general problems of the 2014 Jeep Patriot

Vehicle at random engage in breaks. This was the problem from day one and is now. I think someone need to be hold accountable for this automatic crap. This is goings-on problem in last 3 vehicle I had. Rustay wearing / display random images on the dashboard. No abs or traction control. This is dangerous when driving, making car unstable on some occasion. Deler refuse to sell me vehicle! please tell me how I can get legal exemption from all electronics I do not need and endanger my live. One more federal law requires mechanical speed limit to be 85mph. Where can I get car that is safe to drive at rinsible price?.

After filling up gas tank and driving for about a mile, vehicle stutters and stalls. During this, the brakes are difficult to work and the steering goes out. This has happened after filling gas tank many times, most recently in the middle of a busy street where I was almost rear ended. Afterward, I shut the vehicle off and then restart. It has a slow start, and the problem sometimes happens one or two additional times, but then runs fine until the next time I have to fill up the gas tank. The vehicle has been inspected and no solution was found. There were no warnings before this happened.

Brakes are locking up to a point that it feels like the car is in lower gear. It feels like the car is pulling back when you exhilarate. The rotor is turns bright red and you can smell the burning.

My 2014 Jeep Patriot over the last several months seems to be losing power while driving. For example when on the on ramp attempting to enter the interstate , it just feels like its almost running out of gas and rpm's will go up to 5-6 . I am almost afraid of being ran over when accelerating during any situation. Also my brakes from day one have always squeeked. . . I've taken it in to have it checked , they have cleaned and days later the same think. And the drums on rear are even worse, more of a grinding sound, but also I have been told they are fine. This noise is not normal . I have also had a few incidents where say sitting in traffic with my foot on the brake it will switch from manual to standard. It will be in drive then I will look and it will be in d 1. I have to manually push the shifter over to go back to normal drive.

Brakes have been squeaking since June. Discussed it again with dealership & was told brakes are fine & it's "normal". This occurs when backing out of driveway which is not very steep & even braking at a stop sign at 20 mph on a residential street. Even when braking on flat surfaces out of parking spots in reverse.

We are currently in our 4th stay at the dealership since may 2016 with the same problem. While driving, the electronic stability control and/or electronic throttle control indicator will ding and light up causing the wheels to lose power (it is like you are in neutral), the brakes to become hard (you can't depress them), and the steering becomes tight. The three previous times to the dealership (griffin Dodge tifton GA), we've been told that they replaced the stability control sensor, the intake manifold gasket, wiring harness to the transmission, and most recently the cpu (Feb 2017).

I rented a 2014 Jeep Patriot from one of the rental car companies on Feb 17 2015 and used it for about five days before the following incident happened. On Feb 22 , I was driving the car on I-5 going south. I made an exit after driving for about 2 hours on the freeway to refuel which I did. It was bright sunny day the time was around noon. I moved away from the gas pump and wanted to park it behind the gas station. I found a space between two cars and as I was slowly moving towards the parking space the car accelerated at an incredible speed, broke into a fence of a private residence, then hit a play house (for children) and landed in the swimming pool. Because of my ignorance about such incidences whereby cars self-accelerate, I thought I might have accidentally stepped on the gas and when the police arrived at the scene and asked me what happened, I said, "may be I stepped on the gas". Upon discussing this matter with friends and checking on the internet, I discovered that cars accelerated on their own from time to time. I have no doubt in my mind now that the Jeep Patriot just did that. I have over 40 years of driving experience and I don't remember a single instance when I stepped on the gas pedal while trying to bring a car to a stop. The rental car company said that they had the car inspected and sent me a letter they received from the manufacturer stating they did not find any malfunction problem. The car was immersed in the pool about half way and I am not even sure how the inspection can yield a reliable result for a car pulled out of a swimming pool.

There's a very loud squealing sound when backing up. It also happens when I release the emergency brake or even when I lift my foot off of the brake pedal. I took it in to the dealership to get it looked at and they could not find the problem. They heard the noise, inspected my brakes and everything but could not find the problem. Coincidentally, I was the second customer that day with the same exact problem.

Rear drum brakes squeal when backing up and sometimes when applying brakes while driving forward. I took the vehicle to firestone and they said it might be due top dust build up in the drum. They cleaned and inspected the rear drums and said they were in good shape. Within an hour or so the squealing continued. A few days later I took the vehicle to the Jeep Chrysler dealership. They inspected the rear drum brakes and could not find anything wrong with them. Nothing needed to be replaced or fixed. I was told by the Jeep service department that drum brakes squealing/squeeking is normal. I am having a hard time accepting this answer. I can't believe Jeep would produce a car with brakes where squealing/squeeking is normal!! a few months later I called Jeep service again and the service tech told me they got a lot of the same compliants and Jeep corporate is aware of the issue. I was not told of any plans they have to fix the issue.

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Patriot. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to approximately 60 mph on its own. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal and had to shift the vehicle into the park position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but no further information was available. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,500.

Electric light, traction control light and engine light turn on and the engine is rough idling. The vehicle will not accelerate or brake. The brake pedal become pressurized and will not respond or depress.

I go to start my 2014 Patriot and when I move it and step on my brake pedal when its cold, the brakes squeal. I haven't had any problems other than that so far, and it now has about 1,600 miles on it.

Ever since buying my 2014 Jeep Patriot the brakes have been faulty. If I drive over a bumpy road and slowly press on my brakes to slow down it becomes very faulty and the pedal feels as if I am breaking through the ground. I have to quickly release, wait till I am on flat ground and press on the brakes again to have a better grip on braking. This also happened when I had to brake abruptly. The car overall is fine, it's just the brakes have been acting up since the beginning. And it doesn't matter if I'm on the freeway or in a residential area, I always need to be aware of this because it always happens. The Jeep has a manual transmission but I don't think that should matter because my roommate has the same exact car but an automatic and she has the same exact issue with her car as well.

Brakes make a loud screeching sound and is difficult to stop sometimes. Problems get bad when raining. I returned car to dealership and was told dust was on brakes and the noise should stop this has not happened the noise is still occurring.

Ever since buying my 2014 Jeep Patriot the brakes have been faulty. If I drive over a bumpy road and slowly press on my brakes to slow down it becomes very faulty and the pedal feels as if I am breaking through the ground. I have to quickly release, wait till I am on flat ground and press on the brakes again to have a better grip on braking. This also happened when I had to brake abruptly. The car overall is fine, it's just the brakes have been acting up since the beginning. And it doesn't matter if I'm on the freeway or in a residential area, I always need to be aware of this because it always happens. The Jeep has a manual transmission but I don't think that should matter because my roommate has the same exact car but an automatic and she has the same exact issue with her car as well. Car was in motion when this happens.