What 120 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Jeep Patriot

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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WATER LEAKS FROM THE LIGHT ABOVE THE DASH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUSLY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING, BUT ALSO HAS FRIED MY STEREO/COMPUTER ONCE ALREADY. IT HAS NOW SOAKED ALL OF THE FRONT INTERIOR AND HAS STARTED TO AFFECT MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND THEY CANNOT FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS, BUT NOT ALWAYS, IT BUILDS UP AND COLLECTS SOMEWHERE AND COMES OUT AT VARIOUS TIMES..WHILE STATIONARY OR DRIVING...THE WORST IS WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING CORNERS, IT WIL POUR OUT WATER ONTO THE DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPENDING ON THE TURN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, LEGS, AND HEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

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I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG A RECALL TYPICALLY TAKES. I RECEIVED THIS LETTER IN NOVEMBER 2016 AND IT IS JANUARY 11, 2017. IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS AND THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN ORDERED YET AS AN EFFORT TO CORRECT THINGS. I DON'T WANT TO GET ANYONE IN TROUBLE BUT JUST THOUGHT I WOULD BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! *TR

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ANY TYPE OF WET WEATHER CAUSED THE MAP LIGHTS TO FILL UP WITH WATER AS THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED/DECELERATED AROUND CURVES OR WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING WATER WOULD POUR FROM THE LIGHTS SOAKING THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LOCATED DIRECTLY BENEATH THE LIGHTS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE AND REMAINED OPEN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS. WIPERS TURN ON AUTOMATIC. PATRIOT WONT START SOMETIMES. PATRIOT SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. CLUSTER INFO LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPWARD, RATHER THAN OUTWARD. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

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CAR DECELERATES WHILE DRIVING ALMOST STALLING AT TIMES, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY STATE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT I DON'T THINK THEY TRIED SINCE THEY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS FOR DIAGNOSTICS/TESTING DRIVING AND DROVE LESS THAN 10 MILES. VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE. THIS IS THE 2ND PATRIOT I HAVE OWNED AND WILL BE MY LAST. *TR

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THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND LOOSES POWER. IT WILL MAKE A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE AND THEN THE OVERHEATING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER. VERY SCARY IN 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES SINCE JUNE 2015 WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT JEEP DEALERSHIPS THAT CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THE PAST WEEK, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FAILED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

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THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, THE JEEP'S RPM'S DROP AND ACCELERATION IS DIMINISHED. I NEARLY GOT HIT 2X NOW BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS LANES, MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON MAJOR ROUTE. BOTH AFTER CAR HAD BEEN STOPPED WAITING FOR BREAK IN TRAFFIC.

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FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT MY PATRIOT, IT WOULD EXPERIENCE INSTANCES OF SLOW ACCELERATION. I TOOK IT IN A COUPLE TIMES AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. ON JUNE 11, 2016, I HAD BEEN DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH ON I-285 AND EXPERIENCED SOME HESITATION. I EXITED 285 TO I-20 AND THEN ON TO SURFACE ROADS. I STOPPED AT THE KROGER. AS I PARKED THE STABILITY CONTROL, THROTTLE SENSOR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THEY PUT THE POD ON IT AND IT SHOWED BAD SENSOR. THE GUY SAID IT WAS POSSIBLY THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME BUT IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I BROUGHT IT BACK ON JUNE 13 AND LEFT IT WITH THEM. ON JUNE 14, THEY SAID THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED HIGH AIR FLOW/VACUUM LEAK AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THREE OTHER INSTANCES OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS WITH THE SAME REPAIRS. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AND WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER DONE SOMETHING?

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MY GRANDDAUGHTER GOT TRAP WITH THE SEAT BELT (REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR) THE MORE WE TRIED TO RELEASE IT THE TIGHTER IT GOT, EVEN THOUGH WE UNHOOKED IT. WE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO GET HER OUT. IF IT HELPS SHE IS ABOUT 5'2" AND WEIGHS ABOUT 125 LBS. I AM TAKING IT TOO AUTOSERV IN TILTON NH 03276 TO BE LOOKED AT ON 4/4/2016.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WITH FORCE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS RESTRAINED TIGHTLY IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEADACHES, NECK PAINS, BACK PAINS, PAIN TO THE RIGHT HAND ON MAINLY THE TWO MIDDLE FINGERS, AND KNEE PAINS. THE OTHER VEHICLE LEFT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR LONGER THAN A WEEK AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHAT CAUSED THE AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SENT A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING THAT THE SPEED UPON IMPACT WAS A FACTOR IN WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

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DRIVING HOME ON INTERSTATE, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON ETC, 4WD, SKID, CHECK ENGINE. CAR SLOWER WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE UPHILL, PICKED UP SPEED GOING DOWN HILL. I CALLED MY MECHANIC TOOK CAR STRAIGHT THERE. I HAD TO DRIVE ON MAJOR ROADWAYS, AT RUSH HOUR, WITH MY FLASHERS ON. I HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED.

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TWO MOTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING OM THE FREEWAY GOING OUT OF TOWN I BEEN DRIVING FOR ONE HOUR AND HALF WENT THE JEEP STATED MAKING SOME NOISES THEN THE SPEED STATED DROPPING DOWN THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT WENT ON I GOT SCARED AND TRY TO GET OUT THE FREEWAY AND THE JEEP SHOOT DOWN. I GOT SCARED TOOK GET TO THE DEALER THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG THAT UNSAFE.I HAD MY KIDS WHIT ME PLUS A HAD TAKEN FOR THE CLOCK GETTING DELAYED FIVE TIMES A READY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT.P.S I COULD HAVE A ACCIDENT IF THIS KEEP HAPPENING IS UNSAFE

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, JERKED, AND THE EXTERIOR REAR AND FRONT LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, CHECK ENGINE, AND, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,580.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST CAUSED THE BUMPER TO MELT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATE 01/15/16 MA

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APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO MY VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE BUT HAD NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. THEN, 5 DAYS AGO I FELT THE VEHICLE SHUTTER ONLY ONCE. SINCE I DID NOT FEEL IT AGAIN OVER A PERIOD OF DAYS, I CHALKED IT UP TO BEING SENSITIVE AND THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN BETWEEN GEARS OR SOMETHING. THIS PAST SATURDAY I TOOK A 2 1/2 HOUR TRIP TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM VIRGINIA. ON THE WAY THERE WE STOPPED QUITE A BIT AND HAD NO ISSUES. ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON I STARTED BACK TOWARD VIRGINIA AND FELT THE SAME SHUTTER I FELT DAYS BEFORE AND THE WHINING PERSISTED. SINCE A FRIEND OF MINE WAS FOLLOWING ME BACK TO VIRGINIA I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT HOME. AN HOUR AND A HALF INTO THE DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAGE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. LUCKILY I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND SO FAR I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL. I'M EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED IF THAT IS THE CASE BECAUSE THAT IS A BIG SAFETY RISK AND I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN. THE LAST THING I NEED IS TO BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE BLAZING HEAT (LIKE I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON SATURDAY IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY FRIEND) WITH A 2 AND 4 YEAR OLD. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY REQUESTED A RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE. IT ALSO FRUSTRATES ME THAT, AT THE VERY MINIMUM, I WILL HAVE A BILL FOR A $90 DIAGNOSTIC FEE FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN FIXED BY JEEP.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. MA 10/8 UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER DIED, COULD NOT EXCELERATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE JEEP DIED, WOULDN'T START IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.

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