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2014 Jeep Patriot transmission problems

The 2014 Jeep Patriot has 70 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

70

Transmission complaints

8%

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

WHILE PARKED AND IDLING, ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING - INDICATOR LIGHTS, WIPERS, BRAKE BOOSTER, RADIO - ALL TURNED ON WITH OR WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR FROM THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH THEN BRIEFLY STARED ON…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · October 6, 2017 · fire

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2014 Jeep Patriot have?

NHTSA has 70 complaints about the 2014 Jeep Patriot transmission — 8% 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.