Jeep Patriot adaptive cruise 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 Nov 5, 2019 · Electrical · 48,000 miles · SC

The horn stopped working on this car about five months ago. I looked for a fuse or relay and discovered on the web that this was a common chrysler problem across all products. I replaced the clock spring which appeared to be identified as most probable problem on the web; not so. Two months ago I went to the dealer and said for $150 they would identify the problem. The horn itself worked, which I tested. I took the steering wheel apart once again and traced the two operational horn wires back to the the steering wheel mounted cruise control module. For grins I went to the local service yard and obtained said module. Replaced the module and now the horn works. First, why would the horn circuit be so convoluted since a relay and fuse was the norm since the 1940's. Second, for safety's sake, the common items needed to be working in a car are horn, lights, brakes; these are common minimum inspection items. Chrysler should make good and repair/ replace cars with this problem because this major failure could have serious consequences because the mindset of most backyard mechanics is that they can fix it and many have conceded failure and have put a horn button on the dash and wired to a better horn , fuse and relay. Check the web and you can see the multitude of traffic on the chrysler horn problems. I tried to get wiring diagrams for this car which cost $100 but I stopped when I found that they were not complete. I believe that chrysler like probably all manufacturers have let the electronics take over common sense.

Filed Jul 10, 2019 · Engine · 96,000 miles · MI

While driving on the highway the car will lunge forward then decelerate. Hard to accelerate. Even while cruise control is on it will lunge or hesitate. The engine light also never goes off even when I have fixed the problem.

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 Mar 17, 2019 · Electrical · MI

All accessory functions intermittently fail, and may or may not come back on. This includes the radio, wipers, turn signals, fan, and cruise control.

Filed Nov 13, 2018 · Acceleration · 137,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep patriot. While driving 35 MPH, the contact attempted to re-engage the cruise control. Without warning, the cruise control engaged and the vehicle accelerated up a hill. The contact had to forcefully depress the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The contact deactivated the cruise control and was able to drive the vehicle. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 137,000.