20 Most Recent 2008 Jeep Patriot 2.4 Questions & Answers

ever give it a tuneup?if not , bingo.does tries mean it cranks but not startor tries, means you try turn key and starter is dead. silent start.?????

Under the hood , on top of the radiator !

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spray penetrating oil into door latch mechanism, all angles and holes, up and down and keep working door open and close. It is dry and gummed up. a good maintenance procedure for all doors, hinges, and especially tailgate mechanisms. once you have a poorly latched tailgate open going down the road, and loose your cargo, you will learn to notice when things are not latching properly!

check the fliuf level in the transmission. run the fault codes to find which servo/ solenoid / sensor or TCM has failed.

great question. but why post and not say which one, odd that....???? did you try to pull IT out. if IT comes out , they can be bought. $500 box it is.with heated front seats... etch I can replace it no matter what. (i do board level work) seems jeep dont sell them http://www.factorychryslerparts.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=557879&ukey_product=4547598 answer part number 11,12,13 are , see the parts pages at jeep in fact you can do that on any car made. just look at anytime.

Best bet would be to get a service manual. If the headlights etc are controlled by a BCM there would likely also be codes set to let you know where the problem is. The vintage makes me suspedt these units are all computer controlled and if so the BCM may well be afulty, BUT ???????????????

no symptoms posted, no events stated. no mention of chain noise before or now , at failure.... 2.4L here is the interference page on 2.4

2.4L DOHC Non-Interference (Valves may hit if camshafts turn out of time)

2.4L SOHC Interference

seems yours is listed as 2.4L DOHC, this means that the engine is free wheeling on the DOHC so long as one cam dont spin and the other is stopped. or one cam slips time and out of time with the other cam. and the valves crash.......... on all DOHC engines, i respect them. i do a cylinder leak down test by hand, no craning the engine with the starter inviting said CRASH. so if the cylinder leaks near TDC on the compression stroke or if by hand turned over gently by hand spark plugs out I feel hitting I STOP. and THINK then take action what is action, i pull it down and look to see if the marks are OFF. if off , i fix that then repeat the leak down test. if that fails, the head must come off its easy to make it worse, the key is dont/

why are you asking? car dont start? or reading the wrong book or wrong year book>? the FSM covers this. 2008 here it is for 100 bucks https://www.techauthority.com/en-US/Pages/FacetSearchResults.aspx?make=Jeep&year=2008&model=PATRIOT+4X4+%28LHD%29&engine=2.4L+4+CYL+DOHC+16V+DUAL+V.V.T.&producttype=Service+Manuals&ptCatId=3083 or login to alldata.com for 15 bucks and read. its all there. ever word; here ill try for you posted now 100 times "Removal & Installation The fuel filter is part of the fuel pump module located in the fuel tank. It is serviced as part of the fuel pump module. Refer to Fuel Pump Module, removal & installation." verbatum.

I'll answer for A/T auto tranny car, with 4wd. RPM. got a dash tachometer? if yes this is easy. you step on the throttle (right foot) and advance the RPM to where. stuck at 800? rpm goes to 1500 to 2000 and shakes, (brakes iced up. and frozen) goes to 3000 rpm or more, (tranny failure) or 4wd in neutral?

Check and fill the power steering fluid at the power steering pump.________________car remote key replacement