Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Jeep Patriot has 42 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
42
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 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...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I am submitting this complaint regarding the CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) failure in our... |
| Nov 25, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle's CVT transmission will overheat and cause the speed of the vehicle to slow down, unable to ... |
| 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 27, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the veh... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle inadverte... |
| Jul 31, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, T... |
| Dec 29, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS IN MOTION AND THE TRANS TEMP LIGHT LIGHT UP AND MY CAR BEGAN TO STALE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIG... |
| Aug 21, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | VEHICLE OVERHEATS IN HOT WEATHER WHEN DRIVING FOR GREATER THAN 30 MINUTES. IT IS NOT THE RADIATOR BU... |
| Aug 3, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE PREMATURELY. 2009 JEEP PATRIOT THAT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR OR ALL... |
| Jul 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING OR SYMPTOMS |
| Apr 3, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE VEHICL... |
| Oct 3, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | "TAKATA RECALL" EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN SLOW TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION... |
| Sep 14, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | SPOUSE HAS JUST MADE A TURN AND WAS DRIVING HOME IN THE COUNTRY WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED B... |
| Sep 8, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START, BUT THE G... |
| Apr 6, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | MY JEEP TRY TO STALL AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. I HAD A TUNE-UP DONE, BUT IT STILLS TRIES TO ... |
| Feb 13, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY "WARNING" ALL THE DASH LIGHTS BATTERY, ENGINE, ... |
| Jan 16, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED... |
| Jan 15, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICA... |
| Oct 9, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE ... |
| Sep 4, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR OCCASSIONALLY WOULD ACT LIKE IT WANTED TO GO, THEN SLOWLY START TO SHIFT T... |