2016 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. WHEN I WENT TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED MY DRIVER SIDE HEAD HAD EXPLODED.

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE GAS AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE. THE WHEELS QUIT SPINNING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH. I WAS IN THE ROAD NEARLY BEING MISSED BY OTHER CARS AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET MY CAR OUT OF THE ROAD BY TURNING OF THE CAR AND CRANKING IT BACK TO MOVE A FEW FEET REPEATEDLY UNTIL I REACHED A SIDE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HIGHLY RATED REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD AN ELECTRICAL PART INSIDE THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED, THIS WAS NOT DUE TO FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE, AND THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITHIN THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO BE $5194.28. ESTIMATE IS ATTACHED.

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED OR AT LOW SPEED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH CODE P0335.

IT STARTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT STARTED JERKING LIKE IT WAS BETWEEN GEARS . TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO BE TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND NOTHING. I TOLD THEM SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND ITS SO BAD WHEN IT HAPPENS VEHICLE STALLS AND ALMOST DIES. I HAVE CALLED JEEP AND THEY DO NOTHING BUT BLAME IT ON A RECALL THAT HAS BEEN DONE ALREADY. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD I BOUGHT MY WIFE ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I'M DRIVING IT DO TO MY SAFETY CONCERNS.

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR, WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER, RESTART, AND CONTINUE TO MY LOCATION AFTER A FEW MINUTES. WHEN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE 2016 JEEP PATRIOT HAS A RECALL WITH THE 'CRANKSHAFT OR CAMSHAFT SENSOR MAY ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. IF THE ENGINE STALLS, THERE IS AN INCREASED THE RISK OF A CRASH.' NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 THE DATES FOR THAT RECALL ARE MAY 9, 2016, TO JULY 15, 2016. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS MANUFACTURED IN 12/15, WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED. CALLED A LOCAL DEALER, BUT HAD NO FAITH THAT THE ISSUE WAS GOING TO BE EASILY DISCOVERABLE AND OR FIXED AFTER INFORMING THEM OF THE ISSUE. WENT TO ANOTHER COMPANY WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTICS SERVICE. IMMEDIATELY FINDING ISSUES WITH THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR & CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND BACK WITHIN TWO DAYS. BELIEVE THE CURRENT RECALL SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE MANUFACTURED DATE, BECAUSE IT HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES.

WHEN DRIVING OVER 30-35 MPH THE VEHICAL STRUGGLES TO ACCELERATE AND DOWN SHIFTS ITSELF TO LOWER GEERS NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICALE TO GO. EVEN PUSHING IN THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T WORK TO BRING THE VEHICALE BACK UP TO SPEED. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON 2 LIGHTENING STRICK LIGHTS APPEARS TREAD LIGHT COMES ON CODE U1407(1/4) STORED AC NOR HEATER NURT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTOZONE AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE AFFECTED THE FUEL MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

WHEN I'M DRIVING AND LET OFF THE GAS TO COAST, GO AROUND CURVES, OR UPHILL;, MY JEEP SEEMS TO CUTOUT, SKIP, OR PUTTER AS I ACCELERATE AGAIN. IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. IT IS ONLY GETTING WORSE. AND OF COURSE I WAS 3,000 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY WHEN IT STATED HAPPENING.

WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE SEEMS TO SPUTTER, STALL, JERK, REV THE RPM AT RANDOM WHEN DRIVING. IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 OR IN A NEIGHBORHOOD GOING 25 WHILE DRIVING OR STARTING TO GO FROM A STOP. IT WILL JERK REALLY HARD LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT BUT NO LIGHTS COME ON THE DASH TO INDICATE SOMETHING IS WRONG AND I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY TELL ME IT IS NORMAL, I'VE NEVER HAD ANY VEHICLE BEHAVE THIS WAY EXCEPT WHEN I WAS 15 LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THAT WASN'T THE FAULT OF THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO WILL WHILE IN PARK RANDOMLY REV THE RPMS WHEN NOTHING IS BEING USED IN THE VEHICLE, IF I THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE AND BACK TO PARK IT USUALLY SETTLES DOWN BUT NOT ALWAYS, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF AND BACK ON. THE JERKING AND SPUTTERING WHILE DRIVING HAS GOTTEN A LOT WORSE IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IT WOULD RANDOMLY DO IT BUT IT HAPPENS MORE AND MORE NOW EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND I AM CONSCERNED THAT ONE DAY IT WILL STALL OUT AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE INQUIRED MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS TO NO AVAIL FROM 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND RETRIEVED FAILURE CODE: P0420 CATALYTIC SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,057.