Used 2016 Jeep Patriot Consumer Reviews
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Cynthia Behr, 11/19/2016
2016 Jeep Patriot High Altitude Edition 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
I am ecstatic about my Jeep Patriot. It handles great, feels comfortable. I can't say enough about it. The fuel economy says its 24-26, but I'm getting 27-29 in the High Rocky Mountains of CO, and live at 9000 ft elevation. The steering is a little tight at first until you get used to it's touchiness. After 3 weeks, I have adjusted or it's gotten better. The only problem I have with it so far is the sunroof leaks when I'm in the high pressure car wash. Water splashes me in the head and face. I took it in for service and they are fixing this soon. I also opted for the lifetime warranty, because I intend to keep this Jeep for life. It's my 3rd Jeep, and I couldn't be happier. I thought I'd be sacrificing power and durability for better gas mileage over the Jeep Rubicon, but I was completely wrong. I have not sacrificed anything but the removable top and I have benefitted way beyond my expectations. The ride is smooth and quiet. They had me at heated seats and sunroof.
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Love My New Patriot!
Monte, 11/15/2015
2016 Jeep Patriot Sport SE 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
18 of 20 people found this review helpful
Wow this small sized suv is comfortable to drive and handles well. Quick accelerating I purchased the 2.4 liter 16 valve and so far it's an amazing suv. I really recommend taking a test drive for yourself I was so glad I did. Plenty of room seats are comfortable the warranty is amazing jeep did well on this one.
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2016 first time owner of a JEEP
Brandi, 03/14/2016
2016 Jeep Patriot High Altitude Edition 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
22 of 25 people found this review helpful
I love My Jeep. I purchased a 2016 Fully loaded Jeep Patriot for a great affordable price. I am a single mom with 2 daughters. Lugging around all of there dance, cheer, Snowboards, Friends etc has been hassle free. Plenty of room for everything & still not cramped. Love the Lumbar support & Heated seats. Moon Roof, Sirius XM radio, Remote Start & 4 wheel drive are all pluses. The only thing I wish it had was a back up camera. Easy to drive.
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Nice car for the money
Petrified_2014@Yahoo.com, 09/03/2015
updated 01/30/2017
2016 Jeep Patriot Sport 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
58 of 69 people found this review helpful
I read the Consumers reports annual car buyers report (2017) and the Jeep Patriot got above average reviews from them. They have color rating from red to green and the Patriot had expected above average reliability . Every part of the Patriot except one area had an above average green rating. One part of the car got an average rating . So why all the internet bashing ? I see top 10 worst cars to buy lists and lemon lists , The Patriot is on all the lists I see. Why is it a lemon ?????? Go to the book store or supermarket and read the Consumer reports review. Crazy ! Critics say it's underpowered : The Patriot can go from 0-60 in 9.5 seconds and it's in the class average. It can tow up to 2000 pounds with an engine oil cooler . I tow a 1000 pounds and a fully loaded car with a 260 pound driver up a giant mountain road in upstate NY ( The famous Wurtsboro hill that's several miles up hill ) and the Patriot does fine towing the weight at 55 mph uphill. How can it be underpowered ? I got my 2016 Jeep Patriot Sport with 2.4 liter, 4wd , 5 spd. manual and with the all weather capability group/ AC and paid $18,400 with free oil changes and state inspections for life. Got a 5 year 0.9 percent loan at a credit union. I have 13,000 miles on the car and everything is fine. Not one problem so far. The interior is very nice. Critics call it cheap looking. My father paid $35,000 for a Kia Sedona and it's not much better than my interior. The cd/radio comes with a free 1 year subscription to Sirius radio and it's very good quality. Nice and loud and easy to use. Speakers are very good. I wouldn't buy the Back up camera Jeep sells for almost a $1000. You can buy a real nice aftermarket GPS /radio that fits perfectly like a factory radio and have Best Buy install it for $125. They install the back up camera also. If the aftermarket radio goes dead, it's a lot cheaper to replace and all the wiring will plug ( plug and play )into the next radio very easily. I have a cheap on top of the dash rear view camera that cost $40 on ebay and I had Best Buy install it. It works nice but I have to flip it open to use and I might buy another in dash GPS radio and just plug it into the wires I have now. The GPS radio has a backup camera. Cost like $250 on Ebay. Comes with Larado tires . Get the all weather capability group when you buy it because it comes with tow hooks,mats, an engine block heater and daytime running lights. Insurance companies will give you a $40 discount for the daytime lights . It's $700 extra for the all weather group. Pays for itself. The tow hooks look really Jeep. See the Sam Haymart Jeep Patriot review on You Tube. I think it's The Test Driven TV review website . He reviewed it and said the Patriot was a very nice car. He said it averaged 20 MPG in the review, but the car he tested only had 1000 miles and wasn't broken in. A year earlier he reviewed a Red Patriot and said that Patriot averaged 24.5 MPG. Most people get around 24 MPG combined. That's class average. The 4 wheel drive system is nice. It normally works only front wheel drive most of the time and will automatically switch to 4 wheel drive when car sensors sense changing road conditions/traction problems . It's the Freedom 1 4wd system . You can switch to 4 wheel drive with the 4wd button on the center console whenever you like. Just so you know , I read it's not a good idea to use 4 wd on hard pavement when its not required. Puts a lot of strain on the system and wears out quickly. Just use it for getting out of snow or mud etc. The AC is very cool in the summer and the defroster is fantastic. The seats are very comfortable and roomy. I'm 6-6 and weigh 260, seats are very comfortable for me and the Patriot has huge headroom, there's 3 inch's above my head. I can sit in the back with the front seat fully extended back. I'll fit if I put my knees on each side of the seat. 6 foot people will fit fine. Plenty of room for kids and women. Complaints so far , the numbers on the speedometer are hard to read at night if you have poor eyesight. I wish they were bigger and easier to read. Chrysler changed the powertrain warranty from 5 years/100,000 to 5 years/60,000 after the 2015 model. I ordered a 2015 model and they couldn't find one. They gave me a 2016 model and learned about the warranty change after I took delivery. Very sneaky of the dealer. I wish Jeep put in weathertech plastic mats throughout the car. How much would it cost for a mat that covered the whole floor ? Jeep could make their own mats for 2 bucks. Don't believe the negative stuff you read about on the internet. This Jeep is very nice. I love the Jeep Patriot look. It looks so Jeep. The Liberty looks ridiculous in front, the Wrangler is very odd looking with those big side fenders and such an uncomfortable ride . The Jeep Patriot looks Jeepy, has enough off road capability for most people and is much more comfortable than a Wrangler and cost $10,000 less.
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Learned about ignition & transmission the hard way
peter., 12/30/2017
2016 Jeep Patriot Sport SE 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Overall the patriot does the job nicely. It can crawl across the desert with no real issue. In fact ice and snow it runs like a dream and goes up hills, down hills and stuff that the large and lifted 4x4's cant do. So why the poor review? 1: The CVTY Automatic transmission is highly variable and works like a charm, BUT it CANNOT BE FLAT TOWED (Dinghy Towed). This is towing the vehicle behind another vehicle. Why? Because the transmission is lubricated by the engine running and if the engine is not running the transmission fluid isn't covering parts. As a result, flat towing or dolly towing will destroy the transmission. This means that if rock crawling, desert hopping or snow driving the jeep fails for any reason, it has to be flat bed towed to a dealer. The ignition WCM module is a huge problem and a Google search will reveal page after page of complaints going all the way back to the 2006 model year. The module will fail at any time (usually around 45-50K miles) and is an expensive repair that the DEALER ALONE can do. Why? because the module has to be programmed to the VIN number of the vehicle and the keys have to be programmed to the module. Otherwise the thing wont start. There are other issues with the Uconnect system and the 2017 revelation of the Apple iphone issue also translated to poor or constant disconnect from the radio. This is an apple problem, but because the Uconnect is also very slow on connecting, a turnoff of the vehicle switches the radio back to a radio station and the Bluetooth system disconnects. Overall Jeep put out a relatively decent product with the patriot and would give better reviews if it slved the WCM problem and gave the CVT system a neutral-flat tow capeablitlty.
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