1.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
87,511 miles

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problem #9

Nov 012014

Patriot

  • 60,000 miles
When braking, the Jeep seems to loose rear control features. The same often occurs when slowly accelerating. It has "shifted" from one side to the other at times when general straight road driving occurs. Speeds have never exceeded 30 mph. Braking loss of rear control occurs at speeds never exceeding 5 miles an hour

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #8

Jan 252021

Patriot

  • 70,000 miles
Anytime rainfall is experienced, a huge leak occurs coming through the front dome light. It appears this leak is caused by a defect within the drainage tubes attached to the sunroof of the vehicle. Every time this happens, 8oz-12oz of water come splashing down onto the center console from the front dome light. This causes potential damage to the cars radio and power sockets below, as well as a huge visual interference while driving. Each time I am driving during rainfall or shortly after, I must hold a catching device (a cup, etc) to catch the water manually while it is falling from the ceiling, which impairs my ability to drive safely. This seems to be a consistent problem with Jeep Patriots 2007-2017 after doing some research online. This looks to be a manufacture defect. Jeep (Chrysler) does not cover repairs or replacements for this problem.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #7

Dec 212020

Patriot

  • 124,000 miles
About 2 weeks ago I was working on brooklyn. I got out of work at 8 and the roads were bad as I was going down jefferson rd my car started sliding so I just let the car go because I couldn't stop it is inevitable. So my car hit the ditch by the church. I was paranoid but I knew I was fine so I was able to take my car out of the ditch and I got down and checked it and everything was fine but the radiator was leaking my coolant. So I got in my car and drove carefully and slow until I got home. I got my radiator fix because is the only car that I have to move around. I took my car to get checked out because I was scared that something else might have broke. I took it to budget tire where they told me about all this stuff that I need it fix which I knew I didn't need them fix because I got my car fixed before winter hit so I told them that I was going to get a second opinion so I took it to tufts auto service. They checked my car while I was there and showed me that none of the things that budget tire said it was wrong was wrong. They said everything was fine except the subframe. They told me it would cost around 2500 to get it fixed with them but that told me that I could get a recall because of safety. Main reason why I took it to get checked out was because of safety reason. I didn't want to cost an accident so I wanted to take every precaution that I need it. They told me to call the Jeep dealership because they should be a able to do a recall since is a hazard driving it like that. I talked to them and they told me that I had no recall for my car. I bought my car from my friend. I have insurance and everything is up to date.

- Jackson, MI, USA

problem #6

Sep 192020

Patriot 4-cyl

  • 76,600 miles
The subframe has corroded causing my tire to break while driving down a city street. There is a problem that Chrysler is aware of but has not to informed the public only service. If I have been driving on the freeway this would of been a horrible accident and could of caused bodily harm.

- Au Gres, MI, USA

problem #5

Jun 192019

Patriot

  • 78,000 miles
Horn honks on its own at anytime without touching it. When car is running on the street in town, or highway, and when the engine is cut off, parked.

- Lanham, MD, USA

problem #4

Nov 102018

Patriot

  • 84,000 miles
Passenger seat 11/10/2018headrest deployed on its own

- Daytona Beach, FL, USA

problem #3

Aug 012018

Patriot

  • miles
My 2010 Jeep Patriot was purchased at Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler dealership in jax fl off blanding blvd. I have had my vehicle since May 2018 and have not been able to drive it in almost 3 months due to transmission that is to costly to fix. It broke down in August 2018, got it fixed in October 31st 2018 and it broke down on me again on November 3rd 2018. I don't understand why there has not been a recall on these vehicles because all the reports I read on them are complaints about these cvt transmissions that's in them. I got another transmission and it's doing the same thing.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #2

Mar 282017

Patriot

  • 170,000 miles
K cross member rod is completely rotted out and too dangerous to drive. I paid extra to have extra protective undercoating put on.stationary my computer cannot send you any of the documentation I have. I am also contacting Ohio attorney generals office as I see there are many other complaints just like mine about the exact same thing.

- Middleburg Hts, OH, USA

problem #1

Sep 162016

Patriot

  • 125,000 miles
The sunroof leaks into the headliner while parked or in motion, the water eventually finds its way into the front dome light which then precedes to leak all over the radio and climate control knobs. This has happened multiple times to my vehicle and seems to be a nation wide problem with Patriots in most model years. The most recent episode ruined my radio and I'm afraid to install another because this will eventually happen again and again.

- Festus, MO, USA