2013 Jeep Patriot problems
Owners have filed 178 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Jeep Patriot. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are engine (15%) and seat belts (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 178 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 48,000 miles 107 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 23 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 24 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 17 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 107 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 48,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Jeep Patriot with enough data (132 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
2013 jeep patriot. Attorney representing consumer writes in regards to airbags did not deploy upon impact and both occupants sustained injuries in the collision. *smd
As my wife was pulling into our driveway and braking to park the car, the engine sped up and all 4 wheels were spinning extremely fast causing her to thrust forward. She was not in 4 wheel drive mode at the time. She stepped on the brakes harder to see if she could stop the vehicle but the vehicle continued to increase speed and lunged out of control .the only way she thought she could stop the wheels from spinning was to put the vehicle into park.
While driving 45 MPH (posted speed limit) on a single lane public road I was forced to make a quick evasive maneuver to go around a small truck stopped on road looking to make a left turn, and drove over raised earth that was alongside road shoulder. Both side airbags ( passenger and driver) deployed even though car was never in an accident.
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 had not been repaired and experienced the failure.