2011 JEEP PATRIOT Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN USING THE AUTOMATION DRIVE TRANSMISSION AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN USING THE TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION OPTION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR PRIOR TO THE ENGINE WARMING UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

WAS DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CAR WAS RUNNING WITH NO PROBLEMS AND SUDDENLY ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ELECTRONICS WERE STILL RUNNING. TRIED TO TURN ENGINE BACK ON, ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO CRANK BUT DID NOT SUCCESSFULLY TURN ON. TRIED TWICE WITH NO SUCCESS. WAITED 10 MINUTES AND IT TURNED ON WITH NO PROBLEM. DROVE DOWN A LITTLE FURTHER AND IT STALLED AGAIN, WITH ELECTRONICS STILL ON. MANAGED TO TURN ENGINE BACK ON RIGHT AWAY, BUT I WAS TOO WORRIED TO DRIVE IT. TOWED IT BACK HOME. CODE P0335 WAS INDICATED WHEN SCANNED. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED ENGINES OF 2011 JEEP PATRIOT TEND TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 3 HRS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND IN 108 DEGREE WEATHER, THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN. IF FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. NO LIGHTS, NO WARNINGS, AND OVER 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. AFTER STOPPING ON THE SHOULDER THE MOTOR WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT START, MADE ME THINK THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. 5 MINUTES LATER IT STARTED, BUT WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS PRESSED IT DIED AGAIN. ANOTHER 15 MINUTES OF SITTING THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT FELT "SLUGGISH". I STARTED MOVING SLOWLY DOWN THE SHOULDER, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RESPOND NORMALLY, AND FINISHED THE LAST HOUR OF THE DRIVE WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN WAUSAU, MY JEEP STOPPED, I ACCELERATED-NOTHING. I HAD CARS BEHIND ME HONKING AND THE ONE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WAS COMING UP FAST, I STEERED TO THE RIGHT AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT INTO A SNOWBANK. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT. SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINS WITH HAZARDS ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME TO EAU CLAIRE. IN FEBRUARY I REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSION NEVER WENT OUT. MY VEHICLE WOULD JUST GET STUCK IN REVERSE, I'D HAVE TO PUT IN DRIVE, BACK TO REVERSE, THEN TO DRIVE AGAIN TO GO. IN ADDITION I HAD TWO MORE EPISODES, ONE WITH MY TWELVE YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME WHERE IT JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. SO I HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION IN. I HAVE ALSO FILED A SEPARATE COMPLAINT REGARDING TREAD WEAR ON NOW TIRES, BUT IT'S A FEW WEEKS LATER AND SOMETHING STILL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

ON THE SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST FUEL UP, WE IDLED THROUGH A FASTFOOD DRIVE-THROUGH AND UPON PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, IT JUST DIED. SCARY, BUT ALL THE CARS STOPPED FOR US. IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I FAXED ALL THE INFORMATION TO THE DEALER AND ASKED IF IT WAS THEM TESTING THE CHIP YOU CAN REMOVE TO PREVENT CAR THEFT (OR HELP REPO IN THEIR CASE). THEY NEVER RESPONDED. ONE CHANGE WE MADE IS WE NEVER TOPPED OFF FUEL AFTER THAT. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. HOWEVER, THE CVT APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED NOW AT 32,000 MILES. *TR

ON A REGULAR BASIS VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND ALMOST STALLS OUT WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND WHILE VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLED OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. FOOT WAS ON GAS, APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 25MPH, CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WOULD NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. HAD TO SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD START UP AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT HUNTINGTON DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE FOUND NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,644 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,500.

IT HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES THAT AS I AM APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, I REDUCE THE SPEED,MAKE THE STOP AND FROM THERE, THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF AND I GET STUCK ON THE STOP SIGN. I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 3 MINUTES TO RE-START THE ENGINE. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ONCE ON A RED LIGHT AND AGAIN, I WAIT COUPLE MINUTES AND RE-START THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE'S MAIN COMPUTER CHIP WAS UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN UPDATED 11/19/12

I PURCHASED MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT IN MARCH 2011 AND ONE DAY IT SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 50-55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE ROAD FOR ONLY 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, WITH NO STOPS OR PROBLEMS. I WAS MEETING MY HUSBAND FOR LUNCH AND THE CAR JUST STALLED AND I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE. I WAS IN SHOCK BECAUSE THE WERE CARS BEHIND ME AND I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE ASKED ME DID I HIT A BUMP WRONG THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE AND I SAID NO. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY DEALER AND LEFT A MESSAGE. THE SERVICE CENTER CALLED BACK AND I GAVE THEM DETAILS. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND ALLOW THEM TO DRIVE IT, BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE A...

TL* THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RENTED A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO RENTAL CENTER. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE SIMILAR DEFECT UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12032 (ENGINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/11/12*LJ UPDATED 12/12/12

THE ENGINE STALLED AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STALLING OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN I HAVE BEEN IN TRAFFIC FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP IN TRAFFIC THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE HAS CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE CENTER WAS TOLD ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND THE ISSUE STOPPED FOR A BIT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS THE STALLING HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT (LIMITED, TRAIL RATED) SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 70-75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, WITH NO STOPS OR PROBLEMS. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE, NOTICED THAT THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DESPITE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. HE MANAGED TO MERGE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY DIED BEFORE HE CAME TO A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. NO SPUTTERING OR SHUDDERING OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE CAR HAD OVERHEATED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW. HE DID HAVE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE AT THE TIME. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AS IT WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER THE INCIDENT. (HE TRIED TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE 30-45 MINUTES IT TOOK FOR THE TOW...

I WAS DRIVING ON NB I-5 IN A 2005 SUBARU. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS THIS 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT. WE WERE DRIVING APPROX. 65MPH. I WAS NOT TAILGATTING! THE JEEP PATRIOT'S POWER DIED. THE DRIVER THOUGHT SHE WAS NOT GETTING GAS AND KEPT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. SHE NEVER HIT THE BRAKE. I DID NOT SEE A BRAKE LIGHT AND IT TOOK ME A COUPLE SECONDS TO REALIZE SHE HAD SLOWED, THEN STOPPED (THAT IS WHY I PUT SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 30MPH). RESEARCH SHOWS IT TAKES 2-1/2 TIME LONGER TO BRAKE IF YOU DO NOT SEE BRAKE LIGHTS. SHE DID NOT PULL OVER TO THE MEDIAN. NEEDLESS TO SAY, BY THE TIME I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, I HIT HER. I WAS STILL GOING ABOUT 55MPH. MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY 85 YEAR OLD MOTHER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WAS...