2013 Jeep Patriot: engine overheating

Filed Sep 11, 2023 · Transmission · NC

Transmission overheat warning , Engine loses power and slows to around 30MPH Poses risk to myself and others on highway because can not accelerate to get out of traffic Has not been confirmed by dealer Has been inspected by mechanic The hot transmission warning light comes on.This has been going on several years

Filed Feb 15, 2022 · Transmission · PA

The CVT transmission is failing before 60k miles and overheating during normal driving conditions. There were 2 prior owners before me and no vehicle history as to why it was traded into a dealer. No matter what I do the transmission heats rapidly and can only dissipate the heat would be to turn the heat on full blast.

Filed Aug 7, 2020 · Electrical, Transmission · 65,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep patriot. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, when temperature gauge began to rise and an unknown warning noise began to sound. The contact stated the vehicle began to decelerate speed until it seized. The contact stated he was stationed for unknown amount of time until the vehicle temperature was normal. The contact stated transmission overheated and check engine warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to local dealer prestige chrysler jeep dodge located at 6520 centennial center blvd, las vegas, nv 89149, (702) 309-8000, and was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired and experienced the failure. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.

Filed Jan 28, 2020 · Transmission · 107,000 miles · MS

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep patriot. The contact stated that while attempting to traverse a hill, the transmission failed to shift as intended. The contact stated that the vehicle started to overheat and the speed was reduced independently. The contact also stated that the vehicle failed to exceed 40 MPH with the accelerator pedal depressed. The vehicle was taken to an unknown mechanic that located failures codes p0777 and p0741. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage 107,000.

Filed May 29, 2019 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · NY

Cvt transmission overheating failure at 70 to 75 MPH on highway, car shut down without warning and I was forced to pull off to shoulder. If no shoulder potential fatality could have occurred from high speed trucks or cars unable to slow down thus crashing into rear of car. This situation has occurred with numerous patriots documented on the internet, as well as mine. Chrysler refuses to correct the problem by a recall.

Filed Apr 21, 2019 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · IL

2013 jeep patriot when driven on trips of 3 to 4 hours, the transmission overheat light come on and the vehicle loses power. And slowly loses all power to move the vehicle at all. When taken to the dealer, no data was found on the computer of the incident ever occuring and the dealer acts as though they have never heard of the situation, yet in the owners manual it tells you what to do if this situation occurs? Which to me means they know its a problem, which occurs repeated depending on the length of your trip. For most who only drive locally, they may never experience this because it only seems to happen on the highway after several hours of driving. We no longer drive this vehicle out of town because of that and feel forced to rent vehicles for our own safety. I dont understand why there hasnt been a recall on this issue, it is extremely unsafe and occurs only when traveling in high speed situation on expressways. The date I used below was the last date I was willing to risk my life driving out of town with this vehicle. There were many times before that.

Filed Apr 11, 2019 · 300 miles · AZ

Transmission overheating, causing vehicle to stall at high speeds.

Filed Mar 19, 2019 · Transmission · 73,500 miles · NY

Transmission overheats anytime the jeep is driven more than 20 to 30 mins at highway speeds. On a 2 hour drive, it can overheat as many as 4 times. It is consistently reproducible and happens every time, winter or summer. Jeep goes into limp mode, greatly reducing power available to safely move to the shoulder. This is a safety hazard as on more than one occasion, it was difficult to get over in high traffic. One one occasion the jeep died, loss of all power in the center lane of a 3 lane, fast moving highway, requiring police assistance to stop traffic and push it to the side of the road. Most recent occurrence was 03/18/2019 while on the way to the dealership to have it looked at again. High pitched whine, then limp mode. These days I drive in the right lane to insure I can get to the shoulder if needed.

Filed Sep 18, 2017 · Engine · 100,000 miles · AZ

Engine will overheat after traveling 20 miles or so at an average speed of 55 when A/C is in use. Engine will overheat after traveling 30 miles at an average speed of 55 when A/C is not in use. Continues to be a safety issues, began shortly after vehicle purchase in 2013 at 15000 however dealer checked for problem and stated none was found. Problem has existed since and have had multiple mechanics check and not find what the problem is. Last incident had 9 stops for a 69.7 mile trip.

Filed Sep 7, 2017 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · CA

The patriot CVT transmission is faulty and subject to early transmission failure. Around 90,000 miles, my transmission began overheating. This happens while traveling on the highway going an average of 65-70mph for more than an hour, transmission overheat warning light turns on and car begins to lose power. It's necessary to pull over and wait for cooldown with car turned off for at least 10 minutes- which is extremely dangerous to do on a major highway, sometimes at night. Jeep states this shouldn't happen unless you are towing or the temperature outside is exceedingly hot. My patriot does this every time I take a trip that requires an hour or more of highway driving, regardless of temperature outside and despite the fact that I do not tow anything ever. Transmission whines loudly in the process and the car will slowly lose acceleration power right before the overheat light turns on. It's a scary experience every time. I've taken my jeep into the dealership under warranty to fix this problem, however- their solution of changing out some valves did not prove to be effective as the problem continues to happen. Interstingly enough, jeep ceased using the CVT transmission in 2014 after only 2 years- im assuming this problem has something to do with it.

Filed Nov 9, 2016 · Airbags, Electrical · 20,000 miles · NM

Transmission overheats. Wipers turn on automatic. Patriot wont start sometimes. Patriot shuts off randomly. Cluster info lights come on randomly.

Filed Aug 11, 2016 · Transmission · 69,025 miles · VA

The transmission overheats and looses power. It will make a high pitched whining noise and then the overheating light comes on and the vehicle looses power. Very scary in 4 lanes of traffic. Has happened at least 20 times since june 2015 when I purchased the vehicle. Has been to two different jeep dealerships that can find nothing wrong with it.