What 455 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Jeep Patriot

THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON IT ALMOST CAUSED A FATALITY IT BACKFIRED AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON IT'S BEEN PULLING AND OUT OF LINE SINCE DAY ONE BOUGHT NEW.....SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND NOW IN SHOP FOR ELECTRICAL SENSOR $1400

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CAR CUTS OFF (ENGINE STALL) AFTER STARTING & DRIVING! FIRST IT WAS HARD TO START, THEN IT WOULD CUT OFF AFTER STARTING OR PUTTING INTO DRIVE, FINALLY IT CUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET (HAD TO BE TOWED)! THANK GOD, I WASN'T ON A MAIN HIGHWAY! BEFORE THE COMPLETE SHUT DOWN, AUTO ZONE RAN A CHECK ON MY VEHICLE FOR ME, SHOWING BATTERY & ALTERNATOR WERE FINE, BUT FOUND THAT THE SENSOR (CRANKSHAFT OR CAMSHAFT) WAS THE PROBLEM, WITH CAR CUTTING OFF! NHTSA SHOWS THIS TO BE A PROBLEM (VEHICLE STALLING,) WITH THE 2016 JEEP PATRIOT, BUT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED. I SPOKE WITH MY DEALER, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT NOT ON MY VIN#, & THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FROM THEM, TO PROVE THAT IS WHAT WRONG (CAN ACCEPT INFORMATION FROM AUTO ZONE)! I AM UNABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE, BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP PATRIOT BY THE DEALER & NHTSA, WHY ISN'T MY VIN# NOT ON THE LIST??

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2016 PATRIOT WITH,54,000 MILES. NO MAJOR ISSUES PRIOR. 2 WEEKS AGO HOWEVER, I WAS LEFT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP, ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY A SEMI AND SIDE SWIPING A CONSTRUCTION SIGN TO AVOID BEING HIT. WHEN ACCELERATING THE ETC SYMBOL (LIGHTENING BOLT) WILL DISPLAY, TRACTION CONTROL ICON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL DISPLAY. THE JEEP COMPLETELY STOPS ACCELERATING (HIGHWAY SPEED TO 0 MPH WITHIN SECONDS=DEADLY), IT WILL SHAKE BEFORE JUST DYING. IF I'M LUCKY I'LL MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER (IF IT HAPPENS TO HAVE ONE). THROUGH GOOGLE RESEARCH, I CAME ACROSS A WAY TO DO A "RESET" (TURN CAR OFF, INSERT KEY AND TURN "ON", PRESS GAS PEDAL SLOWLY, RELEASE SLOWLY, TURN CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE). DOING THIS TYPICALLY CLEARS THE ICONS AND I'M ABLE TO TRAVEL AGAIN. THIS INTERMITTENTLY HAPPENS, SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'RE POTENTIALLY ABOUT TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT FROM STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. WHEN DRIVING ON CITY/TOWN ROADS, IT HAS NOT COMPLETED STOPPED AS STATED ABOVE, BUT WILL "JUMP" WHEN SWITCHING GEARS, THEN THROW THE ETC SYMBOL. IF I LET OFF THE GAS, THE ICON GOES AWAY AND CAR RUNS NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC 1 DAY AGO AND WAS TOLD TO GET A NEW BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS CHANGED 1 DAY AGO AND THE ISSUE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES TODAY. THROUGH ONLINE SEARCHES IT APPEARS THIS IS A TERRIBLY COMMON ISSUE THAT JEEP HAS YET TO ADDRESS! SOMEONE IS GOING TO END UP LOSING THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO WAY OF KNOWING THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN OR ANY PREVENTATIVE MEASURES THAT A TYPICAL PERSON WOULD KNOW TO TAKE TO AVOID THIS DEADLY MALFUNCTION. AS EASY AS IT IS TO JUST TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC, THAT IS NOT FINANCIALLY POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE AND IN THIS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY JEEP AS IT IS RECURRING ISSUE AND IS DEADLY. NOTHING AS A VEHICLE OWNER WOULD AVOID THIS FROM OCCURRING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE, CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION BANK 1, INVALID SKIM KEY, AND AN UNKNOWN CODE APPEARED FOR THE ABS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). MANAHAWKIN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 500 NEW JERSEY 72 WEST, MANAHAWKIN, NJ 08050) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AT 866-834-5922 AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED FROM 5,000 TO 6,000 WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAUREL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 1000 EISENHOWER BLVD, JOHNSTOWN, PA 15904) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TRAVELING 95 NORTH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON TRAVELING 73 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE ENGINE RACED AS IF I WERE TRYING TO INCREASE MY SPEED. THE VEHICLE SURPASSED 80 MPH. I HAD TO STOMP ON THE BREAK TO DISENGAGE THE CRUSE CONTROL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN HER DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED A PARKED VEHICLE THAT WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE CRANKSHAFT, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BY FLETCHER SUPERSTORE (3111 E 32ND ST, JOPLIN, MO 64804, (417) 553-7589). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,200. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *BF *JB

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THE JEEP STALLS WHEN IN DRIVE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO AND WAS GETTING WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KENDALL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF SOLDOTNA (44055 STERLING HWY, SOLDOTNA, AK 99669), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED ENGINE STALLEED TWICE ON 4/13/19 AND 4/29/19. *JB

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BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2018 MY JEEP WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. MY SON WAS THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME ON HIS WAY TO PICK ME UP FROM WORK IN TIVERTON RHODE ISLAND. ACCORDING TO HIM, HE RECALLS EVERYTHING FINE AND THEN A MOMENT WHEREIN EVERYTHING WENT BLANK. UPON ARRIVAL THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, I ASKED HIM WHAT HAPPENED, HE WAS IN A STATE OF CONFUSION. AT THAT POINT THE POLICE HAD CAUGHT UP, AND BEGAN THE INVESTIGATION, AND MY SON WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BY RESCUE. FAST FORWARD: WE ARE IN QUESTION TO THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. BASED ON OUR INVESTIGATION AND RECALL OF THE INCIDENT A: THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND B: THE RIGHT WHEEL AND AXLE WAS COMPLETELY DISENGAGED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD SUSTAINED A MAJORITY OF DAMAGES ON THE LEFT/DRIVER'S SIDE! THE LEFT/DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AND AXLE WAS STILL COMPLETELY INTACT DESPITE SUSTAINING A VAST AMOUNT OF DAMAGES. *DT*JB

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WE HAVE A JEEP PATRIOT 2016 AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH EFFECTS THE STARTER. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE JEEP STARTING AND TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT WAS UNDER RECALL. WE TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALER AND THEY SCHEDULED IT TO BE FIXED. WE WERE THEN CALLED AND TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE MISSED THE RECALL DATE BY 2 MONTHS SO IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE RECALL AND IT WOULD COST TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IT IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON OTHER 2016 JEEPS AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. WE ARE NOW HAVING TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE WHEN VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE! THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE ISSUE STARTED AND IT WOULD NOT START. WE ACTUALLY HAD IT HOOKED UP TO READ WHAT THE ISSUE WAS ALSO. IT IDENTIFIED AN ISSUE WITH THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE SAME REPORTED RECALL ISSUE!

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I WAS GOING UPHILL ON A RURAL ROAD WHEN MY CAR POWERED DOWN AND THE RPMS DROPPED DOWN TO 0. IT KICKED RIGHT BACK IN, IT HAPPENED ONE MORE TIME ON MY WAY HOME THROUGH THE CITY. WHEN I GOT INTO MY DRIVEWAY, BEFORE I COULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT DROPPED RPMS AND POWERED DOWN. AFTER A HALF AN HOUR I WENT OUT TO HEAD TO A DR. APPT AND MY JEEP WOULDN'T START.

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MY VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT'S STALLING OR THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT WHEN I MAKE TURNS.

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230AM ON INTERSTATE 25, NO ROAD LIGHTING, NO TRAFFIC NEARBY. BY OURSELVES, FOUR OF US ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT. SET CRUISE CONTROL TO 75MPH. SECONDS LATER ALL LIGHTS INCLUDING DASHBOARD WENT OUT. IN TOTAL DARK NESS. GUESSED SIDE OF ROAD. MANAGED TO STOP CAR. TURNED OFF, BACK ON, ALL RESTORED. WE ACTUALLY GRAZED AN OVERPASS WHICH I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS. WE FOUR CAME NEAR DEATH. SCARED TO DRIVE CAR. JUST HAD "PATCH" WORK DONE AT NEARBY DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTSS THAT WERE ON. PLEASE ADVISE.

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TAKATA RECALL THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON THE HIGHWAY IN MOTION LOSING THE POWER.

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I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON A BUSY FREEWAY, WHEN MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN 40 MILES AND STALLED. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER, AAA ARRIVES INSPECT MY VEHICLE AND THERE'S NOTHING APPARENTLY WRONG. MY CAR DRIVES LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I WILL BE TAKING IT INTO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. THIS HAPPENED IN MENLO PARK, CA OFF THE WILLOW EXIT. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE, AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A CENTER DIVIDER.

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WITH IN THIS MONTH OF MARCH MY 2016 JEEP PATRIOT HAVE AT LEAST 8-9 ENGINE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE MY FAMILY AND I ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, STREET AND 2-3 UNEXPECTEDLY AT A STOP SIGN. YOU HAVE A RECALL/ ENGINE STALLS (16V907000).I TAKEN MY CAR TO MY JEEP DEALER ON 3/9/2019 TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR(JAMES BEISIEGEL , DIRECT#-904-493-8979 AND WE SPOKEN TO A CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE:1-800-992-1997. THEY BOTH AGREE THAT MY JEEP FALL UNDER THE RECALL 16V907000 SYMPTOMS. BUT MY VEHICLE DOESN'T FALL UNDER RECALL PERIMETERS.MY JEEP FALL ONE MONTH OUT OF THE PERIMETER OF THE RECALL. CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE AND MY SERVICE ADVISOR WANTED ME TO CALL NHTSA TO SEE CAN YOU UMBRELLA MY 2016 JEEP PATRIOT UNDER RECALL / ENGINE STALLS (16V907000). I FEEL UNSAFE WHEN I DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THE JEEP IN NOV. 2017, I ONLY HAVE THE FOR 16 MONTHS.. I HAVE TO TAKE A CHANCE EVERYDAY. WHEN MY FAMILY AND I GET INTO THE VEHICLE.

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I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS RECALL AND HAD NO KNOWLEDGE WHY MY CAR WOULD STALL. NO NOTICE WAS SENT O MY HOUSE. I WANT ANOTHER VEHICLE, IT CAN BE USED SAME YEAR AND STYLE BUT FIXED!

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I COME DOWN A SMALL OVER PASS, AND ICE WASN'T VISIBLE/ WHEN I BRAKED MY LEFT TIRE DRIVER SIDE AT THE CURB

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CAR SHUTS OFF AND LOSES POWER AT VARIOUS SPEEDS 1-65 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN IT LOSES POWER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND YOU BETTER PULL OVER FAST OR YOU WONT BE ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL YOU CAN GET IT TO START BACK UP. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WHILE TO START BACK UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ME FOR 5 MONTHS NOW'. I'VE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG... I NEVER GOT NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS AND THEY DIDNT EVEN INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY JEEP PATRIOT THE TWO TIMES I'VE HAD IT IN. I AM NOW HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WILL NOT DRIVE MORE THAN A FEW FEET WITH CONSTANT SHUT DOWN. IT IS DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, UP HILL, DOWN HILL, FLAT, ETC.

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VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS OCCURED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. RESTARTED AND AS DRIVING HOME, VEHICLE TRIES TO ACCELARATE ITSELF WHILE CAR IS IDLING. HAD I NOT HAD MY FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE, IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN OFF. TOOK IN FOR REPAIRS AND DEALER STATES THAT THROTTLE BODY IS BAD AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. ADVISED THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS VEHICLE CAN LOSE POWER WITHOUT WARNING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED ON ITS OWN OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SCHUMACHER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF DELRAY (561-935-4210, LOCATED AT 2102 S FEDERAL HWY A, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,811.

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16V907000 *TR

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