2013 Jeep PATRIOT problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
120 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
50,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2013 model year. Data snapshot: . 77 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 33 of 120 complaints (27.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission and shifting | 22 | 18.3% |
| Engine operation | 16 | 13.3% |
| Braking behavior | 8 | 6.7% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 5 | 4.2% |
| Steering behavior | 4 | 3.3% |
| Fuel system concerns | 4 | 3.3% |
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.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 33 |
| Engine | 25 |
| Seat Belts | 23 |
| Power Train | 19 |
| Unknown Or Other | 13 |
| Electrical System | 11 |
| Electronic Stability Control (Esc) | 8 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 7 |
Air Bags: 33; Engine: 25; Seat Belts: 23; Power Train: 19; Unknown Or Other: 13; Electrical System: 11; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 8; Fuel/Propulsion System: 7
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 22 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 16 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 17 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 15 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 6 |
| 150,000 and above | 1 |
Under 25,000: 22; 25,000 to 49,999: 16; 50,000 to 74,999: 17; 75,000 to 99,999: 15; 100,000 to 149,999: 6; 150,000 and above: 1
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (22). 43 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.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
2013: 6; 2014: 9; 2015: 11; 2016: 12; 2017: 34; 2018: 9; 2019: 14; 2020: 13; 2022: 4; 2023: 2; 2024: 3; 2025: 3
Pattern summary
Air Bags leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 22 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 16 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 8 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 10559192 · 2014-01-09 (January 9, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,102.
Owner-reported narrative. 14,102 miles reported. Look up ODI 10559192 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10566450 · 2014-02-28 (February 28, 2014)
1ST TIME: STARTED TO HEAR A TICKING SOUND FROM UNDER HOOD. TOOK IT TO ONE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING IT CAUSE THEY COULD HEAR IT BUT DIDN'T WANT TO FIND IT. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, TEST DROVE IT, FOUND IT, FOUND OUT BEARINGS IN TRANSMISSION WERE BAD. 2ND TIME: 4TH GEAR STARTED JUMPING OUT WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD. GOT CONSISTENTLY WORSE, TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP TORE TRANSMISSION APART AGAIN. CHANGED 3/4 GEAR FORK, AND 2 OTHER PARTS IN TRANSMISSION. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10566450 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10525559 · 2013-07-18 (July 18, 2013)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10525559 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10535574 · 2013-08-15 (August 15, 2013)
THE CAR HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL JUST OUTSIDE OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ THE ENGINE STALLED AND STOPPED RUNNING. THE CAR WOULD NOT START EVEN AFTER SITTING FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR. AT THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. THE DEALERSHIP IN FLAGSTAFF SAID THAT IT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW AND THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE. THEY TOLD US THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS GAS IN THE TANK IF IT IS LESS THAN HALF FULL AND YOU GO UP A HILL THIS WILL HAPPEN. IT WAS SCARY AS THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. …
Owner-reported narrative. 989 miles reported. Look up ODI 10535574 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10521034 · 2013-06-21 (June 21, 2013)
AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND BRAKING TO PARK THE CAR, THE ENGINE SPED UP AND ALL 4 WHEELS WERE SPINNING EXTREMELY FAST CAUSING HER TO THRUST FORWARD. SHE WAS NOT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE AT THE TIME. SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES HARDER TO SEE IF SHE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE SPEED AND LUNGED OUT OF CONTROL .THE ONLY WAY SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD STOP THE WHEELS FROM SPINNING WAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. EVEN THOUGH SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN AND THE ONLY REASON THE VEH…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,220 miles reported. Look up ODI 10521034 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10939254 · 2017-01-03 (January 3, 2017)
ANY TYPE OF WET WEATHER CAUSED THE MAP LIGHTS TO FILL UP WITH WATER AS THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED/DECELERATED AROUND CURVES OR WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING WATER WOULD POUR FROM THE LIGHTS SOAKING THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LOCATED DIRECTLY BENEATH THE LIGHTS.
Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10939254 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10946836 · 2017-01-21 (January 21, 2017)
WATER LEAKS FROM THE LIGHT ABOVE THE DASH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUSLY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING, BUT ALSO HAS FRIED MY STEREO/COMPUTER ONCE ALREADY. IT HAS NOW SOAKED ALL OF THE FRONT INTERIOR AND HAS STARTED TO AFFECT MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND THEY CANNOT FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS, BUT NOT ALWAYS, IT BUILDS UP AND COLLECTS SOMEWHERE AND COMES OUT AT VARIOUS TIMES..WHILE STATIONARY OR DRIVING...THE WORST IS WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING CORNERS, IT WIL POUR OUT …
Owner-reported narrative. 51,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10946836 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10545119 · 2013-09-24 (September 24, 2013)
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND LEAVES THE DRIVER WITHOUT POWER STEERING, LOSS OF ALL CONTROL UNTIL THE CAR IS RESTARTED. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHER SPEEDS WITH CLUTCH PUSHED IN THE CAR STALLS. IT IS A RANDOM PROBLEM. FIRST TIME - AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH THEN THE BRAKE AND STARTED TO MAKE MY TURN AND ABOUT TO PUT THE CAR INTO SECOND GEAR, I REALIZED I HAD NO CONTROL SINCE THE CAR STALLED WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN WITH TRAFFIC COMING. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND GET OUT OF THE W…
Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10545119 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10586633 · 2014-05-05 (May 5, 2014)
DRIVING AT 70 MPH, INTERSTATE 57, NEAR MARION, ILLINOIS. DRIVER ALERTED BY PASSING VEHICLE. DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO SHOULDER WHEN DRIVER SAW FLAMES COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. WHEN STOPPED, ALL PEOPLE EXITED VEHICLE. DRIVER AND NAVIGATOR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TRYING TO PUT OUT FLAMES COMING FROM REAR HATCH AREA. WITH THE AID OF SEVERAL PASSING MOTORISTS, FLAMES WERE NEARLY PUT OUT BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE. POLICE WERE IMMEDIATELY THERE, BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT. LOST MOST OF THE CLOTHING AND CAMPING EQU…
Owner-reported narrative. 7,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10586633 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10663933 · 2014-12-12 (December 12, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CHEMICAL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE ODOR PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RAIL FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10663933 at NHTSA ↗