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My car is not starting. This is the third time this year that I had to bring it in to the dealership. The red bolt goes on last two times and I was on the road driving and it slowed down. This time it won't work. I took it to dealership twice already and it's less than two months apart. Third time happening now.
While driving on the highway in 2014 Jeep Patriot the bolt light(electronic throttle control) came on and I lost vehicle speed rapidly almost as if it was going to stall out. After a few seconds it seemed fine but now it just blinks on occasion and I lose speed when it comes on. I wont travel on highway anymore until it is fixed. I took vehicle to auto shop and they said I need a new electronic throttle control and this vehicle only has 45,000 miles on it. Its dangerous when travelling because you just suddenly lose speed.
Takata recall this is the 2nd time this happened 3 months apart. Today I was going 45 mph driving for 3 minutes and my track light, battery light, and engine light came on and I lost pressure in the acceleration and could only move 20 mph. I pulled over to turn my car off and back on, then it worked like nothing was wrong. This also has happened 3 months ago on the bypass going 70 mph and I had children in the car. I thought we were going to die. So we pulled off the road to let it cool down and all the lights went away and ran as if nothing was wrong. Very scary.
When driving on highways and city streets the whole dashboard lights up with all the warning symbols. Everything in the dashboard including the speedomoter resets to zero lights up and then goes off and on for a couple of miles. It sounds like the car system is trying to click on and off or readjust. I then am not able to accelerate above 40mph when the gas pedal is all the way to the floor while driving on highways, city streets and turning. The traction light is on although I do not manually have it on and sputters when turning on city streets and grinds gears and gets stuck not allowing me to accelerate above 20mph. After receiving a diagnostics from a Jeep dealership they said that the above stated issues could be related to the throttle body system. The issues are still occuring after mulptile mechanic checks.
Tamara recall to whom it may concern my 2014 Jeep Patriot throttle body went out while driving and almost caused a crash I looked up on the Jeep forum and their is thousands of people with the same year and make with the same issues alot of them caused recks from throttle body issues, what happen was I was driving on a city street and came to a stop sign and then my etc light and check engeine light came on blinking and then with my foot completly on the break and I just got new breaks done a couple of months ago, my Jeep started to rev and the rpms went all the way to the red and my Jeep was off bucking and went straight ahead while my foot is still on the break I was completely not in control of my Jeep and I was heading right into another vehicle I slammed on my horn and put my hazards on and the other person slammed on their breaks, I was able to coast off the road because it wpuldnt go over 20 mph after that and turn my Jeep off and called a tow truck and sent it to the shop, and they called me saying it was throttle control body went out and saying its going to be like 600 dollars to fix. It was the most scariest and dangerous thing I've ever seen happen with vehicles. I called Chrysler and they seemed like they understood this has been a promblem and they just did not care the below pictures are just some of the people that went thru the same thing its called Jeep forum. Thanks for your concern
- Massillon, OH, USA
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While driving at a low speed or idling at a stop sign the vehicle will shut off without warning. When this happens I must put my car in park, shut the car completely off, then restart, sometimes this happens multiple times in one day. This has happened while on city street, highways, while turning and while stopped, it has become unsafe and unreliable to drive. I am still unaware of what the issue is and have replaced several components on the vehicle that I think could have been linked: Battery, throttle body, spark plugs, cam sensors, runner valve, and the catalytic converter. None of these replacements has fixed this issue. There is a recall for this issue with Jeep (N52) and when I called to tell them my vehicle is having this issue they just told me they would make a note, and they could not authorize a recall on my vehicle. I asked them if I took it into the Jeep dealership to get a diagnostic and they found this to be the issue could they issue they recall then they told me no and it would have to come out of my own expenses.
Throttle body housing failure: While driving to work on an interstate with speed limit of 60mph, vehicle would decelerate from 50mph down to 20mph and would not speed up regardless of how I pressed the gas pedal. The ESC, etc, and mil indicators began to flash and the vehicle would not speed above 20-30mph. I had to have the vehicle towed to a local Dodge dealer who diagnosed the issue as needing a replacement throttle body housing at a cost of $880 for that repair and replacement of a leaking coolant / radiator hose.
While the vehicle was in drive and in motion, the engine would decelerate and the electronic throttle control and electronic stability control indicators would appear on dash. This happened numerous times and is very dangerous when travelling on the interstate or state highways. Checking numerous websites, it appears this is a common problem with Jeep and this issue needs to be addressed with this make/model and manufacturer.
Car has less than 30K miles. Issue has been recurrent since purchasing-- now, its to the point that we are too afraid to drive death trap. Car engine dies while driving and vehicle is inoperable. While driving on the highway at approximately 60 mph, the car completely stopped I was barely able to get it over onto the shoulder. Check engine and electronic throttle control lights were on. Now, the problem occurs more frequently. There's no warning prior to car completely dying. This has happened twice on the highway almost getting us killed. It also occurred while driving down side sides/main roads since we now fear driving on the highway people will be killed by this - if they haven't been so far
A light comes on and the car starts slowing down so you must pull over until the light goes out, but it happens again and again. It is so dangerous to be stuck on the side of the road or in the middle of an intersection. The dealership has had the car many times and said there is nothing they can do even though I have a lifetime warranty. It is like owning a golf cart. There are many people on the internet with the same issue. It should be a recall!
The throttle control light comes on. The engine runs rough and the top speed is 20-25 mph. My Jeep has done this 5 times. A rest has worked 3 times and has not these last two times.
This car needs to be investigated! not safe. Multiple problems. I bought this car about a month ago. I was driving on highway with my 5 year old son when the car started shaking and clunking uncontrollably. I pulled over thinking I had a flat tire but did not. Went to mechanic, where they replaced faulty sway bar and also installed an exhaust spring bolt kit that was never installed to begin with. Get the car back to not only have the same issues again along with issues with transmission seeming to slip. I was approaching a red light- again with my son in the car, while breaking- the car jumps RPM and almost ran into car in front of me. Also on cruise control the car wouldn't stop rev'N the engine. It was stuck over 4 RPM. I bought this car for safety but it is far from safe. There was an airbag recall but when I purchased the car it was marked as a seat belt recall. I would of steered clear if I knew about airbag but now I know airbag may not work in crash or will deploy randomly even if it was fixed it's not a legit fix due to electrical"! also I believe the recall on 2.4 engines should also be looked into for more possible cars affected. My car follows same problems as those recalled and same engine but mines not recalled. This car clunks in and out of driveways. It feels like it will fall apart. The weather striping is poor allowing water to get in causing moldy smell. The brake lights accumulate water. There seem to be signs of electrical problems however mechanic can't see it. Can't charge phone an listen to radio unless you like static! same with aux cord, just stopped working. Aside from looking nice- crysler did a terrible job with this particular Patriot. Poorly built, not worth the money. They rather have people die or get seriously injured before looking into recalling it right" multiple attempts to fix it have been made and car is still in the shop.
2014 Jeep Patriot stalls out on me. Traveling at speeds anywhere from 30mph to 55 mph. Problem initially started in early 2016. Driving at speed of 55 mph, car will start to vibrate, the engine and the etc (electric throttle control) lights will come on and the engine will completely shut off and stall out. The last stalling out while driving occurred 09/07/17. After restarting the vehicle and attempting to merge onto the road after being on the shoulder, the car will lunge forward and again stall out. After 5-7 attempts and nearly being hit each time I try to get on the main road, the Patriot will finally get me straight home. This has been an ongoing every 3-4 month occurrence for the past year and a half. I have contacted the Jeep dealership where I purchased the vehicle and they tell me they know of no such complaints occurring. This vehicle must be recalled, it is a deathtrap! I am terrified to drive my Patriot but seeing as I have no other option for transportation, I have to say a prayer and drive it to my place of employment. The vehicle has stalled out pulling away from my driveway after backing out, turning the corner at the end of my street and while driving it on a straight road at 55 mph and always in motion. Next time it does happen, since it always occurs more than once, I will record it and send it to the NHTSA. I've been reading many different message boards across the internet this is a common occurrence. This issue needs to be repaired or vehicles bought back or replaced before someone dies!
Driving down the street and the electronic throttle control light came one, the stability control light came on and the check engine light came on. The Jeep started shaking and lost power. I pulled over and restarted the car, it started normally but moments later the lights all cam back and the Jeep starting shaking. Then two days of normal driving and then it happened again. This appears to be a known issue and a recall should be issued. I have researched this and found complaints dating back to 2008.
My Jeep Patriot starting having acceleration issues about a month ago. While driving, it does not matter if I am turning or driving straight, the vehicle feels like it is being cut off from the fuel and gets jerky. Now the electronic throttle control warning light will come on and then go out. This happens on city streets doing 25mph or on the highway doing 60mph. I drive my two daughters around and cannot trust this vehicle to be safe. We have tried looking into fixing it and no one can tell us what is wrong. Every forum we have gone to tells us that they have filed complaints as well and nothing is being done. I cannot wait for this to completely go out with risk of an accident. Some have stated that they have had to tow their vehicle home because it will completely shut off. There is no actual answer to the problem and the parts are a maybe for a fix. Which do we fix first" the cheapest or both" also, some of the parts are only factory direct ordering. Please look into this major safety concern and get a recall started!! I am getting afraid to drive this vehicle and I can't keep putting money into something that doesn't fix it!! this has been going on for over a month!
Takata recall-the rear latch worked periodically off and on for about a week and now has completely stopped working. To access the back, we have to go over the back seat.
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- Henderson, NV, USA