Table 1 shows nine common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 2008 Jeep Patriot. The number one most common problem is related to the engine and engine cooling (18 problems). The second most common problem is related to the car stall (18 problems).
Car stalls after fill up. Numerous online Jeep forums have noted this issue for years. There seems to be an issue with the “vapor canister”. Recall was apparently issued for 2011 model - but not older models. It is intermittent yet consistent problem over past few months. Read details...
After filling up my gas tank this morning, my car sputtered and stalled in the middle of an intersection immediately after I left gas station. I was yielding to turn left to enter the northbound lanes of I-69. Read details...
Every time I refill my tank with fuel, the first several minutes of driving the engine will hesitate and almost stall (or will stall if driving at slow speeds). While stopped in idle, engine will completely stall. Once some fuel is burned, the engine will no longer stall. Read details...