2012 Jeep Patriot Electrical System Problems

Car dies as I’m driving wiring issue

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was restarted; however, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled again. The contact stated that due to the failure, the vehicle was undrivable. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 116,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the lights inside the vehicle were flickering and the vehicle shuddered. Additionally, the vehicle made an abnormal sound and then stalled. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact smelled an abnormal odor, and the vehicle failed to accelerate while the accelerator pedal was depressed. Additionally, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the exhaust was clogged. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. Additionally, the contact became aware of a coolant leak. The contact stated that the vehicle made an abnormal sound and shuddered. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK VALVE WOULD CLOSE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED. BEAVER COUNTY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (2761 CONSTITUTION BLVD, BEAVER FALLS, PA 15010) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED A FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V142000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199073 also another time TL* my 2012 JEEP PATRIOT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLEd THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TONHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V120000 . CAR STALLS AT EVERY STOP. WHILE DRIVING HIGH WAY SPEEDS FOR A FEW MINUTES IT DROPS DOWN IN SPEED CAUSING YOU CLOSE CALL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE IT IS VERY SUDDEN. IF I DRIVE THE JEEP AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP REGARDLESS IF AT STOP SIGN RED LIGHT OR BEHIND TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL TURN OFF HAVING ME TO TURN THE KEY IN OFF POSITION AND PUT IT IN PARK TO START IT AGAIN. IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING I CAN BE GOING 45 MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE JEEP STARTS DECLINING IN ITS ACCELERATION AND WILL NOT GO ABOVE 10MPH. ALSO WHEN INITIALLY STARTING UP IF I HAVE TO BACK UP IT TURNS OFF WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF BACKING UP. THIS ISSUE IS BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN TO A FEW PEOPLE WHO I KNOW THAT OWN THE SAME EXACT JEEP OR THE 2012 MODEL. ALSO HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND ONLY THING THAT POPS UP IS A CODE FOR THE GAS CAP WHICH I HAVE REPLACED AND STILL POPS THE CODE FOR IT

WHEN I TURN MY BLINKERS ON LEFT OR RIGHT BLINKER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON. NOT EVERY TIME, BUT AT LEAST ONCE A DAY.CATALYTIC CONVERTER EMISSIONS WILL NOT PAS INSPECTIONS. THIS CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND HAVE READ MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOT PASSING INSPECTION BECAUSE OF EMISSIONS. MY CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE RECALLING JEEP PATRIOTS.

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET CAR STALLING AS ESC WARNING AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD NOT DRIVE AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.

THE TIPM FAILED AND RUINED THE AC COMPRESSOR. LEAVING MY WITH A LOT OF EXPENSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND THE ENGINE STILL STALLS NO MATTER WHAT I FIX.*DT ENGINE STALLS WHILE ACCERLATING BETWEEN 20-40MPH. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. SPARK PLUGS AND 2 NEW AC COMPRESSORS REPLACFED AFTER TIPM BLEW. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE STILL HAS PROBLEMS.*JB*DT*AS

WHEN IN IDLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE JEEP ENGINE SHUT OFF RANDOMLY WITH A BEEPING ALARM AND RED FLASHING BOLT ON THE DASH, REQUIRED ME TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND RESTART THE CAR, THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ONCE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. BATTERY IS NEW AND BOTH THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTED GOOD. WHEN ACCELERATING, BRAKING, OR STEERING, THE CABIN LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND DASH/RADIO DIM OR BRIGHTEN OFTEN SLIGHT FLICKERING AND SOME TIMES THE INTERIOR ROOF CAB LIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN ON WHILE DRIVING EVEN WHEN NO DOOR IS AJAR AND DIMMER SWITCH IS TURNED DOWN OR COMPLETELY OFF. APPEARS THERE IS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SHORT OR POWER DRAW ISSUE. THE REAR DRUM BREAKS CONTINUOUSLY SQUEAL, LEAK AND LEAVE RUST RESIDUE CORRODING THE RIMS EVEN THOUGH I'VE HAD THEM MAINTAINED AND CHANGED BY CERTIFIED GOODYEAR MECHANICS

CAR WOULDN'T START ONE MONTH AGO. IT WOULDN'T EVEN TURN AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS. AFTER 10 MINUTES IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND HAD BEEN NORMAL. TODAY, 9/15/19, MY CAR STARTED UP FINE BUT 2 MINUTES INTO DRIVING AT 20MPH MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH MY WORK PARKING LOT DRIVING IN A FORWARD MOTION. SEVERAL LIGHTS LIT UP IN MY DASHBOARD PRIOR TO LOSING POWER. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NOT BE ON THE FREEWAY. I PUT MY CAR IN BRAKE AND RESTARTED IT. IT STARTED RIGHT UP, BUT NOW HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED. MY BATTERY IS A FEW MONTHS OLD. I'VE TESTED IT AND IT'S CHARGED. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND CONSIDER IT NOT IN A DRIVABLE STATE. IF MY CAR WERE TO DIE ON THE FREEWAY THAT WOULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CAR DEFECT THAT CAUSED THIS IS UNKNOWN. .

I RECENTLY LEARNED OF THE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE AFTER I HAD BOUGHT IT. I AM HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE AS DESCRIBED FOR THE RECALLED FUEL SYSTEM ISSUES. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS EVER FIXED IN MY VEHICLE OR EVEN IF THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED FOR IT.

THE TIPM COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING WHICH FILLED THE JEEP WITH SMOKE AND STARTED TO BURN VERY DANGOURS HAD NO POWER AT ALL HAD TO HAVE TOWED STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, AN APPROACHING VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN. THE OTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE OTHER DRIVER'S INSURANCE COMPANY SETTLED AND PAID FOR THE BODY REPAIRS. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AFTER THE BODY REPAIRS, THE BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, AND AIR BAG INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. EVENTUALLY, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (BECK CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 1601 REID ST, PALATKA, FL 32177, (386) 227-5222) DID NOT ASSIST, BUT OFFERED TO SELL THE CONTACT A NEW VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A INTERSTATE WITH MY INFANT SON IN THE BACK OF THE CAR WHEN IT SHUT OFF ON ME INCLUDING DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO. I WAS FORTUNATE TO GET IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. I TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THAT MY TIPM WENT BAD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I DID READ NEWER JEEPS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

DRIVING ON THE FRWY CAR TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON , FROM THEN IN IT HAS HAS TROUBLE STARTING LIGHT SIGNALS TRIP . I'VE BEEN STRANDED WITH NO CRANK. TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ALL WHOM SAYNITS A FAULTY TPIM . WITH A $1000 OR MORE FIX.

CAR STALLS OUT GOING DOWN THE ROAD. CAR MOST RECENTLY STARTS AND DIES RIGHT AFTER. WE ARE GETTING FUEL.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT DOWN A REGULAR STREET AND IT SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND DASH LIGHTS WENT ON. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT WENT ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT.

WHEN IDLE, VEHICLE'S ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT COME ON TO THE DASH. WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, ACCELERATION IS VERY LOW. VEHICLE HAS A DIFFICULT TIME ACCELERATING. MAX SPEED WILL BE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, AS WELL. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THROTTLE BODY AS WELL, VIA MECHANIC'S CODE READINGS FROM THE VEHICLE. CAR CONTINUES TO SHOW WEEK ACCELERATING.

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

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY SON IN DEC 2016. IN THE SUMMER OF 2017, HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, MAYBE TWO HOURS ON THE FREEWAY, HIS CAR LITERALLY SHUT DOWN. IT WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 20 MPH IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES LAST SUMMER. WE TOOK THE CAR TO LITHIA DODGE OF SANTA ROSA, CA TWICE. THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAD HIM COME HOME (CHESTER, CA) AND TOOK IT TO WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AT SUSANVILLE AUTO CENTER IN SUSANVILLE, CA. THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM EITHER. THEY DID SAY THAT THEY HAD TWO OTHER JEEPS WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT THE CUSTOMERS SAID THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUES. AGAIN, THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. JUST NOW, MY SON CALLED (HE IS ON HIS WAY UP FOR EASTER) AND HE IS STUCK IN WOODLAND, CA ALONGSIDE THE FREEWAY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SUSANVILLE MOTORS HAD US CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH WE DID (OVER $400) TO HOPEFULLY FIX THE PROBLEM. IT OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T. IT IS ONLY 75 DEGREES RIGHT NOW. THE CAR DOESN'T SHOW ANY SIGN OF OVERHEATING, ALL FLUIDS ARE GOOD, BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, AFTER DRIVING FREEWAY SPEEDS, THE OVERHEATING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN. THE TEMPERATURE GAGE SAYS EVERYTHING IS GREAT. I HAVE GONE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SOME CHAT AREAS WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN IS JEEP GOING TO PUT IN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? THEY HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT IT. IS IT GOING TO TAKE MY SON GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT AND GETTING HURT, OR EVEN WORSE, KILLING HIMSELF? I AM PETRIFIED ABOUT THIS. I TURNED IN A CASE LAST SUMMER (CASE # 32398610) AND SPOKE WITH A WONDERFUL LADY BY THE NAME OF KAYLEE. PLEASE HELP. JEEP WON'T DO ANYTHING.

WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, SPEED 65-70 MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND A WINDING NOISE ACCOMPANIES THE LOSS. SOMETIMES THE TEMP GAUGE OR ELECTRIC THROTTLE LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS. ALL 4 TIMES I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WAIT AN HOUR, START THE CAR DRIVES NORMALLY. AFTER EACH OCCASION I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER. EITHER THEY SAY IT'S A MISFIRE, OR I NEED A TUNE UP OR AN IGNITION COIL. I'VE SINCE HAD ALL THESE REPAIRS AND THE ISSUE CONTINUES. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I'VE HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR EVERY TIME, THANKFULLY I AVOIDED GETTING REAR ENDED AND NOW DRIVE IN THE SLOW LANE NOT OVER 65 MPH JUST TO BE PREPARED FOR MY JEEP TO DO THIS AGAIN. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR.