2015 Jeep Patriot: loss of power steering

Filed Jan 2, 2020 · Engine, Steering · 39,700 miles · CA

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?

Filed Nov 1, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 103,000 miles · AL

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.

Filed Aug 15, 2019 · Engine, Steering · 39,999 miles · OR

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.

Filed May 28, 2019 · Engine, Steering · 53,000 miles · NC

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.

Filed May 28, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 75,000 miles · TN

While on the highway, electronic throttle sensor light comes on. Vehicle starts jerking, slowing, and dies. Causing you to lose steering and adequate brakes.

Filed Mar 23, 2019 · Electrical, Transmission · 67,000 miles · GA

On march 8, 2019, while driving at approximately 45 MPH on a rural road, the engine stalled causing the car to lose power steering and the rpms to drop to 0. There was no check engine light indication that anything was wrong. On this occasion I was unable to restart the vehicle and had it towed to the dealership for repairs. The dealership stated that the battery failed diagnostic tests and replaced the battery. On march 22, 2019 while idling at a red light, the engine stalled again causing the rpms to drop to 0. I attempted to restart the vehicle and after two attempts the vehicle restarted and a check engine light was illuminated. I was able to drive to the nearest dealership where it was diagnosed that the camshaft/crankshaft sensor was malfunctioning. After subsequent research I located safety recall s89 / the federal safety agency 16-v-907 crankshaft camshaft sensor wire harness issued in february 2017 affecting 2016 dodge journey, 2016 jeep compass and 2016 jeep patriot.

Filed Apr 9, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 38,000 miles · KS

While driving on highway and city streets, car has completely shut down without warning or warning lights, no engine, no power steering no electrical anything. This is a death trap and serious bodily harm waiting to happen. Highly dangerous, especially on highway. This has happened at least 8 times and has been into the jeep dealer 4 times to get fixed, to no avail. It keeps happening and is now back at the dealer. Last time, they replaced ABS module and bled system. Still didn't work. Lots of complaints of this online over many years. Date it happened is first time, but it is now in shop for the 4th time. 2016 jeep patriots were recalled for this very problem, but no other year. Why?!!!