2016 Jeep Patriot: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Mar 24, 2024 · Acceleration, Brakes · IL

There is some sort of electrical issue. Things keep going in and out: internal lights, cruise control, turn signals in front and back go out 6-9 times a year, ABS light stays on even after it was serviced, the radio goes in and out. I lose power while driving snd allow the car to sit for a day or two and it cuts back on like nothing ever happened.

Filed Apr 24, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · TX

The cruise control accelerates after being set. Interior dome lights fill with water when it rains. Engine sputters as if not getting enough gas. Head lights will turn off while driving at night when blinkers or wipers are turned on, even after having had new wiring put in, new lights, and fuses changed. Car does not shift as it should, and is getting 160 miles per full tank of gas.

Filed Feb 13, 2020 · Acceleration · 45,000 miles · NV

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep patriot. The contact stated that while her husband was driving with the cruse control activated, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The driver was unable to deactivate the cruise control. The vehicle continue to accelerate. The brake pedal was depressed and was able to bring the vehicle to a stop. The vehicle was restarted and operated as intended. The contact called stephen wade chrysler jeep dodge ram fiat dealer, (1724 hilton dr, st. George, ut 84770) and scheduled an appointment which was still pending. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

Filed Jan 7, 2020 · Acceleration, Engine · 18,000 miles · KY

Bought jeep in 2018 since then it has had intermittent cruise control problems. Sometimes it works sometimes it dont. Sometimes it works then quits working. Drivers seat belt will be buckled and come unbuckled have to rebuckle intermittently. Burning smell intermittently dont know if its oil, coolant or what was supposed to be fixed by jeep who said it was leaky coolant still occurs. All of this has occurred while on the road.

Filed May 28, 2019 · Driver assistance · 167,000 miles · VA

Traveling 95 north with cruise control on traveling 73 MPH. After about 15 minutes the engine raced as if I were trying to increase my speed. The vehicle surpassed 80 MPH. I had to stomp on the break to disengage the cruse control.

Filed Apr 13, 2019 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 67,000 miles · CO · crash

230am on interstate 25, no road lighting, no traffic nearby. By ourselves, four of us on the way to the airport. Set cruise control to 75mph. Seconds later all lights including dashboard went out. In total dark ness. Guessed side of road. Managed to stop car. Turned off, back on, all restored. We actually grazed an overpass which I have attached photos. We four came near death. Scared to drive car. Just had "patch" work done at nearby dealership to repair ABS and traction lightss that were on. Please advise.

Filed Aug 4, 2017 · Acceleration, Seat belts · 6,000 miles · NV

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.

Filed Jun 10, 2016 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 20,000 miles · TX

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!!!