2011 JEEP PATRIOT Power Train Problems

The component that failed was the front, driver's side subframe. This component and the vehicle is available for inspection upon request. The sudden and unexpected failure of the subframe on the vehicle, due to excessive rust corrosion, precipitated a series of hazardous events that significantly compromised not only my own safety but also the safety of others on the road. While driving at a low speed, the detachment of the wheel hub and CV axle joint led to a complete loss of vehicle control. This mechanical failure was further exacerbated by the total loss of transmission fluid, which leaked onto the road, potentially creating a slippery and dangerous surface for other road users. The culmination of these mechanical failures resulted in having been stranded in the middle of a busy intersection, a location where a major freeway on and off ramp intersect with a significant artery of traffic. This situation...

Vehicle has a bad wheel bearing. While replacing wheel bearing noticed that the rear subframe was completely rotted/rusted. The corrosion on the rear subframe is far worse than the rest of the vehicle. This vehicle is unsafe to drive in its current state as the crossmember could collapse causing a loss of control of the vehicle. Upon doing some research it is clear that Chrysler knows that this is a issue. I cannot believe that there hasn't been a recall to replace these subframes. I guess its going to take a major accident or worse to before anything will get done. I have included pictures of the crossmember as well as the undercarriage of the vehicle for comparison.

Chasis, crossmember suspension broke for corrosion

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that there was a rattling noise coming from under the hood of the vehicle while driving. On another occasion while driving approximately 20 MPH, the speedometer went 0 MPH and failed to function as needed. The vehicle stalled shortly afterward and was coasted to the side of the roadway. The contact had the vehicle towed from the scene. The contact stated the failure occurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 117,362.

LOUD CLUNK NOISE WHEN DRIVING, NOTICED THE SUB FRAME THAT'S THE CONTROL ARMS ARE CONNECTED TO AND THE ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN ARE SUPPOSED BY IS RUSTED AND ROOTED SO MUCH I CAN PUSH MY FINGER THROUGH IT. *TR

OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, THE JEEP PATRIOT WILL STUTTER WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT TWICE AND HE BELIEVES THAT THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE I GOT ONLINE, I FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THE THE CVT TRANSMISSION USED IN THESE VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY, JEEP MUST KNOW THAT THE CVT IS FLAWED, BECAUSE THEY STOPPED THE USE OF IT IN 2014.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER WAITING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD BE ILLUMINATED EVERY TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS INTENDED. THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. WEST HILLS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (900 W HILLS BLVD, BREMERTON, WA 98312, (360) 616-3275) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I WAS SITTING AT THE LIGHT WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTS TO JUMP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES TO MOVE TWITH TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE JUMPS AND THEN DRIVES AS NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE ON THE 3RD AND WHILE HE WAS TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT COMPLETELY STOPPED OPERATING AS WE WERE TURNING AROUND AND THE ENGINE BEGINS TO REV BUT NOT MOVE AND AFTER TRYING AGAIN TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE THE ENGINE THEN BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE MECHANIC THEN DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO BE GOING OUT VERY SOON. SO I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND BEEN DOING RESEARCH TO FIND THAT THIS A COMMON THING WITH CVT TRANSMISSIONS AS I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 6 YEARS WITH 152,000 MILES. THERE WERE...

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THE END OF MAY 2019, I HAVE GONE TO MY BANK TO GET A LOAN TO HAVE IT FIXE AND UPON TALKING TO MY LOAN OFFICER HE INFORMED ME THAT W.IN 150 MILE RADIUS THERE HAS BEEN 14 LOANS TO HAVE TRANSMISSIONS FIXED ON HOW MANY HAS THERE BEEN IN THE STATE OF WI, IN THE WHOLE JEEP COMMUNITY? THERE WAS NO GIVEN WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM W/ OUR JEEP, IT JUST STOPPED WORKING AS MY SON WAS ABOUT TO GO TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING. IT MOVED ABOUT 5 FT AND THAT WAS ABOUT IT, NOTHING MORE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG W/ THIS VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPING. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? JEEP IS A MONEY MAKER, I KNOW THERE A MANY FACTORS IN RECALLS BUT I FIND THAT THIS IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE PRODUCT ITSELF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RIVER OAKS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (4807 KIRBY DR, HOUSTON, TX 77098, (713) 524-3801) TO BE REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE DEALER FOUND A FRACTURED TRANSMISSION FILL TUBE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OCCURRED AT THE EMISSIONS FACILITY SINCE NO MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,278.

YOU NEED TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VEHICLES ITS RIDICULOUS HOW EXPENSIVE THEY ARE NO NORMAL PERSON CAN AFFORD THIS FIX. NOBODY IN WAYNE COUNTY EVEN WANTS TO WORK ON IT. O CANT AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR. IT'S ONLY AT 120K . I LOVE MY JEEP. BUT IT IS NOTHING BUT STRESS AND DEPRESSION. IT IS NOT RIGHT MAN.

DRIVING ALONG AND LOSE OF POWER IN THE TRANSMISSION. GOT IT PARKED AND NOW IT WONT GO. DIDNT HAVE A LOUD NOISE OR ANY WARNING. IT JUST WOULDNT GO.

WE HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS SO FAR OF OUR 2011 JEEP PATRIOT LOSING SIGNIFICANT POWER AND STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE. THE FIRST INVOLVED OVERHEATING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AFTER A LONG ROAD TRIP. ALLOWING THE CAR TO REST ALLOWED US TO MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER SYMPTOMS DURING THE REMAINDER OF OUR TRIP. TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK RPMS DROP UNLESS BURYING THE ACCELERATOR INTO THE FLOOR, AT WHICH POINT THERE IS A LOUD WHINING SOUND WITH LITTLE TO SHOW IN TERMS OF SPEED. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE SPEED OVER 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 70. WE ALSO LOSE THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE GEAR MANUALLY. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE CAR CONTINUES TO BE SLOW TO GAIN SPEED AT LIGHTS, AND WORSE MAKING IT UPHILL TO OUR HOME, EVEN AT 25 MPH. AFTER RESTING THE ISSUE SUBSIDES UNTIL RETURNING...

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE, EVEN WITH WITH NORMAL SERVICING. ISSUES START WITH A WHINING NOISE, OVERHEAT WARNINGS, AND AN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE MOST COMMON SOLUTION IS REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. LATE 2014 MODEL YEAR PATRIOTS CHANGED TO A NON-CVT TRANSMISSION. AFTER REPLACING ORIGINAL CVT TRANSMISSION FOR $2,500 IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 6 MONTHS. THE JEEP IS UNDRIVE-ABLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE CVT TRANSMISSION. MY JEEP IS UNDRIVE-ABLE AND STILL OWE $5900 WHILE IT SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY!! TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE DRIVING AND JEEP STALLS MAKING IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. INTERNET FORUMS HAVE COUNTLESS COMPALINTS ABOUT THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS WITH SAME SYMPTOMS!!

I BOUGHT THE PATRIOT NEW AND IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND NEVER GAVE ANY WARNING BEFORE EXPERIENCING CRITICAL PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. ON 2 OCCASIONS THE PATRIOT LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, LEAVING ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN BUSY TRAFFIC. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING IN ON A BUSY CITY STREET WHEN THE JEEP NO LONGER ACCELERATED ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD POPPING SOUND. NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A CARE WITH 91,000 MILES. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN RECURRENT OVERHEATING PROBLEMS THE REPAIR SHOP CANNOT EXPLAIN. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING A JEEP PATRIOT.

WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLR STALLS AND DOES NOT MOVE THEN JERKS VERY QUICKLY FLYING MY CAR FORWARD. I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 115,000 MILES. JEEP HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARLY CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND WILL NOT REPLACE THEM. VERY UNSAFE.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A RE-OCCURRING ISSUE WHERE AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE CAR WILL STALL SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION. THE LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MAY 6, 2018 AFTER FILLING THE TANK AND LETTING THE PUMP'S AUTO-SHUTOFF STOP FUELING. LEAVING THE GAS STATION I PULLED OUT INTO A HIGH-SPEED 4 LANE ROAD AND AS I ACCELERATED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AS A RESULT OF THE STALL I IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING ABILITY AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY CARS BEHIND ME AS WE ALL EXPECTED ME TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE UP TO CRUISING SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RE-START THE ENGINE. AFTER THIS INITIAL STALL, THE CAR RAN NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, WITH EACH ENGINE STALL OCCURRING SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING. THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD...

CVT TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, HAS TROUBLE GOING INTO GEAR. JUMPS FROM AUTOMATIC TO MANUAL ON ITS OWN. DOES NOT ALWAYS STAY IN GEAR WHEN SHUT DOWN. TRANSMISSION ULTIMATELY FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

NUMERIOUS CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE / OVERHEAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VERY UNSAFE DUE TO DECELERATION. STARTED IN AUG 2016 AND HAPPENS MONTHLY ANYTIME MORE THAN 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING.

2ND TIME MY TRANSMISSION STALL WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE WILL STALL AND NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. I HAD TO MOVE OVER THREE LANES TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF I15 N WITH VEHICLES COMING UP TO 70 MPH. HAPPY TO BE ALIVE AND THAT I WAS NOT HIT. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS ISSUE HAPPENS TO ME AND IT SEEMS LIKE JEEP IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILL TO FIX THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION ISSUES. CHRYSLER/ JEEP KNOW THAT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND DO NOT CARE TO FIX IT. TOOK IT BOTH TIMES TO DEALER AND "IS NOTHING" IS WHAT I AM TOLD EVERY TIME "IS A FLUKE IN A CODE" "JUST PULL OVER AND LET IT COOL EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS" AND WELL "WE DON'T HAVE A FIX FOR IT". THEY ONLY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE FLUID...

THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5X NOW WITH NO WARNING. TODAY I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MPH - THE ENGINE TURNS OFF BY ITSELF. HAD TO WAIT 90 MINUTES FOR A TOW IN 94 DEGREE WEATHER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED BOILING HOT WATER COMING FROM A CLOGGED AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN TUBE, WHICH OVERFLOWED BETWEEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE FIREWALL. IN ADDITION, WATER DRIPPED DOWN ONTO THE LEG OF THE DRIVER AND CAUSED A BURN. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CLOGGED AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN TUBE CAUSED WATER TO IMMERSE TO THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION MODULE TO BECOME WATER LOGGED AND FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

ON A ROAD TRIP THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS NOT HOT OUTSIDE AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATE GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE OVERHEATING. AS SOON AS THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STALL. IT WAS VERY SCARY AS WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH VEHICLES TRAVELING 70 MPH OR MORE. WE COULD OF BEEN HIT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I FEEL JEEP/ CHRYSLER SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS SINCE MY PASSENGER AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES AND THIS IS ALREADY THE SECOND TIMES IT DOES THIS AND ALSO THE ACTUATORS ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. I AM AT THE POINT OF JUST CONSIDERING A TRADE IN AND DODGING ALL THESE ISSUES WITH A VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 75K ON IT. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD DO AT 100,000 MILES.

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS WITHOUT WARNING UNTIL IT ALREADY HAS HAPPENED. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND MAKES NOISE. BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODES DEALERS CANNOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE.. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY CAR WILL OVERHEAT AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN LEAVING YPU AT RISK OF POSSIBLE COLLISIONS. ALWAYS TOLD IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THESE FLUSHES ARE ALREADY EXPENSIVE BUT DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM ON HOT DAYS (I LIVE IN ARIZONA) ITS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO OVERHEATING AND SHUTTING

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) REPLACED THREE TIMES BY A CERTIFIED JEEP DEALER. THE FAULTY TCM CAUSES THE JEEP TO BARELY START OR TO SUDDENLY CAUSE THE JEEP TO LOSE POWER IF DRIVING AND ONLY GO ABOUT 5 MPH IN REVERSE OR FIRST GEAR. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL, TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ON. THE TCM HAS FAILED ONCE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND TWICE WHEN MOVING. IT TAKES AT LEAST A WEEK FOR THE DEALER TO ORDER AND INSTALL A REPLACEMENT TCM, LEAVING ME WITHOUT MY JEEP AND CAUSING ME TO LOSE ANY CONFIDENCE IN MY VEHICLE. I COMPLAINED TO BOTH CARMAX, WHERE I BOUGHT THE JEEP; AND TO CHRYSLER JEEP, WHICH HOLDS THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. BOTH COMPLAINTS WERE REBUFFED AS NOT BEING VALID. I TRIED TO UPLOAD MY DOCUMENTATION BUT COULDN'T. I CAN SEND IT TO YOU VIA EMAIL OR FAX....

VEHICLE HAS 79K MILES. I STARTED MY CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WITH NO ISSUES AND SUDDENLY THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AS IF THERE'S NO POWER. ALMOST GOT HIT BECAUSE I COULD NOT SPEED UP. PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR ISSUES. GOOGLED JEEP PATRIOT TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND VEHICLE SLOWING TO 20-30 MPH. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER -- ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF FOURTH GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

I OWN A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY GONE OUT! IT HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY. NO WARNING, NOTHING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD WINDING NOISE. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE, BUT FOR ONLY A MILE OR SO. THEN NO ACCELERATION AND I COULD NOT REVERSE. THE CAR HAS 160K MILES.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE PANEL LIGHT MEANINGS IN THE MANUAL, I DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CAR PROBLEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. AT THE TIME. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A FEW OTHER TIMES, MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AGAIN, SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING FOR 40-60 MINUTES APPROX. 70-75 MPH. AFTER COASTING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD... THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE...

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON A COOL FALL DAY MY TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SITTING FOR 20 MINUTES I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE SAME INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IS COMMON AND THE JEEP PATRIOT WASN'T MADE TO GO ON LONG TRIPS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY VEHICLE AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT FIXED AND NOW MY WARRANTY IS UP.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE WILL START TO WHINE AND THEN LOSE POWER. SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. HAD TO PULL OVER 10 TIMES DURING A TRIP THAT WAS 141 MILES . ONLY 2 OCCUPANTS IN THE CAR WITH NO BAGGAGE OR TOWING. DEFINITELY WAS NOT OVERLOADED AND SPEEDS WERE AROUND 65 MPH THE ENTIRE TRIP. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR ANYMORE AND THIS IS OUR FAMILY TRAVEL CAR!

THE TRANSMISSION FREQUENTLY OVERHEATS ON TRIPS OVER 1 HOURS OR WHERE HIGHWAY SPEED LIMITS ARE HIGHER THAN 70 MPH. THERE IS A FIELD FOR THE DATE OF WHEN THIS HAPPENED BELOW; HOWEVER, IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD AND LET IT SET FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN CONTINUE THE TRIP.

REAR SUB FRAME THAT ATTACHES TO THE UNI BODY RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AT A CROSS MEMBER. THIS SUB FRAME IS WHAT MOUNTS THE ENTIRE REAR SUSPENSION AND DRIVE LINE TO THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AUG. 2011 AND HAS 98.000MILES ON IT. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL BEARINGS. NOT INCLUDING THE FACTORY SET, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS (ALL 4) 3 TIMES. NO ACCIDENTS/INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY THESE BECAUSE THEY WERE REPAIRED PRIOR TO THEM GETTING TO BAD. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION. SUBSTANDARD STEEL FOR CROSS MEMBERS AND WHEEL BEARING ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN AT CHRYSLER/JEEP, WHEN I ORDERED THE WHEEL BEARINGS STAFF WORKING PARTS COUNTER JOKED ABOUT ANOTHER ONE SOLD. WHEN I CALLED THE SALESMEN ABOUT THE CROSS MEMBER ISSUE I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS KNOWN AND THEY REPLACED SEVERAL RECENTLY AT OWNERS EXPENSE. I...

WHILE DRIVING UP A LONG HIGHWAY HILL ON A VERY HOT DAY, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO SEE IF I COULD SEE ANYTHING LEAKING ETC. AFTER FINDING NOTHING OBVIOUS I REENTERED TRAFFIC AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL WE HIT THE NEXT HILL, AND THE WHINING STARTED AGAIN. ON THE DOWNSIDE OF THE HILL THE SOUND WENT AWAY. ONCE I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERHEATING CAUSING THE SAME ISSUE. THE RIDE HOME WAS AT NIGHT AND AFTER I DROPPED OFF MY PASSENGERS AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. SINCE THAT TIME I'VE NOTICED OCCASIONAL "BUCKING" WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT SMOOTH HIGHWAY. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALER TO CHECK THIS OUT. I EXPLAINED BOTH THE BUCKING AND THE WHINING, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TOO CONCERNED. THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND...

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR OUR DAUGHTER WHO TURNED (16) NOV 2014. MOST OF THE DRIVING TOOK PLACE ON LOCAL ROADS WITH SHORT-TERM HIGHWAY MILES..(10-15 MINS). THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED ON JULY 4TH, DRIVING TO RELATIVES FOR A BBQ & FIREWORKS, OUR FAMILY TOOK (2) CARS, MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 40 MINS @ 75MPH, WHEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND THE TEMP LITE APPEARED ON HER DASHBOARD. SHE SAID THE CAR WAS BOGGING DOWN SO SHE PULLED OVER AND CALLED US. SHE WAITED 10 MINS THEN CONTINUED THE ADDITIONAL 15MIN DRIVE WITHOUT ISSUE. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO OUR AUTO REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED, AS THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE/POWERTRAIN, FLUIDS WERE FINE. TOTAL COST WITH LABOR AND MATERIALS $260.14. THE 2ND INSTANCE OCCURRED ON SEPT 18 (TODAY), DRIVING TO VISIT A FRIEND, MAINLY HIGHWAY...

GOOD MORNING, I WAS TRAVELING ON MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON OUR WAY FROM SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA TO PEORIA, ARIZONA WHEN ABOUT 100 MILES MY CAR HAD TRANSMISSION OIL HOT WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH.(WAS NOT PULLING ANYTHING) I PULLED OVER CAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO DO, I DID EXACTLY WHAT IT INSTRUCTED TO DO. THE LIGHT TURNED OFF, AND I CONTINUED WITH MY TRIP. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, BUT 45 MIN LATER MY ENGINE TURNED OFF WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. I DID NOT GET ANY WARNING ON MY DASH, I JUST COULD NOT SPEED UP. ALL ELECTRICAL WAS STILL WORKING AS IF THE CAR ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I HAD TO STIR THE CAR FROM THE THIRD OUTSIDE LANE TO THE EMERGENCY RIGHT EMERGENCY LANE WITH NO POWER STEERING. ONCE I MANAGED TO DO THAT. MY CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT...

ON APPROXIMATELY 9/4/2014 WE WERE TRAVELING ON CA HWY 15 IN THE BAKER CA AREA, TEMP WAS APPROX. 95 DEG. AND WE WERE GOING UP HILL. ABOUT HALF WAY UP, THE TRANSMISSION TEMP. LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND SLOW DOWN. AS WE PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WE CONTINUED TO THE TOP AND STARTED DOWN THE GRADE, ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE RAN NORMAL. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THE ONLY THING THEY COULD TRY WAS TO REPLACE THE COOLER BYPASS VALVE WHICH THEY DID. ON APPROXIMATELY 6/5/15 AND APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AREA THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. ON 6/15/15 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS A CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE A THAT NOTHING CAN BE...

WHILE TRAVELING AT BOTH HIGHWAY AND RESIDENTIAL SPEEDS MY JEEP PATRIOT WILL SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING , LOSE POWER . THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AT ~85,000 AND NOW OCCURS EVERY 50 MILES OR SO. ENGINE SHUT DOWN IS RANDOM WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS RESULTED IN NEAR COLLISIONS, AS I STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE MOVING TRAFFIC LANE. ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AFTER OCCURRENCE AND REMAIN ON UNTIL CAR HAS SET FOR THE NIGHT. ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS DO NOT APPEAR TO EXPLAIN PROBLEM PER REPAIR CENTER REPORT. *TR

CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. NO WARNING. PROBLEM CONTINUES, DEALER WILL NOT FIX. SAYS HE CAN'T FIND CAUSE OF STALLING. HOWEVER, NHTSA AND US GOV. REGULATORY AGENCY HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS INCLUDING ONE WHO HAD HIS JEEP TOTALED BY ANOTHER CAR REAR ENDING HIS VEHICLE WHEN THE JEEP STALLED. I AM NOT SAFE IN THIS CAR. I NEED HELP HAVING JEEP STEP UP TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION WHICH IS CLEARLY FAILING. JEEP IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP PATRIOT BUT UNLESS THERE IS A RECALL, THOSE OF US WHO BOUGHT THIS CAR IN GOOD FAITH HAVE BEEN HUNG OUT TO DRY. *TR

WHILE GOING ABOUT 75 MPH, COMING BACK FROM CALIFORNIA, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO START MAKING A DIFFERENT WHINING TYPE SOUND AND THEN THE LIGHT TELLING ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LET IT SIT FOR 10 MINUTES WHILE IDLING , WHICH THE OWNER MANUAL SUGGESTED,. THE LIGHT THEN WENT OFF AND WE PROCEEDED HOME WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. IT WAS REALLY STRANGE THOUGH WHEN YOU ARE IN A LARGE GROUP OF VEHICLE'S AND YOU SUDDENLY LOSE ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE; DEFINITELY A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE OUT ON THE ROAD.. *TR

STARTED MAKING WHIRRING NOISE, LOST POWER AND TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OVER ON HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. *TR

TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT, DECREASE SPEED ON HIGHWAY& NOISE. THIS IS 4 TH TIME THIS SUMMER. STEAMED ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY AGAIN THIS SUMMER UNTIL TURNED OFF AND COOL DOWN. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2011 JEEP PATRIOT FROM KRAFT NISSAN NOVEMBER 16, 2013. WHEN I INITIALLY PURCHASED IT THEY PRINTED OUT THE VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT SHOWING THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENTS AND THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. SINCE MY PURCHASE I COMPLIED WITH EVERY SCHEDULED SERVICING AND HADN'T HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS. WELL, JULY 15, 2014, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING LIGHT LIT UP SO I DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THE OPERATOR INSTRUCTED ME TO LET THE CAR COOL OFF BEFORE STARTING IT BACK UP TO CONTINUE WITH MY JOURNEY. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF, I BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN AND I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED KRAFT NISSAN TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET MY VEHICLE INSPECTED. MY APPOINTMENT WAS FOR JULY 17, 2014, AND I LEFT MY CAR THERE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING . THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, IT OCCURRED TWICE IN ONE DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE DEALER TO UPDATE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL AND POWER TRAIN MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,001. UPDATED 08/28/14*LJ UPDATED 09/4/2014 *JS

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...

IN 2012 WE HAD A NAIL THROUGH THE TIRE OF THE 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT WE BOUGHT NEW. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO TIRES PLUS TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T LEGALLY REPLACE JUST ONE TIRE. THE TREAD WEAR WAS SO AWFUL; UNEVEN, DIFFERENT TREAD VARIANCES, THEY COULDN'T MATCH ONE USED TIRE. HOW WOULD THEY PICK WHAT TIRE TO MATCH IT UP TOO. WE ENDED UP WITH 4 NEW TIRES, WE WERE ALSO TOLD AT THE TIME THE UNEVEN TREAD WAS DOING DAMAGE TO SHOCKS AND STRUTS. A YEAR LATER WE TOOK IT IN FOR NEW BREAK PADS AND ROTATION, AGAIN, EVEN WITH THESE "NEW" TIRES WE WERE TOLD TREAD WAS SO UNEVEN, IT WOULD BE LOUD, BE CAREFUL, EXCRETA. I TOOK THE JEEP INTO A JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL 10/2013 "N01 RECALL" SINCE I HAD IN THERE I ALSO OPTED TO GET...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT EXACTLY WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,900.

TRAVELING FREEWAY 75 MILES PER HR TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS LIGHT COMES ON AND WE LOST ALL POWER WITH DIESELS BARING DOWN BEHIND US. SPEED DROPS FAST TO 60 HAD TO COAST OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC BEHIND US TO EDGE OF FREEWAY. CALLED DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD TO LET IT COOL DOWN AND TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP IN BURLEY ID. THEY FOUND NOTHING ON COMPUTER. HAPPENED AGAIN GOING 75 LAST WEEK SEPT 8 SAME THING. SMALL GRANDKIDS IN BACK SEAT EACH TIME THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE SPEED DROPS DRASTICALLY WITH CARS OR DIESELS BEHIND YOU AND ALL YOU CAN DO IS COAST OFF. ENGINE DOES NOT QUIT JUST CANT GO ANYWHERE LOSES ALL TRANSMISSION FUNCTION. WAS TOLD THIS IS HAPPENING WITH SEVERAL OF THESE TYPES OF TRANSMISSION AND TO DRIVE IN COOLER WEATHER KEEP SPEED DOWN TO 65 AND WHEN IT HAPPENS TO PULL OFF PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RACE...