2008 Jeep Patriot Steering Problems

CAR STALLS WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OR SO OF DRIVING AFTER FILLING GAS TANK TO SHUTOFF. WHEN THE ENGINE DIES, SO DOES THE POWER STEERING, CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY. BEGAN SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT I LIVED WITH IT BY NOT FILLING TANK TO FULL. NOW MY SON DRIVES THE CAR, AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY HAPPEN WHEN HE IS DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT, AND NHTSA MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND HOLD CHRYSLTER/JEEP RESPONSIBLE

NHTSA ID

11414173

Incident

Jan 1, 2012

Mileage

55,000 mi

AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK THIS MORNING, MY CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION IMMEDIATELY AFTER I LEFT GAS STATION. I WAS YIELDING TO TURN LEFT TO ENTER THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF I-69. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR QUITE AWHILE NOW AND MY MECHANIC HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN ISSUE SINCE IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK. I DECIDED THIS MORNING TO LOOK FOR OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND A FORUM THAT DATES BACK TO OVER 3 YEARS AGO WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THEIR FINDINGS HAVE LED TO THE GAS TANK NEEDING TO BE REPLACED IN PART TO A FAULTY PART THAT SITS ON/IN THE GAS TANK. IN THE PAST, I'VE HAD TO TIME TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN ORDER TO MAKE IT THROUGH WITHOUT STALLING BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT DIDN'T WORK TODAY. TYPICALLY, THIS IS ONLY AN ISSUE WHEN I'M DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS OR IN STOP/GO TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. OFTEN TIMES, THE JEEP DOESN'T START RIGHT AWAY. YOU HAVE TO REV THE ENGINE AND THEN PUT IN DRIVE QUICKLY AND TAKE OFF OR IT STALLS AGAIN. IN THE FORUM, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE PARTS FOR QUICK FIXES WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. THIS SHOULD OBVIOUSLY BE SOMETHING THE CAR MAKERS SHOULD FIX WITHOUT PASSING THE COST ALONG TO THE OWNER.

NHTSA ID

11271438

Incident

Oct 28, 2019

Mileage

160,570 mi

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE VEHICLE JERKS WILDLY, SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK, I AM TERRIFIED I'LL END UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR POSSIBLY KILLING SOMEONE. THE ISSUE MY MECHANIC SAID IS IN THE VAPOR/FUEL SEPARATOR VALVE THAT GOES TO THE CHARCOAL BOX.

NHTSA ID

11102698

Incident

Jun 19, 2018

Mileage

112,401 mi

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED BY JEEP THROUGH UNLIMITED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. PROBLEM SOLVED. -THE FRAME AND BODY BEGUN TO RUST. THE PROBLEM STARTED TO APPEAR WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT UP TO JEEP. JEEP DECLINED TO FIX OR ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. -ENGINE STALLS EVERY 11 SECONDS. FAULTY CODE SHOWS: P2107: THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MODULE PROCESSOR. THE THROTTLE MODULE WAS REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING. CURRENTLY, THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE - PROBLEM NOT FIXED. REQUEST RESEARCH HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10923847

Incident

Oct 31, 2016

Mileage

125 mi

FRONT CROSS MEMBER ROTTED OUT AND FAILED STATE INSPECTION. THIS CROSS MEMBER IS WHAT RACK AND PINION AND CONTROL ARMS BOLT TOO.. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

NHTSA ID

10874415

Incident

May 31, 2016

Mileage

110,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10789475

Incident

Jun 5, 2015

Mileage

98,184 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10785527

Incident

Oct 21, 2015

I HAVE 3 PARTS PROBLEM OF MY CAR. 1.) MY STEERING WHEEL ARE NOT IN THE PERFECT BALANCE.NORMAL STEERING WHEEL FACE 12 OCLOCK BUT SLIGHTLY TURNING TO RIGHT ABOUT 12:30 OR 1 OCLOCK POSITION,SO WHEN I RUN AT SLOW SPEED ABOUT 5 MPH IT TURN RIGHT ABOUT 3 SECOND AND WHEN YOU RUN IT AT HIGH SPEED MORE WORSE. 2.) MY 2 BEARING PART IS WORN OUT I GUESS,BECAUSE I NOTICE THAT I RUN AT 55 OR 60 MPH AT FREEWAY IT MAKE ALOT OF NOISE LIKE RUMBLING SOUND FEELS LIKE FALLING APART. THE EFFECTED PART IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE RIGHT AND THE OTHER ONE IS ON THE BACK SIDE ON THE LEFT BOTH OF THEM NEED TO REPLCE SOON AS POSSIBLE THIS REQUEST IS URGENT FOR MY FAMILY SAFTEY I HAVE 1 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER RIDING WITH ME AND MY WIFE. 3.) MY LAST COMPALINT IS MY CAR BRAKE THIS IS SCARY I EVER EXPERIENCE I CANT REALLY HARDLY DISCRIBE. MANY OF DAY I DROVE MY CAR RUN AT SPEED OF 25 OR 30 MPH AND WHEN I HIT THE BUMP AND PRESS THE BRAKES THE BRAKE GOES ALL THE WAY ITS FEEL LIKE SHAKING AND THE BRAKES BARELY TOUCH THE FLOOR ITS HAPPEN MANY TIME SO DANGERIOUS I CHECK MY BRAKE DOT OIL IT WAS GOOD PERFECT LEVEL. AND I ALSO COMPLAINT MY CAR BODY PART THE HOOD,THE BACK FENDER RIGHT SIDE AND LEFT RUSTY,DENT & SCRATCHES HOPEFULLY I CAN GET A HELP SOON.

NHTSA ID

10744508

Incident

Jun 13, 2015

Mileage

104,745 mi

THE SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY ON MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT HAS BEGUN RUSTING OUT. THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE ALSO WORN. SIMILAR ISSUES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED THROUGH A PARTS RECALL ON THE 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THIS DEGRADATION OF STEERING/SUSPENSION PARTS ON A 2008 MODEL WARRANT A RECALL SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE 2007 MODEL.

NHTSA ID

10731507

Incident

May 1, 2015

THE LEFT TIE ROD IS BAD AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10594726

Incident

May 29, 2014

Mileage

65,000 mi