2014 JEEP PATRIOT Complaints

ON THREE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AND THREE MONTHS MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT BEGAN SURGING AND STALLING DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. THE SOLUTION OFFERED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IS A REAL JOKE, BECAUSE IT INSTRUCTS THE OWNER TO PULL OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE SYSTEM RESETS. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I TOOK THE JEEP TO A JEEP DEALER WHO SAID THEY DOWNLOADED NEW SOFTWARE THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE, FOUR MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A SOLUTION, IT IS A DANGEROUS BAND-AID AND JEEP SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND MY TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON, WITHOUT WARNING, THE JEEP SLOWED TO 40. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE INTERSTATE WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 75. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND PULLED OVER. I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AND KILLED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!!! DEALER SAID SINCE THERE WERE NOT ANY CODES SHOWING, THEY COULD NOT FIX IT.

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. IN THOSE INITIAL 2 YEARS, I WORKED FOR A CHRYSLER DEALER BUT HAD TO TRAVEL 50 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK, SO I PUT 100 MILES A DAY ON MY VEHICLE JUST TO WORK AND BACK. RECENTLY I HAD THE PCM REPLACED TWICE WHICH NEVER FIXED THE ISSUE, ONLY TO NEED A NEW GROUND WIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS WORKED FINE FOR A MONTH, UNTIL NOW. NOW, I HAVE A CRACKED MANIFOLD. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE AND WHEN I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY CAN NOT TAKE CARE OF IT EITHER. THEY'RE REASON IS THAT THE MANIFOLD CRACKED BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE MILEAGE IS HIGH BECAUSE I WORKED FOR A CHRYSLER DEALER WHICH WAS 50 MILES AWAY!!!! I AM APPALLED AT THE FACT THAT NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF AN ISSUE THAT A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE. I WILL NEVER BUY FROM CHRYSLER AGAIN AND I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE!!

MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN POPPING ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST 6 WEEKS. COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE THAT WAS CAUSING IT.NOW THE LAST 2 WEEKS MY DASH LIGHT THAT SIGNALS A ELECTRICAL THROTTLE ISSUE.IT WAS HAVING ISSUES OF GAINING SPEED AND DECELERATING.YESTERDAY AUGUST 18TH IT PUT MY JEEP INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND MY ENGINE LIGHT PLUS THE THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON.I COULD NOT MOVE MY JEEP I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS SITTING STILL IN A PARKING LOT.I HAD ONLY RETURNED TO MY CAR AFTER WORK AND TURNED IT ON AND THIS IS WHAT IT DID.IT IS AT THE REPAIR SHOP NOW WAITING ON WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND HOW IT CAM ABOUT. .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

I WENT TO GET GAS ONE MORNING, AFTER FILLING UP, I TRIED TO START MY JEEP AGAIN. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT HAYWIRE, LIGHTS, RADIO AND THE WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF. THE FUEL GAUGE AND THERMOSTAT JUMPED UP AND DOWN, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS A BAD TIPM AND WILL COST ME $1,100 TO REPLACE. I'VE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS, YET CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE, CHANGE OIL ERROR MESSAGE, AND AN ABNORMAL WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS ANY TIME OVER 60 MPH, THE JEEP LOSES POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, WAIT FOR IT TO COOL, BEFORE I CAN DRIVE AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY. I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON ROUTE 95. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR DROPPED TO 30 MPH. I HAD MY WIFE, MY DOG AND MY BABY IN THE CAR AND IT WAS NOT OVERLOADED. I WAS NOT TOWING ANYTHING. IN THE PAST, I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I AM AFRAID TO ATTEMPT TRAVEL WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I JUST GOT TRANSFERRED TO CAMP LEJEUNE AND NEED TO FIND A REPUTABLE DEALER WHERE THIS ISSUE CAN BE ADDRESSED. I ONLY HAVE 53,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND IT HAS HAD MORE PROBLEMS THAN YOU COULD IMAGINE. LEMON

SINCE DAY 1 OF BUYING MY JEEP BRAND NEW IT STALLS WHILE I DRIVE. RECENTLY IT HAS GOTTEN 100X WORSE. TODAY I WAS HEADING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ONCE AGAIN MY RPM GAUGE WOULD GO DOWN TO 0 AND MY CAR WOULD JERK. ALTHOUGH THIS TIME IT DID IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL I FINALLY PULLED OVER AND WHEN I DID MY CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND STOPPED..LIKE USUAL. SO I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THEN IT WAS FINE AGAIN. UNTIL 10 MINUTES LATER. IT BEGAN JERKING NON STOP ON THE HIGHWAY SO I PULLED OVER AND WAS GONNA RESTART MY CAR, BUT THIS TIME IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. I SAT THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY PANICKING FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL I COULD FINALLY GET IT BACK ON. AND YET THE NEXT HOUR WAS FULL OF NON STOP JERKING AND HAVING TO PULL OVER. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AROUND 4 TIMES YET THERE'S NO LIGHT ON SO NOTHING CAN BE FOUND. I HAPPEN TO LOOK UP RECENTLY AND SEE THERE WAS APPARENTLY A RECALL ON THIS VEICHLE SO I TOOK IT IN AGAIN, BUT WHEN THEY PUT MY VIN THERE IS NOTHING! THIS PROBLEM WITH IT JERKING AND STALLING HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AROUND DECEMBER OF 2013. I FINALLY HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE A REPORT BECAUSE I AM SO TIRED OF HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT MY CAR DYING ON ME WHILE I'M DRIVING! THIS VEICHLE IS SO UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED!!

FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS THE RED LIGHTING BOLT ON MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT TURNS ON AND OFF, SOMETIMES WHEN THE AC IS ON, AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING MORE THAN 40MPH. TODAY, IT WAS DIFFERENT THE LIGHTING BOLT TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING 20MPH WITH THE AC OFF, IT STARTED FLASHING AND THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE STARTING STALLING, THE CAR WENT ONTO PARK MODE WITHOUT ME SWITCHING THE GEAR, THEN IT MOVED FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS WHILE ON PARK MODE. THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 15MOTHS, AND 9 YEARS OLD TO CAMP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SUGGESTED A TUNE-UP. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THE CAR ONLY HAS 28,000, I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS A TUNE UP. NOW, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR, AND THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING SUCH PROBLEM.