Ownership Cost for 2010 Jeep Patriot Sport
Estimated: $38396 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2046 | $982 | $859 | $778 | $696 | $5361 |
| Insurance | $1689 | $1748 | $1810 | $1873 | $1938 | $9058 |
| Fuel | $1696 | $1747 | $1808 | $1880 | $1965 | $9096 |
| Maintenance | $2566 | $1549 | $920 | $743 | $2200 | $7978 |
| Repairs | $896 | $1064 | $1212 | $1332 | $1535 | $6039 |
| Taxes & Fees | $583 | $583 | $583 | $583 | $583 | $863 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9476 | $7157 | $6693 | $6660 | $8409 | $38396 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2011 | ENGINE | MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT (LIMITED, TRAIL RATED) SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 70-75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, WITH NO STOPS OR PROBLEMS. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE, NOTICED THAT THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DESPITE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. HE MANAGED TO MERGE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY DIED BEFORE HE CAME TO A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. NO SPUTTERING OR SHUDDERING OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE CAR HAD OVERHEATED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW. HE DID HAVE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE AT THE TIME. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AS IT WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER THE INCIDENT. (HE TRIED TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE 30-45 MINUTES IT TOOK FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE, IT WOULD TRY TO START (IT WOULD TURN OVER?) BUT WOULD NOT ACTUALLY START) ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE NOTED TWICE THE CAR TOOK SLIGHTLY LONGER TO START AFTER SITTING IN THE SUN ALL DAY, BUT THIS IS REALLY A NON "ISSUE" SINCE IT HAS ALWAYS STARTED. IT JUST TOOK MAYBE .5 SECONDS LONGER THAN NORMAL ON TWO OCCASIONS. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE START TIME IS RELATED, AT ALL, TO THIS STALLING INCIDENT. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD, AND HAS ALMOST 18,000 MILES ON IT. THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE CAR WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE TOMORROW. *TR |
| 2010 | SEATS | THE HEADRESTS IN THE 2010 JEEP PATRIOT ARE OF INFERIOR QUALITY AND MAY PUT OWNERS AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC OR METAL INSIDE OF MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST RECENTLY BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE HEADREST MERELY HANGS AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. ON 8/6/13, I WAS INFORMED BY A SERVICE ADVISOR AT RAIRDON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (KIRKLAND, WA), THAT THE BROKEN PART COULD NOT BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND THAT THE COST OF REPLACING THE HEADREST WOULD BE $498. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE ENTIRELY UNREASONABLE, FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. A DEFECTIVE PART OR A PART OF VERY POOR QUALITY WAS USED IN THE HEADREST 2. THE POOR DESIGN OF THE HEADREST DOES NOT PERMIT THIS INEXPENSIVE PART TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED WITHOUT REPLACING MANY MORE EXPENSIVE, ELECTRONIC PARTS 3. JEEP PATRIOTS WITH PROBLEM HEADRESTS ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY LESS SAFE, GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES AND/OR AIRBAGS MAY FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY (DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING SENSORS INSIDE OF THE HEADREST; THEY MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AS A RESULT OF THE HEADREST NOT MAINTAINING A PROPER POSITION) 4. THE COST OF REPLACING THE HEADREST (WHICH CANNOT BE REPAIRED) IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE AND MAY EVEN CONSTITUTE AN ILLEGAL FORM OF FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL CONSIDER ISSUING A FORMAL RECALL FOR THE HEADRESTS IN THE 2010 JEEP PATRIOT AND/OR ORDER RAIRDON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP TO REPLACE THE HEADRESTS ON MY VEHICLE AT LITTLE OR NO COST. *TR |
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