Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep patriot. While depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to accelerate and stalled. The contact stated that the same failure occurred every time the vehicle attempted to exceed 40 MPH. The dealer (hertrich chrysler dodge jeep ram of elkton, 1147 e pulaski hwy, elkton, md 21921) was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 45,156.
2016 Jeep Patriot acceleration complaints
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I was driving down the road and barely touched the shifter and when I touch the shifter it slipped over into where you shift your gears I feel like it's a could catch the car on fire because it is revved up so high and you don't even realize it because you cant hear it unless you you got radio off and windows up and you can never tell I definitely think they should have made it more safe when from some kind of a lock on the shifter for when you want to go over into where you shift the gears yourself not to mention how expensive cars are and that you could very easily tear up your car by it being in the manual shifting area rather than the automatic shift
Vehicle has had total of 9 incidents involving check engine light involving fail code 22, p2127,p2138. Car has had stationary stall outs or no starts. While vehicle is in park has high rev to 3000 rpms. While car is driven in city has had rapid deceleration from 45 to 30 MPH with jerky forward and back movement with no ability to control speed other than heavy breaking, no acceleration control. While on highway ;rapid uncontrolled deceleration from 65 to 40 MPH, with no ability to re-accelerate with jerking forward and back motion. Self acceleration(driver has not engaged accelerator pedal) from stopped position= 0-40 MPH requiring emergency brake application to stop with limited to no steering capability. Vehicle has been to multiple jeep dealerships in co and az from 4/8/16-2/21/18. Multiple repairs have been completed with no resolution. Lemon law application and further litigation is ongoing.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep patriot. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the vehicle jerked, the ABS and traction warning lights illuminated. The vehicle failed to accelerate and gradually lost power. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The contact turned off and turned on the vehicle and was able to drive normally. The contact also stated that while driving at various speeds, the engine stalled, the ABS and traction warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The contact turned off and turned on the vehicle and was able to drive normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (washington nc chrysler dodge jeep ram fiat located at 4001 u.s. 264 west, washington, nc 27889) where it was diagnosed that the passenger side wheel sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that two days after the repair was done the same failure recurred several other times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer stated that a case manager would call the contact. A case number was provided but the contact did not have the number. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Started jeep and all three lights presented on the panel (electronic throttle, electronic stability control, malfunction indicator light). Attempt to drive and would not move past 2krpm and commenced "stuttering" and then stalled. Had car towed to mechanic (mpg automotive and fernie's auto) to confirm failures.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep patriot. While driving, the electronic throttle, electronic stability control off, and malfunction indicators illuminated. Also, the engine stalled and lost power. The vehicle was towed to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electronic throttle control needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that no recall was associated with the vehicle. No further assistance was offered. The approximate failure mileage was 35,790.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep patriot. While attempting to turn into a parking lot, the contact removed her foot from the accelerator pedal to depress the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerated at rapid speed without warning. The contact attempted to depress the brake pedal, but the vehicle accelerated faster. As a result, the contact crashed into a medical building and injured another person. The other person sustained bruising to the chest that required medical attention. The contact sustained an injury to the left arm that required medical attention. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to klamath falls honda (2810 washburn way, klamath falls, or 97603 (541) 205-4917), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 11,000.
Shifts from d to 1st on its own: from a stop, the 2016 jeep patriot semi-automatic transmission drops to first gear on its own. There is no indication until the driver has pulled into traffic and has no acceleration power. The dash light indicates the vehicle is in 1st gear, but the driver was not expecting this and must either gun the engine and take rpms off the chart to avoid a crash from oncoming vehicles, or manually shift the vehicle to n or p and then return to d for a type of "reset". The issue is intermittant. The dealership where we bought the vehicle cannot replicate the problem (in to shop 3x for this issue). They replaced the stick sensor and opened two separate staron packs with jeep engineers. But the problem continues. I suspect its transmission ($$) related or electrical ($$). Moving on to new dealership service. Fingers crossed. Cruise control: when cruise engaged at 70-75 MPH on open hwy, had to slow for traffic. Speed dropped down to about 60-65. When reengaged cruise, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably--rpms shot through the roof. Had to tap the breaks to disengage cruise and whole family experienced a hard lurch. Reported issue to jeep service as perhaps related to issue with downshifting to first. Response was that this was normal. Seatbelts: when a person weighing more than 230lbs sits in the front seats, the seat belt warning sound dings as if the belt is not engaged. The dealership replaced sensors in both front seats. Problem resolved.
I bought my 2016 jeep patriot new. It has 20,000 miles. The ABS and traction control light is on. Cruise control stopped working. Windshield wipers make popping noise when on. When at a stop the engine makes a rattling sound. When acceleration it makes a weird noise and takes forever to get it to the speed of 60mph. I can't get my car in for repair until june 14, 2016. Everything that went wrong happened at the same time except the windshield wipers. I smell a lemon in the bunch here!!!
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