Jeep Patriot Complaints (2011)

326 consumer complaints on file.

#11195337April 10, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
SUB FRAME ROTTED OUT , LOWER A ARM CAME OFF ON DRIVER SIDE REAR .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11189824March 18, 2019
SUSPENSION
THE REAR SUSPENSION IS RUSTED OUT SO BAD IT STARTED TO BREAK AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM DEALERSHIP 4 YEARS AGO AND A 2011 SHOULDNT RUST THAT BAD AND I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEY HAD TO REPLACE REAR SUSPENSION CROSSBAR DUE TO FULL RUST AND BREAKING AND IF IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE HOW MANY OTHER CARS SAME MAKE AND MODEL ARE EFFECTED BY THIS CAN WE PLEASE RECALL THIS ASAP SO WE CAN MAKE SURE NO OTHER CARS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS THE DATE IT WAS NOTICED IS THE DATE I PUT WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN THE CAR AUTO SHOP WOULDNT EVEN TOUCH MY ALIGNMENT CAUSE HE WAS SO SCARED MY REAR SUPSENSION CROSSBAR WOULD SHATTER WHEN HE TOOK IT OFF CAUSE ITS THAT RUSTED PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS ISSUE FIX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185801March 11, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
PROBLEM RECURRING ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS. AT ALL SPEEDS FROM IDLE TO 75 MPH. THE LATEST WAS ON HIGHWAY DRIVING 75 MPH CAR DROPPED DOWN TO 30 MPH AND THEN STALLED CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING AND ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN TO THE JEEP MANUFACTURER AS STATED BY DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY/ SOFTWARE IS THE ISSUE AND OCCURES IN MODELS FROM 2008 - CURRENT THEN VERBALLY QUOTED ME $650 FOR REPAIR. I THEN RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MORE THAN 2500 PEOPLE WITH THE ISSUE AND THAT'S JUST PEOPLE LOOKING FOR HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11179913February 13, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS SO FAR OF OUR 2011 JEEP PATRIOT LOSING SIGNIFICANT POWER AND STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE. THE FIRST INVOLVED OVERHEATING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AFTER A LONG ROAD TRIP. ALLOWING THE CAR TO REST ALLOWED US TO MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER SYMPTOMS DURING THE REMAINDER OF OUR TRIP. TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK RPMS DROP UNLESS BURYING THE ACCELERATOR INTO THE FLOOR, AT WHICH POINT THERE IS A LOUD WHINING SOUND WITH LITTLE TO SHOW IN TERMS OF SPEED. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE SPEED OVER 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 70. WE ALSO LOSE THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE GEAR MANUALLY. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE CAR CONTINUES TO BE SLOW TO GAIN SPEED AT LIGHTS, AND WORSE MAKING IT UPHILL TO OUR HOME, EVEN AT 25 MPH. AFTER RESTING THE ISSUE SUBSIDES UNTIL RETURNING WITHOUT WARNING. SEARCHING GOOGLE FOR "JEEP CVT FAILURE" YIELDS DOZENS OF RESULTS FOR JEEP PATRIOT AND COMPASS, AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES USING THE SAME JATCO CVT TRANSMISSION. THIS FAILURE MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE "SOLUTION" TO THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE TO CONTINUALLY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST $5000 PER INCIDENT TO THE OWNER WITH THE SAME FLAWED PRODUCT. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MY SPEED CUT OUT ON ME WHILE OVERTAKING A FREIGHT TRUCK, OR MAKING A LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER, AND LET'S GET JATCO TO AT LEAST SWAP OUT THE TRANSMISSION FOR A RECONDITIONED ONE WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174688February 6, 2019
SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL I AM PREGNANT AND JEEP CAN NOT OFFER ME ANY SAFETY RESOLUTION,I COULD GET INTO A ACCIDENT AND KILLYSELF AMDY CHILD I FEEL SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE .ALSO MY FRONT AND BACK SUBFRAM IS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER THINGS TO DO SOMETHING WITH THIS. HELP PLEASE I NEED TO FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173866February 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE, EVEN WITH WITH NORMAL SERVICING. ISSUES START WITH A WHINING NOISE, OVERHEAT WARNINGS, AND AN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE MOST COMMON SOLUTION IS REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. LATE 2014 MODEL YEAR PATRIOTS CHANGED TO A NON-CVT TRANSMISSION. AFTER REPLACING ORIGINAL CVT TRANSMISSION FOR $2,500 IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 6 MONTHS. THE JEEP IS UNDRIVE-ABLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE CVT TRANSMISSION. MY JEEP IS UNDRIVE-ABLE AND STILL OWE $5900 WHILE IT SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY!! TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE DRIVING AND JEEP STALLS MAKING IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. INTERNET FORUMS HAVE COUNTLESS COMPALINTS ABOUT THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS WITH SAME SYMPTOMS!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170225January 15, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTOLAND CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (800-288-6526, LOCATED AT 170 US-22, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, NJ 07081) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER WAS ROTTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,212.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165747January 3, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THE PATRIOT NEW AND IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND NEVER GAVE ANY WARNING BEFORE EXPERIENCING CRITICAL PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. ON 2 OCCASIONS THE PATRIOT LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, LEAVING ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN BUSY TRAFFIC. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING IN ON A BUSY CITY STREET WHEN THE JEEP NO LONGER ACCELERATED ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD POPPING SOUND. NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A CARE WITH 91,000 MILES. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN RECURRENT OVERHEATING PROBLEMS THE REPAIR SHOP CANNOT EXPLAIN. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING A JEEP PATRIOT.
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
#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
#11140268October 15, 2018
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING GOING DOWN THE ROAD UNDER VERY COMMON CONDITIONS AS FAR AS SMOOTHNESS OF ROAD, THE PASSENGER SEAT HEADREST DEPLOYED ALL OF A SUDDEN. I UNDERSTAND FROM READING ONLINE ARTICLES ABOUT THIS PART, THIS IS TO HAPPEN DURING AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, I ALSO READ THAT MANY HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH HEADREST DEPLOYING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN IN THE DRIVERS SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130884September 24, 2018
SUSPENSION
DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CAR WAS UNDER BRAKING, WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, FREQUENT POPPING/ BANGING WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END. AFTER JACKING THE CAR UP AND LOOKING FOR THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FRAME CROSSMEMBER SUBFRAME CRADLE HAD RUSTED SEVERELY ENOUGH THAT IT BROKE WHERE THE FONT SUSPENSION CONNECTS TO IT. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128819September 11, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HI THERE, I AM EXPERIENCING A STRANGE ISSUE, WHERE MY PATRIOT WILL SHAKE/VIBRATE REALLY BAD WHEN IN DRIVE AND SITTING IDLE (LIKE AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE). IF I PLACE IT IN PARK, NEUTRAL OR START DRIVING THE HEAVY VIBRATION GOES AWAY.MOTOR MOUNTS OK, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR BEFORE BUT IS BEEN REPLACED. ANYONE ELSE HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE, OR HAVE ANY INSIGHT? I HAVE A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT LIMITED WITH ABOUT 80K
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124210September 4, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
SUB FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT TO THE POINT ITS FALLING APART. YOU CAN LITERALLY START TO HEAR IT CRACKING. THIS IS IN A CAR THAT IS A "GROCERY GETTER" THAT IS STORED IN A GARAGE AT ALL TIMES WITH 73,000 MILES ON IT. VERY UNSAFE AND COULD EASILY KILL SOMEONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123591August 30, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
2011 JEEP PATRIOT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW SEPT 2011. JUST HAD IT IN THE SHOP AS SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT AND CAUSING OUR TIRE TO WEAR UNEVENLY. THEIR INSPECTION FOUND THE SUB FRAME IS NOW ROTTED OUT DUE TO RUST AFTER ONLY 6 YEARS! THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. THIS IS BULL CRAP. THANK GOD WE NOTICED OURS BEFORE SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENED, BUT THIS HAS VERY REAL POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATHS IF THE FRAME WERE TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. AND THERE ARE TONS AND TONS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS EVERYWHERE ONLINE. CHRYSLER JUST DOESN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. TOTAL BULL CRAP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRENTY THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, AND OF COURSE THEY SAY THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER PARTS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE SUB FRAME THAT ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH ARE NOT COVERED. SO BASICALLY THIS 6 YEAR OLD CAR ISN'T WORTH FIXING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE WERE ALSO OTHER SAFETY RECALLS FOR THIS SAME MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122870August 27, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TAKATA RECALL: I HAD A REPAIR DONE TO MY JEEP PATRIOT TWO WEEKS AGO. THE REPAIRS WERE OVER 800$. I HAD TO HAVE THE TWO FRONT CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS, AND TIE RODS REPLACED. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, I LOST STEERING AND NOW NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113867July 26, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE CAR WANTING TO STALL OUT. IT IS AS IF THE GAS IS NOT GETTING TO THE ENGINE. I BEGIN TO LOSE POWER AND STEERING. I GUN THE GAS, BUT IT HESTITATES. THIS IS HUGELY DANGEROUS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE SERVICED IT REGULARLY, AND TO THIS DAY ONLY ABOUT 44K ON IT. THIS IS SCARING ME. MY MECHANIC JUST PUT DRY GAS IN TO PERHAPS ALLEVIATE ANY POSSIBLE WATER IN THE TANK AFTER A RECENT FILL-UP. I HAVE BEEN READING OF MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS TIME FOR A RECALL, FOLKS. HAD I NOT BEEN ON BACK ROADS, I COULD BE DEAD, AS COULD OTHERS. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS ON THE HIGHWAY AND I NEED ACTIONS, AS DO MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED. WE HAVE WAY TOO MANY JEEPS WITH THIS PROBLEM. STEP UP, PLEASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113949July 26, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
TOOK IT TO GET SOME REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE AND WAS TOLD THE SUBFRAME WAS ROTTED AND BE CAREFUL DRIVING. WAS TOLD IT WAS IN A SPOT THAT WAS UNUSUAL PLACE TO RUST OUT AND TO CONTACT CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, THERE IS NOT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111317July 14, 2018
ENGINE
GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE STALLED. GAVE NO WARNING JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD MY HUSBAND AND 8 MONTH OLD IN THE CAR. THE ENGINE DID START BACK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102773June 20, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLR STALLS AND DOES NOT MOVE THEN JERKS VERY QUICKLY FLYING MY CAR FORWARD. I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 115,000 MILES. JEEP HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARLY CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND WILL NOT REPLACE THEM. VERY UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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