2012 Jeep Patriot Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 29about this part
- Share
- 8%of 354 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 50,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 29 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2012 Jeep Patriot, 8% of the 354 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“It always happens while on the freeway. After a chokehold hours of driving, gas tank is fine, my cause shuts off, unable to accel and no function to increase speed. I have to then pull to the side and wait for it to cool down. This has happened 3 times. Last time it happened I had only been driving for 1 hr and the transmission temp. Warning light came on.”
NHTSA complaint #11098277, filed 2018-05, 45,336 miles“Around 50000 miles the engine started to stop accelerating during operation. During driving on a highway or city street (at all speeds) the engine would begin to malfunction without warning and the maximum speed that could be met was about 10mph with gas fully engaged. Pullingnover and restarting the vehicle would override this for a short time. It started to occur more frequently to the point I would have to restart my car a approximately 15 times to make a 9 mile trip to work. …”
NHTSA complaint #11187315, filed 2019-03, 50,000 miles“I was stopped at a stoplight turning right the light turned green I went to go and my Jeep Patriot started hesitating in the middle of the intersection and it took a few minutes to get up to speed I have had the problem multiple times but the dealership couldn't recreate the problem so they couldn't tell me a salutation brought it in 3 times now when I go to speed up to flow of traffic coming off the on ramp my transmission makes a howling noise and it is slow to get up to speed”
NHTSA complaint #11105016, filed 2018-07, 79,888 miles“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 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10217427Oct 23, 2015Driver Door Glass Moves Slow And/Or Binds This bulletin involves inspecting glass travel and if necessary replacing the front driver door glass run. Driver door glass moves slow…
- 10216189Oct 23, 2015Driver Door Glass Moves Slow And/Or Binds This bulletin involves inspecting glass travel and if necessary replacing the front driver door glass run. Driver door glass moves slow…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 8% |
| 2016 | 49 | 11% |
| 2015 | 39 | 12% |
| 2014 | 60 | 11% |
| 2013 | 7 | 6% |
| 2012 | 29 | 8% |
| 2011 | 18 | 6% |
| 2010 | 9 | 7% |
| 2009 | 5 | 3% |
| 2008 | 11 | 6% |
| 2007 | 2 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2012 Jeep Patriot
114 complaintsFuel system
102 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
63 complaintsAir bags
57 complaintsElectrical system
44 complaintsSeat belts
37 complaintsOther or unknown
30 complaintsBody and structure
14 complaintsElectronic stability control
12 complaintsSuspension
12 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsBrakes
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Jeep Patriot
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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