOT SAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M WITH MY KIDS. I TRY SWITCHING LANES AND IT TAKES TIME TO SWITCH LANES OR MAKE TURN BECAUSE OF HOW SLOW THE ACCELERATION IS.

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ODI 10725098 · 145,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM INDICATOR LIGHT CAME HOME CAUSING THE SPEED TO IMMEDIATELY DROP DOWN TO 20MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. I WAITED AND THE CAR STARTED BACK UP FINE. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT MY CAR OFF. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN INTO A PARKIN SPOT. AFTER TRYING TO CRANK THE CAR, IT FINALLY STARTED AND THE LIGHT DIDNT COME ON. THE NEXT DAY, HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND NEW SPARK…

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ODI 10902973 · 126,000 mi

SUMMARY: WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL STILL IN THE ENGINE DIES THE CAR LOTS OF IOWA CITY IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU'RE GOING AFTER YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR HE USUALLY DOESN'T START BUT NOW IT HAS STARTED NOT LETTING YOU FILL UP WITH GAS AT STOPPING THE FUEL PUMP LIKE YOUR TANK IS FULL AND IT DIDN'T PUT ANY GAS IN IT BUT IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOUR ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN THE CAR STALLS AND LOCKS UP. THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL COME ON AND IT'S AN ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF AFTER IT LOCKS UP AND STALLS AND SHUTS OF…

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ODI 11230094

MY COMPLAINT IS THAT A WEEK LATER AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE WENT TO A MECHANIC TO READ US THE SIGNS AND HAS SO MANY ISSUES WRONG WITH IT AND THE MILES ARE LOW ON THE VEHICLE BUT REALLY HIGH ON HISTORY. WATER COMES INSIDE MY VEHICLE MAKING IT FLOOD. ALSO WHEN WE DRIVE WE TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE SPEED STAYS AT 20MPH AND MAKES TICKING NOISE. THIS IS NOT SAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M WITH MY KIDS. I TRY SWITCHING LANES AND IT TAKES TIME TO SWITCH LANES OR MAKE TURN BECAUSE OF HOW SLOW THE ACCELERATION IS.

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ODI 10608710 · 30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING AND NEEDED TO RESUME TO NORMAL TEMPERATURE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE …

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ODI 10654733 · 47,600 mi

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN FLORIDA AND GOT ON THE HIGHWAY TO GO HEAD HOME TO MISSISSIPPI THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE AND EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. I PICKED UP SPEED IN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED IT STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE SO I SLOWED DOWN. I PICKED UP SPEED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING THE NOISE AND SLOWING DOWN ONCE AGAIN. I TRIED TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN AND THE CAR BEEN TO SLOW ALL THE WAY DOWN ONLY GOING ABOUT 40 TO 50 MPH. THEN I NOTICED A LIGHT COME ON. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 40…

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ODI 11112074 · 105,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS USED JEEP PATRIOT ON MAY 24, 2017. I BECAME AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON FIRST ATTEMPT LEAVE ON VACATION. I HAD BEEN DRIVING NONSTOP 45 MILES ON INCLINED ROADWAYS WHEN THE LIGHT FOR "TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING". HAD TO IMMEDIATELY TURN AROUND TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SOLUTION WAS CHANGE FLUID CHARGE OF $437.00 WHILE ON VACATION THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WENT BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID A FILTER WAS BENT AND REPLACED IN AUGUST 2017. SINCE THEN ANYTIME DRIVE ON VERY STEEP AND INCLINED HIGHWAYS NONSTOP THE TRANSMISSION…

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ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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ODI 10902973 · 126,000 mi

SUMMARY: WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL STILL IN THE ENGINE DIES THE CAR LOTS OF IOWA CITY IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU'RE GOING AFTER YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR HE USUALLY DOESN'T START BUT NOW IT HAS STARTED NOT LETTING YOU FILL UP WITH GAS AT STOPPING THE FUEL PUMP LIKE YOUR TANK IS FULL AND IT DIDN'T PUT ANY GAS IN IT BUT IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOUR ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN THE CAR STALLS AND LOCKS UP. THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL COME ON AND IT'S AN ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF AFTER IT LOCKS UP AND STALLS AND SHUTS OF…

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ODI 10914545

MY MOTHER OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. I WAS DRIVING HER CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. APPARENTLY, THE CAR WANTED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED. DUE TO AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS ABLE TO REDUCED THE SPEED SAFELY. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE LANES TO THE RIGHT, THE SIGNAL SPARK AND/OR CAUSED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO GO ON. THE A/C CANNOT BE ON WHILE DRIVING EITHER. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT IS CAUSING ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS TO HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE. I'M AFRAID TO HAVE MY MOTHER CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR. SHE ONLY DRIVES ON LOCAL S…

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ODI 10721811 · 92,000 mi

UPON TAKING MY WIFE'S JEEP PATRIOT FOR THE YEARLY INSPECTION IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A RUSTED OUT AND ROTTED CROSSMEMBER AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN ANY LONGER. I WAS GIVEN A 10 DAY PERIOD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED BOTH RON LEWIS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE DEPT. IN ADDITION TO CHRYSLER. RON LEWIS CHECKED THE VIN NUMBER AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OUTSTANDING BULLETINS FOR THIS REPAIR. IN ADDITION, CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE REPAIR. …

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ODI 11013414 · 108,000 mi

AFTER REFILLING THE GAS TANK THE CAR WILL JERK SUDDENLY AND OR STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WILL STOP AFTER THE CAR DRIVES FOR A MILE OR SO. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR HALTED (AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR BEFORE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC). IN PARTICULAR I HAVE BEEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND HAD THE CAR NOT MOVE FORWARD OR SLOWLY ROLL FORWARD. I HAVE ALSO BEEN AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, AND WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THE CAR STALLS/JERKS. AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVEN AROUND FOR A SHORT PE…

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Recurring narrative patterns

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7 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

48 mentions · 25.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 101,000 mi (41 usable records).

ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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ODI 10593878 · 28,000 mi

ANY TIME I TAKE A LONG TRIP (1HR +) OR I'M IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MY TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON ACCOMPANIED WITH A WHINING NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER. I LIVE IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SO TEMPS IN THE SUMMER ARE EXTREMELY HIGH. MY WIFE WAS HEADING TO FLAGSTAFF ONE DAY IN MID AUGUST SHE LOST POWER TO OUR PATRIOT AND COULDN'T GO OVER 40MPH. SHE WAS STUCK IN 115 DEGREE HEAT FOR OVER ONE HOUR WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN. SHE HAD TO REPEAT THIS THREE DIFFERENT TIME UNTIL SHE MADE IT TO HER DESTINATION. I ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED WHEN I LOST POWER IN THE CIT…

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ODI 10597264 · 65,000 mi

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH. CAR STALLS AND LIGHTS COME ON AND CAN'T GO NOT THAN 25 MPH THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES THANK GOD NOBODY DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AND I WAS IN RIGHT LANE WITH LANE TO PULL OVER OR COULD HAVE HAD A DEADLY ACCIDENT. JEEP SEEMS NOT TO CARE UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. *TR

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

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

9 mentions · 4.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 70,829 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10608710 · 30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING AND NEEDED TO RESUME TO NORMAL TEMPERATURE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE …

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ODI 10616255 · 5,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED 20 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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ODI 10637000 · 63,580 mi

I OWN A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE MILEAGE IS 63592 MILES. RECENTLY THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING AND CHIMING AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THAT DONE AT A COST OF $614. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR A SAFETY DEVICE LIKE ITS AIRBAGS TO HAVE A PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CLOCK SPRING. *TR

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

Steering assistance concerns

8 mentions · 4.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 113,500 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 11101403 · 85,000 mi

ANYTIME I FILL MY GAS TANK COMPLETELY, THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING, WITHIN LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE GAS STATION. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR, WAIT 10-20 SECONDS, THEN RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING.

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ODI 11270001 · 115,000 mi

MY JEEP 2008 PATRIOT STALLS WHEN I AM DRIVING, RIGHT AFTER I FILL THE FUEL TANK. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AT FIRST AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES! I TOOK IT TO A COUPLE OF GARAGES WHO COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER DOESN'T SHOW ANY RELATED CODES. NOW I HAVE TO STOP FILLING MY TANK TO THE TOP OR ELSE IT WILL STALL 5 OR 6 TIMES FOR THE FIRST 10 MILES OR SO. IT'S A HARD, SUDDEN STALL, AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING, BREAKS AND CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS! I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE ARTICLES WITH MANY…

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ODI 11271438 · 160,570 mi

AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK THIS MORNING, MY CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION IMMEDIATELY AFTER I LEFT GAS STATION. I WAS YIELDING TO TURN LEFT TO ENTER THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF I-69. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR QUITE AWHILE NOW AND MY MECHANIC HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN ISSUE SINCE IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK. I DECIDED THIS MORNING TO LOOK FOR OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND A FORUM THAT DATES BACK TO OVER 3 YEARS AGO WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THEIR FINDINGS HAV…

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

Hard or delayed shifting

7 mentions · 3.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 104,000 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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ODI 10672864 · 77,100 mi

A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP THE JEEP STALLED AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID TO PUT DRY GAS IN THE TANK. I DID AND THE JEEP WOULD JERK A FEW TIMES AFTER REFUELING. ON 1/14/15 THE JEEP STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET MINUTES AFTER MY 17 YEAR OLD FILLED THE TANK. THANK GOD SHE DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE THE JEEP STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I TOOK THE JEEP TO MY MECHANIC BUT HE COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE ISSUE. I KNOW THERE ARE JEEP O…

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ODI 10785527

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

4 mentions · 2.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 94,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10644014 · 65,000 mi

1. MY DAUGHTER TOOK HER CAR IN BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING. HE FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND SHE LIMPED IT HOME. JULY 22ND 2. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE WEEK LATER AND HER CAR LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY, I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. AUGUST 2ND. HE KEPT IT FOR A WEEK TESTING FOR ISSUES. 3. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND WHEN I TRIED TO GO HOME IT WOULD NOT START. I TOWED IT TO A JEEP DEALER WHO FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $390.00 TO FIX IT. AUGUST 15. *T…

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ODI 10693688

BEFORE THE SNOW AND COLD HAD COME TO NORTHWEST PA I DECIDED TO GET A NEW VEHICLE. I NOW OWN A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. 2 WEEKS AGO IN THE NEGATIVE WEATHER MY CAR HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING AND EVEN STALLED WHILE AT A RED LIGHT. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. THIS MORNING IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY I HAD MY CAR JUMPED. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS WORKED BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER OR START. WE EVEN TRIED TO HIT THE STARTER TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. STILL WOULD NOT START. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON THE DASH. *TR

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ODI 10874801 · 94,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A GAS STATION AND WAS FILLED UP WITH GAS. THE FUEL WAS NOT "TOPPED OFF" AND FUELING WAS STOPPED WHEN THE FUEL NOZZLE SHUT OFF. UPON LEAVING THE GAS STATION AND DRIVING LESS THAN 1/4 MILE, THE ENGINE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AFTER THIS.

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Brake response concerns

3 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

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

ODI 10877173 · 108,000 mi

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IN A 45 MPH ZONE WHEN, TWICE TODAY, THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT SANK TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THEM TO REGAIN PRESSURE AFTER LETTING OFF THE PEDAL; BRAKES WORKED ON SECOND ATTEMPT. LATER DOWN THE ROAD THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO BUILD PRESSURE, IT WAS UNNECESSARY ... THE BRAKES WORKED ON SECOND ATTEMPT. MY VEHICLE DID NOT DISPLAY ANY WARNING INDICATORS AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE; NEITHER THE BR…

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ODI 11338942 · 116,000 mi

I HAVE HAD THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED PARTS AS TO WHY MY ABS LIGHT IS ON AND ALL THAT'S LEFT IS THE ABS MODULE. I KNOW OTHER PATRIOT OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND IT AFFECTS THE DRIVING ON MY VEHICLE. SEEMS LIKE MY BRAKES AREN'T WORKING QUITE RIGHT WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL.

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ODI 11383933 · 51,000 mi

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

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

1 mentions · 0.5% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 11288461

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

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b