2008 Jeep Patriot 4X4 suspension problems
50 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2008 Jeep Patriot 4X4, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 50 20% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 46 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 14 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 46 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 45,000 miles, and 78% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the suspension complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
I have a 2008 jeep patriot 4x4 ltd. It has 35,664 miles on it and both ball joints are bad, bad, bad. Last night after picking up my two babies, I encountered a flat tire. Both front tires were cambering and now I have two flats as a result of the bad ball joints. As service members, we need to be at our jobs or be able to be on call. This is our only vehicle and now, it's not able to be driven due to the issue at hand.
Took our car in for an oil change and dealer stated that driver side controller arm has play and will need to be replaced. Also told this isn't something that happens with car with only 35,000 miles.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Jeep Patriot 4X4
- Fuel system 51 complaints
- Engine 26 complaints
- Steering 26 complaints
- Body & structure 21 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 17 complaints
- Electrical system 15 complaints
Suspension problems in other years
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007