2016 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SAFFORD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM SRT FIAT OF SPRINGFIELD (7611 LOISDALE RD, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, (703) 866-1700), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

MY CAR WAS PARKED AT HOME IN PARKING LOT. I USED CAR EARLIER DURING THE MORNING AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. DURING THE AFTERNOON I WENT OUTSIDE TO CRANK CAR AND IT STARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS. I THEN REALIZED I FORGOT SOMETHING IN MY HOME AND TURNED CAR OFF TOOK KEY OUT THE IGNITION AND WENT TO RETRIEVE WHAT I HAD FORGOTTEN. I CAME BACK OUT NOT EVEN 30 SECONDS, ATTEMPTED TO CRANK CAR AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS, AC CAME ON, BUT CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. IT MADE NO NOISE TO INDICATE IT WAS TRYING TO TURN OVER NOTHING. AFTER TRYING A FEW TIMES I CALLED GEICO TO HAVE SOMEONE COME OUT TO POSSIBLY JUMP START THE CAR, BUT THAT PERSON TESTED THE BATTERY, OIL, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTED AND SAID NONE OF THEM WERE A PROBLEM. I THEN ORDERED A TOW TRUCK THRU GEICO, HE ARRIVED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND HE IMMEDIATELY SAT IN VEHICLE AND CAR CRANKED WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH ALSO DISAPPEARED. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED AGAIN AND I HAVE A PRINT OUT THAT SHOWS THAT NEITHER THE BATTERY, STARTER, ALTERNATOR OR ENGINE OIL WERE A FACTOR. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THE CAR CRANKING SINCE THAT DAY. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY IT WOULD NOT START.

THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED AT 49K MILES. BASICALLY THE COMPUTER DOESN'T WORK. THE VEHICLE WILL LOOS MOMENTUM AND DECELERATION HAPPENS OFTEN. THE WIPERS JUST COME ON BY THEMSELVES. CAR IS IN DRIVE WHEN DECELERATION HAPPENED.

I AM DRIVING THE JEEP IS ON THE HIGHWAY, DOING 60 MPH ONE WEEK AFTER I HAD BOUGHT THE JEEP IN MAY 2016 AND IT AUTOMATICALLY STARTED GOING FASTER ON IT'S OWN, WITH THE RPM INDICATOR GOING CLOCKWISE. IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN SO I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE ACCESS ROAD AND PUT EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN IT RESET ITSELF AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, INCLUDING JULY 25, 2018 WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK. LAST YEAR I HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD A SENSOR LIGHT WAS OUT, SO THEY "FIXED" IT. IT IS STILL HAPPENING. THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS ARE CONSTANTLY FLASHING. THEY TOLD ME THEY RESET THEM ALSO. IT IS STILL OCCURRING, ALSO

WHILE AT A FULL STOP AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO 40 MPH. A RED LIGHTNING BOLT LIT UP ON THE DASH. THE CAR WAS SHUT DOWN. WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STILL RANDOMLY ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE UNDER ALL AND ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS. SO FAR THE ACCELERATION SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO AVAIL. CURRENTLY TRYING ANOTHER SERVICE GROUP TO ISOLATE AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS NO PREDICTABLE PATTERN TO THE RANDOM ACCELERATIONS. THE DATE NOTED IS THE LAST OCCURANCE. WE'VE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED SINCE JULY 18, 2018.

TWO THINGS ARE WRONG WITH MY JEEP AND HAVE BEEN SINCE THE FIRST WEEK I'VE HAD IT, BUT THE NEWPORT POWER DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THAT "IF THERE EVER WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, IT FIXED ITSELF". BS NOTHING IS FIXED! SO THE FIRST THING IS THE SAFETY SEATBELT SENSOR'S. WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER UP FRONT AND THEY'RE BUCKLED UP IT KEEPS BEEPING SAYING THAT THEY'RE NOT BUCKLED UP. DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I HAVE A PASSENGER BUT IT'S SUPER ANNOYING AND HAPPENS MOSTLY WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. THE SECOND THING IS THAT SINCE THE FIRST WEEK I'VE HAD THE JEEP, THE ENGINE KEEPS STALLING AND OTHER TIMES ACTS LIKE IT'S GOING TO DIE BUT DOESN'T. ( NEWPORT POWER DEALER TOLD ME THIS ISSUE WAS DUE TO POOR GAS MIXTURES DURING DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR. I'M NOT STUPID AND KNOW THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE, I HAVE THREE OTHER CARS THAT DO NOT DO THIS AT ALL!) THE CAR STALLS SO FAR ONLY WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHTS, IN DRIVEWAY'S, DRIVE THROUGH ETC. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK. WHILE DRIVING EITHER IN TOWN, TURNING CORNERS, DRIVING STRAIGHT OR ON THE HIGHWAY, THE JEEP ACTS AS IF IT'S GOING TO DIE. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING. ALSO MY BACK WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE I GOT THE CAR BUT THE POWER DELER SAYS IT'S FINE. I'M VERY TIRED OF HEARING BS FROM THE POWER DEALER HERE IN NEWPORT OREGON, I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I THINK THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO HONOR IT! THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2016 TO TODAY IN 2018.

TAMARA RECALL - I PURCHASED MY 2016 JEEP PATRIOT IN MARCH OF 2018 AND AFTER THE PURCHASE I NOTICED THAT THE CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY PICK AND GO AND ALSO AT TIME IT FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO JUST STOP WHEN I AM DRIVING IT. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BUT WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CARM

ON MONDAY 07/09/2018, WHILE STOPPED ON A CITY STREET WAS REAR-ENDED BY A TRUCK WHICH DIDN'T STOP GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 -50 MPH. IT SMASHED MY CAR INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT WHICH WAS A CAR LENGTH AWAY. THE SEAT BROKE BACKWARDS, THE CENTER CONSOLE BETWEEN THE SEATS FLEW OFF, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED, KNEES WENT FORWARD INTO THE DASH.

I BELIEVE THE CLOCKSPRING IS FAULTY. AIR BAG LIGHT ON, HORN NOT WORKING AND THE STEP/RESET BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING. SCARED THE AIR BAG WONT DEPLOY IF IN A ACCIDENT.

MY INGINATION WHERE THE KEY GOES IN WHEN TURNING OFF VEHICLE DOES NOT LOCK- WHEN YOU GET BACK INTO CAR - YOU PUT KEY INTO INGINATION- THE CAR STARTS THAN DIES AND YOU HAVE TO START IT AGAIN IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS NOW - I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD ANOTHER 2016 JEEP PATRIOT WITH THE SAME ISSUE.