2007 Jeep Patriot Engine Problems

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NHTSA ID

11710790

Incident

Jan 13, 2026

Filled gasoline up and had car idle while driving. Had to place car in park, turn ignition off and back on to get it to turn back on. This happened two times and happens everytime I fill up gas in car. Other Patriots have reported same issue and I have been very close to accidents due to this.

NHTSA ID

11419271

Incident

Jun 1, 2021

ENGINE STALLS AFTER FILL UP OF FUEL WITHIN 5 MILES OF THE GAS STATION CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

NHTSA ID

11329837

Incident

May 10, 2020

Mileage

98,000 mi

AFTER FILLING UP AT GAS STATION AND GETTING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE SHUTS OFF AFTER THE JEEP BUCKED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL URN KEY TO TURN ON ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY AFTER THAT,JEEP CONTINUALLY DIES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING FILL UP AT GAS STATION. IT CURRENTLY DIES APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES IN A ROW BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL STAY RUNNING. THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS EVENT. IF IT SHUTS OFF AND I DO NOT WAIT AT THE GAS STATION WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND I COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION THAT JEEP / CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX. WAS THERE A CRASH ... ALMOST!

NHTSA ID

11219853

Incident

Sep 20, 2018

Mileage

140,000 mi

MY JEEP STALLS EVERY TIME AFTER I FILL IT WITH GAS, I PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC AND IT JUST STALLS AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER STEERING OR NOTHING. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID

11161963

Incident

Dec 16, 2018

Mileage

65,000 mi

EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL UP THE TANK, IT RUNS A VERY SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE GAS STATION AND STARTS TO BUCK AND JOLT LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CAR STALLS OUT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND THE BRAKES LOSE POWER. VERY DANGEROUS!

NHTSA ID

11129474

Incident

Dec 24, 2017

Mileage

88,000 mi

EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS THE ENGINE STALLS SHORTLY AFTER AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE! I'VE TRIED TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK. NOTHING THAT I HAVE REPLACED HAS RESOLVED THIS REOCCURRING ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11120115

Incident

Aug 15, 2018

Mileage

133,000 mi

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK WITH FUEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 20 TIMES

NHTSA ID

11079110

Incident

Mar 12, 2018

Mileage

100,000 mi

AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK ENGINE MISSES AND STALLS !

NHTSA ID

11039155

Incident

Jun 20, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

SHORTLY AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK OF MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT (49XXX MILES) I WAS COMING TO A 4 WAY INTERSECTION (ONLY MY SIDE AND THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION HAS STOP SIGNS). AS I WAS PULLING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION MY JEEP PATRIOT STALLED AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS ALMOST STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION FROM MY ORIENTATION OF THE INTERSECTION. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO NO AVAIL. IT WOULD START AND THEN IMMEDIATELY STALL AGAIN. AFTER ALMOST BEING STRUCK 5-6 TIMES AND AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION I MANAGED TO START THE VEHICLE UP AND DRIVE IT HOME BY DRIVING ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR ON BACKROADS FOR THE REMAINING 2 MILES TO MY HOUSE. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO FIND THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG MANY JEEP PATRIOT/COMPASS OWNERS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AS MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER (FIANCEE) COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT FOR SHEER LUCK.

NHTSA ID

10968530

Incident

Mar 26, 2017

Mileage

49,000 mi

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK WITH FUEL, AFTER 30ISH SECONDS THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND SOMETIMES RECOVER, SOMETIMES QUIT. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT/SIGN OR DRIVING. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. SEEMS THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER IS FILLING WITH GAS. PLEASE HELP MAKE THIS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR OTHER DRIVERS! THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 3 OR 4 MONTHS WITH MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10851905

Incident

Mar 27, 2016

Mileage

150,000 mi

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE ENGINE WILL STALL. IT HAPPENS WITH ENGINE IDLEING OR AFTER ENTERRING TRAFFIC. VERY VERY VERY VERY.......DANGEROUS, JEEP NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. TONS OF JEEP OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. JEEP DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOUR PRODUCT HAS KILL A BUNCH OF PEOPLE INCLUDING ME AND MY FAMILY.

NHTSA ID

10817500

Incident

Jan 4, 2016

Mileage

59,700 mi

AFTER REFUELING VEHICLE TO FULL TANK CAPACITY, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IN AN INTERSECTION WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS FROM THE GAS STATION. FOR 2 YEARS, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING AFTER EVERY GAS REFUELING. IT HAS NOW STARTED TO LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL CONCURRENT WITH THE STALLING. MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE 8/18/15 INCIDENT FELT SHE WAS IN DANGER AS CARS TRIED TO AVOID THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LOCKED STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA ID

10749804

Incident

Aug 18, 2015

Mileage

97,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

NHTSA ID

10702844

Incident

Jan 7, 2008

Mileage

300 mi

05/02/2014 BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPOT TO PICK UP SON FROM SCHOOL. VEHICLE STALLED 3 TIMES IN PARKING LOT BEFORE HAVING TO PUSH IT INTO A DIFFERENT PARKING SPACE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. RECEIVED CALL TEST CODES FOR STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NOT INITIALIZED. DEALERSHIP NOT ABLE TO SHOW ERROR/CODE TO THE WARRANTY COMPANY,- WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD NOT OK WORK. THIS "CODE" HAS NEVER BEEN DUPLICATED AGAIN. 5/28/2014 CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TRIED TO GET CODES BUT NO POWER TO THE ENGINE. VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 5/29. 6/4/2014 RECEIVED CALL FROM DEALERSHIP TO OK REPLACING BATTERY DUE TO IT DYING. 6/5/2014 CALLED CHRYSLER & THEY OPENED A CASE. 6/11/2014 DEALERSHIP CALLED TELLING US THAT WE NEEDED TO PICK UP VEHICLE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS AND WOULD NOT SPEND ANY MORE TIME WITH IT. 6/12/2014 HUSBAND SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER/JEEP AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THE ISSUE. 6/23/2014 HUSBAND RECEIVED A CALL FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT GETTING MORE INTERNAL RESOURCES INVOLVED AND WE WOULD HEAR BACK IN A FEW DAYS. 6/26/2014 RECEIVED CALL FROM CHRYSLER/JEEP. THEY SENT A CHRYSLER REP AND TECH TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY WERE ABLE TO START CAR 20-30 TIMES WITH NO ISSUE, COULD NOT REPLICATE ANY PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER REP RECOMMENDATION TO DEALERSHIP CHARGE US STORAGE FEES IF WE DID NOT PICK UP THE VEHICLE BY 6/30/2014 ALSO TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OLDER AND DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY THROUGH THEM. 6/27/2014 PICKED UP VEHICLE. 7/04/2014 CAR DIED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD, AFTER ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES HUSBAND ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. 9/15/2014 THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE 7/4/2014 TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT DUE TO STALLING ISSUES AND AN UNWILLING TO PAY FOR ANOTHER "DIAGNOSTIC TEST" OR TOW TO BE TOLD THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND THE ISSUE. CONTINUE PAYING FOR A VEHICLE I CAN DRIVE SAFELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10633433

Incident

May 2, 2014

Mileage

72,563 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. AFTER THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

NHTSA ID

10630009

Incident

Jan 14, 2014

Mileage

64,000 mi

THE CAR STALLED OUT SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT (JAN. 1, 2008). IT IS NOW AUGUST 2014 AND I STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM, EXCEPT NOW IT'S A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS AND BIGGER PROBLEM. IF I GO SLOW OR STOP TO TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, IT STALLS OUT. I ALMOST GOT HIT/KILLED TODAY. THE TERRIBLE PART ABOUT IT IS THAT I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FROM DAY 1. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CAN NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM. I JUST TRIED CALLING CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME I'VE ONLY TAKEN IT IN ONCE FOR THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS NOT TRUE AT ALL.. EVEN IF IT WAS JUST ONCE, THEY STILL DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM SO THEY "COULD NOT FIX IT." *TR

NHTSA ID

10620918

Incident

Jan 2, 2007

Mileage

10 mi