2007 Jeep Patriot 4x4: jerking or lurching

Filed Sep 3, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 100,000 miles · KY

The problem has been ongoing for over a year even after trying several different expensive corrective repairs.after refueling my jeep patriot, it stalls bucks and jerks. I start it up, and upon pressing the accelerator and pull away from pumps or out into traffic it begins to sputter buck and stall. It is very dangerouse esecially when pulling out of a gas station into traffic which has caused several close calls of my being hit because it has stalled in intersections and on the highway. I relaced the o2 sensor and it did not correct the situation. I used higher octane fuel and it did not correct the situation. I used fuel treatment purchased from dealership upon their advisement after replacing the fuel filter and having the fuel system serviced and it did not correct the situation.

Filed Nov 19, 2015 · Fuel system · 120,000 miles · OH

The vehicle stalls after filling-up the gas tank. The steering wheel will lock when it stalls, and sometimes the check oil light comes on. When you restart the vehicle, it runs fine until the next fill-up, and no light indicators stay on. It will stall if you are stopped or not accelerating. I have felt especially unsafe when it stalled in an intersection where I was waiting to turn left. All stalls have happened on city streets. If I do not stop within a mile or two of the gas station (like when traveling on the highway immediately after fill-up), it will hesitate / jerk very hard without stalling while the vehicle is accelerating. That is the only time it does not stall after filling up. I never top off the gas tank, and I always insure the gas cap is tightened. This is an ongoing problem, and I don't feel safe driving the vehicle for fear of causing an accident if stalling in an intersection.

Filed Sep 24, 2015 · Fuel system · 70,000 miles · ID

After refueling, the car will stall just after leaving the gas station. This usually occurs when I'm stopped at a light and the car is idling. If I'm not stopped at a light, I'll feel a stuttering or jerking motion about a block away from the gas station. I've just been dealing with it because the car always starts back up again. However, now I'm unable to fill the gas tank without the pump shutting off every half gallon. I believe the fuel inlet check valve may be the culprit.

Filed Feb 16, 2015 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 65,000 miles · WA

My vehicle started stalling when I was merging onto a busy highway. The electronic throttle sensor and stability sensor came on and I had to pull off on the shoulder of the road. The car was very hard to get to a stop. The breaks did not work very well and the car was jerking horribly. The car kept trying to die and would rev up and down by itself. It turned the car off and back on and it reset itself but it happened again.

Filed Dec 2, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 147,000 miles · MD

The vehicle stalls when slowing to a stop. It is not during every stop but more likely to occur after refueling the car. On the first incident in october 2014, I had driven home from work (35+ miles) and when slowing to a stop at a light the vehicle stalled. It easily restarted and returned to normal. Since then the driving issues have increased to RPM decreases while driving on a highway ' the engine kicks/jerks the car and returns to normal driving. The jeep stalls every time it is refueled ' I am not intentionally overflowing the gas tank. It will stall multiple times after the refill. The RPM fluctuates regardless of when the last time the tank was refueled. I have been on the highway traveling over 50mpg when the engine kicked, RPM decreased, and I thought I was losing power about to stall. On nov 26, 2015 the engine stalled again. My two preschool aged kids were in the back of the vehicle. I couldn't quickly restart the jeep. We sat on the side of the road for a moment ' possibly 4 minutes ' waiting to try the engine again. It did restart and the entire ride home, approximately 3 miles ' the rpms fluctuated without my hitting gas or breaks. It then stalled in the driveway when parking. I didn't touch the car for two days, over thanksgiving holiday. When attempting to use it again, the RPM fluctuated but the vehicle did not stall. Instead, I was able to park the car and turn the jeep off and remove the key but the engine was still running. It was just a few seconds but it was running and I was looking at the key in my hand. My husband drove it an hour later to test it out and the jeep stalled again in the driveway.