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2015 Jeep PATRIOT Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1465457
Internal NHTSA #	11092256
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	JEEP
Model	PATRIOT
Model Year	2015
File date	13/04/18
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. While driving 10 mph, the contact noticed smoke under the hood of the vehicle. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and turned off the engine. At that point, the contact noticed flames coming from under the hood. An off duty police officer was able to extinguish the fire. The fire department was not notified and a police report was not filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot and then towed to an independent mechanic. The technician informed the contact that the failure was caused by nhtsa campaign number: 15v878000 (steering) and advised that the vehicle be towed to the jeep chrysler dealer. The vehicle was towed to safford chrysler jeep dodge of springfield (7611 loisdale rd, springfield, va 22150) where the technician informed the contact that it was a difficult case. The dealer advised the contact to call the manufacturer to open a case regarding the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and case number: 34002244 was opened. The manufacturer also informed the contact that they would send a third party fire inspector to investigate the failure and determine the cause of the fire by may 4, 2018. To date, the investigator had not inspected the vehicle and no repairs were made. The failure mileage was 68,261.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	68261
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	WASHINGTON, DC
VIN pattern	1C4NJRFB3FDXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
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	10
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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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2015 Jeep PATRIOT Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Jeep PATRIOT Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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