Jeep Patriot Complaints (2014)

548 consumer complaints on file.

#11120368August 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TOTAL CONTROL POWER MODULE (TIPM) FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD JEEP PATRIOTS LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING, THE MOST OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN PULLING OVER THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ASSISTED BRAKING AND POWER STEERING. ONCE STOPPED TURNED THE KEY OFF AND REGAINED COMPOSURE. AFTER IT SAT FOR A FEW SECOND THE JEEP STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND WAS FINE. TOOK THE JEEP TO A LOCAL STORE TO HAVE THE STARTING AND CHARGING SYSTEM CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING WAS OPERATING WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPEAT OCCURRENCES AND NOW THE JEEP HAS TO BE JUMP STARTED IF YOU WANT IT TO RUN. THE JEEP WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD TIPM TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER UNIT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THUS MY VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED. THIS IS THE FIRST JEEP THAT I HAVE OWNED BUT DO NOT THINK THEIR WILL BE ANOTHER BEINGS THAT DODGE IS NOT WANTING TO CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY AND CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119819August 14, 2018
ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR HAS AROUND 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE PAST FEW DAYS IN THE MORNING, WHEN I START MY CAR, IT STARTS BUT THEN HESITATES. IT WILL HESITATE FOR AROUND 20 SECONDS. THE CAR WAS IN PARK, IN A DRIVEWAY OF A HOUSE. I THINK IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119894August 14, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND HAS HESITATION AFTER ACCELERATION AT A STOP SIGNAL OR SIGN. I USE "PREMIUM" GAS, THINKING THAT REGULAR GAS WAS THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 2 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS, ONE RECENT SITUATION ON 8/13/2018 WHEN MY PATRIOT "HESITATED" AFTER TURNING ONTO A ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE CAUSING THE PERSON BEHIND ME TO "HARD BRAKE" TO NOT HIT ME, AS WELL AS THE DRIVER BEHIND HIM. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS AND DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A SAFE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118487August 8, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE STARTS TO REV UP REALLY HIGH AND THEN BEGINS TO PUT ALONE TURN IT OFF THE LIGHT GOES OUT THE FIVE MINUTES INTO DRIVING AND COMES BACK ON AND ALMOST CUTS OFF IN MID TRAFFIC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113520July 25, 2018
ENGINE
WHEN I AM DRIVING, THE VEHICHLE SHUTS OFF AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. WE NEARLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO PULL OVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113176July 23, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING MY NRKMAL ROUTE TO TAKE MY SON TO HIS SUMMER PROGRAM.(CITY STREET, 24MPH SPEED LIMIT) ON ARRIVAL, ONLY DRIVING 3 MILES FROM MY HOME, MY RPMS WERE WELL OVER 2000 AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR BEGAN STO SHAKE. THE ENGINE LIGHT, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT, AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COME ON. I PULLED OVER THE THE NEAREST GAS STATION. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK IN AGAIN. RPMS OVER 2500. THEY DIED DOWN AFTER 2 MIN. ALL LIGHTS STILL FLASHING. GOT IT TO SOMEWHERE YO HAVE CODES READ. "HIGH AIRFLOW VACUUM LEAK". NURSED IT HOME,.COULD NOT GO OVER 20MP. ANYTHING OVER 20MPH THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY. RPMS WERE OVER 2000. ALL OF THIS DRIVING WAS KN CITY STREETS WITH SPEED LIMITS NOT GOING OVER 35MPH. WE TRIED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY TODAY. STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. JEEP ON NEUTRAL (MANUAL TRANNY) RPMS OVER 2000 STILL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113199July 23, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
I HAVE A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT WITH ABOUT 33,474 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. I WAS DRIVING GOING HOME IN A BUSY STREET IN LOS ANGELES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) (SEE PHOTOS) LIGHT SHOWED UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND I STOPPED BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED RED. I HAD 3 PASSENGERS WITH ME AND THEY WERE TRYING TO GOOGLE WHAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHT MEANS. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED TO DRIVE BUT THE ENGINE WAS STALLING, AS IF IT DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE, NO POWER. SO I PARKED AT THE CURB, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN TURNED THE IGNITION ON AGAIN. THE ESC DISAPPEARED FROM THE DASHBOARD BUT THE MIL REMAINED LIT UP. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AND THE NEXT DAY, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT'S WORKING FINE NOW. I NOTICED THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE AND AFTER THE THROTTLE WAS CHANGED. I AM REPORTING THIS TO YOU BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD NEWS AND GOT A LETTER FROM A LAW FIRM INFORMING ME OF A NUMBER OF MECHANICAL DEFECTS REPORTED ABOUT THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT, I AM TOO LATE TO BRING IT TO A JEEP DEALER FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111920July 17, 2018
AIR BAGS
MY HEADREST DEPLOYED WITHOUT EXPERIENCING COLLISION. THE HEADREST IS TO DEPLOY IN A FRONT OR REAR COLLISION. MY HEADREST DEPLOYED AS I WAS DRIVING. THE PIECES INSIDE THE HEADREST ARE BROKEN AND HAVE BEEN DEEMED A DEFECTIVE PIECE BY MY LOCAL DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111191July 13, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, SHOOK, AND TREMBLED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE AND TRACTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111269July 13, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
EVER SINCE BUYING MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN FAULTY. IF I DRIVE OVER A BUMPY ROAD AND SLOWLY PRESS ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN IT BECOMES VERY FAULTY AND THE PEDAL FEELS AS IF I AM BREAKING THROUGH THE GROUND. I HAVE TO QUICKLY RELEASE, WAIT TILL I AM ON FLAT GROUND AND PRESS ON THE BRAKES AGAIN TO HAVE A BETTER GRIP ON BRAKING. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I HAD TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY. THE CAR OVERALL IS FINE, IT'S JUST THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN ACTING UP SINCE THE BEGINNING. AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M ON THE FREEWAY OR IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, I ALWAYS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS BECAUSE IT ALWAYS HAPPENS. THE JEEP HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION BUT I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD MATTER BECAUSE MY ROOMMATE HAS THE SAME EXACT CAR BUT AN AUTOMATIC AND SHE HAS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH HER CAR AS WELL. CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110106July 8, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE LIGHT AND LIGTENING BOLT LIGHT CAME ON. MY JEEP WOULD NO GO ABOVE 30 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD JUST LEFT MY SISTERS AND ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO HER PLACE. MY JEEP HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE ALMOST DAILY AND THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11109508July 4, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE DASH LIGHTS OF A LIGHTING BOLT AND TRACTION CONTROL COME ON. THE JEEP STARTS LURCHING AND SPUTTERING. THE MAX SPEED GOES TO ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOURS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES AND THE DEALERS CAN'T TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG, NO CODES APPEAR. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND I AM PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT CAN'T BE DRIVEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104531June 28, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MILLER'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (48 KELLY ISLAND RD, MARTINSBURG, WV 25401, 304-263-8821) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102804June 20, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEATS
SAFETY HEADREST FAILURE. AHR (ACTIVE HEADREST RESTRAINT) FAILURE. WAS DRIVING AT 25MPH, PASSENGER HEADREST EXPLODED CAUSING LOUD NOISE AND DISTRACTED MY DRIVING. PULLED OVER TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE AND FOUND THE PASSENGER HEADREST WAS DEPLOYED. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT IS INTENDED TO ENGAGE DURING A COLLISION. I WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN THIS VEHICLE. JEEP HAS BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH LITTLE RESOLUTION. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES, BASIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT THIS POINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102695June 19, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT INCREASED THE AIR CONDITIONER TEMPERATURE AND THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO INCREASED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, POWERED OFF THE ENGINE, AND WAITED A WHILE BEFORE RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED JT'S DODGELAND AND FIAT OF COLUMBIA AT (803) 799-1900 (LOCATED AT 190 GREYSTONE BLVD, COLUMBIA, SC 29210) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,999.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101376June 12, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALL SUDDEN THE ENIGINE EXCELL . WOULD NOT STOP. CAUSING ME TO CRASH THOUGH A METAL FENCE. I WAS BACKING UP INTO A PARKING SPOT..
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100612June 8, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT WILL NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT HAVING HESITATION. THE VEHICLE HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS WHETHER YOU ARE MOVING OR STOPPED, IT ALMOST STALLS AND THEN HAS TO RESET IT SELF TO GO ABOVE 30MPH. THE ETC LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN DISAPPEARS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ALL WEEK. SEEING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE ON THIS SITE AND OTHERS, THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND SCARY SITUATION FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD TO SLOW AND/OR STOP WHILE YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCELERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100164June 6, 2018
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER IN A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY ON A DAILY BASIS EVER SINCE JUNE 2, 2018. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,660.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099567June 4, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR HAS LESS THAN 30K MILES. ISSUE HAS BEEN RECURRENT SINCE PURCHASING-- NOW, ITS TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE DEATH TRAP. CAR ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. CHECK ENGINE AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ON. NOW, THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY. THERE'S NO WARNING PRIOR TO CAR COMPLETELY DYING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST GETTING US KILLED. IT ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN SIDE SIDES/MAIN ROADS SINCE WE NOW FEAR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS - IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN SO FAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099596June 4, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. WHINING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION. LOSS OF ACCELERATION ON HIGH WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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