2011 Jeep Patriot Engine Problems

So I bought this used from a previous owner check engine light has come on quite a few times and I’ve gone to two separate places and it’s the catalytic converter efficiency coming up. My mechanic did a recall research and found that this specific vehicle not the VIN number had been recalled for issues with this, I would like to get my car added to the recall. I am a single mom. This is my only mode of transportation to him from work and to get my kids I bought this used and I’m pretty sure the owner knew something was wrong with it.

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The traction control warning light was then illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and a dealer; however, the vehicle had not yet been diagnosed. The contact was advised that there was no way to recreate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

The catalytic converter failed. It had to be replaced.

After filling up with gas, the vehicle sputtered, stalled and the steering locked up.

After filling up the gas tank, when I drive away, the car jerks and loses power for a minute with in a mile of leaving the gas station. Nj pumps gas for me so the tank is not overfilled. My power steering goes down for a moment as my car sputters. Then after a minute it drives great until the next time I fill up my tank. Forums have stated it is a bad charcoal cannister. Many jeep patriot owners have complained about this. It is very unsafe when this happens on the road. I fear driving my toddler now.

The vehicle completely shut down in the middle of accelerating into a turn. Full loss of power and the engine was hesitant to restart for a few minutes.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE FRONT AXLE AND THE CONTROL ARM NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS.

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shut off with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that most times the vehicle would restart soon after the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle was once towed to his home after the failure but restarted the next day. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed him that there were no recalls on his vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

EVERY TIME GAS TANK IS FILLED THE CAR BUCKS THEN STALLS AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. THIS HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER FILLING THE TANK AND PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION. I HAVE READ ON FORUMS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN JEEPS FOR YEARS BUT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED. ACCORDING TO THE POST THE ISSUE HAS TO DEAL WITH THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH GAS PUMPS SHUTTING OFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE TANK. I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW GAS CAP. $100 LATER AND STILL THE SAME ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 THE JEEPS MOTOR SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE BUT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE JEEP WILL START RIGHT BACK UP LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG AFTER A FEW MINUTES. PLEASE HELP VERY DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, SMOKE WAS DETECTED AND THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLINED TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TRANSMISSION IS NOT WANTING TO SHIFT GEARS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD THEN DECELERATE. HARD TO ACCELERATE. EVEN WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON IT WILL LUNGE OR HESITATE. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO NEVER GOES OFF EVEN WHEN I HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM.

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.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 75MPH. PRIOR TO THE ENGINE DYING THERE WEREN'T ANY ISSUES. IT SIMPLY STOPPED RUNNING AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE STOPPED I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTARTED WITHOUT AN ISSUE. THEN THE ENGINE DIED A SECOND TIME AS I WAS MERGING WITH TRAFFIC. AFTER I PULLED OVER AGAIN I WENT THROUGH THE START UP PROCESS AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO WORK. WHILE OUT AT LUNCH THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THIS ISSUE JUST STARTED TODAY AND IT HAS ME HESITANT TO DRIVE, BUT THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. I PLAN TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW, BUT I'VE BEEN READING OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP TELLING THEM THAT THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. SO I'M TRYING NOT TO GET MY HOPES UP.

THE JEEP STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY TWO SEPARATE TIMES. WE WERE TRAVELING 65 MPH AND LOST ALL POWER FROM ENGINE. WE WERE FORTUNATELY ABLE TO PULL INTO BREAK DOWN LANE. JEEP WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AFTER EACH EPISODE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS. COMPLAINT FILED WITH JEEP. JEEP SITS IN DRIVEWAY, AFRAID TO USE IT..NOT GOOD!!!

EVERYTIME I REFUEL MY VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLS AT LEAST TWICE UNTIL THE FUEL NEEDLE IS BELOW THE FUEL MARK. I DON'T OVERFILL MY VEHICLE, SO I WONDER WHY IS THIS HAPPENING!

I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN MY SERIOUS XM RADIO CUT OUT, THE NEXT THING THAT WENT OUT WAS MY DASH LIGHT AND MY CAR SURGED AND SHUT OFF. NOTHING WAS WORKING AFTER THAT MY FOUR WAYS DIDNT WORK AND MY CAR WOULDNT TURN OVER OR START MY GEAR SHIFTER WASNT RESPONDING TO ANY SHIFTS AND MY GAS WOULDNT WORK EITHER SO I WAS ROLLING BACKWARD. AFTER ABOUT 10 I UNLOCKED MY DOORS AND EVERYTHING CLICKED BACK ON AND STARTED TO WORK AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ALTERNATOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED FOUR DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

ON THURSDAY AUG. 20, 2015 I STARTED THE JEEP TO HEAD OUT FOR ERRAND DUTIES WHEN IT WOULDN'T START. I TRIED A AGAIN ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER AND IT STARTED. LATER THAT AFTERNOON I WAS DRIVING ON US1 IN LEVITTOWN, PA WHEN THE JEEP STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PARTIALLY TURN MY CAR TOWARDS A DRIVE THAT LED TO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT WHEN NO LONGER IT COULD MOVE. THE BACK END OF THE JEEP WAS HINDERING TRAFFIC AND CARS WERE HONKING AWAY BUT I COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR ANY FURTHER. IT JUST STOPPED RIGHT THERE. FORTUNATELY, I FLAGGED DOWN A POLICE OFFICER FROM FALLS TOWNSHIP AND HE CAME RIGHT OVER TO HELP ME WHEN HE NOTICED MY PREDICAMENT. EITHER HE CALLED IN FOR HELP BECAUSE I DISCOVERED ANOTHER POLICE OFFICE DIRECTING TRAFFIC AWAY FROM THE JEEP. WE MANAGED SOMEHOW TO GET THE CAR STARTED AND IT BEGAN TO MOVE. I WAS ASKED TO DRIVE IT TO A PARKING SPACE WHERE A MAINTENANCE MAN, ALONG WITH THE OFFICER TIGHTENED THE BOLTS ON MY BATTERY. THEN I FOLLOWED THE OFFICER TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE ANOTHER MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE BOLTS, TOO. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED I GET TO A SERVICE STATION TO SOLVE WHAT HAPPENED. I TOOK MY JEEP TO MY MECHANIC FOR A SCHEDULED INSPECTION ON AUG.24, IF I'M CORRECT. THE BATTERY PASSED INSPECTION BUT THE EMISSION FAILED THE TEST. NOW I'M DRIVING WITHOUT INSPECTION STICKERS AND PROPER PAPERS FOR THE POLICE IF I SHOULD GET STOPPED. MEANWHILE I CONTACTED REEDMANTOLL IN LANGHORNE, PA TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THIS FIXED. I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. NOW, I'M DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE JEEP FOR FEAR I'D BE DRIVING AND IT STOPS WHILE DOING SO. I'VE OWNED THIS JEEP FOR 3 DAYS BEFORE ALL OF THIS HAPPENED AND RARELY GO OUT AT ALL DUE TO MY FEAR OF CAUSING A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT INJURING, OR KILLING, INNOCENT PEOPLE.