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2008 Jeep Patriot transmission problems

The 2008 Jeep Patriot has 26 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

26

Transmission complaints

10%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Patriot transmission complaints by model year74 complaints2007: 6 complaints2008: 26 complaints2009: 38 complaints2010: 17 complaints2011: 54 complaints2012: 62 complaints2013: 19 complaints2014: 70 complaints2015: 50 complaints2016: 74 complaints2017: 15 complaints
Patriot transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I'M ABLE TO PUT MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN GEARS BIT WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE MY VEICHLE WON'T MOVE FORWARD. BEFORE THIS HAPPENS MY THERMOSTAT TRANSMISSION O2 HEAT SENSOR CAME ON AND WAS DIFFICULT TO GAIN SPEED. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT MY JEEP OFF AND LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE STARRING IT BACK…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · September 7, 2019

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2008 Jeep Patriot have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2008 Jeep Patriot transmission — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.