Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2009 Jeep Patriot has 1 recall, 275 complaints.
1
Recalls
275
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
08V528000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 712 MY 2009 SEBRING, DODGE CALIBER, AVENGER, JOURNEY, JEEP PATRIOT, AND COMPASS VEHICLES. A NEW ADHESIVE USED IN THE POWER TRAI...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2009 Jeep Patriot 4-DR. w/SAB
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2025 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Engine stalls only after filling up gas, resulting in check engine light or oil light turning on. I ... |
| Feb 6, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I am submitting this complaint regarding the CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) failure in our... |
| May 30, 2024 | SUSPENSION | My whole front end of my jeep when I stop feels like it's coming out from underneath me |
| May 28, 2024 | ENGINE | Changed catalytic converter now my car want go over 5 mph |
| Nov 29, 2023 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | After refueling the vehicle at a gas station, I drive about a 1/4 of a mile and the engine will stal... |
| Oct 23, 2023 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Faulty gas tank. Doesn’t fill and gas shoots out during the fill process. |
| Jul 6, 2023 | SUSPENSION | The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the rear end of the v... |
| Jun 6, 2023 | STRUCTURE | Subframe front and rear are completely rusted out and unsafe to drive |
| Nov 25, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle's CVT transmission will overheat and cause the speed of the vehicle to slow down, unable to ... |
| Nov 18, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | front and rear crossmember assembly rusted through car available. acknowledged history on this and r... |
| Nov 15, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | I report reveral times issuess with my gear box, but each time they said the car is fine. The proble... |
| Sep 2, 2022 | ENGINE | We bought this car in March of 22 for our daughter. She used to drive back and forth between Mankato... |
| Jul 20, 2022 | STRUCTURE | Vehicle started making a metal rub noise. Took to mechanic. K frame front drivers side is complete... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE | Air conditioner drain drips directly on subframe cross brace for front cradle, erosion and road grim... |
| Feb 26, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that the anti-theft warning light would ill... |
| Jan 1, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that the vehicle front subframe was corrode... |
| Dec 16, 2021 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Car shuts off after fueling. Is a common problem with other Jeep owners found on Google. My mechani... |
| Sep 27, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the veh... |
| Aug 25, 2021 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | The contact's daughter-in-law owns a 2009 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while he was replaci... |
| Aug 25, 2021 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | After fueling the vehicle completely, the engine stalls multiple times while in motion. This happens... |