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We recently purchased a 2016 Jeep Patriot North Edition (6-speed transmission). I thought it worked well during the test drive. But now we are noticing a bit of slippage / instability at slower speeds. I recognize some of this slippage may be because we live in a northern climate with some icy...

Last month I finally made my last payment of my Jeep Patriot 2012. Unfortunately during the last days of August something strange happened. One morning, after driving a few miles to my office, the ETC light blinked for less than a second. During that short time, the throttle didn't respond. I...

Hey Guys, Hopefully this is the right sub-forum to post this question. I have a 2014 Patriot 4x4 FDI and wanted to know if the 4x4 is only engaged when the 4x4 lock is on. I read somewhere that the lock should be engaged when driving at slower speeds in mud or snow, but otherwise if the lock...

Hey! Glad to have found this forum. I just traded in my 2007 Patriot for a 2011. This 2nd one is nicer, more features, and they apparently fixed a few shortcomings from the first model year. While I still pine for the days of my Jeep Cherokee Classic, I don't miss the 17 mpg. The Patriot has...