# 2015 Jeep Patriot - Rough Jerky Downshift

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-jeep-patriot-rough-jerky-downshift/146490>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 11, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-jeep-patriot-rough-jerky-downshift/146490 "2019-08-11T22:34:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![leecarpenter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbe5ce/32.png) [@leecarpenter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/leecarpenter)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-jeep-patriot-rough-jerky-downshift/146490/1 "2019-08-11T22:34:44Z")

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rough or jerky downshift will not shift into 6 gear when pulling hills

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-jeep-patriot-rough-jerky-downshift/146490/2 "2019-08-12T15:46:55Z")

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I think it has a CVT, so any ‘shifting’ is artificial, from the computer, to make it seem like there are gears. If you’re having problems, then there may be problems with the CVT. How many miles? Have you had the fluid changed with factory CVT fluid?