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2008 Jeep PATRIOT 4X4 Suspension Front Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	862745
Internal NHTSA #	10405672
Manufacurer	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Brand	JEEP
Model	PATRIOT 4X4
Model Year	2008
File date	27/05/11
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In march 2011, i brought my car to my regular mechanic for an oil change and basic inspection of the tires. Everything checked out fine. I asked him how the brakes looked, he did an inspection and found that they were in really good shape. In may, i noticed that there was a wobbling of the steering wheel when i neared 65 mph and when i applied the brakes coming to a stop. I brought my car back to the mechanic on may 27, 2011 especially when i started to hear a clank/clunk/loud noise coming from the front passenger side occurring when the car encountered a bump or in making a right turn and encountering a bump at the same time. This noise was in addition to the wobbling now. Upon inspection the mechanic found that i needed brakes and rotors. The rotors were completely destroyed. This maintenance was done but the wobbling and loud noise persisted occurring at a speed of 50 mph instead of starting at 65 mph. I brought the car in again for another inspection and the mechanic found that the ball joints and control arms on the front end were bad, the right being much worse than the left. Basically the ball joints looked like they had been on a car with 100k miles on it when my vehicle has 41k and is under 3 years old. He stated that the faulty ball joints seemed to have caused the sudden damage to the brakes and rotors especially since he had just inspected the brakes in mid march. I spent $800 on brakes and rotors and will be paying an additional $800 for the ball joints and control arms to be replaced on the front end.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	41000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEW JERSEY, NJ
VIN pattern	1J8FF28W18DXXXXXX
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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Vehicle speed	65
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2008 Jeep PATRIOT 4X4 Suspension Front Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Jeep PATRIOT 4X4 Suspension Front Problems, Complaints and Defects

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