NHTSA Complaint #11079908 — 2012 JEEP PATRIOT

WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO "LOCK" UP, PREVENTING THE GEARS FROM SHIFTING AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER-REV. SINCE THE GEARS DON'T SHIFT, THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS THE SECOND JEEP PATRIOT I HAVE OWNED AND THE SECOND ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IN THE FIRST WOULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO OVER HEAT AND EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW TO A CRAWL. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, WITH AN INFANT. WE WERE FORCED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY TO WAIT FOR IT TO COOL DOWN. THIS HAPPENED ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE 2013 JEEP PATRIOT AND THE DEALER AGREED TO TRADE THE VEHICLE BACK AND I WAS STUCK WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WHICH NOW IS EXHIBITING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY REACH A SIMILAR POINT AND I NOW NEED MY VEHICLE FOR HIGHWAY TRAVEL ON A REGULAR BASIS. I OBTAINED THE 2012 JEEP PATRIOT IN AUGUST OF 2016 AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES UNTIL FEBRUARY 2018 AND NOW IT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS ON MY COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK.