2016 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AS VEHICLE LOST POWER. MECHANIC SAID HE HAS REPLACED OVER 10-12 OF THEM RECENTLY AND THERE WILL PROBABLY A RECALL. PART AND LABOR WAS $500. MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS IN COLLEGE AND WE PURCHASED VEHICLE AS IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. *TR

AS I AM DRIVING, WHEN I SLOW DOWN OR SIT IN TRAFFIC MY CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG ON THE DASHBOARD. I CAN'T BRAKE NOR ACCELERATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MECHANIC DOESN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG BUT IT HAPPENS ATLEAST 3 TIMES A MONTH. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN ON A HIGHWAY OR VERY BUSY BOULEVARD. I'VE ALMOST CRASHED EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS WHILE MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING MY ENGINE SEEMS TO BOG DOWN AND STALL VERY FREQUENTLY. THIS HAD ALMOST CAUSED WHAT COULD OF BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ONCE I WAS TURNING IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION AND IT STALLED WHEN CAR YIELDING TO ME WAS APPROACHING ME IN INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING A T BONE TYPE CRASH AND THE OTHER TIMES WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE ACCELERATING THE ENGINE STALLED EACH TIME CAUSING WHAT COULD OF POTENTIALLY BEEN A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. I WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO BEING HIT BY A SEMI ONCE, A TRUCK PULLING A TRAILER ONCE AND MULTIPLE CARS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR

HEATING CORE WENT OUT; LEAKED WATER AT 220F ONTO BARE FOOT WHILE DRIVING. JUST HAD PART REPLACED; PART IS EXTREMELY FLIMSY. *TR

I HAVE A 2016 JEEP. IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE GOING UP HILLS, PICKING UP SPEEDS, RPMS WILL NOT SHIFT ACCURATELY. WE TOOK TO THE DEAL SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S A BAD TRANSMISSION ALL TOGETHER. *TR

2016 JEEP PATRIOT WITH 38K MILES WILL RANDOMLY QUIT ACCELERATING WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF POWER, STEERING CONTROL, ETC. THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND FLASH. DIAGNOSED AT LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING AT A COST OF $1000 AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY JEEP WARRANTY - WHETHER THE BASIC OR THE EXTENDED THAT COVERS EMISSION SYSTEMS. *TR

VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND/OR STALLS WHILE DRIVING, EVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN STOPPED. I HAD TO LET CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. LOST ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY AFTER TURNING A CORNER AND BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE. YOU PRESS ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THIS ALSO HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH. LUCKILY IT KICKED BACK IN. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR PATRIOT S89 FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, WHICH WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM ON MY PATRIOT. I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THIS RECALL WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. HE SAID IT WASN'T APPLICABLE TO MY VEHICLE AND WOULDN'T KEEP THE PAPERWORK I GAVE HIM FOR THE RECALL. THE DEALER, HOWEVER, TOLD ME IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM AND CHARGED ME TO REPLACE IT AND THEN ENDED UP REPLACING THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AFTER THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENED ON THE TEST DRIVE AFTER REPLACING ABS. THE PATRIOT STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. IF THE DEALER WOULD HAVE LISTENED TO ME AND DONE THE TEST DRIVE FIRST, THEY WOULD HAVE DISCOVERED THE ISSUE RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. LUCKILY I DIDN'T GET HIT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. GLENDALE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (900 S. BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

THERE IS A LEAK SOMEWHERE THAT FLOODS WATER THROUGH THE MAP LIGHTS IN THE ROOF EVERY TIME IT RAINS. IT HAS SHORTED OUT THE ENTIRE RADIO SCREEN WHERE IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. TOOK INTO A DEALERSHIP TO TAKE A LOOK AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED 2 TIMES AND STILL CONTINUED TO LEAK. I HAVE FORUMS ONLINE THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE! I WILL PROCEED WITH FILING LEMON LAW IF THIS DOES NOT GET ADDRESSED. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH WHAT FEELS LIKE MY ENGINE IS STALLING AND ABOUT TO SEIZE AND MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISES. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO ISSUES WITH ANY HOSES, RADIATOR OR COOLANTS AS I'VE RECENTLY HAD AN OIL CHANGE. DESPITE WHEN EVER I TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY THIS ISSUE OCCURS. I TRAVEL THE NJ PARKWAY 5 DAYS A WEEK FOR WORK AND I FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL SHUTDOWN AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR