2011 Jeep Patriot Body & Structure Problems

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH attempting to reverse, there was an abnormal sound coming from near the rear wheel. The contact inspected the vehicle and became aware that the sub frame was rusted. The vehicle was not towed to an independent mechanic or dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

Frame rusted out front and rear cross members.

The rear subframe has corroded through, causing the entire weight of the rear body to be improperly distributed. Per the Jeep service tech, this could cause a wheel to collapse. The vehicle is available for inspection at time of writing this. Jeep has inspected the vehicle and quoted for repair at $4,439.16. The only reason we were even made aware was because the vehicle had a flat tire and the tire shop noted the severe rust damage to the rear subframe. Jeep has acknowledged this as an issue and has released a Service Bulletin (23-007-17 Rev.B) which has now expired and owners were not notified of the potential problem.

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while her vehicle was being repaired by an independent mechanic, she was informed that the subframe was corroded. The vehicle was not repaired by the independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,524.

Took vehicle to fix a power steering leak at the Jeep dealership. The technician was troubleshooting the issue and found that the lower sub frame crossmember assembly was almost completely rusted. They indicated if riding on rough roads a hitting a pot hole it would break completely and cause major damage and a driving safety issue. Went ahead and got the repair completed which was extremely expensive. This was a major safety issue.

The rear subframe has completely rusted out. It actually broke due to the rust.

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was making abnormal sounds. The vehicle was inspected by the contact's friend, who noticed that the rear subframe was corroded. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.

The contact's daughter owns a 2011 Jeep Patriot. While the contact's daughter was driving 25 MPH, the steering failed to operate as designed and the rear of the vehicle stated to swerve to the right and left. The driver drove the vehicle to her destination and her father inspected the rear end and found that the rear cross members were completely rusted away. The daughter had noticed that the traction control warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been contacted. The failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the dealer for an unrelated issue, the contact was informed that the rear subframe was severely rusted and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.

I’m the third owner of the vehicle. Didn’t know there was a rust problem on the subframe that holds the engine mount. During most recent oil change noticed the frame was rusting through. Called fca and the extended warranty they sent to the other owners expired 5 months previous to me noticing the problem. They wouldn’t make exception to the warranty even though I had no previous knowledge that this was an issue. Car is in great condition except the possibility of the engine falling out of car. No rust on the car except for the frame where the air conditioning drips.

Front and Rear Crossmembers have significant rust/corrosion. Fiat Chrysler TSB 23-007-17 rev. B provides 10 year warranty extension for cross-members on 2008-2012 Jeep Patriot vehicles in rust belt states (including Maryland and DC, but excluding Virginia). My wife's 2011 Jeep Patriot has significant front and rear crossmember rust, and for most of it's life was parked in Arlington, VA, 2 miles from the Washington DC border. FCA says that our vehicle is not covered by the TSB Extended Crossmember Warranty. I contacted FCA Customer Care to request that they apply this extended warranty coverage to our vehicle, based on the close proximity to rust belt states (~2 miles), existence of significant rust on both cross members, and the vehicle clearly being within the affected model years covered by the TSB. FCA documented my complaint in Case number 79657231, but advised that there is no process for me as an owner to request that the extended crossmember warranty be applied to our vehicle. Basically, nobody at Chrysler is even going to consider my request. I am reporting this to NHTSA because I believe the TSB that FCA issued fails to remediate safety concerns on all affected vehicles. Their unwillingness to even review my request demonstrates they are not at all concerned about customer or vehicle safety. They should be forced to fix this safety issue on all impacted vehicles.

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

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 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

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.

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 FRONT AND REAR SUBFRAMES RUST AND CRACK.. IVE SEEN ONLINE WHERE NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I WAS JUST DRIVING THE OTHER DAY AND NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WHEEL OR ENGINE IS EITHER FALLING OUT OR BUSTING THROUGH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD LOUD ABNORMAL NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT FRAME CROSSMEMBERS HAD CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. A UNKNOWN DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SUBFRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,395.