2009 JEEP PATRIOT VIN: 1J4FT28B79D124334

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Condition
Unknown
Damage
Collision
Title
Salvage

VIN 1J4FT28B79D124334 Decoding Jeep Vin Decoder

Error Text

0 - VIN decoded clean. Check Digit (9th position) is correct

Destination Market

U.S., Canada, Mexico, Other Export Market (BUX)

Make

JEEP

Manufacturer Name

FCA US LLC

Model

Patriot

Model Year

2009

Series

MK

Trim

Base

Vehicle Type

MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)

Plant Company Name

Belvidere Assembly

Body Class

Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)

Doors

4

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating From

Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)

Trailer Type Connection

Not Applicable

Trailer Body Type

Not Applicable

Steering Location

Left-Hand Drive (LHD)

Drive Type

FWD/Front-Wheel Drive

Brake System Type

Hydraulic

Engine Number of Cylinders

4

Displacement (CC)

2400.0

Displacement (CI)

146.45698582735

Displacement (L)

2.4

Fuel Type - Primary

Gasoline

Engine Configuration

In-Line

Other Engine Info

Sales code :EDG,ED3

Seat Belt Type

Manual

Front Air Bag Locations

1st Row (Driver and Passenger)

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Type

Direct

Bus Floor Configuration Type

Not Applicable

Bus Type

Not Applicable

Custom Motorcycle Type

Not Applicable

Motorcycle Suspension Type

Not Applicable

Motorcycle Chassis Type

Not Applicable

2009 JEEP PATRIOT Crash Test Score

0

Overall Rating

Overall Front Star Rating

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Front Driver Side
Front Passenger Side

Side Barrier

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Driver
Rear Passenger

Overall Side Pole Star Rating

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Rollover Star Rating

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Rollover Star Rating 4x4
Rollover Star Rating 4x2
Rollover Risk:
16.4%

2009 JEEP PATRIOT Safety Features

Seat Belts and Head Restraints

Dynamic Head Restraints Not Available
Head Restraint Not Available
Advanced Belt Feature Not Available
Adjustable Upper Belt Anchorage Not Available
Seat Belt Reminder System Driver

Air Bags

Frontal Air Bag Driver, Front Passenger
Curtain Driver, Front Passenger, Rear Seat
Torso Driver, Front Passenger
Knee Not Available
Additional Air Bags Not Available
Meets Side Air Bag Out-of-Position Requirements Yes

Child Passenger Features

LATCH Locations Not Available
Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) Not Available
Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) locations Not Available

Complaints Assosiated with VIN 1J4FT28B79D124334

Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

May 02, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11205596
Consumer Location: Unknown
VIN: 1J4FT28B79D****

Summary of Complaint

STRUCTURE. ENGINE CRADLE IS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. REPAIR FACILITY STATES THIS IS AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF RUST BUT COMMONLY SEEN IN THIS VEHICLE

Components: ENGINE

June 01, 2018
NHTSA ID Number: 11184050
Consumer Location: BAYONNE, NJ
VIN: 1J4FT28B79D****

Summary of Complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 50-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE COOLED DOWN, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Components: STRUCTURE

December 15, 2018
NHTSA ID Number: 11161721
Consumer Location: LOWELL, IN
VIN: 1J4FT28B79D****

Summary of Complaint

WE TOOK OUR CAR IN DUE TO SOME NOISE & INCIDENTALLY IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE DANGEROUSLY ROTTED ENGINE CRADLE. THE REST OF THE CAR IS NOT RUSTED OUT.

Components: STRUCTURE

May 01, 2015
NHTSA ID Number: 11129914
Consumer Location: GASTONIA, NC
VIN: 1J4FT28B79D****

Summary of Complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED FROM THE DOME LIGHT WHEN IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MODERN NISSAN OF LAKE NORMAN (18615 STATESVILLE RD, CORNELIUS, NC 28031, 704-603-6575) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

September 02, 2015
NHTSA ID Number: 10765151
Consumer Location: FORISTELL, MO
VIN: 1J4FT28B79D****

Summary of Complaint

WHEN DRIVING MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT AT APPROX. 25 MPH, I HEARD A 'POP' SOUND FROM NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. I VISUALLY INSPECTED AND IT APPEARED PART OF MY FRAME HAD CRACKED. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME/CROSSMEMBER/KFRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH, ENTIRELY, AS WELL AS THE CONTROL ARMS. I TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALER, AND THEY CONFIRMED. AFTER CONTACTING CHYRSLER AND SUBMITTING A CASE, THE DEALER SEND DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE AFFECTED PARTS TO CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE IT WAS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT CORROSION FROM ROAD SALT. BOTH THE MECHANIC AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THE JEEP WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A RECALL OF MORE THAN 130,000 2006 AND 2007 JEEP LIBERTY'S FOR THIS SAME ISSUE (UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION DUE TO SALT). HOW CAN A COMPANY REASONABLY THINK IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES TO RUST THROUGH AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BODY/STRUCTURE? I HAVE A FAMILY, AND HAD THIS PIECE SNAPPED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, I COULD HAVE KILLED THEM AND OTHERS. I HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED, BUT WILL BE PURSUING FURTHER ACTION.

Components: STEERING SUSPENSION SERVICE BRAKES

September 10, 2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10502046
Consumer Location: INDIANAPOLIS, IN
VIN: 1J4FT28B79D****

Summary of Complaint

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, PATRIOT BEGAN TO MAKE A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN BRAKING ON ANY INCLINE THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FELL AS THOUGH IT WAS BOUNCING AND YOU COULD HEAR A TICKING NOISE FROM PASSENGER FRONT AREA OF CAR. SHORTLY AFTER THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER HAVING THE CAR SCANNED AT A LOCAL SHOP, IT WASN'T READING WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY RESET COMPUTER AND AFTER DRIVING OVER 20MPH, THE LIGHTSCAME BACK ON. I RECENTLY TOOK IT INTO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THEY ANALYZED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BACK RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE ABS SENSOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE ESTIMATING COST TO FIXES AROUND $1000.00 FOR A CAR WITH 57,500 MILES NOW. *TR

Components: TIRES

July 26, 2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10415261
Consumer Location: SAINT LOUIS, MO
VIN: 1J4FT28B79D****

Summary of Complaint

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ,LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING FLASHED ON DASHBOARD, CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT, STOOPED CAR, LOOKED FOR CAUSE OF FLAT, THE VALVE STEM WAS CORRODED, 1/4 OF STEM CAME OFF AIR LEAKED OUT FLATTENED TIRE. IT COST OVER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

June 15, 2021
NHTSA ID Number: 11421068
Consumer Location: JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, PA
VIN: 1J4FF48B59D****

Summary of Complaint

FRAME ROTTED OUT ON THIS VEHICLE AND , ACCORDING TO INSPECTION SERVICE GARAGE, MANY JEEP PATRIOTS. JEEP COMPASS HAS A RECALL ON THE FRAMES .

Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

March 20, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11418954
Consumer Location: BELVIDERE, NJ
VIN: 1J4FF28B09D****

Summary of Complaint

Unknown the Jeep Patriot 2009 was purchased from DND auto in Belvidere NJ 07823. Failed inspection ABS U0416 codes pop up which the brake system. ESP U1110, PAS U1120. This vehicle under has stalled and brake system failed. Alternator also is not working properly. Odometer does not work properly.

Components: STRUCTURE

November 10, 2020
NHTSA ID Number: 11404756
Consumer Location: BEAR, DE
VIN: 1J4FT28B59D****

Summary of Complaint

LEFT SIDE OF FRONT FRAME HAS LARGE RUST HOLE AND IS BADLY RUSTED. RIGHT SIDE IS BADLY RUSTED BUT NO HOLE.

Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

February 24, 2021
NHTSA ID Number: 11397791
Consumer Location: SYRACUSE, NY
VIN: 1J4FF28B49D****

Summary of Complaint

VEHICLE ENGINE CUTS OUT WITHOUT WARNING AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE LAST 5 FILL-UPS. GAS TANK IS NOT BEING OVERFILLED. USUALLY HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST 1/2 MILE AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION. HAPPENED RECENTLY AS I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM THE GAS STATION ON A BUSY STREET. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART WITHOUT INCIDENT. DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON WWW.JEEPPATRIOT.COM

Components: SUSPENSION STRUCTURE

July 02, 2020
NHTSA ID Number: 11394660
Consumer Location: WAUNAKEE, WI
VIN: ****

Summary of Complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SAW THAT A PIECE OF THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS MISSING DUE TO CORROSION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CORROSION HAD SPREAD TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE AND REMAINED UNREPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Components: POWER TRAIN

July 31, 2020
NHTSA ID Number: 11386668
Consumer Location: HIGH POINT, NC
VIN: 1J4FF28B29D****

Summary of Complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ONCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LINKED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ILDERTON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (701 S MAIN ST, HIGH POINT, NC 27260) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

October 26, 2020
NHTSA ID Number: 11366875
Consumer Location: SYRACUSE, NY
VIN: 1J4FF48B49D****

Summary of Complaint

TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES OR MORE TO PUT GAS IN MY GAS TANK. ON THE INTERNET SEARCH IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF JEEP PATRIOT'S HAVE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THE CAUSE IS A ROLL OVER VALVE WHICH IS PLASTIC AND LOCATED IN THE TANK ITSELF. THAT THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS TO GET A NEW TANK PUT IN. I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THIS AND SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM.ON THE INTERNET VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM RANGING FROM 2007-2015. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO PUT GAS IN MY CAR.

Components: SERVICE BRAKES

February 05, 2020
NHTSA ID Number: 11353344
Consumer Location: SAN DIEGO, CA
VIN: 1J4FT28BX9D****

Summary of Complaint

ABS MODULE CONTROL IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THEREFORE I NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO MY ABS BRAKES.

Components: STRUCTURE

August 11, 2020
NHTSA ID Number: 11349297
Consumer Location: CHESANING, MI
VIN: 1J4FF28BX9D****

Summary of Complaint

THE REAR SUSPENSION CROSMEMBER CORRODED AND SNAPPED IN HALF. THERE WAS A 10YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I APPARENTLY MISSED BY A FEW MONTHS. THIS IS SUPER DANGEROUS. IT CAUSED THE TIRE TO POP WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM IT RUBBING AND THEN I VEERED OFF THE ROAD. THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER IS ALSO IN SIMILAR CONDITION. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ASAP. IT IS NOW STATIONARY AND IMMOBILE BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION. IT WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET. IT CAUSED ME TO NEED A TOW.

Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

June 02, 2020
NHTSA ID Number: 11341788
Consumer Location: OAKHURST, NJ
VIN: 1J8FF48BX9D****

Summary of Complaint

EVERY TIME I FILL UP GAS TANK CAR WONT START IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN I FINALLY GET IT TO START IT TURNS OFF AGAIN WHEN I DRIVE OFF OR AT FIRST STOP I MAKE. PROBLEM SEEMS TO ONLY OCCUR WHEN GAS TANK IS COMPLETELY FULL.

Components: SUSPENSION

July 17, 2020
NHTSA ID Number: 11340325
Consumer Location: OAK PARK, MI
VIN: 1J4FF28B89D****

Summary of Complaint

LOUD CLUNKING NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS.. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED CROSSMEMBER SERIOUSLY RUSTED AND CORRODED AT UPPER CONTROL ARM AREA. SEVERAL MAJOR CRACKS IN SUBFRAME DUE TO RUST THROUGH COMPROMISING VEHICLE STABILITY. COMPLAINTS MADE TO CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO RESOLUTION. CHRYSLER WAS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINING TO THE PROBLEM.SERVICE BULLETIN 23-007-17 REV B. EXTENDING WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR ONLY 10 YEARS. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER DELIBERATELY PUT A 10 YEAR CAP ON THESE PARTS TO LIMIT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE SEVERE RUSTING ISSUE AND KNEW OTHER VEHICLES WOULD SOON BE EFFECTED. I 'AM NOW FACING A REPAIR BILL OF OVER $1000.00 AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS PARTS FAILURE.

Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

July 04, 2017
NHTSA ID Number: 11337475
Consumer Location: INDIANAPOLIS, IN
VIN: 1J4FT28B69D****

Summary of Complaint

THE OVER HEATING LIGHT TURNS ON ON THE DASH AND MY CAR OVER HEATS AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 50MPH FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. HOWEVER, IF I DRIVE ON STATE ROADS GOING 50MPH OR UNDER THE CAR DOESN'T OVER HEAT. I GOT A NEW THERMOSTAT AND NEW RADIOTOR THINKING IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT. THERE IS NO LEAK COMING FROM THE CAR SO IT IS NOT A WATER PUMP ISSUE. THE COOLANT LEVELS ARE GOOD.

Components: ENGINE

July 02, 2020
NHTSA ID Number: 11337232
Consumer Location: MINE HILL, NJ
VIN: 1J4FF48B09D****

Summary of Complaint

JEEP STUTTERS AND STALLS OUT IMMEDIATELY UPON FILLING TANK WITH GAS, ALMOST GOT HIT MANY TIMES PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION, THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, IT IS DEADLY AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON VARIOUS FORUMS HAVE REPORTED SAME PROBLEM. NHTSA NEEDS TO STOP OVERLOOKING THIS ISSUE. IT IS A COMMON VEHICLE STILL ON THE ROAD TODAY AND I HAVE NO PLANS TO GET RID OF THE CAR FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 5 YEARS MINIMUM. RECALL THIS ISSUE, IT IS DEADLY AND DANGEROUS AND I WILL NOT BE A STATISTIC.

Components: STEERING SUSPENSION STRUCTURE

May 03, 2020
NHTSA ID Number: 11324287
Consumer Location: LA CROSSE, WI
VIN: 1J4FF28B19D****

Summary of Complaint

IT HAS BEEN MAKING A CRACKING/CLUNKING NOISE THERE FOR YEARS. MY WIFE COMPLAINED OF IT SOUNDING LOUDER THAN NORMAL, SO I LOOKED AT IT CLOSER AND NOTICED THE CROSSMEMBER WAS BROKEN. I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THAT SIDE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAVE REPLACED BROKEN BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS. I FOUND OUT LAST NIGHT THAT THIS WOULD'VE BEEN A WARRANTY ITEM HAD I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT AM BEING TOLD THAT I BROUGHT IT IN TOO LATE. MY REPLY WAS I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE AND WASN'T NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PLACED ON THAT PART. *TR

Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ENGINE FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

December 12, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11300418
Consumer Location: OLD ORCHARD BEACH, ME
VIN: 1J4FF28B49D****

Summary of Complaint

12/12/19 TRIED TO GET ON I-295 ALL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON INCLUDING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR, ESP BAS, AND OTHERS ALL CAME ON WHEN NO LIGHTS WERE ON BEFORE. LOST POWER TO JEEP ON 295 COULD NOT GO ANY FAST THEN 25 MPH AND THEN STALLED; ALMOST REAR ENDED. COULD RESTART JEEP, ALL DASH LIGHTS STILL ON, NO POWER PAST 25 MPH AND MADE IT OFF AN OFF RAMP WHERE STALLED AGAIN. TOWED JEEP TO MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED PCM, INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND O2 CENSOR. CALLED JEEP BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL TO PCM AND WAS TOLD MY VIN NOT INCLUDED. 12/26/2019 ON I-295 GOING 70MPH AND JEEP LOST ALL POWER WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS THIS TIME AND HAD NO ACCELERATION. WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND HAD NEAR MISS OF BEING REAR ENDED BY TRACTOR TRAILER. VEERED JEEP TO BREAKDOWN LANE AND TOWED TO MECHANIC. SECOND MECHANIC REPAIRED GROUND AT G104 ON RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE BAY SAID IS REASON FOR SEVERAL COMPUTERISED CONTROLS. 1/7/2020 PUT FULL TANK OF GAS IN VEHICLE AND PULLED INTO INTERSECTION AND JEEP BUCKED AND STALLED OUT. CALLED MECHANIC SAID POSSIBLE FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM. JEEP PATRIOTS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH PCM AND FUEL PROBLEMS BUT AM TOLD MY 2009 JEEP NOT A PART OF THIS RECALL. JEEP IS STILL NOT RUNNING PROPERLY AND WILL NOT DRIVE ON HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY EXPANSIVE.

Components: POWER TRAIN VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

December 29, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11292065
Consumer Location: AIKEN, SC
VIN: 1J4FT28A89D****

Summary of Complaint

I WAS IN MOTION AND THE TRANS TEMP LIGHT LIGHT UP AND MY CAR BEGAN TO STALE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TRAVELING ALONE AND 4 HOURS AWAY . THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY A PASSING TRUCK. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SHOULDER. I HAD TO SEARCH MY SAFETY MANUAL TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I HAD TO WAIT OVER 30 MINS FOR THE LIGHT TO DISENGAGE AND DRIVE 55 ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THERE WAS NO SIGNS. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND REALIZED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE JEEP PATRIOTS. I HAVE HEARD HORROR STORIES OF FAMILIES WITH LITTLE KIDS BEING STRANDED. PLEASE PROVIDE SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION TO THIS EVENTUALLY COSTLY ISSUE.

Components: STRUCTURE

December 21, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11290597
Consumer Location: SMITHVILLE, OH
VIN: 1J4FF48B59D****

Summary of Complaint

I HAD AN INSPECTION DONE AND WAS TOLD MY JEEP IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE! THE SUBFRAME AND CROSSMEMBER IS TRASH AND COULD CAUSE AN IMMEDIATE ACCIDENT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. I WENT TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME MY WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JUNE 2019 A FEW MONTHS AGO. PLEASE RECALL THIS SO IT CAN BE FIXED AND LIVES ARE NOT AT STAKE.

Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

October 03, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11279147
Consumer Location: LAPORTE, IN
VIN: 1J4FF28B79D****

Summary of Complaint

WHEN I TRY TO FILL THE GAS TANK THE FUEL WILL GUSH BACK OUT TOWARDS ME. THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN GET GAS INTO THE TANK IS TO GENTLY LET IT TRICKLE IN WHICH TAKES FOR EVER. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT A VENT INSIDE THE GAS TANK IS FAULTY AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE FIX IS A NEW GAS TANK AND ABOUT $800.00 AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEPS. SEEMS TO ME THAT HAVING GASOLINE FLUSH BACK ON YOU IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU DON'T KNOW THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN THE GASOLINE GUSHES OUT FASTER THAN THE PUMP NOZZLE HAS A CHANCE TO SHUT IT OFF. IF THIS IS SO COMMON WHY HASN'T IT BEEN ADDRESSED? I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF PROOF THAT I CAN SEND YOU OTHER THAN A VIDEO WHICH I'M WILLING TO DO BUT HOW DO I SEND IT? ENGINE IS OFF NOT RUNNING SITTING AT A GAS PUMP.

Components: POWER TRAIN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

August 21, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11257934
Consumer Location: JEFFERSON CITY, MO
VIN: 1J4FT28B69D****

Summary of Complaint

VEHICLE OVERHEATS IN HOT WEATHER WHEN DRIVING FOR GREATER THAN 30 MINUTES. IT IS NOT THE RADIATOR BUT THE TRANSMISSION WHICH OVERHEATS AS INDICATED FROM THE WARNING LIGHT. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND BECOMES INOPERABLE UNTIL IT IS ALLOWED TO COOL. THIS LEADS TO THE CAR DYING ON THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY OR WHEREVER YOU HAPPEN TO BE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS.

Components: SUSPENSION

September 21, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11257404
Consumer Location: LA JOSE, PA
VIN: 1J4FF28B89D****

Summary of Complaint

THE REAR SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER HAS RUSTED OUT AND FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE PERFORATED HOLES IN THE SUBFRAME AND RUST ALL OVER THIS PART. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE UNIBODY IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS USE OF SUBSTANDARD STEEL OR METAL COATINGS FOR THE PART WHICH LED TO ITS FAILURE JEEP NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR USING SUBSTANDARD STEEL IN ITS PRODUCTION WHICH CREATE A HAZARD TO EVERYONE ON THE ROADWAYS. IF THIS WAS A TOYOTA, THEY WOULD REPLACE IT NO QUESTIONS ASKED EVEN IF IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WASNT AN NHTSA RECALL ISSUED.

Components: POWER TRAIN

August 03, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11252498
Consumer Location: FRANKLIN, OH
VIN: 1J4FT28A79D****

Summary of Complaint

MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE PREMATURELY. 2009 JEEP PATRIOT THAT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR OR ALLOW MANUAL TRANSMISSION OPTIONS. VEHICLE DROVE FINE. THEN WHEN STARTED AN HOUR LATER VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT.

Components: AIR BAGS

March 04, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11243757
Consumer Location: PITTSBURGH, PA
VIN: 1J4FF48B49D****

Summary of Complaint

TAKATA RECALL

Components: STRUCTURE

August 12, 2016
NHTSA ID Number: 11234186
Consumer Location: JANESVILLE, WI
VIN: 1J4FF28B99D****

Summary of Complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT NOTICED RUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE'S FRAME. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED AND PURCHASED PARTS FROM FRANK BOUCHER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF JANESVILLE (4001 MILTON AVE, JANESVILLE, WI 53546, (608) 757-6150) AND HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIR THE RUST FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,556.

Components: ENGINE

July 21, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11233783
Consumer Location: TULSA, OK
VIN: 1J4FT28A19D****

Summary of Complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT FWD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE VEHICLE TOOK SO LONG TO START. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,488. *BF *TR

Components: POWER TRAIN

July 08, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11231494
Consumer Location: SOMERSET, WI
VIN: ****

Summary of Complaint

CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING OR SYMPTOMS

Components: STEERING POWER TRAIN SERVICE BRAKES

July 01, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11229915
Consumer Location: TULSA, OK
VIN: 1J4FT28A19D****

Summary of Complaint

I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A CAR LOT WITH UNKNOWN ISSUES SURE ENOUGH A FEW WEEKS IN I START TO NOTICE THE JERKING WHEN I PRESS THE BREAKS AND THE HESITATION TO START AS WELL AND STEERING AND NOISES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD THAT AUTO SHOPS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE REASONING BEHIND. I NEED ANSWERED. I BELIEVE THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST. THERE HAS TO HAVE BEEN SOME KING OF MISTAKE NOT PUTTING IT ON THERE

Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER SERVICE BRAKES ENGINE

June 10, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11229122
Consumer Location: TULSA, OK
VIN: 1J4FT28A19D****

Summary of Complaint

TRANSMISSION

Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE ENGINE

December 19, 2018
NHTSA ID Number: 11222549
Consumer Location: CHESAPEAKE, VA
VIN: 1J4FF28BX9D****

Summary of Complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. EACH TIME THE FUEL TANK WAS REFILLED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHERN CHRYSLER JEEP GREENBRIER (LOCATED AT 1414 S MILITARY HWY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320, (757) 424-4600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Components: STEERING SERVICE BRAKES

June 20, 2018
NHTSA ID Number: 11219992
Consumer Location: WAYNESBURG, OH
VIN: 1J4FF28B49D****

Summary of Complaint

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER WHO OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE FLOATING LEFT TO RIGHT. THE STEERING ALSO TURNED LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAYSTAR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (330-863-1144, LOCATED AT 206 S CARROLLTON ST, MALVERN, OH 44644) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT HARD BRAKING LOCKED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CAUSED IT TO STICK TO THE FLOOR. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE BRAKE PUMP AND THE ABS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

Components: STRUCTURE

May 29, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11218470
Consumer Location: MEDICAL LAKE, WA
VIN: 5TDZA23C96S****

Summary of Complaint

THE PLASTIC PART THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR IN THE HOUSING BROKE AND MADE MIRROR UNUSABLE.

Components: POWER TRAIN AIR BAGS ENGINE

November 10, 2008
NHTSA ID Number: 11208609
Consumer Location: AUSTIN, TX
VIN: 1J4FT28A79D****

Summary of Complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WITHIN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS RACED, THE VEHICLE RAN HOT, AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION IDLED ROUGHLY AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE DEALER (NYLE MAXWELL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF TAYLOR, 14150 US-79, TAYLOR, TX 76574, (512) 218-5300) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO SERVICED BY SOUTH POINT DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (5210 S IH 35 FRONTAGE RD, AUSTIN, TX 78745, (512) 782-2163) FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

Components: POWER TRAIN SERVICE BRAKES ENGINE

April 03, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11204362
Consumer Location: BURTON, OH
VIN: 1J4FF28B19D****

Summary of Complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE BRAKES. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE INTO GEAR AND THE VEHICLE REMAINED STATIONARY ON THE SHOULDER. THE THROTTLE, FILL CAP, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TEST COULD NOT READ THE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. DAYS LATER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Components: WHEELS

April 20, 2019
NHTSA ID Number: 11202688
Consumer Location: BLOCK ISLAND, RI
VIN: ****

Summary of Complaint

TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT ON. PULLED OVER TO AIR STATION. STOPPED CAR. REMOVED TIRE STEM COVER TO PUT AIR IN TIRE. STEM BROKE AND TIRE DEFLATED. THIS HAPPENED 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO 3 SEPARATE TIRES. MY MECHANIC SAID THE TIRE STEMS ARE FAULTY. THEY COST $180 EACH TO REPLACE AND BREAK OFF MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE

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