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2011 Jeep Patriot Air bags Problems

Complaints
43about this part
Share
13%of 326 total for the year
Median mileage
65,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 43 complaints about the air bags of the 2011 Jeep Patriot, 13% of the 326 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,000 miles. 10 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While traveling going down the road under very common conditions as far as smoothness of road, the passenger seat headrest deployed all of a sudden. I understand from reading online articles about this part, this is to happen during an accident. However, I also read that many have had this issue with headrest deploying under normal driving situations. This seems to be a very dangerous situation if it were to happen in the drivers seat.”

NHTSA complaint #11140268, filed 2018-10, 108,000 miles

“I had already taken my vehicle and supposedly to have the safety recall dealt with about 10 minutes ago I was driving down my road and the side curtain airbags deployed for zero reason.”

NHTSA complaint #11414056, filed 2021-04, 5 miles

“I was not notified that my Patriot was under a major safety recall. I contacted chrysler corp. And was given the run around. I finally was put into a rental that I did not have to pay for ( I had to pay the first week because they refused to pay for it at first) and as of now my car is sitting in my garage with a full tank of gas, brand new transmission and brand new tires. There is no fix and I have been in a rental for about two months. I feel this recall is bigger then they are leading on and that there will not be a fix. I do not know what to do. …”

NHTSA complaint #10929789, filed 2016-12, 76,000 miles

“Takata recall. The contact owned a 2011 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while driving at any speed down a hill and during a sleet storm, the brake pedal was applied but failed to stop the vehicle. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a telephone pole head on. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. No injuries were sustained. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10947552, filed 2017-01, 70,000 miles

“On may 18th 2017 my daughter had a crash that resulted in her death while driving her 2011 Jeep Patriot. She ran of of a fm road, jumped a small drainage culvert on a downgrade. Continued straight and hit another drainage culvert a little larger with cement around it on an upgrade with the passenger side front tire. On the other side of the culvert was a stop sign at an intersection. The stop side broke off damaging the windshield and roof on the passenger side. Then the vehicle continued into a private yard where the Jeep came to rest. …”

NHTSA complaint #10992319, filed 2017-05, 49,000 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2017814%
2016337%
2015206%
201414927%
20133328%
20125716%
20114313%
20102619%
200963%
200863%

Other parts of the 2011 Jeep Patriot

Engine
66 complaints
Suspension
55 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
53 complaints
Body and structure
51 complaints
Other or unknown
36 complaints
Electrical system
32 complaints
Fuel system
32 complaints
Seat belts
25 complaints
Steering
19 complaints
Vehicle speed control
18 complaints
Brakes
10 complaints
Engine cooling
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 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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