What 353 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Jeep Patriot

THIS JEEP PATRIOT HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION, FIRST AND FOREMOST. WHEN DRIVING AT CONSTANT SPEEDS WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET, VEHICLE WILL STUTTER AND MISS GEARS. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT FOUND ANY SOLUTION TO FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS NOT LIGHT ON THE DASH. SECOND, THE JEEP HAS HAD A CREAKING/CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR. THE DEALER STARTED WITH REPLACING THE REAR STRUTS AND SWAY BAR BUSHING. THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND THE SOUND KEPT GETTING WORSE. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE DIAGNOSED SEVERAL DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT THEY "THINK" ARE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION AND CAUSING THE SOUND. THERE IS NO DEFINITE DIAGNOSIS BUT THE DEALERS ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO USE MY MONEY FOR A TRIAL AND ERROR REPLACEMENT OF EACH PART UNTIL THEY GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUND. I AM NOT A TEST RAT FOR THEIR DEALERSHIP AND IF THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE CAR THEN THEY NEED TO REPLACE IT.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY JEEP JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AT NIGHT AND WAS ALMOST HIT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR TO THE SIDE AND MY LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I WAITED A WHILE AND MY CAR STARTED AGAIN AND AFTER A COUPLE MILES OF TRAVEL IT SHUT OFF AGAIN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED RIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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MASSIVE WATER LEAKS FROM THE SUNROOF AND DOME LIGHT FIRED THE RADIO AND CONTROL DIALS ALSO WATER IN ON THE REAR FLOORS AFTER RAIN

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THE REAR BUMPER ON MY PATRIOT CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE EXHAUST PIPE APPEARS TO HAVE RISEN BEHIND THE BUMPER CAUSING MY BUMPER TO MELT AND CATCH FIRE. I REMOVED THE MELTED/BURNED PLASTIC AROUND THE PIPE TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE

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I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING RED, MY CAR STARTED TO JERK FORWARD, AND LOST POWER. THIS REOCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE WAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED, I HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, WAIT A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN RESTART. I TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALER AND WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT, THE GUY SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $600 TO FIX (EVEN THOUGH I STILL HAVE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY). THIS TO ME LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM THAT JEEP IS AWARE OF, BUT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT. LUCKILY EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT, OTHERS MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED, MY JEEP IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

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A NOTIFICATION CAME ON SAYING GAS CAP, A WEEK LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC IT READ TROUBLE CODE P0456. WHICH IS AN EVAP SYSTEM LEAK DETECTED. THERE ISN'T A POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THIS. REPORTED FIXES ARE REPLACED EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM INTEGRITY MONITOR (ESIM) ASSEMBLY OR REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER CAP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I WAS OVER 36,000 MILES ( I WAS UNDER THE THREE YEAR MARK). I'VE REPLACED THE GAS CAP, BUT I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS A NOTICEABLE DECREASE IN GAS MILEAGE AND ACCELERATION. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT DOESN'T COVER ANYTHING RELATED TO EMISSIONS. ...UPDATED 09/28/15 *BF UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

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MY JEEP HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR A MAJOR SUNROOF WATER LEAK PLEASE HELP .MY JEEP SMELLS LIKE MILDEW THE RADIO AND AC CONTROLS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND THERE IS ONLY 28000 MILES ON MY JEEP...........

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EVAP SYSTEM LEAK

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WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE BOLT IN THE BALL JOINT BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AXLE ,BALL JOINT ,AND A-ARM. AFTER HAVING THE JEEP LOADED ON A FLAT BED AND TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR THE MECHANICS TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT RATHER THAN ON THE BYPASS I HAD JUST DRIVEN AT WHICH THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70. IF IT HAD HAPPENED THERE IT MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT BEING THE JEEP WOULD HAVE BEEN UNCONTROLLABLE. HAS THERE BEEN ANY TALKS OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ? I AM HEARING THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS A LOT WITH THE FACTORY INSTALLED PARTS BUT THE AFTER MARKET PARTS SEEM TO BE OK SO FAR. I AM SURE YOU ARE THINKING IT MUST BE MY DRIVING AND OFF ROADING BUT I ONLY DRIVE PAVED ROADS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A TICKET IN THE 34 YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND FUEL CAP WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,555.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE I-65 SOUTH TO ALABAMA, WHEN I STARTED TO LOOSE SPEED I REALLY FREAKED OUT, AND I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL A LITTLE BIT MORE BUT I KEPT LOOSIN SPEED, I MANAGED TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND THE GOOD THING IS THAT MY BROTHER-LAW WAS BEHIND MY VEHICLE SO HE REALIZE THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THAT PREVENT ME TO BE HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I GOT OFF THE CAR AND I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN, AND THE STARTER WAS WORKING FINE, THEN I DID REMEMBER ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS ON THESE CARSTHAT IF YOU HAVE A 1/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN, AND I HAD A 1/4 OF A TANK ONE OF MY BROTHERS WENT TO GET THE GAS, WHILE I WAS CALLING CHRYSLER TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR AND THE CHRYSLER GUY WAS VERY HELPFUL AND OFFER ME TO SENT ME A TOW TRUCK, THEN I MENTIONED ABOUT THE RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES, I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD TRY TO PUT GAS AND IF IT WORKED THERE WAS NO NEED TO SENT A TOW TRUCK, BESIDE IT WAS A FAMILY VACATION AND THE LEAST THING THAT I WANTED WAS TO SPEND IT IN A SHOP REPAIR. MY BROTHER CAME BACK AND THE CAR STARTER RIGHT AWAY. MY FAMILY VACATION WAS FOR 10 DAY AND I WAS USING ANOTHER CAR FROM RELATIVES IN ALABAMA, I MADE THE APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN CHICAGO I TOLD WHAT HAPPENED AND THE SAID MY CAR WASN'T AFFECTED BY THE CHRYSLER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN N17 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V120000. BUT THY SAID THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR, I BOUGHT IT FOR SERVICE AND THEY PAID FOR A CAR RENTAL BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY HAD IT FOR THREE DAYS AND NOTHING, INSTEAD OF REPLACING A TRANSFER TUBE IN THE FUEL TANK BUT IT'S NOT IN ITS RECALL LIST AND CHRYSLER WOULD NOT PAID FOR THAT REPAIR, SO THEY WOULDN'T DO IT. EVEN THOUGH I PAID FOR EXTRA PROTECTION FOR 60,000 OR 84 MONTHS. SO I GUESS THEY WILL REPLACE THIS LITTLE TUBE UNTIL PEOPLE START TO DIE IN CAR ACCIDENTS. *TR

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ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. COULD NOT START CAR IMMEDIATELY, WAS TOWED AND AFTER BEING TOWED CAR STARTED UP WITH NO PROBLEM. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE WITH NO ERRORS SHOWN. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE IMPACT CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND SHOULDERS WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V233000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

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ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, ONCE AFTER STALLING WHILE IN MOTION. 1)AFTER APPROPRIATE OPERATION OF THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND REFUSED TO RESTART. CAR WAS EVENTUALLY RESTARTED, SHOWING AN MIL AND REPORTED AN ERROR P0335 CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. AFTER RESET THE CAR OPERATED FOR OVER 100 MILES TROUBLE FREE. 2)ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER, AFTER APPROPRIATE OPERATION OF THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DOING 35 MILES PER HOUR, WITH THE SAME INDICATION AS THE FIRST STALL. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT. PREVIOUS TO THESE EVENTS THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TROUBLE FREE FOR 3 WINTERS. ON 9/16/2014 THE DEALER HAD FLASHED THE PCM 68070204AG DUE TO AN ERROR CODE FOR FAILURE OF EVAPORATIVE PURGE FLOW. *TR

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AS I WAS DRIVING TOWARD A FREEWAY ENTRANCE, I WAS SUDDENLY NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 25MPH. MY JEEP WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME AN ELECTRICAL CENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR IT TO RUN NORMALLY AGAIN.

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ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING !!! ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH CHIME . HUGE PROBLEM. AND ONLY 9000 MILES. I REALLY AM MAD, AND NOW FEAR I COULD BE KILLED DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. ALL SERVICE OIL CHANGES, HAVE BEEN AT A CERTIFIED JEEP DEALERSHIP. I GUESS IM NOT ALONE LOOKING ONLINE..... JEEP PATRIOT IS JUNK. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V120000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,624.

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CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. 42K MILES. PURCHASED FROM DEALER NEW IN 7-24-2012. OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER MODULE FAILURE. WE ARE BEING CHARGED FOR REPLACEMENT PART AND LABOR. COST IN EXCESS OF $400 PLUS DIAGNOSIS. I SEE THAT THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM IN OTHER JEEP VEHICLES OF SIMILAR VINTAGE. THE RECALL RECENTLY ISSUED SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THIS MODEL AS WELL. PART # OC 08035034 PART COST $203.13. *TR

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THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED IN THE FIRST MONTH OF VEHICLE PURCHASE THROUGH A SURVEY, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY, SOMETIMES IT LOCKS, MOST OF THE TIME IT DOESN'T. I HAD SOME INCIDENTS WHEN I NEEDED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. MY PASSENGER COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TOO. I HAVE A CONCERN THAT, IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RESPOND. *TR

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ON 8/19/14 MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT HAD 30,666 MILES. I MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT AND AS SOON AS I HAD MADE THE TURN MY CAR STALLED OUT. I COASTED A BIT AND PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOTS NEXT ENTRANCE. I PARKED MY JEEP AND TURNED MY KEY AS IF I WAS SHUTTING MY CAR OFF AND THEN TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON. TO MY SURPRISE IS TURNED ON AND I DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT A LITTLE WITHOUT ANOTHER ISSUE.. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED A JEEP DEALER BUT THEY TOLD ME UNLESS THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WAS LUCKY NO ONE REAR ENDED ME. IT'S A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I BOUGHT A JEEP BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT'D BE A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE MYSELF, MY HUSBAND AND MY 1 YEAR OLD BABY AROUND IN. AFTER THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I HAVE BEEN EXTRA CAUTIOUS BECAUSE I'M AFRAID IT WILL STALL AGAIN AND WE MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY THE NEXT TIME. I HOPE THEY WILL RECALL ALL CHRYSLER VEHICLES MADE WITH THIS FAULTY FUEL PUMP. WE ALL DESERVE A SAFE VEHICLE. *TR

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MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY A VAN. THE STATE PATROL OFFICER ESTIMATED THE SPEED ON IMPACT WAS AROUND 25 MPH FROM THE VEHICLE THAT HIT MINE BUT MAY HAVE BEEN UNDERESTIMATED BECAUSE THE CRUSH DAMAGE AND DISTANCE THE JEEP WAS PUSHED SEEMS TO INDICATE A HIGHER IMPACT/SPEED. I WAS STRUCK MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT PANEL AND DRIVER DOOR. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT I HAD NO PASSENGER TRAVELING WITH ME. AFTER EVERYTHING SETTLED FROM BEING KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS I REALIZED THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AND SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY HAVE TRIED BUT FAILED AS PART OF THE AIRBAG WAS EXPOSED. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. THEY FOUND MULTIPLE INTERNAL INJURIES AND STILL LOOKING INTO ROTATOR CUFF AREA AND TRAUMA TO IT. OTHER INJURIES INCLUDED BLEEDING/KIDNEYS BY BLOOD IN URINE, PARTIAL COLLAPSED LUNG WITH MAJOR BRUISED RIBS, CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS...UPDATED 09-09-14 *BF UPDATED 12/16/2014 *JS *TR

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2012 JEEP PATRIOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAGS MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

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MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING FROM NEW MEXICO TO WYOMING. THE AVERAGE SPEEDS WERE BETWEEN 65 AND 75. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS, WITH STOPS EVERY 2 HOURS TO REST AND GET GAS, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE JEEP LOST POWER. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 10 MIN UNTIL THE LIGHT WENT OFF. WE DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY AT MUCH LOWER SPEEDS. BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AGAIN ON THE WAY BACK AFTER 6 HOURS OR SO, WITH STOPS EVERY 2 HOURS. THE DEALERSHIP WE TOOK IT TO TOLD US THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES, AND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR ITS FLUID. THERE WAS NOTHING FOR THEM TO FIX. THEY ADVISED US TO STOP OFTEN IF WE WERE PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR LONG DISTANCES. THANKFULLY (BUT VERY SCARY) WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING 75MPH FOR 25MILES THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PATRIOT STARTED SLOWING ITSELF DOWN, ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I READ IN THE MANUAL TO PULL OVER PUT IN NEUTRAL TILL IT COOLS OFF OR JUST DRIVE SLOW, I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN 10 TIMES SINCE REACHING 38,000 I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ADVISED I HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC DONE AT DEALER, I DID AND THE DEALER SAID IT SHOWED NOTHING. THE DEALER SAID THERE ISN'T ANYTHING I CAN DO BECAUSE IT IS DOING WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO. THEY ALSO ADDED THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL SIMILAR CVT COMPLAINTS FROM PATRIOT OWNERS. DRIVING 75 MPH SHOULD NOT OVERHEAT A TRANSMISSION. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE PATRIOT SLOWS ITSELF DOWN, I HAVE ALMOST GOT RUN OVER SEVERAL TIMES..I NEED CHRYSLER TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND FIND A SOLUTION BEFORE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT FROM IT. *TR

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