Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep patriot. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a dealer for an inspection and was advised that the sub frame was rusted out and needed replacement. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
2011 Jeep Patriot body complaints
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The front k-member on my jeep patriot has a complete rust thru hole that comprises the safety of the vehicle. This is a known issue with the manufacturer and they refuse to cover this even thou they have extended the warranty for older jeep patriots to cover this problem. All jeep patriots from 2007 thru 2015 have the same front k-member part number and yet they refuse to deal with this issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep patriot. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for service. The technician noticed that the subframe was severely rusted and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep patriot. The contact stated that water entered the vehicle from an unknown source behind the passenger seat. The contact was unsure if the water was entering from the sun roof. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 18,000.
I was on a short trip when a car behind me frantically waved me to stop and informed me that my jeep was on fire. The exhaust burnt a whole through the rear bumper and melted the bumper. I had no indication that this was happening.
My wife was driving her car on a day after it had rained. As she started to take off, water started pouring out of the overhead interior light and also the front interior light. This continues to happen after a rain. The rains comes down from the sunroof somehow and settles in the upper interior lighting system. It is enough water to soak any person(s) in the front seat(s) or completely soak a small towel.
The sunroof drain tubes freeze causing the sunroof reservoir to fill with a significant amount of water. Any vehicle movement causes the water to leave the reservoir and pour down through the dome light onto the console, radio, and gear shift control.
A year ago, I brought my 2011 jeep patriot to a car wash. The sunroof was closed, however while going through the car wash, water started pouring through the sunroof and the light fixtures, instantly causing an electrical short and damaging the roof liner and the car stereo. I immediately brought the vehicle to the local jeep dealership. They kept my car for two days and called me to explain that "the car had dried out so you can come pick it up." I told them that I was hesitant to pick the car up because there would surely be additional damage that would need to be investigated I picked up my car the stereo and lights still did not work. Frustrated, I called the jeep corporate customer service line. The representative explained to me that jeeps were not meant to be taken into car washes. I asked her how jeep can manufacture off-road vehicles that cannot be washed. She replied that I could get a bucket and hand wash my vehicle.I decided to take my car to an out-of-state dealership .they had it for several days and called to tell me there was nothing wrong with it and I could pick it up. Once again, I picked up the vehicle and the lights and stereo still did not work. Out of frustration, I gave up on the issue for awhile until I was driving down the highway and water started pouring through the sunroof and fixtures once again- distracting my driving because water is pouring everywhere. I promptly brought my vehicle back in to the local dealership. They called and told me they found a piece of painter's tape in the sunroof from some recent painting to my car I had done. I approached the paint shop with no reply. Today, the car started leaking through the sunroof and fixtures causing water to stream down the inside of the windshield, limiting my vision while driving. My car is still not fixed because jeep is unwilling to acknowledge that there is a problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep patriot. While driving 60 MPH, the hood of the vehicle moved up and down. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,000.
After hearing a noise in my exhaust system, I checked under the car and found my muffler locked up about 2 to 3 inches with the exhaust pipe pointing directly at the back of my plastic bumper. My bumper was distorted and melting. I caught this problem before a fire started but am confident this would have ignited. I then reached up and pulled with a little force down on the muffler and it snapped back into the correct position. There is no damage to the underside of the vehicle just the damage to the melted bumper. I went to a dealership and showed the service manager the problem. He took pictures and contacted chrysler. After waiting almost two weeks, the service manager contacted me and told me chrysler would repair my bumper as a courtesy. I asked him if they were going to fix the problem with the muffler/hanger but they refused. I am now doing what I can to inform people of the problem and trying to get the problem fixed. I also found a video at oregonlive.com which details the same problem with my vehicle.
Water in dome lights, unknown source & I believe it is likely there is water throughout the interior.
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