2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 Complaints

BOTH RIGHT SIDE SPEAKERS WENT BAD ON MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT TRAIL RATED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE IS EVEN A TECHNICAL SUPPORT BULLETIN YET CHRYSLER DENIED ME COVERAGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN THEY HAVE A TSB RECOGNIZING THAT THE SPEAKERS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I HAD READ ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS ON THE JEEP PATRIOT. I INDEED CHECKED THE BALLS JOINTS AND THEY ARE CRACKING AT ONLY 32000 MILES LOOK LIKE THE BALLS JOINTS OF A 100000 CAR WITH 10 YEARS OF USE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT IS DEFECTIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. HOW CAN A CAR THAT IS KNOWN AS TRAIL RATED NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE NORMAL PAVEMENT USE WITH SO LITTLE MILES. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO PUT A RECALL FOR IT. BEFORE THEY HAVE SAFETY ISSUES AND GET BAD PUBLICITY FROM IT LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO TOYOTA. *TR

I JUST HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT HAS FAILED PREMATURELY. I NOTICED THAT THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED PROBLEM, PLENTY OF JEEP OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. I'M JUST OUT OF MY WARRANTY, AND CHRYSLER JEEP WILL NOT IDENTIFY THIS AS A PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT ON A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT WITH 26300 MILES. JEEP WAS NEVE OFF-ROAD. JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND FIGHTING WITH JEEP TO GET REIMBURSMENT. JUST COST ME $760.00 TO REPLACE BOTH BALL JOINTS. *TR

BALL JOINTS/CONTROL ARMS ON 07 JEEP PATRIOT ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THEY ARE FLAPPING IN THE BREEZE. I HAVE TO SOMEHOW COME UP WITH 1300.00 AT XMAS TIME FOR MY CAR TO PASS, AND I HAVE NO CLUE HOW. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TYPE "07 JEEP PATRIOT BALL JOINT) IN A SEARCH ENGINE AND YOU WILL SEE MANY OF COMPLAINTS/ISSUES. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED ON A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. I HAD NOTICED HANDLING PROBLEMS COMING DOWN HILL AND APPLYING BRAKES EARLIER IN THE MONTH. DEALER SAYS BOTH FRONT TIE ROD ENDS ARE SHOT, AS WELL AS LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM. THEY WANT $600 TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT CAN CAUSE RAPID TIRE WEAR, OR LOSS OF CONTROL. THE FAILURE IS APPARENTLY ENDEMIC WITH JEEP PATRIOTS, AS I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS AS FREQUENT AS EVERY 12K MILES ON THE JEEP PATRIOT ONLINE FORUM. SOME OWNERS HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THEIR CAR. SOME OWNERS HAVE REPORTED MULTIPLE FAILURES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WHICH REQUIRED A TIE ROD OR CONTROL ARM, LET ALONE AT 32K MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A RUGGED OFF ROAD VEHICLE, AND I HAVE YET TO TAKE IT OFF THE ROAD. SO WHY DID IT FAIL SO SOON? IF THIS FAIURE OCCURS THIS FREQUENTLY, AND IF EACH OCCURENCE CARRIES A POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL, WOULDN'T THAT BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DAMAGED AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS TO THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT, BOTH FRONT TIRES AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,345. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

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

IN A CAR USED ONLY IN CITY ROADS: - 21000 MILES: POWER STEERING PUMP, GEAR AND NUTS (JEEP COVERED) - 32000 MILES: LEFT BALL JOINT REPLACED (JEEP COVERED) - 45000 MILES: RIGHT BALL JOINT NEEDS REPLACEMENT (NOT COVERED BY JEEP) THIS HAS CREATED A LOT OF ADDITIONAL CHARGES NOT COVERED BY JEEP LIKE ALIGNMENT, TIRES, ETC. JEEP LIBERTY WAS ALSO RECALLED DUE TO A SIMILAR PROBLEM. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM AS FROM THE CURRENT LIST OF 37 COMPLAINS FOR THIS CAR(INCLUDING THIS) 24 ARE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I AM REPORTING. *TR