2008 Jeep Patriot body & structure problems
44 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2008 Jeep Patriot, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 16% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 95,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 30 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 95,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.
What owners wrote
I had to have the subframe and cross member replaced on my 2008 patriot in january 2017, it has rusted again and the same parts need replaced, it was replaced oe parts which I feel were faulty. I was making a u-turn on a small city street and my rear cross member broke, I thought I ran over a something then my steering wheel shimmed , my tires that were held in the cross member were now tilted in to my cross member making black smoke. My tire rubbed on my wheel well untill blew .
Rotting subframes, front and rear. Engine drain drips onto front subframe, keeping the subframe wet and causing it to rust out. Jeep recalled the 2007 model year to replace the subframes but not the 2008 year, yet the design flaw persists. Rotting subframe caused vehicle to fail annual nh state inspection. Vehicle was built and sold in what chrysler calls a "rust belt". So, chrysler confirms the problem but only fixes it for 2007, not 2008.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Jeep Patriot
- Fuel system 45 complaints
- Engine 31 complaints
- Suspension 26 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 24 complaints
- Electrical system 23 complaints