Jeep Patriot Complaints (2012)

354 consumer complaints on file.

#11061135January 8, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR GRADUALLY STOPPED TAKING GAS. IT WOULD CLICK OFF AND NOT ALLOW ADDITIONAL GAS TO BE PUT IN. INITIALLY THIS WAS AT HALF A TANK, THEN A QUARTER, THEN BEFORE I COULD EVEN GET THE GAS LIGHT OFF. THE CAR WAS EVALUATED BY THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS, ALL WHO CONFIRMED IT WAS A GAS TANK ISSUE IDENTICAL TO RECALL M11. THIS ISSUE ALSO EFFECTS THE SAFETY FUNCTION WHICH KEEPS THE TANK FROM CATCHING ON FIRE IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. WE CONTACTED JEEP MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT WERE TOLD THAT THIS RECALL INCLUDES CARS MANUFACTURED AS LATE AS JANUARY 2012 BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY CAR WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED IN FEBRUARY 2012. JEEP REFUSED TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE FURTHER BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057736December 31, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - SAID VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST FOR 24 MONTHS, DEALER INDICATES ONGOING ISSUES FROM MANUFACTURER IN OBTAINING PARTS TO REPAIR RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055432December 19, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAD A 1/4 TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP. WHILE PUMPING, THE GAS PUMP KEPT SHUTTING OFF. I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE GAS PUMP SO I WENT TO ANOTHER PUMP AND THE SAME THING CONTINUED TO HAPPENED (I ONLY GOT A FEW GALLONS). LATER THAT DAY, I WENT TO THE GAS STATION AGAIN AND THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING, THE PUMP SHUTTING OFF. I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY FILL THE TANK AFTER REPEATED SHUT OFFS, PUMPING AND SHUTS OFF AGAIN. IN 2014, I HAD THE REPAIR DONE (RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANK TRANSFER TUBE) HOWEVER THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I AM EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY GAS TANK. I DID SOME RESEARCHING AND IT SEEMS TO BE THE GAS TANK VENT SYSTEM IS NOT VENTING QUICK ENOUGH CAUSING THE GAS IS BACKING UP. I WILL BE CALLING MY DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT THIS. MY REAL QUESTION IS WAS THE RECALL REPAIR "FAULTY"?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11039577October 25, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLE FREQUENTLY HESITATES AND/OR OCCASIONALLY STALLS AT BOTH LOW & HIGH SPEEDS. MOST OFTEN OCCURS ON INCLINES. TOOK IN FOR REPAIR MORE THAN TWICE AND STILL OCCURS. THE TECHNICIAN WITNESSED IT BUT COULD NOT PRODUCE A VEHICLE ANALYSIS CONFORMATION AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED LAST CHRISTMAS EVE WHEN VEHICLE STALLED AFTER ACCELERATING FROM AN IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE HALTED IN TRAFFIC AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. ALSO, STALLED ON THE UP-SLOPE OF A HIGH BRIDGE TRAFFIC ON THE GS PARKWAY (NJ) AT HWY SPEEDS. AFTER NUMEROUS FAILED START ATTEMPTS IT FINALLY RESTARTED A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER. THE CAR HAS ALSO DECELERATED OR HESITATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS WITHOUT AN INCLINE. ALSO, VEHICLE MAKES GRINDING NOICE WHEN TURNING DURING ACCELERATION; MOSTLY ON RIGHT. MULTIPLE LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE, SIGNAL AND PARKING LIGHTS) HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031863October 5, 2017
AIR BAGS
TOOK MY JEEP IN FOR THE RECALL TWICE AND LEFT IT FOR 4 HOURS EACH TIME. SAME STORY EACH TIME " WE DON'T HAVE THE PARTS" FREMONT MOTORS IN CASPER WY. ONLY DEALER IN TOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024221September 19, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR IS NOT SHOWING UP ON THE RECALL DATABASE. SO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WILL NOT DO THE REPAIR W/ OUT COST. MY VIN NEEDS TO BE ADDED. OVER 20,000 MODEL YEAR 2012 JEEP PATRIOT AND COMPASS VEHICLES ARE RECALLED BECAUSE OF FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER SAYS THE TRANSFER TUBE MIGHT NOT WORK CORRECTLY BECAUSE THE TUBE WAS INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. YOUR ENGINE COULD STALL BECAUSE THE FUEL FROM THE SECONDARY SIDE WOULDN'T MAKE IT TO THE PRIMARY SIDE OF THE TANK. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED OCTOBER 18, 2011, THROUGH MAY 7, 2012. ( MY CAR WAS BUILD 2/3/2012) AND IS A 4X4 REFER TO RECALL NUMBER N17. I HAD THIS ISSUE NUMEROUS TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022861September 12, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTS MAKING WHINNING NOISE, TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP, THEN THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH, IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN TOWN. THE DEALERSHIP CAN SEE THAT THE FAULT IS DISPLAYED, YET THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022168September 7, 2017
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR KEPT RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO WAIT A BRIEF MOMENT AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO COOL DOWN TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (BILL DODGE, 118 PLEASANT ST, BRUNSWICK, ME 04011, (207) 721-8300) FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED PROVIDED NO OWNER'S MANUAL AND REPLACED THE CVT TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE WARNING INDICATOR KEPT FLASHING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE AN OWNER'S MANUAL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT HAD TO RESEARCH A SOLUTION AND OBTAIN INFORMATION ON HIS OWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, OPENED A CASE, AND THEN CLOSED THE CASE WITH NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN REPLACING THE SAME PART. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR COULD ILLUMINATE AT ANY TIME. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND WAS SLOW TO PICK UP SPEED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021087September 1, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE CVT TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED TO DRIVE SUCH A HEAVY CAR. AS A RESULT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AT 35,000 MILES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT PULLING INTO OR CROSSING TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS WHEN POWER CAN'T BE TRANSFERRED PREDICTABLY TO THE WHEELS. I'M NOT SURE OF THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, DOING CURSORY SEARCH WILL FIND MANY INSTANCES OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS SLIPPING, OVERHEATING AND FAILING WELL WITHIN THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE OIL (100,000 MILES). THERE ARE PROBABLY MANY OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS THAT HAVE THIS SMALL CAR TRANSMISSION PLACED IN AN SUV AND NOT SUITABLE FOR WEIGHT AND VEHICLE LOAD. ALTHOUGH NO ACCIDENT HAS HAPPEN AS A RESULT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CLOSE CALLS, AND I'M SURE THAT THERE ARE OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019475August 25, 2017
ENGINE
I HAVE HAD MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT FOR OVER A YEAR AND JUST RECENTLY, IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS, THE ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY STALL WHILE I AM DRIVING OR IDLING AT A LIGHT/STOP SIGN. THERE IS NO WARNING OR INDICATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENS. IT HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 MPH TO 60 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS AND ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY, EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER PRETTY QUICKLY. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED HAPPENING, I WOULD TURN IT OFF AND BE ABLE TO START IT RIGHT AWAY. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2 TO 6 TIMES A DAY. IT'S VERY RANDOM. SOMETIMES DAYS GO BY BEFORE IT HAPPENS AND THEN SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT NEVER HAPPENS WHEN I AM TURNING. ONLY WHEN I AM DRIVING. NEVER IN REVERSE. WHEN IT STALLS, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. THE LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC STAY ON. ONCE IT STALLS AND I TURN THE JEEP COMPLETELY OFF, IT IS TAKING LONGER AND LONGER FOR IT TO START BACK UP AGAIN. ONCE IT STALLS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT IS OFF IN THE MORNING AFTER I PARK MY JEEP OVERNIGHT AND SOMETIMES THE LIGHT IS STILL ON IN THE MORNING WHEN I GET UP TO DRIVE MY JEEP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014831August 12, 2017
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CVT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND ACCELERATION COMPUTER NEEDS ADJUSTED BECAUSE ITS SPORATIC. IT OVERHEATS ON HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATES FUNNY IN TOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014631August 11, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LAKELAND CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE INC. LOCATED ON 31 HADLEY RD, GREENVILLE, PA 16125 WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. (VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012842August 4, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
AFTER PUMPING GAS, LESS THAN A MILE INTO MY TRIP HOME, MY JEEP'S STARTED STALLING, THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF (I COULDN'T EASILY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL) AND IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION, THEN BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO STARTED IT. I ONLY MOVED ABOUT 500 FEET AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TURNED IT OFF, BACK ON AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED A THIRD TIME, AS I WAS GETTING HOME. I SAT ON MY PARKING SPOT AND THE JEEP WAS STALLING BUT IT DIDN'T DIE AGAIN. I LOOKED UP JEEP FORUMS AND IT SEEM TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND PEOPLE RESOLVE IT BY NOT FILLING THE TANK ALL THE WAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AND IT COULD'VE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012161August 1, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN OCTOBER OF 2016. THE DEALER (LAUREL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1000 EISENHOWER BLVD, JOHNSTOWN, PA, 15904) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND THAT THEY WERE NOT SURE WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE DEALER TOOK THE CONTACT'S INFORMATION AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD INFORM HER WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN AUGUST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 09/06/17 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011527July 30, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I WAS INFORMED OF THIS RECALL VIA US MAIL NEARLY A YEAR AGO IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016. AS OF TODAY, JULY 30, 2017, THE NHTSA WEBSITE STILL LISTS THIS RECALL AS "NO REPAIR OR RESOLUTION AVAILABLE." THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. CHRYSLER / JEEP MUST OFFER A REPAIR TO THIS CRITICAL SAFETY RECALL ISSUE ASAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011129July 27, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-70 AT 77 MPH THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT COME ON, COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AS I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. ONCE PULLED OVER I TURNED OFF MY JEEP AND WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES, STARTED IT BACK UP, NO LIGHT, PERFORMED AS IT SHOULD. ON THE WAY BACK FROM MY TRIP THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY PERFORMED A DOWNLOAD AND SAID 'NO FAULTS ARE STORED IN THE SYSTEM'. I GET ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010683July 26, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN SUMMER OF 2017. DURIE CHRYSLER (LOCATED AT 5746 PEACH STREET ERIE, PA 16509 PHONE: 814-868-3635) ADVISED THE CONTACT SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010461July 25, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN OCTOBER OF 2016. THE CONTACT ALSO INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL IN JANUARY OF 2017 AND WAS INFORMED THAT A REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11006241July 18, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THAT THERE WAS A WAITING LIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005958July 17, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
DUE TO THE RECALL ON THE AIR BAG MODULE THE FUSE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO CATCH FIRE BURNING UP THE WHOLE HARNESS AND IF REPLACED THE PROBLEM WILL STILL PERSIST DUE TO NO PART FOR THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAVE TO PULL OVER AND CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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