Jeep Patriot Complaints (2011)

326 consumer complaints on file.

#11310366February 20, 2020
SUSPENSION
THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER FRAME IS RUSTED THUS CREATING A LOUD FRICTION NOISE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310087February 19, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CROSSBAR IS RUSTING THROUGH. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE X69 EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT WOULD STILL COST ME $975 FOR THE REPAIR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302941January 29, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY JEEP STARTED THROWING CODES P0420, WHICH IS SAYING THE CATALYST EFFICIENCY IS BELOW THRESHOLD, AKA CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR ALREADY. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE MY CAR JUST SO HAPPENS TO NOT BE ONE OF THE VEHICLES TO BE RECALLED. ITS EFFECTING DRIVE PERFORMANCE AND THE EMISSIONS ITS PRODUCING IN THE AIR COULD BE UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299801January 16, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE JEEP AND IT TURNED OFF ON HER TWICE TRYING TO GET IT BACK HOME. ALL ELECTRICAL WENT OUT AND ENGINE STALLED. AFTER THE SECOND TIME IT ONLY GOES 10 MPH AND STILL STALLS AND POWERS OFF. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299277January 14, 2020
POWER TRAIN
OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, THE JEEP PATRIOT WILL STUTTER WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT TWICE AND HE BELIEVES THAT THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE I GOT ONLINE, I FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THE THE CVT TRANSMISSION USED IN THESE VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY, JEEP MUST KNOW THAT THE CVT IS FLAWED, BECAUSE THEY STOPPED THE USE OF IT IN 2014.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298400January 10, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER WAITING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD BE ILLUMINATED EVERY TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298128January 9, 2020
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS DISINTEGRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER NAPLETON OFF ROAD LOCATED AT 5950 N WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60659 WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297747January 7, 2020
SUSPENSION
MY FRONT END CROSSMEMBER RUSTED AWAY & MY TIRE FELL OFF, IT'S NOT EVEN DRIVABLE. 2 DELIVERSHIPS RAN MY VIN & SAID ITS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN CANADA & THE US DOESN'T HONOR CANADIAN WARRANTIES. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHERE IT WAS MADE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291006December 23, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE STALLS AND POWER STEERING FAILS AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. THIS HAPPENS EITHER IMMEDIATELY, OR A FEW MILES AWAY REGARDLESS OF SPEED. VEHICLE WILL ABRUPTLY AND VIOLENTLY BUCK, THEN STALL MINIMUM OF TWO TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289953December 18, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CVT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289385December 16, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
I WAS CLEANING MY PATRIOT 2011 WHEN I NOTICE THAT THE SUBFRAME HAS HOLES. I ALSO OWEN A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT AND I GOT A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROMBLEM. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE SAME PROMBLEM THEY SAID THEY DIDNT HAD A RECALL FOR 2011 JEEP. MY BIGGEST WORRY WHEN DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE I THAT AT ANY MOMENT THE SUBFRAME MAY BRAKE, ME THAT I DRIVE CONSTALY ON A HIGHWAY IT IS A DAMGEROUS SITUATION. I FEEL THAT ALL JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF DANGERS. I NOTICE THIS BECAUSE I WAS PLAYING WITH MY SON AND A BALL WENT UNDERNEATH THE CAR. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR I THOUGHT THE CRACKING SOUND WAS THE TIRES, BUT WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT. SO NOW I AM ASSUMING THE SUBFRAME IS TO BLAME. I WOULD HIGHLY APPRECIATE IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278438November 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS INTENDED. THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. WEST HILLS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (900 W HILLS BLVD, BREMERTON, WA 98312, (360) 616-3275) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11276960October 29, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 THE JEEPS MOTOR SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE BUT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE JEEP WILL START RIGHT BACK UP LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG AFTER A FEW MINUTES. PLEASE HELP VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269994October 21, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE NOTICE A RECALL ON FROBT AND REAR SUBFRAME RUST AND PREFOARTIONS AND CROSS MEMVER. MECHANIC SAYS SUBFRANES ARE RUSTED ALL THE THROUGH AND BROKE. HE STATES CAR IS TOO NEW FOR THIS TO BE GAPPENING. JEEP HAS BEEN A HASSLE-SIBE ALREADY REPLACED $1500 WORTH OF2 A ARNS/CONTROL ARNS AT FIRESTONE. BIDY IS RUSTING AND CAR IS WELL CARED FIR- SIBE I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING CANCER AND THIS IS AND HAS BEEN MY ONLT TRANSPORTATION FIR CAR. I AM ASKING WHY NT CAR IS NOT UNDER ANY OF THE RECALKS BUT INE CHEAPER SERVICE RECALK-AS IT CERTAINLY FALLS UNDER ALL THE RECALLS CURRENTLY THE 2011 HEEP PATRIOT HAS ON IT. VER DISAPPOINTED AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP I CAN RECEIVE IN THIS MATTER. ALSO-JEEP HAS ALWAYS OULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE I BOUGHT IT-GOT CAR ALIGNMENT STILL OULLS TO THE RIGHT. AGAIN-JEEP HAS BEEN A GASSLE TO OWN. I BIUGHT BRAND NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267759October 10, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, SMOKE WAS DETECTED AND THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLINED TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258489September 27, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
JEEP PATRIOT 2011 AT REACHING 90K MILES HAD A POPING SOUND FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. TOOK IT IN AND IT WAS THEN FOUND THE SUBFRAME/CROSSMEMBER IS COMPLETELY CORRODED. IT'S NO LONGER BEING DRIVEN AS AT ANY MOMENT THE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT. THIS TYPE OF CORROSION IS SEEN AT CARS 30YRS+, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE HOW BAD IT IS. WE ARE A HOUSEHOLD OF MULTIPLE CARS AND WHILE THE JEEP IS THE YOUNGEST ONE, IT'S IN THE WORST SHAPE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258142September 25, 2019
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN AND THREE SETS OF FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE PURCHASED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING WAS DETERIORATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE CONTACT HAD TO STRAIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,967.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254062September 9, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I WAS SITTING AT THE LIGHT WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTS TO JUMP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES TO MOVE TWITH TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE JUMPS AND THEN DRIVES AS NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE ON THE 3RD AND WHILE HE WAS TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT COMPLETELY STOPPED OPERATING AS WE WERE TURNING AROUND AND THE ENGINE BEGINS TO REV BUT NOT MOVE AND AFTER TRYING AGAIN TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE THE ENGINE THEN BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE MECHANIC THEN DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO BE GOING OUT VERY SOON. SO I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND BEEN DOING RESEARCH TO FIND THAT THIS A COMMON THING WITH CVT TRANSMISSIONS AS I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 6 YEARS WITH 152,000 MILES. THERE WERE NO TRUE SIGNS OF ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT I COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS TYPE OF BREAKDOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252719September 2, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AFTER PICKING UP MY 3 CHILDREN FROM DAYCARE. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE FOLDED OUTWARD. THE SUB FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS APPARENTLY ARE DEFECTIVE.UNBEKNOWNST TO ME THERE IS A WARRANTY 10 YEAR/ UNLIMITED MILEAGE. THERE WAS ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON JEEP PATRIOTS/ COMPASSES BETWEEN 2001-2007 BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. INSTEAD OF FIXING THE ISSUE THIS COMPANY/ MANUFACTURER HAS CONTINUED TO USE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS ON NEWER MODELS SUCH AS MINE. I MIGHT ADD FOR SOME ODD REASON THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT DOESN'T COVER MY YEAR ALTHOUGH ITS THE SAME DEFECTIVE SUB FRAME AND CROSS MEMBER PARTS. ALL THEY HAVE DONE WAS OFFER THIS WARRANTY, WHICH I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF OR TOLD ABOUT BY THEM OR THE DEALER I MADE MY PURCHASE THROUGH. AFTER MY CHILDREN AND I NEARLY GOT SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DID I LOOK INTO THIS AND FOUND OUT. DUE TO THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS NOT ONLY WERE WE ALMOST KILLED BUT THE CAR SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER PARTS AND COMPONENTS. I STILL HAVE PAYMENTS LEFT ON THIS AUTOMOBILE AND IT IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE AND REALLY HASN'T GOTTEN THAT MUCH USE COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT I'VE PAID ALREADY, NOT EVEN COUNTING WHAT I STILL OWE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY SEEM COMPLETELY UNCONCERNED AND UNHELPFUL IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A JEEP/ FIAT/ CHRYSLER PRODUCT EVER AGAIN. THESE PEOPLE PUT ME AND MY FAMILY KNOWINGLY INTO A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE AND NEARLY GOT US KILLED. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 65MPH AND THIS HAD HAPPENED I WOULD NOT BE HERE WRITING THIS. ALL I CAN DO IS THANK GOD IT DECIDED TO FAIL WHEN IT DID, NOT LATER ON THE INTERSTATE. TO SUM IT UP TIRE CAME OFF, LOST STEERING CONTROL, GROUND TO A HALT IN THE STREET SIDEWAYS, CAR FLUIDS POURING ALL OVER ROAD. ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF SCENE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252669September 1, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SINCE I BOUGHT THIS IN 2011 IT HAS ALWAYS IDLED ROUGH AND STALLED RANDOMLY. APPARENTLY THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS RANDOM STALLING AND IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IN SEVERAL CAR ACCIDENTS AND ONE TIME TO CRASH ON THE SIDEWALK AND ALMOST HARM PEDESTRIANS. UNFORTUNATELY I THINK I WILL BE FORCED TO SELL THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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