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After every fill up the car bucks and often stalls while driving all within a mile and then drives normally. Scary when it dies in traffic while driving
The gas tanks on these cars are defective..you have a hard time putting in gas ans then after you do it stalls and putters for about 15 mins after.this is a well known issue -it seems a charcoal filter in these tanks is causing this problem.this is very dangerous-you can stall out in traffic after filling up and get slammed in the back!! Chrysler is well aware of this be refuses to recall. Probably due to cost..someone is going to get killed if this issue isn't corrected !many times I have started to stall out after filling up with traffic bearing down on me and my family..please help us! thank you!
I have a 2007 Jeep Patriot. Every single time I put gas in it, it runs a very short distance from the gas station and starts to buck and jolt like it wants to shut off. This is very dangerous if I wan to go on highway.
Every time we fill the gas tank, within a couple miles or less, the engine begins to stall. This is a consistent problem and does not matter when/ where the vehicle is driving. Very dangerous situation as this usually happens in traffic after leaving the gas station.
Filled up the tank with fuel, when pulling out in traffic the vehicle stalls and then either cuts off or surges causing loss of steering control. This has happened numerous times.
- Virginia Beach, VA, USA
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The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that whenever the vehicle was refueled, it would stall or hesitate to drive. In addition, when the vehicle came to a complete stop, it would stall and restart independently after three minutes before suddenly operating normally. The contact stated that the failure only occurred after the vehicle was refueled. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle to a local dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.
After I fill my gas tank off and drive, the car will stall and shut off. And steering locks up. Almost been in serval accidents because of this issue. Other people have filed about this same issue. Some people say its the vapor/liquid separator valve. Not sure, but regardless, this issue needs to be looked at before someone gets killed because of it. I called the dealership and all they tell me is that I need to replace the fuel tank at my cost.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Patriot. While driving various speeds, the vehicle lost power without warning. The vehicle restarted after several attempts. The failure recurred several times. A local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000. The VIN was not available.
My Jeep Patriot is stalling after fueling. It seems to lose power & may sputter also before stalling. I can also smell a strong fuel or chemical smell when this happens. It has become a dangerous problem seeing as how it occurs after fueling and I have to pull out into traffic after leaving the gas stations. It has happened at large intersections where I have almost gotten hit by other vehicles or caused an accident for other motorists trying to avoid my stalled vehicle. So far, my Jeep will start after stalling so I can continue on my way. It is a very scary situation when it happens and the fear of an accident is profound.
Shortly after filling the gas tank, after beginning to drive, the car stalls (locking the power steering). Very dangerous! this happens consistently after filling the tank, and within a mile of leaving the gas station.
Vehicle stalls after refueling. Each time that the vehicle is completely refueled, but not topped off, the vehicle will stall after approximately 30 seconds of driving, regardless of whether or not the vehicle is in motion. On multiple occasions this has happened when turning, causing the vehicle to lose power steering in the middle of an intersection. Research online has shown many other owners having the same issue. I have been told that the issue requires the replacement of the entire fuel tank in order to be resolved.
D/S headlight keeps going out, starter makes weird spinning noise, windows will stop working randoming and will work after car is turned off then back on, car will chug at take off from lights
Shortly after filling the gas tank of my 2007 Jeep Patriot (49xxx miles) I was coming to a 4 way intersection (only my side and the opposite side of the intersection has stop signs). As I was pulling through the intersection my Jeep Patriot stalled and I lost my power steering and brakes. I was almost struck on the passenger side by a vehicle traveling from the right side of the intersection from my orientation of the intersection. I tried to restart the vehicle for about 5 minutes to no avail. It would start and then immediately stall again. After almost being struck 5-6 times and after about 5 minutes of being stuck in the middle of an intersection I managed to start the vehicle up and drive it home by driving about 15 miles per hour on backroads for the remaining 2 miles to my house. After searching the internet to find the problem I found that this is a common issue among many Jeep Patriot/compass owners and nothing has been done to address the issue. Please look into this issue as myself and my passenger (fiancee) could have been seriously injured if not for sheer luck.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that after refueling and the fuel tank in full, there was an fuel odor emitting from the vehicle. The contac also mentioned that the vehicle stalled when the fuel tank was nearly full or in full. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank and the fuel gage sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.
I'm experiencing what I've found to be a well-documented issue with a vapor-liquid separator valve located in the gas tank of my 2007 Jeep Patriot. After fueling, moments after starting the car and putting it into drive, the car will stall and shut off. It will immediately re-start and run again but is pretty much guaranteed to shut off at every stop (I.e. at an intersection or while exiting the gas station) for the next few minutes. It also leads to hesitations of the engine while driving at full speed. This has happened to me the last four times I've filled my gas tank. On the most recent occasion, the engine stalled while in an intersection, as I started to make a left-hand turn. The engine shut off, the steering wheel locked up, and I had to throw it into park and restart the car while stalled in a lane of oncoming traffic. I'm very fortunate the oncoming vehicle was paying close attention and stopped to allow me to exit the intersection. This issue only occurs after filling the gas tank, when the vapor canister component that the valve is supposed to protect becomes flooded with liquid fuel during the fill. When this component purges its contents, the intake manifold is flooded with liquid fuel, rather than vapor, causing the stall. After driving several miles (presumably when all of the liquid fuel has been purged from the vapor canister), no more problems are seen until the tank is refilled. Some investigation has shown that I'm far from the only person to experience this dangerous defect. The faulty valve is located inside the gas tank, and the issue can only be resolved with a prohibitively-expensive replacement of the entire tank. This is absolutely a documented flaw inherent in several vehicle models in the Chrysler family, and it needs to be addressed before anyone is killed as a result.
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- New Hampton, NY, USA