{"count":275,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11711168,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2026","vin":"1J4FF48B79D","components":"ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"Engine stalls only after filling up gas, resulting in check engine light or oil light turning on. I have taken it to numerous mechanics, who have all given me different answers, with anywhere from issues with EVAP hoses and fuel tank, to the fuel pump, or purge system. Problem was never addressed or mentioned when bought from dealership in June 2025 but noticed immediately after filling up gas for the first time since purchase of the car and problem occurs continuously after filling up gas.  Not sure if related either, but if gas tank is overfilled at all in the slightest, it leaks out the bottom immediately.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11677908,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/06/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"08/01/2025","vin":"1J4FT28A49D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I am submitting this complaint regarding the CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) failure in our Jeep vehicle. We have experienced intermittent transmission issues throughout our entire period of ownership. The CVT has now completely failed\u2014the vehicle will not shift out of low gear. The RPMs surge rapidly, and although the vehicle will move at very low speeds if you ease off the accelerator, it will not reach normal driving speeds, making it unsafe and unusable for daily travel. The check engine light is on, and diagnostic codes confirm a CVT-related issue.  The vehicle originally came with a lifetime powertrain warranty. We complied with the required inspection and maintenance schedule, except for the most recent inspection, which we missed due to a personal hardship. Jeep initially sent reminders for these inspections but eventually stopped, and we received no notice of the upcoming deadline.  The vehicle has been regularly maintained by a trusted local repair shop. Despite this, it is now undriveable. From both our personal experience and broader consumer reports, it\u2019s clear that these types of CVT failures are common among Jeep vehicles.  Jeep has refused to honor the warranty, stating it could only be reinstated if we paid for the repairs ourselves within a specific timeframe\u2014which has now passed. This policy places an unreasonable burden on the consumer, especially for a known and recurring mechanical issue.  We believe Jeep is failing to take responsibility for a serious safety and performance defect. I respectfully ask the NHTSA to investigate this matter further and evaluate whether broader action\u2014such as a recall\u2014is warranted.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11599535,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/30/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"07/06/2024","vin":"1J4FT28A29D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"My whole front end of my jeep when I stop feels like it's coming out from underneath me","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11590947,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/28/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"05/28/2024","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"Changed catalytic converter now my car want go over 5 mph","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11557496,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/29/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"11/29/2023","vin":"1J4FF28B79D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"After refueling the vehicle at a gas station, I drive about a 1/4 of a mile and the engine will stall and die. It will immediately restart and when I step on the gas pedal the engine has no power and will stall again. I will start it a third time and then it will run ok until I need to fill-up again.  I think this is a safety hazard because I stand a good chance of getting rear ended being stuck in traffic. I have read many articles about people having the same problem. Seems the fix is replacing the gas tank which costs about $1500.00. Please make the responsible party face this serious safety issue.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11551414,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/23/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"10/23/2023","vin":"1J4FT28B69D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"Faulty gas tank. Doesn\u2019t fill and gas shoots out during the fill process.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11542989,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/06/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"09/06/2023","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the rear end of the vehicle was swaying from side to side. The contact was able to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to a tire repair shop for alignment and tire rotation services; however, the contact was informed that the services could not be performed because the rear crossmember was severely corroded and fractured, which caused damages to the rear tires. Additionally, the mechanic informed the contact that the front crossmember was corroded. The vehicle was towed to the residence of the contact's mother. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under TSB Number: 23-007-17 REV.B, because the TSB had expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 230,000. The VIN was unavailable.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11526857,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/06/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"06/13/2023","vin":"1J4FF28B89D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"Subframe front and rear are completely rusted out and unsafe to drive","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11510132,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2023","vin":"1J4FF28B59D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I report reveral times issuess with my gear box, but each time they said the car is fine. The problems start after the car was serviced years ago to Jeep Desources rep (3400 Sources Blvd, Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC H9B 1Z9, Canada) but the issues become worst in time. It started to not be able to drive in authomatic mode but ok in manual and they told me that forgot to tide a transmition cable and now when I am reporting the issue, I cannot drive and any mode (authomatic or manual) and base on service department, nothing is wrong with the car. what they are waiting, to have an accident or die? Since I bought the car, all the maintenace of it was not as supposed as per maintenance manual of the car \u2013 to give an example, oil change it\u2019s come on after 3000km no matter where i drive (city or highway) and the blain me for driving the car. With all respect, every time i made compline i felt no one offer me the correct attention and the issue with the gear box for me is abouve the accepted limit.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11495310,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"11/29/2022","vin":"1J4FF28B99D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"Vehicle's CVT transmission will overheat and cause the speed of the vehicle to slow down, unable to speed back up, and the acceleration to be extremely slow, if at all. This can cause the vehicle to decelerate rapidly, and unexpectedly on the highway (or generally any speed, for that matter) which can cause an accident at high speeds, all in which the driver had no control over how the vehicle behaved due to the transmission behaving erratically on it's own. I have researched and down that this is a common issue that Jeep/Chrysler knew of, and 1000's of Jeep Patriot owners/owners of vehicles with CVT transmissions have experienced.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11494229,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/18/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"11/19/2022","vin":"1j4ft28b89d","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION","summary":"front and rear crossmember assembly rusted through car available. acknowledged history on this and related models of Chrysler products resulting in a additional 10 yr warrantee on these components which was not communicated to original owners and has now expired. vehicle has the potential to lose driver control and cause injury or death. no warning but rust has been visible for years but consumers not advised of extended warrantee. now cost of repair exceeds book value. Jeep disavows any responsibility for this defect in materials after the warrantee's expiration.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11483935,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/20/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"09/11/2022","vin":"1j4ft28b89d","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"Vehicle started making a metal rub noise.  Took to mechanic.  K frame front drivers side is completely broken in two.  Engine could have broken thru and caused a crash. No warning lights","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11483323,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/02/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2022","vin":"1j4ff48b79d","components":"ENGINE","summary":"We bought this car in March of 22 for our daughter. She used to drive back and forth between Mankato, MN and Coralville, IA. Every time she has driven it, the overheating light has come on and the car slows down below 50 mph. We have taken it to the mechanic, who we bought it from, three times for repairs. Every time we think it is done, the same thing happens. She has also had two different mechanics look at in Mankato.  On Friday, September 2, 2022, after only driving an hour, the overheat light came on the car slowed to below 50 mph. She said there was a semi behind her that almost rear-ended her when this happened. I believe there is a danger with this car.   I have read a lot complaints, on different online forums, that this year and model of Jeep has a problem with its CVT-continuously variable transmission.  https://repairpal.com/cvt-transmission-543 \"Problem Description There have been numerous complaints of early transmission failure, even with with normal servicing. Issues start with a whining noise, overheat warnings, and an inability to accelerate. The most common solution is replacement of the transmission. Late 2014 model year Patriots changed to a non-CVT transmission.  891 people reported this problem 244 comments Jeep Patriot Vehicles With This Problem 11 model years affected 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, view all Average mileage: 94,755 (1,700\u20131,000,000)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11478206,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2022","vin":"1J4FT28A49D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that the vehicle front subframe was corroded. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the front subframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that in July 2022, the vehicle was taken to a tire shop and the contact was informed that the rear subframe was corroded. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 141,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11474029,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"07/15/2022","vin":"1J4FT48B29D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"My rear subframe is completely rusted through. It is available for inspection. It has been confirmed by an independent service center. Warranties were issued to 2007 owners or 10 years old. 3 years ago I noticed a squeek in the trunk. Was told it was struts so I had them replaced. Now the vehicle knocks and squeaks so bad it has to sit until I can afford to replace subframe.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11471506,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"06/29/2022","vin":"1J4FT28B59D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently started to decelerate. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road and after restarting the vehicle, he drove to his residence. The contact took the vehicle to three different independent mechanics who failed to service the vehicle due to a recall associated with the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure due to the vehicle being over 10 years old. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V528000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer has been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11459802,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"04/06/2022","vin":"1j4ff28b09d","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"Dome light leaking water when rain or snow, leaving seats, car floor mats drenched. Had to replace radio three times and it smells like something burning","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11456222,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/10/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"03/10/2022","vin":"1j4ff28b89d","components":"SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE","summary":"Air conditioner drain drips directly on subframe cross brace for front cradle, erosion and road grim along with neverending dripping water even from using defrost leads to rust and cross brace breaking into and well you can use your imagination for what happens next. Drain needs extended and re routed because I know I can't be the only one with this problem.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11454740,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/26/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2022","vin":"1J4FT48B69D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that the anti-theft warning light would illuminate and the vehicle would fail to start up. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was parked and remained at the residence unrepaired. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer had been made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11445674,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/16/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2021","vin":"1J4FF28B29D","components":"ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"Car shuts off after fueling. Is a common problem with other Jeep owners found on Google.  My mechanic actually found the articles. Apparently it is a Rollover valve issue. Like others have suggested, not to fill the fuel tank full unless you want to pay over $1000 for a new gas tank.  I don't want to drive in fear this car is going to keep shutting off. Why hasn't this been fixed when so many others have had the same issue?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11435008,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/27/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2021","vin":"1J4FF48B29D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle started to hesitate and jerk. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road and waited for an hour before continuing to drive to her residence. The contact stated she experience the failure for a second time and had the vehicle towed to her residence. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V528000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11431487,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/2021","vin":"1J4FT28BX9D","components":"SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE","summary":"The contact's daughter-in-law owns a 2009 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while he was replacing the brakes and control arms on the vehicle, he noticed that both the front and rear sub frame of the vehicle were severely corroded. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear and front subframe of the vehicle was severely corroded and needed to be replaced. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11430533,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2021","vin":"1j4ff28b39d","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"After fueling the vehicle completely, the engine stalls multiple times while in motion. This happens for a few miles and re-starts before running normal again. When the engine stalls, the vehicle cannot accelerate and power-steering is not operable. The vehicle's engine has stalled when entering a highway and turning with cross-traffic. I fear myself and passengers will be struck by a moving vehicle with no control of the subject vehicle. A local mechanic stated the entire gas tank needs replaced but cannot confirm it will correct the defect. There is no warning when the engine stalls. This is my second complaint after years of no response. These events are ongoing.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11426218,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/22/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"07/23/2021","vin":"1j4ff48b99d","components":"STEERING,POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"After refueling car stalls when this happens loss of power steering brakes etc Dangerous entering busy roads from gas stations  Been happening consistently,  many other owners report same problem across multyears of manufacture.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11421068,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"06/15/2021","vin":"1J4FF48B59D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"FRAME ROTTED OUT ON THIS VEHICLE AND , ACCORDING TO INSPECTION SERVICE GARAGE, MANY JEEP PATRIOTS. JEEP COMPASS HAS A RECALL ON THE FRAMES .","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11418954,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/20/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/29/2021","vin":"1J4FF28B09D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11404756,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/10/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2021","vin":"1J4FT28B59D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"LEFT SIDE OF FRONT FRAME HAS LARGE RUST HOLE AND IS BADLY RUSTED.  RIGHT SIDE IS BADLY RUSTED BUT NO HOLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11397791,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/24/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2021","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11394660,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/02/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2021","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11386668,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/31/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"01/05/2021","vin":"1J4FF28B29D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11366875,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/26/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2020","vin":"1J4FF48B49D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11353344,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2020","vin":"1J4FT28BX9D","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS MODULE CONTROL IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THEREFORE I NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO MY ABS BRAKES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11349297,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2020","vin":"1J4FF28BX9D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11341788,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/02/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/2020","vin":"1J8FF48BX9D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11340325,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/17/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"07/20/2020","vin":"1J4FF28B89D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11337475,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/04/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"07/04/2020","vin":"1J4FT28B69D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11337232,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/02/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2020","vin":"1J4FF48B09D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11324287,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/03/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2020","vin":"1J4FF28B19D","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11300418,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/12/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"01/20/2020","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11292065,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2019","vin":"1J4FT28A89D","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11290597,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"12/21/2019","vin":"1J4FF48B59D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11279147,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/03/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2019","vin":"1J4FF28B79D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11257934,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2019","vin":"1J4FT28B69D","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11257404,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/21/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/23/2019","vin":"1J4FF28B89D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11252498,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2019","vin":"1J4FT28A79D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11243757,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"08/13/2019","vin":"1J4FF48B49D","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TAKATA RECALL","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11234186,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/23/2019","vin":"1J4FF28B99D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11233783,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/21/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/2019","vin":"1J4FT28A19D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11231494,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/08/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2019","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING OR SYMPTOMS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11229915,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"07/07/2019","vin":"1J4FT28A19D","components":"STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11229122,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/10/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"07/03/2019","vin":"1J4FT28A19D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE","summary":"TRANSMISSION","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11222549,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/19/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2019","vin":"1J4FF28BX9D","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11219992,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"06/14/2019","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11218470,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/29/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"06/07/2019","vin":"5TDZA23C96S","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE PLASTIC PART THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR IN THE HOUSING BROKE AND MADE MIRROR UNUSABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11208609,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/10/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"05/20/2019","vin":"1J4FT28A79D","components":"POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,ENGINE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11205596,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/02/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2019","vin":"1J4FT28B79D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"STRUCTURE. ENGINE CRADLE IS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. REPAIR FACILITY STATES THIS IS AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF RUST BUT COMMONLY SEEN IN THIS VEHICLE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11204362,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/03/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2019","vin":"1J4FF28B19D","components":"POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11202688,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/20/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2019","vin":"","components":"WHEELS","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11191127,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/02/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2019","vin":"1J4FF28BX9D","components":"STEERING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE CAR BUCKS AND THE ENGINE DIES, FORCING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS - THE PUMP SHUTS OFF CONSTANTLY, ABOUT EVERY 1/3 GALLON OR SO, WHICH MEANS IT TAKES ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES TO FILL THE TANK. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TWICE AND SPENT MORE THAN $300 IN ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THIS TO NO AVAIL. I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR 10 YEARS, IT HAS JUST ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT - I BOUGHT IT NEW AT THE DEALER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11184050,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2019","vin":"1J4FT28B79D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11183798,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"03/03/2019","vin":"1J4FF28B59D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE","summary":"MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT WON'T CRANK. IT TURNS ON RANDOMLY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. NEW BATTERY. NO CHIP ON KEYS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11174703,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/07/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2019","vin":"1J4FF28B99D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT CALLED LIVONIA CHRYSLER JEEP AT 734-525-5000 (LOCATED AT 30777 PLYMOUTH RD, LIVONIA, MI 48150) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11174447,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2019","vin":"1J4FF28B19D","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND CHIMES CONSTANTLY GO ON AND OFF. I WORK A MILE FROM HOME AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CHIME SOUNDS 10-15 PER TRIP TO WORK. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, AND RAIN OR SHINE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11161721,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"12/15/2018","vin":"1J4FT28B79D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11144825,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"11/02/2018","vin":"1J8FF28B39D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TIRE DEALER INDICATES THAT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEED REPLACING DUE TO WORN BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 47000 MILES AND IS DRIVEN FOR FAMILY PLEASURE ONLY.  THIS IS PREMATURE WEAR. ALL FOUR TIRES WORE PREMATURELY. (IN FACT, THE BALL JOINT ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT.) IF THE BALL JOINTS SEPARATE, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD LIKELY BE LOST.  THE TIRE DEALER RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS AND TO AVOID DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE.  THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS (2007-2017) COMPASS AND PATRIOT MODELS.  THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!  CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE 2004 JEEP LIBERTY.  THE SAME SHOULD BE DONE HERE BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11142370,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/03/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"10/24/2018","vin":"1J4FF28B99D","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"\"TAKATA RECALL\" EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN SLOW TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS EVERY NOW AND THEN IF I ACCELERATE TO QUICKLY AFTER THE CAR WAS IN PARK. WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SOMETIMES THE CAR NEEDS TO BE SHUT OFF IN OTHER FOR IT TO SHIFT IN GEAR PROPERLY AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR TCM CONTROL NO MATTER WHAT I DO. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DEFECTIVE IN CONNECTION WITH THE POWER TRAIN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11131582,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/30/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2018","vin":"1J4FT28B99D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THE K FRAME (FRONT CROSS MEMBER) RUSTED AND FAILED RESULTING IN BOTH A FRAMES AND BALL JOINTS TO ALSO FAIL. THE RACK AND PINION STERRING CONTROLS ARE SHIFTING ON THE K FRAME AS WELL.  JEEP OFFERS NO RECALLS OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS COMMON PROBLEM.  LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL PRESENTS A HAZZARD DUE TO SUBSTANDARD METAL PREMATURE FAILURE.  FIRST NOTE OF FAILURE WAS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHILE TURNING RIGHT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11130830,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/14/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"09/23/2018","vin":"1J4FF28B19D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"SPOUSE HAS JUST MADE A TURN AND WAS DRIVING HOME IN THE COUNTRY WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR WITH VEHICLE VIBRATION. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE REAR WHEEL DRIVER SIDE WAS ON AN ANGLE. HUSBAND SHOWED UP TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND IT APPEARS THE REAR SUBFRAME CRACKED UNDER SEVERE CORROSION ALLOWING THE LEFT REAR AXLE TO POP OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED HOME.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11129914,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/17/2018","vin":"1J4FT28B79D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11129292,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/08/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"09/13/2018","vin":"1J4FT28B59D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START, BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. ALSO, THE MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER STILL WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 197,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11123180,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/29/2018","vin":"1J8FF48B49D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD THE 2009 JEEP PATRIOT'S SUBFRAME BROKE. BECAUSE OF THIS MY VEHICLE ALMOST LOST THE PASSENGER TIRE. HAD IT BEEN ON THE FREEWAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED. AFTER BEING INSPECTED BY THE MECHANIC HE HAS NEVER SEEN RUST THIS BAD AND IT'S MUCH MORE DETERIORATED THAN ANY OTHER PART OF THE UNDERBODY. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. A 9 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THIS SORT OF DETERIORATION. THE RESULT OF THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIE-ROD, THE SUSPENSION, AND THE CONTROL ARM. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11120144,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/07/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2018","vin":"1J4FT28A39D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR AND THE TRANSMISSIONS RUNS HOT AND YOU CAN DRIVE PAST A CERTAIN SPEED LIMIT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11112563,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/06/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"07/20/2018","vin":"1J4FF28B59D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLARION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1305 E MAIN ST, CLARION, PA 16214, (814) 226-9550), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE OVER 56 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11109791,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/20/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/06/2018","vin":"1J4FF28B39D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"IT HAS BEEN STALLING AND CHUGGING, DOESN'T ACT LIKE IT'S GETTING GAS. DOESN'T MATTER F IT'S ON A FULL TANK OF GAS OR LOWER. REPLACED GAS CAP, DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP. ONLY SEEMS TO DO THIS WHEN N DRIVE AND GETTING UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT, WHETHER ON HIGHWAY OR IN TOWN. IT S GETTING WORSE. PUTTING SEA FOAM N DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP OR CHANGING GAS FROM 87 TO 89. I PURCHASE GAS AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11101234,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"06/11/2018","vin":"1J4FT28A19D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE DEALER (FOLSOM LAKE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 12545 FOLSOM BLVD, FOLSOM, CA 95630) WAS CONTACTED AND UNABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11100093,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/05/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"06/05/2018","vin":"1J4FT28A89D","components":"STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE","summary":"MY JEEP PATRIOT STALLS WHEN YOUR AT TRAFFIC LIGHT  WITH NO WARING AND SOMETIME AS YOUR DRIVING WITH NO WARING. SOMETIMES STARTS NO PROBLEM AND OTHER TIME ITS  HARD TO START. THERE NO ENGINE LIGHT OR CODES. THIS HAPPEN MANY TIMES AND I TOOK  TO THE  MECHANIC COULDN'T FINE WHAT IT COULD BE BECAUSE THERE NO CODES TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM........","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11098715,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/26/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"05/30/2018","vin":"1J4FF28B29D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW WHEN MY JEEP HAS SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT STARTS WITH A HIGH WHINING NOISE THEN THE COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOWED BY MY JEEP LOSING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE.   THE HIGHWAY SPEED IS 75 MPH AND THIS MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. JEEP CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY ACCIDENT OR INJURY THAT OCCURS DURING THIS MALFUNCTION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11098003,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"05/25/2018","vin":"1JF4FF48B29","components":"SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE","summary":"THE FRONT AND REAR CROSS BARS ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS RUST IS NOT COMMON WEAR AND TEAR, BUT A POORLY MADE OR CHOSEN PART BY MY MANUFACTURER, JEEP / CHRYSLER. HE SAID MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. WHILE THE CROSS BARS ARE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THE BOLTS AND CONTROL ARMS (ALSO SEVERELY AND DANGEROUSLY RUSTED) ARE NOT. I AM OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE JEEP WAS TOO CHEAP TO CHOOSE A QUALITY PART. MY VIN IS [XXX]    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11091654,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/26/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2018","vin":"1J4FF28B59D","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"DRIVING MY 09 JEEP PATRIOT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS IN A BLIND SPOT AND DROVE INTO THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE, PUSHING THE FRONT LEFT SIDE INTO A WALL. THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF AS THE CAR IS NOW TOTALED. OTHER DRIVERS AIRBAGS WENT OFF. I RECIEVED ATTENTION AT THE HOSPITAL FOR WHIPLASH AND A CONCUSSION FROM HITTING MY HEAD OFF OF THE A-FRAME AND HEADREST.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11091185,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/09/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2018","vin":"1J4FF48B49D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND MADE A GRINDING SOUND. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO ST. MICHAEL CAR CARE CENTER (500 CENTRAL AVE E, SAINT MICHAEL, MN 55376) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER (STILLWATER MOTORS, 5900 STILLWATER BLVD N, STILLWATER, MN 55082) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11090043,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/24/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/25/2018","vin":"1J4FT28A49D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THE HEATER CORE IS CLOGGING NOT LETTING ANTIFREEZE THRU     HEATER CORE HAS CLOGGED NUMEROUS TIMES.   WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT, FLUSH IT, ETC.  IN OUR VEHICLE, IT BLOWS WARM/HOT ON DRIVERS SIDE BUT AS YOU CROSS OVER VEHICLE IT BLOWS COLD ON PASSENGER SIDE.   THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND SHOP HAS SAID THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM CAUSING METAL BITS TO COLLECT AND BUILD UP AND BLOCK UP THE HEATER CORE.  SOMETHING IS CAUSING BLOCKAGE.   THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.   THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED WAS IN 2015.   I OPTED NOT TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN THIS TIME UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SERVICE TECH CHECKED THE BLEND DOOR, THE THERMOSTAT, AND FLUSHED THE HEATER CORE.   HE SAID THE HEATER CORE NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN.   THIS IS ALMOST $800 AGAIN ON THIS PART.       I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER JEEP TO MAKE SURE IT IS DOCUMENTED BUT NOT SURE WHAT THEY DO WITH THIS INFORMATION. DURING THE CONVERSATION THEIR PEOPLE WERE SAYING DIFFERENT THINGS REGARDING HOW THEY MONITOR PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLES AND/OR PARTS.    TO ENSURE THAT THIS DEFECT IS REPORTED I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA.  I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO RESEARCH WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM SO THAT IT DOES NOT OCCUR IN THE FUTURE AS WELL AS IF IT BECOMES APPARENT THAT THEIR IS A DESIGN FLAW OR OTHER IN THE HEATER CORE SYSTEM OR ENGINE THAT PROPER ACTION IS TAKEN. BE IT RECALL OR OTHER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11088566,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/16/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2018","vin":"1J4FF28B59D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"WHEN YOU FILL THE CAR UP WITH GAS... IT STALLS... NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO STEERING...   THE DEALER FIXED NUMEROUS THINGS ON CAR AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING...    IT ALSO APPEARS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE... SEE THIS THREAD:  HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T29898_DS631498      THIS IS HAPPENING NOW FOR ALMOST 7 MONTHS.... OVER AND OVER.     IT ALSO STALLED ON HIGHWAY AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRACKTOR TRAILER.   YESTERDAY AT THE GAS PUMP IT DIED AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK AND ROLLED BACK TOWARD THE FUEEL TANKS... ALMOST HIT THEM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11088366,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/15/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2018","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF AND SUNROOF LEAK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11084494,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/06/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"04/11/2018","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"MY JEEP TRY TO STALL AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. I HAD A TUNE-UP DONE, BUT IT STILLS TRIES TO STALLS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11076200,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"03/05/2018","vin":"1J4FF28B89D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"JEEP STALLS AND SHUTS OFF AFTER FUELING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11074303,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/13/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"02/22/2018","vin":"1J4FF48B29D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY \"WARNING\" ALL THE DASH LIGHTS BATTERY, ENGINE, ECT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STALLED. WOULD NOT DRIVE OR RE-START JUST DIED. SUGGESTED THAT IT IS THE COMPUTER/PCM...","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11066839,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2018","vin":"1J4FF28B59D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"I HAVE BEEN HAVING A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH MY JEEP. IT STALLS NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER I GET FUEL. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH JEEP PATRIOTS. IT HAS ALSO COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2012+ MODELS FOR THE ISSUE. I AM WONDERING WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THE 2009 MODEL THAT I HAVE? AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A VER COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007-2009 MODELS AS WELL. THIS ISSUE IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT NUMEROUS TIMES. BEING MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT. WHY HAS JEEP NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR ALL YEARS, IT CLEARLY AFFECTS MORE THAN JUST 2012+ VEHICLES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11065977,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/30/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"01/30/2018","vin":"1J4FF28B59D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"THE VEHICLE HABITUALLY WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO GETTING IT FUELED UP. I CANNOT GET ANY SUPPORT FROM THE DEALER REGARDING THE ISSUE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHEN LOOKING ON VARIOUS JEEP PATRIOT FORUMS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11065752,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/12/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2018","vin":"1J8FF48B89D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"WHEN MY DAUGHTER FILLS THIS CAR UP WITH GAS, IT WILL STALL WHEN SHE IS AT STOP SIGNS/LIGHTS WHEN IDLING.  IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN.  THIS IS SO DANGEROUS.  I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ROLL OVER SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK, AND IT NEEDS TO BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11064702,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"01/24/2018","vin":"1J4FF28B39D","components":"POWER TRAIN,ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 15 MPH AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,898.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11063889,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/16/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"01/20/2018","vin":"1J4FF28B39D","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO TO STALL AND WOULDN'T DRIVE PAST 15MPH..LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO A WENDYS PARKING LOT WHEN IT STALLED COMPLETELY..AFTER IT STALLED COMPLETEY I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN NOTHING HAPPENED WOULDN'T TURN ON AND JUST MADE A CLICKING NOISE..THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11056014,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"12/21/2017","vin":"1J4FF28BX9D","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING.  LOSE ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DASHBOARD. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11053839,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"12/11/2017","vin":"1J4FF28B69D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SEVERAL MILES. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE SINCE YOU LOSE ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WHILE TURNING ONTO AN INTERSTATE. THIS SEEMS TO AFFECT 2007-2009 MODELS MOSTLY. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK BECAUSE OF A SENSOR LOCATED ON TOP FOR AROUND 1200 USB. PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BELOW.    HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/INV/2017/INOA-DP17002-2109.PDF    HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T29898_DS631498    HTTP://WWW.JEEPPATRIOT.COM/FORUM/15-ENGINE-DRIVETRAIN/271689-STALLING-AFTER-FILLING-GAS-TANK.HTML","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11045847,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"11/13/2017","vin":"1J4FF28B39D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE STALLS AFTER REFUELING (SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN 5 MILES AFTER REFUELING) BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. VEHICLE STALLS INITIALLY WHILE IDLING IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING AND WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE STALLED WHEN PULLING INTO INTERSECTION (ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY), CAUSING WHEEL TO LOCK. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAPPENS WITH EVERY REFUEL SINCE THE FIRST EVENT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11041006,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/06/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"10/30/2017","vin":"1J8FT48B69D","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE ABS, ECC AND BREAKES DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURNED ON AT THE SAME TIME AND STAY TURNED ON.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11021592,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/04/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2017","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"POWER TRAIN,ENGINE","summary":"WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR OCCASSIONALLY WOULD ACT LIKE IT WANTED TO GO, THEN SLOWLY START TO SHIFT TO MOVE. THERE WOULD BE A WHINING NOISE WHEN SLOWING DOWN, BUT NO LIGHTS CAME ON UNTIL 2 DAYS BEFORE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STOPPED MOVING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RURAL ROAD 2 DAYS LATER. . 105K MILES. . REGULARLY SERVICED. .","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11020699,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/27/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2017","vin":"1J4FT28A99D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE","summary":"THE ENGINE LOSSES POWER FEELS LIKE ITS GONNA BREAK DOWN WENT THRU 2 ALTERNATORS AND 3 BATTERY'S IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS DRAWLING THE ELECTRICAL POWER AWAY WHEN ACCELERATING OR USING HEADLIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11015934,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/13/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2017","vin":"1J4FF28B59D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME DISPLAYED EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAMES OF THE ENGINE MOUNT, THE SHOCK MOUNT, AND THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":11011684,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"07/31/2017","vin":"1J4FT28BX9D","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHILE DRIVING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT NO IMPACT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10981671,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/26/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2017","vin":"1J4FF48B39D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL AND HAS STALLED ON SOME OCCASIONS.  THIS IS CONCERNING TO ME BECAUSE, I HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT.  I AM AFRAID WHEN THIS HAPPENS THAT SOMEONE BEHIND ME IN TRAFFIC MAY SLAM INTO MY JEEP..  I PUT A RECENT DATE BELOW, BUT IT HAS BEEN ONGOING OFF AND ON SINCE I BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10981520,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/29/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/30/2017","vin":"","components":"ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"JEEP PATRIOT STALLS WITHIN ABOUT A MILE OF FILLING THE GAS TANK, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT LUCKILY. PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP, GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HAPPENS TO A LOF OF PATRIOT OWNERS IN CARS FROM 2007-2009. PLEASE RECALL. PLEASE!!!!!!!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10971431,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/06/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2017","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE DIES WHEN DRIVING AWAY FROM GAS STATION EVERY TIME AFTER FILLING TANK. IT DOES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. DODGE HAD A RECALL FOR THIS BUT JEEP HAS NOT. WHEN I WAS AT MECHANICS YESTERDAY THEY HAD A HEEP COMPASS THAT WAS DOING THE SAME THING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10970062,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2017","vin":"TBD-NA NOW","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"SECOND FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT SEPARATION.  THIS ONE, DRIVERS SIDE.  RECENT PAST WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE.  MILEAGE LESS THAN 50,000.  VEHICLE IS JUST GOING IN FOR REPAIR -NHTSA MAY WANT TO CLAIM THE SUSPENSION BOLT ~ EVIDENCE IN MODE OF FAILURE.  CROSS BOLT APPEARS SEPARATED ('OVER TORQUE' OR 'BENDING FLEXURAL FAILUE' OR GRADE (BRITTLE FAILURE).  THIS FAILURE (10 MPH SLOW TURN).  HIGHER SPEED COULD HAVE LEAD TO SEVERE ACCIDENT.  CONTACT A6.024X23@GMAIL.COM FOR INFORMATION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10970113,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2017","vin":"1J4FF28B59D","components":"POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE RPMS REMAINED AT 5. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING A NEW BATTERY, SPARKS PLUGS, AND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10959690,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/27/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2017","vin":"1J4FF28B89D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE TPM AND SECURITY LIGHT FLASH INTERMITTENTLY/  I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE OVER TO FIAT CHRYSLER SERVICE FOR A NUMBER OF REPAIRS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.  PARTS REPLACED INCLUDED: STEERING WHEEL COMMUNICATION TRANSCEIVER, INTERNAL WIRING AND GROUND CHECKED, MAIN ENGINE TRANSMISSION MODULE, IGNITION SWITCH.  REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COVERED BY CHRYSLER MAX CARE WARRANTY, DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ME REGARDING REPAIRS AND SUPPLIED A LOANER CAR. THE TPM AND SECURITY LIGHTS WILL FLASH FOR A SHORT TIME AT IDLE, SPEEDS 10 MPH THROUGH 60 MPH, DRY, RAIN, SNOW CONDITIONS. WHEN THE JEEP HAS BEEN FOR REPAIRS CHRYSLER FACTORY WAS CONTACTED BY THE SERVICING DEALER. JEEP OWNERS MANUAL SAYS IF THE SECURITY LIGHT IS ON FOR 16 SECONDS THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN.  INITIAL DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED THE IGNITION KEY WAS NOT IDENTIFIED, THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE STARTED.   ON GOING PROBLEM FROM JANUARY 2017, NEW IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED 3/ 8/ 2017.  I DROVE AROUND WITH A DEALER INSTALLED DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE FOR TWO WEEKS.  WHEN THE TPM AND SL POWERED ON  PRESSED A BUTTON ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MODULE THAT WOULD RECORDED CODES 20 SECONDS BEFORE AND AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE WAS TRIGGERED .   I HOPE NO ONE GETS INJURED DUE TO THE JEEP ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.  ONCE AGAIN THE SERVICING DEALER HAS BEEN DOING THE BEST THEY CAN.  CHRYSLER NEEDS TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE INTERNET.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10954024,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/11/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2017","vin":"1J4FT28B29D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"ENTIRE FRONT SUBFRAME IS RUSTED OUT CAUSING THE RACK AND PINION TO BE DAMAGED.  AUTO SHOP SAID HE WOULD NOT DARE HIT A POT HOLE WITH THIS SINCE THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE COULD FALL OUT.  VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.  THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE JEEP FORUMS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10953863,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/28/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"02/10/2017","vin":"1J4FT28B19D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR BROKE OFF AND THE CONTROL ARM WAS ABOUT TO ON 1-28-2017. IT WAS AT DICK SCOTT DEALERSHIP OF PLYMOUTH MI. FOR A TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET REPAIR ON 10-6-2016. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK WHY I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE SAFETY ISSUE AT THAT TIME. BUTCH SAID WE DO NOT INFORM CUSTOMERS OF RUST ISSUES. I WAS REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER FROM FCA AND INFORMED THIS WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WOULD NOT DEEM THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ABOUT 100 DAYS EARLIER. YOU WILL SEE FROM THE ATTACHED PHOTOS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10948186,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2017","vin":"1J4FF28B79D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE","summary":"EVERY SO OFTEN WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WHILE CAR IS NOT MOVING  THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STALLS OUT, SOMETIMES WHEN ITS ON LONG TIME THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON , IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE THE COLDER IT IS OUTSIDE ,CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM BUT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PATRIOT AND OTHER CHRYSLER MODELS NOT SURE WHY CHRYSLER HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10946515,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"01/19/2017","vin":"1J4FF28B89D","components":"POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"SEVERE ACCELERATION JERK.  WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 5 AND 60 MILES AN HOUR THE ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN JERK EXCESSIVELY AS IF THE ENGINE ISN'T GETTING FUEL.  WILL NOT JERK IMMEDIATELY AFTER TANK FILL UP BU WILL AFTER NEXT TIME DRIVEN UNTIL FILLED UP AGAIN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10945754,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/13/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"01/17/2017","vin":"1J4FF48B39D","components":"POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"PROBLEM WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES:  ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ARE ON.  THEY INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF, BUT MOSTLY THEY STAY ON.    PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION/ENGINE:  WHEN I DRIVE, THE JEEP STALLS OUT.  THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, SO FAST SPEED, AS WELL AS ON SIDE STREETS.    BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE ONGOING, HAVE BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE JEEP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10945068,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/11/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"01/13/2017","vin":"1J4FF28B99D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"CAR HAS MOONROOF, WATER LEAKS COME THROUGH MAP LIGHTS,AND POWER AWICH FOR MOONROOF,DRIPS ON RADIO AND GEAR SELECTOR,CANT FIX LEAK.VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE,VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVEING AS WATER POURS OUT OF MAP /DOME LIGHTS.ONLY LEAKS WATER WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION,NOT SITTING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10944566,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2017","vin":"1J4FT28B09D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"DURING SERVICE, CHRYSLER FOUND FRONT CROSSMEMBER HAD A HOLE THAT WAS RUSTED THROUGH.  WAS INFORMED THAT IF NOT FIXED, MY VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.  HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR AS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH EASYCARE DOES NOT COVER RUST.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10939843,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"01/05/2017","vin":"1J4FT48B39D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS  REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE..  UPDATED 03/29/17 LJ  *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10938420,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"12/29/2016","vin":"1J4FT48B49D","components":"SUSPENSION,ENGINE","summary":"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON INDICATING INTAKE RUNNER VALVE STUCK OPEN, REPLACED ALL PARTS CHECKED BUTTERFLY'S ALL OK. ALSO X FRAME UNDER ENGINE RUSTED OUT. NO ACCIDENT YET.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10937827,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2016","vin":"1J4FFE8B49D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE, A CONSIDERABLY AMOUNT OF RUST AND ROT WAS NOTICED ON THE ENGINE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS ROTTED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10937915,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2016","vin":"1J4FF28B09D","components":"ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"FILLING UP WITH GAS CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL. AUTO GARAGE SAYS IT'S THE CHECK BALL FOR THE FUEL TANK ALLOWING FOR OVERFILLING OF TANK AND THAN FUEL GETTING INTO THE VACUUM SYSTEM WHICH THEN CAUSE THE JEEP TO STALL WITHIN 5 MINS. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF IN INTERSECTION WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR AND ALMOST GETTING HIT BY A DRIVER NOT PLAYING ATTENTION WHILE MY HUSBAND PUSHED THE JEEP OUT OF THE WAY TILL IT WANTED TO START AGAIN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10937938,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2016","vin":"1J4FT28BX9D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DECELERATING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,500.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10934752,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/03/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2016","vin":"1J4FF28B39D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY REFUEL. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE FUEL SPILLED OUT WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN THE DEALER REPLACING THE PARTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10919766,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/27/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2016","vin":"1J4FT28B99D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR CROSSMEMBER WAS RUSTED AND HAD HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10919689,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"10/27/2016","vin":"1J4FT28B39D","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"VEHICLE ABS LIGHT APPEARS FROM TIME TO TIME ,ABS STOPS TO WORK AND ALSO CRUISE CONTROL STOPS TO WORK AT THE SAME TIME ,LATELY MORE OFTEN - SOMETIMES IF DRIVING FOR LONGER PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL RESUME FUNCTIONALITY THEN COMES BACK AGAIN.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10918845,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/27/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"10/25/2016","vin":"1J4FT28B89D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT  UPDATED 6/27/18* *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10917830,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/03/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"10/21/2016","vin":"1J4FT28B29D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE FRAME IS ROTTING OUT.  THE CAR IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD.  THEIR IS A RECALL ON THE 2007 AND THE 2008 AND 2009 SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE.  I AM GOING TO HAVE TO SELL.  IT IS VIBRATING AND A SAFETY ISSUE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10916277,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2016","vin":"1J4FF48B09D","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE","summary":"WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK TO FULL, WITHIN A MILE OF LEAVING THE GAS STATION THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING AND THE BREAKS LOCK UP AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN IT ON AND OFF TO START WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING! THIS RECENTLY STARTED TO HAPPEN ON A CAR WITH MINIMAL MILES ON IT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10915080,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"10/10/2016","vin":"1J4FF28B99D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"EVERY TIME IT RAINS OUTSIDE WATER LEAKS THREW THE MAP LIGHTS LIKE A RUNNING FAUCET.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10911163,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"10/03/2016","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER PREMATURELY FAILED AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS FRACTURED. THE PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10911053,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"10/02/2016","vin":"1J4FT28B99D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"IT WAS RECENTLY BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION FROM A FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME YEAR VEHICLE THAT THE SUBFRAMES ON THESE JEEP ROTS OUT AND CAN CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS COMING LOOSE. THERE IS A RECALL FROM JEEP FOR THE 2007 YEAR JEEP PATRIOT BUT NO OTHER YEAR, EVEN THOUGH THEY USE THE SAME PART NUMBER SUBFRAME. MY JEEP HAS 65 THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND THE SUBFRAME DOESNT LOOK LIKE IT WILL LAST ANOTHER 10000 MILES. THE METAL IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE BECAUSE A VEHICLES FRAME SHOULD NOT ROT OUT WITH ONLY 65000 MILES ON IT. THE REST OF THE UNDERNEATH OF THIS VEHICLE IS PERFECTLY CLEAN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10907024,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"09/15/2016","vin":"1J8FT28B49D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL STUCK OPEN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. VEHICLE HAS 92000 MILES ONLY. MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLE. VEHICLE STILL RUNS BUT ST UDDERS DURING ACCELERATION","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10904972,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2016","vin":"1J8FF48B99D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"MECHANIC SAID MY SUB-FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND WILL VERY SOON BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT MAY BREAK WHILE DRIVING.  WHY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS ADDRESSED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2007 MODELS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED FOR 2009?  LOSS OF STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10904205,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/06/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"09/06/2016","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"2009 JEEP PATRIOT WENT TO SHOP FOR A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE.  CLUNKING SOUND WAS OCCASIONAL AND MOST OFTEN HAPPENED WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER A BUMP.  I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A SWAY BAR LINK.  ONCE UP ON THE LIFT WE COULD SEE THAT THE CROSSMEMBER UP FRONT (AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNDERBODY) WERE SEVERELY RUSTED.  MECHANIC (INDEPENDENT) ADVISED THAT VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AS THE RUST IS BAD ENOUGH THAT IT COULD CRACK THROUGH COMPLETELY AT ANY TIME, DROPPING OUT THE ENGINE, AMONG OTHER THINGS.  CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT ISSUE AS I FOUND OUT THAT THE 2007 JEEP PATRIOT WAS GIVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (10 YEAR) FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM.  CHRYSLER OFFERED ME NO ASSISTANCE OR GUIDANCE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10899423,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/27/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2016","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE,ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD CORRODED AND THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY EVAPORATING FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE CRADLE. THE TECHNICIAN THEN STATED THAT THE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSES AND FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10894108,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2016","vin":"1J8FF28B99D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER IS RUSTED THROUGH. CHRYSLER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE 2007 TO TEN YEARS TO COVER THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IF IT FAILS CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING.  CHRYSLER WILL NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR THE 2009 PATRIOT, WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PART AND PROBLEM AS THE 2007 VEHICLES.  MY CAR HAS ONLY 54800 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE I BOUGHT IT.  I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PART RESULTING IN A PREMATURE FAILURE.  I WILL HAVE TO GET THIS REPLACED MYSELF.  PHOTO ATTECHED OF RUSTED THROUGH PART.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10893715,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/05/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"08/06/2016","vin":"1J4FT28BX9D","components":"SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"SUB FRAME ROTTED THROUGH.EFECTING RIGHT SUSPENTION NOT DRIVEABLE. HAPPEND WHEN DRVING CITY STREETS HAD TO PULL IN TO NEAREST GARAGE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10885334,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/03/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/17/2016","vin":"1J4FF28B09D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"LOUD NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION ODD FEEL IN STEERING DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AND FOUND THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE MOUNTING FOR THE FRONT SWAY BAD WAS ROTTED THROUGH AND PULLED APART. JEEP DEALER WANTED $99.00 TO LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE,AND TELL ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL  OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. 2007 MODEL YEAR HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PART NUMBER. I FEEL THIS IS A HAZARDOUS CONDITION CAUSED BE DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PREVENT A SERIOUS COLLISION AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10885124,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/15/2016","vin":"1J8FF48B99D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"UNABLE TO FILL THE TANK WITHOUT THE PUMP CLICKING OFF EVERY 2 - 3 SECONDS, DESPITE HAVING TRIED MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS AND PUMPS. MECHANIC ADVISED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE EVAP SYSTEM AND THAT THE FUEL TANK WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED (POSSIBLY A FAULTY ROLLOVER VALVE ON THE TANK).     ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT IS TAKES FOREVER TO FILL THE TANK, I HAVE TO GUESS AT WHEN MY TANK IS FULL AND RISK OVERFILLING SINCE I CAN'T RELY ON THE USUAL \"CLICK\" OF THE PUMP. ALSO, IF IT IS A FAULTY ROLLOVER VALVE, I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A PRETTY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.     I HOPE OTHERS EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM ALSO FILE COMPLAINTS HERE AND WITH CHRYSLER/JEEP SO A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED IF NEEDED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10884715,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/06/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/14/2016","vin":"1J4FF48B49D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"DAUGHTER'S 2009 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 50,000 MILES SHUTS OFF AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL.  WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF FILL UP JEEP SHUTS OFF AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING.  AFTER LETTING CAR SIT IN THE OFF POSITION IT WILL TURN BACK ON AND MAY OR MAY NOT REPEAT THE SAME CYCLE DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT IS RUN BEFORE TRYING TO PROCEED.  ONLY OCCURS WHEN FILLING TANK COMPLETELY; NO ISSUES WHEN NOT FILLING THE TANK MAXIMUM CAPACITY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10884018,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/09/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/11/2016","vin":"1J4FF48B89D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND PREMATURE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE FRONT SUBFRAME. THE DEALER PROVIDED NO RECOMMENDATION REGARDING REPLACING THE PART OR COATING THE FRONT SUBFRAME. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHO WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A REPAIR RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE DEALER TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10876648,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"06/26/2016","vin":"1J4FF28B89D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE SUBFRAME ON THIS VEHICLE IS RUSTED THROUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON SEVERAL CHRYSLER PRODUCT'S DEALERSHIP SAID IT NEEDS REPLACED BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER ANY PORTION OF THE COST THIS IS A OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF MY MECHANIC SAID WHEN THIS BREAKS APART I WILL LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING READING ON SEVERAL FORUMS THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES A SEVEN YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE MAJOR STRUCTURAL ISSUES CONTACTING CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSIST WAS NO HELP THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE COST EVEN AFTER A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS ROTTED OUT AND NEEDS REPLACED BEFORE IT BREAKS AND CAUSE'S AN ACCIDENT I HAD READ THAT THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 07 MODEL YEARS BECAUSE OF THIS MAJOR DEFECT NOW THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND INCLUDE THE LATER MODEL YEARS I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE LOOKING AT A CHRYSLER PRODUCT TO DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10876185,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/18/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"06/23/2016","vin":"1J8FT28B49D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"PART INVOLVED IS THE CROSSMEMBER (K-FRAME) P/N 68211659AA.  A/C CONDENSATE DRAIN IS DIRECTLY OVER THE K-FRAME (ENGINE CRADLE).  THE K-FRAME IS PERPETUALLY WET AND THEREFORE CORRODES.  IT IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT CREATES A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.  IF THE K-FRAME FAILS AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN TRAFFIC THEN THERE IS LIKELIHOOD OF DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY.  JEEP ADMITS TO A PROBLEM WITH THE K-FRAME IN THE 2007 MODEL YEAR AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER THIS DEFECT.  TODAY I CALLED JEEP AND THEY REFUSED TO EVEN INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE.  THEY ASKED FOR MY VIN AND TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.  NO INTEREST AT ALL IN EVEN RECEIVING PHOTOS OF THE DEFECTIVE PART.  MY LOCAL DEALER HAD THREE OF THESE $634 PARTS IN INVENTORY... THEY MUST GO THROUGH A LOT OF THEM.  THE ONLY CONCLUSION I CAN MAKE IS THAT JEEP SEES THIS DEFECT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CASH IN -- TO HECK WITH THE LIVES IT ENDANGERS.  I OFFERED TO BRING THE JEEP PATRIOT DIRECTLY TO THEIR ENGINEERING CENTER IN AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN SO THAT THEIR ENGINEERS COULD SEE FOR THEMSELVES. THE ANSWER: NOT INTERESTED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10874153,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/12/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"06/14/2016","vin":"1J4FF28B59D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"WHENEVER IT TRAINS MY CAR LEAKS EITHER FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THROUGH THE MAP LIGHT IT IS VERY BAD I NORMALLY KEEP TOWELS IN THE CAR TO CATCH THE WATER BECAUSE IT HAS SHORT-CIRCUITED MY CONSOLE IT TAKES TIME FOR MY CONSOLE TO WORK IT GOES IN AND OUT OR SOMETIMES IT TAKES ABOUT A WEEK TO WORK AGAIN AND I DON'T LIKE DRIVING AT THAT POINT BECAUSE NOTHING COMES ON IT HAS CAUSED WATER STAINS ON THE ROOF INSIDE THE CAR AND THERE IS A MILDEW SMELL I HAVE HEARD OTHER OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME THING I WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TO REPLACE MY WHOLE CONSOLE I THINK THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS PLEASE FIX IT. IT EVEN LEAKS WHEN I GO THROUGH A CARWASH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10873207,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/04/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"06/08/2016","vin":"1J4FT28A79D","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"LITTLE BY LITTLE THE ELECTRICAL TO MY CAR HAS BEEN GOING. IM THE FIRST OWNER AND FIRST THE  FRONT POWER WINDOWS, THEN THE HORN AND THEN THE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THEN MY CAR STARTED STALLING OUT OF NO WHERE  WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE. THEY SAY ITS THE PCM BUT I NEVER ABUSED AND ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF MY CAR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10871011,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/22/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"05/26/2016","vin":"1J4FF28B39D","components":"ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"THE ENGINE FREQUENTLY STALLS AFTER REFUELING, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION.  THIS STARTS AFTER THE ISSUE WITH RE-FUELING THAT LED TO FUEL NOZZLE KICKING OFF AT NORMAL RE-FUELING SPEED FOR 4 FILL-UPS, WHICH DOESN'T RECUR ANY MORE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10864584,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/11/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2016","vin":"9D182908","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"2009 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4, 20,800 MILES  BAD ENOUGH I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT AT THIS LOW MILEAGE, BUT WHILE IN THE SHOP MY MECHANIC CALLS ME TO INFORM ME THAT THE K-FRAME IS ROTTED OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.  A K FRAME OR CROSS MEMBER ON A CAR IS THE PART OF THE CAR'S FRAME BOLTED BENEATH THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE K CROSS MEMBER, WHICH FEATURES ENGINE MOUNTS, IS USED TO SUPPORT A LONGITUDINALLY MOUNTED TRANSMISSION. THE K FRAME ENABLES BETTER HANDLING AND ALIGNMENT WITH RESPECT TO SUSPENSION. HE TELLS ME TO CALL THE DEALER AND THAT IT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY.   I CALL TWO DEALERSHIPS WITHOUT A RETURN PHONE CALL AND THEN CALL CHRYSLER.  NOPE, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THE COST TO REPAIR.  DID I MENTION IT ONLY HAS 20,800 MILES?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10861768,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/03/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"04/27/2016","vin":"1J4FF48B29D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"BOUGHT CAR IN NOV WITH CLEAN CARFAX - 5MONTHS LATER IT SEEMED TO HAVE A FUEL INJECTION PROBLEM. ON WAY TO THE DEALER, CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT SPEED DROPPED TO 30-35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY (ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON) HAD TO DRIVE IN BREAKDOWN LANE WITH HAZARD LIGHTS FLASHING, AND ON EXIT RAMP SHOULDER . TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO THE DRIVING LANE ON RAMP- SPEED DROPPED TO 5-10MPH. - NO ACCELERATION.. CAR WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE JUST BEHIND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL - THE CAR WAS TOTALED...CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN.    NOTE: CORRECTION BY CONSUMER - THE SPEED DID NOT DROP... THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH .... BELIEVES IT WAS ALSO A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. *RMM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10861485,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/10/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"04/26/2016","vin":"1J4FF28B79D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AND MADE A WHINING NOISE. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THERE WAS NO FAILURE CODE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10861383,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/11/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"04/25/2016","vin":"1J4FF28BX9D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"IN APRIL 2016 THIS 2009 JEEP PATROIT FAILED THE ANNUAL NEW YORK STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO A SEVERELY RUSTED, UNSAFE FRAME CROSSMEMBER UNDER THE ENGINE. THE OWNER IS AWARE THAT CHRYSLER/JEEP RECOGNIZES THIS SAFETY PROBLEM AND IN JULY 2014 ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (X58) TO COVER REPAIRS TO 2007 JEEP PATROITS AND OTHERS. THIS SUBJECT VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME CORROSION ISSUE BUT IS NOT RECOGNIZED BY JEEP AS BEING PART OF THE WARRANTED POPULATION. THE JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES FAIL TO PROVIDE A CREDITABLE EXPLANATION FOR WHY A WARRANTY CANNOT BE EXTENDED TO ANY VEHICLE THAT MANIFESTS THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED. THIS OWNER ARGUES THAT JEEP SHOULD PROVIDE FOR THIS REPAIR FROM STANDPOINTS OF ETHICS, CREDITABLY, SAFETY, PRECEDENT, AND PROMOTION OF FUTURE CUSTOMER LOYALTY. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH JEEP CUSTOMER AGENTS (1-877-426-5337) AND IS ASSIGNED CASE #29134626. CONFORMATION OF THE CITED DEFECT CAN BE VERIFIED BY THE SERVICING DEALER: DUROCHER CHRYSLER SALES, PLATTSBURG, NY,  1-888-635-4599.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10854251,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/08/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2016","vin":"1J8FT28A89D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"ON 4/7/2016 MY JEEP PATRIOT COMPLETELY STALLED AFTER FILLING IT WITH GAS.  AFTER WAITING AN HOUR, THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN.  I READ ON THE JEEP FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP'S FUEL TANK, HOWEVER CHRYSLER IS UNWILLING TO ADMIT IT AND RECALL THE PART.  THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AFTER GETTING GAS FOR FEAR OF LOSING POWER.  I HAVE A ONE YEAR OLD SON AND FEAR FOR HIS LIFE AS WELL AS MINE..  PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADD ME TO THE LIST OF VICTIMS.  THANKS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10854487,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/08/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2016","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"CAR ENGINE DIES AFTER FILLING GAS TANK APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AWAY FROM GAS STATION EVERY TIME. MY CAR HAS DIED IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN MAKING A TURN AGAINST ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CAR USUALLY DIES AFTER IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN UPON ACCELERATION IT JUST DIES. CAR HAS 70,000 MILES AND FROM MY RESEARCH IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10853086,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/28/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"04/02/2016","vin":"1J4FF48B69D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"IT STARTED OUT WITH STUMBLING IDLE AND STALLING AFTER REFUELING. WHICH WAS DANGEROUS AS IT WOULD DO IT FOR UP TO A MILE AFTERWARDS WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY. NOW MY PROBLEM IS THE JEEP WILL NOT REFUEL. YOU PUT THE NOZZLE IN AND IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT AND IT KICKS OFF. PULL THE NOZZLE OUT AND REINSERT IT AND IT DOES IT AGAIN. IT WILL ALSO SPIT FUEL OUT AT YOU IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL. NOW THE STALLING AS MENTIONED PRIOR HAPPENS ALMOST ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10852676,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"03/31/2016","vin":"1J4FF28B69D","components":"POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TAKATA RECALL: USE SUV PURCHASE IN 2014 FROM KORNER FORD.  AIR BAG LIGHT IS COMING ON EVERY 30 SECONDS FOR KNOW REASON.  THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER ALL WARRENTIES AS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NOT WEAR AND TEAR.  STATIONARY IN PUBLIC PARKING LOT AS I STARTED THE IGNITION. HAS BEEN ON FOR 1 WEEK AS OF TO-DATE 03/31/2016. VERBALLY TOLD THAT I HAD BUMPER TO BUMPER COVERAGE.  PERSON IS NO LONGER THERE AND MY COVERAGE IS LIMITED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10851862,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/07/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"03/28/2016","vin":"1J8FT28B29D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE","summary":"I PURCHASED A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT IN 2012. MY SUNROOF AND DOME LIGHTS HAVE BEEN LEAKING/POURING WATER INTO MY CAR, DESPITE PAYING TO HAVE THE JEEP DEALERS \"BLOW OUT\" THE NOW \"TOO CORRODED TUBES\" MORE THAN 4-5 TIMES IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. I'M TIRED OF DEALING WITH THE SUBSEQUENT MOLD AND DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEAKS; NOT TO MENTION THE AWFUL SMELL AND UNSIGHTLY STAINS. I ALMOST VEERED OFF THE ROAD WHEN THE STREAM STARTED POURING OUT OF MY DOME-LIGHT AND NEARLY ZAPPED MY HAND WHEN TRYING TO WIPE OFF/BLOCK THE RADIO, IN THE MIDST OF THE LEAK RIGHT BEFORE THE RADIO SHORTED OUT, WHILE DRIVING/TURNING DOWN A CITY STREET. WHEN I BRAKED TO PULL OVER, EVEN MORE WATER CAME POURING THROUGH MY LIGHT AND ONTO THE SHIFTING AREA, AIR VENTS, AND IGNITION. I QUICKLY JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND GRABBED CLOTHING AND TOWELS FROM MY TRUNK (WHICH I LUCKILY HAPPENED TO HAVE THAT DAY) AND BEGAN PRESSING THE MATERIALS TO THE DOME-LIGHTS. WHILE DOING SO, I FELT TAPPING ON MY SHOULDER AND LOOKED UP TO SEE THAT MY ENTIRE ROOF SURROUNDING THE SUNROOF WAS SOAKED AND DRIPPING ONTO ME AND MY SEATS. ALSO, THE BACK DOME-LIGHT WAS LEAKING ONTO MY BACK SEATS....  THIS WAS ALL ON THE WAY TO WORK, DURING THE BUSY TRAFFIC HOURS OF THE MORNING, AND THE LEAKS DID NOT CEASE DURING MY 40 MINUTE, HIGHWAY DRIVE TO WORK. I HAD TO COVER ALL OF MY SEATS AND ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE FRONT CONSOLE AND DASHBOARD, WITH TRASH BAGS AND CLOTHES TO PROTECT THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR WHILE IN MY OFFICE BUILDING. THE LEAKS SUBSIDED BY THE TIME I WAS DONE WORKING, BUT THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR WAS SOAKED AND THE RADIO AND LIGHTS DID NOT TURN BACK ON FOR HOURS. THERE IS NOW MOLD IN BOTH SETS OF DOME-LIGHTS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THESE LEAKS HAVE A OCCURRED, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT WAS CERTAINLY A DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE NONETHELESS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10851569,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/24/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"03/25/2016","vin":"1J4FT28BX9D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"FRONT SUBFRAME IS CRACKED AND COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THIS LEADING TO MOVEMENT IN THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WHILE STEALING AND BREAKING. THE RUST IS REALLY BAD FOR A 2009 CAR AND COULD LEAD TO A FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10850166,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/10/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2016","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME AND SUB-FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10846396,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/12/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"03/14/2016","vin":"1J4FT28A79D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"I TOOK MY CAR FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, WHEN I WAS ADVISED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS EXTREMELY ROTTED AND A COMPLETE HAZARD TO DRIVE. MY CAR HAS 100,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WHEN I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I FIND THAT COMPLETELY TROUBLING BECAUSE I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE TO THE UTMOST CARE. NOW I HAVE TO WORRY IF THE SUBFRAME IS GOING TO GIVE OUT WHILE I HAVE MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS COMPLETELY INSANE!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10840328,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/03/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"03/07/2016","vin":"1J8FF48B99D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT FWD. WHILE PLACING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPEWED OUT. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FILLER NECK VALVE WAS OPEN AND ALLOWED FUEL TO SPLASH BACK. DUE TO THE FAILURE, IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES TO FUEL THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,141.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10837708,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/09/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2016","vin":"1J4FF48B89D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND DETERIORATED, WHICH CAUSED THE SUBFRAME TO CLASH AND BANG WHEN ACCELERATING PAST 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10837067,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"02/19/2016","vin":"1J4FF48B69D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"AFTER REFUELING MY VEHICLE WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM THE PUMP, IT STARTED BUCKING AND STALLED COMPLETELY. I HAVE HAD THE BUCKING AND SURGING UNSTABLE IDLE AFTER REFUELING. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON RIGHT ABOUT 6 MONTHS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10823682,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/28/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"02/02/2016","vin":"1J4FT28B19D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"WHILE PERFORMING OTHER WORK ON MY 2009 PATRIOT THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE \"K\" FRAME CROSSMEMBER RUSTED OUT.  THIS CROSSMEMBER HOLDS MUCH OF THE VEHICLES SUSPENSION.  THIS IS A DANGER SINCE THIS COULD EVENTUALLY CORRODE ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY FAIL OR BUCKLE WHILE DRIVING.  THERE  CERTAINLY SHOULD NOT BE THIS LEVEL OF CORROSION IN A 2009 MODEL CAR FRAME.  THIS IS A GARAGE KEPT CAR FROM MICHIGAN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10823554,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/27/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"02/01/2016","vin":"1J4FT28B89D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"SUNROOF HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM MAP LIGHT SINCE PURCHASED IN 2009.  DEALER CLEANED SUNROOF DRAINLINE ONCE BUT CLAIMED IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM  RECENT LEAKS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE, DRAINS INTO DASHBOARD.  CAR RADIO STOPPED WORKING DUE TO WATER DAMAGE  CALLED DEALER AND EXPAINED PROBLEM. DEALER SAID IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.  SUNROOF DRAINS INTO DASHBOARD WHEN TURNING","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10807823,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"12/01/2015","vin":"1J4FF28B99D","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"I CANNOT PUT FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE WITHOUT IT CONTINUOUSLY SHUTTING THE GAS OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS.  I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.  I FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB 14-001-09 REV.A) THAT ADDRESSES THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES, BUT THE 2009 JEEP PATRIOT IS NOT INCLUDED. MY ONLINE RESEARCH HAS UNCOVERED OTHER JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH NO RECOURSE BUT TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET FOR A NEW FUEL TANK.  I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $1400.00 TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK REPLACED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY CHRYSLER JEEP IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2009 PATRIOT.      I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW MANY JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS HAD TO HAVE THEIR GAS TANKS REPLACED AND IF CHRYSLER JEEP HAS REPAIR RECORDS OF GAS TANK REPLACEMENTS DONE IN THEIR REPAIR SHOPS.  WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEONE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10789945,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"11/12/2015","vin":"","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10790030,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/12/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"11/12/2015","vin":"1J4FF28B09D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"VEHICLE SUSPENSION CRADLE IS BADLY CORRODED AND HAS LARGE HOLES AND IS MISSING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MATERIAL.  THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY AN ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN.  THE TECHNICIAN ADVISES THE VEHICLE CRADLE IS CLOSE TO TOTAL  FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION.  A PHOTO OF THE CORRODED CRADLE IS ATTACHED.  VEHICLE HAS 91,000 ACTUAL MILES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10789223,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/07/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2015","vin":"IJ4FF28B89D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AFTER ONLY SIX YEARS OF DRIVING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10777677,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/25/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2015","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED WHEN THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BALL JOINTS CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME DAMAGED AND WORN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10765151,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/02/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2015","vin":"1J4FT28B79D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10761705,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/27/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2015","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION TO THE K-FRAME CROSS MEMBER TO WHICH THE CONTROL ARM WAS BOLTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10759460,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/28/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/2015","vin":"1J4FT28BX9D","components":"SUSPENSION,WHEELS","summary":"TOOK VEHICLE IN TO TIRE SHOP TO REPLACE TIRES. DURING INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LOWER RIGHT CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN. WHILE THAT MAY BE COMMON FOR A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, THAT SHOULD NOT BE COMMON FOR A 39K MI VEHICLE THAT HAS SPENT THE MAJORITY OF ITS LIFE SITTING IN A DRIVEWAY OR GARAGE. MECHANICS AT SHOP STATED THAT IF IT WAS NOT REPLACED, VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN OVER 40 MPH DUE TO AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF WHEEL SEPARATION AND DAMAGE TO VEHICLE/PERSONS IN VEHICLE. REPLACED RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND ALL FOUR TIRES, AS WELL AS RIGHT BALL JOINT WHERE CONTROL ARM CONNECTS AS RECOMMENDED BY SHOP. SAME ISSUES ARE RECURRING AGAIN 13K MILES LATER. ISSUES INCLUDE: LOOSE STEERING, POOR STEERING CONTROL OVER 55 MPH, ADDITIONAL WEAR ON FRONT TIRES AND BRAKES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10750017,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/13/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/2015","vin":"1J4FF28B79D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AT A SUSTAINED SPEED OF HIGH RPMS, THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON.  IF SPEED IS NOT REDUCED TO ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO COOL, THE CAR GOES INTO A SAFETY MODE AND SLOWS AUTOMATICALLY.  A REPAIR SHOP PULLED THE CODES AND FOUND CODE P0218, HIGH TEMP OPERATION ACTIVATED.  THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES ON ALMOST EVERY LONG HIGHWAY TRIP WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED GOING UP HILLS.  THE INCREASED ACCELERATION KEEPS THE ENGINE OPERATING AT HIGH RPMS ABOVE 3000 FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10748459,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"08/13/2015","vin":"1J4FT28B59D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"MY ABS, ESP BAS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WENT ON ON MY DASH SHOWING THAT MY VEHICLES SAFETY FEATURES ARE DISABLED. I HAD JUST HAD THE SENSOR MODULE THAT CONTROLS THESE LIGHTS REPLACED BACK IN DECEMBER 2015 AT AN EXPENSE OF $1266.  NOW 7 MONTHS LATER AND 6000 MILES LATER THE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AGAIN.  THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY AND CLAIM I WILL HAVE TO PAY AGAIN TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE.  WHO KNOW HOW LONG THIS REPAIR WOULD LAST AS THE JEEP PARTS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND THEIR ARE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ON-LINE ABOUT THEM.  THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF JEEP OWNERS DRIVING AROUND WITH THEIR SAFETY CONTROLS DISABLED BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT AFFORD THESE COSTLY REPAIRS...OR CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THEM MORE THEN ONCE! JEEP SHOULD HAVE TO HONOR THESE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PARTS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10747569,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/08/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2015","vin":"1J8FT48B09D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED INDOORS FOR MANY YEARS. NOW I PARK IT OUTSIDE. IT LEAKS HEAVILY AFTER A RAIN THROUGH THE DOME LIGHT FIXTURE AND THE HEAD LINER, THIS INTERNAL LEAK CAN SHORT OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS A SUNROOF.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10747645,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2015","vin":"1J4FT28B29D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THIS BEAUTIFUL CONDITION JEEP PATRIOT 2009 HAS NOT RUST ANYWHERE BUT THE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT AND HAS HUGE RUST HOLES WHERE THE ENGINE CRADLE ONCE WAS.  NOW I GET CLANKING AND CRACKING NOISES WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR AND BELIEVE THE RUSTED OUT ENGINE CRADLE IS THE ISSUE.   SEARCHED WEB SITES AND SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE ON OTHER YEARS FOR SIMILAR VEHICLES LIKE THE JEEP COMPASS WHICH SHARES THAT PLATFORM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10736106,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/23/2015","vin":"","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION","summary":"JEEP DEALER INDICATES THAT CONTROL ARMS NEED REPLACING DUE TO WORN BALL JOINTS.  THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 40000 MILES.  THIS IS PREMATURE WEAR.  ALL FOUR TIRES, PERHAPS RELATEDLY, ALSO WORE PREMATURELY.  (IN FACT, THE BALL JOINT ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT.)  IF THE BALL JOINTS SEPARATE, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD LIKELY BE LOST.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10735892,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/12/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/2015","vin":"1J4FF28B89D","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PQTRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, ESP CONTROL, 4X4, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, ABS, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,925. MA 10/5","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10731363,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/30/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"06/30/2015","vin":"1J4FT28B29D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS ALSO CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,636.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10730255,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2015","vin":"1J4FF28B39D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"EARLY WEAR ON CONTROL ARM JOINTS....CAUSED MAJOR TIRE DAMAGE AND WOULD HAVE SOON BEEN A MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE...OVER 1000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS.  JEEP SAYS NO RECALL IS IN EFFECT, WHICH IS BS,","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10726899,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":4,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/19/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"06/23/2015","vin":"1J4FF28B59D","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SEAT BELTS,ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO SEVEN AND THEN IMMEDIATELY TO ZERO. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER. FOUR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURIES AND LACERATIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO TIGHTEN AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT COMPLETELY DETACHED DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10722679,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"06/01/2015","vin":"1J4FT28B69D","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10722377,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/27/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/29/2015","vin":"1J4FF48B59D","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"THE TRANSMISSION OVER HEATS AND THE SPEED SLOWS DOWN AUTOMATIC AND WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL.THIS HAPPENS ON ALL LONG ROAD TRIPS. THE CHAIN DRIVE TRANSMISSION IS  AT FAULT. JEEP COVERED THIS UP BY PUTTING  CENSOR  ON  COOLING PART TO MASS THE REAL FAULT. THIS HAS HAPPEN THREE TIMES ALWAYS ON LONG MILEAGE TRIPS. THANK YOU","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10721492,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/20/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/26/2015","vin":"1J4FF48B59D","components":"STEERING,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE BEING SERVICED FOR THE BRAKES AND ROTORS, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CRADLE, BOLT JOINTS, AND TIE RODS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10714509,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2015","vin":"1J4FF28B89D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10713350,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/27/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"04/28/2015","vin":"1J4FT28B39D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER WAS CORRODED AND DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IT MAY FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.   UPDATED 7/1/15*CN   UPDATED 8/12/2015 *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10701854,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/25/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"03/26/2015","vin":"1J4FT28A09D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10695514,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2015","vin":"IJ4FT28B99D","components":"POWER TRAIN,WHEELS","summary":"HAD A VERY NOTICEABLE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING CAR. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO STICK HIS FINGERS THROUGH THE \"K\" FRAME AND NOTICED 3 GIANT HOLES IN THE FRAME FROM CORRODED METAL. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT ON 5-19-14 THAT THE 2007 JEEP PATRIOT WAS RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME THING (23-012-14) DUE TO CORROSION OF THE K FRAME WHICH ENDED UP EXTENDING THE WARRANTY INDEFINITE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND EXPLAINED MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE SITUATION AND ASKED THAT SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT SITUATION FOR THE 07 IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE MY YEAR WAS NOT RECALLED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE. DUE TO THIS I WILL HAVE TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE ON SHORT NOTICE DUE TO THE SAFETY OF DRIVING MY FAMILY IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE I BOUGHT BRAND NEW 6 YEARS AGO. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOMETHING THEY DOCUMENTED AS A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGHT IT \"ONLY AFFECTED\" VEHICLES 2 YEARS PRIOR TO MINE INSTEAD OF JUST IGNORING THE CUSTOMER'S CONCERNS AND WORRIES. DUE TO THIS I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE FOR THE WAY THE TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10691384,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/21/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2015","vin":"1J8FF28B39D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE","summary":"WATER LEAKED FROM MAP LIGHTS. LEAKED ONTO RADIO, CENTER CONSOLE. ONLY WAY TO STOP LEAK WAS TO SEAL SUNROOF. NOW WATER IS LEAKING FROM REAR SOME LIGHTS. I GORILLA GLUED THE JOINTS AND HINGES ON THE TAILGATES AND PLASTIC ROOF MOUNT. WAS UNSUCCESSFUL TO STOP LEAK. WATER CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO INTERIOR.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10689440,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/13/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"02/19/2015","vin":"1J4FT28B99D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I HAVE A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT AT FIRST MY JEEP STARTING TO REV UP AND DOWN  THEN THE JEEP WOULD JERK HARD THEN SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD GO FROM THE SPEED I WAS GOING TO ZERO TO MAX IT WOULD DO THAT A FEW TIMES THEN IT WOULD NOT REGISTER AT ALL AFTER THAT MY ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON MY ESC LIGHT AS WELL THEN MY FRONT BRAKE WOULD START TO GRAB AND LOCK THE FRONT END DOWN, I WORK AT A DEALER SHIP SO I UNPLUGGED THE ABS MODULE AND IT DROVE FINE NO PROBLEM EXPECT I HAVE NO SPEED ODOMETER WHEN I GOT TO WORK I PULLED THE CODES AND IT TOLD ME IT WAS THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SO I ORDERED ONE AND REPLACED THE PART AND HOOKED MY ABS MODULE BACK UP TEST DROVE AND CHECKED CODES ALL WAS FINE LATER THAT AFTER NOON DRIVING HOME FROM WORK  I JUST PICK UP THE KIDS FROM DAYCARE IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN THIS TIME WHEN MY BRAKES LOCKED UP IT CAME TO A DEAD STOP I WAS GOING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS ABLE FIGHT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND  UNPLUG THE ABS MODULE AGAIN AND DROVE FINE WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY PULLED CODES ONCE MORE TOLD ME IT WAS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR THIS TIME I ORDER AN NEW AND REPLACED IT, STILL DOING THE SAME THING IT KEEPS JUMPING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN CODES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE ABS MODULE AND THOSE CAN GET EXPENSIVE. I WOULD RATHER TRADE IT FOR A KIA BEFORE I PAY THAT MONEY. THIS ISSUES COULD HAVE KILLED OR SEVERELY HURT ME AND MY FAMILY MY KIDS WHERE IN THE CAR BOTH TIME.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10683299,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/03/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2015","vin":"1J4FT28B39D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,100.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10667438,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/05/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"12/20/2014","vin":"1J4FT288290","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THIS VEHICLE IS TOTAL JUNK. I JUST REPLACED THE UNDER CARRIAGE THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE UP BECAUSE IT RUSTED OUT. THIS SHOULD NOT RUST OUT FOR THE LIFETIME OF A VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THE ALTERNATOR, THE STARTER AND THE BALL JOINTS TWICE. THE SECOND TIME I REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS WAS DUE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE RUSTING OUT. THIS VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND DOES NOT HAVE 100,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS CAR TO DEAF EARS EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT HE HAS REPLACED SEVERAL ALTERNATORS AND UNDER CARRIAGES ON THIS VEHICLE, CHRYSLER JEEP DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A DEFECT. THE UNDER CARRIAGE IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF IT BREAKS THE DRIVER WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THE JEEP PATRIOT IS MANUFACTURED WITH INFERIOR PARTS AND CHRYSLER JEEP SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR THE UNDER CARRIAGE. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE. I HAVE PUT OVER $4000.00 IN MAJOR REPAIRS INTO THIS CAR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10662438,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"12/05/2014","vin":"1J4FF28BX9D","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"THERE IS A HORRIBLE LEAK FROM THE FRONT DOME LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. WATER POURS OUT FROM THE FIXTURE AS YOU ARE DRIVING. POURS. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH JEEP PATRIOTS, AND JEEP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON MANY WEB SITES ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, AND THE COMMON THEME IS THAT JEEP DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, AND WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10655320,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/04/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"11/16/2014","vin":"1J8FT28B09D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"NUMEROUS LEAKS IN CAR AFTER RAINS - EVEN SMALL RAINS.  WATER COMES IN THOUGH MAP LIGHTS AND DRAINS DOWN FRONT CONSOLE.  HAVE READ THAT JEEP KNOWS ABOUT AND WILL NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.  WILL TRY TO CREAL DRAIN TUBES OURSELVES AND SEE IF THIS FIXES PROBLEM.  CAUSES PROBLEMS TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR ALARM WILL START GOING OFF.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10654918,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/12/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"11/14/2014","vin":"1J8FT48B99D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"MY JEEP CAME WITH A LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE JEEP IN APRIL 2009. I WAS VERBALLY TOLD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED BEFORE 50,000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP INTO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO HAVE MINOR THINGS REPAIRED AND FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE. AT THOSE TIMES I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION SO I COULD COMPLY WITH THE WARRANTY. I TOOK MY JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON 11/12/14 TO GET A MINOR PROBLEM FIXED AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I DID NOT BRING MY JEEP INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PURCHASE (APRIL 2009 - APRIL 2014) TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION INSPECTED, THAT I FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF MY WARRANTY. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT I WAS REQUIRED TO BRING MY JEEP INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2014 FOR THE INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD HAVE IT INSPECTED ANYTIME BEFORE 50,000 MILES, WHICH I DID MULTIPLE TIMES. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE SENT ME A NOTICE BY MAIL. I NEVER GOT SUCH A NOTICE. CHRYSLER FAILED TO PROPERLY NOTIFY ME AHEAD OF TIME TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION INSPECTED BEFORE APRIL 2014. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ALL MY FAULT FOR NOT THOROUGHLY READING MY OWNERS MANUAL. THEY DENIED HAVING ANY RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS ABOUT SUCH THINGS. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CUSTOMER TO READ THROUGH THE OWNERS MANUAL AND REMEMBER TO SCHEDULE SERVICE 5 YEARS IN THE FUTURE. I AM UPSET WITH CHRYSLER OVER THIS. NOW MY JEEP DOES NOT HAVE ANY WARRANTY ON THE POWERTRAIN. CHRYSLER HAS NO CONCERN FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. ONLY ABOUT MAKING AND SAVING MONEY AT THE COST OF THE CONSUMER. BY CANCELING MY WARRANTY, THEY AVOIDED HAVING TO PAY FOR ANY POWERTRAIN SERVICES I MAY HAVE IN THE FUTURE.    *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10651869,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/16/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"11/01/2014","vin":"1J4FT48B09D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON SEPT 27, 2014. ON OCT, 17, 2014 AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. MY TRANSMISSION BECAME OVERHEATED AND SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH.  THE SAME THING HAPPENED TODAY 11/1/2014  AFTER DRIVING 60 MIN. ONE WAY 1 X.    ON THE WAY BACK MY JEEP STOPPED 3X IN 60 MIN.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10639470,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2014","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"WHILE PULLING OUT AND DRIVING DOWN A PARKING RAMP THE ENGINE CODE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO RUN AND I PROCEEDED HOME. WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY FROM AN ONRAMP I NOTED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE ENGINE RPM WOULD MAX AT 5000 RPM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED. LATER CODE RETRIEVAL NOTED A OBD II CODE OF P0017.   BY THE TIME I MADE THE APPOINTMENT FOR INSPECTION THE CODE RESET AND TURNED OFF. THIS SAME CODE AS RECURRED AND RESET UP TO 6 TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT TROUBLESHOOT THE INCIDENT WITH THE CODE  NOT BEING PRESENT.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10632118,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/13/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2014","vin":"1J8FF28B59D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE MULTIPLE TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10631328,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/29/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2014","vin":"1J4FF28B99D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE","summary":"I PURCHASED A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT IN JULY OF 2013 WITH 27,000 MILES. FROM THE VERY FIRST HARD RAIN FALL THE SUNROOF LEAKED. FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT RAINFALL, I THOUGHT I HAD NOT PROPERLY CLOSED THE SUNROOF THE FEW TIMES IT LEAKED. HOWEVER, SOON AFTERWARDS IT BECAME CLEAR THAT IT WAS LEAKING. THE WATER ENTERS MY INTERIOR ROOF AND TRAILS TO THE LOWEST POINT, MY DOME LIGHTS AND SCREW HOLES, WHERE IT EXITS ONTO MY DASH AND RADIO. MY RADIO HAS BEEN DAMAGED. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE LAST WEEK AND THEY UNSTOPPED THE DRAINAGE TUBES FOR $224.00. IT DID NOT LEAK FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN I WENT OUT THIS MORNING, AFTER A HEAVY RAINFALL LAST NIGHT, AND IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN! I HAVE FOUND AND CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY WHO HAS FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR THIS PROBLEM.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10630159,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/02/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/2014","vin":"1J4FT28B39D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE","summary":"THE SUNROOF LEAKS. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAY THEY CAN 'FIX' IT. THEY BLOW OUT THE DRAIN LINES. THAT DOES NOT FIX IT, WITHIN A FEW MONTHS IT IS BLOCKED/KINKED AGAIN. WHY DOES THE WATER DRIP THROUGH THE WINDOW SEAL ANYWAY? SEEMS THAT IS WHAT NEEDS FIXING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIO-$550.00-AND EVERY TIME THEY BLOW OUT THE DRAIN LINES, IT IS $35.00. THIS IS MY 5TH AND LAST JEEP PRODUCT. IT IS PARKED IN A GARAGE ALL DAY AT WORK AND ALL NIGHT AT HOME. WHAT WOULD THE PROBLEM BE LIKE IF I PARKED IT UNDER TREES? NOW THE MAP LIGHTS DON'T WORK FROM THE WATER DAMAGE, AND YES, I KNOW, IT IS PAST WARRANTY-IN THE BEGINNING, YOU THINK YOU LEFT IT OPEN A CRACK, OR IT IS COLD AND SOMETHING IS FROZEN, AND THEN THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN 'FIX' THE PROBLEM. AND NOW, FINALLY, I AM REALIZING THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW-I GOOGLED IT, AND I AM AMONG THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10626253,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/18/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"08/19/2014","vin":"1J4FT28A19D","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"I WAS SLOWING DOWN AS I APPROACHED A LIGHT WHEN MY JEEP PATRIOT STALLED IN TRAFFIC. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10615934,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/24/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2014","vin":"1J8FT48BX9D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION AND POWER TRAINING CONTROL MODULE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED TEN MINUTES LATER, AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY.  THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY.  A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS ON THE VEHICLE WAS THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  THERE WERE NO REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE.  THE FAILURE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10610274,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/05/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/14/2014","vin":"1J8FF28B89D","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"TL*  THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT FAILED AND WAS PULLED UP OUT OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10610168,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/03/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2014","vin":"1J8FF48B79D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE","summary":"VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING...IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES NOW.  SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART BUT USUALLY NOT AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED.  AFTER SWIPING IT AND CHECKING CODES IT RESETS AND FUNCTIONS NORMAL AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FOUND...BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING AND I KEEP GETTING CHARGED FOR A TECHNICIANS TIME THAT KEEPS ON FINDING NOTHING.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10606412,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/25/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2014","vin":"JEEPPATRIOT","components":"SUSPENSION,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 MORNING THE JEEP STARTED TO MAKE NOISE AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, SO ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013 I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE IN BRIDGEVILLE FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY ADVISED THAT WE HAVE THE SUSPENSION CHECKED AS WELL AS THE SPRING FOR THE STRUTS. THEY HAD ADVISED THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND PASSED THEIR INSPECTION. MAY 23, 2013 ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WATER BEGAN TO FLOW THROUGH MY REAR VIEW MIRROR FROM THE SUNROOF. AT THAT TIME I HADN'T TOUCHED THE SUNROOF SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. PER JEEP FORUMS THIS IS A CONSTANT HASSLE WITH THE CAR. I WAS NOT GIVEN A CHOICE IN WHAT I COULD HAVE FOR A VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO CREDIT ISSUES. I HAD REQUESTED ON 05/24/2013, A REVIEW OF THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE CAR LESS THAN A WEEK AND HAD TO ALREADY TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP.  I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD ADVISED THE NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS A ?CONTROL ARM CLIP THAT UNLATCHED?; THEY VERBALLY SAID THAT THEY TOOK CARE OF IT.  HOWEVER FROM THE POINT ON I STILL COULD HEAR IT. I WOULD CALL [XXX] AND HE WOULD SAY THAT THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE?. I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING IN WRITING FROM THEM. I CHECK JEEP FOR ANY RECALLS, BUT FOUND NOTHING ON MY VIN. SO I DECIDED TO FORGET ABOUT IT UNTIL THIS PAST MAY WHEN MY CAR WAS FIRST INSPECTED BY KENNY ROSS SOUTH. IT PASSED EMISSIONS HOWEVER THEY COULDN'T PASS IT COMPLETELY. I HAD IT RECENTLY SERVICED AND THE ROTORS CONTROL ARMS BALL JOINTS AND STRUTS NEED DONE. IT'S UNREAL, THE CAR IS A 2009.      INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10592371,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/19/2014","vin":"1J4FF48B69D","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BROUGHT MY VEHICLE FOR BRAKES AND INSPECTION AND RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE GARAGE SAYING I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL 4 BALL JOINTS. THEY SAID THE LEFT FRONT ONE WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND BARELY HANGING ON. I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND MANY INCIDENTS OF BAD BALL JOINTS ON THIS VEHICLE WITH AN EXPLANATION FROM LOCAL DEALER SHOPS THAT THERE WAS A BAD BATCH INSTALLED INITIALLY. THE REPAIRS COST ME OVER $700 BECAUSE THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS STILL WITHIN RANGE. JEEP KNOWS ITS AN ISSUE AND HASN'T RESPONDED WITH A SAFETY RECALL. ARE THEY JUST WAITING UNTIL AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS WITH DEATH RESULTING BEFORE THEY ACT?    *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10577338,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/04/2014","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"MY CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION, LIKE THE GEARS WERE FINDING IT HARD TO LOCK IN PROPERLY.  IT'S AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.  AFTER THE SNOWSTORMS, I TOOK IT TO A CHAIN FRANCHISE TO CHECK IT OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT JEEP PUT A MERCEDES TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR, THAT IT'S NOT MEANT FOR THIS MAKE OR MODEL, THAT IT'S A DEFECT BECAUSE THE PUMP WORE OUT AND THAT JEEP WILL NOT PAY TO REPLACE/REPAIR AND THAT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS UNDER 50,000, THAT I HAVE TO PAY CLOSE TO FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR/REPLACE.      THE MECHANIC AT THE CHAIN FRANCHISE SAID THAT THIS PART JUST WORE OUT BECAUSE IT WASN'T INTENDED TO BE USED IN THE MECHANICS FOR THIS CAR.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10574830,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/08/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/25/2014","vin":"1J4FT48B09D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"JEEP IS LEAKING WATER THROUGH THE FRONT MAP LIGHT, SUNROOF, \"A\" PILLARS, AND REAR INTERIOR HATCH LIGHT. SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON 10-8-2013 AND THE WATER LEAK STARTED AGAIN ON 03-24-2014. CHRYSLER DID ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN #23-016-10 ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. THERE IS WATER ACCUMULATING INSIDE THE PILLAR'S AND I CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY AIR BAGS AND MOLD ISSUES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10567881,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/03/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/07/2014","vin":"1J8FF28B89D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"DURING AN OVERNIGHT RAIN, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM THE SUNROOF, EFFECTING THE DOME LIGHT, WHERE WATER WAS DRIPPING FROM. AFTER RESEARCHING GOOGLE THERE IS OVER 100 COMPLAINTS ABOUT WATER LEAKING FROM THE SUN ROOF AND JEEP HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10562525,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"02/01/2014","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"VEHICLE WAS PRESENTED FOR NEW TIRES AT 35000 MILES  ,, ALL MILES ARE HIGH WAY WITH NO OFF ROAD OR BEACH ETC. MECHANIC  FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS/CONTROL ARMS HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY TO THE POINT OF MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND UN DRIVABLE UNTIL REPAIRED.   READING ON LINE COMMENTS THIS PREMATURE FAILURE SEEMS AS IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10555018,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2013","vin":"1J8FT28A19D","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE","summary":"VEHICLE WILL STALL WITH NO/LITTLE WARNING. STALLS GENERALLY OCCUR DURING WET AND/OR HUMID WEATHER CONDITIONS, HOWEVER DOES ALSO OCCUR DURING DRY CONDITIONS. STALLS USUALLY OCCUR DURING IDLING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR  (STOPPED AT INTERSECTIONS OR IN TRAFFIC), BUT CAN ALSO OCCUR DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE EARLY 2012 AND IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. CHRYSLER HAS A RELATED RECALL (08V528000, \"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)\"), WHICH SEEMS TO EXACTLY DESCRIBE THIS FAILURE, HOWEVER CHRYSLER CLAIMS THAT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10551726,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/31/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"11/11/2013","vin":"1J8FF48B39D","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE","summary":"MY JEEP PATRIOT HAS A VERY UNUSUAL PROBLEM OF GOING INTO \"LIMP\" MODE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS--EVEN AFTER AS LITTLE OF 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE \"TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT\" LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE VEHICLE'S ON-BOARD COMPUTER FORCES THE VEHICLE DOWN TO SLOW, SUB-HIGHWAY SPEEDS--EVEN AS SLOW AS 35 MPH. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS FOR US (ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY) AND OCCURS UNDER NORMAL (AND EVEN COLD TEMPERATURES). IT IS NOT REMEDIED BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OIL OR EVEN INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER (BOTH WHICH I HAVE TRIED). I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS--INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP AND A TRANSMISSION SHOP--WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN STUMPED BY THE ISSUE. AFTER LEARNING ABOUT AND THOROUGHLY DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION SHOP CONCLUDED THAT SOMETHING VERY UNUSUAL WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AND THEY WROTE A STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT.     AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS DANGEROUS, FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH MY JEEP PATRIOT, I STARTED A WEBSITE TO COLLECT RESPONSES FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS. IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE WEBSITE HAS BEEN UP (JEEPPATRIOTTRANSMISSIONOVERHEAT.COM), I HAVE RECEIVED MANY SUBMISSIONS FROM OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM (AND ALL OF WHICH HAVE ATTESTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS ULTIMATELY STUMPED BY THE PROBLEM). THE PROBLEM IS FOUND ON VEHICLE YEARS RANGING FROM 2007-2014. SOME OWNERS BELIEVE THE KOHO BEARINGS ARE THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IN ANY EVENT, A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IS THE ONLY KNOWN REMEDY.    AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM THOROUGHLY, AS WELL AS REVIEWING EXISTING RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, I AM NOW CONFIDENT THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD (EXISTS ON 1,000+ PATRIOTS), IS FOUND ON NEW AND USED PATRIOTS OF ALL MILEAGES, IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND HAS BEEN IGNORED BY JEEP. IT IS MY OPINION THAT A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY THE NHTSA, AFTER CONDUCTING ITS OWN RESEARCH.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10551725,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/31/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"11/11/2013","vin":"1J8FF48B39D","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE","summary":"MY JEEP PATRIOT HAS A VERY UNUSUAL PROBLEM OF GOING INTO \"LIMP\" MODE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS--EVEN AFTER AS LITTLE OF 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE \"TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT\" LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE VEHICLE'S ON-BOARD COMPUTER FORCES THE VEHICLE DOWN TO SLOW, SUB-HIGHWAY SPEEDS--EVEN AS SLOW AS 35 MPH. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS FOR US (ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY) AND OCCURS UNDER NORMAL (AND EVEN COLD TEMPERATURES). IT IS NOT REMEDIED BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OIL OR EVEN INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER (BOTH WHICH I HAVE TRIED). I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS--INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP AND A TRANSMISSION SHOP--WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN STUMPED BY THE ISSUE. AFTER LEARNING ABOUT AND THOROUGHLY DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION SHOP CONCLUDED THAT SOMETHING VERY UNUSUAL WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AND THEY WROTE A STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT.     AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS DANGEROUS, FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH MY JEEP PATRIOT, I STARTED A WEBSITE TO COLLECT RESPONSES FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS. IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE WEBSITE HAS BEEN UP (JEEPPATRIOTTRANSMISSIONOVERHEAT.COM), I HAVE RECEIVED MANY SUBMISSIONS FROM OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM (AND ALL OF WHICH HAVE ATTESTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS ULTIMATELY STUMPED BY THE PROBLEM). THE PROBLEM IS FOUND ON VEHICLE YEARS RANGING FROM 2007-2014. SOME OWNERS BELIEVE THE KOHO BEARINGS ARE THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IN ANY EVENT, A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IS THE ONLY KNOWN REMEDY.    AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM THOROUGHLY, AS WELL AS REVIEWING EXISTING RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, I AM NOW CONFIDENT THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD (EXISTS ON 1,000+ PATRIOTS), IS FOUND ON NEW AND USED PATRIOTS OF ALL MILEAGES, IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND HAS BEEN IGNORED BY JEEP. IT IS MY OPINION THAT A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY THE NHTSA, AFTER CONDUCTING ITS OWN RESEARCH.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10549559,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"10/25/2013","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN  DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINT HAD WORN PREMATURELY DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,500.    UPDATED 12/4/13*CN  THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10544614,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/03/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"09/20/2013","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT DOME LIGHT AND REAR AND FRONT DRIVER'S  FLOOR BED WAS SOAKED WITH WATER.  THE VEHICLE HAS A SUNROOF AND WE HAVE READ ABOUT MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM.  CONTACTED JEEP VEHICLE WAS 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING.  TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO A JEEP DEALER AND GET IT FIXED OURSELVES.  MANY PEOPLE HAVE DONE THIS MULTIPLES TIMES AND THEIR CARS STILL LEAK.  JEEP IS STILL LEAKING ON THE FLOOR BEDS.  THEY ARE SOAKED ON DRIVER'S SIDE. IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO RAIN AND JUST THE DEW ON THE CAR CAUSES THE FLOOR TO BE WET.  WE FEAR ELECTRICAL DAMAGE THAT CAN CAUSE FAULT OF VEHICLE RESULTING IN INJURY, MOLD, AND RUSTING OUT.  SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10544027,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/25/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/17/2013","vin":"1J4FF28B29D","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"VEHICLE DOES NOT FILL UP WITH GASOLINE PROPERLY, POTENTIALLY DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING SAFETY DEVICE IN THE GAS TANK.  THE PUMP TURNS OFF AFTER.5 GALLONS, AND MUST WAIT APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS AND THEN PUT IN ANOTHER .5 GALLONS, AND SO ON.      THE JEEP DEALERSHIP BELIEVES IT IS A STUCK/MALFUNCTIONING ROLL OVER VALVE LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK AND SINCE THE ROLL OVER VALVE IS A PART OF THE TANK, THE ENTIRE TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.  WHILE THE FILL UP PROBLEM IS AN INCONVENIENCE A MALFUNCTIONING ROLL OVER VALVE IN AN ACCIDENT, SPECIFICALLY A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT, MAY ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK OUT CREATING A SERIOUS LIFE SAFETY SITUATION THAT MAY NOT OTHERWISE EXIST.    THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, IT BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE JEEP USED IN FEBRUARY 2013, WENT AWAY FOR A  WHILE, BUT NOW THE PROBLEM HAS COME BACK.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10544095,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/16/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/17/2013","vin":"1J4FT28AX9D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE RPM'S STARTED GOING UP AND THE CAR STARTED WHIRRING LIKE IT WAS STRAINING.  A LIGHT CAME ON THAT I LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT.  THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE TO ABOUT 5MPH.  I HAD TO PULL OFF AND SIT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES UNTIL THE CAR COOLED DOWN AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF.  I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES.  YOUR CAR SLOWING DOWN ON A BUSY INTERSTATE COMING FROM WASHINGTON DC IS VERY SCARY.  I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET OVER AND NOT CRASH.  WE TOOK THE CAR INTO A DEALER WHO CHECKED IT AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.  SO WE DROVE IT AGAIN.  IT HAPPENED AGAIN.  THIS TIME DURING A 90 MILE TRIP.  THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10535894,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/08/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2013","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE","summary":"WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2009, WATER CAME IN THROUGH THE MAP LIGHT AND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE PILLAR AFTER FIRST RAIN.  RETURNED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SEAL BUT PROBLEM RE-SURFACED DURING NEXT RAIN. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO CLEARED THE DRAIN LINES WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH, FOR A NEW VEHICLE, IT SEEMS ODD THE DRAINS WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOGGED. DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS OTHERS HAVE INDICATED EXCEPT FOR THE LED FLASHLIGHT IN THE CARGO AREA DYING.  THIS WAS REPLACED BY DIED AGAIN (POSSIBLY THE RE-CHARGING MECHANISM HAD BEEN CORRUPTED BY THE LEAK?) BUT I DO NOT USE THE LIGHT SO DID NOT PURSUE FURTHER.    WINTER OF 2012-13 (AFTER 3 YEAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED), SAME LEAK RE-APPEARED WHENEVER WOULD HAVE PRECIPITATION AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOLLOWED BY A THAW.  SINCE IT DIDN'T OCCUR DURING \"NORMAL\" PRECIPITATION AND BEING IN THE SOUTH WHERE WE DON'T HAVE FREEZES VERY OFTEN, DID NOT SEEK REPAIR.  QUOTED $100-$300 FROM ALL DEALERS IN AREA SAYING THE DRAIN LINES CANNOT SIMPLY BE BLOWN OUT WITH COMPRESSED AIR SINCE THE PRESSURE CAN DISCONNECT THEM AND INSTEAD THEY MUST REMOVE THE HEAD LINER AND CLEAR THEM MANUALLY.    WHILE TRAVELING IN JULY OF 2013, EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAIN WHILE VEHICLE PARKED LEVEL OR FACING UP ON AN INCLINE (AT HOME, NORMALLY PARK SLIGHTLY FACING DOWN ON AN INCLINE) AND LEAKS WERE MUCH WORSE WITH DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD LINER BECOMING WET.  THIS INDICATED THE REAR DRAINS WERE THE ONES CLOGGED.  I RARELY USE THE SUNROOF, HAVE NEVER LEFT IT OPEN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND ESPECIALLY AVOID OPENING IT DURING THE HEAVY POLLEN SEASONS OF THE SOUTH, SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE DRAINS CAN GET CLOGGED AND WHY THEY CANNOT EASILY BE CLEARED (THIS SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW).  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10532517,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/30/2013","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"STEERING","summary":"2009 JEEP PATRIOT.  CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RACK AND PINION FAILURE.  *SMD","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10526310,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/31/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/23/2013","vin":"1J4FF28B79D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS SEPARATED DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT AND LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE.  THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT WERE REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER ASSISTED WITH THE REPAIR.  THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,460 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10515995,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/10/2013","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE FACTORY RADIO IN MY DAUGHTER'S JEEP PATRIOT KEPT BLOWING ITS SUPPLY FUSE.  WE REPLACED THE RADIO FIGURING THAT WAS THE ISSUE BUT THE FUSE WOULD STILL BLOW.       IN TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS WAS NOT PROPERLY SUPPORTED AS ITS ROUTED THROUGH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.   IT ENTERS NEAR THE FLOOR IN THE WALL NEXT TO THE DRIVERS LEFT FOOT AND THEN TURNS HORIZONTAL UNDER THE DASH JUST ABOVE THE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR THE CLUTCH/BRAKE PEDALS. THE HARNESS WAS LYING ON TOP OF THE SHARP METAL EDGE ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET AND WORE THROUGH THE INSULATION ALLOWING THE 12V FEED FOR THE ROAD TO SHORT TO GROUND BLOWING THE FUSE.   AT LEAST ONE OTHER WIRE HAD ITS INSULATION BURNED IN THE PROCESS.   NOT ENOUGH TO DEEM IT \"A FIRE\" BUT DEFINITELY A PROBLEM.    I CONSIDER OURSELVES VERY FORTUNATE - ONLY THE RADIO WAS AFFECTED.   IT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN ONE OF THE SAFETY SYSTEMS - BRAKES, AIR BAGS, ETC. THAT ALSO GO THROUGH THAT HARNESS AND IF MULTIPLE WIRES WERE INVOLVED THE FUSES COULD HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENT TO PREVENT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.    I OWN 2 JEEP PATROITS - A 2009 AND A 2010.  I CHECKED MY 2010 AND THE HARNESS ON THAT PATRIOT APPEARS TO BE SUSPENDED UP AGAINST THE DASH FRAME SO IT'S OFF THE BRACKETS FOR THE BRAKE/CLUTCH.   I DO NOT KNOW IF THE HARNESS IN OUR 2009 WAS JUST MISS-INSTALLED OR A DESIGN FAULT WAS CORRECTED IN 2010.    I DO HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH I CAN FORWARD IF THIS ISSUE IS DEEMED SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10508934,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/20/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2013","vin":"1J4FF28B69D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WATER KEEPS FLOWING FROM THE CEILING DOME LIGHT.  I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, THEY KEEP BLOWING OUT THE ROOF DRAINS, AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING.  I WENT OUT TO THE DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND WATER WAS POURING FROM THE CEILING LIGHT .  I STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND ALL THE LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING, AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY OFF, IT KEPT RUNNING.  I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF!!!  I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY!!  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10508019,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/17/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"04/15/2013","vin":"1J4FF48B19D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"2009 JEEP PATRIOT.  CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUNROOF DESIGN ASSEMBLY FLAW.  *SMD  THE CONSUMER STATED WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE SUNROOF AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 05/17/12. THEY REPAIRED A SEAL AT A COST OF $ 212.93. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT HIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR HAD A DESIGN/ASSEMBLY FLAW THAT WAS ADDRESSED IN A CHRYSLER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. ACCORDING TO THE BULLETIN, THE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY WHICH CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INSIDE. THE TSB GAVE SPECIFIC PROCEDURES ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND GAVE AN ESTIMATE TIME OF 13 HOURS TO FIX. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DID NOT FOLLOW THE TSB; THEY MERELY REPAIRED A SEAL. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY CLAIMED THE SUNROOF WAS NOT LEAKING. THE CONSUMER RETURNED A MONTH LATER, AND THE DEALER RE-SEALED THE ROOF SEAMS AND ADJUSTED THE LEVEL AND WEATHER STRIPPING.  THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE CONSUMER VISITED ANOTHER DEALER. THAT DEALER STATED THE DRAIN HOSE WAS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE DEALER STATED A NEW COMPUTER WAS NEEDED, WHICH THEY INSTALLED AT A COST OF $ 1,405.32. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH, AND DISCOVERED SOMEONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED, THE FIX WAS SIMPLY REPLACING A DAMAGED WIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED AT THE BOTTOM OF HIS INVOICE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRE, AFTER DISCOVERING REPLACING THE COMPUTER DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10502046,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2013","vin":"1J4FT28B79D","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10500174,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/14/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"02/26/2013","vin":"1J4FT28A49D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE LEFT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN BALL JOINT.  THIS WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE JEEP DEALER.  THE VEHICLE HAS 39453 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS PREMATURE WEAR.  IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS AND 2 OTHER SIMILAR CHRYSLER BUILT CARS.  IF THE BALL JOINT SEPARATES, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE LOST.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10497717,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/10/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2013","vin":"1J4FT28B49D","components":"SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATE Y 40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION EMITTED AN ABNORMAL NOISE AS THE VEHICLE STALLED.  THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME AS NORMAL. IN ADDITION, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SIX OCCASIONS FOR THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CENTRAL COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC  FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM, PCV AND THE POWER TRAIN MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10494626,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/24/2013","vin":"1J8FF28B79D","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE","summary":"THE VEHICLE LEAKS AT THE REAR INTERIOR LIGHT AFTER A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPLICATE LEAK. NO REPAIRS MADE UNTIL MOST RECENT INCIDENT IN 1/2013 - LIGHT IS BEING REPLACED AND OVERHEAD LINING IS ALSO BEING REPLACED. YET TO DETERMINE IF REPAIRS WILL FIX THE ISSUE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10492938,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/14/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2013","vin":"1J4FT28A49D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE DEALER HAS DETERMINED THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT HAS PLAY IN IT AND REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10491968,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2013","vin":"1J4FT28B49D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"DURING AN OVERNIGHT RAIN, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM THE SUNROOF, EFFECTING THE DOME LIGHT, WHERE WATER WAS DRIPPING FROM. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. EACH TIME THE DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED IT. IT RECURS ABOUT EVERY 10 MOS.,AFTER A HEAVY RAINFALL. IT CAUSES MOLD AND MILDEW ON THE ROOF LINER, WHICH IS UNHEALTHY, AND WATER THROUGH THE DOME LIGHT, CAN EASILY CAUSE A SHORT AND POSSIBLE FIRE. THIS SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT AS OF YET NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN FILED, BY OWNERS OF THE PATRIOT AS WELL AS OTHER JEEP VEHICLES.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10488985,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/14/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/17/2012","vin":"","components":"TIRES,WHEELS","summary":"I HAVE A VEHICLE WITH A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.  TWO TIRE VALVE STEMS ARE CRACKED AND ONE HAS A SLOW LEAK.  I HAVE READ OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME SYSTEM WHERE THE VALVE STEMS SIMPLE BREAK WHEN HAND WASHING THE CAR AND THE TIRE GOES FLAT IN SECONDS.  THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND COULD KILL SOMEONE IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY.  IT IS OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THESE STEMS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10487515,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/05/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2012","vin":"1J8FF28B19D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"JUST PURCHASED THE 2009 JEEP PATRIOT FOR MY SON, IT RAINED AND IT IS LEAKING WATER IN THE DOME LIGHTS AND BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR. I AM SCARED THERE WILL BE ELECTRICAL DAMAGE AS WELL AS MOLD AND MILDEW. I HAVE STARTED LOOKING UP ISSUES ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES.  SHOULDN'T JEEP BE HELD RESPONSIBLE????  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10486149,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/26/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"11/27/2012","vin":"1J4FT28B89D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT JUST OVER 37,000 MILES.   THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY AT 28,000 MILES.   IN 50 YEARS, I'VE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT NEEDED TO HAVE THE CONTROL ARMS REPLACED THIS QUICKLY.  SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT OUGHT TO BE CORRECTED BY CHRYSLER.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10485178,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/27/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"11/19/2012","vin":"1J4FF28B29D","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE SERVICING THIS CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE WE PUT AN A TIRE INFLATOR ON THE VEHICLE'S VALVE STEM. THE VALVE STEM BROKE AND WAS VERY BRITTLE. THE TIRE LOST ALL AIR PRESSURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT A TIRE SHOP FOR $138.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"EAGLE LS-2","size":"P205/70R16","manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10483190,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/15/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"11/02/2012","vin":"1J4FT28A79D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10481861,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"10/21/2012","vin":"1J8GN28K08W","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WHEN FILLING THE CAR WITH GAS AT THE PUMP, IT FAILS TO SHUT OFF WHEN FULL AND POURS FROM THE TANK NOZZLE NECK AND SPLASHED DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUAL FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS. THE ONLY REASON THAT THE GAS CEASES TO FLOW OUT OF THE TANK IS DUE  THE SAFETY FEATURE OF THE PUMP NOZZLE WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL JEEP. THE IS NOT AN OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE, BUT ONE WHICH HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS FILLED REGARDLESS OF HOW THE PUMP NOZZLE IS PLACE IN THE FILLER NECK.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10481307,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"10/21/2012","vin":"1J4FF48BX9D","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN","summary":"AT LESS THAN 370000 MILES, (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY)  I NOTICED A CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. WHEN TAKING OFF OR BRAKING, ESPECIALLY AROUND 5-10 MPH, THE CLUNKING IS REALLY LOUD. I DROVE TO CHRYSLER IN WIESBADEN, GERMANY, AND INFORMED THEM THAT I BELIEVE IT WAS A LOWER BALL JOINT MAKING THE NOISE ON BOTH SIDES. LATER THEY CALLED ME AND SAID I WAS RIGHT, AND THEY DO NOT DO BALL JOINT REPAIR, THEY REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM. MAKES SENSE, I AM A MECHANIC, SAE CERTIFIED, WORKING AT A REPAIR FACILITY. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER ALSO SAID I NEEDED A CV BOOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. COST OF A CONTROL ARM (PART ONLY-600 EURO!!. COST OF A CV BOOT, JUST A PIECE OF RUBBER, 201 EURO. PARTS ONLY. TOTAL COST WITH PARTS AND LABOR WOULD HAVE BEEN 1,060 EURO, ABOUT 1200 US DOLLARS FOR ONE SIDE ONLY. I DID NOT ALLOW THEM TO ROB ME, SO I ORDERED BOTH SIDES, CONTROL ARMS, CV BOOTS, INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS COMPLETE. I INSTALLED THEM WITH THE HELP OF MY SUPERVISOR USING MANUFACTURER'S DATA TO TORQUE ALL BOLTS AND NUTS. PARTS USED WERE CHRYSLER USA PARTS. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISES THE SAME DAY. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND MANUFACTURE A FITTING PART. THE MATERIAL IS TOO CHEAP FOR SUCH A HEAVY CAR.  SO, NO WARRANTY, NO RECALL (NOBODY DIED YET!) AND NO COOPERATION FROM CHRYSLER.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10481197,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/09/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"10/19/2012","vin":"1J4FT28A29D","components":"ENGINE","summary":"OUR 2009 JEEP PATRIOT HAS STALLED OUT OVER 35 TIMES SINCE OCTOBER OF 2011 AFTER MOVING FROM CALIFORNIA TO FLORIDA. THE ISSUE OF THE JEEP PATRIOT STALLING OUT ALWAYS OCCURS AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TURN GREEN. THE STALLING OUT ISSUE IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR ON MOST, HUMID DAYS. HOWEVER, IT HAS OCCURRED ON DRY, HUMID DAYS AND ON A RARE OCCURRENCE, AT NIGHT.     THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURE, CHRYSLER JEEP AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NO ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN REPORTED, BUT THEY MECHANICS DON'T KNOW HOW TO \"FIX\" OR \"REPAIR\" THE PROBLEM OF THE JEEP PATRIOT STALLING. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE CHRYSLER JEEP CORPORATE OFFICES NOT SENDING OUT A REPAIR ALERT TO DEALERSHIPS AND ALSO BECAUSE THE PROBLEM OF STALLING CANNOT REGISTER ON THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS.     THE SAFETY OF THE 2009 JEEP PATRIOT IS A CONCERN WITH MY FAMILY SINCE STALLING OUT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR A LOW PROVABILITY OF BEING A FATAL REAR END ACCIDENT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10472997,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/23/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2012","vin":"1J4FT28B29D","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS . HAD VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON 7/5/12 AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER AND WERE SUPPOSE TO DO A VEHICLE INSPECTION AT THIS TIME.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10469578,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/27/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2012","vin":"1J4FT28B89D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10468931,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/2012","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"TIRES","summary":"I HAD MY VEHICLE AT TUFFY MUFFLER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION/INSPECTION WHEN THEY POINTED OUT THAT THREE OF THE FOUR METAL TIRE PRESSURE/POSITION SENSORS WERE CRACKED.  THE STATED THIS COULD RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF AIR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.  THEY ALSO TOLD ME THEY HAD REPLACED AN UNUSUAL NUMBER OF THESE ITEMS IN CHRYSLER MADE PRODUCTS.  IT APPEARS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE METAL ALLOY THEY ARE USING.  I CALLED CHRYSLER TO INFORM THEM THAT I WAS FILLING A COMPLAINT AS THEY DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED WITH CUSTOMER SAFETY ISSUE.  I AM COVERED UNDER A LIMITED WARRANTY FOR MOST OF THE COST BUT THE ISSUE IS THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10461941,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"06/16/2012","vin":"1J4FF28BX9D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"LEFT AND RIGHT BALL JOINTS/CONTROL ARM INSPECTED BY DEALER TECHNICIAN DURING ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION, AND FOUND TO BE WORN OUT AND AT RISK OF FAILING. PARTS REPLACED BY DEALER WHILE STILL UNDER 3-YEAR WARRANTY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10460196,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/24/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"05/31/2012","vin":"1J4FT28AX9D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"JEEP HAS LEAKED ON 3 OCCASIONS, WHILE RAINING, COMES INSIDE THE PILLARS, INTO THE INSIDE OF THE JEEP. WATER COVERS GAS AND BRAKE PADS, RUNS INTO ELECTRICAL AND RUINS CARPET. HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFULLY FIXED. HAVE NOT DRIVEN CAR IN 18 MONTHS, HAD TOWED BACK TO HOME. HEADED TO ARBITRATION, BUT HEAR THEY WILL RE-SELL THE CAR AND FEARFUL SOMEONE WILL GET HURT IN THIS CAR. PEDDLES BECOME VERY SLIPPERY WHEN WATER HITS THEM AND DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10459520,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/17/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2012","vin":"1J4FF28B49D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WITH A LOW MILEAGE OF 37,325, BOTH ORIGINAL FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATED MILEAGE IS HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THERE IS ONLY ONE DRIVER. AFTER GRADUALLY NOTICING A ROCKY RIDE, I MADE A MECHANIC'S  APPOINTMENT FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. THE EXPERIENCED MECHANICS DIAGNOSED THE BALL JOINT DEFECT. THE MECHANIC CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TO PRICE  JEEP PARTS AND WAS TOLD TWO COMPLETE ARMS WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED TO COMPLETE THE BALL JOINT REPAIR.  THE CONDITION OF THE BROKEN BALL JOINTS SHOWED EXCESSIVE PLAY. THIS IS MY SECOND JEEP VEHICLE; THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS A JEEP CHEROKEE 4X4 THAT DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH LOW MILEAGE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10458102,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/11/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"05/11/2012","vin":"1J4FT28A79D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS FLUSHED AND THE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED TWICE YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10449164,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2012","vin":"1J8FF48B49D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE","summary":"THE SUNROOF LEAK HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THE JEEP, NEW.  IT'S BEEN \"REPAIRED\" SEVERAL TIMES. THEY BLOW OUT THE DRAIN LINES AND TELL US NOT TO PARK NEAR ANY TREES.   THEN I TAKE IT TO THE CARWASH AND IT LEAKS AGAIN. THEY TELL US NOT TO SPRAY THE WATER TO DIRECT AT THE ROOF.  WATER GUSHING THROUGH MY DOME LIGHT HAS WASHED DOWN THROUGH THE DASH CONSOLE AND NOW MY HANDS FREE (U-CONNECT) IS MALFUNCTIONING.  THE SERVICE DEPT, CHARGED ME TO LOOK AT IT AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. IT'S STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. ALL THE CONSOLE BUTTONS ARE STICKING.  THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE JEEP HAD A WARRANTY PACKAGE. NOW THAT IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY CHARGE ME TO \"PUT A BANDAID\" ON IT AND TELL ME STAY OUT OF THE WOODS... WITH MY JEEP!!!!   WHEN IS CHRYSLER GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS?  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10446997,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/07/2012","vin":"1J4FT28B09D","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10443699,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/13/2012","vin":"1J4FF28B29D","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHEELS AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE VALVE STEM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH A RUBBER ONE.  THE CONTACT STATED A VALVE STEM PREVIOUSLY FRACTURED BUT HE COULD NOT RECALL WHICH ONE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.  UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ  THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE CHEAP VALVE STEMS THAT WERE MADE OUT OF CHEAP METAL. UPDATED 02/13/12","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10440196,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"12/16/2011","vin":"1J4FT28B99D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING IN THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE LEAK WOULD CAUSE MOLD TO GROW INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE.  THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.  THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.   UPDATED 02/01/12*LJ","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10436617,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"11/21/2011","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"VALVE STEM BROKE WHILE INFLATING TIRES. INFLATING OUR CUSTOMERS' TIRES IS PART OF OUR SERVICE AND REQUIRED BY CALIFORNIA LAW. THIS IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE AT OUR OIL CHANGE FACILITIES. WE ARE USUALLY LEFT PAYING FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE TPMS SENSOR, MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING THE TIRE BY A TIRE SHOP. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"UNKNOWN","manufacturer":"UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER"}]},{"odiNumber":10435302,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"11/11/2011","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WATER LEAKS THROUGH SUNROOF AND WHILE DRIVING LEAKS FROM FRONT LIGHT, BACK LIGHT, AND DOOR PANELS. WORRIED ABOUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. COULD CAUSE SAFETY SYSTEMS TO MALFUNCTION.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10434006,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/02/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"11/02/2011","vin":"1J4FT28B49D","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECOGNIZE WHICH GEAR IT WAS IN AND SHE HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT TO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE.  THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10425094,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/05/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2011","vin":"1J4FY19P1S9","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE VEHICLE LEAKS DURING RAIN STORMS AND THE WATER ENTERS THE CABIN THROUGH THE FORWARD AND AFT DOME LIGHTS. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER HAVE NOT RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM.  THE VEHICLE HAS A SUN ROOF AND I SUSPECT THE ROOF IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE CAB.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10418059,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2011","vin":"1J8FT28B69D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE HAD GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORST AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR OR TURN ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.   UPDATED 09/19/11  *BF  UPDATED 10/26/11","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10415261,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/26/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"07/26/2011","vin":"1J4FT28B79D","components":"TIRES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO","productModel":"EAGLE GT II","size":"P275/60R15","manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10410463,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/04/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"07/05/2011","vin":"1J4FT28A99D","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE TPMS ON MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT INDICATED LOW TIRE PRESSURE. WHEN I TOOK THE CAP OFF ONE TIRE TO CHECK THE PRESSURE, ABOUT 1/8 INCH OF THE END OF THE VALVE STEM WAS INSIDE THE CAP. I COULD NOT CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE OR ADD AIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE VALVE STEM BREAKS WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD RESULT IN QUICK LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE.  THE JEEP DEALER WILL REPLACE THE VAVLE STEM/TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR UNIT FOR $115. I WILL SAVE THE OLD PART.  *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10405769,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/04/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"06/09/2011","vin":"1J4FT28B99D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WATER LEAKS FROM DOME LIGHT AFTER HARD RAINS.  LEAKING ONTO ELECTRONICS (RADIO, CD PLAYER, AC) SATELLITE RADIO NO LONGER DISPLAYING CORRECT INFO.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10401511,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/09/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/18/2011","vin":"1J4FF28B79D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE","summary":"NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE DOME LIGHT AND ONTO ALL ELECTRICAL PANELS ON THE DASHBOARD.  BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALER WHO CLAIMED THEY CLEANED THE SUNROOF DRAINAGE TUBES BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE LEAK PROBLEM. JEEP REFUSES TO COVER THIS PROBLEM UNDER TERMS OF WARRANTY.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10397208,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/16/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/23/2011","vin":"1J4FT48B99D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"I HAVE TAKEN MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, AND FOR A 3RD TIME ON MONDAY.  IT LEAKS THROUGH MY MAP LIGHTS AND ON THE INTERIOR SIDES OF MY VEHICLE.  I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LEAKAGE ON SEVERAL LEVELS!  ALSO BECAUSE THE LEAK RUNS DOWN ON MY STEREO.  PLUS, THIS HAPPENS ONLY WHEN DRIVING SO I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE WATER GETTING INTO MY ELECTRIC THINGS WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE!!  THERE IS ALSO LEAKAGE DISCOVERED NOW IN THE REAR GATE!  THE DEALER HAS \"CORRECTED\" THIS TWICE NOW AND HOPEFULLY WILL ATTEMPT IT AGAIN ON MONDAY!  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10397040,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/21/2011","vin":"1J4FT28A49D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE","summary":"IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE 2009 JEEP PATRIOT AN INTERIOR WATER LEAK WAS DISCOVERED. THE FIRST VISIT TO DEALER WAS 11/3/09 WITH 2282 MILES ON IT. NEXT VISIT WAS 11/17/2009. ANOTHER VISIT ON 1/6/10 WITH 5790 MILES ON IT.  ANOTHER VISIT ON 9/14/10 AT 12170 MILES.  YET ANOTHER VISIT ON 9/24/10 AT 12435 MILES.  AGAIN ON 12/7/10 AT 14897.   IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER 7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. EVERYTIME THEY SAY IT IS FIXED ONLY TO DISCOVER IT IS STILL LEAKING.    WATER COMES INTO THE OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND RUNS OUT OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS LIKE A FAUCET OR WATERFALL. WATER PONDS ON THE REAR CARGO AREA AND THIS AREA IS COMPLETELY SOAKED. WATER IS EVEN DONE IN SPARE WHEEL STORAGE. WATER COMES FROM ALL OVERHEAD LIGHTS DEPENDING ON PITCH OF VEHICLE. UNKNOWN IF WATER IS RUNNING DOWN INTERIOR SIDES OF VEHICLE OR WHERE ELSE WATER IS POOLING. CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD, RUST, WATER DAMAGE, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ETC., THAT ARE BEING CAUSED BY WATER ENTERING VEHICLE.     DEALERSHIP HAS \"FIXED\" IT NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO NOT HAVE IT FIXED. VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED FOR RETURN VISIT TO DEALER FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT FIXING THIS PROBLEM.  VEHICLE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONGTERM DAMAGE AND REPAIRS NEEDED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES AND THE DAMAGE THE WATER IS CAUSING TO MY VEHICLE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10397041,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/03/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/21/2011","vin":"1J4FT28A49D","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,INTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE 2009 JEEP PATRIOT AN INTERIOR WATER LEAK WAS DISCOVERED. I HAVE A RECEIPT FOR VISITS TO DEALER ON 11/3/09 WITH 2282 MILES ON IT. NEXT VISIT WAS 11/17/2009. ANOTHER VISIT ON 1/6/10 WITH 5790 MILES ON IT.  ANOTHER VISIT ON 9/14/10 AT 12170 MILES.  YET ANOTHER VISIT ON 9/24/10 AT 12435 MILES.  AGAIN ON 12/7/10 AT 14897.  I KNOW THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OTHER VISITS AND I AM AWAITING PRINT OUT FROM SERVICE DEPARTMENT.   IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER 7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. EVERYTIME THEY SAY IT IS FIXED ONLY TO DISCOVER IT IS STILL LEAKING.  THEY HAVE SEALED, CAULKED, CHECK DRAIN TUBES, ETC.  THEY HAVE REPLACED HEADLINER TOO.    WATER COMES INTO THE OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND RUNS OUT OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS LIKE A FAUCET OR WATERFALL. WATER PONDS ON THE REAR CARGO AREA AND THIS AREA IS COMPLETELY SOAKED. WATER IS EVEN DOWN IN SPARE WHEEL STORAGE. WATER COMES FROM ALL OVERHEAD LIGHTS DEPENDING ON PITCH OF VEHICLE. UNKNOWN IF WATER IS RUNNING DOWN INTERIOR SIDES OF VEHICLE OR WHERE ELSE WATER IS POOLING. CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD, RUST, WATER DAMAGE, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ETC., THAT ARE BEING CAUSED BY WATER ENTERING VEHICLE.     DEALERSHIP HAS \"FIXED\" IT NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO NOT HAVE IT FIXED. VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED FOR RETURN VISIT TO DEALER FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT FIXING THIS PROBLEM.  VEHICLE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONGTERM DAMAGE AND REPAIRS NEEDED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES AND THE DAMAGE THE WATER IS CAUSING TO MY VEHICLE.  SERVICE TECHS SAY DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE WATER, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10396758,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/19/2011","vin":"1J4FT28B59D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHENEVER HE DROVE IT. THE NOISE WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST BUT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. IN ADDITION TO THE NOISE, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE BUSHINGS, A SENSOR, FRONT STRUT AND A LOWER BALL JOINT WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10396535,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/14/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2011","vin":"1J4FT28B59D","components":"STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT","summary":"I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 JEEP PATRIOT ON 7/10/09 AND PAID CASH.  ON 8/20/09 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH 2,563 MILES ON IT BECAUSE WATER WAS POURING INTO THE DASH, RADIO, AND ONTO ME WHILE DRIVING AFTER A RAINY NIGHT. THEY ADJUSTED SUNROOF GLASS AND RESEALED OPEN SEAMS IN SUNROOF FAME AND SAID IT WAS FIXED.  ON 9/10/09 I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH 3,316 MILES ON IT FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OF WATER POURING FROM THE DOME LIGHT ALL OVER THE DASH, RADIO, AND ME AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER RAINY NIGHT.  THEY REPLACED SUNROOF GLASS WEATHERSTRIPPING AND SAID IT WAS FIXED AGAIN.  ON 11/17/10 AFTER A VERY LONG HARD RAIN I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH 18,706 MILES ON IT WITH WATER POURING FROM THE DOME LIGHT AND FROM THE REAR DOME AND FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR AREA.  THE CARPET WAS SOAKED AND THE DOME LIGHT HAD STOPPED WORKING.  THEY REPOSITIONED DRAIN TUBES AND REPLACED SUNROOF GLASS AND SEAL.  IN THE PROCESS THEY BROKE OUR HEADLINER BUT AGREED TO ORDER ANOTHER ONE FOR US.  ON 12/14/10 AFTER ANOTHER HARD RAIN I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH 19,604 MILES ON IT WITH WATER POURING FROM HEADLINER AT THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR AREA AND SOAKING THE CARPET.  WHILE AT DEALERSHIP THEY INSTALLED A NEW HEADLINER WHICH DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY BY THE WINDSHIELD.  THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE ROOF LEAK ON THAT VISIT.  THEY LOST TWO OF THE PLUGS THAT WENT INTO THE HEADLINER, CAUSING US TO HAVE TO MAKE AN EXTRA TRIP TO THEIR SHOP.  MY WIFE AND I HAVE REALLY BEEN PUT OUT WITH ALL THIS.  CHRYSLER'S SOLUTION IS FOR US TO UPGRADE TO A NEW HIGHER PRICED CHRYSLER PRODUCT.  I HOPE THAT ALL OF THE MOISTURE DOESN'T CREATE A MOLD HAZARD FOR OUR INFANT GRANDCHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE.  I HAVE SMELLED A MUSTY SMELL FROM TIME TO TIME.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"UNKNOWN","manufacturer":"UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER"}]},{"odiNumber":10396499,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/13/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"04/14/2011","vin":"1J8FT48B99D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH WATER STARTED POURING OUT OF MY INTERIOR MAP LIGHTS (DOME LIGHTS).  A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE FOR JEEP WATER LEAK DOME LIGHTS RESULTED IN 760,000 MATCHES.  THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF BLOGS/WEBSITES/FORUMS ALL REFERRING TO THIS SAME ERROR.  AFTER HEAVY RAINS OR WATER EXPOSURE (E.G. CAR WASH) THE WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE INTERIOR DOME AND MAP LIGHTS.  MANY SITES INDICATE THE MANUFACTURERS RELUCTANCE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AND TREAT THE SITUATION AS THOUGH THEY HAVE NO PRIOR INDICATION OF PROBLEMS.  WITH THOUSANDS OF WEBSITES AND SO MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THE DEALERS ARE RELUCTANT TO REPAIR THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW, I AM LEFT WONDERING HOW MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO REPORT THIS WATER LEAK TO THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO CORRECT IT (VOLUNTARY OR MANDATORY RECALL).  FORTUNATELY I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO ARGUING WITH THE DEALER OVER SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY A KNOWN ISSUE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10392439,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"03/22/2011","vin":"1J4FT28B69D","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSOR IS POSITIONED DIRECTLY IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.  NOTHING PROTECTS THE UNIT (BUMPER, PLASIC COVER, ETC).  A ROCK CAN EASILY STRIKE THE UNIT RESULTING IN DAMAGE.  THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD, AS THE UNIT CONTAINS FREON.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10392254,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"03/20/2011","vin":"1J4FF28B19D","components":"TIRES","summary":"CHRYSLER IS INTENTIONALLY INFLATING TIRES TO 40 PSI TO PREVENT LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT FROM COMING ON. I TOOK MY JEEP PATRIOT TO ROCHESTER HILLS (MI) CHRYSLER FOR A TIRE ROTATION I FOUND THE TIRES INFLATED TO 40 PSI WHEN I INQUIRED, THE SERVICE REP SAID IT WAS \"TO PREVENT THE WARNING LIGHT FROM COMING ON WHEN IT GETS TO 0 DEGREES.\" 40 PSI IS 8 PSI OVER THE DOOR STICKER RECOMMENDED 32 PSI. IF YOU USE THE \"12 DEGREES CHANGES THE PRESSURE BY 1 PSI\" AS PER THE OPERATORS MANUAL AND YOU INFLATED THE TIRES AT THE RECORD HIGH AMBIENT OF 62 DEGREES AND CHECKED THEM AGAIN AT THE RECORD LOW OF -11 DEGREES (73 DIVIDED BY 12= 6 PSI) THE DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE LOW 19 DEGREES TO RECORD LOW -11 EQUALS 2 PSI. THE DEPARTURE FROM THE  AVERAGE HIGH 33 DEGREES TO AVERAGE LOW 19 DEGREES EQUALS 1 PSI.      CHRYSLER'S ACTIONS INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10386384,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/03/2011","vin":"1J4FF28B89D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"ROOF LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS.    IT HAS DONE THIS THREE TIMES WITH A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE MAP LIGHT.    FIRST LEAK IN SEPTEMBER 2010  LAST LEAK WAS 3/1/11.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10380491,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/31/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2011","vin":"1J8FF28W67D","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ON MY 2007 JEEP AND IT COST ME OVER $700.  MY CAR IS 4 MONTHS PAST FACTORY WARRANTY AND ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES.  I FEEL JEEP SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AS THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER ONLY 23,000 MILES","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10376460,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2011","vin":"1J4FT28B49D","components":"SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE","summary":"2009 JEEP PATRIOT. ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES AND BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. AND PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER!!!!  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10369554,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"12/07/2010","vin":"1J4FT28B99D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"ROOF LEAKS WATER COMES OUT OF DOME LIGHTS DURING STORMS. DEALER HAS REPLACED SUNROOF AND ROOF STILL LEAKS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10362954,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/28/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/29/2010","vin":"","components":"WHEELS,EQUIPMENT","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM MADE BY SIEMENS, MODEL VDO, CRACKED WHILE HE WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE, CAUSING IT TO DEFLATE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,580.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"SIEMENS","productModel":"Q3020 CIRCUIT BREAKER","manufacturer":"SIEMENS CORPORATION"}]},{"odiNumber":10360791,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/08/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/16/2010","vin":"1J4FF28B09D","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2009 JEEP PATRIOT: MANUAL GEAR CLUTCH FAILURE AT 14,000 MILES AND 14 MONTHS SINCE NEW. WARRANTY EXPIRES ON THIS ITEM AT 12,000 MILES AND 12 MONTHS. THE JEEP WAS NOT DRIVEN AGGRESSIVELY OR OFF ROAD. A CLUTCH SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER. I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER / JEEP WARRANTY DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST, DEALER INSTALLED NEW CLUTCH FOR $1,060.00. I BELIEVE THE CLUTCH IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH OR IS SUBSTANDARD FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A STRONGER ONE AT NO CHARGE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10327757,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/15/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/27/2010","vin":"1J4FT28AX9D","components":"SEATS","summary":"WHEN FRONT SEATS ARE PUSHED BACK FULLY THERE ARE RAZOR SHARP METAL RAILS EXPOSED. THERE ARE PLASTIC COVERS INSTALLED THAT ARE EQUALLY SHARP AND CATCH ON SOES, CLOTHING AND SKIN.  BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE DRAWN BLOOD ON OUR SHINS SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE WITH JEEP AND THEY ADVISE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10322748,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/25/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/29/2010","vin":"1J4FT28B39D","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"2009 JEEP PATRIOT SUNROOF LEAK - AFTER A HEAVY RAIN I GOT IN MY CAR AND WHEN I DROVE OFF WATER POURED FROM MY MAP LIGHTS. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THE CLEANED THE DRAIN LINES. ABOUT A WEEK LATER WE HAD ANOTHER STORM AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND UNTIL IT RAINS AGAIN I WILL NOT KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.  *CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10297374,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"12/29/2009","vin":"1J4FF28B99D","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE I WAS DRIVING I COULD HEAR WATER SWISHING WHEN MAKING A TURN, THEN HOT WATER CAME POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. WHITE PLAINS CHRYSLER SAID THERE WAS A KINK IN THE HOSE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING AND WATER HAD COLLECTED THERE THUS HEATING UP AND EXPANDED AND CAME OUT BURNING MY FOOT WHILE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.  I CALLED A TOW TRUCK.  EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING.  EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD WHEN PARK ON A HILL. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10290881,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/03/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"11/03/2009","vin":"1J8FT48B39D","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"REPEATED HESITATION, AND POPPING OUT OF GEAR.  THIS VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE FOR THE ISSUE, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES.  THE GEAR SHIFTER POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR, AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN DOING CLUTCH AND GAS FROM A STAND STILL.  THE GAS PEDAL, AND ENGINE RESPONSE LAGS, AND BUCKS ON OCCASION, WITH OUT SETTING A CODE.   THESE COMBINED MAKE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC DANGEROUS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10287308,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/07/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"10/13/2009","vin":"1J4FT28B09D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"I PURCHASED A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT ON AUGUST 1ST AND AFTER IT RAINS I HAVE WATER POURING FROM THE DOME LIGHT AS I APPROACH A STOP SIGN.  WELL, I NEARLY RAN INTO SOME ONE DUE TO THE WATER RAINING DOWN ON ME.  I HAVE GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND TO MY DISMAY, NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM TO THE POINT OF ENACTING STATE LEMON LAWS.  THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT REALLY NEEDS ATTENTION. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10285193,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/24/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2009","vin":"1J4FT28A89D","components":"INTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"2009 JEEP PATRIOT  WATER COLLECTS IN THE REAR INSIDE DOME LIGHT AND LEAKS OUT ONTO THE INTERIOR FLOOR.  OCCURS WHEN IT RAINS AND WHEN HAVING THE VEHICLE WASHED.  SOMEHOW WATER GETS INTO THE INTERIOR REAR LIGHT.  DEALER HAS NO CLUE AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. VEHICLE IS NOW AT DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION AND HOPEFULLY AT SOLUTION. PREVIOUS RETURNS TO THE DEALER RESULTED IN APPLYING SILICONE AROUND THE SMALL HOSE AND OPENING SURROUNDING IT IN THE RIDGE ABOVE THE TAILGATE OPENING. LIFTING THE TAILGATE EXPOSES THE AREA WHERE THE GATE MEETS OR OVERLAPS THE VEHICLE. WHILE THIS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A \"SAFETY\" HAZARD, IT IS VERY DISHEARTENING TO BUY A BRAND NEW VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND IT LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. WORSE YET, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY OR WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. IT COULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE WATER GETS TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...AS ALREADY SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE...THE LIGHT BELONGS TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.  ONE OF MY FEARS LEAVING IT TO BE INVESTIGATED IS THAT THE PARTS REMOVED TO FIND THE LEAK MAY NOT GO BACK AS GOOD AS NEW. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10284932,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2009","vin":"1J4FF28B09D","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 JEEP PATRIOT IN DECEMBER OF 2008, SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR I'VE ONLY PUT 7200 MILES ON THAT CAR AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR WHAT FEELS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THEY SAID IT WAS THE AIR BOX, PROBLEM SOLVED...ABOUT 1,000 MILES LATER THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR RETURNED.   THESE PROBLEMS BEING, LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION, INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER UPHILL, NEAR STALLS IN REVERSE. WHEN I NEED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, THE RPMS RED-LINE FOR ME TO GET ENOUGH BEHIND THE CAR TO MOVE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10284934,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/21/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2009","vin":"1J4FF28B09D","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 JEEP PATRIOT IN DECEMBER OF 2008, SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR I'VE ONLY PUT 7200 MILES ON THAT CAR AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR WHAT FEELS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THEY SAID IT WAS THE AIR BOX, PROBLEM SOLVED...ABOUT 1,000 MILES LATER THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR RETURNED.   THESE PROBLEMS BEING, LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION, INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER UPHILL, NEAR STALLS IN REVERSE. WHEN I NEED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, THE RPMS RED-LINE FOR ME TO GET ENOUGH BEHIND THE CAR TO MOVE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT 4X4","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10283112,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/31/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2009","vin":"1J8FT28W18D","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"1. RAINED OUTSIDE  2. FAILURE IS OF CHRYSLER'S NONEXISTENT CUSTOMER SUPPORT, POOR PRODUCT, AND ENGINEERING.  PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED, PLEASE GO TO WWW.JEEPPATRIOT.COM, SEARCH FORUM FOR \"WATER LEAK.\" OR SIMPLY GOOGLE \"WATER LEAK JEEP PATRIOT.\"  THIS IS MY PARTICULAR THREAD.  AS YOU CAN SEE...WATER IS FALLING OUT LIKE A WATERFALL.    HTTP://WWW.JEEPPATRIOT.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=22477    3. DEALER HAS FIXED THIS PROBLEM TWICE, AND I DOUBT IT IS TRULY FIXED.  FIRST TIME OCCURRED IN FEB. 09, AND THEN 2ND TIME IN JULY 09.  IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.  SUNROOF DRAIN TUBES \"CLEANED\" SAID BY DEALERSHIP, BUT I HAVE USED MY SUNROOF MAYBE 3 TIMES IN MY 9 + MONTHS OF OWNING THIS CAR, AND THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND PERSISTENT.  THERE IS NO REASON, ABSOLUTELY ZERO WHY DRAIN TUBES SHOULD BE CLOGGED.  ITS NEVER OPEN... *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"}]},{"odiNumber":10281612,"manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"08/24/2009","vin":"1J4FT28B29D","components":"TIRES","summary":"BLOWOUT OCCURRED IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE.  WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON STATE ROUTE 8 IN STOW, OHIO, BETWEEN ROUTE 303 AND STEELES CORNER ROAD.  AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 90 F.  SPEED WAS 55 MPH.  ROAD SURFACE WAS ROUGH; SURFACE LAYER OF PAVEMENT HAD BEEN REMOVED TO PREPARE FOR RESURFACING.  NO CURB, DEBRIS, OR OTHER ROAD HAZARDS WERE PRESENT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"JEEP","productModel":"PATRIOT FWD","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER SR-A","size":"LT245/75R16","manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]}]}