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2011 Jeep Patriot drivetrain & axles problems

53 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2011 Jeep Patriot, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
53 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
73,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2011 Jeep Patriot Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 73,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 73,000 miles
Based on 49 complaints that include mileage. 43% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 49 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was driving on nb I-5 in a 2005 subaru. The vehicle in front of me was this 2011 jeep patriot that I am complaining about. We were driving approx. 65MPH. I was not tailgatting! The jeep patriot's power died. The driver thought she was not getting gas and kept hitting the gas pedal. She never hit the brake. I did not see a brake light and it took me a couple seconds to realize she had slowed, then stopped (that is why I put she was going approx. 30MPH).

Reported at 20,170 miles, May 2012 CrashInjury

Driving down the interstate on a cool fall day my transmission overheat light came on. After sitting for 20 minutes I restarted the engine and the light went off. The same incident has happened several other times. I took it in to have it looked at and the dealership said that is common and the jeep patriot wasn't made to go on long trips. This is not normal for any vehicle and I still haven't gotten it fixed and now my warranty is up.

Reported at 30,000 miles, April 2014

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