The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Patriot. While driving 35 mph, the contact attempted to re-engage the cruise control. Without warning, the cruise control engaged and the vehicle accelerated up a hill. The contact had to forcefully depress the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The contact deactivated the cruise control and was able to drive the vehicle. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 137,000.

- Bealeton, VA, USA

First - oil is changed on time and spark plugs with coils were replaced. Maintenance is done on the car. Approximately at around 58K miles, the car began to "skip" when accelerating when it reaches over 20 mph and reaching between 3-4 RPM. This was a random occurrence. Today at 60K miles, the car on cruise control, on a small incline in the road, came to an almost complete stop (from 65 mph) and then accelerated as if I stomped on the gas - reaching almost 5 RPM before I was able to cancel the cruise control. The lights flashed briefly on the dash board but no error messages remained light. I called a reputable repair guy and without error lights there isn't much anyone can tell you. There are several other threads about this issue but nothing being done by Chrysler due to the limited number of accidents. My incident today occurred during rush hour traffic and I could very well have been rear-ended or rear-ended someone else. Will be contacting the dealership first thing in the morning but am very concerned as I work over 20 minutes away from my home. Also verified no recalls by calling 1-800-247-9753 for this issue.

- Columbia, SC, USA