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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 43,066 miles
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On 06/20/2019, car began to have sporadic acceleration problems. No check engine light appeared at first but by middle of day, check engine alert came on. Immediately afterwards, vehicle would not accelerate past 20 mph. Drove vehicle directly to mechanic with hazard lights on driving at speeds between 15-20 mph. Mechanic worked on vehicle repairs following day (06/21/2019) and replaced throttle body & throttle body gasket. Vehicle did not have acceleration problems after repairs.
- Arden, NC, USA
Without alerts, engine stalled while driving at approximately 30 mph on a straightaway, frontage road. Steering wheel locked up. I brought vehicle to a stop and turned on hazard signals. Removed key entirely and then re-inserted and attempted to start vehicle. Car failed to start but made ignition noises for approximately 10 seconds without success at which all alert lights on dashboard lit up only while key was turned but failing to start. I removed key entirely again and waited approximately fifteen seconds before re-inserting and attempting ignition once more. This attempt succeeded and I was able to drive vehicle home.
- Arden, NC, USA
' takata recall' while driving my 2016 Jeep Patriot in motion on a city street, my engine shut off and I got several lights on my dash. After putting in park the vehicle restarted, but I have a 4 year old son and I dont feel safe driving on the freeway and not knowing if my vehicle is going to stop suddenly in traffic.
- Glen Dale, WV, USA
Takata recall I was driving my 2016 Jeep Patriot when it stared making a noise and shutter then lost power and stalled in the middle of the road. The car steering locked up when trying to steer car to side of road. The traction light came on right before it stalled and lost power.
- Carrollton, GA, USA
At 50 miles an hr transmission not shifting right making a whining sound I was driving back from lampass on 35 going to dallas I only have 60000 miles
- Mabank, TX, USA
Both while driving, and while sitting. Vehicle experienced many electrical problems due to slow tipm failure. Over the course of six months. Countless hours and lots of money on diagnostics. And fixing individual components for the problems that were happening. Car was hesitating, bucking, and sporadic idle. Also radio and bluetooth connectability started to glitch. Certain lights would not work. All of these problems were handled individually for the components that normally makes them happen. Only temporarily fixing the problem. The final problem was the cooling fans staying on even when the car was shut off. Checked all involved circuitry. Everything was fine including relays. Finally settled on the tipm being bad. Jeep then tried to gouge me on the price. Ultimately wanting to charge about $1,600 for the diagnosis and fix. Including $700 just for the part. I located a new oem parts through a third party for $250. And a simple plug-and-play install, corrected all problems with vehicle. Dealership then tried to say the part needed to be programmed. So they could charge $200 for a service that is completely unnecessary. If you get the right tipm for the exact model and options. A soft reset can be done by simply using the ignition key. It is very poor business practice by Chrysler corporation. And they are taking advantage of many unsuspecting customers. Often paying upwards of over $4,000 in one year for misdiagnosed and overpriced services.
- Cottonwood Heights, UT, USA
They randomly unbuckle! you think you're buckled and you move or adjust while driving then then bam unbuckled. You're going to die in a head on collision. Consumer stated defective seatbelt was replaced. While driving and sitting vehicle experience many electrical problems due to slow tipm failure, engine stalls etc.
- Saint Ann, MO, USA
The car would hesitate when accelerating and slow down to a very low speed before bucking and thrusting until the speed would increase. The slowness was slow enough on a highway to almost cause an accident.
- Bethlehem, PA, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. After the vehicle was repaired per an unknown recall regarding the crankshaft, the vehicle lost acceleration while driving various speeds. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle. In addition, the ABS and four wheel drive warning indicators illuminated. The repairs were performed by fletcher superstore (3111 E 32nd St, joplin, mo 64804, (417) 553-7589). The vehicle was not repaired a second time. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,200. The VIN was unknown.
- Joplin, MO, USA
I was going uphill on a rural road when my car powered down and the rpms dropped down to 0. it kicked right back in, it happened one more time on my way home through the city. When I got into my driveway, before I could come to a complete stop it dropped rpms and powered down. After a half an hour I went out to head to a dr. Appt and my Jeep wouldn't start.
- Ithaca, NY, USA
I was not informed of this recall and had no knowledge why my car would stall. No notice was sent O my house. I want another vehicle, it can be used same year and style but fixed!
- Rockford, IL, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. While driving approximately 35 mph, the gear shifted on its own out of the drive position. The contact placed the gear in neutral and then back into drive. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to schumacher Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of delray (561-935-4210, located at 2102 S federal hwy a, delray beach, fl 33483) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 2,811.
- Del Ray Beach, FL, USA
The vehicle shudders/ lags during acceleration. More specifically during stops when trying to accelerate. This does not happen all the time. When the vehicle has been on the road for a considerable amount of time it will do the same in an upwards of 50 miles an hour on the highway shuddering at different times. I am unsure what caused this problem, I just bought the car back in November 2018 with 42K miles on it. I haven't even put 10K miles on this vehicle and it is acting strangely. Another issue with this car is the ABS and stability control sensor keeps malfunctioning. It keeps coming loose from the sensor that connects to the tire and unfortunately most people are told their ABS system needs to be replaced and that's not the issue. I think the shudder/lag issue should be listed as a recall for my vehicle and a broader range of other Jeep because this seems to be a standard issue with Jeep Patriots 2016 models.
- El Campo, TX, USA
While driving on a residential road my car stopped without indication, I pressed on the pedal but it wouldn't go. I turned off the car and restarted it right away and it came back on. The next time it was on the highway, everything on the car was still running but the gas pedal wouldn't do anything and it just stopped. I tried restarting the car but it wouldn't turn back on. The car made a loud stuttering noise like it wanted to start but it wouldn't turn on. All the lights on the dash flickered off and on the whole time while trying to restart it. I was finally able to get it back on after about 2-3 minutes of trying to restart it. I found a recall on the crankshaft sensor which causes the engine to stall but I checked my VIN and it shows that there isn't a recall associated with my VIN. The recall with Chrysler is S89.
- Lawrenceburg, IN, USA
On September 24, 2018 the Jeep Patriot listed above stalled while driving East on I-70 we were towed to a mechanic in goodland, Kansas. After the vehicle was diagnosed it was discovered that the camshaft was broken.
- Erie, CO, USA
While driving the car runs rough. I've scanned the car and no codes come up. I was driving and the etc light flashed and it felt like the time went out. I was afraid that my car went out of time. While driving and shifting the transmission sometimes slips out of gear prematurely. I was driving straight when all of these problems happened.
- Laurel, MD, USA
Vehicle started slipping in gear. Within day and a half of first signs of gear not catching, the vehicle grinds down the clutch and no longer went stationary and no longer would drive. Only has 49000 miles. Driven three vehicles in 20 years with MA ual transmission and never had problems like this. At the dealership where they won't honor agreed to terms of extended warranty so can't get pics
- Sahuarita, AZ, USA
Tire pressure sensor light has been on since car was bought new, had it checked by dealer and they said it would go off after driven a few miles. Engine light came on around 50K miles and before I could get it checked it went off. I was told the only way the computer could detect the problem was if the light was on. It has came on and gone back off several times. Now it has came on at 90K miles and the I had it checked and was told I had a bad crankshaft sensor and a bad camshaft sensor. Now the transmission has started slipping at 90K miles. I'm also on my 3rd set of tires on the front because the front end will not stay aligned
- Whiteville, NC, USA
I am driving the Jeep is on the highway, doing 60 mph one week after I had bought the Jeep in May 2016 and it automatically started going faster on it's own, with the RPM indicator going clockwise. It would not slow down on its own so I had to drive to the access road and put emergency brake on. Once I was able to start the vehicle again it reset itself and performed normally. This has occurred 5 times since I have owned it, including July 25, 2018 when it happened again last week. Last year I had it checked and was told a sensor light was out, so they "fixed" it. It is still happening. The dashboard indicators are constantly flashing. They told me they reset them also. It is still occurring, also
- San Marcos, TX, USA
- Louisvelle, KY, USA