What 455 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Jeep Patriot

MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT CONNECTING GEARS WHEN IT GETS TOO HOT THIS HAPPENS WHEN I ACCELERATE AND IN BETWEEN GEARS OF FIRST AND SECOND SECOND AND THIRD AND THIRD AND FOURTH.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HARRY BLACKWELL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1660 W BUSINESS U.S. 60, DEXTER, MO 63841) AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED AN UPDATE DUE TO THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL AND THAT THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WAS NOT COVERED. ADDITIONALLY, THE REGULAR WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

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OVERTIME, THE JEEP HAS GOTTEN WORSE WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE JEEP WILL KEEP JERKING LIKE IT'S SLIPPING GEARS. IT WILL OCCUR ACCELERATING ON A STREET OR WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY.

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THE UNSEALED MAIN RELAY BOX IS POSITIONED DIRECTLY BELOW THE LEAD-ACID BATTERY WHICH LEAKS DIRECTLY ONTO THE COVER, ENTERS THE RELAY BOX AND DESTROYS THE LEG AND WIRING CONNECTED TO THE AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN RELAY. THIS CAN OCCUR BOTH AS THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING OR CAUSE A NO-CRANK/NO-START SITUATION, IMMOBILIZING THE VEHICLE. IN OUR CASE, THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS IN A PARKING LOT BUT THE ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MYRIAD YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON THE ISSUE FOR MANY JEEP AND FCA VEHICLES. THIS IS ENOUGH OF A KNOWN ISSUE THAT FCA HAS NOT ADDRESSED FOR MANY YEARS NOW AND WE JUST PAID $460.00 FOR THE DEALER TO MOVE THE AFFECTED RELAY FROM THE BOX TO A LESS VULNERABLE LOCATION. IT OCCURRED A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE WIRING FAILED COMPLETELY, AND IN OUR CASE WAS IN A STATIONARY CONDITION EACH TIME FORTUNATELY.

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MY MALFUNCTIONING JEEP PATRIOT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTALED CAR, 2 DAMAGED BUILDINGS, AND A FCA LETTER STONEWALLING AND WASHING THEIR HANDS OF. THIS ACCIDENT CAME WITHIN A WHISKER OF TAKING OUR LIVES. ACCIDENT HAPPENED AS I DESCENDED OUR DRIVEWAY TO OUR HOUSE. DEEP SKID TIRE MARKS IN GRAVEL THEY CHOSE TO IGNORE. THEIR "INVESTIGATION" WAS VERY VERY SHALLOW. I HAVE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ALL THAT HAPPENED THAT DAY AND POLICE REPORT WHICH I CAN FAX TO YOU. I AM A VERY ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED VETERAN I NEED YOU. THANKS.*DT*DT*JP*DT*JB*JB

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GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER, THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT WILL FLASH. THEN WITHIN SECONDS THE LIGHT WILL CUT OFF THE CAR WILL GAIN POWER AND WILL ACCELERATE.

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HELLO . MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN CAR ACCIDENT . SHE WAS IN HER 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHICH THE ACCIDENT WAS PRETTY BIG. WHICH CAUSED AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. AIRBAG FROM STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T DEPLOY PROPERLY AND ALSO THE AIRBAG FROM THE DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIRBAGS RELEASED A LOT OF WHITE POWDER AND SMOKE WHICH MADE HER HAVE A HARD TIME BREATHING. SHE IS IN THE HOSPITAL NOW DUE TO THE LACK OF HELP FROM THE AIRBAG AND ALSO INHALING THE SUBSTANCE FROM THE AIRBAG

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THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN DUE TO LACK OF POWER. IT HAPPENED QUICKLY AND POSED A DANGER AS I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO GO FASTER THAN 20MPH AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 70 MILES HOME. THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED WITH ONLY 33K MILES. THIS SUDDEN AND EARLY FAILURE CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

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VEHICLE IS STALLING WITHOUT WARNING AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS, WITH LOSS OF BRAKE ASSIST AND STEERING ASSIST. MULTIPLE VISITS TO DEALER HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM AS DEALER CLAIMS HE CAN NOT DUPLICATE. IN SEVERAL OF THE STALLING INCIDENTS, A CRITICALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITION WAS CREATED. STALL HAS OCCURRED BOTH IN STRAIGHT LINE TRAVEL AND IN TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS.

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WHEN I TURN ON CAR A RED LIGHTING LIGHT KEPT COMING UP ON DASHBOARD, BY MY GAS METER. ALSO, IT SEEMED LIKE MY CAR DIDN'T WANT TO SPEED OR IT WOULD AFTER AND GO LOW VELOCITY. WHEN THIS LIGHT TURNED ON. I LOOKED IT UP AND IT'S THE 'ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL' I SEEN A COUPLE OF VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AND SAY IT MAY BE A RECALL FROM 2011-2017 JEEP PATRIOTS WANTED TO KNOW IF IT IS AND NEED TO FIX SOON BEFORE IT GETS WORSE. PLEASE. NO MONEY DUE TO COVID AND RECENTLY LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB. CAN'T AFFORD $1200

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MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. WHEN I WENT TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED MY DRIVER SIDE HEAD HAD EXPLODED.

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I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE GAS AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE. THE WHEELS QUIT SPINNING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH. I WAS IN THE ROAD NEARLY BEING MISSED BY OTHER CARS AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET MY CAR OUT OF THE ROAD BY TURNING OF THE CAR AND CRANKING IT BACK TO MOVE A FEW FEET REPEATEDLY UNTIL I REACHED A SIDE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HIGHLY RATED REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD AN ELECTRICAL PART INSIDE THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED, THIS WAS NOT DUE TO FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE, AND THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITHIN THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO BE $5194.28. ESTIMATE IS ATTACHED.

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IT STARTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT STARTED JERKING LIKE IT WAS BETWEEN GEARS . TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO BE TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND NOTHING. I TOLD THEM SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND ITS SO BAD WHEN IT HAPPENS VEHICLE STALLS AND ALMOST DIES. I HAVE CALLED JEEP AND THEY DO NOTHING BUT BLAME IT ON A RECALL THAT HAS BEEN DONE ALREADY. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD I BOUGHT MY WIFE ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I'M DRIVING IT DO TO MY SAFETY CONCERNS.

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VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED OR AT LOW SPEED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH CODE P0335.

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WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR, WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER, RESTART, AND CONTINUE TO MY LOCATION AFTER A FEW MINUTES. WHEN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE 2016 JEEP PATRIOT HAS A RECALL WITH THE 'CRANKSHAFT OR CAMSHAFT SENSOR MAY ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. IF THE ENGINE STALLS, THERE IS AN INCREASED THE RISK OF A CRASH.' NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 THE DATES FOR THAT RECALL ARE MAY 9, 2016, TO JULY 15, 2016. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS MANUFACTURED IN 12/15, WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED. CALLED A LOCAL DEALER, BUT HAD NO FAITH THAT THE ISSUE WAS GOING TO BE EASILY DISCOVERABLE AND OR FIXED AFTER INFORMING THEM OF THE ISSUE. WENT TO ANOTHER COMPANY WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTICS SERVICE. IMMEDIATELY FINDING ISSUES WITH THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR & CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND BACK WITHIN TWO DAYS. BELIEVE THE CURRENT RECALL SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE MANUFACTURED DATE, BECAUSE IT HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES.

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WHEN DRIVING OVER 30-35 MPH THE VEHICAL STRUGGLES TO ACCELERATE AND DOWN SHIFTS ITSELF TO LOWER GEERS NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICALE TO GO. EVEN PUSHING IN THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T WORK TO BRING THE VEHICALE BACK UP TO SPEED. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON 2 LIGHTENING STRICK LIGHTS APPEARS TREAD LIGHT COMES ON CODE U1407(1/4) STORED AC NOR HEATER NURT

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTOZONE AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE AFFECTED THE FUEL MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

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WHEN I'M DRIVING AND LET OFF THE GAS TO COAST, GO AROUND CURVES, OR UPHILL;, MY JEEP SEEMS TO CUTOUT, SKIP, OR PUTTER AS I ACCELERATE AGAIN. IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. IT IS ONLY GETTING WORSE. AND OF COURSE I WAS 3,000 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY WHEN IT STATED HAPPENING.

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CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WENT CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING & ENGINE LIGHT WET ON

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WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE SEEMS TO SPUTTER, STALL, JERK, REV THE RPM AT RANDOM WHEN DRIVING. IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 OR IN A NEIGHBORHOOD GOING 25 WHILE DRIVING OR STARTING TO GO FROM A STOP. IT WILL JERK REALLY HARD LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT BUT NO LIGHTS COME ON THE DASH TO INDICATE SOMETHING IS WRONG AND I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY TELL ME IT IS NORMAL, I'VE NEVER HAD ANY VEHICLE BEHAVE THIS WAY EXCEPT WHEN I WAS 15 LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THAT WASN'T THE FAULT OF THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO WILL WHILE IN PARK RANDOMLY REV THE RPMS WHEN NOTHING IS BEING USED IN THE VEHICLE, IF I THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE AND BACK TO PARK IT USUALLY SETTLES DOWN BUT NOT ALWAYS, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF AND BACK ON. THE JERKING AND SPUTTERING WHILE DRIVING HAS GOTTEN A LOT WORSE IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IT WOULD RANDOMLY DO IT BUT IT HAPPENS MORE AND MORE NOW EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND I AM CONSCERNED THAT ONE DAY IT WILL STALL OUT AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE INQUIRED MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS TO NO AVAIL FROM 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND RETRIEVED FAILURE CODE: P0420 CATALYTIC SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,057.

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IN JULY 2020, I WAS DRIVING, AND MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO JEEP, IN RENO, NV, WHICH DIAGNOSED IT AS A CAMSHAFT SENSOR ERROR; IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED BUT NOT CRITICAL. TECH RESET SENSOR, AND SAID IF IT COMES ON AGAIN, WE SHOULD SET A DATE FOR REPAIR. ON SEPT 3, 6:40PM, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, COMING OUT OF AN INTERCHANGE, MY CAR SHUT DOWN! EVERYTHING. LUCKILY, CLOSE ENOUGH, I COASTED OFF TO THE RIGHT AND TOOK THE FIRST EXIT, BRAKED HARD, AND CAME TO STOP. COULDN'T RESTART. ORDERED A TOW. TEN MIN LATER, TRIED AGAIN, THE CAR STARTED, AND DROVE IT 3 MILES HOME @ 25 MPH. HIT 30MPH, IT KINDA 'CHUNKED', AND I WENT BACK TO 24-25MPH. SEPT 4, I TOOK TO LITHIA JEEP, AGAIN. LEFT IT WITH THEM. THEY CALLED ME LATER, AND SAID IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST: $700. THEY KEPT IT OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND, AND WILL FIX & RETURN, SEPT 8, 2020. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE; DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR JEEP PATRIOT'S MANUFACTURED MAY-JULY 2016. TODAY, SEPT 7, CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER RECALL DEPT, REGARDING THE S89 RECALL, LEARNED MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED JAN 15, 2016, AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL S89. MY VEHICLE, SAME MAKE/MODEL, WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS IN THE RECALL. THE AGENT SAID I HAVE TO GET THE DEALER TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL; THEN REQUEST A REVIEW BY THE JEEP DEALER'S REGIONAL SUPERVISOR, WHO, IF APPROVES, ALLOWS ME TO SUBMIT PAPERWORK, TO REQUEST CHRYSLER PAY ALL BILLS RELATED TO ISSUE, BACK TO THE JULY 2020 CAMSHAFT SENSOR ISSUE, UP TO AND INCLUDING THE REPAIR OF BOTH THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THIS SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF FOOTWORK FOR ME, LET ALONE ALL THE PAPERWORK TO SUBMIT FOR, HOPEFULLY, PAYMENT AFTER THE FACT, FOR WORK RELATED TO A RECALL. CAN YOU STEP IN AND HELP? CAN YOU ADD MORE VEHICLES MANUFACTURE DATES TO THE RECALL, TO INCLUDE MINE?

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DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY JEEP WILL JUST STALL AND PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. NO WARNINGS WITH ANY DASH LIGHTS.

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WATER IN FRONT DOME LIGHT SUDDENLY AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS. DRIPPING DOWN DASHBOARD AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. STATIONARY VEHICLE WITH NO LEAKS IN SUNROOF BOUGHT 01/2020. 08/2020 FIRST OCCURRENCE, DAMAGE TO LIGHTS ON AC AND HEAT CONTROLS. LESS THAN 2500 MILES DRIVEN SINCE BOUGHT AT A DEALERSHIP NO DISCLOSURE AT TIME OF PURCHASE.

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MY VEHICLE IS SPUTTERING, AND ACCELERATING VERY UNEVEN, STALLING. IT'S DOING EVERYTHING THE RECALL STATES BUT MY VIN SAYS IT'S BEEN REPAIRED, BUT SEEMS TO BE INCORRECT.

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