# 2013 Jeep Patriot transmission fluid light

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-jeep-patriot-transmission-fluid-light/121029>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jeep, patriot\
**Created:** [July 15, 2018, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-jeep-patriot-transmission-fluid-light/121029 "2018-07-15T00:16:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![CathyStephan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@CathyStephan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CathyStephan)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-jeep-patriot-transmission-fluid-light/121029/1 "2018-07-15T00:16:12Z")

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My Patriot will randomly, after being on the highway for 45 minutes or so, have the Transmission Fluid Light come on. If I continue to drive it, the car will slow itself down to 30 miles per hour. When I take it to the dealer they can never find a code, even when I drove into the dealer’s lot with the light on (it went off between the time I jumped out of the car to run it and when the service guy went out with the reader). Help!!!

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-jeep-patriot-transmission-fluid-light/121029/2 "2018-07-15T01:21:05Z")

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You must be referring to the transmission **temperature** warning light, this indicates that the transmission is overheating, the owners manual states that you should stop driving and allow the transmission to cool or risk damage to the transmission. There may be a problem with the transmission cooler, hopefully the transmission hasn’t been damaged by the overheating episodes.

This is from the owners manual;

_This light indicates that the transmission fluid_  
_temperature is running hot. This may occur_  
_with severe usage, such as trailer towing. If this_  
_light turns on, safely pull over and stop them_  
_vehicle. Then, shift the transmission into NEUTRAL and_  
_run the engine at idle or faster until the light turns off._

_Continuous driving with the Transmission Temperature_  
_Warning Light illuminated will eventually cause_  
_severe transmission damage or transmission failure._