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First Jeep. Love it.
Abra, 08/06/2015
updated 08/07/2017
2015 Jeep Patriot High Altitude Edition 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
32 of 34 people found this review helpful
As many a reviews say, this car is about value and about being Jeep. I moved from Subaru legacy sedan that served me exceptionally well and with ZERO trouble for 7 years (car's age 10 years). I am an outdoors guy and love my camping trip and a bit of sofy-roading. I was split between Forester and Patriot. Few factors that swayed me to the Jeep - latest Forester has become just like all other cute-utes. Jeep stands out with is retro look. Secondly the value, features and dealer discounts. Lastly the ride height and SUV like suspension. I would have bought and XT but couldnt justify the cost. About 1000 kms on it. So far no issues. Mileage has been improving and currently at about 10L/100kms in mixed hwy and city. Great sound (and it is not the Boston Accoustics upgrade); remote start; leather trimmed seats; smooth shifting though slower to start from stop; ride comfort. Will watch for repair issues and resale. Hope it beats the Subaru I loved. ---- Just over two years and 22k kms on the Patriot now. No issues whatsoever. Followed the maintenance schedule. Feels comfortable and safe esp in winter snow. Not the best acceleration from stop, but that is not what i bought the Jeep for. This Jeep is a keeper.
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was a good value... until 17,000 miles
d0nman, 05/25/2015
updated 11/30/2018
2015 Jeep Patriot Sport 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
22 of 23 people found this review helpful
TL;DR: If you must purchase a Patriot, avoid the later model years of this vehicle, and get one with an automatic transmission. Regardless of service department quality, it's clear that the cost-cutting Chrysler imposed as they moved on to the Renegade platform had an effect both on the vehicle and the inevitable service required. I'll start off by saying I was intending to buy a Subaru Crosstrek or Forester this time around, after owning one of the FDII trail-rated Patriots previously. I've always been a big fan of Japanese vehicles for the mix of compactly packaged capability and good fuel efficiency. I thought this vehicle would mostly fulfill that idea, for a lower price. I replaced the stock tires with Toyo all-terrains right off the bat. I don't intentionally go off-roading and probably don't need them, but I did occasionally get plowed in by the maintenance guys and I've barreled through snow piles up to the front grill without a problem. Visibility is not a strong point. The A-pillars are pretty large and I've been surprised more than a few times when making a left turn by cars that were completely blocked from my view. Windows are pretty small all around. I had one strange issue with the ignition system, with no warning. One cold and dry winter evening it simply would not even attempt to start. After about 10 minutes of research I found that over the years people have had trouble with static electricity locking up the anti-theft electronics in the ignition, especially in dry weather. I pulled the appropriate fuse for about 30 seconds and it started right up after that. Currently having an issue with concerning vibration noise somewhere in the transfer case (according to local shop); will update once I get it dealt with by the dealer. *UPDATE*: So, about that vibration noise... turned out to require a full transmission rebuild. Yes, at 17,000 miles (owned since new for about 2.5 years). I couldn't get too much information out of the horrible service rep but it sounded like bad bearings among other things. Some scouring of online forums suggests that this isn't an isolated occurrence, but it seems like many people just were told that it was "normal" and didn't pursue further until things really went south at 50k+. This wouldn't even have totally spoiled my opinion of this vehicle (my 2011 CVT didn't have any issues while I had it) and Chrysler, but then it took them 3 MONTHS to repair it. I called once every 1-2 weeks to get updates and was constantly led on about how it would just be a few more days. I got a loaner after a couple of weeks, but it was a Chrysler 200 with worn tires that I had to drive from January through March in a northeast winter, the exact conditions I bought a Patriot for in the first place. Afterward, responding to my inevitable complaints, the manager said that it took so long because they were waiting for back-ordered parts. He never explained why they couldn't tell me that over the phone during the previous three months. And it gets even better; once I did finally get it back and pulled out of the dealership, I immediately heard and felt something rubbing/scraping in the steering. Took it to a different dealership, and they said it needed a new steering rack and incidentally a new lower control arm because a bushing was torn. At least this time it only took about a week to fix. I can't imagine how or prove that the first dealership caused that damage while doing the transmission, but I had no problems with it beforehand. Never had an experience like this with any other car, new or used, in my 20+ years of driving.
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Edmunds is CraZy
Woods n Water boys, 04/19/2017
updated 04/25/2022
2015 Jeep Patriot Latitude 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
21 of 22 people found this review helpful
I've owned my 2015 patriot since new. It currently has 45,000 miles on it and is a daily driver for me. I have had zero warranty issues and my only repair costs have been routine maintenance. My favorite thing about the vehicle is it's simplicity of interior layout and controls. It certainly is not a touring vehicle you'd want to jump in and drive across the county, but with the 6 speed automatic it feels zippy on city streets and is a great little bomber to boogie across town in. As an avid outdoorsman this little buggy gets me where I need to go and can haul all of my gear even for multiple day excursions. You're not going to tackle the slick rock of Moab but I have been impressed by the capability to access my favorite camping spots as well as it's ability to blast through the soft sands of the East and West coasts of Florida. Check it out for yourself. 2018 still going strong to date I have replaced the battery and put on some fresh tires. This has been my only maintenance. I now have 72k on the jeep. I frequent Ormond Beach a lot which is for four wheel drives only. Oct 2018 no new items needing fixed 81k
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Jeeps rule
ratherbfishn, 01/11/2015
2015 Jeep Patriot High Altitude Edition 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
27 of 29 people found this review helpful
First week with new Jeep, snow all week she did great as expected. Plenty of room for four, fun to drive easy to park. Second jeep in the garage one commander and now the patriot.
A lot of car for the money!
Richard Keul, 04/03/2016
updated 10/13/2020
2015 Jeep Patriot Latitude 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
27 of 29 people found this review helpful
We traded for this new Jeep January 10, 2015 and left on a winter trip to Texas a month later 3000 miles round trip with four adults and a large car top carrier. The car performed well and the all wheel drive was really nice as we drove through a Kansas snow storm on the way home. I was concerned about trading in a 10 year old Subaru Forester with 187,000 miles that I loved, but after a test drive I felt the Jeep performed at least as well and the deal my dealer offered was really great. My experience with the Subaru service department was terrible (the only local dealer) so I was looking for a new service experience anyway. As it turns out I can't report on the Jeep service department as I have not needed to have the Jeep into the dealership for repair of any kind (I do my own oil changes and minor service). We just got back from our second winter trip to Port Aransas and averaged 23.5 mpg over 3100 miles. We now have 20,000 miles on the car and everything is working great. This little Jeep has been all we had hoped for, up to this point anyway. The only things I would change are to make the fuel tank larger for greater cruising range and mark the speedometer in 10 mph increments instead of 20 mph for easier reading at a glance. We are looking forward to many more years with this bargain SUV. The car has been to Texas and back again and now has 35,000 miles on it a little over a year later. It still has not required a trip to the dealer for repair of any kind and continues to operate as we expected. By now the original equipment Firestone tires are about half worn out and are getting pretty noisy, but we will probably replace them with new Michelins before next winter. So far we are pleased with the car. The car now has 44,000 miles on it and we did replace the tires. There was plenty of tread left on the OE tires but they became so noisy we couldn't stand it. New Michelin Defenders and the car is quiet and rides and drives better than ever. No other repairs have been required. The car is now just over 3 years old and has 53,000 miles. We drove to the Texas gulf coast again this past February (fourth trip down in this car) and the car worked great. We still have had no mechanical issues to report. Everything works as it should. The car is approaching 60,000 miles and 4 years old now. There are no issues to report. Scheduled maintenance is all that has been required. We like the car so well that we bought another Jeep last March (2018 Cherokee Limited) and hope it turns out to be just as reliable. This Patriot is now our second car. The car is now nearly 5 years old and just over 66,000 miles. We had a universal joint on the driveshaft get noisy and since the driveshaft is modular had to replace the entire assembly. Would rather have been able to replace just the u-joint for much less money. That has been the only repair required other than scheduled maintenance. This car is now just over 5 years old and has just over 70,000 miles. Rear wheel bearings got noisy (seems to be a common problem on these) and I replaced them. Other than that things are all okay. The car now is approaching 75,000 miles and 6 years old. There no other issues to report. The original battery is about 6 years old. I probably should replace it pretty soon.
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