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
2014
POWER TRAIN
ON WELL TRAVELED MINING ROADS IN 4WD, WHEN ONE TIRE SLIPS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EVEN PULL ITS OWN WEIGHT AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV OVER 2,000 RPM. I BACK UP, PUT THE VEHICLE IN 4X4 LOW AND IF ANY WHEEL SLIPS, IT WOULD STOP AT 2,000 RPM AGAIN. ALL I CAN DO IS BACK DOWN A DANGEROUS ROAD AND TRY TO FIND A SPOT WHERE I CAN TURN AROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, BEEN TO 2 DEALERS IN 2 STATES 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE STRANDED ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DOING THE SAME THING IN DANGEROUS AREA WITH CLIFFS OR STEEP DROP OFFS TO RIVERS AND ROCK OUT CROPS ON ONE SIDE. CHRYSLER HQ SAID THEY WILL NOT WORK ON MY VEHICLE ANYMORE AND THAT THE TRUCK IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED! DESIGNED TO STRAND SOMEONE ON A WELL TRAVELED MINING ROAD THE OTHER PICKUPS CAN GET TO WITHOUT 4X4? I BOUGHT THIS 4X4 WITH THE OFF ROAD TRAIL RATED PACKAGE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE SELLING DEALER SAID I NEEDED FOR MINING. IT HAS NOT BEEN OFF ROAD. I CAN'T EVEN GET TO WHERE I WORK AND THIS VEHICLE HAS EVEN FAILED ON VERY SMALL HILLS WITH DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL IN THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER DEALER TEST DROVE IT, FAILED AND WOULDN'T GO OVER 2,300 RPM. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM IN 4X4 DRIVE, 4X4 LOW, WITH AND WITHOUT TRACTION CONTROL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PULL ITS OWN WEIGHT AND NO WHEELS ARE EVEN SPINNING. VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN AND CAN'T EVEN GET TO MY JOB! WHEN I HAVE TO BACK DOWN BECAUSE IT WILL NOT GO FORWARD I HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT'S A PLACE PERPENDICULAR TO THE SLOPE OF THE INCLINE OR YOU ARE STUCK DIAGONAL TO THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO FORWARD AND THERE IS NO MORE ROOM TO BACK UP WITHOUT GOING OFF A CLIFF, FALLING INTO A RIVER OR SLIDING INTO A CANYON. *TR
