Two problems related to automatic emergency braking have been reported for the 2015 Jeep Patriot. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2015 Jeep Patriot based on all problems reported for the 2015 Patriot.
When the abs wheel sensor detaches from it's mounting point on the transaxle (I. E. From rust) but is still in proximity to the tone wheel, the intermittent signals sent to the abs system causes unpredictable, uncontrolled application of the brakes while driving. This could very likely cause an accident as the car will brake without the brake lights illuminating resulting in a following vehicle crashing into the car. Also, unexpected braking could easily cause loss of control of the vehicle. There were yellow (not red) warning lights on the instrument cluster indicating that there was a problem with the abs/anti-skid / 4wd drive system. The warning lights appeared several days before the braking behavior was observed.
The speed sensors in the rear wheel hubs are held on with a thin wire clip. This rusts away very quickly and the sensor falls out. Then the brakes can be applied without the driver touching the brakes . This is very dangerous and almost caused an accident in my car and the dealer says there is no recall yet, but there should be. . !.