There are 3 stored owner reports matching the steering leading-label group for the 2013 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)SINCE I BOUGHT CAR IN FEBRUARY OF 2018, IMMENSELY THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR ENDED AND TIE RODS. I HAVE ALWAYS NOTICED HOW LOOSE THE STEERING IS AND IF I DRIVE IN A GROOVE IN ROAD THE CAR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO THAT GROOVE. I ALSO NOTICE GOING UP A HILL THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD BE SET BUT CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN AND NOT GO UP IN ELEVATION VERY WELL. NOW THE JEEP IS CHUGGING SEVERELY WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND PLACE GAS TO GO AGAIN. IT ACTS LIKE FUEL SYSTEM IS MESSING UP AND/OR CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP. ALSO THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SEATS DO NOT HEAT AND MANUFACTURED SEAT CLIPS ALL BROKE SIMPLY BY GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE NORMALLY. THE PASSENGER SEATBELT ALSO LOCKS NO MATTER HOW OR SLOW YOU PULL IT AND LOCK IT IN. THE PASSENGER SEAT IS WAY HIGHER AND UNABLE TO ADJUST HEIGHT ETC.. I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT POWER AND SLUGGING FROM STOP POSITION AND CRUISE ON HILLS.
WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL ON I-27 JUST SOUTH OF AMARILLO TX, THE ENGINE OF THE 2013 JEEP PATRIOT SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO REQUEST THAT THE CAR BE TOWED TO AMARILLO TX. WAITED 3 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK AT WHICH TIME THE CAR STARTED. HOWEVER, UNSURE IF THE INCIDENT WOULD OCCUR AGAIN, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AMARILLO. THERE A TECHNICIAN SAID THAT HE DISCOVERED CODES OF P0120 AND P2135. HE SAID IT APPEARED AS IF EVERYTHING RESET AND THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE INCIDENT, IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME. *JS
I HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE SERVICE EXPERIENCE. I HAD TO WAIT OVER A MONTH TO GET MY 2013 JEEP IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. AFTER ANOTHER TWO WEEK WAIT, I WAS TOLD ALL WAS GOOD AND TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE. THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT ASSURED ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOOD TO GO REPEATEDLY, EVEN AFTER I ASKED THEM MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE OF PRIOR BAD SERVICE. THE MAINTENANCE SHOP FAILED TO RECONNECT MY VEHICLES FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF CONTROL ON THE ROAD AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER. I SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD, WITH ONE TIRE FLOPPING AROUND IN THE WHEEL WELL UNCONTROLLABLY NARROWLY AVOIDING TWO OTHER VEHICLES ON MY WAY OFF THE ROAD. HAD THIS HAPPED AT A FASTER SPEED, THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THE FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS HAPPENED OVER TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE DEALERSHIP STILL HAS MY VEHICLE. THEY HAVE REPLACED SOME PARTS BUT HAVE REFUSED TO REPLACE DAMAGED TIRES. ONE EXPECTS THE HIGHEST OF MAINTENANCE STANDARDS WHEN TAKING A VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP, THIS DEALERSHIP IS FAILING HORRIBLY IN MAINTENANCE STANDARDS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.