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2008 Jeep Patriot body & structure problems

The 2008 Jeep Patriot has 44 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

44

Body & Structure complaints

16%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Patriot body & structure complaints by model year51 complaints2007: 5 complaints2008: 44 complaints2009: 49 complaints2010: 11 complaints2011: 51 complaints2012: 14 complaints2013: 4 complaints2014: 14 complaints2015: 6 complaints2016: 13 complaints2017: 2 complaints
Patriot body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

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…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · June 17, 2020 · fire

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 2008 Jeep Patriot have?

NHTSA has 44 complaints about the 2008 Jeep Patriot body & structure — 16% 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.