While driving in heavy traffic, the vehicle suddenly shut off, the steering locked and I was extremely luckily. Immediately after, absolutely nothing happened when turning the key. Also no horn, no lights ... Nothing. A similar thing happened 2 years ago and the jeep dealer stated it was a computer issue.
2015 Jeep Patriot engine complaints
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Driving on hwy 90 for an hour going 70mph. Loud whining sound started coming from the engine then transmission temperature light came on and vehicle started slowing down even with trying to keep speed. Speed kept decreasing so I pulled over for 20 minutes and went home.
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.
Had issues with catalytic converters but was repaired prior to receiving the recall paperwork. My check engine light came on and this was the copy of the computer diagnostic. I paid out of pocket to get repaired.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. During the failure the steering wheel could not be turned in either direction. The cause of the failures were not determined. The local dealer mac haik jeep/chrysler (5255 I-35 georgetown) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 36,000.
Our 2015 jeep patriot 4wd is shutting off randomly without warning while driving it!! In the middle of driving it will just randomly shift off without warning! All the lights will turn on then the car will shut off sometimes in the middle of traffic!! This is extremely dangerous as it is putting not only our lives at risk for a crash but also those drivers around us as well. Once the car shuts itself off it will not turn on for 30 minutes or so leaving us stranding sometimes in the middle of traffic even!! We have a 4 year old that is in the car with us most of the time when this is happening as well and is putting her life at risk of a serious crash as well!! The 2016 jeep patriot has a recall for this exact problem that our 2015 is having! It has happened multiple times over the past year and continues to happen more frequently once every 2 weeks now.
2015 jeep patriot had a problem starting two days prior to the event. It would not turn over while parked. After waiting five minutes, I turned the key again and it started. Then, two days later while driving about 60 MPH on the freeway, the vehicle stalled while I was accelerating. For the next 20 seconds it oscillated between accelerating and coasting while I held my foot on the gas pedal. As I coasted towards an upcoming off-ramp, I lost power steering. Once I was off the freeway, I had to coast into a parking lot and had the vehicle towed to a chrysler dodge jeep ram dealership. They ran their "diagnostic tests" and found nothing. They test drove the car for 10 miles and were unable to recreate the issues. They updated the PCM and TCM and ran their computer diagnostic tests again. Nothing was found. I feel incredibly unsafe driving my jeep patriot now. I escalated the issue to chrysler customer care who was unable to do anything to help me until the problems are recreated and documented by a dealership. This is a known problem with jeeps. 2016 jeep patriots were recalled for this very reason. Why is nothing being done about this?
Vehicle fails to start multiple times when the battery and starter are in good condition. Common fixes that are recommended are replacing the wcm or the relay box. Sometimes the vehicle will start after multiple times and leaving the key cranked for 20 seconds+, but this isn't always reliable. Brought it into the shop and they couldnt recreate the issue, so it was never resolved for my case.
Catastrophic failure of throttle control while driving down the highway. Vechile began to sputter and immediately flashed the lightning bolt warning light dropping from 80mph to 10 MPH. This was associated with the vechile violently sputtering. Vechile will start but when drive is engaged at low RPM nothing happens. With acceleration the car will sputter and not get past 15 miles per hour. During sputtering no power steering is avalible and braking is made difficult with sputtering.
Car began to rev up while idle and electronic throttle light came on. Once I started to drive the car began to lose acceleration. This occurred in the middle of the road at several red lights after being stopped. Took to shop and they said this was a known issue with this car. The throttle body had to be replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. While the contact's daughter was driving various speeds or while the vehicle was stopped, it stalled. The vehicle was able to be restarted. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but did not assist. The contact stated that the failure was similar to the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v907000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
The crankshaft sensor failed causing the engine to stop while driving without warning on a city street in boston. The car was brought to the nearest garage where they replaced the crankshaft position sensor and camshaft position sensor, but then an engine code came up saying that the accelerator pedal also needed to be replaced. I am unsure if this was related to the crankshaft sensor issue or just a coincidence. The car then had to be towed to a jeep dealer to replace the accelerator pedal and relearn the sensors. I noticed there was a recall on 2016 jeep patriots for the same crankshaft problem but no recall has been issued for the same problem occurring in 2015 jeep patriots. The engine died without warning and it is fortunate that this happened at ~20mph, it would have been disastrous at highway speeds.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the power steering failed. Once the vehicle was restarted, it resumed normal operation. There were no warning indicators illuminated before or after the failure. The contact's vehicle was almost struck by another vehicle when it stalled. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 39,999.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stuttered and failed to accelerate intermittently. In addition, the vehicle stalled without warning on most occasions and the electronic control warning indicator illuminated often. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to frank fletcher dodge chrysler jeep (5922 warden rd, sherwood, ar 72120, (501) 436-0986) where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.
So I made a complaint about the same issue but today I have an actual engine code that was pulled up after being rear-ended due to the stalling. It's code p0335 and it's the crankshaft position sensor which is already recalled for the exact make and model in the 2016 version and needs to be recalled immediately for 2015 because if there are any complaints of stalls it's because of this issue. Until this issue is addressed to me and my kid and anyone else who has this problem and car is at risk
I have about 48000 miles on my car in the last week it's been stalling while driving the engine stalls and it just shuts down I have a young child and it's scary and not safe. It has done it at multiple variations of miles per hour. No warning, engine light flashes once I give it a couple minutes it generally cranks back up and either stalls out again.
The first time it stalled I was turning a corner onto a main street and it stalled. It did start right back up and ran. The next day I was stopped at a red light and it stalled. The very next red light it stalled again. Both times it started right back up again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. While driving highway speeds, an unknown warning indicator illuminated and there was a drastic reduction in speed. Motor mile (2260 roanoke st, christiansburg, va 24073, (540) 381-8417) and berglund chrysler jeep dodge ram (2525 franklin rd sw, roanoke, va 24014, (540) 345-9881) were notified of the failure. Berglund chrysler diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The dealer and the manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was excluded from an unknown manufacturer campaign regarding the throttle body. The vehicle was unable to be driven safely. The manufacturer was notified. The contact wanted the vehicle bought back if there was no remedy. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. While operating the vehicle, all the instrument panel warning indicators illuminated and the vehicle would not immediately start. On several occasions, while driving, the vehicle would suddenly fail to accelerate properly and shut off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle converter was faulty. The throttle converter was replaced, but the failures continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 65,000. *bf consumer stated the first major issue occurred in march where I attempted to start my vehicle, it wouldn't start, and all lights on the dashboard were lit up... Including a red lightning bolt in which I never have seen before! The vehicle did start for a moment, then locked up and coasted forward where I put on the brakes to stop vehicle due to obvious/ problem. Problem occured more than consumer could count. Radio wouldn't work properly. 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'
I've had my jeep for one year when one day a red lightening bolt and an engine light appeared on my dashboard. No acceleration or power. I had to keep cutting my car on and off in order to make it home. I had to take it to the shop the next day where I had to pay lots of money to replace the throttle body unit. 2 years later even after replacing my engine (due to an accident) the same light has appeared again. Jeep we need answers? Sounds like a pretty common problem.
The catalytic converter needs to be replaced. The is a problem identified under a recall for my vehicles make and model but not my VIN.
While on the highway, electronic throttle sensor light comes on. Vehicle starts jerking, slowing, and dies. Causing you to lose steering and adequate brakes.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled and lost steering ability. In addition, the electronic stability control warning indicator illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the shoulder. After approximately two minutes, the vehicle restarted and operated normally. The contact stated that the failure occurred four other times. The vehicle was driven to hendrix jeep chrysler fiat (543 n mcpherson church rd, fayetteville, nc 28303) where it was determined that the throttle body, spark plugs, and air filter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failures recurred twice after the repairs were performed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired after the last failure. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000.
My jeep starts stalling and shuts down with no warning. It is completely dangerous and needs to be fixed. We have spent over a thousand dollars fixing this issue.as we are driving the car stalls then completely shuts down, no warning causes people to slam on breaks or swerve to not hit into. This has been happening for months
Vehicle shuts off while driving. Engine light turns on for a day or so then turns off. Error code: p0335 crankshaft position sensor a circuit.
Vehicle began stalling while driving without warning, stalled on busy roads, on hills, turning corners, ect. Stalling occurred at infrequent intervals. Sometimes 3 times a day, then wouldn't happen for a few weeks. Sometimes the traction control light would come on after the stalling. Sometimes the car would start right back up when I put it in park or neutral and turned the key, but then die again after traveling 50-100 feet. Mechanics unable to diagnosis problem because no engine light would come on and no error report was generated . Finally, after 2 months of trouble, the car finally showed an engine error code after stalling. Code was for the crankshaft sensor. Had it repaired for $162.40. Very dangerous situation when your car dies in heavy traffic and there is no area to safely coast to out of the way of danger. Always fearful of getting rear-ended. Mechanics can't fix the problem because they don't know what the cause is until there is an engine light on. There are complaints on the internet about it, but jeep hasn't warned customers of the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and failed to start. The vehicle was taken to autonation chrysler jeep west (located at 16300 w colfax ave, golden, co 80401, (303) 578-6104), but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,767.
I was driving on a freeway (about 60 miles per hour) and all of a sudden my car 's lights on the dashboard came on (engine, electronic stability, lightening bolt) the power seemed to be draining from my vehicle, I could not longer accelerate. I almost got hit in the back, luckily there was an exit that was close so the car behind me was able to take a forced exit to avoid from hitting me. Unable to determine what happened, I turned on my hazards and pull over on the shoulder and turned my car off. I waited for about 10 minutes and hesitantly decided to try to restart the car. I was able to restart it, only to go about 2 miles and it happen again. I exited the freeway and took back streets all the way home to keep me from getting into a wreck. This continued to happen about 4 times until I made it home and park it. This car has been a headache ever since I bought it brand new. One month after I bought it, the gas tank sunk and pretty much fell into the car so deep that I could no longer get the pump to the tank to fill gas. About a week after that, the wheels started squealing, and this was unable to be fixed. The bolts that are used under the hood do not fit the car so things would constantly loosen as I drove it and eventually are repositioned even though they are replaced by the service departments at the jeep dealerships. There's substance much like adhesive glue throughout the car on certain parts which doesn't make sense if this car was bought brand new. All around poorly made car, you will end up paying the double the amount valued based on the repairs. Horrible. Hold this maker accountable, there should be a recall on this vehicle. Lives are at danger.
Over the past month the throttle body control light, check engine light, and traction control light has come on when I go to accelerate. Just like others have reported, it comes on when I'm driving on the highway & just dies, you can't steer the car or anything. Or you go to accelerate and it dies & you almost get rear-ended. I cannot believe how many reports are on here similar to mine and there has been no recall although it looks like there was one for the 2016 patriot. What will it take, someone dying? This is a huge safety issue when your car will just die while driving 65-70 MPH & you can't steer or anything!
My car is stalling while driving I have almost been hit several times I can not even drive it because it is unsafe - it has been happening for over one year and I am paying for a car I cant drive I have taken to dealership they have not fixed it
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