2009 Jeep Patriot 4X4 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“Problem with antilock brakes: all the lights on the dash are on. They intermittently go off, but mostly they stay on. Problem with transmission/engine: when I drive, the Jeep stalls out. This has occurred on the highway, so fast speed, as well as on side streets. Both of these issues are ongoing, have been happening off and on since I bought the Jeep.”

“While I was driving on a city street all the lights on the dashboard came on and immediately started to to stall and wouldn't drive past 15mph..luckily I was able to drive into a wendys parking lot when it stalled completely..after it stalled completey I shut off the engine and tried to start it up again nothing happened wouldn't turn on and just made a clicking noise..this is the second time this has happened”

“At less than 370000 miles, (just out of warranty) I noticed a clunking and rattling noise from the front driver side of my 2009 Jeep patriot. After a few days it spread to the passenger side front. When taking off or braking, especially around 5-10 MPH, the clunking is really loud. I drove to chrysler in wiesbaden, germany, and informed them that I believe it was a lower ball joint making the noise on both sides. Later they called me and said I was right, and they do not do ball joint repair, they replace the control arm. …”

“2009 Jeep patriot: manual gear clutch failure at 14,000 miles and 14 months since new. Warranty expires on this item at 12,000 miles and 12 months. The Jeep was not driven aggressively or off road. A clutch should last much longer. I spoke to chrysler / Jeep warranty department several times and they refused to assist, dealer installed new clutch for $1,060.00. I believe the clutch is not strong enough or is substandard for this vehicle and should be replaced with a stronger one at no charge.”

“My Jeep patriot has a very unusual problem of going into limp mode under normal operating conditions--even after as little of 15 minutes of driving. The transmission overheat light comes on, and the vehicle's on-board computer forces the vehicle down to slow, sub-highway speeds--even as slow as 35 MPH. The problem has been very dangerous for us (especially on the freeway) and occurs under normal (and even cold temperatures). It is not remedied by replacing the transmission oil or even installing a transmission oil cooler (both which I have tried). …”