While driving all of a sudden the car acts like it is dying for a short period of time and the following lights come on. The traction control, ABS, and 4wd lights. The car clears up in a matter of seconds and runs allright after that. However in certain circumstances this could cause a fatal accident. Where I was it didn't matter but if you were in traffic or pulling out in front of a vehicle and didn't have much time, it could matter very much. All 4 of the wheel sensors have gone bad and now I'm on the 5th one. They are not all the same and not everytime do they cause a hesitation but sometimes they do and twice the car almost went dead. This is an accident waiting to happen and should be corrected.
2011 Jeep Patriot acceleration complaints
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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.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep patriot. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was repaired. The contact was unsure of what exactly was repaired. The contact also mentioned that the failure was experienced several times. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 36,900.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep patriot. The contact stated that the cruise control activation light would not illuminate when utilizing the cruise control function. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was told that the vehicle was supposed to have the feature, but the dealer stated that the vehicle did not have the feature. The contact felt it was a safety issue. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 11,500.
Tl* contact owns a 2011 jeep patriot. The contact stated that the cruise control would not disengage when cancelled. The contact would have to shut the engine off completely in order to deactivate the cruise control function. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times for the failure. The dealer stated that the vehicle was repaired but did not provide the contact with the exact repairs. The manufacturer was notified who was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The contact had experienced the same failure four times. The failure was not remedied. The failure mileage was 1,500 and the current mileage was 16,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep patriot. The contact stated the accelerator pedal on the vehicle snapped. The vehicle started to slow down and he did not realize that the accelerator pedal broke. The contact stopped the vehicle and noticed that the accelerator pedal was broken. The broken pedal had approximately an inch of the stem connected to the vehicle. The vehicle was not inspected. The contact was concerned that the failure was a severe safety hazard, because the accelerator was made out of plastic. The failure and current mileage was 7,100. Updated 9/13/11 *cn updated 2/21/12 *cn ...updated 10/03/12 *bf the consumer the stated the dealer was made aware of the failed and the vehicle was repaired. The same type of pedal arm was used to repair the vehicle as before. Updated 10/09/2012
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 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 stalled in the middle of an intersection and would not restart. Again, service department is unable to duplicate this issue. 2complaint number: 10410937incident date: july 6, 2011date added to file: july 7, 2011 description of the complaint: 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. Details discuss this consumer complaint at forum 3complaint number: 10410109incident date: june 27, 2011date added to file: june 30, 2011 description of the complaint: 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. Have you looked into this?
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