There are 11 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2009 Jeep Patriotin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT ON. PULLED OVER TO AIR STATION. STOPPED CAR. REMOVED TIRE STEM COVER TO PUT AIR IN TIRE. STEM BROKE AND TIRE DEFLATED. THIS HAPPENED 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO 3 SEPARATE TIRES. MY MECHANIC SAID THE TIRE STEMS ARE FAULTY. THEY COST $180 EACH TO REPLACE AND BREAK OFF MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE
I HAVE A VEHICLE WITH A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. TWO TIRE VALVE STEMS ARE CRACKED AND ONE HAS A SLOW LEAK. I HAVE READ OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME SYSTEM WHERE THE VALVE STEMS SIMPLE BREAK WHEN HAND WASHING THE CAR AND THE TIRE GOES FLAT IN SECONDS. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND COULD KILL SOMEONE IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THESE STEMS. *TR
WHILE SERVICING THIS CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE WE PUT AN A TIRE INFLATOR ON THE VEHICLE'S VALVE STEM. THE VALVE STEM BROKE AND WAS VERY BRITTLE. THE TIRE LOST ALL AIR PRESSURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT A TIRE SHOP FOR $138. *TR
I HAD MY VEHICLE AT TUFFY MUFFLER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION/INSPECTION WHEN THEY POINTED OUT THAT THREE OF THE FOUR METAL TIRE PRESSURE/POSITION SENSORS WERE CRACKED. THE STATED THIS COULD RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF AIR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THEY HAD REPLACED AN UNUSUAL NUMBER OF THESE ITEMS IN CHRYSLER MADE PRODUCTS. IT APPEARS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE METAL ALLOY THEY ARE USING. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO INFORM THEM THAT I WAS FILLING A COMPLAINT AS THEY DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED WITH CUSTOMER SAFETY ISSUE. I AM COVERED UNDER A LIMITED WARRANTY FOR MOST OF THE COST BUT THE ISSUE IS THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHEELS AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE VALVE STEM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH A RUBBER ONE. THE CONTACT STATED A VALVE STEM PREVIOUSLY FRACTURED BUT HE COULD NOT RECALL WHICH ONE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE CHEAP VALVE STEMS THAT WERE MADE OUT OF CHEAP METAL. UPDATED 02/13/12
VALVE STEM BROKE WHILE INFLATING TIRES. INFLATING OUR CUSTOMERS' TIRES IS PART OF OUR SERVICE AND REQUIRED BY CALIFORNIA LAW. THIS IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE AT OUR OIL CHANGE FACILITIES. WE ARE USUALLY LEFT PAYING FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE TPMS SENSOR, MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING THE TIRE BY A TIRE SHOP. *TR
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ,LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING FLASHED ON DASHBOARD, CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT, STOOPED CAR, LOOKED FOR CAUSE OF FLAT, THE VALVE STEM WAS CORRODED, 1/4 OF STEM CAME OFF AIR LEAKED OUT FLATTENED TIRE. IT COST OVER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
THE TPMS ON MY 2009 JEEP PATRIOT INDICATED LOW TIRE PRESSURE. WHEN I TOOK THE CAP OFF ONE TIRE TO CHECK THE PRESSURE, ABOUT 1/8 INCH OF THE END OF THE VALVE STEM WAS INSIDE THE CAP. I COULD NOT CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE OR ADD AIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE VALVE STEM BREAKS WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD RESULT IN QUICK LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. THE JEEP DEALER WILL REPLACE THE VAVLE STEM/TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR UNIT FOR $115. I WILL SAVE THE OLD PART. *KB
CHRYSLER IS INTENTIONALLY INFLATING TIRES TO 40 PSI TO PREVENT LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT FROM COMING ON. I TOOK MY JEEP PATRIOT TO ROCHESTER HILLS (MI) CHRYSLER FOR A TIRE ROTATION I FOUND THE TIRES INFLATED TO 40 PSI WHEN I INQUIRED, THE SERVICE REP SAID IT WAS "TO PREVENT THE WARNING LIGHT FROM COMING ON WHEN IT GETS TO 0 DEGREES." 40 PSI IS 8 PSI OVER THE DOOR STICKER RECOMMENDED 32 PSI. IF YOU USE THE "12 DEGREES CHANGES THE PRESSURE BY 1 PSI" AS PER THE OPERATORS MANUAL AND YOU INFLATED THE TIRES AT THE RECORD HIGH AMBIENT OF 62 DEGREES AND CHECKED THEM AGAIN AT THE RECORD LOW OF -11 DEGREES (73 DIVIDED BY 12= 6 PSI) THE DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE LOW 19 DEGREES TO RECORD LOW -11 EQUALS 2 PSI. THE DEPARTURE FROM THE AVERAGE HIGH 33 DEGREES TO AVERAGE LOW 19 DEGREES EQUALS 1 PSI. CHRYSLER'S ACTIONS INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM MADE BY SIEMENS, MODEL VDO, CRACKED WHILE HE WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE, CAUSING IT TO DEFLATE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,580.
BLOWOUT OCCURRED IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE. WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON STATE ROUTE 8 IN STOW, OHIO, BETWEEN ROUTE 303 AND STEELES CORNER ROAD. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 90 F. SPEED WAS 55 MPH. ROAD SURFACE WAS ROUGH; SURFACE LAYER OF PAVEMENT HAD BEEN REMOVED TO PREPARE FOR RESURFACING. NO CURB, DEBRIS, OR OTHER ROAD HAZARDS WERE PRESENT. *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.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026