2016 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE WIRING THAT TRAVELED TO THE FUSE BOX, LEADING TO THE CRANKSHAFT. THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A POSSIBLE FIRE. SPITZER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM CLEVELAND (13001 BROOKPARK RD, BROOK PARK, OH 44142, (216) 356-5745) STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $2,800. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND STARTED TO HESITATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT LATITUDE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO OXMOOR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (4520 SHELBYVILLE RD, LOUISVILLE, KY 40207, (502) 895-4520) WHERE THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

WHEN I START DRIVING THE CAR AFTER A HEAVY RAIN, WATER POURS IN THROUGH THE FRONT AND REAR INTERIOR LIGHTS. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT A CODE READER ON AND GOT PO339 CODE, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR INTERMITTENT. RESET THE CODE AND CAR STARTED AND I DROVE HOME.

ENGINE IDLES ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION AND THROTTLE CONTROL WANING LIGHT CAME ON. CAR SPUTTERED AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 30MPH. WOULD ALMOST STALL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. TOOK TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PICKED UP THE CAR TO TAKE TO MY MECHANIC BUT THE LIGHTS NEVER CAME BACK ON. HAVE DRIVEN ROUGHLY 100 MILES SINCE. CAR STILL RUNS ROUGH AND HAS FOR ABOUT A YEAR.

ON 06/20/2019, CAR BEGAN TO HAVE SPORADIC ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AT FIRST BUT BY MIDDLE OF DAY, CHECK ENGINE ALERT CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. DROVE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO MECHANIC WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15-20 MPH. MECHANIC WORKED ON VEHICLE REPAIRS FOLLOWING DAY (06/21/2019) AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY & THROTTLE BODY GASKET. VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AFTER REPAIRS.

WITHOUT ALERTS, ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A STRAIGHTAWAY, FRONTAGE ROAD. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO A STOP AND TURNED ON HAZARD SIGNALS. REMOVED KEY ENTIRELY AND THEN RE-INSERTED AND ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE. CAR FAILED TO START BUT MADE IGNITION NOISES FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS WITHOUT SUCCESS AT WHICH ALL ALERT LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD LIT UP ONLY WHILE KEY WAS TURNED BUT FAILING TO START. I REMOVED KEY ENTIRELY AGAIN AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN SECONDS BEFORE RE-INSERTING AND ATTEMPTING IGNITION ONCE MORE. THIS ATTEMPT SUCCEEDED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,646.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 5 MPH. WHEN AN OIL CHANGE WAS COMPLETED, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND AN UNKNOWN RED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DARCARS CHRYSLER JEEP WALDORF (11755 BUS PARK DR, WALDORF, MD 20601, (301) 843-5200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERNAL THROTTLE BODY AND CRANKSHAFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 64739514. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.