2011 Jeep Patriot transmission problems

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The component that failed was the front, driver's side subframe. This component and the vehicle is available for inspection upon request. The sudden and unexpected failure of the subframe on the vehicle, due to excessive rust corrosion, precipitated a series of hazardous events that significantly compromised not only my own safety but also the safety of others on the road. While driving at a low speed, the detachment of the wheel hub and CV axle joint led to a complete loss of vehicle control. This mechanical failure was further exacerbated by the total loss of transmission fluid, which leaked onto the road, potentially creating a slippery and dangerous surface for other road users. The culmination of these mechanical failures resulted in having been stranded in the middle of a busy intersection, a location where a major freeway on and off ramp intersect with a significant artery of traffic. This situation placed myself in immediate danger, exposed to the risk of collision from oncoming traffic. Moreover, the unexpected presence of my immobilized vehicle in the intersection also posed a significant risk to other drivers, who may have had to make sudden maneuvers to avoid a collision. This could have led to secondary accidents, endangering even more road users. The problem was confirmed by an independent insurance agent, and therefore, the vehicle and failed subframe were inspected by insurance representatives. There were no warning lamps or messages from the Electronic Vehicle Information Center, nor were other symptoms of the problem apparent immediately prior to the failure.

NHTSA complaint #11609031 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Vehicle has a bad wheel bearing. While replacing wheel bearing noticed that the rear subframe was completely rotted/rusted. The corrosion on the rear subframe is far worse than the rest of the vehicle. This vehicle is unsafe to drive in its current state as the crossmember could collapse causing a loss of control of the vehicle. Upon doing some research it is clear that Chrysler knows that this is a issue. I cannot believe that there hasn't been a recall to replace these subframes. I guess its going to take a major accident or worse to before anything will get done. I have included pictures of the crossmember as well as the undercarriage of the vehicle for comparison.

NHTSA complaint #11530799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Chasis, crossmember suspension broke for corrosion

NHTSA complaint #11478104 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that there was a rattling noise coming from under the hood of the vehicle while driving. On another occasion while driving approximately 20 MPH, the speedometer went 0 MPH and failed to function as needed. The vehicle stalled shortly afterward and was coasted to the side of the roadway. The contact had the vehicle towed from the scene. The contact stated the failure occurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 117,362.

NHTSA complaint #11467205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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LOUD CLUNK NOISE WHEN DRIVING, NOTICED THE SUB FRAME THAT'S THE CONTROL ARMS ARE CONNECTED TO AND THE ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN ARE SUPPOSED BY IS RUSTED AND ROOTED SO MUCH I CAN PUSH MY FINGER THROUGH IT.

NHTSA complaint #11328431 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, THE JEEP PATRIOT WILL STUTTER WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT TWICE AND HE BELIEVES THAT THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE I GOT ONLINE, I FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THE THE CVT TRANSMISSION USED IN THESE VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY, JEEP MUST KNOW THAT THE CVT IS FLAWED, BECAUSE THEY STOPPED THE USE OF IT IN 2014.

NHTSA complaint #11299277 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER WAITING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD BE ILLUMINATED EVERY TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #11298400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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CVT?

NHTSA complaint #11289953 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS INTENDED. THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. WEST HILLS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (900 W HILLS BLVD, BREMERTON, WA 98312, (360) 616-3275) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA complaint #11278438 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I WAS SITTING AT THE LIGHT WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTS TO JUMP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES TO MOVE TWITH TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE JUMPS AND THEN DRIVES AS NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE ON THE 3RD AND WHILE HE WAS TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT COMPLETELY STOPPED OPERATING AS WE WERE TURNING AROUND AND THE ENGINE BEGINS TO REV BUT NOT MOVE AND AFTER TRYING AGAIN TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE THE ENGINE THEN BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE MECHANIC THEN DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO BE GOING OUT VERY SOON. SO I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND BEEN DOING RESEARCH TO FIND THAT THIS A COMMON THING WITH CVT TRANSMISSIONS AS I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 6 YEARS WITH 152,000 MILES. THERE WERE NO TRUE SIGNS OF ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT I COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS TYPE OF BREAKDOWN.

NHTSA complaint #11254062 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THE END OF MAY 2019, I HAVE GONE TO MY BANK TO GET A LOAN TO HAVE IT FIXE AND UPON TALKING TO MY LOAN OFFICER HE INFORMED ME THAT W.IN 150 MILE RADIUS THERE HAS BEEN 14 LOANS TO HAVE TRANSMISSIONS FIXED ON HOW MANY HAS THERE BEEN IN THE STATE OF WI, IN THE WHOLE JEEP COMMUNITY? THERE WAS NO GIVEN WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM W/ OUR JEEP, IT JUST STOPPED WORKING AS MY SON WAS ABOUT TO GO TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING. IT MOVED ABOUT 5 FT AND THAT WAS ABOUT IT, NOTHING MORE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG W/ THIS VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPING. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? JEEP IS A MONEY MAKER, I KNOW THERE A MANY FACTORS IN RECALLS BUT I FIND THAT THIS IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE PRODUCT ITSELF.

NHTSA complaint #11241442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RIVER OAKS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (4807 KIRBY DR, HOUSTON, TX 77098, (713) 524-3801) TO BE REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE DEALER FOUND A FRACTURED TRANSMISSION FILL TUBE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OCCURRED AT THE EMISSIONS FACILITY SINCE NO MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,278.

NHTSA complaint #11218909 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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YOU NEED TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VEHICLES ITS RIDICULOUS HOW EXPENSIVE THEY ARE NO NORMAL PERSON CAN AFFORD THIS FIX. NOBODY IN WAYNE COUNTY EVEN WANTS TO WORK ON IT. O CANT AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR. IT'S ONLY AT 120K . I LOVE MY JEEP. BUT IT IS NOTHING BUT STRESS AND DEPRESSION. IT IS NOT RIGHT MAN.

NHTSA complaint #11203270 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DRIVING ALONG AND LOSE OF POWER IN THE TRANSMISSION. GOT IT PARKED AND NOW IT WONT GO. DIDNT HAVE A LOUD NOISE OR ANY WARNING. IT JUST WOULDNT GO.

NHTSA complaint #11202738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WE HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS SO FAR OF OUR 2011 JEEP PATRIOT LOSING SIGNIFICANT POWER AND STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE. THE FIRST INVOLVED OVERHEATING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AFTER A LONG ROAD TRIP. ALLOWING THE CAR TO REST ALLOWED US TO MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER SYMPTOMS DURING THE REMAINDER OF OUR TRIP. TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK RPMS DROP UNLESS BURYING THE ACCELERATOR INTO THE FLOOR, AT WHICH POINT THERE IS A LOUD WHINING SOUND WITH LITTLE TO SHOW IN TERMS OF SPEED. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE SPEED OVER 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 70. WE ALSO LOSE THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE GEAR MANUALLY. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE CAR CONTINUES TO BE SLOW TO GAIN SPEED AT LIGHTS, AND WORSE MAKING IT UPHILL TO OUR HOME, EVEN AT 25 MPH. AFTER RESTING THE ISSUE SUBSIDES UNTIL RETURNING WITHOUT WARNING. SEARCHING GOOGLE FOR "JEEP CVT FAILURE" YIELDS DOZENS OF RESULTS FOR JEEP PATRIOT AND COMPASS, AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES USING THE SAME JATCO CVT TRANSMISSION. THIS FAILURE MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE "SOLUTION" TO THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE TO CONTINUALLY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST $5000 PER INCIDENT TO THE OWNER WITH THE SAME FLAWED PRODUCT. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MY SPEED CUT OUT ON ME WHILE OVERTAKING A FREIGHT TRUCK, OR MAKING A LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER, AND LET'S GET JATCO TO AT LEAST SWAP OUT THE TRANSMISSION FOR A RECONDITIONED ONE WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCUR.

NHTSA complaint #11179913 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE, EVEN WITH WITH NORMAL SERVICING. ISSUES START WITH A WHINING NOISE, OVERHEAT WARNINGS, AND AN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE MOST COMMON SOLUTION IS REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. LATE 2014 MODEL YEAR PATRIOTS CHANGED TO A NON-CVT TRANSMISSION. AFTER REPLACING ORIGINAL CVT TRANSMISSION FOR $2,500 IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 6 MONTHS. THE JEEP IS UNDRIVE-ABLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE CVT TRANSMISSION. MY JEEP IS UNDRIVE-ABLE AND STILL OWE $5900 WHILE IT SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY!! TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE DRIVING AND JEEP STALLS MAKING IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. INTERNET FORUMS HAVE COUNTLESS COMPALINTS ABOUT THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS WITH SAME SYMPTOMS!!

NHTSA complaint #11173866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I BOUGHT THE PATRIOT NEW AND IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND NEVER GAVE ANY WARNING BEFORE EXPERIENCING CRITICAL PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. ON 2 OCCASIONS THE PATRIOT LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, LEAVING ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN BUSY TRAFFIC. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING IN ON A BUSY CITY STREET WHEN THE JEEP NO LONGER ACCELERATED ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD POPPING SOUND. NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A CARE WITH 91,000 MILES. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN RECURRENT OVERHEATING PROBLEMS THE REPAIR SHOP CANNOT EXPLAIN. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING A JEEP PATRIOT.

NHTSA complaint #11165747 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLR STALLS AND DOES NOT MOVE THEN JERKS VERY QUICKLY FLYING MY CAR FORWARD. I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 115,000 MILES. JEEP HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARLY CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND WILL NOT REPLACE THEM. VERY UNSAFE.

NHTSA complaint #11102773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A RE-OCCURRING ISSUE WHERE AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE CAR WILL STALL SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION. THE LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MAY 6, 2018 AFTER FILLING THE TANK AND LETTING THE PUMP'S AUTO-SHUTOFF STOP FUELING. LEAVING THE GAS STATION I PULLED OUT INTO A HIGH-SPEED 4 LANE ROAD AND AS I ACCELERATED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AS A RESULT OF THE STALL I IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING ABILITY AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY CARS BEHIND ME AS WE ALL EXPECTED ME TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE UP TO CRUISING SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RE-START THE ENGINE. AFTER THIS INITIAL STALL, THE CAR RAN NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, WITH EACH ENGINE STALL OCCURRING SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING. THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY.

NHTSA complaint #11092183 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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CVT TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, HAS TROUBLE GOING INTO GEAR. JUMPS FROM AUTOMATIC TO MANUAL ON ITS OWN. DOES NOT ALWAYS STAY IN GEAR WHEN SHUT DOWN. TRANSMISSION ULTIMATELY FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #11051825 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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NUMERIOUS CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE / OVERHEAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VERY UNSAFE DUE TO DECELERATION. STARTED IN AUG 2016 AND HAPPENS MONTHLY ANYTIME MORE THAN 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #11022488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2ND TIME MY TRANSMISSION STALL WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE WILL STALL AND NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. I HAD TO MOVE OVER THREE LANES TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF I15 N WITH VEHICLES COMING UP TO 70 MPH. HAPPY TO BE ALIVE AND THAT I WAS NOT HIT. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS ISSUE HAPPENS TO ME AND IT SEEMS LIKE JEEP IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILL TO FIX THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION ISSUES. CHRYSLER/ JEEP KNOW THAT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND DO NOT CARE TO FIX IT. TOOK IT BOTH TIMES TO DEALER AND "IS NOTHING" IS WHAT I AM TOLD EVERY TIME "IS A FLUKE IN A CODE" "JUST PULL OVER AND LET IT COOL EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS" AND WELL "WE DON'T HAVE A FIX FOR IT". THEY ONLY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE FLUID BUT DID NOT WARRANTY THIS WILL FIX PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE KEEP ON COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. AND, WELL NISSAN WHO USES THE JATCO CVT IS FIXING BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COOLERS AND FIXING THE ISSUE. JEEP/ CHRYSLER JUST DOES NOT CARE ABOUT IT CUSTOMERS AND TELL US "IS NOTHING" NEVER EVER BUYING A JEEP AND/ OR CHRYSLER IN LIFE! WILL GLADLY TRADE-IN SOON AS I AM NOT WILLING TO PUT MY LIFE AT RISK GETTING HIT ON AN INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH BY ANOTHER CAR. WHAT WOULD I TELL THEM SORRY I AM DRIVING 30 - 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY BUT MY CVT TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND IT STALL ON ME. NO THANK YOU!!!!

NHTSA complaint #11012077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5X NOW WITH NO WARNING. TODAY I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MPH - THE ENGINE TURNS OFF BY ITSELF. HAD TO WAIT 90 MINUTES FOR A TOW IN 94 DEGREE WEATHER.

NHTSA complaint #11003923 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ON A ROAD TRIP THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS NOT HOT OUTSIDE AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATE GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE OVERHEATING. AS SOON AS THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STALL. IT WAS VERY SCARY AS WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH VEHICLES TRAVELING 70 MPH OR MORE. WE COULD OF BEEN HIT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I FEEL JEEP/ CHRYSLER SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS SINCE MY PASSENGER AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES AND THIS IS ALREADY THE SECOND TIMES IT DOES THIS AND ALSO THE ACTUATORS ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. I AM AT THE POINT OF JUST CONSIDERING A TRADE IN AND DODGING ALL THESE ISSUES WITH A VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 75K ON IT. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD DO AT 100,000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10985711 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS WITHOUT WARNING UNTIL IT ALREADY HAS HAPPENED. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND MAKES NOISE. BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODES DEALERS CANNOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE.. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY CAR WILL OVERHEAT AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN LEAVING YPU AT RISK OF POSSIBLE COLLISIONS. ALWAYS TOLD IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THESE FLUSHES ARE ALREADY EXPENSIVE BUT DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM ON HOT DAYS (I LIVE IN ARIZONA) ITS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO OVERHEATING AND SHUTTING

NHTSA complaint #10967535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) REPLACED THREE TIMES BY A CERTIFIED JEEP DEALER. THE FAULTY TCM CAUSES THE JEEP TO BARELY START OR TO SUDDENLY CAUSE THE JEEP TO LOSE POWER IF DRIVING AND ONLY GO ABOUT 5 MPH IN REVERSE OR FIRST GEAR. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL, TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ON. THE TCM HAS FAILED ONCE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND TWICE WHEN MOVING. IT TAKES AT LEAST A WEEK FOR THE DEALER TO ORDER AND INSTALL A REPLACEMENT TCM, LEAVING ME WITHOUT MY JEEP AND CAUSING ME TO LOSE ANY CONFIDENCE IN MY VEHICLE. I COMPLAINED TO BOTH CARMAX, WHERE I BOUGHT THE JEEP; AND TO CHRYSLER JEEP, WHICH HOLDS THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. BOTH COMPLAINTS WERE REBUFFED AS NOT BEING VALID. I TRIED TO UPLOAD MY DOCUMENTATION BUT COULDN'T. I CAN SEND IT TO YOU VIA EMAIL OR FAX. THE "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN DATE WAS THE 4TH TIME I HAD TCM PROBELMS

NHTSA complaint #10966228 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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VEHICLE HAS 79K MILES. I STARTED MY CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WITH NO ISSUES AND SUDDENLY THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AS IF THERE'S NO POWER. ALMOST GOT HIT BECAUSE I COULD NOT SPEED UP. PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR ISSUES. GOOGLED JEEP PATRIOT TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND VEHICLE SLOWING TO 20-30 MPH. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER -- ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! THANK YOU.

NHTSA complaint #10920646 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF FOURTH GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

NHTSA complaint #10919863 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I OWN A 2011 JEEP PATRIOT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY GONE OUT! IT HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY. NO WARNING, NOTHING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD WINDING NOISE. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE, BUT FOR ONLY A MILE OR SO. THEN NO ACCELERATION AND I COULD NOT REVERSE. THE CAR HAS 160K MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10909752 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.