| Issue ID | 1131183 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10654733 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | PATRIOT |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 02/11/14 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I recently bought a 2008 jeep patriot in florida and got on the highway to go head home to mississippi the day after purchase and experienced a problem with the vehicle. I picked up speed in the vehicle and noticed it started to make a noise so i slowed down. I picked up speed again and the vehicle was making the noise and slowing down once again. I tried to pick up speed again and the car been to slow all the way down only going about 40 to 50 mph. Then i noticed a light come on. I was on the highway and the car would not go any faster than 40 to 60 mph i then pulled over. I looked under the hood there was no smoke and didn't look to be any overheating and the car was not hot. I waited a while drove to mississippi took it to a chrysler jeep dealership and was told it was the transmission. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 47600 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MERIDIAN, MS |
| VIN pattern | 1J8FF48W68DXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 80 |
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