2012 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12032 (ENGINE) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,400.

HEATED MIRRORS: THE MIRRORS ARE HEATED TO MELT FROST OR ICE. THIS FEATURE IS ACTIVATED WHENEVER YOU TURN ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. USING THIS FEATURE DURING MORNING WARM-UP I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WITH A TOP TO BOTTOM VERTICAL CRACK DOWN THE MIRROR AFTER A BRIEF 15 MINUTE WARM-UP PERIOD. THIS OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY IN AN OPEN AREA AT A TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 26 DEGREE F. FAULTY PART OR NON-TEMPERED GLASS USED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. AS THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER AND AFTER DIAGNOSIS SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN CAUSED BY THE AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN RELAY (ASD). THE ASD RELAY WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ACCELERATING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. WOULD NOT START FOR THE NEXT 2 1/2 HOURS. DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING WRONG THE NEXT MORNING. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ALL APPEARED FINE, CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. NO "ERROR CODES" APPEARED WHEN DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS VERY SIMILAR. THIS TIME I WAS COMING BACK FROM ARIZONA INTO CALIFORNIA AND I WAS ON THE 15 SOUTH BETWEEN BARSTOW AND VICTORVILLE. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS PREVIOUSLY, BUT HAD BEEN CANCELLED AND I HAD TRAVELED APPR. 10 MILES AFTER CANCELING IT. WITHOUT WARNING THE THROTTLE REVVED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CAR STALLED AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I PULLED OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. THE FUEL GAUGE READ HALFWAY BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER IN VICTORVILLE. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN OFF THE TOW TRUCK, I WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN. I DROVE HOME THE REST OF THE WAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 WEEKS AFTER THIS INCIDENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN AT ALL SINCE THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND CONCLUDED THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING DUE TO MUD. I WAS ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT OFF IF IT GOT TOO HOT WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE NOT OBSERVED ANY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD BEFORE THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. *TR

THIS IS THE FIRST OF 2 INCIDENTS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. I WAS COMING BACK INTO CALIFORNIA FROM ARIZONA ON THE 40 WEST WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 75 MPH. WITHOUT INDICATION, THE THROTTLE REVVED TO 4500 RPM AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE GAS PEDAL. I CANCELLED CRUISE CONTROL, AND FROM THE LEFT LANE WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE DIED. THE FUEL GAUGE READ JUST OVER 1/4 OF A TANK. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED AND WE HAD TO STAY THE NIGHT IN A HOTEL. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECH FOUND NO ISSUES AND WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR WITH NO INCIDENT. THE DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED NO CODES OR ERRORS. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE HOME THE REST OF THE WAY. MY JEEP IS A 4X4 WITH THE TRAIL RATED PACKAGE. *TR

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. ELECTRICAL SEEMS TO KEEP WORKING AND ENGINE WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT RESTART. LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A COUPLE HOURS AND IT MAY RESTART. HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME HAD THE JEEP TOWED TO DEALER AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. ON THE 3RD BREAKDOWN THE DEALER INSTALLED THESE NEW PARTS MODULE FUEL PUMP, MODULE FUEL PUMP LEVEL UNIT, LEVEL UNI-AUXILIARY UNIT, TUBE-FUEL TRANSFER, FUEL MODULE SEAL. I HAVE DROVE THE JEEP A COUPLE THOUSAND MILE SINCE THE REPAIR. ITS HARD TO TELL IF ITS ACTUALLY REPAIRED BECAUSE THE JEEP WOULD RUN OVER A THOUSAND MILES BETWEEN FAILURES. *TR

I WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 68 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO KICK THE CRUISE OFF IT SLOWLY DIED AND WOULDN'T RESTART,SO HAD IT TOWED AND WHEN IT CAME OFF THE TRUCK IT RESTARTED(ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER). MY DEALER CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMPS(2) AND FUEL LINES BETWEEN TANKS, THIS HAS BEEN DONE BUT I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT MUCH SINCE. I HEARD ON THE RADIO THAT THIS OR SIMILAR THINGS HAD BEEN OCCURRING WITH THIS MODEL SO I WANTED TO PUT MY 2 CENTS IN AND MAYBE HERE IF THERE WAS A DIFFERENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM>. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING AN OFF RAMP AND TAPPED THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TRIED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL LINES BETWEEN THE FUEL TANKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR TWO FUEL PUMPS AND THE LINES IN BETWEEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SENT A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,783.