What 313 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Jeep Patriot

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THERE WAS A PERIODIC JERK AND THAN IT BEGAN TO LOOSE ACCELERATION. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED ON GAS IT WOULDN'T GO AND THAN IT JUST DIED. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS BATTERY SO WE REPLACED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE PERIODIC JERK AND THE BATTERY LIGHT NOW COMES ON AND OFF. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT.

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I WAS ON MY WAY TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL, WHEN WHILE ON A BUSY CITY STREET MY CAR STARTED TO JERK, AND SUDDENLY I WAS NO LONGER TO ACCERALATE. I WAS LITERALLY SCARED FOR MY LIFE AND MY CHILD, AS THE SPEED OF MY CAR SLOWED DOWN SO FAST, THAT I ALMOST GOT REARENDED. WHEN MY CAR SLOWED DOWN AND COULD NO LONGER ACCERALATE, MY CHECK ENGINE, ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. IT WAS VERY ODD AS THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I READ AND SEEN THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING. I'M SURPRISED THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED DUE TO THIS, I COULD NOT IMAGINE IF I WAS THE HIGHWAY BEHIND A BIG RIG AND MY SPEED QUICKLY DROPPED LIKE THAT OR IF SOMEONE WAS RIDING MY TAIL, THERE IS NO WAY THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SLOW DOWN QUICK ENOUGH TO PREVENT FROM HITTING ME. I SEEN THAT PEOPLE WITH JEEPS HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE, REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR OF THE PATRIOT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART.

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A CIRCUIT WIRE CORRODED AND SHORTED THE TIPM. THIS HAPPENED AT HOME. THE CAR WAS STORED IN THE GARAGE. THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN CONNECTED TO THE DEALER DIAGNOSTICS IT SHOWED NO ERROR CODES. WHEN THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WIRE AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE SHOP THE STARTER RAN NON STOP WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I AM UNAWARE IF THE CAR STARTER ALSO CAME ON WITHOUT THE KEY WHEN I WAS NOT NEAR THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE REMOTE START. IT IS DRIVEN ON PAVED RIDES AND STORED IN A GARAGE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS SHORTED TIPM THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT THE SAME DEALER FOR A FACTORY RECALL TO CHANGE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND TO DO A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATE.

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IN DEC OF 2017 I STARTED DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING I LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER NOTIFIED ME IT WAS THE ETC CONTROL. TODAY 02/05/20 I GOT IN MY CAR TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND 5 MINS INTO DRIVING AGAIN LIGHTS TURN ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ETC LIGHT (LIGHTENING BOLT), AND STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON AND AGAIN LOST POWER AND WENT FROM 25 MPH TO 5 MPH. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF MY CAR AND START IT AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO GET IT TO MY HOUSE BUT HAD TO DO THIS 3 TIMES TO GET IT TO MY HOUSE WHICH WAS 5 MINS AWAY. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME WITHIN 2YEAR THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME. THERE IS SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ON THIS VEHICLE. WE BUY A CAR FOR IT TO BE RELIABLE TO GO TO AND FROM WORK INSTEAD IM CONSTANTLY DRIVING NERVOUSLY WONDERING IF ILL BE ON A HIGH WAY GOING FROM 60 MPH TO 10 MPH AND IF SOMEONE WILL CRASH INTO ME. I CAN PROVIDE DEALER REPORTS IF NEEDED

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HAD ISSUES WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BUT WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL PAPERWORK. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THIS WAS THE COPY OF THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO GET REPAIRED.

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THE SEATBELT CAM KEEPS LOCKING UP. IT ONLY LETS THE SEATBELT OUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DURING THE FAILURE THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER MAC HAIK JEEP/CHRYSLER (5255 I-35 GEORGETOWN) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

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OUR 2015 JEEP PATRIOT 4WD IS SHUTTING OFF RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IT!! IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IT WILL JUST RANDOMLY SHIFT OFF WITHOUT WARNING! ALL THE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON THEN THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC!! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT IS PUTTING NOT ONLY OUR LIVES AT RISK FOR A CRASH BUT ALSO THOSE DRIVERS AROUND US AS WELL. ONCE THE CAR SHUTS ITSELF OFF IT WILL NOT TURN ON FOR 30 MINUTES OR SO LEAVING US STRANDING SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC EVEN!! WE HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD THAT IS IN THE CAR WITH US MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING AS WELL AND IS PUTTING HER LIFE AT RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH AS WELL!! THE 2016 JEEP PATRIOT HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM THAT OUR 2015 IS HAVING! IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY ONCE EVERY 2 WEEKS NOW. *TR

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DRIVING STEADILY ON THE HIGHWAY, MY DRIVER'S SEAT HEADREST EXPLODED FORWARD, LAUNCHING MY HEAD FORWARD AND DOWNWARD AWAY FROM THE ROAD, DISORIENTING ME FOR A COUPLE SECONDS. A POWERFUL SPRING COMPLETELY BROKE PLASTIC THAT HELD A PIN BACK, A PIN WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE HEADREST BACK. I AM YOUNG AND A VERY ALERT DRIVER, BUT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE.

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2015 JEEP PATRIOT HAD A PROBLEM STARTING TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER WHILE PARKED. AFTER WAITING FIVE MINUTES, I TURNED THE KEY AGAIN AND IT STARTED. THEN, TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING. FOR THE NEXT 20 SECONDS IT OSCILLATED BETWEEN ACCELERATING AND COASTING WHILE I HELD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. AS I COASTED TOWARDS AN UPCOMING OFF-RAMP, I LOST POWER STEERING. ONCE I WAS OFF THE FREEWAY, I HAD TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN THEIR "DIAGNOSTIC TESTS" AND FOUND NOTHING. THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR FOR 10 MILES AND WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUES. THEY UPDATED THE PCM AND TCM AND RAN THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AGAIN. NOTHING WAS FOUND. I FEEL INCREDIBLY UNSAFE DRIVING MY JEEP PATRIOT NOW. I ESCALATED THE ISSUE TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE WHO WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME UNTIL THE PROBLEMS ARE RECREATED AND DOCUMENTED BY A DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH JEEPS. 2016 JEEP PATRIOTS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY REASON. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?

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I DROVE. TH JEEP TO THE BACK OF MY PROPERTY ON MY WAY BACK TO THE HOUSE I GOT STUCK. I KNEW I COULDNT GET UNSTUCK WITHOUT HELP SO I WENT TO MY HOUSE. UPON MY RETURN THE NEXT MORN I RRALIZED TH JEEP CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED COMPLTELY UP. I GOT STUCK ABOUT 930/10 PM RETURNED BACK TO JEEP AT 6 AM

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I GOT STUCK ON MY PROPERTY. UPON MY RETURN THE JEEP CAUGT FIRE AND. BURNED COMPLETLY DOWN

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VEHICLE FAILS TO START MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE BATTERY AND STARTER ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. COMMON FIXES THAT ARE RECOMMENDED ARE REPLACING THE WCM OR THE RELAY BOX. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL START AFTER MULTIPLE TIMES AND LEAVING THE KEY CRANKED FOR 20 SECONDS+, BUT THIS ISN'T ALWAYS RELIABLE. BROUGHT IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY COULDNT RECREATE THE ISSUE, SO IT WAS NEVER RESOLVED FOR MY CASE.

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WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT AT LEAST 50-60% OF THE TIME. IT STARTED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND I HAD A DODGE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THEY FELT IT SLIP BUT THE ROAD WAS WET SO THEY COULDN'T SAY IF IT WAS THE TRANNY OR THE TIRES SLIPPING ON THE WET PAVEMENT. IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR THE LAST YEAR AT LEAST. AFTER TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THESE PATRIOTS THEY SAID THE SAME THING (TRANSMISSION SLIPPING). IT DOES IT DURING ACCELERATION.

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I HAVE A FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ALMOST EVERY OTHER MAKE AND MODEL SIMILAR TO MINE HAS A RECALL AND MINE IS NOT LISTED. I AM WONDERING WERE MY TYPE OF JEEP LOOKED AT.

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I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY JEEP PATRIOT STARTED SLOWING DOWN, LIMP AND A BIT OUT OF MY CONTROL. 3 LIGHTS TURNED ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY ENGINE STARTED SHAKING AND MY JEEP SOUNDED ODD SO I TURNED IT OFF. I WAITED A BIT AND TURNED IT BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK HOME SAFELY AS I WAS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MANY JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SAME THING. APPARENTLY IT'S A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE THAT JEEP HAS FAILED TO RECALL OR TAKE ACRION ON. I HAD TO PICK UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL AND THIS TIME THE JEEP WENT LIMP AFTER LESS THAN HALF OF A MILE OF DRIVING. I STRUGGLED TO TAKE MY CAR BACK HOME AND HAD TO KEEP TURNING ON AND OFF MY CAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I WAS VERY LUCKY TO JUST BE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JULY. THESE SORT OF ISSUES SHOULDN'T ALREADY BE HAPPENING. I NOW WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC AND SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR.

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CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THROTTLE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. VECHILE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND IMMEDIATELY FLASHED THE LIGHTNING BOLT WARNING LIGHT DROPPING FROM 80MPH TO 10 MPH. THIS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VECHILE VIOLENTLY SPUTTERING. VECHILE WILL START BUT WHEN DRIVE IS ENGAGED AT LOW RPM NOTHING HAPPENS. WITH ACCELERATION THE CAR WILL SPUTTER AND NOT GET PAST 15 MILES PER HOUR. DURING SPUTTERING NO POWER STEERING IS AVALIBLE AND BRAKING IS MADE DIFFICULT WITH SPUTTERING.

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MY ABS AND ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL SENSORS LIGHTS HAVE BEEN OVER FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. MY BRAKES HAS BEEN GIVING ME SOME RESISTANCE AND SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL.

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THE CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH STEERING ENGINE HEATING AND NOW THROTTLE.

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SPUTTERING AND VIOLENT BUCKING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. "LIGHTENING BOLT" STARTED BLINKING ON DASH BOARD. TURNED OUT I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. MY CAR ONLY HAD 55,000 MILES AT THE TIME. VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND THIS STARTS.

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CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT. GOT INTO CAR THE NEXT DAY AND MY DRIVER SIDE HEAD REST HAS BEEN DEPLOYED AND UNABLE TO RESET DUE TO THE DAMAGED HINGE.

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I HAVE ONLY 36,000 MILES ON MY 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. ON A TRIP FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO GEORGIA, HALFWAY THERE, THE ETC LIGHT AND THE ESC CAME ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER EVERY 45 TO 50 MILES TO RESET IT. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC. THIS WILL COST OVER $500. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH ONLY 36,000 MILES. WHY, WITH MANY COMPLAINTS, WOULD THIS NOT BE A RECALL?

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CAR BEGAN TO REV UP WHILE IDLE AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE I STARTED TO DRIVE THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AT SEVERAL RED LIGHTS AFTER BEING STOPPED. TOOK TO SHOP AND THEY SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED.

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WHEN IT RAINS WATER LEAKS INTO THE REAR DOME LIGHT AND DRIPS INTO THE INSIDE OF MY JEEP. THE LIGHT DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE OF THIS AND I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE AN ELECTROCUTION HAZARD. I CAN'T HAVE ANYTHING IN THE BACK OF MY JEEP THAT COULD BE RUINED BY RAIN WATER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE INSTALLING THE DORMAN LOADED STEERING KNUCKLE (PART NUMBERS: 698411 AND 698410) (NA), THE PARTS CRACKED DURING INSTALLATION WHEN BEING PROPERLY APPLIED WITH A TORQUE WRENCH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. SELLER ROCK AUTO WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

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