2016 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY 5 LANE MAIN ROAD THROUGH THE CENTER OF TOWN AND DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PREPARING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE CLUTCH POPPED LOOSE AND WAS DISABLED. IT NO LONGER HAD ANY FORCE AGAINST IT BUT COULD BE FREELY MOVED THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE OF MOTION WITH NO ENGAGEMENT OR DISENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH LEFT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND LEFT IT DISABLED IN THE CENTER LANE OF A VERY BUSY 5 LANE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 40FT FROM A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FITTING IN THE WALL FORWARD OF THE DRIVER PEDALS THROUGH WHICH THE CLUTCH ROD PASSES. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER INSTALLATION AS THE CAR HAD 20 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 150 MILES. THE FITTING MUST BE SEATED TO ALLOW THE CLUTCH ROD TO ENGAGE/DISENGAGE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED. A MISALIGNMENT OF THE HOLE IN THE WALL AND THE CLUTCH ROD CAUSED UPWARD PRESSURE ON THE FITTING WHICH WAS ENOUGH TO HOLD IT IN PLACE TEMPORARILY BUT EVENTUALLY CAME LOOSE. THE PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FITTING IS TO PROTRUDE FULLY THROUGH THE WALL AND THEN BE CLOCKED 45DEG SO THE TABS SEAT, KEEPING THE FITTING IN PLACE. A POLICE OFFICER WAS ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE TRAFFIC OBSTACLE WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT. THE LOSS OF THE CLUTCH ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE INABILITY TO CHANGE GEARS OR MOVE TO OR FROM NEUTRAL CAN BE A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SIMPLE RECALL TO INSPECT THE INSTALLATION FOR A LIKELY LIMITED LOT OF VEHICLES, HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER, FIA LLC, DISAGREED.

DRIVE FOR 6 HOURS AND 400 MILES AT 65 MPH ON HIGWAY, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT COMES ON SUDDENLY AND THE VEHICLE LOSE SPEED RAPIDLY AND STOPS ON HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNMOVABLE FORWARD AND STRANDS PASSENGERS DANGEROUSLY STUCK IN THE TRAFFIC LANE.

WENT THROUGH CAR WASH, WATER CAME POURING IN THROUGH DOME LIGHT, RAINING ON RADIO. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE DRAIN LINES ARE TOO SMALL AND OFTEN NEED TO BE UNCLOGGED. THEY OFFER NO EXPLANATION OF THE POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL HAZARD OR THE ROTTING EFFECTS OF WATER LEFT UNSEEN IN THE ROOF LININGS. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THE HISTORY OF THIS POOR DESIGN GOES BACK TO 2008. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED AND CAN ONLY UNCLOG/BLOW OUT THE DRAIN TUBES DURING MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGES...THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY HAZARD. I AM LEASING THE VEHICLE BUT MAY NEED TO SWITCH OUT. THIS IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT THEY ARE APPARENTLY IGNORING TO THE CONSUMERS RISK OF ELECTRICAL FIRE, AND OR ROTTING ACCESSORIES CAUSING POTENTIAL SEVERE DEVALUATION IN TRADE IN / SALE POTENTIAL AS WELL AS ACTUAL CASH VALUE IN INSURANCE APPRAISALS.

I BOUGHT MY 2016 JEEP PATRIOT NEW. IT HAS 20,000 MILES. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAKE POPPING NOISE WHEN ON. WHEN AT A STOP THE ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING SOUND. WHEN ACCELERATION IT MAKES A WEIRD NOISE AND TAKES FOREVER TO GET IT TO THE SPEED OF 60MPH. I CAN'T GET MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR UNTIL JUNE 14, 2016. EVERYTHING THAT WENT WRONG HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME EXCEPT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I SMELL A LEMON IN THE BUNCH HERE!!!

ROOF LEAKING THROUGH REAR CARGO LIGHT, DEALER FAILED TO REPAIR PROPERLY AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS.

JUST GOT THE JEEP BUT DID NOT TAKE HOME FOR THREE DAYS AFTER THE SALE.THE WIRE HARNESS WAS BAD ON THE JEEP? SO FAR NO PROBLEMS SO FAR AFTER WE GOT IT HOME! ITS THE 75 ANNIVERSARY EDITION REAL NICE.LOVE IT. HAVE OWN 2 PATRITOTS BEFORE THIS ONE. AND NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2 AND A HALF WEEKS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FIRST TIME THEY STATED IT WAS A SENSOR FOR THE BREAKS. SECOND, TIME THEY STATED, FOR THE SAME THING A BRAKE SENSOR. THIRD, TIME THEY SAID THE SENSOR WAS BAD. NOW FOR THE FOURTH TIME THEY ARE SAYING IT'S A MODULE. NO, IT'S TIME FOR A NEW TRUCK A 2016 JEEP SHOULD NOT HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S TIME TO BE IN THE PROCESS TO FILE THE LEMON LAW BECAUSE THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK UP THEIR FOUR TIMES MAYBE EVEN MORE FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.

MY WIFE AND I WERE HIT HEAD ON BY A DRUNK DRIVER, WE WERE BOTH RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS WHEN WE AWOKE THE AIR BAGS WERE ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY

PURCHASED THIS JEEP IN MARCH. IT IS NOW JUST A LITTLE OVER A MONTH LATER AND ALREADY THIS JEEP HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR WATER LEAKING INTO THE REAR DOME LIGHT, FILLING THE LIGHT FIXTURE WITH WATER, AND WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN THE WATER WILL LEAK OUT OF THE DOME LIGHT AND ONTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ALL OVER THE CARPETED AREA WHERE ITEMS ARE STORED. BOTH TIMES I HAVE NOTICED THE WATER IT HAS BEEN IN THE MORNING AFTER IT HAS RAINED AT NIGHT AND I AM OPENING THE HATCH TO PUT MY BELONGINGS INSIDE. TWICE ALREADY IN THE SHOP FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND I MY FIRST CAR PAYMENT ISN'T EVEN DUE!

THE CAR WAS JERKING TO THE LEFT AND CAUSED ME TO HIT A SEMI TRUCK. THE PULLING WAS VERY HARD AND SUDDEN. THIS HAPPENED ON WEST GEORGIA ROAD IN SIMPSONVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA.