2015 Jeep Patriot driver assistance problems

Filed Aug 22, 2023 · Brakes, Driver assistance · MA

When the ABS wheel sensor detaches from it's mounting point on the transaxle (i.e. from rust) but is still in proximity to the tone wheel, the intermittent signals sent to the ABS system causes unpredictable, uncontrolled application of the brakes while driving. This could very likely cause an accident as the car will brake without the brake lights illuminating resulting in a following vehicle crashing into the car. Also, unexpected braking could easily cause loss of control of the vehicle. There were yellow (not red) warning lights on the instrument cluster indicating that there was a problem with the ABS/Anti-skid / 4WD drive system. The warning lights appeared several days before the braking behavior was observed.

Filed Jul 2, 2022 · Brakes, Driver assistance · NY

The speed sensors in the rear wheel hubs are held on with a thin wire clip. This rusts away very quickly and the sensor falls out. Then the brakes can be applied without the driver touching the brakes . This is very dangerous and almost caused an accident in my car and the dealer says there is no recall yet, but there should be..!

Filed Oct 25, 2020 · Driver assistance, Fuel system · 120,180 miles · TX

During driving, the car stalls out, RPM goes to zero and it fluctuates randomly even during higher speeds on highways and streets. This risks an auto accident due to losing power at speeds of up to 70 MPH.

Filed Sep 10, 2020 · Driver assistance · 94,520 miles · WA

Driving on a city street going 45mph when randomly car acceleration just dropped down to about 25mph. Can't accelerate car feels like is barely got any acceleration power. Esc and etc lights turn on.

Filed Jul 15, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 60,360 miles · DE

Vehicle stalled and lurched upon acceraling from a traffic red light. The electric throttle light appeared on dashboard. Purchased with loan four days ago. Initially same thing occurred with high RPM as well. No warning light came on at first. Fifth day of driving this revealed the warning light on dashboard. Dealer indicated recall fixed prior to sale. Vehicle warning light still appears. Rpms too high on acceleration. Repair shop indicated the recall did not fix issue and needs to have jeep dealer check it.

Filed Jun 22, 2020 · Driver assistance, Steering · 77,000 miles · TN

I was driving on a street in a residential area and my jeep started to jerk all of a sudden. I was no longer able to accelerate. This started happening in may and the last time is happened was june 22 2020. Jeep needs to put out a recall asap!

Filed May 21, 2020 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 92,674 miles · GA

2015 jeep patriot has stalled, lost power, and shut down on me multiple times while driving. The vehicle remained in motion on the street and highway.

Filed Apr 19, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 74,000 miles · AR

The vehicle randomly started dropping to 0 RPM during different speeds and situations (some 30mph, some 60mph, some turning, some going straight, but never stalled while stopped) on and off for a week with no check engine light or fault codes present. Driving on the freeway 8 months pregnant going 65mph the jeep stalled out and then the check engine light came on. It showed up as a crankshaft sensor fault, we replaced the crankshaft sensor and now it is stuck in tip start mode and will not start! This is the 3rd brand sensor that has been tried. This is very similar to the 2016 recall issue (safety recall s89 / the federal safety agency 16v‑907 crankshaft camshaft sensor wire harness) there have been numerous safety complaints about the 2015 jeep patriot having reoccurring similar issues and nothing has been done. This is a 1 owner purchased brand new vehicle that has been cared for properly and has had more issues than a 5 year old vehicle should. Stalling out at 65mph on the freeway while 8 months pregnant could of killed me and my unborn child. This issue needs to be addressed before it's too late.

Filed Feb 26, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 73,000 miles · TX

My car was in motion and I lost power while merging onto the highway and I was unable to get the car started back up. I got the car towed and when it arrived at the mechanic it started back up just fine, they were unable to duplicate the issue as no error message was on my dashboard, therefore their diagnostic device could not figure out what caused my car to stall. The mechanic kept my car for a while and it finally gave out on them again and they discovered by throttle body had gone out. I had this issue in may of 2017 and had it fixed at a jeep dealership and less than 3 years later my car has the very same issue.

Filed Feb 19, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 70,000 miles · MO

I was on my way to take my son to school, when while on a busy city street my car started to jerk, and suddenly I was no longer to acceralate. I was literally scared for my life and my child, as the speed of my car slowed down so fast, that I almost got rearended. When my car slowed down and could no longer acceralate, my check engine, electric throttle control, and traction control lights all came on. It was very odd as this has never happened before. I read and seen that there are hundreds of people having this same issue. This is very concerning. I'm surprised that no one has been killed due to this, I could not imagine if I was the highway behind a big rig and my speed quickly dropped like that or if someone was riding my tail, there is no way they would have been able to slow down quick enough to prevent from hitting me. I seen that people with jeeps have been having this issue, regardless of the year of the patriot. There needs to be a recall on this part.