2014 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

THROTTLE BODY HOUSING FAILURE: WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON AN INTERSTATE WITH SPEED LIMIT OF 60MPH, VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE FROM 50MPH DOWN TO 20MPH AND WOULD NOT SPEED UP REGARDLESS OF HOW I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. THE ESC, ETC, AND MIL INDICATORS BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SPEED ABOVE 20-30MPH. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS NEEDING A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY HOUSING AT A COST OF $880 FOR THAT REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF A LEAKING COOLANT / RADIATOR HOSE.

BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS (AHR) WERE TRIGGERED IN JULY 2018 WITHOUT MY CAR SUFFERING AN IMPACT. IN BOTH CASES, THE CAR WAS PARKED LIKE USUAL AT MY HOUSE OVERNIGHT AND I FOUND THE HEADRESTS TRIGGERED IN THE MORNING. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS, THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE, AND THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION WHEN THEY TRIGGERED. I WAS UNABLE TO RESET THEM PER THE MANUAL, SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY JEEP DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 8TH AND MY SERVICE REP SAID HE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG. HE LATER CALLED TO QUOTE ME ABOUT $1,400 TO REPLACE BOTH HEADRESTS AND HE TOLD ME I WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO SKIP REPLACING THEM; TO KEEP THEM AS-IS TO AVOID THE COSTS. AT NO TIME WAS IT EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY FEATURE WITH A BROKEN PIECE. WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE FOR REPLACEMENT HEADRESTS, I WAS ABLE TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT MALFUNCTIONED AND HAS AFFECTED OTHER DRIVERS. THIS MALFUNCTION POSES A RISK TO DRIVERS IF IT HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION (I WAS LUCKY). A SMALL PIECE IN THE HEADREST IS ALSO BREAKING, PREVENTING THE RESTRAINTS FROM BEING RESET AND COSTING OWNERS THE HIGH PRICE OF REPLACING THE HEADRESTS. I, LIKE MANY, AM NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS LARGE COST, WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY JEEP GIVEN ITS SERIOUSNESS AND FREQUENCY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT MY JEEP DEALERSHIP ACTUALLY SUGGESTED THAT I KEEP MY HEADRESTS AS THEY ARE, ALLOWING ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THIS SAFETY RESTRAINT ACTIVATED, WHICH CAN DO MORE HARM SHOULD I BE IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY ALSO FAILED TO EXPLAIN OR PROPERLY EDUCATE ME ABOUT THE AHR'S AND THE REASON THEY COULD NOT BE RESET. THEIR OMISSION OF THESE FACTS COUPLED WITH THE SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THIS SAFETY FEATURE MALFUNCTION CAN PUT OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RENTSCHLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (255 N WALNUT ST, SLATINGTON, PA 18080, (610) 767-1171) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY JEEP PATRIOT SHIFTS HARD WHEN GOING UP HILLS OR SHIFTING.

WAS NEVER PROPERLY NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL. IT WAS POSTED SEPT. 13, 2016. IT IS NOW SEPT. 16, 2018

WHILE I WAS IN DRIVING, THE ENGINE WOULD DECELERATE AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS WOULD APPEAR ON DASH. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND WAS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT MAKE IT GO OVER 20MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANIC AND THEY SAY THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IVE HAD THAT REPLACED SBOUT 2 YRS AGO...

I HAVE SPENT OVER $1500 ON REPAIR OF AN ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND I STILL HAVE ENGINE STALLING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE CARS SLOWS ON ITS OWN I CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 20MPH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SLIP INDICATOR, CHECK ENGINE, AND THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, RESET THE VEHICLE, AND CHANGED THE OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED A WEEK LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V552000 (ENGINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND IN MOTION, THE ENGINE WOULD DECELERATE AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS WOULD APPEAR ON DASH. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE OR STATE HIGHWAYS. CHECKING NUMEROUS WEBSITES, IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEPS AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AND MANUFACTURER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AT NIGHT, THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE SEAT BELT GRADUALLY TIGHTENED AROUND THE CHILD. THE CONTACT MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT AND HAD TO CUT IT TO REMOVE THE CHILD FROM THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,872.