2014 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

CAR HAS LESS THAN 30K MILES. ISSUE HAS BEEN RECURRENT SINCE PURCHASING-- NOW, ITS TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE DEATH TRAP. CAR ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. CHECK ENGINE AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ON. NOW, THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY. THERE'S NO WARNING PRIOR TO CAR COMPLETELY DYING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST GETTING US KILLED. IT ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN SIDE SIDES/MAIN ROADS SINCE WE NOW FEAR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS - IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN SO FAR

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH MY JEEP PATRIOT THAT UPON FURTHER RESEARCH SEEMS TO BE PLAGUING MANY PATRIOT OWNERS AS WELL WITH NO SOLUTION. RANDOMLY MY VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD LIGHT. WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN I WOULD LOSE THE POWER TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE RESTARTED THE PROBLEM WOULD NO LONGER BE THERE AS IF IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. SOMETIMES THE 4WD AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD IGNITE DURING THESE EPISODES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS, BUT NOTHING POPPED ON THEIR END AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ONLY WAY FOR THEM TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG IS IF IT HAPPENS WHEN THEY HAVE IT. BEING THERE CAN BE A WEEK OR MORE BETWEEN EPISODES THIS ISN'T FEASIBLE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER BEING IT'S DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. JUST TWO WEEKS AGO MY VEHICLE HAD THIS EPISODE OCCUR WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY I MANAGED TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT BEING A PREGNANT MOTHER DRIVING HER TODDLER AROUND THIS SITUATION COULD OF COST US OUR LIVES. TONIGHT MY CAR DID THE SAME AND I NEARLY GOT HIT BECAUSE I LOST ACCELERATION SUDDENLY ON A 55MPH ROAD. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A SAFE PLACE BUT NOW MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED TO BE FIXED. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 72000 MILES ON IT .

A LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STARTS SLOWING DOWN SO YOU MUST PULL OVER UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES OUT, BUT IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT IS SO DANGEROUS TO BE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE CAR MANY TIMES AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. IT IS LIKE OWNING A GOLF CART. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL!

JUST 15,983 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING AND ACCELERATING THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND THE LIGHTENING BOLT COMES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT LOSES POWER IN TRAFFIC. AT 70 MPH. ALL OF THIS. IT APPEARS TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY. LOOKING AROUND THE INTERNET, IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. RIDICULOUS AT JUST 15,983 MILES

THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND THE TOP SPEED IS 20-25 MPH. MY JEEP HAS DONE THIS 5 TIMES. A REST HAS WORKED 3 TIMES AND HAS NOT THESE LAST TWO TIMES.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT FLICKED ON AND OFF ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE ACCELERATING. VEHICLE SEEMED TO REV UP AND ALMOST BOTTOM OUT. DIAGNOSED BY INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP AS FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. REPAIR COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $742.

2014 JEEP PATRIOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ONE DEALER THAT CLAIMED THE RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT HAD NOT ACTUALLY BEEN COMPLETED THE CONSUMER TO THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE THEY COMPLETED THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR WENT OUT. GAS PEDDLE STOPPED WORKING AND VEHICLE SHAKING/STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHILE TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. APPROX 79,000. COST OVER $800 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD LAST SUMMER.

TAKATA RECALL I TOOK MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT INTO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE S61 TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED, THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THE NEWLY INSTALLED PART MALFUNCTIONED AND THOUGHT THE CAR HAD ROLLED OVER, AND DEPLOYED ALL AIRBAGS IN THE CAR. THIS DESTROYED THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR, INCLUDING THE ROOF, SEATS, FRONT CONSOLE, STEERING WHEEL, AND SEAT BELTS. THE MANAGER MENTIONED THEY WOULD FIX THE DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS SUBMITTED FOR THE REPAIR ON APRIL 12, 2018, AND AS OF MAY 14, 2018 THEY HAVE NOT REMOVED THE OLD AIRBAGS, OR INSTALLED ANY NEW AIRBAGS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. IF THE NEWLY INSTALLED PART USED TO FIX THE RECALL HAD MALFUNCTIONED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL IF AND WHEN THE PART WAS GOING TO MALFUNCTION. I NOW HAVE MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, THE RELIABILITY OF THE RECALLED PART, AND THE SAFETY OF ANY NEWLY INSTALLED TAKATA AIRBAGS. THERE IS PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE JEEP SERVICE CENTER FOR NOT REPAIRING THEIR ERROR FOR GREATER THAN 5 WEEKS AFTER THE DAMAGED OCCURRED, FOR REDUCING THE VALUE OF MY CAR, AND FOR USING FAULTY EQUIPMENT IN THEIR REPAIR. THERE IS ALSO PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG COMPANY FOR PROVIDING A FAULTY AIRBAG AND FAULTY REPAIR PART FOR THE S61 RECALL. THIS NEGLIGENCE COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL.

THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN LESS THEN A 6 MONTHS PERIOD. I WOULD BE DRIVING THEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY VEHICLE JERKS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I CAN NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. I HAVE TO MANAGE TO PULL TO THE SIDE SOMEWHERE TO RESTART MY CAR SO IT WILL DRIVE SOMEWHAT NORMALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. ONE ERROR CODE SAID THERE WAS A LEAKING HOSE BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING LEAKING AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. *TT *TR