Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 01/11/2011 | 19737 | ||
| Lower arm/ball joint needed replacement at 19k miles and 26k miles. new tire wore out in 7k miles due to poor design. this is a known problem and canada requires jeep to replace it at their expense. | |||
| 03/14/2011 | 32000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep patriot fwd. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, a loud noise was heard from the front end of the vehicle. the contact took the vehicle for inspection by the dealer where they informed the contact that the tire rods and ball joints were failing and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no known recalls for the failure. the failure mileage was 32,000. | |||
| 03/14/2011 | 32000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 jeep patriot fwd. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, a loud noise was heard from the front end of the vehicle. the contact took the vehicle for inspection by the dealer where they informed the contact that the tire rods and ball joints were failing and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no known recalls for the failure. the failure mileage was 32,000. kmj | |||
| 03/14/2011 | 32000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while going 55, he heard a loud noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. the contact took the vehicle to get inspected by the dealer and they informed that the tire rods and ball joints were failing and needed to be replaced. they also stated that the vehicle was not apart of the warranty and it was nothing they could do as far as the cost. the manufacturer was notified and they informed that there was no known recalls for this failure. the failure mileage was 32000. ap | |||
| 02/23/2012 | 55000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep patriot fwd. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph she heard a loud noise. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the lower driver's side arm was loose and as a result, the arm, tires and wheel barring needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 55,000. | |||
| 02/23/2012 | 55000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2007 jeep patriot fwd. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph she heard a loud noise. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the lower driver's side arm was loose and as a result, the arm, tires and wheel barring needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 55,000. kmj | |||
| 02/23/2012 | 55000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2007 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph she heard a loud noise. the vehicle was taken to a local shop who diagnosed that the lower left arm was loose as a result the lower left arm, tires and wheel barring needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 55,000. pm | |||
| 10/03/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 jeep patriot fwd. the contact stated that the front lower ball joints failed. the dealer inspected the ball joints and found that they were abnormally loose. the dealer then informed the contact that the failure was common for his make and model. the vehicle was not repaired. the current mileage was 40,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.the vin was not available. kmj | |||
| 10/03/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 jeep patriot. the contact stated the front lower ball joints failed on the vehicle. the dealer inspected the ball joints and found that they were really loose. the dealer informed the contact that this has been an ongoing issue with this year model. the current mileage was 40,000.rl | |||
| 09/09/2011 | 30300 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep patriot fwd. the contact stated that the vehicle was violently shaking and when she attempted a turn, she heard a squeaking noise coming from the tires. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who diagnosed that the ball joints and control arms on both front wheels were defective and performed the repairs. the dealer did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the current mileage was 30,334 and the approximate failure mileage was 30,300. the vin was not available. | |||
| 09/09/2011 | 30300 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 jeep patriot fwd. the contact stated that the vehicle was violently shaking and when she attempted a turn, she heard a squeaking noise coming from the tires. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who diagnosed that the ball joints and control arms on both front wheels were defective and performed the repairs. the dealer did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the current mileage was 30,334 and the approximate failure mileage was 30,300. the vin was not available. kmj | |||
| 12/30/2010 | 53500 | ||
| Took my 2007 jeep patriot in for a oil change, was told that that the tie rod's were very lose. the mechanic did not want me to drive it home for fear of the tie rods breaking lose and causing me to crash. my warrenty has expired and i did not have the 700 00 to fix it. mechanic said this should not happen on a vehcile with only 55000 miles on it. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 09/13/2010 | 40000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 jeep patriot. the contact stated that she replaced the ball joint on the right side and was explained by the dealer that the contact needed another ball joint replaced on the left side. the dealer and manufacturer were contacted. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage 55,000. nw | |||
| 04/08/2011 | 65000 | ||
| I took my jeep patriot in for a possible alignment issue to find that front ball joints needed to be replaced and my tires were worn down to the wire. these tires were not even a year old and back tires still look brand new. the tire shop said that this was incredibly unsafe and suggested it to be towed. the dealership acknowledged this to be a common problem for the jeep, but a non dealership mechanic told us this is not something that should happen to a vehicle only 4 years old with 65,000 miles. it angers me that there is not a recall because if i would have lost a tire the wreck could be deadly. this is a common jeep problem found on almost all jeep forums online. | |||
| 03/27/2011 | 91700 | ||
| I am experiencing shaking in my steering (jeep patriot 2007) i was told that i needed to replace my control arm. i did some research and found that this seems to be a problem that jeep needs to address.i have had numerous alignments and tire replacements and that doesn't seem to help now i am greatly concerned about my safety. will jeep recall this problem before someone gets hurt? | |||
| 03/12/2011 | 47000 | ||
| 2007 jeep patriot limited, fwd. at approx 47000 miles the left front ball joint was worn and needed replacing. at 55000 the right ball bearing was pitted and worn to the point of being dangerous, according to our mechanic. | |||
| 01/21/2011 | 19000 | ||
| After blowing the right rear tire in a pot hole i went to a tire store to have a new tire put on and rotate all tires while there. the store manager showed me the ball joints on the front two tires were very loose. only 19,000 miles on the jeep patriot 2007. prior that i did not notice any change in the drive. | |||
| 08/25/2010 | 30000 | ||
| 2007 jeep patriot fwd - during a routine oil change they stated that the lower ball joint was showing wear and would need replaced soon. vehicle is only 3 years old, not taken off roading and only has 30,000 miles on it. i have searched and noted numerous others stating the same exact issues with the same exact model. where is the recall??? of course the dealer says the vehicle is out of warranty by 3 months. you also can't just replace the ball joint you have to replace the control arm as its an assembly - and you have to replace both sides at the same time - holy money pit-! | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 44000 | ||
| Creaking noise coming from front end od 2007 jeep patriot. everyday for the past couple months. lower control arm/ball joints and tie rod replaced. 44,000 miles on a highway driven car, | |||