Every time I refuel the vehicle sputters and stalls. No matter what grade of fuel. It will sputter and stall for up to 20 miles after I fill it up. It has even stalled when pulling into traffic and the steering wheel locks when that happens. It's not safe. The jeep dealership has been replacing stuff hoping to find a fix but no luck so far. It will stall stationary, moving, turning, or braking. I believe it may be something related to the fuel tank rollover valve. At least that's the only reasonable thing I have read or been told. Https://www.cargurus.com/cars/discussion-t29898_ds631498
Jeep Patriot 4x4 steering lock-up problems
15 of the 402 owner complaints about the Jeep Patriot 4x4 describe steering wheel locks up, most of them for the 2008 model year.
- owner complaints
- 15
- worst model year
- 2008
- typical mileage
- 100,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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What owners say
When I fill up the car with gas after leaving and driving for 20-30 seconds and stop at the stop light or sign the car will die and the steering wheel will lock up takes a couple of tries before it will start up and cause the steering wheel locks up I can't even move the car to the side if I have to. This has been going on for the past year.
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.
After getting gas I starting driving towards the exit of the gas station. I only made it a few inches when my car started bucking and shaking really bad. My steering wheel locked so I couldn't turn my car out of the way from other drivers. I was also in drive and my car was just not moving. I decided to put it in park and let it sit there for a moment before I try to turn it on again. After about a minute I turn it on and move my car off to the side to get out of everyone's way. Once again the steering wheel locked and my car didn't want to stay on. Many minutes later after shutting it off and turning it back on I was able to drive a little ways down the road before once again my car started bucking really bad and shaking like it was going to shut off on a busy road. I decided to pull into a neighborhood where my steering wheel locked again and every light on my car came on (check engine, oil, tire, etc...). My air was coming out hot and my car smelled really bad. I decided to let my car sit there for awhile and finally after 20 minutes I was able to drive with no problems. I read up on this situation and it seems like a lot of people are having this problem with jeep patriots. I can't fill my tank up all the way because I experience these problems.
Vehicle stalls and steering locks up. This happened twice when I was turning and almost got in an accident both times somebody is going to get killed! Serious safety issue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After refueling the patriot I drove approximately 1/4 mile and the vehicle bucked, shuddered and shut off. The steering wheel locked in place and since there was no vacuum pressure the breaks we're not very effective. I was able to restart the vehicle after putting it in nuetral while on the entrance ramp to an interstate. This was the second time this had happened and until now I did not know they incidents were connected. The first time it occurred I had just refueled and was pulling up at a stop light and it turned off while I was stopping for the light.
I have owned my 2007 jeep patriot since june 2017. About 3 months into owning it I have noticed that it will stall directly after I fill my gas tank. After I leave the gas station, I notice that the jeep starts to rattle and slow down, and while this is happening my steering wheel locks up and I am unable to turn and accelerate. This has happened about 10 times so far, and the most recent occurrence (12/11/17) it stalled 3 times within 5 minutes before the problem went away. There are no lights that warn me of this on the dash, making this a serious issue that could cause an accident if I were to be on a highway or busy intersection.
Jeep patriot stalls within about a mile of filling the gas tank, steering wheel locks and is very dangerous. I was stopped at a red light luckily. Problem needs to be recalled asap, gas tank needs to be replaced to fix the problem. Happens to a lof of patriot owners in cars from 2007-2009. Please recall. Please!!!!!!!
Engine sputters and stalls after filling tank. This occurs a few minutes into driving immediately after the tank is filled. The car sputters and stalls, and the steering wheel locks up, while the car is in motion, which is extremely dangerous. This has happened three times now. This is a very common issue: http://www.cargurus.com/cars/discussion-t29898_ds631498
After filling my 2008 patriot up with fuel the engine will cut off and the steering wheel locks up , today my 2008 jeep patriot stalled in heavy traffic. Lucky I was not hit. Something needs to be done this is very dangerous
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The model years with the most reports are 2008 (7 complaints), 2007 (6 complaints) and 2009 (2 complaints).
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