2016 JEEP PATRIOT Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle momentarily shut off, causing the vehicle to decelerate unintendedly. Additionally, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

Crankshaft positioning sensor caused car to randomly stall out multiple times.

Sitting at a red light with foot on brake and auto “jumped” happened quickly do not know If any warning lights were on. It seams to now be not not shifting property resulting in a lag in power

My air bag light keeps blinking off and on and my hood keeps rattling from coming loose in the front. And just like everyone my transmission doesn't act right they should have done recalled this car it was totally not worth 25000 dollars

Problems started when the wheel and axel came off the vehicle on a side road 3 years ago. The vehicle dropped a wheel again when crossing the country a month later. Both incidents included my wife and passengers. That at least seems resolved. At 28900 miles or so we have been wrestling for the last year and some with intermittently all the warning lights coming on and now the car will occasionally lose all power while in motion. So we have taken it to the dealership where they say it requires a replacement of the electrical harness. Topping off, the driver seat rest safety mechanism deployed randomly this last week while the vehicle was parked in the driveway.

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road. The contact stated that the vehicle repeatedly stalled while driving. The contact pulled to the side of the road and turned the vehicle off. The contact restarted the vehicle after a few minutes and drove to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 166,666.

Mileage: 166,666

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. Additionally, several unknown warning lights and the ABS warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had occurred a year prior. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a front wheel bearing failure and the front wheel bearing was replaced. The failure reoccurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed. The failure mileage was approximately 76,140.

Mileage: 76,140

Last night was the 3rd time my family's safety was threatened by a malfunction in my 2016 Jeep Patriot (manual). When driving, the car started to stall out as if I'm changing gears badly, but wasn't doing so. Next, it stalled completely without any dashlight notices. I was forced to pop it out of gear to give some control to the steering (something I learned after the 1st time it happened). Then, I coasted to the side of the road while maneuvering moving traffic! The 1st 2 times this happened I was in local traffic and it almost caused an accident. Last night, I was in the center of I95 with rushing traffic. Terrifying! Each time the car has had to be towed and the crankshaft sensor has been the culprit. It is in the shop today (June 1, 2024) and that's the problem again! The dealership says the recall on Jeep Patriot crankshaft is not for my vehicle. Please help.

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that on two occasions while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart after an hour each time. The vehicle was taken to the residence. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. On another occasion, the contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, she observed a winding noise emanating from the engine compartment. The contacts stated that the vehicle lost motive power and failed to accelerate as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,000.

Mileage: 41,000

from the day I purchased the vehicle on [XXX] of 2023. I immediately heard a rattling noise coming from the rear end of the vehicle. I also noticed that the transmission had been catching or slipping or missing whenever it transfers gears it is getting worse by the day I have taken it to the original dealership at MNF auto sales in Albuquerque and I have also taken it to the Larry Miller Jeep in Albuquerque New Mexico. They claim that the only thing wrong with the vehicle is the motor mounts after I left with my vehicle from being repaired, it continues to happen, and the transmission is getting worse day by day , I am afraid if I keep driving it much longer that it may cause an accident or damage the vehicle severely. I am trying to work with the dealership and they are telling me that multiple people have looked at it and that there’s nothing wrong with it however, that is false information , my vehicle has been in the service department for over 10 days at two different locations and basically the main dealership where I bought it from is telling me that they do not want to look at it and that it’s the type of transmission I have and there’s nothing wrong. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I kept getting a check engine light on my dash even after taking it in for oil changes in the past year on and off and none of them caught what seemed to be the main issue. The check engine light would disappear once I got the oil change. I assumed everything was fine around April 2023, until December 2023 and apparently my check engine light turned back on. Finally after going to at least 4 more different auto shops I took it by Autozone to look at it again. Autozone claimed my code meant that my catalytic converter needed to be looked at or replaced. Now I never got a recall for it, but I did see that there has been several issues across the board about Patriot owners needing theirs to be replaced. That’s costly and it should’ve been replaced free of charge. My vehicle has been in optimal before this and I do keep up proper maintenance on my vehicle.

CVT transmission failed at 79,000 miles. Cost to replace is over $8,000 due to lack of replacement parts. Known defective design that is no longer in production.

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that after coming to a complete stop, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to be restarted and returned to normal functionality. However, the failure became a regular failure. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the CVT oil was low. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to an independent mechanic, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

My 2016 Jeep Patriot 4X4 engine light is staying on. When I took it to a mechanic to have it read it stats faulty cramshaft and camshaft position sensors. My engine has stalled, loss of acceleration and power, shuddering, and jerking that is continuously happens. Jeep manufactures said its not there problem. I need help with my vehicle, not just for my safety but for the safety of my kids. Also the problem is only getting worse.

To whom it may concern I purchased a 2016 Jeep Patriot Sport on May 21 2022, the vehicle since date of purchase has been stalling at acceleration speeds of 65 MPH, as well as in reverse while parking while idle at stop light and stop sign upon stalling NO warning lamp has been present. I have contacted multiple jeep dealerships upon getting a diagnostic for this matter as well as recalls, I was told by jeep by customer service that they did not do recalls on the 2016 models any longer. In the mist of trying to get it serviced , By JEEP the vehicle was serviced 3 times in total by NYC AUTOMART with no avail. The crank shaft sensor was changed BY NYC AUTOMART twice still no solutions.

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that upon accelerating uphill, the RMPs revved up but the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The coolant temperature warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the temperature sensor had failed and damaged the transmission. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the temperature sensor, head gasket, water pump, radiator, and unknown hoses and clamps were replaced. A transmission flush was performed, and the transmission was rebuilt. Additionally, the contact stated that upon parking the vehicle after driving 45 MPH, she noticed that the driver's seat headrest had partially been deployed independently. The contact pushed the headrest inside the seat; however, the headrest was completely deployed. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

The check engine light keeps coming on and it the codes keep saying it’s the throttle pedal position sensor A/B circuit

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The stated that the ABS and the check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed and the ABS module was replaced. The contact stated while driving at 20 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle started shuddering, emitted abnormal sounds, and failed to respond. The contact released the accelerator pedal. The contact shifted to park(P) and turned off the vehicle. The contact then restarted the vehicle and continued driving; however, the failure reoccurred twice that same day. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and pulled into a gas station, where there were abnormal sounds coming from the vehicle along with a burning odor. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and drove to her residence. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that she needed to pay for a diagnostic test and the repair. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 34,000.

Mileage: 34,000

Within 1.5 years my car kept slowing down when driving out of no where. We almost crashed because the car literally won’t pick up speed or just jolts a few times then stops. We spent over $1000 to have it fixed with 3 different mechanics. They said it was the crankshaft I believe and catalytic converters. We just got the car brand new in 2016 so this has been frustrating because we get oil changes every 3 months and take great car of the car. We’ve had two get brakes don’t over and over and also when you turn the wheels it’s loud and sounds like the ending of a roller coaster when you here it turning. The rides are not smooth either you can see my hand shaking hard when driving even at slow speeds like 35 mph. Jeep really sold us a lemon and we have been paying such a high car note on top fixing things each year. After so many complaints, they really should reimburse people who spend money fixing the same issue. A law suit may handle the issues as well but due diligence would be Jeep seeing the issues and repairing the problem or refunding for the repairs. I’m hoping someone else will see my complaints and think twice before purchasing this vehicle

Engine stalls & loses momentum, stutters. Crankshaft sensor.

Rpm’s started jumping car wouldn’t accelerate cam shaft sensor code

Driving on the highway all of a sudden, I start losing power, rpms go way up. It's happened many times in last month and its pretty scary on the highway.

The contact’s daughter owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the RPM fell to zero and the vehicle hesitated and jerked while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle would intermittently shut off while at a red light without warning. The vehicle would restart immediately after failure. The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

While turning a corner my car turned off. Happened on several occasions. Has happened on highway, in town and in parking lot. At low speeds and accelerating- car stalls & turns off. VERY DANGEROUS

I am a service contract administrator. I recently received a claim where the contract holders vehicle would stall. The shop stated a recall had been performed by Auto Nation Chrysler Dodge Jeep in Littleton , CO. ( 7980 W Tufts Ave , Littleton , CO 80123 ) ( 303-578-6099 ) I called over , gave them the VIN , and asked for documentation on the repair. The shop said they would send it over. In the meantime I had the shop the vehicle was currently at send me pictures of the wiring. The repair was poorly done , and Auto Nation is refusing to rectify their poor workmanship. The service advisor in questions name is Scott. He would not return phone calls , and never sent over the requested documentation. My company will take care of the customers repairs. Attached are the pictures of the poor repair. My purpose here is to report poor workmanship , and let you know this dealership is not repairing vehicles to either manufacturer , or federal standards.

My jeep sputters like it's going to shut off. It does occasionally and I loose steering and speed control and The brakes dont work. Not sure if it's a fuel issue a transmission issue or what the deal is but it has done it forever. It jerks around like it is in the wrong gear and often is trying to operate in 6th gear when going 30 mph. It's not changing gears...it isn't accelerating correctly when pulling out in traffic. It is a disaster waiting to happen and has been. The local dealer just says wait for recall info. It's a jeep. It will be coming eventually....hello I drive my kids around daily

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while entering a parking lot, the vehicle lost motive power, shuddered and jerked without warning. The vehicle was restarted however, the failure recurred several times. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the power train failed and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The contact took the vehicle back to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. The VIN was not available.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 2

THE JEEP PATRIOT 2016 LATITUDE 4WD HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES "JERKING" AND TODAY HAD A COUPLE MOMENTS WHERE ALL POWER AND STEERING WAS GONE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULDN'T PICK THE CAR BACK UP TO SPEED. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 55MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND ALL POWER WENT OUT AND I LOST STEERING. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. PLEASE JEEP FOX THIS PROBLEM AND OWN UP TO THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT YOUR VEHICLE IS REPORTED OVER AND OVER TO HAVE!

Mileage: 84,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. LOST STEERING CAPABILITIES AND HAD A HARD TIME PULLING OVER. HAD TO TURN KEY COMPLETELY OFF AND WAIT A COUPLE MINUTES AND IT TURNED BACK ON. I WAS ON A BUSY CITY STREET.

Mileage: 65,285

VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING SIGNS WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE, TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY SAY THE JEEP NEEDS A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. WILL NOT DRIVE AT ALL BUT HAS POWER. ONLY HAS 112,000. CODES: P0777 - PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID B - STUCK ON, P0741 - TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID - STUCK OFF, P0730 INCORRECT GREAT RATIO

Mileage: 112,000

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.

Mileage: 60,000

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.

Mileage: 40,000

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.

Mileage: 96,000

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.

Mileage: 194,667

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.

Mileage: 60,000

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?

Mileage: 95,467

MY VEHICLE ENGINE HAS COME A COUPLE OF TIMES AND BEGAN STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH WAS A RECALL (S89) BUT HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 37,520

MY VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE. WHEN I AM ON THE FREEWAY IN ORDER TO KEEP UP AN ACCEPTABLE SPEED I HAVE TO KEEP THE GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY PRESSED DOWN. ALSO WHEN I LEAVE A STOP LIGHT/STOP SIGN THE JEEP HAS NO ACCELERATION POWER. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE YESTERDAY AT ABOUT 60MPH, MY JEEP SUDDENLY LOSS POWER AND STARTED SHAKING. IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. I HAD TO QUICKLY PUT MY FLASHERS ON AS TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHILE I TRIED TO PULL INTO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED IT TO DRIVE HOME.

Mileage: 79,000

AS I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR, ON A TWO LANE ROAD, MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. IT WOULDN'T HARDLY PULL ITSELF. IT ALMOST STALLED OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD TO SHUT IT OFF AND IT RESET FOR A SHORT TIME. FORTUNATELY I HAD A PLACE TO PULL OUT OF THE WAY. I'M HAVING TROUBLE GIVING MY VEHICLE THROTTLE NOW. I BELIEVE THE THROTTLE BODY IS THE PART THAT IS THE ISSUE. I'VE READ THAT IS A PROBLEM WITH OTHER JEEP PATRIOTS.

Mileage: 69,000

MY CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE LIKE IT SHOULD AND GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY OR TRYING TO SPEED UP ON HIGHWAY, THE CAR STALLS AND DOESN'T WANT TO GO. THE RPM DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE AND THE CAR JERKS A LOT. IT HAPPENING MORE EVERYDAY THAN BEFORE WHEN IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN EVER SO OFTEN.

Mileage: 87,000

CODE P0777 PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID B STUCK ON CAR IS NOT GOING INTO GEARS NOW. FIRST, IT WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE. BUT, NOTHING NOW.

Mileage: 97,470

AUTOMATIC JEEP, HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN GOING A SLOWER SPEED (I.E. TURNING A CORNER, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH STOP-AND-GO SPEEDS), BUT DOES DO IT AT HIGHER SPEEDS (EX. 60 MPH TO 70 MPH). IT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ISSUES WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE HAS A VERY NOTICEABLE LURCH/SHUTTER WHEN IT IS ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR AND WILL DO IT REPEATEDLY IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN A WHILE BEFORE IT WILL OCCUR, I DRIVE IT ABOUT 20 MILES BEFORE IT STARTS EXHIBITING THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS MOST FRIGHTENING IN CITY/RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THE VEHICLE MIGHT STOP RUNNING ALL TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE ALSO SEEMS TO STRUGGLE TO MAKE IT UP HILLS, AS IF IT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO MAKE THE CLIMB OF EVEN A SMALL HILL. THE RPM GAUGE REALLY JUMPS UP HIGH TO ABOUT 5-6 WHEN CLIMBING A SMALL HILL OR ACCELERATING 5-10 MPH TO PASS SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ISSUE STARTED BEFORE THE VEHICLE HAD REACHED 60,000 MILES. FILTERS AND OIL HAVE BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES AND FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE GAS SEVERAL TIMES, NONE OF THESE MEASURES HAVE CHANGED THE PERFORMANCE ISSUE OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 58,000

TRANSMISSION IS WINDING AND JUDDERING.

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT LATITUDE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO OXMOOR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (4520 SHELBYVILLE RD, LOUISVILLE, KY 40207, (502) 895-4520) WHERE THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

WITHOUT ALERTS, ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A STRAIGHTAWAY, FRONTAGE ROAD. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO A STOP AND TURNED ON HAZARD SIGNALS. REMOVED KEY ENTIRELY AND THEN RE-INSERTED AND ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE. CAR FAILED TO START BUT MADE IGNITION NOISES FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS WITHOUT SUCCESS AT WHICH ALL ALERT LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD LIT UP ONLY WHILE KEY WAS TURNED BUT FAILING TO START. I REMOVED KEY ENTIRELY AGAIN AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN SECONDS BEFORE RE-INSERTING AND ATTEMPTING IGNITION ONCE MORE. THIS ATTEMPT SUCCEEDED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME.

Mileage: 58,160

ON 06/20/2019, CAR BEGAN TO HAVE SPORADIC ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AT FIRST BUT BY MIDDLE OF DAY, CHECK ENGINE ALERT CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. DROVE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO MECHANIC WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15-20 MPH. MECHANIC WORKED ON VEHICLE REPAIRS FOLLOWING DAY (06/21/2019) AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY & THROTTLE BODY GASKET. VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AFTER REPAIRS.

Mileage: 52,671

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED TWO TO THREE MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AVENTURA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (16050 WEST DICKY HIGHWAY NORTH, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33160, 305-493-5000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,538.

Mileage: 74,538

' TAKATA RECALL' WHILE DRIVING MY 2016 JEEP PATRIOT IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET , MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I GOT SEVERAL LIGHTS ON MY DASH . AFTER PUTTING IN PARK THE VEHICLE RESTARTED , BUT I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD SON AND I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND NOT KNOWING IF MY VEHICLE IS GOING TO STOP SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC .

Mileage: 53,000

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING MY 2016 JEEP PATRIOT WHEN IT STARED MAKING A NOISE AND SHUTTER THEN LOST POWER AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN TRYING TO STEER CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD. THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT BEFORE IT STALLED AND LOST POWER.

Mileage: 60,300

AT 50 MILES AN HR TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING RIGHT MAKING A WHINING SOUND I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM LAMPASS ON 35 GOING TO DALLAS I ONLY HAVE 60000 MILES

Mileage: 60,000

BOTH WHILE DRIVING, AND WHILE SITTING . VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DUE TO SLOW TIPM FAILURE. OVER THE COURSE OF SIX MONTHS. COUNTLESS HOURS AND LOTS OF MONEY ON DIAGNOSTICS. AND FIXING INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE HAPPENING. CAR WAS HESITATING, BUCKING, AND SPORADIC IDLE. ALSO RADIO AND BLUETOOTH CONNECTABILITY STARTED TO GLITCH. CERTAIN LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE HANDLED INDIVIDUALLY FOR THE COMPONENTS THAT NORMALLY MAKES THEM HAPPEN. ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE FINAL PROBLEM WAS THE COOLING FANS STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. CHECKED ALL INVOLVED CIRCUITRY. EVERYTHING WAS FINE INCLUDING RELAYS. FINALLY SETTLED ON THE TIPM BEING BAD. JEEP THEN TRIED TO GOUGE ME ON THE PRICE. ULTIMATELY WANTING TO CHARGE ABOUT $1,600 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND FIX. INCLUDING $700 JUST FOR THE PART. I LOCATED A NEW OEM PARTS THROUGH A THIRD PARTY FOR $250. AND A SIMPLE PLUG-AND-PLAY INSTALL, CORRECTED ALL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP THEN TRIED TO SAY THE PART NEEDED TO BE PROGRAMMED. SO THEY COULD CHARGE $200 FOR A SERVICE THAT IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. IF YOU GET THE RIGHT TIPM FOR THE EXACT MODEL AND OPTIONS. A SOFT RESET CAN BE DONE BY SIMPLY USING THE IGNITION KEY. IT IS VERY POOR BUSINESS PRACTICE BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION. AND THEY ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MANY UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMERS. OFTEN PAYING UPWARDS OF OVER $4,000 IN ONE YEAR FOR MISDIAGNOSED AND OVERPRICED SERVICES.

Mileage: 59,000

THEY RANDOMLY UNBUCKLE! YOU THINK YOU'RE BUCKLED AND YOU MOVE OR ADJUST WHILE DRIVING THEN THEN BAM UNBUCKLED. YOU'RE GOING TO DIE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION.*DT *DT CONSUMER STATED DEFECTIVE SEATBELT WAS REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING AND SITTING VEHICLE EXPERIENCE MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DUE TO SLOW TIPM FAILURE, ENGINE STALLS ETC.*JB

Mileage: 10,000

THE CAR WOULD HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING AND SLOW DOWN TO A VERY LOW SPEED BEFORE BUCKING AND THRUSTING UNTIL THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE. THE SLOWNESS WAS SLOW ENOUGH ON A HIGHWAY TO ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 34,200

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.

Mileage: 89,000

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!

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.

Mileage: 2,811

THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS/ LAGS DURING ACCELERATION. MORE SPECIFICALLY DURING STOPS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME IT WILL DO THE SAME IN AN UPWARDS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY SHUDDERING AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I AM UNSURE WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM, I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR BACK IN NOVEMBER 2018 WITH 42K MILES ON IT. I HAVEN'T EVEN PUT 10K MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS ACTING STRANGELY. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THIS CAR IS THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL SENSOR KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING. IT KEEPS COMING LOOSE FROM THE SENSOR THAT CONNECTS TO THE TIRE AND UNFORTUNATELY MOST PEOPLE ARE TOLD THEIR ABS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE. I THINK THE SHUDDER/LAG ISSUE SHOULD BE LISTED AS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND A BROADER RANGE OF OTHER JEEPS BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A STANDARD ISSUE WITH JEEP PATRIOTS 2016 MODELS.

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD MY CAR STOPPED WITHOUT INDICATION, I PRESSED ON THE PEDAL BUT IT WOULDN'T GO. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT RIGHT AWAY AND IT CAME BACK ON. THE NEXT TIME IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, EVERYTHING ON THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE GAS PEDAL WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING AND IT JUST STOPPED. I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON. THE CAR MADE A LOUD STUTTERING NOISE LIKE IT WANTED TO START BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLICKERED OFF AND ON THE WHOLE TIME WHILE TRYING TO RESTART IT. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT BACK ON AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES OF TRYING TO RESTART IT. I FOUND A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL BUT I CHECKED MY VIN AND IT SHOWS THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN. THE RECALL WITH CHRYSLER IS S89.

Mileage: 40,000

ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 THE JEEP PATRIOT LISTED ABOVE STALLED WHILE DRIVING EAST ON I-70 WE WERE TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN GOODLAND, KANSAS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CAMSHAFT WAS BROKEN.

Mileage: 61,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR RUNS ROUGH. I'VE SCANNED THE CAR AND NO CODES COME UP. I WAS DRIVING AND THE ETC LIGHT FLASHED AND IT FELT LIKE THE TIME WENT OUT. I WAS AFRAID THAT MY CAR WENT OUT OF TIME. WHILE DRIVING AND SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES SLIPS OUT OF GEAR PREMATURELY. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT WHEN ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAPPENED.

Mileage: 44,465

VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING IN GEAR. WITHIN DAY AND A HALF OF FIRST SIGNS OF GEAR NOT CATCHING, THE VEHICLE GRINDS DOWN THE CLUTCH AND NO LONGER WENT STATIONARY AND NO LONGER WOULD DRIVE. ONLY HAS 49000 MILES. DRIVEN THREE VEHICLES IN 20 YEARS WITH MA UAL TRANSMISSION AND NEVER HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY WON'T HONOR AGREED TO TERMS OF EXTENDED WARRANTY SO CAN'T GET PICS

Mileage: 49,900

TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW, HAD IT CHECKED BY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD GO OFF AFTER DRIVEN A FEW MILES. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 50K MILES AND BEFORE I COULD GET IT CHECKED IT WENT OFF. I WAS TOLD THE ONLY WAY THE COMPUTER COULD DETECT THE PROBLEM WAS IF THE LIGHT WAS ON. IT HAS CAME ON AND GONE BACK OFF SEVERAL TIMES. NOW IT HAS CAME ON AT 90K MILES AND THE I HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD I HAD A BAD CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND A BAD CAMSHAFT SENSOR. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SLIPPING AT 90K MILES. I'M ALSO ON MY 3RD SET OF TIRES ON THE FRONT BECAUSE THE FRONT END WILL NOT STAY ALIGNED

I AM DRIVING THE JEEP IS ON THE HIGHWAY, DOING 60 MPH ONE WEEK AFTER I HAD BOUGHT THE JEEP IN MAY 2016 AND IT AUTOMATICALLY STARTED GOING FASTER ON IT'S OWN, WITH THE RPM INDICATOR GOING CLOCKWISE. IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN SO I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE ACCESS ROAD AND PUT EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN IT RESET ITSELF AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, INCLUDING JULY 25, 2018 WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK. LAST YEAR I HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD A SENSOR LIGHT WAS OUT, SO THEY "FIXED" IT. IT IS STILL HAPPENING. THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS ARE CONSTANTLY FLASHING. THEY TOLD ME THEY RESET THEM ALSO. IT IS STILL OCCURRING, ALSO

Mileage: 14,000

WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY (~10 MPH) SB I PREPARED TO MAKE A RIGHT-TURN (WB), IN THE ONLY LANE THAT TURNS RIGHT. AS I NEARED THE INTERSECTION THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, ENABLING ME AND THE (1) LANE ON MY LEFT TO GO (IT GOES SB). NO CAR WAS AHEAD OF ME (TO TURN). THE STREET I WAS TURNING ONTO HAD ONE (WB) LANE, AND TWO LANES (STOPPED), THAT GO EB. NOTE: (MAY BE RELEVANT), I FREQUENTLY DOWN-SHIFT (AUTOMATIC) TRANSMISSIONS (USING THE "PADDLES" OR "BUTTONS", WHATEVER'S ON THE SHIFT COLUMN), ON ALL AUTOMATIC TRANS. CARS I DRIVE, WHEN I SLOW DOWN. I DO THIS TO SAVE WEAR & TEAR ON MY BRAKES, WHEN APPROACHING STOP-SIGNS OR RED-LIGHTS. I DOWN SHIFT GRADUALLY, JUST LIKE ON A MANUAL TRANS. WHEN IT'S TIME TO GO, I HOLD THE PADDLE IN THE "UP-SHIFT" MODE, UNTIL I SEE "DRIVE" ON THE TRANS. INDICATOR. IN THIS ACCIDENT, AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN (THE TRANS. WAS IN A LOW GEAR), I HELD THE PADDLE IN "UP-SHIFT" MODE (NOTE: I MAY HAVE CLICKED THE PADDLE 1 GEAR UP BEFORE IT WENT TO "DRIVE", I DON'T REMEMBER), AND STARTED THE TURN, BARELY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I WAS APPR. HALFWAY (45 DEGREES) INTO THE TURN (POINTED SWB AT THE OPPOSITE TWO LANES), I FELT THE ENGINE "STAGGER" (LIKE IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY SHIFT A MANUAL TRANS. INTO A HIGH GEAR BUT YOU MEANT A LOW GEAR), AND IN A FRACTION OF A SECOND-THE CAR ROCKETED AHEAD (I HEARD RPMS) SLAMMING ME INTO THE WB CAR(S) SO FAST, I DIDN'T EVEN MAKE 90 DEGREES, NOR COULD I BRAKE (I TRIED). THE 1ST CAR IMPACTED WENT BACKWARD (AND TO THE RIGHT) HITTING THE CAR BEHIND, AND HIT THE CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE. NOTE: 1. JEEP WAS TOTALED. 2. THIS ACCIDENT WAS IN DRY WEATHER, MID-MORNING @ INTERSECTION I DRIVE NEARLY EVERY DAY. 3.THE AIRBAG FAILED & I WAS BRIEFLY KNOCKED-OUT W/SOME INJURIES. 4. THIS IS NOT: " I HIT THE GAS BUT MEANT THE BRAKE" CASE, I WENT FROM SLOW TO ROCKET-SHIP. 5. I'VE BEEN DRIVING > 40 YEARS W/O ACCIDENT. 5. I'M A PILOT W/GOOD REFLEXES. *TT *TR

Mileage: 4,500

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.

Mileage: 34,000

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.

Mileage: 6,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY 5 LANE MAIN ROAD THROUGH THE CENTER OF TOWN AND DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PREPARING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE CLUTCH POPPED LOOSE AND WAS DISABLED. IT NO LONGER HAD ANY FORCE AGAINST IT BUT COULD BE FREELY MOVED THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE OF MOTION WITH NO ENGAGEMENT OR DISENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH LEFT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND LEFT IT DISABLED IN THE CENTER LANE OF A VERY BUSY 5 LANE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 40FT FROM A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FITTING IN THE WALL FORWARD OF THE DRIVER PEDALS THROUGH WHICH THE CLUTCH ROD PASSES. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER INSTALLATION AS THE CAR HAD 20 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 150 MILES. THE FITTING MUST BE SEATED TO ALLOW THE CLUTCH ROD TO ENGAGE/DISENGAGE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED. A MISALIGNMENT OF THE HOLE IN THE WALL AND THE CLUTCH ROD CAUSED UPWARD PRESSURE ON THE FITTING WHICH WAS ENOUGH TO HOLD IT IN PLACE TEMPORARILY BUT EVENTUALLY CAME LOOSE. THE PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FITTING IS TO PROTRUDE FULLY THROUGH THE WALL AND THEN BE CLOCKED 45DEG SO THE TABS SEAT, KEEPING THE FITTING IN PLACE. A POLICE OFFICER WAS ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE TRAFFIC OBSTACLE WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT. THE LOSS OF THE CLUTCH ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE INABILITY TO CHANGE GEARS OR MOVE TO OR FROM NEUTRAL CAN BE A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SIMPLE RECALL TO INSPECT THE INSTALLATION FOR A LIKELY LIMITED LOT OF VEHICLES, HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER, FIA LLC, DISAGREED.

Mileage: 150

DRIVE FOR 6 HOURS AND 400 MILES AT 65 MPH ON HIGWAY, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT COMES ON SUDDENLY AND THE VEHICLE LOSE SPEED RAPIDLY AND STOPS ON HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNMOVABLE FORWARD AND STRANDS PASSENGERS DANGEROUSLY STUCK IN THE TRAFFIC LANE.

Mileage: 26,879

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER. HEADLAMPS FLICKERED AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. UNABLE TO PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON OR USE HORN TO WARN ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 800