U.S. public vehicle records

2014 Jeep PATRIOT problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

548 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

53,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2014 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 374 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 156 of 548 complaints (28.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Engine operation	85	15.5%
Transmission and shifting	56	10.2%
Braking behavior	55	10.0%
Electrical and battery issues	40	7.3%
Steering behavior	24	4.4%
Fuel system concerns	15	2.7%

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.

Engine

156

Air Bags

149

Seat Belts

102

Electrical System

Power Train

Unknown Or Other

Vehicle Speed Control

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

Engine: 156; Air Bags: 149; Seat Belts: 102; Electrical System: 89; Power Train: 69; Unknown Or Other: 63; Vehicle Speed Control: 57; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 51

Reported problems by failure mileage

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

Under 25,000

100

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: 100; 25,000 to 49,999: 73; 50,000 to 74,999: 95; 75,000 to 99,999: 70; 100,000 to 149,999: 28; 150,000 and above: 8

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (100). 174 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.

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

134

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2013: 6; 2014: 29; 2015: 39; 2016: 59; 2017: 134; 2018: 70; 2019: 90; 2020: 33; 2021: 20; 2022: 19; 2023: 19; 2024: 16; 2025: 9; 2026: 5

Pattern summary

Engine leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 85 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 56 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 55 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 10536277 · 2013-08-20 (August 20, 2013)

I PURCHASED THIS 2014 PATRIOT FOUR WEEKS AGO WITH, I HAVE NOT EVEN MADE A FIRST PAYMENT. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT MY JEEP LOST ALL POWER. I WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND WOULD HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT IS WAS GOING TO STALL, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS EVER TURNED ON. I PLACED THE JEEP IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. TURNED IT BACK ON, IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATE THERE WAS SOME LAG ON THE START AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY TO BE INSPECTED AFTER A…

Owner-reported narrative. 600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10536277 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10618937 · 2014-08-05 (August 5, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL SENSOR AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10618937 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10521257 · 2013-06-23 (June 23, 2013)

BRAKE FAILURE AND CAR ACCELERATES DURING PERIODS OF BRAKE FAILURE. A WEEK AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF THIS NEW CAR WITH AROUND 470 MILES ON THE ODE METER, IT WAS NOTICED THAT DURING PERIODS OF GENTLE BRAKING, THE BRAKES APPEARED TO FAIL AND THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATED DURING THE SHORT PERIODS THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS NOTICED AT AROUND 30 MPH IN STEADY URBAN TRAFFIC. THE BRAKES APPEARED TO FAIL AGAIN ABOUT 10 MIN LATER IN SIMILAR TRAFFIC. DURING THESE 2 FAILURES THE BRAKES APPEARED TO FAIL FOR AROUND A QUARTER OF A SECOND. A…

Owner-reported narrative. 470 miles reported. Look up ODI 10521257 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10576794 · 2014-04-02 (April 2, 2014)

DRIVING IN RAIN, WENT THROUGH STANDING WATER ON ROAD. ABS BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON. BRAKE ASSIST NO LONGER WORKS. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS NOW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 5,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10576794 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10559661 · 2014-01-13 (January 13, 2014)

AFTER A SEVERE RAINSTORM DISCOVERED WATER ON MY DASHBOARD AND LEAKING FROM MY DOME LIGHT PLATE. WATER HAS SHORTED OUT PASSENGER SIDE DOME LIGHT AND AM WORRIED ABOUT FURTHER ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 2,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10559661 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10622185 · 2014-08-14 (August 14, 2014)

ON THIS DAY WHILE DRIVING ON 95 SOUTH TO FRANKLIN MILLS MALL FROM UPPER DARBY WE NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. ONCE I WAS AT THE MALL PARKING LOT LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE MY SON INDICATES THAT THERE IS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD ON PASSENGER SIDE. I PUT CAR IN PARK IN FRONT OF THE J C PENNEY STORE MY SON JUMPS OUT AND ATTEMPTS TO OPEN THE HOOD. BUT IT DOESN'T OPEN. HE THEN SAYS GET OUT IT IS ON FIRE. WE ALL GET OUT AND WHEN WE MOVE SAFELY AWAY FROM CAR WE CAN SEE FIRE UNDER THE CAR WITH WIRES HANGING DOWN TO THE GROUND. MY SON IS A …

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10622185 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10554869 · 2013-12-04 (December 4, 2013)

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CORNER WHICH I DRIVE AROUND AT LEAST 2 TIMES A DAY, MIDWAY THRU THE TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT LET ME TURN IT ... IT JUST JAMMED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN... I BRAKED AND WATCHED AS I WENT STRAIGHT INTO A GUARDRAIL .. UNABLE TO DO A THING ABOUT THE SITUATION EXCEPT BRACE MYSELF . *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 111 miles reported. Look up ODI 10554869 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10663362 · 2014-12-10 (December 10, 2014)

I PURCHASED A 0 MILES, NEW 2013 JEEP PATRIOT OFF THE LOT. AFTER 4 MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE HOME. THEY KEPT IT 6 WEEKS AND PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE ARM THAT CONNECTS THE STEERING TO THE FRONT WHEELS BROKE OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I WAS GOING SLOW, AS I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, SO LUCKILY I WAS NOT HURT. IT HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. IN BETWEEN THESE TWO INCIDENTS I WAS PULLED FOR SPEEDING. I HAVE NEVER HAD A SPEEDING TICKET IN 2…

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10663362 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10644471 · 2014-10-14 (October 14, 2014)

I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP ON THE THRUWAY AND IT SEEMED TO SOUND REALLY LOUD, LIKE A MOTORCYCLE, THE JEEP WAS NOT RUNNING RIGHT, COULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY, AND I COULD SMELL A FUNNY SMELL. AFTER A WHILE THE NOISE STARTED TO DROP, BUT IT WAS STILL NOTICEABLY LOUDER THAN BEFORE. I WAS NOT SURE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND I TOLD MY DAD ABOUT IT AFTER I GOT HOME. HE WENT OUTSIDE TO CHECK IT OUT AND NOTICED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD FLIPPED AND THE TAIL PIPE WAS LODGED UP IN THE BUMPER, THE PLASTIC WAS MELTED, A HOLE WAS BURNT IN THE BUMBER, AND PART OF THE F…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10644471 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10874628 · 2016-06-16 (June 16, 2016)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN JERKING AND HESITATING BEFORE LOSING POWER AND SHUTTING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10874628 at NHTSA ↗