2009 Jeep Patriot complaints

THE SUBFRAME ON THIS VEHICLE IS RUSTED THROUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON SEVERAL CHRYSLER PRODUCT'S DEALERSHIP SAID IT NEEDS REPLACED BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER ANY PORTION OF THE COST THIS IS A OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF MY MECHANIC SAID WHEN THIS BREAKS APART I WILL LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING READING ON SEVERAL FORUMS THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES A SEVEN YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE MAJOR STRUCTURAL ISSUES CONTACTING CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSIST WAS NO HELP THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE COST EVEN AFTER A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS ROTTED OUT AND NEEDS REPLACED BEFORE IT BREAKS AND CAUSE'S AN ACCIDENT I HAD READ THAT THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 07 MODEL YEARS BECAUSE OF THIS MAJOR DEFECT NOW THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND INCLUDE THE LATER MODEL YEARS I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE LOOKING AT A CHRYSLER PRODUCT TO DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING

PART INVOLVED IS THE CROSSMEMBER (K-FRAME) P/N 68211659AA. A/C CONDENSATE DRAIN IS DIRECTLY OVER THE K-FRAME (ENGINE CRADLE). THE K-FRAME IS PERPETUALLY WET AND THEREFORE CORRODES. IT IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT CREATES A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. IF THE K-FRAME FAILS AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN TRAFFIC THEN THERE IS LIKELIHOOD OF DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY. JEEP ADMITS TO A PROBLEM WITH THE K-FRAME IN THE 2007 MODEL YEAR AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER THIS DEFECT. TODAY I CALLED JEEP AND THEY REFUSED TO EVEN INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THEY ASKED FOR MY VIN AND TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO INTEREST AT ALL IN EVEN RECEIVING PHOTOS OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. MY LOCAL DEALER HAD THREE OF THESE $634 PARTS IN INVENTORY... THEY MUST GO THROUGH A LOT OF THEM. THE ONLY CONCLUSION I CAN MAKE IS THAT JEEP SEES THIS DEFECT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CASH IN -- TO HECK WITH THE LIVES IT ENDANGERS. I OFFERED TO BRING THE JEEP PATRIOT DIRECTLY TO THEIR ENGINEERING CENTER IN AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN SO THAT THEIR ENGINEERS COULD SEE FOR THEMSELVES. THE ANSWER: NOT INTERESTED.

LITTLE BY LITTLE THE ELECTRICAL TO MY CAR HAS BEEN GOING. IM THE FIRST OWNER AND FIRST THE FRONT POWER WINDOWS, THEN THE HORN AND THEN THE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THEN MY CAR STARTED STALLING OUT OF NO WHERE WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE. THEY SAY ITS THE PCM BUT I NEVER ABUSED AND ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF MY CAR.

THE ENGINE FREQUENTLY STALLS AFTER REFUELING, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. THIS STARTS AFTER THE ISSUE WITH RE-FUELING THAT LED TO FUEL NOZZLE KICKING OFF AT NORMAL RE-FUELING SPEED FOR 4 FILL-UPS, WHICH DOESN'T RECUR ANY MORE.

BOUGHT CAR IN NOV WITH CLEAN CARFAX - 5MONTHS LATER IT SEEMED TO HAVE A FUEL INJECTION PROBLEM. ON WAY TO THE DEALER, CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT SPEED DROPPED TO 30-35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY (ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON) HAD TO DRIVE IN BREAKDOWN LANE WITH HAZARD LIGHTS FLASHING, AND ON EXIT RAMP SHOULDER . TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO THE DRIVING LANE ON RAMP- SPEED DROPPED TO 5-10MPH. - NO ACCELERATION.. CAR WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE JUST BEHIND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL - THE CAR WAS TOTALED...CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN. NOTE: CORRECTION BY CONSUMER - THE SPEED DID NOT DROP... THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH .... BELIEVES IT WAS ALSO A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. *RMM

IN APRIL 2016 THIS 2009 JEEP PATROIT FAILED THE ANNUAL NEW YORK STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO A SEVERELY RUSTED, UNSAFE FRAME CROSSMEMBER UNDER THE ENGINE. THE OWNER IS AWARE THAT CHRYSLER/JEEP RECOGNIZES THIS SAFETY PROBLEM AND IN JULY 2014 ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (X58) TO COVER REPAIRS TO 2007 JEEP PATROITS AND OTHERS. THIS SUBJECT VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME CORROSION ISSUE BUT IS NOT RECOGNIZED BY JEEP AS BEING PART OF THE WARRANTED POPULATION. THE JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES FAIL TO PROVIDE A CREDITABLE EXPLANATION FOR WHY A WARRANTY CANNOT BE EXTENDED TO ANY VEHICLE THAT MANIFESTS THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED. THIS OWNER ARGUES THAT JEEP SHOULD PROVIDE FOR THIS REPAIR FROM STANDPOINTS OF ETHICS, CREDITABLY, SAFETY, PRECEDENT, AND PROMOTION OF FUTURE CUSTOMER LOYALTY. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH JEEP CUSTOMER AGENTS (1-877-426-5337) AND IS ASSIGNED CASE #29134626. CONFORMATION OF THE CITED DEFECT CAN BE VERIFIED BY THE SERVICING DEALER: DUROCHER CHRYSLER SALES, PLATTSBURG, NY, 1-888-635-4599.

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.

TAKATA RECALL: USE SUV PURCHASE IN 2014 FROM KORNER FORD. AIR BAG LIGHT IS COMING ON EVERY 30 SECONDS FOR KNOW REASON. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER ALL WARRENTIES AS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NOT WEAR AND TEAR. STATIONARY IN PUBLIC PARKING LOT AS I STARTED THE IGNITION. HAS BEEN ON FOR 1 WEEK AS OF TO-DATE 03/31/2016. VERBALLY TOLD THAT I HAD BUMPER TO BUMPER COVERAGE. PERSON IS NO LONGER THERE AND MY COVERAGE IS LIMITED.

I PURCHASED A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT IN 2012. MY SUNROOF AND DOME LIGHTS HAVE BEEN LEAKING/POURING WATER INTO MY CAR, DESPITE PAYING TO HAVE THE JEEP DEALERS "BLOW OUT" THE NOW "TOO CORRODED TUBES" MORE THAN 4-5 TIMES IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. I'M TIRED OF DEALING WITH THE SUBSEQUENT MOLD AND DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEAKS; NOT TO MENTION THE AWFUL SMELL AND UNSIGHTLY STAINS. I ALMOST VEERED OFF THE ROAD WHEN THE STREAM STARTED POURING OUT OF MY DOME-LIGHT AND NEARLY ZAPPED MY HAND WHEN TRYING TO WIPE OFF/BLOCK THE RADIO, IN THE MIDST OF THE LEAK RIGHT BEFORE THE RADIO SHORTED OUT, WHILE DRIVING/TURNING DOWN A CITY STREET. WHEN I BRAKED TO PULL OVER, EVEN MORE WATER CAME POURING THROUGH MY LIGHT AND ONTO THE SHIFTING AREA, AIR VENTS, AND IGNITION. I QUICKLY JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND GRABBED CLOTHING AND TOWELS FROM MY TRUNK (WHICH I LUCKILY HAPPENED TO HAVE THAT DAY) AND BEGAN PRESSING THE MATERIALS TO THE DOME-LIGHTS. WHILE DOING SO, I FELT TAPPING ON MY SHOULDER AND LOOKED UP TO SEE THAT MY ENTIRE ROOF SURROUNDING THE SUNROOF WAS SOAKED AND DRIPPING ONTO ME AND MY SEATS. ALSO, THE BACK DOME-LIGHT WAS LEAKING ONTO MY BACK SEATS.... THIS WAS ALL ON THE WAY TO WORK, DURING THE BUSY TRAFFIC HOURS OF THE MORNING, AND THE LEAKS DID NOT CEASE DURING MY 40 MINUTE, HIGHWAY DRIVE TO WORK. I HAD TO COVER ALL OF MY SEATS AND ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE FRONT CONSOLE AND DASHBOARD, WITH TRASH BAGS AND CLOTHES TO PROTECT THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR WHILE IN MY OFFICE BUILDING. THE

FRONT SUBFRAME IS CRACKED AND COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THIS LEADING TO MOVEMENT IN THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WHILE STEALING AND BREAKING. THE RUST IS REALLY BAD FOR A 2009 CAR AND COULD LEAD TO A FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME AND SUB-FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I TOOK MY CAR FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, WHEN I WAS ADVISED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS EXTREMELY ROTTED AND A COMPLETE HAZARD TO DRIVE. MY CAR HAS 100,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WHEN I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I FIND THAT COMPLETELY TROUBLING BECAUSE I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE TO THE UTMOST CARE. NOW I HAVE TO WORRY IF THE SUBFRAME IS GOING TO GIVE OUT WHILE I HAVE MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS COMPLETELY INSANE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND DETERIORATED, WHICH CAUSED THE SUBFRAME TO CLASH AND BANG WHEN ACCELERATING PAST 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

WHILE PERFORMING OTHER WORK ON MY 2009 PATRIOT THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE "K" FRAME CROSSMEMBER RUSTED OUT. THIS CROSSMEMBER HOLDS MUCH OF THE VEHICLES SUSPENSION. THIS IS A DANGER SINCE THIS COULD EVENTUALLY CORRODE ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY FAIL OR BUCKLE WHILE DRIVING. THERE CERTAINLY SHOULD NOT BE THIS LEVEL OF CORROSION IN A 2009 MODEL CAR FRAME. THIS IS A GARAGE KEPT CAR FROM MICHIGAN

SUNROOF HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM MAP LIGHT SINCE PURCHASED IN 2009. DEALER CLEANED SUNROOF DRAINLINE ONCE BUT CLAIMED IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM RECENT LEAKS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE, DRAINS INTO DASHBOARD. CAR RADIO STOPPED WORKING DUE TO WATER DAMAGE CALLED DEALER AND EXPAINED PROBLEM. DEALER SAID IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SUNROOF DRAINS INTO DASHBOARD WHEN TURNING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

VEHICLE SUSPENSION CRADLE IS BADLY CORRODED AND HAS LARGE HOLES AND IS MISSING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MATERIAL. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY AN ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISES THE VEHICLE CRADLE IS CLOSE TO TOTAL FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. A PHOTO OF THE CORRODED CRADLE IS ATTACHED. VEHICLE HAS 91,000 ACTUAL MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED WHEN THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BALL JOINTS CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME DAMAGED AND WORN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

WHEN DRIVING MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT AT APPROX. 25 MPH, I HEARD A 'POP' SOUND FROM NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. I VISUALLY INSPECTED AND IT APPEARED PART OF MY FRAME HAD CRACKED. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME/CROSSMEMBER/KFRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH, ENTIRELY, AS WELL AS THE CONTROL ARMS. I TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALER, AND THEY CONFIRMED. AFTER CONTACTING CHYRSLER AND SUBMITTING A CASE, THE DEALER SEND DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE AFFECTED PARTS TO CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE IT WAS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT CORROSION FROM ROAD SALT. BOTH THE MECHANIC AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THE JEEP WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A RECALL OF MORE THAN 130,000 2006 AND 2007 JEEP LIBERTY'S FOR THIS SAME ISSUE (UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION DUE TO SALT). HOW CAN A COMPANY REASONABLY THINK IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES TO RUST THROUGH AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BODY/STRUCTURE? I HAVE A FAMILY, AND HAD THIS PIECE SNAPPED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, I COULD HAVE KILLED THEM AND OTHERS. I HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED, BUT WILL BE PURSUING FURTHER ACTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION TO THE K-FRAME CROSS MEMBER TO WHICH THE CONTROL ARM WAS BOLTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TOOK VEHICLE IN TO TIRE SHOP TO REPLACE TIRES. DURING INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LOWER RIGHT CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN. WHILE THAT MAY BE COMMON FOR A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, THAT SHOULD NOT BE COMMON FOR A 39K MI VEHICLE THAT HAS SPENT THE MAJORITY OF ITS LIFE SITTING IN A DRIVEWAY OR GARAGE. MECHANICS AT SHOP STATED THAT IF IT WAS NOT REPLACED, VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN OVER 40 MPH DUE TO AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF WHEEL SEPARATION AND DAMAGE TO VEHICLE/PERSONS IN VEHICLE. REPLACED RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND ALL FOUR TIRES, AS WELL AS RIGHT BALL JOINT WHERE CONTROL ARM CONNECTS AS RECOMMENDED BY SHOP. SAME ISSUES ARE RECURRING AGAIN 13K MILES LATER. ISSUES INCLUDE: LOOSE STEERING, POOR STEERING CONTROL OVER 55 MPH, ADDITIONAL WEAR ON FRONT TIRES AND BRAKES.

MY ABS, ESP BAS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WENT ON ON MY DASH SHOWING THAT MY VEHICLES SAFETY FEATURES ARE DISABLED. I HAD JUST HAD THE SENSOR MODULE THAT CONTROLS THESE LIGHTS REPLACED BACK IN DECEMBER 2015 AT AN EXPENSE OF $1266. NOW 7 MONTHS LATER AND 6000 MILES LATER THE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY AND CLAIM I WILL HAVE TO PAY AGAIN TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE. WHO KNOW HOW LONG THIS REPAIR WOULD LAST AS THE JEEP PARTS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND THEIR ARE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ON-LINE ABOUT THEM. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF JEEP OWNERS DRIVING AROUND WITH THEIR SAFETY CONTROLS DISABLED BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT AFFORD THESE COSTLY REPAIRS...OR CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THEM MORE THEN ONCE! JEEP SHOULD HAVE TO HONOR THESE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PARTS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED INDOORS FOR MANY YEARS. NOW I PARK IT OUTSIDE. IT LEAKS HEAVILY AFTER A RAIN THROUGH THE DOME LIGHT FIXTURE AND THE HEAD LINER, THIS INTERNAL LEAK CAN SHORT OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS A SUNROOF.

JEEP DEALER INDICATES THAT CONTROL ARMS NEED REPLACING DUE TO WORN BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 40000 MILES. THIS IS PREMATURE WEAR. ALL FOUR TIRES, PERHAPS RELATEDLY, ALSO WORE PREMATURELY. (IN FACT, THE BALL JOINT ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT.) IF THE BALL JOINTS SEPARATE, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD LIKELY BE LOST.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS ALSO CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,636.

EARLY WEAR ON CONTROL ARM JOINTS....CAUSED MAJOR TIRE DAMAGE AND WOULD HAVE SOON BEEN A MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE...OVER 1000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. JEEP SAYS NO RECALL IS IN EFFECT, WHICH IS BS,

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE BEING SERVICED FOR THE BRAKES AND ROTORS, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CRADLE, BOLT JOINTS, AND TIE RODS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER WAS CORRODED AND DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IT MAY FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. UPDATED 7/1/15*CN UPDATED 8/12/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

HAD A VERY NOTICEABLE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING CAR. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO STICK HIS FINGERS THROUGH THE "K" FRAME AND NOTICED 3 GIANT HOLES IN THE FRAME FROM CORRODED METAL. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT ON 5-19-14 THAT THE 2007 JEEP PATRIOT WAS RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME THING (23-012-14) DUE TO CORROSION OF THE K FRAME WHICH ENDED UP EXTENDING THE WARRANTY INDEFINITE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND EXPLAINED MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE SITUATION AND ASKED THAT SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT SITUATION FOR THE 07 IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE MY YEAR WAS NOT RECALLED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE. DUE TO THIS I WILL HAVE TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE ON SHORT NOTICE DUE TO THE SAFETY OF DRIVING MY FAMILY IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE I BOUGHT BRAND NEW 6 YEARS AGO. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOMETHING THEY DOCUMENTED AS A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGHT IT "ONLY AFFECTED" VEHICLES 2 YEARS PRIOR TO MINE INSTEAD OF JUST IGNORING THE CUSTOMER'S CONCERNS AND WORRIES. DUE TO THIS I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE FOR THE WAY THE TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

WATER LEAKED FROM MAP LIGHTS. LEAKED ONTO RADIO, CENTER CONSOLE. ONLY WAY TO STOP LEAK WAS TO SEAL SUNROOF. NOW WATER IS LEAKING FROM REAR SOME LIGHTS. I GORILLA GLUED THE JOINTS AND HINGES ON THE TAILGATES AND PLASTIC ROOF MOUNT. WAS UNSUCCESSFUL TO STOP LEAK. WATER CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO INTERIOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT AT FIRST MY JEEP STARTING TO REV UP AND DOWN THEN THE JEEP WOULD JERK HARD THEN SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD GO FROM THE SPEED I WAS GOING TO ZERO TO MAX IT WOULD DO THAT A FEW TIMES THEN IT WOULD NOT REGISTER AT ALL AFTER THAT MY ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON MY ESC LIGHT AS WELL THEN MY FRONT BRAKE WOULD START TO GRAB AND LOCK THE FRONT END DOWN, I WORK AT A DEALER SHIP SO I UNPLUGGED THE ABS MODULE AND IT DROVE FINE NO PROBLEM EXPECT I HAVE NO SPEED ODOMETER WHEN I GOT TO WORK I PULLED THE CODES AND IT TOLD ME IT WAS THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SO I ORDERED ONE AND REPLACED THE PART AND HOOKED MY ABS MODULE BACK UP TEST DROVE AND CHECKED CODES ALL WAS FINE LATER THAT AFTER NOON DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I JUST PICK UP THE KIDS FROM DAYCARE IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN THIS TIME WHEN MY BRAKES LOCKED UP IT CAME TO A DEAD STOP I WAS GOING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS ABLE FIGHT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UNPLUG THE ABS MODULE AGAIN AND DROVE FINE WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY PULLED CODES ONCE MORE TOLD ME IT WAS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR THIS TIME I ORDER AN NEW AND REPLACED IT, STILL DOING THE SAME THING IT KEEPS JUMPING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN CODES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE ABS MODULE AND THOSE CAN GET EXPENSIVE. I WOULD RATHER TRADE IT FOR A KIA BEFORE I PAY THAT MONEY. THIS ISSUES COULD HAVE KILLED OR SEVERELY HURT ME AND MY FAMILY MY KIDS WHERE IN THE CAR BOTH TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,100.

THIS VEHICLE IS TOTAL JUNK. I JUST REPLACED THE UNDER CARRIAGE THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE UP BECAUSE IT RUSTED OUT. THIS SHOULD NOT RUST OUT FOR THE LIFETIME OF A VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THE ALTERNATOR, THE STARTER AND THE BALL JOINTS TWICE. THE SECOND TIME I REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS WAS DUE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE RUSTING OUT. THIS VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND DOES NOT HAVE 100,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS CAR TO DEAF EARS EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT HE HAS REPLACED SEVERAL ALTERNATORS AND UNDER CARRIAGES ON THIS VEHICLE, CHRYSLER JEEP DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A DEFECT. THE UNDER CARRIAGE IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF IT BREAKS THE DRIVER WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THE JEEP PATRIOT IS MANUFACTURED WITH INFERIOR PARTS AND CHRYSLER JEEP SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR THE UNDER CARRIAGE. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE. I HAVE PUT OVER $4000.00 IN MAJOR REPAIRS INTO THIS CAR.

NUMEROUS LEAKS IN CAR AFTER RAINS - EVEN SMALL RAINS. WATER COMES IN THOUGH MAP LIGHTS AND DRAINS DOWN FRONT CONSOLE. HAVE READ THAT JEEP KNOWS ABOUT AND WILL NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. WILL TRY TO CREAL DRAIN TUBES OURSELVES AND SEE IF THIS FIXES PROBLEM. CAUSES PROBLEMS TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR ALARM WILL START GOING OFF. *TR

MY JEEP CAME WITH A LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE JEEP IN APRIL 2009. I WAS VERBALLY TOLD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED BEFORE 50,000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP INTO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO HAVE MINOR THINGS REPAIRED AND FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE. AT THOSE TIMES I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION SO I COULD COMPLY WITH THE WARRANTY. I TOOK MY JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON 11/12/14 TO GET A MINOR PROBLEM FIXED AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I DID NOT BRING MY JEEP INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PURCHASE (APRIL 2009 - APRIL 2014) TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION INSPECTED, THAT I FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF MY WARRANTY. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT I WAS REQUIRED TO BRING MY JEEP INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2014 FOR THE INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD HAVE IT INSPECTED ANYTIME BEFORE 50,000 MILES, WHICH I DID MULTIPLE TIMES. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE SENT ME A NOTICE BY MAIL. I NEVER GOT SUCH A NOTICE. CHRYSLER FAILED TO PROPERLY NOTIFY ME AHEAD OF TIME TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION INSPECTED BEFORE APRIL 2014. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ALL MY FAULT FOR NOT THOROUGHLY READING MY OWNERS MANUAL. THEY DENIED HAVING ANY RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS ABOUT SUCH THINGS. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CUSTOMER TO READ

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON SEPT 27, 2014. ON OCT, 17, 2014 AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. MY TRANSMISSION BECAME OVERHEATED AND SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TODAY 11/1/2014 AFTER DRIVING 60 MIN. ONE WAY 1 X. ON THE WAY BACK MY JEEP STOPPED 3X IN 60 MIN. *TR

WHILE PULLING OUT AND DRIVING DOWN A PARKING RAMP THE ENGINE CODE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO RUN AND I PROCEEDED HOME. WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY FROM AN ONRAMP I NOTED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE ENGINE RPM WOULD MAX AT 5000 RPM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED. LATER CODE RETRIEVAL NOTED A OBD II CODE OF P0017. BY THE TIME I MADE THE APPOINTMENT FOR INSPECTION THE CODE RESET AND TURNED OFF. THIS SAME CODE AS RECURRED AND RESET UP TO 6 TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT TROUBLESHOOT THE INCIDENT WITH THE CODE NOT BEING PRESENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE MULTIPLE TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

I PURCHASED A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT IN JULY OF 2013 WITH 27,000 MILES. FROM THE VERY FIRST HARD RAIN FALL THE SUNROOF LEAKED. FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT RAINFALL, I THOUGHT I HAD NOT PROPERLY CLOSED THE SUNROOF THE FEW TIMES IT LEAKED. HOWEVER, SOON AFTERWARDS IT BECAME CLEAR THAT IT WAS LEAKING. THE WATER ENTERS MY INTERIOR ROOF AND TRAILS TO THE LOWEST POINT, MY DOME LIGHTS AND SCREW HOLES, WHERE IT EXITS ONTO MY DASH AND RADIO. MY RADIO HAS BEEN DAMAGED. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE LAST WEEK AND THEY UNSTOPPED THE DRAINAGE TUBES FOR $224.00. IT DID NOT LEAK FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN I WENT OUT THIS MORNING, AFTER A HEAVY RAINFALL LAST NIGHT, AND IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN! I HAVE FOUND AND CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY WHO HAS FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION AND POWER TRAINING CONTROL MODULE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED TEN MINUTES LATER, AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS ON THE VEHICLE WAS THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT FAILED AND WAS PULLED UP OUT OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING...IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES NOW. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART BUT USUALLY NOT AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. AFTER SWIPING IT AND CHECKING CODES IT RESETS AND FUNCTIONS NORMAL AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FOUND...BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING AND I KEEP GETTING CHARGED FOR A TECHNICIANS TIME THAT KEEPS ON FINDING NOTHING. *TR

TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 MORNING THE JEEP STARTED TO MAKE NOISE AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, SO ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013 I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE IN BRIDGEVILLE FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY ADVISED THAT WE HAVE THE SUSPENSION CHECKED AS WELL AS THE SPRING FOR THE STRUTS. THEY HAD ADVISED THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND PASSED THEIR INSPECTION. MAY 23, 2013 ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WATER BEGAN TO FLOW THROUGH MY REAR VIEW MIRROR FROM THE SUNROOF. AT THAT TIME I HADN'T TOUCHED THE SUNROOF SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. PER JEEP FORUMS THIS IS A CONSTANT HASSLE WITH THE CAR. I WAS NOT GIVEN A CHOICE IN WHAT I COULD HAVE FOR A VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO CREDIT ISSUES. I HAD REQUESTED ON 05/24/2013, A REVIEW OF THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE CAR LESS THAN A WEEK AND HAD TO ALREADY TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD ADVISED THE NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS A ?CONTROL ARM CLIP THAT UNLATCHED?; THEY VERBALLY SAID THAT THEY TOOK CARE OF IT. HOWEVER FROM THE POINT ON I STILL COULD HEAR IT. I WOULD CALL [XXX] AND HE WOULD SAY THAT THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE?. I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING IN WRITING FROM THEM. I CHECK JEEP FOR ANY RECALLS, BUT FOUND NOTHING ON MY VIN. SO I DECIDED TO FORGET ABOUT IT UNTIL THIS PAST MAY WHEN MY CAR WAS FIRST INSPECTED BY KENNY ROSS SOUTH. IT PASSED EMISSIONS HOWEVER THEY COULDN'T PASS IT COMPLETELY. I HAD IT RECENTLY SERVICED AND THE ROTORS CONTROL ARMS BALL JOINTS AND STRUTS NEED DONE. IT'S UNRE

MY CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION, LIKE THE GEARS WERE FINDING IT HARD TO LOCK IN PROPERLY. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE SNOWSTORMS, I TOOK IT TO A CHAIN FRANCHISE TO CHECK IT OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT JEEP PUT A MERCEDES TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR, THAT IT'S NOT MEANT FOR THIS MAKE OR MODEL, THAT IT'S A DEFECT BECAUSE THE PUMP WORE OUT AND THAT JEEP WILL NOT PAY TO REPLACE/REPAIR AND THAT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS UNDER 50,000, THAT I HAVE TO PAY CLOSE TO FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR/REPLACE. THE MECHANIC AT THE CHAIN FRANCHISE SAID THAT THIS PART JUST WORE OUT BECAUSE IT WASN'T INTENDED TO BE USED IN THE MECHANICS FOR THIS CAR. *TR

DURING AN OVERNIGHT RAIN, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM THE SUNROOF, EFFECTING THE DOME LIGHT, WHERE WATER WAS DRIPPING FROM. AFTER RESEARCHING GOOGLE THERE IS OVER 100 COMPLAINTS ABOUT WATER LEAKING FROM THE SUN ROOF AND JEEP HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS. *TR

VEHICLE WILL STALL WITH NO/LITTLE WARNING. STALLS GENERALLY OCCUR DURING WET AND/OR HUMID WEATHER CONDITIONS, HOWEVER DOES ALSO OCCUR DURING DRY CONDITIONS. STALLS USUALLY OCCUR DURING IDLING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR (STOPPED AT INTERSECTIONS OR IN TRAFFIC), BUT CAN ALSO OCCUR DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE EARLY 2012 AND IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. CHRYSLER HAS A RELATED RECALL (08V528000, "POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)"), WHICH SEEMS TO EXACTLY DESCRIBE THIS FAILURE, HOWEVER CHRYSLER CLAIMS THAT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR