# 2010 Jeep Patriot jerking with acceleration

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-jeep-patriot-jerking-with-acceleration/86895>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 30, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-jeep-patriot-jerking-with-acceleration/86895 "2014-08-30T18:26:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![iron\_mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6de8d8/32.png) [@iron\_mike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/iron_mike)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-jeep-patriot-jerking-with-acceleration/86895/1 "2014-08-30T18:26:24Z")

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I have a 2010 Jeep Patriot and recently it has started to jerk as I am accelerating. When I get to about 2200-2500 RPM the engine feels like I have completely let off the gas and then put my foot back down on it. Once it showed the Electronic Throttle Control warning light but I have not seen that light again in the past month or so. Originally I thought it might be the spark plugs, but I have changed those and seen no improvement. Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong???

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**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-jeep-patriot-jerking-with-acceleration/86895/2 "2014-08-30T19:02:47Z")

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Seems as if it is a problem many Jeeps have and it is intermittent. A few say the dealer flashed their PCM, but this was not a guaranteed fix. The fix seems to be replacement of the throttle body. I would try this procedure and see if it helps at least it can’t hurt [http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f98/improve-cvt-response-564386/](http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f98/improve-cvt-response-564386/)