The CVT fluid filler tube broke where the braket is, about 12 inches broke off. Dont know how long its been broken, I found it when I was changing the Electronic Throttle Body. This has happened to a lot of autos in the Chrysler family. Go to any Chrysler auto forum, I guarantee this will be something that has happened to 1 if not more people. Just google "broken cvt fluid filler tube" and it will all come up. This has to be a manufacture defect. Happening to too many people. They break at the same place, the bracket, no warning light indicator....nothing! It is usually found when something else is being done under the hood, then you see the broken piece just laying there. Thanking the Lord you and your family are ok, because had this piece of metal tubing broke off and went flying anything could have happened. This situation has not been confirmed by a dealer or independent service center nor has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance rep. I am providing pictures of the piece that broke off. I bought the vehicle used in July 2021, have had my vehicle serviced twice and noone has ever noticed the broken tube, I had to replace my battery in October 2021never noticed the broken piece. Only until I personally replaced the Electronic Throttle Body did I find the broken tube. And that was done yesterday Feb 19, 2022.
2013 Jeep Patriot: CVT failure
6 of the 120 complaints about the 2013 Jeep Patriot describe CVT failure.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 0
CVT failure by model year
What owners say
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.
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.
When driving in warmer weather (not even hot weather) the transmission fluid light comes one and the jeep powers down. The manual states to let the car idle until the light comes off. No codes are ever detected and jeep says there is nothing they can do without a code. This will happen several times during a trip and leaves patriots stranded on the side of the highway with semi's and trucks whizzing by. It is very dangerous. On jeep forums there are many, many cases of others stating the same thing has happened to them. It is a known issue with the jatco CVT transmission and nissan has a class action lawsuit. This has happened to me at least 5 times to date.
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.
Multiple times driving on the highway the CVT transmission fails and locks up. Going 70mph I suddenly lose acceleration completely and was almost rear ended by a semi. I can go about 45mph on the interstate for about a minute to find a spot to pull over. Luckily nobody was hurt and there was a place at that time to get out of the way of the semi barreling down the mountain behind me
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Questions about the 2013 Jeep Patriot cvt failure
Is CVT failure a common problem on the 2013 Jeep Patriot?
6 of 120 owner complaints about the 2013 Jeep Patriot (5%) mention CVT failure. The model year with the most reports is 2011.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2013 Jeep Patriot?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2013 Jeep Patriot
Stalling 15Overheating 13Check engine light 11No deployment 5Loss of power 5
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