Jeep Patriot Complaints (2012)

354 consumer complaints on file.

#10939882January 5, 2017
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY JEEP JUST COMPLETELY STALLED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WENT TO GO AND MY JEEP COMPLETELY LOST EVERYTHING NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940027January 5, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MY VEHICLE, ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE BEEN UNDER RECALL FOR A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. CIRCUITS FAIL, WHICH PREVENT THE AIRBAGS FROM DEPLOYING AND FROM SEAT BELTS RESTRAINING. I HAVE WAITED 4 MONTHS FOR A RESOLUTION AND THERE IS NOTHING. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT I AM FORCED TO DRIVE AROUND A HAZARDOUS VEHICLE (PREGNANT!!!). JEEP SHOULD EITHER PROVIDE A SAFE RENTAL VEHICLE OR BUY THIS BACK. THE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE HAS GREATLY DECREASED DUE TO THIS RECALL. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN ON THIS-- THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND I WOULD EXPECT THAT A GROUP WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS TO KEEP DRIVERS SAFE WOULD ALLOW THIS TO CONTINUE WITHOUT A RESOLUTION. I EXPECT MORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938575December 29, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I TRY TO FUEL MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT (55000) MILES, BUT THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF. IT TAKES ME AT LEAST 10 MINUTES TO PUMP 8 GALLONS OF FUEL INTO MY TANK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A MONTH NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937891December 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
S61 RECALL I HAVE AIR BAG LIGHT ON NOW TOOK TO JEEP DEALER THEY FLASH COMPUTER WITH UP DATES AND I STILL HAVE LIGHT ON TOLD NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR AND THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT GO OFF WAS TOLD NO PARTS 4 TO 6 MOUTHS CALL CHRYSLER CORP THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER #30671746 AND TOLD ME CAN ONLY GET $35.00 ADAY TO RENT CAR 4 TO 6 MOUTHS IS UNACCEPTABLE I CANT GET RENTEL FOR THAT IN MY TOWN WOOD LIKE TO KNOW OF BETTER OPTIONS IN WHAT TO DO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937917December 28, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
RECALL ISSUED BUT NO REMEDY TO FIX THE PROBLEM - WHAT ARE MY NEXT STEPS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934088December 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
FCA NOTICE STATE: " THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY DURING A CRASH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A CRASH" IF I HAVE 4 CHILDREN, HOW DO I DECIDE WHICH CHILD SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT? THE ONE I LOVE LESS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930363December 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933629December 7, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928110November 27, 2016
ENGINE
MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING OVER THANKSGIVING ON HER WAY HOME ON THE INTERSTATE 70 MPH AND THE JEEP JUST SHUTS OFF, LOTS OF TRAFFIC LOSES ALL POWER, SO SHE PULLED OVER AND CALLED ME, I HAD HER TO TURN THE SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AND BACK TO RUN A COUPLE OF TIME AND IT STARTED, SHE DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME APPROX. 100 MILES WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926517November 16, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925891November 14, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THIS CAR HAS A RECALL IN PLACE FOR SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVING "LOSS OF AIRBAG AND SEATBELT PRETENSIONER" AND/OR "OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER." YET NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. MOPAR AND FIAT CHRYSLER ARE ALLOWING CUSTOMERS AND DRIVERS TO REMAIN IN DANGER WITH THIS DELAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916649October 17, 2016
SEAT BELTS
DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT LOCK ON SUDDEN PULL. NO DRIVER SAFETY. AAA DID A SERVICE CHECK ON MY CAR TODAY AND FOUND THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT FAILURE. ALL OTHER SEAT BELTS OPERATING SAFELY. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE.10/17/2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916403October 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10886050July 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A LOUD WHINING NOISE SOUNDED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING WARM TEMPERATURES OF 80 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885359July 17, 2016
ENGINE
STALLS AT LOW SPEED (40 MPH OR LESS) AND AT IDLE, MOST OFTEN WITH SOME ENGINE LOAD -- LIKE AC IS ON OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. IT STALLS MORE OFTEN IN THE AFTERNOON THAN IN THE MORNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884146July 11, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, SPEED 65-70 MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND A WINDING NOISE ACCOMPANIES THE LOSS. SOMETIMES THE TEMP GAUGE OR ELECTRIC THROTTLE LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS. ALL 4 TIMES I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WAIT AN HOUR, START THE CAR DRIVES NORMALLY. AFTER EACH OCCASION I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER. EITHER THEY SAY IT'S A MISFIRE, OR I NEED A TUNE UP OR AN IGNITION COIL. I'VE SINCE HAD ALL THESE REPAIRS AND THE ISSUE CONTINUES. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I'VE HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR EVERY TIME, THANKFULLY I AVOIDED GETTING REAR ENDED AND NOW DRIVE IN THE SLOW LANE NOT OVER 65 MPH JUST TO BE PREPARED FOR MY JEEP TO DO THIS AGAIN. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877005June 27, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. FROM THE BEGINNING MY TRANSMISSION WOULD CONSTANTLY OVER HEAT AND I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND THEY SAID, "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG." THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND FINALLY THEY ISSUED ME A NEW TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED CONTINUOUSLY ON THE HIGHWAY & STREET. THEN THEY DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR THAT WAS BAD, WHICH THEY REPLACED. I HAD TO PAY $100 BECAUSE OF A DEDUCTIBLE. THE CAR SEEMED TO BE WORKING OKAY UNTIL JUNE 22ND, 2015 WHEN I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED WITH A HUGE SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 75 MPH AND THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, POWER STEERING, EVERYTHING WENT OFF EXCEPT FOR THE LIGHTS AND OTHER ITEMS RUN BY THE BATTERY. WE IMMEDIATELY TRIED OUR BEST TO SIGNAL AND FINALLY MADE IT SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 15 MPH. THE CAR GAVE US NO CHECK LIGHTS AND NO INDICATION AS TO WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THAT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER WHEN WE TRIED TO START IT. WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP. WE LIVE IN CALIFORNIA AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED IN IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO WHICH WAS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT. WE RENTED A CAR AND LEFT THE 2012 JEEP PATRIOT AT THE DEALER HOPING THEY COULD FIX IT UPON OUR RETURN TO THAT AREA. THEY WERE UNABLE TO GIVE US ANY ANSWERS AND SAID THE CAR STARTED FINE. OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN SEE HOW THIS IS AN ISSUE. I HAVE NO PROBLEM FIXING THE CAR BUT WITH NO ANSWERS TO WHAT IS WRONG AND HAVING THE CONSTANT WORRY OF WONDERING IF MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE IS IN DANGER, IS NOT SOMETHING I AM WILLING TO TOLERATE. IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS WELL. I WILL BE FORWARDING THIS FOR THEM TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AS WELL. I WILL ALSO FOLLOW UP HOPING THAT THIS ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875438June 20, 2016
ENGINE
DURING DRIVING CAR GOT STALLED SUDDENLY AND ENGINE STOPPED AND LOCKED AND PREVENTED TO MOVE OFF FROM ROAD WITH EVAP CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AND SOMEONE BEHIND ABOUT TO HIT AT THE BACK AND ITS A MAJOR ISSUE IF ENGINE LOCK DOWN WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862836May 3, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALERSHIP WITH 39,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE NOT EVEN MADE 1 CAR PAYMENT YET AND HAVE HAD TO GET IT TOWED OUT OF MY GARAGE TO TAKE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START ONE MORNING. DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS HAVING A FAULTY WCM MODULE AROUND $400 TO FIX. NOT A GOOD START TO OWNING A JEEP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860043April 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
2012 PATRIOT HAS 48K MILES ON IT. BEEN DRIVING A STD SHIFT FOR MOST OF MY 46 YEARS. THE THROW OUT BEARING IS VERY NOISY. THIS HAS DEVELOPED OVER A FEW MONTHS. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE MORITZ AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE 100K DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY SO I CONTACTED JEEP. THEY DIDN'T KNOW EITHER AND HAD TO LOOK IT UP. IT IS NOT COVERED. THERE IS NO WAY, UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THAT A THROW OUT BEARING SHOULD GO BAD WITH SUCH LOW MILAGE. JEEP WON'T COVER THE REPAIR. IF ONE LOOKS ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PATRIOT AND NOT JUST WITH THE 2012 MODEL YEAR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. JEEP IS HIDING BEHIND THE 12K CLUTCH WARRANTY TO MAKE CUSTOMERS PAY FOR A DEFECT IN CRAFTSMANSHIP. I'VE OWNED GERMAN AND JAPANESE CARS THAT HAD OVER 130K MILES THAT NEEDED NEITHER A CLUTCH OR A THROW OUT BEARING. THE PATRIOT SHIFTS FINE, THE CLUTCH DOES NOT SLIP. THE ONLY ISSUE SO FAR IS THE VERY NOISY THROW OUT BEARING'.CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS IT'S SO COMMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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