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The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Patriot. While driving at various speeds, the contact became ill. The contact noticed that the exhaust block was leaking exhaust fumes into the vehicle. The contact independently replaced the exhaust block. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 156,000....updated 02/19/16 updated 05/0918
The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate over 20 mph. The contact also stated that the traction control, ABS, and engine warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The diagnosis was that the throttle body and PCM needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
While driving the vehicle at 45 mph, the electronic stability program indicator light came home causing the speed to immediately drop down to 20mph. I was able to pull the car over and turn the engine off. I waited and the car started back up fine. The next day, while driving, the electronic throttle control light came on and immediately shut my car off. I was able to force the steering wheel to turn into a parkin spot. After trying to crank the car, it finally started and the light didnt come on. The next day, had the oil changed and new spark plugs put in. The car drove fine at first and then all of a sudden while on a busy highway, the spped dropped to 10mph. I was able to keep going and stop and turn the vehicle off. It took several attempts to restart the vehicle but finally got it.this vehicle is extremely dangerous and needs a recall to have this taken care of!!! it is going to take someone getting seriously injured to have something happen
Before the snow and cold had come to northwest pa I decided to get a new vehicle. I now own a 2008 Jeep Patriot. 2 weeks ago in the negative weather my car had trouble shifting and even stalled while at a red light. It is an automatic. This morning it would not start at all. Thinking it was the battery I had my car jumped. The radio and lights worked but it would not turn over or start. We even tried to hit the starter to see if that was the problem. Still would not start. The engine light is now on the dash.
I got this Jeep 2 months ago from a dealership in san antonio. On maybe about 5 occasions when I was at a stop light the whole engine shook like it was just going to turn off, luckily it never did. That is until yesterday, I got to a stop light heading home from work and it just turned off on me. No shaking this time, no warning at all. The radio and everything stayed on so I knew it wasn't the battery, and it wouldn't even crank when I tried turning the key just stayed silent. Mind you since there was no warning and I'm the only one in the car a 5'0" 118 lb woman not going to be able to push it somewhere safe all I could do was throw my emergency lights on and hope I didn't get rear ended with everyone leaving work (5 O' clock traffic was just starting) which I did almost get hit at least 3 times! after a couple minutes I tried again and it turned back on. I pulled into a parking lot and got on the phone with my dealership they're so incompetent though I already know they're going to say they can't find out why it happened. This has never happened to me before and I was freaking out looking in the rear view mirror seeing cars slamming on their brakes. This needs to be fixed asap!
- San Antonio, TX, USA
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A week after purchasing the 2008 Jeep Patriot from a used car dealership the Jeep stalled after filling up the tank. I called the dealer and he said to put dry gas in the tank. I did and the Jeep would jerk a few times after refueling. On 1/14/15 the Jeep stalled in the middle of a busy street minutes after my 17 year old filled the tank. Thank god she did not get into an accident. This is extremely dangerous since the Jeep stalled without warning. I took the Jeep to my mechanic but he couldn't identify the issue. I know there are Jeep owners who are experiencing the same problem and the manufacturer is doing nothing about it. Please investigate before someone gets into a fatal accident.
1. my daughter took her car in because it would not start and the mechanic told her the transmission was going. He finally got it started and she limped it home. July 22nd 2. my daughter was driving to work one week later and her car lost power and shut down on the highway, I called aaa and had it towed to dealer. August 2nd. He kept it for a week testing for issues. 3. I drove the car to work and when I tried to go home it would not start. I towed it to a Jeep dealer who figured out the problem and charged me $390 to fix it. August 15.
The first time I had the Jeep in for repair 4 times making a noise in the back brakes that was Friday the 6/20/2014 and again today with noise in the front brakes they told me at monro muffler here in herkimer newyork 13350 that there isn't anything wrong with the brakes in the front but they still are rubbing after leaving there I went to a store a little down the road and the engine light come on they tell me it only the gas cap I just got this car 6/13/20014 the car sales was here in herkimer kamart parking lot vision is the name of the car dealer my total for this car is $12,697.92 I want them to take this car back I don't want it please do something for me thank you
When driving my Jeep in the warmer months, if I travel for more than 30 miles or so the transmission light comes on and then the vehicle seizes. This happens without much notice and last week my daughter was almost involved in an accident because the car just stopped in the middle of the road. Driving on the san diego 405 freeway is dangerous enough however; I am going to land up getting killed if this is not taken care of. I have contacted my dealer and they say there is nothing they can do about it. Will it take a class action suit before Chrysler decides to recall this extremely serious condition"?"
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- Dubuque, IA, USA