What 455 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Jeep Patriot

SAME ISSUE AS RECALL S89/16V907000. STALLS RANDOMLY AND POWER NOT DELIVERED TO ENGINE PROPERLY. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR OUR FAMILY.

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WHILE DRIVING G ENGINE STALLS AND CAN NOT ACCELERATE, RED LIGHT W LIGHT BOLT FLASHES WHILE CAR STALLS, USUALLY FOR 10 SECONDS, THEN RECOVERS. IT HAPPENS MORE AND MORE OFTEN. HAPPENS ON BOTH FREEWAY AND STREET DRIVING, 60MPH AND 35MPH FIRST TIME HAPPENED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO

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THE VEHICLE STALLED SITTING STILL. WHEN I CRANKED THE JEEP IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AS I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY IT JUST KEPT ON CRANKING WITH OUT ME HOLDING THE KEY.

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SAME EXACT ISSUE AS SAFETY RECALL S89 / NHTSA 16V-907 STALLLES ARRIVING AND WON'T RESTART

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WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A DELAY IN STARTING THEN WHEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE JERKS OR STALLS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE. ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION DO NOT SEEM TO MAKE IT STOP OR FIX THE ISSUE. OCCASIONALLY WHEN GOING UP HILL THE VEHICLE WILL HIT 4RPM LIKE IT IS UNABLE TO SHIFT AND NEITHER ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION FIX THE ISSUE EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER CLIMBING THE HILL. THERE ARE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON AND NO CODES TO BE READ. I HAVE TRIED GAS TREATMENT AND TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND 2 MECHANICS AND NO ONE KNOWS WHY IT IS DOING IT OR HOW TO STOP IT.

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I WAS COMING OUT OF A STOP GETTING READY TO GET INTO THE TURNING LANE FOR THE INTERSTATE RAMP AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS THE CAR BARELY MOVED BUT THE RPM SHOT UP AND WAS REVVING. CAME TO A FULL STOP AND PUT CAR IN PARK AND IT MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE. PUT BACK IN DRIVE AND SEEMED TO BE NORMAL.

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MY VEHICLE OUT OF NOWHERE NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS CAME ON IT SIMPLY SHUT OFF NO POWER COULDN'T EVEN UNLOCK MY DOORS. WAS UNABLE TO START AGAIN. I JUMPED IT AND IT STARTED WITHIN 10SECONDS OF DRIVING IT I THOUGHT IT DIED AGAIN AND REALIZED WAS STILL RUNNING BUT IT WAS LIKE I WAS NOT PRESSING THE GAS RPMS WERE UP BUT NO SPEED WHEN I PUT IN PARK VEHICLE MOTOR SEEMED TO BE STRUGGLING AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON A SMALL ROAD . GOT IT HOME SPOKE TO MECHANIC HE INFORMED ME OF RECALL S89 AND IMMEDIATELY SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER POSSIBLY I REACHED OUT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP TO SUBMIT MY VIN FOR RECALL I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP THEY ESSENTIALLY TOLD ME NO WE DON'T DO THAT. THIS WAS OUT OF NOWHERE WITH NO WARNING I DID TRY TO START VEHICLE A FEW MINUTES LATER IT STARTED UP.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED SHE NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE PULLED OVER THE VEHICLE AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AND SHE COULD NOT BREATHE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO THE SCENE AND WAS ABLE EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOWING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS MANUALLY PUSHED OR COASTED OUT OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SITTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLS, ESSENTIALLY CUTTING MY POWER STEERING AND HAVE LITTLE CONTROL OVER VEHICLE. HAPPENS ON FREEWAY AND IN CITY STREETS AND STOP LIGHTS

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THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD AT MORE THEN 20MPH AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT DOES IT WITH NO LIGHT OR ANY INDICATION THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG. I BELIEVE IT'S COMPLETELY ELECTRICAL BUT I'M TAKING IT IN TO THE MECHANICS TOMORROW. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED ON ME THANKFULLY I WAS ON THE SLOW LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE BUT NOT BEFORE SOMEONE ALMOST REAR ENDING ME.

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MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS INDICATE THE VEHICLE ROUTINELY LOST CONTACT WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE, WHEEL DISTANCE, AND SPEED WHILE BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

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WHEN IT IS READY TO SHIFT BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WITH FOOT ON PEDAL STEADY IT WILL PAUSE LIGHT WILL COME ON THEN WHEN IT GETS CAUGHT UP IT WILL SHOT U FORWARD.IT DOES THIS MOST OFTEN WHEN PULLING ON TO HIGHWAY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 39683 ON MILLAGE

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THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. IT ALSO SHUTS IT SELF OFF EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS JEEP.

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AT THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THE ENGINE STALLING, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, BUT SLOWING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE NEXT INSTANCE OF THE VEHICLE STALLING, IT WAS STOPPED. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, BUT TRIED TO RESTART ON ITS OWN. AFTER RESETTING THE IGNITION KEY, AND WAITING ABOUT 3 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED...AND REMAINED IN A RUNNING STATE UNTIL WE ARRIVED AT HOME. THE NEXT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS USED, IT WAS STARTED VIA THE KEY FOB. IT STARTED, AND WITHIN 15 SECONDS, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. LATER THAT DAY, WE TOOK IT TO A VALVOLINE OIL CHANGE FACILITY, WHERE THEY CHECKED FOR ENGINE CODES VIA THE OBD PORT. AND ERROR OF "CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR" WAS NOTED. LATER THAT DAY, WHILE PULLING IN TO A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART ON ITS OWN. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (AT AROUND 60 MPH), THE ENGINE STALLED AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART 4 TIMES (ON ITS OWN). IT RESTARTED, AND STAYED THAT WAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP HOME. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, THERE IS A RECALL (S89) ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, BUT THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE IS OUT OF RANGE WITH OUR VEHICLE, OR DOES NOT APPLY TO THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE VERSION (WHICH WE HAVE).

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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON "GAS CAP NOTIFICATION" NEW AFTERMARKET GAS CAP STILL SAME NOTIFICATION...DRIVING AT 55MPH OR JUST IDLING VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF ?SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART WHILE DRIVING BUT WILL DIE AGAIN...HAVE TO TRY TO PULL OFF ROAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC WHEN POSSIBLE...HAVE TO PUT IN PARK & WAIT FOR ALL CHIMES TO RING THEN TRY STARTING AGAIN...VERY SCARY WHEN YOU CAN'T LEAVE FROM A STOP SIGN OR COME TO NO POWER SITUATION ON A BUSY HIGHWAY...DON'T GET ON INTERSTATE SINCE THIS STARTED!! *TR

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REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AS VEHICLE LOST POWER. MECHANIC SAID HE HAS REPLACED OVER 10-12 OF THEM RECENTLY AND THERE WILL PROBABLY A RECALL. PART AND LABOR WAS $500. MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS IN COLLEGE AND WE PURCHASED VEHICLE AS IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. *TR

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AS I AM DRIVING, WHEN I SLOW DOWN OR SIT IN TRAFFIC MY CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG ON THE DASHBOARD. I CAN'T BRAKE NOR ACCELERATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MECHANIC DOESN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG BUT IT HAPPENS ATLEAST 3 TIMES A MONTH. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN ON A HIGHWAY OR VERY BUSY BOULEVARD. I'VE ALMOST CRASHED EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS WHILE MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

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WHEN ACCELERATING MY ENGINE SEEMS TO BOG DOWN AND STALL VERY FREQUENTLY. THIS HAD ALMOST CAUSED WHAT COULD OF BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ONCE I WAS TURNING IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION AND IT STALLED WHEN CAR YIELDING TO ME WAS APPROACHING ME IN INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING A T BONE TYPE CRASH AND THE OTHER TIMES WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE ACCELERATING THE ENGINE STALLED EACH TIME CAUSING WHAT COULD OF POTENTIALLY BEEN A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. I WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO BEING HIT BY A SEMI ONCE, A TRUCK PULLING A TRAILER ONCE AND MULTIPLE CARS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR

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HEATING CORE WENT OUT; LEAKED WATER AT 220F ONTO BARE FOOT WHILE DRIVING. JUST HAD PART REPLACED; PART IS EXTREMELY FLIMSY. *TR

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2016 JEEP PATRIOT WITH 38K MILES WILL RANDOMLY QUIT ACCELERATING WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF POWER, STEERING CONTROL, ETC. THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND FLASH. DIAGNOSED AT LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING AT A COST OF $1000 AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY JEEP WARRANTY - WHETHER THE BASIC OR THE EXTENDED THAT COVERS EMISSION SYSTEMS. *TR

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I HAVE A 2016 JEEP. IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE GOING UP HILLS, PICKING UP SPEEDS, RPMS WILL NOT SHIFT ACCURATELY. WE TOOK TO THE DEAL SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S A BAD TRANSMISSION ALL TOGETHER. *TR

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VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND/OR STALLS WHILE DRIVING, EVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN STOPPED. I HAD TO LET CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. LOST ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY AFTER TURNING A CORNER AND BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE. YOU PRESS ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THIS ALSO HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH. LUCKILY IT KICKED BACK IN. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR PATRIOT S89 FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, WHICH WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM ON MY PATRIOT. I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THIS RECALL WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. HE SAID IT WASN'T APPLICABLE TO MY VEHICLE AND WOULDN'T KEEP THE PAPERWORK I GAVE HIM FOR THE RECALL. THE DEALER, HOWEVER, TOLD ME IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM AND CHARGED ME TO REPLACE IT AND THEN ENDED UP REPLACING THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AFTER THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENED ON THE TEST DRIVE AFTER REPLACING ABS. THE PATRIOT STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. IF THE DEALER WOULD HAVE LISTENED TO ME AND DONE THE TEST DRIVE FIRST, THEY WOULD HAVE DISCOVERED THE ISSUE RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. LUCKILY I DIDN'T GET HIT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. GLENDALE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (900 S. BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

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THERE IS A LEAK SOMEWHERE THAT FLOODS WATER THROUGH THE MAP LIGHTS IN THE ROOF EVERY TIME IT RAINS. IT HAS SHORTED OUT THE ENTIRE RADIO SCREEN WHERE IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. TOOK INTO A DEALERSHIP TO TAKE A LOOK AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED 2 TIMES AND STILL CONTINUED TO LEAK. I HAVE FORUMS ONLINE THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE! I WILL PROCEED WITH FILING LEMON LAW IF THIS DOES NOT GET ADDRESSED. *TR

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