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Jeep Patriot repairs by problem area
Engine (15%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (12%)
Brakes and Traction Control (5%)
Suspension and Steering (34%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (17%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (10%)
Other (6%)
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- Engine
- Transmission and Drivetrain
- Brakes and Traction Control
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical and Air Conditioning
- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
- Other
Chart based on 615 repairs.
Jeep Patriot transmission repair cost distribution
$2500+ (6%)
$1000 - $2499 (10%)
$500 - $999 (7%)
$100 - $499 (23%)
< $100 (55%)
Chart based on 71 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2014 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
158-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 44000 mi US $586 |
Failed C/V Joint |
2013 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
158-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 25000 mi US $1600 |
DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE CAR STARTED REVVING UP AND DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TOWED TO LANDMARK DODGE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. CHARGE $1500 FOR IMPROPER USE OF CLUTCH |
2012 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| 86000 mi US $640 |
Needed new rear axle on one side and brakes. |
2011 Jeep Patriot
Engine not specified
| loud whining noise, like the engine was about to fall out of the body, very scary. rpms topped out and not very reassuring when on a major interstate. te motor acted like i was pulling a fully loaded horse trailer. and you can only check at |
2011 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 CVT AWD w/low range
| 55780 mi C $250 |
Engine computer had to be refreshed to turn transmission computer back to original settings. |
| 61380 mi C $200 |
Leaking rear differential. |
2011 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| 83000 mi | Transmission would constantly overheat on a hot summer day and go into limp mode. And was told by Chrysler that it was 'normal' for a CVT. |
| 55400 mi | Transmission filler tube broke off. The CVT transmission on these Jeeps are factory sealed. No reason to ever touch this, but while working under another car of mine I noticed something hanging from the jeep, it was this tube. |
| 160000 mi US $4000 |
Transmission overheated after approx 1 hour of driving. Went into limp mode. |
2010 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 CVT AWD w/low range
| 15500 mi | I could not take the car of out park. Turns out that this is a common problem with this model of vehicle. The dealer adjusted a cable to correct the problem. There is an overide release mechanism. I found out about on the WEB. |
2010 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 80600 mi C $400 |
Transmission overheat light came on. |
| 58900 mi C $80 |
Transmission made winding noise when sped up. The visit to the dealer was before warranty was out. I think the problem was caused by Guelph Chrysler. I was told a cap and level gauge was missing. Guelph missed them during 70000km services. |
2010 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| 27280 mi | Deceleration was jerky. An electrical connection was repaired to correct this. |
| 45420 mi | Fluid was overheating, resulting in transmission whining and slippage. The diagnosis was a seized fluid bypass valve to the cooler. The valve was replaced under warranty, but I had to pay for the fluid replacement. |
| 21080 mi | Broken axel front right and leaking axel front left |
| 35000 mi US $400 |
Gear shift cable needed to be replaced |
2009 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 55180 mi | Losing power for a split of second while driving ~100km/h |
2009 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| 18180 mi | Entire driveshaft assembly has been replaced under powertrain warranty due to rubber boot defect. |
2009 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual AWD
| 38000 mi | Total replacement of 5spd manual trans. |
| 39000 mi | Transmission bearing replacement and subsequent replacement of axle boot unit after first dealer shop (Larry H. Miller in Riverdale UT) did an incompetent repair job and pinched the boot. From May 28-June 17 I had a rental car for 18 days. |
| 48700 mi | Manual transmission violently pops out of first gear. Reverse gear ended up needing to be replaced. This is the second time the transmission has been torn apart for several weeks at a time. I had to fight to get a loaner car. Will not buy a Jeep again. |
| 5000 mi | Transmission ground while going in reverse |
| 81000 mi | had a complete transmission rebuild at 62,000 miles under warranty |
| 82800 mi US $1700 |
new clutch and t/o bearing |
| 87000 mi | currently a problem with the transmission that is being fixed under warranty. Also bad throw out bearing that is under 10,000 miles old |
| 60760 mi C $100 |
Multiple parts in transmission. |
2009 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
158-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 28700 mi | Whining noise at slow speeds. Foot off the throttle while decelerating. Transmission was replaced . Technician said it may have had a bad thrust bearing. |
2008 Jeep Patriot
Engine not specified
| 80000 mi US $890 |
one day would start but couldn't move shifter,dashboard out,door locks out,wind wipers out,they they said it was the PDU or the fuse box module. Have to take back to fix it war. company said will not cover |
2008 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 36000 mi | Grinding noise in drive train when driving at crawl speeds (as in a parking lot) when speeding up/slowing. Dealer "tightened a heat shield" which they said solved the problem, but it made no difference. Still have "lifetime" warranty so we'll see. |
2008 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| 84400 mi | Transmission failed, replaced under warranty. Been complaining about whining noise for 2yrs, brought it to 3 different dealers. Always told issue can't be replicated. 5 hr drive home took 9, car kept self braking to 5mph every 30min. |
| 41000 mi | transmisson failure - replaced with new transmission |
| 66000 mi | transimission failure - replace |
| 3000 mi | Would not go into 4X4. Took to dealer and turned out to be a bad factory splice that came loose. Fixed under warranty |
2008 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 4340 mi | Changed transmission synchronizator. |
| 80000 mi C $200 |
Changed cv joint |
| 15000 mi | 5 speed manual transmission had a bad synchro. There was a service bulletin on it. The local dealer did an excellent job and only took two days repairing. |
| 197500 mi | Drive shaft bearings |
| 218000 mi US $200 |
Replace Manual Shifting mechanism in car interior |
2008 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual AWD
| 92000 mi US $50 |
Synchros stopped grabbing properly. Replaced transaxle fluid ahead of maint. interval. |
| 33480 mi | Could not shift from 3rd to 4th gear. Common problem with syncros. |
| 34500 mi | Manual transmission. Gear clash/grind, followed by 5th gear popping out. Transmission replacement pending. Took two weeks for repair. Manual Transmission issues common. Entire transmission replaced. |
| 159000 mi US $2200 |
Clutch slave cylinder and clutch replaced |
| 8200 mi | 3rd gear went out (5SD) 3rd gear was grinding |
| 10000 mi | Replace transmission. |
| 95300 mi US $2300 |
Rear axle seals leaking |
| 27000 mi | defective part in transmission, transmission replaced under warranty |
| 31000 mi | transmission oil leak repaired |
2008 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
158-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 52000 mi US $4700 |
Do not go to AAMCO, and don't buy a Jeep Patriot. |
| 48140 mi | Transmission developed a whining noise. Dealer replaced transmission under 5 year powertrain warranty. |
2007 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 CVT FWD
| 46000 mi US $180 |
car will not go into gear, both dealers where it was towed said it would require a new transmission |
| 46000 mi US $140 |
had transmission specialist look at the transmission and they said it was a internal defect transmission would need to be replaced that Chrysler would not sell parts for the repair. |
| 46000 mi US $540 |
as required by Chrysler it had to be taken to a chrysler dealership, Dealership said they could try to changed the control modular but that did not work and again I was told Transmission has to be replaced, |
| 46000 mi US $475 |
cvt transmission is unreliable I will not ever purchase another one, and will not ever purchase a jeep |
2007 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 CVT AWD w/low range
| 72500 mi US $109 |
Customer states Transmission fluid leaking- Inspected and found the left front axle seal leaking. Replaced left front axle seal. Cleaned off area of leak and checked fluid level |
| 75000 mi US $150 |
Customer states finding grease on ground from front of vehicle. Right inner cv boot leaking and axle making noise. Replaced Right Axle Shaft |
| 82000 mi US $303 |
Rear differential was leaking, while in shop front differential started leaking lifetime warranty, rear differential, front differential seals, right front ball joint(only come on control arm) right rear upper lateral link |
2007 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 CVT AWD
| 141980 mi | Transmission and transfer case leaks. Noisy transmission. required seal replacements |
| 28000 mi | The Brake module would occasionally fail causing the transmission interlock to prevent shifting out of park. This could and was successfully over ridden by a manual over ride switch until the dealer could replace faulty module. |
| 71000 mi US $1700 |
Transfer case lost lubricant and was damaged. Needed complete replacement as repair not possible. |
| 78900 mi US $1200 |
CV Joint broke, pulled out of drive Axle. Was replaced and is working good now |
| 45886 mi | CVT transmission whistling. Replaced under warranty. Power Transfer Unit leaking after transmission repair. Seals and cover replaced. Repair done under warranty. |
| 78000 mi | 4 wheel drive light on and not working |
2007 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 10000 mi | Gear shifter does not seat all the way into 3rd and 4th gears randomly. Because it does not seat into gear fully the gears grind when the clutch is let out and then the shifter falls back to the nuetral position. Dealer believes there is a problem but |
| 60000 mi US $4000 |
Transmission bearing went bad. Made a low grinding noise on deceleration. It's an irreplaceable part so the entire transmission had to be replaced. |
2007 Jeep Patriot 4dr SUV
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual AWD
| 60320 mi C $300 |
CV joints needed replacement. |
| 68820 mi C $290 |
Replaced leaking seals. |
| 91140 mi C $1100 |
Clutch had to be replaced due to a mechanical failure. Axle seals leaking in front and one side of rear. |
| 104780 mi C $145 |
Fluid had leaked out and there was major wear in the transmission. Transmission needs replacement. I am waiting for the part. The repair was completed at a cost of $4,200. |
2007 Jeep Patriot 4-door
4-cylinder automatic AWD
| 62000 mi C $500 |
The vehicle would stop driving on its own. Slip from D to N and brake. |
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