Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#11160715December 11, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN 2014 JEEP PATRIOT THE BOLT LIGHT(ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) CAME ON AND I LOST VEHICLE SPEED RAPIDLY ALMOST AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT SEEMED FINE BUT NOW IT JUST BLINKS ON OCCASION AND I LOSE SPEED WHEN IT COMES ON. I WONT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY ANYMORE UNTIL IT IS FIXED. I TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. ITS DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELLING BECAUSE YOU JUST SUDDENLY LOSE SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156950December 8, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL, VEHICLE OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL GARAGE TO HAVE SHIFTER CABLE REPLACED, TECH OPENED HOOD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY HEARD A CLICK AND THEN A LOAD NOISE, LOOKED IN CAR AND FOUND ALL AIR BAGS IN SEATS, SEAT BELTS AND ROOF HAD DEPLOYED, RAN VIN AND FOUND THAT THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL WAS NEVER COMPLETED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156966December 8, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PICKED IT UP ON 12/5/18 FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER HAVING THE CV AXLE REPLACED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OR ACCORDING TO THEM "COINCIDENCE" MY THROTTLE BODY CONTROL HAS DIED. IT WAS FINE UNTIL THEY WORKED ON IT AND I WAS ON THE WAY TO TAKE MY CAR HOME AND NOTICED THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT FLASHING OFF AND ON AND THE JERKING AND STALLING HAPPENING, WHICH DID NOT DO BEFORE THEY WORKED ON IT. NOW, I CAN'T GET THEM TO FIX IT WITHOUT THEM WANTING ME TO PAY FOR IT EVEN THOUGH, I WASN'T HAVING THIS ISSUE AT ALL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE TO HAVE CONSIDERING I DRIVE DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY EVERYDAY TO WORK AND ALSO TAKE MY CHILD TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOMEONE GETTING KILLED AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIPS NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156507December 6, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SUDDENLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER FAILED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156541December 6, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INVOLVED IN REAR END COLLISION 11/16/18. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN HIT FROM THE REAR AT 20-30 MPH. ACTIVE HEADREST SYSTEM DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BUT FAILED TO DEPLOY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATED SHOWING A DEPLOYMENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11156663December 6, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A CODE P0335 CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT . ON MY CAR AND IT WAS A RECALL ON IT , BUT MY CAR'S VIN SAYS IT'S NOT ! IT WON'T CRANK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156414December 5, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE IN OPERATION AND THE MOTOR WILL COMPLETELY STOP AND THE STEERING WILL LOCK-UP. A SENSOR IS BEING TRIGGERED REFERRED TO AS A "CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR". WAS TOLD THAT THIS SENSOR NEEDED BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE WIRING HARNESS THAT GOES TO THE SENSOR. JEEP IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS SEROUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IS PLACING THE LABOR AND COST OF REPAIR ON ME THE "CONSUMER". THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME HISTORY OF THIS HAPPENING WITH OTHER VARIOUS YEARS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE AND THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED FOR 10 HOURS AND STILL WASN'T REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IDLE AND RANDOMLY WON'T START ON OCCASION. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND AFFECTS THE RPMS, WHICH BOUNCE FROM AROUND 4,000 TO 2,000 AND THE OVERALL FUEL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE BEEN GETTING HORRIBLE FUEL MILEAGE BECAUSE OF THIS. IT ALSO HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FACTORY INSTALLED AUTO-START, WHICH WON'T WORK BECAUSE OF THESE NON-FUNCTIONING SENSORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155476December 2, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
FRONT CONTROL ARMS AND/OR BUSHINGS HAVE GONE BAD, BEFORE 72K MILES. CAUSES STEERING INSTABILITY AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. DOZENS OF OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR THIS SAME MAKE/MODEL ARE EASILY FOUND ONLINE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND IT MERITS A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154886November 30, 2018
ENGINE
AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD DISPLAY THE ETC AND MALFUNCTION MIL LIGHTS ON DASH AND ABRUPTLY STOP RUNNING ! THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN 7 TIMES WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. I WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING 60ISH MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO COAST OVER. AFTER GETTING CAR TOWED TO JEEP DEALER, I SAW OTHER PATRIOTS THERE EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM. I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 30K MILES YET HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE TOTALLING OVER $850. NOW, A FEW MONTHS LATER AND LESS THAN 150 MILES DRIVEN, I HAD MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSE ALL POWER AS I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC. I AM PETRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154921November 30, 2018
ENGINE
70K MILES IT STARTED STALLING WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MAINLY IN CITY GOING 25-45MPH. THE 1ST TIME I HAD HAVE IT JUMPSTARTED. 2ND AND 3RD TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO JUMPSTART. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE CODE FOR THE ABS MODULE CAME UP SO THEY REPLACED IT. THE REPAIR COST $550 AND I DROVE IT 3 DAYS AND THE CAR DIED AGAIN WHILE GOING THROUGH A STOPLIGHT, THEY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. THEY SAID THE CONNECTION WIRE WAS BAD TO THE NEW ABS MODULE THEY REPLACED SO THEY REPLACED THE CONNECTOR. I DROVE IT A WEEK, THE RPMS DROPPED OUT AND ENGINE STALLED WHILE GOING 70MPH. SAME THING HAPPEN A WEEK LATER WHILE ACCLERATING ON AN ON RAMP. NOW ITS 3 DAYS AFTER THE LAST TIME IT DIED AND IT HAS STALLED ON ME 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY, AND I HAVE TO WAIT 2-3 MINS WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF THEN I AM ABLE TO RESTART IT. THIS CAR IS NOT RELIABLE, I HAVE NO WARNING OF WHEN IT WILL SHUT OFF OR IF I WILL BE STRANDED AND HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED. ITS SCARY GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND THE ENGINE DIES!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153934November 26, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DOAN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (LOCATED AT 4477 W RIDGE RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14626, (585) 352-6600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153631November 25, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM SEEING MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. MY 2015 JEEP PATRIOT USED TO KICK BACK WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING WHICH DEVELOPED INTO A STALL AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY GAVE ME NEW SPARK PLUGS AND CLEANED MY AIR INTAKE VALVES IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. THE CAR GIVES NO WARNING OR CODE TO DESCRIBE WHAT IS HAPPENING. FOR ABOUT A WEEK THERE WERE NO ISSUES AND THEN IT STALLED ON ME TWICE TODAY AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND ACCELERATED ONCE IT TURNED GREEN BUT IT STALLED BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I COULD BARELY STEER OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER VEHICLES, HAVE TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. THEN I HAVE TO SIT THERE FOR A COUPLE MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ESPECIALLY DURING RUSH HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152902November 20, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK POE CHRYSLER/JEEP (6501 MONTANA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79925) ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151263November 13, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP A HILL. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151031November 12, 2018
AIR BAGS
I WENT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE AN ORC MODULE S61 THAT WAS RECALLED. THEY REPLACED THE PART BUT RIGHT AS I WAS LEAVING THE DELEARSHIP, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW BECAUSE I HAD TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM THE BUS STOP, SHE TOLD ME TO BRING IT UP DURING MY OIL CHANGE THE NEXT WEEK. I DID AND THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM, THE RECALL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AIRBAGS, AND QUOTED ME AT $600 FOR THEM TO GO THROUGH MY CAR AND CHECK THE WIRES. THE SERVICE MANAGER DID TELL ME THE OBD 2 READING WAS B1C29-LEFT SIDE SEAT THORAX SQUIB 1 OPEN AND B1C2D- RIGHT SIDE SEAT THORAX SQUIB 1 OPEN; AND ADVISED ME TO UNPLUG AND PLUG ALL THE CONNECTORS UNDER THE SEAT. I DID THIS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I CALLED THEM BACK AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT AND IT WAS MY FAULT NOT THEIRS AND I RECIEVED THE SAME $600 QUOTE TO FIX IT. I KNOW IT HAPPENED WHILE THEY WERE WORKING ON IT AND I HAVE FOUND A COUPLE OF THREADS WITH PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY ALL SAID TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ON HERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150822November 11, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, STEERING
ON 11/5/18, MY FIANC WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR, WHEN THE CAR ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO STOP WORKING. SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO COAST OFF OF THE FREEWAY, STRUGGLING TO STEER IT, WITHOUT HITTING OTHER VEHICLES ON THE BUSY FREEWAY. IT SAT FOR FOUR HOURS, AND THEN IT STARTED AGAIN. IT HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST FOUR TIMES IN A WEEK, ON CITY STREETS AND STOP LIGHTS, AND WOULDN'T START NUMEROUS TIMES THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP IN WOODBRIDGE VA., FOR A SENSOR CHIP REPLACEMENT ON 11/10/18. THAT EVENING, AFTER TAKING IT HOME, IT WOULDN'T START. IT WILL BE TOWED BACK TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP ON 11/12/18. THERE SEEMS TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY OR WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM HAS NOT INITIATED A RECALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLES PEOPLE ARE REPORTING ON ARE SO LOW, INCLUDING ONE WITH ONLY 11,000 MILES. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A JEEP PROBLEM. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE A FATALITY IN ORDER TO INITIATE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150842November 11, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING ON THE FRWY CAR TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON , FROM THEN IN IT HAS HAS TROUBLE STARTING LIGHT SIGNALS TRIP . I'VE BEEN STRANDED WITH NO CRANK. TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ALL WHOM SAYNITS A FAULTY TPIM . WITH A $1000 OR MORE FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150667November 10, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER EVERY FILL UP THE CAR BUCKS AND OFTEN STALLS WHILE DRIVING ALL WITHIN A MILE AND THEN DRIVES NORMALLY. SCARY WHEN IT DIES IN TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150763November 10, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AT ABOUT 30 MPH MY ETC LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR STARTS TO SLOW AND WILL NOT LET ME ACCELERATE. ALSO AS SOON AS I STOP AND START TO GO MY CAR MOVES VERY SLOWLY ABOUT 10MPH AND SOMETIMES THE ETC LIGHT AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND MY CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 15/20MPH AT ALL UNTIL I STOP AND TRY TO GO AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT'S SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO STOP AND SHUT OFF MY CAR AND START IT AGAIN FOR IT TO FIX ITSELF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING ACROSS THE ROAD OR TURNING WHEN OTHER CARS ARE COMING. NEVER MIND HOW DANG IT IS IF IT IS TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH I HAVE AVOIDED SINCE I DON'T FEEL LIKE DYING ANYTIME SOON. EVERYTHING I READ ON THE INTERNET IS SAYING THAT IT'S BEEN HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE 2014 JEEP PATRIOTS. THIS IS HONESTLY SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE SERIOUSLY HURT AND AT NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. I'VE ALSO READ ABOUT A RECALL ON AN ENGINE PART FROM 2013 IN THE 2014 PATRIOTS WITH A 2.4L ENGINE AND I AM JUST WONDERING WHY WHEN I LOOK UP RECALLS FOR MY CAR THAT SPECIFIC ONE DOES NOT SHOW UP. IF SOMETHING IS WRONG AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150271November 9, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTNING BOLT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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