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2015 Jeep Patriot engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 109 complaints for the 2015 Jeep Patriot, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
109 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
51,000 miles 81 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2015 Jeep Patriot Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 51,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 17 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 24 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 19 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 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: 51,000 miles
Based on 81 complaints that include mileage. 63% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles10
20k to 40k miles17
40k to 60k miles24
60k to 80k miles19
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 81 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 63% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

The second to the last day of hunting season my husband. And I went up above our house, about 15 miles, we were in light snow, and I could not get the throttle to engage caused us to slide back a little again tried to use throttle to go, my husband saw a wisp of smoke on passenger side, I immediately turned the engine off, my husband looks under where the smoke came from and the rack n pinion boot where on fire, I popped the hood, flames were to hot for him to open the hood.

Reported at 5,000 miles, December 2015 FireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stuttered and failed to accelerate intermittently. In addition, the vehicle stalled without warning on most occasions and the electronic control warning indicator illuminated often. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

Reported at 88,000 miles, August 2018

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