Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#11204125April 27, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD. IT STALLS WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. IT DOES THIS ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. IT OVERHEATS ON HILLS AND CAN'T TAKE IT OUT OF TOWN BECAUSE IT'S NOT RELIABLE. THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAS 74,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203683April 25, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2018 MY JEEP WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. MY SON WAS THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME ON HIS WAY TO PICK ME UP FROM WORK IN TIVERTON RHODE ISLAND. ACCORDING TO HIM, HE RECALLS EVERYTHING FINE AND THEN A MOMENT WHEREIN EVERYTHING WENT BLANK. UPON ARRIVAL THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, I ASKED HIM WHAT HAPPENED, HE WAS IN A STATE OF CONFUSION. AT THAT POINT THE POLICE HAD CAUGHT UP, AND BEGAN THE INVESTIGATION, AND MY SON WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BY RESCUE. FAST FORWARD: WE ARE IN QUESTION TO THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. BASED ON OUR INVESTIGATION AND RECALL OF THE INCIDENT A: THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND B: THE RIGHT WHEEL AND AXLE WAS COMPLETELY DISENGAGED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD SUSTAINED A MAJORITY OF DAMAGES ON THE LEFT/DRIVER'S SIDE! THE LEFT/DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AND AXLE WAS STILL COMPLETELY INTACT DESPITE SUSTAINING A VAST AMOUNT OF DAMAGES. *DT*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11203822April 25, 2019
ENGINE
MY ENGINE HAD BEEN ON FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING THE RED FLASH LIGHT CAME ON WHICH WHEN I READ MY MANUAL, IT'S MY ETC. MY JEEP STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY JEEP OFF AND READ MY MANUAL. IT STATED I COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE AND GET IT SERVICE. I DROVE IT HOME. AS I READ THE COMPLAINTS ON HERE FOR THE SAME THING, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL OR SHOULD BE NOW, BECAUSE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT ACCELERATES ON IT'S ON AND CAN'T STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203197April 23, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TAYLOR AUTOMOTIVE (11989 HWY 22, MARTIN, TN) WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL CAP AND PARTS RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203199April 23, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE HAVE A JEEP PATRIOT 2016 AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH EFFECTS THE STARTER. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE JEEP STARTING AND TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT WAS UNDER RECALL. WE TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALER AND THEY SCHEDULED IT TO BE FIXED. WE WERE THEN CALLED AND TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE MISSED THE RECALL DATE BY 2 MONTHS SO IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE RECALL AND IT WOULD COST TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IT IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON OTHER 2016 JEEPS AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. WE ARE NOW HAVING TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE WHEN VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE! THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE ISSUE STARTED AND IT WOULD NOT START. WE ACTUALLY HAD IT HOOKED UP TO READ WHAT THE ISSUE WAS ALSO. IT IDENTIFIED AN ISSUE WITH THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE SAME REPORTED RECALL ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203208April 23, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO TUNKHANNOCK AUTO MART: DODGE RAM CHRYSLER JEEP (LOCATED AT 509 JOSEPH HUNTER HIGHWAY, TUNKHANNOCK, PA 18657), BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 5843398. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203259April 23, 2019
ENGINE
VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING, STALLED ON BUSY ROADS, ON HILLS, TURNING CORNERS, ECT. STALLING OCCURRED AT INFREQUENT INTERVALS. SOMETIMES 3 TIMES A DAY, THEN WOULDN'T HAPPEN FOR A FEW WEEKS. SOMETIMES THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER THE STALLING. SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD START RIGHT BACK UP WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE KEY, BUT THEN DIE AGAIN AFTER TRAVELING 50-100 FEET. MECHANICS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSIS PROBLEM BECAUSE NO ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND NO ERROR REPORT WAS GENERATED . FINALLY, AFTER 2 MONTHS OF TROUBLE, THE CAR FINALLY SHOWED AN ENGINE ERROR CODE AFTER STALLING. CODE WAS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. HAD IT REPAIRED FOR $162.40. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOUR CAR DIES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THERE IS NO AREA TO SAFELY COAST TO OUT OF THE WAY OF DANGER. ALWAYS FEARFUL OF GETTING REAR-ENDED. MECHANICS CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE IS UNTIL THERE IS AN ENGINE LIGHT ON. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT IT, BUT JEEP HASN'T WARNED CUSTOMERS OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203270April 23, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
YOU NEED TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VEHICLES ITS RIDICULOUS HOW EXPENSIVE THEY ARE NO NORMAL PERSON CAN AFFORD THIS FIX. NOBODY IN WAYNE COUNTY EVEN WANTS TO WORK ON IT. O CANT AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR. IT'S ONLY AT 120K . I LOVE MY JEEP. BUT IT IS NOTHING BUT STRESS AND DEPRESSION. IT IS NOT RIGHT MAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203283April 23, 2019
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS GOING 30 MPH IN HER JEEP OVER A BRIDGE. THE CAR INFRONT OF HER STOPPED SUDDENLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO ICE AND HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF HER. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THEN THEY WERE HIT FROM BEHIND BY A TRUCK GOING 40 MPH. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ROUTE 72 IN GENOA IL, GOING STRAIGHT. NOT UPLOADING PICTURE DUE TO LICENSE PLATES SEEN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11202826April 22, 2019
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
BRIEF SUMMARY: I PURCHASED THE 2008 PATRIOT IN 2014 WITH 70K MILES. FIRST OCCURANCE OF VEHICLE STALLING AND SHUTTING OFF OCCURED IN 2015 WITH 80K MILES; WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY LIGHT/ ESP BEGAN FLASHING AND SPUTTERED A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH IN 10 MINUTES. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET REPAIRED. SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN OTHER RANDOM OCCASIONS OF STALLING WHERE THE THROTTLE LIGHT/ ESP AND ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES PRECEDDING A STALL. NOW 2018-19 (107K MILES) I WENT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED AGIN THIS TIME WAS IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND THROTTLE LIGHT, ESP LIGHTS, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THERE IS A CRANKSHAFT ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND STALL THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD CRANKSHAFT REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED, THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND THE ELECTICAL HARNESSES SERVICED TO YET HAVE THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED 24 HRS AFTER REPAIRS. THE ENGINE, THROTTLEBODY AND ESP LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN WITH IN 24 HOURS BEFORE SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION OF TRAFFIC. I AM NOW HAVING A 3RD INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE CAUSING THE INTERMITTENT STALLING. I SPOKE WITH JEEP CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY STATED THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL ALTHOUGH OTHER PATRIOTS OF THE SAME CLASS HAVE HAD SAME OCCURENCE AND RECALL YET THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME IN THIS CASE TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUE OR REPAIRS SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I STRONGLY RECCOMMEND THAT THE DOT INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND REQUIRE JEEP TO EITHER RECALL THE VEHICLE OR REQUIRE JEEP TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES TO SAFE PERFORMANCE ON THE ROADS AND/OR REFUND ME THE PURCHASE PRICE AS I AM STILL IN CONTRACT PAYING FOR A NON FUNCTIONAL RISKY VEHICLE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202987April 22, 2019
ENGINE
THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION: WHILE DRIVING 2014 JEEP PATRIOT AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN A SEMI-RESIDENTIAL AREA, SHORTLY AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND STEERING CONTROL. RED BOLT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH AND STEERING AND BRAKING BECAME DIFFICULT. CAR IMMEDIATELY TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY (PART 68420395AA) WAS REPLACED WITH A FACTORY PART. AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE REFERENCED PART, AND OWNER/DRIVER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESOLUTION OF REPLACING A FAULTY PART WITH WITH A FAULTY PART FOR A TOTAL OF $800. MILEAGE ON CAR AT TIME OF TBA FAILURE = 69,850 WITH NO PREVIOUS INDICATORS OF UPCOMING FAILURE. FURTHER RESOLUTION IS NEEDED TO ENSURE SAFETY OF ALL DRIVERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202738April 21, 2019
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ALONG AND LOSE OF POWER IN THE TRANSMISSION. GOT IT PARKED AND NOW IT WONT GO. DIDNT HAVE A LOUD NOISE OR ANY WARNING. IT JUST WOULDNT GO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202736April 21, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND OFF. LIMP MODE TURNING ON. CAR GOING FROM 45 MPH TO 15 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202745April 21, 2019
POWER TRAIN
2013 JEEP PATRIOT WHEN DRIVEN ON TRIPS OF 3 TO 4 HOURS, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT COME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. AND SLOWLY LOSES ALL POWER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AT ALL. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, NO DATA WAS FOUND ON THE COMPUTER OF THE INCIDENT EVER OCCURING AND THE DEALER ACTS AS THOUGH THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE SITUATION, YET IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT TELLS YOU WHAT TO DO IF THIS SITUATION OCCURS? WHICH TO ME MEANS THEY KNOW ITS A PROBLEM, WHICH OCCURS REPEATED DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH OF YOUR TRIP. FOR MOST WHO ONLY DRIVE LOCALLY, THEY MAY NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS BECAUSE IT ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING. WE NO LONGER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN BECAUSE OF THAT AND FEEL FORCED TO RENT VEHICLES FOR OUR OWN SAFETY. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASNT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND OCCURS ONLY WHEN TRAVELING IN HIGH SPEED SITUATION ON EXPRESSWAYS. THE DATE I USED BELOW WAS THE LAST DATE I WAS WILLING TO RISK MY LIFE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE MANY TIMES BEFORE THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202629April 20, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALERSHIP MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AN INTERNAL FUEL TANK FAILURE. MY MANUFACTURER DATE WAS NOV. 2011 AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN DEC. 2011 TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK (OF COURSE MY VEHICLE DIDN'T QUALIFY). I DO NOT HAVE $1600 TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND FIX. I HAVE A FEELING THAT THEY KNEW THAT THESE GAS TANKS WERE FAULTY BEFORE DEC. 2011, AND IN ORDER TO NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THEM, THEY TOOK THE EASY AND BARELY ANY MONEY OUT OF THEIR POCKET ROUTE AND DID A RECALL FOR THE TRANSFER HOSE HOPING THAT WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE WHICH IF THAT'S WHAT THEY THOUGHT, SORRY IT DIDN'T WORK. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, LET ALONE TRYING TO PUT GAS IN IT WITH THE GAS PUMP SHUTTING OFF EVERY FEW CENTS. THE ONLY WAY I CAN PUT GAS IN IS BY A VERY SLOW TRICKLE WHICH TAKES ABOUT 10 - 15 MINUTES. WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, IT'S GETTING EVEN MORE DIFFICULT AS I HEAR THE GAS BACKING UP IN THE FILLER NECK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ANY HELP OTHER THAN TELLING ME HOW MUCH IT WAS GOING TO COST WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT HAPPENED. WE NEED HELP IN GETTING CHRYSLER TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. SOMEONE PLEASE HEAR US AND HELP US AND DO SOMETHING NOW!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202688April 20, 2019
WHEELS
TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT ON. PULLED OVER TO AIR STATION. STOPPED CAR. REMOVED TIRE STEM COVER TO PUT AIR IN TIRE. STEM BROKE AND TIRE DEFLATED. THIS HAPPENED 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO 3 SEPARATE TIRES. MY MECHANIC SAID THE TIRE STEMS ARE FAULTY. THEY COST $180 EACH TO REPLACE AND BREAK OFF MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196885April 17, 2019
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD RESTRAINT DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S HEAD AND NECK WERE IMPACTED, BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DUE TO THE FAILURE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V233000 (AIR BAGS), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11197021April 17, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EACH TIME AFTER FUELING UP THE VEHICLE, IT STALLS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER ON A CITY STREET AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION. THE FIRST TIME MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STALLED OUT. THE NEXT TIME THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND STALLED. THIS IS A FRIGHTENING AND COMMONLY CITED ISSUE WITH PATRIOT OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196713April 16, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SON IN THE CAR, THE CAR SHUDDERED, LOST ALL POWER AND THE POWERING STEERING MUST HAVE GONE AS I COULD ONLY TURN THE WHEEL WITH EXTREME FORCE ENOUGH TO COAST OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR THEN CRANKED BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. DROVE SLOWLY HOME. WAS TAKING THE VERY NEXT MORNING TO HAVE SERVICE DONE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO WAY TO NOTIFY THE CARS BEHIND YOU THAT YOU HAVE NO POWER OR CONTROL. THIS TURNED OUT TO BE THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WHICH I HAVE READ IS A COMMON ISSUE AND THE 2016 WAS RECALLED FOR THIS AS A CHURCH FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT HIS. I'M WONDERING WITH THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED WHY ONLY THE 2016 HAS BEEN RECALLED. MY FATHER IS A MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE HAS NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196768April 16, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ESPECIALLY WHEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY CAR JUMPS AND WILL NOT GO. RED LIGHTNING BOLT SYMBOL COMES ON THE DASHBOARD. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. ALSO SEEMS TO BE GETTING A LOT WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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