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2008 Jeep Patriot 4x4 steering problems

The 2008 Jeep Patriot 4x4 has 26 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

26

Steering complaints

10%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Patriot 4x4 steering complaints by model year26 complaints2007: 23 complaints2008: 26 complaints2009: 6 complaints2010: 1 complaints
Patriot 4x4 steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH AND THE CAR STALLS LEAVING NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. LAST TIME I LOST CONTROL AN HAD A ACCIDENT . VERY DANGEROUS . PLEASE HOW DO YOU CORRECT THE PROBLEM SOMEONE GOING TO GET KILLED. *TR

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · March 4, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2008 Jeep Patriot 4x4 have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2008 Jeep Patriot 4x4 steering — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.