general problems of the 2014 Jeep Patriot - part 1

Driving normal when I lost control of the throttle Jeep went into limp mode, the etc , traction control, and check engine lights came on, got a uo4o1 code, if I was on the interstate could have been bad when it went into limp mode, the electronic throttle control was bad.

My Jeep would suddenly jerk forward almost rear ending people at red lights without any warning. While traveling at approximately 45 mph the engine light came on my Jeep. As I went to pull over the engine started bucking/jerking then the engine light flashed. I was barely able to pull over on the side of the road before the car completely stalled. I had to have towed to a dealership as it was no longer drivable. I was almost on the highway. The dealership said I had total engine failure and should buy a new car. The vehicle was not repaired. I associate the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 13v552000 (engine) that has been open since of 11/2013. But my vehicles VIN “wasn’t included”. I was driving with my four small kids in my Jeep.

While driving in motion on a highway, since then and going forward it throws same lights on cluster each 1/4 mile!!! my vehicle throws a few warning lights on the instrument cluster(e. T. C. Aka electronic throttle control, traction control, and check engine. ) the vehicle starts to sputter and completely comes to a stall. I pull over as safe as I can and turn engine off then back on only to see no lights except check engine. Tried to drive home remaining short distance only to get same lights thrown on instrument cluster then sputters and stalls out.

The check engine light came on and the car had a roughy start just three weeks ago and I was told I had a bad alternator my car stopped when I was driving. Then it happened again three weeks later and I was told my 2014 Jeep Patriot had a bad throttle body and again my vehicle stopped as it was in motion in traffic. The first time it stopped I was on a city street the second time I hadn't even cleared my driveway it stopped in the street and I was able to start it again I parked it in my driveway and then had it towed to the dealership.

2014 Jeep Patriot, was driving streets going 45 mph no issues as soon as I go onto highway and began accelerating the car just lost all power and I was able to cruise it onto side of the highway, check engine light came on. Turned car off restated and tried again to see if it would happen again and as soon as I began accelerating it stalled out. I had some jerking when going uphill in March took it to dealership where they determined spark plugs were the issue, they were replaced and no issues until now. Will be dropping off car to mechaninc to see what the cause of it stalling out may be. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving at various speeds with the accelerator pedal depressed, the vehicle hesitated and loss motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to victorville motors (14617 civic dr, victorville, CA 92394, (760) 843-8317) however, was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA. The failure mileage was 110,000.

The partriot randomly stalls while travelling at any speed. The engine shuts off and car has to coast to a stop. It is extremely dangerous and only a matter of time before someone is injured or killed. Multiple mechanics and the Jeep dealership have no clue as to how to fix the problem. Online research shows this is a major issue for many Jeep owners, not just Patriots. Jeep / Chrysler has a major issue and will not acknowledge or address it. If they refuse to do anything, they should be prepared to pay for their lack of addressing this critical issue. It takes less than a minute to search and see how many people are affected with engine stalling issues with Jeep automobiles. I hope the NHTSA will conduct a thorough review of these issues and force more attention to be given to the serious issue. I bought this car for my daughter and now we can't let her drive it because it is too dangerous. We have spent over $2k trying to address this issue. There are no recalls or other assistance that Jeep can or will offer.

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.

While driving around parking lot vehicle started to run extremely rough almost to the point of stalling. Became very hard to drive including loosing stearing and brake function causing vehicle to loose control and coming to a stop into a bush. Warning lights came on on the dash at the time, traction control light and electric symbol. Dealer stated throttle body needed to be replaced and that it was a common repair they had seen many times. Was not covered under warranty which left me with a $1000 repair bill. Huge safety concern. Called up Jeep customer service and they were completely unwilling to cover any costs of the repair or admit there was any issue. Thankfully this issue did not happen while driving on the highway or I could have been seriously hurt.

I have a 2014 Jeep Patriot sport 2. 0l 4cyl wuth a cvt transmission. I bought it used certified in Feb 2018. About a month into owning the vehicle it started to buck and jerk. The car shakes while on idle and there is a loud helicopter sound coming from the back of the car. I took to to 3 different Jeep dealer and nobody could tell me what was wrong with the car. About 3 months after that the engine stalled without any warning. This happened as I turned on my street to go home. I had to wait a few minutes and it turned it back on and drove as if nothing happened. I took it to local mechanic and he could not find anything wrong with the car. The vehicle was not firing any codes nor was there any warning lights on the dash. The latest incident happend on August 18, 2019 drving home from a camping trip. I had 2 passengers in the car with me. The car bucks and jerks while on the highway and the car stalls while im drving the speed limit at 60 mph. Thankfully I was in the slow lane and was able to pull over to the right. After being all shaken up, again I had waitied a few minutes and car started and drove as if noting happend. It was one of the scariest things I have ever experienced. I have taken it to local mechanics and they dint know whats wrong with it. So I am currently drving my car and wondering when the car will stall again. It still bucks and jerks, feels like it will stall so I take my foot off the gas peddle and that seems to help. I no longer drive this car on the highway as I am scared to death of getting into a car accident. I strictly use this car to travel to and from work. I am tired of sending this car to the dealerships and mechanics with no resolutions. I want to trade this car in, but am afraid for the next person. I think this car needs to be recalled. These cars should not be on the road period!!.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Jeep Patriot. While driving approximately 35 mph, the speed suddenly reduced and the vehicle would not properly accelerate. The vehicle was taken to hearn stein Jeep (215 west emmitt Ave, waverly, OH) where it was diagnosed that the throttle body was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 90,000.

I went to start my car and there was no power even with a jump. After replacing the starter, battery, relays, eginition switch, thermostats, alter alternator and throttle body the issue continued. On the hwy the temp light comes on and has issues accelerating and when you try to start it click seems like it's not going to start and finally does. The battery light stays on. And just over all jerky and lights dim.

Tl- the contact owns a 2014 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle made an abrupt deceleration to 10 mph and experienced an immediate loss of power. After the deceleration occurred, the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to (lindsay Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram 8100 centreville rd, manassas, va 20111 (888) 241-6888) and was diagnosed with the vehicle needing a throttle replacement, a part that had previously been replaced. The contacts states that the dealership said they would notify the manufacturer of the failure. The failure mileage on the vehicle is 87,000. Jo.

I accelerated up to 30 mph on a city street and then coasted up to traffic and was slowing down, at the light and my car all the sudden turned on 3 lights the traction control light, check engine light and the trottle position light. I stopped my car at the light and once I did the car jerked forward sending me into the intersection. Lucky no one was coming but I ended up having to run the red light because my car jerk forward again and once I gave it gas it only got worse. I pulled off into a parking lot and turned my car on and off a few times to reset the computer. It finally did after turning it on and off five times. All the lights went off. So I tried to drive it to work and once I drove down the city road a little ways (maybe a mile). The car jerked and attempted to shift up and then downshifted and my engine then reved to five thousand rpm. And all the lights turned back on and my car jerk violently back and forth. The rpm's stayed at three to four thousand reving my engine needlessly. I finally pulled off the road into a parking lot and had to have my car towed to a shop. The Jeep certified mechanic replaced the throttle body. I have heard of a lot of other people with this issue.

When trying to accelerate especially when getting on the highway car jumps and will not go. Red lightning bolt symbol comes on the dashboard. Has happened at least 4 times in the last week. Also seems to be getting a lot worse.

The exhaust manifolds seem to be cracking in the same place. But the most popular issues is the red lightning bolt- check engine light(u0401)- and the traction controlf lights come on the dash and the car is stuck in "limp mode" and everyone is saying on Jeeps site that its the throttle body and then some still have problems after that. I saw online there is a recall for the breaks, the engine in 2013, and the airbags and seat belt on the passenger side but I go to all the official sites and when I use my VIN the only recall is for the seatbelt. Please help.

My Jeep Patriot is 5 years old and already I had the throttle body go bad, stalled out in the middle of the freeway and I was going about 60 mph jerked me and my passenger, had it replaced also the abs module control which also gave out 2 months later while I was driving, very dangerous, car still not running good!! car sat for 3 months after incident.

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 took the car to have a diagnostic test done and it said the throttle body control and my car loses power without notice.

When trying to accelerate my vehicle a red lighning bolt appears on my dash than I am unable to gas the vehicle. Than the light turns off and the car is normal until it needs to accelerate again than the problem will occur again. The light is not on long enough to be able to use a code reader to be able to find out the issur at hand. If it is a senor or something with the throttle or both. This has happened once before but only once this time it has been a continous on and off situation that I am unable to drive my vehicle comfortably.

Already on the highway driving at 70 mph, I noticed that it was harder to accelerate. I was pushing down on the gas pedal and my Jeep was not picking up any speed. The tachometer was pushing the line in read between 7 & 8 as I would try to accelerate. Couple days later driving in town, it did it again only it took awhile to accelerate and get to 30-40 mph. Engine light came on and immediately took it to auto-zone to have it diagnosed. They told me to unplug the battery and have it sit for a couple of days to see if the engine light came off. Week later I'm still stuck without my vehicle. Reported it to mopar and they advised me to take it to the dealership and have it fixed. My Jeep only has under 90k miles on it. I'm hoping this issue becomes a recall being that the stories have begun to surface late November 2018.

While driving on the interstate my car would not accelerate on 50-60 miles an hour . Problem accelerating over 60 miles without a loud noise. The noise rose so loud I thought I had a hole in the exhaust pipe. Of corss the dealership does not have any knowedge of whats going on but I see a lot of complaints on the Jeep complaint cite. Took my care in to a muffler repair shop thinking I had a problem with the exhaust and it turns out there may be something wro g with the transmission. I don't even have 46,000 miles on my car yet. Please order a recall on this matter. Dangerous on highway. Thanks.

While driving in the city at about 30 mph my etc light comes on and car starts to slow and will not let me accelerate. Also as soon as I stop and start to go my car moves very slowly about 10mph and sometimes the etc light and stability control light will come on and my car will not accelerate over 15/20mph at all until I stop and try to go again. Sometimes it's so bad that I have to stop and shut off my car and start it again for it to fix itself. This is very dangerous especially when going across the road or turning when other cars are coming. Never mind how dang it is if it is to happen on the highway, which I have avoided since I don't feel like dying anytime soon. Everything I read on the internet is saying that it's been happening to many people that have 2014 Jeep Patriots. This is honestly something that is going to get someone seriously hurt and at no fault of their own. I've also read about a recall on an engine part from 2013 in the 2014 Patriots with a 2. 4l engine and I am just wondering why when I look up recalls for my car that specific one does not show up. If something is wrong and needs to be replaced owners should be notified before someone gets hurt.

Takata recall this is the 2nd time this happened 3 months apart. Today I was going 45 mph driving for 3 minutes and my track light, battery light, and engine light came on and I lost pressure in the acceleration and could only move 20 mph. I pulled over to turn my car off and back on, then it worked like nothing was wrong. This also has happened 3 months ago on the bypass going 70 mph and I had children in the car. I thought we were going to die. So we pulled off the road to let it cool down and all the lights went away and ran as if nothing was wrong. Very scary.

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.

While I was in driving, the engine would decelerate and the electronic throttle control and electronic stability control indicators would appear on dash. This happened a few times and was very dangerous especially because I was on the highway. I could not make it go over 20mph. I have taken it to mechanic and they say the throttle body needs to be replaced. Ive had that replaced sbout 2 yrs ago. . .

While driving at a low speed or idling at a stop sign the vehicle will shut off without warning. When this happens I must put my car in park, shut the car completely off, then restart, sometimes this happens multiple times in one day. This has happened while on city street, highways, while turning and while stopped, it has become unsafe and unreliable to drive. I am still unaware of what the issue is and have replaced several components on the vehicle that I think could have been linked: battery, throttle body, spark plugs, cam sensors, runner valve, and the catalytic converter. None of these replacements has fixed this issue. There is a recall for this issue with Jeep (n52) and when I called to tell them my vehicle is having this issue they just told me they would make a note, and they could not authorize a recall on my vehicle. I asked them if I took it into the Jeep dealership to get a diagnostic and they found this to be the issue could they issue they recall then they told me no and it would have to come out of my own expenses.

I was driving on the freeway doing 65 and the jerked hard and the power of the car droped down to about 20 mph almost causing me to get into a crash with cars behind me a red lighing bolt lite up on the dash as this was happening and at that same time the check engine light came on if I pressed on the gas nothing but rpm went up and the car would not go over 20 mph the lights stopped and the car went back to normal barely making it home same thing happened again it's the etc light check engine light and esc stability control light all come on and you lose power to acelrate.

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.

This has happened 4 times in less then a 6 months period. I would be driving then out of no where my vehicle jerks my check engine light comes on and I can not accelerate past 20 mph. I have to manage to pull to the side somewhere to restart my car so it will drive somewhat normally. The check engine light remains on. One error code said there was a leaking hose but they found nothing leaking and couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Vehicle lost power and went into limp mode due to faulty throttle body. Per research and mechanics statement there is known issues with the cheap, poor made throttle body in this vehicle.

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.

Tl- the contact owns a 2014 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 mph, while increasing the temperature, the vehicle inadvertently decelerate. The temperature gauge also increased. The contact costed to the side of the road. The contact powered off the engine and waited a while to restart the engine. The check engine warning light would intermittently illuminated. The failure recurred three times. The contact called jt's dodgeland and fiat of columbia dealership at (803) 799-1900 located at 190 greystone blvd, columbia, SC 29210 and was informed to bring the vehicle in for serviced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,999. Aw.

When vehicle operates in mountainous highways requiring 3000-3500 rpm for continuous long grade, or a series of smaller grades which heat the transmission. The computer is automatically programed to shut down the vehicle . This occurs without regards traffic, road conditions or safety. We bought the vehicle last year and have recorded 55 separate occasions of such operating hazards. This activity leaves the stranded vehicle at the edge of the roadway for prolonged periods of time as traffic flies by at excess of 65 mph or higher. The stranded vehicle represents a hazard to both the occupants of the vehicle as well as the vehicles in transit nearby. These stops for the vehicle can be as long as thirty minutes for cool down. The dangers posed by this activity are greatly enhanced when this occurs at night. Traffic stopped with lights at roads edge are often confused with a moving vehicle and drivers plow into the rear of the stranded vehicle unknowing it is at a dead stop. These computer generated stops are inherently dangerous. The manufacturer is aware an unable to make the drive line modifications that would eliminate the dangers posed by this defect in engineering. It is hard to believe that this problem was not made aware to the manufacturer in testing trials of these particular vehicles. Please help us with this lemon!!!.

While driving to work the car attempted to stall and the etc light came on. The car seemed to go neutral, then gag, then regained it's composure. I immediately pulled off. Car was in cold weather but never had this issue before, in mn. Temps the manual said it was the etc electric throttle control, but didn't indicate it was a major concern, unless light stayed on . What would be a major concern other than getting rear ended by a pile of cars? I've never had this with any car, it was totally a new light I've never seen. I made it to work afterwards. On the way back home, the etc light came on again -- flashing, then off -- car stayed rolling. Perhaps it is more inclined to stall going uphill with the etc, and while it's rolling downhill, less inclined to stall? who knows, but I don't think this is just a couple Patriots out there, because there's already more than 500 people who've complained of this issue. I contacted dealer - but they did not admit to any recalls for my Patriot - even when I stated others have had this exact issue. I am very reluctant to take my Jeep anywhere but a few blocks in this winter weather. This was truly the first time I felt unsafe in it. Mileage is 89,000. However, should an accident occur I will certainly sue the company.