Hi all... new to the forum. Coming here after a big headscratcher issue. Don't know what else to try. I have a 2007 Patriot Sport FWD 2.4 L engine
It all started when I realized my front tires were not wearing properly and looked like it needed alignment. Mist shops I consulted told me it needed new lower control arms but that they did not have the parts or equipment to verify alignment afterwards. Told me to go to dealer. After looking up the parts and process I realized I could well do it myself. Here is where my story begins
- I proceeded to replace the arms and took chance to do struts as well and rotated the tires. In the process of doing so, I had a hard time getting the arm to come off the knuckle. Had to hammer the old arm out while the break disc sat on supported by a jack from below. In the process of doing this for the driver side, the CV axle accidentally came off the transmission. It wasn't much but I do think I would need to add at least another qt. May be less but I do not feel this would have any issues
- Eventually I managed to put it all back together and before I had a chance to refill the transmission fluid, I went for a quick drive to make sure everything was ok. I could not help but to notice the while accelerating from a low speed (like 20 mph or less), it would feel jerky. Would not feel as bad accelerating at a higher speed. Considering this vehicle just broke over 100k miles, I figured may be the CV axle was damaged when it got pulled out. In any case, it wasn't a bad idea to replace it even tho the boots and everything else looked just fine.
- Meanwhile I decided to add a qt of oil to the transmission and measure it based on what most people advice. Bought the dipstick and followed the temp chart. At least when it was cold, it seems like it had nothing. While warm, still seem a bit low but not totally outside the range. Added another qt. No improvement
- When I was able to get the new CV axle, I decided to also might as well do a full tranny service. I am prepping this jeep to pass it to my first teen driver, might as well do a full refurb. Replaced the CV axles (both sides) and both transmission filters and oil. I had 2-3 qt left over from the previous container and bought a whole new one (believe the Valvoline CVT is 5 qt)
- Went out for a drive... same problem. Even felt like it got a bit worse. Most other checklists also say that jerky acceleration could be caused by bad ignition parts. I had that experience with an old minivan before and, again, could not hurt to get new spark plugs and coils.
Long story short. Got new CV axles, new oil and filters into the tranny, 4 new spark plugs and coils. Problem still there. Needless to say, it wasn't doing this when I parked it for service.
At this point I am beyond frustrated. any ideas?
It all started when I realized my front tires were not wearing properly and looked like it needed alignment. Mist shops I consulted told me it needed new lower control arms but that they did not have the parts or equipment to verify alignment afterwards. Told me to go to dealer. After looking up the parts and process I realized I could well do it myself. Here is where my story begins
- I proceeded to replace the arms and took chance to do struts as well and rotated the tires. In the process of doing so, I had a hard time getting the arm to come off the knuckle. Had to hammer the old arm out while the break disc sat on supported by a jack from below. In the process of doing this for the driver side, the CV axle accidentally came off the transmission. It wasn't much but I do think I would need to add at least another qt. May be less but I do not feel this would have any issues
- Eventually I managed to put it all back together and before I had a chance to refill the transmission fluid, I went for a quick drive to make sure everything was ok. I could not help but to notice the while accelerating from a low speed (like 20 mph or less), it would feel jerky. Would not feel as bad accelerating at a higher speed. Considering this vehicle just broke over 100k miles, I figured may be the CV axle was damaged when it got pulled out. In any case, it wasn't a bad idea to replace it even tho the boots and everything else looked just fine.
- Meanwhile I decided to add a qt of oil to the transmission and measure it based on what most people advice. Bought the dipstick and followed the temp chart. At least when it was cold, it seems like it had nothing. While warm, still seem a bit low but not totally outside the range. Added another qt. No improvement
- When I was able to get the new CV axle, I decided to also might as well do a full tranny service. I am prepping this jeep to pass it to my first teen driver, might as well do a full refurb. Replaced the CV axles (both sides) and both transmission filters and oil. I had 2-3 qt left over from the previous container and bought a whole new one (believe the Valvoline CVT is 5 qt)
- Went out for a drive... same problem. Even felt like it got a bit worse. Most other checklists also say that jerky acceleration could be caused by bad ignition parts. I had that experience with an old minivan before and, again, could not hurt to get new spark plugs and coils.
Long story short. Got new CV axles, new oil and filters into the tranny, 4 new spark plugs and coils. Problem still there. Needless to say, it wasn't doing this when I parked it for service.
At this point I am beyond frustrated. any ideas?
