Jeep Patriot Complaints (2016)

459 consumer complaints on file.

#11255150September 12, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
' TAKATA RECALL' WHILE DRIVING MY 2016 JEEP PATRIOT IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET , MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I GOT SEVERAL LIGHTS ON MY DASH . AFTER PUTTING IN PARK THE VEHICLE RESTARTED , BUT I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD SON AND I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND NOT KNOWING IF MY VEHICLE IS GOING TO STOP SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254337September 10, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHTS COMES ON WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION WHICH WILL THEN SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT YOU CAN NO LONGER CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THAT LIGHT COMES ONE THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AS WELL. WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY CAR WILL LOSE ACCELERATION WHICH AGAIN YOU CAN'T PULL OVER IT WILL JUST STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE DEATH. I HAVE READ SO MANY MORE OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254015September 8, 2019
ENGINE
JEEP STALLS WHEN DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED 6X IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. TWICE THE ENGINE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD. IT JUST SHUT OFF. IT WILL START AFTER SAY 5 OR 8 MINUTES AND ITS SCARY ESPECIALLY DRIVING ON 460E FROM NORFOLK TO RICHMOND 3X A WEEK FOR WORK. WILL SEND IT TO THE JEEP DEALER SHOP ON 9/10/19. I PURCHASED IT NEW. IT HAS 29000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253482September 5, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I DROVE 30 MINUTES TO WORK. STOPPED FOR 10 MINUTES TO GET BREAKFAST. AND AS I WAS PARKING MY CAR, 2016 JEEP PATRIOT, IT BEGAN TO SMOKE. NO LIGHTS CAME ON. I TURNED IT OFF AND GOT OUT. THEN THE CAR JUST CAUGHT A FIRE. A REGULARLY MAINTENANCE JEEP PATRIOT JUST CAUGHT FIRE AND IS DESTROYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11251960August 28, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING MY 2016 JEEP PATRIOT WHEN IT STARED MAKING A NOISE AND SHUTTER THEN LOST POWER AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN TRYING TO STEER CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD. THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT BEFORE IT STALLED AND LOST POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246479August 26, 2019
SEAT BELTS
WHEN I PUT MY SEATBELT ON IT COMES UNDONE WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. IT DOES NOT DO THIS EVERYTIME. I HAVE TO PULL MY SEATBELT TO TEST AND MAKE SURE IT HAS LATCHED. IF I WAS EVER TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT, I WOULD BE WORRIED THAT IT WOULD NOT HOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245796August 22, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF WARWICK (185 NY-94, WARWICK, NY 10990, (845) 986-2021) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT OR CAMSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245455August 21, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE STABILITY LIGHT GOES ON AND THE ENGINE DIES WHILE ON THE ROAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244530August 16, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR WILL DIE AT A COMPLETE STOP EITHER AT A RED LIGHT OR JUST IDLING. IT WILL ALSO ACT LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO DIE WILL DRIVING. THE RPM'S WILL DROP TO ZERO AND WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS IT WILL NOT GO. THIS WILL HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244148August 15, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE HAD 39000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE STARTER WENT OUT. THE WARRANTY WENT OUT AT 36000. SO I TOOK IT INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND HAD IT REPAIRED. CHRYSLER WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242502August 8, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TAKATA RECALL THE TCM ON MY JEEP PATRIOT SHORT-CIRCUITED OUT OF NOWHERE AND NOW IT CAUSES MY TRANSMISSION GEARS TO SLIP WHILE I'M DRIVING AND MAKES MY RPMS REV REALLY HIGH WOW MY ACCELERATION IS MINIMUM MEANING WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND PRESS THE RPMS JUMP REALLY HIGH AND MY CAR BARELY EVEN PICKS UP SPEED I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT SOMETHING WAS WRONG THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE RPMS REVVING REALLY REALLY HIGH WHILE MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN IT'S NEVER DONE IT BEFORE AND IT CAUSES TRAFFIC BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WILL RUN REAL SLOW AND TAKES ALMOST ME HAVING TO PUT MY PEDAL TO THE GROUND JUST SO I CAN SPEED UP ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY SO WHEN I GOT HOME I HOOKED UP AN OBD MONITOR TO MY CAR AND IT SAID LOST TCM COMMUNICATION NOW I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO BLOW UP THE ENGINE OR SOMETHING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241667August 5, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING UNEXPECTANTLY, WHILE DRIVING AND LEAVES NO RECOURSE OR CORRECTIONS FOR THE DRIVER TO BE MADE. POWER TO ALL OF THE VEHICLE SYSTEMS STAYED ON WHILST ALL THE CONTROLS OF THE VEHICLE WERE REMOVED FROM THE DRIVER. EVENTUALLY RESTARTED. BUT REFUSES TO START AFTER BEING STATIONARY AGAIN. WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET WHEN MY CAR JUST STALLED OUT ON A STRAIGHTAWAY. FINALLY RESTARTING AND MAKING IT HOME, AND NOW NOT STARTING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241362August 2, 2019
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELT IN MY JEEP DOES NOT REMAIN BUCKLED SOME TIMES I HAVE TO PUT IT THE RECEIVING PART SEVERAL TIME BEFORE IT CLICKS IN AND SOME TIMES I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT UNBUCKLES A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH BRINGS UP MULTIPLE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN IN ANOTHER JEEP PATRIOT AND THE DRIVER HAD TROUBLE GETTING IT TO BUCKLE SO I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED IT IN TWO DIFFERENT BUT SAME YEAR JEEP PATRIOTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240767July 31, 2019
POWER TRAIN
AT 50 MILES AN HR TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING RIGHT MAKING A WHINING SOUND I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM LAMPASS ON 35 GOING TO DALLAS I ONLY HAVE 60000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240188July 28, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
BOTH WHILE DRIVING, AND WHILE SITTING . VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DUE TO SLOW TIPM FAILURE. OVER THE COURSE OF SIX MONTHS. COUNTLESS HOURS AND LOTS OF MONEY ON DIAGNOSTICS. AND FIXING INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE HAPPENING. CAR WAS HESITATING, BUCKING, AND SPORADIC IDLE. ALSO RADIO AND BLUETOOTH CONNECTABILITY STARTED TO GLITCH. CERTAIN LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE HANDLED INDIVIDUALLY FOR THE COMPONENTS THAT NORMALLY MAKES THEM HAPPEN. ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE FINAL PROBLEM WAS THE COOLING FANS STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. CHECKED ALL INVOLVED CIRCUITRY. EVERYTHING WAS FINE INCLUDING RELAYS. FINALLY SETTLED ON THE TIPM BEING BAD. JEEP THEN TRIED TO GOUGE ME ON THE PRICE. ULTIMATELY WANTING TO CHARGE ABOUT $1,600 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND FIX. INCLUDING $700 JUST FOR THE PART. I LOCATED A NEW OEM PARTS THROUGH A THIRD PARTY FOR $250. AND A SIMPLE PLUG-AND-PLAY INSTALL, CORRECTED ALL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP THEN TRIED TO SAY THE PART NEEDED TO BE PROGRAMMED. SO THEY COULD CHARGE $200 FOR A SERVICE THAT IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. IF YOU GET THE RIGHT TIPM FOR THE EXACT MODEL AND OPTIONS. A SOFT RESET CAN BE DONE BY SIMPLY USING THE IGNITION KEY. IT IS VERY POOR BUSINESS PRACTICE BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION. AND THEY ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MANY UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMERS. OFTEN PAYING UPWARDS OF OVER $4,000 IN ONE YEAR FOR MISDIAGNOSED AND OVERPRICED SERVICES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234832July 25, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN UNKNOWN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE KEPT FLASHING. THERE WAS ALSO A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO SHORTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER (ANCHORAGE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 2601 E 5TH AVE, ANCHORAGE, AK 99501, 1-(907) 276-1331) MORE THAN FIVE TIMES WHERE THE BATTERY AND OEM RADIO WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234226July 23, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT AND HER HUSBAND REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. LARRY H. MILLER TOYOTA COLORADO SPRINGS (15 E MOTOR WAY, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, (719) 623-4850) WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,760. *BF CONSUMER STATED PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PAPER WORK FOR ALL CORRECTIONS, MECHANIC REPORT, AND DESCRIPTION OF EVENT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233294July 19, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION
PURCHASED VEHICLE LESS THAN 6 MONTHES AGO AND COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT IT SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE WHEELS WERE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. 8 DAYS LATER I TOOK IT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THE SHOP REFUSED. HE EXPLAINED THAT WHEN THEY LIFTED THE JEEP AND INSPECTED TIRES THE WIRE TREADS WERE EXPOSED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE, AT ANY MOMENT THE VEHICLE COULD POSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO PASSENGERS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED TIRE BUT DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES CONTINUALLY MADE A SCREECHING SOUND , FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD OFTEN VEER LEFT WHEN TURNED RIGHT AND THE JEEP KEPT MAKING RUBBING AND POPPING SOUNDS LAST WEEK WHILE TRAVELLING LESS THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR THE CAR MADE A POPPING SOUND , I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS VEERING TO RIGHT , RUNNING UP ON THE CURB AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION . . WHEN THE JEEP FINALLY STOPPED I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL NOR PUSH IT OUT OF THE STREET. IT HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY. MECHANIC INSPECTED AND ADVISED OF NUMEROUS ISSUES: AXLE BENT, CONTROL ARM , DRIVE SHAFT, SUSPENSION TO MENTION A FEW. THE JEEP HAD 107000 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURED AND IS UNDER WARRANTY. MECHANIC IS REQUESTING WARRANTY APPROVAL TO FIX THE FAILED COMPONENTS AND DAMAGES INCURRED FROM THE FAILURE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233152July 18, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY ROOF IS LEAKING WHEN IT RAINS HARD UNDER THE DOME LIGHT INTO THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AND IS GETTING INTO THE RADIO/NAVIGATION SYSTEM. ALSO IS LEAKING FROM THE ROOF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232680July 17, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, SEAT BELTS
FRONT SEATBELTS WILL JUST UNBUCKLE AFTER YOU'VE BUCKLED. THE JEEP WONT ACCELERATE, IT WONT SHIFT UNTIL 3 1/2 GRAND, BETWEEN 0-40 MPH IT CHUGS & ALMOST DIES, ONCE ABOVE 40 ITS USUALLY FINE. THE DEALER SAYS THINGS ARE FINE. WHAT IS WRONG AND WHY WONT THESE ISSUES COME UP ON DIAGNOSTICS? THE TIRE LOW SENSOR IS ALWAYS ON - EVEN AFTER NEW TIRES & THEY RESET IT. NO WONDER THE WARRANTY LENGTH WAS LOWERED. BRAKES BECAME SQEAKY AROUND 6 MONTHS. ONE OWNER - ME UNFORTUNATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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