I purchased the vehicle 4 months ago, and this began at the end of September. Engine stalls out when driving down the highway, check engine light and road hazard lights come on and car trying to accelerate itself at times and other times won’t go over 40 mph. If you let off the brake the car immediately launches forward. I have almost been hit as the car stalls out of no where. I can pull over and turn it off then back on and it will drive for a few miles then happen again. The car was hooked up to the code reader and it says throttle body injector P2173
2016 Jeep Patriot fuel system complaints
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SUV intermittently stops with no warning which is unsafe. It’s been happening for a few weeks. I have been in traffic multiple times and the vehicle just stops with no warning and no engine light alert. I’ve almost been hit from behind since the vehicle loses all power and have to guide it to the side of the road or to the middle turn lane. I took the vehicle to NTB and the jeep gave a code for camshaft. I know there was a recall for this, but it seem that my jeep is not part of that recall. I’m not sure why because I’m having the same issue as the recall. Recall S89.
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle was shaking. The contact stated that the check engine and electronic throttle warning light illuminated the instrument panel. The contact drove safely to a local mechanic who diagnosed the failure as an electronic throttle failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,495.
While slowly accelerating from a stop, my 2016 Jeep Patriot engine stalled in the middle of a busy intersection. I lost power steering and & brakes and was luckily able to muscle the car over to the side of road out of traffic. I waited several minutes and restarted the engine which then operated normally afterward. This engine stalling has occurred repeatedly & more frequently (6+ times in last 10 days) while accelerating from a stop which is very dangerous in cross-traffiic intersections and on freeways. Additionally now, the engine rpm’s intermittently surge notably up and down +/- 2,000 rpm while driving with steady un-changing pressure on gas pedal. I have seen no engine failure indicators. I have had this vehicle serviced at two different independent repair shops that couldn’t re-create the problem & guessed it was the throttle body and then cleaned/serviced it. The problem persists more frequently, and is the exact problem listed in the S89 ChryslerJeep recall. My vin is not referenced in the recall notice-even though it is from the same Jeep manufacture period. This recall should definitely apply to my vehicle. I drive 40 freeway miles daily to work and am concerned for my safety and others. My vehicle is available for inspection if needed and I am bringing it tomorrow to a Jeep dealer in hopes of having it repaired under the recall. As the original new owner, I strongly feel that Chrysler Jeep needs to apply this recall to my vehicle and support their owner’s safety.
Yes I got a oil change now the warning light comes on change oil and I talk to others that drive a vehicle like mine and they have the same issue it’s time for a recalled on it before it caused more problems thanks
While turning a corner my car turned off. Happened on several occasions. Has happened on highway, in town and in parking lot. At low speeds and accelerating- car stalls & turns off. VERY DANGEROUS
On 9/22/21, out 2016 Jeep Patriot broke down on Interstate 495 in Massachusetts, during rush-hour. While driving the vehicle, the engine shut down at highway speed, forcing us off of the road. A RED indicator light on the dashboard identified the problem as a bad "Throttle Body". We had the car towed to the dealer where we bought the vehicle, and they confirmed that is was a bad Throttle Body. Repair cost was $841.00. There was a recall for this part, but the recall only covered vehicles built between May and July 2016. Having an indicator light on the dashboard for this single part...is very telling. It shows that Jeep has a lot of problems with this part. But since our vehicle was built prior to this small recall window, and has more miles on than the standard warranty would cover, Jeep will not reimburse us for the repair.
A recall has been issued on 2016 Jeep Patriots that are VIN specific (recall S89). However even though our vehicle was included in the manufacturing dates portion of the recall, it was not included in the VIN specific portion. The vehicle is doing the exact things that are included in the recall - it constantly stalls while driving on the interstate or in town. Shutting down the engine totally and then making it where the power steering and brakes do not function and is an extreme dangerous situation for a female driver to try and control and restart the vehicle without getting in an accident. I feel that my vehicle should be included in this recall and that Jeep should repair my vehicle free of charge. I would hate for someone to get injured for not including this vehicle in a recall that is only VIN specific.
A recall has been issued on 2016 Jeep Patriots that are VIN specific (S89). However even though our vehicle was included in the manufacturing dates, it was not included on the recall. I had to pay out of pocket to replace the camshaft/crankshaft sensor. The vehicle was constantly stalling out on my daughter while driving the vehicle which shut off the power steering and brakes. This was a very dangerous situation and I paid to get it repaired. I think that the recall should include my vehicle and I should get reimbursed for my payment.
My jeep sputters like it's going to shut off. It does occasionally and I loose steering and speed control and The brakes dont work. Not sure if it's a fuel issue a transmission issue or what the deal is but it has done it forever. It jerks around like it is in the wrong gear and often is trying to operate in 6th gear when going 30 mph. It's not changing gears...it isn't accelerating correctly when pulling out in traffic. It is a disaster waiting to happen and has been. The local dealer just says wait for recall info. It's a jeep. It will be coming eventually....hello I drive my kids around daily
It acts like it’s going to stall. It bucks and sputter anytime I accelerate from a stopped position.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep patriot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly shut-off without warning. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle would operate as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the electronic throttle was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 100,000.
When my car first started having problems it shut off when at a drive through. Then it started happening on the highway when I slow down to make a turn or stop at a traffic light with no warning light just shut off. Then it began shutting off just during normal short driving. I would be going 40-60 on the freeway and the steering wheel would lock up & my car would start shutting off. I was still able to engage the brake, safely move my car to the shoulder, put it on park, then restart it, then proceeded on my mission. This past week it started dying when I was in bumper to bumper traffic but this time only the tire yellow warning light came on & the steering wheel locked up & I tried to step on the brake pedal but the jeep continued to roll until it decided to stop on its own. Fortunately, I was able to move it to the shoulder of the freeway while the jeep was still moving. Once my jeep was safely on the shoulder I put it on park then turned the ignition off and then turned it back on & would keep going like normal. On monday, april 5, 2021, I was parked at work & when I tried to leave for home I turned my jeep on and it stalled immediately, so I turn the ignition off & back on but it started to shake and very choppy but it never actually started so I had it towed home because I strongly felt my personal "life safety" compromised and felt very insecure driving it on the freeway. These incidents happened several times throughout the last 1&1/2 years.
I was driving on a 4-lane highway in the passing lane. These indicator warning lights came on: electronic throttle control, engine, traction control. The car started bucking and slowed down. I was able to move into the non-passing lane and pull into a strip mall parking lot. I shut the car off. I left it off for a couple of minutes. When I turned it back on, all indicator lights were off except for the engine light. I turned the car on and off two more times. The second time, th engine light came back on again. The third time, no lights came on. I drove the car to a repair shop. On the way there, the engine throttle control light came on again and the car started bucking. After approximately one minute, the indicator light went off and the car stopped bucking. I made it to the repair shop without further problems. At the repair shop, they ran diagnostics on the vehicle. They found no current codes but found old codes relating to the electronic throttle control. They stated that without a current code, they could not help me and asked me to pick up the car. They said the next time it happens, I should take the vehicle to a dealership because the problem could be caused by a multitude of items and finding the cause would be a trial and error project.
I believe my vehicle should be repaired at the expense of the manufacturer as the symptoms I'm experiencing are identical to the issues addressed in tsb: agency16v907000 from 2016/12/16 crankshaft sensor may fail causing engine stall. Apparently, my VIN# was not included in the initial recall, yet my 2016 jeep patriot is demonstrating the exact problems cited in the initial recall. My symptoms include intermittent triggering of the vehicle to enter limp mode resulting in loss of ability to accelerate and drastic reduction of engine output power. Electronic throttle control light illuminates, sporadically. Engine idles roughly and/or at low rpms sporadically. Cycling the vehicle off and back on will sometimes result in the a return to normal vehicle performance, only to have the same issue resurface the next day. The crankshaft position sensor and its wiring harness, the intake camshaft position sensor, exhaust camshaft position sensor its wiring harness and electrical connectors and throttle body should all be replaced. In addition, the necessary computer reset/reprogramming should be performed as well.
While driving, rpms would drop to 0 and vehicle would not accelerate. Vehicle would lose power steering and lights dimmed but battery and alternator were working fine. Engine code history showed an error for the crankshaft ignition sensor and throttle body.
The electronic throttle control system warning light came on during highway travel and the vehicle slowed down due to lack of power. It happened quickly and posed a danger as I was not able to pull over immediately. The car was unable to go faster than 20mph and I had to have it towed 70 miles home. This failure has happened with only 33k miles. This sudden and early failure created a dangerous situation.
When driving the engine seems to sputter, stall, jerk, rev the RPM at random when driving. It happens on the highway going 70 or in a neighborhood going 25 while driving or starting to go from a stop. It will jerk really hard like it is going to stall out but no lights come on the dash to indicate something is wrong and I have taken it into the dealership many times and they tell me it is normal, I've never had any vehicle behave this way except when I was 15 learning how to drive a manual transmission and that wasn't the fault of the vehicle. It also will while in park randomly rev the rpms when nothing is being used in the vehicle, if I then put it in drive and back to park it usually settles down but not always, sometimes I have to shut it off and back on. The jerking and sputtering while driving has gotten a lot worse in the last few months, over the past few years it would randomly do it but it happens more and more now every time I drive and I am conscerned that one day it will stall out and cause a major accident. I have inquired many times about this to no avail from 3 different dealerships.
Same issue as recall s89/16v907000. Stalls randomly and power not delivered to engine properly. Major safety issue for our family.
Same exact issue as safety recall s89 / the federal safety agency 16v‑907 stallles arriving and won't restart
When it is ready to shift between 2nd and 3rd gear with foot on pedal steady it will pause light will come on then when it gets caught up it will shot u forward.it does this most often when pulling on to highway vehicle only has 39683 on millage
Check engine light staying on "gas cap notification" new aftermarket gas cap still same notification...driving at 55mph or just idling vehicle just shuts off ?sometimes it will restart while driving but will die again...have to try to pull off road to avoid traffic when possible...have to put in park & wait for all chimes to ring then try starting again...very scary when you can't leave from a stop sign or come to no power situation on a busy highway...don't get on interstate since this started!!
Driving on the interstate at 75mph when my wife had a red lighting bolt appear on the dash board, at which time the power dropped off. She had to move across two lanes of traffic with no power. Once it was on the shoulder, she called me in a panic. I went on the internet and found out how to reset the throttle body assembly. The vehicle started back up and was able to drive it home. It was a very dangerous and scary experience. I called jeep dealership and to my surprise they was no recall for this issue. The internet was full of people who had this very issue. I call their corporate service line and they confirmed no safety recall exists. They told me they could not confirm whether they would or would not self report this issue.
Driving on the interstate at highway speed the red lightning bolt warning light came on, as did the check engine and traction control lights and the accelerator cut out. I was able to coast across 3 lanes to the side of the road, but this has happened three times and apparently my 2016 patriot wasn't included in the recall that addressed this issue.
' takata recall' while driving my 2016 jeep patriot in motion on a city street , my engine shut off and I got several lights on my dash . After putting in park the vehicle restarted , but I have a 4 year old son and I dont feel safe driving on the freeway and not knowing if my vehicle is going to stop suddenly in traffic .
I was not informed of this recall and had no knowledge why my car would stall. No notice was sent o my house. I want another vehicle, it can be used same year and style but fixed!
While driving, the check engine light, the electronic throttle sensor light and the ABS light came on. As a result, the engine loses power, the transmission is choppy and I cant drive faster than 20-30 miles per hour. If I turn the car off and restart, the sensor light and ABS light goes off, the check engine light stays on and the car runs normal. After five minutes, the aforementioned lights come back on and the engine returns to its subnormal running conditions. There is no specific explanation for this problem and according to jeep's forums, it is a common problem among all jeep models.
The vehicle has consistent fuel injection issues which cause the car to stutter when accelerating up hills. I took the vehicle to the dealership twice and they said they could not find problem. Now that it is out of warranty the problem is persistent and there is an engine fault
When driving the engine will stall/stop without warning. With it going staright or turning it does not matter. You have to completely stop the vehicle and then restart the engine. This has happened on a number of occasions
I was adding gas to the jeep and the gas spewed out because the cutoff did not work; it is not the gas station's problem because I have used the pump for my car and it cuts off when the tank is full. My son had the same problem at another gas station where there is a defect in the jeep in that it doesn't cut off the gas when full. This needs to be addressed immediately or I am going to start a class-action lawsuit before someone gets covered in gas.
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