What 455 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Jeep Patriot

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE MAP LIGHTS IN THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,750.

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VEHICLE LOSES POWER UNPREDICTABLY WHILE IN MOTION. OCCURS IN VARIOUS SCENARIOS, INCLUDING DURING A COMPLETE STOP, ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, AND CRUISING (OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS 0-75 MPH). VEHICLE MAINTAINS ELECTRICAL POWER BUT LOSES THRUST, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKE PRESSURE. CAR NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF, AND ON OCCASION THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RE-START. WILL HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES. OCCURS MOSTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR AT LEAST A SHORT DISTANCE, THEN TURNED OFF FOR 5-10 MINUTES MINIMUM. WHEN VEHICLE RESTARTS, THE OPERATOR IS AT RISK FOR FAILURE. JEEP DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE TROTTLE BODY AND ISSUE PERSISTED. RETURNED TO JEEP, THEY REPLICATED THE ENGINE FAILURE BUT CANNOT IDENTIFY AN ISSUE.

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IF THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD IT WAS A DEFECT. MARCH 2018 GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN WAS TOLD IT WAS A DEFECT. BOTH TIMES HAD TO PAY A HUNDRED DOLLARS DEDUCTED

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SACRAMENTO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3610 FULTON AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95821) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO SUPERIOR DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (1201 EXCHANGE AVE, CONWAY, AR 72032), BUT NO FAILURES COULD BE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

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VEHICLE HAS HAD TOTAL OF 9 INCIDENTS INVOLVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INVOLVING FAIL CODE 22, P2127,P2138. CAR HAS HAD STATIONARY STALL OUTS OR NO STARTS. WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK HAS HIGH REV TO 3000 RPMS. WHILE CAR IS DRIVEN IN CITY HAS HAD RAPID DECELERATION FROM 45 TO 30 MPH WITH JERKY FORWARD AND BACK MOVEMENT WITH NO ABILITY TO CONTROL SPEED OTHER THAN HEAVY BREAKING, NO ACCELERATION CONTROL. WHILE ON HIGHWAY ;RAPID UNCONTROLLED DECELERATION FROM 65 TO 40 MPH, WITH NO ABILITY TO RE-ACCELERATE WITH JERKING FORWARD AND BACK MOTION. SELF ACCELERATION(DRIVER HAS NOT ENGAGED ACCELERATOR PEDAL) FROM STOPPED POSITION= 0-40 MPH REQUIRING EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLICATION TO STOP WITH LIMITED TO NO STEERING CAPABILITY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO MULTIPLE JEEP DEALERSHIPS IN CO AND AZ FROM 4/8/16-2/21/18. MULTIPLE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITH NO RESOLUTION. LEMON LAW APPLICATION AND FURTHER LITIGATION IS ONGOING.

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I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THE VEHICLE A WEEK YET. THE ENGINE HAS DIED ON ME TWICE. ONCE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH GOING TO WORK ON A DARK TWO LANE ROAD. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO SOUNDS - JUST ALL OF THE SUDDEN I WAS NOT MOVING AND I WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE. THE SECOND TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND IDLING. THE ENGINE DIED. AGAIN, NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. ON 3 INSTANCES THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT CRANK. IT STARTS AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. THE VEHICLE IS A PREVIOUSLY OWNED WITH JUST UNDER 11,000 MILES ON IT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT NOW. IF IT DIES WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE THEN I COULD GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

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ENGINE WILL NOT START UNLESS I PRESS ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THEN BACK IN PARK. IT DOES THIS EVERYDAY.

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MAYBE A MONTH AGO OK DROVE TO WORK AS NORMAL MY VEHICLE SITS PARKED MOST OF THE DAY AS I WAS LEAVING TO GO HOME MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER EVERY I HAD NO CLUE ASSUMING THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE SO I AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE VEHICLE AND AND STARTED . I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT BUT LAST NIGHT I PURCHASED GAS AT THE SAME PLACE JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM HOME JUST AS I MADE MY TURN TO CROSS THE MEDIAN IT THUMPS TWICE AND JUST SHUT OFF I TRY NOT TO COMPLAIN BUT SHOULD THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY OR ANY STREET I COULD HAVE NOT JUST HURT I COULD HAVE HURT OTHERS . I SAT THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF A CHURCH GRATEFUL . S O NOW THE VEHICLE WON'T START SOUNDS LIKE IT WANTS TO BIT WON'T

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CENTRAL FLORIDA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (8675 COMMODITY CIRCLE, ORLANDO, FL 32819), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AIRPORT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (5751 EAGLE VAIL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32822) WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINED AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,045.

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CAR SMOKING THEN LOST COMPLETE POWER AND GLIDED DOWN FREEWAY STOPPED CAR COMPLETELY ON FIRE SEE ALSO 11053940

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THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS STALLING.

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I'VE HAD CONSTANT ISSUE WITH MY BREAKS SQUEALING. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 9 MONTHS THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON ANY TIME I DROVE ACROSS A SPEED BUMP IN A PARKING LOT, ANY AREA ON A ROADWAY THAT WAS UNEVEN. A FEW MONTHS LATER WHEN TURNING RIGHT, MY LEFT WHEEL CONTINUED TO GO TO THE LEFT. AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN TURNING LEFT EITHER FROM A STOP OR GOING AROUND A CURVE THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE OR HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CARRIAGE IN THE FRONT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THOMPSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (124 NORTH POINT BLVD, BALTIMORE, MD 21224, (410) 288-3100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ELECTRICAL NON PCM FLASHED AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND GRADUALLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED, THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (WASHINGTON NC CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT LOCATED AT 4001 U.S. 264 WEST, WASHINGTON, NC 27889) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD CALL THE CONTACT. A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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STARTED JEEP AND ALL THREE LIGHTS PRESENTED ON THE PANEL (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT). ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AND WOULD NOT MOVE PAST 2KRPM AND COMMENCED "STUTTERING" AND THEN STALLED. HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC (MPG AUTOMOTIVE AND FERNIE'S AUTO) TO CONFIRM FAILURES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF, AND MALFUNCTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,790.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT RAPID SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FASTER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDICAL BUILDING AND INJURED ANOTHER PERSON. THE OTHER PERSON SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE CHEST THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE LEFT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KLAMATH FALLS HONDA (2810 WASHBURN WAY, KLAMATH FALLS, OR 97603 (541) 205-4917), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. *JS

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SHIFTS FROM D TO 1ST ON ITS OWN: FROM A STOP, THE 2016 JEEP PATRIOT SEMI-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DROPS TO FIRST GEAR ON ITS OWN. THERE IS NO INDICATION UNTIL THE DRIVER HAS PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND HAS NO ACCELERATION POWER. THE DASH LIGHT INDICATES THE VEHICLE IS IN 1ST GEAR, BUT THE DRIVER WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS AND MUST EITHER GUN THE ENGINE AND TAKE RPMS OFF THE CHART TO AVOID A CRASH FROM ONCOMING VEHICLES, OR MANUALLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO N OR P AND THEN RETURN TO D FOR A TYPE OF "RESET". THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTANT. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM (IN TO SHOP 3X FOR THIS ISSUE). THEY REPLACED THE STICK SENSOR AND OPENED TWO SEPARATE STARON PACKS WITH JEEP ENGINEERS. BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I SUSPECT ITS TRANSMISSION ($$) RELATED OR ELECTRICAL ($$). MOVING ON TO NEW DEALERSHIP SERVICE. FINGERS CROSSED. CRUISE CONTROL: WHEN CRUISE ENGAGED AT 70-75 MPH ON OPEN HWY, HAD TO SLOW FOR TRAFFIC. SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 60-65. WHEN REENGAGED CRUISE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY--RPMS SHOT THROUGH THE ROOF. HAD TO TAP THE BREAKS TO DISENGAGE CRUISE AND WHOLE FAMILY EXPERIENCED A HARD LURCH. REPORTED ISSUE TO JEEP SERVICE AS PERHAPS RELATED TO ISSUE WITH DOWNSHIFTING TO FIRST. RESPONSE WAS THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. SEATBELTS: WHEN A PERSON WEIGHING MORE THAN 230LBS SITS IN THE FRONT SEATS, THE SEAT BELT WARNING SOUND DINGS AS IF THE BELT IS NOT ENGAGED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED SENSORS IN BOTH FRONT SEATS. PROBLEM RESOLVED.

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WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH ON TRAFFIC ENTERING THE UNIVERSITY THE STEERING GRADUALLY BECAME STIFFER, UNTIL THE ENGINE SUDDENLY TURNOFF BY ITSELF, LOOSING ALL THE CONTROLS OF THE CAR. NO SENSORS OR SAFETY LIGHTS WENT ON AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I TURNED THAT CAR BACK ON AND EVERYTHING WAS IN WORKING ORDER. I CALLED THE ROAD ASSISTANCE AND INFORMED THE DEALER SINCE THE CAR WAS SERVICED BACK ON FEBRUARY 23, 2017 DUE TO A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE S89 - CRANKSHAFT CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AT A HIGHER SPEED THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAYOR COLLISION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF BENITEZ CHRYSLER IS EVALUATING THE CAUSE. SO FAR THE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE A STOP LAND SWITCH FAILURE AT THE BREAK. I INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE TO CALL CHRYSLER AND ODI-NHTSA IN ORDER TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND LOOK FOR GUIDANCE, SINCE I WILL NOT EXPOSE ANY LIFE ON A NEW CAR UNRESOLVED SAFETY PROBLEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED OVER. THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MINOR ANKLE INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN AT A SPEED THAT WOULD FACILITATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. ..UPDATED 07/31/17 *BF *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT AT 520-258-6076 AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ..UPDATED 07/21/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO SEND THE AVAILABLE PARTS TO A DEALER THAT IS CLOSER IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED. UPDATED 07/25/2017*JS

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WILE DRIVING ONCE REACHING 60 MILES THE CAR WILL SVERE TO THE RIGHT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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