2008 Jeep Patriot Complaint Log

I HAD BEEN HEARING GRINDING NOISES FROM THE FRONT OF MY JEEP; STILL UNDER 3/YR WARRANTY- I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT FIRST THEY DID NOT HEAR OR SEE ANY CONCERNS AND STATED THE NOISE WAS MY TIRES. OF COURSE IT WAS SUGGESTED TO GET MY TIRES REPLACED ESPECIALLY MY FRONT RIGHT DUE TO THE UNEVEN WEAR. SO I DID, SOUND CONTINUED TO BECOME MORE CONSISTENT- I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND MY CONTROL ARMS, AND BALL JOINTS TO BE BAD. SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN- TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER- THEY DID NOT SEE/HEAR ANY PROBLEMS AND NOW I HAVE A CLUNKING NOISE LOUDER THAN THE GRINDING NOISE. I'M CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN- NOT TO MENTION I FEEL I'VE ALREADY PAID FOR THIS PROBLEM ONCE TO BE FIXED. *TR

HAD VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD BE DEALER THAT BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS WERE "WORE OUT" AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. OH AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE "BUILT IN TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, SO BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED" THIS IS ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY 43,500 MILES ON IT! HOW CAN THIS BE! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A HUGE NUMBER OF JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS AND THESE PART SHOULD LAST WAY LONGER THEN 43,000 MILES. THIS IS POOR QUALITY PARTS! THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO REPLACE THESE MAJOR SUSPENSION PART EVER 40,000 TO 45,000 MILES! THE COST OF THIS IS OVER $1,000.00. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND DEFINITELY MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. *TR

AT 58,200 MILES, ALL HIGHWAY/CITY DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE VEHICLE WENT BAD. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MULTIPLE OWNERS OF THE PATRIOT, IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR OUR SON, WHO IS OFF AT COLLEGE. TRAVELING THRU KANSAS ON I-70 RETURNING FROM VACATION, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. VEHICLE SLOWED TO 20 MPH IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. HAD TO DRIVE ON SHOULDER TO EXIT RAMP AND LET THE TRANSMISSION COOLED DOWN. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES, SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. MOST RECENTLY, TRAVELING IN 25 DEGREE WEATHER AT 70 MPH. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. FINALLY, THEY ADMITTED THAT HE CVT TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WON'T FIX IT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FIX THEIR POORLY DESIGNED VEHICLES. BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO WORK WITH THE CUSTOMER. THE VEHICLE RESALE VALUE IS IN THE TANK BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANY BODY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE VALVES STEMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS AT 57000 MILES. AND HAD TO HAVE IT LINED UP AGAIN. TOTAL COST 980.00 THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

2008 PATRIOT FAILED INSPECTION 1 YEAR AFTER BUYING IT PRE-OWNED LOWER CONTROL ARM-$241.52 OUTTER TIE ROD 74.78 FRONT END REPAIR- 153.00 ALIGNMENT 79.95

SEVERE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT ELEVATED SPEED. FRONT BALL JOINTS SHOT AND CANNOT BE SERVICED DUE TO DESIGN. REPLACED FRONT LEFT AND FRONT RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARMS, PLUS 2 TIRES WITH ONLY 11K MILES. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE SUDDEN/RAPID DETERIORATION AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE SINCE ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 50K MILES WITH ZERO EVIDENCE OF ABNORMAL WEAR AND NO STEERING ISSUES. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN WRECKED OR DRIVEN OFF-ROAD. NUMEROUS JEEP FORUMS AND BLOGS WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT FRONT SUSPENSION. LOCAL JEEP DEALER SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMED NEVER SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE OR REPLACED ANY LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. HAD WORK DONE AT INDEPENDENT GARAGE SINCE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WAS APPARENTLY NOT TELLING THE TRUTH OR WITHHOLDING FACTS. *TR

THIS PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. IT WAS SUMMERTIME AND IT WAS ABOUT 80 DEGREES. I HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED ABOUT 6 MONTHS EARLIER IN THE FALL. AS I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A "WHINING OUT" NOISE AND SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AREA AND MY SPEED SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND I WAS LOSING POWER TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. A TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS TRAVELING BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKES AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL FROM TRYING TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. AFTER WAITING A COUPLE OF HOURS AND LETTING THE ENGINE COOL DOWN, I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD ARRIVED. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER UNTIL IT COOLS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND PAID $100.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DID NOT REVEAL ANY OTHER PROBLEM OTHER THAN WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE LIGHT THAT CAME ON IN "NORMAL" AND IS EXPLAINED IN THE OPERATING MANUAL. THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT IS "NORMAL" FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND THERE WASNT ANY DEFECT OR ANYWAY TO FIX IT. SINCE THAT TIME MY CAR HAS DONE THIS CONTINUOUSLY IN HOT WEATHER WHEN I AM TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS BECOME DANGEROUS FOR ME TO TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY AND RISK BREAKING DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR BEING COLLIDED WITH.

MY JEEP PATRIOT NEEDED FRONT BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS REPLACED AT 32,000 MILES. IT HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN RECKLESSLY OR EVEN OFF ROAD. IT WAS A $1,045.00 REPAIR JOB. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. THE JEEP FORUMS ARE ALIVE WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME REPAIR EARLY ON. THIS IS AN EXCESSIVE REPAIR AND A DANGER. HTTP://WWW.JEEPPATRIOT.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=37926&PAGE=4. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70 MPH) IN MICHIGAN, THE CVT TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A FEW MILES, THE JEEP WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN ABOUT 45 MPH. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD WHEN EVERYONE ON THE HIGHWAY IS DRIVING 70 MPH OR MORE. AFTER PULLING OVER FOR 30 MINUTES, THE LIGHT DID NOT REAPPEAR WHEN THE JEEP WAS RESTARTED, BUT RPMS HAD TO BE KEPT BELOW 2100 TO AVOID THE OVERHEAT LIGHT COMING ON AGAIN. THIS LOW RPM LIMITED SPEED TO ABOUT 55 MPH ON FLAT TERRAIN. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN PA ON THE RETURN TRIP, SPEED WAS RESTRICTED AS BEFORE, AND THE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT REAPPEAR AFTER RESTARTING THE JEEP AFTER A 30 MINUTE REST STOP. HOWEVER, KEEPING RPMS BELOW 2100 ON THE PA TURNPIKE RESULTED IN A TOP SPEED OF ONLY ABOUT 45 MPH, A REAL HAZARD WHEN EVEN TRUCKS ARE GOING MUCH FASTER. FIRST DEALER FOUND THE FAULT CODE OF 0208 AND DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE PCM. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SECOND DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT CODE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAVED. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SERVICEABLE AND HAD A LIFETIME FLUID. THE DEALER SAID TO BRING THE JEEP RIGHT BACK IN IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN SO THAT THE CODE WOULD BE STORED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE JEEP WAS BROUGHT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THE DEALER FOUND THE 0208 TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT CODE. AFTER 5 DAYS OF WAITING, THE VISITING CHRYSLER TECH SAID TO OPEN THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE THE FLUID. THE TWO JEEP DEALERS SEEMED TO BE COMPLETELY CONFUSED ABOUT WHETHER THIS CVT TRANSMISSION HAS LIFETIME FLUID OR WHETHER IT COULD BE SERVICED. THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON THIS 2008 PATRIOT HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY, BUT CHRYSLER APPEARS TO HAVE NO INTEREST IN REPLACING IT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. INTERNET SEARCHES SHOW OTHER OWNERS OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH CVT TRANSMISSIONS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE TRAVELING ON HWY AT 75 MPH TRANSMISSION HEATS UP, LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INSTANTLY LOSES POWER CAUSING VEHICLES AROUND ME TO SWERVE TO AVOID REAR RENDING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC. THIS COMPROMISED THE SAFETY OF MY PARENTS CHILDREN AND I. TOOK TO JEEP DEALERSHIP AND ADVISE OF INCIDENTS I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO CODES AND WOULD NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE. *TR

ON THURSDAY THE 15TH OF JUNE 2012, I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THERE WAS NO HINT OF TROUBLE. I STOPPED FOR A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TRIED TO PUT THE JEEP IN FIRST GEAR. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR ALTHOUGH THE GEAR DID TAKE SUFFICIENTLY FOR ME TO MOVE THE CAR TO SAFETY. I CALLED AAA AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO BAXTER JEEP CHRYSLER, WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2009. . I TOLD THEM THAT THE CLUTCH HAD SHOWN NO SLIPPAGE OR OTHER SIGNS OF IMPENDING FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. ON MONDAY, THEY FOUND THAT THE RELEASE BEARING/SLAVE CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND THAT FLUID HAD LEAKED FROM THE SLAVE CYLINDER INTO THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, WHICH COULD NOT BE CLEANED EFFECTIVELY. THEY STATED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ITSELF HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SLAVE CYLINDER.THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $1338.56. IN THAT MODEL YEAR, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE POWER TRAIN. THE CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMED THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS CONSIDERED PART OF THE CLUTCH. I DISAGREE. ALTHOUGH THE SLAVE CYLINDER SUBSERVES THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, IT IS PART OF THE POWER HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. 1) CHRYSLER IS NOT HONORING THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. 2) THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DESIGN ISSUE WHEN THE HYDRAULIC COMPONENT CAN LEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE CLUTCH, IMMEDIATELY DESTROYING ITS FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH WAS SUDDEN AND UNPREDICTABLE. THERE ARE SEVERAL POSTS ON INTERNET RAISING IDENTICAL ISSUES ABOUT THE JEEP DESIGN AND FAILURE TO HONOR THE SERVICE GUARANTEE. I AM RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING REDRESS, TO INCLUDE REFUND OF THE COST OF THE REPAIR, AND AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SAFETY OF JEEPS EQUIPPED WITH THE CURRENT MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *TT

FRONT END SUSPENSION PARTS WERE WORN AND ABOUT TO FAIL. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARMS, SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, SWAY BAR LINKS,BUSHING SWAY ELIMINATOR. FURTHER DRIVING WOULD HAVE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF FRONT END. *TR I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY, WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF SUSPENSION ISSUES THE PATRIOTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. ALL OF THE FAILURES ARE OCCURING AT VERY LOW MILEAGES AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION ELEMENTS ARE FAILING. ALL SUGGESTING DEFECTIVE PARTS USED IN ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE.

DRIVER SIDE, FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT BADLY WORN. WAS TOLD BY CAR DEALER THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH JEEP PATRIOTS. THE DEALER SEES THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT SO OFTEN. THEY KEEP SEVERAL DRIVER SIDE LCA/BALLJOINT ASSEMBLIES IN STOCK. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED JEEP PATRIOT WITH 32,952 MILES ON IT. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. I WAS TOLD THE FRONT WHEELS COULD FALL OFF AT ANY TIME. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM FOR ME ALONG WITH ROTORS. ORIGINAL TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS, BUT THE NEW ONES ARE ALREADY SHOWING WEAR.THE DEALER & 2 OTHER SHOPS SAID WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. AFTER BALL JOINTS/ROTORS WERE REPLACED THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE. NOT ONLY WAS A BALL JOINT STILL BAD BUT I WAS TOLD THAT BOTH CONTROL ARMS ARE BAD AND NEED REPLACED. NOW, AFTER BEING REPLACED ONCE (NOW JUST OVER 33,400 MILES ON THE JEEP) I AM TOLD IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE OVER ABOUT 40MPH BECAUSE STILL A WHEEL COULD FALL OFF. *TR

TIRE VALVE STEM BROKE WHILE THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS BEING CHECKED. THIS OCCURRED DURING AN OIL CHANGE SERVICE. THE BROKEN VALVE STEM/TPMS SENSOR REQUIRED MY COMPANY TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. I AM FILING THIS CLAIM ON BEHALF OF OUR CUSTOMER.

SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING. RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARMS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS USED 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN 2011 IT WILL STALL AND SHUT OFF AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK; THEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED IT FUNCTIONS AS USUAL; A FEW TIMES IT RE-STALLED A SECOND TIME AFTER FILLING UP AND THEN WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. NOTE, I DID NOT OVER FILL THE TANK. I DID INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS FOR THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT FOR THIS ISSUE BUT WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NONE. ALSO NO JEEP DEALERSHIP OR OTHER DEALERSHIP COULD FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WHEN THIS FIRST INSTANCE THIS OCCURRED, I WAS HEADING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN IT STALLED ON ME AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND ON JEEPPATRIOT.COM A FORUM WHERE MANY PURCHASER'S OF 2008 JEEP PATRIOTS REPORT THIS ISSUE WITH NO RESOLVE, ONLY AN ENTRY FROM 1/23/15 NOTED THEIR MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ROLLOVER VALVE MEANING THE ENTIRE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSIDERING THE SAFETY ISSUE OF A MOVING VEHICLE STALLING OUT AFTER FILLING UP, AND THE ISSUE BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE 2008 JEEP PATRIOT MODEL, I'M ASKING FOR INSPECTION INTO THIS ISSUE AND FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED WITH WHATEVER IS THE ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM/TANK. THIS ISSUE HAS CONTINUED OVER THE DURATION OF ME HAVING MY VEHICLE. NOW MORE RECENTLY MY VEHICLE HAS A CODE FOR AN EVAP LEAK, AND WHEN PUMPING THE GAS TANK WON'T TAKE THE FUEL. I'M TAKING IT TO A JEEP DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT AM NOT SURE IF ITS RELATED TO THE AFOREMENTIONED STALLING OUT ISSUE.

TOOK OUR CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND DEALER STATED THAT DRIVER SIDE CONTROLLER ARM HAS PLAY AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO TOLD THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS WITH CAR WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE READ MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON HERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND MY MECHANIC SAID MY MODEL JEEP WAS KNOWN FOR THIS, BUT AFTER HITTING A CURB MY WHEEL AND SUSPENSION PARTS HOLDING IT ON LET THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, RIM AND ALL FALL COMPLETELY OFF. AFTER GETTING IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HAVING HIM PUTTING IT ON THE LIFT HE TOLD ME I COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR EVEN AFTER THE FRONT RIGHT WAS FIXED B/C THE CAR WAS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. I WAS TOLD THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WHICH HOLD THE SUSPENSION TOGETHER AND KEEP THE WHEELS ON THE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND THE TIRES COULD FALL OFF AT ANY MOMENT. HE TOLD ME HE HAD THIS ISSUE MANY TIMES WITH MY MODEL CAR AND DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED A YEAR AND HALF AGO WITH 45,000 MILES OR SO. ONCE THE MECHANIC DID CHANGE THE BALL JOINTS, HE TOLD ME SOMETHING EVEN WORSE... HE COULD TELL SINCE THEY WERE NOT FACTORY BALL JOINTS, THAT THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THEREFORE, THE FACTORY SET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SOMETIME BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND A YEAR OR SO AFTER THE REPLACEMENT BALL JOINTS (THE PARTS THAT HOLD YOU TIRES ON SO THEY DON'T FALL OFF DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND KILL YOU AND OTHERS) WERE PUT ON, A NEW REPLACEMENT SET HAD TO BE ADDED. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND SCARY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TRAVELING 25 MPH. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION AND CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS FOUND WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,637.

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, (THIS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION SINCE BOUGHT) THEY BASICALLY TELL ME THAT IT NEEDS TO COMPLETELY FAIL BEFORE THEY WILL DO SOMETHING. THEN THEY COME BACK AND SAY THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE LEAKING FOR $410.00. AND THEY ALSO SAY THAT MY FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT CONTROL ARMS ARE BAD WHICH OF COURSE THEY CAN BE REPLACED FOR $845.00. SO FOR A PROBLEM THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT FIX BUT THEY WOULD LIKE TO FIX OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE BAD FOR A PRICE.......VERY DISAPPOINTED IN DODGE. THIS MAY CAUSE ME TO DEFECT FROM CHRYSLER AND BUY FORD. *TR

WHENEVER I USE MY HEATER IT LEAKS A LOT OF WATER ALL OVER THE DRIVERS FEET AND PASSENGERS FEET. ALSO, IT LEAKS SO MUCH THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY HEAR THE WATER SWISHING FROM SIDE TO SIDE BEHIND THE DASH WHEN YOU TAKE A TURN. THIS WATER IS VERY HOT AND GIVES YOU A SHOCKING SENSATION WHEN IT DRIPS ON YOU. THE VERY FIRST TIME I FELT IT DRIP ONTO ME IT SOAKED MY SHOE AND THEN I EVENTUALLY FELT IT THROUGH MY SHOE, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED MY VEHICLE OVER AND JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND REMOVED MY SHOE AND SOCK BECAUSE THE WATER WAS SO HOT THAT IT GAVE ME THE SENSATION OF SOMETHING BITING ME. I THOUGHT IT WAS FIRE ANTS INSIDE MY SHOE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE. LUCKILY, I WAS IN A LOW SPEED LIMIT NEIGHBORHOOD TO WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY WITHOUT CAUSING DISRUPTION. *TR

BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND TIE RODS FAILED AT 30,000 MILES AND UNDER. I JUST FAILED MY ANNUAL PA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION FOR THE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS. THIS YEAR IT WAS THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND OUTER TIE ROD. LAST YEAR, WHEN IT FAILED THE SAFETY INSPECTION, IT WAS THE OPPOSITE SIDE COMPONENTS. MY ODOMETER READ 30379 MILES AT THE SERVICE DATE. THIS IS LISTED ON THE CURRENT INVOICE FROM A REPUTABLE CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER / DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THE WORK DONE. LAST YEAR'S SAFETY INSPECTION FAILURE WAS AT ABOUT 23000 MILES. I AM OBVIOUSLY UPSET THAT I HAVE HAD TO SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE SO EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM ALSO VERY CONCERNED FOR THE WELFARE OF OTHER OWNERS WHICH MAY NOT HAVE REQUIRED STATE INSPECTIONS LIKE I HAVE WHERE I LIVE. I AM THANKFUL FOR THE INSPECTIONS AND THE MECHANIC WHO RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE AND POSSIBLY SAVED ME FROM A FUTURE ACCIDENT. I STARTED DOING SOME HOMEWORK FINDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. I FOUND THIS BY LOOKING AT MANY DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT JEEP OWNER WEBSITES, BLOGS, AND EVEN COMPLAINTS FOUND ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. I DO NOT DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY, GO OFF-ROADING OR ANY OTHER THING LIKE THAT WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT TAKEN ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SAFETY CONCERN TO DATE. IN FACT, WHEN I SENT AN EMAIL TO CHRYSLER I WAS GIVEN A STOCK REPLY AMOUNTING TO "WE ARE SORRY FOR YOUR TROUBLE BUT WE CAN'T MAKE A DIAGNOSIS ON YOUR VEHICLE. PLEASE GO TO A LICENSED CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER. PLEASE REPORT YOUR SAFETY CONCERN WITH NHTSA. HAVE A NICE DAY!" ...AND HERE I AM. I WONDER IF THEY EVEN READ MY EMAIL BECAUSE I ALREADY HAD THE WORK DONE. HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR HAVE TO PAY OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR REPAIRING SAFETY ISSUES CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ADDRESSING. *TR

TPMS VALVE STEM BROKE DURING THE CHECK AND INFLATION OF A CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE. THE BROKEN VALVE STEM RESULTED IN A LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE REQUIRING IMMEDIATE REPAIR.

LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND OUTER TIE RODS WORE OUT 54,000 MILES. SEEMS KIND OF LOW MILEAGE FOR THEM TO WEAR OUT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. REPLACED 2/7/12 FOR $690.15. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD END AND LOWER BALL JOINT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,053. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, BOTH FRONT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A COLLISION. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED EARLIER IN THE DAY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRONIC FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN PURCHASING NEW TIRES FOR MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT LIMITED AWD, THE SHOP FOUND THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 30883 HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. THE JEEP DEALER STATES THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE DEMAND AT THIS TIME FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS FROM CHRYSLER IS 930 PER WEEK. HAVING GROWN UP AROUND A FRONT END AND ALIGNMENT BUSINESS, I FIND THIS TO VERY VERY ABNORMAL. WHETHER IT IS A DESIGN FLAW OR INFERIOR PARTS, CHRYSLER CORP NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR REPAIRS TO THESE VEHICLES. SUSPENSION AND STEERING ARE NOT WHERE MANUFACTURES NEED TO BE CUTTING CORNERS WHEN BUILDING CARS! I WILL BE REPAIRING MY JEEP WITH THE BEST PARTS AVAILABLE, AND MAYBE THE PEOPLE AT JEEP SHOULD CONSIDER DOING THE SAME WHEN THEY BUILD THEIR PRODUCTS. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS, AND LET'S HOPE A BALL JOINT DOESN'T BREAK AND INJURE SOMEONE BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. IT TOOK ME YEARS TO GET OVER THE CHRYSLER CORP JUNK OF THE 60'S AND 70'S AND I TRULY HOPE THEY ARE NOT REVERTING BACK TO THE PAST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS ON THE REAR AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRES FAILED TWICE WITHIN ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALUMINUM TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE VALVE STEMS TO FRACTURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

AFTER SNOW HAS MELTED, THE MAPLIGHT LEAKS WATER ALL OVER THE INSIDE. I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE WILL BE WIRING ISSUES FOR THE SUNROOF AND THE LIGHT AS WELL AS ANYTHING IN THE DASH DUE TO THE WATER GOING EVERYWHERE. PRIOR ISSUES W/WATER LEAKING IN THE FIREWALL AND LEAVING AN INCH OF WATER ON THE DRIVERS FLOOR (3 ATTEMPTS TO GET IT FIXED) RESULTED IN CHRYSLER PAYING A PORTION DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. WATER SHORTED OUT WIRES RUNNING UNDER THE FLOOR FOR DASH LIGHTS, ANTI LOCK BRAKES WANTED TO KICK IN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, 4WHEEL DRIVE WOUDL NOT WORK AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. NOW BACK TO DEALING W/WATER AGAIN LEAKING OUT THE MAP LIGHT, VERY FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY! *TR

BALL JOINT ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM (LCA) HAS GONE BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED. THE BALL JOINT IS INTEGRATED WITH THE LCA IN THE JEEP PATRIOT, SO THE ENTIRE LCA MUST BE REPLACED. FROM SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND OTHERS WHO OWN JEEP PATRIOTS (AND THE RELATED JEEP COMPASS AND DODGE CALIBER), IT SEEMS THAT FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS ARE QUITE COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES, EVEN AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE (30,000 MILES OR LESS). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTART THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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

IN DECEMBER I HAD TAKEN MY JEEP IN FOR NEW BRAKES AS THEY WENT BAD AND WAS TOLD MY FRONT CONTROL ARMS WERE BAD AND GOING TO NEED REPLACED. I COULDN'T AFFORD IT AT THE TIME AND IT SEEMED TO BE RUNNING OK. IN MAY IT WAS RUNNING TERRIBLE, VERY SHAKY AND BUMPY. WHEN I TOOK IT IN I WAS TOLD FRONT CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS AND ONE BACK CONTROL ARM AND BUSHINGS WERE ALL BAD/BROKEN. AS A RESULT OF THAT I ALSO RUINED MY TIRES AND HAD TO REPLACE THOSE AS WELL. AT THE REPAIR TIME ONLY HAD ABOUT 56000 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AS WELL. (OVER 1600 DOLLARS TOTAL AND THAT IS WITH A DISCOUNT I GET). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT. ALSO, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 01/13/12*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD. UPDATED 02/06/12

WE PURCHASED A USED JEEP PATRIOT 2008 AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STABILITY LIGHTS COMING ON WHEN WE SLOWED FROM HIGHWAY AND CAR NEEDING TO BE RESTARTED TO REGAIN POWER. THE TRANSMISSION KEPT DOING A WEIRD KICKBACK. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED ON THE COMPUTER REPEATEDLY AND DID NOT SHOW A CODE. ALSO ,THE OIL CHANGE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON EVEN AFTER OIL CHANGED. WE REPLACED ARMS , BEARINGS, STILL ISSUE NOT CORRECTED .( THE BEARING REPLACED TWICE BY DEALERSHIP A YEAR AGO IS STILL MAKING LOUD NOISES.) RECENTLY THE KICKBACK IS INCREASING AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED US WE NEED AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A 2008!!!!! 5 YEARS OLD!!! THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME 2008 PATRIOTS , BUT I AM BEING ADVISED NOT OURS AND SO FAR CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING FOR US ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2008 JEEP PATRIOT. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. *JS

HAD TO HAVE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND OUTER TIE RODS REPLACED AT 47K MILES BECAUSE THEY HAD BECOME EXCESSIVELY WORN. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT WHEELS HAD DEVELOPED A WOBBLE AND WERE NOISY WHEN DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE/TIRE ROTATION. *TR

ON 9/21/2011 THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OUR DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICE AT 30,979 MILES. IT WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE DEFECTIVE AND LOOSE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND TIE ROD ENDS. THE DEALER INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE FOR ANY EXTENDED MILES. THERE WAS AT LEAST 1/2" PLAY IN THE WHEELS. THE PARTS HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED. PREVIOUS INSPECTION & TIRE ROTATION AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES AND 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO INDICATED NO SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THE ONLY CLUE TO THE PROBLEM WAS SOME 'CLUNKING' NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY BY THE SELLING DEALER, IS DRIVEN EXCLUSIVELY ON THE ROAD, AND HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS. UP UNTIL MAY 2011, IT WAS DRIVEN ONLY ABOUT 7,500 MILES ANNUALLY. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR ONLY 40-DAYS. I AM INCREDULOUS THAT A WELL MAINTAINED 4WD VEHICLE WOULD HAVE A MAJOR SUSPENSION FAILURE WITH SUCH A RAPID ONSET AT SUCH LOW MILES. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE BY OTHER JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY BY THE MANUFACTURER THAN IT CURRENTLY IS. *TT

MY ROOF LEAKS WATER INTO MY CAR THROUGH THE MAP LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME IN 2011 AND AGAIN IN 2014. THE FIRST TIME, JEEP REPAIRED THE DAMAGE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I WILL NEED TO GET AN ESTIMATE FOR THE OUT-OF-POCKET REPAIRS THIS TIME. INTERNET RESEARCH TELLS ME THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED TO JUST MY PATRIOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TURN TO THE RIGHT UNINTENTIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A 50,000. UPDATED 10/17/11 *BF UPDATED 10/21/11.

WE HAVE HAD OUT JEEP FOR 3 YEARS TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO GET A TIRE FIXED...AND THEY LET US KNOW THAT THE TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. THAT IS ALSO THE REASON OUT NEW TIRES ARE WEARING OUT FAST. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL JEEP. *TT

ON 9/23/2011, I WAS DRIVING 15-20 MPH WHEN A DODGE CHARGER STRUCK MY JEEP ON MY DRIVERSIDE DOOR CAUSING MY JEEP TO LOSE CONTROL AND ROLL COMPLETELY. MY SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING A CONCUSSION. I HAVE SOME MEMORY LOSS AND BACK AND NECK INJURIES. MY JEEP ROLLED ONTO A MEDIAN CAUSING THE ROOF TO CAVE IN FROM THE CENTER OF THE CAR TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DURING THE ROLL OVER. *TR

FAILED TIE ROD ENDS AND BALLJOINTS CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND LOOSE STEERING. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT FWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE VALVE STEM TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE VALVE STEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,400.

WHEN HAVING NEW TIRES INSTALLED,I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS LOOSENESS AND PLAY IN THE FRONT BALLJOINTS. THIS SEAMS TO BE A PROBLEM THATS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

BALL JOINT REPAIR AT 40K? I JUST TURNED THE 40K MARK ON MY JEEP PATRIOT 2008 WHEN LAST WEEK I BEGAN TO HEAR A NOISE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. IT WAS WORSE WITH THE A/C SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. UPON OIL CHANGE, MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT'S THE BALL JOINTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NO WOBBLING OF MY STEERING, BUT HE STATES IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW I READ THAT IT'S A 3 YR 36,000 MILE WARRANTEE SO I FALL OUTSIDE OF THAT. BAD JEEP, BAD! I HAVE HAD MORE BAD LUCK WITH THIS VEHICLE THAN MY COMMANDER WHICH I LOVED. FIX THIS ISSUE! *TT

BOTH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS, RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM BOTH FAILED AT 45,000 MILES NOT COVERED ON EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THE TIME. NEVER BUY A EXTENDED WARRANTY IT COVERS NOTHING IT IS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RIPOFF. COST $599.18 FOR A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT. *TR