2008 Jeep Patriot 4x4: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jun 27, 2019 · Fuel system · 99,000 miles · VA

I filled up the jeep with gas while stationary and off. I turned on the jeep and the engine turned over fine. I stopped at the stop sign while exiting the gas station, and the engine stalled and the wheel locked. This happens every time I fill up. The engine stalls for several days after fill up anytime I come to a full stop. Thankfully, I have yet to get into an accident but, I no longer feel confident that this vehicle will remain reliable. This malfunction could cause serious accidents or the inability to move out of the way in an emergency.

Filed Apr 15, 2019 · Fuel system · 55,000 miles · PA

Jeep stalls and locks when gas tank is filled. Has happened in the middle of fast moving traffic a few times with my babies in the car. Very dangerous!

Filed Apr 7, 2019 · Fuel system · 106,000 miles · CT

After refueling the car to having a full tank of gas, a short distance later - usually less than one mile - the car suffers a severe hesitation and once stalled completely. The vehicle is always in motion and on a city street usually driving straight. It has happened many times, today being the most recent.

Filed Feb 5, 2019 · Fuel system, Steering · 59,100 miles · NY

After filling up gas the car turns off engine then start it up and turns off while driving. Very dangerous there has to be a recall on this???!!! Please I am not safe driving this. I just bought this jeep a qeek ago. This happened 2x already.

Filed Dec 16, 2018 · Fuel system · 155,175 miles · CT

After refueling my vehicle, shortly thereafter (within a few minutes) my 2008 jeep patriot stalls when ideling or traveling at lower speeds. Most recently the stall happened when merging onto a main road and could have resulted in a very serious accident. This is a very common occurrence in 2008 jeep patriots and needs to addressed sooner rather than later. Most remedies seem to be a rep lament of the fuel tank and vapor canister.

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 Jul 26, 2018 · Fuel system · 68,000 miles · MN

Engine stalls after fueling tank. During acceleration out of gas station, car jerks as it seems the air/fuel ratio is messed up. Car stalls when sitting at light or within a couple miles from the station at idle speed. I've resorted to shifting neutral and revving engine higher to counteract the stall. One instance was knocking/attempting to stall shortly after pulling from gas station, then operated fine on highway, but when exiting the jeep stalled and lost all power to the system (power steering and brake booster). Waited a minute at light, then restarted and ran fine. Dealer informed me that there likely is a problem with the valve to the vapor canister and it sounds like there is liquid fuel getting in. He had a prompt answer for me, so it seems as if he's answered the question before with other owners.

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 Mar 6, 2018 · Fuel system · 122,000 miles · MI

After refueling my patriot, the car will sputter, lurch, and occasionally stall. The symptoms only occur after refueling within the first few miles and then becomes a nonissue until I refuel again. I hadn't had any issue over the past couple refuelings and this evening (3/6/2018) the problem resurfaced as I entered traffic and my car stalled and steering lost. I ended up straddling the center turn lane with a portion of the car hanging in the left lane of both traffic directions. I was able to finally get it restarted and repositioned so it no longer was an obstacle. After entering traffic again, it stalled one more time within a mile and then operated without incident. This issue has occurred on and off over 8 months but had not previously resulted in hazardous road conditions for myself and others. In reviewing forums for chrysler/jeep owners, this appears to be a known issue with fca vehicles.

Filed Mar 1, 2018 · Fuel system · 102,000 miles · NC

Every time I fill up the fuel tank at a gas station and then drive off, the car - after being in motion will unexpectedly stall. It's usually about 20-30 seconds after driving away from the gas station that the engine stalls. This has happened at a stoplight, entering a busy highway and also just waiting in the gas station parking lot. This is dangerous!