2010 Jeep Patriot FWD Problems

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN A THUNDERSTORM AT 2AM ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, THE DOME LIGHT BEGAN POURING WATER LIKE A WATERFALL ALL OVER ME, THE RADIO, THE SHIFTER, AND MY IPHONE WHICH WAS IN THE CUP HOLDER. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER TO ENACT MY 5 YEAR 50,000 MILE WARRANTY AND SCHEDULE SERVICE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANYONE AVAILABLE TO WORK ON MY LEAK UNTIL 3 WEEKS FROM NOW. ADDITIONALLY THE SERVICE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AS WINDOW SEALS ARE ONLY COVERED FOR 3 YEARS 35,000 MILES. MY CONCERN IS NOT ONLY ONE OF BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM JEEP'S POINT OF VIEW, BUT ALSO SAFETY AS IT IS VERY DISTRACTING TO DRIVE WHILE BEING SOAKED WITH WATER. THE WATER COULD ALSO CAUSE OTHER DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH OR FIRE. *JS

WHEN I GET UP TO SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-60MPH, I FEEL OUTSIDE AIR COMING THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THIS WINTER IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY COLD AND I'M NEEDING TO MOVE MY HANDS TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID THE COLD AIR LEAKING IN. WHEN I MAKE SHARP TURNS BETWEEN 25-45MPH, I GET MORE COLD AIR COMING IN AS IF I OPENED A WINDOW. I NEED TO CRANK UP THE HEAT IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING COLD MYSELF. I AM FORCED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL A CERTAIN WAY TO AVOID THE COLD AIR. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHO SAID OH IT'S THE WINDSHIELD, SO THEY REPLACED THAT. IN THE MEANTIME I DROVE A 2011 CALIBER HOME AND IT WAS EVEN WORSE, THERE WAS SO MUCH AIR LEAKING OUT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SUN ROOF WAS LEAKING AIR AS WELL. I TOLD THIS TO THE MANAGER (JERK) [XXX] WHO SAID WELL THAT'S THE WAY THEY ARE MADE. WELL IT WASN'T THE WINDSHIELD, THE MANAGER [XXX] AT ROBERSON SAID THAT'S HOW THE VEHICLES ARE MADE. I REALLY THINK THIS IS FACTORY DEFECT, THERE SHOULD BE NO OUTSIDE AIR COMING INTO A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED UNLESS A WINDOW IS OPEN. I AM VERY UPSET THAT I EVEN BOUGHT THIS JEEP, BECAUSE BOTTOM LINE SERVICE MEN ARE MEAN. WHEN I SAT AT ROBERSON WAITING FOR MY JEEP THERE WERE 3 OTHER WOMEN WAITING FOR THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY HAD COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE I'M BEING FORCED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL A CERTAIN WAY, CRANKING UP THE HEATER FULL BLAST TO COUNTER ACT THE COLD AIR LEAKING IN(CREATES A LOUD NOISE UNABLE TO HEAR TRAFFIC) AND MY THIGHS ARE FREEZING BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK. GOD, SUMMER IS GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE!!! THANKS T&C IN WILSONVILLE FOR SELLING ME A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. I WANT THIS ISSUE FIXED OR GIVE ANOTHER JEEP PATRIOT THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE.....THIS IS WRONG I DROVE MY HONDA CIVIC FOR 12 YEARS NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS...I KICK MYSELF FOR BUYING THIS VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

AT 21,237 MILES, FRONT TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $1500. AT THIS AMOUNT OF MILES, THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS ON ONGOING PROBLEM IN JEEP PATRIOTS THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. I WAS ACTUALLY TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THESE REPAIRS, AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING IT REGULARLY (WITHOUT ANY SYMPTOMS OF PROBLEMS) AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A FIERY CRASH BECAUSE OF CHRYSLER'S NEGLECT. *TR

I HAD MY CAR IN TO REPAIR A FLAT TIRE AND THE MECHANIC REPORTED TO ME THAT ONE OF THE FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED ASAP. *TR

SAFTY RECALL N01 / NHTSA 13V-233 AND S61 / NHTSA 16V-668 I TOOK MY 2010 JEEP PATRIOT IN FOR THE ABOVE FACTORY RECALLS ON 11/21/2017 TO YOUNG CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF IONIA IN IONIA, MI AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THIS RECALL. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN PARTS WERE AVAILABLE BUT NOT OFFERED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. I FEEL THAT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE THESE POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS.

SEATBELT LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON

WHEN I GET UP TO SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-60MPH, I FEEL OUTSIDE AIR COMING THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THIS WINTER IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY COLD AND I'M NEEDING TO MOVE MY HANDS TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID THE COLD AIR LEAKING IN. WHEN I MAKE SHARP TURNS BETWEEN 25-45MPH, I GET MORE COLD AIR COMING IN AS IF I OPENED A WINDOW. I NEED TO CRANK UP THE HEAT IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING COLD MYSELF. I AM FORCED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL A CERTAIN WAY TO AVOID THE COLD AIR. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHO SAID OH IT'S THE WINDSHIELD, SO THEY REPLACED THAT. IN THE MEANTIME I DROVE A 2011 CALIBER HOME AND IT WAS EVEN WORSE, THERE WAS SO MUCH AIR LEAKING OUT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SUN ROOF WAS LEAKING AIR AS WELL. I TOLD THIS TO THE MANAGER (JERK) [XXX] WHO SAID WELL THAT'S THE WAY THEY ARE MADE. WELL IT WASN'T THE WINDSHIELD, THE MANAGER [XXX] AT ROBERSON SAID THAT'S HOW THE VEHICLES ARE MADE. I REALLY THINK THIS IS FACTORY DEFECT, THERE SHOULD BE NO OUTSIDE AIR COMING INTO A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED UNLESS A WINDOW IS OPEN. I AM VERY UPSET THAT I EVEN BOUGHT THIS JEEP, BECAUSE BOTTOM LINE SERVICE MEN ARE MEAN. WHEN I SAT AT ROBERSON WAITING FOR MY JEEP THERE WERE 3 OTHER WOMEN WAITING FOR THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY HAD COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE I'M BEING FORCED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL A CERTAIN WAY, CRANKING UP THE HEATER FULL BLAST TO COUNTER ACT THE COLD AIR LEAKING IN(CREATES A LOUD NOISE UNABLE TO HEAR TRAFFIC) AND MY THIGHS ARE FREEZING BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK. GOD, SUMMER IS GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE!!! THANKS T&C IN WILSONVILLE FOR SELLING ME A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. I WANT THIS ISSUE FIXED OR GIVE ANOTHER JEEP PATRIOT THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE.....THIS IS WRONG I DROVE MY HONDA CIVIC FOR 12 YEARS NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS...I KICK MYSELF FOR BUYING THIS VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, SNOW SLID ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND COMPLETELY BLOCKED HIS FIELD OF VISION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND MANUALLY REMOVE THE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD IN ORDER TO REGAIN VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS DURING SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR, GOING FROM 65-75 MPH, AND OCCASIONALLY USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT TURNED ON. I SLOWED TO ABOUT 60 MPH AND EXITED AT THE NEXT OFF RAMP, WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY UPHILL. WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I USED THE REMAINING MOMENTUM TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I READ THE MANUAL, WHICH STATES TO LET THE TRANSMISSION COOL DOWN AND THEN CONTINUE DRIVING. I DID AS IT SAID AND CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT THE WARNING LIGHT RETURNING, BUT THE CAR FELT SLUGGISH AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING ROUGHLY. I WAS NOT TOWING OR CARRYING ANYTHING IN THE CAR. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 58,000 MILES, IS SERVICED REGULARLY, AND HAS NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS.

2010 JEEP PATRIOT, PURCHASED MAY 2010. SINCE PURCHASED HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 6 TIMES. VEHICLE HAS CONSTANT NOISE UNDER THE LEFT FRONT SIDE IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

THE JEEP PATRIOT HA S ACVT TRANSMISSION AND WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND CRAWLS TO A START. I ALMOST GOT KILLED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE DIDN'T MOVE WHEN I NEEDED IT TO. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CHARACTERISTIC AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD INFORM PROSPECTIVE OWNERS OF THIS SITUATION. SEARCH THE WEB AND YOU WILL FIND OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER MALFUNCTIONED. HE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MOVE THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER RETAINING CLIP CAUSED THE GEAR SHIFT TO FAIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RETAINING SHIFT LEVER CLIP AND CABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,763 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,200. UPDATED 03/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/10*JB

2010 JEEP PATRIOT, PURCHASED MAY 2010, HAS CONSTANT NOISE UNDER THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE; THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

SAFTY RECALL N01 / NHTSA 13V-233 AND S61 / NHTSA 16V-668 I TOOK MY 2010 JEEP PATRIOT IN FOR THE ABOVE FACTORY RECALLS ON 11/21/2017 TO YOUNG CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF IONIA IN IONIA, MI AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THIS RECALL. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN PARTS WERE AVAILABLE BUT NOT OFFERED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. I FEEL THAT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE THESE POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS.

WHEN I GET UP TO SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-60MPH, I FEEL OUTSIDE AIR COMING THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THIS WINTER IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY COLD AND I'M NEEDING TO MOVE MY HANDS TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID THE COLD AIR LEAKING IN. WHEN I MAKE SHARP TURNS BETWEEN 25-45MPH, I GET MORE COLD AIR COMING IN AS IF I OPENED A WINDOW. I NEED TO CRANK UP THE HEAT IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING COLD MYSELF. I AM FORCED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL A CERTAIN WAY TO AVOID THE COLD AIR. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHO SAID OH IT'S THE WINDSHIELD, SO THEY REPLACED THAT. IN THE MEANTIME I DROVE A 2011 CALIBER HOME AND IT WAS EVEN WORSE, THERE WAS SO MUCH AIR LEAKING OUT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SUN ROOF WAS LEAKING AIR AS WELL. I TOLD THIS TO THE MANAGER (JERK) [XXX] WHO SAID WELL THAT'S THE WAY THEY ARE MADE. WELL IT WASN'T THE WINDSHIELD, THE MANAGER [XXX] AT ROBERSON SAID THAT'S HOW THE VEHICLES ARE MADE. I REALLY THINK THIS IS FACTORY DEFECT, THERE SHOULD BE NO OUTSIDE AIR COMING INTO A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED UNLESS A WINDOW IS OPEN. I AM VERY UPSET THAT I EVEN BOUGHT THIS JEEP, BECAUSE BOTTOM LINE SERVICE MEN ARE MEAN. WHEN I SAT AT ROBERSON WAITING FOR MY JEEP THERE WERE 3 OTHER WOMEN WAITING FOR THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY HAD COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE I'M BEING FORCED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL A CERTAIN WAY, CRANKING UP THE HEATER FULL BLAST TO COUNTER ACT THE COLD AIR LEAKING IN(CREATES A LOUD NOISE UNABLE TO HEAR TRAFFIC) AND MY THIGHS ARE FREEZING BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK. GOD, SUMMER IS GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE!!! THANKS T&C IN WILSONVILLE FOR SELLING ME A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. I WANT THIS ISSUE FIXED OR GIVE ANOTHER JEEP PATRIOT THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE.....THIS IS WRONG I DROVE MY HONDA CIVIC FOR 12 YEARS NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS...I KICK MYSELF FOR BUYING THIS VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

SAFTY RECALL N01 / NHTSA 13V-233 AND S61 / NHTSA 16V-668 I TOOK MY 2010 JEEP PATRIOT IN FOR THE ABOVE FACTORY RECALLS ON 11/21/2017 TO YOUNG CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF IONIA IN IONIA, MI AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THIS RECALL. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN PARTS WERE AVAILABLE BUT NOT OFFERED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. I FEEL THAT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE THESE POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS.

2010 JEEP PATRIOT, PURCHASED MAY 2010, HAS CONSTANT NOISE UNDER THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE; THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

2010 JEEP PATRIOT, PURCHASED MAY 2010, HAS CONSTANT NOISE UNDER THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE; THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

I HAD MY CAR IN TO REPAIR A FLAT TIRE AND THE MECHANIC REPORTED TO ME THAT ONE OF THE FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED ASAP. *TR