Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#11024954September 22, 2017
AIR BAGS
CLOCK SPRING DEFECTIVE AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY ACCORDING TO INTERNAL LIGHT DUE TO DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING. CLOCK SPRING WAS EXTENDED COVERAGE ON JEEP WRANGLER, BUT NOT PATRIOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025127September 22, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THERE IS RECALL TO REPLACE THE OCCUPANT RESTRAIN CONTROLLER ON MY CAR HOWEVER WHEN I CALL THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AND GET IT REPLACED I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER HAS PUT A HOLD ON THE MEASURE AS A SOLUTION BECAUSE REPLACING THE PART MAY DO MORE DAMAGE THAN IT ALREADY DOES AND THAT FOR NOW THEY WERE JUST TAKING NAMES DOWN AND WILL CALL BACK ONCE THE COMPANY HAS A BETTER SOLUTION. I HOWEVER HAVE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THAT PRESSURE TO HOLD THE SEAT BELT IN DOES NOT STAY AND TENSIONER OPENS RANDOMLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024822September 21, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2014 JEEP PATRIOT STALLS OUT ON ME. TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ANYWHERE FROM 30MPH TO 55 MPH. PROBLEM INITIALLY STARTED IN EARLY 2016. DRIVING AT SPEED OF 55 MPH, CAR WILL START TO VIBRATE, THE ENGINE AND THE ETC (ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL) LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND STALL OUT. THE LAST STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING OCCURRED 09/07/17. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE ROAD AFTER BEING ON THE SHOULDER, THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND AGAIN STALL OUT. AFTER 5-7 ATTEMPTS AND NEARLY BEING HIT EACH TIME I TRY TO GET ON THE MAIN ROAD, THE PATRIOT WILL FINALLY GET ME STRAIGHT HOME. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING EVERY 3-4 MONTH OCCURRENCE FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. I HAVE CONTACTED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY TELL ME THEY KNOW OF NO SUCH COMPLAINTS OCCURRING. THIS VEHICLE MUST BE RECALLED, IT IS A DEATHTRAP! I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY PATRIOT BUT SEEING AS I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION FOR TRANSPORTATION, I HAVE TO SAY A PRAYER AND DRIVE IT TO MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT PULLING AWAY FROM MY DRIVEWAY AFTER BACKING OUT, TURNING THE CORNER AT THE END OF MY STREET AND WHILE DRIVING IT ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AT 55 MPH AND ALWAYS IN MOTION. NEXT TIME IT DOES HAPPEN, SINCE IT ALWAYS OCCURS MORE THAN ONCE, I WILL RECORD IT AND SEND IT TO THE NHTSA. I'VE BEEN READING MANY DIFFERENT MESSAGE BOARDS ACROSS THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED OR VEHICLES BOUGHT BACK OR REPLACED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024838September 21, 2017
ENGINE
MY JEEP KEEPS STALLING AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE JEEP WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN THIS HAPPENS.AND STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024861September 21, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
THE CAR STALLED AND OVER HEATS. IT DOESN'T TAKE DRIVE AS FAST IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AND WHEN I TRIED TO GAS IT THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND IT CUT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024589September 20, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ONE, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING AND LOST POWER. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR, IT STARTED NORMALLY BUT MOMENTS LATER THE LIGHTS ALL CAM BACK AND THE JEEP STARTING SHAKING. THEN TWO DAYS OF NORMAL DRIVING AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND COMPLAINTS DATING BACK TO 2008.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024654September 20, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MC HUGH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (3420 MAPLE AVE, ZANESVILLE, OH 43701, (740) 453-0663) WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024208September 19, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDRICK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1624 MONTGOMERY HWY, HOOVER, AL 35216 (205) 545-8074) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024221September 19, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR IS NOT SHOWING UP ON THE RECALL DATABASE. SO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WILL NOT DO THE REPAIR W/ OUT COST. MY VIN NEEDS TO BE ADDED. OVER 20,000 MODEL YEAR 2012 JEEP PATRIOT AND COMPASS VEHICLES ARE RECALLED BECAUSE OF FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER SAYS THE TRANSFER TUBE MIGHT NOT WORK CORRECTLY BECAUSE THE TUBE WAS INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. YOUR ENGINE COULD STALL BECAUSE THE FUEL FROM THE SECONDARY SIDE WOULDN'T MAKE IT TO THE PRIMARY SIDE OF THE TANK. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED OCTOBER 18, 2011, THROUGH MAY 7, 2012. ( MY CAR WAS BUILD 2/3/2012) AND IS A 4X4 REFER TO RECALL NUMBER N17. I HAD THIS ISSUE NUMEROUS TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024089September 18, 2017
ENGINE
ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT AFTER TRAVELING 20 MILES OR SO AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 55 WHEN A/C IS IN USE. ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT AFTER TRAVELING 30 MILES AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 55 WHEN A/C IS NOT IN USE. CONTINUES TO BE A SAFETY ISSUES, BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE PURCHASE IN 2013 AT 15000 HOWEVER DEALER CHECKED FOR PROBLEM AND STATED NONE WAS FOUND. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICS CHECK AND NOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. LAST INCIDENT HAD 9 STOPS FOR A 69.7 MILE TRIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023859September 17, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE UNIVERSAL JOINT HOLDING THE SIDE MIRROR BROKE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN ~1 MONTH OF EACH OTHER. THE SAME COMPONENT FAILED IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY IN BOTH INSTANCES. IN BOTH CASES, THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED AT THE END OF A WORK DAY (~5PM) AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE FOR THE ENTIRE WORK DAY. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED PRIOR TO ENTERING OR EVEN TOUCHING THE VEHICLE. THE MIRROR WAS LOOSE AND POINTING MORE TOWARD THE GROUND THAN NORMAL. UPON ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE MIRROR INTO THE CORRECT POSITION, IT WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE AND DETACHED. THE BROKEN PIECE IS MADE OF PLASTIC. IT HAS A HEMISPHERE WITH 3 PRONGS STICKING OUT OF IT. THE 3 PRONGS HAVE GROOVES IN THEM THAT ENGAGE WITH TABS ON A SPACIAL WASHER. THE WASHER PUSHES ON A SPRING. ONE OF THE PRONGS IS BROKEN AT THE TOP OF THE GROOVE WHICH IS ENGAGED WITH THE WASHER. IT APPEARS THAT THE PLASTIC IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE SPRING LOAD, BUT THERE MAY ALSO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS DUE TO STRESS CONCENTRATIONS IN THE GROOVE OR FROM THE SHARP EDGES OF THE WASHER. HERE IS MY BEST INTERPRETATION OF THE TEXT ON THE STICKER ON THE ASSEMBLY. ORIGINAL TORQUE 1.0-2.0 19-459000-000 LOT. NO 04314 SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023790September 16, 2017
ENGINE
WHEN IN MOTION - VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER ON CITY STREET -- WE BRAKE AND STOP --- THEN ARE ABLE TO START IT AGAIN -- THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES -- VERY CONCERNED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023639September 15, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FROST WAS ON WINDSHIELD AND BACK WINDOW. I TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER TO CLEAR WINDOW. THE REAR WINDOW HAS AN EMBEDDED WIPER. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WE PARKED THE VEHICLE. JUST AFTER EXITING THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED LIKE A GUNSHOT. THE CENTER OF THE WINDOW HAD DISINTEGRATED LEAVING A ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR SHAPE. THE BOTTOM OF THE MISSING GLASS RECTANGLE WENT DOWN TO THE IMBEDDED WIPER. THE JEEP PATRIOT WAS RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE CAR RENTALS. LICENSE NUMBER HMJ3405 UNIT NUMBER 7N3MKQ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023288September 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
STARTED JEEP AND ALL THREE LIGHTS PRESENTED ON THE PANEL (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT). ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AND WOULD NOT MOVE PAST 2KRPM AND COMMENCED "STUTTERING" AND THEN STALLED. HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC (MPG AUTOMOTIVE AND FERNIE'S AUTO) TO CONFIRM FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022861September 12, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTS MAKING WHINNING NOISE, TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP, THEN THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH, IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN TOWN. THE DEALERSHIP CAN SEE THAT THE FAULT IS DISPLAYED, YET THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022498September 10, 2017
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER ON MY JEEP AND WENT DOWN TO MY LITHIA JEEP OF RENO TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THIS TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE ONLY DOING 10 RECALLS A MONTH, AND THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST 100 PERSONS AHEAD OF ME. LITHIA JEEP OF RENO IS THE ONLY JEEP DEALERSHIP IN TOWN! I EXPRESSED SHOCKED THAT I WAS TO WAIT OVER 10 MONTHS ON A RECALL PART, AND THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE JUST SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS. THIS IS HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022488September 9, 2017
POWER TRAIN
NUMERIOUS CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE / OVERHEAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VERY UNSAFE DUE TO DECELERATION. STARTED IN AUG 2016 AND HAPPENS MONTHLY ANYTIME MORE THAN 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022379September 8, 2017
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF, AND MALFUNCTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,790.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022051September 7, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE PATRIOT CVT TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND SUBJECT TO EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AROUND 90,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN OVERHEATING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AN AVERAGE OF 65-70MPH FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON AND CAR BEGINS TO LOSE POWER. IT'S NECESSARY TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR COOLDOWN WITH CAR TURNED OFF FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES- WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DO ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, SOMETIMES AT NIGHT. JEEP STATES THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN UNLESS YOU ARE TOWING OR THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS EXCEEDINGLY HOT. MY PATRIOT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I TAKE A TRIP THAT REQUIRES AN HOUR OR MORE OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT I DO NOT TOW ANYTHING EVER. TRANSMISSION WHINES LOUDLY IN THE PROCESS AND THE CAR WILL SLOWLY LOSE ACCELERATION POWER RIGHT BEFORE THE OVERHEAT LIGHT TURNS ON. IT'S A SCARY EXPERIENCE EVERY TIME. I'VE TAKEN MY JEEP INTO THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER- THEIR SOLUTION OF CHANGING OUT SOME VALVES DID NOT PROVE TO BE EFFECTIVE AS THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. INTERSTINGLY ENOUGH, JEEP CEASED USING THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN 2014 AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS- IM ASSUMING THIS PROBLEM HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022099September 7, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS SEEMS TO BE LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN ON THE ON RAMP ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE , IT JUST FEELS LIKE ITS ALMOST RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND RPM'S WILL GO UP TO 5-6 .I AM ALMOST AFRAID OF BEING RAN OVER WHEN ACCELERATING DURING ANY SITUATION. ALSO MY BRAKES FROM DAY ONE HAVE ALWAYS SQUEEKED... I'VE TAKEN IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED , THEY HAVE CLEANED AND DAYS LATER THE SAME THINK. AND THE DRUMS ON REAR ARE EVEN WORSE, MORE OF A GRINDING SOUND, BUT ALSO I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY ARE FINE. THIS NOISE IS NOT NORMAL . I HAVE ALSO HAD A FEW INCIDENTS WHERE SAY SITTING IN TRAFFIC WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT WILL SWITCH FROM MANUAL TO STANDARD. IT WILL BE IN DRIVE THEN I WILL LOOK AND IT WILL BE IN D 1. I HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH THE SHIFTER OVER TO GO BACK TO NORMAL DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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