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Nicholas Walker, 03/27/2017
updated 03/27/2020
2008 Jeep Patriot Sport 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 5 people found this review helpful
There is always something wrong with it. The value of the car drops faster than id like. Wouldnt recommend.
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Jeep Got it Right
New Patriot Owner, 09/06/2007
2008 Jeep Patriot Limited 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 6 people found this review helpful
I've always been loyal to Jeep and have owned two Wranglers, so when I say the Patriot feels like a luxury SUV keep in mind I don't have much to compare it to. But after just a few days zipping around in this wonderful SUV, I can't believe that some owners are giving it only so-so reviews. I bought the Limited Patriot because I was looking for several things: 4-cylinder, comfortable ride with lots of cool stuff (leather, sunroof, heated seats) and of course it has to be a "real" Jeep. Give the folks at Jeep credit - if they didn't create the Patriot they would have lost me as a long-time customer. I was looking at other small, gas-sipping SUV's like the RAV 4 and the CRV. Not now!
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It's a love/hate relationship
Caylee, 08/07/2017
2008 Jeep Patriot Sport 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
My parents bought this Jeep in 2008. It was a fun, sporty car-something that was a bit different. I started driving it primarily when it was handed down to me in 2011. Since I have had it, the transmission has needed to be replaced, air conditioning and one of the speakers that had blown. Now, being honest, I am also one who likes to drive more pedal to the metal. Brakes have needed to be replaced a bit more than usual. It does not do well speeding up. Sure, once you get going it hits 85-90 mph just fine, but it makes a lot of noise to get there. I've also had a couple of moments where I've gone and the pedal would literally be hitting the bottom and the car for some reason would stall and only go about 15-20 mph until it kicked in. It also does not do very well in the winter. I live in the midwest, so we get to see all seasons and the weather that comes with it. It does horrible in the snow and sometimes even after a heavy rain. It does have nice climate control inside. The AC does wonders, and defrost works pretty quickly in the winter as well. It is nice to park in tight spaces and makes tight turns pretty nicely also. It is more of a smaller SUV size, but still packs a lot into it. The rear bench seat folds completely down and can haul a lot. The gas tank doesn't really hold a lot, maybe 11 gallons? I usually have to fill up about every 270 miles (and that's pushing it). All in all, its a nice little jeep. Hauls a lot and can be fun to drive, but not great for bad weather conditions and has some bad blinds spots as well. From what I have heard, 2008 was a bad year for the Jeep Patriot also, so hopefully they have made some improvements since then.
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Transmission / Leaks / 60K Buying a Patriot Read this...
lipjunkiee, 01/15/2011
2008 Jeep Patriot Limited 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 7 people found this review helpful
I own a 2008 Jeep Patriot Limited 4x4. I bought it two years ago with only 5K miles. One month after I bought the car the back light dome and flash light filled up with water. They stripped my interior out and gave me new interior and had to weld the problem. Two months ago 200 miles after my warranty expired the leak came back - but worse! I took it in for a diagnostic. They told me a stick had plugged my drainage tube for my sunroof. WOW! I never use my sunroof. THEN after I get my transmission serviced - fluid changed etc 500.00 dollars later... and two months later my TRANSMISSION goes out.... It's going to cost me $ 5,150.00 dollars to replace it. CVT TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT RELIABLE!
Update- 122k, still no non wear repairs
jeepking, 08/07/2011
2008 Jeep Patriot Sport 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
I wrote a review about my Patriot at 60k, only repair then was a light bulb. Since then I have 122k and have only had to replace wear items. Just did a new clutch at 122k, did rear brakes at 110k and front at 120k. My hope is the next clutch goes longer, I live in Minnesota and when I replaced the stock Goodyears with Michelins my snow performance went to ****, I have two wheel drive and did put some snow tires on (Kumhos), and that has worked out well. Point is I think I did a lot of damage to my clutch trying to get out of stuff without snow tires.