2009 Jeep Patriot 4X4 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 8%of 60 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 98,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2009 Jeep Patriot 4X4, 8% of the 60 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 98,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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”
NHTSA complaint #11063889, filed 2018-01, 114,898 miles“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). …”
NHTSA complaint #10551726, filed 2013-11, 65,000 miles“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). …”
NHTSA complaint #10551725, filed 2013-11, 65,000 miles“The transmission over heats and the speed slows down automatic and will cause the car to stall.this happens on all long road trips. The chain drive transmission is at fault. Jeep covered this up by putting censor on cooling part to mass the real fault. This has happen three times always on long mileage trips. Thank you”
NHTSA complaint #10722377, filed 2015-05, 98,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Jeep Patriot 4X4
14 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
12 complaintsEngine
10 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsSuspension
9 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Jeep Patriot 4X4
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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