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2014 Jeep Patriot electronic stability control (esc) problems

51 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2014 Jeep Patriot9% of all complaints for this model year.

51
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
9%
share of all complaints
72,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Sitting at a red light, vehicle engine light came on followed by the throttle warning light. Vehicle lost power and engine felt like it would stall. Vehicle would only drive at very low speed to get to safety. After restarting, engine light remained on, vehicle was drivable but soon failed again…

    filed Oct 31, 2020

  • I have to protest to call stability control to be safe device. In over 120 000 miles on the tiers I replaced if remember right: 6 sets of breaks sets, 5 new new rotors, 2 calipers breaks assemble, front house breaks line. Driving on the straight highway the vehicle suddenly engage the breaks at…

    filed Oct 6, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.