Jeep Patriot Complaints (2012)

354 consumer complaints on file.

#11338198July 8, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 30 MPH. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. A & B MOTORS INC (30007 GRATIOT AVE, ROSEVILLE, MI 48066, (586)445-1600) RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE OF $5,000 FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337585July 5, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN IN IDLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE JEEP ENGINE SHUT OFF RANDOMLY WITH A BEEPING ALARM AND RED FLASHING BOLT ON THE DASH, REQUIRED ME TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND RESTART THE CAR, THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ONCE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. BATTERY IS NEW AND BOTH THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTED GOOD. WHEN ACCELERATING, BRAKING, OR STEERING, THE CABIN LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND DASH/RADIO DIM OR BRIGHTEN OFTEN SLIGHT FLICKERING AND SOME TIMES THE INTERIOR ROOF CAB LIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN ON WHILE DRIVING EVEN WHEN NO DOOR IS AJAR AND DIMMER SWITCH IS TURNED DOWN OR COMPLETELY OFF. APPEARS THERE IS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SHORT OR POWER DRAW ISSUE. THE REAR DRUM BREAKS CONTINUOUSLY SQUEAL, LEAK AND LEAVE RUST RESIDUE CORRODING THE RIMS EVEN THOUGH I'VE HAD THEM MAINTAINED AND CHANGED BY CERTIFIED GOODYEAR MECHANICS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329298June 17, 2020
SEATS
BOTH HEADRESTS HAVE SPRUNG OUT. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE CAR WAS PARKED, OFF, AND WITHOUT REAR IMPACT THE HEADREST EJECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326298May 28, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.*DT TRANSFER FROM SECONDARY SIDE TO THE PRIMARY SIDE OF FUEL TANK CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL. CONSUMER STATED VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321219April 15, 2020
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, SEAT BELTS
I HAVE A ACCIDENT OR CRASH CAR BEFORE( THE JEEP WAS IN MAKING LEFT TURN ,IN MOTION) I WAS IN CAMUY RURAL AREA, CITY OF PUERTO RICO AND THE AIRBAG DOESN'T CAME OUT THANK TO OUR. MIGHTY GOD IT WASN'T TOO MUCH BUT THE AIR BAG IT DOESN'T WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316595March 6, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2012 JEEP PATRIOT 4 X 4 TAKES 20 MINUTES TO FILL GAS TANK DUE TO FAULTY VALVE. HAD THE DEALERSHIP RUN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS TODAY AND THEY TELL ME A NEW GAS TANK IS THE ONLY FIX DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH A VALVE INSIDE THE TANK....THEY CALLED IT A "FLAPPER" AND AN "INLET CHECK VALVE". TALKED TO JEEP AND TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. I ALSO FOUND THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH EXTENDS THE GAS SYSTEM WARRANTY ON A NUMBER OF MAKES/MODELS FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE, BUT THE JEEP PATRIOT IS NOT INCLUDED - TSB 14-001-09 REV.A THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11312282February 29, 2020
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY ENGINE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF AND MY WHEEL LOCKS. AFTER IT DOES SO THE CAR WON'T START BACK UP. WHEN IT FINALLY DOES AND I GET THE CAR INTO PARK, THE CAR SHUTS BACK OFF AND IT REPEATEDLY DOES SO UNTIL IT WON'T START AT ALL AND I HAVE TO WAIT 15-39 MINUTES FOR IT TO START UP AND DRIVE NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS MORE THAN 5 OR 10 MINES ON A DAILY BASIS. IT HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS, CITY STREETS, IT EVEN SHUTS OFF WHEN I'M NOT IN MOTION. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M GOING OR IF I'M INCREASING OR DECREASING MY SPEED. IT SHUTS OFF WHEN EVER AND WHERE EVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310252February 26, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2012 JEEP PATRIOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITH GAS TANK. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD TAKE 20-30MINS PUTTING GAS INTO THE TANK. THE GAS WOULD SPILL OUT OF THE TANK. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307099February 4, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION JUST MADE NOISE AND WHINED A LOT. UNABLE TO GO PAST 60 MILES PER HOUR. CHECKED FLUID WAS FINE. CAR HAD 129,345 MILES ON IT. I HAVE CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND BOTH FILTERS TWICE. WE HAVE OWNED THIS 15 MONTHS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302264January 27, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
JEEP STALLS OUT ON ROAD. COULD ONLY GO 20 MPH AFTER RESTARTING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301518January 24, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING OR IN A PARKED POSITION WHILE THE ENGINE RUNS, THE RPM NEEDLE DROPS TO ZERO 0 AND MY CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THERE ARE TIMES I AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND RPM DROPS TO ZERO 0 AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDERS. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND SHUT MY CAR OFF FOR EXTRA MINUTES OR MORE BEFORE I CAN FULLY RESTART IT. IF I TRY TURNING THE CAR ON BEFORE THE 2 MINUTES IT WOULD TAKE A LONGER TIME TO RESTART. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR SHUT OFF WHEN I'M AT THE STOP LIGHT, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN MAKING A TURN, AND THE RPM NEEDLE DROPS TO ZERO 0, MY STEERING WHEEL BECOMES SO STIFF/HARDEN AND IS VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE THE TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299186January 14, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A FEW MONTHS AGO MY VEHICLE STARTED TO RANDOMLY STALL AND JERK. WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. THEN A FEW WEEKS AGO MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE FUEL CAP. A FEW DAYS LATER ALL OF THAT STOPPED COMING ON. YESTERDAY AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD SEVERAL LIGHTS CAME ON FOR THE STABILITY CONTROL AND THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I WAS GOING UP A HILL AND MY VEHICLE BARELY MADE IT UP THE HILL. I GOT BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY TURNED IT OFF AND TRIED AGAIN AND IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE. I'VE MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THIS CAME OUT OF NO WHERE. I HAVEN'T TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297684January 7, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE GAS TANK CAN NOT BE FILLED AT THE GAS PUMP WITHOUT REDUCING THE FLOW TO THE MINIMUM LEVEL. AS A RESULT IT TAKE 20 MINUTES TO PUT 10 GALLONS IN THE GAS TANK. THIS IS DANGEROUS LATE AT NIGHT OR IN BAD WEATHER. THIS ISSUE STARTED IN OCTOBER AND IS GETTING WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296657January 2, 2020
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT 4WD 2.4L IS AROUND 106,000 MILES. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, I WAS PUMPING GAS AND I NOTICED IT WAS ONLY PUMPING ABOUT 75 CENTS AT A TIME BEFORE STOPPING. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FAULTY PUMP BUT SOON BEGAN TO REALIZE IT HAPPENED EVERYWHERE! MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES EVERY NOW AND THEN, WARNING ME THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS FAULTY. SO I FOUND THE RECALLS FOR BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS WHICH INCLUDE 2012 PATRIOTS, YET THEY SAY MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. SERIOUSLY? THE ONLY RECALL THAT IS COVERED FOR MY CAR IS 16V-668 WHICH IS THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT. WHY ARE THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT ARE POPPING UP WITH EVERYONE NOT COVERED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292289December 31, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL WAS FULL; HOWEVER, WHEN THE FUEL NOZZLE WAS PULLED BACK, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FUEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK'S COUNTRY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (767 SW BASELINE ST, HILLSBORO, OR 97123), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK COULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289831December 18, 2019
AIR BAGS
TWO YEARS AGO I HAD NIELSEN JEEP IN EAST HANOVER, NJ PERFORM THE AIR BAG RECALL. MY JEEP PATRIOT HAD 100,000 ON IT. I NEVER HAD THE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY DID THE RECALL, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF. I RETURNED THE JEEP TO THEM THREE TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, I JUST BROUGHT JEEP IN ON 12/18/19 AND THEY SAID I NOW NEED A NEW PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AT A COST OF $1,800.00! THEY CHARGED ME $150.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288489December 11, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH JEEP PATRIOT WITH 62000 MILES ON IT THE IS A WHINNING SOUND UNDER MY JEEP WHILE IN MOTION/RUNNING AND IT STARTS AT 35 MPH IN THE EVEN IN A HIGHWAY AND IN A STREET. AS COMMON A CONCERNED WITH THIS TYPE OF COMPACT SUV IS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. PLEASE CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286767December 3, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY STARTED TO DECELERATE FROM 65 MPH TO 30 MPH VERY QUICKLY. I HAD TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT FOR THE TRANSMISSION CAME ON BUT WENT OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF HAVING THE CAR IDLE. THIS WAS THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT ON. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE AFTER DRIVING FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER ALONG WITH A PICTURE OF THE WARNING LIGHT AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO SAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CODE STORED ON THE COMPUTER. I THEN TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ALSO SAID THERE WAS NO CODE TO WORK FROM BUT HAD EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH WHAT I DESCRIBED AND SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS THAT JEEP HAD USED. HE SAID THIS WAS PRETTY COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG MECHANICS AND THEY ARE WAITING TO SE IF JEEP WILL DO A RECALL OR FIX THE PROBLEM. AS OF NOW A NEW TRANSMISSION IS $4500.00 PLUS COST OF A RENTAL CAR FOR MORE THAN A WEEK SINCE THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T SEEM TO HAVE THEM DELIVERED IN LESS THAN 7 BUSINESS DAYS. NOT ONLY IS THIS BASICALLY FRAUD FOR KNOWINGLY SELLING DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS BUT A SAFETY HAZARD TO ALL DRIVERS ON OUR HIGHWAYS WITH THE SUDDEN DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE TAKING CHANCES WITH ALL OF OUR LIVES WHEN IT COULD BE PREVENTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278596November 7, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO FILL UP COMPLETELY WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND A VALVE IN THE TANK WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 177,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266033October 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING DURING NORMAL DRIVING, LOSS OF POWER AND SUDDENLY UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT INTERSECTION. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP CVT'S, AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING THE SUDDEN NATURE OF THE PROBLEM OCCURING WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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