Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#10744170July 28, 2015
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,149.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10744298July 28, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THIS PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. IT WAS SUMMERTIME AND IT WAS ABOUT 80 DEGREES. I HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED ABOUT 6 MONTHS EARLIER IN THE FALL. AS I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A "WHINING OUT" NOISE AND SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AREA AND MY SPEED SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND I WAS LOSING POWER TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. A TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS TRAVELING BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKES AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL FROM TRYING TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. AFTER WAITING A COUPLE OF HOURS AND LETTING THE ENGINE COOL DOWN, I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD ARRIVED. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER UNTIL IT COOLS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND PAID $100.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DID NOT REVEAL ANY OTHER PROBLEM OTHER THAN WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE LIGHT THAT CAME ON IN "NORMAL" AND IS EXPLAINED IN THE OPERATING MANUAL. THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT IS "NORMAL" FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND THERE WASNT ANY DEFECT OR ANYWAY TO FIX IT. SINCE THAT TIME MY CAR HAS DONE THIS CONTINUOUSLY IN HOT WEATHER WHEN I AM TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS BECOME DANGEROUS FOR ME TO TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY AND RISK BREAKING DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR BEING COLLIDED WITH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744326July 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LOCK NUT AND COTTER PIN THAT HELD THE BRAKE DRUM AND ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743881July 27, 2015
SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OUR SEAT BELT LIGHT STARTED TO MESS UP IN JUNE 2015, WE TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND AFTER THEY TRIED TWO SWITCHES I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD NOT BE FIXED AND THAT ALL 2014 JEEP PATRIOTS DO THIS! IF YOU PULL THE SEAT BELT OUT AN INCH FROM HOME POSITION THE LIGHT GOES OFF, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY HAVE IT CLICKED IT WILL STILL BEEP AT YOU TELLING YOU THAT YOUR NOT WEARING YOUR SEAT BELT! WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP SINCE FEB. 2014 AND PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW! IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION ON BASE, SO TECHNICALLY WE ARE NOT EVEN SUPPOSE TO BE DRIVING THIS UNSAFE JEEP THAT CAN'T BE FIXED! ALL 2014 JEEP PATRIOTS DO NOT DO THIS, I KNOW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED A JEEP PATRIOT WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO FROM MY PURCHASE. NOW THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL STAY OFF EVEN WITHOUT ME WEARING MY SEAT BELT! I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING ISG, NHTSA, CHRYSLER SERVICE AND CANNOT REACH ANYONE ABOUT MY SAFETY ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743594July 27, 2015
STEERING
BALL JOINTS FAIL PREMATURELY ONLY 34000 MILES ON VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736106July 23, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING
JEEP DEALER INDICATES THAT CONTROL ARMS NEED REPLACING DUE TO WORN BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 40000 MILES. THIS IS PREMATURE WEAR. ALL FOUR TIRES, PERHAPS RELATEDLY, ALSO WORE PREMATURELY. (IN FACT, THE BALL JOINT ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT.) IF THE BALL JOINTS SEPARATE, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD LIKELY BE LOST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735817July 22, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRONT AND BACK CROSS MEMBERS ARE RUSTING. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 2007 JEEP PATRIOTS AND COMPASSES WERE RECALLED FOR RECENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735892July 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PQTRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, ESP CONTROL, 4X4, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, ABS, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,925. MA 10/5
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735898July 22, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING WHILE IT IS RAINING OUT. THIS FIRST STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. SOMETIMES THEY ARE FINE FOR TWENTY MINUTES, OTHER TIMES IT IS 5 MINUTES. THEY WILL COMPLETELY STOP WORKING AND FOLD BACK DOWN, AS IF I HAVE TURNED THEM OFF. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEARS ONCE, AND SPENT TWO DAYS AT THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE IT. I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND RAINING FOR IT TO HAPPEN, MAYBE THE FORCE OF THE WIND OR ROAD IS THE CAUSE. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TECHNICAL SKILL TO RECREATE IT, I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE AND TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT HAPPENS .ALL THE COMPUTERS READ THAT THE WIPERS ARE FINE, YET THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. NOT BEING ABLE TO USE WIPERS FOR EVEN SECONDS IS DANGEROUS, AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE NOW WHEN IT RAINS. I HAVE RECORDED VIDEO ON MY CELLPHONE OF IT HAPPENING, AND STILL IT IS NO USE BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT RECREATE IT. THIS IS A VERY STRESSFUL AND FRUSTRATING SITUATION, THAT COULD COST ME MY LIFE IF NOT ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735145July 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
FOR THE FOURTH TIME, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON HWAY AT 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR, OVERHEAT LAMP GOES ON EVEN THOUGH GAGE DOES NOT RISE AND CAR STARTS TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN ACCELERATION IS ATTEMPTED THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD WINDING SOUND AND SLOWS DOWN TO LESS THAN 20 MPH. EVENTUALLY ACCELERATION DOES NOT MATTER AS VEHICLE MOVES NO MORE THAN 20 MPH AND WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE FOR 30 OR MORE MINUTES. WHEN WE START THE VEHICLE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTS AGAIN WITHOUT ISSUE. WE ALSO HAVE THE LOW TIRE SIGNAL GO ON REGARDLESS OF WHETHER TIRES ARE INFLATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734899July 17, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING RED, MY CAR STARTED TO JERK FORWARD, AND LOST POWER. THIS REOCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE WAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED, I HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, WAIT A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN RESTART. I TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALER AND WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT, THE GUY SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $600 TO FIX (EVEN THOUGH I STILL HAVE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY). THIS TO ME LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM THAT JEEP IS AWARE OF, BUT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT. LUCKILY EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT, OTHERS MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED, MY JEEP IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734555July 16, 2015
WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT TURNED ON, THEN THE ANTI-SKID LIGHT TURNED ON, THEN VEHICLE ENGAGED IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS ONE. REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733363July 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE FAN ON THE HEATER QUIT WORKING AND SMOKE CAME FR POO M AROUND THE THREE KNOBS FOR THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. I JUST REPLACED IT AGAIN LAST WEEK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732795July 8, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A NOTIFICATION CAME ON SAYING GAS CAP, A WEEK LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC IT READ TROUBLE CODE P0456. WHICH IS AN EVAP SYSTEM LEAK DETECTED. THERE ISN'T A POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THIS. REPORTED FIXES ARE REPLACED EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM INTEGRITY MONITOR (ESIM) ASSEMBLY OR REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER CAP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I WAS OVER 36,000 MILES ( I WAS UNDER THE THREE YEAR MARK). I'VE REPLACED THE GAS CAP, BUT I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS A NOTICEABLE DECREASE IN GAS MILEAGE AND ACCELERATION. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT DOESN'T COVER ANYTHING RELATED TO EMISSIONS. ...UPDATED 09/28/15 *BF UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732559July 7, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. MA 10/8 UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732190July 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND THE FIRE MARSHALL STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO FAULTY WIRING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732275July 6, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ALONG ABOUT 45 WHEN MY TIE ROD WENT. BARELY ESCAPED CRASHING MY CAR. FRONT TIRE TURNED SIDE WAYS, LEAVING MY CAR SQUALLING UNCONTROLLABLE DOWN HILL. THANK GOD THERE WASN'T OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME, OR DRIVING ANY FASTER THAN I WAS! NEIGHBOR CAME RUSHING OUT HEARING THE SQUEALING FROM MY TIRES, THINKING THERE HAD BEEN ACCIDENT! SO SO SCARY. IT COULD HAVE KILLED ME! TIE ROD WERE REPLACED JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, AND AGAIN THEY ARE FAILING. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT!! I'VE REPLACE THE TIRES THREE TIMES IN THREE YEARS! ROTORS, BREAK PADS, BALL JOINTS. IT'S A MONEY PIT! SE PROBLEMS KEEP REPEATING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732025July 5, 2015
POWER TRAIN
ON APPROXIMATELY 9/4/2014 WE WERE TRAVELING ON CA HWY 15 IN THE BAKER CA AREA, TEMP WAS APPROX. 95 DEG. AND WE WERE GOING UP HILL. ABOUT HALF WAY UP, THE TRANSMISSION TEMP. LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND SLOW DOWN. AS WE PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WE CONTINUED TO THE TOP AND STARTED DOWN THE GRADE, ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE RAN NORMAL. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THE ONLY THING THEY COULD TRY WAS TO REPLACE THE COOLER BYPASS VALVE WHICH THEY DID. ON APPROXIMATELY 6/5/15 AND APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AREA THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. ON 6/15/15 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS A CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE A THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALSO CALLED THE MAIN SERVICE HOTLINE FOR JEEP AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731634July 2, 2015
WHEELS
DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TIRE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. MOMENTS AFTER, I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS ODD AND SECONDS AFTER I HEARD THE FLOPPING. THE TIRE VALVE STEM WITH TPMS FAILED. IT HAD LOST THE NUT WHICH HOLDS THE STEM TO THE WHEEL. I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD AND THESE NEED RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH GOOD PARTS!!!!!!!! THIS IS THE 2ND VALVE STEM WHERE THE NUT HAS DISAPPEARED AND LEAKED AIR FROM THE TIRE SO IT WENT FLAT! THIS IS UNEXCEPTABLE. I JUST FOUND OUT JEEP IS THE LAST TO HAVE A UNIVERSAL REPLACEMENT RUBBER STEM WHICH CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO THE AUTO'S COMPUTER. FEDERAL REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT MORE SAFETY STANDARDS AND THE PARTS ARE MADE FROM ALUMINUM AND PLASTIC (AS TO NOT INCREASE MPG ANOTHER FED REGULATION) WHICH CANNOT HOLD UP TO THE OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING THE BILL AGAIN WITH $60-$70 TO REPLACE EACH TPMS SINCE THE VALVE ALONE CANNOT BE REPLACED PLUS THE ALUMINUM ONES ARE GUARANTEED TO AGAIN FAIL. WHY DON'T I SEE MORE COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA FOR TPMS SINCE THERE ARE LOTS MORE ON THE INTERNET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731658July 2, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOOK MY JEEP IN FOR YEARLY INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE CRADLE FRAME WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THROUGH RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE 2007 MODELS WERE GIVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN I CONTACTED JEEP I WAS TOLD MY 2008 MODEL WAS NOT PART OF THAT, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I LIVE IN THE SNOW BELT OF NORTH WESTERN PA. AND HAVE NEVER HAD A RUST ISSUE LIKE THIS BEFORE. MECHANIC SAID I WAS LUCKY THAT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DIDN'T FALL OUT WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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