2008 Jeep PATRIOT 4X4 problems and owner complaints

DASH LIGHTS -- 4WD, ABS, ESP AND BAS LIGHTS, SKIDDING CAR ICON -- ALL COME ON AT SAME TIME ACCOMPANIED BY WARNING CHIME WHILE BRAKING AND TURNING A CORNER AT LOW SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. ENGINE STALLS, LOSS OF POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING ETC., CAR STALLS IN MIDDLE OF ROAD NEAR INTERSECTION ' SAFETY HAZARD. WILL NOT RESTART ON FIRST TRY (NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I TURN THE KEY). STARTS ON SECOND TRY, THEN DIES. FINALLY STARTS AND REMAINS RUNNING ON THIRD TRY. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED JEEP DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. NEI…

Owner-reported narrative. 48,116 miles reported. Look up ODI 10303128 at NHTSA ↗

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.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10446015 at NHTSA ↗

SENTRY KEY RECEIVER FAILED IN STEERING COLUMN. THERE IS NO WAY TO START ENGINE WHEN COMPONENT FAILS, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FOR REPAIR. FULL REPAIR AND TOW COVERED BY WARRANTY, HOWEVER THIS RUNS OUT AT 36K MILES. AFTER THAT CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TOW COSTS AND REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY PART, WHICH IS NOT A COMPONENT SUBJECT TO WEAR AND TEAR OF USE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 31,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10293950 at NHTSA ↗

ON MY 2008 JEEP PATRTIOT, ON BRAKING, USUALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, MOST OF THE DASH LIGHTS, INCLUDING 4WD, ABS AND ESP, COME ON BRIEFLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BEGINNING AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES. USUALLY, THE ONLY SYMPTOM OF THE PROBLEM IS THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON ACCOMPANIED BY A WARNING CHIME, BUT THE ENGINE REMAINS RUNNING. RECENTLY, HOWEVER, IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, AND EVEN MORE WORRISOME, IS THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE SOMETIMES DIES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS M…

Owner-reported narrative. 47,923 miles reported. Look up ODI 10302480 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,FUEL TANK WOULD NOT ALLOW A STEADY FLOW OF GASOLINE FROM GASOLINE PUMP TO GAS TANK, IN OTHER WORDS THE GAS NOZZLE KEPT SHUTTING OFF AS THOUGHT THE TANK WERE FULL. THE CAR GASOLINE TANK WOULD ALLOW 2/10 OF A GALLON TO GO IN THEN SHUT OFF. WE HAD TO / HAVE TO (SAME PROBLEM NOW OCCURRING) REPEATEDLY DO THE LATTER TO FILL OUR TANK. THE FIRST TIME WE PAID OUT $400 WITH THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACING ONE OF THE TWO FUEL PUMPS. WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS A FUEL HOSE IN THE TANK OF THIS YEAR PATRIOT THAT HAD A RECALL AND WE WERE NEVER TOLD …

Owner-reported narrative. 49,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10596164 at NHTSA ↗

MY JEEP PATRIOT, AFTER REFUELING, THE ENGINE CUTS OUT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET GAS IN MY VEHICLE. SOMETIMES IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, WHICH CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS. WHEN IT DOES THIS, THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, IT WILL GO A FEW YARDS AND THEN STALL AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THE REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. I KNOW A FEW OTHER JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING. MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER TOLD ME TO JUST NOT FILL MY GAS TANK OVER HALFWAY. HOW IS THIS A FIX? I…

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10633161 at NHTSA ↗

2008 JEEP PATRIOT 5-SPEED MANUAL GEARBOX JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR. DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE REVERSE GEAR. FIRST GEAR IS RANDOM, BUT IN THE LAST WEEK HAPPENED THREE TIMES, TWO TIMES, ABOUT 5KM APART. REVERSE GEAR IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE. THE DEALERSHIP JUST STATED NFF (NO FAULT FOUND). *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10324009 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE SPEED TO INDEPENDENTLY DROP FROM 70 TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE COMPUTER WAS RESET HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD ONLY BE DIAGNOSED WHILE IT OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND T…

Owner-reported narrative. 130,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10350380 at NHTSA ↗

4WD! DEFAULT LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AS ACCORDING TO MANUAL. FOUR TRIPS TO FIRST DEALERSHIP FOR THE INITIAL REPAIRS. PROBLEM RESOLVED TOLD WAS FAULTY ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. SINCE THEN, 4WD! AND ESP/BAS DEFAULT LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. WAITING FOR RESULTS. WHEN DEFAULT OCCURS THE 4WD IS DISABLED W/O WARNING, THUS, CAUSING A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10222056 at NHTSA ↗

WATER LEAKS THROUGH DOME LIGHTS, SHORTING OUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10450382 at NHTSA ↗