2008 Jeep Patriot Fwd

SEVERE RATTING IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD THE VEHICLE HAS 66000 MILES. AFTER RESERCHING IT ONLINE AND OVER A 500 COMPLAINTS IN CHAT FORMS FOR THE SAME THING I FOUND THAT CHRYSLER HAD A RRT 08-070 FOR IMPROPER TORQUE ON THE LOWER A ARM BOLT. I FURTHER RESERCHED IT AND FOUND THAT THIS BOLT IS AN MVSS BOLT THAT WAS INCORRECTLY TORQUED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM THE RRT AND THE SAID MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND GOT THE RUNAROUND THAT THE VEHICLE MILAGE COULD OF BEEN THE ISSUE. THERE WERE MANY POSTS ON JEEP PATRIOT.COM STATING THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE MODELS. ONE POST STATED THEY PULLED OUT OF THE DEALRSHIP AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FRONT TIRE FELL OFF. MY WIFE AND GRANDSON DO ALOT OF TRAVELING IN THE VEHICLE AND I WOULD HATE FOR THEM TO BE TRAVELING AND HIT A POT HOLE AND THE BOLT SHEAR OFF BECAUSE OF CHRYSLERS NOT WANTING TO MAKE A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. I WORKED 14 YEARS AS A QUALITY ENGINEER IN THE AUTOMOVTIVE BUSINESS FOR A TEIR 2 SUPPLIER AND CHRYSLER WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM ON MAKING A RECALL ON A PART THAT WAS PRODUCED BY OUR COMPANY AND MAKE US PAY FOR IT. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE AT HAND WITH THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY A ARM BOLT BREAKING AND THE ASSEMBLY FALLING OFF. *TT

WEEK AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WE STARTING HEARING A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN THEY LOOKED AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IT WAS STILL DOING IT BROUGHT IT BACK IN AND THEY PUT IT UP ON THE RACK AND THEN TOLD US THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AT OUR COST (805.41) NOW WE HAVE A LEAK FROM THE SUNROOF AND I HAVE WATER STANDING IN THE FLOORBOARDS. *TR

LESS THAT 3 YRS OLD AND JUST OVER 44,000 MILES, MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT'S FRONT BEARINGS & BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE HARD BY ANY MEANS, MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I COULD LOOSE A WHEEL JUST BY HITTING ONE BAD POTHOLE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME & MY CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE TRAVEL AT OVER 55MPH MOST OF THE TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE FAULTY . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500.

2008 JEEP PATRIOT. BAD BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS. I DRIVE MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY ROADS ONLY. NO OFF ROADING AT ALL. I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AFTER LEASING IT FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. AT 40K, JUST 4000 MILES OUT OF THE 3/36 WARRANTY, THE BALL JOINT ON MY DRIVER SIDE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OTHER VEHICLES LAST 100K MILES FROM MY RESEARCH, AND THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AND ISSUE WITH THE JEEP PATRIOT. *TR

SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING A LOOSE CLUTCH PEDAL. TOOK IT TO MY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY DIAGNOSED A LEAKING SLAVE CYLINDER. THE BRAKES ARE STILL WORKING FINE BUT I'M HAVING MORE AND MORE TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. DEALER SAYS CLUTCH IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR 1YEAR/20000KM. NOT SURE OF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. APPROXIMATE REPAIR COST AROUND $1000. *TR

MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT JUST TURNED 39000 MILES AND DEVELOPED A POPPING/CREAKING IN THE FRONT END THAT GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE DAY-TO-DAY. IT APPEARS TO BE THE BALL-JOINTS. AFTER A BIT OF RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PATRIOTS, AND IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY WITH WINTER COMING. BEING A LOW-INCOME SINGLE DAD, I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE RIDICULOUS COST TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT WAS THE DIRECT RESULT OF CHRYSLER TRYING TO SAVE MONEY BY USING CHEAP PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHEN GASOLINE WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE READ FULL AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT DISPLAYED AN EMPTY READING. HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOR MORE THAN EIGHT MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED REPORT 19667705. THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.