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The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he heard an abnormal whining sound emanating from underneath the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission, requiring that the transmission be replaced. The contact was informed that the on-board diagnostic system was not functioning as intended. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.
Car stalls at every stop. While driving high way speeds for a few minutes it drops down in speed causing you close call accidents because it is very sudden. If I drive the Jeep and come to a complete stop regardless if at stop sign red light or behind traffic the car will turn off having me to turn the key in off position and put it in park to start it again. If I am on the highway driving I can be going 45 mph and all of sudden the Jeep starts declining in its acceleration and will not go above 10mph. Also when initially starting up if I have to back up it turns off while in the middle of backing up. This issue is been known to happen to a few people who I know that own the same exact Jeep or the 2013 model. Also have had it checked out and only thing that pops up is a code for the gas cap which I have replaced and still pops the code for
I have a 2012 Jeep Patriot and this keeps happening more and more frequently. Just today it happened twice within 15 minutes so I pull over, put it in neutral and wait for it turn off to do the same thing 15 minutes later. Luckily I am able to get to an exit and not having to pull over on the highway but this is getting ridiculous. The transmission coolant light will stay on and then the car lose the power. Glad I am not the only one having the problem
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at high outdoor temperatures, the transmission overheated warning light illuminated. The vehicle failed to exceed 30 mph. Additionally, there was an abnormal whining sound coming from the transmission. A & B motors Inc (30007 gratiot ave, roseville, mi 48066, (586)445-1600) recommended a transmission flush and that the transmission should be replaced. The contact was provided an estimate of $5,000 for the transmission replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot limited. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle's engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be repaired or replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 30,000. Transfer from secondary side to the primary side of fuel tank causes engine to stall. Consumer stated VIN was not included in the recall.
- Zanesville, OH, USA
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The transmission just made noise and whined a lot. Unable to go past 60 miles per hour. Checked fluid was fine. Car had 129,345 miles on it. I have changed transmission fluid and both filters twice. We have owned this 15 months
I have an issue with Jeep Patriot with 62000 miles on it the is a whinning sound under my Jeep while in motion/running and it starts at 35 mph in the even in a highway and in a street. As common a concerned with this type of compact SUV is transmission problem. Please conduct an investigation to address this issue. Thank you
My 2012 Jeep Patriot while driving on the highway started to decelerate from 65 mph to 30 mph very quickly. I had to cross three lanes of traffic to pull off the highway. The temperature light for the transmission came on but went out after a few minutes of having the car idle. This was the only warning light on. This happened twice more after driving for more than an hour. I brought the car to the dealer along with a picture of the warning light and was told they were unable to say what the problem was because there was no code stored on the computer. I then took it to a local mechanic who also said there was no code to work from but had experience in dealing with what I described and said it was the transmission and that this was a common problem with the cvt transmissions that Jeep had used. He said this was pretty common knowledge among mechanics and they are waiting to SE if Jeep will do a recall or fix the problem. As of now a new transmission is $4500 plus cost of a rental car for more than a week since the dealership can't seem to have them delivered in less than 7 business days. Not only is this basically fraud for knowingly selling defective products but a safety hazard to all drivers on our highways with the sudden deceleration of the vehicle taking chances with all of our lives when it could be prevented.
Repeated problems with the cvt transmission overheating during normal driving, loss of power and suddenly unable to accelerate after stopping at intersection. This is an ongoing problem with the Jeep cvt's, and is a safety concern regarding the sudden nature of the problem occuring while driving normally.
The transmission overheat light illuminates on hot muggy days and the vehicle goes in limp mode. The dealer has changed radiator, water pump, thermostat, transmission fluid, catalytic converter, oxygen sensors and gas cap. As the check engine light has also illuminated. No codes are in system for the transmission light so the dealer says they cannot find issue. Called Chrysler customer service and they were worthless indicating if the dealer cannot find the issue they cannot do anything. This issue has been reported many times to Chrysler on other vehicles with no response from Chrysler. Vehicle is unsafe to drive with this condition. It has 106K. On odometer
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. While driving 70 mph, the rpms increased on their own and the vehicle began to stall without warning. The contact had to pull over. Once the vehicle was restarted, it resumed normal operation. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing and a code related to the transmission appeared. The contact took the vehicle to be serviced by several independent mechanics; however, the failure continued. After the recent failure, the mechanic stated that only Jeep could repair the failure because it was a programming issue. The contact called station Chrysler Jeep of mansfield (91 chauncy St, mansfield, MA 02048, 508-339-3400) and was informed to bring the vehicle in to be assessed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle lost acceleration and the transmission warning indicator flashed. The contact coasted the vehicle to the shoulder and turned it off for approximately 15 minutes. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.
Vehicle loses acceleration. This tends to happen more when on a hill or small incline but does happen repeatedly when just accelerating on flat surfaces as well. This feels like a stutter or loss of acceleration. I have had the throttle body replaced, spark plugs & coils & tcm but the issue is still there. This is a cvt transmission.
I replace a transmission through the Jeep dealership now I am having problem again with the tranny it stalls. I have to cut it off to restart it for it to have power to pull off.
The cvt transmission of this vehicle (2012 Jeep Patriot) is prone to overheating. This occurs when traveling for a few hours at high speeds. I have found this to occur twice when traveling around 70 miles per hour over a period of 2-3 hours. The car's overheat light comes on, followed by a steady decrease in speed and inability to accelerate, presumably to protect the transmission from further damage. It appears that this is a common problem for this vehicle, as cited by numerous customers on forums.
Takata recall my catcaylic converter went bad its not working due to failure and vehicle will stall and not go backward are forward. I here its a a recall for this.
Car makes a whining noise once it's been driving for a little bit. It is in sync when you accelerate (whines up when pushing gas, whines down when you let go). It hesitates to accelerate which is extremely dangerous on the freeway. On multiple occasions I've been driving down the road and the transmission light comes on, the whining noise continues and the car will just slow down and eventually stop. I've had to cross multiple lanes on the freeway to try and get over to the shoulder so I didn't break down and get hit right away. When starting the car starts extremely rough and is very shaky. Dealerships have told me the only way to fix it is to replace the transmission which will cost over $4,000. There are plenty of websites that people are complaining of the exact same issue. It is a common issue across the board with Patriots. These need to be recalled, people are spending thousands getting their transmissions replaced because they are breaking down on the highway and causing accidents and injuries.
Hello my name is [xxx] I had my vehicle worked on for the last recall I had on my vehicle com # [xxx] which is a 2012 Jeep Patriot latitude 4ad 2.4L recall. U67 I had no engine lights on my dash. The only on dash was had cap and I bought 3 of thdm and with this emission issue just thought it was part of it. Drove it off the line the dealership didn't let me talk told me. To exit the dealership and the asst. Service manager they had me so lost and confused.and dazed that I they said they did a check-up and went over everything but I drove home on..a flat tire I have text from their employee that she could not believe how I was being treated in the dealership and I was picking up my vehicle after a recall that is not right since. The recall I have a engine light and it was not on there prior to the recall I was treated poorly and my Jeep Patriot is worse now than when I brought it in had a horrible experiencs.and it the emission and I am nervous to drive it now the Jeep Corp said that I had to talk to the 2 people who treated me badly to where the recall made my car or it was more or I don't know it's coming back emissions and none of that was there. I need help cause no one is going to say or.take fault but I was pushed out of the store when I was there to pick up after recall no one has helped me out and I did nothing to deserve this but take it too a dealership that would kick and talk to a customer and no follow up it has been a nightmare and my Jeep is paying the price. When I was there for a recall. There have been 4 and this was not nothing I ever want to experience or any one else. My number to be reached at is [xxx]. I also have the texts that I can submit that I was treated horribly and pushed out after the recall. Literally in a lost and confused this is a some thing that was not normal and my vehicle paid the price. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The transmission in my 2012 Jeep Patriot is not functioning properly. It does not accelerate as it should. It stalls when I attempt to accelerate. It does this on city streets and highways. It overheats on hills and can't take it out of town because it's not reliable. This doesn't make sense since the car only has 74,000 miles.
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- Toledo, OH, USA