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2014 Jeep Patriot Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
1%of 548 total for the year
Median mileage
64,250miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2014 Jeep Patriot, 1% of the 548 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 64,250 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“I went to start my car and there was no power even with a jump. After replacing the starter, battery, relays, eginition switch, thermostats, alter alternator and throttle body the issue continued. On the hwy the temp light comes on and has issues accelerating and when you try to start it click seems like it's not going to start and finally does. The battery light stays on. And just over all jerky and lights dim.”

NHTSA complaint #11231182, filed 2019-07, 83,000 miles

“The windshield wipers on my Jeep will go off constantly and I have absolutely no control over them. The headlights will also turn on and off by themselves periodically with no warning or ability to control them. When it rains my windshield wipers and headlights are unpredictable and I can not drive safely. I believe these issues may be in connection to the recent NHTSA recall #16v-668 manufacturer recall #s61. This issue has been going on since july of 2016 and happens whenever my car is turned on. At this point in time, chrysler automotive has failed to remedy the situation.”

NHTSA complaint #11001824, filed 2017-06, 45,500 miles

“After a storm I got into my new 2014 Jeep Patriot which only has 8,000 miles on it and I noticed that my dome light above the cd player in the headliner was completely full of water. I was unable to take it out so I had to drive home like that and everytime I went around a curve water gushed out of my dome light all over me and my dash and cd player. Then another day it was raining and I was driving the Jeep and water droplets kept falling from the headliner/light area. I took it to the dealership and they have had to take the headliner down and work on it for over 2 weeks to fix the problem.”

NHTSA complaint #10744641, filed 2015-07, 8,000 miles

“Total control power module (tipm) failure. While driving down the road Jeep patriots lights started flickering, the most of the dash lights came on. When pulling over the vehicle stalled and lost assisted braking and power steering. Once stopped turned the key off and regained composure. After it sat for a few second the Jeep started right back up and was fine. Took the Jeep to a local store to have the starting and charging system checked and was told that everything was operating within normal parameters. …”

NHTSA complaint #11120368, filed 2018-08, 96,835 miles

“The gate light will come on and off and so will the all the lights in the vehicle and it will do it off and on. I am not paying to fix it. I never had a problem with it before and I've had this Jeep for almost a year. I was in a hit and run in August and my Jeep didn't do this until I got it back about a week afterwards.”

NHTSA complaint #11433012, filed 2021-09

Exterior lighting: other model years

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

Other parts of the 2014 Jeep Patriot

Engine
156 complaints
Air bags
149 complaints
Seat belts
104 complaints
Electrical system
89 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
70 complaints
Other or unknown
66 complaints
Vehicle speed control
60 complaints
Electronic stability control
51 complaints
Fuel system
42 complaints
Seats
33 complaints
Brakes
23 complaints
Body and structure
14 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 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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