KnownCarProblems2013 Jeep Patriot Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 120 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Jeep Patriot, most often about the air bags (28% of complaints, typically around 58,500 miles). It is 9th of 12 Patriot model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2013 Jeep Patriot problems
Air bags
33 complaints · 28%Half of these problems showed up before 58,500 miles.
The car stalled and over heats. It doesn't take drive as fast it is supposed to be and when I tried to gas it the car started to shake and it cut off.
September of 2014 my airbag light came on. I called dealership. Dealership stated it was a bad sensor that could be replace and that there was no danger driving with the bad sensor.
Engine
27 complaints · 23%Half of these problems showed up before 44,500 miles. Parts named most often: exhaust system.
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Patriot. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the speed drastically reduced below 30 MPH and the vehicle stalled. In addition, various warning indicators and instrument panel gauges illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. The contact, a mechanic, inspected the vehicle and…
I was driving down the road and the power died, could not excelerate, check engine light came on and then the Jeep died, wouldn't start in the middle of traffic. Had to be towed to dealership.
Seat belts
23 complaints · 19%My granddaughter got trap with the seat belt (rear passenger side of the car) the more we tried to release it the tighter it got, even though we unhooked it. We had to cut the seat belt to get her out. If it helps she is about 5'2" and weighs about 125 lbs. I am taking it too autoserv in tilton nh 03276 to be looked…
Transmission overheats. Wipers turn on automatic. Patriot wont start sometimes. Patriot shuts off randomly. Cluster info lights come on randomly.
Transmission
19 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 67,000 miles.
Cvt transmission overheating failure at 70 to 75 MPH on highway, car shut down without warning and I was forced to pull off to shoulder. If no shoulder potential fatality could have occurred from high speed trucks or cars unable to slow down thus crashing into rear of car. This situation has occurred with numerous…
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, when temperature gauge began to rise and an unknown warning noise began to sound. The contact stated the vehicle began to decelerate speed until it seized. The contact stated he was stationed for unknown amount of time until the vehicle…
Other or unspecified
13 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 53,000 miles.
From the time I bought my Patriot, it would experience instances of slow acceleration. I took it in a couple times and they found nothing. On june 11, 2016, I had been driving around 65 MPH on I-285 and experienced some hesitation. I exited 285 to I-20 and then on to surface roads. I stopped at the kroger. As I parked…
Approximately two weeks ago my vehicle began making a high pitched whining noise but had no other symptoms. Then, 5 days ago I felt the vehicle shutter only once. Since I did not feel it again over a period of days, I chalked it up to being sensitive and thought it could have been in between gears or something. This…
Electrical
11 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 47,500 miles.
Water leaks from the light above the dash. It is very dangerously distracting while driving, but also has fried my stereo/computer once already. It has now soaked all of the front interior and has started to affect my electrical system. Have taken it into the dealership three times in the last two years and they…
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Patriot. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the speed drastically reduced below 30 MPH and the vehicle stalled. In addition, various warning indicators and instrument panel gauges illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. The contact, a mechanic, inspected the vehicle and…
Fuel system
9 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 54,000 miles.
The throttle body. I was entering the highway went to accelerate and it would not move just stuttered. A mack truck was speeding along luckily there was no one in the high-speed lane so he could swerve around me and beep at me I had to drive to the next exit doing 20mph in the breakdown lane and get it to my garage…
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while attempting to refuel the vehicle, the vehicle would only allow the tank to be half full before shutting off the pump. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the roll-over valve was faulty and needed to…
Stability control
8 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 42,000 miles.
Driving home on interstate, instrument panel lights came on etc, 4WD, skid, check engine. Car slower would barely accelerate uphill, picked up speed going down hill. I called my mechanic took car straight there. I had to drive on major roadways, at rush hour, with my flashers on. I had to have the throttle body…
The electronic throttle control (etc) light comes on intermittently, the Jeep's RPM's drop and acceleration is diminished. I nearly got hit 2x now by oncoming traffic. Left hand turn across lanes, merging into traffic on major route. Both after car had been stopped waiting for break in traffic.
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2013 Jeep Patriot recalls
Seat belts: pretensioner
Risk: If the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a vehicle crash that necessitates deployment of these safety systems.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ocr, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners that parts are not available yet were mailed on october 26, 2016. The recall began on august 15, 2017. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is s61.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 chrysler 200, 2010 chrysler sebring, 2010-2012 dodge caliber and 2010-2014 jeep patriot, compass and dodge avenger vehicles. The occupant restraint control (ocr) module may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture
Summary
From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.NHTSA.gov/sites/NHTSA.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substa
Active head rest inadvertent deployment
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe19014 on september 9, 2019, to investigate 128 consumer complaints alleging that the active head rest (ahr) inadvertently deployed without the occurrence of a crash or other rear impact event in model year (my) 2014 jeep grand cherokee and dodge durango vehicles.when odi opened the investigation, odi was aware of thirteen alleged injuries.a small number of early warning reports identified driver and/or passenger front seat ahr inadvertent deployments without a rear impact event.reported safety consequences resulting from the ahr deployments include concussions, headaches, soft tissue injuries, disorientation, nausea, vomiting and/or loss of
Questions about the 2013 Jeep Patriot
- What are the most common problems with the 2013 Jeep Patriot?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (33 complaints, typically around 58,500 miles); engine (27 complaints, typically around 44,500 miles); seat belts (23 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2013 Jeep Patriot have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from September 15, 2016 (seat belts). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2013 a bad year for the Jeep Patriot?
- It is 9th of 12 Patriot model years by number of complaints, with 120 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.