2016 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

I HAVE A CODE P0335 CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT . ON MY CAR AND IT WAS A RECALL ON IT , BUT MY CAR'S VIN SAYS IT'S NOT ! IT WON'T CRANK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO START AFTER A JUMP START WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER DARCARS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF MARLOW HEIGHTS (5060 AUTH WAY, SUITLAND - SILVER HILL, MD 20746. 301-423-5111) WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT SHE WOULD BE CALLED BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,050. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IT HAS BEEN INCREASINGLY HARD TO KEEP MY VEHICLE RUNNING/IN MOTION WHEN GOING UP STEEP HILLS OR GRADIENTS ON ALL ROADWAYS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. HE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN. SOMETIMES I CAN EASE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR RESTART AND THE WARNING LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON. NOW THE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE STARTED FLASHING. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING AS THOUGH ITS GOING TO QUIT RUNNING. I HAVE BEEN PULLING OFF THE ROAD, TURNING ON FLASHERS AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER A MINUTE I RESTART THE ENGINE AND HOPEFULLY MOVE ON DOWN THE ROAD. IT'S SO BAD NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE BUT IT'S THE ONLY TRANSPORT WE HAVE. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A CAMSHAFT SENSOR. L LOOKED THIS UP TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT. I FOUND A WEBSITE THAT SAID THERE WAS A CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT RECALL ON THE MAKE, MODEL, AND AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM THE RECALLED VEHICLES WERE HAVING WAS THE SAME AS MINE. SO I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS THIS RECALL TO SEE IF THEY WOULD FIX MY VEHICLE. THEY RAN MY V.I.N. NUMBER AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT. THEY WANT ME TO BRING IT IN FOR A ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC SCAN. I ASKED THEM TO GIVE ME A GUESS AS TO HOW MUCH IT WILL COST ME. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM YET. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE V.I.N. MAKES A DIFFERENCE SINCE MY VEHICLE IS THE SAME MAKE, MODEL ,AND YEAR AS ONES ON RECALL. I THINK THERE SHOULD FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO OTHER VEHICLES HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW OF ONE OTHER PERSON, WITH SAME VEHICLE AS MINE, WHO SAID THEIR VEHICLE HAS BEEN ACTING LIKE MINE. I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT OTHERS AND MYSELF DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID SOMEONE WILL HAVE A WRECK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A DEALER AND JUST THIS WEEK THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. IT HAS STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN MAJOR STREETS, INTERSTATES AND ROADS. I HAVE NO WARNING OF WHEN THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. IT'S ALMOST AS IF IT'S POWERING DOWN LIKE A COMPUTER, BUT WHILE I'M GOING IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ON A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5/7 DAYS THIS WEEK. THE MAJOR THING, MY CAR DIED WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT ON THE WAY HOME 10/27/18 AND I COULDN'T GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CAR HAS CUT OFF BOTH WHILE I'M DRIVING AND WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR INTERSECTION. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR A MONTH. *BF *JB *DT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' UPDATED 12/11/18*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD MY CAR STOPPED WITHOUT INDICATION, I PRESSED ON THE PEDAL BUT IT WOULDN'T GO. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT RIGHT AWAY AND IT CAME BACK ON. THE NEXT TIME IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, EVERYTHING ON THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE GAS PEDAL WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING AND IT JUST STOPPED. I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON. THE CAR MADE A LOUD STUTTERING NOISE LIKE IT WANTED TO START BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLICKERED OFF AND ON THE WHOLE TIME WHILE TRYING TO RESTART IT. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT BACK ON AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES OF TRYING TO RESTART IT. I FOUND A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL BUT I CHECKED MY VIN AND IT SHOWS THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN. THE RECALL WITH CHRYSLER IS S89.

DRIVER'S SIDE ACTIVE HEADREST SELF-DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED OVER NIGHT IN GARAGE. PLASTIC RETAINER FRACTURED LEADING TO DEPLOYMENT.

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY JEEP INSTANTLY TURNED OFF WITH NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG; NO INDICATION OF LIGHTS OR WARNING ISSUES PRESENTED JUST A LOSS OF COMPLETE POWER. BRAKES WERE HARD TO PUSH AND THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST AS WELL MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN FROM GOING 50 MPH. I WAS LUCKILY IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE WHEN IT HAPPENED MAKING IT EASIER TO PULL OFF TO SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND FOR EVERYONE ELSE BEHIND ME. ONCE STOPPED, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND ALL IT DID WAS MAKE A SPUTTERING LIKE NOISE, BUT NEVER TURNED ON. I WAITED 5 MINUTES AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND THE CAR TURNED ON THIS TIME, BUT ROUGHLY 30 SECONDS LATER IT JUST TURNED OFF AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. I FOUND A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL, BUT WHEN ENTERING MY VIN IT SHOWS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR'S VIN. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE OPENED UP FOR OTHER VIN'S. THE RECALL WITH CHRYSLER IS S89. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!

ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 THE JEEP PATRIOT LISTED ABOVE STALLED WHILE DRIVING EAST ON I-70 WE WERE TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN GOODLAND, KANSAS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CAMSHAFT WAS BROKEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ALLEN SAMUELS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (201 WEST LOOP 340, WACO, TEXAS 76712, (254) 848-6200), BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSORS AND WIRES WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (ROYAL GATE CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, 15502 MANCHESTER ROAD, ELLISVILLE, MO) WERE NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.