This was to be my "Forever Car" and this is our second jeep (1st a 1998 & we will have it). The problem started last year when I would be turning into, say a parking place. It's like the car would surge or leap on in. Got to the point I thought I was going to hit a car pulling into a parking space. Took it in and they basically told me...I can not drive a 4 wheel jeep in 4 wheel mode???? The car thinks that I'm climbing and trying to help? Ok, sounded like BS to me but I no longer drive my 4wd in 4wd...extra money spent that I can not enjoy. So, now it's April 2018, and I have an appointment to take it back in tomorrow because it's doing the same thing again and no I have not been driving it in 4wd. I don't know what is going on. I don't know if it's fuel, transmission or some other BS problem that they are probably not going to fix...the basic "NPF". I have read some of the other problems that people are having with there 2015 patriot and it's downright criminal that dealers will not fix problems that are legit. Jeep owners could have gone out and bought any other vehicle that we wanted but we all chose a Jeep. I had no idea that Jeep Dealers had become such AH's that they would not only put people's lives in danger but also let the Jeep brand get so sh*tty!
Update from Apr 11, 2018: Okay, next day...took it up to the dealer and left it and within a couple of hours they were calling me to come pick it up...problem fixed. I really thought...sure....but driving the car back it was driving better than it has in awhile. I have not been into parking spots yet but turning into the driveway seem ok. Dealer said that it needed an update. I asked him if this would fix it forever and I was told, it's like your phone occasionally you need to update it to make it work better. So, this sounds to me that I am tethered to the dealer from here on out for anything "UPDATED" related.
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This was to be my "Forever Car" and this is our second jeep (1st a 1998 & we will have it). The problem started last year when I would be turning into, say a parking place. It's like the car would surge or leap on in. Got to the point I thought I was going to hit a car pulling into a parking space. Took it in and they basically told me...I can not drive a 4 wheel jeep in 4 wheel mode???? The car thinks that I'm climbing and trying to help? Ok, sounded like BS to me but I no longer drive my 4wd in 4wd...extra money spent that I can not enjoy. So, now it's April 2018, and I have an appointment to take it back in tomorrow because it's doing the same thing again and no I have not been driving it in 4wd. I don't know what is going on. I don't know if it's fuel, transmission or some other BS problem that they are probably not going to fix...the basic "NPF". I have read some of the other problems that people are having with there 2015 patriot and it's downright criminal that dealers will not fix problems that are legit. Jeep owners could have gone out and bought any other vehicle that we wanted but we all chose a Jeep. I had no idea that Jeep Dealers had become such AH's that they would not only put people's lives in danger but also let the Jeep brand get so sh*tty!
Update from Apr 11, 2018: Okay, next day...took it up to the dealer and left it and within a couple of hours they were calling me to come pick it up...problem fixed. I really thought...sure....but driving the car back it was driving better than it has in awhile. I have not been into parking spots yet but turning into the driveway seem ok. Dealer said that it needed an update. I asked him if this would fix it forever and I was told, it's like your phone occasionally you need to update it to make it work better. So, this sounds to me that I am tethered to the dealer from here on out for anything "UPDATED" related.
- bert1959, Hermitage, US