U.S. public vehicle records

2009 Jeep PATRIOT 4X4 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

60 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

71,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2009 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 55 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Fuel/Propulsion System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 13 of 60 complaints (21.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Engine operation	18	30.0%
Braking behavior	10	16.7%
Steering behavior	10	16.7%
Fuel system concerns	9	15.0%
Transmission and shifting	8	13.3%
Electrical and battery issues	6	10.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Fuel/Propulsion System

Power Train

Engine

Suspension

Steering

Service Brakes

Structure

Vehicle Speed Control

Fuel/Propulsion System: 13; Power Train: 11; Engine: 10; Suspension: 9; Steering: 6; Service Brakes: 5; Structure: 5; Vehicle Speed Control: 5

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 10; 25,000 to 49,999: 8; 50,000 to 74,999: 11; 75,000 to 99,999: 5; 100,000 to 149,999: 18; 150,000 and above: 3

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (18). 5 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2009: 3; 2010: 1; 2011: 3; 2012: 7; 2013: 6; 2014: 2; 2015: 5; 2016: 10; 2017: 8; 2018: 11; 2019: 4

Pattern summary

Fuel/Propulsion System leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 18 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 10 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 10 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10284932 · 2009-09-22 (September 22, 2009)

I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 JEEP PATRIOT IN DECEMBER OF 2008, SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR I'VE ONLY PUT 7200 MILES ON THAT CAR AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR WHAT FEELS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THEY SAID IT WAS THE AIR BOX, PROBLEM SOLVED...ABOUT 1,000 MILES LATER THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR RETURNED. THESE PROBLEMS BEING, LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION, INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER UPHILL, NEAR STALLS IN REVERSE. WHEN I NEED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, THE RPMS RED-LINE FOR ME TO GET ENOUGH BEHIND THE CAR TO MOVE. *TR…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10284932 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10284934 · 2009-09-22 (September 22, 2009)

Owner-reported narrative. 3,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10284934 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10297374 · 2009-12-29 (December 29, 2009)

WHILE I WAS DRIVING I COULD HEAR WATER SWISHING WHEN MAKING A TURN, THEN HOT WATER CAME POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. WHITE PLAINS CHRYSLER SAID THERE WAS A KINK IN THE HOSE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING AND WATER HAD COLLECTED THERE THUS HEATING UP AND EXPANDED AND CAME OUT BURNING MY FOOT WHILE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING. EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD WHEN PARK ON A HILL. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 5,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10297374 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10446997 · 2012-02-07 (February 7, 2012)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10446997 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10726899 · 2015-06-23 (June 23, 2015)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO SEVEN AND THEN IMMEDIATELY TO ZERO. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER. FOUR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURIES AND LACERATIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED…

Owner-reported narrative. 108,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10726899 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10544027 · 2013-09-17 (September 17, 2013)

VEHICLE DOES NOT FILL UP WITH GASOLINE PROPERLY, POTENTIALLY DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING SAFETY DEVICE IN THE GAS TANK. THE PUMP TURNS OFF AFTER.5 GALLONS, AND MUST WAIT APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS AND THEN PUT IN ANOTHER .5 GALLONS, AND SO ON. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP BELIEVES IT IS A STUCK/MALFUNCTIONING ROLL OVER VALVE LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK AND SINCE THE ROLL OVER VALVE IS A PART OF THE TANK, THE ENTIRE TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WHILE THE FILL UP PROBLEM IS AN INCONVENIENCE A MALFUNCTIONING ROLL OVER VALVE IN AN ACCIDENT, SPECIFICALLY A R…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10544027 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10807823 · 2015-12-01 (December 1, 2015)

I CANNOT PUT FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE WITHOUT IT CONTINUOUSLY SHUTTING THE GAS OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB 14-001-09 REV.A) THAT ADDRESSES THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES, BUT THE 2009 JEEP PATRIOT IS NOT INCLUDED. MY ONLINE RESEARCH HAS UNCOVERED OTHER JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH NO RECOURSE BUT TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET FOR A NEW FUEL TANK. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $1400.00 TO HAVE THE FUEL TA…

Owner-reported narrative. 53,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10807823 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10551725 · 2013-11-11 (November 11, 2013)

MY JEEP PATRIOT HAS A VERY UNUSUAL PROBLEM OF GOING INTO "LIMP" MODE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS--EVEN AFTER AS LITTLE OF 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE "TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT" LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE VEHICLE'S ON-BOARD COMPUTER FORCES THE VEHICLE DOWN TO SLOW, SUB-HIGHWAY SPEEDS--EVEN AS SLOW AS 35 MPH. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS FOR US (ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY) AND OCCURS UNDER NORMAL (AND EVEN COLD TEMPERATURES). IT IS NOT REMEDIED BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OIL OR EVEN INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER (BOTH WHICH I HAVE …

Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10551725 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10551726 · 2013-11-11 (November 11, 2013)

Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10551726 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10401511 · 2011-05-18 (May 18, 2011)

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE DOME LIGHT AND ONTO ALL ELECTRICAL PANELS ON THE DASHBOARD. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALER WHO CLAIMED THEY CLEANED THE SUNROOF DRAINAGE TUBES BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE LEAK PROBLEM. JEEP REFUSES TO COVER THIS PROBLEM UNDER TERMS OF WARRANTY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10401511 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10487515 · 2012-12-06 (December 6, 2012)

JUST PURCHASED THE 2009 JEEP PATRIOT FOR MY SON, IT RAINED AND IT IS LEAKING WATER IN THE DOME LIGHTS AND BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR. I AM SCARED THERE WILL BE ELECTRICAL DAMAGE AS WELL AS MOLD AND MILDEW. I HAVE STARTED LOOKING UP ISSUES ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. SHOULDN'T JEEP BE HELD RESPONSIBLE???? *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 74,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10487515 at NHTSA ↗