general problems of the 2014 Jeep Patriot - part 1

I have to protest to call stability control to be safe device. In over 120 000 miles on the tiers I replaced if remember right: 6 sets of breaks sets, 5 new new rotors, 2 calipers breaks assemble, front house breaks line. Driving on the straight highway the vehicle soddenly engage the breaks at random. Some time making me see sick. I remember driving 60 miles an hour the brakes engage nearly pushed me in to another car. Recently travel to mouton regain. The breaks slowing me down. For no know cause. I noticed danger pater too. When I make a turn in the winding road, the car is getting extremely dangers. The car braking down when I intend to accelerate. This collision of interest resulting my transmission is down steps good, the rpm go to extreme. First from 1,500 race to 2000 then 3000 then 5000 slowing down the car. When finely breaks are released it kick like a mule trying to force me of the route. Don't know way any one need that tip of traction control?. This is my second vehicle in the row, that have computer problem to. Random action on in and out components. The last one doge acclaim forced to trade in because computer replacement did not solved problem, I tested abs breaks on slow speed. It was only a test 10 mils an hour. I end up I ditch. It was a winter snow. Only a test, miner damage to plastic fender. Is it passable to return to regular breaks, that work. The engine control unit prohibit that action sanction by state inspection. ( no inspection can be pass when warning light is on). Can any way I can get replacement for: generic computer? generic breaks system? maybe I can get waive for installation of that system? I am a industrial mechanic by trade and passion. Can easy wired any components I need. Robert filipkowski robert288@hotmail. Com.

I had all the issues that was stated in the recalls but my VIN number wasnt part of recall I am on my thrid motor replaced and electrical still isnt working properly I purchased brand new 2014 and within first year needed new engine when ifiled complaint nothing was done by Jeep or dealer,just replaced the engin last month now the alternator needs replacing and transmission blew yesterday all of these issues happened while I was driving.

Traveling 40 mph engine misfires check engine, throttle body, and traction warning lights on. Vehicle will not accelerate. Turn off engine resets throttle body and traction control warning lights check engine light remains on vehicle accelerates normally. Check engine code = u0401 invalid data received from engine control module/powertrain control module a. 84,000 miles.

I was driving with my 2 small children home when out of no where my check engine light came on, my "lightning bolt light" came on and my "fish tail" light came on then my engine stalled in middle of the road. Thankfully we were not on a busy road. But I normally am driving the interstate for work. (I work with people with disabilities, including having them in my vehicle. ) the code is letting me know the throttle body control is bad. I looked up recalls and 2014 Jeep Patriots have this recall. But my VIN specifically does not. Therefore I'm not sure if a dealership will cover it. It could have been a devastating accident if we had been on a busy road.

Voltage light comes on and Jeep goes into "limp mode", basically loses all power. Costing $1000. 00 plus 2 towing fees to get fixed. Only 85,000 miles on the vehicle. After a little research, I've found this happens all the time.

While driving the esc came on reducing my ability to drive at normal speeds I was able to drive 15 - 20 mph to get Jeep back home. . . I bought this used Jeep Patriot 9 months ago. . . Why keep making car payments on it?. No recall for this as others have had same issue in their Jeep Patriots. . . I had a baby in Jeep too. . . I might as well let bank take it back as I don't have extended warranty or money for repairs. . .

I needed to replace my throttle body unit on this car at 75,000 miles. The car is only 5 years old. I have seen numerous complaints about this same issue. 3 lights came the electronic stability control, malfunction indicator (check engine), and the electronic throttle control. My car could not surpass 30 mph which was incredibly dangerous on the highway. Additionally, the car was jerky and would jerk forward even when braking. This seems to be a recurring/known issue. I believe a recall of this specific part is needed.

Electronic throttle control light began to go off. Rpms were running higher than normal. After the sensor triggered twice, no problems other than rmps running high. 5 days after the initial warning light, upon stopping at a traffic light and resuming acceleration, check engine came on, then electronic throttle control, then traction control. This continued to happen every time the car had to decelerate or stop and the rpms dropped below 1. At one point, it stalled. I had to pull over, stop the car and restart it. If you were driving on a highway with continuous gas there wasn't a problem. The diagnostic repair is the throttle body housing needs to be replaced.

Wow, just wow!! all the complaints on the 2014 Jeep Patriot. Mine is at the Jeep dealership getting a new throttle body kit. (600$$). . . . I am not sure if I ever want to drive it again after what happened to me. Lost power and all the lights came on in s curves on a rural road. . . Had to creep at 10 miles and hour hoping to get off the road. No recalls are crazy considering all the complaints.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Jeep Patriot. While driving 60 mph, the electronic stability control warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The driver was able to coast the vehicle onto the side of the road. The vehicle was restarted and driven, but the failure recurred the following day. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Airbag light on and off. Limp mode turning on. Car going from 45 mph to 15 mph.

My car isn't even 5 years old and the lightening bolt comes on and my car slows down in the middle of highway traffic. It takes at least two tries to turn the car on before it actually starts and now in the middle of driving on the highway the lightening bolt comes on and the check engine light came on. The car will jerk and won't go more than 35 and won't respond to accelerating. This is unbelievable and shouldn't be happening with a car less than 5 years old.

I have the same exact problem as everyone else. The throttle lightning bolt flashes, car wont shift or do more than 35. It wont respond to accelerating. It jerks all over the place when at a low speed. I went off of the road in the snow but was ok. When it first started it kicked into a lower gear, jerked and the car slid. You are going to get people killed ignoring this and now here is written proof that you have been warned. Do hear that, Chrysler? because youre about to.

Same complain as everyone else. My Jeep Patriot 2014 suddenly lost power and started jerking while driving not allowing me to accelerate. Three lights came on the throttle control warning light, engine and traction control light. Replaced throttle body my self and I want my dang recall or a lawsuit filed because this could cause a major accident and lifes are involved.

Driving on the interstate, and the electrical indicator came on as well as power reduced down to 25-30 miles per hour during morning rush hour. Drove car on shoulder of highway until closest exit for safety. Towed vehical to mechanic, and throttle body was replaced.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Jeep Patriot. While driving at an unknown speed in heavy traffic, the vehicle lost power. The electronic throttle control and electronic stability control indicators illuminated. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road, turned off, and restarted. The vehicle was taken to leith Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram aberdeen (910-944-7115, located at 11049 us-15, aberdeen, nc 28315) where the contact was informed that there was no recall for the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v668000 (seat belts, air bags). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

My car is not starting. This is the third time this year that I had to bring it in to the dealership. The red bolt goes on last two times and I was on the road driving and it slowed down. This time it won't work. I took it to dealership twice already and it's less than two months apart. Third time happening now.

When driving on highways and city streets the whole dashboard lights up with all the warning symbols. Everything in the dashboard including the speedomoter resets to zero lights up and then goes off and on for a couple of miles. It sounds like the car system is trying to click on and off or readjust. I then am not able to accelerate above 40mph when the gas pedal is all the way to the floor while driving on highways, city streets and turning. The traction light is on although I do not manually have it on and sputters when turning on city streets and grinds gears and gets stuck not allowing me to accelerate above 20mph. After receiving a diagnostics from a Jeep dealership they said that the above stated issues could be related to the throttle body system. The issues are still occuring after mulptile mechanic checks.

I've had 2 new 2014 Jeep Patriots, and the electronic throttle control has failed on both while highway driving at 65mph, leaving cars with no engine power or power steering. Somebody will die one day in this car. I junked the first one after repairing the etc, and now it has happened again on the 2nd one. Please google the subject and see thousands of others w/same issue. Jeep refuses to acknowledge all the way down to the dealership level, and will not repair or replace the defective part. I have had this happen twice on 2 new 015 Patriots purchased from the same dealer in marietta, GA. There is something seriously defective in these etcs, and I am lucky my wife and daughter were able to negotiate themselves off the highway without getting maimed or killed. Jeep needs to be brought to acknowledgement, and recall on this very dangerous issue.

Tamara recall to whom it may concern my 2014 Jeep Patriot throttle body went out while driving and almost caused a crash I looked up on the Jeep forum and their is thousands of people with the same year and make with the same issues alot of them caused recks from throttle body issues, what happen was I was driving on a city street and came to a stop sign and then my etc light and check engeine light came on blinking and then with my foot completly on the break and I just got new breaks done a couple of months ago , my Jeep started to rev and the rpms went all the way to the red and my Jeep was off bucking and went straight ahead while my foot is still on the break I was completely not in control of my Jeep and I was heading right into another vehicle I slammed on my horn and put my hazards on and the other person slammed on their breaks, I was able to coast off the road because it wpuldnt go over 20 mph after that and turn my Jeep off and called a tow truck and sent it to the shop , and they called me saying it was throttle control body went out and saying its going to be like 600 dollars to fix. It was the most scariest and dangerous thing I've ever seen happen with vehicles. I called Chrysler and they seemed like they understood this has been a promblem and they just did not care the below pictures are just some of the people that went thru the same thing its called Jeep forum. Thanks for your concern.

Throttle body housing failure: while driving to work on an interstate with speed limit of 60mph, vehicle would decelerate from 50mph down to 20mph and would not speed up regardless of how I pressed the gas pedal. The esc, etc, and mil indicators began to flash and the vehicle would not speed above 20-30mph. I had to have the vehicle towed to a local Dodge dealer who diagnosed the issue as needing a replacement throttle body housing at a cost of $880 for that repair and replacement of a leaking coolant / radiator hose.

I was driving my 2014 Jeep Patriot and the traction control, engine light and ligtening bolt light came on. My Jeep would no go above 30 miles per hour. I had just left my sisters and able to make it back to her place. My Jeep has 80,000 miles on it and I have done a lot of research on this issue and a lot of people have had the same problem. I drive on the interstate almost daily and this issue is very dangerous.

Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Jeep Patriot sport. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the check engine, traction control, electronic throttle control system illuminated and the vehicle lost acceleration. The contact pulled over in a parking lot and shot off the vehicle. The vehicle then started normally. The contact also stated that the failure occurred randomly on a daily basis since June 2nd 2018. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnosis. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 74,660. Bp.

I have spent over $1500 on repair of an electrical throttle body and catalytic converter and I still have engine stalling and not being able to accelerate cars slows on its own I can't drive more than 20mph.

My 2014 Jeep Patriot will not accelerate without having hesitation. The vehicle has 64,000 miles on it. When you press on the gas whether you are moving or stopped, it almost stalls and then has to reset it self to go above 30mph. The etc light comes on and then disappears. This has happened all week. Seeing how many people have had this issue on this site and others, there should definitely be a recall. This is a dangerous and scary situation for a vehicle that is not even 5 years old to slow and/or stop while you are trying to accelerate.

I am writing in regards to an issue that has been happening with my Jeep Patriot that upon further research seems to be plaguing many Patriot owners as well with no solution. Randomly my vehicle would lose acceleration and the electronic throttle control light would light. When this would happen I would lose the power to accelerate and would have to pull over and restart the vehicle. Once restarted the problem would no longer be there as if it didn't happen. Sometimes the 4wd and traction control light would ignite during these episodes. I have taken the vehicle in for diagnostics, but nothing popped on their end and I have been told that the only way for them to know what is wrong is if it happens when they have it. Being there can be a week or more between episodes this isn't feasible. This issue needs to be addressed and fixed by the manufacturer being it's dangerous for the driver and passengers. Just two weeks ago my vehicle had this episode occur while crossing an intersection. Thankfully I managed to make it through the intersection without incident but being a pregnant mother driving her toddler around this situation could of cost us our lives. Tonight my car did the same and I nearly got hit because I lost acceleration suddenly on a 55mph road. Thankfully I was able to pull into a safe place but now my vehicle is no longer drivable and will have to be towed to be fixed. This vehicle only has 72000 miles on it .

Electronic throttle light flicked on and off on four separate occasions while accelerating. Vehicle seemed to rev up and almost bottom out. Diagnosed by independent service shop as faulty electronic throttle. Repair cost was approximately $742.

Electronic throttle control sensor went out. Gas peddle stopped working and vehicle shaking/stalling while driving on highway while taking my daughter to school. Approx 79,000. Cost over $800 to have it replaced. Already had to replace intake manifold last summer.

Takata recall- 3 dash lights on etc, mil, and esc activational malfunction indicator light on- car makes sputtering loud noise and stalls/turns off quickly after starting. Car will not accelerate and is jerking/hard to press breaks. Feels dangerous like car is going to shut off at any moment. This started last night when 3 lights appeared on dash but car sounded normal. Shortly after it shut off and has gone decreasingly down hill. This sounds like a recall issued for Jeep Patriots but does not cover my VIN number.

So for the last month or two my wife 2014 Jeep Patriot has had the ect light come on along with others with t like the tc and check engine and whats happening is its basically losing power randomly and when it start it doesn't go away you can even get the vehicle over 10 mph I personally have ready a bunch of these same complaints on here and other forum and think there should be a recall on it from what I've heard their is a issue with the throttle body.

Driving on a 55mph highway at 55mph and acceleration discontinued . I noticed etc warning light was on , car would not throttle properly I pulled off road onto emergency lane. I could have been rear ended but fortunately was not. Looked in manual, returned home within 6 miles at about 30mph on 55mph road . Called Chrysler dealer and they said it was under warranty due to less than 60,000 miles it could be towed there free. They stated I needed a new throttle body but not under warranty. Why would a major part need replaced at such low mileage.

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Patriot. While driving 60 mph with the accelerator pedal depressed, the speed independently decreased to 20 mph. The etc (electronic throttle control) indicator illuminated. The vehicle was shut off for approximately one hour and it restarted on the first attempt; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer stated that there were existing complaints for the failure, but there was no current recall and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

My Jeep Patriot starting having acceleration issues about a month ago. While driving, it does not matter if I am turning or driving straight, the vehicle feels like it is being cut off from the fuel and gets jerky. Now the electronic throttle control warning light will come on and then go out. This happens on city streets doing 25mph or on the highway doing 60mph. I drive my two daughters around and cannot trust this vehicle to be safe. We have tried looking into fixing it and no one can tell us what is wrong. Every forum we have gone to tells us that they have filed complaints as well and nothing is being done. I cannot wait for this to completely go out with risk of an accident. Some have stated that they have had to tow their vehicle home because it will completely shut off. There is no actual answer to the problem and the parts are a maybe for a fix. Which do we fix first? the cheapest or both? also, some of the parts are only factory direct ordering. Please look into this major safety concern and get a recall started!! I am getting afraid to drive this vehicle and I can't keep putting money into something that doesn't fix it!! this has been going on for over a month!.

Upon entering a major high way system, the engine on my 2014 Jeep Patriot would not accelerate, regardless of the pressure applied to the gas pedal. It felt like there was something resisting the acceleration. There I am in the middle lane of a 6 lane bridge with free way traffic going 60mph and I am decelerating (even with adequate pressure applied to the gas) when comes electrical throttle control light came on, along with the check engine light and the traction control light. The guy driving the tow truck said I was his 4th Jeep today with the same problem and among many this month.

I've complained here 2 weeks ago but now an update -- today was the second time which was more serious as not only the etc light came on , but the mil light and then the eac light. After stalling and restarting and plugging my way home -- while at a stop light , foot on brake on a hill, the car seemed to rpm very highly and seemed to want to accelerate (while a pedestrian crossed in front of me at the light). At that time -- or around that time -- all the idiot lights came on -- on the instrument panel. The car was stationary, but appeared to swoop into high gear while sitting with brake on pedal. It then dwindled down to the previous 3 lights. Later when I made it home after several stalls, I went out to start it . The mil light lights first, and although it's suppose to warn me about seat-belts that has stopped. Then the etc light comes on after about 1 minute or so, and the eac which stays on. I've never had a car do this ever! so dangerous! the seatbelt light? this has got to be electrical. Chrysler has never fixed their Jeep problems -- this is a repeated issue with all of their Jeeps . I was in downtown duluth going only 30 mph but wouldn't have been able to go past that speed as it kept attempting to stall out. I'm sorry I couldn't take pictures while in the midst of a panic.