KnownCarProblems2015 Jeep Patriot Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 315 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Jeep Patriot, most often about the engine (35% of complaints, typically around 50,500 miles). It is 5th of 12 Patriot model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2015 Jeep Patriot problems
Engine
109 complaints · 35%Half of these problems showed up before 50,500 miles. Parts named most often: exhaust system, engine.
Vehicle began stalling while driving without warning, stalled on busy roads, on hills, turning corners, ect. Stalling occurred at infrequent intervals. Sometimes 3 times a day, then wouldn't happen for a few weeks. Sometimes the traction control light would come on after the stalling. Sometimes the car would start…
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Patriot. While driving various speeds, the engine stalled without warning. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently and that there was a complete loss of power. In addition, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to madison chrysler Jeep dodge ram (203 boston…
Electrical
63 complaints · 20%Half of these problems showed up before 60,000 miles. Parts named most often: instrument panel.
Vehicle fails to start multiple times when the battery and starter are in good condition. Common fixes that are recommended are replacing the wcm or the relay box. Sometimes the vehicle will start after multiple times and leaving the key cranked for 20 seconds+, but this isn't always reliable. Brought it into the shop…
Our 2015 Jeep Patriot 4WD is shutting off randomly without warning while driving it!! In the middle of driving it will just randomly shift off without warning! All the lights will turn on then the car will shut off sometimes in the middle of traffic!! This is extremely dangerous as it is putting not only our lives at…
Other or unspecified
53 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 57,000 miles.
Without cause the passenger side front seat head rest deployed. There are pieces of plastic inside that prevent it from being reset. Research determined several like complaints and failure of chrysler Jeep to recall these defective safety devices or repair them. Vehicle was parked in the garage at the time of…
Driving along at speeds of 35 MPH, the engine randomly shut off, locked the steering wheel, and came to a stop. This occurred on a residential street. The next day, the same issue occurred on a state route 28. A manual restart of the vehicle was required each time, and the issue occurs daily. This happened several…
Transmission
50 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 54,500 miles.
Takata recall there is a clunking noise in the front end while driving over bumps and the transmission is slipping while accelerating from a stop is when I notice it the mostly.
While I am driving, the car stops running., the engine cuts off. I have to put the car in park or neutral to restart the engine. Sometimes it will start up sometimes I have to wait on it to starts. Today it stopped in the middle of the street and it did not start back up..the car had to be pushed out the street. My…
Speed control
39 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 56,500 miles. Parts named most often: throttle, cruise control, accelerator pedal.
While the vehicle was in motion, the car hesitated, lost speed, and then cut off (lost compression) while driving on the freeway. The engine indicator light never came on (beforehand) to alert that there was an engine problem. The passenger front tire loses air (constantly) and I've had to put air in the tire (since…
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Patriot. While driving 45 MPH on an incline, the electronic throttle control warning indicator illuminated. The accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact was able to coast safely off of the roadway. The vehicle was towed to heritage chrysler Jeep…
Steering
30 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 38,000 miles. Parts named most often: linkages.
While driving on highway and city streets, car has completely shut down without warning or warning lights, no engine, no power steering no electrical anything. This is a death trap and serious bodily harm waiting to happen. Highly dangerous, especially on highway. This has happened at least 8 times and has been into…
Statrting on 23. May, 2018 my vehicle started randomly dying while driving. This is a complete loss of propulsion, the rpms drop to zero and the car completely stops running. The only way to get the vehicle moving again when it does start is to completely stop, place the vehicle in park and start the vehicle again.…
Stability control
29 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 61,500 miles.
Since june 2018 I've experienced on going issues with the engine/transmission. While driving the entire front end starts to shake, all the lights on the dashboard come on and then the car stalls. I loose the ability to accelerate and steer during this time. First time this happened I was in delaware on the highway…
I was driving when all of sudden my Jeep Patriot started slowing down, limp and a bit out of my control. 3 lights turned on simultaneously. I pulled over to the side of the road. My engine started shaking and my Jeep sounded odd so I turned it off. I waited a bit and turned it back on. I was able to drive it back home…
Fuel system
27 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 61,000 miles.
I was driving when all of sudden my Jeep Patriot started slowing down, limp and a bit out of my control. 3 lights turned on simultaneously. I pulled over to the side of the road. My engine started shaking and my Jeep sounded odd so I turned it off. I waited a bit and turned it back on. I was able to drive it back home…
I am seeing many similar complaints about this vehicle. My 2015 Jeep Patriot used to kick back while I was accelerating which developed into a stall after a couple of months. I took it to a shop and they gave me new spark plugs and cleaned my air intake valves in hopes that it would fix the issue. The car gives no…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2015 Jeep Patriot recalls
Steering: hose, piping, and connections
Risk: If the power steering fluid return hose detaches, it would leak fluid and increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the return power steering hose clamp, repositioning the clamp as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on february 5, 2016. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is r68.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain model year 2015 jeep compass and patriot vehicles manufactured january 1, 2015, to may 11, 2015. During assembly, the power steering hose retention clamp may have been installed at an incorrect location, resulting in the detachment of the low pressure return hose.
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
Stall from crankshaft\camshaft failure
Summary
On december 13, 2016, the national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) received recall 16v-907 from fiat chrysler automobiles (fca) that identified a safety defect involving crankshaft or camshaft sensor failures on certain 2016 model year dodge journey, jeep compass, and jeep patriot vehicles. The failure of the crankshaft or camshaft sensor may lead to a loss of motive power (lomp) in the recalled vehicles.â following the receipt of recall 16v-907, the office of defects investigation (odi) received 127 vehicle ownerâs questionnaires (voq), in which consumers allege experiencing crankshaft or camshaft failures on similar vehicles not included in the recall.â on july 22, 2022, th
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
Electrical overstress
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.â during the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (acu) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) electronic control unit (ecu) manufactured by zf-trw. â the ecu receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with m
Questions about the 2015 Jeep Patriot
- What are the most common problems with the 2015 Jeep Patriot?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (109 complaints, typically around 50,500 miles); electrical (63 complaints, typically around 60,000 miles); other or unspecified (53 complaints, typically around 57,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2015 Jeep Patriot have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from December 23, 2015 (steering). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2015 a bad year for the Jeep Patriot?
- It is 5th of 12 Patriot model years by number of complaints, with 315 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.