2008 Jeep Patriot

AFTER FILLING MY TANK, EVERYTIME I LEAVE THE GAS STATION THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AND WILL STALL. LUCKILY I'M ABLE TO SOMETIMES GET OVER ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, I AM ONLY ABLE TO PUT IN A FEW CENTS AT A TIME. IT CAN TAKE OVER 20 MINUTES TO SLOWLY FILL UP THE GAS TANK. MAX IT WILL FILL IS A FEW CENTS AT A TIME BEFORE YOU HAVE TO RELEASE THE HANDLE AND THEN PRESS IT EVER SO LIGHTLY TO FILL UP THE NEXT PART. THE ENGINE WILL OFTEN SPUTTER AS IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO QUIT RUNNING AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU FILL UP YOUR TANK. THE VA THE ONLY TIME THE JEEP IS STATIONARY IS WHEN I'M FILLING IT UP OR AFTER IT DIES AFTER A FUEL PHILIP. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS IN MOTION EITHER IN THE CITY HIGHWAY CITY ROAD WHEN IT KILLS AFTER FILLING UP. WHEN IT SPUTTERS AND PILLS AFTER FILLING UP YOU ARE UNABLE TO USE YOUR WHEEL AS IT LOCKS UP, VERY DANGEROUS. MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE IS AT RISK.

WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, PUMP TURNS OFF AFTER EVERY 1/4 GALLON OF GAS, DUE TO FAULTY INTEGRAL GAS TANK VENT VALVE. OCCASIONALLY RESULTING FROM OVER FILL AND SPILLING GAS ONTO GROUND. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF JEEP THAT NO AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE COULD PREVENT. JEEP'S RESPONSE TO MY COMPLAINT WAS TO REMIND ME MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT SHOULD I HAVE IT REPAIRED [$600 TO $1000 FOR NEW GAS TANK AND CONDENSER] TO SAVE THE RECEIPT IN CASE THERE IS A FUTURE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FUEL THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL REPEATEDLY STOPPED PUMPING AND THE TANK FAILED TO FILL. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VENT PIPE FAILED AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,500. *BF RE: MY EARLIER INQUIRY ABOUT MY PROBLEMS FILLING THE GAS TANK ON MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. FILLED OUT FORM AND AM WONDERING IF YOU HAVE MORE INFORMATION OR SUGGESTIONS FROM OTHER OWNERS.*DT *JS

FOR THE PAST YEAR, AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK AND DRIVING 1/2 TO 1 MILE THE ENGINE SPUTTERS/BUCKS AND CUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS WITH EVERY FILL-UP. YES, EVERY FILL-UP. I DON'T OVER FILL, I JUST STOP FILLING WHEN THE PUMP CLICKS OFF. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL SO AS NOT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE I LIVE, I COULD BE KILLED. I READ ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON A JEEP FORUM AND FOUND ABOUT THIS WEBSITE SO I THOUGHT I WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT DUE TO THE DANGEROUS CONDITION.

SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLS AND SPUTTERS FOR 3-60 SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS AFTER EVERY REFUEL. DURING MOST FILL UPS I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER THE FILL UP I GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND GET UP TO 60-70MPH, WHEN IT SPUTTERS AT THIS SPEED THE CAR JERKS AND I BRIEFLY LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE GAS WILL NOT PUMP DURING THE SPUTTERING. IF I FILL UP WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY THE JEEP SIMPLY JUST DIES IF THE RPM ARE UNDER 900 OR IF IT'S IDLING. EVERYTHING ON THE JEEP IS STOCK, NO AFTERMARKET PARTS. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO NUMEROUS OTHER JEEP PATRIOT OWNERS. I AM UNSURE OF THE PART CAUSING THE ISSUE.