Two problems related to transmission noise have been reported for the 2010 Jeep Patriot. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving on a highway I noticed a whining noise and losing power going up a hill I was able to get home and to my mechanic. After checking the transmission he found metal filings in it and said I needed a new transmission. I was very disappointed in hearing this as the Jeep only has about 68000 miles on it. I contacted the Jeep dealer in scranton PA and was told that the vehicle was out of warranty. I contacted different transmission garages and was quoted prices from over $3000 to $6000. Reading about other peoples problems with Jeep vehicles this seems like a big ongoing problem with Jeep transmissions. I hope your agency can help us out so we can get some satisfaction from Jeep.
First time 09/2013 I was driving on the highway at 75 mph from colorado towards arizona when from one second to the other vehicle force drop speed to 30 mph and a temperature light came on on dash, putting my family at danger since I had to swerve as fast as I could to the shoulder because semi was going as fast as me. When I came to a complete stop there was no power and a whining noise coming from under hood. I turned vehicle off and back on and light came off and power was restored but as soon as the tachometer reach 3000 rpm temp light back on and loss of power came back. I turn off vehicle once again and returned to colorado springs straight to dealership and was diagnosed with transmission internal failure 3 years after I purchase brand new at 73,687 miles on odometer. Power train warranty cover the cvt replacement and found out that 100's of Patriots have the same issue. Fast forward 3 years later 2/2017 whining noise came back light came back but no warranty and unfortunately dealer estimates $6000. 00 replacement bill. After much research jetco cvt's are the problem and after many complains Patriots no longer with cvt's but I'm stuck with a non working worthless vehicle in my dry way.