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2008 JEEP PATRIOT FWD — POWER TRAIN

fire · 990797 · 2013-07-02

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
PATRIOT FWD
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
65,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

SUDDENLY CAR SLOWED TO 40 MILES PER HOUR IN THE MIDDLE OF FAST RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON SOUTHBOUND HIGHWAY TEN IN CHANDLER. CARS SWERVED OUT OF WAY...I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND COULD NOT GET OUT OF TRAFFIC FOR ANOTHER FIVE MILES....PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND UNTIL I DISCOVERED THE LEMON CVT (TRANSMISSION) INSTALLED IN CERTAIN PATRIOTS. ALSO, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER A STARTER FIRE WHILE DRIVING..HAD GONE LESS THAT A MILE AFTER THE CAR WAS SITTING...AND IT WAS NOT OVER 85 DEGREES AT THE TIME IN CHANDLER. PLUS CAR SOMETIMES LOST ALL POWER WHICH IS NOT GOOD WHILE IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10522848
Machine
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