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2011 Jeep Patriot transmission problems

The 2011 Jeep Patriot has 54 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

54

Transmission complaints

11%

Share of year

2

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 WAS DRIVING ON NB I-5 IN A 2005 SUBARU. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS THIS 2011 JEEP PATRIOT THAT I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT. WE WERE DRIVING APPROX. 65MPH. I WAS NOT TAILGATTING! THE JEEP PATRIOT'S POWER DIED. THE DRIVER THOUGHT SHE WAS NOT GETTING GAS AND KEPT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. SHE NEVER HIT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · May 2, 2012 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2011 Jeep Patriot have?

NHTSA has 54 complaints about the 2011 Jeep Patriot transmission — 11% 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.