Hello- I hadn't had any reason to post in the past year, as the Patriot has been doing fine. It's a 2016 model I picked up from a local used car dealer. I have replaced spark plugs, flushed the cooling system, new tires with wheel alignment, replaced the serpentine belt and a few other odds and ends. Now has about 125,000 on it. I replaced the throttle body last Feb, doing it myself, as finding a mechanic or a shop to do it in a timely fashion was not going to happen. About two years ago, I had a local shop do the brakes- complete. All in all, I think the Patriot is still a good vehicle for the price. Gas milage runs about 25 and up depending on town or highway driving. The radio is still junk. FM works sometimes and the cd player is good, but the am is not there. Marcone (?) would be turning over in his grave with embarrassment. I gave it the 10-year Ziebart treatment. It should outlast me, as I passed four score not lang age. Great forum!! KC
kcheman
Thanks, glad the Patriot is working out so far!
The radio issue might be due to solder joints on the circuit boards. There's a few youtubes on how to repair it if you're interested.
The radio issue might be due to solder joints on the circuit boards. There's a few youtubes on how to repair it if you're interested.
Welcome back!
There aren't many AM stations around where I live. The ones I can get are scratchy, I think it's simply that the signals weaken with distance.
There aren't many AM stations around where I live. The ones I can get are scratchy, I think it's simply that the signals weaken with distance.
HI-- I did the process according to utube, with the heat gun. The radio worked for few weeks and is now back to intermittent, if at all. I used the heat gun but do not know what temp. to look for and hold it at, or for how long. Our am station is about 12 miles north, with 1500 watts output. I can get the radio out and get to the circuit board in about 8 minutes now.
I just replaced the radio in my 2016 (it still works fine) and replaced it with a nice touch screen,
it sure changes the look, feel and performance.
it sure changes the look, feel and performance.
I had the same issue with my 2012 with the radio. My buddy is a jeep fanatic and told me it's common that jeeps have crappy antennas and its a simple fix. He was right. I ordered a 16 inch, 20 dollar flexible antenna off Amazon. Took like 2 minutes to swap out and just like that the problem solved.
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