Jeep PATRIOT transmission problems
321 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
2,786 owner complaints analyzed
10 distinct recall campaigns
60,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2002 to 2017 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,934 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
321 of 2,786 complaints match this topic (11.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10746678 · 2015-08-06 (August 6, 2015)
THIS 2007 JEEP PATRIOT BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CVT APROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED (2011). WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 MPH THEN CHUGGED QUITE A BIT BEFORE REFUSING TO START AGAIN. REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE AT $3,500 (2012) FOR THE FIRST AND $4,500 (2013) FOR THE SECOND ONE, ALSO PURCHASED THE 5 YEAR WARRENTY ON THE SECOND CVT TRANY. VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP EVERY 3 MONTHS TO WORK ON TRANSMISSION AS OF TODAY (8-6-2015), WHICH IS VERY FRUSTRATING.
Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10746678 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10554643 · 2013-12-03 (December 3, 2013)
I PARKED MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN THE BANK FLAT PARKING LOT. I PUT IT IN N' AND PULLED THE E BRAKE AND PLACED MY KEYS IN THE CUP HOLDER OF THE JEEP. I WALKED INSIDE AND WAITED IN LINE UNTIL SOMEONE TOLD ME A RED JEEP WAS GOING BACKWARDS DOWN THE MAIN ROAD. I RAN OUT OF THE BANK, DOWN THE ROAD TO FIND MY JEEP STOPPED BY A BRICK WALL WITH THE BRAKE STILL PULLED. NOT ONLY DID IT DRIVE BACKWARDS ON A VERY BUSY ROAD IT MADE A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND THEN AGAIN AT THE LIGHT WHERE IT RAN INTO THE WALL. LUCKY FOR EVERYONE IT WAS A GO…
Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10554643 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10567168 · 2014-02-27 (February 27, 2014)
WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR OUR SON, WHO IS OFF AT COLLEGE. TRAVELING THRU KANSAS ON I-70 RETURNING FROM VACATION, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. VEHICLE SLOWED TO 20 MPH IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. HAD TO DRIVE ON SHOULDER TO EXIT RAMP AND LET THE TRANSMISSION COOLED DOWN. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES, SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. MOST RECENTLY, TRAVELING IN 25 DEGREE WEATHER AT 70 MPH. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. FINALLY, THEY ADMITTED THAT HE …
Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10567168 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10592380 · 2014-05-19 (May 19, 2014)
WHEN DRIVING MY JEEP IN THE WARMER MONTHS, IF I TRAVEL FOR MORE THAN 30 MILES OR SO THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE SEIZES. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT MUCH NOTICE AND LAST WEEK MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DRIVING ON THE SAN DIEGO 405 FREEWAY IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH HOWEVER; I AM GOING TO LAND UP GETTING KILLED IF THIS IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. WILL IT TAKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT BEFORE CHR…
Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10592380 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10593878 · 2014-05-24 (May 24, 2014)
ANY TIME I TAKE A LONG TRIP (1HR +) OR I'M IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MY TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON ACCOMPANIED WITH A WHINING NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER. I LIVE IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SO TEMPS IN THE SUMMER ARE EXTREMELY HIGH. MY WIFE WAS HEADING TO FLAGSTAFF ONE DAY IN MID AUGUST SHE LOST POWER TO OUR PATRIOT AND COULDN'T GO OVER 40MPH. SHE WAS STUCK IN 115 DEGREE HEAT FOR OVER ONE HOUR WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN. SHE HAD TO REPEAT THIS THREE DIFFERENT TIME UNTIL SHE MADE IT TO HER DESTINATION. I ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED WHEN I LOST POWER IN THE CIT…
Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10593878 at NHTSA ↗