2016 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

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  • 2016 JEEP PATRIOT
    - LITTLE ROCK, AR

    ENGINE WILL NOT START UNLESS I PRESS ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THEN BACK IN PARK. IT DOES THIS EVERYDAY.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 JEEP PATRIOT
    - BRUNSWICK, GA

    MAYBE A MONTH AGO OK DROVE TO WORK AS NORMAL MY VEHICLE SITS PARKED MOST OF THE DAY AS I WAS LEAVING TO GO HOME MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER EVERY I HAD NO CLUE ASSUMING THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE SO I AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE VEHICLE AND AND STARTED . I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT BUT LAST NIGHT I PURCHASED GAS AT THE SAME PLACE JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM HOME JUST AS I MADE MY TURN TO CROSS THE MEDIAN IT THUMPS TWICE AND JUST SHUT OFF I TRY NOT TO COMPLAIN BUT SHOULD THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY OR ANY STREET I COULD HAVE NOT JUST HURT I COULD HAVE HURT OTHERS . I SAT THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF A CHURCH GRATEFUL . S O NOW THE VEHICLE WON'T START SOUNDS LIKE IT WANTS TO BIT WON'T

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 JEEP PATRIOT
    - ALTAMONTE SPRING, FL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CENTRAL FLORIDA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (8675 COMMODITY CIRCLE, ORLANDO, FL 32819), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AIRPORT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (5751 EAGLE VAIL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32822) WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINED AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,045.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2016 JEEP PATRIOT
    - SACRAMENTO, CA

    CAR SMOKING THEN LOST COMPLETE POWER AND GLIDED DOWN FREEWAY STOPPED CAR COMPLETELY ON FIRE SEE ALSO 11053940

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 JEEP PATRIOT
    - BALTIMORE, MD

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THOMPSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (124 NORTH POINT BLVD, BALTIMORE, MD 21224, (410) 288-3100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ELECTRICAL NON PCM FLASHED AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2016 JEEP PATRIOT
    - COTTAGEVILLE, SC

    I'VE HAD CONSTANT ISSUE WITH MY BREAKS SQUEALING. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 9 MONTHS THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON ANY TIME I DROVE ACROSS A SPEED BUMP IN A PARKING LOT, ANY AREA ON A ROADWAY THAT WAS UNEVEN. A FEW MONTHS LATER WHEN TURNING RIGHT, MY LEFT WHEEL CONTINUED TO GO TO THE LEFT. AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN TURNING LEFT EITHER FROM A STOP OR GOING AROUND A CURVE THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE OR HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CARRIAGE IN THE FRONT.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 JEEP PATRIOT
    - GRIMESLAND, NC

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND GRADUALLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED, THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (WASHINGTON NC CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT LOCATED AT 4001 U.S. 264 WEST, WASHINGTON, NC 27889) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD CALL THE CONTACT. A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2016 JEEP PATRIOT
    - TUCSON, AZ

    STARTED JEEP AND ALL THREE LIGHTS PRESENTED ON THE PANEL (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT). ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AND WOULD NOT MOVE PAST 2KRPM AND COMMENCED "STUTTERING" AND THEN STALLED. HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC (MPG AUTOMOTIVE AND FERNIE'S AUTO) TO CONFIRM FAILURES.

    Source: PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM
  • 2016 JEEP PATRIOT
    - TUCSON, AZ

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF, AND MALFUNCTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,790.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2016 JEEP PATRIOT
    - KLAMATH FALL, OR

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT RAPID SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FASTER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDICAL BUILDING AND INJURED ANOTHER PERSON. THE OTHER PERSON SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE CHEST THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE LEFT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KLAMATH FALLS HONDA (2810 WASHBURN WAY, KLAMATH FALLS, OR 97603 (541) 205-4917), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. *JS

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER