2011 Jeep Patriot Complaint Log

Bought vehicle from Ray Price dealer 2 years ago with 81k miles Vehicle passed inspection with them(was already inspected upon purchase) was clearly told by salesman that vehicle didn't need to have warranty. Should raised a red flag being I purchase it cash for 10k. Began to notice a clunk sound..took it to my mechanic figuring it was just brakes and or rotors. He called me immediately and said the entire frame was rusted out. And good thing I made it to him and further driving I would have been in a severe accident. He told me to take it to the autobody shop. Upon inspection they found the entire subframe completely corroded. $2000 in repairs( not covered under any warranty) 3 weeks without car. Subframe and control arms had to be replaced

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE FRONT AXLE AND THE CONTROL ARM NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOON AFTER EXITING HIS DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DRIVEWAY TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, HE BECAME AWARE THAT THE REAR CROSSMEMBER WAS RUSTED AND WAS DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED EXECUTIVE JEEP (900 UNIVERSAL DR N, NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY HAD ALREADY EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,570.

I HAD ALREADY TAKEN MY VEHICLE AND SUPPOSEDLY TO HAVE THE SAFETY RECALL DEALT WITH ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY ROAD AND THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR ZERO REASON.

Subframe is a hazard

CROSSMEMBERS ROTTED. BRACKETS HOLDING IT ROTTED OFF. DIFFERENTIAL ROTTED. SUBFRAME ROTTED.

2011 JEEP PATRIOT VIN# [XXX] WAS MADE AWARE THAT MY FRONT SUBFRAME IS RUSTING THROUGH ITS 10 YEARS OLD WITH WELL TAKING CARE OFF WITH 100000 MILES THE DEALER WON'T ANSWER MY ENQUIRERS. PLZ HELP ME. FINDING OUT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM ON THESES VEHICLES INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shut off with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that most times the vehicle would restart soon after the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle was once towed to his home after the failure but restarted the next day. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed him that there were no recalls on his vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

I purchased my 2011 Jeep Patriot from a car dealership in October of 2020. After a week of having the vehicle, I noticed a loud clunking sound coming from underneath. I took it back to the dealer and was told it was nothing. After taking it to my mechanic, he found major rust and corrosion on the front and rear subframe and crossmembers. I paid $2200 in repairs on the car, only to find out the he only did the front end of the car. The back end is just as bad and the car is unsafe for me to drive. When he did the front end of the car, the pieces fell apart as he began taking it apart. This car was a ticking time bomb. It’s now June of 2021 and I don’t know what to do

THE SUBFRAME AND REAR ARE RUSTING AND THE VEHICLE WON'T PASS INSPECTION AND THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD IF THE VEHICLE PASSES INSPECTION AND OUT OF NO WEAR THE RUST HITS AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW VERY UNSAFE. JEEP KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. THEY REALLY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THANKS

THE LIGHT OF AIRBAGS TURN ON , TURN OFF STAY ON , ABS AND BRAKE ON LEFT LIGHT SIGNAL WHEN TURN ON SWITCH AND THE SIGNAL MAKE SOUND WARNING AND START TO FLASH TO FAST.

WHEN FUELING AT A GAS STATION AND THE VEHICLE IS OFF I CAN ONLY PUT ROUGHLY 25 CENTS OF FUEL IN AT A TIME.

RECALL NUMBER: 13V-233 AND RECALL NUMBER: 16V-668 CALL DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALLS FIXED, AND THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION SAYING THEY WOULD CALL, BUT THEY NEVER DID. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS KEPT ME FROM HAVING THE REGISTRATION UP DATED. RESULTING IN GETTING THICKETS FOR DRIVING WITH EXPIRED TAGS.

WHEN IT RAINS THE SUN ROOF LEAKS INSIDE OF THE CAR THROUGH THE INTERIOR LIGHT.

WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK TO NORMAL FULL LEVEL, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND RUN AT VERY LOW RAM. THIS ONLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER FILLING THE TANK TO FULL AND STARTING TO ACCELERATE AT A NORMAL RATE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE ACROSS MANY JEEP VEHICLES.

I BELIEVE A FEW YEARS BACK THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SENSOR GOING OFF. I HAD THE SENSOR CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS ADDRESSED AND CLEARED. MY SENSOR IS NOW GOING OFF AGAIN. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN UNTIL THE PREVIOUS RECALL?

Filled gas tank and restarted Jeep. Pulled away from gas station into traffic and the jeep sputtered and died. Restarted and spit and sputtered and died again. After several tries and waiting, car started. Idled roughly for a few minutes then cleared up. No problems or indication of any problems until had to get gas again. Another incident while filling gas tank, pump continuously cut off and had to pump extremely slow to fill tank. Again, sputter and spat after starting. At times as the gas is going in it sounds like a gulping sound after I stop pumping gas. These problems happen every time have to get gas. It is dangerous and very frustrating. This has been going on way too long. I took it to the shop and the mechanic says the roll over valve inside the gas tank is stuck and I must have a new gas tank installed at $1500. I would welcome you to inspect this vehicle. There have been no warning lamps, signals, messages, or other indicator of a problem with the vehicle.

THE FRONT SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND DETERIORATED, UNSAFE TO DRIVE ANY LONGER.

JEEP STALLS AFTER REFUELING. ANYTIME YOU FULLY FILL THE TANK THIS IS AN ISSUE. WAS VERY STARTLING THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES IT HAPPENED. I NOW EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT FOR OTHER PEOPLE IT COULD BE AN EXTREME HAZARD. IT HAPPENS WITH THE VEHICLE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. SUBSIDES AFTER SECOND OR THIRD RESTART...OR IF YOU LET IT SIT WITH THE GAS CAP OPEN FOR A MINUTE OR SO, THESE SEEMS TO HELP.

THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS WITH THE ROLLOVER VALVE WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK. WHEN I PUT FUEL IN, IT ACTS LIKE IT IS FULL, EVEN THOUGH THE GAS GAUGE IS TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TANK OF GAS. IT WILL ONLY TAKE THE GAS IF I PUT IN GALLON AT A TIME. THEN WHEN I START TO DRIVE IT, IT WANTS TO STALL, AND I HAVE TO GIVE IT THE GAS AND THEN IT RUNS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND THIS IS A PROBLEM IN ALL JEEPS. IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT THE ROLLOVER VALVE COULD REMAIN OPEN INSTEAD OF CLOSING. THE VALVE IS STICKING AND UNRELIABLE. THIS VALVE DOES IT EVERY TIME YOU PUT GAS IN IT.

MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT ONLY HAS 80000 MILES ON IT, RECENTLY TOOK IT TO GARAGE FOR NOISES AND MECHANIC SAYS THE SUB FRAME IS CORRODING AND IT'S GOING TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A BIG EXPENSE AND ESPECIALLY WITH SO FEW MILES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I'VE GONE ON LINE AND READ MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS.

MY MECHANIC HAS BEEN TELLING ME THAT THE FRAME/SUBFRAME OF MY JEEP PATRIOT IS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE RUST HAS CORRODED OTHER PARTS OF MY CAR AND IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THE CORROSION HAS SERIOUSLY DETERIORATED THE REAR CROSS MEMBER OF MY CAR. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF CLAIMS TO CHRYSLER ON THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGES OF SOME JEEP MAKES/MODELS. I ONCE TRIED CLAIMING THE WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER DENIED SERVICES TO MY CAR. I NEED HELP TO FIX THIS.

LOUD CLUNK NOISE WHEN DRIVING, NOTICED THE SUB FRAME THAT'S THE CONTROL ARMS ARE CONNECTED TO AND THE ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN ARE SUPPOSED BY IS RUSTED AND ROOTED SO MUCH I CAN PUSH MY FINGER THROUGH IT. *TR

THE COMPANY GRAVA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (29 MYSTIC AVE, MEDFORD, MA 02155) , DID NOT PERFORM THE REQUESTED RECALL. HE RETURNED THE CAR TO ME WITH NO SOLUTION AND NO DOCUMENTS. BUT I HAVE AN EXCHANGE OF TEXT MESSAGES WITH THE EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY WHERE I MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I NEED THE RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT FRAME BROKE AND THE CV AND FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF THE VEHICLE, I HAD TO WRESTLE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT AND BACK REPLACED WITH SEVERAL OTHER PARTS THE DEALER HAD BROKE IN THE PROCESS OF "FIXING" IT

CROSSBAR IS RUSTING THROUGH. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE X69 EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT WOULD STILL COST ME $975 FOR THE REPAIR

VEHICLE WAS RANDOMLY UNABLE TO START IN STATIONARY POSITION IN MY INSTANCE. AUTO SHUTDOWN BOX HARNESS AND FAN CONTACTS POORLY PROTECTED FROM MOISTURE AND CONTACTS BECOME CORRODED. RELAY PANEL APPEARS TO BE LOCATED IN THE DRIVER FRONT FENDER BETWEEN THE WHEEL WELL AND THE HEADLIGHT. EITHER PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING OR POSSIBLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN IN MOTION MAKING VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER OR STOP. ALSO CAUSES MULTIPLE ENGINE CODES TO BECOME DETECTED ACTIVATING MIL.

MY JEEP STARTED THROWING CODES P0420, WHICH IS SAYING THE CATALYST EFFICIENCY IS BELOW THRESHOLD, AKA CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR ALREADY. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE MY CAR JUST SO HAPPENS TO NOT BE ONE OF THE VEHICLES TO BE RECALLED. ITS EFFECTING DRIVE PERFORMANCE AND THE EMISSIONS ITS PRODUCING IN THE AIR COULD BE UNSAFE.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE JEEP AND IT TURNED OFF ON HER TWICE TRYING TO GET IT BACK HOME. ALL ELECTRICAL WENT OUT AND ENGINE STALLED. AFTER THE SECOND TIME IT ONLY GOES 10 MPH AND STILL STALLS AND POWERS OFF. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS DISINTEGRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER NAPLETON OFF ROAD LOCATED AT 5950 N WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60659 WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

VEHICLE STALLS AND POWER STEERING FAILS AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. THIS HAPPENS EITHER IMMEDIATELY, OR A FEW MILES AWAY REGARDLESS OF SPEED. VEHICLE WILL ABRUPTLY AND VIOLENTLY BUCK, THEN STALL MINIMUM OF TWO TIMES.

MY FRONT END CROSSMEMBER RUSTED AWAY & MY TIRE FELL OFF, IT'S NOT EVEN DRIVABLE. 2 DELIVERSHIPS RAN MY VIN & SAID ITS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN CANADA & THE US DOESN'T HONOR CANADIAN WARRANTIES. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHERE IT WAS MADE?

CVT?

I WAS CLEANING MY PATRIOT 2011 WHEN I NOTICE THAT THE SUBFRAME HAS HOLES. I ALSO OWEN A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT AND I GOT A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROMBLEM. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE SAME PROMBLEM THEY SAID THEY DIDNT HAD A RECALL FOR 2011 JEEP. MY BIGGEST WORRY WHEN DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE I THAT AT ANY MOMENT THE SUBFRAME MAY BRAKE, ME THAT I DRIVE CONSTALY ON A HIGHWAY IT IS A DAMGEROUS SITUATION. I FEEL THAT ALL JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF DANGERS. I NOTICE THIS BECAUSE I WAS PLAYING WITH MY SON AND A BALL WENT UNDERNEATH THE CAR. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR I THOUGHT THE CRACKING SOUND WAS THE TIRES, BUT WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT. SO NOW I AM ASSUMING THE SUBFRAME IS TO BLAME. I WOULD HIGHLY APPRECIATE IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE.

THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER FRAME IS RUSTED THUS CREATING A LOUD FRICTION NOISE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING

EVERY TIME GAS TANK IS FILLED THE CAR BUCKS THEN STALLS AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. THIS HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER FILLING THE TANK AND PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION. I HAVE READ ON FORUMS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN JEEPS FOR YEARS BUT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED. ACCORDING TO THE POST THE ISSUE HAS TO DEAL WITH THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH GAS PUMPS SHUTTING OFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE TANK. I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW GAS CAP. $100 LATER AND STILL THE SAME ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 THE JEEPS MOTOR SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE BUT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE JEEP WILL START RIGHT BACK UP LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG AFTER A FEW MINUTES. PLEASE HELP VERY DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, SMOKE WAS DETECTED AND THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLINED TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER WAITING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD BE ILLUMINATED EVERY TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

JEEP PATRIOT 2011 AT REACHING 90K MILES HAD A POPING SOUND FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. TOOK IT IN AND IT WAS THEN FOUND THE SUBFRAME/CROSSMEMBER IS COMPLETELY CORRODED. IT'S NO LONGER BEING DRIVEN AS AT ANY MOMENT THE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT. THIS TYPE OF CORROSION IS SEEN AT CARS 30YRS+, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE HOW BAD IT IS. WE ARE A HOUSEHOLD OF MULTIPLE CARS AND WHILE THE JEEP IS THE YOUNGEST ONE, IT'S IN THE WORST SHAPE.

THE VEHICLE STOPS WITHOUT WARNING - I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING - THE CAR JUST STOPS RUNNING THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS AND AT INTERSECTIONS - IF YOU LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE IT SOMETIMES WILL RESTART IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR OVER A YEAR (PARTLY DUE TO COVID) BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT - MARSHALL DODGE JEEP IN CRITTENDEN KY HAS IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE IS WITH THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULAR (TIPM) - I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER FOR RECALL AS I KNOW OTHER MAKES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS BUT THEY TELL ME THAT YOU HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR MY PARTICULAR MAKE MODEL - PROB DUE TO IT IS A LIMIT EDITION THEY ONLY MADE A FEW OF THESE FOR THEIR ANNIVERSARY MY CAR HAS OVER 100,000 MILES AND I EXPECT TO MAKE SOME REPAIRS BUT THIS SEEMS IRRESPONSIBLE ON THE PART TO CHRYSLER AND I WOULD EXPECT THEM TO MAKE GOOD ON IT TO SOME EXTENT - I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN MY CAR STOPPED GOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY - THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THIS OCCURRED IN 2019 - IT IS RANDOM SO IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO DIAGNOSIS AND THEN COVID KEPT MY CAR PARKED BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS IN 2011 IT HAS ALWAYS IDLED ROUGH AND STALLED RANDOMLY. APPARENTLY THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS RANDOM STALLING AND IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IN SEVERAL CAR ACCIDENTS AND ONE TIME TO CRASH ON THE SIDEWALK AND ALMOST HARM PEDESTRIANS. UNFORTUNATELY I THINK I WILL BE FORCED TO SELL THIS VEHICLE.

I WAS SITTING AT THE LIGHT WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTS TO JUMP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES TO MOVE TWITH TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE JUMPS AND THEN DRIVES AS NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE ON THE 3RD AND WHILE HE WAS TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT COMPLETELY STOPPED OPERATING AS WE WERE TURNING AROUND AND THE ENGINE BEGINS TO REV BUT NOT MOVE AND AFTER TRYING AGAIN TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE THE ENGINE THEN BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE MECHANIC THEN DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO BE GOING OUT VERY SOON. SO I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND BEEN DOING RESEARCH TO FIND THAT THIS A COMMON THING WITH CVT TRANSMISSIONS AS I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 6 YEARS WITH 152,000 MILES. THERE WERE NO TRUE SIGNS OF ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT I COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS TYPE OF BREAKDOWN.

I HAVE NOTICE A RECALL ON FROBT AND REAR SUBFRAME RUST AND PREFOARTIONS AND CROSS MEMVER. MECHANIC SAYS SUBFRANES ARE RUSTED ALL THE THROUGH AND BROKE. HE STATES CAR IS TOO NEW FOR THIS TO BE GAPPENING. JEEP HAS BEEN A HASSLE-SIBE ALREADY REPLACED $1500 WORTH OF2 A ARNS/CONTROL ARNS AT FIRESTONE. BIDY IS RUSTING AND CAR IS WELL CARED FIR- SIBE I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING CANCER AND THIS IS AND HAS BEEN MY ONLT TRANSPORTATION FIR CAR. I AM ASKING WHY NT CAR IS NOT UNDER ANY OF THE RECALKS BUT INE CHEAPER SERVICE RECALK-AS IT CERTAINLY FALLS UNDER ALL THE RECALLS CURRENTLY THE 2011 HEEP PATRIOT HAS ON IT. VER DISAPPOINTED AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP I CAN RECEIVE IN THIS MATTER. ALSO-JEEP HAS ALWAYS OULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE I BOUGHT IT-GOT CAR ALIGNMENT STILL OULLS TO THE RIGHT. AGAIN-JEEP HAS BEEN A GASSLE TO OWN. I BIUGHT BRAND NEW.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AFTER PICKING UP MY 3 CHILDREN FROM DAYCARE. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE FOLDED OUTWARD. THE SUB FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS APPARENTLY ARE DEFECTIVE.UNBEKNOWNST TO ME THERE IS A WARRANTY 10 YEAR/ UNLIMITED MILEAGE. THERE WAS ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON JEEP PATRIOTS/ COMPASSES BETWEEN 2001-2007 BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. INSTEAD OF FIXING THE ISSUE THIS COMPANY/ MANUFACTURER HAS CONTINUED TO USE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS ON NEWER MODELS SUCH AS MINE. I MIGHT ADD FOR SOME ODD REASON THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT DOESN'T COVER MY YEAR ALTHOUGH ITS THE SAME DEFECTIVE SUB FRAME AND CROSS MEMBER PARTS. ALL THEY HAVE DONE WAS OFFER THIS WARRANTY, WHICH I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF OR TOLD ABOUT BY THEM OR THE DEALER I MADE MY PURCHASE THROUGH. AFTER MY CHILDREN AND I NEARLY GOT SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DID I LOOK INTO THIS AND FOUND OUT. DUE TO THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS NOT ONLY WERE WE ALMOST KILLED BUT THE CAR SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER PARTS AND COMPONENTS. I STILL HAVE PAYMENTS LEFT ON THIS AUTOMOBILE AND IT IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE AND REALLY HASN'T GOTTEN THAT MUCH USE COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT I'VE PAID ALREADY, NOT EVEN COUNTING WHAT I STILL OWE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY SEEM COMPLETELY UNCONCERNED AND UNHELPFUL IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A JEEP/ FIAT/ CHRYSLER PRODUCT EVER AGAIN. THESE PEOPLE PUT ME AND MY FAMILY KNOWINGLY INTO A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE AND NEARLY GOT US KILLED. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 65MPH AND THIS HAD HAPPENED I WOULD NOT BE HERE WRITING THIS. ALL I CAN DO IS THANK GOD IT DECIDED TO FAIL WHEN IT DID, NOT LATER ON THE INTERSTATE. TO SUM IT UP TIRE CAME OFF, LOST STEERING CONTROL, GROUND TO A HALT IN THE STREET SIDEWAYS, CAR FLUIDS POURING ALL OVER ROAD. ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF SCENE.

5 OR SO MINUTES AFTER FILLING UP MY CAR IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN THE RIGHT LANE I WAS ALMOST HIT RIGHT ON. THIS MAKES THE 5TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN.

THREE TIMES OUR 2011 JEEP PATRIOT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING BROKE THEN WENT INTO LIMP MODE. WE WERE ON A BUSY FREEWAY TWICE AND GETTING READY TO GET ON ONCE. AFTER CALLING GOOD SAM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK TO A MECHANIC. WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AT 2 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT GET ANY CODES ON IT. A FEW YEARS BACK WHEN ON A DIFFERENT INCIDENT WE WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND ENDED UP REPLACING THE CONTROL MODULE WHICH FIXED IT. THIS TIME WAS DIFFERENT. I WAS DONE AFTER THREE TIMES. WE ENDED UP TRADING IT IN FOR A NEW HONDA CRV. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP AGAIN. WE ARE SURPRISED THEY NEVER RECALLED THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE ALL RECEIPTS AND PROOF

TRANSMISSION IS NOT WANTING TO SHIFT GEARS

BAD LOWER BALL JOINT AT 73K HAD TO REPLACE LOWER CONTROL ARM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST ON HER VEHICLE, WHICH INCLUDED THE K FRAME, THE A FRAME, AND THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES. DUE TO THE RUST, THE STEERING WAS AFFECTED AND LOUD METAL GRINDING NOISES WERE HEARD WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD EXCEED THE ACTUAL VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. NEW SMYRNA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2555 FL-44, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32168, 386-424-1300) WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY WOULD ONLY COVER PART OF THE RUST REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY TO ASSESS WHAT THE WARRANTY COULD COVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.