2017 Jeep PATRIOT

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Below Average

Quick Summary

The 2017 Jeep PATRIOT has 98 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 1.2x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is other problems (15% of all complaints), specifically: frost was on windshield and back window. i turned on the rear window defroster to clear window. the rear window has an embedded wiper. after driving approximately 10 miles we parked the vehicle. just after exiting the rear window exploded like a gunshot. the center of the window had disintegrate.

13 crash reports 22 injuries

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

1.2x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

OTHER

15 complaints

15%

• FROST WAS ON WINDSHIELD AND BACK WINDOW. I TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER TO CLEAR WINDOW. THE REAR WINDOW HAS AN EMBEDDED WIPER. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WE PARKED THE VEHICLE. JUST AFTER EXITING THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED LIKE A GUNSHOT. THE CENTER OF THE WINDOW HAD DISINTEGRATE
• THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO NOT START WHEN IT'S SUPPOSE TO. IT WAS CHECKED AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE CAR WAS SENT TO FIX AND THE NOISE STILL PERSIST BECAUSE OF THE PART THAT THE COMPANY ORDERED IS NOT LUBING. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAVE A NOISE CO
• WHEN A PERSON SITS DOWN AND BUCKLES UP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR CHIMES. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE ENGINE IS OFF/ON OR IN MOTION WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED THE SEAT BELT CHIME WILL GO ACTIVATE. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE SEAT BELT SIGNAL GOES O

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 1 crashes

“FROST WAS ON WINDSHIELD AND BACK WINDOW. I TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER TO CLEAR WINDOW. THE REAR WINDOW HAS AN EMBEDDED WIPER. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WE PARKED THE VEHICLE. JUST AFTER EXITING THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED LIKE A GUNSHOT. THE CENTER OF THE WINDOW HAD DISINTEGRATE”

— NHTSA complaint filing

TRANSMISSION

15 complaints

15%

• I WAS DRIVING UP TO A RED LIGHT, STOPPED AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REVVE UP ALL BY ITSELF. I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE GREEN LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE ,I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, PUT IN PARK AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS HAPPENED AFTER MY FIRST OIL CHANGE A
• I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A NOISE I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SERVICED IT AND THREE DAYS LATER THE NOISE CAME BACK A WHINING NOISE. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD THE WHINING INCREASED, THEN THE OVERHEATED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THEN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. FINALLY THE T
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE ROAD SHOULDER, WAITED AWHILE, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS T

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“I WAS DRIVING UP TO A RED LIGHT, STOPPED AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REVVE UP ALL BY ITSELF. I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE GREEN LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE ,I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, PUT IN PARK AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS HAPPENED AFTER MY FIRST OIL CHANGE A”

— NHTSA complaint filing

SEATS/RESTRAINTS

12 complaints

12%

• THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT ALARM, WILL SOUND CONTINUOUSLY WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED IN IT.
• I HAVE TWO NON VERBAL AUTSTIC BOYS, I HEARD MY SON GASPING I PULLED OVER AND THE REAR SEAT BELT HAD RETRACTED UNDER HIS RIB CAGE, I KICKED OUT THE BOOSTER SEAT AND LIFTED HIM INTO MY LEG HIGHER TO ATTEMPT TO PULL THE BELT, HE COULD NOT BREATH, IT ONLY GOT TIGHTER AND THE TENSION WAS SO TIGHT THE LAP
• I WAS REAR ENDED WHILE STOPPED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I WAS SITTING ON THE DRIVERS SEAT. MY CAR SEAT HAD A SEAT BACK FAILURE AS SOON AS THE AT FAULT CAR IMPACTED ME. MEANING INSTEAD OF HOLDING ME IN PLACE IT JUST FLIPPED BACK WITH MY HEAD AND SHOULDERS ENDING ON BACKSEAT. I WAS PUSHED

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 2 crashes

“THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT ALARM, WILL SOUND CONTINUOUSLY WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED IN IT.”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ENGINE

9 complaints

• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HANCOCK COUNTY CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM (845 WASHINGTON ST, NEWELL, WV 26050, (304) 387-3100) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BU
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START OCCASIONALLY AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON NORTHLAKE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3701 NORTHLAKE BLVD, LAKE PARK, FL 33403, (888) 520-8157
• WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE ROAD SHOULDER, WAITED AWHILE, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY.

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HANCOCK COUNTY CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM (845 WASHINGTON ST, NEWELL, WV 26050, (304) 387-3100) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BU”

— NHTSA complaint filing

AIR BAGS

8 complaints

• WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WOK IN A JEEP PATRIOT 2017 ON A CITY STREET THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK SUDDENLY AND THE SPEED INCREASED RAPIDLY UNCONTROLLABLY. TWO VEHICLES HIT ME GOING THRU AN INTERSECTION AND THE JEEP PATRIOT VEHICLE RAN INTO A WAREHOUSE GOING THRU 2 METAL DOORS AND A BRICK WALL WITHOUT
• WHEN A PERSON SITS DOWN AND BUCKLES UP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR CHIMES. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE ENGINE IS OFF/ON OR IN MOTION WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED THE SEAT BELT CHIME WILL GO ACTIVATE. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE SEAT BELT SIGNAL GOES O
• I WAS AT WORK IN A 2017 JEEP PATRIOT COMPANY VEHICLE. I AM A FIELD WORKER AND WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON SCHAEFER HWY TO A CLIENTS HOME. I WAS T-BONED AT THE CROSS SECTION OF SCHAEFER AND SCHOOLCRAFT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING EAST ON SCHOOLCRAFT RAN A RED LIGHT- HITTING ME IN THE DRIVER DOOR, AFTER

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 4 crashes

“WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WOK IN A JEEP PATRIOT 2017 ON A CITY STREET THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK SUDDENLY AND THE SPEED INCREASED RAPIDLY UNCONTROLLABLY. TWO VEHICLES HIT ME GOING THRU AN INTERSECTION AND THE JEEP PATRIOT VEHICLE RAN INTO A WAREHOUSE GOING THRU 2 METAL DOORS AND A BRICK WALL WITHOUT”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

TRANSMISSION(~50K mi)

$500

SEATS/RESTRAINTS(~50K mi)

$500

ENGINE(~50K mi)

$500

AIR BAGS(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 98 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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OTHER: FROST WAS ON WINDSHIELD AND BACK WINDOW. I TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER TO CLEAR WINDOW. THE REAR WINDOW HAS AN EMBEDDED WIPER. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WE PARKED THE VEHICLE. JUST AFTER EXITING THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED LIKE A GUNSHOT. THE CENTER OF THE WINDOW HAD DISINTEGRATE
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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TRANSMISSION: I WAS DRIVING UP TO A RED LIGHT, STOPPED AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REVVE UP ALL BY ITSELF. I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE GREEN LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE ,I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, PUT IN PARK AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS HAPPENED AFTER MY FIRST OIL CHANGE A
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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SEATS/RESTRAINTS: THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT ALARM, WILL SOUND CONTINUOUSLY WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED IN IT.
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ENGINE: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HANCOCK COUNTY CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM (845 WASHINGTON ST, NEWELL, WV 26050, (304) 387-3100) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BU
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)