2007 Jeep Patriot Complaint Log

I HAD A COMPLETE BALL JOINT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN MY WHEEL SEPARATING FROM MY CAR WHILE DRIVING IN MODERATE TRAFFIC HIGHWAY SPEEDS (35 MPH). DUE TO THE FAILURE AND CONTINUED FORWARD MOTION WHILE DRIVING, THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUSPENSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.

EVERYTHING I FILL UP WITH GAS THE JEEP DIES PULLING AWAY FROM THE PUMP. SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET OUT IN TRAFFIC AND IT WILL DIE WHILE TRAVELING SLOW. YOU HAVE TO STOP RESTART THE ENGINE AND HOLD YOU'RE FOOT ON THE GAS AND BRAKE TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING AT A STOP. COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE JEEP DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SHORTLY AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I COULD DRIVE MY CAR ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND THE WHOLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TANK IS COMPLETELY FULL. THE CAR SHUDDERS AND STALLS REPEATEDLY RIGHT AFTER FILL UP. ONCE A SMALL AMOUNT OF GAS IS USED THE CAR SEEMS TO RUN FINE BUT THE STALLING HAPPENS AT IDLE. AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR WHEN SPEEDS ARE REDUCED TO TURN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO KNOW YOUR CAR CAN SHUT OFF RANDOMLY, HAD TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY AND MAIN ROADS WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON FOR FEAR OF NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WOULD STALL AGAIN. MECHANICS LOOKED AT ALL WIRING AND PARTS UNDER HOOD OF CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THE ONLY THING IN COMMON WITH THE 3 STALLS WAS THAT I HAD JUST FILLED THE GAS TANK UP COMPLETELY. IT SEEMS CHRYSLER HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS WITH OTHER CARS, MINIVANS ETC. MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE ON A JEEP FORUM. OPTIONS SEEM TO BE: DON'T FILL UP COMPLETELY, OR REPLACE THE GAS TANK, WHICH IS COSTLY.

AFTER REFUELING VEHICLE TO FULL TANK CAPACITY, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IN AN INTERSECTION WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS FROM THE GAS STATION. FOR 2 YEARS, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING AFTER EVERY GAS REFUELING. IT HAS NOW STARTED TO LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL CONCURRENT WITH THE STALLING. MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE 8/18/15 INCIDENT FELT SHE WAS IN DANGER AS CARS TRIED TO AVOID THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LOCKED STEERING WHEEL.

MY CAR HAS ONLY 89,000 MILES AND THE K FRAME UNDER THE ENGINE IS SEVERLY RUSTED AND CRACKING THAT THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT WILL COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE.

THE WIRING TO AND THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING MELTED THE WIRING THAT GOES FROM THE BACK SIDE OF THE PLUG AND DOWN TO THE PUMP THAT IS SUBMERGED IN FUEL ALSO MELTED IT WAS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL RUN AND IT WOULD RANDOMLY SHORT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I'VE REPLACED THE PUMP AND KEPT THE PARTS THAT HAVE BURNT.

DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TIRE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. MOMENTS AFTER, I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS ODD AND SECONDS AFTER I HEARD THE FLOPPING. THE TIRE VALVE STEM WITH TPMS FAILED. IT HAD LOST THE NUT WHICH HOLDS THE STEM TO THE WHEEL. I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD AND THESE NEED RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH GOOD PARTS!!!!!!!! THIS IS THE 2ND VALVE STEM WHERE THE NUT HAS DISAPPEARED AND LEAKED AIR FROM THE TIRE SO IT WENT FLAT! THIS IS UNEXCEPTABLE. I JUST FOUND OUT JEEP IS THE LAST TO HAVE A UNIVERSAL REPLACEMENT RUBBER STEM WHICH CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO THE AUTO'S COMPUTER. FEDERAL REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT MORE SAFETY STANDARDS AND THE PARTS ARE MADE FROM ALUMINUM AND PLASTIC (AS TO NOT INCREASE MPG ANOTHER FED REGULATION) WHICH CANNOT HOLD UP TO THE OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING THE BILL AGAIN WITH $60-$70 TO REPLACE EACH TPMS SINCE THE VALVE ALONE CANNOT BE REPLACED PLUS THE ALUMINUM ONES ARE GUARANTEED TO AGAIN FAIL. WHY DON'T I SEE MORE COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA FOR TPMS SINCE THERE ARE LOTS MORE ON THE INTERNET.

I BOUGHT MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT ON 1/24/2015 I WAS SO EXCITED. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AROUND 5 MONTHS WITH THE GAS TANK. I BOUGHT A NEW GAS CAP AND YES JEEP BRAND AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN READING OTHER OWNERS ISSUE AND THEY ARE IDENTICAL TO MINE. THE CAR STALLS AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AT A STOP LIGHT OR JUST WHENEVER. I WAS READING SOME COMPLAINTS AND THEY WERE SAYING THE CHARCOAL CANISTER IS THE PROBLEM. THE COMPLAINT ALSO SAID YOU CAN NOT REPLACE THE CHARCOAL CANISTER, BECAUSE IT WAS BUILD INTO THE FUEL TANK, SO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FUEL TANK. THE COST FOR A NEW FUEL TANK IS AROUND $1,250.00 ☹️ VERY SAD ABOUT THE COST. MY BOYFRIEND GAVE ME HIS CAR TO DRIVE BECAUSE HE SAID IT'S TO DANGER FOR ME TO BE DRIVING MY CAR, BUT HE DRIVES IT NOW AND I'M WORRIED HE MIGHT GET HURT. I DO THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BADLY HURT OR DIE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE A TECHNICIAN WAS REPLACING THE CONTROL ARMS AND LEAF SPRINGS ON THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE K-FRAME SPLIT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD PASS INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

STALLS OUT, GAS TANK WON'T FILL UP, THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS ALMOST KILLED US MORE THAN ONCE. CAN'T GO OVER 40 WITHOUT IT OVERHEATING AND WHINING.

WAS DRIVING TWO HOURS AWAY FOR A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT, AND WAS JUST DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE. I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD NO POWER AT ALL. THE HIGH PITCH WINE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE RPM WERE REDLINING AT 65 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE JEEP JUST SLOWED ON ITS OWN. THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT FOR THE TRANSMISSION CAME ON. PULLING OVER TO THE MEDIAN ALMOST KILLED MY HUSBAND AND I. THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND GO OVER 50MPH. WE HAD TO SIT ON INTERSTATE 64 FOR AN HOUR TO LET THE TRANSMISSION COOL DOWN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED FROM THEIR TRANSMISSION STALLING OR OVERHEATING GOING DOWN AN INTERSTATE, OR JUST DRIVING FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME ON A HIGHWAY. WE DO NOT FEE SAFE IN THIS 2007 JEEP WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND WE WERE NOT EVEN TOLD THAT BY THE DEALERSHIP!!! SERIOUSLY DEADLY PROBLEM.....FIX THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP SAID WE ARE SOL EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN'T OWNED IT 9 DAYS AND NOW WE ARE PAYING FOR A CAR WE CANNOT DRIVE OR FIX! *TR

AFTER REFUELING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT THE CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ABS LOCK UP. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES IT THEN SPUTTERS AND WILL JUMP WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN FILLED WITH GAS. IT IS GETTING HARDER AN HARDER TO RE START WHEN IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE GAS STATION. *TR

AFTER REFUELING, THE CAR WILL STALL JUST AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR IS IDLING. IF I'M NOT STOPPED AT A LIGHT, I'LL FEEL A STUTTERING OR JERKING MOTION ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION. I'VE JUST BEEN DEALING WITH IT BECAUSE THE CAR ALWAYS STARTS BACK UP AGAIN. HOWEVER, NOW I'M UNABLE TO FILL THE GAS TANK WITHOUT THE PUMP SHUTTING OFF EVERY HALF GALLON. I BELIEVE THE FUEL INLET CHECK VALVE MAY BE THE CULPRIT.

AFTER LEAVING A GAS STATION AND DRIVING ABOUT A HALF OF MILE DOWN THE ROAD, MY CAR STARTED TO STALL. I THEN HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND COMPLETELY TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. WHEN I WENT TO TURN IT BACK ON, IT DID NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. THEN THE NEXT RED LIGHT THAT I STOPPED AT, WHICH WAS A HALF OF MILE AFTER THE FIRST STOP, MY CAR STALLED AGAIN. I THEN PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK, PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND RESTARTED THE CAR. NOW EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK TO FULL THE CAR STALLS. IT IS VERY SCARY AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1000 TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A VALVE THAT PREVENTS THE GAS FROM LEAKING OUT IF THE CAR WERE TO EVER ROLLOVER. IN ORDER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT THE WHOLE GAS TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

MY CAR'S MANUAL TRANSMISSION DIED AT 115,000 MILES. I'VE HAD THIS CAR A YEAR AND AM STILL PAYING IT OFF. NOW I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $4,400 TO GET MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS AND THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BETWEEN 90,000-100,000 MILES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE PART THAT FAILS IS PERMANENT SO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING AND IT'S VERY SPENDY. BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN PURCHASING USED 2007 JEEP PATRIOTS. YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DID. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IN SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MAKING A TURN, A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WITH A CONSTANT VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE CROSS-MEMBER FRACTURED DUE TO RUST CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY VEHICLE STARTED STALLING WHEN I WAS MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SENSOR AND STABILITY SENSOR CAME ON AND I HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO GET TO A STOP. THE BREAKS DID NOT WORK VERY WELL AND THE CAR WAS JERKING HORRIBLY. THE CAR KEPT TRYING TO DIE AND WOULD REV UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF. IT TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT RESET ITSELF BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE VEHICLE STALLS. IT'S HAPPENED IN INTERSECTIONS AND ON THE ROAD. IT CRANKS BACK UP BUT STALLS AT VARIOUS TIMES, COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN. AFTER A FEW OCCURRENCES SOMETIMES EVEN HAPPENING ON THE NEXT DAY OR TWO IT STOPS UNTIL I FILL THE TANK UP AGAIN AND THE CYCLE CONTINUES. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE FUEL PUMP BUT RESEARCH ON THE WEB SHOWS OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME FUEL SYSTEMS USED IN CHRYSLER, DODGE, AND JEEP.THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

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

GOING TO TOWN DRIVING BETWEEN 45MPH AND 50MPH AND THE FRONT TIRES STOP TURNING AND SKID TO A STOP. THEREFORE CAUSING MY HEAD FACE TO STRIKE THE STEERING WELL RESULTING IN A BLEEDING NOSE AND A BRUISED CHEST. *TR

EVERY TIME AFTER I PUT FUEL IN MY JEEP, IT WILL STALL 2 TO 3 TIMES WHEN IDLING OR GOING UNDER A CERTAIN SPEED. THIS GETS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO TURN AND IT STALLS OUT MID-TURN. THE PROBLEM STARTED SPORADICALLY AT FIRST, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I PUT FUEL IN MY JEEP. BEFORE FINDING THIS SITE, I DID A TON OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR JEEP. CHRYSLER SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. IT IS NOT DURING EVERY STOP BUT MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR AFTER REFUELING THE CAR. ON THE FIRST INCIDENT IN OCTOBER 2014, I HAD DRIVEN HOME FROM WORK (35+ MILES) AND WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT EASILY RESTARTED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. SINCE THEN THE DRIVING ISSUES HAVE INCREASED TO RPM DECREASES WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ' THE ENGINE KICKS/JERKS THE CAR AND RETURNS TO NORMAL DRIVING. THE JEEP STALLS EVERY TIME IT IS REFUELED ' I AM NOT INTENTIONALLY OVERFLOWING THE GAS TANK. IT WILL STALL MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THE REFILL. THE RPM FLUCTUATES REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE LAST TIME THE TANK WAS REFUELED. I HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING OVER 50MPG WHEN THE ENGINE KICKED, RPM DECREASED, AND I THOUGHT I WAS LOSING POWER ABOUT TO STALL. ON NOV 26, 2015 THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. MY TWO PRESCHOOL AGED KIDS WERE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. I COULDN'T QUICKLY RESTART THE JEEP. WE SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A MOMENT ' POSSIBLY 4 MINUTES ' WAITING TO TRY THE ENGINE AGAIN. IT DID RESTART AND THE ENTIRE RIDE HOME, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES ' THE RPMS FLUCTUATED WITHOUT MY HITTING GAS OR BREAKS. IT THEN STALLED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN PARKING. I DIDN'T TOUCH THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS, OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE IT AGAIN, THE RPM FLUCTUATED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. INSTEAD, I WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR AND TURN THE JEEP OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. IT WAS JUST A FEW SECONDS BUT IT WAS RUNNING AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE KEY IN MY HAND. MY HUSBAND DROVE IT AN HOUR LATER TO TEST IT OUT AND THE JEEP STALLED AGAIN IN THE DRIVEWAY. *JS

WHEN I PUMP GAS MY CAR REJECTS THE GAS WHEN I KNOW IT ISN'T FULL. THE GAS SHUTOFF AT THE STATION WILL KICK AND NOT ALLOW GAS TO PUMP INTO MY CAR. 2ND, AFTER PUMPING GAS MY CAR WILL THROTTLE UP AND DOWN AND THEN SHUT OFF WHENEVER I STOP. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURN IT BACK ON AND SHIFT TO DRIVE. 3RD, AFTER TURNING ON MY CAR, I TRY TO SHFIT OUT OF PARK. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. I REPLACED THE BRAKE SHIFT LIGHT ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT WORKED FINE UNTIL TODAY. NOW ONCE AGAIN, I CANNOT GET MY CAR OUT OF PARK. THE OTHER 2 ISSUES HAVE BEEN ONGOING SINCE SEPTEMBER AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MANAGER THEM AND STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE WILL IDLE ROUGH AND STALL. AT FIRST IT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY BUT NOW OCCURS AFTER EVERY REFUELING AND WILL CLEAR UP AFTER A FEW MILES. THIS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT WILL STALL AT A STOP LIGHT OR INTERSECTION. *TR

A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE OVERFLOW VALVE IS PROBABLY THE PROBLEM,. HE STATED THAT WHEN FILING UP WITH GAS, IT IS NOT SHUTTING OFF THE NOZZLE FLOW IN TIME, AND ALTHOUGH IT ISN'T SPILLING GAS ON THE GROUND IT IS WETTING THE CANISTER. HE SAYS THAT THROWS OFF THE AIR-GAS CALCULATIONS UNTIL THE CANISTER DRIES, 1-4 MINS AFTER RUNNING. IN THE MEANTIME, IT SHUTTERS HARD AND/OR STALLS MULTIPLE TIMES, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO LIVE WITH IT AND JUST MANUALLY FILL UP A LITTLE UNDER FULL. THIS IS BECAUSE THE VALVE CAN'T BE REPLACED W/O REPLACING THE ENTIRE TANK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL TANK WERE DEFECTIVE.THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REMEDIED THE FAILURE BY REPLACING A NEW FUEL PUMP. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 08/14/14*LJ THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 217.07. UPDATED 09/16/14

SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC . . . FAINT AT FIRST, BUT KEPT GETTING STRONGER. PULLED OVER TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND SAW FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE SPEAKER IN THE LEFT REAR DOOR. HALF OF THE SPEAKER COVER WAS TOTALLY BURNED AWAY. POURED WATER ON THE FIRE TO PUT IT OUT. ALSO POURED WATER THROUGH WINDOW DOWN BEHIND THE DOOR PANEL TO MAKE SURE ANY FLAMES/SPARKS THAT WEREN'T VISIBLE WOULD BE EXTINGUISHED. *TR

AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR CAR SHOOK, THEN ONLY MOVED AT A SPEED OF 5MPH. WHEN I GOT TO THE NEXT STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, BUT NOT MOVING. *TR

ON 3 OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST YEAR BY CAR HAS JUST BEEN TURNED OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING BY I BELIEVE MY KNEE BUMPING THE IGNITION SWITCH. I KNOW CHRYSLER HAS HAD OTHER RECALLS DUE TO SIMILAR ISSUES ON OTHER MAKES/MODELS BUT NOT ON THE '07 PATRIOT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN. I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A SIMILAR ISSUE ON THE '07 PATRIOT. CAR JUST TOTALLY DIES. I THEN HAVE TO PUT IT INTO PARK AND RESTART CAR AND IT'LL WORK FINE AT THAT POINT. *TR

05/02/2014 BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPOT TO PICK UP SON FROM SCHOOL. VEHICLE STALLED 3 TIMES IN PARKING LOT BEFORE HAVING TO PUSH IT INTO A DIFFERENT PARKING SPACE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. RECEIVED CALL TEST CODES FOR STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NOT INITIALIZED. DEALERSHIP NOT ABLE TO SHOW ERROR/CODE TO THE WARRANTY COMPANY,- WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD NOT OK WORK. THIS "CODE" HAS NEVER BEEN DUPLICATED AGAIN. 5/28/2014 CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TRIED TO GET CODES BUT NO POWER TO THE ENGINE. VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 5/29. 6/4/2014 RECEIVED CALL FROM DEALERSHIP TO OK REPLACING BATTERY DUE TO IT DYING. 6/5/2014 CALLED CHRYSLER & THEY OPENED A CASE. 6/11/2014 DEALERSHIP CALLED TELLING US THAT WE NEEDED TO PICK UP VEHICLE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS AND WOULD NOT SPEND ANY MORE TIME WITH IT. 6/12/2014 HUSBAND SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER/JEEP AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THE ISSUE. 6/23/2014 HUSBAND RECEIVED A CALL FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT GETTING MORE INTERNAL RESOURCES INVOLVED AND WE WOULD HEAR BACK IN A FEW DAYS. 6/26/2014 RECEIVED CALL FROM CHRYSLER/JEEP. THEY SENT A CHRYSLER REP AND TECH TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY WERE ABLE TO START CAR 20-30 TIMES WITH NO ISSUE, COULD NOT REPLICATE ANY PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER REP RECOMMENDATION TO DEALERSHIP CHARGE US STORAGE FEES IF WE DID NOT PICK UP THE VEHICLE BY 6/30/2014 ALSO TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OLDER AND DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY THROUGH THEM. 6/27/2014 PICKED UP VEHICLE. 7/04/2014 CAR DIED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD, AFTER ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES HUSBAND ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. 9/15/2014 THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE 7/4/2014 TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT DUE TO STALLING ISSUES AND AN UNWILLING TO PAY FOR ANOTHER "DIAGNOSTIC TEST" OR TOW TO BE TOLD THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND THE ISSUE. CONTINUE PAYING FOR A VEHICLE I CAN DRIVE SAFELY. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP TANK TO "CLICK" SHUTOFF WITH NO OVERFILLING, JEEP PATRIOT 2007 STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES OR 1 MILE BACK ON THE ROADWAY. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THIS CONTINUED HAPPENING AFTER EVERY COMPLETE TO "CLICK" FILL UP. TOOK JEEP TO DEALERSHIPS IN PLANO, TX AND RICHARDSON, TX FOR CONSULTATION WITH THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. BOTH SERVICE MANAGERS INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD BE ANY PART IN THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS, AND THAT ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE EXPLORATORY AND MOST LIKELY THE TOTAL WOULD BE $1,000 PARTS AND LABOR. MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB POINTS TO A FAULTY VALVE THAT IS INTEGRATED INTO THE FUEL TANK (NOT SEPARATELY REPLACEABLE FROM REPLACING THE FUEL TANK) THAT DOESN'T SHUT OFF CORRECTLY. THIS CAUSES THE VAPOR CANISTER TO BECOME SATURATED, WHICH MESSES UP THE FUEL/AIR MIX BEYOND THE ABILITY OF THE COMPUTER TO COMPENSATE FOR, SO THE JEEP STALLS. THE STALLING OUT WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING MAKES NAVIGATING OUT OF TRAFFIC DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. FOR NOW, I GUESS ABOUT WHEN THE TANK MIGHT BE FULL AT FILL-UPS, AND MANUALLY STOP THE FILL-UP. FILLING UP SHORT OF THE AUTO "CLICK" SHUTOFF HAS SO FAR AVOIDED FURTHER STALLS. HOWEVER, DOING THIS IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO MONITOR. ALSO, I NOW WORRY THAT THE VAPOR CANISTER AND PERHAPS OTHER FUEL SYSTEM DELIVERY COMPONENTS MAY BE DAMAGED, BUT DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR EXPLORATORY (GUESSES) PARTS AND LABOR REPAIRS; I WOULD LIKE A CLEAR INDICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER AS TO THE SPECIFIC PART(S) FAILURES THAT ARE CAUSING THE STALLS, AND WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO RECALL ANY PARTS AS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE, GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY TO A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE SHOOK, THEN BEGAN MOVING AT A SPEED OF 1 MPH... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED TO ACCEPT FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CHECK VALVE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/25/14*LJ

THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM FAILED THUS RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY OF WITCH RESULTS IN A WHOLE OTHER REALM OF ISSUES. UPON INSPECTION THERE IS NO SEPARATE RESERVOIR FOR THE CLUTCH IT IS CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SO POTENTIALLY THE CLUTCH SYSTEM COULD FAIL AND LEAVE YOU NO WAY TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO NO WAY TO STOP. AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR OWNERS WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN THIS DESIGN PLATFORM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT FUEL TANK VALVE HAD SEIZED AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,617. UPDATED 4/8/14 MA UPDATED04/22/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

THIS 2007 JEEP PATRIOT BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CVT APROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED (2011). WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 MPH THEN CHUGGED QUITE A BIT BEFORE REFUSING TO START AGAIN. REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE AT $3,500 (2012) FOR THE FIRST AND $4,500 (2013) FOR THE SECOND ONE, ALSO PURCHASED THE 5 YEAR WARRENTY ON THE SECOND CVT TRANY. VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP EVERY 3 MONTHS TO WORK ON TRANSMISSION AS OF TODAY (8-6-2015), WHICH IS VERY FRUSTRATING.

THE RIGHT REAR CROSS MEMBER AND TRAILING ARMS FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING OVER $2500 IN DAMAGE. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOWLY ENOUGH BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK.

WENT AND FILLED UP MY GAS TANK (FILLED IT UP, DID NOT TOP IT OFF). WHEN I LEFT THE GAS STATION I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY ENGINE TURNED OFF (MUSIC WAS STILL PLAYING, JUST THE ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF) THIS HAPPENED FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES ON MY WAY HOME. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS RUNNING FINE. IF I ONLY FILL UP MY GAS TANK 1/2 WAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *TT

ON 09/17/13 AT 0858 HOURS, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT ON THE I-17 FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER, I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON AN EVEN CONCRETE SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "ACT UP," THE LIGHT FOR MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNED ON AND THE ESC BECAME ACTIVE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AMBER. DUE TO ESC, MY VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (ONCE AGAIN THIS WAS ON AN EVEN, PAVED SURFACE WITH NO CONDITIONS REQUIRING THE ESC TO ACTIVATE). ALONG WITH THE ESC BECOMING ACTIVE, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND LOSE POWER. MY ENGINE WOULD PEAK AT A MERE 2000K RPM AND AT ABOUT TWENTY MILES PER HOUR. THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY ON A FRONTAGE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PULL INTO AN INDUSTRIAL AREA, HOWEVER, IF I WAS ON I-17 (WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A SHOULDER) I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN GREAT DANGER. ONCE STOPPED, I HAD TO STOP/START MY ENGINE FOUR TIMES FOR THE ESC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO DEACTIVATE. ONCE THEY DID THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JEEP DEALERSHIP IN NORTH PHOENIX TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY ADVISED IT RETURNED A "TORQUE REQUEST SIGNAL DENIED" HISTORICAL CODE FOR WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, WHICH "DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE." I BELIEVE THE ABOVE INCIDENT IS RELATED TO TWO EVENTS THAT HAPPEN ON 9/14/13. DURING TWO SEPARATE RIGHT TURNS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL THROUGH A TURN ONLY TO JOLT AND REGAIN POWER. *JB

AT A STOPLIGHT IDLING, THE ENGINE RPM'S DIP BELOW 500 AND THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHUDDER AND THEN STALLS OUT. IF THE SHIFTER IS MOVED TO NEUTRAL THE SHUDDERING STOPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A JEEP DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED NO TROUBLE CODES AND THERE WERE NO RECALL NOTICES IN THEIR SYSTEM. IT HAPPENS ONLY AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS (1ST GEAR) OR WHEN IDLING. *TR

UPON EACH COMPLETE FILL-UP WITH GASOLINE, SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING OFF FROM FUELING, THE VEHICLE WILL BUCK SEVERELY, AND SHUT OFF. WHEN IT SHUTS OFF AND ROLLS TO A STOP, STEERING CONTROL AND POWER BRAKING IS LOST, AND YOU ARE AT THE MERCY OF ALL TRAFFIC AROUND YOU! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AROUND 2012. FROM COUNTLESS HOURS OF INVESTIGATION FROM OTHER OWNERS ON FORUMS, DISCUSSIONS WITH DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL, AS WELL AS MY OWN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL ANALYSIS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG PATRIOT & COMPASS OWNERS OF MULTIPLE PRODUCTION YEARS. THE ONLY WORK AROUND IS TO NOT FILL UP THE (ALREADY TINY) FUEL TANK COMPLETELY. THE MOST LIKELY ROOT CAUSE IS A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL TANK ROLL-OVER VALVE, WHICH ALLOWS RAW FUEL TO ENTER THE EVAP SYSTEM, AND UPON THE ECM ISSUING A "PURGE COMMAND," THE VEHICLE STALLS. COMPOUNDING THE SITUATION IS THAT THE ROLL-OVER VALVE IS NOT REPLACEABLE SEPARATELY FROM THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. WITH THE VEHICLE BEING LONG OUT OF WARRANTY, THE COST OF A COMPLETE NEW FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY PLUS LABOR, IS PROHIBITIVE. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO STAND BEHIND. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN LEAVING GAS STATIONS, PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND NEARLY BEING REAR-ENDED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. I IMAGINE IF NHTSA DOES NOT HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL OF THESE NON-CONFORMING VEHICLES, WHICH BY NOW ARE MOSTLY OUT OF WARRANTY, THE ONLY WAY TO GET CHRYSLER TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, WOULD BE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE STALLING ISSUE, AND THEN SUE THEM, ASSUMING I LIVED! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. DEALERSHIPS AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATIONS HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY NO HELP AT ALL. YOU ARE OUR ONLY HOPE.

AFTER HAVING A SHOP ALIGNED MY VEHICLE TWICE DUE TO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. I TOOK IT IN TO THE MECHANIC AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE FRONT SUSPENSION. MECHANIC WAS AMAZED AT THE POOR CONDITION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION DUE TO THE LOW MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT IT HAS NEVER BEING OFF ROAD AND ONLY DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. HE SAID IN 25 YEARS HE HAD NEVER SEEING A FRONT SUSPENSION SO LOOSE AND REQUIRING FULL REPLACEMENT OF LOWER CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINS, TIE ROD ENDS. WHILE DOING A TIRE ROTATION THEY ALSO NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST ON HUB AND AXLE NUT. EXPLAINED THIS COULD BE A FATAL SAFETY ISSUE AND MY WHEELS COULD FALL OFF. CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AND EVEN ISSUE TSB TO TORQUE LOWER CONTROL ARMS TO TRY TO BAND AID THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE QUALITY OF THESE FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS IT'S INADEQUATE FOR THIS VEHICLE. CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER SIMILAR MODELS BUT EVEN WITH 100'S OF REPORTS ONLINE AND OVER 50 REPORTS ON THIS SITE THEY REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE FAILING A VERY LOW MILEAGE. WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR TIRES TO START FLYING OFF AND PEOPLE TO DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THESE PROBLEMS. AFTER THE WARRANTY IS OVER CHRYSLER WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THEY SHOULD AT LEAST MEET THE OWNERS HALF WAY, RECTIFY THE DISMAL QUALITY OF THE PARTS AND PAY FOR THE PARTS WHILE CUSTOMER PAYS FOR LABOR. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENTS. HOW CAN A VEHICLE THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR "TRAIL RATED" OFF ROAD USED BY RUSTING APART AND HAVING THESE MAJOR SUSPENSION ISSUES UNDER NON OFF ROAD USE. *TR

I BEGAN TO HEAR A HUMMING SOUND FROM MY REAR WHEEL AFTER DOING RESEARCH JEEP PATRIOTS ARE EXPERIENCING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WHEEL BEARING FAILURES AT LOW MILEAGE. THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND THEY'VE SUPERSEDED THE PART NUMBER 4 TIMES, WHICH TELLS ME THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RE ENGINEER THE WHEEL BEARING CORRECTLY. UPON INSPECTION THE WHEEL BEARING HUB IT'S COMPLETELY RUSTED, FROZEN AND UNABLE TO EXTRACTED FROM THE SPINDLE. ALMOST EVERY JEEP PATRIOT, COMPASS AND CALIBER HAS HAD TO HAVE THE BEARINGS REPLACED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. THE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE HUB FOR SUCH A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE BEFORE WHEELS START FALLING OFF CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENTS . *TR

THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE HAS SOME SERIOUS ISSUES. I'VE HAD SEVERE LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS FROM THE DOME LIGHT. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE THAT IS CAUSED BY BAD DRAIN TUBES AND POOR DESIGN. YET THEY'VE ONLY ISSUED TSB'S AND NOT A FULL RECALL. WATER GETS ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD AND COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO SHORTING. *TR

THE JEEP PATRIOT HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS ECU PROGRAMING. WHEN THE ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAULTS THE ECU DETECTS IT AS A WHEEL SPEED CHANGE. ACTIVATING THE ABS BRAKES. UNLIKE EVERY OTHER CAR WHEN THE SENSOR IS FAULTING IT SHOULD JUST SIMPLY TURN OFF THE ABS SYSTEM AND DISPLAY A FAULT CODE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKES STARTED ACTIVATING ON THEIR OWN. *TR

WATER APPEARS TO BE LEAKING THROUGH SUNROOF, WITH INNER DOME LIGHT FILLED WITH WATER. POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 45 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE DEFECT WITH THE BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,054 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,851.