Problems with 2014 Jeep Patriot ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I had just exited the highway when i saw sparks from the tail end of my jeep. i thought someone had thrown out a cigarette, but then i saw more sparks fly. i pulled over immediately into a gas station. i turned off the car, which had started to smoke from under the hood. within a few minutes the whole hood was engulfed in smoke and it was coming in to the inside of the jeep through the air vents. i called my brother for help. when he got there was still smoke, but he looked through the grill of the jeep and that's when he saw flames. i immediately called 911 and within minutes the firefighters were there and hosed down under the hood. i have had the jeep sitting in a shop lot waiting for chrysler to help me, but it has been 2 weeks and i am still without a car and no answers. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep patriot. the contact stated that the vehicle was in drive and the key could be released from the ignition. the contact also stated that the rolled backwards and crashed into a fence. a police report was not filed. the front passenger sustained unknown injuries that did not require medical attention. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the ignition shifter fractured and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 6,900.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep patriot. while idling at a stop light, the vehicle jerked forward and in reverse. in addition, the vehicle had steam coming from the hood, there was an abnormal odor, and the tire pressure warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure had occurred approximately three times. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 25,069.

Electric light, traction control light and engine light turn on and the engine is rough idling. the vehicle will not accelerate or brake. the brake pedal become pressurized and will not respond or depress.

Vehicle unexpectedly shuts off and locks brakes while driving (35-40 mph). very dangerous experience due to loosing control of vehicle while traveling. *tr

Over past couple of months, vehicle had issues of start/no start. being frustrated, i took vehicle to dealer on 7/3/17. dealer replaced the tipm same day. on july 4th vehicle still experience start/no start. returned the vehicle back to the dealer on 7/6/17 and i am awaiting results from dealer regarding the issue. was told by the dealer chrysler is having issues with the tipm and excessive heat on engine seems to play a major factor in the failure of the tipm.

On this day while driving on 95 south to franklin mills mall from upper darby we noticed an electrical burning smell. once i was at the mall parking lot looking for a parking space my son indicates that there is smoke coming from under hood on passenger side. i put car in park in front of the j c penney store my son jumps out and attempts to open the hood. but it doesn't open. he then says get out it is on fire. we all get out and when we move safely away from car we can see fire under the car with wires hanging down to the ground. my son is a volunteer fire fighter so he ran into the store to get an extinguisher. he sprays the hood i guess in an attempt to cool car down. then again, before the fire trucks arrive, he had gone into store again to get another extinguisher. this time he gets on the ground an extinguisher toward the fire that was intensively spreading under the car. fire fighters come and eventually had to pry the hood open and smoke and flames billow out until the managed to put out fire. no warnings however i did notice that electrical burn smell once two days prior to incident. so now my insurance determine it a total loss. they paid $17,000 to my creditor but i'm stuck with a $6000 balance and no car to drive. i wonder if i can sue manufacturer in small claims court for @ $10,000 or so? *tr

When making a turn at a stop light or merging into traffic at a low speed, engine dies but will restart after it's put back into park & restarted. this has happened seven times & one time when not turning & usually when you are turning into oncoming traffic and has been in for repairs each time. service can't diagnose the issue. vehicle does not give any indication that engine will die. traction control light comes on if it dies while turning but if not turning, vehicle engine simply shuts off, as if ignition has been turned off but vehicle has to be in park as opposed to being in drive when engine dies. the engine is quiet & you can't tell it's died & you have no steering control. i've almost been in three accidents, one with a truck-trailer waiting to turn but stopping about a foot away from behind me. my mom was in a high school parking lot after a game & almost rolled into some high school kids & their parents b/c she didn't realize she was rolling backwards until my brother pulled the e-brake. the dealership i purchase from told me that chrysler deems it a lemon. i opened a case with chrysler, they wasted my time & finally told me that ncdsusa.org deems it a lemon. i waste more time to open a case with ncdsusa.org & send them my repair orders & they go through the trial & tell me that they do not deem it a lemon but that since the dealership has said it's in working order that my case is declined. this vehicle is a death trap & chrysler doesn't care that an unsafe vehicle is on the road, that i've almost been in three accidents & could have died when the truck and trailer almost rear-ended me and that it's not just my family or myself (if i survive) that will be filing a lawsuit but any other parties involved because i will tell the other party and they could be sued by them as well. i've given dealerships chances to get this off the road but they refuse to help.

I really hate that i have so many issues with the console electrical in my car. mostly radio/aux/charger/starter. since about a week after i got the car, and of corse after 3 days its not returnable. i messed up buying it brand-new, but i was excited since my car before that was my first car that i had bought in high school. i had to have the charger unit replaced so i could charge my phone. at the time i was stationed 3 hours from home, so i frequently made the trip and needed my phone charged for the gps. it's not that it wouldn't charge, but the charger had to be "turned" a specific way. it wasn't the charger.. i tried countless. recently, within the last year, i noticed that the aux is doing the exact same thing. and yes, i've tried multiple phones and aux cords, but the cord has to be turned a "certain way" in the hole to work. it pissed me off because i had to pay to have my charger replaced, and i'm sure i'll have to pay to have this replaced too. oh, and the starter. (or i think its the starter) about a year ago, i have to turn the key and hold it for a second to get my car to start sometimes.. its so irritating.. i learned my lesson with buying new cars. the warranties cover nothing and they have more issues then the old camaro i bought for my first car :/

After a severe rainstorm discovered water on my dashboard and leaking from my dome light plate. water has shorted out passenger side dome light and am worried about further electrical damage. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep patriot. while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician informed that the failure could not be diagnosed. the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 600. the vin was not available.

I purchased this 2014 patriot four weeks ago with, i have not even made a first payment. yesterday while driving in a parking lot my jeep lost all power. i was shifted into drive and would hit the gas pedal and nothing would happen. there was absolutely no warning that is was going to stall, no indicator lights ever turned on. i placed the jeep in park and turned off the ignition. turned it back on, it was not immediate there was some lag on the start and was able to drive it again. i took it to my local dealership today to be inspected after a few hours they told me they could find nothing wrong and sent me on my way. i have investigated further and found that the 2011/2012 models have been investigated for this same problem in the past. this is a terrifying and dangerous occurrence that must be resolved. i am now fearful that this will reoccur in much more congested or high speed conditions. *tr

Dealer installed o.e.m. blue tooth microphone and electric wire harness over left side curtain air bags. dealer will not correct issue. *tr

I stopped to get mail and as i was entering traffic the truck engine died. no warning lights came on. *tr