Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#10614899July 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I HAVE A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 WITH THE 2.4 LITER AND FOR THE LAST MONTH MY WIFE AND I ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ENGINE JUST SHUTTING OFF AND NOT WANTING TO START.ONLY HAD 2 TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WHILE STOPPED(THANK GOD)AND HAVE HAS NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE JUST WILL NOT START..SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MESS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT BUT MOST TIMES YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY REALLY HARD TO START OR JUST KEEP TRYING UNTIL IT DECIDES TO START.MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHILE RUNNING DOWN THE INTERSTATE.I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECALLS AND I ASK THEM TO MAKE NOT OF MY PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD..THE GENTLEMAN SAID THEY WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY JEEP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614789July 20, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT FROM KRAFT NISSAN NOVEMBER 16, 2013. WHEN I INITIALLY PURCHASED IT THEY PRINTED OUT THE VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT SHOWING THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENTS AND THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. SINCE MY PURCHASE I COMPLIED WITH EVERY SCHEDULED SERVICING AND HADN'T HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS. WELL, JULY 15, 2014, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING LIGHT LIT UP SO I DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THE OPERATOR INSTRUCTED ME TO LET THE CAR COOL OFF BEFORE STARTING IT BACK UP TO CONTINUE WITH MY JOURNEY. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF, I BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN AND I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED KRAFT NISSAN TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET MY VEHICLE INSPECTED. MY APPOINTMENT WAS FOR JULY 17, 2014, AND I LEFT MY CAR THERE WITH THEM FOR 10 HOURS, FINALLY I CALLED THEM AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DIRTY AND THAT I NEEDED TO GET IT FLUSHED AND THE PRICE WOULD BE OVER $500. I DECLINED THE SERVICE BECAUSE THE PRICE SEEMED TO BE A BIT STEEP, AND I BEGAN TO CALL AROUND TO FIND A BETTER PRICE, MEANWHILE, I WAS CHARGED A $95 SERVICING FEE EVEN THOUGH THAT SERVICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AS I STATED BEFORE, I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMOBILE, WELL, JULY 18, 2014 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. IT IS NOW SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2014 AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I AM PLANNING ON TAKING MY AUTOMOBILE BACK IN TO KRAFT NISSAN TO SEE EXACTLY WHY MY 'CHECK ENGINE' HAS BEEN ON SINCE MY VISIT WITH THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611192July 17, 2014
WHEELS, TIRES
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND THIS SPRING I'VE HAD TO REPLACE TWO CRACKED/FAULTY TPMS UNITS - AT SEPARATE TIMES. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE DISCOVERED DUE TO LOW PSI, A LEAKY VALVE STEM AND FLAT TIRES. ANY SINGLE REPAIR COULD BE WRITTEN OFF AS COINCIDENCE, BUT TWO OUT OF FOUR TIRES IS DISCONCERTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611345July 17, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CLOCKSPRING FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSES MY AIRBAG LIGHT TO INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNS DIRECTION AND/OR ACCELERATES FROM A DEAD-STOP TO CRUISING SPEED. THE PART NUMBER IS 05156106AD. THE CUTTER DODGE/JEEP DEALERSHIP IN PEARL CITY, HAWAII INFORMED ME THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, NOR UNDER MANUFACTURER RECALL DESPITE [JEEP] HAVING RECEIVED A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, SO CUTTER WANTED $600 FOR PARTS AND SERVICE. THE PART IS ALSO USED IN THE COMPASS, WRANGLER, AND LIBERTY MODELS FOR THE SAME PRODUCTION-YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610644July 15, 2014
ENGINE, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON AN INTERSTATE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AT 71 MPH AND SUDDENLY MY ENGINE STALLED AND I COULD NOT CONTROL MY VEHICLE. SEVERAL VEHICLES BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ME AND NEARLY HIT MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP AND I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING IS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT WITH 42,700 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD 2 PREVIOUS WARRANTY RECALLS FIXED ON THIS VEHICLE - ONE RELATED TO A FUEL TRANSFER TUBE AND THE OTHER FOR A VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610715July 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN REDUCING SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610287July 14, 2014
STRUCTURE
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, WITH IN THE FIRST WEEK, NOTICED WATER LEAKING INTO CARGO AREA FROM THE DOME LIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER , WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED THAT IT WAS LEAKING IN AROUND THE ANTENNA. IT NOW LEAKING AGAIN, IS NOT FIXED, HAVING TO TAKE FOR SECOND TIME. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 2000 MILES, I'VE ONLY HAD ABOUT 2 MONTHS IF THAT. THEY DO NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A LONER VEHICLE, ONLY OFFER TO PAY FOR A RENTAL, WHICH REQUIRES ME TO PUT A DEPOSIT AND TIME OFF WORK TO MAKE IT TO RENTAL COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610274July 14, 2014
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT FAILED AND WAS PULLED UP OUT OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610168July 13, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING...IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES NOW. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART BUT USUALLY NOT AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. AFTER SWIPING IT AND CHECKING CODES IT RESETS AND FUNCTIONS NORMAL AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FOUND...BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING AND I KEEP GETTING CHARGED FOR A TECHNICIANS TIME THAT KEEPS ON FINDING NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609739July 10, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR CAR SHOOK, THEN ONLY MOVED AT A SPEED OF 5MPH. WHEN I GOT TO THE NEXT STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, BUT NOT MOVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609017July 8, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT CONTINUES TO LEAK WATER FROM THE INTERIOR. AFTER BEING INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES IN STILL LEAKS WATER FROM THE FRONT INTERIOR DOME LIGHT, LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT PILLARS. WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAR HAS CAUSED ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES IN THE SUNROOF, RADIO, AND SWITCHES IN THE DOOR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609025July 8, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE STALL OUT ON ME AND ALL POWER IS KILLED FROM THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT UNLESS THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WHEN I BRING IN THE VEHICLE THEY DON'T WANT TO PUT MONEY AND PARTS INTO IT. I BRING IT TO THEN WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND STILL THEY WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609035July 8, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP AND IT SEEMED TO SOUND REALLY LOUD, LIKE A MOTORCYCLE, AND WHEN I'D ACCELERATE IT WASN'T SMOOTH, IT'S ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING WAS STUCK. I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT SOME GROCERIES IN THE BACK, I NOTICED MY BUMPER LOOKED FUNNY AND I COULD NOT SEE THE TAIL PIPE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (I HAD CALLED EARLIER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THIS NOISE, BEFORE I NOTICED THE BUMPER). HE TOLD ME TO COME IN AND THEY'D FIX IT. THE TAIL PIPE GOT LODGED UP IN MY BUMPER, BURNED A HOLE IN THE BUMPER, AND STARTED BURNING THE FRAME OF MY JEEP. IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND HAD I NOT NOTICED IT, WOULD HAVE STARTED ON FIRE. THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS ONE TIME BEFORE WHEN SOMEONE HIT A SNOW BANK. WE HAVEN'T HAD SNOW IN MONTHS, AND THAT WEEKEND I DROVE MY JEEP TO MY MOM'S AND IT WAS PARKED ALL WEEKEND. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, AND NO CAR COULD HIT ME THAT LOW TO LODGE THAT UP. I NOW CHECK EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR TO MAKE SURE I CAN SEE THE TAILPIPE SINCE I'M NOT SURE IF BUMPY ROADS CAN CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608646July 7, 2014
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN USING THE AUTOMATION DRIVE TRANSMISSION AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN USING THE TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION OPTION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR PRIOR TO THE ENGINE WARMING UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608710July 7, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING AND NEEDED TO RESUME TO NORMAL TEMPERATURE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607992July 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
WAS TRAVELING DOWN A CITY STREET. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET PAST AN INTERSECTION, THE WARNING CHIME AND CHECK ENGINE CAME ON APPROXIMATELY A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. I LOST BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH TRANSMISSION TO PARK AND NEUTRAL WHILE VEHICLE WAS COASTING BUT COULD NOT. I HAVE A BAD BACK SO I DID NOT UTILIZE THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE. ONCE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE TRANSMISSION TO PARK AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. TRIED RESTARTING VEHICLE AND IT WOULD JUST CONTINUOUSLY CRANK, BUT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. HAD PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO HELP GET IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE BUSY ROADWAY. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE IT TOWED IN. CALLED FOR TOW, WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER REPLACED CRANK SENSOR AND UPDATED PCM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606765June 29, 2014
SEAT BELTS
I BOUGHT MY JEEP TO BE A SAFE FAMILY VEHICLE AND INSTEAD I WORRY EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL BECAUSE I BUCKLE MY SEAT. I HAVE BEEN IN A HEAD ON COLLISION BEFORE IN A JEEP WRANGLER AND WAS FORTUNATE TO BE OKAY, NOW THIS VEHICLE'S SEATBELT UNBUCKLES ITSELF DURING DRIVING, AND WHEN PRESSURE IS BEING APPLIED. I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT "USER ERROR" BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO EVERY PERSON WHO HAS DRIVEN MY PATRIOT. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE WITH MY INFANTS IN THE CAR WHEN I CAN'T EVEN FEEL SAFE WITH JUST ME IN IT?! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606412June 27, 2014
SUSPENSION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 MORNING THE JEEP STARTED TO MAKE NOISE AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, SO ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013 I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE IN BRIDGEVILLE FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY ADVISED THAT WE HAVE THE SUSPENSION CHECKED AS WELL AS THE SPRING FOR THE STRUTS. THEY HAD ADVISED THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND PASSED THEIR INSPECTION. MAY 23, 2013 ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WATER BEGAN TO FLOW THROUGH MY REAR VIEW MIRROR FROM THE SUNROOF. AT THAT TIME I HADN'T TOUCHED THE SUNROOF SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. PER JEEP FORUMS THIS IS A CONSTANT HASSLE WITH THE CAR. I WAS NOT GIVEN A CHOICE IN WHAT I COULD HAVE FOR A VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO CREDIT ISSUES. I HAD REQUESTED ON 05/24/2013, A REVIEW OF THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE CAR LESS THAN A WEEK AND HAD TO ALREADY TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD ADVISED THE NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS A ?CONTROL ARM CLIP THAT UNLATCHED?; THEY VERBALLY SAID THAT THEY TOOK CARE OF IT. HOWEVER FROM THE POINT ON I STILL COULD HEAR IT. I WOULD CALL [XXX] AND HE WOULD SAY THAT THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE?. I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING IN WRITING FROM THEM. I CHECK JEEP FOR ANY RECALLS, BUT FOUND NOTHING ON MY VIN. SO I DECIDED TO FORGET ABOUT IT UNTIL THIS PAST MAY WHEN MY CAR WAS FIRST INSPECTED BY KENNY ROSS SOUTH. IT PASSED EMISSIONS HOWEVER THEY COULDN'T PASS IT COMPLETELY. I HAD IT RECENTLY SERVICED AND THE ROTORS CONTROL ARMS BALL JOINTS AND STRUTS NEED DONE. IT'S UNREAL, THE CAR IS A 2009. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605632June 24, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL TANK WERE DEFECTIVE.THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REMEDIED THE FAILURE BY REPLACING A NEW FUEL PUMP. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 08/14/14*LJ THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 217.07. UPDATED 09/16/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605449June 23, 2014
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
THE FIRST TIME I HAD THE JEEP IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES MAKING A NOISE IN THE BACK BRAKES THAT WAS FRIDAY THE 6/20/2014 AND AGAIN TODAY WITH NOISE IN THE FRONT BRAKES THEY TOLD ME AT MONRO MUFFLER HERE IN HERKIMER NEWYORK 13350 THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES IN THE FRONT BUT THEY STILL ARE RUBBING AFTER LEAVING THERE I WENT TO A STORE A LITTLE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON THEY TELL ME IT ONLY THE GAS CAP I JUST GOT THIS CAR 6/13/20014 THE CAR SALES WAS HERE IN HERKIMER KAMART PARKING LOT VISION IS THE NAME OF THE CAR DEALER MY TOTAL FOR THIS CAR IS $12,697.92 I WANT THEM TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK I DON'T WANT IT PLEASE DO SOMETHING FOR ME THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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