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2015 Jeep Patriot drivetrain & axles problems

50 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2015 Jeep Patriot, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
50 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
55,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2015 Jeep Patriot Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 55,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 13 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 55,000 miles
Based on 34 complaints that include mileage. 56% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles13
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 34 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

I was turning onto my street and my wheels locked up. I parked car (my son was in the back 3.9 years old) and noticed smoke under the hood, opened the hood and saw a huge fire. Went to store so had water - poured 6 water bottles on the fire to put it out. Consumer stated incident occurred 5 hours after the oil change that day.

Reported at 76,000 miles, June 2020 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. While the vehicle was parked, it rolled backwards independently. The contact stated that the reverse lights were illuminated. The contact had to jump into the vehicle and depress the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The emergency brake had to be applied in order to prevent the vehicle from driving in reverse. Whenever driving over a pothole at approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle downshifted from automatic to manual. The contraction control warning light illuminated.

Reported at 30,088 miles, February 2016

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