Jeep Patriot Reliability Problems

Patriot owners have made 797 complaints over 11 model years. Using our PainRank™ system we've ranked it 3rd in overall reliability out of 9 Jeep models, with real body and windows concerns.

2 Common Jeep Patriot Problems

A list of some of the most common issues Patriot owners have to deal with.

  2. Interior Water Leaks

    Jeeps are supposed to represent durability, off-road capability and great all-weather handling. Unfortunately for thousands of Jeep Compass and Patriot owners, they're afraid to drive their cars in the rain due to numerous reports of leaks …

    Continue reading article "Interior Water Leaks" A waterfall pouring in through the overhead light

What Patriot Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

What Breaks the Most

Years to Avoid

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Patriot Generations

Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The Patriot has 1 generation available in North American markets.

Patriot Key Numbers

  1. 797 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  2. 82 service bulletins

    Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.

  3. 10 recall campaigns

    Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.

Patriot Class-Action Lawsuits

The Patriot has been named as a class vehicle in the following lawsuits.

  • Motion to dismiss

    Nuwer, et al., v. FCA US LLC, et al.

    1. Motion to dismiss

      According to the automaker, the Ram C/V owner who says his Chrysler headrest deployed can't bring his Arizona Consumer Fraud Act claim because he waited too long, making his claim time-barred. Chrysler argues a fraud claim must be brought within one year of when the cause of action accrues.

    2. Case Filed

      A Chrysler active headrest lawsuit alleges occupants are suddenly hit in their heads because the head restraints inadvertently deploy without crash impacts.

    Problem
    AHR Deploys
    Class Vehicles
    • 2010-2017 Compass
    • 2010-2012 Liberty
    • 2010-2017 Patriot
    • 2011-2018 Grand Cherokee
    Class Members
    All consumers in the U.S.,excluding California
    Location
    Florida

Recent Patriot News

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  1. Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) owners are worried that their vehicles may not pass the next state inspection. And for good reason.

    Last month, FCA announced that nearly 900,000 vehicles fail to meet emissions standards and will need new catalytic converters. That’s a lot of parts to come up with all at once, so FCA’s plan is to split the recall into stages with older vehicles getting repaired first. Some owners have filed a lawsuit because they will could fail their next state inspection before parts are available.

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    keep reading article "Some Jeep Vehicles May Not Pass Inspection As Owners Wait for Replacement Catalytic Converters"

What Owners Say About Their Patriot

Ridiculous Water Leaks through the Dome Light

My 2009 Jeep Patriot is pouring water from the overhead lights while I'm driving. It nearly causes me to wreck every time as I'm trying to keep the water from frying out my stereo for the second time or making my business attire look disaster as I'm driving to my job. It's awful. I used towels, open umbrellas, etc. to keep the rain from pouring on me in my car. Now it's so bad it's leaking out of the opener on the side of the car.

2009 Patriot Owner in FL

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