Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Cheap jeep - 2016 Jeep Patriot
  By Dan - July 8 - 6:07 pm

  Rented this tin box. Been in it 10 minutes and cant wait to get out of it! Very cramped, loud, rough and no arm room. ONE usb port!!!! So no charging phone and using gps! Also all the windows are fogged up, cant see out of them. Defrost is on high and in the rear. Very dangerous. I would walk before I would buy this piece of crap! Does not compare to my 2005 Ford Freestyle!!!!

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  Just not good- CHEAP - 2016 Jeep Patriot
  By KRogers - July 26 - 12:47 am

  I had this car as a rental and pulled over just to write this review. The whole car feels cheap. The center console is dated and the cup holder is far too low. No USB charging in a car made in 2016 tells me Jeep just doesnt care about keeping up with the times. However, by far the worst feature is the engine. The car is brutally slow and doesnt get anywhere near the claimed highway gas mileage. PASS ON THIS CAR.

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  Pleased it was only a rental - 2016 Jeep Patriot
  By Jacob - November 17 - 9:04 am

  Interior feels cramped. Hard to get out of the drivers seat with the stearing wheel in the way. Stereo genuinely is confusing to use and doesnt sound good. The lack of power and the transmission was a nightmare. Cruise control was good.

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  Good concept, poor followthrough - 2016 Jeep Patriot
  By Rob - March 18 - 8:00 pm

  If engineering is to automotive as pitching is to baseball, Chrysler has no bullpen... still. Ive owned more than 30 automobiles in my life and only 2 other Chryslers before this, now I remember why. As a lifelong mechanic I have a very strong love of good engineering. It makes working on things much easier, less frequent, and should make the usefulness/usability much more enjoyable. It is in this area that my Jeep falls way short. First Ill start with what I actually appreciate about my little Patriot. The leather seats are visually appealing and hold up quite well to standard use. Steering is tight, feels good with less body roll than I anticipated. Braking is smooth, provided by all wheel disks, and doesnt have any quirks to it, something I love since I live in an area that frequently gets snow. I appreciate the storage spaces seemingly stuffed into nearly every place they can put one (more on one of these particularly later), especially the large cubby above the glove box. Steering wheel audio controls are well located and easy to utilize. The 6sp automatic transmission shift well, not great, but well; perhaps a reprogram of the TCM would keep it from shifting too soon and bogging, this is better than many of these types of transmissions but since it is sourced from Hyundai I suppose it makes sense. The manual shift mode and location of that is far superior in my mind than the thumb button my wifes Focus had, and for this type of vehicle, better in my mind than even paddle shifters. Cargo room is plenty for the size and easily accessible and the back seat is plenty for my kids. Sadly, this is where the good ends and the limp arm of the pentagons pitching team starts throwing wild balls. First, the little 4 squirrel engine is under-powered, noisy at anything above an idle, and considering the lackadaisical acceleration, falls short even in the economy range. I would have happily exchanged some MPG for enough power to get out of its own way without having to rap 5K on the tach. My 2008 V6 Mustang has much more acceleration, far better performance, far less engine noise, weighs more and nearly matches the Jeep at the pump. Considering the Jeep has almost 10 years of "innovation" on the mustang, and even more when you consider how old the for 4.0l V6 design is, I guess I expected more. I know what youre all saying, comparing a mustang to a Jeep is unfair, but its what Ive got. The automatic transmission seems to shift a little early for my taste, causing some bogging and slippage, but not a major deal breaker. And this is where the mediocrity ends and the downright poor comes in, the day to day usefulness. Driving the Jeep is downright one of the most uncomfortable and unusable space Ive ever had the displeasure of occupying. The side bolstered seats are too narrow and dig into my outer thighs and glutes. I know I need a diet, but cmon here, it hurts. As mentioned before, the little storage spots are great, except the phone/cigarette pack one below the park brake handle, making it not only useless but a lesson in ignorance of design. The cup holders... ugh the cup holders. The front cup holders are both impeded by something. You cant pull a cup of coffee out of the front without hitting the shifter that is located directly above it, and the rear is covered by the center arm rest. Every car Ive driven and used the sun visors pull to detach from the hook, these you push which is oddly clumsy feeling. The visors dont cover enough of anything to be useful, when moved to the side dont extend nearly far enough out, and are clumsy putting back. The A-pillar is seeming enormous and the B-pillar is right next to my head if I dont want my knees in my chest making this one of the most view obstructed vehicles Ive been in. Lack of some very basic features like a telescopic steering wheel even when equipped with tilt, blind spot door mirrors, a fuel calculator on even a mid-level equipped package make this seem overly stripped down. There are enough of these little things adding up to the point that there is no indication that the cruise control has been set just gets me irritated. My Jeep has the jack-off drivers seat height adjustment and Im just going to say it "TO THE ENGINEERING WORLD, THIS IS TRASH, QUIT PRODUCING THEM." But, if they will continue, at least leave enough room for a mans arm to access it since I have to open my door to adjust mine.

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  Towed more than its driven - 2016 Jeep Patriot
  By Hiedi Poulson - June 5 - 7:24 pm

  Bought brand new with 5 miles on it. Left my family stranded 7 times, the first 2 times were at 260 and 550 miles due to a fuel leak. Then the cruise control started taking off and accelerating on its own. And the electrical issues are off the charts! The jeeps entire electrical system shuts off while driving,starts back up and the radio chants a ham radio signal, over and over again. No matter what you do, turn it off, open the doors, it wont stop. The jeeps radio turns on in the middle of the night, completely draining the battery. Even the tow truck cant charge it, the doors will not unlock, tires locked abs has to be dragged onto the wrecker, forcefully! This electrical problem has been going on well over a year! The radio has been replaced twice for freeing up and refusing to answer calls, screen freezes ect. The brakes now squee and the front end clunks off and on. Headlights dim randomly and has a terrible vibration while in drive. I have a lawyer, its that bad. Everyone Ive met with a Patriot has endless problems! Never, ever again!

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  Dont Waste Your Time and Money - 2016 Jeep Patriot
  By astra_ferris@hotmail.com - March 16 - 11:41 am

  Was so excited to finally get my first Jeep and go play. Unfortunately this car has been nothing but trouble. Transmission started overheating at 20,000 miles, electric system goes in and out, sometimes my windshield wipers work, sometimes they dont. I have been locked both in and out of my car with the door locks not working. Have been stranded on the side of the road for half hour increments where my car will not work. And this is after it drops from 60-75 miles to hour to 40 miles per hour without warning. I have had my brakes not work when I have used them, almost causing accidents both times. Take it to the dealer to get fixed you say! I have multiple times now, and end up leaving with nothing fixed and them telling me there is nothing wrong with it. Look online though and you can see multiple reviews of people having the same issues. These are the problems I have had so far, then this morning my TMPS started beeping at me and wont go off. However, none of my tires are low or flat. They werent when it started going off. To top it all of, my seat belt does not consistently lock. it pops out at random, leaving me unprotected in my death trap that was disguised as a new car.

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  RUN RUN STAY AWAY FROM SUNCOAST CHRYSLER DODGE - 2016 Jeep Patriot
  By E Clouse - November 18 - 4:35 am

  THE BRAKES SQUEAK EVERY DAY> I went to two dealerships and they both said its normal. Think twice before purchasing this vehicle. PLUS and this is HUGE! Never EVER buy from Suncoast Chrysler Dodge in Seminole Florida. Run from them! YOU WILL GET BAMBOOZLED!

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  Could not hate this car more! - 2016 Jeep Patriot
  By Kari Zimmerman - September 6 - 5:24 pm

  What a piece of crap. I readily admit that my credit is a bit challenged and so I was basically forced into this car. It is cute and comfortable and Im a single mom who needed more reliable transportation for my family. Also, while attending work meetings, I needed a vehicle that would not be embarrassing to be seen getting into afterwards! So, into the Patriot I went. Cute and comfortable is about all the good I have to say about this rattletrap. There is absolutely no power, the engine is better suited to a Geo Metro or something. It cannot pull the weight of the Patriot at all. This also contributes to the utter lack of acceleration and low gas mileage. The Bluetooth barely works - I have ended up literally screaming at my dash, trying to get it to understand the number I am asking it to dial. Note - that doesnt work either... First world problems, I know, but if it exists within the vehicle I am paying for, it would be nice if it worked. The tires slip in the rain - Im in Washington, so you can imagine how fun that is - and the snow is impossible. I can drive in it, but the vehicle cannot. My brakes began squealing about a month after I purchased the car. And now, after owning the vehicle for about 14 months, my alternator just went out. I drive quite a bit between my work commute and weekend adventures and I am so incredibly disappointed in this purchase. In short, run, dont walk from this awful vehicle. Getting a 4-Runner next time!!