general problems of the 2012 Jeep Patriot - part 1

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he heard an abnormal whining sound emanating from underneath the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission, requiring that the transmission be replaced. The contact was informed that the on-board diagnostic system was not functioning as intended. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

I have a 2012 Jeep Patriot and this keeps happening more and more frequently. Just today it happened twice within 15 minutes so I pull over, put it in neutral and wait for it turn off to do the same thing 15 minutes later. Luckily I am able to get to an exit and not having to pull over on the highway but this is getting ridiculous. The transmission coolant light will stay on and then the car lose the power. Glad I am not the only one having the problem.

Car stalls at every stop. While driving high way speeds for a few minutes it drops down in speed causing you close call accidents because it is very sudden. If I drive the Jeep and come to a complete stop regardless if at stop sign red light or behind traffic the car will turn off having me to turn the key in off position and put it in park to start it again. If I am on the highway driving I can be going 45 mph and all of sudden the Jeep starts declining in its acceleration and will not go above 10mph. Also when initially starting up if I have to back up it turns off while in the middle of backing up. This issue is been known to happen to a few people who I know that own the same exact Jeep or the 2013 model. Also have had it checked out and only thing that pops up is a code for the gas cap which I have replaced and still pops the code for it.

Repeated problems with the cvt transmission overheating during normal driving, loss of power and suddenly unable to accelerate after stopping at intersection. This is an ongoing problem with the Jeep cvt's, and is a safety concern regarding the sudden nature of the problem occuring while driving normally.

The transmission overheat light illuminates on hot muggy days and the vehicle goes in limp mode. The dealer has changed radiator, water pump, thermostat, transmission fluid,catalytic converter, oxygen sensors and gas cap. As the check engine light has also illuminated. No codes are in system for the transmission light so the dealer says they cannot find issue. Called Chrysler customer service and they were worthless indicating if the dealer cannot find the issue they cannot do anything. This issue has been reported many times to Chrysler on other vehicles with no response from Chrysler. Vehicle is unsafe to drive with this condition. It has 106k. On odometer.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled while depressing the accelerator without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle over and restated the vehicle in order to resume normal driving. The contact had not taken the vehicle to be serviced; however, a friend was able to use a code detector which indicated that the vehicle's throttle was defective. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact associated NHTSA campaign number: 13v120000(fuel system, gasoline) with her failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. Jo.

I have an issue with Jeep Patriot with 62000 miles on it the is a whinning sound under my Jeep while in motion/running and it starts at 35 mph in the even in a highway and in a street. As common a concerned with this type of compact SUV is transmission problem. Please conduct an investigation to address this issue. Thank you.

I replace a transmission through the Jeep dealership now I am having problem again with the tranny it stalls . I have to cut it off to restart it for it to have power to pull off.

The cvt transmission of this vehicle (2012 Jeep Patriot) is prone to overheating. This occurs when traveling for a few hours at high speeds. I have found this to occur twice when traveling around 70 miles per hour over a period of 2-3 hours. The car's overheat light comes on, followed by a steady decrease in speed and inability to accelerate, presumably to protect the transmission from further damage. It appears that this is a common problem for this vehicle, as cited by numerous customers on forums.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the contact's rpm's started to increase on its own and the vehicle would begin to stall without warning. The contact had to pull over and restart the vehicle to resume normal driving. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who performed a diagnostic on the vehicle and gave her a code that was related to the transmission. The contact had taken the vehicle to be serviced by several independent mechanics; however, the failure had continued to occur. On the last failure, her mechanic informed her that only Jeep can repair this failure; she was informed that the failure was a programming issue. The contact called a dealer(station Chrysler Jeep of mansfield 91 chauncy st, mansfield, MA 02048 508-339-3400) where they informed her to bring the vehicle to be assessed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred her to the national highway traffic safety administration. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. Jo.

The transmission in my 2012 Jeep Patriot is not functioning properly. It does not accelerate as it should. It stalls when I attempt to accelerate. It does this on city streets and highways. It overheats on hills and can't take it out of town because it's not reliable. This doesn't make sense since the car only has 74,000 miles.

Hello my name is michael sutherland I. Had my vehicle worked on for the last recall I had on my vehicle com com# 1c4njpfa1cd673131 which is a 2012 Jeep Patriot latitude 4ad 2. 4l recall. U67 I had no engine lights on my dash. The only on. Dash. Was had cap. And I. Bought 3 of thdm. And with this emission issue just thought it was part. Of. It. Drove ig. Off the line the dealership didn't let. Me talk told me. To exit the dealership and the asst. Service. Manager they had me so lost and confused. And dazed that I. They said they did. A check-up and. Went. Over everything but I. Drove home on. . A flat tire I. Have text from thier employee that she could not believe how I was being treatedin the dealership and I. Was. Picking up my vehicle after a recall that is not right since. The recall I have a engine light and it was not. On. There prior. To. The recall I was treated poorly and my Jeep Patriot is worse now than when I. Brought it in had a horrible experiencs. And it the emission and. I am nervous to drive it now the Jeep corp. Said that I had. To talk to the 2 people who treated me badly to where the recall made. My car or. It was. More. Or. I. Don't know. It's coming back emissions and none of that was there. I need help cause no one is going to say or. Take fault but I was. Pushed out of yhe. Store whem. I. W as. There to. Pick. Up after recall no one has helped me out and I. Did nothing to deserve this but take it too a dealership that would kick. And talk to a customer and no follow up it has been a nightmare and my Jeep is paying the price. When I. Was there for a recall. There have been 4 and this was not nothing I ever want to experience or any one else. My number to be reached at is 2193099097. I. Also have the texts that I can submit that I. Was. Treated horribly and pushed out after the recall. Literally in a lost and confused this is a some thing that was not normal and my vehicle paid the price.

Car is unable to transfer to higher gears. Error code p0730 and p0777. 84k miles. Two shops stating new transmission needed.

I was driving down the street stopped and proceeded to go up the hill when I pressed on the gas pedal it would not accelerate so I put it in neutral it would rev up but when I put it drive it would not accelerate. So I have taken it to the mechanic to have it evaluated and he said the transmission needs to be replaced it is only 7 years old I think that is crazy. From online forums there have been quite a few Patriots that have needed new transmissions with no avail from the manufacturers. I am hoping for a recall on this transmission since I am still paying on this vehicle and cannot afford to buy another and pay out $4200 for a new transmission.

My 2012 Jeep Patriot while driving on the highway started to decelerate from 65 mph to 30 mph very quickly. I had to cross three lanes of traffic to pull off the highway. The temperature light for the transmission came on but went out after a few minutes of having the car idle. This was the only warning light on. This happened twice more after driving for more than an hour. I brought the car to the dealer along with a picture of the warning light and was told they were unable to say what the problem was because there was no code stored on the computer. I then took it to a local mechanic who also said there was no code to work from but had experience in dealing with what I described and said it was the transmission and that this was a common problem with the cvt transmissions that Jeep had used. He said this was pretty common knowledge among mechanics and they are waiting to se if Jeep will do a recall or fix the problem. As of now a new transmission is $4500. 00 plus cost of a rental car for more than a week since the dealership can't seem to have them delivered in less than 7 business days. Not only is this basically fraud for knowingly selling defective products but a safety hazard to all drivers on our highways with the sudden deceleration of the vehicle taking chances with all of our lives when it could be prevented.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at high outdoor temperatures, the transmission overheated warning light illuminated. The vehicle failed to exceed 30 mph. Additionally, there was an abnormal whining sound coming from the transmission. A & b motors inc (30007 gratiot Ave, roseville, mi 48066, (586)445-1600) recommended a transmission flush and that the transmission should be replaced. The contact was provided an estimate of $5,000 for the transmission replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.

Transmission overheated going 60 miles per hour on the interstate. I pulled over and let the light go off per the user manual and didn't drive it anymore. Put it in the shop on Monday and it needs a brand new transmission with only 119k miles on it!.

The transmission temperature gauge has come on when traveling at normal highway speeds, causing an immediate loss of power and requiring me to pull over and let the engine cool down. 2 Jeep dealerships have assessed the vehicle in the days after the incidents, neither of which could offer any remedy. Both dealerships' service managers mentioned that these vehicles' transmissions are often problematic and do not handle high temperatures well, but with no active recall, neither could offer any recourse or even a remedy. This is clearly a case of a poorly engineered product (the jatco cvt) that the manufacturer is avoiding dealing with, at the expense and safety of its consumers. In fact, Jeep no longer uses this transmission - they replaced it in 2014 - clearly they knew there was a problem. This issue is a blatant safety hazard and needs to be investigated more thoroughly and the manufacturer held to account for the unsafe conditions they know their consumers are in. Unacceptable!!!.

Interstate 44 st. Roberts missouri speed limit 70 miles an hour amber transmission warning light indicates overheating karzan reduce the speed to 40 miles an hour on the interstate. Jeep is aware of this due to a defect and the design of the cvt transmission. Will not be repair tell recall ordered by government.

Takata recall my catcaylic converter went bad its not working due to failure and vehicle will stall and not go backward are forward. I here its a a recall for this.

When accelerating on the highway the transmission seems to "lock" up, preventing the gears from shifting and causing the engine to over-rev. Since the gears don't shift, the vehicle is unable to accelerate. This is the second Jeep Patriot I have owned and the second one that has had this problem. The issue in the first would cause the transmission to over heat and eventually the vehicle would slow to a crawl. This happened several times while highway driving, with an infant. We were forced to pull over on the side of a busy highway to wait for it to cool down. This happened only 2 months after purchasing the 2013 Jeep Patriot and the dealer agreed to trade the vehicle back and I was stuck with the same make and model which now is exhibiting similar problems. I am concerned that they may reach a similar point and I now need my vehicle for highway travel on a regular basis. I obtained the 2012 Jeep Patriot in August of 2016 and did not notice any issues until February 2018 and now it happens on a daily basis on my commute to and from work.

This vehicle is a manuel transmission 2012 Jeep Patriot 4x4 purchased in February 2017 from carmax with a little less than 37,000 miles on it. In late December 2017 / early January 2018 I began to hear/feel a �whirring� sound when the transmission was engaged, the sound ceased when the clutch was depressed. I took in for repair with the clutch being replaced. The issue was not corrected, the clutch not being the issue. With a new clutch the problem was then determined as a internal transmission problem. A diagnostic was performed by local dealer fred frederick Chrysler. The conclusion was a failure/issue occurring in the front transmission bearing area. I have driven this Jeep less than 18,000 miles; it has less than 55,000 miles on it! transmissions should not be failing at this point. This is a known issue with 2012 Jeep Patriot�s. As of January 2018 there are 196 complaints with more than half, 104, dealing with engine or power train problems, on just the NHTSA website alone. Failures have occurred with as little as 20,000, 26,000, or 30,000 miles. Many also occurring in the mileage area of my vehicle (54,500) with failures at 47,000, 50,000. There have been no recalls or investigations into this problem. I filed a complaint with Jeep / Chrysler. I was told by my case manager, �there is nothing we can do (or will do) to help you�. He went on to say; �it's a business decision (by Jeep / Chrysler)� this issue needs to be addressed by Jeep / Chrysler, corrected, and Jeep owners compensated.

Cvt transmission overheats and acceleration computer needs adjusted because its sporatic. It overheats on highway and accelerates funny in town.

While driving down I-70 at 77 mph the temperature light come on, coasted to the shoulder as I couldn't accelerate. Once pulled over I turned off my Jeep and waited about 10 minutes, started it back up, no light, performed as it should. On the way back from my trip the issue happened again, this time I took it to the dealership. They performed a download and said �no faults are stored in the system�. I get all the required maintenance done.

My Jeep is by far one of the biggest safety hazards if not for me but for everyone else on the road. The transmission overheat light comes on constantly. If I go over 60 on a day that is over 70 degrees for longer than 10 minutes the transmission will over heat. It isn't just an annoyance it is a safety issue that Jeep has known about. A recall needs to be iniciated. The.

On 3/21/2017 and on 3/22/2017 the vehicle stalled while in motion at different speeds 4 times. The battery was replaced due to this and the alternator was tested as to having no issue. It happens at various speeds from 25-70 mph and causes me to have to pull over to the side of the road when it stalls out which is very dangerous for anyone operating the vehicle and other vehicle operators that may be around me when this happens. Usually the car will start back up and run for another period of time before it happens again. Chrysler has had multiple complaints filed about this on multiple websites and with this agency however the recalls implemented for this problem have only pertained to certain models none of which were related to my model of the Jeep Patriot. Again this has happened on city streets and highways and have yet to have a dealer or mechanic be able to diagnose the problem. Thanks.

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that the temperature warning indicator kept randomly illuminating and the engine overheated. The failure caused the contact to have to wait a brief moment and place the vehicle in neutral in order for it to cool down to be able to drive the vehicle. The dealer (bill Dodge, 118 pleasant st, brunswick, me 04011, (207) 721-8300) from where the vehicle was purchased provided no owner's manual and replaced the cvt transmission; however, the warning indicator kept flashing. The dealer stated that the part needed to be replaced again. In addition, the dealer refused to provide an owner's manual; therefore, the contact had to research a solution and obtain information on his own. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, opened a case, and then closed the case with no solution other than replacing the same part. The vehicle was unsafe to drive because the temperature warning indicator could illuminate at any time. In addition, the vehicle failed to shift properly and was slow to pick up speed. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.

I have had numerous problems with my 2012 Jeep Patriot. From the beginning my transmission would constantly over heat and I brought it into the dealer at about 30,000 miles and they said, "there is nothing wrong. " the problem persisted and finally they issued me a new transmission at about 50,000 miles. A few months later, the engine just stopped continuously on the highway & street. Then they discovered that it was the crankshaft sensor that was bad, which they replaced. I had to pay $100 because of a deductible. The car seemed to be working okay until June 22nd, 2015 when I was on a road trip and all of a sudden the car completely died with a huge semi truck behind me. I was traveling at about 75 mph and the car just completely shut down, power steering, everything went off except for the lights and other items run by the battery. We immediately tried our best to signal and finally made it safely off the highway at speeds of under 15 mph. The car gave us no check lights and no indication as to what was wrong with the vehicle except for that it would not turn over when we tried to start it. We had to have the vehicle towed while on a road trip. We live in California and had to have the vehicle towed in idaho falls, idaho which was extremely inconvenient. We rented a car and left the 2012 Jeep Patriot at the dealer hoping they could fix it upon our return to that area. They were unable to give us any answers and said the car started fine. Obviously, you can see how this is an issue. I have no problem fixing the car but with no answers to what is wrong and having the constant worry of wondering if my life and my family's life is in danger, is not something I am willing to tolerate. It seems that many people are having the same issue as well. I will be forwarding this for them to make a complaint as well. I will also follow up hoping that this issue can be resolved.

We own a 2012 Jeep compass (VIN 1c4njcba6cd557440) and a 2012 Jeep Patriot (VIN 1c4njpbb6cd619192). . Both transmission filler tubes have broken off in the exact same places both between 50,000/60,000 miles . . Noticed them hanging underneath the front spoiler . . . The compass is showing signs of transmission trouble.

2012 Patriot has 48k miles on it. Been driving a std shift for most of my 46 years. The throw out bearing is very noisy. This has developed over a few months. I contacted the local dealer service moritz and they didn't know if it was covered under the 100k drive train warranty so I contacted Jeep. They didn't know either and had to look it up. It is not covered. There is no way, under normal driving conditions, that a throw out bearing should go bad with such low milage. Jeep won't cover the repair. If one looks on the internet this is a very common problem with the Patriot and not just with the 2012 model year. This should be a recall item. Jeep is hiding behind the 12k clutch warranty to make customers pay for a defect in craftsmanship. I've owned german and japanese cars that had over 130k miles that needed neither a clutch or a throw out bearing. The Patriot shifts fine, the clutch does not slip. The only issue so far is the very noisy throw out bearing¿. Clearly a manufacturing defect as it's so common.

I was driving and the car shifted itself into 1st gear as I was making a left turn. I couldn't get the car to go through the intersection fast enough. I was almost hit. The car has continued to go into this limp mode ( 1st gear ) by itself. I can't get it to accelerate. Also, I pulled over and I could smell rubber burning. It is at the dealership right now. I looked online and it seems other people with the 2012 are having the same problems with their transmission. It happens when I'm driving on both city streets and the highway.

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. While driving 70 mph, the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel and the engine stalled. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road, turned off, and restarted the vehicle after a few minutes. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission fluid needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact also stated that the dealer was not supposed to replace the transmission fluid. The failure recurred several other times. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was not included.

This Jeep Patriot has been having issues with acceleration, first and foremost. When driving at constant speeds with cruise control set, vehicle will stutter and miss gears. Dealership has not found any solution to figure out the issue because there is not light on the dash. Second, the Jeep has had a creaking/clunking sound coming from the rear. The dealer started with replacing the rear struts and sway bar bushing. This did not fix the issue and the sound kept getting worse. Two different dealers have diagnosed several different issues that they "think" are causing the problems with the suspension and causing the sound. There is no definite diagnosis but the dealers are more than willing to use my money for a trial and error replacement of each part until they get to the bottom of the sound. I am not a test rat for their dealership and if they cannot diagnose the car then they need to replace it.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the vehicle lost power and decelerated. In addition, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate as an abnormal noise came from the front of the vehicle then the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after a while. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the totally integrated power module (tipm), and brake light switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70846. Oo.

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. While driving at various speeds, the contact heard a sound from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Immediately after the vehicle was repaired, while driving 70 mph, the vehicle lost power and the electronic throttle control and fuel cap warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,555.