3.4

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
39,029 miles

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problem #5

Mar 092019

Patriot

  • 44,000 miles
When I fill my tank up with gas, my car will start bucking, often resulting in a stall shortly after. It doesn't matter if it's completely full or if I only put ten dollars in the tank. It is usually when I am slowing down or when I slow and then try to accelerate but never when I'm already slowed down, it's usually when I am going the speed limit it can be anywhere between 30-60mph. It has broken down twice on a major highway where I live called us 19 and I legitimately felt like I could have lost my life in both situations had other drivers not been paying attention, so many cars came close to hitting me I'm terrified to drive my car now. It also stalled several times on side roads with heavy traffic and once or twice on roads with not much traffic. I believed maybe it was the throttle body but it's not throwing any codes. Since it is usually when I put gas in, I'm now thinking it maybe be an issue with the fuel injector, some sort of sensor in the gas tank or something along those lines. It is currently at the dealership getting looked at but they are having a hard time recreating the issue, it really should be a recall before someone loses their life. I don't have kids or a husband but a lot of people on the forums I visit do and they are having this issue with a lot of different makes and models of Jeep since 2014. Https://www.cargurus.com/cars/discussion-T29898_ds631498

- Holiday, FL, USA

problem #4

Nov 252018

Patriot

  • 60,000 miles
I am seeing many similar complaints about this vehicle. My 2015 Jeep Patriot used to kick back while I was accelerating which developed into a stall after a couple of months. I took it to a shop and they gave me new spark plugs and cleaned my air intake valves in hopes that it would fix the issue. The car gives no warning or code to describe what is happening. For about a week there were no issues and then it stalled on me twice today and power steering goes out. I was stopped at a red light and accelerated once it turned green but it stalled before I could make it all the way through the intersection. I could barely steer out of the way of other vehicles, have to put my car in park and shut it off. Then I have to sit there for a couple minutes before restarting the car. This is a huge safety issue and I am afraid to drive my car especially during rush hour.

- Morganville, NJ, USA

problem #3

Mar 052018

Patriot

  • 70,000 miles
Driving the Jeep on the road and suddenly it turns off and steering wheel locks up, but before it happens, notice the vehicle jerks. This happen while driving on highway 73 going home from the grocery store. After I turn off the road, turn the key off and sitting there for a few minutes and turn the key, it will start and take me a few blocks and the same thing happens again. Have to push the gas pedal to stay on the road.

- Whiteriver, AZ, USA

problem #2

Jul 252017

Patriot

  • 39,181 miles
I own a 2015 Jeep and while driving down a neighborhood street turning onto a major highway my vehicle started to slow. When I pressed the accelerator my vehicle would not accelerate and continue to slow. My vehicle them came to a complete stop in the middle of the highway. I attempted to turn the vehicle on again and the vehicle would not start. I was then forced to push the vehicle off the side of the road to safety since there were other vehicle driving behind me. After having the vehicle towed to an auto repair shop I was told the fuel pump had to be replaced. The fuel pump did not give any advanced warning, no indicator lights came on the vehicle to inform me. I was put in an unsafe position when my vehicle broke down. I have less than 40K miles on my Jeep there is no way a fuel pump would go out on such a new vehicle with low miles. It cost me $556.02 to replace the fuel pump. However once the pump was replaced the fuel gauge would not read correctly. The actual gauge was functioning but the fuel pump would not send correct readings and my gauge would not mark more than 3/4 tank even when the tank was fuel. In the end I had to replace the fuel pump three times before the gauge would mark from empty to full correctly. All these events cause me to believe the fuel pump is faulty and should be recalled and corrected.

- Kyle, TX, USA

problem #1

Jul 092016

Patriot

  • 56,800 miles
The engine shut off twice without warning while we were on the freeway. The second time the engine stalled was 4 days after we picked the car up from hunter Jeep service dept, who told us the issue was repaired and everything was fine now.

- Palmdale, CA, USA