One problem related to car will not accelerate has been reported for the 2009 Jeep Patriot. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While pulling out and driving down a parking ramp the engine code lamp illuminated. The vehicle continue to run and I proceeded home. While entering the freeway from an onramp I noted the vehicle would not accelerate normally. The engine rpm would max at 5000 rpm and the vehicle would not gain speed. Later code retrieval noted a obd ii code of p0017. By the time I made the appointment for inspection the code reset and turned off. This same code as reoccurred and reset up to 6 times. The dealership would not troubleshoot the incident with the code not being present.