Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#11402512March 11, 2021
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11400202March 10, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHEN I TURN MY BLINKERS ON LEFT OR RIGHT BLINKER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON. NOT EVERY TIME, BUT AT LEAST ONCE A DAY.CATALYTIC CONVERTER EMISSIONS WILL NOT PAS INSPECTIONS. THIS CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND HAVE READ MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOT PASSING INSPECTION BECAUSE OF EMISSIONS. MY CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE RECALLING JEEP PATRIOTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11400226March 10, 2021
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
THE JEEP PATRIOT 2016 LATITUDE 4WD HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES "JERKING" AND TODAY HAD A COUPLE MOMENTS WHERE ALL POWER AND STEERING WAS GONE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULDN'T PICK THE CAR BACK UP TO SPEED. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 55MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND ALL POWER WENT OUT AND I LOST STEERING. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. PLEASE JEEP FOX THIS PROBLEM AND OWN UP TO THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT YOUR VEHICLE IS REPORTED OVER AND OVER TO HAVE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399525March 6, 2021
SEATS
PASSENGER SEAT ACTIVE HEAD HEADREST (AHR) DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT. PLASTIC 'PIN' THAT HOLDS SPRINGS SNAPPED OFF. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, UNOCCUPIED AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN DEPLOYED. SOUND COULD BE HEARD OUTSIDE CAR ALERTING ME TO THE DEPLOYMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399282March 5, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
HI, WATER STARTED LEAKING THROUGH MY INSIDE DOME LIGHT. IT HAPPENS AFTER IT RAINS.. I BROUGHT IT TO THE JEEP DEALER. THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. IT SEEMS TO BE EPIDEMIC. BELOW IS A LINK I FOUND: HTTP://WWW.JEEPPROBLEMS.COM/INTERIOR-WATER-LEAKS/ THANKS, WERNER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399078March 4, 2021
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE FAILED RI SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO CORRODED / COMPROMISED REAR SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER. UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER CORP. IS REPLACING THIS AND OTHER LIKE COMPONENTS ON MY YEAR JEEP PATRIOT. THEY ARE DIRECTING THAT THE ENTIRE TAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS BE REPLACED. TING THAT I REPLACE THE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398476March 1, 2021
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING IN VARIOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT USED TO BE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON HOT DAYS. NOW IT OCCURS IN ANY CONDITIONS DOWN TO 49 DEGREES AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE PROBLEM IS COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE, CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT IT AND DOES NOTHING TO CORRECT IT IN MANUFACTURING. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE FIRST YEAR BUT WAS TOO INFREQUENT AND GOT TOO LITTLE RESPONSE FROM DEALERSHIP TO INVOKE LEMON LAW IN TIME. CHRYSLER AND SOME DEALERSHIPS ATTEMPT TO WAIT OUT THE LEMON LAW AND THEN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS WITH MUCH GREATER FREQUENCY NOW. THE SAFETY PROBLEM IS THAT THE VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND GOES TO ZERO POWER VERY QUICKLY. MY WIFE COULD FIND HERSELF STRANDED IN AN STRANGE OR UNSAFE NEIGHBORHOOD,OR WORSE, ALONG CROWDED STRETCH OF INTERSTATE LIKE I95 N AT CHESTER, PA OR IN THE MIDDLE OF ANY CLOVER LEAF. THE VEHICLE BECOMES A HAZARD TO MY WIFE AND OTHER DRIVERS. OR IMAGINE VIRGINIA, I95 N HEADING FOR DC WHERE TRAFFIC IS BOTH HEAVY AND FAST-MOVING. A SLOW VEHICLE MERGING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME PLACES. AND NOW A VEHICLE DIES IN THE CENTER LANE. BOOM. IF THIS WAS THE FAILURE OF A WEAR ITEM AND COULD NOT BE HELPED, THAT WOULD BE ONE THING. BUT CHRYSLER/JEEP KNEW THEY WERE PUTTING OUT BAD TRANSMISSIONS FOR YEARS AND DID NOTHING. IN OUR CASE CHAMPION IN MISSISSIPPI MISDIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT. THE PROBLEM REMAINED. BAYSIDE IN VIRGINIA REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN THE WIRE HARNESS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND IS WORSENING. WE ARE IN OUR 5TH YEAR OF DEALING WITH THIS. THIS LITTLE FIAT TRANS IS TOO SMALL AND WEAK FOR A MIDSIZE SUV. ANY VEHICLE, MIDSIZE OR LARGER, WITH THIS CVT TRANSMISSION IN IT SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. DATE BELOW AND ORIGINAL MILEAGE READING ARE APPROXIMATE. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. PLEASE HELP US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398611March 1, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR HAD A ROUGHY START JUST THREE WEEKS AGO AND I WAS TOLD I HAD A BAD ALTERNATOR MY CAR STOPPED WHEN I WAS DRIVING. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THREE WEEKS LATER AND I WAS TOLD MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT HAD A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND AGAIN MY VEHICLE STOPPED AS IT WAS IN MOTION IN TRAFFIC. THE FIRST TIME IT STOPPED I WAS ON A CITY STREET THE SECOND TIME I HADN'T EVEN CLEARED MY DRIVEWAY IT STOPPED IN THE STREET AND I WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN I PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398157February 27, 2021
SUSPENSION
TOOK JEEP PATRIOT TO FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER FOR FULL INSPECTION. UPON COMPLETION OF INSPECTION WAS TOLD BY THE TECH THAT MY VEHICLE HAD SEVERE UNDERBODY RUST/ ROT AND THAT THE FRONT AND REAR CROSSMEMBERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AMONG MANY OTHER COMPONENTS NEEDED REPAIR/REPLACED SUCH AS COMPLETE BRAKE JOB, CV AXLES, GAS TANK BRACKET AND TWO SEIZED LUG/STUDS. APPARENTLY, FCA HAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION CALLED X69 BULLETIN THAT REPAIRS THE CROSSMEMBERS FOR RUST/ROT BUT IT IS ONLY FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEFORE 24 JANUARY 2012. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON MAY 2012. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT RECTIFIED FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AFTER 24 JANUARY 2012 AND THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A FULL RECALL AND NOT A NARROW WARRANTY EXTENSION. BROKEN/COMPROMISED CROSSMEMBERS COULD RESULT AT A MINIMUM OF VEHICLE DESTRUCTION AND SERIOUS INJURY TO DRIVER/PASSENGERS AND A MAXIMUM LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE NHTSA SHOULD ACT ACCORDINGLY AND FORCE FCA TO START A RECALL IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398169February 27, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY, SINCE THEN AND GOING FORWARD IT THROWS SAME LIGHTS ON CLUSTER EACH 1/4 MILE!!! MY VEHICLE THROWS A FEW WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER(E.T.C.AKA ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE.) THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SPUTTER AND COMPLETELY COMES TO A STALL. I PULL OVER AS SAFE AS I CAN AND TURN ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON ONLY TO SEE NO LIGHTS EXCEPT CHECK ENGINE. TRIED TO DRIVE HOME REMAINING SHORT DISTANCE ONLY TO GET SAME LIGHTS THROWN ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THEN SPUTTERS AND STALLS OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397679February 24, 2021
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN BRAKING, THE JEEP SEEMS TO LOOSE REAR CONTROL FEATURES. THE SAME OFTEN OCCURS WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING. IT HAS "SHIFTED" FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER AT TIMES WHEN GENERAL STRAIGHT ROAD DRIVING OCCURS. SPEEDS HAVE NEVER EXCEEDED 30 MPH. BRAKING LOSS OF REAR CONTROL OCCURS AT SPEEDS NEVER EXCEEDING 5 MILES AN HOUR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397791February 24, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE ENGINE CUTS OUT WITHOUT WARNING AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE LAST 5 FILL-UPS. GAS TANK IS NOT BEING OVERFILLED. USUALLY HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST 1/2 MILE AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION. HAPPENED RECENTLY AS I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM THE GAS STATION ON A BUSY STREET. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART WITHOUT INCIDENT. DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON WWW.JEEPPATRIOT.COM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397594February 23, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS JUST ABOUT EVERYONE HERE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. I HAVE STALLED TWICE AND ONE OF THOSE TIMES ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED. MANY TIMES NOW FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS IT HAS BEEN SLOWING DOWN TO A CRAWL AND REPEATEDLY HESITATING LIKE IT'S CHOKING. THIS HAPPENS PRESENTLY, AT ALMOST EVERY TURN I MAKE AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEFINITELY SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS IT MOST CERTAINLY IS A ROAD SAFETY CONCERN/ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397178February 21, 2021
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TRANSMISSION STARTED WITH A WHINING SOUND, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE SUV THEN BEGAN TO SPUTTER, THEN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING ON THE INTERSTATE. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE TO RESTART MY VEHICLE AND IT RAN FINE FOR A FEW MILES AND BEGAN TO DO THIS AGAIN. SOMETHING WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. GOING TO COST A FORTUNE TO FIX. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS GLITCH IN THEIR VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396812February 18, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN STATIONARY FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BAYIRD DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM OF MALDEN (2774 N DOUGLASS ST, MALDEN, MO 63863) WHERE A TUNE UP WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396699February 17, 2021
ENGINE
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BANK 1 ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396512February 16, 2021
SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FIAT CHRYSLER NOTIFIED ME BY LETTER OF CAMPAIGN X86 FOR INADVERTENT ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT "DEPLOYMENTS". BUT ALL THEY DID WAS EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR REPAIRS IN THE EVENT OF A DEPLOYMENT. I AM SCARED TO DEATH THAT I WILL GET UNEXPECTEDLY PUNCHED IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD WHILE DRIVING. I DRIVE NARROW MOUNTAIN ROADS AND A LOT OF TWO LANE HIGHWAYS WHERE ONE MISTAKE CAN BE FATAL. MY CERVICAL STENOSIS MAY ALSO RESULT IN A HORRIFIC NECK INJURY. MY WIFE ALSO IS UNLIKELY TO SURVIVE A DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT INJURY, BEING LESS ROBUSTLY-BUILT THAN ME. FIAT CHRYLSLER SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART BEFORE OTHERS GET HURT. NHTSA SHOULD TELL FIAT CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396213February 14, 2021
ENGINE
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS ON IT AND SOME ARE AROUND ACTUAL WELDS. THIS CAUSED A PERMANENT CATALYST FAILURE. IT CAUSED A LOSS IN POWER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AT TIMES DURING ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396089February 13, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY JEEP JUST STALLED. I LOST ALL ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OFVTHE ROAD. I PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY TO OFF POSITION. TRIED TO RESTART AND IT WOULD NOT, BUT CONTINUED TO TRY TO START BY ITSELF. WHICH IN TURN KILLED THE BATTERY. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAPPENED TODAY WHICH IS A SATURDAY AND MAYBE THEY WILL GET TO LOOK AT IT ON MONDAY. THIS REALLY SCARED ME AS I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THANK GOD MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT WITH ME AS IT WAS ONLY 5 DEGREES AND SNOWING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395974February 12, 2021
SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVER SEAT HEADREST DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR CAUSE. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT, NO CAR OR OBJECT HIT THE CAR. WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE I NOTICED THE HEADREST HAD BEEN DEPLOYED. IT WAS POSSIBLE IT HAPPENED OVER NIGHT OR AS THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND PUT IN REVERSE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM ONLINE. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS AND THIS WILL APPARENTLY COST ME $800 OR MORE TO REPAIR, OR I CAN DRIVE AROUND WITH NO HEAD REST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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