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2011 Jeep Patriot steering problems

19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2011 Jeep Patriot6% of all complaints for this model year.

19
Steering complaints
6%
share of all complaints
43,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Vehicle is known to have an issue with rusting subframe/crossmembers . Warranty on this vehicle was extended. (Service Bulletin 23-007-17, X69 Warranty Extension) However upon multiple dealer visits and requesting inspection was not notified that issue was happening. Approximately 1.5 years after…

    filed Mar 9, 2023

  • I went to get my car inspected and was told that I would need to replace my cross member/subframe which would cost thousands. I was trying to figure out how to fix it for less when I came across a discussion board where everyone with these vehicles were having the same problem. I also look on…

    filed Jun 18, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

  • Steering
    Campaign 11V315000 · Jun 8, 2011

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.