2008 Jeep Patriot 4x4 engine problems

Filed Oct 7, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 140,000 miles · OH

After fueling the jeep it stalls when the next idle or two occurs. For example, after fueling, the jeep is driven and stalls at the first stop light. Sometimes it occurs when trying to pull away from the gas station. It is very dangerous as the steering wheel locks up and you have to stop the vehicle and restart it in traffic. It only happens when fueling the tank to full. This is a safety issue as it could cause an accident pulling out into traffic from the gas station. It happens every time the tank is filled up.

Filed Sep 13, 2018 · Engine · 144,000 miles · NY

My 2008 jeep patriot keeps stalling and is great mechanical condition .the car keeps stalling while in park and driving without warning which is a very dangerous condition.have mechanic trying to figure it out and he can't .seen other people with same problems but no answers. This needs to be recalled to figure out what is going on with this issue.

Filed May 15, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 130,000 miles · PA

After filling the gas tank the vehicle shuts off within a mile when idling. It does it at red lights and at low speeds.

Filed May 8, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 125,000 miles · SD

Everytime right after I fill up my 2008 jeep patriot (car is shut off while fueling) the jeep either bucks me back and forth like it's a manual getting stuck between gears for about 1 minute (it's an automatic) or it stalls and dies (car shuts off). So far when the jeep dies it has turned back on.. This happens normally under a half mile after the jeep has been filled up with gas to the fill mark. The car is in motion when this occurs and it usually occurs on city streets seeing as most gas stations are in town, but this has occurred on the highway after filling up with gas at a station located right off of the highway.

Filed Apr 17, 2018 · Engine · 98,000 miles · NY

Whenever we fill up the gas tank on the jeep, the jeep will stall while driving on the road. The biggest problem is you don't know when it will stall after filling the tank but it definitely will stall. To prevent this from happening, we no longer fill the tank all the way. This happened on more than one occasion but I will put down the last time it happened because my daughter forgot that she's not supposed to fill the jeep all the way to full.

Filed Dec 30, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 164,000 miles · MO

2008 jeep patriot stalls shortly after filling up the fuel tank. Bought it used, and on the first fill up, got about .5 miles before engine stalled. On my second fill up, on december 29, 2017, it stalled again after filling the fuel tank and driving in moderate traffic. Again at approximately .5 miles. This was more serious as it was in traffic and could have caused a major accident. This was more a concern for me as my family was in the vehicle as well.

Filed Oct 13, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 125,000 miles · OH · crash

Have had my jeep for 6 years its always stalling I took it to jeep chrysler dodge, firestone nobody can figure out whats wrong; it actually turns itself off and nobody knows why. This is dangerous this car needs a recall. I have read that 2012 models do this same thing but this one does it too.also the sunroof leaks as well and the rainwater goes into the lights. I would never recommend a jeep to anybody ever again, these cars are not safe and no one cares about this problem.I have paid to get it looked at but they don't know how to fix it, I have been told it probably needs a system update there is nothing wrong but yet my car turns itself off all the time going down the highway at speeds 65 miles an hour the engine stalls and shuts off the sunroof has leaked and poured inside the jeep since the day I had it it's a very dangerous vehicle it needs to please be investigated

Filed May 31, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 100,000 miles · VA

Everytime wife fills the fuel tank, the engine shuts off. 80% of the time it happens in the intersection leaving the fuel station. She has almost been in numerous accidents because of this problem. She looses power steering as the pump is no longer running because the engine has shut down. Jeep dealer says this is a common safety problem, and that the fuel tank is the culprit. The overflow valve on the fuel tank is faulty. There are numerous complaints with other owners with the same safety issue. This need to be a recall before someone gets killed.

Filed Apr 12, 2017 · Engine · 60,000 miles · TX

Every time I get gas my jeep bucks and stalls for a few days. It bucked and stalled probably a dozen times on my way home from getting gas yesterday. I just read a whole page of complaints regarding the fuel tank being faulty letting liquid gas in the manifold (something like that) but it's dangerous and it's a defect obviously. Stalling while entering a highway ramp to a 75 MPH road is scary. I have had this problem for a few years but it's expensive to repair. I've paid mechanics to repair it before but they misdiagnose it and charge me to deal with the transmission and transmission fluid etc. Please do something. Repair is $1200 and my jeep only has 100,000 miles on it. Thank you for your time.

Filed Aug 29, 2016 · Driver assistance, Engine · 125,000 miles · OH

Summary: while driving my car will still in the engine dies the car lots of city it doesn't matter where you're going after you put gas in the car he usually doesn't start but now it has started not letting you fill up with gas at stopping the fuel pump like your tank is full and it didn't put any gas in it but it's very dangerous and scary when you're driving down the road and your engine shuts off in the car stalls and locks up. The traction control will come on and it's an able to be turned off after it locks up and stalls and shuts off while you're driving it any speed it doesn't restart it is very scary when you're going down the highway in the engine stalls