general problems of the 2015 Jeep Patriot - part 2

Transmission is overheating in various driving conditions. It used to be at highway speeds on hot days. Now it occurs in any conditions down to 49 degrees at 45 miles per hour. The problem is common in this vehicle, Chrysler knows about it and does nothing to correct it in manufacturing. Problem has been occurring since the first year but was too infrequent and got too little response from dealership to invoke lemon law in time. Chrysler and some dealerships attempt to wait out the lemon law and then the warranty period. Transmission overheats with much greater frequency now. The safety problem is that the vehicle goes into limp mode and goes to zero power very quickly. My wife could find herself stranded in an strange or unsafe neighborhood,or worse, along crowded stretch of interstate like i95 n at chester, PA or in the middle of any clover leaf. The vehicle becomes a hazard to my wife and other drivers. Or imagine virginia, i95 n heading for DC where traffic is both heavy and fast-moving. A slow vehicle merging is nearly impossible in some places. And now a vehicle dies in the center lane. Boom. If this was the failure of a wear item and could not be helped, that would be one thing. But Chrysler/Jeep knew they were putting out bad transmissions for years and did nothing. In our case champion in mississippi misdiagnosed the problem as the throttle body and replaced it. The problem remained. Bayside in virginia replaced the throttle body again, the transmission and then the wire harness. The problem persists and is worsening. We are in our 5th year of dealing with this. This little fiat trans is too small and weak for a midsize SUV. Any vehicle, midsize or larger, with this cvt transmission in it should be taken off the road. Date below and original mileage reading are approximate. Problem continues to this day. Please help us.

While in motion on a major highway the car has unexpectedly lost power. This has not been a one time issue. This has happened while turning, while driving on a city street, driving up a hill, and all other instances where your car is in motion. I am terrified to be in the car, but this our only means of transportation. The dealership that services us has told us that many other 2015 Jeep Patriots are having this same issue and Chrysler refuses to fix the problem. He said that it could be the throttle body or possibly something else- the diagnostic test showed elusive results. The man who looked at the Jeep said that he contacted Chrysler hoping that they would "goodwill" the needed repairs, as we just passed the warranty by 1000 miles. Chrysler refused despite this man's persistency to assist us. But our Jeep nightmare does not end there. Before 15,000 miles, a brand new transmission had to be put in. Now at 37,000 miles the car is presenting transmission issues and throttle body issues. We were advised not to drive the car as it has proven itself to be unsafe, and as I mentioned previously this is our only way of transportation. So now we are staring at our parked car that sometimes does not even start, while making payments on said vehicle, which has been deemed too unsafe to drive, paying additional money to be driven around to work and school, and dealing with substandard customer service. What a joy!.

On 5 occasions when driving the car around 70mph, the car starts to decelerate on its own with no indicators on the vehicle showing any issues. The vehicle will not accelerate over 55mph - you have to undertake an emergency move into an inside lane in order to be in a safe location and even when pressing the accelerator pedal it will not go over 55mph. After a few minutes the car will then start to accelerate again. On multiple occasions, it has almost created a s situation where the car has been hit from behind my vehicles behind due to the sudden deceleration. The vehicle has been take into the Jeep dealership and they have not been able to diagnose the issue with the vehicle or reproduce it.

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Patriot. While the vehicle was in the park position, it began to roll away. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000.

Went to get an oil change and technician found cvt disptick tube on the splash guard. Google search shows lots of people complaining and talking about this. Since the cvt tube does not have any end user serviceable parts it was never touched . Seems to be breaking from poor design/vibration. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 75 mph, the transmission temperature warning light illuminated. The vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to safford Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram & fiat of fredericksburg (5202 jefferson davis hwy, fredericksburg, va 22408) to diagnosed. The contact was informed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer where to be diagnosed a second time. The contact was informed that the wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was diagnosed a third time and the contact was informed that the transmission was faulty. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Patriot. While the vehicle was parked, it rolled backwards independently. The contact stated that the reverse lights were illuminated. The contact had to jump into the vehicle and depress the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The emergency brake had to be applied in order to prevent the vehicle from driving in reverse. Whenever driving over a pothole at approximately 70 mph, the vehicle downshifted from automatic to manual. The contraction control warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who advised the contact not to drive the vehicle and that no failure was found. The dealer suggested that the cbt transmission could be failing. The contact notified the manufacturer who advised the contact to do a full inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,088.

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Patriot. While driving at approximately 40 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle did not accelerate. The contact stated that the temperature gauge fluctuated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was not duplicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.