Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#11192842April 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT KICK ON. JEEP DROPS DOWN TO 40 MPH AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE, GOING UPHILL IT DROPS TO ABOUT 20 MPH. IF YOU GO TO STOP WHEN THESE LIGHTS ARE ON THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND IT HARD IDLES. THROWS CODES OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND DEALER RECOMMENDS NOT DRIVING IT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192853April 1, 2019
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ONCOMING VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO HIS VEHICLE. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE OTHER DRIVER'S INSURANCE COMPANY SETTLED AND PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AFTER THE CONTACT'S BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, THE CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND AIR BAG INDICATORS STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OVERALL COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. BECK CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (1601 REID ST, PALATKA, FL 32177, (386) 227-5222) WAS CONTACTED, BUT ONLY OFFERED TO SELL THE CONTACT A NEW VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193106April 1, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SAME COMPLAIN AS EVERYONE ELSE. MY JEEP PATRIOT 2014 SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STARTED JERKING WHILE DRIVING NOT ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE. THREE LIGHTS CAME ON THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY MY SELF AND I WANT MY DANG RECALL OR A LAWSUIT FILED BECAUSE THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND LIFES ARE INVOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193147April 1, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT AND FOUND OUT IT HAS A ROTTED CROSSMEMBER SUBFRAME. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND OUT JEEP KNEW IT HAD THIS ISSUE IN HIGH SALT AREAS AND WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. I TRIED TO GET IT FIXED AT HARTLEY'S DEALERSHIP IN NEWPORT MAINE AND THEY SAID THE COMPANY IS NO LONGER HONORING THE REPAIR, DEPITE THE INCREDIBLE SAFETY ISSUE THIS CAUSES. THE VEHICLE CAN LITERALLY BREAK IN HALF AND KILL SOMEONE YET THEY HAVEN'T DONE A FULL RECALL? THEY DID AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR IT THAT HAS EXPIRED BEFORE I WAS INFORMED ABOUT IT. HOW ARE THEY NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY ISSUES THEY ARE HAVING IN SO MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES? I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192169March 28, 2019
POWER TRAIN
PREMATURE INPUT SHAFT BEARING FAILURE IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. LOTS OF ISSUES ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH A DEFECTIVE BEARING THAT WAS INSTALLED BY JEEP. HTTPS://WWW.JEEPPATRIOT.COM/FORUM/15-ENGINE-DRIVETRAIN/312665-INPUT-SHAFT-BEARING-NOT-CLUTCH.HTML HTTPS://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F9/INPUT-SHAFT-BEARING-THROW-OUT-BEARING-1184548/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191978March 27, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191612March 26, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING AFTER SUDDENLY LOSING POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE RED LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE. SIMPLE RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, YET JEEP WANTS OVER $800 TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS TRULY DECEPTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ON ALL VEHICLES WITHOUT COST PARTICULARLY GIVEN HOW DANGEROUS OF A SITUATION IT CREATES WITHOUT ADVANCED WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191352March 25, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR IS UNABLE TO TRANSFER TO HIGHER GEARS. ERROR CODE P0730 AND P0777. 84K MILES. TWO SHOPS STATING NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191367March 25, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY (ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR 'S LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON (ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY, LIGHTENING BOLT) THE POWER SEEMED TO BE DRAINING FROM MY VEHICLE, I COULD NOT LONGER ACCELERATE. I ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE BACK, LUCKILY THERE WAS AN EXIT THAT WAS CLOSE SO THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO TAKE A FORCED EXIT TO AVOID FROM HITTING ME. UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED, I TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. I WAITED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND HESITANTLY DECIDED TO TRY TO RESTART THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT, ONLY TO GO ABOUT 2 MILES AND IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND TOOK BACK STREETS ALL THE WAY HOME TO KEEP ME FROM GETTING INTO A WRECK. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN ABOUT 4 TIMES UNTIL I MADE IT HOME AND PARK IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A HEADACHE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. ONE MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT, THE GAS TANK SUNK AND PRETTY MUCH FELL INTO THE CAR SO DEEP THAT I COULD NO LONGER GET THE PUMP TO THE TANK TO FILL GAS. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THAT, THE WHEELS STARTED SQUEALING, AND THIS WAS UNABLE TO BE FIXED. THE BOLTS THAT ARE USED UNDER THE HOOD DO NOT FIT THE CAR SO THINGS WOULD CONSTANTLY LOOSEN AS I DROVE IT AND EVENTUALLY ARE REPOSITIONED EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE REPLACED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AT THE JEEP DEALERSHIPS. THERE'S SUBSTANCE MUCH LIKE ADHESIVE GLUE THROUGHOUT THE CAR ON CERTAIN PARTS WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IF THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW. ALL AROUND POORLY MADE CAR, YOU WILL END UP PAYING THE DOUBLE THE AMOUNT VALUED BASED ON THE REPAIRS. HORRIBLE. HOLD THIS MAKER ACCOUNTABLE, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. LIVES ARE AT DANGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191511March 25, 2019
ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON THE HIGHWAY IN MOTION LOSING THE POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191198March 24, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING, CAR WILL SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN, AND THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT WILL COME ON AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. IT WILL BE FINE FOR A COUPLE DAYS, AND THEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE ISSUE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS TO WHERE I LOSE CONTROL IS UNKNOWN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE, AND HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I SEE A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I ONLY HAVE 51,000 MILES ON MY CAR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191032March 23, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I'VE HAD 3 FUEL PUMPS REPLACED AND COUNTLESS TIMES MY CAR HASN'T STARTED JUST BECAUSE LIKE NOW, WHICH BROUGHT ME HERE. THIS NEEDS A RECALL IMMEDIATELY BUT EVERY TIME I LOOK THERE ISN'T ONE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2014 AND IT STILL ONLY HAS 45,539 MILES ON IT. A WEEK AGO I STARTED MY CAR & THEN IT TURNED OFF. LUCKILY I WAS AT I'VE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY SO WITH ALL OF THIS WE NEED A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191043March 23, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ON MARCH 8, 2019, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A RURAL ROAD, THE ENGINE STALLED CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND THE RPMS TO DROP TO 0. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. ON THIS OCCASION I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. ON MARCH 22, 2019 WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN CAUSING THE RPMS TO DROP TO 0. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT/CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH I LOCATED SAFETY RECALL S89 / NHTSA 16-V-907 CRANKSHAFT CAMSHAFT SENSOR WIRE HARNESS ISSUED IN FEBRUARY 2017 AFFECTING 2016 DODGE JOURNEY, 2016 JEEP COMPASS AND 2016 JEEP PATRIOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191127March 23, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE CAR BUCKS AND THE ENGINE DIES, FORCING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS - THE PUMP SHUTS OFF CONSTANTLY, ABOUT EVERY 1/3 GALLON OR SO, WHICH MEANS IT TAKES ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES TO FILL THE TANK. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TWICE AND SPENT MORE THAN $300 IN ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THIS TO NO AVAIL. I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR 10 YEARS, IT HAS JUST ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT - I BOUGHT IT NEW AT THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190500March 21, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TIPM COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING WHICH FILLED THE JEEP WITH SMOKE AND STARTED TO BURN VERY DANGOURS HAD NO POWER AT ALL HAD TO HAVE TOWED STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190233March 20, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
08 JEEP PATRIOT CUTS OFF WHEN STOPPING TO MAKE TURNS, AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS ETC. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ON-COMING TRAFFIC. WHEN FUELING PUMP CLICKS OFF EVERY FEW CENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190327March 20, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY CAR STALLED 3 TIMES WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND ONCE WHILE MOVING. AFTER THE MOVING STALL, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ERROR CODE IS P0339. IT ALSO STALLED TWICE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. IT DIDN'T STALL WHILE I WAS MOVING ON THE SECOND TRIP BECAUSE MY FOOT HAPPENED TO BE ON THE GAS WHEN IT TRIED TO STALL. I FELT THE CAR JERK BACKWARDS THEN RE-ENGAGE THE ENGINE BACK TO WHERE IT WAS BEFORE IT ALMOST STALLED. THE CAR HAD DONE A LITTLE JERK EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT NOW IT'S MULTIPLE TIMES IN A SINGLE TRIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11189966March 19, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS ANYTIME THE JEEP IS DRIVEN MORE THAN 20 TO 30 MINS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON A 2 HOUR DRIVE, IT CAN OVERHEAT AS MANY AS 4 TIMES. IT IS CONSISTENTLY REPRODUCIBLE AND HAPPENS EVERY TIME, WINTER OR SUMMER. JEEP GOES INTO LIMP MODE, GREATLY REDUCING POWER AVAILABLE TO SAFELY MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET OVER IN HIGH TRAFFIC. ONE ONE OCCASION THE JEEP DIED, LOSS OF ALL POWER IN THE CENTER LANE OF A 3 LANE, FAST MOVING HIGHWAY, REQUIRING POLICE ASSISTANCE TO STOP TRAFFIC AND PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS 03/18/2019 WHILE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. HIGH PITCHED WHINE, THEN LIMP MODE. THESE DAYS I DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE TO INSURE I CAN GET TO THE SHOULDER IF NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190116March 19, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL OUR RADIO STOP WORKING, THEN THE HORN,THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. THE NEXT THING TO GO OUT WAS THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, JEEP PAID FOR THAT BUT WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WASN'T CHEAP 573.00. AND STILL DID NOT FIX RADIO, HORN, OR AIRBAG LIGHT. I WAS AT A INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11189824March 18, 2019
SUSPENSION
THE REAR SUSPENSION IS RUSTED OUT SO BAD IT STARTED TO BREAK AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM DEALERSHIP 4 YEARS AGO AND A 2011 SHOULDNT RUST THAT BAD AND I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEY HAD TO REPLACE REAR SUSPENSION CROSSBAR DUE TO FULL RUST AND BREAKING AND IF IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE HOW MANY OTHER CARS SAME MAKE AND MODEL ARE EFFECTED BY THIS CAN WE PLEASE RECALL THIS ASAP SO WE CAN MAKE SURE NO OTHER CARS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS THE DATE IT WAS NOTICED IS THE DATE I PUT WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN THE CAR AUTO SHOP WOULDNT EVEN TOUCH MY ALIGNMENT CAUSE HE WAS SO SCARED MY REAR SUPSENSION CROSSBAR WOULD SHATTER WHEN HE TOOK IT OFF CAUSE ITS THAT RUSTED PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS ISSUE FIX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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