I have a 2007 jeep patriot with just over 60,000 miles on it. I was driving when I heard rumbling under my hood. I pulled over to find that my engine was knocking really loud. I pulled the dipstick after a few minutes to make sure there was oil in the car. Yes, there was an appropriate amount of oil. I change my oil every 3,000 miles and have always taken exceptional care of my vehicle per the manufacturer's specification. I had to have the vehicle towed to my mechanic who informs me that the engine needs to be replaced. After 60,000 miles the engine is shot? He can't offer an explanation of how or why this happened. I even called two jeep dealerships and each service manager was very surprised to hear of an engine failure this early.
2007 Jeep Patriot 4x4 transmission complaints
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At an oil change and inspection in early december 2010, the jeep dealer told me my front tie rod ends and control arms needed replacement. Everything else was fine. My 2007 jeep only had 32k miles on it, so I finally got them to pay part of this. Two weeks later, while I drove my car to the dealer for the repairs, the car started "jack hammering". It was as if the brakes were being pulsed on and off hard. (my foot was not on the pedal and I was driving 55 MPH) the dealership told me next day that my front brakes were fried and loaded with rust, and unsafe to drive. I paid them for the repairs. A week later, the "pulsing" recurred, and then a rear brake locked up. I had to get those rotors, calipers and pads replaced too. My problems continued. I had jeep look again. They could not replicate the problem. The problem is infrequent, but I continue to have a lesser pulsing sensation and a dragging sensation, like pushing a shopping cart with a bad wheel. Two days ago, I took my car to an independent shop. They couldn't replicate the problem, but told me my new tires (less than 5k miles) have already been damaged by this brake problem. They also pointed out how extremely rusty the axles and axle nuts are. So rusty, you can't tell they are nuts. I am driving around now wondering if my wheels and hubs will fly off the car at any minute because there is no metal left to hold them on. Why would these parts rust so badly, and so quickly? Why would the dealer put brand new rotors and calipers on such severely rusted axles and nuts without telling me? Don't they care if I'm safe? I have since found out from researching this, that others have the same problems with premature failures of control arms, brakes, etc. Due to rust. I also found out t jeep is not (has never) notified me of recalls. Aren't they required to do that? Then again, they sold me a brand new car without the federally mandated mulroney sticker, and lied to me about the mpg.
This is a one-owner 2007 jeep patriot 4wd with 86000 miles. The CVT transmission has gone out. The dealer has no explanation for the failure. Of course the 3/36 warranty is up! Dealer says they can only replace at a cost of $4500. How can a vehicle with only 86000 miles need a new transmission!
2007 jeep patriot 46,000 miles transmission is defective and it will cost 7,000 to replace-- chrysler 36,000 warranty go figure they will not really assist.
Started as accelerator "flat spot."under very light acceleration (intermittent)engine will fail to respond and sometimes stay at a low RPM or stall. I have to release pedal and reapply or restart the engine. Now problem is more obvious with rain causing rough engine idle, erratic idle speed and engine stall.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep patriot 4x4. While driving 10 MPH, the vehicle rolled backwards when it was placed into neutral. The vehicle was placed back into drive and then shut off. The contact placed the vehicle in park once again and was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they were able to duplicate the failure. The dealer stated that the transmission was designed to perform in that manner. The failure mileage was 19,070 and the current mileage was unknown.
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