2014 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT. VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WOULD STALL. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY DRIVE AT VERY LOW SPEED TO GET TO SAFETY. AFTER RESTARTING, ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON, VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE BUT SOON FAILED AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MILES AND THE THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT MAY COME ON AS WELL. WAS TOO CONCERNED WITH GETTING TO SAFETY TO KNOW FOR SURE.

THE MUFFLER MELTED THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. IT ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE AFTER 2 HOURS ON THE ROAD WITH NO INDICATION. WE MANAGED TO PUSH MUFFLER DOWN AND IT STOPPED MELTING THE PLASTIC. WE STOPPED FOR GAS AND SAW THE DAMAGE. I DID NOT NOTICE THE MUFFLER WAS STUCK IN THE UPWARD POSITION BEFORE THE TRIP SO IT WAS NOT A CONCERN UNTIL WE STOPPED. WE WERE ON INTERSTATE 25 SOUTHBOUND RIGHT OUT OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM.

THE DASHBOARD STARTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD.I PARKED MY CAR AROUND 9PM AND WENT BACK OUT AROUND 11:30PM TO GET SOMETHING OUT AND FOUND MY DASHBOARD COMPLETELY MELTED. I WAS TOLD BY THE FIRE COMPANY THAT BECAUSE THE WINDOWS WERE ALL CLOSED TIGHTLY THE FIRE SMOTHERED ITSELF. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP AND THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. MY CAR WAS TOTALED.

I HAVE TO PROTEST TO CALL STABILITY CONTROL TO BE SAFE DEVICE. IN OVER 120 000 MILES ON THE TIERS I REPLACED IF REMEMBER RIGHT: 6 SETS OF BREAKS SETS, 5 NEW NEW ROTORS, 2 CALIPERS BREAKS ASSEMBLE, FRONT HOUSE BREAKS LINE. DRIVING ON THE STRAIGHT HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ENGAGE THE BREAKS AT RANDOM. SOME TIME MAKING ME SEE SICK. I REMEMBER DRIVING 60 MILES AN HOUR THE BRAKES ENGAGE NEARLY PUSHED ME IN TO ANOTHER CAR. RECENTLY TRAVEL TO MOUTON REGAIN. THE BREAKS SLOWING ME DOWN. FOR NO KNOW CAUSE. I NOTICED DANGER PATER TOO. WHEN I MAKE A TURN IN THE WINDING ROAD, THE CAR IS GETTING EXTREMELY DANGERS. THE CAR BRAKING DOWN WHEN I INTEND TO ACCELERATE. THIS COLLISION OF INTEREST RESULTING IN: MY TRANSMISSION IS DOWN STEPS GOOD, THE RPM GO TO EXTREME. FIRST FROM 1,500 RACE TO 2000 THEN 3000 THEN 5000 SLOWING DOWN THE CAR. WHEN FINELY BREAKS ARE RELEASED IT KICK LIKE A MULE TRYING TO FORCE ME OF THE ROUTE. DON'T KNOW WAY ANY ONE NEED THAT TIP OF TRACTION CONTROL?. THIS IS MY SECOND VEHICLE IN THE ROW, THAT HAVE COMPUTER PROBLEM TO. RANDOM ACTION ON IN AND OUT COMPONENTS. THE LAST ONE DODGE ACCLAIM FORCED TO TRADE IN BECAUSE COMPUTER REPLACEMENT DID NOT SOLVED PROBLEM, I TESTED ABS BREAKS ON SLOW SPEED. IT WAS ONLY A TEST 10 MILES AN HOUR. I END UP I DITCH. IT WAS A WINTER SNOW. ONLY A TEST, MINER DAMAGE TO PLASTIC FENDER. IS IT PASSABLE TO RETURN TO REGULAR BREAKS, THAT WORK. THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT PROHIBIT THAT ACTION SANCTION BY STATE INSPECTION. ( NO INSPECTION CAN BE PASS WHEN WARNING LIGHT IS ON). CAN ANY WAY I CAN GET REPLACEMENT FOR: GENERIC COMPUTER? GENERIC BREAKS SYSTEM? MAYBE I CAN GET WAIVE FOR INSTALLATION OF THAT SYSTEM? I AM A INDUSTRIAL MECHANIC BY TRADE AND PASSION. CAN EASY WIRED ANY COMPONENTS I NEED. [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER FILLING UP MY VEHICLE THE CAR STUDDERS AND STOP IN TRAFFIC. WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD BY PRESSING THE GAS IT WON'T MOVE UNTIL I TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF. ONCE I RESTART THE VEHICLE IT MOVES AGAIN. THIS IS HAZARDOUS TO MY FAMILY AND SELF.

I PULLED UP IN FRONT OF A STORE TO LOAD SOME THINGS INTO MY CAR. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND LEFT RUNNING. IT ONLY TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO LOAD THE CAR. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, I NOTICED MY HEADREST HAD POPPED OPEN. I LOOKED IT UP ON MY PHONE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT (AHR) HAD BEEN ACTIVATED. DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, I DROVE STRAIGHT HOME AND DIDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY NIGHT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY. I AM THANKFUL THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING - IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

PASSENGER FRONT ACTIVE RESTRAINT HEADREST DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. THIS WAS DUE TO A BROKEN PLASTIC PIN RETAINING PIECE IN HEADREST. DEFECTIVE HEADREST DEPLOYED CAUSING PASSENGER TO BE STRUCK IN BACK OF HEAD WHILE PARKED, NO ACCIDENT OCCURED.

THE CVT TRANSMISSION WILL MAKE A LOUD WHINE AND NOT GO OVER 40 MPH . USUAL HAPPENS AFTER ABOUT 30 MIN OF DRIVING AND WILL NOT SHOW ANY CODES. THIS HAPPENS DURING ACCELERATION AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND WAIT BEFORE IT WILL RESUME SOMEWHAT NORMAL OPERATION .

MY VEHICLE TEND TO JUMP GEARS AND TRANSMISSION IS RUNNING HARD AND WOULD NOT GET UP TO 40 MILES A HOUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HATCH FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACTUATOR FAILED AND THERE WAS NO BYPASS KEY SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.