2008 JEEP PATRIOT Structure Problems

Front and rear crossmembers are rusted through. Replaced front subframe for $1008.00 in 2021. Available for inspection. Could come to a complete stop if it breaks. Confirmed by independent service center. Not inspected yet. Front squeak heard 2021. Rear squeak heard 2022. This is my 2nd jeep patriot & both jeeps front & rear crossmembers are rusted through breaking apart.

THE K FRAME IS ROTTED OUT, THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BUT WHEN I TOOK IT UP I CAN'T FIND ONE.

I MADE A U-TURN IN MY VEHICLE ON A TOWN STREET , AS I COMPLETED THE U-TURN THE VEHICLES REAR SUSPENSION BROKE. THE BROKEN SUSPENSION MADE THE VEHICLE FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP, THE SUSPENSION BEING BROKE MADE THE WHEELS TURN IN TOWARDS THE WHEEL WELLS WHERE IT RUBBED AND EVENTUALLY BLEW MY TIRE. I WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PULL OFF SAFELY. WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT TOO A AUTO SHOP THEY TOLD ME THE SUSPENSION RUSTED IN TWO .IT HAD TO BE MOVED WITH A FLAT BED. I HAD THE VEHICLES FRONT FIXED IN JANUARY OF 2017 . WHICH WAS UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF COMPLAINTS SO THE VEHICLES REAR TOOK AN EXTRA THREE YEARS TO RUST OUT WHICH IS ONLY TWO YEARS OVER THE WARRANTY. I HAVE ENCLOSED A COPY OF BILL FROM WHEN THEN FRONT WAS DONE.

Mileage: 158,781

I HAD TO HAVE THE SUBFRAME AND CROSS MEMBER REPLACED ON MY 2008 PATRIOT IN JANUARY 2017, IT HAS RUSTED AGAIN AND THE SAME PARTS NEED REPLACED, IT WAS REPLACED OE PARTS WHICH I FEEL WERE FAULTY. I WAS MAKING A U-TURN ON A SMALL CITY STREET AND MY REAR CROSS MEMBER BROKE, I THOUGHT I RAN OVER A SOMETHING THEN MY STEERING WHEEL SHIMMED , MY TIRES THAT WERE HELD IN THE CROSS MEMBER WERE NOW TILTED IN TO MY CROSS MEMBER MAKING BLACK SMOKE. MY TIRE RUBBED ON MY WHEEL WELL UNTILL BLEW . I WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT GOING FAST WHEN THIS OCCURED.

Mileage: 158,781

WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE, MECHANIC NOTED THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER WAS RUSTED AND, SHOULD IT BREAK, MY TIRES WOULD FOLD IN AND ENGINE WOULD FALL OUT. JEEP RECALLED THOSE PART ON ITS 2007 PATRIOTS, BUT NOT ON 2008, DESPITE WHAT SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CRUCIAL PART RUSTING PREMATURELY. I CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2017 (THE YEAR WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE) AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS IS A DIRE MATTER OF SAFETY AND IT'S SHAMEFUL THAT JEEP WON'T LIFT A FINGER TO REPLACE THESE PARTS. REPAIR ESTIMATES ARE $1300-1500 FOR A VEHICLE VALUED BY KBB AT LESS THAN $500.

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE REVERSING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

ROTTED SUBFRAME. THIS IS UNSAFE! WE PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD AND THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH AND CRACKED! WHY IS THE YEAR AFTER RECALLED AND NOT THIS YEAR?

RUSTED SUBFRAME

Mileage: 147,000

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED 2008 JEEP PATRIOT AND WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS MANUFACTURE DEFECT OF THE AC DRAIN RUNS ON OR THROUGH THE SUBFRAME WHICH ACCELERATES THE RUSTING PROCESS. THERE WAS A 10 YEAR 150,000 MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART WHICH HAS EXPIRED BUT WE WERE UNAWARE OF THIS AS IT WAS BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE JEEP. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THAT WAS ONLY THIS PAST FEBRUARY (FOR THE 10 YEARS) BUT WE STILL ONLY HAVE 122,000 MILES ON THE JEEP. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY, WE WERE GIVE A QUOTE OF $942.76 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TOLD US WE COULD CALL JEEP CARES AT 1-800-992-1997 AND THEY ALSO SAID THEY CAN'T HELP US. WE ARE WAITING FOR A SUPERVISOR TO CALL US BACK FROM JEEP CARES BUT THAT HASN'T HAPPEN EITHER. CLEARLY IN READING THE FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. WE BOUGHT THIS JEEP FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD SON AND SAFETY IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR US. WE WANT JEEP TO WORK WITH US IS COVERING THE COST OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP....

Mileage: 122,000

I WENT TO GET MY TIRE ALIGNMENT AND I WAS TOLD THE SUB FRAME IS SEVERELY RUSTED. COMMON UNSAFE ISSUE WITH JEEP. RECALLS ON 2007 BUT NOTHING ON THE 2008. COST WILL BE ABOUT $900+.

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 TIRES COULD NOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT EXTENSIVE PARTS REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN FROM ONE GARAGE TO ANOTHER, IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN ON SEVERAL DIRT ROADS ROUGHLY TWO YEARS AGO, BUT MAJORITY OF DRIVING WAS ON HIGHWAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2016. SPECIFIC OCCURRENCE AND ONSET OF CORROSION TO SUBFRAME NOT KNOWN.

I START HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AIRBAG IN MY JEEP LAST YEAR. I TOOK MY JEEP INTO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER LAST YEAR. THE DEAL STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG. THE DEAL THAT I'M HAVING IS THAT SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND I SEE THAT THEIR IS A RECALL ON THIS NAME BRAND AIRBAG FOR THIS VEHICLE. I'M ASKING COULD YOU PLEASE ADD MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER TO YOUR RECALL LIST THANK YOU.

ROTTED SUBFRAME

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A YEARLY SAFETY INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO CORROSION ON THE REAR SUBFRAME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHARLIE'S MOTOR MALL (465 WESTERN AVE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330, PHONE NUMBER: (207) 622-7327) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED ADDITIONAL PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT NOT THE INSTALLED PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,491.

Mileage: 194,491

K FRAME IS SEVERELY RUSTED. K FRAME IS UNDER THE AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN. THE FRONT WHEEL SUSPENSION IS ALSO ATTACHED TO K FRAME.

Mileage: 150,000

I BOUGHT THIS JEEP USED AND THE FIRST TIME IT RAINED, WATER CAME IN FROM THE SUNROOF INTO THE CAR, THERE WAS WATER IN THE DOME LIGHTS, RUNNING OUT OF THE HEADLINER, RUNNING THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. NOW I SEE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL BUT CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED OR DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT IN THE CURRENT MODEL YEAR. I AM AFRAID FO RMY SAFETY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH WATER COMING IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRONICS OR WATER COMING INTO MY FACE, ON MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A DISTRACTION. I HOPE THE NHTSA WILL HELP AND FORCE THE MFR TO FIX THIS FOR ALL OF US JEEP OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

ROTTING SUBFRAMES, FRONT AND REAR. ENGINE DRAIN DRIPS ONTO FRONT SUBFRAME, KEEPING THE SUBFRAME WET AND CAUSING IT TO RUST OUT. JEEP RECALLED THE 2007 MODEL YEAR TO REPLACE THE SUBFRAMES BUT NOT THE 2008 YEAR, YET THE DESIGN FLAW PERSISTS. ROTTING SUBFRAME CAUSED VEHICLE TO FAIL ANNUAL NH STATE INSPECTION. VEHICLE WAS BUILT AND SOLD IN WHAT CHRYSLER CALLS A "RUST BELT". SO, CHRYSLER CONFIRMS THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY FIXES IT FOR 2007, NOT 2008.

Mileage: 70,303

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME CROSS MEMBER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVING BACK FROM VISITING MY BROTHER IN PITTSBURGH ON MON. 10-10-2016 ON THE PA TURNPIKE I HEARD A WEIRD NOISE UNDERNEATH MY JEEP UP FRONT SOUND LIKE A LIGHT SQUEAKING NOISE BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS I WAS DEBATING ON DROPPING MY JEEP OFF AT MY MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT BUT WE GOT HOME TOO LATE DROVE JEEP TO DR APPT THAT WEEK ON A WEDNESDAY FOR TEST RESULTS DRIVING ON SMOOTH ROADS ONLY HEARD THE SQUEAKING NOISE UNTIL I HIT A LITTLE POT HOLE ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE ON THE BACK ROADS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH & HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND NO MATTER WHEN I HIT A LITTLE BUMP WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA I HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE LIKE A BALL JOINT OR SHOCK I CALLED MY MECHANIC TO TELL HIM I WAS DROPPING OFF THE JEEP AND TOLD HIM THE NOISE IT WAS MAKING. AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF I WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY THAT MY FRONT SUB FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE BOLT HOLE WAS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME AND BROKE BREAKING MY CONNECTION TO MY RIGHT CONTROL ARM AND RECOMMENDED ME TO REPLACE THE SUB FRAME AND BOTH CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES DUE TO THE RUST ON THE LEFT SIDE ALSO BEFORE THAT TOO BROKE OFF. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DIFFERENT SCENARIO IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPEN ON THE PA TURNPIKE HEADING HOME TO COOPERSBURG, PA OVER 200 MILES ONE WAY THE MAN ABOVE WATCHED OVER US THAT DAY THE JEEP ONLY HAS 36,192 MILES ON IT THE PICTURES BELOW BAD--DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT OF SUB FRAME TOTALLY INSIDE RUSTED AREA-MAJOR PROBLEM / GOOD IS PASSENGER SIDE AS YOU CAN SEE THE HOLE AND THE INSERT INSIDE IS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. I WOULD THINK IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART WHICH IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. MY 1ST JEEP PURCHASE BECAUSE OF IT SUPPOSEDLY RUGGEDNESS IN ALL WEATHER AND GOOD SAFETY RATING GUESS I WAS WRONG I AM 80 YRS YOUNG & I DEFINITELY DON'T DRY OFF ROAD I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2008 SAFETY RATING& RUGGED THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THANK GOD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE-[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 36,192

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CORROSION CREATED A HOLE IN THE SUBFRAME. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,348.

Mileage: 116,348

FRONT SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBER CORROSION, HOLE RUSTED IN CROSSMEMBER EFFECTING SAFETY. AS REPORTED TO ME BY MY REG. LOCAL MECHANIC WHILE HE WAS PREFORMING OTHER MAINT.ON VEHICLE AS IT WAS RAISED ON VEHICLE LIFT. (SUGGESTED IT WAS DEALER REPAIR) PER TSB 23-012-14 THE PRIOR YR MODEL WAS RECALLLED FOR SAME REASON ON THE SAME PARTS.

Mileage: 74,500

REAR CROSSMEMBER/SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY RUSTED THROUGH IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS RESULTING IN LARGE HOLES AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL MOUNTS TO DETACH FROM THE FRAME AND ROTATE WHILE SHIFTING CAUSING EXCESSIVE NOISE AND DAMAGE.

Mileage: 123,792

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, AND THE ELIGIBILITY FOR COVERAGE UNDER THIS RECALL IS DECIDED BY VIN NUMBER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT MY JEEP WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER JULY 2007, BUT PURCHASED IN MARCH 2008 AND THUS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE SAME RECALL. NOW, I AM CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH MY PATRIOT'S STEERING AND DECELERATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I EXPERIENCE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND VIBRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WHILE GOING SPEEDS OVER 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON A RAMP, THE ISSUES ARE THE MOST PRONOUNCED. I HAVE TO BE DILIGENT ABOUT BRAKING SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE SURE THE CAR IS DECELERATING SAFELY AS WELL AS THE STEERING FEELING EXTREMELY LOOSE. I'VE CONTACTED JEEP TO SEE IF THE ISSUE WITH THE SUB FRAME ROTTING WOULD BE COVERED IN THE 2008 PATRIOT MODEL, SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2007S HAD AND HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED. I HAD NO LUCK TALKING TO A REPRESENTATIVE WITH JEEP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MY TICKET WITH JEEP WAS CLOSED BY CUSTOMER SERVICE AFTER THE E-MAIL REP. DIRECTED ME TO PURCHASE A WARRANTY WITH JEEP OR VISIT A DEALER (WHICH I'D ALREADY DONE). WE ARE BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO FIX THE SUB FRAME THIS WEEK. I'D LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED BY JEEP FOR THE COST OF REPAIRING THE SUBFRAME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 70,000

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, YY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT WITH 106,000 WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO A RUSTED FRONT CROSSMEMBER. THERE IS NO OTHER RUST ON THE VEHICLE. THE 2007 JEEP PATRIOTS/COMPASS AND DODGE CALIBERS ALL HAD THEIR WARRANTIES EXTENDED SO THAT THE CROSSMEMBER COULD BE REPLACED. BASED ON INVESTIGATION THROUGH THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT MANY 2008 JEEP PATRIOTS & COMPASSES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT CONSUMERS ARE NOT BEING NOTIFIED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE ROTTED FRAME IS NOT VISIBLE SO DRIVERS WOULD BE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A ROTTED SUBFRAME. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT, AS A RESULT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN LEAKAGE ONTO THE SUBFRAME, THE SUBFRAME ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB NUMBER X58 EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ*** UPDATED 12/01/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 75,000

DURING A REPAIR FOR ANOTHER ISSUE, I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THAT SAME PART IN THE 2007 MODEL OF THAT SAME CAR WAS EXTENDED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IF I USED A 2008, THE PART COST WOULD BE OVER $600 AND CARRY A WARRANTY, IF I USED THE 2007 PART, WHICH IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE 2008, THE PART WOULD COST UNDER $75.00 BUT CARRY NO WARRANTY. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THAT INFORMATION WAS TRUE AND THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR MY EXPENSE. THEY INDICATED THEY WOULD SET UP CASE #29675811 AND INFORM ME OF ANY FUTURE ACTIONS/RECALLS FOR THAT PART. I SIMULTANEOUSLY SENT A LETTER TO "CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE" AND YESTERDAY RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL CONFIRMING THEIR DENIAL. NOW, HOW DUMB IS THAT? THEY EXTEND A WARRANTY AND REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART FOR THE SAME MODEL CAR, ONE YEAR OLDER, AND THAT PART RENDERS THE VEHICLE "UNSAFE TO DRIVE"? THE FACT THAT THE PART RUSTED SO BADLY IN THE FIRST PLACE IS SERIOUS CAUSE FOR CONCERN. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE $465.73 I PAID TO REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE PART.

Mileage: 89,609

THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, ENDED UP WITH A 3-INCH DIAMETER HOLE.

Mileage: 92,000

WENT TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE OF NOISE WHEN TURNING. THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACKED RUSTED OUT SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH IN THE 2007 PATRIOT AND PROVIDED AN EXTENDED 10YEAR WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO SUPPORT THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE VEHICLE HAS 66K MILES.

Mileage: 65,658

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS SEVERE CORROSION TO THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

WE STARTED TO HAVE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF OUR CAR WHEN WE DROVE IT. THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE WHEEL, WE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE TOLD US THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HAD IT TOWED TO A JEEP DEALER, SAID IT WAS A GOOD THING WE DIDN'T TRY TO DRIVE IT. IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE ENGINE COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT IT WE HIT A POT HOLE ON THE WAY THERE. CONTACTED JEEP, THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED IN 2007, 2008, AND 2009 JEEP PATRIOTS.

Mileage: 150,000

I BOUGHT 2008 JEEP PATRIOT NEW, THIS SUMMER (2015), I FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO A RUSTED OUT FRONT STEEL FRAME ASSEMBLY, THAT HOLDS THE STEERING UNIT AND THE LOWER ARMS OF THE WHEELS, IT DIRECTLY EFFECTS THE STEERING. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN WHERE CHRYSLER WAS RECALLING OLDER 2007 JEEPS WITH SAME PROBLEMS BUT NOT MINE. THIS JOB COST BETWEEN $900.00 TO $1000.00.

I WAS AT MY MECHANIC GETTING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT SERVICED WHEN HE CALLED ME INTO THE SHOP TO LOOK AT THE RUST ISSUE THAT THE K FRAME HAS. THE RUST HAS ALREADY BEGAN TO MAKE HOLES IN THE STRUCTURE WHICH WERE NOT THERE AT MY LAST CHANGE 3 MONTHS AGO. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON, SO MUCH THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE 2007 PATRIOT WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OPEN RECALLS ON MY PATRIOT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN AT JUST UNDER 105,000 MILES. THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE READ ONLINE MENTIONS A MANUFACTURE FLAW THAT HAS THE A/C DRAIN OVER THE FRAME. THIS LEAVES THE OWNER WITH A COSTLY REPAIR THAT IS JEEPS FAULT. WHILE THE JEEP WAS IN THE AIR ON THE LIFT WE INSPECTED THE REST OF THE UNDER BODY EVERYTHING ELSE WAS RUST FREE BUT I HAVE ENCLOSED PICTURES TAKEN TODAY ON THE LIFT.

Mileage: 1,047,000

I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 JEEP PATRIOT, THAT I PARK IN GARAGE IN WINTER IN THE EVENING WHEN NOT DRIVING, THIS PAST SUMMER (2015), I TOOK MY JEEP TO GET INSPECTED AND THE MECHANIC AT THE GARAGE SAID HE CAN NOT PASS IT DUE TO THE RUSTED OUT SUB FRAME THAT HOLDS THE STEERING, AND FRONT END PARTS; I CALLED THE JEEP DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE THE $600.00 DOLLAR PART ON HAND, WHICH MEANS TO ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PART THAT IS FAILING. SINCE IT IS A BOX FRAME PIECE IT APPEARS THAT EITHER THE PART WAS NOT CLEANED OR PLATED ON THE INSIDE CORRECTLY, SINCE THESE PARTS ARE RUSTING OUT FROM THE INSIDE TO OUTSIDE, AND BY THE TIME YOU SEE THE RUST IT IS TO LATE AND RUSTED THOUGH CAUSING A DANGER IN FRAME AND STEERING ALL WITHIN JUST A FEW YEARS ( 6). ALL TOGETHER THIS WAS A $900.00 DOLLAR JOB TO FIX.

Mileage: 98,184

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INDEPENDENTLY DOING REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE SUB FRAME, BOTH ON THE FRONT AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

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 TAKEN! I HAVE LOOKED ON A FEW DIFFERENT COMPLAINT SITES FOR 2008 JEEP PATRIOTS AND APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR, AND ONE GENTLEMAN'S HOOD ACTUALLY DID COME OFF, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH, LUCKILY HE WAS TREATED FOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES ONLY, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING! THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOOD ABOUT THE JEEP PATRIOT, BUT THIS IS ONE ASPECT THAT I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN PRIOR TO PURCHASING IT, AS I AM SURE THIS WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT TO MY "GOTTA HAVE IT" LIST OF VEHICLES. COME ON JEEP! TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS! YOU DIDN'T HESITATE TO TAKE THE MONEY, SO FIX THE ISSUES!

Mileage: 53,035

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, THROUGH THE DOME LIGHT THAT WAS FULL OF WATER. 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 THE LIGHT INSIDE MY CAR AND THE PIECE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ANYTIME I TRY TO EXPLAIN IT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP/TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT, THEY "CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM". HONESTLY, AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR PEOPLE TO TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING I HAVE GIVEN UP. OVER TIME, LIGHTS IN THE BUTTONS OF MY RADIO HAVE BURNED OUT, LIGHTS IN MY AC HAVE BURNED OUT, BUT TODAY I AM LETTING MY VOICE BE HEARD... WE HAD A DOWNPOUR LAST THURSDAY IN NORTH TEXAS AND I TURNED MY CAR ON FRIDAY TO ONCE AGAIN THE DOME LIGHT LEAKING WATER (NOT A SHOCKER FOR ME ANYMORE BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS THE NORM) AND MY RADIO COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. I CANNOT TURN IT ON, SEE THE TIME, NOTHING. IT'S GONE. I CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP FRIDAY MORNING AND HE MENTIONED HE JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH 2 OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR JEEPS. IT'S NOW MONDAY AND IT HAS RAINED ALL NIGHT. I GOT INTO MY JEEP THIS MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND MY CAR WONT EVEN TURN ON NOW. IT WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY BEFORE THE RAIN AND NOW I AM PRETTY SURE IT HAS COMPLETELY SHORTED MY CARS ELECTRICAL OUT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. THERE IS NO REASON I SHOULD BE PAYING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WHEN THERE CLEARLY IS. *TR

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 THE CENTRAL OFFICES OF THE COMPANY HERE IN PR AND LEFT MY JEEP MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE DEALER IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY LEFT ME WITHOUT ANY OTHER CAR IN ORDER TO TRANSPORT MYSELF FOR MORE THAN A WEEK NO MATTER THE JEEP WAS IN WARRANTY. I ALSO WAS BEING MISTREATING BY THE MANAGER EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL. I GOT TIRED OF THIS SITUATION AND DECIDED TO A TEMPORARY SOLUTION MADE BUT MY PERSONAL MECHANIC. IF BY ANY CHANCE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND GET INJURED OR INJURED SOMEONE ELSE I FULLY RESPONSIBLE JEEP AND ALL THEIR CO MANY FOR THIS AND WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTIONS. I VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS AND THERE ARE NO SOLUTION OR RECALL AT ALL. IM JUST ASKING MYSELF IF THEY ARE WAITING TO HAVE SOMEONE TO GET SEVERE INJURED OR DEAD IN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING INCLUDING ALL THE SAFETY AGENCIES ??? I HAVE MULTIPLE PHOTOS THAT CAN GIVE FAITH OF THAT IM DESCRIBING ITS TRUE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM JEFF SCHMITT AUTO GROUP IN BEAVERCREEK, OHIO IN MARCH 2014. I TOOK IT IN FOR IT'S REGULARLY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE ON DECEMBER 22, 2014. THE MECHANIC NOTICED A GAPING, RUSTED HOLE IN THE SUBFRAME AND WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER. HE INDICATED THAT THIS AMOUNT OF DETERIORATION AND RUST WOULD TAKE WELL OVER A YEAR TO OCCUR. I'VE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 9 MONTHS AND MY LIMITED WARRANTY WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 6 MONTHS. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS WERE BRAND NEW AS THEY STILL HAD THE TAGS ATTACHED. THESE WERE INSTALLED PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE VERY UNWILLING TO HELP. I'VE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AS WELL AS CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY TO ASSIST ME IN HAVING THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR MY VEHICLE AS IT WAS SOLD IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND NOT FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. *TR

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. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS VIA THE INTERNET AND A LAW SUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER (FINDINGS UNKNOWN) FOR NOT NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS OF THE ISSUE. AS A CONSUMER AND OWNER, CHRYSLER, DEALERSHIPS AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE AND HAVE NOT FOUND A PERMANENT SOLUTION AND I WAS TOLD ON 7/24/2014, BY THE SERVICE STAFF AT THE DEALERSHIP NOT TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE WITH A SUNROOF. CHRYSLER SHOULD FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION AND THE COST SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON THE CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIR AND "MAINTENANCE" OF A KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM WITH A WATER LEAKAGE IN THE DOME LIGHT, TO THE ELECTRICAL PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER SNOW MELTS OR HEAVY RAIN THE REAR DOME LIGHT FILLS WITH WATER & LEAKS ON TO FLOOR. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

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

Mileage: 80,000

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 GOOD DRIVER AND DID NOT HIT ANYONE OR ANY CAR. TWO MEN WHO RECOVERED THE JEEP WHERE SHOCKED TO FIND NO ONE IN IT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000