What 353 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Jeep Patriot

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER THE CURVE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEE CAPS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,260.... UPDATED 12/26/12 *BF

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DRIVING 65 MPG CAR JUST SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC, BARELY GOT IT OFF LINE OF TRAFFIC, COULD NOT GET IT STARTED, CALLED TOW TRUCK, WAS A HOT DAY, AND A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER TOW TRUCK CAME AND TOWED US TO NEAREST JEEP DEALER, AFTER TAKING IT OFF THE TOW TRUCK AT THE DEALER, IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED. THE PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND DID NOT KNOW HOW TO PROCEED, THEY WERE CONCERNED BUT UNABLE TO HELP. WE THEN FINISHED OUR TRIP AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO OUR LOCAL DEALER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING EITHER. DO NOT LIKE THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS CAN OR WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, NEXT TIME IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR, I NOTICE THAT I HAD TO FILL UP THE GAS EVERY WEEK. AFTER A WHILE THE LOW AIR NOTIFICATION CAME ON. BASICALLY I FIND MYSELF ADDING AIR TO THE TIRES ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS. SINCE I'VE DONE THAT I NOTICED I HAVE A LITTLE BETTER GAS MILEAGE. BUT I WANTED TO KNOW AM I ALONE WITH THE FAULTY TIRES OR ARE THEY LEAKING AND WHAT SHOULD I DO. DO I GO BACK TO THE DEALER? THEY ARE GOODYEAR BRAND OF TIRES. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. AS THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER AND AFTER DIAGNOSIS SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN CAUSED BY THE AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN RELAY (ASD). THE ASD RELAY WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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HEATED MIRRORS: THE MIRRORS ARE HEATED TO MELT FROST OR ICE. THIS FEATURE IS ACTIVATED WHENEVER YOU TURN ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. USING THIS FEATURE DURING MORNING WARM-UP I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WITH A TOP TO BOTTOM VERTICAL CRACK DOWN THE MIRROR AFTER A BRIEF 15 MINUTE WARM-UP PERIOD. THIS OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY IN AN OPEN AREA AT A TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 26 DEGREE F. FAULTY PART OR NON-TEMPERED GLASS USED? *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12032 (ENGINE) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,400.

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STOPPED AT RED LIGHT ON INCLINE, WENT TO GO CAR WOULD ONLY ROLL BACKWARDS WITH NO ENGINE RUNNING. TURNED OFF KEY, RESTARTED VEHICLE. STOPPED AT SAME LIGHT INCIDENT WAS REPEATED 2 MORE TIMES. ENTERING HIGHWAY AT STOP LIGHT CAR APPROXIMATELY GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. TURNED KEY OFF AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. *TR

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ACCELERATING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. WOULD NOT START FOR THE NEXT 2 1/2 HOURS. DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING WRONG THE NEXT MORNING. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ALL APPEARED FINE, CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. NO "ERROR CODES" APPEARED WHEN DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED. *TR

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ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. ELECTRICAL SEEMS TO KEEP WORKING AND ENGINE WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT RESTART. LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A COUPLE HOURS AND IT MAY RESTART. HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME HAD THE JEEP TOWED TO DEALER AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. ON THE 3RD BREAKDOWN THE DEALER INSTALLED THESE NEW PARTS MODULE FUEL PUMP, MODULE FUEL PUMP LEVEL UNIT, LEVEL UNI-AUXILIARY UNIT, TUBE-FUEL TRANSFER, FUEL MODULE SEAL. I HAVE DROVE THE JEEP A COUPLE THOUSAND MILE SINCE THE REPAIR. ITS HARD TO TELL IF ITS ACTUALLY REPAIRED BECAUSE THE JEEP WOULD RUN OVER A THOUSAND MILES BETWEEN FAILURES. *TR

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THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS VERY SIMILAR. THIS TIME I WAS COMING BACK FROM ARIZONA INTO CALIFORNIA AND I WAS ON THE 15 SOUTH BETWEEN BARSTOW AND VICTORVILLE. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS PREVIOUSLY, BUT HAD BEEN CANCELLED AND I HAD TRAVELED APPR. 10 MILES AFTER CANCELING IT. WITHOUT WARNING THE THROTTLE REVVED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CAR STALLED AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I PULLED OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. THE FUEL GAUGE READ HALFWAY BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER IN VICTORVILLE. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN OFF THE TOW TRUCK, I WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN. I DROVE HOME THE REST OF THE WAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 WEEKS AFTER THIS INCIDENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN AT ALL SINCE THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND CONCLUDED THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING DUE TO MUD. I WAS ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT OFF IF IT GOT TOO HOT WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE NOT OBSERVED ANY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD BEFORE THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. *TR

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THIS IS THE FIRST OF 2 INCIDENTS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. I WAS COMING BACK INTO CALIFORNIA FROM ARIZONA ON THE 40 WEST WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 75 MPH. WITHOUT INDICATION, THE THROTTLE REVVED TO 4500 RPM AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE GAS PEDAL. I CANCELLED CRUISE CONTROL, AND FROM THE LEFT LANE WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE DIED. THE FUEL GAUGE READ JUST OVER 1/4 OF A TANK. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED AND WE HAD TO STAY THE NIGHT IN A HOTEL. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECH FOUND NO ISSUES AND WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR WITH NO INCIDENT. THE DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED NO CODES OR ERRORS. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE HOME THE REST OF THE WAY. MY JEEP IS A 4X4 WITH THE TRAIL RATED PACKAGE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SENT A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,783.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING AN OFF RAMP AND TAPPED THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TRIED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL LINES BETWEEN THE FUEL TANKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR TWO FUEL PUMPS AND THE LINES IN BETWEEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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I WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 68 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO KICK THE CRUISE OFF IT SLOWLY DIED AND WOULDN'T RESTART,SO HAD IT TOWED AND WHEN IT CAME OFF THE TRUCK IT RESTARTED(ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER). MY DEALER CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMPS(2) AND FUEL LINES BETWEEN TANKS, THIS HAS BEEN DONE BUT I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT MUCH SINCE. I HEARD ON THE RADIO THAT THIS OR SIMILAR THINGS HAD BEEN OCCURRING WITH THIS MODEL SO I WANTED TO PUT MY 2 CENTS IN AND MAYBE HERE IF THERE WAS A DIFFERENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM>. *TR

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I WAS ON THE LAST STRETCH OF MY TRIP COMING INTO RENO NEVADA ON INTERSTATE 80 WEST AT THE SPEED OF 70 MPH, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT SHUT OFF. IT WAS NOT OVER HEATING NO WARNING LIGHTS. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE SAFELY OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING. A STATE TROOPER CAME UP FROM BEHIND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THANKFULLY. HE ASKED ME TO SIT IN HIS VEHICLE WHILE A TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS CALLED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A SAFE PLACE FROM THE CURVE OF THE MOUNTAIN AND ONGOING TRAFFIC. MY JEEP WOULD NOT START AND WOULD STICK WITH THE KEY ON THE ON START POSITION CONTINUALLY TURNING OVER WITHOUT ENGINE STARTING. IT WAS AFTER HOURS BY THE TIME MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN TO A JEEP LITHIA DEALERSHIP. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I WAS CALLED TO PICK UP MY JEEP AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, AND THAT THE MECHANIC STARTED IT RIGHT UP SEVERAL TIMES. I ASKED IF IT WAS PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE SAID YES, THAT IT DID NOT KICK OUT ANY CODES OF ANY PROBLEMS HAPPENING TO IT. I DROVE A COUPLE HOURS MORE INTO CALIFORNIA WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS HAPPENING. *TR

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ON A SATURDAY, MY WIFE WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING ABOUT 70MPH, AWAY FROM HOME, HEAVY TRAFFIC AND 3 KIDS IN THE PATRIOT. THE JEEP LOST ALL POWER (SAW THE RED LIGHTENING BOLT INDICATOR ON THE DASH), THEN STALLED AND SHE HAD TO IMMEDIATELY TRANSITION TO THE EDGE OF THE FREEWAY, WHICH HAD A VERY NARROW SHOULDER. SHE ATTEMPTED FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF TO START THE JEEP. A STATE TROOPER SHOWED UP ADVISED IT WAS UNSAFE FOR THE KIDS. THE TROOPER TOOK THE KIDS TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALER. THE JEEP WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER. THE SALES MANAGER, AFTER THE JEEP CAME OFF THE TOW TRUCK WAS ABLE TO START THE JEEP. HE SAID MAYBE SHE ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVATED THE 4WD, THEN PROCEEDED TO TAPE IT DOWN AND TOLD HER IF IT RUNS OK ON SUNDAY SHE SHOULD BE OK TO DRIVE HOME. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE PATRIOT SUNDAY AND STARTED HOME ON MONDAY. ABOUT 30 MILES FROM HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THE LIGHTENING BOLT, LOST ALL POWER AND IT STALLED. SHE WAS ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH AND HAD TO MERGE TO THE SHOULDER WITH MEDIUM TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. SHE TRIED TO START THE PATRIOT FOR 40 MINUTES, IT DID NOT START. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK A CHP OFFICER STOPPED, STATED AS THE TROOPER HAD PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS UNSAFE FOR THE KIDS TO BE ON THE FREEWAY. HE TOOK THEM TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALER SO THEY WOULD BE SAFE. BOTTOM LINE "THE JEEP LOST ALL POWER (SAW THE RED LIGHTENING BOLT INDICATOR ON THE DASH), THEN STALLED" TWICE IN 3 DAYS. CHRYSLER/JEEP TO DATE HAS STATED, IF THERE ARE NO CODES THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS INDICATED BY MY WIFE'S EXPERIENCE AND 7 OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE CONDITION BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH WHEN BLUE FLAMES AND BLACK SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE PLASTIC REAR BUMPER CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE REAR BUMPER AND CONFIRMED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A HANGER IN THE MUFFLER THAT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE BUMPER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,200. ....UPDATED 10/11/12 *BF UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE FAILURE HOWEVER, RECURRED TWICE AND THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE RECURRED A THIRD TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK AT THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,100. ..UDATED08-30-12 *BF UPDATED 09/07/2012 *JS

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WE WERE DRIVING THE 2012 JEEP PATRIOT FROM MICHIGAN TO NEW MEXICO, HAD JUST CROSSED NM STATE LINE. WE WERE TRAVELING AT 80 MPH ON A 95 DEGREE DAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP ALMOST IMMEDIATELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. WE WERE ABLE TO GET INTO THE EXPRESSWAY MEDIAN (BARELY!) AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE--NOTHING! WE HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE; IT HAD JUST OVER 1800 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NM DEALER WHO TOLD US HE HAD ANOTHER PATRIOT IN THE PRIOR WEEK WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. DEALER DID NOT KNOW THE "FIX" FOR OUR ENGINE FAILURE --EVEN SUGGESTED WE JUST DRIVE THE CAR (IN THE DESSERTS OF NM) AND IF IT DIED AGAIN WE COULD JUST WAIT UNTIL IT MIGHT RESTART! WE HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN CLOVIS, NM AND RENT A CAR TO COMPLETE THE TRIP. THE 2012 JEEP PATRIOT PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN ABOUT HAS HAD A SECOND ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CLOVIS, NM CHRYSLER DEALER ASSURED US THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AFTER THE FIRST ENGINE FAILURE; WE DROVE THE CAR LESS THAT 250 MILES AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AGAIN! VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED AFTER STRANDING DRIVER IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE CHRYSLER WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM? THERE ARE SEVERAL INCIDENTS REPORTED AT NHSTA BETWEEN MAY AND JULY OF 2012. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AND DIDN'T REPORT IT AT NHTSA. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED--THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP!

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TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON STATE HIGHWAY IN WYOMING ABOUT AN HOUR OUT OF CASPER WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 80S AND SKY WAS PARTLY OVERCAST. THERE WAS NO CELL PHONE COVERAGE, BUT A HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER STOPPED AND ASSISTED. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR THE ENGINE DID RESTART AND WE WERE ABLE TO TRAVEL ON WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A MONTH THAT THE ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY ASCERTAINABLE REASON. THIS TIME THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND WE WERE ABLE TO COAST OFF THE TRAVELED PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON INTERSTATE 25 IN UTAH, THE TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY AND WE WERE LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. THE PRIOR TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOWED. *TR

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CAR ISN'T GETTING ANY FUEL. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT SOUNDED LIKE I WAS GOING TO FLOOD IT OUT. IT WOULD ONLY GO 5-10MPH. VERY BAD HESITATION AND SHAKING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,475.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE ENGINE STARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,300. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN

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I-15 OUTSIDE ST. GEORGE, UTAH. OUTSIDE TEMP 110. 4:30 P.M. DRIVING SINCE 11 A.M. DRIVEN 275 MILES ON A FULL TANK OF MID GRADE GAS WITH OVER 1/4 TANK LEFT. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TRIED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS. ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT FIRE. TOWED INTO STEPHEN WADE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND LEFT OVERNIGHT. VEHICLE STARTED THE NEXT MORNING. REPAIR SHOP COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. HAVE DRIVEN 600 MORE MILES SINCE THEN WITH NO PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO CRASH BECAUSE WE WERE FORTUNATE TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT ALTHOUGH TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY. *JS

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DRIVING FROM LAS VEGAS TO PHOENIX, FILLED UP RIGHT BEFORE GETTING ON THE ROAD. WENT APPROXIMATELY 210 MILES AND RAN OUT OF GAS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWING 1/4 FULL. I WAS ON A TWO LANE ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 65-70MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND IT JUST STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE WERE MANY CARS GOING THE SAME SPEED BEHIND ME AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE TOP OF THE HILL. LUCKILY NO ONE RAN INTO ME COMING OVER THAT HILL, UNLUCKILY I WAS 25 MILES FROM THE CLOSEST TOWN WITH NO CELL RECEPTION AND TEMPERATURES IN THE HIGH 90'S WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY PARTS HOPING THAT THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. ALSO INFORMED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN CA WITH SAME ISSUE. *JS

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