2013 Jeep Patriot Complaint Log

I OWN A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH IT AND I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2012. FROM IT TURNING COMPLETELY OFF ON ME WHILE SITTING AT LIGHTS. TO IT HAVING POWER SURGES, AND THE SEATBELTS STOP WORKING. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED MARCH OF 2016 AND IT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT TO DATE. ACCORDING TO WHAT CHRYSLER SAID, IT MALFUNCTIONED ON ME AND IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON A FREEWAY LATE AT NIGHT. THERE IS A CONSTANT ISSUE WITH THE COOLANT SYSTEM. AND I AM NOW NEEDING ANOTHER ENGINE IT, BECAUSE OF THAT ISSUE. AND CHRYSLER WONT COVER IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER JEEP VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WATER LEAKS FROM THE LIGHT ABOVE THE DASH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUSLY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING, BUT ALSO HAS FRIED MY STEREO/COMPUTER ONCE ALREADY. IT HAS NOW SOAKED ALL OF THE FRONT INTERIOR AND HAS STARTED TO AFFECT MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND THEY CANNOT FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS, BUT NOT ALWAYS, IT BUILDS UP AND COLLECTS SOMEWHERE AND COMES OUT AT VARIOUS TIMES..WHILE STATIONARY OR DRIVING...THE WORST IS WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING CORNERS, IT WIL POUR OUT WATER ONTO THE DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPENDING ON THE TURN.

ANY TYPE OF WET WEATHER CAUSED THE MAP LIGHTS TO FILL UP WITH WATER AS THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED/DECELERATED AROUND CURVES OR WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING WATER WOULD POUR FROM THE LIGHTS SOAKING THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LOCATED DIRECTLY BENEATH THE LIGHTS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM RECALL NOTICE DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE AND REMAINED OPEN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS. WIPERS TURN ON AUTOMATIC. PATRIOT WONT START SOMETIMES. PATRIOT SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. CLUSTER INFO LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY.

I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG A RECALL TYPICALLY TAKES. I RECEIVED THIS LETTER IN NOVEMBER 2016 AND IT IS JANUARY 11, 2017. IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS AND THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN ORDERED YET AS AN EFFORT TO CORRECT THINGS. I DON'T WANT TO GET ANYONE IN TROUBLE BUT JUST THOUGHT I WOULD BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ UPDATED 08/10/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); 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 CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). 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 CONTACT SPOKE WITH SUMTER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP & RAM (2662 BROAD ST, SUMTER, SC 29150) WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK TO THE MANUFACTURER AND PROVIDE A TENTATIVE BUY BACK OFFER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, OPENED A CASE, AND PROVIDED A CASE MANAGER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM NOTICE AND THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I RECEIVE A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ABOUT MY JEEP IN OCTOBER 2016. I'VE BEEN CHECKING FREQUENTLY AND FOUND THAT THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE! THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE AND I'M SCARED TO DEATH TO PUT AND FAMILY MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY MY TODDLER! THE RECALL EXPLAINS THAT MY VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF AIRBAG AND SEATBELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITIES IN CERTAIN CRASH EVENTS...AND SO FORTH. NO ONE HAS YET FIXED THE ISSUE OR OFFERED SOME TYPE OF SOLUTION! WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP, PARTS WILL NOT EVEN BECOME AVAILABLE... EVER! REPLACE MY JEEP!!!! PLEASE CALL ME ASAP!!!

MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL ISSUED NHTSA #16V-668 #S61 OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER STATUS: REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE ALSO PROBLEM WITH TIPPIT MODEM WHERE ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIGHT UP JEEP DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). 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 LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR DECELERATES WHILE DRIVING ALMOST STALLING AT TIMES, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY STATE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT I DON'T THINK THEY TRIED SINCE THEY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS FOR DIAGNOSTICS/TESTING DRIVING AND DROVE LESS THAN 10 MILES. VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE. THIS IS THE 2ND PATRIOT I HAVE OWNED AND WILL BE MY LAST. *TR

THE CAR STALLED AND OVER HEATS. IT DOESN'T TAKE DRIVE AS FAST IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AND WHEN I TRIED TO GAS IT THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND IT CUT OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL RECALL DATE: SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: S61 SUMMARY: THE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY IN CERTAIN CRASH EVENTS DUE TO A SHORTING CONDITION RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE VOLTAGE TRANSIENT THAT TRAVELS TO THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER VIA THE FRONT IMPACT SENSOR WIRES. SAFETY RISK: THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY IN SUCH CRASH EVENTS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A CRASH. REMEDY: THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER MUST BE REPLACED. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE RECEIVED LETTER, NO REMEDY AVAILABLE MONTHS LATER. HOW CAN I ALLOW MY TEEN CHILD TO SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT WITHOUT WORRY? I CAN'T USE MY PASSENGER SEAT! I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ALSO NO HELP. I DRIVE A LOT FOR WORK AND CANNOT SAFELY TRANSPORT PEOPLE IN MY FRONT SEAT. IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE THERE AND THEY ARE INJURED, THEN WHAT? I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M PAYING ON A DEFECTIVE CAR! BEEN WAITING SINCE SEPTEMBER FOR A REMEDY.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, 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 DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) 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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). 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 LOCAL DEALER (DARCARS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF ROCKVILLE LOCATED AT 755 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852; (301) 424-1700) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 16V-668; OWNER WAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE 13 SEP 2016 REGARDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT BUT THAT PARTS WERE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP NOTICE WOULD BE SENT WHEN THEY WERE. OWNER WAITED UNTIL FEB 2017 AND CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER WHO CONFIRMED PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. OWNER AGAIN CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER IN JULY 2017 AND WAS TOLD PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. COMPLAINT IS THAT IT IS TAKING AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REMEDY A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, 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 BENSON CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, 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 CONTACT CALLED THOMAS CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM AT (740) 695-0452 (67791 MALL RD, ST CLAIRSVILLE, OH 43950) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.*BF CONSUMER STATED COMPLETED 10/26/17 9AM. PURCHASE DATED IS AFTER INCIDENT DATE UPDATED 7/25/18*JB

I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPT TO GET THIS FIXED AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME THAT WHEN THEY GET THE PART THEY WILL FIX IT. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. THE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY IN CERTAIN CRASH EVENTS DUE TO A SHORTING CONDITION RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE VOLTAGE TRANSIENT THAT TRAVELS TO THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER VIA THE FRONT IMPACT SENSOR WIRES. RECALL STATUS RECALL INCOMPLETE REMEDY THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER MUST BE REPLACED. SAFETY RISK DESCRPITION THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY IN SUCH CRASH EVENTS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A CRASH.

THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND LOOSES POWER. IT WILL MAKE A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE AND THEN THE OVERHEATING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER. VERY SCARY IN 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES SINCE JUNE 2015 WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT JEEP DEALERSHIPS THAT CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THE PAST WEEK, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FAILED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

STARTING IN THE SUMMER OF 2014 THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY JULY 15, 2016 WHILE DRIVING I SMELT SOMETHING BURNING. LOOKED BEHIND ME AND THE BACKSEAT WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE! PULLED OVER AND CALLED 911. FIREFIGHTERS DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAD SHORT CIRCUITED. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR IT HAD STOPPED THE WIRES FROM BURNING. THE FIREFIGHTERS DISCONNECTED THE WIRES AND I CAREFULLY CONTINUED ON MY WAY. DURING THIS TIME I ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE DOOR LOCKS CONSTANTLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, EVEN WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR. ALSO, THE HORN AND STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, SUCH AS THE CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO CONTROLS, WENT OUT. I JEEP ABOUT THE FIRE/SMOKE AND ALSO TOLD THEM ABOUT THE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING. I MET WITH A CHRYSLER INSPECTOR AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTER I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT AT FAULT FOR THE ISSUES HAPPENING WITH MY PATRIOT. .

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, THE JEEP'S RPM'S DROP AND ACCELERATION IS DIMINISHED. I NEARLY GOT HIT 2X NOW BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS LANES, MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON MAJOR ROUTE. BOTH AFTER CAR HAD BEEN STOPPED WAITING FOR BREAK IN TRAFFIC.

FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT MY PATRIOT, IT WOULD EXPERIENCE INSTANCES OF SLOW ACCELERATION. I TOOK IT IN A COUPLE TIMES AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. ON JUNE 11, 2016, I HAD BEEN DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH ON I-285 AND EXPERIENCED SOME HESITATION. I EXITED 285 TO I-20 AND THEN ON TO SURFACE ROADS. I STOPPED AT THE KROGER. AS I PARKED THE STABILITY CONTROL, THROTTLE SENSOR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THEY PUT THE POD ON IT AND IT SHOWED BAD SENSOR. THE GUY SAID IT WAS POSSIBLY THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME BUT IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I BROUGHT IT BACK ON JUNE 13 AND LEFT IT WITH THEM. ON JUNE 14, THEY SAID THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED HIGH AIR FLOW/VACUUM LEAK AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THREE OTHER INSTANCES OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS WITH THE SAME REPAIRS. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AND WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER DONE SOMETHING?

MY GRANDDAUGHTER GOT TRAP WITH THE SEAT BELT (REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR) THE MORE WE TRIED TO RELEASE IT THE TIGHTER IT GOT, EVEN THOUGH WE UNHOOKED IT. WE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO GET HER OUT. IF IT HELPS SHE IS ABOUT 5'2" AND WEIGHS ABOUT 125 LBS. I AM TAKING IT TOO AUTOSERV IN TILTON NH 03276 TO BE LOOKED AT ON 4/4/2016.

2013 JEEP PATRIOT. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AND BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED INJURIES IN THE COLLISION. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPWARD, RATHER THAN OUTWARD. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, LEGS, AND HEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

DRIVING HOME ON INTERSTATE, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON ETC, 4WD, SKID, CHECK ENGINE. CAR SLOWER WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE UPHILL, PICKED UP SPEED GOING DOWN HILL. I CALLED MY MECHANIC TOOK CAR STRAIGHT THERE. I HAD TO DRIVE ON MAJOR ROADWAYS, AT RUSH HOUR, WITH MY FLASHERS ON. I HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WITH FORCE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS RESTRAINED TIGHTLY IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEADACHES, NECK PAINS, BACK PAINS, PAIN TO THE RIGHT HAND ON MAINLY THE TWO MIDDLE FINGERS, AND KNEE PAINS. THE OTHER VEHICLE LEFT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR LONGER THAN A WEEK AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHAT CAUSED THE AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SENT A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING THAT THE SPEED UPON IMPACT WAS A FACTOR IN WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, JERKED, AND THE EXTERIOR REAR AND FRONT LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, CHECK ENGINE, AND, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,580.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST CAUSED THE BUMPER TO MELT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATE 01/15/16 MA

TWO MOTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING OM THE FREEWAY GOING OUT OF TOWN I BEEN DRIVING FOR ONE HOUR AND HALF WENT THE JEEP STATED MAKING SOME NOISES THEN THE SPEED STATED DROPPING DOWN THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT WENT ON I GOT SCARED AND TRY TO GET OUT THE FREEWAY AND THE JEEP SHOOT DOWN. I GOT SCARED TOOK GET TO THE DEALER THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG THAT UNSAFE.I HAD MY KIDS WHIT ME PLUS A HAD TAKEN FOR THE CLOCK GETTING DELAYED FIVE TIMES A READY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT.P.S I COULD HAVE A ACCIDENT IF THIS KEEP HAPPENING IS UNSAFE

APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO MY VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE BUT HAD NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. THEN, 5 DAYS AGO I FELT THE VEHICLE SHUTTER ONLY ONCE. SINCE I DID NOT FEEL IT AGAIN OVER A PERIOD OF DAYS, I CHALKED IT UP TO BEING SENSITIVE AND THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN BETWEEN GEARS OR SOMETHING. THIS PAST SATURDAY I TOOK A 2 1/2 HOUR TRIP TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM VIRGINIA. ON THE WAY THERE WE STOPPED QUITE A BIT AND HAD NO ISSUES. ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON I STARTED BACK TOWARD VIRGINIA AND FELT THE SAME SHUTTER I FELT DAYS BEFORE AND THE WHINING PERSISTED. SINCE A FRIEND OF MINE WAS FOLLOWING ME BACK TO VIRGINIA I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT HOME. AN HOUR AND A HALF INTO THE DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAGE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. LUCKILY I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND SO FAR I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL. I'M EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED IF THAT IS THE CASE BECAUSE THAT IS A BIG SAFETY RISK AND I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN. THE LAST THING I NEED IS TO BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE BLAZING HEAT (LIKE I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON SATURDAY IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY FRIEND) WITH A 2 AND 4 YEAR OLD. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY REQUESTED A RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE. IT ALSO FRUSTRATES ME THAT, AT THE VERY MINIMUM, I WILL HAVE A BILL FOR A $90 DIAGNOSTIC FEE FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN FIXED BY JEEP.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER DIED, COULD NOT EXCELERATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE JEEP DIED, WOULDN'T START IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.

VEHICLE WENT IN ONE WEEK AGO FOR NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED AT 51000 HIGHWAY MILES. THREE DAYS LATER NOISES RETURNED AND VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK IN TO BE LOOKED AT AGAIN. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STATED A POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. PART IS CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER, WAITING TO HAVE PART REACHED. THIS IS MY SECOND JEEP PATRIOT THAT I HAVE OWNED (FIRST WAS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT) AND BOTH HAD THEIR CONTROL ARMS GO AROUND 50,000 MILES. JEEP NEEDS TO LOOK INTO RECALLING THESE PARTS BECAUSE IT IS APPARENT THAT THEY ARE NOT BUILT FROM QUALITY. THIS MAKES ME CONCERNED AS TO WHAT OTHER PARTS ARE BREAKING DOWN AT SO LITTLE MILEAGE. *TR

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HWY! IT JUST STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING! CAR WOULD NOT START UNTIL NEARLY TWO HRS LATER. WE WERE VERY LUCKY WE DIDN'T GET HURT OR WORSE AND WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD A SMALL CHILD IN THE CAR THAT RIDES WITH ME DAILY, PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RECALL, WE ARE ALL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE! TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T TAKE IT SOONER BECAUSE THEY SAID I DIDN'T HAVE AN APT! THEY SAID W/O ANY LIGHTS ON THEY PROB. WONT DO ANYTHING! PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE DIES! *TR

I NOTICED 4 WEEKS AGO THAT MY 2013 JEEP WAS SKIPPING REALLY BAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. NOW IT SKIPS AND ENGINE STALLS. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP FOR 6 MONTHS. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO WAIT TILL IT THROWS A LIGHT AND THEN THEY CAN PUT IT ON A MACHINE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IN THE MEANTIME I AM DRIVING AROUND MY 15 MONTH GRAND DAUGHTER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME ONE ENDS UP DEAD. *TR

SEPTEMBER OF 2014 MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A BAD SENSOR THAT COULD BE REPLACE AND THAT THERE WAS NO DANGER DRIVING WITH THE BAD SENSOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. MA 10/8 UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN