City driving with my 2009 Jeep Patriot Sport 2.4L FDI CVT is 20.47 mpg.

 

? wow

I drive about 80/20 mix highway/city and i consistently average 28-29 mpg with my 08 4x4 5 speed, i dont know what you guys are doing with your 5-speed to get such terrible mileage but i even have 225/65/17 Yoko Geo ATS. with my stock tires i got 30 all the time, if you want better mileage you need to drive a little more conservatively...

 

With a 60/40 mix of rural/city driving and a rather aggressive style (I really like the sound of my Hushpower duals) I consistently average 27mpg. On the highway at 70 I get 31 Ric

 

90/10 here city/highway.... Getting around 23.5 MPG with my 09 5 speed manual.

Did a 100% highway trip last summer... and got 31 mpg!!!!

 

I have to be honest. I just went from the 215/60/17 tires to the slightly bigger 215/65/17 tires and my mileage has gone down about 2mpg and i am a conservative driver. Only about 260 miles per tank is pretty crappy for a 4 cylinder.

 

our 2010 sport 4x2 with the 2.4 and the cvt auto trans. with just over 8000 miles is now getting 24 mpg., not really thrilled with the mpg.s yet but it is getting better ,at first we were only getting 16.

 

I haven't taken mine on a highway trip yet (soon!), but when I'm not towing and it's not below freezing I have been getting an average of about 25mpg mostly city. The tank when the weather was around 10 degrees F was only 22 mpg. And I figured out that towing my jet ski to the lake up in the hills I get about 17 mpg. I'm extremely happy with these numbers since the best I ever got in town with my durango under ideal conditions was about 13mpg.

 

'08 2.4 cvt 4x4. Mine gets a very consistant 26 mpg every tank. Like mentioned above, you guys with 5-spd and lower milage must be doing somthing wrong. Too aggresive on the gas pedal or somthing!

 

About 37 to 38 mpg. Driving carefully along a main road with few stops perhaps 40.


Rocal

I love it when yous guys give me the opportunity to lob that one in! It comes around about every six months or so. Mind you, I suppose I'd sooner the reduced mileage that you fellers get and American petrol prices.....

 

You suck.

When the guys with 5 speeds say they're only getting 25 on the freeway, keep in mind that it could be the higher speeds that are sucking down the gas mileage. Here the speed limit on the interstate is 75, which means that the average speed is about 80. Of course I'm not going to get 30+ mpg doing 80mph. The most efficient speed for most vehicles is right around 50-55mph, and every mph over that speed is going to simply add wind resistance and lower gas mileage.

 

All city driving with a 30 mile commute to work, and a somewhat aggressive driving style... 27 MPG. This is on a 2009 Jeep Patriot Sport 4x2 w/ CVT.

Couldn't be happier!

 

You're right of course, UA-who. Over here in Europe fuel prices are totally ridiculous. I haven't done the maths for months now, but I know that we're paying over eight dollars a gallon. Your costs are far lower than ours, despite having vehicles that do much less mileage. In fact, that's almost certainly the reason why turbo-diesel vehicles are so popular over here. In Germany more than a half of all cars on the road are turbo-diesels.

Rocal

 

Now imagine how well we would do with turbo diesels and gas at $2.50 a gallon. It's a bit selfish, but is nice to imagine :icon_rolleyes:

 

Will be buying the 2011 Patriot soon. Not sure if I will get 2WD or 4WD. How much of a drop in gas mileage should I expect w/ the 4WD versus the 2WD ? All the mileage ratings I read says the city and highway mileage will only drop by 1 mile per gallon, but I have a hard time believing that. Thanks !

 

Check my signature for my mileage experience, driving conservatively, 80/20 freeway/city mileage. I usually shift to the next higher gear at 2500 RPM. and try to keep it under 2500 all the time. I have a scan gauge which shows me my manifold pressure. I try to keep it from going to max. With the electronic throttle, the throttle valve is frequently wide open when I have just 1/4 to 1/3 movement of the "accelerator pedal". I hate the electronic throttle.

 

With the electronic throttle, the throttle valve is frequently wide open when I have just 1/4 to 1/3 movement of the "accelerator pedal". I hate the electronic throttle.

Really? It adds throttle when it thinks we need more than what we're giving it?

 

:notworthy:
That is a truly GREAT posting, RHIll! I've read it now about three times and I'm still chuckling.

"If the ECU decides to accelerate when I don't want to, I can always disengage the clutch and let the ECU blow the engine up if it wants to."

Brilliant! I guess that's what they really meant when they called it ...Freedom Drive....

What an advertiser's niche.."PATRIOT..the only vehicle with the American Constitution written into its microcircuits..."

What a posting. Great.

Rocal

 

haha that surprises me, but at the same time, it doesn't really surprise me. It figures that they would design a computer to "know more" than the actual driver does. I don't like electronic throttles at all, and it took some getting used to when I started driving the Pat. I guess that could partly be due to the fact that it's not always giving the same throttle you're trying to get. Interesting, thank you for that information!

 

Our 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis has an electronic throttle also. I don't know when they were first used or if all new cars have them or have had them for several years.

 

2010 Patriot CVT
90/10 City/Highway
22.87 Average MPG
15178 total miles
663.80 total gallons

 

I just purchased a 2014 latitude patriot 4wd 2.4 auto trans. Just turned 16000 verified miles. I drive approx 3 miles a day. Everyday my route to work includes 2 stop signs 2 red lights later I am where I need to be. Average speed is 40 mph. I filled up talk and checked mileage, 13 MPG!?!?!? Trying to get an explanation is like chasing my short tail, if i had one,. Any clue where to turn.

 

If your commute is only 3 miles, the engine never gets a chance to warm up to operating temps, that's probably part of the problem. For that distance why not bicycle, ride a motorcycle or get a scooter?

 

Thanks you're a great help. You sound like a service adviser, he told me to drive 50 miles at 60 miles an hour and my mileage per gallon would increase. The problem with that is I would be really late for work, and I would still be only getting 13 on my daily commute. If you have no real world advice that will help, then offer no advice at all.

 

You are up against a physical impossibility. You are asking your Jeep to do what a bicycle is better at. Your Jeep performs under your conditions about as well as a bicycle would perform at 50MPH = terribly!

You asked your service advisor an easy question, and s/he was absolutely right. Your Jeep spends so much time at slow speeds you never get the benefits of a warm engine and higher gear ratios you would get if you traveled some distance at higher speeds.

Worse, continued driving at those conditions will likely cause more problems. Once a week get your Patriot up to highway speeds and keep it there for awhile. "Use it or lose it."

 

Advice on life Is not what i am seeking here. I do get up to highway speeds, outside of the everyday commute of 3 miles. Very hard to carry my tools and equipment needed on a bicycle, and by the way it is winter here in Pennsylvania and quite cold. I know this because in work outside all day. I am hoping you are not the typical person on this forum. If you only give advice about the issue, I can accept that, the other junk is just that, your opinion, and you know what they about those.

 

Sorry for butting into your life-style. :notworthy: I took down the last paragraph of my previous post because I want to be helpful, not hurtful. I guess what I'm trying to say here is that given your driving conditions, 13mpg is not unreasonable. A very few miles per day with multiple stops, and apparently you're carrying a load of tools -- that pretty much the formula for poor fuel economy no matter what you're driving.

As for your original question, you can maximize your fuel economy by accelerating slowly and anticipating stops well in advance. If you have auto-stick you can keep your RPMs down by nudging it into the highest gear it will take. Also keep your plugs new -- under your driving conditions they're going to foul much earlier than most. Traveling so few miles per day, you might even consider using fuel stabilizer.

Might be too late now, but next time around, maybe consider a hybrid vehicle? Those are designed for short-range stop & go driving. As much as I love my Patriot, it is not the best vehicle for every owner in every situation, and it might not be for you.

On the bright side, I really don't think anything is wrong with your Patriot. I wouldn't waste your money trying to fix what's probably doing the best it can. If you were driving 100 miles at 50mph and still only getting 13mpg, then yes you'd have a problem and probably someone on the site might be able to offer good advice.

 

at 2.25 a gallon, and a full fill up at 25 $$

geez I forgot I recorded it over 1,000 miles though...

I think my 2.0 patriot 2x4 gets good gas mileage though