Engine Crank/camshaft Position Sensor Problems of Jeep Patriot

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact stated that no warning light was illuminated before the failure; however, the check engine warning light was illuminated after the failure. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with crankshaft sensor failure. The contact was informed that the crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure occurred while her minor child was inside the vehicle. The contact stated that she and her minor child were stranded in a disabled vehicle on the road for over an hour. The dealer was made aware of the failure but did not assist. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under recall repair or special programs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that on two occasions while driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart after an hour each time. The vehicle was taken to the residence. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. On another occasion, the contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, she observed a winding noise emanating from the engine compartment. The contacts stated that the vehicle lost motive power and failed to accelerate as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle temporarily lost motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring increasingly while driving at various speeds. The contact stated that the vehicle lost motive power. The contact veered to the side of the road and was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the crankshaft position sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would jerk, various warning lights would illuminate, and the engine would stall. The contact stated he would have to coast to the side of the road. The contact stated that he turned the vehicle off and on when the failure first occurred however on the second failure occurrence the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the diagnosis was crankshaft position sensor failure. The crankshaft position sensor was repaired. The contact stated researched failure online and found NHTSA campaign number: 16v907000 (engine and engine cooling) however, his VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 41,580.

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled without warning. After restarting the vehicle, the check engine warning light would remain illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on multiple occasions and on multiple occasions the vehicle was either towed or driven to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the crank case sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The crankcase sensor was replaced but the failure persisted. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failures, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 56,000.