Jeep PATRIOT 4X4 electrical problems
26 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
402 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
65,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2010 model years. Data snapshot: . 365 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
26 of 402 complaints match this topic (6.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10234128 · 2008-07-13 (July 13, 2008)
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY JEEP PATRIOT TODAY. SHE NOTICED SOME SMOKE IN THE CABIN & PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER & GOT OUT JUST IN TIME. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT GOT THERE, 10 MIN OR SO, THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED & IT BURNED TO THE GROUND. IT WAS A 2007 WITH 12,000 MI ON IT & WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL UP UNTIL TODAY. SHE SAID SHE SMELLED A LITTLE ELECTRICAL SMOKE ( LIKE BURNING PLASTIC)JUST BEFORE & THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10234128 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10376801 · 2011-01-15 (January 15, 2011)
THE SUNROOF ON THIS VEHICLE IS LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR THIS CAN CREATE AND ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO WATER DRIPPING IN THE MIDDLE CONSOLE AND THE VEHICLE CAN STALL OR CATCH FIRE DUE TO SHORTING. THERE IS A KNOWN TSB POINTING OUT TO A HOLE ON THE VEHICLE BODY YET IT IS ONLY A TSB THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS SOMETHING SIMPLE TO FIX. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10376801 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10386848 · 2011-03-08 (March 8, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS, THE WIRING HARNESS INSULATORS WERE BEGINNING TO DISINTEGRATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE WIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10386848 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10395788 · 2011-04-13 (April 13, 2011)
MY CAR WAS STILL HAVING A DELAYED START WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE A MONTH AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER AND HAVING IT CHECKED. THERE WERE EVEN TIMES WHEN IT WOULD NOT START THE FIRST TIME. ONE DAY, LITERALLY ABOUT 0.5 MILES AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE RPMS WENT UP AND DOWN CHAOTICALLY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO COME TO A STOP. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. AND GOOD THING I WAS NO LONGER ON THE FREEWAY. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID A WIRE TO THE STARTER…
Owner-reported narrative. 44,450 miles reported. Look up ODI 10395788 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10448046 · 2012-02-15 (February 15, 2012)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OF…
Owner-reported narrative. 74,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10448046 at NHTSA ↗