What 353 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Jeep Patriot

I was crossing an intersection with a green light the opposing vehicle ran the northbound red light therefore slammed into my driver rear side going at an unknown speed. The force of the impact caused my glasses to fly off my face landing on the passenger floorboard. No airbags deployed.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ONCOMING VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO HIS VEHICLE. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE OTHER DRIVER'S INSURANCE COMPANY SETTLED AND PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AFTER THE CONTACT'S BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, THE CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND AIR BAG INDICATORS STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OVERALL COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. BECK CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (1601 REID ST, PALATKA, FL 32177, (386) 227-5222) WAS CONTACTED, BUT ONLY OFFERED TO SELL THE CONTACT A NEW VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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THE TIPM COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING WHICH FILLED THE JEEP WITH SMOKE AND STARTED TO BURN VERY DANGOURS HAD NO POWER AT ALL HAD TO HAVE TOWED STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

NHTSA ODI 11190500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, AN APPROACHING VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN. THE OTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE OTHER DRIVER'S INSURANCE COMPANY SETTLED AND PAID FOR THE BODY REPAIRS. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AFTER THE BODY REPAIRS, THE BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, AND AIR BAG INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. EVENTUALLY, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (BECK CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 1601 REID ST, PALATKA, FL 32177, (386) 227-5222) DID NOT ASSIST, BUT OFFERED TO SELL THE CONTACT A NEW VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ODI 11164588

VEHICLE FREQUENTLY HESITATES AND/OR OCCASIONALLY STALLS AT BOTH LOW & HIGH SPEEDS. MOST OFTEN OCCURS ON INCLINES. TOOK IN FOR REPAIR MORE THAN TWICE AND STILL OCCURS. THE TECHNICIAN WITNESSED IT BUT COULD NOT PRODUCE A VEHICLE ANALYSIS CONFORMATION AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED LAST CHRISTMAS EVE WHEN VEHICLE STALLED AFTER ACCELERATING FROM AN IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE HALTED IN TRAFFIC AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. ALSO, STALLED ON THE UP-SLOPE OF A HIGH BRIDGE TRAFFIC ON THE GS PARKWAY (NJ) AT HWY SPEEDS. AFTER NUMEROUS FAILED START ATTEMPTS IT FINALLY RESTARTED A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER. THE CAR HAS ALSO DECELERATED OR HESITATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS WITHOUT AN INCLINE. ALSO, VEHICLE MAKES GRINDING NOICE WHEN TURNING DURING ACCELERATION; MOSTLY ON RIGHT. MULTIPLE LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE, SIGNAL AND PARKING LIGHTS) HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11039577

DUE TO THE RECALL ON THE AIR BAG MODULE THE FUSE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO CATCH FIRE BURNING UP THE WHOLE HARNESS AND IF REPLACED THE PROBLEM WILL STILL PERSIST DUE TO NO PART FOR THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAVE TO PULL OVER AND CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT

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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

NHTSA ODI 10747929

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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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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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE ENGINE RPMS REMAINED OVER 4,000. THE CONTACT THEN SMELLED A BURNING CLUTCH ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10568133

ENGINE STALLS OUT AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKE, AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSED ME TO VEER OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES. COULDN'T STOP DURING ONE ENGINE STALL IN TOWN AND TURNED INTO A CVS PHARMACY LOT AND CRASHED INTO AND ISLAND CURB, ENGINE STALL PULLED OF HWY INTO A CEMETERY AND HIT A POST DURING A STALL WHILE TURNING BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING. WHILE PULLING TO SHOULDER JEEP SWAYED AND PULLED INTO DITCH WHEN ENGINE STALLED AT HWY SPEED. WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE WENT AIR BORN AT NIGHT... *TR

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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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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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