ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed May 12, 2024
The front turn signals fail continuously as the turn signal units leak and fill with water causing the bulbs to short out. I called one dealer in the past and was told they were not covered by my warranty due to my vehicle's age, it's a 2014. The cost to repair is expensive as you have to access the turn signal unit through the front wheel wells to change the bulbs. The bulbs are inexpensive but the labor is costly due to the labor required. I have had to replace bulbs once every 12-18 months due to this problem. Most recent failures are detailed below, once agin both turn signals have failed.
- NHTSA ID
- 11588302
- Incident
- May 10, 2024
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jan 10, 2022
Vehicle occasionally makes a clicking sound in the dash by steering column. Only lasts few seconds. Happens when you either use key fob to unlock door (not even in vehicle yet) or when you start vehicle. Vehicle is usually not running when this happens. Also, several times my headlights came on for no reason the past few weeks draining the battery. Keys were hanging up in house when it happened!
- NHTSA ID
- 11446931
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2022
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Sep 15, 2021
The "gate" light will come on and off and so will the all the lights in the vehicle and it will do it off and on. I am not paying to fix it. I never had a problem with it before and I've had this Jeep for almost a year. I was in a hit and run in August and my Jeep didn't do this until I got it back about a week afterwards.
- NHTSA ID
- 11433012
- Incident
- Sep 1, 2021
Driver assistanceElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jul 11, 2019
I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THERE WAS NO POWER EVEN WITH A JUMP. AFTER REPLACING THE STARTER, BATTERY, RELAYS, EGINITION SWITCH, THERMOSTATS, ALTER ALTERNATOR AND THROTTLE BODY THE ISSUE CONTINUED. ON THE HWY THE TEMP LIGHT COMES ON AND HAS ISSUES ACCELERATING AND WHEN YOU TRY TO START IT CLICK SEEMS LIKE IT'S NOT GOING TO START AND FINALLY DOES. THE BATTERY LIGHT STAYS ON. AND JUST OVER ALL JERKY AND LIGHTS DIM.
- NHTSA ID
- 11231182
- Incident
- Jul 2, 2019
- Mileage
- 83,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingSteering
Filed Aug 16, 2018
TOTAL CONTROL POWER MODULE (TIPM) FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD JEEP PATRIOTS LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING, THE MOST OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN PULLING OVER THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ASSISTED BRAKING AND POWER STEERING. ONCE STOPPED TURNED THE KEY OFF AND REGAINED COMPOSURE. AFTER IT SAT FOR A FEW SECOND THE JEEP STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND WAS FINE. TOOK THE JEEP TO A LOCAL STORE TO HAVE THE STARTING AND CHARGING SYSTEM CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING WAS OPERATING WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPEAT OCCURRENCES AND NOW THE JEEP HAS TO BE JUMP STARTED IF YOU WANT IT TO RUN. THE JEEP WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD TIPM TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER UNIT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THUS MY VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED. THIS IS THE FIRST JEEP THAT I HAVE OWNED BUT DO NOT THINK THEIR WILL BE ANOTHER BEINGS THAT DODGE IS NOT WANTING TO CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY AND CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION
- NHTSA ID
- 11120368
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2018
- Mileage
- 96,835 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Jun 27, 2017
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY JEEP WILL GO OFF CONSTANTLY AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THEM. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL ALSO TURN ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES PERIODICALLY WITH NO WARNING OR ABILITY TO CONTROL THEM. WHEN IT RAINS MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS ARE UNPREDICTABLE AND I CAN NOT DRIVE SAFELY. I BELIEVE THESE ISSUES MAY BE IN CONNECTION TO THE RECENT NHTSA RECALL #16V-668 MANUFACTURER RECALL #S61. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE JULY OF 2016 AND HAPPENS WHENEVER MY CAR IS TURNED ON. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, CHRYSLER AUTOMOTIVE HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION.
- NHTSA ID
- 11001824
- Incident
- Jul 23, 2016
- Mileage
- 45,500 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jan 23, 2017
WATER LEAKS FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD AND, IF IT IS RAINING HARD ENOUGH, INTO AND OUT OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS, WHICH IS WORRISOME BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FACTOR. WE NOTICED THE LEAKAGE AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING OUR USED JEEP. WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIRS AND IT SEEM LIKE IT WAS FIXED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS UNTIL IT RAINED HEAVILY AND WE NOTICED WATER STREAMING IN, YET AGAIN. WE HAVE ALSO SINCE NOTICED THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE GETS SOAKED AFTER IT RAINS AS WELL AND WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS COMING FROM. IT SEEMS OVERALL THAT OUR JEEPS SEALANTS ARE VERY FAULTY.
- NHTSA ID
- 10946912
- Incident
- Mar 1, 2016
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 29, 2015
AFTER A STORM I GOT INTO MY NEW 2014 JEEP PATRIOT WHICH ONLY HAS 8,000 MILES ON IT AND I NOTICED THAT MY DOME LIGHT ABOVE THE CD PLAYER IN THE HEADLINER WAS COMPLETELY FULL OF WATER. I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE IT OUT SO I HAD TO DRIVE HOME LIKE THAT AND EVERYTIME I WENT AROUND A CURVE WATER GUSHED OUT OF MY DOME LIGHT ALL OVER ME AND MY DASH AND CD PLAYER. THEN ANOTHER DAY IT WAS RAINING AND I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP AND WATER DROPLETS KEPT FALLING FROM THE HEADLINER/LIGHT AREA. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE HEADLINER DOWN AND WORK ON IT FOR OVER 2 WEEKS TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
- NHTSA ID
- 10744641
- Incident
- Jun 17, 2015
- Mileage
- 8,000 mi
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