2011 Jeep Patriot: complete transmission 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 Aug 3, 2019 · Transmission · 89,000 miles · WI

My transmission went out the end of may 2019, I have gone to my bank to get a loan to have it fixe and upon talking to my loan officer he informed me that w.in 150 mile radius there has been 14 loans to have transmissions fixed on how many has there been in the state of wi, in the whole jeep community? There was no given warning that there was a problem w/ our jeep, it just stopped working as my son was about to go to school one morning. It moved about 5 ft and that was about it, nothing more. There is absolutely nothing wrong w/ this vehicle other than the transmission stopping. How does this happen? Jeep is a money maker, I know there a many factors in recalls but I find that this is a malfunction in the product itself.

Filed Apr 23, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 12,200 miles · MI

You need to recall the transmissions in these vehicles its ridiculous how expensive they are no normal person can afford this fix. Nobody in wayne county even wants to work on it. O cant afford a new transmission. I just bought this car. It's only at 120k . I love my jeep. But it is nothing but stress and depression. It is not right man.

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 Jan 3, 2019 · Transmission · 91,000 miles · AZ

I bought the patriot new and it was taken in for regular service and never gave any warning before experiencing critical problems while driving. On 2 occasions the patriot lost power while driving, leaving me in a very dangerous situation in busy traffic. The first time I was told the crankshaft sensor failed and had to be replaced. Yesterday I was driving in on a busy city street when the jeep no longer accelerated accompanied by a loud popping sound. Now I need a new transmission on a care with 91,000 miles. There have also been recurrent overheating problems the repair shop cannot explain. I no longer feel safe driving a jeep patriot.

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 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 Dec 4, 2016 · Airbags, Seat belts · 76,000 miles · TN

I was not notified that my patriot was under a major safety recall. I contacted chrysler corp. And was given the run around. I finally was put into a rental that I did not have to pay for ( I had to pay the first week because they refused to pay for it at first) and as of now my car is sitting in my garage with a full tank of gas, brand new transmission and brand new tires. There is no fix and I have been in a rental for about two months. I feel this recall is bigger then they are leading on and that there will not be a fix. I do not know what to do. I am extremely upset that I have been driving this care for over three years with my children in it and the possibility of the safety system not working terrifies me. Please let me know what I can do about this. I am at a loss of words. Side not: my drivers air bag malfunctioned a few months ago when I was driving it. This was before the recall and if I did not purchase a warranty I would have paid out of pocket.

Filed Mar 12, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 123,000 miles · WI · crash

I was driving in wausau, my jeep stopped, I accelerated-nothing. I had cars behind me honking and the one directly behind me was coming up fast, I steered to the right and managed to make it into a snowbank. I turned my car off, restarted it. Sat for about 10 mins with hazards on and was able to drive back home to eau claire. In february I replaced my transmission. My transmission never went out. My vehicle would just get stuck in reverse, I'd have to put in drive, back to reverse, then to drive again to go. In addition I had two more episodes, one with my twelve year old in the vehicle with me where it just stopped accelerating. So I have a new transmission in. I have also filed a separate complaint regarding tread wear on now tires, but it's a few weeks later and something still isn't right. I'm not getting stuck in reverse anymore, it's only been a month, but I haven't had the jeep stop, but it feel like the (excuse my lack of mechanical [xxx]) fuel isn't getting to wear it needs to go fast enough because sometimes it doesn't accelerate (it's been over 30 degrees all week, it's not due to not having the car warm up). Then when it does choose to accelerate it "jumps" to it. Overall it's just noisy. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).