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2012 Jeep Patriot Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
12about this part
Share
3%of 354 total for the year
Median mileage
70,750miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2012 Jeep Patriot, 3% of the 354 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,750 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I bought a Jeep thru randy wise durand 3 monthss ago. Since buying it is has been relaired w or 3 times for the enginee randomly stopping while driving. This past time I was on the highway going 70 with a semi behind me when the engine for no reason just stopped running. We were almost killed because the Jeep went from 70 to 0 with a semi behind us that almost slammed us. It just shuts off when it feels like it. Randy wise has not offered a replacement and cannot seem to fix it. A witness is available.”

NHTSA complaint #11206968, filed 2019-05, 146,000 miles

“A few months ago my vehicle started to randomly stall and jerk. We thought nothing of it. Then a few weeks ago my engine light came on and a warning that something was wrong with the fuel cap. A few days later all of that stopped coming on. Yesterday as I was pulling out of my neighborhood several lights came on for the stability control and the electrical throttle light came on as well. I was going up a hill and my vehicle barely made it up the hill. I got back to my driveway turned it off and tried again and it was the same issue. …”

NHTSA complaint #11299186, filed 2020-01, 77,000 miles

“While driving or in a parked position while the engine runs, the RPM needle drops to zero 0 and my car doesn't accelerate when pressing the gas pedal. There are times I am on the highway and RPM drops to zero 0 and I have to pull over on the shoulders. I would have to put the car in park, and shut my car off for extra minutes or more before I can fully restart it. If I try turning the car on before the 2 minutes it would take a longer time to restart. This is very dangerous because the car shut off when I'm at the stop light, in the middle of the highway. …”

NHTSA complaint #11301518, filed 2020-01, 153,457 miles

“Car wouldn't start one month ago. It wouldn't even turn after 3 attempts. After 10 minutes it started right up and had been normal. Today, 9/15/19, my car started up fine but 2 minutes into driving at 20mph my car lost all power. I was driving through my work parking lot driving in a forward motion. Several lights lit up in my dashboard prior to losing power. I was fortunate enough to not be on the freeway. I put my car in brake and restarted it. It started right up, but now has check engine light displayed. My battery is a few months old. I've tested it and it's charged. …”

NHTSA complaint #11255573, filed 2019-09, 64,500 miles

“On october 28, 2015 with about 50,000 miles on it, my Jeep went into limp mode while I was driving 55 MPH. Luckily I was able to pull over to the shoulder before getting rear-ended. Multiple lights turned on including the electronic throttle control, check engine, and traction control. I unhooked the battery and waited a few minutes. Hooked it back up and it seemed to be fine. Until march 13, 2016 when I was driving my daughter to the mall for her birthday. I was driving on a busy 4 lane road when my car seemed to turn off or loose all power while climbing a hill. …”

NHTSA complaint #10850107, filed 2016-03, 50,000 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2016194%
2015299%
2014519%
201387%
2012123%
201172%
201032%
200974%
200832%
200711%

Other parts of the 2012 Jeep Patriot

Engine
114 complaints
Fuel system
102 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
63 complaints
Air bags
57 complaints
Electrical system
44 complaints
Seat belts
37 complaints
Other or unknown
30 complaints
Vehicle speed control
29 complaints
Body and structure
14 complaints
Suspension
12 complaints
Steering
11 complaints
Brakes
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Jeep Patriot

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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