What 548 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Jeep Patriot

OUR JEEP STARTED TO RANDOMLY STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. WE PULLED THE CODE AND SAYS WE NEED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER.

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ALREADY ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 70 MPH, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS HARDER TO ACCELERATE. I WAS PUSHING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL AND MY JEEP WAS NOT PICKING UP ANY SPEED. THE TACHOMETER WAS PUSHING THE LINE IN READ BETWEEN 7 & 8 AS I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE. COUPLE DAYS LATER DRIVING IN TOWN, IT DID IT AGAIN ONLY IT TOOK AWHILE TO ACCELERATE AND GET TO 30-40 MPH. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO AUTO-ZONE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THEY TOLD ME TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY AND HAVE IT SIT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS TO SEE IF THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME OFF. WEEK LATER I'M STILL STUCK WITHOUT MY VEHICLE. REPORTED IT TO MOPAR AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT FIXED. MY JEEP ONLY HAS UNDER 90K MILES ON IT. I'M HOPING THIS ISSUE BECOMES A RECALL BEING THAT THE STORIES HAVE BEGUN TO SURFACE LATE NOVEMBER 2018.

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WHILE DRIVING MY CAR BEGAN JERKING AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND MY CAR LOST POWER UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS CAR, THE FIRST TIME BEING 1 YEAR PRIOR COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN. IT WAS FIXED AND NOW HERE I AM AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!

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JEEP SLOWED DOWN TO 20 MPH ENGINE LIGHT, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WAS ON INTERSTATE GOING 70 MPH SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME .PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED JEEP AND WENT ON VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH LIGHTS STILL ON GOT TO EXIT . AND WENT TO AUTO STORE THEY CHECKED THE CODES AND TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET AND THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED COST OF 490.43 THE DEALER AUTO STORE CODE MACHINE READ INVALID DATA RECEIVED FROM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE A. COMFIMED

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AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD DISPLAY THE ETC AND MALFUNCTION MIL LIGHTS ON DASH AND ABRUPTLY STOP RUNNING ! THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN 7 TIMES WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. I WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING 60ISH MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO COAST OVER. AFTER GETTING CAR TOWED TO JEEP DEALER, I SAW OTHER PATRIOTS THERE EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM. I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 30K MILES YET HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE TOTALLING OVER $850. NOW, A FEW MONTHS LATER AND LESS THAN 150 MILES DRIVEN, I HAD MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSE ALL POWER AS I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC. I AM PETRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP

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WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AT ABOUT 30 MPH MY ETC LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR STARTS TO SLOW AND WILL NOT LET ME ACCELERATE. ALSO AS SOON AS I STOP AND START TO GO MY CAR MOVES VERY SLOWLY ABOUT 10MPH AND SOMETIMES THE ETC LIGHT AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND MY CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 15/20MPH AT ALL UNTIL I STOP AND TRY TO GO AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT'S SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO STOP AND SHUT OFF MY CAR AND START IT AGAIN FOR IT TO FIX ITSELF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING ACROSS THE ROAD OR TURNING WHEN OTHER CARS ARE COMING. NEVER MIND HOW DANG IT IS IF IT IS TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH I HAVE AVOIDED SINCE I DON'T FEEL LIKE DYING ANYTIME SOON. EVERYTHING I READ ON THE INTERNET IS SAYING THAT IT'S BEEN HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE 2014 JEEP PATRIOTS. THIS IS HONESTLY SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE SERIOUSLY HURT AND AT NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. I'VE ALSO READ ABOUT A RECALL ON AN ENGINE PART FROM 2013 IN THE 2014 PATRIOTS WITH A 2.4L ENGINE AND I AM JUST WONDERING WHY WHEN I LOOK UP RECALLS FOR MY CAR THAT SPECIFIC ONE DOES NOT SHOW UP. IF SOMETHING IS WRONG AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTNING BOLT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

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TAKATA RECALL THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED 3 MONTHS APART. TODAY I WAS GOING 45 MPH DRIVING FOR 3 MINUTES AND MY TRACK LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST PRESSURE IN THE ACCELERATION AND COULD ONLY MOVE 20 MPH. I PULLED OVER TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THEN IT WORKED LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS ALSO HAS HAPPENED 3 MONTHS AGO ON THE BYPASS GOING 70 MPH AND I HAD CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DIE. SO WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO LET IT COOL DOWN AND ALL THE LIGHTS WENT AWAY AND RAN AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. VERY SCARY.

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VEHICLE SPUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING AS IF LOSING OIL PRESSURE. IT'S SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO NOT WANT TO TURN OR PULLOUT INTO TRAFFIC UNLESS THERE IS A LARGE AND SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES FROM FEAR OF STALLING OR JUST NOT ACCELERATING FAST ENOUGH.

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WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED OR IDLING AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I MUST PUT MY CAR IN PARK, SHUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF, THEN RESTART, SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE DAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON CITY STREET, HIGHWAYS, WHILE TURNING AND WHILE STOPPED, IT HAS BECOME UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE TO DRIVE. I AM STILL UNAWARE OF WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE THAT I THINK COULD HAVE BEEN LINKED: BATTERY, THROTTLE BODY, SPARK PLUGS, CAM SENSORS, RUNNER VALVE, AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. NONE OF THESE REPLACEMENTS HAS FIXED THIS ISSUE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE WITH JEEP (N52) AND WHEN I CALLED TO TELL THEM MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THIS ISSUE THEY JUST TOLD ME THEY WOULD MAKE A NOTE, AND THEY COULD NOT AUTHORIZE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I ASKED THEM IF I TOOK IT INTO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY FOUND THIS TO BE THE ISSUE COULD THEY ISSUE THEY RECALL THEN THEY TOLD ME NO AND IT WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF MY OWN EXPENSES.

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THROTTLE BODY HOUSING FAILURE: WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON AN INTERSTATE WITH SPEED LIMIT OF 60MPH, VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE FROM 50MPH DOWN TO 20MPH AND WOULD NOT SPEED UP REGARDLESS OF HOW I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. THE ESC, ETC, AND MIL INDICATORS BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SPEED ABOVE 20-30MPH. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS NEEDING A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY HOUSING AT A COST OF $880 FOR THAT REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF A LEAKING COOLANT / RADIATOR HOSE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RENTSCHLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (255 N WALNUT ST, SLATINGTON, PA 18080, (610) 767-1171) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

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I HAVE SPENT OVER $1500 ON REPAIR OF AN ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND I STILL HAVE ENGINE STALLING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE CARS SLOWS ON ITS OWN I CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 20MPH

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SLIP INDICATOR, CHECK ENGINE, AND THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, RESET THE VEHICLE, AND CHANGED THE OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED A WEEK LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V552000 (ENGINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

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LOSS OF POWER UPON ACCELERATION. DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2014 JEEP PATRIOT AND THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY ON THIS VEHICLE

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TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR HAS AROUND 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE PAST FEW DAYS IN THE MORNING, WHEN I START MY CAR, IT STARTS BUT THEN HESITATES. IT WILL HESITATE FOR AROUND 20 SECONDS. THE CAR WAS IN PARK, IN A DRIVEWAY OF A HOUSE. I THINK IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

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THE VEHICLE STARTS TO REV UP REALLY HIGH AND THEN BEGINS TO PUT ALONE TURN IT OFF THE LIGHT GOES OUT THE FIVE MINUTES INTO DRIVING AND COMES BACK ON AND ALMOST CUTS OFF IN MID TRAFFIC

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WHEN I AM DRIVING, THE VEHICHLE SHUTS OFF AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. WE NEARLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO PULL OVER.

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I HAVE A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT WITH ABOUT 33,474 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. I WAS DRIVING GOING HOME IN A BUSY STREET IN LOS ANGELES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) (SEE PHOTOS) LIGHT SHOWED UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND I STOPPED BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED RED. I HAD 3 PASSENGERS WITH ME AND THEY WERE TRYING TO GOOGLE WHAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHT MEANS. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED TO DRIVE BUT THE ENGINE WAS STALLING, AS IF IT DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE, NO POWER. SO I PARKED AT THE CURB, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN TURNED THE IGNITION ON AGAIN. THE ESC DISAPPEARED FROM THE DASHBOARD BUT THE MIL REMAINED LIT UP. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AND THE NEXT DAY, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT'S WORKING FINE NOW. I NOTICED THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE AND AFTER THE THROTTLE WAS CHANGED. I AM REPORTING THIS TO YOU BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD NEWS AND GOT A LETTER FROM A LAW FIRM INFORMING ME OF A NUMBER OF MECHANICAL DEFECTS REPORTED ABOUT THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT, I AM TOO LATE TO BRING IT TO A JEEP DEALER FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, SHOOK, AND TREMBLED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE AND TRACTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT INCREASED THE AIR CONDITIONER TEMPERATURE AND THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO INCREASED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, POWERED OFF THE ENGINE, AND WAITED A WHILE BEFORE RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED JT'S DODGELAND AND FIAT OF COLUMBIA AT (803) 799-1900 (LOCATED AT 190 GREYSTONE BLVD, COLUMBIA, SC 29210) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,999.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER IN A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY ON A DAILY BASIS EVER SINCE JUNE 2, 2018. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,660.

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CAR HAS LESS THAN 30K MILES. ISSUE HAS BEEN RECURRENT SINCE PURCHASING-- NOW, ITS TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE DEATH TRAP. CAR ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. CHECK ENGINE AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ON. NOW, THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY. THERE'S NO WARNING PRIOR TO CAR COMPLETELY DYING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST GETTING US KILLED. IT ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN SIDE SIDES/MAIN ROADS SINCE WE NOW FEAR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS - IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN SO FAR

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A LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STARTS SLOWING DOWN SO YOU MUST PULL OVER UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES OUT, BUT IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT IS SO DANGEROUS TO BE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE CAR MANY TIMES AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. IT IS LIKE OWNING A GOLF CART. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL!

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JUST 15,983 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING AND ACCELERATING THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND THE LIGHTENING BOLT COMES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT LOSES POWER IN TRAFFIC. AT 70 MPH. ALL OF THIS. IT APPEARS TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY. LOOKING AROUND THE INTERNET, IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. RIDICULOUS AT JUST 15,983 MILES

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