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2007 Jeep Patriot engine problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2007 Jeep Patriot17% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Engine complaints
17%
share of all complaints
97,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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.

    filed Jun 1, 2021

  • 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…

    filed Jun 13, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine problems in other Patriot years

YearReportsShare
2017 Patriot915%
2016 Patriot22249%
2015 Patriot10333%
2014 Patriot15628%
2013 Patriot2521%
2012 Patriot11432%
2011 Patriot6620%
2010 Patriot1511%
2009 Patriot3518%
2008 Patriot3016%
Patriot engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.