The vehicle stalls after a gas fill up. Daughter was stuck in traffic. No Power steering, brakes, etc. Started back up. very dangerous. This has happened after every fill up.
2008 Jeep Patriot: engine stalls while driving
45 of the 186 complaints about the 2008 Jeep Patriot describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 45
- of this car's complaints
- 24%
- typical mileage
- 105,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
Car stalls after fill up. NUMEROUS online Jeep forums have noted this issue for years. There seems to be an issue with the “vapor canister”. Recall was apparently issued for 2011 model - but not older models. It is intermittent yet consistent problem over past few months. Please note that an Engine stall leaves steering wheel LOCKED and unable to maneuver car for a period until can restart. Can leave driver on a VERY DANGEROUS situation traveling at speed !
Car stalls within the first minute or so of driving after filling gas tank to shutoff. When the engine dies, so does the power steering, creating a very dangerous situation. Happens consistently. Began several years ago but I lived with it by not filling tank to full. Now my son drives the car, and I am concerned that it may happen when he is driving and cause an accident. This is very dangerous. Many people have complained about it, and the federal safety agency must do something about it and hold chryslter/jeep responsible
Every time I refill my tank with fuel, the first several minutes of driving the engine will hesitate and almost stall (or will stall if driving at slow speeds). While stopped in idle, engine will completely stall. Once some fuel is burned, the engine will no longer stall. This issue has been ongoing for years.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep patriot. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH and attempting to decrease the speed of the vehicle, the brake pedal was depressed however, the wheels to locked up. The contact stated that the vehicle spun out of control and stalled. The vehicle was restarted and driven to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither a dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 51,000.
When the gas tank is full the service lights come on engine stalls out about half a mile down the road. The steering wheel locks up when the engine goes out so you cant even coast over to the side of the road.
After filling up gas tank to normal level, car stalled and lost controls of vehicle
Filled up gas tank and car stalled at stop light shortly after. Pulled into driveway after a 5-minute drive and steering wheel locked and car had stalled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep patriot. While slowing the vehicle down or coming to a complete stop, the vehicle stalled and shut off without warning. The contact took the vehicle to kearny mesa chrysler dodge jeep ram (8010 balboa ave, san diego, ca 92111, (858) 560-7100) and san diego chrysler dodge jeep ram (777 camino del rio s, san diego, ca 92108, (619) 224-4151) to be inspected, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
Every time I fill up the gas tank and then drive, the jeep stalls, I lose steering, it is not safe. It has happened several times.
Every time the fuel tank is filled, the engine stalls a couple minutes after I pull out of the gas station. This has happened getting on highways and is a potentially deadly situation that apparently is well known with this vehicle. For whatever reason this has not been recalled yet and won't until somebody is killed. Please take action to get this recalled to repair the situation. This has happened on at least a dozen occasions so far.
This issue started a few years ago when our 2008 jeep patriot was approximately 5 years old. Almost every time we fill the tank with gas, immediately to within the first couple of hours the car will shudder and stall, then it has a hard time restarting. We have had the vapor purge valve and canister changed 3 times which seemed to fix it the first 2 times, but only temporarily. This has been quite disturbing since it has stalled in traffic, usually when coming to a stop at a light or to make a turn, but a couple of times it stalled while driving home from the gas station. It is usually ok after sitting over night, but it has had the same issue the following day a few times. None of the dealerships or repair shops that we have talked to seem to have any idea what the issue could be. I have found that not topping off the tank fully, the issue seems to occur much less often, but the fear of it stalling while driving is constant, and is still a major issue to this day.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2008 Jeep Patriot stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 2008 Jeep Patriot?
45 of 186 owner complaints about the 2008 Jeep Patriot (24%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 2016.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2008 Jeep Patriot?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2008 Jeep Patriot
Ball joint 10Water leak 8Jerking 7Loss of power 7Check engine light 6Overheating 6Won't start 6ABS 5Airbag light 5Hesitation 5Steering lock-up 5
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