Jeep Patriot Complaints (2014)

548 consumer complaints on file.

#11149575November 5, 2018
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED 3 MONTHS APART. TODAY I WAS GOING 45 MPH DRIVING FOR 3 MINUTES AND MY TRACK LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST PRESSURE IN THE ACCELERATION AND COULD ONLY MOVE 20 MPH. I PULLED OVER TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THEN IT WORKED LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS ALSO HAS HAPPENED 3 MONTHS AGO ON THE BYPASS GOING 70 MPH AND I HAD CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DIE. SO WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO LET IT COOL DOWN AND ALL THE LIGHTS WENT AWAY AND RAN AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. VERY SCARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144441October 31, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS THE WHOLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WITH ALL THE WARNING SYMBOLS. EVERYTHING IN THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMOTER RESETS TO ZERO LIGHTS UP AND THEN GOES OFF AND ON FOR A COUPLE OF MILES. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR SYSTEM IS TRYING TO CLICK ON AND OFF OR READJUST. I THEN AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 40MPH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, CITY STREETS AND TURNING. THE TRACTION LIGHT IS ON ALTHOUGH I DO NOT MANUALLY HAVE IT ON AND SPUTTERS WHEN TURNING ON CITY STREETS AND GRINDS GEARS AND GETS STUCK NOT ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 20MPH. AFTER RECEIVING A DIAGNOSTICS FROM A JEEP DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT THE ABOVE STATED ISSUES COULD BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM. THE ISSUES ARE STILL OCCURING AFTER MULPTILE MECHANIC CHECKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142133October 23, 2018
ENGINE
VEHICLE SPUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING AS IF LOSING OIL PRESSURE. IT'S SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO NOT WANT TO TURN OR PULLOUT INTO TRAFFIC UNLESS THERE IS A LARGE AND SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES FROM FEAR OF STALLING OR JUST NOT ACCELERATING FAST ENOUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141590October 20, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65 AND THE JERKED HARD AND THE POWER OF THE CAR DROPED DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET INTO A CRASH WITH CARS BEHIND ME A RED LIGHING BOLT LITE UP ON THE DASH AS THIS WAS HAPPENING AND AT THAT SAME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IF I PRESSED ON THE GAS NOTHING BUT RPM WENT UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH THE LIGHTS STOPPED AND THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL BARELY MAKING IT HOME SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN IT'S THE ETC LIGHT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ALL COME ON AND YOU LOSE POWER TO ACELRATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141058October 17, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I'VE HAD 2 NEW 2014 JEEP PATRIOTS, AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL HAS FAILED ON BOTH WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 65MPH, LEAVING CARS WITH NO ENGINE POWER OR POWER STEERING. SOMEBODY WILL DIE ONE DAY IN THIS CAR. I JUNKED THE FIRST ONE AFTER REPAIRING THE ETC, AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE 2ND ONE. PLEASE GOOGLE THE SUBJECT AND SEE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS W/SAME ISSUE. JEEP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP LEVEL, AND WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE ON 2 NEW 015 PATRIOTS PURCHASED FROM THE SAME DEALER IN MARIETTA, GA. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY DEFECTIVE IN THESE ETCS, AND I AM LUCKY MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THEMSELVES OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT GETTING MAIMED OR KILLED. JEEP NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, AND RECALL ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140392October 15, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAMARA RECALL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH I LOOKED UP ON THE JEEP FORUM AND THEIR IS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE WITH THE SAME ISSUES ALOT OF THEM CAUSED RECKS FROM THROTTLE BODY ISSUES, WHAT HAPPEN WAS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THEN MY ETC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGEINE LIGHT CAME ON BLINKING AND THEN WITH MY FOOT COMPLETLY ON THE BREAK AND I JUST GOT NEW BREAKS DONE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO , MY JEEP STARTED TO REV AND THE RPMS WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE RED AND MY JEEP WAS OFF BUCKING AND WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD WHILE MY FOOT IS STILL ON THE BREAK I WAS COMPLETELY NOT IN CONTROL OF MY JEEP AND I WAS HEADING RIGHT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE I SLAMMED ON MY HORN AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND THE OTHER PERSON SLAMMED ON THEIR BREAKS, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT WPULDNT GO OVER 20 MPH AFTER THAT AND TURN MY JEEP OFF AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND SENT IT TO THE SHOP , AND THEY CALLED ME SAYING IT WAS THROTTLE CONTROL BODY WENT OUT AND SAYING ITS GOING TO BE LIKE 600 DOLLARS TO FIX. IT WAS THE MOST SCARIEST AND DANGEROUS THING I'VE EVER SEEN HAPPEN WITH VEHICLES. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SEEMED LIKE THEY UNDERSTOOD THIS HAS BEEN A PROMBLEM AND THEY JUST DID NOT CARE THE BELOW PICTURES ARE JUST SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WENT THRU THE SAME THING ITS CALLED JEEP FORUM. THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133328October 4, 2018
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED OR IDLING AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I MUST PUT MY CAR IN PARK, SHUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF, THEN RESTART, SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE DAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON CITY STREET, HIGHWAYS, WHILE TURNING AND WHILE STOPPED, IT HAS BECOME UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE TO DRIVE. I AM STILL UNAWARE OF WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE THAT I THINK COULD HAVE BEEN LINKED: BATTERY, THROTTLE BODY, SPARK PLUGS, CAM SENSORS, RUNNER VALVE, AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. NONE OF THESE REPLACEMENTS HAS FIXED THIS ISSUE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE WITH JEEP (N52) AND WHEN I CALLED TO TELL THEM MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THIS ISSUE THEY JUST TOLD ME THEY WOULD MAKE A NOTE, AND THEY COULD NOT AUTHORIZE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I ASKED THEM IF I TOOK IT INTO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY FOUND THIS TO BE THE ISSUE COULD THEY ISSUE THEY RECALL THEN THEY TOLD ME NO AND IT WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF MY OWN EXPENSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132850October 2, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT JUST EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT HAS 91,000 MILES ON IT, BUT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTENANCED. THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING STARTED MAKING GRINDING AND WHINING NOISES WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS LET OUT WHILE PARKED AND DRIVING. SOON HAD TROUBLES SHIFTING AND MY TRANSMISSION NOT WANTING TO GO INTO GEAR. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET FOR A REMEDY AND NOTICED THOUSAND OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS SAME ISSUE INVOLVING MOST JEEP VEHICLES. ONE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 31,000 MILES WHEN THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILED. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. THEY STATED THAT I HAVE 3 OPTIONS WHICH INCLUDE REBUILD MY CURRENT TRANSMISSION (WHICH MAY BE A TOTAL LOSS) , BUY A USED TRAMSMISSION ( NO GUARANTEE OF WHEN ANOTHER FAILURE WILL OCCUR), OR BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM THE DEALERSHIP (NO GUARANTEE OF WHEN FAILURE WILL OCCUR). THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP STATED THAT THERE IS A PARTS SHORTAGE DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE PARTS TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO LACK OF USED TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 1 YEAR AGO AND WILL HAVE TO PAY THOUSANDS TO FIX IT DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE COMMUNITY WITHOUT ANY GUARANTEE OF WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE OWNER OF MY LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOP TOLD ME TO SELL IT BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I SAVED MONEY TO BUY THIS JEEP WITH CASH AND DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO CONTINUALLY REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS IN IT. BIG PROBLEM FOR JEEP AND QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCTS. BIGGER PROBLEM FOR THE OWNERS THAT ARE PAYING THOUSANDS TO FIX THEIR VEHICLES. THEIR TRANSMISSIOMS SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO NOT MODEL SPECIFIC. ALL JEEP MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132725October 1, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THROTTLE BODY HOUSING FAILURE: WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON AN INTERSTATE WITH SPEED LIMIT OF 60MPH, VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE FROM 50MPH DOWN TO 20MPH AND WOULD NOT SPEED UP REGARDLESS OF HOW I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. THE ESC, ETC, AND MIL INDICATORS BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SPEED ABOVE 20-30MPH. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS NEEDING A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY HOUSING AT A COST OF $880 FOR THAT REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF A LEAKING COOLANT / RADIATOR HOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132309September 29, 2018
AIR BAGS
BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS (AHR) WERE TRIGGERED IN JULY 2018 WITHOUT MY CAR SUFFERING AN IMPACT. IN BOTH CASES, THE CAR WAS PARKED LIKE USUAL AT MY HOUSE OVERNIGHT AND I FOUND THE HEADRESTS TRIGGERED IN THE MORNING. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS, THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE, AND THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION WHEN THEY TRIGGERED. I WAS UNABLE TO RESET THEM PER THE MANUAL, SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY JEEP DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 8TH AND MY SERVICE REP SAID HE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG. HE LATER CALLED TO QUOTE ME ABOUT $1,400 TO REPLACE BOTH HEADRESTS AND HE TOLD ME I WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO SKIP REPLACING THEM; TO KEEP THEM AS-IS TO AVOID THE COSTS. AT NO TIME WAS IT EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY FEATURE WITH A BROKEN PIECE. WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE FOR REPLACEMENT HEADRESTS, I WAS ABLE TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT MALFUNCTIONED AND HAS AFFECTED OTHER DRIVERS. THIS MALFUNCTION POSES A RISK TO DRIVERS IF IT HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION (I WAS LUCKY). A SMALL PIECE IN THE HEADREST IS ALSO BREAKING, PREVENTING THE RESTRAINTS FROM BEING RESET AND COSTING OWNERS THE HIGH PRICE OF REPLACING THE HEADRESTS. I, LIKE MANY, AM NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS LARGE COST, WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY JEEP GIVEN ITS SERIOUSNESS AND FREQUENCY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT MY JEEP DEALERSHIP ACTUALLY SUGGESTED THAT I KEEP MY HEADRESTS AS THEY ARE, ALLOWING ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THIS SAFETY RESTRAINT ACTIVATED, WHICH CAN DO MORE HARM SHOULD I BE IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY ALSO FAILED TO EXPLAIN OR PROPERLY EDUCATE ME ABOUT THE AHR'S AND THE REASON THEY COULD NOT BE RESET. THEIR OMISSION OF THESE FACTS COUPLED WITH THE SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THIS SAFETY FEATURE MALFUNCTION CAN PUT OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131165September 25, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RENTSCHLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (255 N WALNUT ST, SLATINGTON, PA 18080, (610) 767-1171) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130025September 17, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY JEEP PATRIOT SHIFTS HARD WHEN GOING UP HILLS OR SHIFTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129737September 16, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
WAS NEVER PROPERLY NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL. IT WAS POSTED SEPT. 13, 2016. IT IS NOW SEPT. 16, 2018
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124235September 4, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WATER LEAK UNDER DASH BOARD,WHEN AIR CONDITIONER ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123913September 1, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE I WAS IN DRIVING, THE ENGINE WOULD DECELERATE AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS WOULD APPEAR ON DASH. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND WAS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT MAKE IT GO OVER 20MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANIC AND THEY SAY THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IVE HAD THAT REPLACED SBOUT 2 YRS AGO...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123488August 30, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE SPENT OVER $1500 ON REPAIR OF AN ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND I STILL HAVE ENGINE STALLING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE CARS SLOWS ON ITS OWN I CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 20MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122661August 27, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SLIP INDICATOR, CHECK ENGINE, AND THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, RESET THE VEHICLE, AND CHANGED THE OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED A WEEK LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V552000 (ENGINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122315August 25, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND IN MOTION, THE ENGINE WOULD DECELERATE AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS WOULD APPEAR ON DASH. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE OR STATE HIGHWAYS. CHECKING NUMEROUS WEBSITES, IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEPS AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AND MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122105August 24, 2018
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AT NIGHT, THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE SEAT BELT GRADUALLY TIGHTENED AROUND THE CHILD. THE CONTACT MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT AND HAD TO CUT IT TO REMOVE THE CHILD FROM THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,872.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121864August 23, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LOSS OF POWER UPON ACCELERATION. DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2014 JEEP PATRIOT AND THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY ON THIS VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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