2014 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PINE BELT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (401 BROADWAY DR, HATTIESBURG, MS 39401, (601) 544-2430) WHERE THE WHEEL SENSORS, BRAKES, WHEEL BEARING, A LINE GOING TOWARDS THE TRANSMISSION, ABS, AND TRACTION SENSORS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,000.

ENGINE THROTTLE COMPONENT LIGHT CAME ON GOING APPR. 45 MPH. IDLING WHILE DRIVING. PATRIOT AT 85,000 MILES.

MY ENGINE HAD BEEN ON FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING THE RED FLASH LIGHT CAME ON WHICH WHEN I READ MY MANUAL, IT'S MY ETC. MY JEEP STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY JEEP OFF AND READ MY MANUAL. IT STATED I COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE AND GET IT SERVICE. I DROVE IT HOME. AS I READ THE COMPLAINTS ON HERE FOR THE SAME THING, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL OR SHOULD BE NOW, BECAUSE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT ACCELERATES ON IT'S ON AND CAN'T STOP.

MY DAUGHTER WAS GOING 30 MPH IN HER JEEP OVER A BRIDGE. THE CAR INFRONT OF HER STOPPED SUDDENLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO ICE AND HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF HER. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THEN THEY WERE HIT FROM BEHIND BY A TRUCK GOING 40 MPH. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ROUTE 72 IN GENOA IL, GOING STRAIGHT. NOT UPLOADING PICTURE DUE TO LICENSE PLATES SEEN.

THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION: WHILE DRIVING 2014 JEEP PATRIOT AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN A SEMI-RESIDENTIAL AREA, SHORTLY AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND STEERING CONTROL. RED BOLT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH AND STEERING AND BRAKING BECAME DIFFICULT. CAR IMMEDIATELY TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY (PART 68420395AA) WAS REPLACED WITH A FACTORY PART. AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE REFERENCED PART, AND OWNER/DRIVER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESOLUTION OF REPLACING A FAULTY PART WITH WITH A FAULTY PART FOR A TOTAL OF $800. MILEAGE ON CAR AT TIME OF TBA FAILURE = 69,850 WITH NO PREVIOUS INDICATORS OF UPCOMING FAILURE. FURTHER RESOLUTION IS NEEDED TO ENSURE SAFETY OF ALL DRIVERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD RESTRAINT DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S HEAD AND NECK WERE IMPACTED, BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DUE TO THE FAILURE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V233000 (AIR BAGS), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ESPECIALLY WHEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY CAR JUMPS AND WILL NOT GO. RED LIGHTNING BOLT SYMBOL COMES ON THE DASHBOARD. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. ALSO SEEMS TO BE GETTING A LOT WORSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING ACCELERATION AND POWER. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ZEIGLER CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (3939 STADIUM DR, KALAMAZOO, MI 49008, (269) 743-4142) WHERE IT TOOK SEVERAL DAYS TO BE SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTAINED DEBRIS, WHICH CAUSED IT TO SEIZE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER REGARDING THE NEXT STEPS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,100.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT, THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER WHILE ACCELERATING UPHILL, IT ALSO VEERED OFF THE ROAD, LIKE IT WAS STEERING ITSELF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A RED LIGHTNING BOLT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THANKFULLY I WASN'T FAR FROM MY MECHANIC AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO MY MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A THROTTLE BODY. THIS COULD BE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRIENDSHIP CHRYSLER JEEP (2638 W. STATE ST, BRISTOL, TN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE THROTTLE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.