Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | ||||||
| PE12032 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 10/15/2012 | Engine stall | |||
| The office of defects investigation has received 12 complaints alleging incidents of engine stall while driving in model year (my) 2011-2012 jeep patriot vehicles.approximately 80 percent (10) of the incidents occurred at speeds of 65 miles per hour or more.all complaints reported that the vehicle could not be immediately restarted and two-thirds (8) reported that the vehicle could not be restarted at all or that it was towed to the dealership.the complaints show an apparent increasing trend, with all but three received within the past six months.one complaint alleged that the incident resulted in a crash and injury.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences associated with the alleged defect. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 02/27/2013 | 2365 | ||
| While driving to work, i was slowing down to stop behind a bus but then had the oppurtunity to pass the bus. as i tried to switch lanes, my car stalled and i was stuck in between two lanes. i had to slowly drift my car to the side of the road and could hardly steer it. once pulled over to the side of the road i tried to restart but the car would not restart. after sitting for five minutes, the vehicle restarted and i was able to drive without a problem. the first dealership said that it could have stalled because it was wet outside, which is completely unreasonable. at the second dealership, i didn't receive a much better explanation. they said that it could have been static electricity which caused it to turn off. as of right now, it has not happened again but it has not been a week since the incident. | |||
| 01/11/2013 | 8732 | ||
| On interstate highway at highway speed on cruise control. instant engine stall. fuel gauge reads 3/8 full. this happened twice in the span of 5 hours. first stall - towed to dealership in bowling green ky. the engine started right up at the dealership. no engine fault codes were available. dealership blamed it on bad gas. second stall - same conditions near memphis tn. aaa added one gallon of fuel, the engine started right up. was able to continue the trip as long as we kept the fuel above 1/2 tank full. both incidents could have been a crash had there been traffic, fortunately we coasted to the shoulder. | |||
| 02/27/2013 | 2365 | ||
| While driving to work, i was slowing down to stop behind a bus but then had the oppurtunity to pass the bus. as i tried to switch lanes, my car stalled and i was stuck in between two lanes. i had to slowly drift my car to the side of the road and could hardly steer it. once pulled over to the side of the road i tried to restart but the car would not restart. after sitting for five minutes, the vehicle restarted and i was able to drive without a problem. the first dealership said that it could have stalled because it was wet outside, which is completely unreasonable. at the second dealership, i didn't receive a much better explanation. they said that it could have been static electricity which caused it to turn off. as of right now, it has not happened again but it has not been a week since the incident. | |||
| 01/11/2013 | 8732 | ||
| On interstate highway at highway speed on cruise control. instant engine stall. fuel gauge reads 3/8 full. this happened twice in the span of 5 hours. first stall - towed to dealership in bowling green ky. the engine started right up at the dealership. no engine fault codes were available. dealership blamed it on bad gas. second stall - same conditions near memphis tn. aaa added one gallon of fuel, the engine started right up. was able to continue the trip as long as we kept the fuel above 1/2 tank full. both incidents could have been a crash had there been traffic, fortunately we coasted to the shoulder. | |||
| 02/27/2013 | 2365 | ||
| While driving to work, i was slowing down to stop behind a bus but then had the oppurtunity to pass the bus. as i tried to switch lanes, my car stalled and i was stuck in between two lanes. i had to slowly drift my car to the side of the road and could hardly steer it. once pulled over to the side of the road i tried to restart but the car would not restart. after sitting for five minutes, the vehicle restarted and i was able to drive without a problem. the first dealership said that it could have stalled because it was wet outside, which is completely unreasonable. at the second dealership, i didn't receive a much better explanation. they said that it could have been static electricity which caused it to turn off. as of right now, it has not happened again but it has not been a week since the incident. | |||
| 01/11/2013 | 8732 | ||
| On interstate highway at highway speed on cruise control. instant engine stall. fuel gauge reads 3/8 full. this happened twice in the span of 5 hours. first stall - towed to dealership in bowling green ky. the engine started right up at the dealership. no engine fault codes were available. dealership blamed it on bad gas. second stall - same conditions near memphis tn. aaa added one gallon of fuel, the engine started right up. was able to continue the trip as long as we kept the fuel above 1/2 tank full. both incidents could have been a crash had there been traffic, fortunately we coasted to the shoulder. | |||
| 02/07/2013 | 6500 | 1 | |
| Stopped my 2012 patriot at a light to turn left. i stepped on gas pedal to accelerate forward but no acceleration/revving occurred. when the pedal was depressed no resistance was felt but rather the pedal went to the floor with no acceleration/revving twice. i repeated this again with no acceleration/revving. on the third attempt the patriot accelerated forward. the service department said to turn off engine and restart the vehicle to get the electrical system in sync. the vehicle was driven on highway for 30 minutes then 15 city traffic, air temp 38 degrees, pavement dry to wet (melting snow). *tr | |||
| 02/07/2013 | 6500 | ||
| Stopped my 2012 patriot at a light to turn left. i stepped on gas petal to accelerate forward but no acceleration/revving occurred. when the petal was depressed no resistance was felt but rather the petal went to the floor with no acceleration/revving twice.i repeated this again with no acceleration/revving. on the third attempt the patriot accelerated forward. the service department said to turn off engine and restart the vehicle to get the electrical system in sync. the vehicle was driven on highway for 30 minutes then 15 city traffic, air temp 38 degrees, pavement dry to wet (melting snow). | |||
| 02/02/2013 | 12600 | 1 | |
| While traveling at highway speeds on interstate 5 near bakersfield california, and under cruise control, my 2012 jeep patriot stalled and lost power to the tires. at that moment, the check engine, electronic stability control, and electric systems (red lightning bolt) lights all began to flash. i was able to pull off the freeway safely. being only a few miles from my eventual destination, i attempted to continue to drive the vehicle. i was able to keep the vehicle in gear at very low rpms (sub 2500). at rpms over 2500, however, the engine would misfire and i would experience no acceleration. with the vehicle still partially disabled, i was able to reach my destination. i turned the vehicle off, unloaded my luggage, and then returned to inspect the engine compartment. seeing that all belt, hose, and cable connections were secure, and all fluids at their proper levels, i restarted the engine and drove the vehicle successfully for about a mile, with no evidence of the recent symptoms. being that the vehicle is still so new, and well maintained, this particular incident was particularly alarming. *tr | |||
| 02/02/2013 | 12600 | ||
| While traveling at highway speeds on interstate 5 near bakersfield california, and under cruise control, my 2012 jeep patriot stalled and lost power to the tires. at that moment, the check engine, electronic stability control, and electric systems (red lightning bolt) lights all began to flash. i was able to pull off the freeway safely. being only a few miles from my eventual destination, i attempted to continue to drive the vehicle. i was able to keep the vehicle in gear at very low rpms (sub 2500). at rpms over 2500, however, the engine would misfire and i would experience no acceleration. with the vehicle still partially disabled, i was able to reach my destination. i turned the vehicle off, unloaded my luggage, and then returned to inspect the engine compartment. seeing that all belt, hose, and cable connections were secure, and all fluids at their proper levels, i restarted the engine and drove the vehicle successfully for about a mile, with no evidence of the recent symptoms. being that the vehicle is still so new, and well maintained, this particular incident was particularly alarming. | |||
| 01/25/2013 | 10418 | 1 | |
| The following incident has occurred twice within the last week and a half: today, while driving (luckily coming to a stop) my jeep began shaking violently and the engine shut off. it restarted and drove normally. last weekend, while backing out of a parking space, the check engine light flashed and i immediately lost steering (soon realizing that the vehicle had shut off). again, it restarted and drove normally. had this occurred while driving on the interstate at a higher speed i'm sure the consequences could have been worse that causing concern. however, i have read on the jeep forum that this problem has been occurring in 2011 and 2012 jeep patriots at higher speeds, one with a fatality. that alone is very disheartening. my jeep currently has 10, 430 miles on it, i bought it in april of 2012. *tr | |||
| 01/25/2013 | 10418 | ||
| The following incident has occurred twice within the last week and a half: today, while driving (luckily coming to a stop) my jeep began shaking violently and the engine shut off. it restarted and drove normally. last weekend, while backing out of a parking space, the check engine light flashed and i immediately lost steering (soon realizing that the vehicle had shut off). again, it restarted and drove normally. had this occurred while driving on the interstate at a higher speed i'm sure the consequences could have been worse that causing concern. however, i have read on the jeep forum that this problem has been occurring in 2011 and 2012 jeep patriots at higher speeds, one with a fatality. that alone is very disheartening. my jeep currently has 10, 430 miles on it, i bought it in april of 2012. | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 6500 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph the vehicle stalled. the failure recurred numerous times while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to a dealer on three different occasions but the failure could not be replicated. the manufacturer had not been notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 6,500 and the current mileage was 7,500. | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 6500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph the vehicle stalled. the failure recurred numerous times while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to a dealer on three different occasions but the failure could not be replicated. the manufacturer had not been notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 6,500 and the current mileage was 7,500. kmj | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 6500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph the vehicle stalled. the failure recurred numerous times at various speeds. the vehicle had been taken to a dealer on three different occasions but the failure could not be replicated. the manufacturer had not been notified. the vehicle had not been repaired. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 6,500 and the current mileage was 7,500. dt | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 11414 | 1 | |
| While driving on highway with cruse control on doing 70 miles per hour, the engine in my jeep patriot stalled out completely. the electronic parts of the vehicle stayed on, and i still had power steering. i was able to pull off to the side of the road. i could not start the vehicle for roughly 20 minutes. then is finally started up. i drove it to the dealership where i bought it. the dealership kept it for three days, and said they found nothing wrong with it. they have insisted everything is fine. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 11414 | ||
| While driving on highway with cruse control on doing 70 miles per hour, the engine in my jeep patriot stalled out completely. the electronic parts of the vehicle stayed on, and i still had power steering. i was able to pull off to the side of the road. i could not start the vehicle for roughly 20 minutes. then is finally started up. i drove it to the dealership where i bought it. the dealership kept it for three days, and said they found nothing wrong with it. they have insisted everything is fine. | |||
| 12/25/2012 | 8375 | ||
| Engine stopped suddenly at 75 mph - near-miss rear-end collision with overtaking traffic. conditions: after 3 1/2 hrs highway driving, same tank of gas, gentle left-hand curve, just after sunset, air temperature 39 degrees, albuquerque, nm. engine would not restart. returned 2 hrs later with tow truck, engine caught, started, stuttered, stalled multiple times. towed to dealer. engine started normally next morning. still at dealer for evaluation. | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 14000 | 1 | |
| I am writing in regard to the investigation pe12-032. i own a 2012 jeep patriot. the vehicle has stalled repeatedly (4 times - 2 times in july 2012, 1 time in november, and 1 time in december) when cruising at a steady highway speed (65 to 75 mph) on a slight down gradient on the interstate. each time the vehicle had been on the road for two hours or more prior to becoming disabled and required a tow from the highway. each time the vehicle had between 1/8th and 3/8ths of a tank of fuel. when the patriot was unloaded from the flat bed tow truck, it started immediately on each occasion and the chrysler repair shops could not find a code that indicated the vehicle experienced any problem. the dealers said because there were no diagnostic codes, they would not fix anything. please help me resolve the issue. i will give you any help i can. chrysler's case number is [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 03/12/2012 | 60 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that the vehicle randomly revved up at high speeds and then stalled. the contact stated that no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact mentioned the vehicle was a five speed manual transmission. the manufatcurer was made aware of the failure and decided to send engineers to inspect the vehicle in order to make the assessment of the failure. the failure mileage was 60 and the current mileage was 16,000.pmb | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 14000 | 1 | |
| I am writing in regard to the investigation pe12-032. i own a 2012 jeep patriot. the vehicle has stalled repeatedly (4 times - 2 times in july 2012, 1 time in november, and 1 time in december) when cruising at a steady highway speed (65 to 75 mph) on a slight down gradient on the interstate. each time the vehicle had been on the road for two hours or more prior to becoming disabled and required a tow from the highway. each time the vehicle had between 1/8th and 3/8ths of a tank of fuel. when the patriot was unloaded from the flat bed tow truck, it started immediately on each occasion and the chrysler repair shops could not find a code that indicated the vehicle experienced any problem. the dealers said because there were no diagnostic codes, they would not fix anything. please help me resolve the issue. i will give you any help i can. chrysler's case number is [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 03/12/2012 | 60 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that the vehicle randomly revved up at high speeds and then stalled. the contact stated that no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact mentioned the vehicle was a five speed manual transmission. the manufatcurer was made aware of the failure and decided to send engineers to inspect the vehicle in order to make the assessment of the failure. the failure mileage was 60 and the current mileage was 16,000.pmb | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 14000 | ||
| I am writing in regard to the investigation pe12-032. i own a 2012 jeep patriot. the vehicle has stalled repeatedly (4 times - 2 times in july 2012, 1 time in november, and 1 time in december) when cruising at a steady highway speed (65 to 75 mph) on a slight down gradient on the interstate. each time the vehicle had been on the road for two hours or more prior to becoming disabled and required a tow from the highway. each time the vehicle had between 1/8th and 3/8ths of a tank of fuel. when the patriot was unloaded from the flat bed tow truck, it started immediately on each occasion and the chrysler repair shops could not find a code that indicated the vehicle experienced any problem. the dealers said because there were no diagnostic codes, they would not fix anything. please help me resolve the issue. i will give you any help i can. chrysler's case number is 22859839 | |||
| 03/12/2012 | 60 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that the vehicle randomly revved up at high speeds and then stalled. the contact stated that no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact mentioned the vehicle was a five speed manual transmission. the manufatcurer was made aware of the failure and decided to send engineers to inspect the vehicle in order to make the assessment of the failure. the failure mileage was 60 and the current mileage was 16,000.pmb | |||
| 09/22/2012 | 2400 | 1 | |
| Stopped at red light on incline, went to go car would only roll backwards with no engine running. turned off key, restarted vehicle. stopped at same light incident was repeated 2 more times. entering highway at stop light car approximately going less than 5 mph engine stopped running. turned key off and turned the car back on. *tr | |||
| 08/09/2012 | 23400 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. while driving approximately 75 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. the contact was able to merge to the shoulder of the road however, the vehicle could not be restarted. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. there was a concurrent investigation under nhtsa action number: pe12032 (engine) that could have been related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 23,400. kmj | |||
| 08/12/2012 | 3000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while driving approximately 80 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled without any warning. the contact was able to pull to the side of the highway and tried restarting the vehicle but to no avail. as the contact was trying to restart the vehicle, she noticed that the vehicle would surge forward. the vehicle was later towed to the dealer and after diagnosis she was informed that the failure could have possibly been caused by the automatic shutdown relay (asd). the asd relay was repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 3,000. the current mileage was approximately 11,500. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 1900 | 1 | |
| Accelerating on the interstate when the engine died. would not start for the next 2 1/2 hours. dealership found nothing wrong the next morning. electrical systems all appeared fine, car would not turn over. no error codes appeared when diagnostics were performed. *tr | |||
| 09/02/2012 | 5800 | 2 | |
| This is the second incident that i have had with this car. the first incident was very similar. this time i was coming back from arizona into california and i was on the 15 south between barstow and victorville. i was traveling at approximately 70 mph in the left lane. the cruise control was previously, but had been cancelled and i had traveled appr. 10 miles after canceling it. without warning the throttle revved and became unresponsive. the car stalled and i was unable to get to the right shoulder. i pulled over to the left shoulder. the fuel gauge read halfway between 1/4 and 1/2. the engine would not restart. i called roadside assistance and had the car towed to the dealer in victorville. when the car was taken off the tow truck, i was able to start it again. i drove home the rest of the way. i took the car to the dealership 2 weeks after this incident to have it looked at. the car had not been driven at all since the incident. the dealer ran diagnostic tests and concluded the issue was with the transmission overheating due to mud. i was advised the transmission was designed to shut off if it got too hot with little to no warning. this is the second time this has happened with this vehicle and i have not observed any warning light on the dashboard before the engine cuts off. *tr | |||
| 07/22/2012 | 3150 | 2 | |
| This is the first of 2 incidents i have had with this car. i was coming back into california from arizona on the 40 west with cruise control on at 75 mph. without indication, the throttle revved to 4500 rpm and the car lost speed. the engine was unresponsive to the gas pedal. i cancelled cruise control, and from the left lane was able to get over to the right shoulder. when we came to a stop, the engine died. the fuel gauge read just over 1/4 of a tank. the car would not start again. we called roadside assistance and they called a tow truck. the dealership was closed and we had to stay the night in a hotel. the next morning the car was taken to the dealership. the tech found no issues and was able to start the car with no incident. the diagnostic revealed no codes or errors. we were able to drive home the rest of the way. my jeep is a 4x4 with the trail rated package. *tr | |||
| 07/07/2012 | 11927 | 1 | |
| Engine shuts off while driving and will not restart. electrical seems to keep working and engine will turn over but not restart. let the vehicle sit for a couple hours and it may restart. happened 3 times and each time had the jeep towed to dealer and dealer could not find any problem. on the 3rd breakdown the dealer installed these new parts module fuel pump, module fuel pump level unit, level uni-auxiliary unit, tube-fuel transfer, fuel module seal. i have drove the jeep a couple thousand mile since the repair. its hard to tell if its actually repaired because the jeep would run over a thousand miles between failures. *tr | |||
| 09/22/2012 | 2400 | 1 | |
| Stopped at red light on incline, went to go car would only roll backwards with no engine running. turned off key, restarted vehicle. stopped at same light incident was repeated 2 more times. entering highway at stop light car approximately going less than 5 mph engine stopped running. turned key off and turned the car back on. *tr | |||
| 08/09/2012 | 23400 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. while driving approximately 75 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. the contact was able to merge to the shoulder of the road however, the vehicle could not be restarted. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. there was a concurrent investigation under nhtsa action number: pe12032 (engine) that could have been related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 23,400. kmj | |||
| 08/12/2012 | 3000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while driving approximately 80 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled without any warning. the contact was able to pull to the side of the highway and tried restarting the vehicle but to no avail. as the contact was trying to restart the vehicle, she noticed that the vehicle would surge forward. the vehicle was later towed to the dealer and after diagnosis she was informed that the failure could have possibly been caused by the automatic shutdown relay (asd). the asd relay was repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 3,000. the current mileage was approximately 11,500. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 1900 | 1 | |
| Accelerating on the interstate when the engine died. would not start for the next 2 1/2 hours. dealership found nothing wrong the next morning. electrical systems all appeared fine, car would not turn over. no error codes appeared when diagnostics were performed. *tr | |||
| 09/02/2012 | 5800 | 2 | |
| This is the second incident that i have had with this car. the first incident was very similar. this time i was coming back from arizona into california and i was on the 15 south between barstow and victorville. i was traveling at approximately 70 mph in the left lane. the cruise control was previously, but had been cancelled and i had traveled appr. 10 miles after canceling it. without warning the throttle revved and became unresponsive. the car stalled and i was unable to get to the right shoulder. i pulled over to the left shoulder. the fuel gauge read halfway between 1/4 and 1/2. the engine would not restart. i called roadside assistance and had the car towed to the dealer in victorville. when the car was taken off the tow truck, i was able to start it again. i drove home the rest of the way. i took the car to the dealership 2 weeks after this incident to have it looked at. the car had not been driven at all since the incident. the dealer ran diagnostic tests and concluded the issue was with the transmission overheating due to mud. i was advised the transmission was designed to shut off if it got too hot with little to no warning. this is the second time this has happened with this vehicle and i have not observed any warning light on the dashboard before the engine cuts off. *tr | |||
| 07/22/2012 | 3150 | 2 | |
| This is the first of 2 incidents i have had with this car. i was coming back into california from arizona on the 40 west with cruise control on at 75 mph. without indication, the throttle revved to 4500 rpm and the car lost speed. the engine was unresponsive to the gas pedal. i cancelled cruise control, and from the left lane was able to get over to the right shoulder. when we came to a stop, the engine died. the fuel gauge read just over 1/4 of a tank. the car would not start again. we called roadside assistance and they called a tow truck. the dealership was closed and we had to stay the night in a hotel. the next morning the car was taken to the dealership. the tech found no issues and was able to start the car with no incident. the diagnostic revealed no codes or errors. we were able to drive home the rest of the way. my jeep is a 4x4 with the trail rated package. *tr | |||
| 07/07/2012 | 11927 | 1 | |
| Engine shuts off while driving and will not restart. electrical seems to keep working and engine will turn over but not restart. let the vehicle sit for a couple hours and it may restart. happened 3 times and each time had the jeep towed to dealer and dealer could not find any problem. on the 3rd breakdown the dealer installed these new parts module fuel pump, module fuel pump level unit, level uni-auxiliary unit, tube-fuel transfer, fuel module seal. i have drove the jeep a couple thousand mile since the repair. its hard to tell if its actually repaired because the jeep would run over a thousand miles between failures. *tr | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 1783 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while reversing out of the driveway the vehicle stalled. all of the lights started to illuminate on the instrument panel. the vehicle would not restart. the dealer was notified of the failure sent a technician to inspect the vehicle. the technician informed the contact that the battery was dead and jump started the vehicle. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. the failure mileage was 1,783. pmb | |||
| 09/22/2012 | 2400 | ||
| Stopped at red light on incline, went to go car would only roll backwards with no engine running. turned off key, restarted vehicle. stopped at same light incident was repeated 2 more times. entering highway at stop light car approximately going less than 5 mph engine stopped running. turned key off and turned the car back on. | |||
| 08/09/2012 | 23400 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. while driving approximately 75 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. the contact was able to merge to the shoulder of the road however, the vehicle could not be restarted. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. there was a concurrent investigation under nhtsa action number: pe12032 (engine) that could have been related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 23,400. kmj | |||
| 08/12/2012 | 3000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while driving approximately 80 mph the vehicle would suddenly stalled without any warning. . the contact was able to pull to the side of the highway and tried restarting the vehicle, it would not. as the contact was trying to restart the vehicle she noticed that the vehicle would surge forward. the vehicle was later towed to the dealer. after diagnosis she was informed that it may have possibly been the ase relay. the vehicle was repaired for the ase relay. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 3,000. the current mileage was approximately 11,500. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 1900 | ||
| Accelerating on the interstate when the engine died. would not start for the next 2 1/2 hours. dealership found nothing wrong the next morning. electrical systems all appeared fine, car would not turn over. no error codes appeared when diagnostics were performed. | |||
| 09/02/2012 | 5800 | ||
| This is the second incident that i have had with this car. the first incident was very similar. this time i was coming back from arizona into california and i was on the 15 south between barstow and victorville. i was traveling at approximately 70 mph in the left lane. the cruise control was previously, but had been cancelled and i had traveled appr. 10 miles after cancelling it. without warning the throttle revved and became unresponsive. the car stalled and i was unable to get to the right shoulder. i pulled over to the left shoulder. the fuel gauge read halfway between 1/4 and 1/2. the engine would not restart. i called roadside assistance and had the car towed to the dealer in victorville. when the car was taken off the tow truck, i was able to start it again. i drove home the rest of the way. i took the car to the dealership 2 weeks after this incident to have it looked at. the car had not been driven at all since the incident. the dealer ran diagnostic tests and concluded the issue was with the transmission overheating due to mud. i was advised the transmission was designed to shut off if it got too hot with little to no warning. this is the second time this has happened with this vehicle and i have not observed any warning light on the dashboard before the engine cuts off. | |||
| 07/22/2012 | 3150 | ||
| This is the first of 2 incidents i have had with this car. i was coming back into california from arizona on the 40 west with cruise control on at 75 mph. without indication, the throttle revved to 4500 rpm and the car lost speed. the engine was unresponsive to the gas pedal. i cancelled cruise control, and from the left lane was able to get over to the right shoulder. when we came to a stop, the engine died. the fuel gauge read just over 1/4 of a tank. the car would not start again. we called roadside assistance and they called a tow truck. the dealership was closed and we had to stay the night in a hotel. the next morning the car was taken to the dealership. the tech found no issues and was able to start the car with no incident. the diagnostic revealed no codes or errors. we were able to drive home the rest of the way. my jeep is a 4x4 with the trail rated package. | |||
| 07/07/2012 | 11927 | ||
| Engine shuts off while driving and will not restart. electrical seems to keep working and engine will turn over but not restart. let the vehicle sit for a couple hours and it may restart. happened 3 times and each time had the jeep towed to dealer and dealer could not find any problem. on the 3rd breakdown the dealer installed these new parts module fuel pump, module fuel pump level unit, level uni-auxiliary unit, tube-fuel transfer, fuel module seal. i have drove the jeep a couple thousand mile since the repair. its hard to tell if its actually repaired because the jeep would run over a thousand miles between failures. | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 1783 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while reversing out of the driveway the vehicle stalled. all of the lights started to illuminate on the instrument panel. the vehicle would not restart. the dealer was notified of the failure sent a technician to inspect the vehicle. the technician informed the contact that the battery was dead and jump started the vehicle. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. the failure mileage was 1,783. pmb | |||
| 09/02/2012 | 5800 | ||
| This is the second incident that i have had with this car. the first incident was very similar. this time i was coming back from arizona into california and i was on the 15 south between barstow and victorville. i was traveling at approximately 70 mph in the left lane. the cruise control was previously, but had been cancelled and i had traveled appr. 10 miles after cancelling it. without warning the throttle revved and became unresponsive. the car stalled and i was unable to get to the right shoulder. i pulled over to the left shoulder. the fuel gauge read halfway between 1/4 and 1/2. the engine would not restart. i called roadside assistance and had the car towed to the dealer in victorville. when the car was taken off the tow truck, i was able to start it again. i drove home the rest of the way. i took the car to the dealership 2 weeks after this incident to have it looked at. the car had not been driven at all since the incident. the dealer ran diagnostic tests and concluded the issue was with the transmission overheating due to mud. i was advised the transmission was designed to shut off if it got too hot with little to no warning. this is the second time this has happened with this vehicle and i have not observed any warning light on the dashboard before the engine cuts off. | |||
| 07/22/2012 | 3150 | ||
| This is the first of 2 incidents i have had with this car. i was coming back into california from arizona on the 40 west with cruise control on at 75 mph. without indication, the throttle revved to 4500 rpm and the car lost speed. the engine was unresponsive to the gas pedal. i cancelled cruise control, and from the left lane was able to get over to the right shoulder. when we came to a stop, the engine died. the fuel gauge read just over 1/4 of a tank. the car would not start again. we called roadside assistance and they called a tow truck. the dealership was closed and we had to stay the night in a hotel. the next morning the car was taken to the dealership. the tech found no issues and was able to start the car with no incident. the diagnostic revealed no codes or errors. we were able to drive home the rest of the way. my jeep is a 4x4 with the trail rated package. | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 1900 | ||
| Accelerating on the interstate when the engine died. would not start for the next 2 1/2 hours. dealership found nothing wrong the next morning. electrical systems all appeared fine, car would not turn over. no error codes appeared when diagnostics were performed. | |||
| 09/02/2012 | 5800 | ||
| This is the second incident that i have had with this car. the first incident was very similar. this time i was coming back from arizona into california and i was on the 15 south between barstow and victorville. i was traveling at approximately 70 mph in the left lane. the cruise control was previously, but had been cancelled and i had traveled appr. 10 miles after cancelling it. without warning the throttle revved and became unresponsive. the car stalled and i was unable to get to the right shoulder. i pulled over to the left shoulder. the fuel gauge read halfway between 1/4 and 1/2. the engine would not restart. i called roadside assistance and had the car towed to the dealer in victorville. when the car was taken off the tow truck, i was able to start it again. i drove home the rest of the way. i took the car to the dealership 2 weeks after this incident to have it looked at. the car had not been driven at all since the incident. the dealer ran diagnostic tests and concluded the issue was with the transmission overheating due to mud. i was advised the transmission was designed to shut off if it got too hot with little to no warning. this is the second time this has happened with this vehicle and i have not observed any warning light on the dashboard before the engine cuts off. | |||
| 07/22/2012 | 3150 | ||
| This is the first of 2 incidents i have had with this car. i was coming back into california from arizona on the 40 west with cruise control on at 75 mph. without indication, the throttle revved to 4500 rpm and the car lost speed. the engine was unresponsive to the gas pedal. i cancelled cruise control, and from the left lane was able to get over to the right shoulder. when we came to a stop, the engine died. the fuel gauge read just over 1/4 of a tank. the car would not start again. we called roadside assistance and they called a tow truck. the dealership was closed and we had to stay the night in a hotel. the next morning the car was taken to the dealership. the tech found no issues and was able to start the car with no incident. the diagnostic revealed no codes or errors. we were able to drive home the rest of the way. my jeep is a 4x4 with the trail rated package. | |||
| 07/07/2012 | 11927 | ||
| Engine shuts off while driving and will not restart. electrical seems to keep working and engine will turn over but not restart. let the vehicle sit for a couple hours and it may restart. happened 3 times and each time had the jeep towed to dealer and dealer could not find any problem. on the 3rd breakdown the dealer installed these new parts module fuel pump, module fuel pump level unit, level uni-auxiliary unit, tube-fuel transfer, fuel module seal. i have drove the jeep a couple thousand mile since the repair. its hard to tell if its actually repaired because the jeep would run over a thousand miles between failures. | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 1783 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated while reversing out of the driveway the vehicle stalled. all the lights started to illuminate on the instrument panel. the vehicle would not restart and the dealer was notified who sent a representative to inspect the failure. the representative informed the contact the battery was the failure and jump start the vehicle. they did not offer any other assistance. the manufacturer was notified who stated there was no recall and if the failure occurs again to contact the dealer. they did not offer any other assistance. the failure mileage was 1,783. mw | |||
| 10/04/2012 | 29636 | 1 | |
| I was on the last stretch of my trip coming into reno nevada on interstate 80 west at the speed of 70 mph, when out of no where my 2012 jeep patriot shut off. it was not over heating no warning lights. i was very fortunate to maneuver my vehicle safely off to the side of the interstate without an accident occurring. a state trooper came up from behind within a few minutes thankfully. he asked me to sit in his vehicle while a tow truck driver was called because my vehicle was not in a safe place from the curve of the mountain and ongoing traffic. my jeep would not start and would stick with the key on the on start position continually turning over without engine starting. it was after hours by the time my vehicle was towed in to a jeep lithia dealership. to make a long story short, i was called to pick up my jeep and that they could not find nothing wrong with it, and that the mechanic started it right up several times. i asked if it was put on the diagnostics machine and the service department employee said yes, that it did not kick out any codes of any problems happening to it. i drove a couple hours more into california with no other problems happening. *tr | |||
| 10/04/2012 | 29636 | ||
| I was on the last stretch of my trip coming into reno nevada on interstate 80 west at the speed of 70 mph, when out of no where my 2012 jeep patriot shut off. it was not over heating no warning lights. i was very fortunate to manuver my vehicle safely off to the side of the interstate without an accident occuring. a state trooper came up from behind within a few minutes thankfully. he asked me to sit in his vehicle while a tow truck driver was called because my vehicle was not in a safe place from the curve of the mountain and ongoing traffic. my jeep would not start and would stick with the key on the on start position continually turning over without engine starting. it was after hours by the time my vehicle was towed in to a jeep lithia dealership. to make a long story short, i was called to pick up my jeep and that they could not find nothing wrong with it, and that the mechanic started it right up several times. i asked if it was put on the diagnostics machine and the service department employee said yes, that it did not kick out any codes of any problems happening to it. i drove a couple hours more into california with no other problems happening. | |||
| 08/18/2012 | 12000 | 1 | |
| On a saturday, my wife was on the freeway driving about 70mph, away from home, heavy traffic and 3 kids in the patriot. the jeep lost all power (saw the red lightening bolt indicator on the dash), then stalled and she had to immediately transition to the edge of the freeway, which had a very narrow shoulder. she attempted for an hour and a half to start the jeep. a state trooper showed up advised it was unsafe for the kids. the trooper took the kids to the local chrysler/jeep dealer. the jeep was taken to local dealer. the sales manager, after the jeep came off the tow truck was able to start the jeep. he said maybe she accidentally activated the 4wd, then proceeded to tape it down and told her if it runs ok on sunday she should be ok to drive home. my wife was able to drive the patriot sunday and started home on monday. about 30 miles from home it happened again, the lightening bolt, lost all power and it stalled. she was on the freeway at 70mph and had to merge to the shoulder with medium traffic conditions. she tried to start the patriot for 40 minutes, it did not start. while waiting for the tow truck a chp officer stopped, stated as the trooper had previously, it was unsafe for the kids to be on the freeway. he took them to the local chrysler/jeep dealer so they would be safe. bottom line the jeep lost all power (saw the red lightening bolt indicator on the dash), then stalled twice in 3 days. chrysler/jeep to date has stated, if there are no codes there is nothing they can do. this vehicle is unsafe to drive as indicated by my wife's experience and 7 other complaints listed on this site. please do something about this unsafe vehicle condition before somebody gets killed. *tr | |||
| 08/18/2012 | 12000 | ||
| On a saturday, my wife was on the freeway driving about 70mph, away from home, heavy traffic and 3 kids in the patriot. the jeep lost all power (saw the red lightening bolt indicator on the dash), then stalled and she had to immediately transition to the edge of the freeway, which had a very narrow shoulder. she attempted for an hour and a half to start the jeep. a state trooper showed up advised it was unsafe for the kids. the trooper took the kids to the local chrysler/jeep dealer. the jeep was taken to local dealer. the sales manager, after the jeep came off the tow truck was able to start the jeep. he said maybe she accidentally activated the 4wd, then proceeded to tape it down and told her if it runs ok on sunday she should be ok to drive home. my wife was able to drive the patriot sunday and started home on monday. about 30 miles from home it happened again, the lightening bolt, lost all power and it stalled. she was on the freeway at 70mph and had to merge to the shoulder with medium traffic conditions. she tried to start the patriot for 40 minutes, it did not start. while waiting for the tow truck a chp officer stopped, stated as the trooper had previously, it was unsafe for the kids to be on the freeway. he took them to the local chrysler/jeep dealer so they would be safe. bottom line the jeep lost all power (saw the red lightening bolt indicator on the dash), then stalled twice in 3 days. chrysler/jeep to date has stated, if there are no codes there is nothing they can do. this vehicle is unsafe to drive as indicated by my wife's experience and 7 other complaints listed on this site. please do something about this unsafe vehicle condition before somebody gets killed. | |||
| 08/09/2012 | 4200 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact was traveling 20 mph when blue flames and black smoke emitted from the rear of the vehicle. the contact confirmed that the plastic rear bumper caught on fire. the vehicle was not destroyed. a police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the rear bumper and confirmed the failure was caused by a hanger in the muffler that was too close to the bumper. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 4,200. pmb | |||
| 08/09/2012 | 4200 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact was traveling 20 mph when blue flames and black smoke emitted from the rear of the vehicle. the contact confirmed that the plastic rear bumper caught on fire. the vehicle was not destroyed. the failure caused no injuries and the police were not contacted. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the rear bumper and confirmed the failure was caused by a hanger in the muffler that was too close to the bumper. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 4,200. kmj | |||
| 06/12/2012 | 7100 | ||
| The contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact was driving 65 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who replaced the crankshaft sensor. the failure however, recurred twice and the crankshaft sensor was replaced twice. the failure recurred a third time and the vehicle was taken back at the dealer where the contact was awaiting repairs. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 7,100. kmj | |||
| 06/12/2012 | 71000 | ||
| The contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated while driving 65 mph the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who replaced the crankshaft sensor. this failure occurred twice and was replaced twice. this failure has occurred a third time and the vehicle was back at the dealer. the manufacturer was not notified of this failure. the failure mileage was 7,100. mw | |||
| 07/15/2012 | 3000 | 1 | |
| Traveling at 65 mph on state highway in wyoming about an hour out of casper when the engine shut down and would not restart. temperature was in the 80s and sky was partly overcast. there was no cell phone coverage, but a highway patrol officer stopped and assisted. after about an hour the engine did restart and we were able to travel on without further incident. this is the second time in a month that the engine has shut down without any ascertainable reason. this time the traffic was light and we were able to coast off the traveled portion of the highway. the first time was on interstate 25 in utah, the traffic was very heavy and we were lucky that there was not an accident. the prior time the car would not restart until the next day and was towed. *tr | |||
| 07/15/2012 | 3000 | ||
| Traveling at 65 mph on state highway in wyoming about an hour out of casper when the engine shut down and would not restart. temperature was in the 80s and sky was partly overcast. there was no cell phone coverage, but a highway patrol officer stopped and assisted. after about an hour the engine did restart and we were able to travel on without further incident. this is the second time in a month that the engine has shut down without any ascertainable reason. this time the traffic was light and we were able to coast off the traveled portion of the highway. the first time was on interstate 25 in utah, the traffic was very heavy and we were lucky that there was not an accident. the prior time the car would not restart until the next day and was towed. | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 4475 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the engine stalled with the illumination of the esc warning indicator. the vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road and the engine was turned off. the vehicle was in the process of being towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 4,475. | |||
| 06/29/2012 | 5300 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the engine stalled without warning. the vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an authorized dealer. the failure was not diagnosed because the engine started on the first attempt. the identical failure recurred. the contact scheduled an appointment with the dealer for a diagnostic test to be performed. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 5,300. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 4475 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the engine stalled with the illumination of the esc warning indicator. the vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road and the engine was turned off. the vehicle was in the process of being towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 4,475. sm. | |||
| 06/29/2012 | 5300 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the engine stalled without warning. the vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an authorized dealer. the failure was not diagnosed because the engine started on the first attempt. the identical failure recurred. the contact scheduled an appointment with the dealer for a diagnostic test to be performed. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 5,300. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 06/29/2012 | 5300 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the engine stalled without warning. the vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an authorized dealer. the failure was not diagnosed because the engine started on the first attempt. the identical failure recurred. the contact scheduled an appointment with the dealer for a diagnostic test to be performed. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 5,300. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 06/29/2012 | 5300 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. while driving approximately 65 mph, the engine stalled without warning. the vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an authorized dealer. the vehicle was not diagnosed because the engine started on the first attempt. the identical failure recurred. the contact scheduled an appointment with the dealer for a diagnostic testing to be performed. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 5,300. the vin was unavailable. js | |||
| 06/27/2012 | 2300 | ||
| I-15 outside st. george, utah. outside temp 110. 4:30 p.m. driving since 11 a.m. driven 275 miles on a full tank of mid grade gas with over 1/4 tank left. engine shut down and would not restart. tried again several times over the next two hours. engine would crank but not fire. towed into stephen wade jeep dealership and left overnight. vehicle started the next morning. repair shop could find no problem. have driven 600 more miles since then with no problem. there was no crash because we were fortunate to get off the road without incident although traffic was very heavy. | |||
| 05/21/2012 | 5200 | ||
| 5/21 1st, 5/22 2nd, loss of complete power while driving on highway. while driving a wedding gift of a new 2012 jeep patriot on their honeymoon cross country to their new home in ca, the new wedding gift car died at 65 mph on ohio highway. fixed in ohio (newleyweds left from ri), they proceeded journey to ca. in illinois, highway drive again same scenario, car died. | |||
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| 01/19/2013 | 14000 | 2 | |
| I was driving down the highway at 70 mph. then the jeep just stalled out and i had to pull over to the shoulder. the jeep was then towed to the dealership where it sat over the weekend because the service department was closed. on monday the jeep started for the mechanic and they found no codes when hooked up to a scanner. i picked the car up the next day and a month later the same thing happened again. they say there is nothing they can do because there is no codes when they scan it and there is nothing else that appeared to be wrong at the time of service. *tr | |||
| 07/20/2012 | 1884 | ||
| We were driving the 2012 jeep patriot from michigan to new mexico, had just crossed nm state line. we were traveling at 80 mph on a 95 degree day when the engine suddenly quit causing the vehicle to stop almost immediately in the middle of the expressway. we were able to get into the expressway median (barely!) and attempted to restart the vehicle--nothing! we had no warning lights or indications of any problems with the vehicle; it had just over 1800 miles on it. vehicle was towed to a nm dealer who told us he had had another patriot in the prior week with the exact same problem. dealer did not know the fix for our engine failure --even suggested we just drive the car (in the desserts of nm) and if it died again we could just wait until it might restart! we had to leave the car in clovis, nm and rent a car to complete the trip. | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 8400 | 1 | |
| Car isn't getting any fuel. while trying to accelerate it sounded like i was going to flood it out. it would only go 5-10mph. very bad hesitation and shaking and engine light came on. *tr | |||