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What 59 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 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 (59)Crash / fire / injury (10)Transmission & drivetrain (15)Engine (9)Airbags (8)Electrical system (8)Brakes (6)Seat belts (6)Seats (6)Speed control (5)Steering (4)Visibility & wipers (4)

1 of 59 complaints match · Steering · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

May 29, 2019SteeringFire

POWER STEERING COOLER LINE FAILING AND LEAKING ON EXHAUST AND CATCHING FIRE. WE ARE A LEASING COMPANY AND HAVE 13 OF THESE. ONE HAS ALREADY BURNT TO THE GROUND AND ANOTHER CAUGHT FIRE TODAY BUT WAS ABLE TO BE PUT OUT. WE ARE GROUNDING THE REST OF THESE UNTIL WE FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. *DT *TR

NHTSA ODI 11210590

Working with the data? Download all 59 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 2017 Jeep Patriot verdict →