2011 Jeep Patriot Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE MOVED UP AND DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

ON APPROXIMATELY 9/4/2014 WE WERE TRAVELING ON CA HWY 15 IN THE BAKER CA AREA, TEMP WAS APPROX. 95 DEG. AND WE WERE GOING UP HILL. ABOUT HALF WAY UP, THE TRANSMISSION TEMP. LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND SLOW DOWN. AS WE PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WE CONTINUED TO THE TOP AND STARTED DOWN THE GRADE, ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE RAN NORMAL. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THE ONLY THING THEY COULD TRY WAS TO REPLACE THE COOLER BYPASS VALVE WHICH THEY DID. ON APPROXIMATELY 6/5/15 AND APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AREA THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. ON 6/15/15 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS A CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE A THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALSO CALLED THE MAIN SERVICE HOTLINE FOR JEEP AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING.

WHILE GOING ABOUT 75 MPH, COMING BACK FROM CALIFORNIA, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO START MAKING A DIFFERENT WHINING TYPE SOUND AND THEN THE LIGHT TELLING ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LET IT SIT FOR 10 MINUTES WHILE IDLING , WHICH THE OWNER MANUAL SUGGESTED,. THE LIGHT THEN WENT OFF AND WE PROCEEDED HOME WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. IT WAS REALLY STRANGE THOUGH WHEN YOU ARE IN A LARGE GROUP OF VEHICLE'S AND YOU SUDDENLY LOSE ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE; DEFINITELY A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE OUT ON THE ROAD.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT, DECREASE SPEED ON HIGHWAY& NOISE. THIS IS 4 TH TIME THIS SUMMER. STEAMED ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY AGAIN THIS SUMMER UNTIL TURNED OFF AND COOL DOWN. *TR

STARTED MAKING WHIRRING NOISE, LOST POWER AND TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OVER ON HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT FROM KRAFT NISSAN NOVEMBER 16, 2013. WHEN I INITIALLY PURCHASED IT THEY PRINTED OUT THE VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT SHOWING THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENTS AND THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. SINCE MY PURCHASE I COMPLIED WITH EVERY SCHEDULED SERVICING AND HADN'T HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS. WELL, JULY 15, 2014, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING LIGHT LIT UP SO I DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THE OPERATOR INSTRUCTED ME TO LET THE CAR COOL OFF BEFORE STARTING IT BACK UP TO CONTINUE WITH MY JOURNEY. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF, I BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN AND I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED KRAFT NISSAN TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET MY VEHICLE INSPECTED. MY APPOINTMENT WAS FOR JULY 17, 2014, AND I LEFT MY CAR THERE WITH THEM FOR 10 HOURS, FINALLY I CALLED THEM AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DIRTY AND THAT I NEEDED TO GET IT FLUSHED AND THE PRICE WOULD BE OVER $500. I DECLINED THE SERVICE BECAUSE THE PRICE SEEMED TO BE A BIT STEEP, AND I BEGAN TO CALL AROUND TO FIND A BETTER PRICE, MEANWHILE, I WAS CHARGED A $95 SERVICING FEE EVEN THOUGH THAT SERVICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AS I STATED BEFORE, I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMOBILE, WELL, JULY 18, 2014 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. IT IS NOW SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2014 AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I AM PLANNING ON TAKING MY AUTOMOBILE BACK IN TO KRAFT NISSAN TO SEE EXACTLY WHY MY 'CHECK ENGINE' HAS BEEN ON SINCE MY VISIT WITH THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF FOURTH GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN USING THE AUTOMATION DRIVE TRANSMISSION AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN USING THE TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION OPTION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR PRIOR TO THE ENGINE WARMING UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER CAR ON A DAY AFTER IT HAD RAINED. AS SHE STARTED TO TAKE OFF, WATER STARTED POURING OUT OF THE OVERHEAD INTERIOR LIGHT AND ALSO THE FRONT INTERIOR LIGHT. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AFTER A RAIN. THE RAINS COMES DOWN FROM THE SUNROOF SOMEHOW AND SETTLES IN THE UPPER INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM. IT IS ENOUGH WATER TO SOAK ANY PERSON(S) IN THE FRONT SEAT(S) OR COMPLETELY SOAK A SMALL TOWEL. *TR

WAS DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CAR WAS RUNNING WITH NO PROBLEMS AND SUDDENLY ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ELECTRONICS WERE STILL RUNNING. TRIED TO TURN ENGINE BACK ON, ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO CRANK BUT DID NOT SUCCESSFULLY TURN ON. TRIED TWICE WITH NO SUCCESS. WAITED 10 MINUTES AND IT TURNED ON WITH NO PROBLEM. DROVE DOWN A LITTLE FURTHER AND IT STALLED AGAIN, WITH ELECTRONICS STILL ON. MANAGED TO TURN ENGINE BACK ON RIGHT AWAY, BUT I WAS TOO WORRIED TO DRIVE IT. TOWED IT BACK HOME. CODE P0335 WAS INDICATED WHEN SCANNED. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED ENGINES OF 2011 JEEP PATRIOT TEND TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 3 HRS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND IN 108 DEGREE WEATHER, THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN. IF FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. NO LIGHTS, NO WARNINGS, AND OVER 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. AFTER STOPPING ON THE SHOULDER THE MOTOR WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT START, MADE ME THINK THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. 5 MINUTES LATER IT STARTED, BUT WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS PRESSED IT DIED AGAIN. ANOTHER 15 MINUTES OF SITTING THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT FELT "SLUGGISH". I STARTED MOVING SLOWLY DOWN THE SHOULDER, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RESPOND NORMALLY, AND FINISHED THE LAST HOUR OF THE DRIVE WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING . THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, IT OCCURRED TWICE IN ONE DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE DEALER TO UPDATE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL AND POWER TRAIN MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,001. UPDATED 08/28/14*LJ UPDATED 09/4/2014 *JS

DRIVER'S POWER DOOR LOCK STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IT IS SOLELY THE DRIVER'S DOOR. ALL OTHER POWER DOOR LOCKS FUNCTION APPROPRIATELY. THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD SPEED IS REACHED. IT ALSO DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK/UNLOCK WITH A KEY FOB. POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE CREATED TO ENHANCE DRIVER SAFETY, SO THE FACT THAT THIS STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON A VEHICLE LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING. A SEARCH OF WEB SITES SUGGESTS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE JEEPS, BUT THE DEALER REPORTS NO RECALLS NOR SERVICE BULLETINS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON A COOL FALL DAY MY TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SITTING FOR 20 MINUTES I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE SAME INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IS COMMON AND THE JEEP PATRIOT WASN'T MADE TO GO ON LONG TRIPS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY VEHICLE AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT FIXED AND NOW MY WARRANTY IS UP.

REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WHEN DOOR WAS SHUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 WITH THE 2.4 LITER AND FOR THE LAST MONTH MY WIFE AND I ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ENGINE JUST SHUTTING OFF AND NOT WANTING TO START.ONLY HAD 2 TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WHILE STOPPED(THANK GOD)AND HAVE HAS NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE JUST WILL NOT START..SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MESS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT BUT MOST TIMES YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY REALLY HARD TO START OR JUST KEEP TRYING UNTIL IT DECIDES TO START.MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHILE RUNNING DOWN THE INTERSTATE.I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECALLS AND I ASK THEM TO MAKE NOT OF MY PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD..THE GENTLEMAN SAID THEY WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY JEEP. *TR

I LIVE IN WI AND I HAVE ALL MY LIFE. IN FEBRUARY, HERE IN WI, NO DOUBT IT'S BEEN COLD. MY WINDSHIELD WAS FINE THAT NIGHT. IN THE MORNING, MY WINDSHIELD AND TOP OF THE JEEP WAS COVERED IN SNOW. SO AS USUAL, WHEN IT'S COLD, I WENT TO START MY JEEP AND LET IT HEAT UP, AS USUAL I PUT ON DEFROST AND WENT BACK INTO THE HOUSE. I CAME BACK OUTSIDE ABOUT 10 MINS LATER TO SCRAPE OFF THE SNOW, WENT BACK IN GOT MY SON, WE GOT INTO THE JEEP, READY TO GO AND WE NOTICED (I DO HAVE PICTURES) I HAD A CRACK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT RAN FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE, HORIZONTAL TO DRIVERSIDE. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT LOOKED LIKE A COMMON CRACK DUE TO THE COLD. OKAY, FINE, I LIVE IN WI, IT'S COLD, BUT I HAVE HAD BEATERS OF CARS UNTIL I WAS OUT OF COLLEGE AND I NEVER ONCE HAVE HAD A WINDSHIELD BREAK DUE TO THE COLD. I READ ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS WEB SITE WERE THE BACK WINDSHIELD JUST BLEW OUT. MY INSURANCE WILL COVER, BUT IT HAS A DEDUCTIBLE AND I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD COVER IT AND I ALSO FEEL THEY SHOULD BUT A LITTLE QUALITY FOR SAFETY PURPOSES INTO THE VEHICLES THEY ARE MAKING. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT BOTH HIGHWAY AND RESIDENTIAL SPEEDS MY JEEP PATRIOT WILL SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING , LOSE POWER . THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AT ~85,000 AND NOW OCCURS EVERY 50 MILES OR SO. ENGINE SHUT DOWN IS RANDOM WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS RESULTED IN NEAR COLLISIONS, AS I STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE MOVING TRAFFIC LANE. ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AFTER OCCURRENCE AND REMAIN ON UNTIL CAR HAS SET FOR THE NIGHT. ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS DO NOT APPEAR TO EXPLAIN PROBLEM PER REPAIR CENTER REPORT. *TR

WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLD THE TIRE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. I ASKED AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID IT IS SO COLD OUT THAT YOU LOSE A BIT OF PRESSURE AND ONCE THE WEATHER TURNS WARM THE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF. THE WEATHER IS NOW IN THE 50-60 DEGREE RANGE AND I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE WITH TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE NOW I THINK IT IS A BAD SENSOR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF I IGNORE IT AND THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM I COULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF LOW TIRE PRESSURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH AND THAT WOULD FOLLOW A MAJOR LAWSUIT BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND I NOTICE THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN WAUSAU, MY JEEP STOPPED, I ACCELERATED-NOTHING. I HAD CARS BEHIND ME HONKING AND THE ONE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WAS COMING UP FAST, I STEERED TO THE RIGHT AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT INTO A SNOWBANK. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT. SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINS WITH HAZARDS ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME TO EAU CLAIRE. IN FEBRUARY I REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSION NEVER WENT OUT. MY VEHICLE WOULD JUST GET STUCK IN REVERSE, I'D HAVE TO PUT IN DRIVE, BACK TO REVERSE, THEN TO DRIVE AGAIN TO GO. IN ADDITION I HAD TWO MORE EPISODES, ONE WITH MY TWELVE YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME WHERE IT JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. SO I HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION IN. I HAVE ALSO FILED A SEPARATE COMPLAINT REGARDING TREAD WEAR ON NOW TIRES, BUT IT'S A FEW WEEKS LATER AND SOMETHING STILL ISN'T RIGHT. I'M NOT GETTING STUCK IN REVERSE ANYMORE, IT'S ONLY BEEN A MONTH, BUT I HAVEN'T HAD THE JEEP STOP, BUT IT FEEL LIKE THE (EXCUSE MY LACK OF MECHANICAL [XXX]) FUEL ISN'T GETTING TO WEAR IT NEEDS TO GO FAST ENOUGH BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE (IT'S BEEN OVER 30 DEGREES ALL WEEK, IT'S NOT DUE TO NOT HAVING THE CAR WARM UP). THEN WHEN IT DOES CHOOSE TO ACCELERATE IT "JUMPS" TO IT. OVERALL IT'S JUST NOISY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 12/03/13 I WAS AT AN INTERSECTIONS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND TURN IN TO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, ALMOST GOT HIT. CAR CONTINUED TO HESITATE AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN. CAR SLOWLY ACCELERATED BUT WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 40 MPHS. CAR CONTINUED TO PULL AND HESITATED AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET IT THE SHOP. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND ALMOST GET IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

A YEAR AGO, I BROUGHT MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT TO A CAR WASH. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED, HOWEVER WHILE GOING THROUGH THE CAR WASH, WATER STARTED POURING THROUGH THE SUNROOF AND THE LIGHT FIXTURES, INSTANTLY CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND DAMAGING THE ROOF LINER AND THE CAR STEREO. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND CALLED ME TO EXPLAIN THAT "THE CAR HAD DRIED OUT SO YOU CAN COME PICK IT UP." I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS HESITANT TO PICK THE CAR UP BECAUSE THERE WOULD SURELY BE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE THAT WOULD NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED I PICKED UP MY CAR THE STEREO AND LIGHTS STILL DID NOT WORK. FRUSTRATED, I CALLED THE JEEP CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. THE REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT JEEPS WERE NOT MEANT TO BE TAKEN INTO CAR WASHES. I ASKED HER HOW JEEP CAN MANUFACTURE OFF-ROAD VEHICLES THAT CANNOT BE WASHED. SHE REPLIED THAT I COULD GET A BUCKET AND HAND WASH MY VEHICLE.I DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR TO AN OUT-OF-STATE DEALERSHIP .THEY HAD IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND CALLED TO TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND I COULD PICK IT UP. ONCE AGAIN, I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND THE LIGHTS AND STEREO STILL DID NOT WORK. OUT OF FRUSTRATION, I GAVE UP ON THE ISSUE FOR AWHILE UNTIL I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WATER STARTED POURING THROUGH THE SUNROOF AND FIXTURES ONCE AGAIN- DISTRACTING MY DRIVING BECAUSE WATER IS POURING EVERYWHERE. I PROMPTLY BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK IN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THEY FOUND A PIECE OF PAINTER'S TAPE IN THE SUNROOF FROM SOME RECENT PAINTING TO MY CAR I HAD DONE. I APPROACHED THE PAINT SHOP WITH NO REPLY. TODAY, THE CAR STARTED LEAKING THROUGH THE SUNROOF AND FIXTURES CAUSING WATER TO STREAM DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, LIMITING MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE JEEP IS UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. NO WARNING. PROBLEM CONTINUES, DEALER WILL NOT FIX. SAYS HE CAN'T FIND CAUSE OF STALLING. HOWEVER, NHTSA AND US GOV. REGULATORY AGENCY HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS INCLUDING ONE WHO HAD HIS JEEP TOTALED BY ANOTHER CAR REAR ENDING HIS VEHICLE WHEN THE JEEP STALLED. I AM NOT SAFE IN THIS CAR. I NEED HELP HAVING JEEP STEP UP TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION WHICH IS CLEARLY FAILING. JEEP IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP PATRIOT BUT UNLESS THERE IS A RECALL, THOSE OF US WHO BOUGHT THIS CAR IN GOOD FAITH HAVE BEEN HUNG OUT TO DRY. *TR

BALL JOINTS ARE WORN AND NEED REPLACEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY AND AROUND TOWN. NO OFF-ROADING. LOOKING AT JEEP PATRIOT FORUM ON-LINE THIS APPEARS TO BE PRETTY TYPICAL. PERHAPS A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE SO THAT JEEP CAN PUT IN PARTS THAT ARE DURABLE AND SAFE. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT LATITUDE THAT BEGAN HAVING A ROUGH RIDE AND RATTLE NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA IN OCTOBER 2013. IN DECEMBER 2013 THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED WITH 42,000 MILES AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACING BECAUSE OF A BAD BALL JOINT. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND DISCOVERED NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON JEEP FORUMS INDICATING IT HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR JEEP FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS DUE TO POOR QUALITY PARTS BUT JEEP REFUSES TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. I TOOK THE JEEP TO MY DEALERSHIP, GOLLING CHRYSLER JEEP IN BLOOMFIELD, MI. THEY ADMITTED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, RECALL OR TSB. I ENDED UP REPLACING THE PART FOR $300 AT A REPAIR SHOP. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE THAT JEEP REFUSES TO COVER. *TR

TAKATA RECALL ITS BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE MY CAR HAS BEEN REPORTED THE ONLY INFORMATION THAT THE I GET FROM JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM FIAT OF ONTARIO IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART THE CAR IS DRIVEN DAILY FOR WORK THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS SELLING DANGERS CARS SHOULD GET YOU SHUT DOWN

DRIVING ON FREEWAY, AT APPROX 65 MPH, CAR WHINES, THEN DIES. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS POSSIBLY A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. I WANT ACTION NOW!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT EXACTLY WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,900.

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE CAR STALLED. IT DECELERATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. IT WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED A YEAR AGO WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH ON A DIFFERENT HIGHWAY AND THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM THEN EITHER. *TR

MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT CAME WITH FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES, AND AFTER ONLY TWO YEARS AND FOURTEEN THOUSAND MILES THE TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS ALL ALONG THE SEAM WHERE THE TREAD ATTACHES TO THE TIRE CASING. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE TREAD IS STARTING TO PULL AWAY FROM THE TIRE. *TR

DRIVER LEFT ROAD, PROCEEDED OVER A SHORT GRASSY AREA, UP INTO TREES, HIT A TREE HEAD ON /RIGHT SIDE, THEN ROLLED TO THE LEFT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE LEFT SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES INCLUDED TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. THE RECALL NOTICE FOR SIDE AIR BAGS ARRIVED BY MAIL A FEW DAYS LATER. WE CAN SUPPLY MILEAGE ON CAR LATER BUT PROBABLY UNDER 15,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS CUT FROM THE CLIP AREA IN ORDER TO BE RELEASED, AT THE ADVISEMENT OF THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT CLIP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INJURED THEIR RIGHT KNEE IN THE CRASH. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,333. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE OVER A BRIDGE AND CRASHED 30 FEET UNDER THE BRIDGE, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AFTER HEARING A NOISE IN MY EXHAUST SYSTEM, I CHECKED UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND MY MUFFLER LOCKED UP ABOUT 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH THE EXHAUST PIPE POINTING DIRECTLY AT THE BACK OF MY PLASTIC BUMPER. MY BUMPER WAS DISTORTED AND MELTING. I CAUGHT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A FIRE STARTED BUT AM CONFIDENT THIS WOULD HAVE IGNITED. I THEN REACHED UP AND PULLED WITH A LITTLE FORCE DOWN ON THE MUFFLER AND IT SNAPPED BACK INTO THE CORRECT POSITION. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE JUST THE DAMAGE TO THE MELTED BUMPER. I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND SHOWED THE SERVICE MANAGER THE PROBLEM. HE TOOK PICTURES AND CONTACTED CHRYSLER. AFTER WAITING ALMOST TWO WEEKS, THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME CHRYSLER WOULD REPAIR MY BUMPER AS A COURTESY. I ASKED HIM IF THEY WERE GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE MUFFLER/HANGER BUT THEY REFUSED. I AM NOW DOING WHAT I CAN TO INFORM PEOPLE OF THE PROBLEM AND TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. I ALSO FOUND A VIDEO AT OREGONLIVE.COM WHICH DETAILS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

ON A REGULAR BASIS VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND ALMOST STALLS OUT WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND WHILE VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLED OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. FOOT WAS ON GAS, APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 25MPH, CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WOULD NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. HAD TO SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD START UP AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT HUNTINGTON DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE FOUND NOTHING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT IS DYING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS COME ON. THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND 4WD LIGHTS. THE CAR CLEARS UP IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND RUNS ALLRIGHT AFTER THAT. HOWEVER IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. WHERE I WAS IT DIDN'T MATTER BUT IF YOU WERE IN TRAFFIC OR PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF A VEHICLE AND DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME, IT COULD MATTER VERY MUCH. ALL 4 OF THE WHEEL SENSORS HAVE GONE BAD AND NOW I'M ON THE 5TH ONE. THEY ARE NOT ALL THE SAME AND NOT EVERYTIME DO THEY CAUSE A HESITATION BUT SOMETIMES THEY DO AND TWICE THE CAR ALMOST WENT DEAD. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. IMMEDIATELLT AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT STALLED.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WHERE THE HAZARDS OR BLINKERS RANDOMLY FLASH ON AND SOMETIMES THERE IS A BRIEF LOSS OF POWER. *TR

THE ENGINE STALLED AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STALLING OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN I HAVE BEEN IN TRAFFIC FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP IN TRAFFIC THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE HAS CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE CENTER WAS TOLD ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND THE ISSUE STOPPED FOR A BIT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS THE STALLING HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT (LIMITED, TRAIL RATED) SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 70-75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, WITH NO STOPS OR PROBLEMS. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE, NOTICED THAT THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DESPITE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. HE MANAGED TO MERGE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY DIED BEFORE HE CAME TO A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. NO SPUTTERING OR SHUDDERING OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE CAR HAD OVERHEATED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW. HE DID HAVE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE AT THE TIME. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AS IT WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER THE INCIDENT. (HE TRIED TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE 30-45 MINUTES IT TOOK FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE, IT WOULD TRY TO START (IT WOULD TURN OVER?) BUT WOULD NOT ACTUALLY START) ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE NOTED TWICE THE CAR TOOK SLIGHTLY LONGER TO START AFTER SITTING IN THE SUN ALL DAY, BUT THIS IS REALLY A NON "ISSUE" SINCE IT HAS ALWAYS STARTED. IT JUST TOOK MAYBE .5 SECONDS LONGER THAN NORMAL ON TWO OCCASIONS. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE START TIME IS RELATED, AT ALL, TO THIS STALLING INCIDENT. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD, AND HAS ALMOST 18,000 MILES ON IT. THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE CAR WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE TOMORROW. *TR

TRAVELING FREEWAY 75 MILES PER HR TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS LIGHT COMES ON AND WE LOST ALL POWER WITH DIESELS BARING DOWN BEHIND US. SPEED DROPS FAST TO 60 HAD TO COAST OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC BEHIND US TO EDGE OF FREEWAY. CALLED DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD TO LET IT COOL DOWN AND TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP IN BURLEY ID. THEY FOUND NOTHING ON COMPUTER. HAPPENED AGAIN GOING 75 LAST WEEK SEPT 8 SAME THING. SMALL GRANDKIDS IN BACK SEAT EACH TIME THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE SPEED DROPS DRASTICALLY WITH CARS OR DIESELS BEHIND YOU AND ALL YOU CAN DO IS COAST OFF. ENGINE DOES NOT QUIT JUST CANT GO ANYWHERE LOSES ALL TRANSMISSION FUNCTION. WAS TOLD THIS IS HAPPENING WITH SEVERAL OF THESE TYPES OF TRANSMISSION AND TO DRIVE IN COOLER WEATHER KEEP SPEED DOWN TO 65 AND WHEN IT HAPPENS TO PULL OFF PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RACE ENGINE TO COOL IT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT!!!! ITS A DANGER.. ITS NOT SAFE!! IT HAPPENED GOING 40 IN TRAFFIC ALSO. IN FIRST COUPLE THOUSAND MILES TOOK IT IN NUMEROUS TIMES. FOUND FEDERAL INVESTIGATION STATING NO RECALL AT THE TIME. ITS NEEDS TO BE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED, ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED TO OTHERS. *TR

TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN CANCELLED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF COMPLETELY IN ORDER TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE THE CONTACT WITH THE EXACT REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE FOUR TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,644 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,500.

TL* THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RENTED A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO RENTAL CENTER. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE SIMILAR DEFECT UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12032 (ENGINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/11/12*LJ UPDATED 12/12/12