2008 Jeep Patriot 4X4

DRIVING HOME FROM THE SHOW ROOM WITH LESS THAN 5 MILES HEARD A CLUNK AND GRINDING SOUND FROM FRONT END. BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALER AND FOUND BOTH FRONT ROTORS WARPED, CLUNKING CONTINUED. @ AROUND 7,000 MILES CLUNKING INCREASED FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. BROUGHT IT TO JEEP DEALER, FOUND NOTHING. NOISE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. BROUGHT IT BACK TO JEEP AND AGAIN FOUND NOTHING. CLUNKING BECAME NERVE RACKING, @ 65,000 MILES BROUGHT IT TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT BOTH CONTROL ARMS, BUSHINGS, AND STRUTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. AND OF COURSE THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED! *TR

IN MARCH 2011, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND BASIC INSPECTION OF THE TIRES. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. I ASKED HIM HOW THE BRAKES LOOKED, HE DID AN INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE. IN MAY, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A WOBBLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I NEARED 65 MPH AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES COMING TO A STOP. I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC ON MAY 27, 2011 ESPECIALLY WHEN I STARTED TO HEAR A CLANK/CLUNK/LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OCCURRING WHEN THE CAR ENCOUNTERED A BUMP OR IN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND ENCOUNTERING A BUMP AT THE SAME TIME. THIS NOISE WAS IN ADDITION TO THE WOBBLING NOW. UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT I NEEDED BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THIS MAINTENANCE WAS DONE BUT THE WOBBLING AND LOUD NOISE PERSISTED OCCURRING AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH INSTEAD OF STARTING AT 65 MPH. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AGAIN FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS ON THE FRONT END WERE BAD, THE RIGHT BEING MUCH WORSE THAN THE LEFT. BASICALLY THE BALL JOINTS LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD BEEN ON A CAR WITH 100K MILES ON IT WHEN MY VEHICLE HAS 41K AND IS UNDER 3 YEARS OLD. HE STATED THAT THE FAULTY BALL JOINTS SEEMED TO HAVE CAUSED THE SUDDEN DAMAGE TO THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ESPECIALLY SINCE HE HAD JUST INSPECTED THE BRAKES IN MID MARCH. I SPENT $800 ON BRAKES AND ROTORS AND WILL BE PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $800 FOR THE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS TO BE REPLACED ON THE FRONT END. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2008 PATRIOT PURCHASED 03-10-08. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY,I HEARD NOISES FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. THEN I HAD A CALIPER LOCK UP ON MY BACK BRAKE AND I TOOK IT IN TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC. WHEN THE MECHANIC CHECKED OUT THE CAR THEY CALLED THE CAR DEALER BECAUSE I ONLY HAD 29,133 MILES ON THE CAR AND MY OUTSIDE FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS WHERE WORN OUT. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS ABNORMAL AND WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID I WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY OF 3 YEARS 36,000 MILES. THE DATE OF THIS REPAIR WAS 4-23-11. A LITTLE OVER 1 MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY. THREE WEEKS LATER THE TIE ROD WENT BAD WHILE I WAS ON A TRIP. THE COST OF THESE TWO PROBLEMS WAS OVER $1,000 IN REPAIRS THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT WITH ONLY 29,000 MILES (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE 2 TIRES I HAD TO REPLACE AND OTHER REPAIRS). THESE PARTS HAD TO HAVE BEEN BAD FOR A WHILE BEFORE I BECAME AWARE OF THE SERIOUS DANGER OF DRIVING WITH BAD BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING, WOBBLING AND PULLING TO ONE SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED BOTH BALL JOINTS AND ARMS. THE FRONT SUSPENSION CONTINUED TO WOBBLE WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK AT THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND MORE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,925 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,210.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS FLIPPED THIRTEEN TIMES AS THE ENTIRE ROOF SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS REPORTED INURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE LOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROOF SEPARATION WAS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WERE LOOSE AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT SPORT (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DECISION FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON WHETHER THEY WOULD ASSIST IN REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CAME OFF FROM ITS MOUNT THE BOLT HAD FALLEN OUT. THE SUNROOF HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND I SUSPECT THEY HAD REMOVED THE SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLT TO REMOVE HEADLINER, INSPECTION OF THE BOLT SHOW NO APPLICATION OF THREADLOCKER. I REINSTALLED THE BOLT WITH THREADLOCKER AND TORQUED AS PER SPEC FOR THE BOLT SIZE. *TR

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR NEW TIRES AT 51,000 MILES AND WAS ADVISED THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD JEEP HAD BALL JOINTS THAT ARE DANGEROUSLY WORN. THIS IS PREMATURE AS IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL USE, JUST HIGHER THEN AVERAGE MILES. AS THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PART IS LIMITED TO 3 YEARS 36,000 I AM ON MY OWN, SO I HAVE ORDERED THE PARTS AND WILL DO IT MYSELF. *TR