When my transmission decides not to shift in automatic or manual shifting the throttle will have zero effect. As I understand it a so called "limp" mode will allow you to drive the vehicle at reduced RPM for repair? If I back off the throttle as RPM goes to 3000 - 3200 rpm in a futile attempt to get this junk to shift the throttle will lose ALL response. The engine goes to idle and will not accelerate to any RPM. This leaves me in traffic with the only option to coast somewhere and pull off the road. I place it in park and shut the engine off. When I restart I have full throttle control.

I have NOT taken it to my dealer. Why? There are no diagnostic CODES available from this outstanding piece of engineering that identify what the issues are. I do not have bottomless pockets for a repairman to replace every possible sensor hoping they get the right one, which is exactly what would happen. Would it fix it if I did? From the nightmare stories I read of it's very likely I would be back with the same issue.

I have read a lot of complaints regarding grounding issues on these things. That is not an issue since the first thing I did when all the troubles started was add an 8 gauge ground wire to the ECM. Also used an ohm meter to verify grounding from the battery to frame and the ECM. No issue there either.

Hey Jeep, I worked in plant automation specifying instruments (sensors as you would say), automation programming, that included failure alarms that take techs directly to the failed component to be replaced, and start-up and debug to insure the system worked as designed. Would you retain any Engineering group doing your Manufacturing Automation that had issues like this vehicle does as your consultants? I doubt it. Plant downtime is very costly. The quicker the repair the faster the line comes back on.

I also have NEVER seen any instrument fail then miraculously heal itself over and over again either. Including all the other reported issues on this vehicle.

I REMIND YOU THIS IS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE THAT IS STILL UNDER 53k ACTUAL MILES.

It started acting up Feb. 1, 2020 not long after I bought it (Nov 8 2019). It would work, then it wouldn't. It is a hazard to drive because it stalls out or chugs along at a snail's pace until you can pull off the road to shut it down and restart it hoping it accelerates. It is still an issue (Aug 2022). I have not been able to drive it for 2 years even though I am still paying on it because it is just not safe for myself or others on the road. It is a hazard all the way around. I keep checking for recalls, but the sites say there are none.

However, finally there may be a ray of hope in solving this awful mess. I just got an email last week from CarComplaints.com about this same issue. It listed the 2016 Jeep Patriot as having that issue and being recalled. The Manufactured dates listed there are May 9, 2016 to July 15, 2016. My door sticker says build date 7-16 MDH 071000 486AA.

How do I get this looked at and fixed under the recall?

Still same issue... It started acting up Feb 1, 2020, not long after I bought it (Nov 8 2019). It would work, then it wouldn't. It is a hazard to drive because it stalls out or chugs along at a snail's pace until you can pull off the road to shut it down and restart it, hoping it accelerates. It is still an issue (Aug 2022). I have not been able to drive it for 2 years even though I am still paying on it because it is just not safe for myself or others on the road. It is a hazard all the way around.

I keep checking for recalls, but the sites say there are none. However, finally there may be a ray of hope in solving this awful mess. I just got an email last week from CarComplaints.com about this same issue. It listed the 2016 Jeep Patriot as having that issue and being recalled. The Manufactured dates listed there are May 9, 2016 to July 15, 2016. My door sticker says build date 7-16 MDH 071000 486AA.

How do I get this looked at and fixed under the recall? I HAVE NOT driven it since August 26, 2020. It is now Aug 7, 2022. I am still paying on this and can't drive it because it is unsafe to travel anywhere chugging along and being a hazard.

Still same issue... It started acting up Feb 1, 2020 not long after I bought it (Nov 8 2019). It would work, then it wouldn't. It is a hazard to drive because it stalls out or chugs along at a snail's pace until you can pull off the road to shut it down and restart it hoping it accelerates. It is still an issue (Aug 2022). I have not been able to drive it for 2 years even though I am still paying on it because it is just not safe for myself or others on the road. It is a hazard all the way around.

I keep checking for recalls, but the sites say there are none. However, finally there may be a ray of hope in solving this awful mess. I just got an email last week from CarComplaints.com about this same issue. It listed the 2016 Jeep Patriot as having that issue and being recalled. The Manufactured dates listed there are May 9, 2016 to July 15, 2016. My door sticker says build date 7-16 MDH 071000 486AA.

How do I get this looked at and fixed under the recall?

For last couple months my Jeep Patriot has intermittently lost power while driving.

The first time it happened I was coming off the highway. When I turned onto the street, the car lost all acceleration. I pressed the gas pedal and nothing happened. Luckily it kicked back in and I was on my way.

Then it happened on the highway while I was driving 60 MPH. The car completely lost acceleration. I slowed down quickly and pressing the gas pedal did nothing. Then a few seconds later I was able to accelerate. a couple times it stalled when I stopped at a light. After looking at recalls, I saw there was one S89 on 2016 Jeep Patriots, that sounded like exactly what was wrong with my vehicle. I informed the service department and they said my Patriot wasn't included in that recall and then gave the recall information paper back to me. He called me later and said it was the ABS system causing all the issues so I had them fix it. Then when he called me to tell me my car was ready, he said they also had to replace the crankshaft sensor, the very issue I told him it was. They fixed the ABS, then when they took it for a test drive it stalled on the highway and then the other code came up for the crankshaft sensor. They should have test driven it in the first place. Now I wonder if there even was a problem with my ABS. I also paid for a diagnostic test that apparently, according to them, is what triggered the ABS code. I have requested a printout of the diagnostic test, we'll see what happens.

I noticed my 2016 Jeep Patriot "sputtering" a bit when I would accelerate to make a light & it stalled once while backing up but didn't seem like a big deal. At 29,500 miles on 5/7/19 while turning in a large, busy intersection the red engine light started flashing, abs light came on & the lightning bolt (throttle) light comes on - car starts sputtering & slowed with maybe 20 cars on all sides of this intersection. After a week wait for repair, rental car, BS drama getting the warranty co. to take responsibility (Compass-American Guardian) - the report is "faulty motor", vacuum leak, throttle body failure. $100 deductible. So - I had to PAY for part of the repair even though it's a Jeep Failure.

vehicle gas stops working and traction control lights up

The vehicle, after going around a curve, will not accelerate when you hit the gas. It started only happening for a few seconds but has gotten increasingly worse in the span of only a few days. The most recent occurrence happened on a busy highway. I had to pull off and put the car in park, turn it off and then restart the vehicle for it to work again. The last time when it occurred the traction control light also came one. I had not hit the brake and was not overly accelerating. I was going around a small curve in the road at 45 mph. This issue has occurred at all different speeds but always happens after a curve or turning left or right.

You can imagine the safety issue when it stops on a major highway or when you are turning over traffic and you can't get out of the way because the accelerator stops working.