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2009 Jeep Patriot engine problems

The 2009 Jeep Patriot has 35 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

35

Engine complaints

12%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Patriot engine complaints by model year240 complaints2007: 17 complaints2008: 31 complaints2009: 35 complaints2010: 16 complaints2011: 75 complaints2012: 119 complaints2013: 27 complaints2014: 159 complaints2015: 109 complaints2016: 240 complaints2017: 9 complaints
Patriot engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR OCCASSIONALLY WOULD ACT LIKE IT WANTED TO GO, THEN SLOWLY START TO SHIFT TO MOVE. THERE WOULD BE A WHINING NOISE WHEN SLOWING DOWN, BUT NO LIGHTS CAME ON UNTIL 2 DAYS BEFORE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STOPPED MOVING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RURAL ROAD 2…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · September 4, 2017

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2009 Jeep Patriot have?

NHTSA has 35 complaints about the 2009 Jeep Patriot engine — 12% 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.