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2016 Jeep Patriot structure problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2016 Jeep Patriot3% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Structure complaints
3%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
3 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Yes components available for inspection/ yes sold by dealership with undisclosed problems/ yes problems confirmed by dealer/ no component inspected. 1st noticed foul smell upon starting vehicle/ failure to start/ chugging/ brakes noise/ smell inside cab. Been Verified noted vehicle was in flood???…

    filed Nov 7, 2023

  • The passenger headrest deployed at sometime when I was not in the car. Driver's headrest is fine/normal. Can this be reset?

    filed Oct 2, 2023

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

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.