2007 Jeep Patriot FWD Problems

JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY MY WIFE'S 2007 PATRIOT 2.4L STARTED TO FAIL TO START. IT WAS VERIFIED THAT IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY, PCV VALVE, STARTER, OR A FUEL ISSUE. IT WOULD SIMPLY NOT START WHEN LEFT IN THE SUN (IN SUCH AS A PARKING LOT). ALL OF THE ACCESSORIES WORKED. IT WAS TOWED TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NO ONE COULD FIGURE IT OUT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND RECEIVED A COMPLAINT NUMBER. CHRYSLER REIMBURSED ME FOR THE THINGS THE DEALERSHIPS CHARGED ME TO REPLACE AND EVENTUALLY SAID THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AND COULDN'T FIX THE CAR. THE SHOCKS ALSO FAILED PREMATURELY AT 40 THOUSAND MILES, AND THE CV JOINTS ARE SEALED UNITS AND FAILED PREMATURELY. OVERALL I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS CAR AND CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE.

LOWER ARM/BALL JOINT NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 19K MILES AND 26K MILES. NEW TIRE WORE OUT IN 7K MILES DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CANADA REQUIRES JEEP TO REPLACE IT AT THEIR EXPENSE.

JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY MY WIFE'S 2007 PATRIOT 2.4L STARTED TO FAIL TO START. IT WAS VERIFIED THAT IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY, PCV VALVE, STARTER, OR A FUEL ISSUE. IT WOULD SIMPLY NOT START WHEN LEFT IN THE SUN (IN SUCH AS A PARKING LOT). ALL OF THE ACCESSORIES WORKED. IT WAS TOWED TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NO ONE COULD FIGURE IT OUT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND RECEIVED A COMPLAINT NUMBER. CHRYSLER REIMBURSED ME FOR THE THINGS THE DEALERSHIPS CHARGED ME TO REPLACE AND EVENTUALLY SAID THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AND COULDN'T FIX THE CAR. THE SHOCKS ALSO FAILED PREMATURELY AT 40 THOUSAND MILES, AND THE CV JOINTS ARE SEALED UNITS AND FAILED PREMATURELY. OVERALL I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS CAR AND CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE.

AFTER FUELING WITH GAS, MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. IT WAS THEN FINE AFTER I RESTARTED IT UNTIL I GOT TO A ROUNDABOUT WHERE IT STALLED AGAIN, LOSING ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, POWER, SPEED, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS FINE FOR A WEEK AFTER THIS UNTIL I GOT GAS AGAIN, IN WHICH CASE, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT STALLED AGAIN, LOSING ALL OF THE BASIC FUNCTIONS AGAIN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHERE I HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 20 MINUTES WHILE MY VEHICLE RAN AND STALLED REPEATEDLY UNTIL IT WORKED ITSELF OUT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD I ALREADY BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A DEFINITE ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND FIXED AS I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. I GOT GAS AGAIN LAST WEEK WHERE AFTERWARDS MY JEEP STALLED ON MAIN STREET DURING LUNCH TRAFFIC. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE SCARED TO PUT GAS IN MY VEHICLE IN CASE IT DECIDES TO STALL IN ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND ANY PASSENGERS I MAY HAVE WITH ME AT ANY POINT IN TIME WHEN IT STALLS AND STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN ANY ROAD. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT I WILL BE DOING MORE WEAR AND TEAR DAMAGE ON MY BATTERY AND STARTER AS I AM TRYING TO RESTART MY VEHICLE AFTER IT STALLS ON THESE ROADS WITH MINIMUM TO NO SHOULDERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS HORRIBLE ISSUE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER'S JEEP HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE RUST AND HOLES IN THE JEEP'S CROSSMEMBERS. THE GAVE ME AS REFERENCE X58. SHE NEEDS THEM REPLACED AS THERE ARE LARGE HOLES IN THEM, BUT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER IF THEY COULDN'T GET IT OFF THEY WOULD HAVE TO CUT OTHER PARTS AND SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE PARTS AND LABOR (APPROXIMATELY $400) WHICH THE DEALERSHIP SAID IS TYPICAL. I'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT JEEP AND THEY SAID SHE WOULD FIRST HAVE TO HAVE THE WORK DONE AND THEN IF THERE WAS A CHARGE THEY WOULD "CONSIDER" HELPING. SO SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR FIRST. THIS HARDLY SEEMS RIGHT. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE?

2007 JEEP PATRIOT LIMITED - STREAM OF WATER LEAKING FROM DOME LIGHTS AND MAP LIGHTS, AND ALSO ALONG THE SIDES OF THE HEADLINER IN CAR. WAS ADVISED POSSIBLE KINKED OR CLOGGED DRAINAGE TUBES. CHECKED NO KINK, AND WHEN WATER WAS POURED DOWN DIRECTLY INTO TUBES, IT DRAINED WITH NO CLOGS. WATER RUNNING INTO RADIO/CD PLAYER. ELECTRICAL HAZARD. NO SOLUTION BEING OFFERED BY JEEP! MANY PEOPLE HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OF ANY SORT. *TR

JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY MY WIFE'S 2007 PATRIOT 2.4L STARTED TO FAIL TO START. IT WAS VERIFIED THAT IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY, PCV VALVE, STARTER, OR A FUEL ISSUE. IT WOULD SIMPLY NOT START WHEN LEFT IN THE SUN (IN SUCH AS A PARKING LOT). ALL OF THE ACCESSORIES WORKED. IT WAS TOWED TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NO ONE COULD FIGURE IT OUT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND RECEIVED A COMPLAINT NUMBER. CHRYSLER REIMBURSED ME FOR THE THINGS THE DEALERSHIPS CHARGED ME TO REPLACE AND EVENTUALLY SAID THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AND COULDN'T FIX THE CAR. THE SHOCKS ALSO FAILED PREMATURELY AT 40 THOUSAND MILES, AND THE CV JOINTS ARE SEALED UNITS AND FAILED PREMATURELY. OVERALL I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS CAR AND CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE.

MY CHILDREN AND I WERE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY JEEP PATRIOT RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, THE THE VEHICLE GAVE NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE IT JUST STOP, THE CARS BEHIND US STARTED TO STEAM ON THEIR BRAKES RUNNING OFF THE ROAD, WE HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE SIDE OFF THE ROAD TO PREVENT GETTING HIT. IT'S WAS SO TERRIFYING . THE POLICE CAME AND WANTED TO GIVE US A TICKET FOR WRECK LESS OPERPERATION OF A VEHICLE AND THOUGH I WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SOMETHING. I BEGAN TO CRY. IT TOOK 10 MINUTES TO RESTART CAR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A COUPLE HOURS LATER WITH NO WARNING. WHEN WE GOT BACK FROM OUR TRIP WE TOOK IT TO FORD MARSHALL, NICK MAYER IN MAYFIELD OHIO . IT IS DOCUMENTED THERE NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THIS VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY AT HIGH SPEEDS BUT THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND IT IS NOT SENDING A CODE TO GIVE THEM A DIAGNOSIS , SO IF THEY DON'T HAVE A CODE , THEY CAN'T WARRANTY OUT THE PART TO FIX IT FOR ME TO FIX THE ISSUE. SO THEN THEY SEND ME HOME EVERYTHIME AND PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER AGAIN. TODAY MY CAR STALLED AGAIN RIGHT IN FRONT OF A POLICE CAR. I JUST SAT THERE AND CRIED

AFTER FUELING WITH GAS, MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. IT WAS THEN FINE AFTER I RESTARTED IT UNTIL I GOT TO A ROUNDABOUT WHERE IT STALLED AGAIN, LOSING ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, POWER, SPEED, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS FINE FOR A WEEK AFTER THIS UNTIL I GOT GAS AGAIN, IN WHICH CASE, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT STALLED AGAIN, LOSING ALL OF THE BASIC FUNCTIONS AGAIN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHERE I HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 20 MINUTES WHILE MY VEHICLE RAN AND STALLED REPEATEDLY UNTIL IT WORKED ITSELF OUT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD I ALREADY BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A DEFINITE ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND FIXED AS I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. I GOT GAS AGAIN LAST WEEK WHERE AFTERWARDS MY JEEP STALLED ON MAIN STREET DURING LUNCH TRAFFIC. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE SCARED TO PUT GAS IN MY VEHICLE IN CASE IT DECIDES TO STALL IN ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND ANY PASSENGERS I MAY HAVE WITH ME AT ANY POINT IN TIME WHEN IT STALLS AND STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN ANY ROAD. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT I WILL BE DOING MORE WEAR AND TEAR DAMAGE ON MY BATTERY AND STARTER AS I AM TRYING TO RESTART MY VEHICLE AFTER IT STALLS ON THESE ROADS WITH MINIMUM TO NO SHOULDERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS HORRIBLE ISSUE. *TR

LIGHT INDICATOR FOR ANTILOCK BRAKES COMES ON AND AUTOMATICALLY FEELS DIFFERENT WHEN DRIVING. WATER GETS INSIDE THE CAR TRUE THE SUN ROOF WHEN CLOSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT FWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER DRIVER'S SIDE ARM WAS LOOSE AND AS A RESULT, THE ARM, TIRES AND WHEEL BARRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOUD NOISE SHE HEARD WAS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/17/12. *JB

MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4WD CLASSIC HAS BEEN STALLING OUT ON ME CONSTANTLY. SINCE I'VE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE EXPERIENCED UPWARDS OF 5 FULL STALL-OUTS AT STOP LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS AND UPWARDS OF 50 SURGE LIKE MOTIONS (FEELING LIKE IT'S CLOSE TO STALLING OUT ON ME) AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. USUALLY ME AND MY PASSENGERS CAN FEEL IT AND AS SOON AS I GIVE IT SOME GAS THE SURGE STOPS AND EVERYTHING IS FINE OR THE VEHICLE STALLS COMPLETELY. IT SICKENS ME TO BE PAYING FOR THIS FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE AND IT'S DOING THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT FWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE RODS AND BALL JOINTS WERE FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

I AM EXPERIENCING SHAKING IN MY STEERING (JEEP PATRIOT 2007) I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY CONTROL ARM. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS.I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ALIGNMENTS AND TIRE REPLACEMENTS AND THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP NOW I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. WILL JEEP RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT? *TR

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE CAR REPEATEDLY STALLS. IT IS NOT BEING OVER-FILLED. NOT HUMAN ERROR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. STALLS IN TRAFFIC - NO WARNING. JUST QUITS. REPEATEDLY. NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND LOTS OF MONEY SPENT AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER WHO RECOMMENDED WE TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. WE DID. THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. MECHANICS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. NHTSA SITE DOCUMENTS 35 REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. 16 REPORTS IN 2016. NUMEROUS ALSO IN THE 2008 JEEP. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHY NO RECALL RECOMMENDED.

AFTER FUELING WITH GAS, MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. IT WAS THEN FINE AFTER I RESTARTED IT UNTIL I GOT TO A ROUNDABOUT WHERE IT STALLED AGAIN, LOSING ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, POWER, SPEED, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS FINE FOR A WEEK AFTER THIS UNTIL I GOT GAS AGAIN, IN WHICH CASE, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT STALLED AGAIN, LOSING ALL OF THE BASIC FUNCTIONS AGAIN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHERE I HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 20 MINUTES WHILE MY VEHICLE RAN AND STALLED REPEATEDLY UNTIL IT WORKED ITSELF OUT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD I ALREADY BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A DEFINITE ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND FIXED AS I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. I GOT GAS AGAIN LAST WEEK WHERE AFTERWARDS MY JEEP STALLED ON MAIN STREET DURING LUNCH TRAFFIC. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE SCARED TO PUT GAS IN MY VEHICLE IN CASE IT DECIDES TO STALL IN ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND ANY PASSENGERS I MAY HAVE WITH ME AT ANY POINT IN TIME WHEN IT STALLS AND STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN ANY ROAD. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT I WILL BE DOING MORE WEAR AND TEAR DAMAGE ON MY BATTERY AND STARTER AS I AM TRYING TO RESTART MY VEHICLE AFTER IT STALLS ON THESE ROADS WITH MINIMUM TO NO SHOULDERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS HORRIBLE ISSUE. *TR

JUNE 26, 2007 PURCHASED NEW 2007 JEEP PATRIOT, AND ON JUNE 29, 2007 -WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID BEGAN SPRAYING ERRATICALLY . ALSO, WHEN NOT ENGAGED, HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS DIDN'T ALWAYS COME ON, AND SOMETIMES UNABLE TO DISENGAGE HIGH BEAMS. JULY 1 - TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE JULY 2 - CONTACTED BY DEALER WHO SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, BUT WHEN WE PICKED IT UP THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE LIGHTS ONLY CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY....LEFT AT DEALER JULY 3 - CONTACTED BY DEALER WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS A TSB THAT THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY UNAWARE OF AND THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY "RESETTING A BUTTON"...WE PICKED UP CAR AND 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WASHER FLUID BEGAN TO SPRAY ERRATICALLY SO THAT WE COULD NOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD...WASHER FLUID WOULD NOT TURN OFF UNTIL CAR WAS TURNED OFF...DEALER PICKED CAR UP AGAIN JULY 6 - CONTACTED BY DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND THAT THE CAR WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP...PICKED UP CAR AND CHECKED FUNCTION OF THE WASHER FLUID - DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER. WE FEEL THAT THESE ISSUES ARE A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWN WHEN THE WASHER FLUID ENGAGED SPONTANEOUSLY, AND THE LIGHTS ARE ERRATIC. *AK

FAILURE OF STONE GUARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO A/C CONDENSER ON A "TRAIL RATED" SUV, TRUCK IS 80 DAYS OLD . *AK

MY CHILDREN AND I WERE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY JEEP PATRIOT RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, THE THE VEHICLE GAVE NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE IT JUST STOP, THE CARS BEHIND US STARTED TO STEAM ON THEIR BRAKES RUNNING OFF THE ROAD, WE HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE SIDE OFF THE ROAD TO PREVENT GETTING HIT. IT'S WAS SO TERRIFYING . THE POLICE CAME AND WANTED TO GIVE US A TICKET FOR WRECK LESS OPERPERATION OF A VEHICLE AND THOUGH I WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SOMETHING. I BEGAN TO CRY. IT TOOK 10 MINUTES TO RESTART CAR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A COUPLE HOURS LATER WITH NO WARNING. WHEN WE GOT BACK FROM OUR TRIP WE TOOK IT TO FORD MARSHALL, NICK MAYER IN MAYFIELD OHIO . IT IS DOCUMENTED THERE NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THIS VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY AT HIGH SPEEDS BUT THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND IT IS NOT SENDING A CODE TO GIVE THEM A DIAGNOSIS , SO IF THEY DON'T HAVE A CODE , THEY CAN'T WARRANTY OUT THE PART TO FIX IT FOR ME TO FIX THE ISSUE. SO THEN THEY SEND ME HOME EVERYTHIME AND PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER AGAIN. TODAY MY CAR STALLED AGAIN RIGHT IN FRONT OF A POLICE CAR. I JUST SAT THERE AND CRIED

JUNE 26, 2007 PURCHASED NEW 2007 JEEP PATRIOT, AND ON JUNE 29, 2007 -WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID BEGAN SPRAYING ERRATICALLY . ALSO, WHEN NOT ENGAGED, HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS DIDN'T ALWAYS COME ON, AND SOMETIMES UNABLE TO DISENGAGE HIGH BEAMS. JULY 1 - TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE JULY 2 - CONTACTED BY DEALER WHO SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, BUT WHEN WE PICKED IT UP THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE LIGHTS ONLY CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY....LEFT AT DEALER JULY 3 - CONTACTED BY DEALER WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS A TSB THAT THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY UNAWARE OF AND THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY "RESETTING A BUTTON"...WE PICKED UP CAR AND 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WASHER FLUID BEGAN TO SPRAY ERRATICALLY SO THAT WE COULD NOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD...WASHER FLUID WOULD NOT TURN OFF UNTIL CAR WAS TURNED OFF...DEALER PICKED CAR UP AGAIN JULY 6 - CONTACTED BY DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND THAT THE CAR WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP...PICKED UP CAR AND CHECKED FUNCTION OF THE WASHER FLUID - DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER. WE FEEL THAT THESE ISSUES ARE A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWN WHEN THE WASHER FLUID ENGAGED SPONTANEOUSLY, AND THE LIGHTS ARE ERRATIC. *AK

THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER IN MY VEHICLE HAS GONE BAD. THE PART HAS BEEN ORDERED BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IT WILL TAKE A WEEK FOR THE PART TO BE MADE AND RECEIVED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. ACCORDING TO MY REPAIR TECHNICIAN, WHEN TRYING TO LOCATE THIS PART, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN JEEPS ACROSS THE NATION. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP, AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO LOOK INTO OR ASSIST IN THE SITUATION. MY ENTIRE CLUTCH SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST, AT THIS POINT, IS OUTRAGEOUS = $1315.92. LUCKILY, MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT NO LONGER WOULD CHANGE GEARS, BUT I HAVE CHILDREN, AND IF THE GEARS HAD LOCKED UP WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, WE WOULD ALL BE DEAD! *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT FWD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT LUNGED FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,500.