Jeep Patriot Complaints (2016)

459 consumer complaints on file.

#10924170November 3, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
SHAFT AXEL LEFT & RIGHT SIDE BRAKES SHOES & DRUMS TRANSMISSION MUFFLER RUBBING CHASIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907629September 19, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, SEAT BELTS
TAKATA RECALL. I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT ON MARCH 14, 2016. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN A SUV WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO THE STREET I WAS STOPPED WAITING TO MAKE MY RIGHT TURN. THE GENTLEMAN WAS SPEEDING AND TOOK A HARD RIGHT, HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND HIT ME FULL IMPACT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE, THE AIRBAG LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON. AT THE IMPACT THAT I WAS HIT THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF AND NO ONE KNOWS OR COULD EXPLAIN WHY THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY. WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND I WENT TO PICK UP, THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHTS WERE ON AND HAD TO BE RESET AND THE SEATBELT WAS NOT PROPERLY WORKING (THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907637September 19, 2016
ENGINE
THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IT WOULD HAVE A HARD START AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND LOOSE POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907300September 16, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AROUND 2:30 PM WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER MY HOOD. I PULLED OFF TO A SAFE SPOT AND BY THIS TIME II COULD SEE THE FIRE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT OF MY JEEP. THREE FIRE INSPECTORS LOOKED AT IT AND ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. HOWEVER, A JEEP MECHANIC ALSO LOOKED AT IT AND BELIEVES THE FIRE STARTED BEHIND THE BATTERY. THE JEEP IS TOTALED. STILL WAITING ON REPORTS FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. CYNTHIA I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. WE DID HIRE SOME PEOPLE WHO WENT OUT AND ALSO WERE NOT ABLE TO FULLY DETERMINE THE FIRE. I AM HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER. I WILL KEEP TRYING AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY TELL ME. DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY TELL ME WE MIGHT MOVE FORWARD WITH MORE INVESTIGATION. I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED. FROM PROGRESSIVE CLAIM #161737586 AGENT AMY ETTA PH. 503-495-4507
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898641August 25, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE HORN BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895741August 14, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY 5 LANE MAIN ROAD THROUGH THE CENTER OF TOWN AND DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PREPARING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE CLUTCH POPPED LOOSE AND WAS DISABLED. IT NO LONGER HAD ANY FORCE AGAINST IT BUT COULD BE FREELY MOVED THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE OF MOTION WITH NO ENGAGEMENT OR DISENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH LEFT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND LEFT IT DISABLED IN THE CENTER LANE OF A VERY BUSY 5 LANE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 40FT FROM A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FITTING IN THE WALL FORWARD OF THE DRIVER PEDALS THROUGH WHICH THE CLUTCH ROD PASSES. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER INSTALLATION AS THE CAR HAD 20 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 150 MILES. THE FITTING MUST BE SEATED TO ALLOW THE CLUTCH ROD TO ENGAGE/DISENGAGE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED. A MISALIGNMENT OF THE HOLE IN THE WALL AND THE CLUTCH ROD CAUSED UPWARD PRESSURE ON THE FITTING WHICH WAS ENOUGH TO HOLD IT IN PLACE TEMPORARILY BUT EVENTUALLY CAME LOOSE. THE PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FITTING IS TO PROTRUDE FULLY THROUGH THE WALL AND THEN BE CLOCKED 45DEG SO THE TABS SEAT, KEEPING THE FITTING IN PLACE. A POLICE OFFICER WAS ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE TRAFFIC OBSTACLE WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT. THE LOSS OF THE CLUTCH ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE INABILITY TO CHANGE GEARS OR MOVE TO OR FROM NEUTRAL CAN BE A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SIMPLE RECALL TO INSPECT THE INSTALLATION FOR A LIKELY LIMITED LOT OF VEHICLES, HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER, FIA LLC, DISAGREED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10889215July 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
DRIVE FOR 6 HOURS AND 400 MILES AT 65 MPH ON HIGWAY, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT COMES ON SUDDENLY AND THE VEHICLE LOSE SPEED RAPIDLY AND STOPS ON HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNMOVABLE FORWARD AND STRANDS PASSENGERS DANGEROUSLY STUCK IN THE TRAFFIC LANE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887454July 21, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WENT THROUGH CAR WASH, WATER CAME POURING IN THROUGH DOME LIGHT, RAINING ON RADIO. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE DRAIN LINES ARE TOO SMALL AND OFTEN NEED TO BE UNCLOGGED. THEY OFFER NO EXPLANATION OF THE POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL HAZARD OR THE ROTTING EFFECTS OF WATER LEFT UNSEEN IN THE ROOF LININGS. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THE HISTORY OF THIS POOR DESIGN GOES BACK TO 2008. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED AND CAN ONLY UNCLOG/BLOW OUT THE DRAIN TUBES DURING MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGES...THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY HAZARD. I AM LEASING THE VEHICLE BUT MAY NEED TO SWITCH OUT. THIS IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT THEY ARE APPARENTLY IGNORING TO THE CONSUMERS RISK OF ELECTRICAL FIRE, AND OR ROTTING ACCESSORIES CAUSING POTENTIAL SEVERE DEVALUATION IN TRADE IN / SALE POTENTIAL AS WELL AS ACTUAL CASH VALUE IN INSURANCE APPRAISALS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873690June 10, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BOUGHT MY 2016 JEEP PATRIOT NEW. IT HAS 20,000 MILES. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAKE POPPING NOISE WHEN ON. WHEN AT A STOP THE ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING SOUND. WHEN ACCELERATION IT MAKES A WEIRD NOISE AND TAKES FOREVER TO GET IT TO THE SPEED OF 60MPH. I CAN'T GET MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR UNTIL JUNE 14, 2016. EVERYTHING THAT WENT WRONG HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME EXCEPT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I SMELL A LEMON IN THE BUNCH HERE!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871305May 28, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
ROOF LEAKING THROUGH REAR CARGO LIGHT, DEALER FAILED TO REPAIR PROPERLY AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871282May 27, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JUST GOT THE JEEP BUT DID NOT TAKE HOME FOR THREE DAYS AFTER THE SALE.THE WIRE HARNESS WAS BAD ON THE JEEP? SO FAR NO PROBLEMS SO FAR AFTER WE GOT IT HOME! ITS THE 75 ANNIVERSARY EDITION REAL NICE.LOVE IT. HAVE OWN 2 PATRITOTS BEFORE THIS ONE. AND NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865110May 16, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2 AND A HALF WEEKS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FIRST TIME THEY STATED IT WAS A SENSOR FOR THE BREAKS. SECOND, TIME THEY STATED, FOR THE SAME THING A BRAKE SENSOR. THIRD, TIME THEY SAID THE SENSOR WAS BAD. NOW FOR THE FOURTH TIME THEY ARE SAYING IT'S A MODULE. NO, IT'S TIME FOR A NEW TRUCK A 2016 JEEP SHOULD NOT HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S TIME TO BE IN THE PROCESS TO FILE THE LEMON LAW BECAUSE THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK UP THEIR FOUR TIMES MAYBE EVEN MORE FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861778April 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE AND I WERE HIT HEAD ON BY A DRUNK DRIVER, WE WERE BOTH RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS WHEN WE AWOKE THE AIR BAGS WERE ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10861532April 26, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASED THIS JEEP IN MARCH. IT IS NOW JUST A LITTLE OVER A MONTH LATER AND ALREADY THIS JEEP HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR WATER LEAKING INTO THE REAR DOME LIGHT, FILLING THE LIGHT FIXTURE WITH WATER, AND WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN THE WATER WILL LEAK OUT OF THE DOME LIGHT AND ONTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ALL OVER THE CARPETED AREA WHERE ITEMS ARE STORED. BOTH TIMES I HAVE NOTICED THE WATER IT HAS BEEN IN THE MORNING AFTER IT HAS RAINED AT NIGHT AND I AM OPENING THE HATCH TO PUT MY BELONGINGS INSIDE. TWICE ALREADY IN THE SHOP FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND I MY FIRST CAR PAYMENT ISN'T EVEN DUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851367March 24, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849919March 16, 2016
STEERING
THE CAR WAS JERKING TO THE LEFT AND CAUSED ME TO HIT A SEMI TRUCK. THE PULLING WAS VERY HARD AND SUDDEN. THIS HAPPENED ON WEST GEORGIA ROAD IN SIMPSONVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10840180March 6, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE IS AN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 SECOND DELAY FROM WHEN THE HORN SWITCH IS PRESSED TO WHEN THE HORN SOUNDS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN MY EXPERIENCING 3 NEAR MISSES SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE (IN OCTOBER 2015). THE FAILURE OF THE HORN TO SOUND WHEN NEEDED CAUSED ME TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVERS DIDN'T HEAR IT IN TIME. NOVEMBER 2015 IN HOBOKEN NEW JERSEY I WAS HEADING NORTH ON WASHINGTON STREET AT 25 MPH WHEN SOMEONE STARTED TO BACK OUT OF A CURB FACING PARKING SPOT. THE DRIVER APPARENTLY DIDN'T SEE ME AND PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT. I HELD DOWN THE HORN BUT BY THE TIME IT SOUNDED THE DRIVER WAS TOO CLOSE AND WAS ABOUT TO T-BONE ME. I HAD TO DRIVE ONTO TO WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID HIM. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS APPROACHING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. AGAIN IN NOVEMBER OF 2015 I WAS HEADING NORTH ON US ROUTE 202, DOING ABOUT 30 MPH IN A 40 MPH ZONE IN PARSIPPANY NEW JERSEY. A CAR SHOOTS OUT OF A CORPORATE PARK DRIVEWAY HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARD ME. I HELD DOWN THE HORN AND AGAIN IT SOUNDED ABOUT A HALF A SECOND LATER, TOO LATE FOR THE ONCOMING DRIVER TO REALIZE IT. WE BOTH SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WHEN WE SAW EACH OTHER AND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. DECEMBER 2015 IN WAYNE NEW JERSEY HEADING WEST ON PREAKNESS AVENUE (ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION) I APPROACHED A CURVE TO THE RIGHT TRAVELING AT 25 MPH. THE DRIVER OF AN ONCOMING CAR (ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD) CROSSED OVER THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES ONTO MY SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HELD DOWN THE HORN AND IT DIDN'T SOUND UNTIL THE OTHER DRIVER ALMOST HIT ME. LUCKILY THERE WAS A SMALL SHOULDER ON MY SIDE AND I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE MY RIGHT TWO WHEELS ONTO IT AND AVOID THE COLLISION. JEEP AND THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM STATE THAT THIS BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL AS THE HORN IS DESIGNED TO USE THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. NO HORN SHOULD USE THE COMPUTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824152February 4, 2016
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,928.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795204November 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER. HEADLAMPS FLICKERED AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. UNABLE TO PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON OR USE HORN TO WARN ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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