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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)

1 of 313 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jun 15, 2020SteeringTransmission & drivetrainFire

I WAS TURNING ONTO MY STREET AND MY WHEELS LOCKED UP. I PARKED CAR (MY SON WAS IN THE BACK 3.9 YEARS OLD) AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW A HUGE FIRE. WENT TO STORE SO HAD WATER - POURED 6 WATER BOTTLES ON THE FIRE TO PUT IT OUT.*DT CONSUMER STATED INCIDENT OCCURRED 5 HOURS AFTER THE OIL CHANGE THAT DAY.*JB *TR

NHTSA ODI 11328982

Working with the data? Download all 313 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 24, 2026

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 →