July 2011: submitted my vehicle to my local mechanic for a scheduled oil change and was advised that the ball bearing assembly was so structurally inept that the front wheels could be detached from the vehicle. Repairs were made as was a major safety issue. Nov 2011: about 4,000 miles later our jeep was scheduled another oil change, and the same mechanic noticed that since our last service the tie rods were in need of replacement. My mechanic advised that this is not typical of a vehicle that has total 49,000 miles and could not have predicted such issues between routine service appointments.
2007 Jeep Patriot 4x4 steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep patriot 4x4. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, an unknown noise was heard coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic shop for inspection. After inspection, they noticed that the tie rods were loose, resulting in the ball joints also becoming loose. The mechanic repaired the tie rods, but not the ball joints. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 43,000. Updated 9/13/11 *cn updated 10/28/11
2007 jeep patriot, new tie rods at 24,000 miles, had to change all of the disc brakes due to rust and cracking at 48,000 miles, told by our mechanic that it was unsafe to drive. At our last vehicle inspection on 07-01-2011 we were told that it needs new ball joints since they were cracking, the car has less that 60,000 miles.
Jeep began making clunking sound when turning. Informed that lower control arms with ball joints in the front need to be replaced. Had this happen on a previouly owned jeep liberty but that was repaired via a recall. This is the same issue on a similar vehicle. Have seen that there are many similar complaints regarding this issue on patriots with relatively low mileage. The manufacturer should issue a recall as this is the same issue they performed a recall on for a previous model. A failing ball joint poses a serious safety risk.
Premature failure of tie rod ends on 2007 jeep patriot. Have replaced two (2) outer and one (1) inner tie rod end in 33,000 miles of purely on road use. Tie rod ends are not serviceable and are inadequate to the task. The first failure was noted at an annual motor vehicle safety inspection at less than 24000 miles.
Excessive wear in both the left and right lower control arms/ball joints was detected during routine maintenance of our 2007 jeep patriot. Due to their condition, it was not advisable to drive vehicle. Vehicle had 45,061 miles on it. Though this is a known issue with jeep patriots, chrysler would not pay for repair since repair was not performed at dealer (it was not safe or feasible to get vehicle to dealer). After having this issue with the patriot, I had my 2009 jeep compass inspected. At 31,000 miles, signs of failure where found in the right lower ball joint. Somethings needs to be done before a fatal accident occurs
I started noticing a vibration and steering wheel shimmy. I took it in to get new tires and alignment. I was told (and shown) that both front passenger and driver side lower ball joints were bad and the front outer tie rod on the drivers side was bad. I was told that with only 41100 miles on the vehicle the parts should not be bad. I was quoted a price of around $1000.00 to replace the defective parts. They could not do the alignment because of the defective parts and now I have a vehicle with $700.00 worth of new tires sitting in the driveway. I have an appointment at the dealership in two days. I purchased an extended maintenance plan when I purchased the vehicle. We'll see if the dealer honors the agreement. I decided to investigate and have found numerous others who have had the same problems as I. I purchased the vehicle new and it's only been driven on paved streets and highways, never "off road".
While having tires installed on my 2007 jeep patriot, the technician advised me that my ball joints were bad and that it was imperative to get it fixed as this is a safety issue. Being a female and not wanting anyone to take advantage of me I took my jeep to get a second opinion. The second technician told me the same thing and that I could lose steering at anytime. They both quoted me somewhere in 1,000 dollar range to fix my jeep. I have gotten online and read several forums with the same complaint on the patriot. Seems like chrysler needs to be notified of this serious safety issue with its product.
Problem was isolated on a routine oil change. I had noticed handling problems coming down hill and applying brakes earlier in the month. Dealer says both front tie rod ends are shot, as well as lower right ball joint and control arm. They want $600 to repair it. I have researched this and it can cause rapid tire wear, or loss of control. The failure is apparently endemic with jeep patriots, as I have found many complaints from other owners as frequent as every 12k miles on the jeep patriot online forum. Some owners have almost lost control of their car. Some owners have reported multiple failures. I have never had a car which required a tie rod or control arm, let alone at 32k miles. This vehicle is supposed to be a rugged off road vehicle, and I have yet to take it off the road. So why did it fail so soon? If this faiure occurs this frequently, and if each occurence carries a potential loss of control, wouldn't that be a serious safety hazard?
In a car used only in city roads: - 21000 miles: power steering pump, gear and nuts (jeep covered) - 32000 miles: left ball joint replaced (jeep covered) - 45000 miles: right ball joint needs replacement (not covered by jeep) this has created a lot of additional charges not covered by jeep like alignment, tires, etc. Jeep liberty was also recalled due to a similar problem. Please consider this problem as from the current list of 37 complains for this car(including this) 24 are for the same problem I am reporting.
Ball joints needed replaced after 36,700 that was exactly 700 miles over warranty. Now tires are shot as well because of the ball joints. Took it to dealership they replaced now patriot is out of alignment.
2007 jeep patriot - 58,000 miles - never been off road - highway driven 90% have to completely replace front components - ball joints / tie rods, etc. Rear wheel bearing needs replaced told by mechanic we were lucky we didn't have an accident - they were that bad. Can't believe jeep has not been forced to recall and fix this terrible problem.
Front & rear wheel bearings on my 2007 jeep patroit. When I first picked up this vehicle as a least vehicle, my father, who is a former chrysler engineering technician of highland park mich told me to take it back to the dealer and have the front and rear wheel bearings inspected. He said he suspects they are faulty because he said he heard them making a grinding noise. As soon as time permitted I did that and the dealership, richmond chrysler replaced the rear bearings only. They supposedly road tested the car and said it was finished. I picked it up and had my father also road test it. He said the front bearings were making a worse noise than ever and they should have caught this at the dealership. When I ask the dealership about it, they said it was no longer covered as my warranty had run out. On monday of this week I was forced to take it back and get it fixed. The dealership has ordered the part three different times and all the bearings were bad and returned by the dealership. They finally received a good set and now they give me a bill of $1400.00. My father retired in 2006 after working 41 years. I think this is very unfair and shows little concern for the costumer who is by law (right) till proven otherwise. I don't mind paying a fair portion of the bill but don't you think it would show good concern for the costumer if you came through too and recognized that they were bad to begin with and covered at half the cost. Your store policy's are to treat all costumers right. So tell me what is fair about this. We've bought chrysler products for over 30 years but I tell you other products on the market are looking better. I feel I shouldn't have to pay anything as I did report this from the very beginning of my lease and it was not corrected. Please comment, because I feel I'm being treated unfairly and I'm at the point of calling the news papers. If you want the bad publicity, fine, I'll be glad to complain to them.
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