2015 Jeep Patriot: ball joint or control arm failure

Filed May 6, 2022 · Suspension · IL

I noticed a vibration and it felt like the vehicle was shaking at times. This problem increased at higher speeds. I took it to a dealer for inspection and found out the control arms, tie rods, and ball joints were in critical condition and needed to be replaced. This vehicle has less than 50,000 miles on it.

Filed Jun 21, 2018 · Suspension · 40,000 miles · MN

Jeep had 40,000 miles on it and was making a weird noise when driving on the highway. I thought it was tires, so I got new tires and they told me the ball joints were loose and needed to be replaced. They quoted it and said that without fixing it, it would wear down my tires faster. I brought my car in for inspection at another shop and they were surprised, but they said the ball joint assemblies needed to be replaced as they were loose and rusted out and that they need to do both control arms because of how the jeeps are bit and explained it thoroughly. They also said they could not estimate how much of a life they had left, but that it would be best to fix it before it broke. I had them replace the front control arms and ball joint assemblies.

Filed Feb 18, 2018 · Brakes, Steering · 55,000 miles · NY

My brakes made a loud noise and I did replace them but in rain I hair loud noise again also when I turn my wheel to the left I hear a clunck noise at times I also took my car to get oil change and a complete look over my car and I was told my lower left arm control is bad I dont understand because every dealer and car service I spoke with said 2015 jeep or any car shouldnt have problem with left control arm it is to new

Filed Dec 4, 2015 · Steering · 4,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH and making a right turn, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that both tie rods were fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 4,000.

Filed May 22, 2015 · Suspension · 5,500 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. While accelerating, the steering wheel pulled to the left and right without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the lower control arm was missing the pinch bolt and needed to be repaired. The contact stated that there was no evidence that the bolt was ever placed on the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,500.