general problems of the 2008 Jeep Patriot

My 2008 Jeep Patriot was parked on my driveway (no trees around to cause a clog) for a month, while on vacation. When I came back, the trunk and the back seat floors were full of mold due to water leaking thru the back dome light. Then after doing some research I learned that the leaking dome light is a common problem on the 2007 and 2008 Jeep Patriots. Unfortunately for me it has become a bigger problem than just a leak because my Jeep is now full of mold and cannot not be driven for the meantime as it is a hazard for my children health.

Turn car on a. Turn lights on dash flashes 4 times then no dash lights or tailghtsall other gauges work.

Water is leaking, possibly from the sun roof, through the front dome light over the stereo. (where the buttons are to open the sun roof).

My mother owns a 2008 Jeep Patriot. I was driving her car on the highway at 60mph. Apparently, the car wanted to stall while driving at high speed. Due to an accident on the highway, I was able to reduced the speed safely. When I went to change lanes to the right, the signal spark and/or caused the interior lights to go on. The a/c cannot be on while driving either. There seems to be an electrical short that is causing all of these problems to happen all at once. I'm afraid to have my mother continue to drive the car. She only drives on local streets, but this too can cause an accident. I took her car 2 years ago to a Jeep dealer to repair an electrical short on the hatch door due to it getting wet. The dealer replaced the rubber moldings around the hatch door, but it has returned. And again they were not able to find the problem. All of theses problems keep persisting and she is afraid to drive.

My 2008 Jeep Patriot is leaking from the dome light after heavy rain this past weekend. The seats in my car, the rug and dash were so wet I’m still airing out my car and I’m so paranoid about mold and rust, or even worse the car creating a short circuit while my kids are in the car. My radio went out as well as a result of all the water leaking through, this is so upsetting. I was so disgusted to find out that there were so many people with this same exact problem and Jeep not recalling these cars or at least sending a voucher for whatever the expenses are to fix it. I read that some have had to take in their cars in more than once for the same repair and it doesn’t get fixed, its like throwing money away. I’m still paying for my car and I don’t think that it is at all fair that I am paying for a car that I cannot trust now. Unfortunately I bought the car as is and that was my worst mistake ever. Jeep please do not ignore these pleas, we need safe reliable cars that we can trust. Beyond disappointed.

Bought a used Jeep Patriot 2008. My Jeep is garage kept, but when I am at work, and it rains, the sunroof leaks. I did some research online and I see that is a common problem. Just wanted my vehicle added to let them know my sunroof leaks.

I recently bought a 2008 Jeep Patriot in florida and got on the highway to go head home to mississippi the day after purchase and experienced a problem with the vehicle. I picked up speed in the vehicle and noticed it started to make a noise so I slowed down. I picked up speed again and the vehicle was making the noise and slowing down once again. I tried to pick up speed again and the car been to slow all the way down only going about 40 to 50 mph. Then I noticed a light come on. I was on the highway and the car would not go any faster than 40 to 60 mph I then pulled over. I looked under the hood there was no smoke and didn't look to be any overheating and the car was not hot. I waited a while drove to mississippi took it to a Chrysler Jeep dealership and was told it was the transmission.

Sunroof leaks badly causing water to pour out of dome light and other places. Leaving everything water soaked and musty smelling. Can not be good for electrical wiring. Their has to be something done about this too many complaints and on many different years of Jeeps. I cannot believe they just keep making them and getting by with so many vehicles still all have the same problem. Someone could get hurt really bad if it causes a fire. Something needs done.

For the past two years any time it rains or snows when I get in my Jeep the first time the break is touch water pours from the dome light like a waterfall stream it is staining the interior it is trashing the car I cannot get it to stop what is the worst thing.

After snow melts or heavy rain the rear dome light fills with water & leaks on to floor.

After snow has melted, the maplight leaks water all over the inside. I'm concerned that there will be wiring issues for the sunroof and the light as well as anything in the dash due to the water going everywhere. Prior issues w/water leaking in the firewall and leaving an inch of water on the drivers floor (3 attempts to get it fixed) resulted in Chrysler paying a portion due to being out of warranty. Water shorted out wires running under the floor for dash lights, anti lock brakes wanted to kick in driving down the road, 4wheel drive woudl not work and the cruise control would not work. Now back to dealing w/water again leaking out the map light, very frustrated and angry!.

Less than a year from buying the Patriot a severe wayer leakage started from the sunroof, sides and interior light of the Jeep. I literally need an umbrella inside the Jeep in order to protect me from not getting all wet. This happened continously and can happen with the Jeep parked or runni g. This make me have to stop driving everytime it start to rain because of my reaction and reflects when it happens driving had made me loose the control of the vehicle and being very close to cause an accident. Ive made multiple claims to the dealer and the central offices of the company here in pr and left my Jeep multiple times in the dealer in order to solve the problem. They left me without any other car in order to transport myself for more than a week no mattrr the Jeep was in warranty. I also was being mistreaten by the manager employees and customer service personel. I got tired of this situation and decided to a temporary solution made bu my personal mechanic. If by any chance I have an accident and get injured or injured soneone else I fully responsibilize Jeep and all their CO mpany for this and will take legal actions. I ve been doing research and there are multiple complaints regarding this and there are no sokution or recall at all. Im just asking myself if they are waiting to have someone to get severe injured or dead in order to do something including all the safety agencies ??? I have multiple photos that can give faith of ehat im describing its true.