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2011 Jeep Patriot engine problems

The 2011 Jeep Patriot has 75 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

75

Engine complaints

15%

Share of year

2

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

I WAS ON A SHORT TRIP WHEN A CAR BEHIND ME FRANTICALLY WAVED ME TO STOP AND INFORMED ME THAT MY JEEP WAS ON FIRE. THE EXHAUST BURNT A WHOLE THROUGH THE REAR BUMPER AND MELTED THE BUMPER. I HAD NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING. *TR

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · March 3, 2015 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2011 Jeep Patriot have?

NHTSA has 75 complaints about the 2011 Jeep Patriot engine — 15% 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.