2008 Jeep Patriot

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK IN MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT, IT WILL IMMEDIATELY START TO "CHUG" OR EVEN HAVE THE ENGINE STALL COMPLETELY. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE SITTING STILL OR EVEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS!!! MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER/JEEP. HE IS RIGHT. THE PROBLEMS ARE DOCUMENTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. OF COURSE, THE ONLY FIX IS TO HAVE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK REPLACED WHICH NEEDLESS TO SAY, IS VERY EXPENSIVE. JEEP/CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT.

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

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN SUDDENLY ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP, THE DIALS WENT CRAZY, THE CAR BUCKED LIKE IT WAS STALLING AND THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF. I HAD THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY A PROFESSIONAL AUTO MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE TOTAL INTEGRATION POWER MODULE WHICH IS COMMON IN MOST JEEPS/CHRYSLERS AND HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF ISSUES IN RECENT YEARS. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TIPM, BUT NOT DOING SO MEANS DRIVING THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY TO OTHER DRIVERS WHO MAY NOT EXPECT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM TO SUDDENLY STOP.

I OWN A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED AT 29,000 MILES COSTING OVER $800 TO FIX AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ONLINE IN JEEP FORUMS AND BLOGS AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. DEALER TOLD ME IF I HAVEN'T HAPPENED TO BRING IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. I DON'T DRIVE THIS OFF-ROAD, JUST BACK AND FORTH IN CITY DRIVING TO WORK AND FOR ERRANDS AND ONE 1400 MILE TRIP EVERY 2-3 YEARS VIA INTERSTATE. FOUND THEY HAD A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE IN EARLIER VERSIONS OF JEEPS, BUT NOT ON 2007 OR 2008 PATRIOTS. MY RESEARCH FOUND THIS IS A POOR DESIGN AND WILL KEEP HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN ONCE IT STARTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED AND CHRYSLER/FIAT SHOULD STAND UP TO THE PLATE AND DO A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THEM EVER, PERIOD.

GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF WHEN FILLING UP, IT STARTED LAST MONTH ON & OFF. LAST 3 DAYS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUT MORE THAN 1 GALLON REGARDLESS OF GAS PUMP OR GAS STATION. CHECKED INTERNET AND MANY ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE GAS TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. I HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH 2005 CHRYSLER 300, IT STARTED THE SAME WAY WHERE I COULD NOT PUT GAS, THEN IT STARTED TO SHUTOFF WHILE DRIVING OR RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP, A COUPLE TIMES I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN TURNING AT INTERSECTION AND ENGINE SHUTOFF AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS TANK FOR FREE AS SIMILAR ISSUES WERE REPORTED FOR 2006 CHRYLER 300S,BUT NOT 2005 MODEL. 2) ALSO, OFTEN AFTER FILLING UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON USUALLY WITHIN HOURS OF FILLING UP WHILE DRIVING AND STAYS ON. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT GO OFF FOR DAYS EVEN WHEN DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY FOR AN HR.THE ENGINE LIGHT WHEN IT GOES OFF MAY STAY OFF FOR 2-3 WEEKS. I CHECK THE GAS CAP AND IT IS ON TIGHT. PREVIOUSLY MY MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS DUE TO A CODE 420? POINTING TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I AM NOT CONVINCED IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OFF, IT STAYS OFF FOR WEEKS, AND I DO ALLOT OF DRIVING. ON STREETS AND EXPRESSWAY FOR 30 MILES OR MORE DAILY. I AM TAKING CAR TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP NEXT WEEK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT.WHILE STRAPPING A SAFETY SEAT INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE THREAD ON THE CENTER SEAT BELT WAS FAILING. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS SPLITTING IN TWO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CENTER SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,898.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT BECAME ILL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST BLOCK WAS LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE EXHAUST BLOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF UPDATED 05/0918*JB *CN