| Issue ID | 1101270 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10626924 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | PATRIOT |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 05/01/14 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving down the road, when the vehicle shifted from drive to 4th gear without being touched. This particular vehicle has an option to manually shift through the seven gears by bumping the shifter sideways. But nothing had came in contact with the shifter when it happened. It has since this first incident, shifted into lower gears multiple times and leaving the rpms near or in red lines. The only way to get it back into normal driving is to pull the shifter up into neutral and back down into drive. It will also de-accelerate the vehicle quickly when you take your foot off the accelerator pedal and put it on the brake to shift back into normal driving. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 140 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SURFSIDE BEACH, SC |
| VIN pattern | 1C4NJPBB4EDXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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