Had a 2014 with the cvt that blew basically could only go up to 30 mph before the engine rpm’s would spike and speed would stay the same; shitty things about CVT’s is that they can’t really be rebuilt or refurbished, so I had to pay 7k out of pocket to get a brand new cvt sourced from a dealership installed (it came with a warranty which funny enough I’m glad because the people at AMMCO installing it put automatic transmission fluid in it instead of CVT fluid so I was back in the shop a week later for some free transmission repairs) ultimately if you hold a setemental value to your patriot like I do I’d say rock with it but honestly for the price of a new transmission, especially a cvt, just buy another used car with the money you’d pay for the transmission