Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. The contact stated that the fuel tank valve would close while the vehicle was being refueled. Beaver county dodge chrysler jeep ram (2761 constitution blvd, beaver falls, pa 15010) was made aware of the failure and diagnosed that the fuel tank rollover valve was defective and needed a fuel tank replacement. The vehicle was also taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that there was a recall related to the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v142000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure mileage was 199073 also another time tl* my 2012 jeep patriot while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled the throttle control warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer or an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The contact related the failure toagency campaign number: 13v120000 . Car stalls at every stop. While driving high way speeds for a few minutes it drops down in speed causing you close call accidents because it is very sudden. If I drive the jeep and come to a complete stop regardless if at stop sign red light or behind traffic the car will turn off having me to turn the key in off position and put it in park to start it again. If I am on the highway driving I can be going 45 MPH and all of sudden the jeep starts declining in its acceleration and will not go above 10mph. Also when initially starting up if I have to back up it turns off while in the middle of backing up. This issue is been known to happen to a few people who I know that own the same exact jeep or the 2012 model. Also have had it checked out and only thing that pops up is a code for the gas cap which I have replaced and still pops the code for it
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When I turn my blinkers on left or right blinker, the windshield wipers come on. Not every time, but at least once a day.catalytic converter emissions will not pas inspections. This car is not that old and have read many people complaining about the catalytic converter not passing inspection because of emissions. My car will not pass inspection and was told they were recalling jeep patriots.
The exhaust manifold has multiple cracks on it and some are around actual welds. This caused a permanent catalyst failure. It caused a loss in power and the vehicle would surge at times during acceleration.
Car stalls at every stop. While driving high way speeds for a few minutes it drops down in speed causing you close call accidents because it is very sudden. If I drive the jeep and come to a complete stop regardless if at stop sign red light or behind traffic the car will turn off having me to turn the key in off position and put it in park to start it again. If I am on the highway driving I can be going 45 MPH and all of sudden the jeep starts declining in its acceleration and will not go above 10mph. Also when initially starting up if I have to back up it turns off while in the middle of backing up. This issue is been known to happen to a few people who I know that own the same exact jeep or the 2013 model. Also have had it checked out and only thing that pops up is a code for the gas cap which I have replaced and still pops the code for it
When in idle at a traffic light, the jeep engine shut off randomly with a beeping alarm and red flashing bolt on the dash, required me to turn the key to the off position and restart the car, this has also happened once while vehicle was in motion. Battery is new and both the battery and alternator tested good. When accelerating, braking, or steering, the cabin lights, headlights and dash/radio dim or brighten often slight flickering and some times the interior roof cab lights randomly turn on while driving even when no door is ajar and dimmer switch is turned down or completely off. Appears there is some sort of electrical short or power draw issue. The rear drum breaks continuously squeal, leak and leave rust residue corroding the rims even though I've had them maintained and changed by certified goodyear mechanics
While driving my engine randomly shuts off and my wheel locks. After it does so the car won't start back up. When it finally does and I get the car into park, the car shuts back off and it repeatedly does so until it won't start at all and I have to wait 15-39 minutes for it to start up and drive normal. This happens more than 5 or 10 mines on a daily basis. It happens on highways, city streets, it even shuts off when I'm not in motion. It doesn't matter what speed I'm going or if I'm increasing or decreasing my speed. It shuts off when ever and where ever.
While driving or in a parked position while the engine runs, the RPM needle drops to zero 0 and my car doesn't accelerate when pressing the gas pedal. There are times I am on the highway and RPM drops to zero 0 and I have to pull over on the shoulders. I would have to put the car in park, and shut my car off for extra minutes or more before I can fully restart it. If I try turning the car on before the 2 minutes it would take a longer time to restart. This is very dangerous because the car shut off when I'm at the stop light, in the middle of the highway. When making a turn, and the RPM needle drops to zero 0, my steering wheel becomes so stiff/harden and is very very difficult to complete the turn.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled while depressing the accelerator pedal without warning. The contact pulled over and the vehicle resumed normal operation once it was restarted. The contact's friend used a code detector that determined that the throttle was defective. The manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. The contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v120000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
My son is driving on the freeway at 70mph during the summer and all of a sudden, his car literally decelerates. He goes from 70mph to 20mph immediately. This has happened 3 times this summer, 4 times last summer (I have posted before), and multiple times in 2017 (everytime he comes home from college in the summer!). This last time it happened at the beginning of this month (sept), he was almost rear-ended and then almost sideswiped. The dealerships can't duplicate this problem (he's been to two different dealerships), but jeep knows there is an issue (there are numerous complaints). The car shows no signs of overheating and gives no notice that there is a problem. Once he has sat along the side of the freeway for 1/2 to 1 hour, he can start his car and drive again. When is jeep going to recognize there is an issue? We have paid to have transmission fluid changed - didn't help. I see that a dealership elsewhere with someone else who had had the same problem figured it out and said that it was the internal oil pump of the transmission that was malfunctioning and causing the overheats. My car is still under warranty and I need to get this fixed before it isn't in december. Please help. Jeep isn't doing anything.
Car wouldn't start one month ago. It wouldn't even turn after 3 attempts. After 10 minutes it started right up and had been normal. Today, 9/15/19, my car started up fine but 2 minutes into driving at 20mph my car lost all power. I was driving through my work parking lot driving in a forward motion. Several lights lit up in my dashboard prior to losing power. I was fortunate enough to not be on the freeway. I put my car in brake and restarted it. It started right up, but now has check engine light displayed. My battery is a few months old. I've tested it and it's charged. I'm afraid to drive my car and consider it not in a drivable state. If my car were to die on the freeway that would be a very dangerous situation. Car defect that caused this is unknown. .
My car stalled after being parked for 45 min. In a parking lot of a local store, as I attempted to back out of the space. I restarted it and as I tried to back out, while moving only a foot or so, it stalled again. It made no sound at all while turning the key, but all the electronics worked, ie. Lights, windows, radio, etc. It would not restart, after multiple attempts, I left it there over night and the next day it restarted, and I drove it for about a couple of minutes to the end of the lot where it stalled again while moving about 5 MPH. It would not restart, so I had it towed to a shop where a friend works. They could not find the cause, but did get a code for the ecu/ECM. I don't know what number the error code was, but they don't do those types of repairs. It remains in their lot at this time as I try to figure out my next step. It is a jeep patriot sport (2.4 l) automatic with only 17,500 actual miles.
Vehicle will die during driving. Causing everything to not function correctly. Until it is able to be restarted.
2 incidents same day. Vehicle in motion, lost of control, poor response of steering wheel, brakes not responding, engine and/or electrical system not working properly. Engine cutting off. Tipm problem. Esc and engine lights on. Sounds of car surging. No acceleration in some cases and uphill in particular. We could have got killed if it had happened on the highway for sure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly shut off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the fuel pump, but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken back to the mechanic, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Arrigo dodge chrysler/jeep sawgrass (5901 madison ave, tamarac, fl) and the manufacturer were notified. The failure mileage was 102,000.
Engine stalls while driving. The traction control lights appears when engine stalls. It may restart after about 15 minutes. This reoccurs randomly. After it starts back up the check engine light appears.
Hello my name is [xxx] I had my vehicle worked on for the last recall I had on my vehicle com # [xxx] which is a 2012 jeep patriot latitude 4ad 2.4l recall. U67 I had no engine lights on my dash. The only on dash was had cap and I bought 3 of thdm and with this emission issue just thought it was part of it. Drove it off the line the dealership didn't let me talk told me. To exit the dealership and the asst. Service manager they had me so lost and confused.and dazed that I they said they did a check-up and went over everything but I drove home on..a flat tire I have text from their employee that she could not believe how I was being treated in the dealership and I was picking up my vehicle after a recall that is not right since. The recall I have a engine light and it was not on there prior to the recall I was treated poorly and my jeep patriot is worse now than when I brought it in had a horrible experiencs.and it the emission and I am nervous to drive it now the jeep corp said that I had to talk to the 2 people who treated me badly to where the recall made my car or it was more or I don't know it's coming back emissions and none of that was there. I need help cause no one is going to say or.take fault but I was pushed out of the store when I was there to pick up after recall no one has helped me out and I did nothing to deserve this but take it too a dealership that would kick and talk to a customer and no follow up it has been a nightmare and my jeep is paying the price. When I was there for a recall. There have been 4 and this was not nothing I ever want to experience or any one else. My number to be reached at is [xxx]. I also have the texts that I can submit that I was treated horribly and pushed out after the recall. Literally in a lost and confused this is a some thing that was not normal and my vehicle paid the price. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. While driving over 40 MPH, the vehicle randomly stalled without warning. The failure recurred four times. The vehicle was pushed over to the side of the road. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to tunkhannock auto mart: dodge ram chrysler jeep (located at 509 joseph hunter highway, tunkhannock, pa 18657), but a failure code could not be found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and provided case number: 5843398. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
On my way to work, my car stalled 3 times while at a stop light and once while moving. After the moving stall, my engine light came on. The error code is p0339. It also stalled twice on my way home from work. It didn't stall while I was moving on the second trip because my foot happened to be on the gas when it tried to stall. I felt the car jerk backwards then re-engage the engine back to where it was before it almost stalled. The car had done a little jerk every once in a while, but now it's multiple times in a single trip.
Around 50000 miles the engine started to stop accelerating during operation. During driving on a highway or city street (at all speeds) the engine would begin to malfunction without warning and the maximum speed that could be met was about 10mph with gas fully engaged. Pullingnover and restarting the vehicle would override this for a short time. It started to occur more frequently to the point I would have to restart my car a approximately 15 times to make a 9 mile trip to work. Happened several times driving on a highway at speeds of up to 65mph and almost caused accidents several times before I could pull off on to the shoulder. Eventually after months of this occurring at random intervals the car shut off while driving resulting in total loss of engine power and steering ability of the vehicle thankfully on a quiet back street where I was able to leave it after pushing it in neutral and have it towed. After several months of being in the shop and thousands of dollars later its running with a new engine. Multiple friends and family members with the same vehicle model make and year have this issue all around 50k miles.
The vehicle shuts off while driving. The battery is fine however I lose all power. It is as if there is no fuel even though I have a ful tank. The traction light comes on along with the check engine light. I roll to a stop and let the jeep sit then turn the key and it starts right up. There is no warning or indication when it will ovcur. The check engine light will disappear after driving for a time and so I am told there is no code to be pulled. Im stuck driving a machine that may or may not try to end me. Tons of people have had a similar issue however my VIN does not seem to be included in the recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. While driving various speeds, the engine stalled without warning. The failure occurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to electra auto sales & service (42 putman pike, johnston, ri 02919, 401‑232‑2090). The contact was informed that the mechanic performed a complete engine tune up, test drove the vehicle, and was able to duplicate the failure; however, the repair did not correct the failure. The engine continued to stall while driving various speeds. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 84,295.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power and stalled while driving. An unknown warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was pushed to the contact's home. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would call the contact back. The failure mileage was 77,000. The VIN was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. After the contact filled up the vehicle with fuel and while driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle stalled. Also, the check engine indicator illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but did not assist. The failure mileage was 78,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle shut down. After an hour, the vehicle restarted on its own. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the local dealer for diagnostic testing. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 126,000.
When the vehicle slowed down and waited at intersection or middle lane, the engine shuts off by itself. When it is restarted, the power is back either immediately or after a few minutes. I read online and many many customers reported this problem, ranging from very new jeep patriot (less than 10,000 miles) to driving at high speed. The links are shown below: http://www.carproblemzoo.com/jeep/patriot/automatic-transmission-control-module-problems.php https://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/5-jeep-patriot-general-discussion/92388-help-engine-shut-down.html when I took it to the dealer, they can not figure out the causes. The last time, they said it is the transmission control module issue. Since so many customers reported this issue, this vehicle needs a recall. The unexpected shutoff is very dangerous.
The engine is randomly stalling. It stalled the other day at the highway and keeps randomly doing it without any warning. I have to pull over every time and wait a couple of minutes to turn it on. It seems by reading this has been reported for the same model multiple times.
Car stalls out going down the road. Car most recently starts and dies right after. We are getting fuel.
Ac actuator blend doors not working properly. This is a common problem with 2012 jeep patriots. Does not work if the car is in motion or if it's stationary.
Intake manifold system: the intake manifold is causing the vehicle to stall and turn off while driving. Difficultly starting the vehicle and poor gas mileage.
During the summer or any hot day, and especially during speeds over 65 miles per hour my jeep engine will stall.. Meaning it will reduce speed and then stop... This has happened every summer for years, and is now happening again during driving in traffic, and has effectively left me stranded at times on the road... I have had to have the vehicle towed to the dealership. I will show you the warning indicator light it presents with. I am dating the problem as 06/18/16 even though there have been multiple occurrences.
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