2016 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

Headrest on passenger side of car. We drove it and parked it in the garage. We got up the next morning and the headrest had deployed. Nobody was in the vehicle. If someone had been in the passenger seat they would have been injured. We took it to a car repair site, when they looked at it they said they don't know how that could have happened as we were not in an accident. We sent an email to Jeep and are waiting for a response. We had no warnings of anything being wrong and we have not any recall bulletins or service bulletins.

I was hit on the front end of the car by another car going about 30 mph. It totaled the car but the airbags did not deploy.

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, her son touched the headrest and it exploded without warning. There were no reported injuries. The check engine warning light illuminated after the failure. The contact called Mopar who stated the vehicle was covered, however, canceled the order. The contact called the local dealer where a headrest was ordered but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated the failure was like NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V907000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

While turning a corner my car turned off. Happened on several occasions. Has happened on highway, in town and in parking lot. At low speeds and accelerating- car stalls & turns off. VERY DANGEROUS

My car hesitates and will jolt when trying to accelerate as well as stall when I am driving 50+ mph sometimes and completely shut off causing me to have to put it in park, turn it off and turn it back on again while I am in the middle of driving which increases the risk of an accident and I feel extremely unsafe

VEHICLE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND SHUTS OFF WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE DRIVING AT NORMAL CITY SPEEDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH AND SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, ENGINE STALLS. STILL HAVE ELECTRICAL POWER. TURN KEY OFF AND WAIT 20 MINUTES, VEHICLE DRIVES NORMAL. STALL IS RANDOM AND AFTER A 20 MINUTE KEY OFF ENGINE OFF STARTS AND DRIVES FINE. NO MIL OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ACTIVE OR STORED DTC AFTER STALL LOSE ALL POWER BRAKES AND STEERING DURING STALL SUSPECT CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND BOTH CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HARNESS CONNECTORS

Recently, when trying to start vehicle, all electrical power shut off, open the hood and tap the fuse box, all power comes back on, repeat multiple times until vehicle starts. When driving home down the interstate at night, all power cuts off, engine stops at 70 mph no brakes, no power steering, no brake lights, no headlights and no hazard lights, almost got ran over top of by a semi that couldnt see me stranded in the highway. Finally got it restarted after shaking and tapping fuse box, made it down the road further and all dash lights popped on, dinged and lost the speedometer for a few seconds. Had close encounters like this multiple times lately. Had the battery and alternator checked, all good. Dealership said its not under recall so i would have to pay out of pocket almost 1000 dollars to "fix" it but couldnt guarantee the new fuse box would fix the problem. I like the vehicle but I dont wanna die in it when a semi cant get out of the way when it dies next time.

It had a recall on it and I lost the card so I can get my car repaired due to the recall. My engine light is on. It has been on since 2018. I have noticed lately when I have the air conditioner running and when I have to stop or slow down as soon as I can take off my car is jumping all over the place and then it starts to act like it is going to cut off. This is very dangerous, especially when I am driving down the I-85. Please help me to get this recall done on my 2016 Jeep Patriot [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

On 9/22/21, out 2016 Jeep Patriot broke down on Interstate 495 in Massachusetts, during rush-hour. While driving the vehicle, the engine shut down at highway speed, forcing us off of the road. A RED indicator light on the dashboard identified the problem as a bad "Throttle Body". We had the car towed to the dealer where we bought the vehicle, and they confirmed that is was a bad Throttle Body. Repair cost was $841.00. There was a recall for this part, but the recall only covered vehicles built between May and July 2016. Having an indicator light on the dashboard for this single part...is very telling. It shows that Jeep has a lot of problems with this part. But since our vehicle was built prior to this small recall window, and has more miles on than the standard warranty would cover, Jeep will not reimburse us for the repair.