2007-2017 Patriot: Throttle Body Repair

Lack of power, poor throttle response, a throttle control warning light, and a check engine light were all pointing to a faulty throttle body assembly on this 2014 Jeep Patriot with a 2.4L engine. P0221, P2135 trouble codes.
Many newer vehicles utilize a drive-by-wire throttle control system with no mechanical connection to the accelerator pedal. Problems with the throttle body control motor (actuator) have a noticeable effect on engine performance. Over thousands of miles, countless incremental adjustments take their toll on the small electronic motor. When these systems fail, they default to an idle or limp condition to prevent unsafe driving conditions.
In this video, I replace the throttle body assembly and install a new pigtail harness connection.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:12 Gaining Access
0:55 Throttle Body Removal
2:02 Throttle Body Install
2:48 Reassembly
3:01 Battery Service
3:50 Operational Check

[@1967davethewave]

Thank you for a video that was straight and to the point. I am a professional mechanic and don't need all the production with my vids. You gave enough instruction even a novice could do the repair but got right to so a seasoned pro isn't impatient.

[@rolliecrooks]

This is a bestifully demonstrated video. As a KZbin mechanic apprentice of 4 years, this is one of the most helpful clear cut and illustrated video. 0 b.s straight to the point. You should be the fucking template to all other dyi videos.

[@sgtfluffy718]

Thanks for this video this is exactly what I need to do to my husband's car and I'm not a Certified mechanic but if it's something I can get to I'm 40 years old and I've been fixing my own cars since I was 20 years old

[@Fartbutt36]

Who asked?

[@TheRealNickZ]

Thank you, Im throwing parts at my jeep right now to fix this issue. It will go into limp mode at red lights, I turn the car off and on and it's fine till the next time I stop.

[@braddugan4626]

when you got to the purple wiring harness i had a bad feeling . but thanks to the video i knew exactly what i was dealing with ! no junkyard for me.i was lucky enough to find one on ebay .thanks mj !

[@appliedperformancestrategi1672]

I love that you fixed it in 4 minutes. It took me a bit longer. :)

[@QuikSnatch]

Saved me time, money, and a headache. Thanks!

[@mattjware]

Awesome video! Perfect shots and clear explanations.

[@TheRealCCSmith]

Comment for the algorithm 👍I wish you made a video for every auto repair that I need to do. Thanks for the help.

[@randallatkins1124]

Beautifully done and demonstrated

[@tjohnson2635]

My car seems like it is on the way to this point, maybe I can get ahead if it. Thanks man!

[@buddavis1989]

Great video not a lot of wasted time well described thanks brother!

[@bullitsc]

Just replaced mine works great thanks for video

[@Gankedyou1]

exactly the info I was looking for. thanks.

[@robc3660]

Great video! Thank you! Helped me

[@MrBobPenton]

Thanks for the help

[@coreylipford8905]

Nice video thanks for sharing

[@ohger1]

That pigtail is actually a revision from Jeep. The new TBs use a single row connector so the pigtail is spliced in to make it work. The problem is that the new Jeep part isn't any better than the original, which is why this Jeep supplied TB in this video failed again.

[@JahlenJohnson11]

How can I avoid needing to change any wiring??

[@tjohnson2635]

NICE! Thank you!

[@cordellrush7054]

Thank you

[@paintballalienindy09]

Make sure to do the relearn, my friend just brought hers back with same issue again

[@madenewministries]

Thank you!!

[@Iplayxboxsowhat69]

The bolt that wasn’t there is a 14mm just as a FYI also car sometimes goes into “limp mode” when disconnecting the battery and to fix that just put the key it turn to “on” do not start the vehicle wait for dash light to disappear then slowly press gas all the way down and then take foot off of gas slowly and turn key to off. This will take it out of limp mode.

[@brianrunnells3289]

bro...thanks, had my jeep patriot hit limp mode. i reset it like you said and now its running smooth

[@YENKOGT]

God bless you pal

[@reddog907]

Battery cover push clips on mine are thumb tabs , just twist and no need to pull out the clips , I wonder when Jeep went to clips .

[@billassim9014]

2014 jeep patriot, throttle body was replace four yrs ago, today mechanic replaced car won't start, never had that issue, I noticed he spliced the wire s to connect er, help, not sure what's going on, thanks for any feedback, Bill

[@marcusl594]

My situation is with a 2014 Jeep compass and the dealership provided the same six straight pin throttle body that you show in your video with all the purple wiring harnesses. Is there a chance the dealership gave me the wrong one? As it seems like in your video you are having to do the opposite of what I'm having to do (but now I'm wondering if the wrong situation that you described with all the purple wires is the situation that I'm about to have to do)...

[@winning_iseverything8624]

Hi I been calling a lot of junkyards in nun of them have a 2014 keep patriot

[@JahlenJohnson11]

How can I avoid the trip to the junk yard and soldering??

[@StephenHendricks-u4y]

I Just tried switching out the throttle body and ran into the same exact problem. Can I just order a new adapter and pig tail it on? Please help 🙏

[@clareknecht5916]

Where can I find the ground wire for the throttle body?

[@user-se7qi8hm2e]

I put a new one on 3 months ago and the code came back how come??

[@randyoftheredwoods2205]

Mopar came out with a new throttle body for the Patriots. The purple wiring harness is part of the new (also correct) Moper kit 68420395AB. MasterJack reverted his repair to the old style throttle body 4891735AD. After market versions are available in both pin styles so you have to be careful.

[@CaleMessner]

why did they do this mate? i just got quoted $2100 from a jeep dealer in australia to replace mine and swap the pigtails, yet i have just gotten the old style of TB from ebay for $80, was it connector issue that causes failure or internal gears on the TB? are the ebay TBs okay? seems like it is made somewhat okay.. do you know if they were a warranty item/recall in the US?

[@ohger1]

@@CaleMessner It's not a connector issue. More than likely, Jeep changed OEMs, probably for an off-the-shelf item that would bolt in place. Instead of the OEM modifying the internal connector for Jeep which would be expensive, they just provide a cheap pigtail. I don't trust those Chinese ebay/amazon throttle bodies.

[@epiqk11]

Are the after market ones with the original connector better than the ones supplied by Chrysler?

[@epiqk11]

​@@ohger1I was wondering about something similar. All of the regular auto parts stores have the throttle body for around $275. The listings online are around $100 to $125. The one I'm looking at is from A1 auto parts. Should I trust these places or just pay more so I know what I'm getting?

[@ohger1]

@@epiqk11 The only TB I will use on this Jeep series is a Hitachi. I've had Jeep OEM TBs crap in a year, and the Chinese ones often don't work out of the box or fail in weeks. I think Rock Auto carries them. I've never changed a Hitachi TB twice. Worth the money and it uses the original style connector so no cut and splice.

[@user-vl9kb8ku5i]

Is this adapter 68018956AC?

[@jamesbarnes9057]

I had my throttle body replaced on my 14 Jeep Patriot two years ago by the dealership. Recently went out again and I decided to replace it myself. Turns out they did the exact same thing with putting a different pigtail on to make the throttle body plug fit. Now I’m struggling to find a pigtail that fits the throttle body I already bought, which would be the original pigtail.

[@brianrunnells3289]

bro.... exact same thing here. that makes three of us. probably 100's more out there. so this is obviously a purposeful manufacturers fix. Maybe had wrong plug in's installed in a batch of replacement throttle bodies and changing to a single pin wiring harness was the cheapest fix? and now we are stuck having to change back to double row pins. Bro was your wiring purple as well? Oh and im about to start looking for the proper pig tail, did you have luck finding any?

[@jamesbarnes9057]

@@brianrunnells3289 yep they put the purple pigtail on. I went to the junk yard and cut the original out of a Jeep Patriot.

[@Largewithoutcharge]

Is there a trick to disconnecting the connector to the sensor on the throttle body I can't seem to figure it out I can't see very good I got big hands and I can't I don't want to break nothing

[@AuzzAustin]

Flathead screwdriver

[@pimpy_og9128]

Long shot on a response here. I bought a aftermarket throttle body from o rileys. I’ve having this wiring bs issue. If I go to a scrap yard and find the original throttle body it’s a simple plug and play at the point ? I haven’t tried to re wire to make the new one work. Original wire system to the throttle body

[@MasterJacks]

You might try googling "20XX Patriot throttle body pigtail" to see if you can find a harness/connector that will match your new throttle body. The junk yard idea would probably get you a direct fit, but who knows how long the used throttle body would last as they're prone to failure.

[@pimpy_og9128]

@@MasterJacks long as it goes another 60k I’ll find another lol. The one I got from o Riley’s looked like the same fitment. Plugged right in I’m stuck on what to do. It’s my lady’s car.

[@monstersquashracing]

Can a faulty electronic throttle body cause a crank but no start condition? Thanks

[@nirvana54961]

I know it's been a month ago. But my wife's 16 patriot. Is having throttle control issues that really started to ramp up with the colder winter Temps. So possibly but I'm just a. KZbin mechanic

[@sowens4465]

Did you have to reprogram the computer for the throttlebody after?

[@MasterJacks]

Not on this one

[@dahliadolores9903]

2015 jeep patriot will I be able to do this without removing the front? I see you didn’t remove the front end but that’s not my year. Can I do it like you did?? 😭

[@MasterJacks]

It's the same as this one, should be a pretty straightforward swap 👍

[@dahliadolores9903]

@@MasterJacks you’re the best in the whole world for answering me. My mechanic wouldn’t return my call until I said the front could stay Lol

[@JahlenJohnson11]

Is the reason you had to go to the junk yard because someone changed the throttle body from orginal and you needed the orginal? I’m stressed about soldering and no one is answering my questions 😂

[@MasterJacks]

Yeah, this one was changed from the original. I hope you don't have to go to the junk yard too!