Four problems related to other fuel system tank filling/charging have been reported for the 2012 Jeep Patriot. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that while filling the fuel tank at the fuel station, the fuel pump clicked off without enough fuel into the vehicle. The failure recurred at a different fuel stations. . One attendant tried to fill up the tank manually and was unable to fill up. There was no warning. The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was not provided. Fe.
After filling up with gas, my car starts to "buck" and has bad acceleration even while driving 70 down the freeway. It continues this problem until I have only 1/4 tank of gas and even goes beyond that. I'm starting to have problems with the car starting also and it smells badly of gas fumes.
The vehicle is stationary and motor turned off. It is next to impossible to fill the fuel tank with gasoline. It must be done extremely slowly or gasoline comes bursting out everywhere. The local dealer attributes it to a check valve which is inside the gas tank and when broken will not allow air into the tank when filling with gas. This is a design flaw with Chrysler vehicles, and quite dangerous. It is also common for vehicles with this problem to stall when in motion, another very dangerous situation.
After pumping gas, less than a mile into my trip home, my Jeep's started stalling, the power steering went off (I couldn't easily turn the steering wheel) and it died in the middle of the road. I turned the key in the ignition to the off position, then back on and I was able to started it. I only moved about 500 feet and then it happened again. I turned it off, back on again and the same thing happened a third time, as I was getting home. I sat on my parking spot and the Jeep was stalling but it didn't die again. I looked up Jeep forums and it seem to be a common problem and people resolve it by not filling the tank all the way. Needless to say it was a very scary experience and it could've easily caused an accident.