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2012 Jeep Patriot drivetrain & axles problems

63 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2012 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
63 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
57,000 miles 53 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2012 Jeep Patriot Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 57,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 12 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 13 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 57,000 miles
Based on 53 complaints that include mileage. 53% 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 miles9
20k to 40k miles12
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles13
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 53 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH and attempting to decelerate, the engine rpms remained over 4,000. The contact then smelled a burning clutch odor. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection but they were unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Reported at 30,000 miles, March 2014 Fire

My wife was driving on I-80 east at highway speeds. This happened about 2 hours after starting including some hilly areas but all high speed highway driving. The car suddenly lost power and she had to pull off the interstate on the shoulder. After calling several times and waiting about 20 minutes, the car restarted and she was able to drive 6 miles at lower power/low speeds to an exit where she was advised to put oil in the car.

Reported at 22,500 miles, June 2013

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