# 2008 Jeep Patriot - Rusty cross member

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-jeep-patriot-rusty-cross-member/137295>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jeep\
**Created:** [March 26, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-jeep-patriot-rusty-cross-member/137295 "2019-03-26T19:49:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![KathMatheny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f1d935/32.png) [@KathMatheny](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KathMatheny)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-jeep-patriot-rusty-cross-member/137295/1 "2019-03-26T19:49:23Z")

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Has anyone had Chrysler warranty their cross members when they completed rusted out?

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-jeep-patriot-rusty-cross-member/137295/2 "2019-03-26T21:21:21Z")

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> [@KathMatheny](#):
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> Has anyone had Chrysler warranty their cross members when they completed rusted out?

If it happened under warranty I imagine people have, but your Jeep is 11 years old and way out of warranty. You could try and contact Chrysler through the information in your owners manual and see if they would do a good faith repair or cover part of the bill, but I wouldn’t hold your breath

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-jeep-patriot-rusty-cross-member/137295/3 "2019-03-26T21:51:33Z")

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If you plan on keeping the vehicle, you’re going to need one of these.

[https://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/2008/jeep/patriot/suspension/suspension\_crossmember.html](https://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/2008/jeep/patriot/suspension/suspension_crossmember.html)

Tester

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**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-jeep-patriot-rusty-cross-member/137295/4 "2019-03-27T02:27:55Z")

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You are just out of the coverage period, but Chrysler did extend the warranty to 10 years for this defect.

> **[Front and Rear Crossmember Corrosion (X69 Warranty Extension) - 2008-2012...](https://chrysler.oemdtc.com/457/front-and-rear-crossmember-corrosion-x69-warranty-extension-2008-2012-dodge-caliber-jeep-compasspatriot)**
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> NUMBER: 23-007-17 REV. C GROUP: 23 - Body DATE: July 13, 2017 NOTE: This bulletin only applies to vehicles in the Canadian market and in salt belt states which include Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,...