Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#11122870August 27, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TAKATA RECALL: I HAD A REPAIR DONE TO MY JEEP PATRIOT TWO WEEKS AGO. THE REPAIRS WERE OVER 800$. I HAD TO HAVE THE TWO FRONT CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS, AND TIE RODS REPLACED. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, I LOST STEERING AND NOW NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122661August 27, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SLIP INDICATOR, CHECK ENGINE, AND THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, RESET THE VEHICLE, AND CHANGED THE OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED A WEEK LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V552000 (ENGINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122314August 25, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAS CONSISTENT FUEL INJECTION ISSUES WHICH CAUSE THE CAR TO STUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING UP HILLS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT AND THERE IS AN ENGINE FAULT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122315August 25, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND IN MOTION, THE ENGINE WOULD DECELERATE AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS WOULD APPEAR ON DASH. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE OR STATE HIGHWAYS. CHECKING NUMEROUS WEBSITES, IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEPS AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AND MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122105August 24, 2018
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AT NIGHT, THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE SEAT BELT GRADUALLY TIGHTENED AROUND THE CHILD. THE CONTACT MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT AND HAD TO CUT IT TO REMOVE THE CHILD FROM THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,872.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122207August 24, 2018
POWER TRAIN, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW, HAD IT CHECKED BY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD GO OFF AFTER DRIVEN A FEW MILES. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 50K MILES AND BEFORE I COULD GET IT CHECKED IT WENT OFF. I WAS TOLD THE ONLY WAY THE COMPUTER COULD DETECT THE PROBLEM WAS IF THE LIGHT WAS ON. IT HAS CAME ON AND GONE BACK OFF SEVERAL TIMES. NOW IT HAS CAME ON AT 90K MILES AND THE I HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD I HAD A BAD CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND A BAD CAMSHAFT SENSOR. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SLIPPING AT 90K MILES. I'M ALSO ON MY 3RD SET OF TIRES ON THE FRONT BECAUSE THE FRONT END WILL NOT STAY ALIGNED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122236August 24, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL STALL/STOP WITHOUT WARNING. WITH IT GOING STARIGHT OR TURNING IT DOES NOT MATTER. YOU HAVE TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121860August 23, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT WAS PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY (NO TREES AROUND TO CAUSE A CLOG) FOR A MONTH, WHILE ON VACATION. WHEN I CAME BACK, THE TRUNK AND THE BACK SEAT FLOORS WERE FULL OF MOLD DUE TO WATER LEAKING THRU THE BACK DOME LIGHT. THEN AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I LEARNED THAT THE LEAKING DOME LIGHT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2007 AND 2008 JEEP PATRIOTS. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME IT HAS BECOME A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN JUST A LEAK BECAUSE MY JEEP IS NOW FULL OF MOLD AND CANNOT NOT BE DRIVEN FOR THE MEANTIME AS IT IS A HAZARD FOR MY CHILDREN HEALTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121864August 23, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LOSS OF POWER UPON ACCELERATION. DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2014 JEEP PATRIOT AND THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY ON THIS VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121523August 21, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR STALLS OUT GOING DOWN THE ROAD. CAR MOST RECENTLY STARTS AND DIES RIGHT AFTER. WE ARE GETTING FUEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121274August 21, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE STALLS EVERY TIME AFTER A GAS FILL UP AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE TIME FOR ABOUT A YEAR. THE WHEEL LOCKS AND THE CAR CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND HAPPENS 100% OF THE TIME AFTER I PUT GAS IN MY CAR. I DID RESEARCH AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM (SEE ATTACHED LINK) AND THERE IS NO SOLUTION FOR IT EXCEPT FOR A NEW TANK. I DO NOT THINK IT'S RIGHT TO NOT RECALL THIS. IT IS EXPENSIVE AND NOT ALL OF US CAN AFFORD TO FIX IT OR BUY A NEW CAR THUS PUTTING OUR LIVES AND INNOCENT DRIVERS' LIVES IN DANGER. PLEASE RECALL THIS. JEEPS ARE INCREDIBLE CARS THAT LAST 200K+ MILES AND I'D HATE FOR THIS PROBLEM TO SERIOUSLY HARM ANYONE. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T29898_DS631498
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120368August 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TOTAL CONTROL POWER MODULE (TIPM) FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD JEEP PATRIOTS LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING, THE MOST OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN PULLING OVER THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ASSISTED BRAKING AND POWER STEERING. ONCE STOPPED TURNED THE KEY OFF AND REGAINED COMPOSURE. AFTER IT SAT FOR A FEW SECOND THE JEEP STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND WAS FINE. TOOK THE JEEP TO A LOCAL STORE TO HAVE THE STARTING AND CHARGING SYSTEM CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING WAS OPERATING WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPEAT OCCURRENCES AND NOW THE JEEP HAS TO BE JUMP STARTED IF YOU WANT IT TO RUN. THE JEEP WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD TIPM TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER UNIT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THUS MY VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED. THIS IS THE FIRST JEEP THAT I HAVE OWNED BUT DO NOT THINK THEIR WILL BE ANOTHER BEINGS THAT DODGE IS NOT WANTING TO CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY AND CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120115August 15, 2018
ENGINE
EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS THE ENGINE STALLS SHORTLY AFTER AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE! I'VE TRIED TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK. NOTHING THAT I HAVE REPLACED HAS RESOLVED THIS REOCCURRING ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120144August 15, 2018
ENGINE
I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR AND THE TRANSMISSIONS RUNS HOT AND YOU CAN DRIVE PAST A CERTAIN SPEED LIMIT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120200August 15, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY JEEP IS BY FAR ONE OF THE BIGGEST SAFETY HAZARDS IF NOT FOR ME BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY. IF I GO OVER 60 ON A DAY THAT IS OVER 70 DEGREES FOR LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES THE TRANSMISSION WILL OVER HEAT. IT ISN'T JUST AN ANNOYANCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT JEEP HAS KNOWN ABOUT. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE INICIATED. THE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119819August 14, 2018
ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR HAS AROUND 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE PAST FEW DAYS IN THE MORNING, WHEN I START MY CAR, IT STARTS BUT THEN HESITATES. IT WILL HESITATE FOR AROUND 20 SECONDS. THE CAR WAS IN PARK, IN A DRIVEWAY OF A HOUSE. I THINK IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119894August 14, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND HAS HESITATION AFTER ACCELERATION AT A STOP SIGNAL OR SIGN. I USE "PREMIUM" GAS, THINKING THAT REGULAR GAS WAS THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 2 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS, ONE RECENT SITUATION ON 8/13/2018 WHEN MY PATRIOT "HESITATED" AFTER TURNING ONTO A ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE CAUSING THE PERSON BEHIND ME TO "HARD BRAKE" TO NOT HIT ME, AS WELL AS THE DRIVER BEHIND HIM. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS AND DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A SAFE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119585August 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SAFFORD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM SRT FIAT OF SPRINGFIELD (7611 LOISDALE RD, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, (703) 866-1700), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119745August 13, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
A FEW DAYS AFTER HIITTING A POTHOLE ON A COUNTRY PAVED ROAD, MY PATRIOT LOST WIPERS, HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS & REAR WIPER. NONE OF THE FUSES WERE DAMAGED OR BLOWN. I HAD THE DEALER RUN DIAGNOSTICS BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP. I HAD THE FUSE BOX & RELAYS REPLACED. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE SITTING STILL & SOMETIMES WHILE IN MOTION. VERY DANGEROUS IN RAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118726August 9, 2018
ENGINE
MY CAR WAS PARKED AT HOME IN PARKING LOT. I USED CAR EARLIER DURING THE MORNING AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. DURING THE AFTERNOON I WENT OUTSIDE TO CRANK CAR AND IT STARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS. I THEN REALIZED I FORGOT SOMETHING IN MY HOME AND TURNED CAR OFF TOOK KEY OUT THE IGNITION AND WENT TO RETRIEVE WHAT I HAD FORGOTTEN. I CAME BACK OUT NOT EVEN 30 SECONDS, ATTEMPTED TO CRANK CAR AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS, AC CAME ON, BUT CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. IT MADE NO NOISE TO INDICATE IT WAS TRYING TO TURN OVER NOTHING. AFTER TRYING A FEW TIMES I CALLED GEICO TO HAVE SOMEONE COME OUT TO POSSIBLY JUMP START THE CAR, BUT THAT PERSON TESTED THE BATTERY, OIL, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTED AND SAID NONE OF THEM WERE A PROBLEM. I THEN ORDERED A TOW TRUCK THRU GEICO, HE ARRIVED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND HE IMMEDIATELY SAT IN VEHICLE AND CAR CRANKED WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH ALSO DISAPPEARED. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED AGAIN AND I HAVE A PRINT OUT THAT SHOWS THAT NEITHER THE BATTERY, STARTER, ALTERNATOR OR ENGINE OIL WERE A FACTOR. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THE CAR CRANKING SINCE THAT DAY. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY IT WOULD NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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