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What 313 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Jeep Patriot

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (313)Crash / fire / injury (22)Engine (103)Electrical system (62)Transmission & drivetrain (50)Speed control (39)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (29)Steering (29)Fuel system (27)Seats (25)Airbags (20)Brakes (19)

103 of 313 complaints match · Engine · clear filters · page 5 of 5

Dec 3, 2015SteeringAirbagsEngine

AIR BAG COVER RATTLES OVER 45 MPH HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE MILEAGE OF ABOUT 1000 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH CODE P0128 FAULTY THERMOSTAT 2 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH PULLS TO LEFT OVER 60 MPH HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE JUNE HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP 2X

NHTSA ODI 10808116

Oct 30, 2015Engine

PURCHASED 05/15/2015, WITH 1500 LOST ACCELERATION AND WHINING AFTER STOP AND GO, AT 2391 LOST ACCELERATION AND WHINING AFTER GOING THROUGH TOLL BOOTH. TELEPHONED DEALER, CONTACTED NATIONAL, ATTEMPTED TO GET IN MO, SERVICE CTR SAID NO TECHNICIANS AVAILABLE. SCHEDULED IN NC DEALER, SAT ALL DAY AND WAS TOLD NO TECHNICIANS, CHANGED OIL 3509 MILES AND ASSURED SAFE. SINCE DELIVERY CONSTANT CLUNK IN REAR WHEN CHANGING GEARS. AT 5,000 MILES, AGAIN, LOST ACCELERATION/WHINING GOING THROUGH TOLL BOOTH. TOOK TO DEALER 6990 MILES, KEPT FOR 2 DAYS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. CONTINUES WITH FLUTTER NOISE THOUGH FOOT PEDAL LINE, CLUNK WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK TO REVERSE TO DRIVE(CLUNK). CONTINUE WITH SERVICE, NO ABLE TO DUPLICATE.

NHTSA ODI 10787390

Jul 31, 2015Transmission & drivetrainEngine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

NHTSA ODI 10745195

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2015 Jeep Patriot verdict →