What 548 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Jeep Patriot

I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING MY DEALERSHIP SINCE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED ON MY VEHICLE SINCE 2017. EVERY TIME I CALL I AM ADVISED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX MY VEHICLE, TO CALL BACK. WELL IT HAS BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS AND I AM STILL TRYING TO HAVE THIS RECALLED ISSUE FIXED. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DECEMBER OF 2017 WHERE MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

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TKATA RECALL. I OWN A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WHICH STARTED JUST A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT NEW. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE TRANSMISSION HOSE CAME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL AND I WAS NEARLY UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR TO GET PULLED OVER. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HOSE CLAMP, FILLED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RELEASED IT BACK TO ME. HAD I KNOWN WHAT HELL I WOULD BE DEALING WITH AFTERWARDS I WOULD HAVE NEVER BROUGHT IT BACK HOME. I NOW HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES (I BELIEVE). THE CAR WILL OVERHEAT WITHIN MINUTES OF DRIVING IT. I HAVE NO HEAT. THE ETC LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW A CONSTANT. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO MANY TIMES TO COUNT NOW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT. JEEP HAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND STATES THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER ISSUES LIKE MINE, BUT WHEN I LOOK AT BLOGS THERE ARE THOUSANDS. I FEEL DOOPED BY JEEP. THIS COMPLAINT IS MY LAST RESORT BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I HAVE TRIED TO TRADE THIS CAR BUT THE AMOUNT I OWE AND BEING THAT THIS CAR IS OF ZERO VALUE DUE TO ALL OF THE ISSUES, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TRADE IN. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEITH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ABERDEEN (910-944-7115, LOCATED AT 11049 US-15, ABERDEEN, NC 28315) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

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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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REMOVE AND REPLACE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY DUE TO FAULTY CHECK VALVE CAUSING ENABILITY TO FILL TANK WITHOUT CLICKING OFF AND SPITTING FUEL BACK AT YOU. NO EMISSIONS CODE.

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THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT HAS FAILED. THE STEEL PIN WHICH HOLDS THE RESTRAINT IN THE CLOSED/SET POSITION TORE THROUGH THE PLASTIC THAT IS DESIGNED TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. THE SYSTEM HAS NOT DEPLOYED, BUT HAS RELEASED BECAUSE OF A MATERIAL FAILURE, AND CAN NOT BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, UNOCCUPIED, PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, ENGINE OFF, AND THE KEY IN THE HOUSE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING WHEN THE PLASTIC FAILED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE GETTING RANDOMLY PUNCHED IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WHILE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD, CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THE PASSENGER SEAT COULD HAVE THE SAME FAILURE AND INJURE MY WIFE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ACTIVE HEAD REST ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FRACTURED AND ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROBERT LOEHR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SRT AND FIAT (770-382-5885, LOCATED AT 567 E MAIN ST, CARTERSVILLE, GA 30121) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,002.

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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, THROTTLE SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE BEGINS TO FLUTTER TO WHERE IT WANTS TO STALL. HAVE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE JEEP OFF AND ATTEMPT TO REGAIN POWER, TO WHICH THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN.

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON 50-60 MILES AN HOUR . PROBLEM ACCELERATING OVER 60 MILES WITHOUT A LOUD NOISE. THE NOISE ROSE SO LOUD I THOUGHT I HAD A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST PIPE. OF CORSS THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE ANY KNOWEDGE OF WHATS GOING ON BUT I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE JEEP COMPLAINT CITE. TOOK MY CARE IN TO A MUFFLER REPAIR SHOP THINKING I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST AND IT TURNS OUT THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WRO G WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DON'T EVEN HAVE 46,000 MILES ON MY CAR YET. PLEASE ORDER A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY. THANKS

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PATRIOT WILL SHAKE/VIBRATE REALLY BAD WHEN IN DRIVE AND SITTING IDLE (LIKE AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE). IF I PLACE IT IN PARK, NEUTRAL OR START DRIVING THE HEAVY VIBRATION GOES AWAY.

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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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MY CAR IS NOT STARTING. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS YEAR THAT I HAD TO BRING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE RED BOLT GOES ON LAST TWO TIMES AND I WAS ON THE ROAD DRIVING AND IT SLOWED DOWN. THIS TIME IT WON'T WORK. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP TWICE ALREADY AND IT'S LESS THAN TWO MONTHS APART. THIRD TIME HAPPENING NOW.

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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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WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN 2014 JEEP PATRIOT THE BOLT LIGHT(ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) CAME ON AND I LOST VEHICLE SPEED RAPIDLY ALMOST AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT SEEMED FINE BUT NOW IT JUST BLINKS ON OCCASION AND I LOSE SPEED WHEN IT COMES ON. I WONT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY ANYMORE UNTIL IT IS FIXED. I TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. ITS DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELLING BECAUSE YOU JUST SUDDENLY LOSE SPEED.

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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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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK POE CHRYSLER/JEEP (6501 MONTANA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79925) ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP A HILL. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

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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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WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS THE WHOLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WITH ALL THE WARNING SYMBOLS. EVERYTHING IN THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMOTER RESETS TO ZERO LIGHTS UP AND THEN GOES OFF AND ON FOR A COUPLE OF MILES. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR SYSTEM IS TRYING TO CLICK ON AND OFF OR READJUST. I THEN AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 40MPH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, CITY STREETS AND TURNING. THE TRACTION LIGHT IS ON ALTHOUGH I DO NOT MANUALLY HAVE IT ON AND SPUTTERS WHEN TURNING ON CITY STREETS AND GRINDS GEARS AND GETS STUCK NOT ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 20MPH. AFTER RECEIVING A DIAGNOSTICS FROM A JEEP DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT THE ABOVE STATED ISSUES COULD BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM. THE ISSUES ARE STILL OCCURING AFTER MULPTILE MECHANIC CHECKS.

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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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I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65 AND THE JERKED HARD AND THE POWER OF THE CAR DROPED DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET INTO A CRASH WITH CARS BEHIND ME A RED LIGHING BOLT LITE UP ON THE DASH AS THIS WAS HAPPENING AND AT THAT SAME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IF I PRESSED ON THE GAS NOTHING BUT RPM WENT UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH THE LIGHTS STOPPED AND THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL BARELY MAKING IT HOME SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN IT'S THE ETC LIGHT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ALL COME ON AND YOU LOSE POWER TO ACELRATE.

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I'VE HAD 2 NEW 2014 JEEP PATRIOTS, AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL HAS FAILED ON BOTH WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 65MPH, LEAVING CARS WITH NO ENGINE POWER OR POWER STEERING. SOMEBODY WILL DIE ONE DAY IN THIS CAR. I JUNKED THE FIRST ONE AFTER REPAIRING THE ETC, AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE 2ND ONE. PLEASE GOOGLE THE SUBJECT AND SEE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS W/SAME ISSUE. JEEP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP LEVEL, AND WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE ON 2 NEW 015 PATRIOTS PURCHASED FROM THE SAME DEALER IN MARIETTA, GA. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY DEFECTIVE IN THESE ETCS, AND I AM LUCKY MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THEMSELVES OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT GETTING MAIMED OR KILLED. JEEP NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, AND RECALL ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE.

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