2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 Complaints

ABOUT A YEAR INTO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE (PURCHASED IN FEB. 2008), THE LEFT REAR WINDOW WOULD LOCK AND NOT ROLL UP. THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AND FIXED IT. *TR

ALTHOUGH THE WIRE TO THE STARTER HAD BEEN REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2010 BY THE DEALER, THE CAR WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING. I TOOK MY CAR TO A RELATIVE TO CHECK MY CAR SINCE NOTHING WAS REALLY GETTING RESOLVED AT THE DEALER. ONCE MY CAR WAS TURNED OFF IT WOULD NOT RESTART. MY CAR WAS EXAMINED AND THE WIRE THEY REPLACED WAS NOT PLACED BACK INTO THE PROTECTIVE CASING AND WAS SLIGHTLY CHARRED. IN ADDITION, THE STARTER WAS BURNT OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CORE WAS KEPT BY THE AUTO PART STORE THE NEW ONE WAS PURCHASED FROM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID REPLACEMENT OF MY STARTER WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS VERY SURPRISING THE STARTER HAD TO BE REPLACED JUST AFTER 3 YEARS. *TR

MY CAR WAS STILL HAVING A DELAYED START WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE A MONTH AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER AND HAVING IT CHECKED. THERE WERE EVEN TIMES WHEN IT WOULD NOT START THE FIRST TIME. ONE DAY, LITERALLY ABOUT 0.5 MILES AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE RPMS WENT UP AND DOWN CHAOTICALLY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO COME TO A STOP. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. AND GOOD THING I WAS NO LONGER ON THE FREEWAY. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID A WIRE TO THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE BATTERY. THEY REPLACED THE SOLENOID WIRE TO STARTER AND I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY. *TR

THE CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD INTO GEAR, MORE LIKE A MANUAL, INSTEAD OF SMOOTHLY SHIFTING. SOMETIMES THERE WAS A DELAYED START WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE EXAMINED. THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FLASH PCM. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE OLD PART. *TR

PREMATURE FAILURE OF TIE ROD ENDS ON 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. HAVE REPLACED TWO (2) OUTER AND ONE (1) INNER TIE ROD END IN 33,000 MILES OF PURELY ON ROAD USE. TIE ROD ENDS ARE NOT SERVICEABLE AND ARE INADEQUATE TO THE TASK. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS NOTED AT AN ANNUAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION AT LESS THAN 24000 MILES. *TR

EXCESSIVE WEAR IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARMS/BALL JOINTS WAS DETECTED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF OUR 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. DUE TO THEIR CONDITION, IT WAS NOT ADVISABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD 45,061 MILES ON IT. THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH JEEP PATRIOTS, CHRYSLER WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR SINCE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED AT DEALER (IT WAS NOT SAFE OR FEASIBLE TO GET VEHICLE TO DEALER). AFTER HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE PATRIOT, I HAD MY 2009 JEEP COMPASS INSPECTED. AT 31,000 MILES, SIGNS OF FAILURE WHERE FOUND IN THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT. SOMETHINGS NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS, THE WIRING HARNESS INSULATORS WERE BEGINNING TO DISINTEGRATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE WIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

I STARTED NOTICING A VIBRATION AND STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY. I TOOK IT IN TO GET NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. I WAS TOLD (AND SHOWN) THAT BOTH FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND THE FRONT OUTER TIE ROD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS BAD. I WAS TOLD THAT WITH ONLY 41100 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE PARTS SHOULD NOT BE BAD. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF AROUND $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THEY COULD NOT DO THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE WITH $700.00 WORTH OF NEW TIRES SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP IN TWO DAYS. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED MAINTENANCE PLAN WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WE'LL SEE IF THE DEALER HONORS THE AGREEMENT. I DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND IT'S ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON PAVED STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, NEVER "OFF ROAD".

WHILE HAVING TIRES INSTALLED ON MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT, THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND THAT IT WAS IMPERATIVE TO GET IT FIXED AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. BEING A FEMALE AND NOT WANTING ANYONE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME I TOOK MY JEEP TO GET A SECOND OPINION. THE SECOND TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THE SAME THING AND THAT I COULD LOSE STEERING AT ANYTIME. THEY BOTH QUOTED ME SOMEWHERE IN 1,000 DOLLAR RANGE TO FIX MY JEEP. I HAVE GOTTEN ONLINE AND READ SEVERAL FORUMS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THE PATRIOT. SEEMS LIKE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE NOTIFIED OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH ITS PRODUCT. *LN

THE SUNROOF ON THIS VEHICLE IS LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR THIS CAN CREATE AND ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO WATER DRIPPING IN THE MIDDLE CONSOLE AND THE VEHICLE CAN STALL OR CATCH FIRE DUE TO SHORTING. THERE IS A KNOWN TSB POINTING OUT TO A HOLE ON THE VEHICLE BODY YET IT IS ONLY A TSB THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS SOMETHING SIMPLE TO FIX. *TR