general problems of the 2016 Jeep Patriot

Air bag light is on and I havent been in a accident or anything.

The driver headrest deployed without being in an accident. Took my vehicle to phillips Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram dealership on November 24, 2025 and the associate informed of the recalls/warranty I have. The invoice comment from the dealership "performed inspection driver side front headrest has failed cannot replace due to part being discontinued. " this results in driving a vehicle that is unsafe. I spoke with Chrysler hotline regarding the issue 12/2, 12/3, 12/8, 12/17 and was given a case # 94878288 which was closed without the problem being fixed/repaired. Just trying to get this issue resolved while the part is a recall and covered through the warranty.

The air bag in the drivers head rest exploded while my daughter was driving away at college, thankfully she was stopped at a red light she only had a mild concussion, this head rest exploded all on its on without warning or being in a wreck,.

While parked the passenger side head rest opened up exposing the air bag ect stuff.

Brought jepp Patriot 2016 to a car shop in suisun city, CA and they did a thorough diagnostics of my Patriot and couldn’t find out why my battery light was coming on. They checked the alternator and battery and they said they were fine. I was on a main street in suisun city and as I was turning to the left the car died on me and completely shut off. It was hard to turn wheels and hard to push the brakes and I had people push me out of the street into a sidewalk near a house. I then decided to try start it and it started and I was able to make it to my daughter’s house. My son-in-law and granddaughter used my car and hasn’t had the battery light come on yet but that has happened to me several times where it would come on and turn back off. There was only one incident where it died on me so far and I’m hoping it won’t do it again especially on a busier street. I can’t afford to bring it to dealership to see if they can find the reason why the battery lights comes off and on sporadically. I don’t know if any other Jeeps are having this issue but am asked to report it in case it does to happen to someone else.

My air bag light keeps blinking off and on and my hood keeps rattling from coming loose in the front. And just like everyone my transmission doesn't act right they should have done recalled this car it was totally not worth 25000 dollars.

This vehicle had an air bag indicator light come on. After taking it to the dealer for diagnosis. It has a restraint system control module that has quit responding and as a result has no restraints that are operable. The part has been on order for over a month and the latest update from Chrysler says there is no eta available due to the global microchip shortage. I am driving the vehicle out of necessity, but consider it unsafe.

On 8/11/22 I was involved in a behicle accident where my air bag didn't deploy. Due to this I had injuries.

While sitting parked in a car port, the passenger seat headrest deployed, without the vehicle being bumped, jostled, shaken, or otherwise having any reason for the headrest to deploy.

The front passenger ahr unexpectedly deployed while the vehicle was parked. The vehicle was not involved in an accident. This incident happened on or about 05/12/2022. The driver ahr has not deployed, however, I am very concerned that an unexpected deployment might occur any time in the near or distant future.

I was hit on the front end of the car by another car going about 30 mph. It totaled the car but the airbags did not deploy.

Hello . My wife was involved in car accident . She was in her 2016 Jeep Patriot. Which the accident was pretty big. Which caused airbags to deploy. Airbag from steering wheel didn't deploy properly and also the airbag from the dashboard on passenger side. The airbags released a lot of white powder and smoke which made her have a hard time breathing. She is in the hospital now due to the lack of help from the airbag and also inhaling the substance from the airbag.

My vehicle was parked in front of my house. When I went to enter the vehicle, I noticed my driver side head had exploded.

My malfunctioning Jeep Patriot experienced sudden unexpected acceleration which resulted in a totaled car, 2 damaged buildings, and a fca letter stonewalling and washing their hands of. This accident came within a whisker of taking our lives. Accident happened as I descended our driveway to our house. Deep skid tire marks in gravel they chose to ignore. Their "investigation" was very very shallow. I have a detailed description of all that happened that day and police report which I can fax to you. I am a very angry and frustrated veteran I need you. Thanks.

When involved in a car accident, the airbags delayed deployment. This happened on a downtown street with speed of 25 mph. The car was in motion - someone failed to yield right away and accident couldn't be avoided.

On Monday 07/09/2018, while stopped on a city street was rear-ended by a truck which didn't stop going approximately 40 -50 mph. It smashed my car into the vehicle in front which was a car length away. The seat broke backwards, the center console between the seats flew off, and none of the airbags in the vehicle deployed, knees went forward into the dash.

Air bag alarm and light keeps coming on and off.

The system that monitors whether a passenger is in the passenger seat malfunctions and causes the seatbelt to show unbuckled therefore turning the airbag off in case of an accident. This specific piece of equipment has been recalled on similar vehicles in the same year but my VIN was not selected and my dealership wanted me to pay in order to fix it because it was a safety risk.

The airbag light came on about 35 times, and I went to the dealer, they told me to come back later because the light wasn't illuminated, then I was told a sensor was broken, and they couldn't fix it, so that meant I would have zero airbags that worked.

Air bags didn't deploy hit two grown horse's hit in front of 2016 Jeep Patriot totaled Jeep Patriot 2016. Sure this is a recall that needs reported and complaint filed against maker of airbag manufacturer accident happened 11/10/2016 @ 6:15pm on stern's rd oakdale,ca95361 I could have been killed but whiplash medical treatment done and continue treatment for the rest of life with no treatment stop driving down stern's rd at night two horse's ran out in front of Jeep killing one major injury to other! please contact me ASAP at (209) 312-4778.

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. While driving approximately 20 mph, the contact veered and crashed the front passenger side of the vehicle into the rear driver side of a parked vehicle. The contact sustained a concussion, fractured nose, and a busted lip that required medical attention. The contact would need surgery in the future. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a collision shop where it was inspected and determined that the rate of deceleration necessary to engage the air bag system was not present during the collision. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 9,000.

My wife and I were hit head on by a drunk driver, we were both rendered unconscious when we awoke the air bags were on fire. The vehicle was stationary.