What 325 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Jeep Patriot

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY DEPENDABLE UP UNTIL NOW, MY 3RD YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL AND HAS NEVER SHOWN ANY INDICATION OF PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY A FEW WEEKS AGO GOING ABOUT 65MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED IN TRAFFIC. ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING. I TRIED TO MOVE OVER AS I WAS IN THE FAST LANE WITH NO SHOULDER AVAILABLE DUE TO ROAD WORK. I GOT OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE BUT THERE WAS ALSO NO SHOULDER THERE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO DUCK INTO A WORK AREA THAT HAD A SMALL OPENING(I TOOK OUT A COUPLE CONES THOUGH). AS I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE ONCE IN THE CLOSED WORK AREA OFF THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE ABILITY TO BRAKE. THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN BUT NOT ACCELERATE AND WOULD DIE AGAIN WHEN I TRIED. WE LEFT THE CAR AND CAME BACK 2 HOURS LATER WITH THE SAME ISSUES. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR 3-4 HOURS IT RAN PERFECTLY FINE. TWO DAYS LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS GOING ANYWHERE FROM 25-40MPH. I HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT AND IT DID NOT PUT OUT ANY CODES THUS THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO HELP ME. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AGAIN BUT NOW EVERY SINGLE TIME THE CAR RUNS LONG ENOUGH TO REACH NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE IT DIES WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD! THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON BEFOREHAND, AND AFTER THE CAR HAS DIED IT SOMETIMES WILL FLASH THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT OR ALL OF THE LIGHTS WILL BRIEFLY FLASH AND THEN GO OFF. MY CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I BELIEVE THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND I EVEN SAW AN INVESTIGATION OPENED IN 2012. WHAT WERE THE RESULTS OF THAT INVESTIGATION? I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND THEM ANYWHERE PROBABLY INDICATING THAT NOTHING EVER CAME OF IT. I WILL BE CONTACTING JEEP AS WELL AS CARMAX WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR.

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I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN MY SERIOUS XM RADIO CUT OUT, THE NEXT THING THAT WENT OUT WAS MY DASH LIGHT AND MY CAR SURGED AND SHUT OFF. NOTHING WAS WORKING AFTER THAT MY FOUR WAYS DIDNT WORK AND MY CAR WOULDNT TURN OVER OR START MY GEAR SHIFTER WASNT RESPONDING TO ANY SHIFTS AND MY GAS WOULDNT WORK EITHER SO I WAS ROLLING BACKWARD. AFTER ABOUT 10 I UNLOCKED MY DOORS AND EVERYTHING CLICKED BACK ON AND STARTED TO WORK AGAIN.

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REAR SUB FRAME THAT ATTACHES TO THE UNI BODY RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AT A CROSS MEMBER. THIS SUB FRAME IS WHAT MOUNTS THE ENTIRE REAR SUSPENSION AND DRIVE LINE TO THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AUG. 2011 AND HAS 98.000MILES ON IT. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL BEARINGS. NOT INCLUDING THE FACTORY SET, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS (ALL 4) 3 TIMES. NO ACCIDENTS/INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY THESE BECAUSE THEY WERE REPAIRED PRIOR TO THEM GETTING TO BAD. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION. SUBSTANDARD STEEL FOR CROSS MEMBERS AND WHEEL BEARING ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN AT CHRYSLER/JEEP, WHEN I ORDERED THE WHEEL BEARINGS STAFF WORKING PARTS COUNTER JOKED ABOUT ANOTHER ONE SOLD. WHEN I CALLED THE SALESMEN ABOUT THE CROSS MEMBER ISSUE I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS KNOWN AND THEY REPLACED SEVERAL RECENTLY AT OWNERS EXPENSE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE RECALL/WARRANTY EXTENSION WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN, SO KEEP MY RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT PURPOSES. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS FACTORY RECALLS OR WARRANTY EXTENSIONS ON CHRYSLER/JEEP PRODUCTS DO TO THESE ISSUES.

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I WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD MY FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD AND IF NOT REPLACED I COULD NOT HAVE MY STATE INSPECTION DONE. I ONLY HAVE 16, 499 MILES ON MY JEEP. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. I HAVE READ THAT THE OEM PARTS ARE ALL DEFECTIVE. I WANT CHRYSLER TO HELP PAY THE COSTS. I WAS QUOTED AROUND $675 WITH LABOR.

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WHILE DRIVING UP A LONG HIGHWAY HILL ON A VERY HOT DAY, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO SEE IF I COULD SEE ANYTHING LEAKING ETC. AFTER FINDING NOTHING OBVIOUS I REENTERED TRAFFIC AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL WE HIT THE NEXT HILL, AND THE WHINING STARTED AGAIN. ON THE DOWNSIDE OF THE HILL THE SOUND WENT AWAY. ONCE I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERHEATING CAUSING THE SAME ISSUE. THE RIDE HOME WAS AT NIGHT AND AFTER I DROPPED OFF MY PASSENGERS AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. SINCE THAT TIME I'VE NOTICED OCCASIONAL "BUCKING" WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT SMOOTH HIGHWAY. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALER TO CHECK THIS OUT. I EXPLAINED BOTH THE BUCKING AND THE WHINING, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TOO CONCERNED. THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND JEEP IS NOT ADMITTING TO IT. THERE ARE MANY INDICATIONS ONLINE AND ON THIS SITE... I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON WARM DAYS.

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I'M LUCKY I WASN'T DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR A FAST ROAD AS MY JEEP JUST DECIDED TO STOP RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL DUE TO A FAULTY TIPM AND SLOWED DOWN TO A CRAWL. THE FLATBED OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE.

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THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR OUR DAUGHTER WHO TURNED (16) NOV 2014. MOST OF THE DRIVING TOOK PLACE ON LOCAL ROADS WITH SHORT-TERM HIGHWAY MILES..(10-15 MINS). THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED ON JULY 4TH, DRIVING TO RELATIVES FOR A BBQ & FIREWORKS, OUR FAMILY TOOK (2) CARS, MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 40 MINS @ 75MPH, WHEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND THE TEMP LITE APPEARED ON HER DASHBOARD. SHE SAID THE CAR WAS BOGGING DOWN SO SHE PULLED OVER AND CALLED US. SHE WAITED 10 MINS THEN CONTINUED THE ADDITIONAL 15MIN DRIVE WITHOUT ISSUE. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO OUR AUTO REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED, AS THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE/POWERTRAIN, FLUIDS WERE FINE. TOTAL COST WITH LABOR AND MATERIALS $260.14. THE 2ND INSTANCE OCCURRED ON SEPT 18 (TODAY), DRIVING TO VISIT A FRIEND, MAINLY HIGHWAY MILES, 75-80 MPH. SHE CALLED AFTER (1.5) HOURS, STATING THAT THE TEMP LIGHT APPEARED AND THE CAR WAS MAKING WHINING NOISES. SHE SAID THE CAR WAS NOT REACTING RIGHT AND FELT IT WAS GOING TO STALL. WHEN SHE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL IT WOULD NOT REACT. SHE PULLED OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TURNING OFF THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT (10) MINUTES. SHE STARTED THE CAR AND FINISHED THE LAST 1/2 HR OF EXPRESSWAY MILES, STAYING WELL UNDER 70 MPH, WITH NO ISSUES. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURS DURING HIGHWAY TRAVELING OVER 70 MPH CONSISTANTLY OVER (1) HOUR. POSING A SAFETY RISK OF STALLING OR NOT BOGGING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAR WILL BE TAKEN TO COLLEGE IN THE SPRING 2016, 2-3 HOURS AWAY WHERE SHE WILL BE DOING REGULAR HIGHWAY DRIVING AND GETTING TO THE DESTINATION SAFETLY IS ALL THAT MATTERS.

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WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE, AT AROUND 55-60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO POWER TO ACCELERATE FURTHER OR EXIT ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I COASTED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE OFF THE SIDE ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER STOPPING, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO RESTART RESULTED IN STILL NO ACCELERATION ALTHOUGH ENGINE STARTED. THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO RESTART WAS SUCCESSFUL AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT FULL SPEED TO THE NEXT EXIT. VERY FRIGHTENING. I'VE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE STALL ON THE INTERSTATE BEFORE.

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WE BOUGHT CAR IN AUG 2013 WITH 26K ON IT. RIGHT AT ABOUT 30K I STARTED TO HEAR A THUMPING SOUND IN THE FRONT END. TURNS OUT THE BALL JOINTS AND LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. JUST HIT 40K AND THE OTHER SIDE WENT. GLAD I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I THOUGHT WAS PRICEY AT THE TIME. THIS JEEP IS A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. NOT LIKE THE JEEP CHEROKEES FROM THE GOOD OLD DAYS WHICH FAMILY MEMBERS FOUND TO BE DEPENDABLE.

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ON THURSDAY AUG. 20, 2015 I STARTED THE JEEP TO HEAD OUT FOR ERRAND DUTIES WHEN IT WOULDN'T START. I TRIED A AGAIN ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER AND IT STARTED. LATER THAT AFTERNOON I WAS DRIVING ON US1 IN LEVITTOWN, PA WHEN THE JEEP STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PARTIALLY TURN MY CAR TOWARDS A DRIVE THAT LED TO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT WHEN NO LONGER IT COULD MOVE. THE BACK END OF THE JEEP WAS HINDERING TRAFFIC AND CARS WERE HONKING AWAY BUT I COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR ANY FURTHER. IT JUST STOPPED RIGHT THERE. FORTUNATELY, I FLAGGED DOWN A POLICE OFFICER FROM FALLS TOWNSHIP AND HE CAME RIGHT OVER TO HELP ME WHEN HE NOTICED MY PREDICAMENT. EITHER HE CALLED IN FOR HELP BECAUSE I DISCOVERED ANOTHER POLICE OFFICE DIRECTING TRAFFIC AWAY FROM THE JEEP. WE MANAGED SOMEHOW TO GET THE CAR STARTED AND IT BEGAN TO MOVE. I WAS ASKED TO DRIVE IT TO A PARKING SPACE WHERE A MAINTENANCE MAN, ALONG WITH THE OFFICER TIGHTENED THE BOLTS ON MY BATTERY. THEN I FOLLOWED THE OFFICER TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE ANOTHER MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE BOLTS, TOO. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED I GET TO A SERVICE STATION TO SOLVE WHAT HAPPENED. I TOOK MY JEEP TO MY MECHANIC FOR A SCHEDULED INSPECTION ON AUG.24, IF I'M CORRECT. THE BATTERY PASSED INSPECTION BUT THE EMISSION FAILED THE TEST. NOW I'M DRIVING WITHOUT INSPECTION STICKERS AND PROPER PAPERS FOR THE POLICE IF I SHOULD GET STOPPED. MEANWHILE I CONTACTED REEDMANTOLL IN LANGHORNE, PA TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THIS FIXED. I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. NOW, I'M DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE JEEP FOR FEAR I'D BE DRIVING AND IT STOPS WHILE DOING SO. I'VE OWNED THIS JEEP FOR 3 DAYS BEFORE ALL OF THIS HAPPENED AND RARELY GO OUT AT ALL DUE TO MY FEAR OF CAUSING A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT INJURING, OR KILLING, INNOCENT PEOPLE.

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JEEP PATRIOT 2011 IS STALLING RANDOMLY AT EVERY SPEED LEVEL. RESTARTING SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY POSSIBLE SOMETIMES AFTER A 1 HOUR WAITING PERIOD .

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WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN (UNDER 40 MPH), LESS THAN HALF A MILE FROM DEPARTURE FROM MY HOUSE, THE ENGINE CUT OUT. LOST ENGINE POWER AND POWER STEERING. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT AND THE OIL TEMP LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO A SIDE STREET, TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A MINUTE, AND THEN BACK ON. UPON TURNING ON WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME TO SWITCH VEHICLES. LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. ENGINE POWER AND POWER STEERING WERE LOST.

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GOOD MORNING, I WAS TRAVELING ON MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON OUR WAY FROM SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA TO PEORIA, ARIZONA WHEN ABOUT 100 MILES MY CAR HAD TRANSMISSION OIL HOT WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH.(WAS NOT PULLING ANYTHING) I PULLED OVER CAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO DO, I DID EXACTLY WHAT IT INSTRUCTED TO DO. THE LIGHT TURNED OFF, AND I CONTINUED WITH MY TRIP. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, BUT 45 MIN LATER MY ENGINE TURNED OFF WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. I DID NOT GET ANY WARNING ON MY DASH, I JUST COULD NOT SPEED UP. ALL ELECTRICAL WAS STILL WORKING AS IF THE CAR ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I HAD TO STIR THE CAR FROM THE THIRD OUTSIDE LANE TO THE EMERGENCY RIGHT EMERGENCY LANE WITH NO POWER STEERING. ONCE I MANAGED TO DO THAT. MY CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN ON. I HAD TO CALL FOR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND STAY ON THE 116 DEGREE WEATHER FOR TWO HOURS FOR A TOW TUCK. ONCE ALL THAT HAPPENED, THEY DROPPED THE CAR TO A JEEP DEALER. BUT THE DEALER WAS CLOSED. THE NEXT DAY, THE LOOKED AT THE CAR, AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED FOR TWO DAYS. I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER WITH NOTHING DONE TO IT. I LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP IN MANY JEEP BLOGS AND IT SEEMS THIS CAR CANT BE USED ON LONG TRIPS CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS. IM IN THE MILITARY AND MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR. I WISH I KNEW THIS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALER. I'M GOING TO TRADE THIS CAR IN FOR A DIFFERENT MAKE TODAY CAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. HOPE YOU CAN LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND HELP ALL JEEP PATRIOTS DRIVERS. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP IN THEM MATTER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A VEHICLE CAME ACROSS FROM THE OPPOSITE LANE AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS FAILED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WITH THE DIAGNOSES UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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WHILE MANISTEE TIRE WAS CHECKING THE ALIGNMENT FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE OF NEW TIRES, THE LEFT FRONT BALL-JOINT WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. TIME TO REQUIRE THAT SUSPENSION PARTS BE GREASEABLE.

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I AM WRITING TO SEE WHAT RECALLS DO THE SEATBELTS HAVE IN JEEP PATRIOT. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT UNCLICKS ON ITS ON. THIS MATTER IS SERIOUS

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SAFETY RECALL N01 / NHTSA 13V-233 REPROGRAM OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE THIS JEEP PATRIOT PASSENGER SEATBELT UNLOCKS ITSELF. WHEN THERE IS PRESSURED APPLIED TO BELT AND IT UNLOCKS. IT SCARES ME BECAUSE AT TIMES I HAVE PASSENGERS SUCH AS MY DAUGHTER AND IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO HER OR ANYONE ELSE THAT IS RIDING IN MY CAR I DONT HAVE A CLUE TO WHAT I WOULD DO.

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ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT TURNED ON, THEN THE ANTI-SKID LIGHT TURNED ON, THEN VEHICLE ENGAGED IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS ONE. REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD.

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ON APPROXIMATELY 9/4/2014 WE WERE TRAVELING ON CA HWY 15 IN THE BAKER CA AREA, TEMP WAS APPROX. 95 DEG. AND WE WERE GOING UP HILL. ABOUT HALF WAY UP, THE TRANSMISSION TEMP. LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND SLOW DOWN. AS WE PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WE CONTINUED TO THE TOP AND STARTED DOWN THE GRADE, ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE RAN NORMAL. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THE ONLY THING THEY COULD TRY WAS TO REPLACE THE COOLER BYPASS VALVE WHICH THEY DID. ON APPROXIMATELY 6/5/15 AND APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AREA THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. ON 6/15/15 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS A CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE A THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALSO CALLED THE MAIN SERVICE HOTLINE FOR JEEP AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING.

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MY VEHICLE IS HAVING TROUBLES STARTING. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO EVEN TURN OVER. THE HORN GOES OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. THE MOON ROOF OPENS AND CLOSES AT RANDOM TIMES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK(EVEN AFTER NEW BULBS ARE PUT IN). THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK.

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WHILE DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT IS DYING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS COME ON. THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND 4WD LIGHTS. THE CAR CLEARS UP IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND RUNS ALLRIGHT AFTER THAT. HOWEVER IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. WHERE I WAS IT DIDN'T MATTER BUT IF YOU WERE IN TRAFFIC OR PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF A VEHICLE AND DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME, IT COULD MATTER VERY MUCH. ALL 4 OF THE WHEEL SENSORS HAVE GONE BAD AND NOW I'M ON THE 5TH ONE. THEY ARE NOT ALL THE SAME AND NOT EVERYTIME DO THEY CAUSE A HESITATION BUT SOMETIMES THEY DO AND TWICE THE CAR ALMOST WENT DEAD. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED.

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WHILE TURNING RIGHT AND ENTERING A HIGHWAY USING A 270 DEGREE ON RAMP, THE CARS STEERING BECAME UNSTABLE AND SUDDENLY TIGHTENED IT'S TURNING CIRCLE AND LUNGED FARTHER TO THE RIGHT. INSPECTION HAS REVEALED THAT THE LOWER LEFT ( DRIVERS SIDE ) HAS WORN OUT AFTER ONLY 42,000 MILES. A SEARCH ONLINE REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP PATRIOT AND COMPASS AND IT IS TRACEABLE TO A BAD BATCH OF BALL JOINTS. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/JEEP/PATRIOT/2011/FRONT-SUSPENSION-CONTROL-ARM-PROBLEMS.PHP HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/JEEP/PATRIOT/FRONT-SUSPENSION-CONTROL-ARM-PROBLEMS.PHP. *TR

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TOOK MY CAR INTO MECHANIC FOR FOUR NEW TIRES. AT THAT TIME WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS SHOWED SIGNS OF ABNORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THEY RECOMMENDED FIXING. AS I DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO GET IT INTO THE SHOP AT THAT POINT, I WAITED. TOOK CAR IN FOR STATE MANDATED ANNUAL INSPECTION AND IT FAILED - AT 38000 MILES. NOT ONLY THAT BUT CAR NEEDED ANOTHER NEW TIRE BECAUSE BALL JOINT HAD AFFECTED THE NEW TIRES I JUST BOUGHT. MECHANIC STATED THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING IN A CAR THAT'S BARELY 4 YEARS OLD. I DO NOT DO ANY OFF ROAD DRIVING - JUST NORMAL ABOUT TOWN AND SOME MINIMAL HIGHWAY. I AM THE ONLY OWNER - BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT OUGHT TO BE ADDRESSED. I SEE A LOT OF CONVERSATION ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HOPE THEY DECIDE TO RECALL. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN OUR 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF WITH OUT WARNING, TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. WE MANAGED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT ON THE EMERGENCY 4 WAY FLASHERS AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. WE ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR IT JUST KEPT TRYING TO TURN OVER, WE COULDN'T EVEN GET IT OUT OF PARK TO TRY AND START IT IN NEUTRAL. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2011 JEEP PATRIOTS REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE. I THINK ITS TIME FOR A RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS ON A HIGHWAY AND SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

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I WAS ON A SHORT TRIP WHEN A CAR BEHIND ME FRANTICALLY WAVED ME TO STOP AND INFORMED ME THAT MY JEEP WAS ON FIRE. THE EXHAUST BURNT A WHOLE THROUGH THE REAR BUMPER AND MELTED THE BUMPER. I HAD NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING. *TR

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