Table 1 shows one common wheel related problems of the 2007 Jeep Patriot.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wheel problems |
215/65r17 hankook tire defective.
Driving 70mph on the highway, the tire low pressure light came on. Moments after, I noticed the steering was odd and seconds after I heard the flopping. The tire valve stem with tpms failed. It had lost the nut which holds the stem to the wheel. I was going down the highway at 70mph! this is a safety hazzard and these need recalled and replaced with good parts!!!!!!!! this is the 2nd valve stem where the nut has disappeared and leaked air from the tire so it went flat! this is unexceptable. I just found out Jeep is the last to have a universal replacement rubber stem which can be programmed to the auto's computer. Federal regulations to implement more safety standards and the parts are made from aluminum and plastic (as to not increase mpg another fed regulation) which cannot hold up to the outside elements. Taxpayers are paying the bill again with $60-$70 to replace each tpms since the valve alone cannot be replaced plus the aluminum ones are guaranteed to again fail. Why don't I see more complaints on NHTSA for tpms since there are lots more on the internet.
I began to hear a humming sound from my rear wheel after doing research Jeep Patriots are experiencing a tremendous amount of wheel bearing failures at low mileage. The dealer does not have the part in stock and they've superseded the part number 4 times, which tells me that Chrysler knows there is an issue and has been unable to re engineer the wheel bearing correctly. Upon inspection the wheel bearing hub it's completely rusted, frozen and unable to extracted from the spindle. Almost every Jeep Patriot, compass and caliber has had to have the bearings replaced at very low mileage. The amount of corrosion on the hub for such a low mileage vehicle it's unacceptable. A recall needs to be issued for this issue before wheels start falling off causing major accidents .
I was driving my car and the front end started to shake all over the road. I took it to my repair shop where they informed me that my lower ball joints need to be replaced immediately due to being excessively worn out and in a dangers condition.
Purchased this vehicle in may of 2012. Vehicle makes large rattling racket when going over any type of dirt road/brick road and a clunk when going over large bumps (speed bumps). Have taken to mechanic several times - turns out the large clunk was the ball joints. . . They were completely worn at 48000 miles which in turn changed the alignment of my wheels - as well as after driving it a mere 10000 miles made both front tires completely bald.