There are 3 stored owner reports matching the lighting leading-label group for the 2009 Jeep Patriot in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THERE IS A HORRIBLE LEAK FROM THE FRONT DOME LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. WATER POURS OUT FROM THE FIXTURE AS YOU ARE DRIVING. POURS. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH JEEP PATRIOTS, AND JEEP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON MANY WEB SITES ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, AND THE COMMON THEME IS THAT JEEP DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, AND WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR
2009 JEEP PATRIOT WATER COLLECTS IN THE REAR INSIDE DOME LIGHT AND LEAKS OUT ONTO THE INTERIOR FLOOR. OCCURS WHEN IT RAINS AND WHEN HAVING THE VEHICLE WASHED. SOMEHOW WATER GETS INTO THE INTERIOR REAR LIGHT. DEALER HAS NO CLUE AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. VEHICLE IS NOW AT DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION AND HOPEFULLY AT SOLUTION. PREVIOUS RETURNS TO THE DEALER RESULTED IN APPLYING SILICONE AROUND THE SMALL HOSE AND OPENING SURROUNDING IT IN THE RIDGE ABOVE THE TAILGATE OPENING. LIFTING THE TAILGATE EXPOSES THE AREA WHERE THE GATE MEETS OR OVERLAPS THE VEHICLE. WHILE THIS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A "SAFETY" HAZARD, IT IS VERY DISHEARTENING TO BUY A BRAND NEW VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND IT LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. WORSE YET, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY OR WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. IT COULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE WATER GETS TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...AS ALREADY SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE...THE LIGHT BELONGS TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ONE OF MY FEARS LEAVING IT TO BE INVESTIGATED IS THAT THE PARTS REMOVED TO FIND THE LEAK MAY NOT GO BACK AS GOOD AS NEW. *TR
THE VEHICLE LEAKS AT THE REAR INTERIOR LIGHT AFTER A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPLICATE LEAK. NO REPAIRS MADE UNTIL MOST RECENT INCIDENT IN 1/2013 - LIGHT IS BEING REPLACED AND OVERHEAD LINING IS ALSO BEING REPLACED. YET TO DETERMINE IF REPAIRS WILL FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.