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2012 Jeep Patriot hesitation / surging reports

11 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2012 Jeep Patriot — roughly 3% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Hesitation / surging reports
3%
share of complaints
57,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2012 Jeep Patriot report before drawing conclusions.