| Issue ID | 1505016 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11140392 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | PATRIOT |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 14/10/18 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tamara recall to whom it may concern my 2014 jeep patriot throttle body went out while driving and almost caused a crash i looked up on the jeep forum and their is thousands of people with the same year and make with the same issues alot of them caused recks from throttle body issues, what happen was i was driving on a city street and came to a stop sign and then my etc light and check engeine light came on blinking and then with my foot completly on the break and i just got new breaks done a couple of months ago , my jeep started to rev and the rpms went all the way to the red and my jeep was off bucking and went straight ahead while my foot is still on the break i was completely not in control of my jeep and i was heading right into another vehicle i slammed on my horn and put my hazards on and the other person slammed on their breaks, i was able to coast off the road because it wpuldnt go over 20 mph after that and turn my jeep off and called a tow truck and sent it to the shop , and they called me saying it was throttle control body went out and saying its going to be like 600 dollars to fix. It was the most scariest and dangerous thing i've ever seen happen with vehicles. I called chrysler and they seemed like they understood this has been a promblem and they just did not care the below pictures are just some of the people that went thru the same thing its called jeep forum. Thanks for your concern |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 130000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MASSILLON, OH |
| VIN pattern | 1C4NJRFB8EDXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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