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2011 Jeep PATRIOT problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

326 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

72,550 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2011 model year. Data updated: . 226 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 66 of 326 complaints (20.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Engine operation7021.5%
Transmission and shifting5216.0%
Steering behavior3711.3%
Braking behavior257.7%
Electrical and battery issues123.7%
Fuel system concerns113.4%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine
66
Suspension
55
Power Train
53
Air Bags
43
Structure:Body
41
Unknown Or Other
35
Electrical System
31
Fuel/Propulsion System
29
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Engine66
Suspension55
Power Train53
Air Bags43
Structure:Body41
Unknown Or Other35
Electrical System31
Fuel/Propulsion System29

Engine: 66; Suspension: 55; Power Train: 53; Air Bags: 43; Structure:Body: 41; Unknown Or Other: 35; Electrical System: 31; Fuel/Propulsion System: 29

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
45
25,000 to 49,999
40
50,000 to 74,999
32
75,000 to 99,999
48
100,000 to 149,999
48
150,000 and above
13
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00045
25,000 to 49,99940
50,000 to 74,99932
75,000 to 99,99948
100,000 to 149,99948
150,000 and above13

Under 25,000: 45; 25,000 to 49,999: 40; 50,000 to 74,999: 32; 75,000 to 99,999: 48; 100,000 to 149,999: 48; 150,000 and above: 13

75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (48). 100 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2011
13
2012
15
2013
16
2014
28
2015
34
2016
24
2017
46
2018
22
2019
40
2020
17
2021
30
2022
20
2023
9
2024
6
2025
5
2026
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
201113
201215
201316
201428
201534
201624
201746
201822
201940
202017
202130
202220
20239
20246
20255
20261

2011: 13; 2012: 15; 2013: 16; 2014: 28; 2015: 34; 2016: 24; 2017: 46; 2018: 22; 2019: 40; 2020: 17; 2021: 30; 2022: 20; 2023: 9; 2024: 6; 2025: 5; 2026: 1

Pattern summary

Engine leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 70 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 52 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 37 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10410109 · 2011-06-30 (June 30, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137.

Owner-reported narrative. 137 miles reported. Look up ODI 10410109 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10410937 · 2011-07-07 (July 7, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER COASTING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT AND IT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,500.

Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10410937 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10516211 · 2013-06-11 (June 11, 2013)

ON THE SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST FUEL UP, WE IDLED THROUGH A FASTFOOD DRIVE-THROUGH AND UPON PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, IT JUST DIED. SCARY, BUT ALL THE CARS STOPPED FOR US. IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I FAXED ALL THE INFORMATION TO THE DEALER AND ASKED IF IT WAS THEM TESTING THE CHIP YOU CAN REMOVE TO PREVENT CAR THEFT (OR HELP REPO IN THEIR CASE). THEY NEVER RESPONDED. ONE CHANGE WE MADE IS WE NEVER TOPPED OFF FUEL AFTER THAT. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. HOWEVER, THE CVT APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED NOW AT 32,000 MILES. *T…

Owner-reported narrative. 320 miles reported. Look up ODI 10516211 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10543374 · 2013-09-12 (September 12, 2013)

DRIVING ON FREEWAY, AT APPROX 65 MPH, CAR WHINES, THEN DIES. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS POSSIBLY A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. I WANT ACTION NOW!!!!! *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 24,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10543374 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10419710 · 2011-08-16 (August 16, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND UPON RESTART, THE STEERING OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10419710 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10421019 · 2011-08-22 (August 22, 2011)

2011 JEEP PATRIOT DIES RANDOMLY. IT DIES GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 OR IT CAN DIE GOING DOWN THE DRIVE WAY. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND PUT APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES ON IT AND IT DIED SEVEN TIMES. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP SHOP FOR SIX WEEKS TOMORROW. THEY HAVE HAD IT DIE ON THEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE NOT EVER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE FIXED. THEY SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUES. IT WILL QUALIFY FOR THE MISSOURI LEMON LAW. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE OTHER PATRIOTS OUT THERE THAT WILL DIE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND BR…

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10421019 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10390125 · 2011-03-14 (March 14, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADREST IN THE REAR WAS BLOCKING HIS VIEW FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR. IN ADDITION, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL SQUEALING AND HE COULD HEAR AIR WITHIN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,057 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260.

Owner-reported narrative. 260 miles reported. Look up ODI 10390125 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10436171 · 2011-11-17 (November 17, 2011)

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING MY RADIO WENT OFF AND ON AND SCREEN TURNED BLACK. I DROVE A LITTLE FURTHER TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OFF WHEN MY DASH BOARD LITE UP WITH EVERYTHING MALFUNCTIONING LIGHT AND THEN WENT BLACK. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE ALRIGHT. AS I CONTINUED ON TO WORK THE RADIO STARTED GOING ON AND OFF AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE WATER LEAK AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AS OF YET. I AM THINKING THAT MAYBE DUE TO THE WATER LEAK FROM THE DOME LIGHTS …

Owner-reported narrative. 6,987 miles reported. Look up ODI 10436171 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10660388 · 2014-11-23 (November 23, 2014)

A YEAR AGO, I BROUGHT MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT TO A CAR WASH. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED, HOWEVER WHILE GOING THROUGH THE CAR WASH, WATER STARTED POURING THROUGH THE SUNROOF AND THE LIGHT FIXTURES, INSTANTLY CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND DAMAGING THE ROOF LINER AND THE CAR STEREO. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND CALLED ME TO EXPLAIN THAT "THE CAR HAD DRIED OUT SO YOU CAN COME PICK IT UP." I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS HESITANT TO PICK THE CAR UP BECAUSE THERE WOULD SURELY BE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE…

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10660388 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10596251 · 2014-06-04 (June 4, 2014)

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 3 HRS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND IN 108 DEGREE WEATHER, THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN. IF FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. NO LIGHTS, NO WARNINGS, AND OVER 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. AFTER STOPPING ON THE SHOULDER THE MOTOR WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT START, MADE ME THINK THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. 5 MINUTES LATER IT STARTED, BUT WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS PRESSED IT DIED AGAIN. ANOTHER 15 MINUTES OF SITTING THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT FELT "SLUGGISH". I STARTED MOVING SLOWLY DOWN THE SHOULDER, AND THE VEHICLE BE…

Owner-reported narrative. 128,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10596251 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11091244 · 2018-05-01 (May 1, 2018)

I FILLED MY GAS TANK UP TODAY. AS I GOT ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE GAS STATION THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE ITS ABILITY TO ACCELERATE EFFICIENTLY THROUGH ALL THE GEARS. THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH FOR ABOUT 15 MILES UNTIL I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AND BEGAN MAKING A WEIRD SOUND OUT OF THE EXHAUST, STILL IDLING ROUGH WHEN PARKED. I LOOKED INTO IT ONLINE AND MANY JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF SIMILAR ISSUES AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. THEY;RE SAYING IT'S AN ISSUE WITH A "FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE" OR A "VAPOR LIQUID SEPARATING VALVE." EITH…

Owner-reported narrative. 115,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11091244 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

326 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

69.3%Usable mileage226 / 326 records
100.0%Valid incident date326 / 326 records
100.0%Valid filing date326 / 326 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates326 / 326 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Engine
1617.0%
ODI 10620918 · 10 mi

THE CAR STALLED OUT SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT (JAN. 1, 2008). IT IS NOW AUGUST 2014 AND I STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM, EXCEPT NOW IT'S A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS AND BIGGER PROBLEM. IF I GO SLOW OR STOP TO TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, IT STALLS OUT. I ALMOST GOT HIT/KILLED TODAY. THE TERRIBLE PART ABOUT IT IS THAT I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FROM DAY 1. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CAN NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM. I JUST TRIED CALLING CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME I'VE ONLY TAKEN IT IN ONCE FOR THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS NOT…

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3016.2%
ODI 10592380 · 55,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING MY JEEP IN THE WARMER MONTHS, IF I TRAVEL FOR MORE THAN 30 MILES OR SO THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE SEIZES. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT MUCH NOTICE AND LAST WEEK MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DRIVING ON THE SAN DIEGO 405 FREEWAY IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH HOWEVER; I AM GOING TO LAND UP GETTING KILLED IF THIS IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. WILL IT TAKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT BEFORE CHR…

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3518.3%
ODI 10481197 · 91,430 mi

OUR 2009 JEEP PATRIOT HAS STALLED OUT OVER 35 TIMES SINCE OCTOBER OF 2011 AFTER MOVING FROM CALIFORNIA TO FLORIDA. THE ISSUE OF THE JEEP PATRIOT STALLING OUT ALWAYS OCCURS AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TURN GREEN. THE STALLING OUT ISSUE IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR ON MOST, HUMID DAYS. HOWEVER, IT HAS OCCURRED ON DRY, HUMID DAYS AND ON A RARE OCCURRENCE, AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURE, CHRYSLER JEEP AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NO ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN REPORTED, BUT THEY MECHANICS DON'T KNOW HOW TO "FIX" OR "REP…

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1511.0%
ODI 10481237 · 38,000 mi

JEEP SEEMS TO GET REVVED UP AND GETS STUCK THERE, AND I CAN'T SEEM TO STOP IT SHORT OFF SHUTTING IT DOWN. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON 10/8/12 AS I WAS GETTING ON FREEWAY. I WAS NOT GOING MORE THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT REVVED UP TO ABOUT 5. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK FOOT OFF GAS IT DID NOT GO DOWN, EVEN AFTER TAPPING BRAKE. ALSO, EVEN AFTER GIVING GAS AGAIN, COULD BARELY GET IT TO MOVE SO I COULD GET TO SIDE OF ROAD,(THANK GOODNESS NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME) AS I COASTED OVER AND SHUT IT DOWN RIGHT THERE, AFTER RESTARTING IT WAS FIN…

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6620.2%
ODI 10468517 · 20,170 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON NB I-5 IN A 2005 SUBARU. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS THIS 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT. WE WERE DRIVING APPROX. 65MPH. I WAS NOT TAILGATTING! THE JEEP PATRIOT'S POWER DIED. THE DRIVER THOUGHT SHE WAS NOT GETTING GAS AND KEPT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. SHE NEVER HIT THE BRAKE. I DID NOT SEE A BRAKE LIGHT AND IT TOOK ME A COUPLE SECONDS TO REALIZE SHE HAD SLOWED, THEN STOPPED (THAT IS WHY I PUT SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 30MPH). RESEARCH SHOWS IT TAKES 2-1/2 TIME LONGER TO BRAKE IF YOU DO NOT SEE BRAKE LIGHTS. SHE DID …

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11432.2%
ODI 10459383 · 5,200 mi

5/21 1ST, 5/22 2ND, LOSS OF COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. WHILE DRIVING A WEDDING GIFT OF A NEW 2012 JEEP PATRIOT ON THEIR HONEYMOON CROSS COUNTRY TO THEIR NEW HOME IN CA, THE NEW WEDDING GIFT CAR DIED AT 65 MPH ON OHIO HIGHWAY. FIXED IN OHIO (NEWLEYWEDS LEFT FROM RI), THEY PROCEEDED JOURNEY TO CA. IN ILLINOIS, HIGHWAY DRIVE AGAIN SAME SCENARIO, CAR DIED. *TT

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2520.8%
ODI 10521034 · 1,220 mi

AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND BRAKING TO PARK THE CAR, THE ENGINE SPED UP AND ALL 4 WHEELS WERE SPINNING EXTREMELY FAST CAUSING HER TO THRUST FORWARD. SHE WAS NOT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE AT THE TIME. SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES HARDER TO SEE IF SHE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE SPEED AND LUNGED OUT OF CONTROL .THE ONLY WAY SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD STOP THE WHEELS FROM SPINNING WAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. EVEN THOUGH SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN AND THE ONLY REASON THE VEH…

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15628.5%
ODI 10536277 · 600 mi

I PURCHASED THIS 2014 PATRIOT FOUR WEEKS AGO WITH, I HAVE NOT EVEN MADE A FIRST PAYMENT. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT MY JEEP LOST ALL POWER. I WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND WOULD HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT IS WAS GOING TO STALL, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS EVER TURNED ON. I PLACED THE JEEP IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. TURNED IT BACK ON, IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATE THERE WAS SOME LAG ON THE START AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY TO BE INSPECTED AFTER A…

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10332.7%
ODI 10745195 · 2,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

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22448.9%
ODI 10824152 · 2,928 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,928.

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915.3%
ODI 11173607 · 23,255 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HANCOCK COUNTY CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM (845 WASHINGTON ST, NEWELL, WV 26050, [phone removed]) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,255. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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Power Train
66.4%
ODI 10545425 · 150 mi

I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MY VEHICLE STALLED ON ME, IT BEGAN TO SHAKE A BIT BEFORE IT TURNED OFF. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK ON, I HAD TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THEN TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE SINCE 2007 AND WE ARE IN 2013. I HAVE TAKEN THE SUV TO JEEP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM, EVEN AFTER LEAVING IT FOR OVER A WEEK. LAST WEEK, I WAS MAKING A U-TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ME ONCE AGAIN. I DREW THE LINE AND I'M READY TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION.…

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2413.0%
ODI 10567168 · 40,000 mi

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR OUR SON, WHO IS OFF AT COLLEGE. TRAVELING THRU KANSAS ON I-70 RETURNING FROM VACATION, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. VEHICLE SLOWED TO 20 MPH IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. HAD TO DRIVE ON SHOULDER TO EXIT RAMP AND LET THE TRANSMISSION COOLED DOWN. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES, SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. MOST RECENTLY, TRAVELING IN 25 DEGREE WEATHER AT 70 MPH. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. FINALLY, THEY ADMITTED THAT HE …

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3417.8%
ODI 10434006 · 69,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECOGNIZE WHICH GEAR IT WAS IN AND SHE HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT TO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

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1712.5%
ODI 10532039 · 43,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

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5316.3%
ODI 10468517 · 20,170 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON NB I-5 IN A 2005 SUBARU. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS THIS 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT. WE WERE DRIVING APPROX. 65MPH. I WAS NOT TAILGATTING! THE JEEP PATRIOT'S POWER DIED. THE DRIVER THOUGHT SHE WAS NOT GETTING GAS AND KEPT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. SHE NEVER HIT THE BRAKE. I DID NOT SEE A BRAKE LIGHT AND IT TOOK ME A COUPLE SECONDS TO REALIZE SHE HAD SLOWED, THEN STOPPED (THAT IS WHY I PUT SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 30MPH). RESEARCH SHOWS IT TAKES 2-1/2 TIME LONGER TO BRAKE IF YOU DO NOT SEE BRAKE LIGHTS. SHE DID …

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6217.5%
ODI 10466397 · 8,400 mi

CAR ISN'T GETTING ANY FUEL. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT SOUNDED LIKE I WAS GOING TO FLOOD IT OUT. IT WOULD ONLY GO 5-10MPH. VERY BAD HESITATION AND SHAKING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

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1915.8%
ODI 10559192 · 14,102 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,102.

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6912.6%
ODI 10536144 · 1,550 mi

ON WELL TRAVELED MINING ROADS IN 4WD, WHEN ONE TIRE SLIPS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EVEN PULL ITS OWN WEIGHT AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV OVER 2,000 RPM. I BACK UP, PUT THE VEHICLE IN 4X4 LOW AND IF ANY WHEEL SLIPS, IT WOULD STOP AT 2,000 RPM AGAIN. ALL I CAN DO IS BACK DOWN A DANGEROUS ROAD AND TRY TO FIND A SPOT WHERE I CAN TURN AROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, BEEN TO 2 DEALERS IN 2 STATES 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE STRANDED ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DOING THE SAME THING IN DANGEROUS AREA WITH CLIFFS OR STEEP DROP OFFS TO RIVERS AND ROCK OUT…

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5015.9%
ODI 10745195 · 2,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

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7315.9%
ODI 10795204 · 800 mi

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER. HEADLAMPS FLICKERED AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. UNABLE TO PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON OR USE HORN TO WARN ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

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1525.4%
ODI 11112124 · 10,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING UP TO A RED LIGHT, STOPPED AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REVVE UP ALL BY ITSELF. I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE GREEN LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE ,I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, PUT IN PARK AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS HAPPENED AFTER MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AROUND 5000 MILES. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER AND IT DROVE FINE. I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THE OIL CHANGED. THE ATTENDANT HOOKED THE VEHICLE UP TO A COMPUTER CHECK AND NOTHING SHOWED UP. I DROVE WITHOUT ANY ISSUES UNTIL…

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Electrical System
77.4%
ODI 10588914 · 7 mi

THE DAY AFTER MY JEEP WAS PURCHASED, IT WOULD NOT START. WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE JEEP FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS, BUT THEN THE CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. IT WOULD ALWAYS A CUT BACK ON THOUGH. NOW IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN CHANGED AND SO HAS THE BATTERY, BUT THE CAR STILL WILL NOT EVEN START WITH A JUMP. *TR

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2312.4%
ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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2111.0%
ODI 10290881 · 150 mi

REPEATED HESITATION, AND POPPING OUT OF GEAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE FOR THE ISSUE, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE GEAR SHIFTER POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR, AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN DOING CLUTCH AND GAS FROM A STAND STILL. THE GAS PEDAL, AND ENGINE RESPONSE LAGS, AND BUCKS ON OCCASION, WITH OUT SETTING A CODE. THESE COMBINED MAKE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC DANGEROUS. *TR

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1813.2%
ODI 10519413 · 39,000 mi

MY DAUGHTER CALLED FROM COLLEGE TO TELL ME HER TURN SIGNALS HEAD LIGHTS DASH LIGHTS AND WIPERS HAD ALL STOPPED WORKING. SHE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER WHO TOLD HER IT WAS THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND COULD NOT WORK ON IT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. SHE HAD TO COME HOME IN THE RAIN, DRIVE 250 MILES WITH OUT TURN SIGNALS, LIGHTS OR WIPERS. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT THE JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND FIX IT. I STARTED LOOKING ON LINE AT SOME JEEP FORUMS AND FOUND SOME THINGS TO TRY. THE FIRST ONE I TRIED GOT EVERYTHING WORKING FOR NOW STILL DO …

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319.5%
ODI 10415513 · 500 mi

1COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10412080INCIDENT DATE: JUNE 18, 2011DATE ADDED TO FILE: JULY 12, 2011 DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLAINT: WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE PANEL LIGHT MEANINGS IN THE MANUAL, I DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CAR PROBL…

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4412.4%
ODI 10481113 · 1,783 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SENT A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAIL…

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119.2%
ODI 10786714 · 29,580 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, JERKED, AND THE EXTERIOR REAR AND FRONT LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, CHECK ENGINE, AND, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,580.

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8916.2%
ODI 10536277 · 600 mi

I PURCHASED THIS 2014 PATRIOT FOUR WEEKS AGO WITH, I HAVE NOT EVEN MADE A FIRST PAYMENT. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT MY JEEP LOST ALL POWER. I WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND WOULD HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT IS WAS GOING TO STALL, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS EVER TURNED ON. I PLACED THE JEEP IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. TURNED IT BACK ON, IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATE THERE WAS SOME LAG ON THE START AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY TO BE INSPECTED AFTER A…

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6219.7%
ODI 10692869 · 170 mi

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MID FEB, BUT ONLY ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING, THE CAR CAN NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE HAS EXPERIENCED AN SHORT AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE A NEW ONE. I WAITED ONE WEEK AND THE CAR IS STILL IN THE DEALER. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG I STILL NEED TO WAIT. *TR

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9821.4%
ODI 10795204 · 800 mi

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER. HEADLAMPS FLICKERED AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. UNABLE TO PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON OR USE HORN TO WARN ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

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813.6%
ODI 11217141 · 22,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START OCCASIONALLY AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON NORTHLAKE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3701 NORTHLAKE BLVD, LAKE PARK, FL 33403, [phone removed]) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN…

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Air Bags
00.0%

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63.2%
ODI 10637000 · 63,580 mi

I OWN A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. THE MILEAGE IS 63592 MILES. RECENTLY THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING AND CHIMING AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THAT DONE AT A COST OF $614. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR A SAFETY DEVICE LIKE ITS AIRBAGS TO HAVE A PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CLOCK SPRING. *TR

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63.1%
ODI 10722679 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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2518.4%
ODI 10584289 · 70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE EXACT DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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4313.2%
ODI 10503632

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE OVER A BRIDGE AND CRASHED 30 FEET UNDER THE BRIDGE, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABL…

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5716.1%
ODI 10525293

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 13V120000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 13V233000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , SEAT BELTS) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PARTS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE.

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3327.5%
ODI 10521034 · 1,220 mi

AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND BRAKING TO PARK THE CAR, THE ENGINE SPED UP AND ALL 4 WHEELS WERE SPINNING EXTREMELY FAST CAUSING HER TO THRUST FORWARD. SHE WAS NOT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE AT THE TIME. SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES HARDER TO SEE IF SHE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE SPEED AND LUNGED OUT OF CONTROL .THE ONLY WAY SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD STOP THE WHEELS FROM SPINNING WAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. EVEN THOUGH SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN AND THE ONLY REASON THE VEH…

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14927.2%
ODI 10558885 · 19,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A COMMERCIAL TRACTOR TRAILER CRASHED INTO HIS DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FENDER. THE AIG BAG SENSORS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT LEFT KNEE WAS INJURED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

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206.3%
ODI 10712196

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A VEHICLE HEADING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH AN INTOXICATED DRIVER CROSSED INTO THE JEEP PATRIOT'S LANE CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE RENTAL COMPAN…

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327.0%
ODI 10861778 · 300 mi

MY WIFE AND I WERE HIT HEAD ON BY A DRUNK DRIVER, WE WERE BOTH RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS WHEN WE AWOKE THE AIR BAGS WERE ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY

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711.9%
ODI 11066883

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WOK IN A JEEP PATRIOT 2017 ON A CITY STREET THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK SUDDENLY AND THE SPEED INCREASED RAPIDLY UNCONTROLLABLY. TWO VEHICLES HIT ME GOING THRU AN INTERSECTION AND THE JEEP PATRIOT VEHICLE RAN INTO A WAREHOUSE GOING THRU 2 METAL DOORS AND A BRICK WALL WITHOUT ANY AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE JEEP PATRIOT COMPLETELY WENT INTO THE WAREHOUSE AND WAS STOPPED BY HITTING A LARGE PILLAR.

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Fuel/Propulsion System
5760.6%
ODI 10582902 · 60,000 mi

WENT AND FILLED UP MY GAS TANK (FILLED IT UP, DID NOT TOP IT OFF). WHEN I LEFT THE GAS STATION I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY ENGINE TURNED OFF (MUSIC WAS STILL PLAYING, JUST THE ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF) THIS HAPPENED FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES ON MY WAY HOME. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS RUNNING FINE. IF I ONLY FILL UP MY GAS TANK 1/2 WAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *TT

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3820.5%
ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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2111.0%
ODI 10854251 · 82,000 mi

ON 4/7/2016 MY JEEP PATRIOT COMPLETELY STALLED AFTER FILLING IT WITH GAS. AFTER WAITING AN HOUR, THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. I READ ON THE JEEP FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP'S FUEL TANK, HOWEVER CHRYSLER IS UNWILLING TO ADMIT IT AND RECALL THE PART. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AFTER GETTING GAS FOR FEAR OF LOSING POWER. I HAVE A ONE YEAR OLD SON AND FEAR FOR HIS LIFE AS WELL AS MINE.. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADD ME TO THE LIST OF VICTIMS. THANKS.

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3122.8%
ODI 10691235 · 49,000 mi

MY 2010 PATRIOT LIMITED STALLS ALL THE TIME. IT GETS WORSE WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, REV UP THE ENGINE SO IT DOES NOT GO DEAD. IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE IF THE GAS TANK IS BELOW 1/2 TANK. ALSO I REALLY THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS STEALING MY GAS BECAUSE THE GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN. ALL THE INFO I HAVE LOOKED UP IT'S ALL JEEP PRODUCTS 2010 2011 2012 2013 ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

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298.9%
ODI 10555002 · 51,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 12/03/13 I WAS AT AN INTERSECTIONS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND TURN IN TO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, ALMOST GOT HIT. CAR CONTINUED TO HESITATE AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN. CAR SLOWLY ACCELERATED BUT WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 40 MPHS. CAR CONTINUED TO PULL AND HESITATED AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET IT THE SHOP. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND ALMOST GET IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

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8624.3%
ODI 10481141 · 3,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING AN OFF RAMP AND TAPPED THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TRIED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL LINES BETWEEN THE FUEL TANKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE …

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75.8%
ODI 10663933

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CHEMICAL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE ODOR PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RAIL FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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417.5%
ODI 10725371 · 12,500 mi

TRAVELING EAST ON HY89 AT APPROX 08:30 WITH CC SET AT 70. ON 6% UPHILL GRADE RPM DROPPED TO 2300 AND SPEED TO ABOUT 35, PRESSED ACCELER AND FUEL SHUT OFF. CAR HAS AUTO TRANS WITH CVT TRANS. FIDDLED WITH GEAR SHIFT AND ACCELERATION RESUMED. ON THE WAY BACK HAD SAME EXPERIENCE BUT WHEN RPM STARTED TO DROP, TURNED OFF CC AND OPERATION WAS NORMAL. NO PROBLEMS WITH SMALLER HILLS. MADE SAME TRIP SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR WITH RPM AROUND 3500 AND SPEED ABOUT 60 IN SAME SPOTS.

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268.3%
ODI 10892698 · 56,800 mi

THE ENGINE SHUT OFF TWICE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY. THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE STALLED WAS 4 DAYS AFTER WE PICKED THE CAR UP FROM HUNTER JEEP SERVICE DEPT, WHO TOLD US THE ISSUE WAS REPAIRED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE NOW.

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419.0%
ODI 10851367 · 3,100 mi

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING.

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23.4%
ODI 11319285 · 57,777 mi

SITTING STILL AT RED LIGHT ALL AT ONCE CAR ROLL FORWARD PUSH DOWN ON BRAKE CAR GO FAST WITH FEET ON BRAKE CAR STILL GO FAST HIT CAR IN THE BACK END ON HIGHWAY

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Unknown Or Other
77.4%
ODI 10567224 · 67,318 mi

THE RIGHT REAR CROSS MEMBER AND TRAILING ARMS FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING OVER $2500 IN DAMAGE. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOWLY ENOUGH BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK.

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2010.8%
ODI 10721811 · 92,000 mi

UPON TAKING MY WIFE'S JEEP PATRIOT FOR THE YEARLY INSPECTION IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A RUSTED OUT AND ROTTED CROSSMEMBER AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN ANY LONGER. I WAS GIVEN A 10 DAY PERIOD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED BOTH RON LEWIS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE DEPT. IN ADDITION TO CHRYSLER. RON LEWIS CHECKED THE VIN NUMBER AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OUTSTANDING BULLETINS FOR THIS REPAIR. IN ADDITION, CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE REPAIR. …

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189.4%
ODI 10396499 · 21,710 mi

AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH WATER STARTED POURING OUT OF MY INTERIOR MAP LIGHTS (DOME LIGHTS). A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE FOR JEEP WATER LEAK DOME LIGHTS RESULTED IN 760,000 MATCHES. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF BLOGS/WEBSITES/FORUMS ALL REFERRING TO THIS SAME ERROR. AFTER HEAVY RAINS OR WATER EXPOSURE (E.G. CAR WASH) THE WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE INTERIOR DOME AND MAP LIGHTS. MANY SITES INDICATE THE MANUFACTURERS RELUCTANCE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AND TREAT THE SITUATION AS THOUGH THEY HAVE NO PRIOR INDICATION OF PROBLEMS. WITH THOUSANDS OF WEBSITES AN…

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107.4%
ODI 10907162 · 125,000 mi

THE SUNROOF LEAKS INTO THE HEADLINER WHILE PARKED OR IN MOTION, THE WATER EVENTUALLY FINDS ITS WAY INTO THE FRONT DOME LIGHT WHICH THEN PRECEDES TO LEAK ALL OVER THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL KNOBS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES TO MY VEHICLE AND SEEMS TO BE A NATION WIDE PROBLEM WITH PATRIOTS IN MOST MODEL YEARS. THE MOST RECENT EPISODE RUINED MY RADIO AND I'M AFRAID TO INSTALL ANOTHER BECAUSE THIS WILL EVENTUALLY HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN.

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3510.7%
ODI 10734555 · 37,000 mi

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT TURNED ON, THEN THE ANTI-SKID LIGHT TURNED ON, THEN VEHICLE ENGAGED IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS ONE. REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD.

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308.5%
ODI 10678185 · 25 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING TOWARD A FREEWAY ENTRANCE, I WAS SUDDENLY NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 25MPH. MY JEEP WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME AN ELECTRICAL CENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR IT TO RUN NORMALLY AGAIN.

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1310.8%
ODI 10747408 · 58,000 mi

APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO MY VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE BUT HAD NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. THEN, 5 DAYS AGO I FELT THE VEHICLE SHUTTER ONLY ONCE. SINCE I DID NOT FEEL IT AGAIN OVER A PERIOD OF DAYS, I CHALKED IT UP TO BEING SENSITIVE AND THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN BETWEEN GEARS OR SOMETHING. THIS PAST SATURDAY I TOOK A 2 1/2 HOUR TRIP TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM VIRGINIA. ON THE WAY THERE WE STOPPED QUITE A BIT AND HAD NO ISSUES. ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON I STARTED BACK TOWARD VIRGINIA AND FELT THE SAME SHUTTER I FELT DAYS BEFORE AND…

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6311.5%
ODI 10639201 · 2,800 mi

WE WERE DRIVING NORTH AND CAME UPON AN INTERSECTION WHERE WE PUT OUR TURN SIGNAL ON, AND SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED, ABOUT TO TURN WEST. THE LIGHT TURNED RED, AND WE SLOWLY DROVE WEST ONTO THE CROSSING STREET. ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING SOUTH PROCEEDED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT, AT ABOUT 45 MPH, AND HIT THE 2014 JEEP PATRIOT BROADSIDE, PASSENGER SIDE. THE JEEP WAS PUSHED AND SPUN 90 DEGREES FROM THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION, WE WERE TOSSED AROUND VIOLENTLY IN OUR SEATS, WITH THE PASSENGER OBTAINING CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS TO HER ARM CLOSEST TO…

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5316.8%
ODI 10778425 · 30 mi

HOOD RELEASE LEVER WHEN GETTING OUT OF CAR LEFT FOOT CATCHES ON LEVER RELEASING HOOD. LEVER PROTRUDES FROM SIDE PANEL. I HAVE A BAD LEFT LEG SO I HAVE TO DRAG LEG OUT OF CAR. I CAN CATCH LEVER RELEASING HOOD WITHOUT KNOWING IT. SAFETY LATCH DOES PREVENT HOOD FROM OPENING UP IF I DO NOT NOTICE HOOD IS OPEN.

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7516.4%
ODI 10840180 · 500 mi

THERE IS AN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 SECOND DELAY FROM WHEN THE HORN SWITCH IS PRESSED TO WHEN THE HORN SOUNDS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN MY EXPERIENCING 3 NEAR MISSES SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE (IN OCTOBER 2015). THE FAILURE OF THE HORN TO SOUND WHEN NEEDED CAUSED ME TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVERS DIDN'T HEAR IT IN TIME. NOVEMBER 2015 IN HOBOKEN NEW JERSEY I WAS HEADING NORTH ON WASHINGTON STREET AT 25 MPH WHEN SOMEONE STARTED TO BACK OUT OF A CURB FACING PARKING SPOT. THE DRIVER…

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1525.4%
ODI 11023639 · 22,625 mi

FROST WAS ON WINDSHIELD AND BACK WINDOW. I TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER TO CLEAR WINDOW. THE REAR WINDOW HAS AN EMBEDDED WIPER. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WE PARKED THE VEHICLE. JUST AFTER EXITING THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED LIKE A GUNSHOT. THE CENTER OF THE WINDOW HAD DISINTEGRATED LEAVING A ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR SHAPE. THE BOTTOM OF THE MISSING GLASS RECTANGLE WENT DOWN TO THE IMBEDDED WIPER. THE JEEP PATRIOT WAS RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE CAR RENTALS. LICENSE NUMBER HMJ3405 UNIT NUMBER 7N3MKQ

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Seat Belts
22.1%
ODI 10946553 · 59,000 mi

JAMMED FRONT PASSENGER BELT. UNABLE TO USE FRONT SEAT FOR PASSENGERS. BELT JAMMED WHEN TRYING TO BELT-IN.TO LEAVE OUR HOME. WENT TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT. MECHANIC TRIED TO PULL ON IT WITH NO RELEASE. AFTER CONFERRING WITH SUPERVISOR AND MANAGER, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE A NEW SEAT-BELT UNIT INSTALLED. THAT PART WOULD COST $300. PLUS INSTALL CHARGES. SHOULD WE HAVE TO PAY FOR A SAFETY ISSUE MALFUNCTION WHICH PROHIBITS USE OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THERE ARE ONLY 2 ADULTS IN THIS HOUSEHOLD.

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21.1%
ODI 10606765 · 32,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY JEEP TO BE A SAFE FAMILY VEHICLE AND INSTEAD I WORRY EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL BECAUSE I BUCKLE MY SEAT. I HAVE BEEN IN A HEAD ON COLLISION BEFORE IN A JEEP WRANGLER AND WAS FORTUNATE TO BE OKAY, NOW THIS VEHICLE'S SEATBELT UNBUCKLES ITSELF DURING DRIVING, AND WHEN PRESSURE IS BEING APPLIED. I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT "USER ERROR" BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO EVERY PERSON WHO HAS DRIVEN MY PATRIOT. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE WITH MY INFANTS IN THE CAR WHEN I CAN'T EVEN FEEL SAFE WITH JUST ME IN IT?! *TR

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00.0%

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96.6%
ODI 10934776 · 90,000 mi

JEEP HAS FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH RECALL NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V-668 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: S61 RECALL DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2016 I DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK WE ARE PROTECTED BY THE SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS.

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257.7%
ODI 10536939 · 34,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS CUT FROM THE CLIP AREA IN ORDER TO BE RELEASED, AT THE ADVISEMENT OF THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT CLIP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

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3710.5%
ODI 10629954 · 21,548 mi

MY 2012 JEEP PATRIOT WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY A VAN. THE STATE PATROL OFFICER ESTIMATED THE SPEED ON IMPACT WAS AROUND 25 MPH FROM THE VEHICLE THAT HIT MINE BUT MAY HAVE BEEN UNDERESTIMATED BECAUSE THE CRUSH DAMAGE AND DISTANCE THE JEEP WAS PUSHED SEEMS TO INDICATE A HIGHER IMPACT/SPEED. I WAS STRUCK MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT PANEL AND DRIVER DOOR. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT I HAD NO PASSENGER TRAVELING WITH ME. AFTER EVERYTHING SETTLED FROM BEING KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS I REALIZED THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AND SIDE …

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2319.2%
ODI 10851326 · 47,000 mi

MY GRANDDAUGHTER GOT TRAP WITH THE SEAT BELT (REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR) THE MORE WE TRIED TO RELEASE IT THE TIGHTER IT GOT, EVEN THOUGH WE UNHOOKED IT. WE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO GET HER OUT. IF IT HELPS SHE IS ABOUT 5'2" AND WEIGHS ABOUT 125 LBS. I AM TAKING IT TOO AUTOSERV IN TILTON NH 03276 TO BE LOOKED AT ON 4/4/2016.

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10218.6%
ODI 10743881 · 19,450 mi

OUR SEAT BELT LIGHT STARTED TO MESS UP IN JUNE 2015, WE TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND AFTER THEY TRIED TWO SWITCHES I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD NOT BE FIXED AND THAT ALL 2014 JEEP PATRIOTS DO THIS! IF YOU PULL THE SEAT BELT OUT AN INCH FROM HOME POSITION THE LIGHT GOES OFF, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY HAVE IT CLICKED IT WILL STILL BEEP AT YOU TELLING YOU THAT YOUR NOT WEARING YOUR SEAT BELT! WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP SINCE FEB. 2014 AND PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW! IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION ON BASE, SO TECHNICALLY WE ARE NOT EVEN SUPPOSE TO BE DRIVING…

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31.0%
ODI 10823860 · 23,650 mi

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AND THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED ON THE PASSENGER. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER FOR THE PASSENGER TO BE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE RENTAL VEHICLE AGENCY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,650. THE VIN WAS INVALID. UPDATED 04/22/2016*LJ *JS

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132.8%
ODI 10907629 · 4,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT ON MARCH 14, 2016. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN A SUV WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO THE STREET I WAS STOPPED WAITING TO MAKE MY RIGHT TURN. THE GENTLEMAN WAS SPEEDING AND TOOK A HARD RIGHT, HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND HIT ME FULL IMPACT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE, THE AIRBAG LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON. AT THE IMPACT THAT I WAS HIT THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF AND NO ONE KNOWS OR COULD EXPLAIN WHY THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY. WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS …

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58.5%
ODI 11025131 · 7,630 mi

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT ALARM, WILL SOUND CONTINUOUSLY WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED IN IT.

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Vehicle Speed Control
22.1%
ODI 10609739 · 70,052 mi

AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR CAR SHOOK, THEN ONLY MOVED AT A SPEED OF 5MPH. WHEN I GOT TO THE NEXT STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, BUT NOT MOVING. *TR

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115.9%
ODI 10562380 · 60,600 mi

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE CAR. IT JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT OUT- I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THE CAR NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER THERE ARE NONE ON LONG ISLAND THERE ARE MORE THEN 450 ON BACKORDER COMING FROM OVERSEAS!!!! IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST WEEK AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. I AM AFRAID THE IT IS DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THIS PART ON LONG ISLA…

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52.6%
ODI 10735892 · 139,925 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PQTRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, ESP CONTROL, 4X4, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, ABS, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,925. MA 10/5

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96.6%
ODI 10481148 · 1,749 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A WIRING HARNESS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,749 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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175.2%
ODI 10415513 · 500 mi

1COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10412080INCIDENT DATE: JUNE 18, 2011DATE ADDED TO FILE: JULY 12, 2011 DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLAINT: WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE PANEL LIGHT MEANINGS IN THE MANUAL, I DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CAR PROBL…

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287.9%
ODI 10481254 · 3,150 mi

THIS IS THE FIRST OF 2 INCIDENTS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. I WAS COMING BACK INTO CALIFORNIA FROM ARIZONA ON THE 40 WEST WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 75 MPH. WITHOUT INDICATION, THE THROTTLE REVVED TO 4500 RPM AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE GAS PEDAL. I CANCELLED CRUISE CONTROL, AND FROM THE LEFT LANE WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE DIED. THE FUEL GAUGE READ JUST OVER 1/4 OF A TANK. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY CALLED A TOW T…

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75.8%
ODI 10521034 · 1,220 mi

AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND BRAKING TO PARK THE CAR, THE ENGINE SPED UP AND ALL 4 WHEELS WERE SPINNING EXTREMELY FAST CAUSING HER TO THRUST FORWARD. SHE WAS NOT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE AT THE TIME. SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES HARDER TO SEE IF SHE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE SPEED AND LUNGED OUT OF CONTROL .THE ONLY WAY SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD STOP THE WHEELS FROM SPINNING WAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. EVEN THOUGH SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN AND THE ONLY REASON THE VEH…

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5710.4%
ODI 10536277 · 600 mi

I PURCHASED THIS 2014 PATRIOT FOUR WEEKS AGO WITH, I HAVE NOT EVEN MADE A FIRST PAYMENT. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT MY JEEP LOST ALL POWER. I WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND WOULD HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT IS WAS GOING TO STALL, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS EVER TURNED ON. I PLACED THE JEEP IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. TURNED IT BACK ON, IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATE THERE WAS SOME LAG ON THE START AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY TO BE INSPECTED AFTER A…

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3511.1%
ODI 10684243 · 2,000 mi

ON ABOUT JANUARY 15, 2015, LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND WITH LESS THAN 1500 MILES, THIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL & I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO RESPOND BY BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO BURDICK CHRYSLER JEEP IN CICERO, NY WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED & THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE/REPAIR THE VEHICLE & SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.WHILE TRAVELING ON FEB 5 I EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT 'STAYING' WHERE IT WAS SET- CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE,THEN INSTEAD ABOUT 1/2 WAY TO OUR DESTINATION, I STARTED…

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4710.3%
ODI 10873690 · 20,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2016 JEEP PATRIOT NEW. IT HAS 20,000 MILES. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAKE POPPING NOISE WHEN ON. WHEN AT A STOP THE ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING SOUND. WHEN ACCELERATION IT MAKES A WEIRD NOISE AND TAKES FOREVER TO GET IT TO THE SPEED OF 60MPH. I CAN'T GET MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR UNTIL JUNE 14, 2016. EVERYTHING THAT WENT WRONG HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME EXCEPT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I SMELL A LEMON IN THE BUNCH HERE!!!

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58.5%
ODI 11066883

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WOK IN A JEEP PATRIOT 2017 ON A CITY STREET THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK SUDDENLY AND THE SPEED INCREASED RAPIDLY UNCONTROLLABLY. TWO VEHICLES HIT ME GOING THRU AN INTERSECTION AND THE JEEP PATRIOT VEHICLE RAN INTO A WAREHOUSE GOING THRU 2 METAL DOORS AND A BRICK WALL WITHOUT ANY AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE JEEP PATRIOT COMPLETELY WENT INTO THE WAREHOUSE AND WAS STOPPED BY HITTING A LARGE PILLAR.

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Engine29,500–100,823 mi68,500 mi52
ODI 10468517 · 20,170 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON NB I-5 IN A 2005 SUBARU. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS THIS 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT. WE WERE DRIVING APPROX. 65MPH. I WAS NOT TAILGATTING! THE JEEP PATRIOT'S POWER DIED. THE DRIVER THOUGHT SHE WAS NOT GETTING GAS AND KEPT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. SHE NEVER HIT THE BRAKE. I DID NOT SEE A BRAKE LIGHT AND IT TOOK ME A COUPLE SECONDS TO REALIZE SHE HAD SLOWED, THEN STOPPED (THAT IS WHY I PUT SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 30MPH). RESEARCH SHOWS IT TAKES 2-1/2 TIME LONGER TO BRAKE IF YOU DO NOT SEE BRAKE LIGHTS. SHE DID …

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ODI 10468892 · 17,941 mi

MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT (LIMITED, TRAIL RATED) SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 70-75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, WITH NO STOPS OR PROBLEMS. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE, NOTICED THAT THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DESPITE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. HE MANAGED TO MERGE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY DIED BEFORE HE CAME TO A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. NO SPUTTERING OR SHUDDERING OCCURR…

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ODI 10481126 · 22,000 mi

THE ENGINE STALLED AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STALLING OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN I HAVE BEEN IN TRAFFIC FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP IN TRAFFIC THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE HAS CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE CENTER WAS TOLD ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND THE ISSUE STOPPED FOR A BIT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS THE STALLING HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

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Suspension42,000–120,000 mi81,367 mi31
ODI 10558131 · 42,000 mi

I HAVE A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT LATITUDE THAT BEGAN HAVING A ROUGH RIDE AND RATTLE NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA IN OCTOBER 2013. IN DECEMBER 2013 THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED WITH 42,000 MILES AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACING BECAUSE OF A BAD BALL JOINT. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND DISCOVERED NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON JEEP FORUMS INDICATING IT HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR JEEP FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS DUE TO POOR QUALITY PARTS BUT JEEP REFUSES TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. I TOOK THE JEEP TO MY…

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ODI 10568551 · 58,062 mi

IN 2012 WE HAD A NAIL THROUGH THE TIRE OF THE 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT WE BOUGHT NEW. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO TIRES PLUS TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T LEGALLY REPLACE JUST ONE TIRE. THE TREAD WEAR WAS SO AWFUL; UNEVEN, DIFFERENT TREAD VARIANCES, THEY COULDN'T MATCH ONE USED TIRE. HOW WOULD THEY PICK WHAT TIRE TO MATCH IT UP TOO. WE ENDED UP WITH 4 NEW TIRES, WE WERE ALSO TOLD AT THE TIME THE UNEVEN TREAD WAS DOING DAMAGE TO SHOCKS AND STRUTS. A YEAR LATER WE TOOK IT IN FOR NEW BREAK PADS AND ROTATION, AGAIN, EVEN W…

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ODI 10655379 · 41,000 mi

BALL JOINTS/CONTROL ARM BAD AT ONLY 41,000 MILES. TOOK CAR FOR INSPECTION AND IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THIS. TECHNICIAN SAID THESE PARTS SHOULD HAVE NEVER FAILED AT 3 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 41,000 MILES. OF COURSE OUT OF WARRANTY BUT FROM WHAT I AM FINDING OUT, WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER THESE ANYWAYS. I WONDER IF THESE PARTS WERE EVEN TESTED AS THEY SHOULD LAST LONGER, SO SEEMS TO ME THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

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Power Train43,448–91,000 mi73,000 mi49
ODI 10468517 · 20,170 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON NB I-5 IN A 2005 SUBARU. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS THIS 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT. WE WERE DRIVING APPROX. 65MPH. I WAS NOT TAILGATTING! THE JEEP PATRIOT'S POWER DIED. THE DRIVER THOUGHT SHE WAS NOT GETTING GAS AND KEPT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. SHE NEVER HIT THE BRAKE. I DID NOT SEE A BRAKE LIGHT AND IT TOOK ME A COUPLE SECONDS TO REALIZE SHE HAD SLOWED, THEN STOPPED (THAT IS WHY I PUT SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 30MPH). RESEARCH SHOWS IT TAKES 2-1/2 TIME LONGER TO BRAKE IF YOU DO NOT SEE BRAKE LIGHTS. SHE DID …

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ODI 10516211 · 320 mi

ON THE SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST FUEL UP, WE IDLED THROUGH A FASTFOOD DRIVE-THROUGH AND UPON PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, IT JUST DIED. SCARY, BUT ALL THE CARS STOPPED FOR US. IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I FAXED ALL THE INFORMATION TO THE DEALER AND ASKED IF IT WAS THEM TESTING THE CHIP YOU CAN REMOVE TO PREVENT CAR THEFT (OR HELP REPO IN THEIR CASE). THEY NEVER RESPONDED. ONE CHANGE WE MADE IS WE NEVER TOPPED OFF FUEL AFTER THAT. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. HOWEVER, THE CVT APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED NOW AT 32,000 MILES. *T…

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ODI 10543374 · 24,000 mi

DRIVING ON FREEWAY, AT APPROX 65 MPH, CAR WHINES, THEN DIES. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS POSSIBLY A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. I WANT ACTION NOW!!!!! *TR

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Air Bags48,750–89,750 mi65,000 mi12
ODI 10608646 · 98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN USING THE AUTOMATION DRIVE TRANSMISSION AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN USING THE TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION OPTION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR PRIOR TO THE ENGINE WARMING UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE V…

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ODI 10747486 · 60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A VEHICLE CAME ACROSS FROM THE OPPOSITE LANE AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS FAILED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WITH THE DIAGNOSES UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA…

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ODI 10920521 · 48,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE SKID OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND LANDED IN A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ARM, CHEST, LEG, AND FOREHEAD INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS …

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Structure:Body70,000–105,000 mi86,600 mi20
ODI 10500752 · 21,000 mi

AFTER HEARING A NOISE IN MY EXHAUST SYSTEM, I CHECKED UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND MY MUFFLER LOCKED UP ABOUT 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH THE EXHAUST PIPE POINTING DIRECTLY AT THE BACK OF MY PLASTIC BUMPER. MY BUMPER WAS DISTORTED AND MELTING. I CAUGHT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A FIRE STARTED BUT AM CONFIDENT THIS WOULD HAVE IGNITED. I THEN REACHED UP AND PULLED WITH A LITTLE FORCE DOWN ON THE MUFFLER AND IT SNAPPED BACK INTO THE CORRECT POSITION. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE JUST THE DAMAGE TO THE MELTED BUMPER. I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND SH…

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ODI 10660050 · 64,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE MOVED UP AND DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

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ODI 10694309 · 100,430 mi

I WAS ON A SHORT TRIP WHEN A CAR BEHIND ME FRANTICALLY WAVED ME TO STOP AND INFORMED ME THAT MY JEEP WAS ON FIRE. THE EXHAUST BURNT A WHOLE THROUGH THE REAR BUMPER AND MELTED THE BUMPER. I HAD NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING. *TR

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Unknown Or Other61,850–103,336 mi89,000 mi22
ODI 10734555 · 37,000 mi

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT TURNED ON, THEN THE ANTI-SKID LIGHT TURNED ON, THEN VEHICLE ENGAGED IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS ONE. REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD.

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ODI 10763776 · 825,000 mi

WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE, AT AROUND 55-60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO POWER TO ACCELERATE FURTHER OR EXIT ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I COASTED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE OFF THE SIDE ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER STOPPING, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO RESTART RESULTED IN STILL NO ACCELERATION ALTHOUGH ENGINE STARTED. THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO RESTART WAS SUCCESSFUL AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT FULL SPEED TO THE NEXT EXIT. VERY FRIGHTENING. I'VE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE STALL ON THE INTERSTATE BEFORE.

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ODI 10883105 · 108,000 mi

MY PATRIOT WITH 108K MILES STALLED AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY 3X LAST NIGHT ON A 3 HOUR DRIVE. IT ALSO STALLED 4X TIMES TODAY ON MY 10 MIN WAY TO DROP IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE WHILE IDLING AND 3X WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. ONCE WHILE I WAS TURNING. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT TO 2011 JEEP PATRIOTS AND EVEN CAUSED A CAR TO BE TOTALLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS.

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Electrical System34,678–84,000 mi48,000 mi24
ODI 10415513 · 500 mi

1COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10412080INCIDENT DATE: JUNE 18, 2011DATE ADDED TO FILE: JULY 12, 2011 DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLAINT: WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE PANEL LIGHT MEANINGS IN THE MANUAL, I DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CAR PROBL…

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ODI 10436171 · 6,987 mi

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING MY RADIO WENT OFF AND ON AND SCREEN TURNED BLACK. I DROVE A LITTLE FURTHER TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OFF WHEN MY DASH BOARD LITE UP WITH EVERYTHING MALFUNCTIONING LIGHT AND THEN WENT BLACK. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE ALRIGHT. AS I CONTINUED ON TO WORK THE RADIO STARTED GOING ON AND OFF AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE WATER LEAK AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AS OF YET. I AM THINKING THAT MAYBE DUE TO THE WATER LEAK FROM THE DOME LIGHTS …

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ODI 10481110 · 40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. IMMEDIATELLT AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT STALLED.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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Fuel/Propulsion System68,000–110,000 mi96,000 mi21
ODI 10555002 · 51,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 12/03/13 I WAS AT AN INTERSECTIONS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND TURN IN TO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, ALMOST GOT HIT. CAR CONTINUED TO HESITATE AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN. CAR SLOWLY ACCELERATED BUT WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 40 MPHS. CAR CONTINUED TO PULL AND HESITATED AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET IT THE SHOP. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND ALMOST GET IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

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ODI 10807310 · 98,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JUST DIES FOR NO REASON. AFTER A WHILE IT STARTS BACK UP WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE TIME I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. A COUPLE DAYS AGO IT STALLED WHILE ON THE FWY WITH MY 3 YR OLD SON ALMOST RESULTING IN DISASTER. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 6 MONTHS.

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ODI 10837615 · 150,000 mi

VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER RUNNING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THISE WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED.

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

2 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-111None
ODI 11627697

No dash lights, in my way to work someone cut into my(crossed solid line) lane and my vehicle hit the rear end of the vehicle that cut into my lane. Going around 55 and wearing my seatbelt, slammed on the breaks, couldn't go around without flipping my car so we collided. The front end of my car was completely destroyed and the airbags did not deploy. I am this cars second owner after my father bought it new & if he knew it would almost kill his daughter in 12 years he never would have bought it. It had no accident history and had been told the …

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2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-031None
ODI 11649863

The front airbags are defective and not working. I was involved in an accident in July of last year, and they did not deploy. It was a recall on it a few years back, however apparently was not repaired. I do not feel that this should fall on me because it’s not mechanical and nothing that I don’t have anything to deal with and it is a safety issue. Please provide on how to proceed, thank you!

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2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-062None
ODI 11664282

I have and airbag check light on on my dashboard. I tested the code and it corresponds to B1B06 (Driver Airbag Squib 2 circuit Open). This matches a recall done on previously. NHTSA Recall Number 16V-288, in which my vehicle was MISSED from the recall!! Now that my vehicle is indicating the problem JEEP refuses to fix the problem. Although this was supposed to be fixed during the appropriate recall time. I called Jeep on May 26, 2025 and the associate told me that is the problem comes from the recall, the dealer will fix it. The dealer says …

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ODI 11664286 · 150,000 mi

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Patriot. The contact that upon starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V288000 (AIR BAGS). The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the recall as a possible cause for the failure; however, the VIN nor the model vehicle was included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

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2025-071None
ODI 11673128

So I bought this used from a previous owner check engine light has come on quite a few times and I’ve gone to two separate places and it’s the catalytic converter efficiency coming up. My mechanic did a recall research and found that this specific vehicle not the VIN number had been recalled for issues with this, I would like to get my car added to the recall. I am a single mom. This is my only mode of transportation to him from work and to get my kids I bought this used and I’m pretty sure the owner knew something was wrong with it.

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2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-101None
ODI 11691580

Rusted rear sub frame and suspension parts

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2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-091None
ODI 11762528

I purchased my 2011 Jeep Patriot as a new vehicle on [XXX] in Fort Collins, Colorado. The vehicle has been appropriately maintained with the only one major repair (throttle body) to date. On [XXX], the ABS, traction control, and brake light on the dash board lit up upon cranking the vehicle and backing out of my driveway. I dropped the vehicle off the next morning for diagnostics at a local Meineke location. The vehicle eventually threw a C2220 code, which indicates the ABS module had an internal failure. Unfortunately for me, I’ve learned th…

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2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 2112 reports

2016: 112 complaints · 2017: 22 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
20163154112
201761322
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
201645206
20175900

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentEngineSuspensionPower TrainAir BagsStructure:BodyUnknown Or OtherElectrical SystemFuel/Propulsion System
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ODI 11328431 · 111,734 mi

LOUD CLUNK NOISE WHEN DRIVING, NOTICED THE SUB FRAME THAT'S THE CONTROL ARMS ARE CONNECTED TO AND THE ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN ARE SUPPOSED BY IS RUSTED AND ROOTED SO MUCH I CAN PUSH MY FINGER THROUGH IT. *TR

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ODI 10468517 · 20,170 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON NB I-5 IN A 2005 SUBARU. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS THIS 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT. WE WERE DRIVING APPROX. 65MPH. I WAS NOT TAILGATTING! THE JEEP PATRIOT'S POWER DIED. THE DRIVER THOUGHT SHE WAS NOT GETTING GAS AND KEPT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. SHE NEVER HIT THE BRAKE. I DID NOT SEE A BRAKE LIGHT AND IT TOOK ME A COUPLE SECONDS TO REALIZE SHE HAD SLOWED, THEN STOPPED (THAT IS WHY I PUT SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 30MPH). RESEARCH SHOWS IT TAKES 2-1/2 TIME LONGER TO BRAKE IF YOU DO NOT SEE BRAKE LIGHTS. SHE DID …

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ODI 10516211 · 320 mi

ON THE SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST FUEL UP, WE IDLED THROUGH A FASTFOOD DRIVE-THROUGH AND UPON PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, IT JUST DIED. SCARY, BUT ALL THE CARS STOPPED FOR US. IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I FAXED ALL THE INFORMATION TO THE DEALER AND ASKED IF IT WAS THEM TESTING THE CHIP YOU CAN REMOVE TO PREVENT CAR THEFT (OR HELP REPO IN THEIR CASE). THEY NEVER RESPONDED. ONE CHANGE WE MADE IS WE NEVER TOPPED OFF FUEL AFTER THAT. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. HOWEVER, THE CVT APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED NOW AT 32,000 MILES. *T…

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ODI 10568785 · 123,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN WAUSAU, MY JEEP STOPPED, I ACCELERATED-NOTHING. I HAD CARS BEHIND ME HONKING AND THE ONE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WAS COMING UP FAST, I STEERED TO THE RIGHT AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT INTO A SNOWBANK. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT. SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINS WITH HAZARDS ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME TO EAU CLAIRE. IN FEBRUARY I REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSION NEVER WENT OUT. MY VEHICLE WOULD JUST GET STUCK IN REVERSE, I'D HAVE TO PUT IN DRIVE, BACK TO REVERSE, THEN TO DRIVE AGAIN TO GO. IN ADDITION I HAD TWO MORE …

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1
ODI 10608646 · 98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN USING THE AUTOMATION DRIVE TRANSMISSION AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN USING THE TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION OPTION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR PRIOR TO THE ENGINE WARMING UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE V…

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2
ODI 10694309 · 100,430 mi

I WAS ON A SHORT TRIP WHEN A CAR BEHIND ME FRANTICALLY WAVED ME TO STOP AND INFORMED ME THAT MY JEEP WAS ON FIRE. THE EXHAUST BURNT A WHOLE THROUGH THE REAR BUMPER AND MELTED THE BUMPER. I HAD NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING. *TR

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ODI 11395648

MY MECHANIC HAS BEEN TELLING ME THAT THE FRAME/SUBFRAME OF MY JEEP PATRIOT IS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE RUST HAS CORRODED OTHER PARTS OF MY CAR AND IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THE CORROSION HAS SERIOUSLY DETERIORATED THE REAR CROSS MEMBER OF MY CAR. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF CLAIMS TO CHRYSLER ON THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGES OF SOME JEEP MAKES/MODELS. I ONCE TRIED CLAIMING THE WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER DENIED SERVICES TO MY CAR. I NEED HELP TO FIX THIS.

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5
ODI 10883105 · 108,000 mi

MY PATRIOT WITH 108K MILES STALLED AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY 3X LAST NIGHT ON A 3 HOUR DRIVE. IT ALSO STALLED 4X TIMES TODAY ON MY 10 MIN WAY TO DROP IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE WHILE IDLING AND 3X WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. ONCE WHILE I WAS TURNING. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT TO 2011 JEEP PATRIOTS AND EVEN CAUSED A CAR TO BE TOTALLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS.

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ODI 10970823 · 96,000 mi

FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY NOT START. IT WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IT ACTS LIKE ITS NOT GETTING FUEL ANT THE "ETC" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. RECENTLY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. SHE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED AND DRIVE HOME. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE STARTING ISSUE OR STALE ISSUE. REPLACED RELAYS AFTER READING THAT THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH RELAY BOX DUE …

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ODI 11014114 · 28,000 mi

I HAVE HAD MY CAR STALL ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED AND ALSO AT LOW SPEED AT LEAST 7 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE CONTACTED A JEEP DEALER AND ALSO JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WILL NOT FIX UNDER A RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM A LOT AND IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO SEVERAL PEOPLE.

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10
ODI 10481573 · 376 mi

I PURCHASED MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT IN MARCH 2011 AND ONE DAY IT SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 50-55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE ROAD FOR ONLY 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, WITH NO STOPS OR PROBLEMS. I WAS MEETING MY HUSBAND FOR LUNCH AND THE CAR JUST STALLED AND I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE. I WAS IN SHOCK BECAUSE THE WERE CARS BEHIND ME AND I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE ASKED ME DID I HIT A BUMP WRONG THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE AND I SAID NO. …

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ODI 10614899

I HAVE A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 WITH THE 2.4 LITER AND FOR THE LAST MONTH MY WIFE AND I ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ENGINE JUST SHUTTING OFF AND NOT WANTING TO START.ONLY HAD 2 TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WHILE STOPPED(THANK GOD)AND HAVE HAS NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE JUST WILL NOT START..SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MESS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT BUT MOST TIMES YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY REALLY HARD TO START OR JUST KEEP TRYING UNTIL IT DECIDES TO START.MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHILE RUNNING DOWN THE INTERSTATE.I CALLED …

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ODI 10970823 · 96,000 mi

FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY NOT START. IT WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IT ACTS LIKE ITS NOT GETTING FUEL ANT THE "ETC" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. RECENTLY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. SHE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED AND DRIVE HOME. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE STARTING ISSUE OR STALE ISSUE. REPLACED RELAYS AFTER READING THAT THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH RELAY BOX DUE …

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10
ODI 10883105 · 108,000 mi

MY PATRIOT WITH 108K MILES STALLED AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY 3X LAST NIGHT ON A 3 HOUR DRIVE. IT ALSO STALLED 4X TIMES TODAY ON MY 10 MIN WAY TO DROP IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE WHILE IDLING AND 3X WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. ONCE WHILE I WAS TURNING. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT TO 2011 JEEP PATRIOTS AND EVEN CAUSED A CAR TO BE TOTALLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS.

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ODI 10892268

EVERYTIME I REFUEL MY VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLS AT LEAST TWICE UNTIL THE FUEL NEEDLE IS BELOW THE FUEL MARK. I DON'T OVERFILL MY VEHICLE, SO I WONDER WHY IS THIS HAPPENING!

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ODI 11091244 · 115,000 mi

I FILLED MY GAS TANK UP TODAY. AS I GOT ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE GAS STATION THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE ITS ABILITY TO ACCELERATE EFFICIENTLY THROUGH ALL THE GEARS. THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH FOR ABOUT 15 MILES UNTIL I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AND BEGAN MAKING A WEIRD SOUND OUT OF THE EXHAUST, STILL IDLING ROUGH WHEN PARKED. I LOOKED INTO IT ONLINE AND MANY JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF SIMILAR ISSUES AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. THEY;RE SAYING IT'S AN ISSUE WITH A "FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE" OR A "VAPOR LIQUID SEPARATING VALVE." EITH…

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Suspension
1
ODI 11328431 · 111,734 mi

LOUD CLUNK NOISE WHEN DRIVING, NOTICED THE SUB FRAME THAT'S THE CONTROL ARMS ARE CONNECTED TO AND THE ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN ARE SUPPOSED BY IS RUSTED AND ROOTED SO MUCH I CAN PUSH MY FINGER THROUGH IT. *TR

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ODI 10568551 · 58,062 mi

IN 2012 WE HAD A NAIL THROUGH THE TIRE OF THE 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT WE BOUGHT NEW. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO TIRES PLUS TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T LEGALLY REPLACE JUST ONE TIRE. THE TREAD WEAR WAS SO AWFUL; UNEVEN, DIFFERENT TREAD VARIANCES, THEY COULDN'T MATCH ONE USED TIRE. HOW WOULD THEY PICK WHAT TIRE TO MATCH IT UP TOO. WE ENDED UP WITH 4 NEW TIRES, WE WERE ALSO TOLD AT THE TIME THE UNEVEN TREAD WAS DOING DAMAGE TO SHOCKS AND STRUTS. A YEAR LATER WE TOOK IT IN FOR NEW BREAK PADS AND ROTATION, AGAIN, EVEN W…

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ODI 10781115 · 98,560 mi

REAR SUB FRAME THAT ATTACHES TO THE UNI BODY RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AT A CROSS MEMBER. THIS SUB FRAME IS WHAT MOUNTS THE ENTIRE REAR SUSPENSION AND DRIVE LINE TO THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AUG. 2011 AND HAS 98.000MILES ON IT. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL BEARINGS. NOT INCLUDING THE FACTORY SET, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS (ALL 4) 3 TIMES. NO ACCIDENTS/INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY THESE BECAUSE THEY WERE REPAIRED PRIOR TO THEM GETTING TO BAD. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION. SUBSTAN…

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ODI 11328431 · 111,734 mi

LOUD CLUNK NOISE WHEN DRIVING, NOTICED THE SUB FRAME THAT'S THE CONTROL ARMS ARE CONNECTED TO AND THE ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN ARE SUPPOSED BY IS RUSTED AND ROOTED SO MUCH I CAN PUSH MY FINGER THROUGH IT. *TR

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ODI 11246007 · 122,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST ON HER VEHICLE, WHICH INCLUDED THE K FRAME, THE A FRAME, AND THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES. DUE TO THE RUST, THE STEERING WAS AFFECTED AND LOUD METAL GRINDING NOISES WERE HEARD WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD EXCEED THE ACTUAL VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. NEW SMYRNA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2555 FL-44, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32168, [phone removed]) WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE H…

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ODI 11269994

I HAVE NOTICE A RECALL ON FROBT AND REAR SUBFRAME RUST AND PREFOARTIONS AND CROSS MEMVER. MECHANIC SAYS SUBFRANES ARE RUSTED ALL THE THROUGH AND BROKE. HE STATES CAR IS TOO NEW FOR THIS TO BE GAPPENING. JEEP HAS BEEN A HASSLE-SIBE ALREADY REPLACED $1500 WORTH OF2 A ARNS/CONTROL ARNS AT FIRESTONE. BIDY IS RUSTING AND CAR IS WELL CARED FIR- SIBE I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING CANCER AND THIS IS AND HAS BEEN MY ONLT TRANSPORTATION FIR CAR. I AM ASKING WHY NT CAR IS NOT UNDER ANY OF THE RECALKS BUT INE CHEAPER SERVICE RECALK-AS IT CERTAINLY FALLS UNDER ALL…

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ODI 11289385 · 102,722 mi

I WAS CLEANING MY PATRIOT 2011 WHEN I NOTICE THAT THE SUBFRAME HAS HOLES. I ALSO OWEN A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT AND I GOT A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROMBLEM. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE SAME PROMBLEM THEY SAID THEY DIDNT HAD A RECALL FOR 2011 JEEP. MY BIGGEST WORRY WHEN DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE I THAT AT ANY MOMENT THE SUBFRAME MAY BRAKE, ME THAT I DRIVE CONSTALY ON A HIGHWAY IT IS A DAMGEROUS SITUATION. I FEEL THAT ALL JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF DANGERS. I NOTICE THIS BECAUSE I WAS PLAYING WITH MY SON AND A BALL WENT UNDERNEATH THE CAR…

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ODI 11269994

I HAVE NOTICE A RECALL ON FROBT AND REAR SUBFRAME RUST AND PREFOARTIONS AND CROSS MEMVER. MECHANIC SAYS SUBFRANES ARE RUSTED ALL THE THROUGH AND BROKE. HE STATES CAR IS TOO NEW FOR THIS TO BE GAPPENING. JEEP HAS BEEN A HASSLE-SIBE ALREADY REPLACED $1500 WORTH OF2 A ARNS/CONTROL ARNS AT FIRESTONE. BIDY IS RUSTING AND CAR IS WELL CARED FIR- SIBE I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING CANCER AND THIS IS AND HAS BEEN MY ONLT TRANSPORTATION FIR CAR. I AM ASKING WHY NT CAR IS NOT UNDER ANY OF THE RECALKS BUT INE CHEAPER SERVICE RECALK-AS IT CERTAINLY FALLS UNDER ALL…

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ODI 11426412

Structural issue/rust - engine cradle - front cross member rusted through on underside of Jeep. The car broke down while we were traveling and had to have a cross member replaced at a dealership. The car ran but was noisy and unsafe to drive, and we were 4 hours from home. Despite having an oil change recently, we were not warned of the issue. The replacement cost about $1500 out of pocket.

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ODI 11460903

Subframe rust so bad that the car has subsequently been deemed unsafe to drive. It is available for inspection. Safety put at risk due to insufficient support of frame at contact points of steering and stability mechanisms. Presently, vehicle has. Not been inspected by anyone other than myself and personal mechanic. There was absolutely no safety light, warnings or otherwise to indicate a problem. This apparently has been an ongoing issue with this year/make/model which absolutely needs to initiate a recall.

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Power Train
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ODI 10468517 · 20,170 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON NB I-5 IN A 2005 SUBARU. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS THIS 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT. WE WERE DRIVING APPROX. 65MPH. I WAS NOT TAILGATTING! THE JEEP PATRIOT'S POWER DIED. THE DRIVER THOUGHT SHE WAS NOT GETTING GAS AND KEPT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. SHE NEVER HIT THE BRAKE. I DID NOT SEE A BRAKE LIGHT AND IT TOOK ME A COUPLE SECONDS TO REALIZE SHE HAD SLOWED, THEN STOPPED (THAT IS WHY I PUT SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 30MPH). RESEARCH SHOWS IT TAKES 2-1/2 TIME LONGER TO BRAKE IF YOU DO NOT SEE BRAKE LIGHTS. SHE DID …

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ODI 10516211 · 320 mi

ON THE SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST FUEL UP, WE IDLED THROUGH A FASTFOOD DRIVE-THROUGH AND UPON PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, IT JUST DIED. SCARY, BUT ALL THE CARS STOPPED FOR US. IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I FAXED ALL THE INFORMATION TO THE DEALER AND ASKED IF IT WAS THEM TESTING THE CHIP YOU CAN REMOVE TO PREVENT CAR THEFT (OR HELP REPO IN THEIR CASE). THEY NEVER RESPONDED. ONE CHANGE WE MADE IS WE NEVER TOPPED OFF FUEL AFTER THAT. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. HOWEVER, THE CVT APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED NOW AT 32,000 MILES. *T…

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ODI 10568785 · 123,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN WAUSAU, MY JEEP STOPPED, I ACCELERATED-NOTHING. I HAD CARS BEHIND ME HONKING AND THE ONE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WAS COMING UP FAST, I STEERED TO THE RIGHT AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT INTO A SNOWBANK. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT. SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINS WITH HAZARDS ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME TO EAU CLAIRE. IN FEBRUARY I REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSION NEVER WENT OUT. MY VEHICLE WOULD JUST GET STUCK IN REVERSE, I'D HAVE TO PUT IN DRIVE, BACK TO REVERSE, THEN TO DRIVE AGAIN TO GO. IN ADDITION I HAD TWO MORE …

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ODI 10568551 · 58,062 mi

IN 2012 WE HAD A NAIL THROUGH THE TIRE OF THE 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT WE BOUGHT NEW. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO TIRES PLUS TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T LEGALLY REPLACE JUST ONE TIRE. THE TREAD WEAR WAS SO AWFUL; UNEVEN, DIFFERENT TREAD VARIANCES, THEY COULDN'T MATCH ONE USED TIRE. HOW WOULD THEY PICK WHAT TIRE TO MATCH IT UP TOO. WE ENDED UP WITH 4 NEW TIRES, WE WERE ALSO TOLD AT THE TIME THE UNEVEN TREAD WAS DOING DAMAGE TO SHOCKS AND STRUTS. A YEAR LATER WE TOOK IT IN FOR NEW BREAK PADS AND ROTATION, AGAIN, EVEN W…

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ODI 10781115 · 98,560 mi

REAR SUB FRAME THAT ATTACHES TO THE UNI BODY RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AT A CROSS MEMBER. THIS SUB FRAME IS WHAT MOUNTS THE ENTIRE REAR SUSPENSION AND DRIVE LINE TO THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AUG. 2011 AND HAS 98.000MILES ON IT. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL BEARINGS. NOT INCLUDING THE FACTORY SET, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS (ALL 4) 3 TIMES. NO ACCIDENTS/INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY THESE BECAUSE THEY WERE REPAIRED PRIOR TO THEM GETTING TO BAD. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION. SUBSTAN…

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ODI 11328431 · 111,734 mi

LOUD CLUNK NOISE WHEN DRIVING, NOTICED THE SUB FRAME THAT'S THE CONTROL ARMS ARE CONNECTED TO AND THE ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN ARE SUPPOSED BY IS RUSTED AND ROOTED SO MUCH I CAN PUSH MY FINGER THROUGH IT. *TR

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ODI 11609031

The component that failed was the front, driver's side subframe. This component and the vehicle is available for inspection upon request. The sudden and unexpected failure of the subframe on the vehicle, due to excessive rust corrosion, precipitated a series of hazardous events that significantly compromised not only my own safety but also the safety of others on the road. While driving at a low speed, the detachment of the wheel hub and CV axle joint led to a complete loss of vehicle control. This mechanical failure was further exacerbated b…

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ODI 11001648 · 84,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED BOILING HOT WATER COMING FROM A CLOGGED AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN TUBE, WHICH OVERFLOWED BETWEEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE FIREWALL. IN ADDITION, WATER DRIPPED DOWN ONTO THE LEG OF THE DRIVER AND CAUSED A BURN. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CLOGGED AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN TUBE CAUSED WATER TO IMMERSE TO THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION MODULE TO BECOME WATER LOGGE…

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ODI 10608646 · 98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN USING THE AUTOMATION DRIVE TRANSMISSION AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN USING THE TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION OPTION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR PRIOR TO THE ENGINE WARMING UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE V…

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ODI 10992319 · 49,000 mi

ON MAY 18TH 2017 MY DAUGHTER HAD A CRASH THAT RESULTED IN HER DEATH WHILE DRIVING HER 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. SHE RAN OF OF A FM ROAD, JUMPED A SMALL DRAINAGE CULVERT ON A DOWNGRADE. CONTINUED STRAIGHT AND HIT ANOTHER DRAINAGE CULVERT A LITTLE LARGER WITH CEMENT AROUND IT ON AN UPGRADE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CULVERT WAS A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE STOP SIDE BROKE OFF DAMAGING THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEN THE VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO A PRIVATE YARD WHERE THE JEEP CAME TO REST. THE JEE…

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ODI 11606569

The airbag light keeps coming on and off consistently

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ODI 11388727

I BELIEVE A FEW YEARS BACK THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SENSOR GOING OFF. I HAD THE SENSOR CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS ADDRESSED AND CLEARED. MY SENSOR IS NOW GOING OFF AGAIN. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN UNTIL THE PREVIOUS RECALL?

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ODI 11627697

No dash lights, in my way to work someone cut into my(crossed solid line) lane and my vehicle hit the rear end of the vehicle that cut into my lane. Going around 55 and wearing my seatbelt, slammed on the breaks, couldn't go around without flipping my car so we collided. The front end of my car was completely destroyed and the airbags did not deploy. I am this cars second owner after my father bought it new & if he knew it would almost kill his daughter in 12 years he never would have bought it. It had no accident history and had been told the …

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ODI 10694309 · 100,430 mi

I WAS ON A SHORT TRIP WHEN A CAR BEHIND ME FRANTICALLY WAVED ME TO STOP AND INFORMED ME THAT MY JEEP WAS ON FIRE. THE EXHAUST BURNT A WHOLE THROUGH THE REAR BUMPER AND MELTED THE BUMPER. I HAD NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING. *TR

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ODI 11395648

MY MECHANIC HAS BEEN TELLING ME THAT THE FRAME/SUBFRAME OF MY JEEP PATRIOT IS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE RUST HAS CORRODED OTHER PARTS OF MY CAR AND IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THE CORROSION HAS SERIOUSLY DETERIORATED THE REAR CROSS MEMBER OF MY CAR. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF CLAIMS TO CHRYSLER ON THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGES OF SOME JEEP MAKES/MODELS. I ONCE TRIED CLAIMING THE WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER DENIED SERVICES TO MY CAR. I NEED HELP TO FIX THIS.

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ODI 11246007 · 122,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST ON HER VEHICLE, WHICH INCLUDED THE K FRAME, THE A FRAME, AND THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES. DUE TO THE RUST, THE STEERING WAS AFFECTED AND LOUD METAL GRINDING NOISES WERE HEARD WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD EXCEED THE ACTUAL VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. NEW SMYRNA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2555 FL-44, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32168, [phone removed]) WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE H…

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ODI 11269994

I HAVE NOTICE A RECALL ON FROBT AND REAR SUBFRAME RUST AND PREFOARTIONS AND CROSS MEMVER. MECHANIC SAYS SUBFRANES ARE RUSTED ALL THE THROUGH AND BROKE. HE STATES CAR IS TOO NEW FOR THIS TO BE GAPPENING. JEEP HAS BEEN A HASSLE-SIBE ALREADY REPLACED $1500 WORTH OF2 A ARNS/CONTROL ARNS AT FIRESTONE. BIDY IS RUSTING AND CAR IS WELL CARED FIR- SIBE I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING CANCER AND THIS IS AND HAS BEEN MY ONLT TRANSPORTATION FIR CAR. I AM ASKING WHY NT CAR IS NOT UNDER ANY OF THE RECALKS BUT INE CHEAPER SERVICE RECALK-AS IT CERTAINLY FALLS UNDER ALL…

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ODI 11289385 · 102,722 mi

I WAS CLEANING MY PATRIOT 2011 WHEN I NOTICE THAT THE SUBFRAME HAS HOLES. I ALSO OWEN A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT AND I GOT A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROMBLEM. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE SAME PROMBLEM THEY SAID THEY DIDNT HAD A RECALL FOR 2011 JEEP. MY BIGGEST WORRY WHEN DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE I THAT AT ANY MOMENT THE SUBFRAME MAY BRAKE, ME THAT I DRIVE CONSTALY ON A HIGHWAY IT IS A DAMGEROUS SITUATION. I FEEL THAT ALL JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF DANGERS. I NOTICE THIS BECAUSE I WAS PLAYING WITH MY SON AND A BALL WENT UNDERNEATH THE CAR…

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ODI 11269994

I HAVE NOTICE A RECALL ON FROBT AND REAR SUBFRAME RUST AND PREFOARTIONS AND CROSS MEMVER. MECHANIC SAYS SUBFRANES ARE RUSTED ALL THE THROUGH AND BROKE. HE STATES CAR IS TOO NEW FOR THIS TO BE GAPPENING. JEEP HAS BEEN A HASSLE-SIBE ALREADY REPLACED $1500 WORTH OF2 A ARNS/CONTROL ARNS AT FIRESTONE. BIDY IS RUSTING AND CAR IS WELL CARED FIR- SIBE I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING CANCER AND THIS IS AND HAS BEEN MY ONLT TRANSPORTATION FIR CAR. I AM ASKING WHY NT CAR IS NOT UNDER ANY OF THE RECALKS BUT INE CHEAPER SERVICE RECALK-AS IT CERTAINLY FALLS UNDER ALL…

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ODI 11405731

THE SUBFRAME AND REAR ARE RUSTING AND THE VEHICLE WON'T PASS INSPECTION AND THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD IF THE VEHICLE PASSES INSPECTION AND OUT OF NO WEAR THE RUST HITS AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW VERY UNSAFE. JEEP KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. THEY REALLY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THANKS

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ODI 11426412

Structural issue/rust - engine cradle - front cross member rusted through on underside of Jeep. The car broke down while we were traveling and had to have a cross member replaced at a dealership. The car ran but was noisy and unsafe to drive, and we were 4 hours from home. Despite having an oil change recently, we were not warned of the issue. The replacement cost about $1500 out of pocket.

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ODI 10883105 · 108,000 mi

MY PATRIOT WITH 108K MILES STALLED AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY 3X LAST NIGHT ON A 3 HOUR DRIVE. IT ALSO STALLED 4X TIMES TODAY ON MY 10 MIN WAY TO DROP IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE WHILE IDLING AND 3X WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. ONCE WHILE I WAS TURNING. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT TO 2011 JEEP PATRIOTS AND EVEN CAUSED A CAR TO BE TOTALLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS.

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ODI 10970823 · 96,000 mi

FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY NOT START. IT WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IT ACTS LIKE ITS NOT GETTING FUEL ANT THE "ETC" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. RECENTLY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. SHE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED AND DRIVE HOME. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE STARTING ISSUE OR STALE ISSUE. REPLACED RELAYS AFTER READING THAT THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH RELAY BOX DUE …

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ODI 11014114 · 28,000 mi

I HAVE HAD MY CAR STALL ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED AND ALSO AT LOW SPEED AT LEAST 7 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE CONTACTED A JEEP DEALER AND ALSO JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WILL NOT FIX UNDER A RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM A LOT AND IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO SEVERAL PEOPLE.

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ODI 11269994

I HAVE NOTICE A RECALL ON FROBT AND REAR SUBFRAME RUST AND PREFOARTIONS AND CROSS MEMVER. MECHANIC SAYS SUBFRANES ARE RUSTED ALL THE THROUGH AND BROKE. HE STATES CAR IS TOO NEW FOR THIS TO BE GAPPENING. JEEP HAS BEEN A HASSLE-SIBE ALREADY REPLACED $1500 WORTH OF2 A ARNS/CONTROL ARNS AT FIRESTONE. BIDY IS RUSTING AND CAR IS WELL CARED FIR- SIBE I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING CANCER AND THIS IS AND HAS BEEN MY ONLT TRANSPORTATION FIR CAR. I AM ASKING WHY NT CAR IS NOT UNDER ANY OF THE RECALKS BUT INE CHEAPER SERVICE RECALK-AS IT CERTAINLY FALLS UNDER ALL…

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ODI 11426412

Structural issue/rust - engine cradle - front cross member rusted through on underside of Jeep. The car broke down while we were traveling and had to have a cross member replaced at a dealership. The car ran but was noisy and unsafe to drive, and we were 4 hours from home. Despite having an oil change recently, we were not warned of the issue. The replacement cost about $1500 out of pocket.

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ODI 11460903

Subframe rust so bad that the car has subsequently been deemed unsafe to drive. It is available for inspection. Safety put at risk due to insufficient support of frame at contact points of steering and stability mechanisms. Presently, vehicle has. Not been inspected by anyone other than myself and personal mechanic. There was absolutely no safety light, warnings or otherwise to indicate a problem. This apparently has been an ongoing issue with this year/make/model which absolutely needs to initiate a recall.

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ODI 11609031

The component that failed was the front, driver's side subframe. This component and the vehicle is available for inspection upon request. The sudden and unexpected failure of the subframe on the vehicle, due to excessive rust corrosion, precipitated a series of hazardous events that significantly compromised not only my own safety but also the safety of others on the road. While driving at a low speed, the detachment of the wheel hub and CV axle joint led to a complete loss of vehicle control. This mechanical failure was further exacerbated b…

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ODI 10992319 · 49,000 mi

ON MAY 18TH 2017 MY DAUGHTER HAD A CRASH THAT RESULTED IN HER DEATH WHILE DRIVING HER 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. SHE RAN OF OF A FM ROAD, JUMPED A SMALL DRAINAGE CULVERT ON A DOWNGRADE. CONTINUED STRAIGHT AND HIT ANOTHER DRAINAGE CULVERT A LITTLE LARGER WITH CEMENT AROUND IT ON AN UPGRADE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CULVERT WAS A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE STOP SIDE BROKE OFF DAMAGING THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEN THE VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO A PRIVATE YARD WHERE THE JEEP CAME TO REST. THE JEE…

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ODI 11606569

The airbag light keeps coming on and off consistently

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ODI 11269994

I HAVE NOTICE A RECALL ON FROBT AND REAR SUBFRAME RUST AND PREFOARTIONS AND CROSS MEMVER. MECHANIC SAYS SUBFRANES ARE RUSTED ALL THE THROUGH AND BROKE. HE STATES CAR IS TOO NEW FOR THIS TO BE GAPPENING. JEEP HAS BEEN A HASSLE-SIBE ALREADY REPLACED $1500 WORTH OF2 A ARNS/CONTROL ARNS AT FIRESTONE. BIDY IS RUSTING AND CAR IS WELL CARED FIR- SIBE I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING CANCER AND THIS IS AND HAS BEEN MY ONLT TRANSPORTATION FIR CAR. I AM ASKING WHY NT CAR IS NOT UNDER ANY OF THE RECALKS BUT INE CHEAPER SERVICE RECALK-AS IT CERTAINLY FALLS UNDER ALL…

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ODI 11405731

THE SUBFRAME AND REAR ARE RUSTING AND THE VEHICLE WON'T PASS INSPECTION AND THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD IF THE VEHICLE PASSES INSPECTION AND OUT OF NO WEAR THE RUST HITS AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW VERY UNSAFE. JEEP KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. THEY REALLY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THANKS

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ODI 11426412

Structural issue/rust - engine cradle - front cross member rusted through on underside of Jeep. The car broke down while we were traveling and had to have a cross member replaced at a dealership. The car ran but was noisy and unsafe to drive, and we were 4 hours from home. Despite having an oil change recently, we were not warned of the issue. The replacement cost about $1500 out of pocket.

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ODI 10970823 · 96,000 mi

FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY NOT START. IT WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IT ACTS LIKE ITS NOT GETTING FUEL ANT THE "ETC" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. RECENTLY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. SHE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED AND DRIVE HOME. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE STARTING ISSUE OR STALE ISSUE. REPLACED RELAYS AFTER READING THAT THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH RELAY BOX DUE …

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ODI 11014114 · 28,000 mi

I HAVE HAD MY CAR STALL ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED AND ALSO AT LOW SPEED AT LEAST 7 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE CONTACTED A JEEP DEALER AND ALSO JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WILL NOT FIX UNDER A RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM A LOT AND IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO SEVERAL PEOPLE.

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ODI 11019809 · 88,000 mi

I WILL BE DRIVING MY JEEP PATRIOT AND IT WILL JUST STALL OUT. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WHILE AND IT STARTS UP. IT WILL AGAIN STALL OR RUN FINE FOR AWHILE. THE LAST TIME I WAS ENTERING THE 10FWY IN LOS ANGELES AND IT STALLED NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD MY 3 YOUNG KIDS WITH ME. NOW IT SITS IN MY GARAGE AS I MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS. HELP ME

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ODI 10883105 · 108,000 mi

MY PATRIOT WITH 108K MILES STALLED AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY 3X LAST NIGHT ON A 3 HOUR DRIVE. IT ALSO STALLED 4X TIMES TODAY ON MY 10 MIN WAY TO DROP IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE WHILE IDLING AND 3X WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. ONCE WHILE I WAS TURNING. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT TO 2011 JEEP PATRIOTS AND EVEN CAUSED A CAR TO BE TOTALLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS.

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ODI 10979385 · 68,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE LAST FALL IN A PRIVATE SALE. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER ACQUIRING THIS VEHICLE, I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE ON A 50 MINUTE TRIP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN DESPITE BEING ON CRUISE CONTROL. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I WAITED FOR 10 MINUTES AND BEGAIN DRIVING AGAIN. SINCE THIS INCIDENT IN THE FALL OF 2016, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10-15 TIMES-INCLUDING TODAY, A RAINY 70 DEGREE DAY DRIVING …

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ODI 11019809 · 88,000 mi

I WILL BE DRIVING MY JEEP PATRIOT AND IT WILL JUST STALL OUT. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WHILE AND IT STARTS UP. IT WILL AGAIN STALL OR RUN FINE FOR AWHILE. THE LAST TIME I WAS ENTERING THE 10FWY IN LOS ANGELES AND IT STALLED NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD MY 3 YOUNG KIDS WITH ME. NOW IT SITS IN MY GARAGE AS I MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS. HELP ME

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ODI 10481573 · 376 mi

I PURCHASED MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT IN MARCH 2011 AND ONE DAY IT SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 50-55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE ROAD FOR ONLY 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, WITH NO STOPS OR PROBLEMS. I WAS MEETING MY HUSBAND FOR LUNCH AND THE CAR JUST STALLED AND I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE. I WAS IN SHOCK BECAUSE THE WERE CARS BEHIND ME AND I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE ASKED ME DID I HIT A BUMP WRONG THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE AND I SAID NO. …

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ODI 10614899

I HAVE A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 WITH THE 2.4 LITER AND FOR THE LAST MONTH MY WIFE AND I ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ENGINE JUST SHUTTING OFF AND NOT WANTING TO START.ONLY HAD 2 TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WHILE STOPPED(THANK GOD)AND HAVE HAS NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE JUST WILL NOT START..SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MESS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT BUT MOST TIMES YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY REALLY HARD TO START OR JUST KEEP TRYING UNTIL IT DECIDES TO START.MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHILE RUNNING DOWN THE INTERSTATE.I CALLED …

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ODI 10970823 · 96,000 mi

FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY NOT START. IT WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IT ACTS LIKE ITS NOT GETTING FUEL ANT THE "ETC" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. RECENTLY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. SHE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED AND DRIVE HOME. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE STARTING ISSUE OR STALE ISSUE. REPLACED RELAYS AFTER READING THAT THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH RELAY BOX DUE …

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ODI 11001648 · 84,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED BOILING HOT WATER COMING FROM A CLOGGED AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN TUBE, WHICH OVERFLOWED BETWEEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE FIREWALL. IN ADDITION, WATER DRIPPED DOWN ONTO THE LEG OF THE DRIVER AND CAUSED A BURN. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CLOGGED AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN TUBE CAUSED WATER TO IMMERSE TO THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION MODULE TO BECOME WATER LOGGE…

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ODI 11388727

I BELIEVE A FEW YEARS BACK THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SENSOR GOING OFF. I HAD THE SENSOR CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS ADDRESSED AND CLEARED. MY SENSOR IS NOW GOING OFF AGAIN. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN UNTIL THE PREVIOUS RECALL?

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ODI 11627697

No dash lights, in my way to work someone cut into my(crossed solid line) lane and my vehicle hit the rear end of the vehicle that cut into my lane. Going around 55 and wearing my seatbelt, slammed on the breaks, couldn't go around without flipping my car so we collided. The front end of my car was completely destroyed and the airbags did not deploy. I am this cars second owner after my father bought it new & if he knew it would almost kill his daughter in 12 years he never would have bought it. It had no accident history and had been told the …

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ODI 10970823 · 96,000 mi

FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY NOT START. IT WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IT ACTS LIKE ITS NOT GETTING FUEL ANT THE "ETC" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. RECENTLY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. SHE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED AND DRIVE HOME. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE STARTING ISSUE OR STALE ISSUE. REPLACED RELAYS AFTER READING THAT THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH RELAY BOX DUE …

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ODI 11014114 · 28,000 mi

I HAVE HAD MY CAR STALL ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED AND ALSO AT LOW SPEED AT LEAST 7 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE CONTACTED A JEEP DEALER AND ALSO JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WILL NOT FIX UNDER A RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM A LOT AND IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO SEVERAL PEOPLE.

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ODI 11019809 · 88,000 mi

I WILL BE DRIVING MY JEEP PATRIOT AND IT WILL JUST STALL OUT. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WHILE AND IT STARTS UP. IT WILL AGAIN STALL OR RUN FINE FOR AWHILE. THE LAST TIME I WAS ENTERING THE 10FWY IN LOS ANGELES AND IT STALLED NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD MY 3 YOUNG KIDS WITH ME. NOW IT SITS IN MY GARAGE AS I MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS. HELP ME

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ODI 10555002 · 51,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 12/03/13 I WAS AT AN INTERSECTIONS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND TURN IN TO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, ALMOST GOT HIT. CAR CONTINUED TO HESITATE AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN. CAR SLOWLY ACCELERATED BUT WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 40 MPHS. CAR CONTINUED TO PULL AND HESITATED AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET IT THE SHOP. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND ALMOST GET IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

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ODI 10899169 · 65,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT RANDOMLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V120000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,200.

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ODI 11019809 · 88,000 mi

I WILL BE DRIVING MY JEEP PATRIOT AND IT WILL JUST STALL OUT. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WHILE AND IT STARTS UP. IT WILL AGAIN STALL OR RUN FINE FOR AWHILE. THE LAST TIME I WAS ENTERING THE 10FWY IN LOS ANGELES AND IT STALLED NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD MY 3 YOUNG KIDS WITH ME. NOW IT SITS IN MY GARAGE AS I MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS. HELP ME

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ODI 10883105 · 108,000 mi

MY PATRIOT WITH 108K MILES STALLED AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY 3X LAST NIGHT ON A 3 HOUR DRIVE. IT ALSO STALLED 4X TIMES TODAY ON MY 10 MIN WAY TO DROP IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE WHILE IDLING AND 3X WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. ONCE WHILE I WAS TURNING. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT TO 2011 JEEP PATRIOTS AND EVEN CAUSED A CAR TO BE TOTALLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS.

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ODI 10892268

EVERYTIME I REFUEL MY VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLS AT LEAST TWICE UNTIL THE FUEL NEEDLE IS BELOW THE FUEL MARK. I DON'T OVERFILL MY VEHICLE, SO I WONDER WHY IS THIS HAPPENING!

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ODI 11091244 · 115,000 mi

I FILLED MY GAS TANK UP TODAY. AS I GOT ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE GAS STATION THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE ITS ABILITY TO ACCELERATE EFFICIENTLY THROUGH ALL THE GEARS. THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH FOR ABOUT 15 MILES UNTIL I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AND BEGAN MAKING A WEIRD SOUND OUT OF THE EXHAUST, STILL IDLING ROUGH WHEN PARKED. I LOOKED INTO IT ONLINE AND MANY JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF SIMILAR ISSUES AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. THEY;RE SAYING IT'S AN ISSUE WITH A "FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE" OR A "VAPOR LIQUID SEPARATING VALVE." EITH…

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ODI 10883105 · 108,000 mi

MY PATRIOT WITH 108K MILES STALLED AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY 3X LAST NIGHT ON A 3 HOUR DRIVE. IT ALSO STALLED 4X TIMES TODAY ON MY 10 MIN WAY TO DROP IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE WHILE IDLING AND 3X WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. ONCE WHILE I WAS TURNING. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT TO 2011 JEEP PATRIOTS AND EVEN CAUSED A CAR TO BE TOTALLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS.

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ODI 10979385 · 68,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE LAST FALL IN A PRIVATE SALE. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER ACQUIRING THIS VEHICLE, I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE ON A 50 MINUTE TRIP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN DESPITE BEING ON CRUISE CONTROL. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I WAITED FOR 10 MINUTES AND BEGAIN DRIVING AGAIN. SINCE THIS INCIDENT IN THE FALL OF 2016, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10-15 TIMES-INCLUDING TODAY, A RAINY 70 DEGREE DAY DRIVING …

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ODI 11019809 · 88,000 mi

I WILL BE DRIVING MY JEEP PATRIOT AND IT WILL JUST STALL OUT. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WHILE AND IT STARTS UP. IT WILL AGAIN STALL OR RUN FINE FOR AWHILE. THE LAST TIME I WAS ENTERING THE 10FWY IN LOS ANGELES AND IT STALLED NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD MY 3 YOUNG KIDS WITH ME. NOW IT SITS IN MY GARAGE AS I MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS. HELP ME

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ODI 10555002 · 51,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 12/03/13 I WAS AT AN INTERSECTIONS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND TURN IN TO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, ALMOST GOT HIT. CAR CONTINUED TO HESITATE AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN. CAR SLOWLY ACCELERATED BUT WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 40 MPHS. CAR CONTINUED TO PULL AND HESITATED AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET IT THE SHOP. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND ALMOST GET IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

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ODI 10899169 · 65,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT RANDOMLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V120000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,200.

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ODI 11019809 · 88,000 mi

I WILL BE DRIVING MY JEEP PATRIOT AND IT WILL JUST STALL OUT. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WHILE AND IT STARTS UP. IT WILL AGAIN STALL OR RUN FINE FOR AWHILE. THE LAST TIME I WAS ENTERING THE 10FWY IN LOS ANGELES AND IT STALLED NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD MY 3 YOUNG KIDS WITH ME. NOW IT SITS IN MY GARAGE AS I MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS. HELP ME

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Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

75 mentions · 23.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 62,000 mi (69 usable records).

ODI 10410109 · 137 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137.

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ODI 10410937 · 3,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER COASTING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT AND IT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,500.

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ODI 10412080 · 7,500 mi

WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE PANEL LIGHT MEANINGS IN THE MANUAL, I DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CAR PROBLEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. AT THE TIME, I HAD 7500 MILES ON MY CAR. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THIS WEEK. MY CAR S…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

27 mentions · 8.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 79,000 mi (25 usable records).

ODI 10418170 · 500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A WHILE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500.

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ODI 10468892 · 17,941 mi

MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT (LIMITED, TRAIL RATED) SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 70-75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, WITH NO STOPS OR PROBLEMS. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE, NOTICED THAT THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DESPITE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. HE MANAGED TO MERGE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY DIED BEFORE HE CAME TO A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. NO SPUTTERING OR SHUDDERING OCCURR…

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ODI 10470153 · 5,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR (TPS) FAILED. THE TPS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY ADD AIR TO THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Steering assistance concerns

15 mentions · 4.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 85,000 mi (11 usable records).

ODI 10421019 · 100 mi

2011 JEEP PATRIOT DIES RANDOMLY. IT DIES GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 OR IT CAN DIE GOING DOWN THE DRIVE WAY. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND PUT APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES ON IT AND IT DIED SEVEN TIMES. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP SHOP FOR SIX WEEKS TOMORROW. THEY HAVE HAD IT DIE ON THEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE NOT EVER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE FIXED. THEY SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUES. IT WILL QUALIFY FOR THE MISSOURI LEMON LAW. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE OTHER PATRIOTS OUT THERE THAT WILL DIE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND BR…

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ODI 10523124 · 31,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE CAR STALLED. IT DECELERATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. IT WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED A YEAR AGO WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH ON A DIFFERENT HIGHWAY AND THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM THEN EITHER. *TR

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ODI 10749162 · 45,440 mi

GOOD MORNING, I WAS TRAVELING ON MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON OUR WAY FROM SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA TO PEORIA, ARIZONA WHEN ABOUT 100 MILES MY CAR HAD TRANSMISSION OIL HOT WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH.(WAS NOT PULLING ANYTHING) I PULLED OVER CAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO DO, I DID EXACTLY WHAT IT INSTRUCTED TO DO. THE LIGHT TURNED OFF, AND I CONTINUED WITH MY TRIP. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, BUT 45 MIN LATER MY ENGINE TURNED OFF WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. I DID NOT GET ANY WARNING ON MY DASH, I JUST COULD NOT SPEED UP. ALL ELEC…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

6 mentions · 1.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 37,600 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10412080 · 7,500 mi

WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE PANEL LIGHT MEANINGS IN THE MANUAL, I DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CAR PROBLEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. AT THE TIME, I HAD 7500 MILES ON MY CAR. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THIS WEEK. MY CAR S…

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ODI 10415513 · 500 mi

1COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10412080INCIDENT DATE: JUNE 18, 2011DATE ADDED TO FILE: JULY 12, 2011 DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLAINT: WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE PANEL LIGHT MEANINGS IN THE MANUAL, I DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CAR PROBL…

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ODI 10493140 · 15,400 mi

ON A REGULAR BASIS VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND ALMOST STALLS OUT WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND WHILE VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLED OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. FOOT WAS ON GAS, APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 25MPH, CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WOULD NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. HAD TO SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD START UP AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT HUNTINGTON DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE FOUND NOTHING. *TR

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Brake response concerns

4 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 44,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10507049 · 33,333 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INJURED THEIR RIGHT KNEE IN THE CRASH. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,333. *TR

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ODI 10626811 · 44,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

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ODI 10947552 · 70,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DOWN A HILL AND DURING A SLEET STORM, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 115,100 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 11102773 · 115,100 mi

WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLR STALLS AND DOES NOT MOVE THEN JERKS VERY QUICKLY FLYING MY CAR FORWARD. I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 115,000 MILES. JEEP HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARLY CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND WILL NOT REPLACE THEM. VERY UNSAFE.

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ODI 11453145

After filling up the gas tank, when I drive away, the car jerks and loses power for a minute with in a mile of leaving the gas station. Nj pumps gas for me so the tank is not overfilled. My power steering goes down for a moment as my car sputters. Then after a minute it drives great until the next time I fill up my tank. Forums have stated it is a bad charcoal cannister. Many jeep patriot owners have complained about this. It is very unsafe when this happens on the road. I fear driving my toddler now.

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ODI 11476448

While driving in heavy traffic, there was a Red light and attempted to slow the vehicle. The engine started to jerk forward and the RPMs were increasing without my foot on the accelerator! My foot was on the brake! I was able to turn into a gas station to get to a safer place to park the vehicle. While attempting to park in a parking space the vehicle continued to accelerate by itself, again my foot was applied to the brake pedal. I was literally fighting to stop the vehicle and almost ran into the barrier where customers were walking. On…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b