Four problems related to engine stall have been reported for the 2015 Jeep Patriot. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The engine stalls unexpectedly while driving, due to the intermittent failure of the crankshaft or camshaft sensor on the engine. This could result in an accident.
Vehicle began stalling while driving without warning, stalled on busy roads, on hills, turning corners, ect. Stalling occurred at infrequent intervals. Sometimes 3 times a day, then wouldn't happen for a few weeks. Sometimes the traction control light would come on after the stalling. Sometimes the car would start right back up when I put it in park or neutral and turned the key, but then die again after traveling 50-100 feet. Mechanics unable to diagnosis problem because no engine light would come on and no error report was generated . Finally, after 2 months of trouble, the car finally showed an engine error code after stalling. Code was for the crankshaft sensor. Had it repaired for $162. 40. Very dangerous situation when your car dies in heavy traffic and there is no area to safely coast to out of the way of danger. Always fearful of getting rear-ended. Mechanics can't fix the problem because they don't know what the cause is until there is an engine light on. There are complaints on the internet about it, but Jeep hasn't warned customers of the problem.
While driving I made a right turn and then the "tire light" began to flash and a warning sound was heard then the "traction control light" began to flash and alert sound was heard and then a "red lightning bolt" warning light was flashing on the dashboard and the "engine light" turned on, all lights were lit up and the engine stalled and couldn't get passed 20mph even thought the accelerator was almost to the floor. The vehicle has only less than 32000 miles, and has had its regular maintenance. I've seen several similar complaints on Jeep Patriot forums and seen that the 2014 and 2016 had recalls for this or related issue. When stopping the vehicle idles high and still moves even though the brake is fully pressed, and the temperature rises fast. I was driving at night on a city street so luckily the wasn't much traffic. The lights came on before I lost engine power and I shut off the vehicle and turned it back on and they went away but that didn't happen the second time it occurred, the lights stayed on and that's when I also lost engine power and the vehicle would stall. Moves fine in reverse but because the vehicle is idling really high it takes off in reverse by itself without using the accelerator.
Tl-the contact owns a 2015 Jeep Patriot SUV 4wd. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the engine stalled without stalled. The contact stated that the failure occured intermittently and that there was a complete loss of motive power. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized as well. The vehicle was taken to madison Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram - 203 boston post road, madison, conneticutt 06443 (203) 245-0451 - where it was diagnosed that the crank shaft sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. The contact cited NHTSA campaign number: 16v907000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 51,000. Ad.