Transmission overheating, causing vehicle to stall at high speeds.
Multiple times driving on the highway the cvt transmission fails and locks up. going 70mph i suddenly lose acceleration completely and was almost rear ended by a semi. i can go about 45mph on the interstate for about a minute to find a spot to pull over. luckily nobody was hurt and there was a place at that time to get out of the way of the semi barreling down the mountain behind me
From the time i bought my patriot, it would experience instances of slow acceleration. i took it in a couple times and they found nothing. on june 11, 2016, i had been driving around 65 mph on i-285 and experienced some hesitation. i exited 285 to i-20 and then on to surface roads. i stopped at the kroger. as i parked the stability control, throttle sensor and check engine light came on. i turned to drive to the dealership and it wouldn't accelerate. they put the pod on it and it showed bad sensor. the guy said it was possibly the throttle body. i was able to drive home but it was still doing the same thing. i brought it back on june 13 and left it with them. on june 14, they said the diagnostic showed high air flow/vacuum leak and the throttle body needed replacing. i researched online and found three other instances of the same symptoms with the same repairs. this has got to be a known issue and why hasn't chrysler done something?
Two moths ago i was driving om the freeway going out of town i been driving for one hour and half went the jeep stated making some noises then the speed stated dropping down the temperature light went on i got scared and try to get out the freeway and the jeep shoot down. i got scared took get to the dealer they said nothing wrong that unsafe.i had my kids whit me plus a had taken for the clock getting delayed five times a ready they haven't been able to fix it.p.s i could have a accident if this keep happening is unsafe
Approximately two weeks ago my vehicle began making a high pitched whining noise but had no other symptoms. then, 5 days ago i felt the vehicle shutter only once. since i did not feel it again over a period of days, i chalked it up to being sensitive and thought it could have been in between gears or something. this past saturday i took a 2 1/2 hour trip to north carolina from virginia. on the way there we stopped quite a bit and had no issues. on saturday afternoon i started back toward virginia and felt the same shutter i felt days before and the whining persisted. since a friend of mine was following me back to virginia i decided to drive it home. an hour and a half into the drive the transmission temperature gage light came on and the vehicle suddenly slowed down on a busy highway. luckily i made it to the side of the road before the vehicle completely shut off. i had the vehicle towed to a local dealership and so far i have been told that this is normal. i'm extremely frustrated if that is the case because that is a big safety risk and i have two small children. the last thing i need is to be stranded on the side of the road in the blazing heat (like i would have been on saturday if it weren't for my friend) with a 2 and 4 year old. after much research, i have found that i am not the only one with this issue and many people have already requested a recall to fix the issue. it also frustrates me that, at the very minimum, i will have a bill for a $90 diagnostic fee from the dealership for something that could have already been fixed by jeep.