2013 Jeep Patriot: sudden loss of power

Filed May 3, 2022 · Engine · NC

Cat converter below threshold bank 1 check engine light code read on obd2. Loss of power and acceleration, sluggish and unable to drive at highway speeds. Poor shifting and temperature ran higher then usual.

Filed Apr 26, 2020 · Fuel system · 95,000 miles · PA

After filling the vehicle with a 'fill up', upon starting and driving, the vehicle began to start 'bucking' and lose power to accelerate. I looked this up and see many people with this same problem that either do not fill their tanks all the way anymore or corrected it by replacing their tank since they say this is a flaw in the design when fuel gets pulled into a canister or container that is supposed to push out vapor build up only, but pulls fuel back in and chokes out. Don't know if I am correct on this language since only going by what other people post. Please have jeep look into this safety hazard and recall if necessary so I do not have to spend hundreds of dollars to replace a tank. Thank you.

Filed Jan 20, 2020 · Engine · 88,500 miles · PA

Checkengine light came on while driving on a back road. I had a diagnostic check done, being told that I have not one but two catalytic converters and my front catalytic converter is bad and needs replaced. Per the jeep dealership, this is a problem with the patriots and many have been recalled, just not mine, how can this be?I lost power for a bit, cut car off and then back on, smell eggs and burn a lot of gasoline

Filed Mar 19, 2019 · Transmission · 73,500 miles · NY

Transmission overheats anytime the jeep is driven more than 20 to 30 mins at highway speeds. On a 2 hour drive, it can overheat as many as 4 times. It is consistently reproducible and happens every time, winter or summer. Jeep goes into limp mode, greatly reducing power available to safely move to the shoulder. This is a safety hazard as on more than one occasion, it was difficult to get over in high traffic. One one occasion the jeep died, loss of all power in the center lane of a 3 lane, fast moving highway, requiring police assistance to stop traffic and push it to the side of the road. Most recent occurrence was 03/18/2019 while on the way to the dealership to have it looked at again. High pitched whine, then limp mode. These days I drive in the right lane to insure I can get to the shoulder if needed.

Filed Sep 7, 2017 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · CA

The patriot CVT transmission is faulty and subject to early transmission failure. Around 90,000 miles, my transmission began overheating. This happens while traveling on the highway going an average of 65-70mph for more than an hour, transmission overheat warning light turns on and car begins to lose power. It's necessary to pull over and wait for cooldown with car turned off for at least 10 minutes- which is extremely dangerous to do on a major highway, sometimes at night. Jeep states this shouldn't happen unless you are towing or the temperature outside is exceedingly hot. My patriot does this every time I take a trip that requires an hour or more of highway driving, regardless of temperature outside and despite the fact that I do not tow anything ever. Transmission whines loudly in the process and the car will slowly lose acceleration power right before the overheat light turns on. It's a scary experience every time. I've taken my jeep into the dealership under warranty to fix this problem, however- their solution of changing out some valves did not prove to be effective as the problem continues to happen. Interstingly enough, jeep ceased using the CVT transmission in 2014 after only 2 years- im assuming this problem has something to do with it.