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While driving the engine stalls, essentially cutting my power steering and have little control over vehicle. Happens on freeway and in city streets and stop lights
The car stalls while driving it down the road at more then 20mph and it's very dangerous because it does it with no light or any indication that something is wrong. I believe it's completely electrical but I'm taking it in to the mechanics tomorrow. I was driving down a highway when it stalled on me thankfully I was on the slow lane and was able to pull to the side but not before someone almost rear ending me.
At the first instance of the engine stalling, the vehicle was in motion, but slowing to stop at a red light. The next instance of the vehicle stalling, it was stopped. The engine shut down, but tried to restart on its own. After resetting the ignition key, and waiting about 3 minutes, the vehicle started...and remained in a running state until we arrived at home. The next time the vehicle was used, it was started via the key fob. It started, and within 15 seconds, the car shut down. Later that day, we took it to a valvoline oil change facility, where they checked for engine codes via the obd port. And error of "crankshaft position sensor" was noted. Later that day, while pulling in to a parking lot, the vehicle stalled and attempted a restart on its own. After several minutes, the vehicle was restarted. While driving on the highway (at around 60 mph), the engine stalled and attempted a restart 4 times (on its own). It restarted, and stayed that way for the remainder of the trip home. In researching this problem, there is a recall (S89) on this type of vehicle, but the date of manufacture is out of range with our vehicle, or does not apply to the all wheel drive version (which we have).
Replaced the throttle body as vehicle lost power. Mechanic said he has replaced over 10-12 of them recently and there will probably a recall. Part and labor was $500. My granddaughter is in college and we purchased vehicle as it was supposedly dependable transportation. She was able to pull into a parking lot before the vehicle lost power.
When accelerating my engine seems to bog down and stall very frequently. This had almost caused what could of been a serious accident. Once I was turning in a 4 way intersection and it stalled when car yielding to me was approaching me in intersection almost causing a T bone type crash and the other times was on the highway while accelerating the engine stalled each time causing what could of potentially been a life threatening accident. I was extremely close to being hit by a semi once, a truck pulling a trailer once and multiple cars on different occasions.
- Moore, OK, USA
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2016 Jeep Patriot with 38K miles will randomly quit accelerating which causes loss of power, steering control, etc. The red lightning bolt (electronic throttle control) will intermittently come on and flash. Diagnosed at local Jeep dealership who said the throttle body needs replacing at a cost of $1000 and is not covered under any Jeep warranty - whether the basic or the extended that covers emission systems.
Vehicle loses power and/or stalls while driving, even at high speeds. Vehicle stalled several times when stopped. I had to let car sit for a few minutes before it would restart. Lost acceleration at low speeds, especially after turning a corner and beginning to accelerate. You press on the gas and nothing happens. This also happened several times on the highway going 60mph. Luckily it kicked back in. There is a recall on the same year Patriot S89 for the crankshaft sensor, which was the exact problem on my Patriot. I informed the dealer of this recall when I took the car in for service. He said it wasn't applicable to my vehicle and wouldn't keep the paperwork I gave him for the recall. The dealer, however, told me it was the ABS system and charged me to replace it and then ended up replacing the crankshaft sensor after the problem still happened on the test drive after replacing ABS. The Patriot stalled on the highway. If the dealer would have listened to me and done the test drive first, they would have discovered the issue right away. This is a huge safety issue. Luckily I didn't get hit on the highway.
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that with the key in the ignition, the contact attempted to start the vehicle, then the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The contact also stated that while driving, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the crankshaft sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 16V907000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the VIN was not included. Glendale Dodge Chrysler Jeep (900 S. brand blvd, glendale, ca 91204) was contacted and informed of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.
I have been having an issue with what feels like my engine is stalling and about to seize and my temperature gauge rises. There appears to be no issues with any hoses, radiator or coolants as I've recently had an oil change. Despite when ever I travel on the highway this issue occurs. I travel the NJ parkway 5 days a week for work and I fear that the car will shutdown and cause a serious accident. Please advise.
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.
Driving on the interstate at highway speed the red lightning bolt warning light came on, as did the check engine and traction control lights and the accelerator cut out. I was able to coast across 3 lanes to the side of the road, but this has happened three times and apparently my 2016 Patriot wasn't included in the recall that addressed this issue.
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.
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle and drove back to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a defective crank shaft sensor. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 16V907000 (engine and engine cooling) as a possible cause of the failure however, the VIN was not included. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,200.
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate with the accelerator pedal depressed. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle off the roadway. The vehicle was restarted however, the failure recurred five times. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.
My daughter has a 2016 Jeep Patriot is just stalling out exactly the way the recall states except because hers was built in November they are saying its not on the recall...she will be driving and it just stalls and has happened over and over
Acceleration has been stalling a month after purchasing the vehicle. Oil change has been up to date as well as the diagnostics but unfortunately we still haven"T found the cause. We didn"T think too much of it until a friend of ours transmission just shut down on hers and she had the same issue with her 2014 Jeep Patriot. The stalling comes and goes but often stalls when accelerating.
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving 10 mph, the vehicle stalled and restarted independently. The contact stated that there were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to two independent mechanics who were unable to duplicate the failure or retrieve a fault code. Big 'O' Dodge located at 2645 laurens rd, greenville, SC 29607, was contacted by phone and made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 99,000.
Vehicle constantly stalls while driving. Even happens when I'm driving on interste and speeds of 70 mph. Vehicle eventually starts back up but this is a huge safety issue. Had the codes ran and came back with an issue with the crankshaft positioning sensor.
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.
Bought Jeep in 2018 since then it has had intermittent cruise control problems. Sometimes it works sometimes it dont. Sometimes it works then quits working. Drivers seat belt will be buckled and come unbuckled have to rebuckle intermittently. Burning smell intermittently dont know if its oil, coolant or what was supposed to be fixed by Jeep who said it was leaky coolant still occurs. All of this has occurred while on the road.
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- Sheboygan, WI, USA