| Issue ID | 839083 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10376799 |
| Manufacurer | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | PATRIOT 4X4 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 15/01/11 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I had read about the problems with the ball joints on the jeep patriot. I indeed checked the balls joints and they are cracking at only 32000 miles look like the balls joints of a 100000 car with 10 years of use. This is a known problem that is defective from the manufacturer. How can a car that is known as trail rated not be able to take normal pavement use with so little miles. Chrysler needs to put a recall for it. Before they have safety issues and get bad publicity from it like what happened to toyota. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 32000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DORAL, FL |
| VIN pattern | 1J8FF48W67DXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
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