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2012 Jeep PATRIOT Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	938014
Internal NHTSA #	10472705
Manufacurer	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Brand	JEEP
Model	PATRIOT
Model Year	2012
File date	18/08/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On a saturday, my wife was on the freeway driving about 70mph, away from home, heavy traffic and 3 kids in the patriot. The jeep lost all power (saw the red lightening bolt indicator on the dash), then stalled and she had to immediately transition to the edge of the freeway, which had a very narrow shoulder. She attempted for an hour and a half to start the jeep. A state trooper showed up advised it was unsafe for the kids. The trooper took the kids to the local chrysler/jeep dealer. The jeep was taken to local dealer. The sales manager, after the jeep came off the tow truck was able to start the jeep. He said maybe she accidentally activated the 4wd, then proceeded to tape it down and told her if it runs ok on sunday she should be ok to drive home. My wife was able to drive the patriot sunday and started home on monday. About 30 miles from home it happened again, the lightening bolt, lost all power and it stalled. She was on the freeway at 70mph and had to merge to the shoulder with medium traffic conditions. She tried to start the patriot for 40 minutes, it did not start. While waiting for the tow truck a chp officer stopped, stated as the trooper had previously, it was unsafe for the kids to be on the freeway. He took them to the local chrysler/jeep dealer so they would be safe. Bottom line "the jeep lost all power (saw the red lightening bolt indicator on the dash), then stalled" twice in 3 days. Chrysler/jeep to date has stated, if there are no codes there is nothing they can do. This vehicle is unsafe to drive as indicated by my wife's experience and 7 other complaints listed on this site. Please do something about this unsafe vehicle condition before somebody gets killed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	12000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA
VIN pattern	1C4NJRBB6CDXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
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
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Vehicle speed	70
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Jeep PATRIOT Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Jeep PATRIOT Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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