What 353 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Jeep Patriot

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH JEEP PATRIOT WITH 62000 MILES ON IT THE IS A WHINNING SOUND UNDER MY JEEP WHILE IN MOTION/RUNNING AND IT STARTS AT 35 MPH IN THE EVEN IN A HIGHWAY AND IN A STREET. AS COMMON A CONCERNED WITH THIS TYPE OF COMPACT SUV IS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. PLEASE CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU

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MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY STARTED TO DECELERATE FROM 65 MPH TO 30 MPH VERY QUICKLY. I HAD TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT FOR THE TRANSMISSION CAME ON BUT WENT OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF HAVING THE CAR IDLE. THIS WAS THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT ON. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE AFTER DRIVING FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER ALONG WITH A PICTURE OF THE WARNING LIGHT AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO SAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CODE STORED ON THE COMPUTER. I THEN TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ALSO SAID THERE WAS NO CODE TO WORK FROM BUT HAD EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH WHAT I DESCRIBED AND SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS THAT JEEP HAD USED. HE SAID THIS WAS PRETTY COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG MECHANICS AND THEY ARE WAITING TO SE IF JEEP WILL DO A RECALL OR FIX THE PROBLEM. AS OF NOW A NEW TRANSMISSION IS $4500.00 PLUS COST OF A RENTAL CAR FOR MORE THAN A WEEK SINCE THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T SEEM TO HAVE THEM DELIVERED IN LESS THAN 7 BUSINESS DAYS. NOT ONLY IS THIS BASICALLY FRAUD FOR KNOWINGLY SELLING DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS BUT A SAFETY HAZARD TO ALL DRIVERS ON OUR HIGHWAYS WITH THE SUDDEN DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE TAKING CHANCES WITH ALL OF OUR LIVES WHEN IT COULD BE PREVENTED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO FILL UP COMPLETELY WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND A VALVE IN THE TANK WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 177,000.

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REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING DURING NORMAL DRIVING, LOSS OF POWER AND SUDDENLY UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT INTERSECTION. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP CVT'S, AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING THE SUDDEN NATURE OF THE PROBLEM OCCURING WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT'S FRIEND USED A CODE DETECTOR THAT DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V120000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

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THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON HOT MUGGY DAYS AND THE VEHICLE GOES IN LIMP MODE. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, TRANSMISSION FLUID,CATALYTIC CONVERTER, OXYGEN SENSORS AND GAS CAP. AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. NO CODES ARE IN SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT SO THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND ISSUE. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE WORTHLESS INDICATING IF THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES TO CHRYSLER ON OTHER VEHICLES WITH NO RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THIS CONDITION. IT HAS 106K. ON ODOMETER

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2012 JEEP PATRIOT 4WD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RECALL INCLUDES 2012 JEEP PATRIOT FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES; HOWEVER, MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. MY JEEP SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I DID NOT EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A RECALL UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSED MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY ROAD, AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP IMMEDIATELY.*PM

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CAR WOULDN'T START ONE MONTH AGO. IT WOULDN'T EVEN TURN AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS. AFTER 10 MINUTES IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND HAD BEEN NORMAL. TODAY, 9/15/19, MY CAR STARTED UP FINE BUT 2 MINUTES INTO DRIVING AT 20MPH MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH MY WORK PARKING LOT DRIVING IN A FORWARD MOTION. SEVERAL LIGHTS LIT UP IN MY DASHBOARD PRIOR TO LOSING POWER. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NOT BE ON THE FREEWAY. I PUT MY CAR IN BRAKE AND RESTARTED IT. IT STARTED RIGHT UP, BUT NOW HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED. MY BATTERY IS A FEW MONTHS OLD. I'VE TESTED IT AND IT'S CHARGED. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND CONSIDER IT NOT IN A DRIVABLE STATE. IF MY CAR WERE TO DIE ON THE FREEWAY THAT WOULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CAR DEFECT THAT CAUSED THIS IS UNKNOWN. .

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MY SON IS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH DURING THE SUMMER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, HIS CAR LITERALLY DECELERATES. HE GOES FROM 70MPH TO 20MPH IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES THIS SUMMER, 4 TIMES LAST SUMMER (I HAVE POSTED BEFORE), AND MULTIPLE TIMES IN 2017 (EVERYTIME HE COMES HOME FROM COLLEGE IN THE SUMMER!). THIS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH (SEPT), HE WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED AND THEN ALMOST SIDESWIPED. THE DEALERSHIPS CAN'T DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM (HE'S BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS), BUT JEEP KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE (THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS). THE CAR SHOWS NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING AND GIVES NO NOTICE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. ONCE HE HAS SAT ALONG THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY FOR 1/2 TO 1 HOUR, HE CAN START HIS CAR AND DRIVE AGAIN. WHEN IS JEEP GOING TO RECOGNIZE THERE IS AN ISSUE? WE HAVE PAID TO HAVE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED - DIDN'T HELP. I SEE THAT A DEALERSHIP ELSEWHERE WITH SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAD HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FIGURED IT OUT AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE INTERNAL OIL PUMP OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSING THE OVERHEATS. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I NEED TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE IT ISN'T IN DECEMBER. PLEASE HELP. JEEP ISN'T DOING ANYTHING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED ON THEIR OWN AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND A CODE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED BY SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. AFTER THE RECENT FAILURE, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ONLY JEEP COULD REPAIR THE FAILURE BECAUSE IT WAS A PROGRAMMING ISSUE. THE CONTACT CALLED STATION CHRYSLER JEEP OF MANSFIELD (91 CHAUNCY ST, MANSFIELD, MA 02048, 508-339-3400) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE ASSESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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MY CAR STALLED AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 45 MIN. IN A PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL STORE, AS I ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT OF THE SPACE. I RESTARTED IT AND AS I TRIED TO BACK OUT, WHILE MOVING ONLY A FOOT OR SO, IT STALLED AGAIN. IT MADE NO SOUND AT ALL WHILE TURNING THE KEY, BUT ALL THE ELECTRONICS WORKED, IE. LIGHTS, WINDOWS, RADIO, ETC. IT WOULD NOT RESTART, AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, I LEFT IT THERE OVER NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY IT RESTARTED, AND I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO THE END OF THE LOT WHERE IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE MOVING ABOUT 5 MPH. IT WOULD NOT RESTART, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE A FRIEND WORKS. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE, BUT DID GET A CODE FOR THE ECU/ECM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT NUMBER THE ERROR CODE WAS, BUT THEY DON'T DO THOSE TYPES OF REPAIRS. IT REMAINS IN THEIR LOT AT THIS TIME AS I TRY TO FIGURE OUT MY NEXT STEP. IT IS A JEEP PATRIOT SPORT (2.4 L) AUTOMATIC WITH ONLY 17,500 ACTUAL MILES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED IT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

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'TAMARA RECALL' WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL JUST DIE LOSING POWER STEERING, ONCE STOPPED IT MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART CAUSING TRAFFIC JAM

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VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION. THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN ON A HILL OR SMALL INCLINE BUT DOES HAPPEN REPEATEDLY WHEN JUST ACCELERATING ON FLAT SURFACES AS WELL. THIS FEELS LIKE A STUTTER OR LOSS OF ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED, SPARK PLUGS & COILS & TCM BUT THE ISSUE IS STILL THERE. THIS IS A CVT TRANSMISSION.

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VEHICLE WILL DIE DURING DRIVING. CAUSING EVERYTHING TO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. UNTIL IT IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,200.

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AS SEVERAL OTHER 2012 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 OWNERS HAVE NOTED, IT TAKES ME FOREVER TO FILL MY TANK - PUMP KEEPS CLICKING OFF. THIS STARTED AT ABOUT 70,00 MILES - I NOW HAVE 80,00 MILES ON IT. OF COURSE MY VEHICLE, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW, WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL TO REPLACE THE FAULTY FUEL TANK TRANSFER TUBE. EVEN IF I PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE REAL PROBLEM AS OTHERS HAVE NOTED - IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK VENT SYSTEM WHICH WOULD NECESSITATE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE GAS TANK. C'MON CHRYSLER, PLEASE ADMIT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND DO THE RIGHT THING. IF NOT, I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANY FUTURE CHRYSLER VEHICLES.

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FRONT AND REAR SUBFRAME OF THE JEEP HAS BAD CORROSIN, JEEP ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS PASS THE WARRANTY COVERAGE, WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL?

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2 INCIDENTS SAME DAY. VEHICLE IN MOTION, LOST OF CONTROL, POOR RESPONSE OF STEERING WHEEL, BRAKES NOT RESPONDING, ENGINE AND/OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ENGINE CUTTING OFF. TIPM PROBLEM. ESC AND ENGINE LIGHTS ON. SOUNDS OF CAR SURGING. NO ACCELERATION IN SOME CASES AND UPHILL IN PARTICULAR. WE COULD HAVE GOT KILLED IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY FOR SURE.

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TAKATA RECALL. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IN MY PATRIOT JEEP HAD RECALL AND I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON STEVENS CREEK BLVD. IN SAN JOSE, CA FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER, MY LIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF, STOPPED ,NOW IT STAYS ON PERMANENTLY. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRED ABOUT IT, AND EACH TIME I AM SENT TO A VOICEMAIL, AND I LEAVE A MESSAGE BUT THEY NEVER RETURN MY CALLS. I FINALLY INQUIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP IN GILROY, CA, BUT THEY STATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO,PAY THE $195 JUST TO CHECK IT. I EXPLAINED IT WAS NEVER FIXED CORRECTLY. I ATTEMPTED CALLING THE STEVENS CREEK CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP, BUT WAS SENT TO VOICEMAIL AGAIN BY THE PERSON ANSWERING THE PHONE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF.

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I RECENTLY LEARNED OF THE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE AFTER I HAD BOUGHT IT. I AM HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE AS DESCRIBED FOR THE RECALLED FUEL SYSTEM ISSUES. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS EVER FIXED IN MY VEHICLE OR EVEN IF THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED FOR IT.

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I REPLACE A TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE JEEP DEALERSHIP NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE TRANNY IT STALLS . I HAVE TO CUT IT OFF TO RESTART IT FOR IT TO HAVE POWER TO PULL OFF.

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(1) SEAT BELTS/AIR BAGS: HAVE NOT HAD NOTICEABLE ISSUES WITH THESE YET HOWEVER ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A CHRYSLER RECALL #S61. IS A SAFETY RISK BECAUSE I COMMUTE TO WORK DAILY ON THE FREE WAY AND COULD GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT WHICH COULD BE DEADLY IF THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY OR IF THE SEATBELT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. (2) AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS: CHRYSLER RECALL # N01; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEGAN HAVING ISSUES SPONTANEOUSLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE AND HAVE PERSISTED. WARNING SIGNALS ON DASH WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING WHICH SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL-RELATED. JEEP WILL ALSO RANDOMLY ALERT WHILE DRIVING MAKING A, "DING" NOISE WHEN THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR ALARM. THIS SOFTWARE/ELECTRICAL ERROR COULD CAUSE AIR BAGS TO NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY AND CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT THE SEATBELT PRE-TENSIONERS AS WELL WHICH COULD BE DEADLY IN A HIGH-SPEED FREEWAY ACCIDENT. (3) FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: CHRYSLER RECALL # N17; JEEP HAS LURCHED WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING AS IF THE ENGINE WAS STALLING OR AS IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. JEEP WILL LURCH MOST OFTEN WHEN ACCELERATING AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS GETTING STUCK OR THE ENGINE IS STALLING BECAUSE THE RPM READING WILL SHOOT UP THEN DROP BACK DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING. (4) FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STORAGE TANK, ASSEMBLY: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 JEEP PATRIOT'S DUE TO SOME VEHICLES BEING BUILT WITH A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY CONTAINING A DAMAGED ROLL-OVER VALVE. (5) SUSPENSION: CONSTANT SQUEAKING IN BACK SUSPENSION OF VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR DRIVING ON UNEVEN GROUND. AUTOMOTIVE SHOP HAS YET TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR ISSUE RESULTING IN THE SQUEAKING AND CREAKING AND WE HAVE BEEN GOING TO THEM FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS FOR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE.

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TAKATA RECALL MY CATCAYLIC CONVERTER WENT BAD ITS NOT WORKING DUE TO FAILURE AND VEHICLE WILL STALL AND NOT GO BACKWARD ARE FORWARD. I HERE ITS A A RECALL FOR THIS.

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THE CVT TRANSMISSION OF THIS VEHICLE (2012 JEEP PATRIOT) IS PRONE TO OVERHEATING. THIS OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING FOR A FEW HOURS AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE FOUND THIS TO OCCUR TWICE WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 70 MILES PER HOUR OVER A PERIOD OF 2-3 HOURS. THE CAR'S OVERHEAT LIGHT COMES ON, FOLLOWED BY A STEADY DECREASE IN SPEED AND INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, PRESUMABLY TO PROTECT THE TRANSMISSION FROM FURTHER DAMAGE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE, AS CITED BY NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS ON FORUMS.

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