Jeep Patriot Complaints

3,365 consumer complaints on file.

#11310166February 19, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I WAS ON MY WAY TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL, WHEN WHILE ON A BUSY CITY STREET MY CAR STARTED TO JERK, AND SUDDENLY I WAS NO LONGER TO ACCERALATE. I WAS LITERALLY SCARED FOR MY LIFE AND MY CHILD, AS THE SPEED OF MY CAR SLOWED DOWN SO FAST, THAT I ALMOST GOT REARENDED. WHEN MY CAR SLOWED DOWN AND COULD NO LONGER ACCERALATE, MY CHECK ENGINE, ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. IT WAS VERY ODD AS THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I READ AND SEEN THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING. I'M SURPRISED THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED DUE TO THIS, I COULD NOT IMAGINE IF I WAS THE HIGHWAY BEHIND A BIG RIG AND MY SPEED QUICKLY DROPPED LIKE THAT OR IF SOMEONE WAS RIDING MY TAIL, THERE IS NO WAY THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SLOW DOWN QUICK ENOUGH TO PREVENT FROM HITTING ME. I SEEN THAT PEOPLE WITH JEEPS HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE, REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR OF THE PATRIOT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310175February 19, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. BIG 'O' DODGE LOCATED AT 2645 LAURENS RD, GREENVILLE, SC 29607, WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309241February 14, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS VEHICLE DIES CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING. DOESNT MATTER THE SPEED, 5MPH OR 75MPH, IT WILL DIE OUT OF NO WHERE. ITS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY ACCIDENTS THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED. IT APPARENTLY IS A KNOWN AND FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THESE SUV'S THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED! I'VE HAD DIFFERENT CODES COME UP AT DIFFERENT TIMES. FROM CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO O2 SENSOR TO THROTTLE BODY TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE FUEL MILEAGE IS SUDDENLY TERRIBLE OUT OF NO WHERE AS WELL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. EVERYWHERE I'VE READ ABOUT PEOPLE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP JUST COMES OUT WORSE SO I'M TERRIFIED TO TAKE IT TO JEEP THEMSELVES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308993February 13, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A CIRCUIT WIRE CORRODED AND SHORTED THE TIPM. THIS HAPPENED AT HOME. THE CAR WAS STORED IN THE GARAGE. THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN CONNECTED TO THE DEALER DIAGNOSTICS IT SHOWED NO ERROR CODES. WHEN THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WIRE AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE SHOP THE STARTER RAN NON STOP WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I AM UNAWARE IF THE CAR STARTER ALSO CAME ON WITHOUT THE KEY WHEN I WAS NOT NEAR THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE REMOTE START. IT IS DRIVEN ON PAVED RIDES AND STORED IN A GARAGE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS SHORTED TIPM THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT THE SAME DEALER FOR A FACTORY RECALL TO CHANGE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND TO DO A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309046February 13, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUSE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT CALLED STEPHEN WADE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT DEALER, (1724 HILTON DR, ST. GEORGE, UT 84770) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308757February 12, 2020
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 20 MPH WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (O'REILLY CHEVROLET 6160 E BROADWAY BLVD, TUCSON, AZ 85711 (520) 829-3876) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO (LARRY H. MILLER DODGE RAM TUCSON 4220 E 22ND ST, TUCSON, AZ 85711 (520) 395-9311) TO BE DIAGNOSED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY CONTROL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATE 80,100. *DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307925February 8, 2020
STEERING
DAY 3 OF DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS FOR A LONG DISTANCE VACATION TRIP, THE FRONT END STARTED MAKING NOISES; COULDN'T PINPOINT LOCATION OF NOISE. SUSPECTED WHEEL CALIPER ON FRONT DRIVERS' SIDE, OR SOMETHING IN THAT AREA. DAY 4, I KNEW I HAD TO DO SOMETHING. NOISE WAS STILL THERE; NOISE WOULD SLOW DOWN AND DISAPPEAR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, YET WAS STILL THERE AT SLOW SPEEDS. DROVE TO A PEPBOYS; NOISE BECAME WORSE, AND I HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING TIGHT CORNERS TO PULL INTO THEIR PARKING SPACE. WAS TOTALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY FURTHER. PEPBOYS DID SOME ROAD TESTING, AND PUT CAR UP ON LIFT. MY FRONT CONTROL ARMS HAD RUSTED AND TORN BUSHINGS. PEPBOYS REPLACED THE CONTROL ARMS AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE (INCLUDING RETURN 3-DAY HIGHWAY DRIVING TRIP). I CONTACTED JEEP TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME THE COST OF THE CONTROL ARMS SINCE MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY; THEY WOULD NOT. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 2/16/2017. MILEAGE IN AT PEPBOYS WAS 28,936. I HAVE BOTH CONTROL ARMS; ATTACHED PICTURES ARE OF THE BUSHINGS. CAN TAKE MORE PICTURES IF NECESSARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307267February 5, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
IN DEC OF 2017 I STARTED DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING I LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER NOTIFIED ME IT WAS THE ETC CONTROL. TODAY 02/05/20 I GOT IN MY CAR TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND 5 MINS INTO DRIVING AGAIN LIGHTS TURN ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ETC LIGHT (LIGHTENING BOLT), AND STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON AND AGAIN LOST POWER AND WENT FROM 25 MPH TO 5 MPH. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF MY CAR AND START IT AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO GET IT TO MY HOUSE BUT HAD TO DO THIS 3 TIMES TO GET IT TO MY HOUSE WHICH WAS 5 MINS AWAY. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME WITHIN 2YEAR THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME. THERE IS SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ON THIS VEHICLE. WE BUY A CAR FOR IT TO BE RELIABLE TO GO TO AND FROM WORK INSTEAD IM CONSTANTLY DRIVING NERVOUSLY WONDERING IF ILL BE ON A HIGH WAY GOING FROM 60 MPH TO 10 MPH AND IF SOMEONE WILL CRASH INTO ME. I CAN PROVIDE DEALER REPORTS IF NEEDED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307099February 4, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION JUST MADE NOISE AND WHINED A LOT. UNABLE TO GO PAST 60 MILES PER HOUR. CHECKED FLUID WAS FINE. CAR HAD 129,345 MILES ON IT. I HAVE CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND BOTH FILTERS TWICE. WE HAVE OWNED THIS 15 MONTHS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307111February 4, 2020
ENGINE
HAD ISSUES WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BUT WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL PAPERWORK. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THIS WAS THE COPY OF THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO GET REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306679February 3, 2020
ENGINE
I BOUGHT A 2017 JEEP PATRIOT IN FEB 2017 FROM LEE AUTO MALL IN APRIL 2018 THE MOTOR BLEW WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT WHILE I WAS DRIVING OUT OF WORK ON A CITY STREET. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY APRIL 2018. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN JANUARY 2019 MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN TO THE CHRYSLER SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I WAS AGAIN TOLD MY MOTOR THEY REPLACED NOT EVEN A YEAR AGO WAS BLOWN. THE PISTON AND RODS WERE BAD AND WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST ME 7,000 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. THIS IS A 2017 JEEP PATRIOT THAT IS NOW ON ITS 3RD ENGINE IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. CHRYSLER NOR CHARLIES MOTOR MALL JEEP WILL NOT HELP ME IN ANY WAY AND SAY THAT I NEED TO PAY 7,000 DOLLARS TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE PUT IN. THE FIRST ENGINE ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT BLEW AND THE SECOND ENGINE THEY PUT IN ONLY HAD 55,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I WAS TOLD IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306858February 3, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR STREET THE CAR SEEMS THAT WANTS TO STOP AND FEEL THAT IS LOOSING POWER; THAN IT DOES LIKE A JUMPER AND KEEP GOING AND IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. THE DEALER SEEMS THAT DO NOT FIND ANYTHING. ALSO THE BACK DOOR OF THE CAR KEEP GETTING LOCK AND NOT ABLE TO OPEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306511February 1, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TRAVELING 40 MPH ENGINE MISFIRES CHECK ENGINE, THROTTLE BODY, AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ON. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. TURN OFF ENGINE RESETS THROTTLE BODY AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON VEHICLE ACCELERATES NORMALLY. CHECK ENGINE CODE = U0401 INVALID DATA RECEIVED FROM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE/POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE A. 84,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302759January 29, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
ON SUNDAY, JAN 26, 2020, I WAS DRIVING FROM EAGLE RIVER, AK TO JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON ON THE GLENN HIGHWAY. I NOTICED THAT THE HOOD OF MY 2017 JEEP PATRIOT WAS BOUNCING. I REDUCED MY SPEED AND MOVED INTO THE FAR RIGHT LANE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. WHEN I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT ON BASE, I FOUND THAT THE HOOD RELEASE HAD POPPED, BUT THE SAFETY LATCH WAS STILL ENGAGED. I RELEASED THE SAFETY LOCK, RAISED THE HOOD AND THEN CLOSED IT.. I THEN TOOK MY PATRIOT TO THE JEEP DEALER IN ANCHORAGE AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE MY JEEP.
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
#11302529January 28, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVERSE A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND THE SPEED WAS REDUCED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 40 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN MECHANIC THAT LOCATED FAILURES CODES P0777 AND P0741. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302264January 27, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
JEEP STALLS OUT ON ROAD. COULD ONLY GO 20 MPH AFTER RESTARTING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302096January 26, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING. EVEN HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING ON INTERSTE AND SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTS BACK UP BUT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. HAD THE CODES RAN AND CAME BACK WITH AN ISSUE WITH THE CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301518January 24, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING OR IN A PARKED POSITION WHILE THE ENGINE RUNS, THE RPM NEEDLE DROPS TO ZERO 0 AND MY CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THERE ARE TIMES I AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND RPM DROPS TO ZERO 0 AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDERS. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND SHUT MY CAR OFF FOR EXTRA MINUTES OR MORE BEFORE I CAN FULLY RESTART IT. IF I TRY TURNING THE CAR ON BEFORE THE 2 MINUTES IT WOULD TAKE A LONGER TIME TO RESTART. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR SHUT OFF WHEN I'M AT THE STOP LIGHT, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN MAKING A TURN, AND THE RPM NEEDLE DROPS TO ZERO 0, MY STEERING WHEEL BECOMES SO STIFF/HARDEN AND IS VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE THE TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301445January 23, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER CONTINUED DRIVING FOR TEN MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARY MILLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 5746 PEACH ST, ERIE, PA 16509 (814) 868-3635 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 49,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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