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2010 Jeep Patriot Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
2%of 136 total for the year
Median mileage
36,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2010 Jeep Patriot, 2% of the 136 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 36,000 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.

“My daughter called and said all of her lights were out both inside and outside Jeep. Windshield wipers did not work. Basically everything stopped working. She was able to start it and I told her to take it to the Jeep dealer in christianburg va. They checked it out and told her the control arm for the signals lights was broken but could not get a new one until monday, this was friday night. I told her to come home very slowly because it was raining. …”

NHTSA complaint #10585257, filed 2014-04, 36,000 miles

“My daughter called from college to tell me her turn signals head lights dash lights and wipers had all stopped working. She took it to the local Jeep dealer who told her it was the turn signal switch and could not work on it until the following monday. She had to come home in the rain, drive 250 miles with out turn signals, lights or wipers. This is a real problem that the Jeep needs to address and fix it. I started looking on line at some Jeep forums and found some things to try. …”

NHTSA complaint #10519413, filed 2013-06, 39,000 miles

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201735%
201682%
201562%
201481%
201343%
201262%
201162%
201032%
200963%
2008105%

Other parts of the 2010 Jeep Patriot

Fuel system
31 complaints
Air bags
26 complaints
Electrical system
21 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
17 complaints
Engine
15 complaints
Suspension
15 complaints
Steering
14 complaints
Body and structure
11 complaints
Other or unknown
10 complaints
Seat belts
9 complaints
Vehicle speed control
9 complaints
Wheels
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 Jeep Patriot

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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