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Problems with 2008 Jeep Patriot FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

On average, the 2008 Jeep Patriot starts to “feel” problems with the FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE and its various aspects after 116 447 miles.

Recently reported FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE problems on 2008 Jeep Patriot

Brief summary: i purchased the 2008 patriot in 2014 with 70k miles. first occurance of vehicle stalling and shutting off occured in 2015 with 80k miles; when the throttle body light/ esp began flashing and sputtered a few seconds before it shut off while in motion. the vehicle restarted with in 10 minutes. i had the throttle body and gasket repaired. since then there has been other random occasions of stalling where the throttle light/ esp and engine light flashes precedding a stall. now 2018-19 (107k miles) i went in for diagnosis because my car stalled agin this time was in busy traffic and throttle light, esp lights, engine light came on before the engine shut off. i have been advised that there is a crankshaft issue that causes the engine light to come on and stall the vehicle intermittently. i had crankshaft replaced the spark plugs changed, the throttle body cleaned and the electical harnesses serviced to yet have the same issue occur when the vehicle stalled 24 hrs after repairs. the engine, throttlebody and esp lights came on again with in 24 hours before shutting off in the middle of a busy intersection of traffic. i am now having a 3rd independent mechanic look into the issue and see if there is anything else that could be causing the intermittent stalling. i spoke with jeep customer care and they stated that my particular vin doesn't have a recall although other patriots of the same class have had same occurence and recall yet there is nothing that they can do for me in this case to address the safety issue or repairs since i am out of warranty. i strongly reccommend that the dot investigate this matter and require jeep to either recall the vehicle or require jeep to repair these vehicles to safe performance on the roads and/or refund me the purchase price as i am still in contract paying for a non functional risky vehicle. *js

When fueling the fuel backs up and shuts the pump off after just a few cents at a time taking 20 minutes to fuel and having fuel spray on me and all over my car over and over. very dangerous! i can't believe this was not a recall after reading about so many others with the same problem. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep patriot. while driving at a low speed, immediately after refueling, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. in addition, the cruise control lever was activated but failed to function and the doors failed to lock and unlock electronically. the failures recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the instrument cluster needed to be reprogrammed. the vehicle was repaired; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed for the stalling failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 92,000. updated 03/04/16*lj updated 03/30/16. *jb

17/october 2015 3:00 pm there was a fire in the fuel line over the motor. over the 4 injector sensors the line cut and splash gasoline. in this moment, the motor was off and the key was not in the ignition. in this moment just an extinguisher was used the damage was a line cut over the motor 2.4. the vehicle was stationary over 10 minute in the yard of club lions of guayanilla town of puerto rico country 00656 area code.

I have had trouble with my car taking in gasoline for the past year, it will let me pump in a little then the pump will automatically shut off like its full, but i have only pumped in a half of a gallon. it will do this the entire fill up, which will end up taking me close to 20 minutes for it to get full. now recently over the past couple months, i have had issues with my car stalling right after i fill up my tank, i will pull up to the stop light to leave the gas station and it will stall. so i have to put it in park and restart it, sometimes it has done it for the first several stops, it will stall again when i come to a complete stop. it is also having hesitations while driving, almost like its stuttering, i have talked to several mechanics about this issue and no one can pinpoint the problem. im starting to get concerned that its going to damage other parts of my car because of these problems. *tr

A week after purchasing the 2008 jeep patriot from a used car dealership the jeep stalled after filling up the tank. i called the dealer and he said to put dry gas in the tank. i did and the jeep would jerk a few times after refueling. on 1/14/15 the jeep stalled in the middle of a busy street minutes after my 17 year old filled the tank. thank god she did not get into an accident. this is extremely dangerous since the jeep stalled without warning. i took the jeep to my mechanic but he couldn't identify the issue. i know there are jeep owners who are experiencing the same problem and the manufacturer is doing nothing about it. please investigate before someone gets into a fatal accident. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep patriot. while driving 65 mph after filling the vehicle with fuel, the engine stalled without warning. the vehicle restarted after the failure. the failure was persistent. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank unit failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 180,241. update 01/13/16 ma the consumer stated the problem does not occur, if he doesn't fill the tank up completely. updated 01/25/16.*jb updated 05/24/16*lj updated 05/24/16.*jb

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