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The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while entering a parking lot, the vehicle lost motive power, shuddered and jerked without warning. The vehicle was restarted however, the failure recurred several times. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the power train failed and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The contact took the vehicle back to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. The VIN was not available.
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly shut-off without warning. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle would operate as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the electronic throttle was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 100,000.
The Jeep Patriot 2016 latitude 4WD has been having issues "jerking" and today had a couple moments where all power and steering was gone and the accelerator pedal wouldn't pick the car back up to speed. I was driving at about 55mph on a highway and all power went out and I lost steering. It was very scary and dangerous. Please Jeep fox this problem and own up to the manufacturer defect your vehicle is reported over and over to have!
The vehicle stalled while driving. Lost steering capabilities and had a hard time pulling over. Had to turn key completely off and wait a couple minutes and it turned back on. I was on a busy city street.
- Lexington Park, MD, USA
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Vehicle stalled with no warning signs while I was driving and went into limp mode, took it to a Jeep dealer to check it out. They say the Jeep needs a whole new transmission. Will not drive at all but has power. Only has 112,000. Codes: P0777 - pressure control solenoid B - stuck on, P0741 - torque converter clutch solenoid - stuck off, P0730 incorrect great ratio
My transmission is not connecting gears when it gets too hot this happens when I accelerate and in between gears of first and second second and third and third and fourth.
Overtime, the Jeep has gotten worse when accelerating. When accelerating, the Jeep will keep jerking like it's slipping gears. It will occur accelerating on a street or while on the highway.
The unsealed main relay box is positioned directly below the lead-acid battery which leaks directly onto the cover, enters the relay box and destroys the leg and wiring connected to the automatic shutdown relay. This can occur both as the vehicle is operating or cause a no-crank/no-start situation, immobilizing the vehicle. In our case, the first time it occurred was in a parking lot but the issue is well documented on the internet and there are myriad youtube videos on the issue for many Jeep and fca vehicles. This is enough of a known issue that fca has not addressed for many years now and we just paid $460 for the dealer to move the affected relay from the box to a less vulnerable location. It occurred a few times before the wiring failed completely, and in our case was in a stationary condition each time fortunately.
I was stopped at a red light after exiting the interstate. The light turned green, I pressed the gas and the car accelerated for a few seconds and the. The wheels quit spinning and the engine light lit up on the dash. I was in the road nearly being missed by other cars and I was only able to get my car out of the road by turning of the car and cranking it back to move a few feet repeatedly until I reached a side road. I had the car towed to a highly rated repair shop and was told an electrical part inside the cvt transmission had failed, this was not due to failure to maintain the vehicle, and this was a design flaw within the cvt transmission. The repair is estimated to be $5194.28. Estimate is attached.
It started about two years ago while driving down the road it started jerking like it was between gears. Took to dealership several times just to be told they couldn't find nothing. I told them something was wrong and its so bad when it happens vehicle stalls and almost dies. I have called Jeep and they do nothing but blame it on a recall that has been done already. It has gotten so bad I bought my wife another vehicle and I'm driving it do to my safety concerns.
In July 2020, I was driving, and my engine light came on. Went to Jeep, in reno, nv, which diagnosed it as a camshaft sensor error; it would need to be repaired but not critical. Tech reset sensor, and said if it comes on again, we should set a date for repair. On Sept 3, 6:40pm, driving on the highway, coming out of an interchange, my car shut down! everything. Luckily, close enough, I coasted off to the right and took the first exit, braked hard, and came to stop. Couldn't restart. Ordered a tow. Ten min later, tried again, the car started, and drove it 3 miles home @ 25 mph. Hit 30mph, it kinda 'chunked', and I went back to 24-25mph. Sept 4, I took to lithia Jeep, again. Left it with them. They called me later, and said it was the crankshaft sensor, and would need to be replaced. Total cost: $700. They kept it over the labor day weekend, and will fix & return, Sept 8, 2020. I googled the issue; discovered a recall for Jeep Patriot's manufactured may-July 2016. Today, Sept 7, contacted the Chrysler recall dept, regarding the S89 recall, learned my vehicle was manufactured Jan 15, 2016, and not included in the recall S89. My vehicle, same make/model, with the exact same issues as in the recall. The agent said I have to get the dealer to acknowledge the issue is the same as the recall; then request a review by the Jeep dealer's regional supervisor, who, if approves, allows me to submit paperwork, to request Chrysler pay all bills related to issue, back to the July 2020 camshaft sensor issue, up to and including the repair of both the camshaft sensor, and the crankshaft sensor. This seems like a lot of footwork for me, let alone all the paperwork to submit for, hopefully, payment after the fact, for work related to a recall. Can you step in and help" can you add more vehicles manufacture dates to the recall, to include mine"
My vehicle engine has come a couple of times and began stalling while driving on streets and highways. I have taken to dealership and the problem was a faulty crankshaft sensor which was a recall (S89) but have been informed that my vehicle does not qualify for a recall.
My vehicle doesn't want to accelerate. When I am on the freeway in order to keep up an acceptable speed I have to keep the gas pedal completely pressed down. Also when I leave a stop light/stop sign the Jeep has no acceleration power.
While driving home from work on the interstate yesterday at about 60mph, my Jeep suddenly loss power and started shaking. It wouldn't accelerate at all. I had to quickly put my flashers on as to not cause an accident while I tried to pull into the emergency shoulder. I turned the car off for a few minutes then restarted it to drive home.
As I was driving at about 45 miles per hour, on a two lane road, my vehicle lost all power. It wouldn't hardly pull itself. It almost stalled out completely. I had to shut it off and it reset for a short time. Fortunately I had a place to pull out of the way. I'm having trouble giving my vehicle throttle now. I believe the throttle body is the part that is the issue. I've read that is a problem with other Jeep Patriots.
My car doesn't accelerate like it should and getting on the highway or trying to speed up on highway, the car stalls and doesn't want to go. The RPM doesn't go anywhere and the car jerks a lot. It happening more everyday than before when it would only happen ever so often.
Automatic Jeep, has difficulty shifting between gears when accelerating. This is especially noticeable when going a slower speed (I.e. turning a corner, in rush hour traffic with stop-and-go speeds), but does do it at higher speeds (ex. 60 mph to 70 mph). It does not seem to have issues when down shifting. The vehicle has a very noticeable lurch/shutter when it is attempting to shift to a higher gear and will do it repeatedly in a short period of time. The vehicle needs to be driven a while before it will occur, I drive it about 20 miles before it starts exhibiting the issue. The issue is most frightening in city/rush hour traffic because it seems like the vehicle might stop running all together. The vehicle also seems to struggle to make it up hills, as if it does not have enough power to make the climb of even a small hill. The RPM gauge really jumps up high to about 5-6 when climbing a small hill or accelerating 5-10 mph to pass someone on the highway. The issue started before the vehicle had reached 60,000 miles. Filters and oil have been changed several times and fuel injector cleaner has been added to the gas several times, none of these measures have changed the performance issue of the vehicle.
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- Newport, OR, USA