2010 Jeep PATRIOT 4X4
Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report
Quick Summary
The 2010 Jeep PATRIOT 4X4 has 43 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 0.5x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is fuel system problems (26% of all complaints), specifically: upon refilling the gas tank to full from near empty, the car will immediately stutter and occasionally stall for up to five minutes. i discovered this upon pulling out into traffic and the engine turning off. this led to loss of power steering as well. other cars had to immediately divert or collide.
43
Total Complaints
0
Recalls Issued
—/5
Safety Stars
0.5x
vs Segment Avg
Known Problems
FUEL SYSTEM
11 complaints- • UPON REFILLING THE GAS TANK TO FULL FROM NEAR EMPTY, THE CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY STUTTER AND OCCASIONALLY STALL FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES. I DISCOVERED THIS UPON PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE TURNING OFF. THIS LED TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS WELL. OTHER CARS HAD TO IMMEDIATELY DIVERT OR COLLIDE
- • MAYBE 5 MINUTES AFTER REFUELING MY GAS TANK, THE CAR WILL UNEXPECTEDLY LOSE POWER AND SHUT OFF. IT IS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. I END UP SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY ROADS UNABLE TO RESTART MY CAR OR PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WITH JEEPS H
- • WHEN I GO TO PUT FUEL IN TANK, THE GAS PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF EVERY FEW SECONDS. IT TAKES FOREVER TO PUT ANY AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. THIS PROBLEM STARTED A FEW MONTHS BACK.
“UPON REFILLING THE GAS TANK TO FULL FROM NEAR EMPTY, THE CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY STUTTER AND OCCASIONALLY STALL FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES. I DISCOVERED THIS UPON PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE TURNING OFF. THIS LED TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS WELL. OTHER CARS HAD TO IMMEDIATELY DIVERT OR COLLIDE”
— NHTSA complaint filing
BODY/STRUCTURE
6 complaints- • I STARTED NOTICING A DAMP/MOISTURE TYPE OF SMELL IN MY JEEP AND THOUGHT IT MAY JUST BE THE VENTS FROM HAVING HEAT/AC ON! BUT THEN STARTED FINDING A LITTLE WATER ON MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT AND SEAT! JUST A FEW DROPS AND THOUGHT MAYBE JUST FROM OPENING THE WINDOW! IT KEPT HAPPENING AND HAPPENING E
- • 5 MONTHS AGO THERE WAS WATER LEAKING FROM REAR DOME LIGHT AND HEADLINER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE SUN ROOF SEAL. SO I REPLACED THAT AT $241.00. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND WORSE. THEY ARE STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE
- • WHEN TRAVELING OVER 40 MPH WITH REAR DOOR WINDOWS OPEN YOU WILL FEEL THE THUMP OF AIR PREASURE COMING TO YOUR EARS, THE FASTER YOU GO THE LOUDER IT GETS TO THE POINT IT HURTS YOUR EARS. AERO DYNAMICS CAUSE RAPID CHANGE IN CABBIN AIR PRESURE WITH REAR DOOR WINDOWS OPEN. EVEN WITH ONLY ONE WINDOW OPE
“I STARTED NOTICING A DAMP/MOISTURE TYPE OF SMELL IN MY JEEP AND THOUGHT IT MAY JUST BE THE VENTS FROM HAVING HEAT/AC ON! BUT THEN STARTED FINDING A LITTLE WATER ON MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT AND SEAT! JUST A FEW DROPS AND THOUGHT MAYBE JUST FROM OPENING THE WINDOW! IT KEPT HAPPENING AND HAPPENING E”
— NHTSA complaint filing
ENGINE
4 complaints- • THE VEHICLE IS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT LATITUDE, TRAIL RATED MODEL. APPARENTLY STRUCK A ROCK WITH THE TAILPIPE WHICH CAUSED THE MUFFLER TO MOVE UPWARD, RESULTING IN THE MUFFLER GETTING CAUGHT ON THE MUFFLER HANGER MOUNTS. THIS ALLOWED THE TAILPIPE OUTLET TO REST ABOVE AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE BUMPER COV
- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 (NA) JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
- • AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS, THE CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN DRIVING. WHEN SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. THIS OCCURS AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK WITH GAS. WHEN SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THE CARS RPM'S DROP THAT THE CAR ALMOST SHUTS OFF IF YOU DON'T KEEP IT MOVING.
“THE VEHICLE IS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT LATITUDE, TRAIL RATED MODEL. APPARENTLY STRUCK A ROCK WITH THE TAILPIPE WHICH CAUSED THE MUFFLER TO MOVE UPWARD, RESULTING IN THE MUFFLER GETTING CAUGHT ON THE MUFFLER HANGER MOUNTS. THIS ALLOWED THE TAILPIPE OUTLET TO REST ABOVE AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE BUMPER COV”
— NHTSA complaint filing
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
4 complaints- • ABS SENSOR , ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL AND 4X4 WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IGNITION OFF , RESTARTED IT ...WARNING LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THIS CONTINUED, VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. NOW CAR IS IN THE SHOP BUT MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSU
- • EVER SINCE I HAD TIRES PUT ON, THE SEALS LEAK AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH JEEP PATRIOT RIMS. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL RANDOMLY COMES ON AND THE CAR WONT GO, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OVER SEVERAL MONTHS) NOW THE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTION LIGH
- • ABS SENSOR , ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL AND 4X4 WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. WE SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER. WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE FOR A COUPLE OF MILES WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE; THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE WAY TO CA
“ABS SENSOR , ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL AND 4X4 WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IGNITION OFF , RESTARTED IT ...WARNING LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THIS CONTINUED, VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. NOW CAR IS IN THE SHOP BUT MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSU”
— NHTSA complaint filing
TRANSMISSION
4 complaints- • WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD WHIRRING SOUND. SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT TURNED ON AND I LOST POWER. FIRST DROPPING FROM 75 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR AND ULTIMATELY TO 0 MILES PER HOUR. THIS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE FOR 30-40 MINUTES WHILE
- • FIRST TIME 09/2013 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH FROM COLORADO TOWARDS ARIZONA WHEN FROM ONE SECOND TO THE OTHER VEHICLE FORCE DROP SPEED TO 30 MPH AND A TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON ON DASH, PUTTING MY FAMILY AT DANGER SINCE I HAD TO SWERVE AS FAST AS I COULD TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE SEMI WAS
- • SECOND COMPLAIN ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION AGAIN AFTER 3 YEARS FROM BEING REPLACED. AS I WAS DRIVING ON I-70 FROM MY HOSPITAL JOB IN THE MORNING RUSH COMMUTE, MY PATRIOT DECIDED TO DROP SPEED FROM 70 MPH TO 30 MPH ON A BLINK OF AN EYE. THIS TIME SINCE I WAS ALONE JUST
“WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD WHIRRING SOUND. SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT TURNED ON AND I LOST POWER. FIRST DROPPING FROM 75 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR AND ULTIMATELY TO 0 MILES PER HOUR. THIS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE FOR 30-40 MINUTES WHILE ”
— NHTSA complaint filing
Estimated Repair Costs
Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.
🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist
Based on 43 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:
- ☐FUEL SYSTEM: UPON REFILLING THE GAS TANK TO FULL FROM NEAR EMPTY, THE CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY STUTTER AND OCCASIONALLY STALL FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES. I DISCOVERED THIS UPON PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE TURNING OFF. THIS LED TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS WELL. OTHER CARS HAD TO IMMEDIATELY DIVERT OR COLLIDE
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐BODY/STRUCTURE: I STARTED NOTICING A DAMP/MOISTURE TYPE OF SMELL IN MY JEEP AND THOUGHT IT MAY JUST BE THE VENTS FROM HAVING HEAT/AC ON! BUT THEN STARTED FINDING A LITTLE WATER ON MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT AND SEAT! JUST A FEW DROPS AND THOUGHT MAYBE JUST FROM OPENING THE WINDOW! IT KEPT HAPPENING AND HAPPENING E
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐ENGINE: THE VEHICLE IS A 2010 JEEP PATRIOT LATITUDE, TRAIL RATED MODEL. APPARENTLY STRUCK A ROCK WITH THE TAILPIPE WHICH CAUSED THE MUFFLER TO MOVE UPWARD, RESULTING IN THE MUFFLER GETTING CAUGHT ON THE MUFFLER HANGER MOUNTS. THIS ALLOWED THE TAILPIPE OUTLET TO REST ABOVE AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE BUMPER COV
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS: ABS SENSOR , ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL AND 4X4 WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IGNITION OFF , RESTARTED IT ...WARNING LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THIS CONTINUED, VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. NOW CAR IS IN THE SHOP BUT MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSU
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)
Jeep PATRIOT 4X4 — Year Comparison
How does 2010 compare to other years? Fewer complaints = more reliable.
Full years-to-avoid analysis →NHTSA Safety Rating
No NHTSA safety rating available
At a Glance
- Complaints
- 43
- Recalls
- 0
- Fire reports
- 0
- Crash reports
- 0
- Injury reports
- 1
- Segment avg
- 80
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