2009 Jeep Patriot Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“The sunroof leak has been an ongoing problem since we bought the Jeep, new. It's been repaired several times. They blow out the drain lines and tell us not to park near any trees. Then I take it to the carwash and it leaks again. They tell us not to spray the water to direct at the roof. Water gushing through my dome light has washed down through the dash console and now my hands free (u-connect) is malfunctioning. The service dept, charged me to look at it and supposedly fixed it. It's still does not work properly. All the console buttons are sticking. …”

“2009 Jeep Patriot. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sunroof design assembly flaw. The consumer stated water was leaking from the sunroof area. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on 05/17/12. They repaired a seal at a cost of $ 212.93. The consumer discovered that his make, model and year had a design/assembly flaw that was addressed in a chrysler technical service bulletin. According to the bulletin, the sunroof assembly was not installed correctly which caused water to leak inside. The TSB gave specific procedures on how to fix the problem, and gave an estimate time of 13 hours to fix. …”