IllustrationDome light leaking water when rain or snow, leaving seats, car floor mats drenched. Had to replace radio three times and it smells like something burning
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
220–25K
2525–50K
2450–75K
2975–100K
39100–150K
16150K+
155 reports with mileage · 36 unknown
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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
Unknown Or Other complaints
18 reportsFRAME ROTTED OUT ON THIS VEHICLE AND , ACCORDING TO INSPECTION SERVICE GARAGE, MANY JEEP PATRIOTS. JEEP COMPASS HAS A RECALL ON THE FRAMES .
THE OVER HEATING LIGHT TURNS ON ON THE DASH AND MY CAR OVER HEATS AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 50MPH FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. HOWEVER, IF I DRIVE ON STATE ROADS GOING 50MPH OR UNDER THE CAR DOESN'T OVER HEAT. I GOT A NEW THERMOSTAT AND NEW RADIOTOR THINKING IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT. THERE IS NO LEAK …
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THE OVER HEATING LIGHT TURNS ON ON THE DASH AND MY CAR OVER HEATS AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 50MPH FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. HOWEVER, IF I DRIVE ON STATE ROADS GOING 50MPH OR UNDER THE CAR DOESN'T OVER HEAT. I GOT A NEW THERMOSTAT AND NEW RADIOTOR THINKING IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT. THERE IS NO LEAK COMING FROM THE CAR SO IT IS NOT A WATER PUMP ISSUE. THE COOLANT LEVELS ARE GOOD.
TRANSMISSION
STRUCTURE. ENGINE CRADLE IS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. REPAIR FACILITY STATES THIS IS AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF RUST BUT COMMONLY SEEN IN THIS VEHICLE
MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT WON'T CRANK. IT TURNS ON RANDOMLY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. NEW BATTERY. NO CHIP ON KEYS.
THE HEATER CORE IS CLOGGING NOT LETTING ANTIFREEZE THRU HEATER CORE HAS CLOGGED NUMEROUS TIMES. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT, FLUSH IT, ETC. IN OUR VEHICLE, IT BLOWS WARM/HOT ON DRIVERS SIDE BUT AS YOU CROSS OVER VEHICLE IT BLOWS COLD ON PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND SHOP HAS SAID THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIG…
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THE HEATER CORE IS CLOGGING NOT LETTING ANTIFREEZE THRU HEATER CORE HAS CLOGGED NUMEROUS TIMES. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT, FLUSH IT, ETC. IN OUR VEHICLE, IT BLOWS WARM/HOT ON DRIVERS SIDE BUT AS YOU CROSS OVER VEHICLE IT BLOWS COLD ON PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND SHOP HAS SAID THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM CAUSING METAL BITS TO COLLECT AND BUILD UP AND BLOCK UP THE HEATER CORE. SOMETHING IS CAUSING BLOCKAGE. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED WAS IN 2015. I OPTED NOT TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN THIS TIME UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SERVICE TECH CHECKED THE BLEND DOOR, THE THERMOSTAT, AND FLUSHED THE HEATER CORE. HE SAID THE HEATER CORE NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN. THIS IS ALMOST $800 AGAIN ON THIS PART. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER JEEP TO MAKE SURE IT IS DOCUMENTED BUT NOT SURE WHAT THEY DO WITH THIS INFORMATION. DURING THE CONVERSATION THEIR PEOPLE WERE SAYING DIFFERENT THINGS REGARDING HOW THEY MONITOR PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLES AND/OR PARTS. TO ENSURE THAT THIS DEFECT IS REPORTED I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO RESEARCH WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM SO THAT IT DOES NOT OCCUR IN THE FUTURE AS WELL AS IF IT BECOMES APPARENT THAT THEIR IS A DESIGN FLAW OR OTHER IN THE HEATER CORE SYSTEM OR ENGINE THAT PROPER ACTION IS TAKEN. BE IT RECALL OR OTHER.
WHEN YOU FILL THE CAR UP WITH GAS... IT STALLS... NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO STEERING... THE DEALER FIXED NUMEROUS THINGS ON CAR AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING... IT ALSO APPEARS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE... SEE THIS THREAD: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T29898_DS631498 THIS IS HAPPENING NOW FOR ALMOST 7 …
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WHEN YOU FILL THE CAR UP WITH GAS... IT STALLS... NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO STEERING... THE DEALER FIXED NUMEROUS THINGS ON CAR AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING... IT ALSO APPEARS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE... SEE THIS THREAD: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T29898_DS631498 THIS IS HAPPENING NOW FOR ALMOST 7 MONTHS.... OVER AND OVER. IT ALSO STALLED ON HIGHWAY AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRACKTOR TRAILER. YESTERDAY AT THE GAS PUMP IT DIED AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK AND ROLLED BACK TOWARD THE FUEEL TANKS... ALMOST HIT THEM
CAR HAS MOONROOF, WATER LEAKS COME THROUGH MAP LIGHTS,AND POWER AWICH FOR MOONROOF,DRIPS ON RADIO AND GEAR SELECTOR,CANT FIX LEAK.VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE,VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVEING AS WATER POURS OUT OF MAP /DOME LIGHTS.ONLY LEAKS WATER WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION,NOT SITTING.
EVERY TIME IT RAINS OUTSIDE WATER LEAKS THREW THE MAP LIGHTS LIKE A RUNNING FAUCET.
Official recalls
108V528000 · 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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.