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2008 Jeep Patriot FWD Electrical system Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
8%of 90 total for the year
Median mileage
32,780miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the electrical system of the 2008 Jeep Patriot FWD, 8% of the 90 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 32,780 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“For the past two years any time it rains or snows when I get in my Jeep the first time the break is touch water pours from the dome light like a waterfall stream it is staining the interior it is trashing the car I cannot get it to stop what is the worst thing”

NHTSA complaint #10861371, filed 2016-04, 85,000 miles

“My Jeep patriot cuts off and to this date, I haven't received an answer on the cause of this problem. I purchased a new alternator and a battery and that did not solve that issue. On november 29, 2013, I drove the car from stamford, ct to bridgeport, ct. I was driving at a speed of 50 MPH and all of a sudden, the car started making a noise as if something was clogged in the fuel system. The car would not drive over a speed over 15 MPH. The very next day, I had the car checked and there is a computer malfunction in the fuel injection system. …”

NHTSA complaint #10559992, filed 2014-01, 119,200 miles

“I went to get my car repaired and they gave me this service bulletin 08-007-08 for a 2008 Jeep patriot called Jeep they told me it was the starter them we called a local repair shop they gave me this bulletin.”

NHTSA complaint #10318252, filed 2010-03, 37,560 miles

“My 2008 Jeep patriot has been in the shop a collective 18 times over 87 days. It is currently still in the shop since last week. I have had it in 9 times for the sunroof leaking and 7 times to replace electrical items that shorted out because of the leaking sunroof. It first started to have this problem after 3 months 8/2008 and 2700 miles. I am tried of the dealership asking to give them one more try for the last year and a half. They keep blowing me off. As of 1/29/10 it back in the shop again for a leaking sunroof. …”

NHTSA complaint #10304930, filed 2010-02, 2,789 miles

“I have a 2008 Jeep patriot, my Jeep started leaking from the map light, dome light and cargo light the water ran into my A/C unit and my cd changer, gear shift, glove compartment and all over my carpet and seats, in sept. Of 2009 after a heavy rain we were in a drought until then. I got the car back and the dealership said the leak was fixed, they said they had to connect the drain tubes. Once I got my car back I noticed after another rain I had water standing in my tire well once again, after the last leak my car started stalling on take off. …”

NHTSA complaint #10308738, filed 2010-02, 28,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201015%
2009521%
200878%
200739%

Other parts of the 2008 Jeep Patriot FWD

Suspension
35 complaints
Body and structure
23 complaints
Steering
17 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
15 complaints
Engine
8 complaints
Fuel system
7 complaints
Engine cooling
5 complaints
Other or unknown
5 complaints
Wheels
5 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Interior lighting
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Jeep Patriot FWD

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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