2010 Jeep Patriot 4x4: sudden loss of power

Filed Jan 29, 2019 · Driver assistance, Fuel system · 108,000 miles · FL

Vehicle in motion - cut off/loss of power when accelerating from ramp onto busy highway with my 2 year old in vehicle [cause unknown, vehicle is not throwing any codes] vehicle in going from stationary to in motion - when going to make a left turn out of a shopping center car staled with me and my 2 year old in it, with on coming traffic. Quickly put car in park, car would not start, had a long start, electrical system freaked out, I could not stop it by turning off the key, key wouldnt move. [unknown cause] vehicle in motion - bucking and staling after filling up with gas [cause unknown, could be vapor/liquid separator valve] vehicle stationary - when fueling, after removing nozzle sound of air being sucked into the gas tank [vapor/liquid separator valve at top of fuel tank] vehicle stationary/running - at idle car randomly drops rpms and tries to stall [unknown cause] vehicle in motion - grinding sound while driving, loss in the ability to respond quickly to pushing on gas pedal, causing an overload on CVT transmission [unknown cause, maybe drive train] vehicle in motion - when driving whining sound [unknown cause] mixed advice from mechanic some say could be CVT transmission others have cited technical repair notice for whining of power steering. This has been going on randomly since feb 2018.

Filed Jul 31, 2017 · Fuel system · 130,000 miles · CA

Maybe 5 minutes after refueling my gas tank, the car will unexpectedly lose power and shut off. It is difficult to restart. I end up sitting in the middle of busy roads unable to restart my car or pull to the side of the road. I have googled this issue and found numerous other people with jeeps have had this problem. Very dangerous. Took it to a mechanic who believes it is a faulty rollover valve/sensor.

Filed May 11, 2017 · Fuel system · 91,500 miles · SC

Upon refilling the gas tank to full from near empty, the car will immediately stutter and occasionally stall for up to five minutes. I discovered this upon pulling out into traffic and the engine turning off. This LED to loss of power steering as well. Other cars had to immediately divert or collide into my car. Upon restarting the car did this three more times within 2 miles. No emergency lights or warning lights go off. This is allegedly a fuel system problem and the engine is "choking" due to a faulty sensor. This has occurred three times now.

Filed Feb 22, 2017 · Engine, Steering · 116,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 (na) jeep patriot 4x4. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated and the steering failed. The vehicle lost power while driving approximately 60 MPH. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 116,000.

Filed Feb 15, 2017 · Transmission · 73,687 miles · KS

First time 09/2013 I was driving on the highway at 75 MPH from colorado towards arizona when from one second to the other vehicle force drop speed to 30 MPH and a temperature light came on on dash, putting my family at danger since I had to swerve as fast as I could to the shoulder because semi was going as fast as me. When I came to a complete stop there was no power and a whining noise coming from under hood. I turned vehicle off and back on and light came off and power was restored but as soon as the tachometer reach 3000 RPM temp light back on and loss of power came back. I turn off vehicle once again and returned to colorado springs straight to dealership and was diagnosed with transmission internal failure 3 years after I purchase brand new at 73,687 miles on odometer. Power train warranty cover the CVT replacement and found out that 100's of patriots have the same issue. Fast forward 3 years later 2/2017 whining noise came back light came back but no warranty and unfortunately dealer estimates $6000.00 replacement bill. After much research jetco CVT's are the problem and after many complains patriots no longer with CVT's but I'm stuck with a non working worthless vehicle in my dry way.

Filed Mar 4, 2016 · Transmission · 69,000 miles · NM

While driving at highway speeds the transmission began to make a loud whirring sound. Suddenly the transmission overheat light turned on and I lost power. First dropping from 75 to 40 miles per hour and ultimately to 0 miles per hour. This left me in the middle of nowhere for 30-40 minutes while I waited for the CVT to cool down. This has happened 2 additional times. Each time the dealership has pulled fluid and stated that they could find no problem. The warranty is about to expire, and it appears after researching online, that this is a common problem with the CVT on both the patriot and compass.