2007 Jeep Patriot 4X4 Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE A TECHNICIAN WAS REPLACING THE CONTROL ARMS AND LEAF SPRINGS ON THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE K-FRAME SPLIT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD PASS INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2012. VEHICLE MAKES LARGE RATTLING RACKET WHEN GOING OVER ANY TYPE OF DIRT ROAD/BRICK ROAD AND A CLUNK WHEN GOING OVER LARGE BUMPS (SPEED BUMPS). HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES - TURNS OUT THE LARGE CLUNK WAS THE BALL JOINTS...THEY WERE COMPLETELY WORN AT 48000 MILES WHICH IN TURN CHANGED THE ALIGNMENT OF MY WHEELS - AS WELL AS AFTER DRIVING IT A MERE 10000 MILES MADE BOTH FRONT TIRES COMPLETELY BALD. *TR

CAR WILL STALL AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK, AND THERE IS A LOSS TO ALL THE DRIVING COMPONENTS. NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, NO POWER. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND THEY SAY IT IS SOMETHING IN THE GAS TANK, AND THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE IT IS TO REPLACE IT IS TO BUY A NEW GAS TANK. THERE ARE MULTIPLE FORUMS WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE ISSUE RECALL THIS IS NOT SAFE.

CAR HAS HARD TIME STARTING AFTER SHORT TIME OF BEING SHUT OFF. COMPANY KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM, IT HAS INSTRUCTIONS IN OWNERS M ANUAL ON HOW TO RESTART CAR. SOMETIMES IT CAN TAKE A LONG TIME. THIS CAN PUT A LOT OF UNNECESSARY STRESS ON THE BATTERY. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL & BE FIXED BY COMPANY. PLEASE NOTE: I'M NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER.

EVERY TIME I REFUEL THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND STALLS. NO MATTER WHAT GRADE OF FUEL. IT WILL SPUTTER AND STALL FOR UP TO 20 MILES AFTER I FILL IT UP. IT HAS EVEN STALLED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN THAT HAPPENS. IT'S NOT SAFE. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN REPLACING STUFF HOPING TO FIND A FIX BUT NO LUCK SO FAR. IT WILL STALL STATIONARY, MOVING, TURNING, OR BRAKING. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE SOMETHING RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. AT LEAST THAT'S THE ONLY REASONABLE THING I HAVE READ OR BEEN TOLD. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T29898_DS631498

WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK ALL THE WAY THE CAR WILL GO ABOUT 25 FEET AND START TO STALL AND SHUTOFF LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. IF I DONT FILL IT UP ALL THE WAY THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS SEEN HERE. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T29898_DS631498

EVERY TIME I REFUEL THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND STALLS. NO MATTER WHAT GRADE OF FUEL. IT WILL SPUTTER AND STALL FOR UP TO 20 MILES AFTER I FILL IT UP. IT HAS EVEN STALLED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN THAT HAPPENS. IT'S NOT SAFE. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN REPLACING STUFF HOPING TO FIND A FIX BUT NO LUCK SO FAR. IT WILL STALL STATIONARY, MOVING, TURNING, OR BRAKING. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE SOMETHING RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. AT LEAST THAT'S THE ONLY REASONABLE THING I HAVE READ OR BEEN TOLD. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T29898_DS631498

THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER A YEAR EVEN AFTER TRYING SEVERAL DIFFERENT EXPENSIVE CORRECTIVE REPAIRS.AFTER REFUELING MY JEEP PATRIOT, IT STALLS BUCKS AND JERKS. I START IT UP, AND UPON PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND PULL AWAY FROM PUMPS OR OUT INTO TRAFFIC IT BEGINS TO SPUTTER BUCK AND STALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUSE ESECIALLY WHEN PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION INTO TRAFFIC WHICH HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OF MY BEING HIT BECAUSE IT HAS STALLED IN INTERSECTIONS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I RELACED THE O2 SENSOR AND IT DID NOT CORRECT THE SITUATION. I USED HIGHER OCTANE FUEL AND IT DID NOT CORRECT THE SITUATION. I USED FUEL TREATMENT PURCHASED FROM DEALERSHIP UPON THEIR ADVISEMENT AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL FILTER AND HAVING THE FUEL SYSTEM SERVICED AND IT DID NOT CORRECT THE SITUATION.

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

MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT CONTINUES TO LEAK WATER FROM THE INTERIOR. AFTER BEING INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES IN STILL LEAKS WATER FROM THE FRONT INTERIOR DOME LIGHT, LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT PILLARS. WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAR HAS CAUSED ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES IN THE SUNROOF, RADIO, AND SWITCHES IN THE DOOR. *JS

SUNROOF LEAKS DURING/AFTER HEAVY RAIN, PUTTING CAR THROUGH CARWASH. WATER PUDDLES ON FLOOR WELL OF DRIVERS SEAT AND FLOOR WELL OF PASSENGER BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT. ISSUE STARTED IN 2009. LEAKS HAPPEN WHILE IN MOTION OR STANDING STILL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND SAW A PIECE OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER FRAME THAT WAS FRACTURED AND DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED CUMBERLAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AT 931-263-0321 (LOCATED AT 1550 INTERSTATE DR, COOKEVILLE, TN 38501) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

ANOTHER VTEC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT...THESE TRANSMISSION ARE JUNK I HAVE HAD 6 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND FROM WHAT HAVE READ ON LINE DO NOT BUY A CAR WITH THIS TRANSMISSION IN IT BECAUSE THEY WILL GO OUT !!!! I'M OUT ANOTHER AT LEST $4000.00

STALLS OUT, GAS TANK WON'T FILL UP, THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS ALMOST KILLED US MORE THAN ONCE. CAN'T GO OVER 40 WITHOUT IT OVERHEATING AND WHINING.

VEHICLE STALLS AND STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WHEN I WAS TURNING AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED! SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

STALLS OUT, GAS TANK WON'T FILL UP, THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS ALMOST KILLED US MORE THAN ONCE. CAN'T GO OVER 40 WITHOUT IT OVERHEATING AND WHINING.

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2012. VEHICLE MAKES LARGE RATTLING RACKET WHEN GOING OVER ANY TYPE OF DIRT ROAD/BRICK ROAD AND A CLUNK WHEN GOING OVER LARGE BUMPS (SPEED BUMPS). HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES - TURNS OUT THE LARGE CLUNK WAS THE BALL JOINTS...THEY WERE COMPLETELY WORN AT 48000 MILES WHICH IN TURN CHANGED THE ALIGNMENT OF MY WHEELS - AS WELL AS AFTER DRIVING IT A MERE 10000 MILES MADE BOTH FRONT TIRES COMPLETELY BALD. *TR

I BEGAN TO HEAR A HUMMING SOUND FROM MY REAR WHEEL AFTER DOING RESEARCH JEEP PATRIOTS ARE EXPERIENCING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WHEEL BEARING FAILURES AT LOW MILEAGE. THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND THEY'VE SUPERSEDED THE PART NUMBER 4 TIMES, WHICH TELLS ME THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RE ENGINEER THE WHEEL BEARING CORRECTLY. UPON INSPECTION THE WHEEL BEARING HUB IT'S COMPLETELY RUSTED, FROZEN AND UNABLE TO EXTRACTED FROM THE SPINDLE. ALMOST EVERY JEEP PATRIOT, COMPASS AND CALIBER HAS HAD TO HAVE THE BEARINGS REPLACED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. THE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE HUB FOR SUCH A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE BEFORE WHEELS START FALLING OFF CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENTS . *TR

THE JEEP PATRIOT HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS ECU PROGRAMING. WHEN THE ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAULTS THE ECU DETECTS IT AS A WHEEL SPEED CHANGE. ACTIVATING THE ABS BRAKES. UNLIKE EVERY OTHER CAR WHEN THE SENSOR IS FAULTING IT SHOULD JUST SIMPLY TURN OFF THE ABS SYSTEM AND DISPLAY A FAULT CODE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKES STARTED ACTIVATING ON THEIR OWN. *TR

2007 JEEP PATRIOT, NEW TIE RODS AT 24,000 MILES, HAD TO CHANGE ALL OF THE DISC BRAKES DUE TO RUST AND CRACKING AT 48,000 MILES, TOLD BY OUR MECHANIC THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AT OUR LAST VEHICLE INSPECTION ON 07-01-2011 WE WERE TOLD THAT IT NEEDS NEW BALL JOINTS SINCE THEY WERE CRACKING, THE CAR HAS LESS THAT 60,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE WORKING ON THE CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,516. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIE RODS, TRANSMISSION AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/27/12

THIS IS A ONE-OWNER 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4WD WITH 86000 MILES. THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. THE DEALER HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. OF COURSE THE 3/36 WARRANTY IS UP! DEALER SAYS THEY CAN ONLY REPLACE AT A COST OF $4500. HOW CAN A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 86000 MILES NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION! *TR

MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT CONTINUES TO LEAK WATER FROM THE INTERIOR. AFTER BEING INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES IN STILL LEAKS WATER FROM THE FRONT INTERIOR DOME LIGHT, LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT PILLARS. WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAR HAS CAUSED ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES IN THE SUNROOF, RADIO, AND SWITCHES IN THE DOOR. *JS

IT BEGAN TO RAIN SO MY GIRLFRIEND TURNED ON THE WIPERS ONLY TO FIND THAT SHE HAD NO WIPERS. THEY WILL TURN ON SOMETIMES, BUT ONLY ON THE HIGHEST SETTING, YET AT A LESS THAN MINIMAL SPEED. WE THOUGHT IT COULD BE A LOOSE CONNECTION OR SOMETHING SEEING AS OUR VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, BUT WHEN WE WENT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT THE COMPUTER THAT THEY HOOKED IT UP TO SAID IT HAD NO PROBLEMS. WELL GUESS WHAT IT STILL DOES IT SO WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSE TO DO ABOUT IT NOW? *TR

WATER APPEARS TO BE LEAKING THROUGH SUNROOF, WITH INNER DOME LIGHT FILLED WITH WATER. POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS CANNOT BE MANUALLY DEACTIVATED. HE STATED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND HE ASSUMED THAT HIS TAIL LIGHTS WERE AS WELL. HE HAS BEEN DRIVING WITH NO TAIL LIGHTS ACTIVATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 300.

SEAT SLIDER & BALL JOINTS JEEP PATRIOT 2007 4X4 & REAR SUSPENSION---REPORTED SEAT COMING OUT OF LOCKED POSITION AFTER HAVING TO HIT BREAK A LITTLE HARD IN FORWARD AND ALSO HAPPENED IN REVERSE. MADE 3 COMPLAINTS TO THE SAME DEALER AND FINALLY HAD IT REPLACED. REPORTED TO SAME DEALER ABOUT NOISE IN THE FRONT AND REAR OF CAR, AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AT 19,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE BALD. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG HOWEVER YOUNG LAD THAT INSTALLED TIRES SAID BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND REAR END WAS SEIZED. NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND COMMUTE TO WORK IS 10 MILES ONE WAY ON EXPRESSWAY. INCLUDED IS COMPLAINT ABOUT TIRES, GOODYEAR 205/70R16 ALL SEASON. LASTED 19,000 MILES AND ALL WERE BALD. ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES AND BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT MAKE THAT TIRE SIZE BESIDES DUNLOP HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THEM WITH THE SAME AS I'M CANADIAN HERE AND DUNLOP IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE. OTHER ALTERNATIVE WAS TO BUY ALL NEW RIMS AND TIRES IN 17". AM CURRENTLY FIGHTING WITH CHRYSLER TO FIX THE SUSPENSION ISSUES SINCE THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF IT WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REPORT PROBLEMS HERE AND TO THE HEAD OFFICE OF THE COMPANY AND DON'T GIVE UP UNTIL YOU RECEIVE SATISFACTION. THEY ASK FOR US TO BAIL THEM OUT, THEN SHOW RESPONSIBILITY AND USE BETTER QUALITY PARTS TO BUILD THE PRODUCT. *TR

2007 JEEP PATRIOT. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS AND SENSORS HAVING TO BE REPLACED. *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF METALS WERE USED AND WHEN PUT TOGETHER, IT CAUSED CORROSION. ALSO, ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FOR NO REASON 2007 JEEP PATRIOT SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT. *TR

SEAT SLIDER & BALL JOINTS JEEP PATRIOT 2007 4X4 & REAR SUSPENSION---REPORTED SEAT COMING OUT OF LOCKED POSITION AFTER HAVING TO HIT BREAK A LITTLE HARD IN FORWARD AND ALSO HAPPENED IN REVERSE. MADE 3 COMPLAINTS TO THE SAME DEALER AND FINALLY HAD IT REPLACED. REPORTED TO SAME DEALER ABOUT NOISE IN THE FRONT AND REAR OF CAR, AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AT 19,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE BALD. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG HOWEVER YOUNG LAD THAT INSTALLED TIRES SAID BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND REAR END WAS SEIZED. NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND COMMUTE TO WORK IS 10 MILES ONE WAY ON EXPRESSWAY. INCLUDED IS COMPLAINT ABOUT TIRES, GOODYEAR 205/70R16 ALL SEASON. LASTED 19,000 MILES AND ALL WERE BALD. ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES AND BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT MAKE THAT TIRE SIZE BESIDES DUNLOP HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THEM WITH THE SAME AS I'M CANADIAN HERE AND DUNLOP IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE. OTHER ALTERNATIVE WAS TO BUY ALL NEW RIMS AND TIRES IN 17". AM CURRENTLY FIGHTING WITH CHRYSLER TO FIX THE SUSPENSION ISSUES SINCE THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF IT WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REPORT PROBLEMS HERE AND TO THE HEAD OFFICE OF THE COMPANY AND DON'T GIVE UP UNTIL YOU RECEIVE SATISFACTION. THEY ASK FOR US TO BAIL THEM OUT, THEN SHOW RESPONSIBILITY AND USE BETTER QUALITY PARTS TO BUILD THE PRODUCT. *TR