2010 Jeep Patriot FWD Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“When I get up to speeds between 50-60mph, I feel outside air coming through the steering wheel column. This winter it's been extremely cold and I'm needing to move my hands towards the top of the steering wheel to avoid the cold air leaking in. When I make sharp turns between 25-45mph, I get more cold air coming in as if I opened a window. I need to crank up the heat in order to avoid getting cold myself. I am forced to hold the steering wheel a certain way to avoid the cold air. I took it to a dealership who said oh it's the windshield, so they replaced that. …”

“The contact owns a 2010 Jeep patriot. The contact stated that while stopped, snow slid onto the windshield and completely blocked his field of vision. The windshield wipers were not strong enough to remove the snow from the windshield. The contact had to exit the vehicle and manually remove the snow from the windshield in order to regain visibility. The failure had since recurred on an intermittent basis during snowy weather conditions. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. …”