2013 Jeep Patriot Engine Problems

Cat converter below threshold bank 1 check engine light code read on obd2. Loss of power and acceleration, sluggish and unable to drive at highway speeds. Poor shifting and temperature ran higher then usual.

CHECKENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE, BEING TOLD THAT I HAVE NOT ONE BUT TWO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND MY FRONT CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED. PER THE JEEP DEALERSHIP, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PATRIOTS AND MANY HAVE BEEN RECALLED, JUST NOT MINE, HOW CAN THIS BE?I LOST POWER FOR A BIT, CUT CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, SMELL EGGS AND BURN A LOT OF GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND HAS REMAINED ON. I AM BEING TOLD I NEED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUT THE DEALERSHIP AND CRYSTLER CUSTOMER SERVICE ARE ALL CONFUSED AS TO WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT SHOWING UP UNDER A RECALL. IT IS THE RIGHT MAKE, MODEL, YEAR AND ENGINE SIZE FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN CHRYSLER DEALER IN MERCER, PA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 71571100. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE AND STALL. IT IS 6 YEARS OLD. IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. I HAVE HAD NEW CARS MANY TIMES, DRIVING THEM >175,000 MILES. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

CAR HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND ALREADY NEEDS THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR JEEP VEHICLES.

ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT AFTER TRAVELING 20 MILES OR SO AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 55 WHEN A/C IS IN USE. ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT AFTER TRAVELING 30 MILES AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 55 WHEN A/C IS NOT IN USE. CONTINUES TO BE A SAFETY ISSUES, BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE PURCHASE IN 2013 AT 15000 HOWEVER DEALER CHECKED FOR PROBLEM AND STATED NONE WAS FOUND. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICS CHECK AND NOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. LAST INCIDENT HAD 9 STOPS FOR A 69.7 MILE TRIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST CAUSED THE BUMPER TO MELT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATE 01/15/16 MA

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER DIED, COULD NOT EXCELERATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE JEEP DIED, WOULDN'T START IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HWY! IT JUST STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING! CAR WOULD NOT START UNTIL NEARLY TWO HRS LATER. WE WERE VERY LUCKY WE DIDN'T GET HURT OR WORSE AND WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD A SMALL CHILD IN THE CAR THAT RIDES WITH ME DAILY, PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RECALL, WE ARE ALL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE! TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T TAKE IT SOONER BECAUSE THEY SAID I DIDN'T HAVE AN APT! THEY SAID W/O ANY LIGHTS ON THEY PROB. WONT DO ANYTHING! PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE DIES! *TR

I NOTICED 4 WEEKS AGO THAT MY 2013 JEEP WAS SKIPPING REALLY BAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. NOW IT SKIPS AND ENGINE STALLS. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP FOR 6 MONTHS. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO WAIT TILL IT THROWS A LIGHT AND THEN THEY CAN PUT IT ON A MACHINE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IN THE MEANTIME I AM DRIVING AROUND MY 15 MONTH GRAND DAUGHTER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME ONE ENDS UP DEAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DOAN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (LOCATED AT 4477 W RIDGE RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14626, (585) 352-6600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

THE CAR HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL JUST OUTSIDE OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ THE ENGINE STALLED AND STOPPED RUNNING. THE CAR WOULD NOT START EVEN AFTER SITTING FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR. AT THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. THE DEALERSHIP IN FLAGSTAFF SAID THAT IT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW AND THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE. THEY TOLD US THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS GAS IN THE TANK IF IT IS LESS THAN HALF FULL AND YOU GO UP A HILL THIS WILL HAPPEN. IT WAS SCARY AS THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. IT WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD NEAR US AT THE TIME. JEEP DID A RECALL OF THE PATRIOTS IN 2012 FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE DESIGN PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED IN THE 2013 MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN THE NORMAL FLOW OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC FOR 45 MINUTES OR MORE, THE CAR WILL OVERHEAT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR DROPS IN POWER /SPEED DOWN TO 20-30 MPH. IT FEELS AS IF YOU ARE RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THIS MAKES IT EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT BEING EITHER REAR ENDED OR SIDE SWIPED. THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT THE LOWER SPEED UNTIL YOU GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ALLOW IT TO COOL. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND LEAVES THE DRIVER WITHOUT POWER STEERING, LOSS OF ALL CONTROL UNTIL THE CAR IS RESTARTED. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHER SPEEDS WITH CLUTCH PUSHED IN THE CAR STALLS. IT IS A RANDOM PROBLEM. FIRST TIME - AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH THEN THE BRAKE AND STARTED TO MAKE MY TURN AND ABOUT TO PUT THE CAR INTO SECOND GEAR, I REALIZED I HAD NO CONTROL SINCE THE CAR STALLED WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN WITH TRAFFIC COMING. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES. FROM THE FIRST WEEK OF DRIVING, THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. IT IS HARD TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM SINCE IT CATCHES THE DRIVER BY SURPRISE EACH TIME. EACH TIME THE DRIVER IS LEFT WITHOUT CONTROL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *JS