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2009 Jeep Patriot

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2009 Jeep Patriot do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 188.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

155 reports with mileage · 36 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Structure. Review the 48 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 37 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports

Equipment Adaptive/mobility complaints

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32,607 miles · Jun 27, 2014
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Equipment Adaptive/mobilitySuspension

TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 MORNING THE JEEP STARTED TO MAKE NOISE AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, SO ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013 I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE IN BRIDGEVILLE FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY ADVISED THAT WE HAVE THE SUSPENSION CHECKED AS WELL AS THE SPRING FOR THE STRUTS. THEY HAD ADVISED THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND PASSED THEI…

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TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 MORNING THE JEEP STARTED TO MAKE NOISE AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, SO ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013 I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE IN BRIDGEVILLE FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY ADVISED THAT WE HAVE THE SUSPENSION CHECKED AS WELL AS THE SPRING FOR THE STRUTS. THEY HAD ADVISED THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND PASSED THEIR INSPECTION. MAY 23, 2013 ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WATER BEGAN TO FLOW THROUGH MY REAR VIEW MIRROR FROM THE SUNROOF. AT THAT TIME I HADN'T TOUCHED THE SUNROOF SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. PER JEEP FORUMS THIS IS A CONSTANT HASSLE WITH THE CAR. I WAS NOT GIVEN A CHOICE IN WHAT I COULD HAVE FOR A VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO CREDIT ISSUES. I HAD REQUESTED ON 05/24/2013, A REVIEW OF THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE CAR LESS THAN A WEEK AND HAD TO ALREADY TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD ADVISED THE NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS A ?CONTROL ARM CLIP THAT UNLATCHED?; THEY VERBALLY SAID THAT THEY TOOK CARE OF IT. HOWEVER FROM THE POINT ON I STILL COULD HEAR IT. I WOULD CALL [XXX] AND HE WOULD SAY THAT THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE?. I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING IN WRITING FROM THEM. I CHECK JEEP FOR ANY RECALLS, BUT FOUND NOTHING ON MY VIN. SO I DECIDED TO FORGET ABOUT IT UNTIL THIS PAST MAY WHEN MY CAR WAS FIRST INSPECTED BY KENNY ROSS SOUTH. IT PASSED EMISSIONS HOWEVER THEY COULDN'T PASS IT COMPLETELY. I HAD IT RECENTLY SERVICED AND THE ROTORS CONTROL ARMS BALL JOINTS AND STRUTS NEED DONE. IT'S UNREAL, THE CAR IS A 2009. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #10606412

Official recalls

1

08V528000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Oct 9, 2008

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 712 MY 2009 SEBRING, DODGE CALIBER, AVENGER, JOURNEY, JEEP PATRIOT, AND COMPASS VEHICLES. A NEW ADHESIVE USED IN THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) MANUFACTURING PROCESS CAN CAUSE THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TO BREAK.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PCM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.