Jeep Patriot fuel gauge problems

Filed Sep 22, 2020 · Fuel system · OH

The problem I am having is with the rollover valve which is located in the gas tank. When I put fuel in, it acts like it is full, even though the gas gauge is telling me that I have tank of gas. It will only take the gas if I put in gallon at a time. Then when I start to drive it, it wants to stall, and I have to give it the gas and then it runs. I have done research online and this is a problem in all jeeps. If I am in an accident the rollover valve could remain open instead of closing. The valve is sticking and unreliable. This valve does it every time you put gas in it.

Filed Dec 31, 2019 · Fuel system · 47,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep patriot. While refueling the vehicle, the fuel sensor indicated that the fuel level was full; however, when the fuel nozzle was pulled back, the vehicle was able to receive additional fuel. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to dick's country chrysler jeep dodge (767 sw baseline st, hillsboro, or 97123), but the cause of the failure was not determined. The contact was informed that the fuel tank could be replaced. The vehicle was currently at the dealer for repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000.

Filed Aug 11, 2017 · Fuel system · 39,181 miles · TX

I own a 2015 jeep and while driving down a neighborhood street turning onto a major highway my vehicle started to slow. When I pressed the accelerator my vehicle would not accelerate and continue to slow. My vehicle them came to a complete stop in the middle of the highway. I attempted to turn the vehicle on again and the vehicle would not start. I was then forced to push the vehicle off the side of the road to safety since there were other vehicle driving behind me. After having the vehicle towed to an auto repair shop I was told the fuel pump had to be replaced. The fuel pump did not give any advanced warning, no indicator lights came on the vehicle to inform me. I was put in an unsafe position when my vehicle broke down. I have less than 40k miles on my jeep there is no way a fuel pump would go out on such a new vehicle with low miles. It cost me $556.02 to replace the fuel pump. However once the pump was replaced the fuel gauge would not read correctly. The actual gauge was functioning but the fuel pump would not send correct readings and my gauge would not mark more than 3/4 tank even when the tank was fuel. In the end I had to replace the fuel pump three times before the gauge would mark from empty to full correctly. All these events cause me to believe the fuel pump is faulty and should be recalled and corrected.

Filed Aug 12, 2016 · Transmission · 79,236 miles · CA

I went to get gas one morning, after filling up, I tried to start my jeep again. The entire electrical system went haywire, lights, radio and the wipers came on and off. The fuel gauge and thermostat jumped up and down, and the car would not start. The dealership says it is a bad tipm and will cost me $1,100 to replace. I've read numerous other complaints, yet chrysler says there is no recall.

Filed Sep 9, 2013 · Fuel system · CA

The car had 1/4 tank of gas and the car started acting like it was running out of gas consistently near stalling when driving. It felt like the car had a clogged fuel filter. I've also had the car fully stall in the middle of the street while driving, almost causing the car behind me to rear-end my car at least one time. When I took this car to a dealership in los angeles in july, I was told the fuel sending unit was the problem and that they would order the part. Because the part did not arrive when scheduled and the date was pushed back, I called jeep corporate and they sent my concern to their escalation department. They are anticipating the part will be available in mid-october; however, this is a safety concern and jeep has been dragging this out for 3 months now. This is the second issue I've had with this car and the first issue is now recurring. At the very least, I expected jeep to provide me with a rental car because this is a safety issue. This car was purchased in oregon.

Filed Mar 2, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 8,732 miles · IN

On interstate highway at highway speed on cruise control. Instant engine stall. Fuel gauge reads 3/8 full. This happened twice in the span of 5 hours. First stall - towed to dealership in bowling green ky. The engine started right up at the dealership. No engine fault codes were available. Dealership blamed it on bad gas. Second stall - same conditions near memphis tn. Aaa added one gallon of fuel, the engine started right up. Was able to continue the trip as long as we kept the fuel above 1/2 tank full. Both incidents could have been a crash had there been traffic, fortunately we coasted to the shoulder.

Filed Oct 21, 2012 · Engine · 38,000 miles · NV

My patriot stalled on the freeway. This was the second time this has happened. I took it to the mechanic where they said this could have been from a faulty gas gauge and I was out of gasoline. I do not think this was the case.

Filed Oct 20, 2012 · Acceleration, Electrical · 3,150 miles · CA

This is the first of 2 incidents I have had with this car. I was coming back into california from arizona on the 40 west with cruise control on at 75 MPH. Without indication, the throttle revved to 4500 RPM and the car lost speed. The engine was unresponsive to the gas pedal. I cancelled cruise control, and from the left lane was able to get over to the right shoulder. When we came to a stop, the engine died. The fuel gauge read just over 1/4 of a tank. The car would not start again. We called roadside assistance and they called a tow truck. The dealership was closed and we had to stay the night in a hotel. The next morning the car was taken to the dealership. The tech found no issues and was able to start the car with no incident. The diagnostic revealed no codes or errors. We were able to drive home the rest of the way. My jeep is a 4x4 with the trail rated package.

Filed Oct 20, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 5,800 miles · CA

This is the second incident that I have had with this car. The first incident was very similar. This time I was coming back from arizona into california and I was on the 15 south between barstow and victorville. I was traveling at approximately 70 MPH in the left lane. The cruise control was previously, but had been cancelled and I had traveled appr. 10 miles after canceling it. Without warning the throttle revved and became unresponsive. The car stalled and I was unable to get to the right shoulder. I pulled over to the left shoulder. The fuel gauge read halfway between 1/4 and 1/2. The engine would not restart. I called roadside assistance and had the car towed to the dealer in victorville. When the car was taken off the tow truck, I was able to start it again. I drove home the rest of the way. I took the car to the dealership 2 weeks after this incident to have it looked at. The car had not been driven at all since the incident. The dealer ran diagnostic tests and concluded the issue was with the transmission overheating due to mud. I was advised the transmission was designed to shut off if it got too hot with little to no warning. This is the second time this has happened with this vehicle and I have not observed any warning light on the dashboard before the engine cuts off.

Filed Jun 19, 2012 · Fuel system · 1,600 miles · NV

Driving from las vegas to phoenix, filled up right before getting on the road. Went approximately 210 miles and ran out of gas with the fuel gauge showing 1/4 full. I was on a two lane road going approximately 65-70mph with the cruise control on and it just stopped. Luckily I was able to get off to the side of the road because there were many cars going the same speed behind me and was able to coast to the top of the hill. Luckily no one ran into me coming over that hill, unluckily I was 25 miles from the closest town with no cell reception and temperatures in the high 90's with my 6 year old in the car with me. Vehicle has been to a dealer four times for this issue, they don't know what is wrong. They have replaced many parts hoping that they found the problem. Also informed another vehicle in ca with same issue.