general problems of the 2014 Jeep Patriot - part 2

I purchased a brand new 2014 Jeep Patriot latitude from marshall Dodge in crittenden (which should be shut down for horrible customer service after purchasing!) was a great car for the first little bit. I can no longer depend on this vehicle on the interstate. At interstate speed (65-70 mph) the car will begin to make a squeal noise and within five minutes I am playing leap frog to get to the emergency lane at max speed of (20 mph) and the vehicle is very jerky. When it does this all fluids in the car are fine, give it about 20 minutes and the car will act normal, but I cannot trust it to get back on the interstate. This has been going on for two years. I've taken it back to the dealership that I purchased it from and their useless extended warranty and nothing gets done! I have continually been told they cannot find any signs via computer it has done anything like this or after keeping it for two weeks driving it and looking it over it has no reason to. It is beginning to happen more frequently and am frustrated I can trust my original vehicle (thankfully I didn't trade it in to that crooked dealership) that has almost 200,000 miles on it, a 2004 scion tc, more than a vehicle I bought brand new that started becoming unreliable with 36,000 miles on it. I feel like I bought a lemon and the dealership doesn't want to fix it. This vehicle cannot be trusted to get to a to b and I feel like I am getting screwed by my Jeep dealership and Jeep. There should be a recall on this, the more I research the more common it is; or Jeep should have to make these vehicles right, because they are extremely dangerous and could cause a major accident on the interstate! if it is never made right you can bet I will never own another Jeep product and I will be sure let my family and friends know just how dangerous they are!.

2014 Jeep Patriot 6 months ago driving on interstate the acceleration speed went from 70 mps to 25 mps almost hit by 18 wheeler truck took into dealership stated the speed se sor was defected and repaired. On April 25 car acceleration wslowed down and car was throttling. Dealership stated codes were transmission issues, cvt shiffted out of transmission. Unhappy only had car 2 years seeking legal advice immediately! car is very unsafe on interstate.

On March 8 2016 at 2. 00 am I was going to pick up my daughter from work and was on the expressway and the car wouldn't accelerate over 40 miles. I try to pick up. Speed and it sound like the engine was falling apart I was almost rear ended I exited off the expressway drove home on the side street and called a family member for a ride I could have been killed I am going to call the service department were I purchased the vehicle and get the vehicle inspected because this car is not even 2 years old.

Traveling east on hy89 at approx 08:30 with cc set at 70. On 6% uphill grade rpm dropped to 2300 and speed to about 35, pressed acceler and fuel shut off. Car has auto trans with cvt trans. Fiddled with gear shift and acceleration resumed. On the way back had same experience but when rpm started to drop, turned off cc and operation was normal. No problems with smaller hills. Made same trip several times prior with rpm around 3500 and speed about 60 in same spots.

A light comes on and the car starts slowing down so you must pull over until the light goes out, but it happens again and again. It is so dangerous to be stuck on the side of the road or in the middle of an intersection. The dealership has had the car many times and said there is nothing they can do even though I have a lifetime warranty. It is like owning a golf cart. There are many people on the internet with the same issue. It should be a recall!.

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.

Purchased a 2014 Jeep Patriot (used) on 03/15/2014 was going to work at 5am. All of a sudden was in 2 lane Jeep started loosing power, skipping bad,it did not wont to run!!! finally got it out of the road. This was in August of 2015. Called my husband he came we got it back home. Police stopped to see if I was ok now I called the Jeep recall place and gave them my VIN number said no recalls . So now the Jeep will not start when I turn the ignition on! have to do it several times to get it to crank!!! we live up on mountain now it started again the same thing!!!! hesitates going up the mountain and also on straight flat road!!! so what am I suppose to do???? it scares me thinking I am going to get stranded on side of road anytime, especially at 5 in the mornings!!!! still doing the same thing!!! I just feel like I aint the only one this has happen to with the Jeeps.

I purchased this 2014 Patriot four weeks ago with, I have not even made a first payment. Yesterday while driving in a parking lot my Jeep lost all power. I was shifted into drive and would hit the gas pedal and nothing would happen. There was absolutely no warning that is was going to stall, no indicator lights ever turned on. I placed the Jeep in park and turned off the ignition. Turned it back on, it was not immediate there was some lag on the start and was able to drive it again. I took it to my local dealership today to be inspected after a few hours they told me they could find nothing wrong and sent me on my way. I have investigated further and found that the 2011/2012 models have been investigated for this same problem in the past. This is a terrifying and dangerous occurrence that must be resolved. I am now fearful that this will reoccur in much more congested or high speed conditions.