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2014 Jeep Patriot complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2014 record →

Air Bags
Filed Jun 8, 2017FL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS DO TO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND THE CONTACT AN EMAIL WHEN THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/09/17*LJ

Air Bags
Filed Jun 8, 2017CA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (SACRAMENTO CHRYSLER AT 3610 FULTON AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95821) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 7, 2017GA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM BUTLER LEXUS OF SOUTH ATLANTA (4025 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY, GA 30291 (678) 783-2703). THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THE REMEDY AND PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE DEALER FAILED TO INDICATE THAT THE REMEDY AND PARTS COULD NOT BE RECEIVED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED NEWNAN PEACHTREE CHRYSLER DODGE, JEEP, RAM (53 HOLLZ PKWY, NEWNAN, GA 30265, (678) 369-6037) WHO ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO PERMANENT SOLUTION AVAILABLE YET BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION OF A TRADE-IN AND CLOSED OUT THE CASE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 6, 2017OH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) WAS RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALER, PROGRESSIVE DODGE/JEEP IN MASSOLIN, OHIO, AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 6, 201761,000 milesOH

SOMEONE IN A 3/4 TON WORK VAN RAN THROUGH A STOP LIGHT AND PLOWED IN TO THE RIGHT PASSENGER FRONT / SIDE OF MY JEEP WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WE WERE ON THE CITY STREETS.. THE IMPACT WAS SO GREAT THAT WHILE MAKING THE LEFT TURN AND BEING HIT SO HARD MY WIFE AND I WENT THROUGH A PIZZA SHOP HEAD ON. NONE OF THE 8 AIR BAGS IN MY JEEP WENT OFF. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE JEEPS AIR BAGS FOR WHICH I DID GET A HOLD OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL IS STILL OPEN AND NO THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX AT THIS TIME. NOW READING THE JEEPS FACTORY USER GUIDE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. THE JEEP DOES HAVE SEAT-MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAGS AND FROM READING THE FACTORY USER GUIDE IT STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL SEAT-MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAGS TO PROVIDE ENHANCED PROTECTION TO HELP PROTECT AN OCCUPANT DURING A SIDE IMPACT. IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE GONE OFF MY WIFE WOULDN'T HAVE GOT SO HURT. SHE NOW HAS A RIGHT CERVICAL STRAIN, LUMBAR CONTUSION, AND A RIGHT CLAVICLE FRACTURE. ALSO WITH THE HEAD ON COLLISION INTO THE BUILDING THE FRONT AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF THEY DID NOT.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 5, 2017MI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 1, 2017CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); 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 WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed May 28, 2017PA

I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION LAST YEAR ABOUT A RECALL & A REMEDY STILL HASN'T BEEN OFFERED. MY DAUGHTER IS NOW SOMETIMES DRIVES MY CAR AND I AM TERRIFIED. I KEEP BEING TOLD A SOLUTION WILL BE HERE NEXT MONTH, BUT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

Air Bags
Filed May 28, 2017SC

S61 RECALL IN EFFECT SINCE SEPTEMBER 2016 (9 MONTHS). NO REMEDY HAS BEEN ISSUED AT THIS POINT. I HAVE BEEN IN A RENTAL FOR 15 WEEKS AND DEALING WITH OUT OF POCKET COSTS WHILE I WAIT ON REIMBURSEMENT. THIS HAS BECOME A HUGE HASSLE WITH NO END IN SIGHT. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS RECALLED VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY GUARANTEE THAT I HAVE WORKING SAFETY DEVICES PROTECTING MY FAMILY AND I. JEEP NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE THESE VEHICLES BACK. I AM UNABLE TO TRADE IT IN ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN A JEEP DUE TO THE RECALL. THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY TYPE OF REPLACEMENT AT THIS POINT, OTHER THAN THE HASSLE OF A LONG TERM RENTAL THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR UP FRONT AND WAIT ON REIMBURSEMENT.

Service Brakes
Filed May 25, 201710,000 milesNV

ELECTRIC LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON AND THE ENGINE IS ROUGH IDLING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR BRAKE. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOME PRESSURIZED AND WILL NOT RESPOND OR DEPRESS.

Engine
Filed May 23, 201763,000 milesVA

WAS DRIVING ON I 95 SOUTH AND THE ENGINE JUST STARTER TO HESITATE AND QUIT FOR NO REASON. TOOK CAR TO CHRISLER DODGE DEALER AND THEY ARE SAYING THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND CHRISLER WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECORDS OF OIL CHANGES. NOVEMBER 6, 2013 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V552000 LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE MAY RESULT IN ENGINE STALL I ASKED ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED, BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE ISSUE HAD TO BE SPECIFFICALLY IDENTIFIED TO THE VIN NUMBER. BUT NOT TO WORRY, CHRISLER CAN SELL ME A NEW ENGINE FOR $6,900. THEY KEEP SAYING THE PARTS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 MANUFACTURER CHRYSLER (FCA US LLC) COMPONENTS SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS STILL ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I AM SURE FOR $2,000 OR SO, CHRISLER MAY BE ABLE TO GET THEM CASE BY CASE. FRUSTRATED!

Air Bags
Filed May 18, 2017WV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Engine
Filed May 16, 201736,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE TIRES TO RUB AGAINST THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE AN ALIGNMENT AND A FOUR WHEEL ROTATION WAS COMPLETED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL COVER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Air Bags
Filed May 14, 20179,000 milesNY

RECALL DATE WAS 9/13/16. NOW, EXACTLY 8 MONTHS LATER, REPAIR PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILALE!

Air Bags
Filed May 14, 201730,000 milesAZ

RECEIVED NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016 THAT THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER WAS FAULTY AND WOULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF AIRBAG OR SEATBELT PRETENSIONER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I HAVE CONTACTED FCA THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AS WELL AS CALLED MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER (JIM CLICK AUTO MALL) AND ARE TOLD ONLY THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. A YEAR AND NO PARTS IS NOT FIXING A PROBLEM THAT COULD LEAD TO DEATH IN A "TIMELY MANNER".

Air Bags
Filed May 13, 201718,000 milesGA

HIT A DEER WITH THIS CAR & AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!!!!!!!!!! NO REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL!!!!! OUR OTHER CAR IS UNDER THIS SAME RECALL!!!!!!!

EngineFire
Filed May 11, 201731,500 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES AND BLACK SMOKE APPEARED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING COMPANY LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,500. UPDATED 06/28/17*LJ *AS

Seat Belts
Filed May 9, 2017WI

RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 2016. NOT RESOLVED AS OF MAY 2017. CAN NOT DRIVE WITH FRONT PASSENGERS AND SAFETY RISK FOR FAMILY. SEAT BELT LIGHT ON AND DINGS WITH PASSENGERS. MAIN VEHICLE FOR FAMILY. WHEN WILL THIS BE RESOLVED?

Air Bags
Filed May 7, 2017CA

TAKATA INFLATOORS: THE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY IN CERTAIN CRASH EVENTS DUE TO A SHORTING CONDITION RESULTING IN NEGATIVE VOLTAGE TRANSIENT THAT TRAVELS TO THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER VIA THE FRONT IMPACT SENSOR WIRES. SAFETY RISK: THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY IN SUCH CRASH EVENTS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A CRASH.

Air BagsCrash3 injured
Filed May 3, 201750,000 milesOH

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A 35 MPH FRONT END CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT MADE A LEFT HAND TURN IN FRONT OF MY JEEP PATRIOT.

Air Bags
Filed May 2, 20175,000 milesSC

RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY STILL NOT YET AVAILABLE.HE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY IN CERTAIN CRASH EVENTS DUE TO A SHORTING CONDITION RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE VOLTAGE TRANSIENT THAT TRAVELS TO THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER VIA THE FRONT IMPACT SENSOR WIRES.

Air Bags
Filed May 2, 2017900 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO A DEALER THAT INFORMED THAR THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE BUT THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER ONCE THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING AT 35 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO TIGHTEN AND RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. VIN TOOL CONFIRMED PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed May 2, 201749,800 milesNJ

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ON MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT LATITUDE MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE IT BANG TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND BUCKED AS I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE IT FORWARD. THE CAR HAS FEWER THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PER THE DEALERS DIAGNOSTICS. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, IS A COMMON ISSUE. I HOPE THIS RESULTS IN A RECALL AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS HAD IT HAPPENED ONCE I WAS TRAVELING.

Air Bags
Filed May 1, 2017GA

UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO WAIT FOR REPAIR PARTS (8 MONTHS SO FAR) AND REFUSAL TO PROVIDE LOANER OR RENTAL VEHICLE.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 24, 20176,000 milesNY

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER 2016 BUT WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE "REPAIR PARTS NOT AVAILABLE." NOW, 8 MONTHS LATER, PARTS ARE STILL "UNAVAILABLE" AND I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE WHOSE AIRBAG AND/OR SEAT BELTS MAY NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS SERIOUS INJURY. HOW CAN THIS POSSIBLY BE PERMITTED?

Electrical System
Filed Apr 22, 201748,000 milesOH

YESTERDAY AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND DRIVING WAS VERY JERKY. TODAY ON THE FREEWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WAS FLASHING AGAIN. LUCKILY, SAFE MODE DIDN'T KICK ON UNTIL AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AS I WAS ONLY ABLE TO ACCELLERATE TO 20 MPH THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SHIFTING HARD WHEN TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY . ALSO, WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP, IT'S CHUGGING AND JERKING. IT IS THROWING ERROR CODES $07E8 AND $07E9.

Engine
Filed Apr 18, 201730,000 milesCO

MY JEEP OVERHEATS REGULARLY, NO TOWING JUST REGULAR COLORADO HWY DRIVING, MAKES HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUNDS, AND LOSES POWER. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO GO OFF, RESUME DRIVING, AND PULL OVER AGAIN WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON. OVER AND OVER THIS HAPPENS. DEALERSHIP SAYS NO ERROR CODE ON THE ENGINE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 4, 2017MD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 3, 201755,000 milesPA

UPON ENTERING A MAJOR HIGH WAY SYSTEM, THE ENGINE ON MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, REGARDLESS OF THE PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING RESISTING THE ACCELERATION. THERE I AM IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 6 LANE BRIDGE WITH FREE WAY TRAFFIC GOING 60MPH AND I AM DECELERATING (EVEN WITH ADEQUATE PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE GAS) WHEN COMES ELECTRICAL THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. THE GUY DRIVING THE TOW TRUCK SAID I WAS HIS 4TH JEEP TODAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND AMONG MANY THIS MONTH.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 2, 2017WI

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS MADE IN 2014. HERE IT IS 2017 AND THERE STILL IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL. WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG? RECALL S61/ NHTSA 16V-668. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE THIS LONG TO CORRECT A SAFETY ISSUE.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 1, 2017AZ

I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE AN UNRELATED ISSUE LOOKED AT AND WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE FAILURE OF MY SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS MATTER. I WAS TOLD THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE/JULY OF THIS YEAR. I WILL RISK THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY, INCLUDING A TEEN DRIVER, IF I CONTINUE TO OPERATE THIS CAR BEFORE THE REPAIR CAN BE MADE.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 29, 2017NY

THERE IS NO REMEDY TO THIS RECALL AND ITS REDICULOUS. WE ARE FORCED TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE. WE CANT EVEN TRADE IT IN BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WONT TAKE IT. ALSO OUR BODILY INJURY INSURANCE FOR THIS JEEP IS FIVE TIMES WHAT IT USED TO COST. WE FINANCED THIS JEEP, IT IS UNBELIEVEABLE THAT WE HAVE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT COULD POTENTIONALLY HURT US WORSE IF WE WERE IN A CRASH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO DONE IMMEDIATELY.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 29, 2017PA

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER OVER 2 MONTHS AGO AND STILL THERE ARE NO UPDATES ON WHEN THEY WILL BE FIXING THE PROBLEM. WHY IS AN AIRBAG AND SEATBELT ISSUE TAKING SO LONG TO TAKE CARE OF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 20, 2017NE

I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THIS RECALL AND I WAS GOING TO TRADE MY VEHICLE IN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CANT GIVE AS MUCH FOR IT CAUSE IT HAD A RECALL SO I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND NOW I WONT GET WHAT ITS WORTH SO IF I WANT TO TRADE IT IN I WILL HAVE NEGATIVE EQUITY WHICH I THINK IS UNFAIR I SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MORE TO GET MY CAR DOWN TO WHERE I WONT HAVE NEGATIVE EQUITY THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT THIS HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE 9/16/2016

Engine
Filed Mar 10, 201738,000 milesTX

PURCHASED MY 2014 JEEP PATRIOT PRE-OWNED FROM A LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP. APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT DOWN. I WAS GOING 55 AND IT ALL OF THE SUDDEN SLOWED TO 30MPH. THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AS SOON AS I GOT TO THE SHOULDER, I SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED AND WAS FINE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. THEN 3 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HADN'T HEARD OF SUCH AN ISSUE. DEBATED ON TAKING THE VEHICLE IN ANYWAY BUT NEXT TIME IT STARTED AND HAS DRIVEN WITHOUT STALLING SINCE THEN. WELL, A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING AND THE GAS PEDAL STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN WHERE IT FELT LIKE IT HAD A BRIEF LAG IN THE ACCELERATION. I STOPPED FOR GAS ON MY WAY HOME AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP! I AM SCARED EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL THAT ITS GOING TO TRY TO STALL WHILE I AM DRIVING OR I WILL END UP STRANDED SOMEWHERE. IN PURCHASING A JEEP I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE JEEP BRAND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A RELIABLE VEHICLE, NOT SO MUCH NOW. I WILL NEVER WASTE MY MONEY ON ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES AGAIN!

Seats1 injured
Filed Mar 10, 201722,900 milesNC

I HAVE A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT (HIGH ALTITUDE ). I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT MY SUV IN REVERSE AND STARTED TO BACK OUT. I ONLY MADE IT ABOUT 3 FEET. SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOAD BANG AND FELT A BLOW(HIT) TO MY HEAD AND NECK. IT WAS REALLY FAST AND HARD. IT HIT SO HARD THAT I THOUGHT I WAS IN A WRECK OR SOMETHING . MY SON WAS FREAKED OUT AT THE NOISE AND THOUGHT SOMETHING HIT US TOO. AFTER LOOKING OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND FINDING NOTHING, I NOTICED THE HEADREST WAS MESSED UP. APPARENTLY THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT DEPLOYED. I DID SOME SEARCHES ONLINE AND THIS IS NOT NORMAL AT ALL. ESPECIALLY WHILE YOUR CAR IS IN REVERSE. THIS ALSO ONLY HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER SEAT ONLY.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 6, 2017IL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 3, 201778,000 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT IMPACT. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 2, 2017IL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 28, 2017PA

A REMEDY FOR THE AIRBAGS & SEAT BELTS STILL HASN'T BEEN OFFERED. THIS RECALL DOESN'T INCLUDE THE ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES OR THE UNWANTED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 27, 2017TN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 23, 2017PA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 22, 2017IL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 18, 201750,000 milesCA

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF THEN CAR STALLED. RESTARTED BUT HAD TO KEEP RPMS LOW AND DASH LIGHTS NEVER CAME BACK ON. DIAGNOSTIC SAID ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WAS PROBLEM. WHEN MECHANIC REMOVED PARTS WE SAW THERE HAD BEEN A ELECTRIC SHORT IN WIRING THAT CAUSED SEVERAL WIRES TO BURN AND FAIL. $900 REPAIR. 50 K MILES ON CAR

Air Bags
Filed Feb 13, 2017AL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELT, AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/11/17 LJ UPDATED 04/28/2017 *JS

Air Bags
Filed Feb 10, 2017GA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V648000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 10, 2017NC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 9, 2017WA

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL THROUGH THE MAIL FROM THE FCA US LLC. I'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED A FORM FOR NOTIFICATIONS ON WHEN THE PARTS AVAILABLE AS OF 12/08/2016. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY UPDATES AS TO WHEN AND WHERE THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 8, 2017GA

RECALL ISSUED BY CHRYSLER IN SEPTEMBER 2016 INVOLVING DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS AND FRONT SEATBELT PRETENSIONERS. IT IS NOW FEBRUARY 2017 AND CHRYSLER STILL HAS NOT FIXED THIS SAFETY ISSUE IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. ESSENTIALLY, I'M DRIVING IN A CAR WHERE I COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED, DUE TO CHRYSLER'S NEGLIGENCE IN RESOLVING THIS RECALL PROPERLY.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 6, 2017NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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