Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Jeep Patriot has 69 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
69
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Vehicle acts like it wants to shut off. No warnings or check engine lights it just starts to shake a... |
| Feb 28, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the ve... |
| Jan 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Crankshaft positioning sensor caused car to randomly stall out multiple times. |
| Aug 5, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled ... |
| May 31, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Last night was the 3rd time my family's safety was threatened by a malfunction in my 2016 Jeep Patri... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the accelerator pedal... |
| Jan 12, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | CVT transmission failed at 79,000 miles. Cost to replace is over $8,000 due to lack of replacement ... |
| Dec 29, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | from the day I purchased the vehicle on [XXX] of 2023. I immediately heard a rattling noise coming f... |
| Dec 11, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that after coming to a complete stop, the v... |
| Oct 20, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My air bag light keeps blinking off and on and my hood keeps rattling from coming loose in the front... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS | Problems started when the wheel and axel came off the vehicle on a side road 3 years ago. The vehicl... |
| Apr 14, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I kept getting a check engine light on my dash even after taking it in for oil changes in the past y... |
| Mar 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | My 2016 Jeep Patriot 4X4 engine light is staying on. When I took it to a mechanic to have it read it... |
| Nov 30, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Sitting at a red light with foot on brake and auto “jumped” happened quickly do not know If any warn... |
| Aug 18, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that on two occasions while driving at appr... |
| Jul 31, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Engine stalls & loses momentum, stutters. Crankshaft sensor. |
| Jun 20, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | Rpm’s started jumping car wouldn’t accelerate cam shaft sensor code |
| May 29, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Driving on the highway all of a sudden, I start losing power, rpms go way up. It's happened many t... |
| May 21, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | To whom it may concern I purchased a 2016 Jeep Patriot Sport on May 21 2022, the vehicle since dat... |
| May 12, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The stated that the ABS and the check engine warning lights we... |