Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Jeep Patriot Fwd.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | EACH TIME AFTER FUELING UP THE VEHICLE, IT STALLS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER ON A CITY ST… |
| 2019-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT AND FOUND OUT IT HAS A ROTTED CROSSMEMBER SUBFRAME. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND OUT JEEP KNE… |
| 2019-01-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT FWD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC… |
| 2018-09-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FORWARD 'K' FRAME THAT SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND LOWER SUSPENSION HAS TO A POINT THAT IT IS NO LONGER SAFE. I CAN USE… |
| 2018-05-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | TERRIBLE CRUNCHY SOUND. THE JEEP DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE. LOUD CRUNCH AND CRACKING SOUNDS WHEN CAR IS BARELY EVEN M… |
| 2018-04-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRONT END CROSS MEMBER COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND AXLE NUTS AND LUG NUTS FROZEN IN PLACE. M JUST TOTAL RUST IN FRONT END… |
| 2018-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT HESITATES, SPUTTERS, AND STALLS A FEW MINUTE AFTER I FILL IT UP. IF I DON'T FILL IT ALL THE WAY, I… |
| 2017-08-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IT WAS DRIVING FINE NOW MY JEEP DOESNT HAVE REVERSE AND IT ONLY GOES FORWARD BUT SLOWLY. MY JEEP ONLY HAS 40000 MILES O… |
| 2017-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, SO I TOOK IT TO A JEEP MECHANIC. THE FRONT AND REAR CROSSMEMBE… |
| 2017-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL BATTERY LIGHT/ ALTINATOR |
| 2016-07-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RIGHT AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK MY CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION |
| 2016-07-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITION LACKS HOSE. WATER DRIPS DIRECTLY ON THE FRAME. FRAME IS VERY RUSTED. CHRYSLER DEALER AND LOCAL REPAIR SHO… |
| 2016-07-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON JULY 13, 2016, I TOOK MY JEEP IN TO OUR LOCAL DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. WHEN PICKING UP MY JEEP, I WAS TOLD BY THE … |
| 2016-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ROLLOVER VALVE - EVERY TIME I FILLED THE GAS TANK, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT JERKING AND OCCASIONAL STALLING. THIS DIDN'T H… |
| 2016-06-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT FWD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT… |
| 2016-06-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY SUBFRAME ON THE GROUND END IS ROTTED OUT AND WILL PROBABLY CRACK IN HALF IN L… |
| 2016-04-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND A CONDITION OF LOW IDLE STALLING HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER MY 8 … |
| 2015-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRONT AND BACK CROSS MEMBERS ARE RUSTING. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 2007 JEEP PATRIOTS AND COMPASSES WERE R… |
| 2014-11-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL WON'T TURN ON, WHEN IT DOES AND IS SET IT MAY TURN OFF BY ITSELF CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION AR HIGH SPEE… |
| 2014-11-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WATER COMES IN THROUGH THE HEADLAMP ONTO THE RADIO WHEN BRAKING AFTER PRECIPITATION. *TR |
| 2014-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICE COMPLETED @ 99K MILES, CAR COULDN'T MAKE IT 70 MILES @ 75MPH TO THE AIRPORT. HAD TO PULL OVER … |
| 2014-05-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | STARTED HEARING A "WHINING" NOISE IN THE FRONT END/ENGINE AREA OF THE VEHICLE AND AFTER ABOUT 10-15 MORE MINUTES OF DRI… |
| 2014-05-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND THIS SPRING I'VE HAD TO REPLACE TWO CRACKED/FAULTY TPMS UNIT… |
| 2014-01-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR'S SPEED DROPPED TO ZERO CAUSING ME TO QUICKLY PULL OFF THE… |
| 2014-01-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS ANY TIME IT RAINS OR SNOWS WHEN I GET IN MY JEEP THE FIRST TIME THE BREAK IS TOUCH WATER POURS F… |
| 2013-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY JEEP PATRIOT CUTS OFF AND TO THIS DATE, I HAVEN'T RECEIVED AN ANSWER ON THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED A NEW… |
| 2013-10-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON ANY HOT DAY IN THE SUMMER OR SPRING OR WINTER, OR A DRIVE OVER 2 HOURS THE ENGINE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON AND TH… |
| 2013-10-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | PASSENGER BALL JOINT / LOWER CONTROL ARM SHOT AT 28,500. JEEP WON'T TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM! *TR |
| 2013-08-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT HAS ONLY 59K MILES ON IT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT BEGAN TO MAKE A ROARING SO… |
| 2013-02-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I ONLY HAVE 46,000 MILES ON MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT AND I ALREADY NEED BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AND THE LEFT … |
| 2013-01-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE HEARD A POPPING … |
| 2013-01-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WIFE DRIVES A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT THAT HAS 38,955 MILES ON IT AND WHEN TAKEN IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND VEHICLE INSPECTION WAS… |
| 2012-11-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT 62K MILES I HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY COSTING ME $300 AND NO HELP FROM CHRYSLER OR MY… |
| 2012-11-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER FUELING UP, MY JEEP SPUTTERS AND LOSES POWER TO THE POINT IS ALMOST STALLS. LAST NIGHT AFTER A FUEL UP IT STALLED… |
| 2012-08-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AT 58,200 MILES, ALL HIGHWAY/CITY DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE VEHICLE WENT BAD. AFTER CONSULTING W… |
| 2012-07-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS AT 57000 MILES. AND HAD TO HAVE IT LINED … |
| 2012-07-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2008 PATRIOT FAILED INSPECTION 1 YEAR AFTER BUYING IT PRE-OWNED LOWER CONTROL ARM-$241.52 OUTTER TIE ROD 74.78 FRO… |
| 2012-07-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SEVERE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT ELEVATED SPEED. FRONT BALL JOINTS SHOT AND CANNOT BE SERVICED DUE TO DESIGN. REPLAC… |
| 2012-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. IT WAS SUMMERTIME … |
| 2012-06-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE TRAVELING ON HWY AT 75 MPH TRANSMISSION HEATS UP, LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INSTANTLY LO… |
| 2012-06-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON THURSDAY THE 15TH OF JUNE 2012, I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THERE WAS NO HINT OF TROUBLE. I STOPPED FOR A LI… |
| 2012-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED JEEP PATRIOT WITH 32,952 MILES ON IT. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT… |
| 2012-02-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHENEVER I USE MY HEATER IT LEAKS A LOT OF WATER ALL OVER THE DRIVERS FEET AND PASSENGERS FEET. ALSO, IT LEAKS SO MUCH… |
| 2012-02-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND OUTER TIE RODS WORE OUT 54,000 MILES. SEEMS KIND OF LOW MILEAGE FOR THEM TO WEAR OUT UNDER NORMA… |
| 2011-09-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 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… |
| 2011-09-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | FAILED TIE ROD ENDS AND BALLJOINTS CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND LOOSE STEERING. *TT |
| 2011-09-09 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT FWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENAN… |
| 2011-08-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT NEW IN 2008. IN 2011 WITH 28,916 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLAC… |
| 2011-07-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | OUR VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAKING CREAKING/GROANING NOISES FOR A FEW WEEKS. WE TOOK IT TO PEPBOYS FOR IT'S ANNUAL INSPECTION… |
| 2011-07-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2008 JEEP PATRIOT FRONT BALL JOINT NEEDED REPLACED AT 46,000 MILES. *KB |