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Chart based on 21 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2008 Jeep Patriot
Engine not specified
80000 mi
US $890
one day would start but couldn't move shifter,dashboard out,door locks out,wind wipers out,they they said it was the PDU or the fuse box module. Have to take back to fix it war. company said will not cover
Grinding noise in drive train when driving at crawl speeds (as in a parking lot) when speeding up/slowing. Dealer "tightened a heat shield" which they said solved the problem, but it made no difference. Still have "lifetime" warranty so we'll see.
transmisson failure - replaced with new transmission
66000 mi
transimission failure - replace
3000 mi
Would not go into 4X4. Took to dealer and turned out to be a bad factory splice that came loose. Fixed under warranty
84400 mi
Transmission failed, replaced under warranty. Been complaining about whining noise for 2yrs, brought it to 3 different dealers. Always told issue can't be replicated. 5 hr drive home took 9, car kept self braking to 5mph every 30min.
5 speed manual transmission had a bad synchro. There was a
service bulletin on it. The local dealer did an excellent job and only took two days repairing.
defective part in transmission, transmission replaced under warranty
31000 mi
transmission oil leak repaired
8200 mi
3rd gear went out (5SD) 3rd gear was grinding
10000 mi
Replace transmission.
119800 mi
US $2300
Rear axle seals leaking
33480 mi
Could not shift from 3rd to 4th gear. Common problem with syncros.
34500 mi
Manual transmission. Gear clash/grind, followed by 5th gear popping out. Transmission replacement pending. Took two weeks for repair. Manual Transmission issues common. Entire transmission replaced.
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