Major Problems with 2012 Jeep Patriot Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Jeep Patriot

2012 Jeep Patriot VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 2 Mileage: 2260 miles

2012 Jeep Patriot AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 75000 miles

2012 Jeep Patriot AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 21548 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Jeep Patriot owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE 5/21 1st 5/22 2nd loss of complete power while driving on highway. while driving a wedding gift of a new...	97 ~ 42255 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that he was driving approximately 68 mph with the...	60 ~ 48273 miles
POWER TRAIN car isn't getting any fuel. while trying to accelerate it sounded like i was going to flood it out. it	55 ~ 50448 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated there were two recalls associated with nhtsa campaign id...	52 ~ 11737 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while reversing from a residential driveway the vehicle...	36 ~ 45452 miles
SEAT BELTS my 2012 jeep patriot was struck on the driver side by a van. the state patrol officer estimated the speed...	35 ~ 9280 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL this is the first of 2 incidents i have had with this car. i was coming back into california from...	26 ~ 52043 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER as i was driving toward a freeway entrance i was suddenly no longer able to accelerate over 25mph. my jeep...	19 ~ 55025 miles
STEERING while driving to work i was slowing down to stop behind a bus but then had the opportunity to pass...	11 ~ 45400 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while traveling at highway speeds on interstate 5 near bakersfield california and under cruise control my 2012 jeep patriot stalled...	11 ~ 75845 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE driving downhill on south i-15 through phelan at 4pm approximately 95 degrees outside. accelerator became non-responsive. rpms dropped to idle...	8 ~ 18799 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact was traveling 20 mph when blue flames and black smoke...	7 ~ 58617 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i am writing in regard to the investigation pe12-032. i own a 2012 jeep patriot. the vehicle has stalled repeatedly...	6 ~ 64913 miles
SUSPENSION metallic clunk heard when pulling out of a parking spot ot driveway (making a y turn). metallic clunk heard when...	6 ~ 48710 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING car isn't getting any fuel. while trying to accelerate it sounded like i was going to flood it out. it	5 ~ 27736 miles
WHEELS when i first purchased the car i notice that i had to fill up the gas every week. after a...	4 ~ 39940 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i called koon jeep sales rep to inform him of the leak through the dome light wanted know if i...	4 ~ 29325 miles
TIRES when i first purchased the car i notice that i had to fill up the gas every week. after a...	2 ~ 150 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal became detached and the vehicle...	1 ~ 93000 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. the contact stated that while driving at 65 mph the interior lighting...	1 ~ 36624 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. while driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle failed to shift into second...	1 ~ 47000 miles
REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY heated mirrors: the mirrors are heated to melt frost or ice. this feature is activated whenever you turn on the...	1 ~ 1700 miles
FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER driving from las vegas to phoenix filled up right before getting on the road. went approximately 210 miles and ran...	1 ~ 1600 miles
STRUCTURE i called koon jeep sales rep to inform him of the leak through the dome light wanted know if i...	1 ~ 1300 miles

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