Three problems related to camshaft position sensor have been reported for the 2016 Jeep Patriot. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Vehicle driving on highway and shuts off with no prior warning. Vehicle driving at normal city speeds of 40 to 45 mph and shuts off with no warning. The vehicle will shut off completely, engine stalls. Still have electrical power. Turn key off and wait 20 minutes, vehicle drives normal. Stall is random and after a 20 minute key off engine off starts and drives fine. No mil or check engine light or active or stored dtc after stall lose all power brakes and steering during stall suspect crankshaft position sensor and both camshaft position sensor harness connectors.
I believe my vehicle should be repaired at the expense of the manufacturer as the symptoms I'm experiencing are identical to the issues addressed in TSB: nhtsa16v907000 from 2016/12/16 crankshaft sensor may fail causing engine stall. Apparently, my VIN# was not included in the initial recall, yet my 2016 Jeep Patriot is demonstrating the exact problems cited in the initial recall. My symptoms include intermittent triggering of the vehicle to enter limp mode resulting in loss of ability to accelerate and drastic reduction of engine output power. Electronic throttle control light illuminates, sporadically. Engine idles roughly and/or at low rpms sporadically. Cycling the vehicle off and back on will sometimes result in the a return to normal vehicle performance, only to have the same issue resurface the next day. The crankshaft position sensor and its wiring harness, the intake camshaft position sensor, exhaust camshaft position sensor its wiring harness and electrical connectors and throttle body should all be replaced. In addition, the necessary computer reset/reprogramming should be performed as well.
In July 2020, I was driving, and my engine light came on. Went to Jeep, in reno, nv, which diagnosed it as a camshaft sensor error; it would need to be repaired but not critical. Tech reset sensor, and said if it comes on again, we should set a date for repair. On sept 3, 6:40pm, driving on the highway, coming out of an interchange, my car shut down! everything. Luckily, close enough, I coasted off to the right and took the first exit, braked hard, and came to stop. Couldn't restart. Ordered a tow. Ten min later, tried again, the car started, and drove it 3 miles home @ 25 mph. Hit 30mph, it kinda 'chunked', and I went back to 24-25mph. Sept 4, I took to lithia Jeep, again. Left it with them. They called me later, and said it was the crankshaft sensor, and would need to be replaced. Total cost: $700. They kept it over the labor day weekend, and will fix & return, sept 8, 2020. I googled the issue; discovered a recall for Jeep Patriot's manufactured may-July 2016. Today, sept 7, contacted the Chrysler recall dept, regarding the s89 recall, learned my vehicle was manufactured Jan 15, 2016, and not included in the recall s89. My vehicle, same make/model, with the exact same issues as in the recall. The agent said I have to get the dealer to acknowledge the issue is the same as the recall; then request a review by the Jeep dealer's regional supervisor, who, if approves, allows me to submit paperwork, to request Chrysler pay all bills related to issue, back to the July 2020 camshaft sensor issue, up to and including the repair of both the camshaft sensor, and the crankshaft sensor. This seems like a lot of footwork for me, let alone all the paperwork to submit for, hopefully, payment after the fact, for work related to a recall. Can you step in and help? can you add more vehicles manufacture dates to the recall, to include mine?.