Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#11150039November 8, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
RUSTED SUBFRAME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145353November 5, 2018
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2010 JEEP PATRIOT WAS PURCHASED AT JEEP, DODGE, CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN JAX FL OFF BLANDING BLVD. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE MAY 2018 AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT IN ALMOST 3 MONTHS DUE TO TRANSMISSION THAT IS TO COSTLY TO FIX. IT BROKE DOWN IN AUGUST 2018, GOT IT FIXED IN OCTOBER 31ST 2018 AND IT BROKE DOWN ON ME AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 3RD 2018. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE ALL THE REPORTS I READ ON THEM ARE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS THAT'S IN THEM. I GOT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND IT'S DOING THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149575November 5, 2018
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED 3 MONTHS APART. TODAY I WAS GOING 45 MPH DRIVING FOR 3 MINUTES AND MY TRACK LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST PRESSURE IN THE ACCELERATION AND COULD ONLY MOVE 20 MPH. I PULLED OVER TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THEN IT WORKED LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS ALSO HAS HAPPENED 3 MONTHS AGO ON THE BYPASS GOING 70 MPH AND I HAD CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DIE. SO WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO LET IT COOL DOWN AND ALL THE LIGHTS WENT AWAY AND RAN AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. VERY SCARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145077November 3, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING I MADE A RIGHT TURN AND THEN THE "TIRE LIGHT" BEGAN TO FLASH AND A WARNING SOUND WAS HEARD THEN THE "TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT" BEGAN TO FLASH AND ALERT SOUND WAS HEARD AND THEN A "RED LIGHTNING BOLT" WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE "ENGINE LIGHT" TURNED ON, ALL LIGHTS WERE LIT UP AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND COULDN'T GET PASSED 20MPH EVEN THOUGHT THE ACCELERATOR WAS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY LESS THAN 32000 MILES, AND HAS HAD ITS REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON JEEP PATRIOT FORUMS AND SEEN THAT THE 2014 AND 2016 HAD RECALLS FOR THIS OR RELATED ISSUE. WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE IDLES HIGH AND STILL MOVES EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS FULLY PRESSED, AND THE TEMPERATURE RISES FAST. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A CITY STREET SO LUCKILY THE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC. THE LIGHTS CAME ON BEFORE I LOST ENGINE POWER AND I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THEY WENT AWAY BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED, THE LIGHTS STAYED ON AND THAT'S WHEN I ALSO LOST ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. MOVES FINE IN REVERSE BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS IDLING REALLY HIGH IT TAKES OFF IN REVERSE BY ITSELF WITHOUT USING THE ACCELERATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144927November 2, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR STALLS AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144825November 2, 2018
SUSPENSION
TIRE DEALER INDICATES THAT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEED REPLACING DUE TO WORN BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 47000 MILES AND IS DRIVEN FOR FAMILY PLEASURE ONLY. THIS IS PREMATURE WEAR. ALL FOUR TIRES WORE PREMATURELY. (IN FACT, THE BALL JOINT ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT.) IF THE BALL JOINTS SEPARATE, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD LIKELY BE LOST. THE TIRE DEALER RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS AND TO AVOID DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS (2007-2017) COMPASS AND PATRIOT MODELS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE SAME SHOULD BE DONE HERE BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144441October 31, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS THE WHOLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WITH ALL THE WARNING SYMBOLS. EVERYTHING IN THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMOTER RESETS TO ZERO LIGHTS UP AND THEN GOES OFF AND ON FOR A COUPLE OF MILES. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR SYSTEM IS TRYING TO CLICK ON AND OFF OR READJUST. I THEN AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 40MPH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, CITY STREETS AND TURNING. THE TRACTION LIGHT IS ON ALTHOUGH I DO NOT MANUALLY HAVE IT ON AND SPUTTERS WHEN TURNING ON CITY STREETS AND GRINDS GEARS AND GETS STUCK NOT ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 20MPH. AFTER RECEIVING A DIAGNOSTICS FROM A JEEP DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT THE ABOVE STATED ISSUES COULD BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM. THE ISSUES ARE STILL OCCURING AFTER MULPTILE MECHANIC CHECKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144481October 31, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO START AFTER A JUMP START WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER DARCARS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF MARLOW HEIGHTS (5060 AUTH WAY, SUITLAND - SILVER HILL, MD 20746. 301-423-5111) WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT SHE WOULD BE CALLED BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,050. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144174October 30, 2018
ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. THE ONLY INDICATION I HAVE THAT IT HAS STALLED OR IS GOING TO STALL IS THE RPM'S DROP TO ZERO. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS BUT CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST EVERYDAY SINCE THE END OF JULY BEGINNING OF AUGUST. IT HAPPENS 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY THEN NOTHING FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN STARTS UP AGAIN. THANKFULLY THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WHEN I'M DRIVING 65MPH BECAUSE I HAVE NO WARNING AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPS, I CAN BARELY GET PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144233October 30, 2018
ENGINE
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IT HAS BEEN INCREASINGLY HARD TO KEEP MY VEHICLE RUNNING/IN MOTION WHEN GOING UP STEEP HILLS OR GRADIENTS ON ALL ROADWAYS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. HE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN. SOMETIMES I CAN EASE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR RESTART AND THE WARNING LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON. NOW THE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE STARTED FLASHING. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING AS THOUGH ITS GOING TO QUIT RUNNING. I HAVE BEEN PULLING OFF THE ROAD, TURNING ON FLASHERS AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER A MINUTE I RESTART THE ENGINE AND HOPEFULLY MOVE ON DOWN THE ROAD. IT'S SO BAD NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE BUT IT'S THE ONLY TRANSPORT WE HAVE. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A CAMSHAFT SENSOR. L LOOKED THIS UP TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT. I FOUND A WEBSITE THAT SAID THERE WAS A CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT RECALL ON THE MAKE, MODEL, AND AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM THE RECALLED VEHICLES WERE HAVING WAS THE SAME AS MINE. SO I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS THIS RECALL TO SEE IF THEY WOULD FIX MY VEHICLE. THEY RAN MY V.I.N. NUMBER AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT. THEY WANT ME TO BRING IT IN FOR A ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC SCAN. I ASKED THEM TO GIVE ME A GUESS AS TO HOW MUCH IT WILL COST ME. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM YET. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE V.I.N. MAKES A DIFFERENCE SINCE MY VEHICLE IS THE SAME MAKE, MODEL ,AND YEAR AS ONES ON RECALL. I THINK THERE SHOULD FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO OTHER VEHICLES HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW OF ONE OTHER PERSON, WITH SAME VEHICLE AS MINE, WHO SAID THEIR VEHICLE HAS BEEN ACTING LIKE MINE. I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT OTHERS AND MYSELF DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID SOMEONE WILL HAVE A WRECK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144271October 30, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I TRAVEL AND I WANT ACCELERATION CAN'T DO BECAUSE TURNING OFF AND CAN'T MOVE THE CAR. BEFORE WAS AFTER 70 AND NOW AFTER 55 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143886October 29, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SINCE JUNE 2018 I'VE EXPERIENCED ON GOING ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD COME ON AND THEN THE CAR STALLS. I LOOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND STEER DURING THIS TIME. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS IN DELAWARE ON THE HIGHWAY, THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. SINCE THEN THE CAR SKIPS DURING DECELERATION MOSTLY WHEN THE GEARS SHIFT IN TRAFFIC, GOING ON ROTARIES OR ATTEMPTING TO COME OFF /ON RAMP.. WENT TO MY USUAL MECHANICS RAN CODES ENDED UP REPLACING SENSOR IN THE ENGINE. THE CAR AGAIN STARTS TO SKIP AND HAS ONGOING ISSUES ACCELERATING. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN A COUPLE ACCIDENTS FROM WHEN IT DECIDES IT'S TIME TO ACCELERATE, RANDOM ENGINE SHUT OFF AND INABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHEN IT MATTERS. I CALLED JEEP APPARENTLY THEY ARE HAVING LOTS OF ISSUES RELATED TO THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143500October 28, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A DEALER AND JUST THIS WEEK THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. IT HAS STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN MAJOR STREETS, INTERSTATES AND ROADS. I HAVE NO WARNING OF WHEN THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. IT'S ALMOST AS IF IT'S POWERING DOWN LIKE A COMPUTER, BUT WHILE I'M GOING IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ON A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5/7 DAYS THIS WEEK. THE MAJOR THING, MY CAR DIED WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT ON THE WAY HOME 10/27/18 AND I COULDN'T GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CAR HAS CUT OFF BOTH WHILE I'M DRIVING AND WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR INTERSECTION. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR A MONTH. *BF *JB *DT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' UPDATED 12/11/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142941October 26, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. AFTER AN HOUR, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142483October 24, 2018
AIR BAGS
MY SCREEN TABLET SHOW ME SOME TIME ON AIR BAG IS OFF . TURN ON AND TURN OFF MANY TIMES. TODAY 10/24/2018 . I WENT TO CHRYSLER FOR RECALL BUT THEY DOESN'T FIXED. I AM VERY UNSUCEFULL WITH CHRYSLER. THEY DON'T GIVE ME A NEW DATE FOR FIXED. I WANT REPORTING WITH YOU "NHTSA" THANK YOU. I NEED A EARLY MESSENGER OF YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142370October 24, 2018
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
"TAKATA RECALL" EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN SLOW TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS EVERY NOW AND THEN IF I ACCELERATE TO QUICKLY AFTER THE CAR WAS IN PARK. WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SOMETIMES THE CAR NEEDS TO BE SHUT OFF IN OTHER FOR IT TO SHIFT IN GEAR PROPERLY AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR TCM CONTROL NO MATTER WHAT I DO. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DEFECTIVE IN CONNECTION WITH THE POWER TRAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142133October 23, 2018
ENGINE
VEHICLE SPUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING AS IF LOSING OIL PRESSURE. IT'S SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO NOT WANT TO TURN OR PULLOUT INTO TRAFFIC UNLESS THERE IS A LARGE AND SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES FROM FEAR OF STALLING OR JUST NOT ACCELERATING FAST ENOUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142208October 23, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD MY CAR STOPPED WITHOUT INDICATION, I PRESSED ON THE PEDAL BUT IT WOULDN'T GO. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT RIGHT AWAY AND IT CAME BACK ON. THE NEXT TIME IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, EVERYTHING ON THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE GAS PEDAL WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING AND IT JUST STOPPED. I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON. THE CAR MADE A LOUD STUTTERING NOISE LIKE IT WANTED TO START BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLICKERED OFF AND ON THE WHOLE TIME WHILE TRYING TO RESTART IT. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT BACK ON AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES OF TRYING TO RESTART IT. I FOUND A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL BUT I CHECKED MY VIN AND IT SHOWS THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN. THE RECALL WITH CHRYSLER IS S89.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141735October 22, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I TRY TO PUT GASOLINE IN MY CAR, THE PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT GASOLINE STATIONS. HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, BUT NOW IT IS WORSE EVERY TIME I TRY TO PUT FUEL IN THE TANK. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME NO RECALL FOR FOR MY JEEP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141878October 22, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
AT ANY SPEED THE JEEP IS APT TO START WOBBLING SIDE TO SIDE AFTER DRIVING OVER BUMPS. (FREQUENTLY CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BY JEEP OWNERS WHEN DESCRIBING THIS CONDITION.) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STAY IN LANES. THE HOOD HINGES DO NOT HOLD THE HOOD SECURELY DOWN. AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30MPH YOU CAN WITNESS THE HOOD WOBBLING UP AND DOWN AND SIDE TO SIDE. YOU MAY READ ABOUT BOTH OF THESE ISSUES IN DOZENS OF ONLINE FORUMS REGARDING JEEP ISSUES FROM OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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