Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#11184749March 7, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHENEVER I PUT A FULL TANK OF GAS IN MY CAR, MY CAR STALLS OUT. ONE TIME, I JUST LEFT THE GAS STATION AND IT STALLED AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO GET FOOD, IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. I'VE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE PATRIOTS, IT HAPPENS TO THEM. MY CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. ONE TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN MY PATRIOT WAS IN PARKED. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF SOMEONE WAS TURNING, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO SINCE THE WHEEL LOCKS SO YOU CAN'T TURN IT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IT COULD BE THE FUEL TANK OR THE GAS CAP FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD AND IT'S NOT JUST ME HAVING THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184985March 7, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2007 JEEP PATRIOT LIMITED 4X4 CVT. EVERY TIME THE GAS TANK IS FILLED UP, THE CAR STALLS, BUCKS, AND/OR HESITATES. AFTER FILL UP, ABOUT A MILE OR LESS DRIVING OUT OF THE GAS STATION THE CAR WILL BUCK AND EVENTUALLY COMPLETELY STALL LOSING POWER STEERING. THIS JEEP HAD 122,000 MILES ON IT, BUT THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED FOR EVERY FILL UP SINCE AROUND 95,000. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A LANE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS MENTIONED ON HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF ONLINE FORUMS. I'VE HAD THE PCV VALVE, CHARCOL CANISTER, GAS CAP AND 5 OR MORE EVAP/EMISSION PARTS REPLACED WITH GENUINE MOPAR PARTS AND NONE OF THESE REPLACEMENTS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY DIFFERENT GAS STATION, DIFFERENT BRANDS AND DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AS WELL. THE JEEP STALLING AFTER FILL UP IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND PUTS ME AT RISK OF HARM EVERY TIME I LEFT A GAS STATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184571March 6, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, AND THE ELECTRICAL INDICATOR CAME ON AS WELL AS POWER REDUCED DOWN TO 25-30 MILES PER HOUR DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. DROVE CAR ON SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY UNTIL CLOSEST EXIT FOR SAFETY. TOWED VEHICAL TO MECHANIC, AND THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184446March 5, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING ON ACCELERATION WITH LOUD NOISE IN REAR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT. THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS SEVERE CROSSMEMBER CORROSION AND TO STOP DRIVING IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183857March 4, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TWO PASSENGERS AND WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH IT OFF TO THE SIDE SO WE WERE AS FAR OFF THE ROAD AS POSSIBLE. TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 8PM ON MARCH 2, 2019. THIS IS AT LEAST THE 3RD INCIDENT WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A 4TH BUT I WILL HAVE TO VERIFY THAT WITH MY WIFE WHO IS OUT OF TOWN AND I HAVE NOT TALKED TO HER YET THIS MORNING. IT IS HER CAR AND I WAS USING IT. I BELIEVE THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE SUMMER OF 2015 WHEN MY SON WAS DRIVING IT. WHILE MY SON WAS WAITING TO BE TOWED HE TRIED STARTING THE CAR AFTER 20 MINUTES AND IT DID START. HE LET THE TOW TRUCK AND DEALERSHIP KNOW THAT AND PROCEEDED ON HIS WAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT THE INCIDENT WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY SAY THEIR COMPUTER IS NOT REGISTERING THE PROBLEM SO THEREFORE IT MUST NOT EXIST. OUR MECHANIC HAS LOOKED AT IT AND HE BELIEVES IT IS A THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND FOR SOME REASON THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WHEN IT THINKS IT'S TOO HOT AND UPON SITTING IT COOLS DOWN AND THUS STARTS. HOWEVER, WE SAT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED ON MARCH 2, 2019 AND I WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT IS WHERE IT IS NOW. I AM NOT A MECHANIC SO MY EXPLANATION OF WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM MAY NOT BE TOTALLY ACCURATE. WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT HAD THIS HAPPENED WHEN TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY I MAY NOT BE ALIVE TODAY TO BE REPORTING THIS RECURRING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184050March 4, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 50-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE COOLED DOWN, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183798March 3, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT WON'T CRANK. IT TURNS ON RANDOMLY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. NEW BATTERY. NO CHIP ON KEYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183650March 2, 2019
AIR BAGS
I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING MY DEALERSHIP SINCE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED ON MY VEHICLE SINCE 2017. EVERY TIME I CALL I AM ADVISED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX MY VEHICLE, TO CALL BACK. WELL IT HAS BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS AND I AM STILL TRYING TO HAVE THIS RECALLED ISSUE FIXED. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DECEMBER OF 2017 WHERE MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11183409March 1, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WITHOUT CAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT HEAD REST DEPLOYED. THERE ARE PIECES OF PLASTIC INSIDE THAT PREVENT IT FROM BEING RESET. RESEARCH DETERMINED SEVERAL LIKE COMPLAINTS AND FAILURE OF CHRYSLER JEEP TO RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE SAFETY DEVICES OR REPAIR THEM. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182198February 24, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS CAR STUMBLES AND DIES AT STOPS FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES MINUTES AFTERWARDS. THIS PROCEDURE GOES ON FOR ABOUT TEN MILES ALL I READ SAYS IT IS A SAFETY VALVE ON TOP OFF GAS TANK. ONLY WAY TO FIX IS RELACE THE WHOLE GAS TANK. THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR JUST SETTING IDLELING. RPM STARTS TO DECREACE AND SMOTHERS PLUM OUT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IT HAS DONE THIS EVER SINCE IVE OWNED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181698February 21, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PROPULSION SYSTEM PROBLEMS. MY SON FILLS UP HIS 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. I SEE FROM MANY POST ON FORMS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT FACEING THIS PROBLEM. YOU FILL THE JEEP UP AND THE THE CAR STALLS OUT AND WILL STOP DEAD IN TRAFFIC THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. WHAT'S BEING DONE ABOUT THIS WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT NOT HOLD CHRYSLER RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. WE HAVE TRIED TO DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND NOW ARE BEING TOLD THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181369February 20, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE GOING CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT ME TURNING THEM ON. THIS HAPPENS WHILE I'M DRIVING, SITTING AT A LIGHT, SITTING AT A STOP SIGN OR PARKED WITH MY ENGINE ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180876February 18, 2019
ENGINE
TKATA RECALL. I OWN A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WHICH STARTED JUST A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT NEW. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE TRANSMISSION HOSE CAME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL AND I WAS NEARLY UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR TO GET PULLED OVER. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HOSE CLAMP, FILLED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RELEASED IT BACK TO ME. HAD I KNOWN WHAT HELL I WOULD BE DEALING WITH AFTERWARDS I WOULD HAVE NEVER BROUGHT IT BACK HOME. I NOW HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES (I BELIEVE). THE CAR WILL OVERHEAT WITHIN MINUTES OF DRIVING IT. I HAVE NO HEAT. THE ETC LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW A CONSTANT. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO MANY TIMES TO COUNT NOW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT. JEEP HAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND STATES THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER ISSUES LIKE MINE, BUT WHEN I LOOK AT BLOGS THERE ARE THOUSANDS. I FEEL DOOPED BY JEEP. THIS COMPLAINT IS MY LAST RESORT BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I HAVE TRIED TO TRADE THIS CAR BUT THE AMOUNT I OWE AND BEING THAT THIS CAR IS OF ZERO VALUE DUE TO ALL OF THE ISSUES, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TRADE IN. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180930February 18, 2019
ENGINE
MY CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES I CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE - IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER ONE YEAR AND I AM PAYING FOR A CAR I CANT DRIVE I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11179784February 13, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF NEW 015 JEEP PATRIOT, WATER STARTED TO PENETRATE INSIDE OF CAR. OMING THROUGH FRONT INTERIOR LAMP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, FOUND OUT CLOG IN DRAIN OF SUNROOF. 'FIXED' THEN APPX 6 MONTHS LATER, SAE LEAK STARTED. TRIED A DIFFRENT DEALERSHIP TRYING TO ACTUALLY GET IT FIXED FOR GOOD, THEY SAID IT WAS 'FIXED' BUT PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED FOR THREE YEAS. BROUGHT TO 3-4 DEALERSHIPS PLUS HAD 2 PRIVATE TECHS LOOKED AT IT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP ANDTHEY 'ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER' TO OVERSEE REPAIR BUT DEALER STATED THAT CLOG WAS FOUND AGAIN, GAVE CAR BACK AS 'FIXED' BUT AT DELIVERY, WATER WAS STILL LEAKING OUT OF INTERIOR LAMP. DEALER SAID 'ONLY RESIDUAL AND NOTHING HE CAN DO ABOUT IT' I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES AND SUGGESTED THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SUCH TROUBLE FOR TH PAST THREE YEARS. WATER FLOWS ALL DOWN THE DASH AND ELECTRIAL COMPONENTS. IF YOU GOOGLE, YOU WILL SEE HUNDREDS OF PATRIOT OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY 'FIX' THAT DEALERSHIP/'WATER SPECIALISTS ' HAVE EVER PERFORMED IS 'CLEARING CLOG DRAIN OF SUNROOF. I AM NOT SURE WHY IT KEEPS CLOGGING. THE LAST DEALER STATED THAT IT IS GENERAL MAINTENANCE. I HVE OWNED MANY CARS WTH SUNROOFS ND HAVE NEVER HAD TO CLEAR DRAIN AS GENERAL MAINTENTANCE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IF VEHICLE IS STATIOERY OR IN MOTION. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJORY HIGHWAY CAUSING GREAT DISTRACTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11179893February 13, 2019
SEAT BELTS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEITH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ABERDEEN (910-944-7115, LOCATED AT 11049 US-15, ABERDEEN, NC 28315) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11179913February 13, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS SO FAR OF OUR 2011 JEEP PATRIOT LOSING SIGNIFICANT POWER AND STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE. THE FIRST INVOLVED OVERHEATING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AFTER A LONG ROAD TRIP. ALLOWING THE CAR TO REST ALLOWED US TO MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER SYMPTOMS DURING THE REMAINDER OF OUR TRIP. TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK RPMS DROP UNLESS BURYING THE ACCELERATOR INTO THE FLOOR, AT WHICH POINT THERE IS A LOUD WHINING SOUND WITH LITTLE TO SHOW IN TERMS OF SPEED. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE SPEED OVER 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 70. WE ALSO LOSE THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE GEAR MANUALLY. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE CAR CONTINUES TO BE SLOW TO GAIN SPEED AT LIGHTS, AND WORSE MAKING IT UPHILL TO OUR HOME, EVEN AT 25 MPH. AFTER RESTING THE ISSUE SUBSIDES UNTIL RETURNING WITHOUT WARNING. SEARCHING GOOGLE FOR "JEEP CVT FAILURE" YIELDS DOZENS OF RESULTS FOR JEEP PATRIOT AND COMPASS, AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES USING THE SAME JATCO CVT TRANSMISSION. THIS FAILURE MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE "SOLUTION" TO THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE TO CONTINUALLY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST $5000 PER INCIDENT TO THE OWNER WITH THE SAME FLAWED PRODUCT. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MY SPEED CUT OUT ON ME WHILE OVERTAKING A FREIGHT TRUCK, OR MAKING A LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER, AND LET'S GET JATCO TO AT LEAST SWAP OUT THE TRANSMISSION FOR A RECONDITIONED ONE WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176658February 12, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CONSITENTLY AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK, WHEN DRIVING WITHIN A QUARTER MILE, THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND BUCK AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO STALL. THIS ONLY HAPPENS INITIALLY AND DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL I REFUEL. HOWEVER THE BUCKING HAS BECOMING MORE PRONOUNCED EACH TIME I FILL UP TO THE POINT NOW THAT THE ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY STALLED. THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING BUT INSTEAD WHILE SITTING AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. I'VE READ THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS WITH THEIR SAME MAKE/MODELS AND IT HAS CAUSED THEIR ENGINES TO STALL COMPLETELY WHILE IN TRANSIT WHICH HAS CAUSED THE STEERING TO LOCK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO A BAD ACCIDENT OR WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176176February 11, 2019
ENGINE, STEERING
OUR JEEP STARTED TO RANDOMLY STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. WE PULLED THE CODE AND SAYS WE NEED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176203February 11, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
REMOVE AND REPLACE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY DUE TO FAULTY CHECK VALVE CAUSING ENABILITY TO FILL TANK WITHOUT CLICKING OFF AND SPITTING FUEL BACK AT YOU. NO EMISSIONS CODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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