Jeep Compass owners have reported 39 problems related to other fuel system tank filling/charging (under the other fuel system category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I bought a used 2007 Jeep Compass 4x4 for my son in April 2015. He is just learning to drive. After filling up the gas tank and pulling out of the gas station the car slowed to an idle, steering wheel locked, and the car stalled. It turned back on but could hardly make a turn onto the street without almost stalling again. Once it started going a few miles up the road it did not stall. This happened every time we filled the tank. We cannot fill the tank. I am very scared to let an almost 16 year old drive a car that is so dangerous and fear he may get killed when the car stalls. He will be driving this car to school every day and with winter approaching quickly I will be praying. He knows not to fill it all the way up but I don't feel this should be the case for anyone. I purchased an extended warranty but this issue is not covered. I also mentioned this issue to several mechanics and they have no idea what is causing this to happen.
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Shortly after refueling, the car stalled out when idling at a stop light. This stalling has happened several times after this, always immediately after refilling the tank. Usually the car will stall shortly after you drive away from the gas station and slow down or come to a stop. The car will start up again but may stall again if you only travel a short distance and slow down or stop. The next time you drive, the car is usually ok and has no further problems until the tank is filled again. After reading several internet forums, this problem is quite common to Chrysler vehicles. The problem is the vapor/liquid separator valve located at the top of the fuel tank. The valve fails and allows liquid into the charcoal canister/emissions system. Liquid fuel then gets sent into the manifold intake by mistake which stalls the car out. This could be a major safety issue if the car stalls while you are turning into traffic and it also causes you to lose steering and braking power. It is obviously a design flaw by Chrysler and the only fix is to have a whole new gas tank installed because there isn't a way to just replace just the faulty valve. It is built in to the tank.
Since about November 2011, my 2007 Jeep Compass has stalled out after refueling when I fill the gas tank. It does not stall out if I do not fill the tank all the way. It has been inspected by two different Chrysler dealerships in 2012 and 2014 and both falsely accused me of overfilling the tank. No one has been able to fix the problem.
Fuel-spit-back every time when I fill up my tank. Slow filling with back up gas. I read on the internet this is a known problem for Chrysler, but still why is not a recall done?.