2011 Jeep Patriot Vehicle speed control Problems

“Problem recurring on highway and city streets. At all speeds from idle to 75 MPH. The latest was on highway driving 75 MPH car dropped down to 30 MPH and then stalled causing me to lose power steering and braking and almost an accident. The problem is well known to the Jeep manufacturer as stated by dealership. They said the throttle body/ software is the issue and occures in models from 2008 - current then verbally quoted me $650 for repair. I then researched online and found more than 2500 people with the issue and that's just people looking for help.”

“While driving to work on 12/03/13 I was at an intersections attempting to accelerate and turn in to traffic on a busy highway when my car would not accelerate, almost got hit. Car continued to hesitate as I pressed the gas pedal down. Car slowly accelerated but would not go more than 40 mphs. Car continued to pull and hesitated as I was attempting to get it the shop. Major safety concern and almost get in a major accident attempting to turn into traffic.”

“I filled my gas tank up today. As I got about 3 miles from the gas station the car began to sputter and lose its ability to accelerate efficiently through all the gears. The car was running rough for about 15 miles until I pulled into my driveway, and began making a weird sound out of the exhaust, still idling rough when parked. I looked into it online and many Jeep Patriot owners are complaining of similar issues after filling up with gas. They;re saying it's an issue with a fuel tank rollover valve or a vapor liquid separating valve. …”

“This vehicle has been very dependable up until now, my 3rd year of ownership. The car has been maintained well and has never shown any indication of problems. While driving on the freeway a few weeks ago going about 65mph, the vehicle suddenly died in traffic. All of a sudden I lost the ability to accelerate and the vehicle was coasting. I tried to move over as I was in the fast lane with no shoulder available due to road work. I got over to the far right lane but there was also no shoulder there. …”

“I was excallerating from a stop at a red light that had just turned green when half way through the intersection my Jeep stauled. The two vehicles behind me rear ended each other. I slowly rolled to my right . The etc (lighting bolt symbol) and engine light came on. I repeated the process of trying to start and drive a few feet at a time and remove battery terminals and clean them. The RPM would drop very fast and engine would cut out while in motion . This was on very busy rural streets. It seem to happen during ecceleration. …”