NHTSA Complaint #11123066 — 2015 JEEP PATRIOT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MADISON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (203 BOSTON POST ROAD, MADISON, CONNECTICUT 06443, (203) 245-0451) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CITED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.