2011 Jeep Patriot: CVT failure

Filed Jan 14, 2020 · Transmission · 73,000 miles · KS

Over the past 2 years, the jeep patriot will stutter when shifting gears. It has progressively gotten worse. I had a mechanic look at it twice and he believes that the only fix is to replace the transmission. Once I got online, I found that many people have had the same issue the the CVT transmission used in these vehicles. Additionally, jeep must know that the CVT is flawed, because they stopped the use of it in 2014.

Filed Dec 18, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 5 miles · IN

Cvt?

Filed Sep 9, 2019 · Transmission · 152,000 miles · GA

I was sitting at the light when my vehicle starts to jump while the vehicle was idling. I took my foot off the brakes to move twith traffic and the vehicle jumps and then drives as normal. I took it to a local shop to have a mechanic look at the vehicle on the 3rd and while he was test driving the vehicle it completely stopped operating as we were turning around and the engine begins to rev but not move and after trying again to get the car to move the engine then began to make a knocking sound. The mechanic then determined that the transmission was going to be going out very soon. So I have parked the vehicle and been doing research to find that this a common thing with CVT transmissions as I have only had the vehicle for 6 years with 152,000 miles. There were no true signs of any transmission issues that I could have avoided this type of breakdown.

Filed Feb 13, 2019 · Transmission · 116,900 miles · ME

We have had three incidents so far of our 2011 jeep patriot losing significant power and struggling to accelerate. The first involved overheating on a mountain road after a long road trip. Allowing the car to rest allowed us to make it to our destination with no further symptoms during the remainder of our trip. Twice in the last week rpms drop unless burying the accelerator into the floor, at which point there is a loud whining sound with little to show in terms of speed. We have been unable to get the speed over 55 MPH on a highway with a speed limit of 70. We also lose the ability to adjust the gear manually. After exiting the highway the car continues to be slow to gain speed at lights, and worse making it uphill to our home, even at 25 MPH. After resting the issue subsides until returning without warning. Searching google for "jeep CVT failure" yields dozens of results for jeep patriot and compass, as well as other vehicles using the same jatco CVT transmission. This failure makes the vehicle extremely dangerous on the highway, and the "solution" to the problem seems to be to continually replace the transmission at a cost $5000 per incident to the owner with the same flawed product. I shudder to think what would happen if my speed cut out on me while overtaking a freight truck, or making a left across traffic on a busy street. Please look into this matter, and let's get jatco to at least swap out the transmission for a reconditioned one when these failures occur.

Filed Feb 4, 2019 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · NC

There have been numerous complaints of early transmission failure, even with with normal servicing. Issues start with a whining noise, overheat warnings, and an inability to accelerate. The most common solution is replacement of the transmission. Late 2014 model year patriots changed to a non-CVT transmission. After replacing original CVT transmission for $2,500 it failed again within 6 months. The jeep is undrive-able. There should be a recall on the CVT transmission. My jeep is undrive-able and still owe $5900 while it sits in the driveway!! Transmission slips while driving and jeep stalls making it extremely dangerous to drive. Internet forums have countless compalints about these CVT transmissions with same symptoms!!

Filed Jun 20, 2018 · Transmission · 115,100 miles · NY

When I press on the gas to accelerate my vehiclr stalls and does not move then jerks very quickly flying my car forward. I was told I need a new transmission at 115,000 miles. Jeep has knowledge of the early CVT transmission failures and will not replace them. Very unsafe.

Filed May 29, 2018 · 98,345 miles · CA

Faulty irreparable CVT transmission which gave out on me on a notoriously high-traffic freeway. Recurring issue among jeep patriot owners. Jeep finally stopped using this faulty transmission in their 2014 models.

Filed May 19, 2018 · 90,000 miles · CA

Requested a total of $5,102.35 for diagnosis and repairs for a well-documented faulty CVT transmission which started failing after around 90k miles, despite taking excellent care of the vehicle.

Filed Dec 1, 2017 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · MI

Cvt transmission jumps out of gear, has trouble going into gear. Jumps from automatic to manual on its own. Does not always stay in gear when shut down. Transmission ultimately failed and needs to be replaced.

Filed Sep 9, 2017 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · TX

Numerious CVT transmission failure / overheat at highway speeds, very unsafe due to deceleration. Started in aug 2016 and happens monthly anytime more than 45 minutes of driving.

Filed Aug 1, 2017 · Transmission · 77,000 miles · CA

2nd time my transmission stall while on the interstate due to transmission overheating light comes on and vehicle will stall and not accelerate past 40 MPH. I had to move over three lanes to pull over on the side of i15 n with vehicles coming up to 70 MPH. Happy to be alive and that I was not hit. This is the 2nd time this issue happens to me and it seems like jeep is waiting for someone to get kill to fix their CVT transmission issues. Chrysler/ jeep know that is an ongoing issue and do not care to fix it. Took it both times to dealer and "is nothing" is what I am told every time "is a fluke in a code" "just pull over and let it cool every time it happens" and well "we don't have a fix for it". They only recommended to replace fluid but did not warranty this will fix problem. Obviously there is something wrong when so many people keep on complaining about this issue. And, well nissan who uses the jatco CVT is fixing bearing in the transmission and transmission coolers and fixing the issue. Jeep/ chrysler just does not care about it customers and tell us "is nothing" never ever buying a jeep and/ or chrysler in life! Will gladly trade-in soon as I am not willing to put my life at risk getting hit on an interstate at 70 MPH by another car. What would I tell them sorry I am driving 30 - 40 MPH on the highway but my CVT transmission is faulty and it stall on me. No thank you!!!!

Filed Jun 11, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 320 miles · TX

On the second day of ownership, immediately after the first fuel up, we idled through a fastfood drive-through and upon pulling out into traffic, it just died. Scary, but all the cars stopped for us. It started right up. I faxed all the information to the dealer and asked if it was them testing the chip you can remove to prevent car theft (or help repo in their case). They never responded. One change we made is we never topped off fuel after that. It has not happened since. However, the CVT appears to have failed now at 32,000 miles.