2014 Jeep Patriot complaints

SINCE DAY 1 OF BUYING MY JEEP BRAND NEW IT STALLS WHILE I DRIVE. RECENTLY IT HAS GOTTEN 100X WORSE. TODAY I WAS HEADING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ONCE AGAIN MY RPM GAUGE WOULD GO DOWN TO 0 AND MY CAR WOULD JERK. ALTHOUGH THIS TIME IT DID IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL I FINALLY PULLED OVER AND WHEN I DID MY CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND STOPPED..LIKE USUAL. SO I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THEN IT WAS FINE AGAIN. UNTIL 10 MINUTES LATER. IT BEGAN JERKING NON STOP ON THE HIGHWAY SO I PULLED OVER AND WAS GONNA RESTART MY CAR, BUT THIS TIME IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. I SAT THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY PANICKING FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL I COULD FINALLY GET IT BACK ON. AND YET THE NEXT HOUR WAS FULL OF NON STOP JERKING AND HAVING TO PULL OVER. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AROUND 4 TIMES YET THERE'S NO LIGHT ON SO NOTHING CAN BE FOUND. I HAPPEN TO LOOK UP RECENTLY AND SEE THERE WAS APPARENTLY A RECALL ON THIS VEICHLE SO I TOOK IT IN AGAIN, BUT WHEN THEY PUT MY VIN THERE IS NOTHING! THIS PROBLEM WITH IT JERKING AND STALLING HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AROUND DECEMBER OF 2013. I FINALLY HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE A REPORT BECAUSE I AM SO TIRED OF HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT MY CAR DYING ON ME WHILE I'M DRIVING! THIS VEICHLE IS SO UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED!!

FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS THE RED LIGHTING BOLT ON MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT TURNS ON AND OFF, SOMETIMES WHEN THE AC IS ON, AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING MORE THAN 40MPH. TODAY, IT WAS DIFFERENT THE LIGHTING BOLT TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING 20MPH WITH THE AC OFF, IT STARTED FLASHING AND THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE STARTING STALLING, THE CAR WENT ONTO PARK MODE WITHOUT ME SWITCHING THE GEAR, THEN IT MOVED FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS WHILE ON PARK MODE. THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 15MOTHS, AND 9 YEARS OLD TO CAMP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SUGGESTED A TUNE-UP. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THE CAR ONLY HAS 28,000, I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS A TUNE UP. NOW, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR, AND THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING SUCH PROBLEM.

THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE RECALL FROM DECEMBER 2014, HOWEVER IS PRESENTING WITH THE SAME AS LISTED PROBLEMS. IT STALLS WHEN DRIVING OVER 65 MILES AN HOUR A LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN AFTER CAR SITS 20 MIN IT WILL START UP AGAIN. I DRIVE A LOT AND HAVE A FAMIL.. THIS IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 TO 3 TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS

CVT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS CAUSING CAR TO LOSE POWER. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH 34, 000 MILES DEC 2015. IT RAN WELL UNTIL 3000 MI INTO DRIVING IT, SOME DAYS IT WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD TAKE ME MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE IGNITION......NO CRANKING .....JUST NOTHING. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID IT STARTED FINE, NO PROBLEMS. WELL IT CONTINUED TO OCCUR WITHOUT ANY NOTICE AND I RETURNED TO THE DEALER 5000 MI. LATER AND THEY SAID FOR AN XTRA $40.00 THEY COULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST! I EXPLAINED I FELT THEY SHOULD DO THAT AT THEIR EXPENSE SINCE I ONLY BOUGHT THE CAR IN DEC. THEY DECLINED AND SAID IF I WERE CHANGE MY MIND THEY WOULD RUN A TEST.....6 MONTHS LATER THE CAR SOMETIMES STARTS AND NOW ITS LOOSING POWER ON HILLS AND HIGHWAY.....POOR PICKUP....IM FEDUP AND READY TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS CAR THAT IM PAYING FOR AND CANT EVEN DEPEND ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR WHEEL HUB SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN JERKING AND HESITATING BEFORE LOSING POWER AND SHUTTING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I REALLY HATE THAT I HAVE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE CONSOLE ELECTRICAL IN MY CAR. MOSTLY RADIO/AUX/CHARGER/STARTER. SINCE ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I GOT THE CAR, AND OF CORSE AFTER 3 DAYS ITS NOT RETURNABLE. I MESSED UP BUYING IT BRAND-NEW, BUT I WAS EXCITED SINCE MY CAR BEFORE THAT WAS MY FIRST CAR THAT I HAD BOUGHT IN HIGH SCHOOL. I HAD TO HAVE THE CHARGER UNIT REPLACED SO I COULD CHARGE MY PHONE. AT THE TIME I WAS STATIONED 3 HOURS FROM HOME, SO I FREQUENTLY MADE THE TRIP AND NEEDED MY PHONE CHARGED FOR THE GPS. IT'S NOT THAT IT WOULDN'T CHARGE, BUT THE CHARGER HAD TO BE "TURNED" A SPECIFIC WAY. IT WASN'T THE CHARGER.. I TRIED COUNTLESS. RECENTLY, WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, I NOTICED THAT THE AUX IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. AND YES, I'VE TRIED MULTIPLE PHONES AND AUX CORDS, BUT THE CORD HAS TO BE TURNED A "CERTAIN WAY" IN THE HOLE TO WORK. IT PISSED ME OFF BECAUSE I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE MY CHARGER REPLACED, AND I'M SURE I'LL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPLACED TOO. OH, AND THE STARTER. (OR I THINK ITS THE STARTER) ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY AND HOLD IT FOR A SECOND TO GET MY CAR TO START SOMETIMES.. ITS SO IRRITATING.. I LEARNED MY LESSON WITH BUYING NEW CARS. THE WARRANTIES COVER NOTHING AND THEY HAVE MORE ISSUES THEN THE OLD CAMARO I BOUGHT FOR MY FIRST CAR :/

SINCE DAY ONE OF PURCHASING THE PATRIOT MY VEHICLE HAS HAD NON-STOP ISSUES, MORE RECENTLY ALMOST RESULTING IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH AN 18 WHEELER AFTER THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 80MPH TO 40MPH IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES, TRANSMISSION FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND RPMS STAYED AT 4200. THE CAR MADE A RIDICULOUS SCREAMING NOISE AND THIS WAS AFTER THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS (THIRD TIME BRINGING IT IN FOR THE ABOVE PROBLEM) AND NOW IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN WHERE I AM BEING TOLD THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY CAN DO. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NEW STRUTS (COMPLAINED ABOUT A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT AND SHOCKINGLY THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE THIRD TIME BRINGING IT IN), NEW BRAKE SENSOR SWITCH AFTER THEY ALSO FOUND THE MASTER WAS LEAKING INTO THE BOOSTER AND THEN THEY FOUND THE SENSOR SWITCH BAD -THAT WAS OCTOBER OF 2015, APRIL 23RD 2016 THEY SAID THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE - I MAY BE A GIRL BUT I"M NOT STUPID (THAT WAS THE SECOND TIME I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE TRANS. ISSUE). IT'S HAD A NEW RADIO AND TELEMATIC MODULES 5 TIMES, NEW ANTENNA, NEW TIRE SENSORS, MOLDING, DOOR PANEL, ETC. THIS CAR WAS TOO EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THESE ISSUES AND JEEP/CHRYSLER GROUP ARE TELLING ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS OBVIOUSLY OVER HEATING GOING INTO "LIMP" MODE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STAYING IN 4TH GEAR AND LOOSING SPEED - THIS VEHICLE IS A COFFIN ON WHEELS AND I WAS TOLD THIS WAS RELIABLE. WE HAVE EV

I'VE HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE NEW IN 2014 AND FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF HAVING THE VEHICLE I TRAVELED 50 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK EVERY DAY, SO I PUT A LOT OF MILES ON THE VEHICLE BUT MAINLY HIGHWAY MILES. I'VE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL A MONTH AGO. I WENT TO GO TO WORK AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE OF THE ETC LIGHT. THE ENGINE PULSATED AND REVVED STEADY AT 4,000 RPMS UNTIL I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PCM. I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK AND IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. UPON GETTING GAS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ALL THE LIGHTS AND THE RADIO WORKED BUT IT WOULD NOT CLICK, CRANK, OR TURN OVER. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT RAN FINE FOR 3 DAYS AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALER AND HAD YET ANOTHER PCM PUT IN IT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND I'VE BEEN WITHOUT IT AND DRIVING A RENTAL FOR ALMOST A WEEK NOW. I'VE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND UPON ASKING THEM WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF THE ISSUE PERSISTS, THEY COULD ONLY SAY THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DIAGNOSE IT AND FIX IT. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO BE DRIVING AN LET SIT ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IF I DECIDE TO TAKE HIM SOMEWHERE FARTHER AWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V552000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ *CN

THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THAT MY JEEP THAT WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2015 HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSION IS LOSING POWER AND SLIPPING. A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE STARTED AND EVERY MILE THAT I DROVE IT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE CAUSING IT TO LOSE POWER. I WAS TOLD IF PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED THE VEHICLE WILL END UP SHUTTING OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THUS CREATING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN IS A VEHICLE CONSIDERED A LEMON? I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING LIFE THREATENING HAPPENS WITH MY FAMILY , FRIENDS, OR CUSTOMERS ARE IN MY VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THAT I HAVE LOST MONEY FROM IT BEING IN THE SHOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD REST MOVED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD REST NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 07/19/16*LJ *CN

"TAKATA RECALL" I BELIEVE MY SON DIED IN A CRASH CAUSED BY A FAULTY TAKATA AIRBAG. MY SON HIT A TREE WHILE SEAT BELTED IN AND HAD NO BODILY INJURIES EXCEPT FOR A SCRATCH ON HIS LEG. I BELIEVE THAT THE SIDE AIR DEPLOYED SENDING A SHARP METAL OBJECT UNDER HIS LEFT ARM SEVERING HIS ARTERY, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BLEED OUT AND DIED. THERE WAS NO OTHER CAUSE FOR HIS ARTERY TO BE SEVERED, EXCEPT FOR THE AIRBAG CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO SEVER HIS ARTERY. ..UPDATED 12/11/17 *BF *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK, SHOULDER, AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

2014 JEEP PATRIOT 6 MONTHS AGO DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE ACCELERATION SPEED WENT FROM 70 MPS TO 25 MPS ALMOST HIT BY 18 WHEELER TRUCK TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP STATED THE SPEED SE SOR WAS DEFECTED AND REPAIRED. ON APRIL 25 CAR ACCELERATION WSLOWED DOWN AND CAR WAS THROTTLING. DEALERSHIP STATED CODES WERE TRANSMISSION ISSUES, CVT SHIFFTED OUT OF TRANSMISSION. UNHAPPY ONLY HAD CAR 2 YEARS SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY! CAR IS VERY UNSAFE ON INTERSTATE.

MY TRANSMISSION IS LOSING POWER AND SLIPPING. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE WARRANTY WON'T COVER THE PROBLEM. ALSO WAS TOLD IF PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED THE VEHICLE WILL END UP SHUTTING OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THUS CREATING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

DRIVING ON DIRT ROAD AT APPX 7,000 FT, TEMP APPX 58DEG, SLIGHTLY HILLY. ACCELERATOR CUT OUT AND TACH WENT TO 3,000, SPEED REMAINED CONSTANT AT AROUND 30 MPH, FLOORED PEDAL AND THEN PUT TOE UNDER IT AND PULLED BACK BOTH WITH NO EFFECT. TRANNY GEAR INDICATOR SAID 6, HIT BRAKE AND SLOWED DOWN BUT NO EFFECT ON RPM, SHIFTED GEAR SHIFT LEFT THREE TIMES AND RPM DROPPED TO 800, USED MANUAL SHIFTING ABOUT NEXT THREE MILES. PULLED OFF TO SIDE AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED AND EVERY THING WAS NORMAL. SECOND OCCURANCE OF SAME PROBLEM.

ON MARCH 8 2016 AT 2.00 AM I WAS GOING TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM WORK AND WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OVER 40 MILES. I TRY TO PICK UP. SPEED AND IT SOUND LIKE THE ENGINE WAS FALLING APART I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED I EXITED OFF THE EXPRESSWAY DROVE HOME ON THE SIDE STREET AND CALLED A FAMILY MEMBER FOR A RIDE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED I AM GOING TO CALL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND GET THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BECAUSE THIS CAR IS NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD.

EVER SINCE BUYING MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN FAULTY. IF I DRIVE OVER A BUMPY ROAD AND SLOWLY PRESS ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN IT BECOMES VERY FAULTY AND THE PEDAL FEELS AS IF I AM BREAKING THROUGH THE GROUND. I HAVE TO QUICKLY RELEASE, WAIT TILL I AM ON FLAT GROUND AND PRESS ON THE BRAKES AGAIN TO HAVE A BETTER GRIP ON BRAKING. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I HAD TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY. THE CAR OVERALL IS FINE, IT'S JUST THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN ACTING UP SINCE THE BEGINNING. AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M ON THE FREEWAY OR IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, I ALWAYS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS BECAUSE IT ALWAYS HAPPENS. THE JEEP HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION BUT I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD MATTER BECAUSE MY ROOMMATE HAS THE SAME EXACT CAR BUT AN AUTOMATIC AND SHE HAS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH HER CAR AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ETC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

LEAKS WATER FROM OUT OF HEADLINER IN REAR HATCH AREA AFTER RAIN

NORTHERN MINNESOTA - THE SIDE WINDOWS COMPLETELY FROST OVER MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. I HAVE TO SCRAPE THE WINDOWS TO SEE OUT AT INTERSECTIONS. THE WINDSHIELD ITSELF WILL ONLY DEFROST 70%. I HAVE TO USE EITHER FULL DEFROST MODE -- LEAVING MY FEET TO FREEZE -- OR ALTERNATE BETWEEN 50/50 FEET/DEFROST AND FULL DEFROST. I HAVE TRIED CRACKING THE WINDOWS OR TURNING ON THE AC WITH HEAT BUT TO NO AVAIL. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION. THE WINDOWS OFTEN FREEZE SHUT SO IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO WIND THE WINDOW DOWN AT INTERSECTIONS EITHER. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALL WINTER. TODAY IT WAS -5 DEGREES HERE AND THE COLDER IT IS THE WORSE THE FROST OVER ON THE WINDOWS IS. I CAN NOT SEE AT ALL OUT OF EITHER THE DRIVERS OR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS.

MY CAR WOULD NOT START, THERE WAS STILL POWER TO THE LIGHTS AND RADIO. MY JEEP HAS ONLY 20,673 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER 2013. IT IS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST CHRYSLER DEALER. SAN LEANDRO CHRYSLER IS WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND HAVE IT SERVICED REGULARLY. I PURCHASED THE SERVICE CONTRACT FROM THE DEALER. THEY TOOK 5 BUSINESS DAYS TO LOOK AT IT. I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. THE SERVICE TECH DETERMINED IT WAS THE WCM WAS NON RESPONSIVE. THEY SAID SINCE I HAD AN AFTERMARKET ALARM THE WARRANTY WAS VOID. I HAD THE ALARM INSTALLED BY AN ALARM SPECIALIST. THEY CHARGED ME $185 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC, AND MY CAR STILL DID NOT WORK. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR WCM. IT TURNS OUT THIS PROBLEM GOES BACK TO 2008 IN JEEP, CHRYSLER AND DODGE VEHICLES. ONE OF THE FORUMS RECOMMENDED I DISCONNECT THE BATTERY OR A CERTAIN FUSE. I DID THAT, THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP ! I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO REFUND MY MONEY. THIS WCM CAN ONLY BE INSTALLED BY A DEALER BECAUSE IT HAS TO MATCH THE VIN #. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED ! YOUR VEHICLE COULD JUST TURN OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT !

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION COMBINED IMPACT OF ABOUT 40 MPH. DRIVER ENDED UP OUT OF SEAT DRAPED OVER STEERING WHEEL. PHYSICAL EXAM OF DRIVER SHOWED BRUISE ON LEFT CLAVICLE AREA INDICATING SHOULDER STRAP WAS IN USE. DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE CONTUSION AND POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF STERNUM. INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 3RD, 2015. ACCIDENT REPORT AVAILABLE FROM WAUKESHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. INTERSECTION OF ELMHURST AND NORTHVIEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HAD STEAM COMING FROM THE HOOD, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR, AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,069.

SINCE MARCH OF 2015 THE CAR HAS EXPERIENCED 43 NON-STARTS. WHEN YOU INSERT THE KEY AND TURN IT TO START THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENS IS THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME THE DEALER CANT FIND A PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME THE CAR WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM AS STATED IN IN STAR REPORT. CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE A FIX AND WONT UNTIL THE EARLIEST OF 1ST QTR OF 2016. THE CONDITION IS CALLED A SKIM OUT AND IF IT DOESNT START AFTER 6 TRIES IT WILL NOT START FOR 12-24 HOURS LEAVING THE DRIVER STRANDED

FIRST DAY ,I DROVE OUT OF DEALER,WITH MY NEW JEEP PATRIOT,A ROLLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM MY WHEELS,NEVER IN OTHER AUTOS I HERD,SUCH A LOUD BEARING NOISE,AS I DRIVE. I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL,BUT I HAD TO CLOSE MY WINDOWS,THINKING THAT IT WILL HELP. AS TIME GOES,WITH 30,000 MILES IS GETTING WORSE!,IT SOUNDS LIKE A THOUS OLD METAL SKATE BOARDS,WITH METAL ROLLING WHEEL BEARINGS. I TURNED OFF MY ENGINE,I PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL,COAST DOWN IN A DOWN SLOPED STREET,AND THE LAUD BEARING NOISE IS THERE. I JACK MY CAR UP,WITH MY FLOOR JACK,PUT STANDS,TURNED WHEELS BY HAND ,NO BEARING NOISE!.START ENGINE,WHILE IN JACKS,PUT IN DRIVE,NOISE AND JERK AT 25 MPH.

MY CAR HAS STALLED COMPLETELY OVER A DOZEN TIMES WHILE DRIVING OR EVEN JUST FROM BEING PARKED AND TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WAS AFTER I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND MOVED TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. THANKFULLY OTHER VEHICLES REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND LET ME MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. I COULD'VE HURT SOME ONE ELSE OR MYSELF. I WAS PARKED FOR 5 MINUTES WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN BUT THE CAR WAS HESITANT. I TRIED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE FREEWAY SAFELY AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN A FEW MILES FROM THERE. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES AND THAT THE CAR WAS OKAY. NOW AGAIN ON OCT 8TH 2015 IT DID IT AGAIN WILL DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. AFTER LETTING IT SIT I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME AND AFTER 20 MINUTES I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER AND IT STALLED AGAIN DOWN THE STREET FROM THE DEALER. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED IN CASE THERE WERE ERROR CODES ON THE SOFTWARE. THEY'VE HAD MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS AND THEY HAVE ALREADY CALLED THAT THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES. THEY HAVE HAD TECHNICIANS TRY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BOTH TIMES BUT NO LUCK. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR. I WILL NOT PUT MY LIFE OR ANY ONE ELSE IN DANGER.

I WAS ON A 300 MILE ROAD TRIP. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AROUND 70-73 MPH AND DRIVING ON FAIRLY LEVEL ROAD (NO HILLS). THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT UP BETWEEN 4500-5000. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SLOW DOWN FOR IT TO SHIFT. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON THE TRIP. THERE IS LESS THAN 25000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT GETTING RID OF THIS VEHICLE BEFORE I GET STUCK WITH IT.

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH METAL CHROMED LUG NUT COVERS WHICH ARE PRESSED ONTO THE LUG NUTS. TWICE NOW AFTER A TIRE ROTATION AND HAVING ALL 4 WHEELS REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THESE LUG NUT CAPS HAVE COME FLYING OFF. ONCE WHEN SPEEDS WERE 45MPH+ THE OTHER AT 70MPH. DUE TO HAVING MY ARM OUT THE WINDOW I WAS STRUCK BY ONE OF THESE CAPS AND WAS CUT AND BRUISED. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE AFFECTED LUG NUTS BUT THEY ARE REPLACING THEM WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE LUG NUTS USED AT THE FACTORY. 2 TIMES NOW AFTER TIRE ROTATION THIS HAS OCCURRED WHERE SEVERAL OF THESE CAPS HAVE COME FLYING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER KEEPS REPLACING THEM AND I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO INFORM THEM OF THE ISSUE AND DESIRE TO HAVE THE LUG NUTS REPLACED WITH SOLID NUTS. CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER HAVE SO FAR REFUSED TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE LUG NUTS WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE SAME FAULTY ONES. AS THESE ARE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS THE CONCERN IS THAT BYSTANDERS COULD BE SEVERELY INJURED IF STRUCK BY ONE OF THESE CAPS, AND OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLES, OR PROPERTY.

A GOOD YEAR EAGLE TIRE EXPLODED. THESE TIRES WERE ON MY JEEP WHEN I BOUGHT IT 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES TO MANY DRIVERS. TWO OF THE TIRE DEALERS IN MY AREA REFUSE TO SELL THAT MODEL TIRE DUE TO SUCH PROBLEMS. I HAVE CONTACTED BRIGHTON CHRYSLER IN BRIGHTON MICHIGAN TO ALERT THEM TO THE PROBLEM. I HAVE AS YET TO CALL CHRYSLER OR GOOD YEAR, BUT I INTEND TO FIND OUT WHO PUT THESE TIRES ON MY CAR, AND REPORT THIS PROBLEM. THIS COULD CAUSE INJURIES OR DEATH AND RESULT IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THERE ARE A GREAT MANY REVIEWS ON THE INTERNET REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH GOOD YEAR TIRES OF THIS, AND OTHER MODELS.

WHEN MAKING A TURN AT A STOP LIGHT OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT A LOW SPEED, ENGINE DIES BUT WILL RESTART AFTER IT'S PUT BACK INTO PARK & RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES & ONE TIME WHEN NOT TURNING & USUALLY WHEN YOU ARE TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS EACH TIME. SERVICE CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. VEHICLE DOES NOT GIVE ANY INDICATION THAT ENGINE WILL DIE. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON IF IT DIES WHILE TURNING BUT IF NOT TURNING, VEHICLE ENGINE SIMPLY SHUTS OFF, AS IF IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF BUT VEHICLE HAS TO BE IN PARK AS OPPOSED TO BEING IN DRIVE WHEN ENGINE DIES. THE ENGINE IS QUIET & YOU CAN'T TELL IT'S DIED & YOU HAVE NO STEERING CONTROL. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN THREE ACCIDENTS, ONE WITH A TRUCK-TRAILER WAITING TO TURN BUT STOPPING ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM BEHIND ME. MY MOM WAS IN A HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT AFTER A GAME & ALMOST ROLLED INTO SOME HIGH SCHOOL KIDS & THEIR PARENTS B/C SHE DIDN'T REALIZE SHE WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS UNTIL MY BROTHER PULLED THE E-BRAKE. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASE FROM TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER DEEMS IT A LEMON. I OPENED A CASE WITH CHRYSLER, THEY WASTED MY TIME & FINALLY TOLD ME THAT NCDSUSA.ORG DEEMS IT A LEMON. I WASTE MORE TIME TO OPEN A CASE WITH NCDSUSA.ORG & SEND THEM MY REPAIR ORDERS & THEY GO THROUGH THE TRIAL & TELL ME THAT THEY DO NOT DEEM IT A LEMON BUT THAT SINCE THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID IT'S IN WORKING ORDER THAT MY CASE IS DECLINED. THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP & CHRYSLER DOESN'T CARE THAT AN UNSAFE VEHICL

PURCHASED A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT (USED) ON 03/15/2014 WAS GOING TO WORK AT 5AM. ALL OF A SUDDEN WAS IN 2 LANE JEEP STARTED LOOSING POWER, SKIPPING BAD,IT DID NOT WONT TO RUN!!! FINALLY GOT IT OUT OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS IN AUGUST OF 2015. CALLED MY HUSBAND HE CAME WE GOT IT BACK HOME. POLICE STOPPED TO SEE IF I WAS OK NOW I CALLED THE JEEP RECALL PLACE AND GAVE THEM MY VIN NUMBER SAID NO RECALLS . SO NOW THE JEEP WILL NOT START WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION ON! HAVE TO DO IT SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO CRANK!!! WE LIVE UP ON MOUNTAIN NOW IT STARTED AGAIN THE SAME THING!!!! HESITATES GOING UP THE MOUNTAIN AND ALSO ON STRAIGHT FLAT ROAD!!! SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO???? IT SCARES ME THINKING I AM GOING TO GET STRANDED ON SIDE OF ROAD ANYTIME, ESPECIALLY AT 5 IN THE MORNINGS!!!! STILL DOING THE SAME THING!!! I JUST FEEL LIKE I AINT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPEN TO WITH THE JEEPS.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME THROUGH PA, MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I LOST SPEED, HORSEPOWER, AND TORQUE; I STRUGGLED TO MAKE IT UP HILL (DIDN'T GO PASS 40 MPH), WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY CARS BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER AND LET MY CAR REST FOR 30 MINUTES AND MADE IT HOME AT 65 MPH. I NORMALLY TRAVEL ANYWHERE BETWEEN 70 & 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP IN WHEELING, WV THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. THE SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECORDED MESSAGES (CODES) IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND, THEREFORE, NO SERVICE WAS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE TECH EVEN INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM HE SEES, BUT CHRYSLER HASN'T FIXED IT AND HOPES THERE'S A RECALL. FAST-FORWARD TO AUGUST 31ST, 2015, I ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE WHILE DRIVING HOME THROUGH OH. I HAD AUTOZONE RUN A DIAGNOSTIC AND AGAIN, NO RECORDED CODES IN THE SYSTEM. I SEE A MECHANIC TOMORROW (FRIDAY, SEPT. 4TH) AND JEEP ON AUGUST 10TH. I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON VARIOUS FORUMS AND YOUTUBE (HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VNKEZT0MR-4; HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=3-4STCTCGKW). AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REOCCURRING ISSUE WITH JEEP, DODGE, AND CHRYSLER FOR A LONG TIME. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS ISSUE AND TAKING IT TO THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP WITH NO SERVICE. THERE'S A PROBLEM HERE AND CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

IN MARCH, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED WHILE ON HIGHWAY, LOST SPEED VERY QUICKLY. TOOK VEHICLE IN, TRANSMISSION FILL TUBE WAS MISSING AND THEN REPLACED. OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I NOTICED EXTREMELY LOUD WHINING NOISES COMING FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. FUEL MILEAGE IS EXTREMELY LOW. IN JULY, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AGAIN, TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP WITH NO DIAGNOSIS, OPENED UP A STAR CASE WITH FIAT-CHRYSLER, AFTER 2 WEEKS, NO DIAGNOSIS, PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, DROVE IT FOR 1 WEEK AND TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED WITH A CRACK IN TRANSMISSION FILL TUBE AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND DOES NOT REPORT A REPAIR CODE TO THE MAIN COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPAIR IT WITHOUT. VEHICLE HAS BROKEN DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES ON HIGHWAY DUE TO TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING.

VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING ON HW THEN CAR WAS SHIFTING CHECKED AND FOUND TIE ROD END WAS LOSE ALMOST GOING TO BRAKE HAVING LOSE TIE ROD PUT THE LIFE OF DRIVER AND ALL IN THE CAR AT HIGH RISK I CAME TO KNOW THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM IN JEEP CARS

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AROUND 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE STOPPED PULLING AND ENGINE RPM SHOT UP OVER 6 ON THE NEEDLE. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 4 MONTHS.

AFTER A STORM I GOT INTO MY NEW 2014 JEEP PATRIOT WHICH ONLY HAS 8,000 MILES ON IT AND I NOTICED THAT MY DOME LIGHT ABOVE THE CD PLAYER IN THE HEADLINER WAS COMPLETELY FULL OF WATER. I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE IT OUT SO I HAD TO DRIVE HOME LIKE THAT AND EVERYTIME I WENT AROUND A CURVE WATER GUSHED OUT OF MY DOME LIGHT ALL OVER ME AND MY DASH AND CD PLAYER. THEN ANOTHER DAY IT WAS RAINING AND I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP AND WATER DROPLETS KEPT FALLING FROM THE HEADLINER/LIGHT AREA. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE HEADLINER DOWN AND WORK ON IT FOR OVER 2 WEEKS TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,149.

OUR SEAT BELT LIGHT STARTED TO MESS UP IN JUNE 2015, WE TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND AFTER THEY TRIED TWO SWITCHES I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD NOT BE FIXED AND THAT ALL 2014 JEEP PATRIOTS DO THIS! IF YOU PULL THE SEAT BELT OUT AN INCH FROM HOME POSITION THE LIGHT GOES OFF, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY HAVE IT CLICKED IT WILL STILL BEEP AT YOU TELLING YOU THAT YOUR NOT WEARING YOUR SEAT BELT! WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP SINCE FEB. 2014 AND PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW! IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION ON BASE, SO TECHNICALLY WE ARE NOT EVEN SUPPOSE TO BE DRIVING THIS UNSAFE JEEP THAT CAN'T BE FIXED! ALL 2014 JEEP PATRIOTS DO NOT DO THIS, I KNOW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED A JEEP PATRIOT WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO FROM MY PURCHASE. NOW THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL STAY OFF EVEN WITHOUT ME WEARING MY SEAT BELT! I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING ISG, NHTSA, CHRYSLER SERVICE AND CANNOT REACH ANYONE ABOUT MY SAFETY ISSUE!

FOR THE FOURTH TIME, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON HWAY AT 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR, OVERHEAT LAMP GOES ON EVEN THOUGH GAGE DOES NOT RISE AND CAR STARTS TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN ACCELERATION IS ATTEMPTED THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD WINDING SOUND AND SLOWS DOWN TO LESS THAN 20 MPH. EVENTUALLY ACCELERATION DOES NOT MATTER AS VEHICLE MOVES NO MORE THAN 20 MPH AND WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE FOR 30 OR MORE MINUTES. WHEN WE START THE VEHICLE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTS AGAIN WITHOUT ISSUE. WE ALSO HAVE THE LOW TIRE SIGNAL GO ON REGARDLESS OF WHETHER TIRES ARE INFLATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND THE FIRE MARSHALL STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO FAULTY WIRING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE RPM NEEDLE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN SIX AND SEVEN. THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD SOUND AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34.

TRAVELING EAST ON HY89 AT APPROX 08:30 WITH CC SET AT 70. ON 6% UPHILL GRADE RPM DROPPED TO 2300 AND SPEED TO ABOUT 35, PRESSED ACCELER AND FUEL SHUT OFF. CAR HAS AUTO TRANS WITH CVT TRANS. FIDDLED WITH GEAR SHIFT AND ACCELERATION RESUMED. ON THE WAY BACK HAD SAME EXPERIENCE BUT WHEN RPM STARTED TO DROP, TURNED OFF CC AND OPERATION WAS NORMAL. NO PROBLEMS WITH SMALLER HILLS. MADE SAME TRIP SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR WITH RPM AROUND 3500 AND SPEED ABOUT 60 IN SAME SPOTS.

I GO TO START MY 2014 PATRIOT AND WHEN I MOVE IT AND STEP ON MY BRAKE PEDAL WHEN ITS COLD, THE BRAKES SQUEAL. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THAT SO FAR, AND IT NOW HAS ABOUT 1,600 MILES ON IT.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I NOTICE THAT WHEN I GO START MY JEEP IT THE ENGINE HAS A BIT OF HESITATION STARTING, WHEN IT STARTS IT LIKE THUMP. ALSO WHILE DRIVE MY VEHICLE SEEM TO INCREASE AN AT TIME DECREASE ON ITS OWN. TODAY I DID A SEARCH ON RECALLS AND FOUND ONE SAFETY RECALL N52. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY JEEP. I EXPLAINED THAT NHTSA HAD THE RECALL INFORMATION ON THEIR WEB SITE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS NOT THE NHTSA WHO PUTS RECALLS. RECALLS ARE VIN SPECIFIC. I'M A LITTLE BAFFLE BY THE WOMAN AT CHRYSLER'S COMMENT, DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHE HAS NO IDEA OF WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE. I THANK THE WOMAN AND STATED THAT I HONESTLY HOPE THE INFORMATION GIVEN IS CORRECT AND THAT I AM SAFE ON THE ROADS. PERSONALLY I DON'T TRUST THE MANUFACTURES DUE TO HAVING PAST RECALLS ON VEHICLES AND RECIEVING NO NOTIFICATION. MY QUESTION TO NHTSA IS REGARDING RECALL N52 IS THIS A VIN SPECIFIC RECALL OR IS THIS A RECALL FOR 2014 JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS. I ALSO NOTICE THE ISSUE ANOTHER PERSON HAD WITH THE REAR BRAKE SQUEALING.

I WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH ONE OF OUR SHARED FLEET VEHICLES. ON 5/11/15, I WAS DRIVING A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT FROM PITTSBURGH, PA TO ERIE, PA ON INTERSTATE 79 NORTH. APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 HOURS INTO THE TRIP, I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR. I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS QUICKLY LOSING POWER. I WAS UNABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD ON THE LEFT DUE TO AN EMBANKMENT. AFTER SEVERAL CARS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS HAD TO BRAKE AND SWERVE TO PASS ME ON THE RIGHT, I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST BEFORE IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CALLED FOR A TOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED AFTER AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLES SPEED EVENTUALLY INCREASED AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.