Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 09/08/2010 | |||
| 2010 jeep patriot, purchased may 2010. since purchased has been taken to the service department 6 times. vehicle has constant noise under the left front side in addition, the vehicle turns off while in motion, | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/17/2010 | 2000 | ||
| The jeep patriot ha s acvt transmission and when pulling into traffic from a stop the vehicle hesitates and crawls to a start. i almost got killed because my vehicle didn't move when i needed it to. this is a very dangerous characteristic and the manufacturer should inform prospective owners of this situation. seach the web and you will find other woners experiencing this. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - FLOOR SHIFT | |||
| 02/13/2010 | 1730 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2010 jeep patriot. while attempting to drive in reverse the gear shift lever malfunctioned. he was able to release the brake pedal and move the vehicle into a parking space with the emergency brake on. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who confirmed that the shift lever retaining clip caused the gear shift to fail. the dealer replaced the retaining shift lever clip and cable. the failure mileage was 1,763 and the current mileage was 2,200. updated 03/19/10. *lj | |||