2012 Jeep Patriot fuel system problems
Owners reported fuel system problems in 102 complaints for the 2012 Jeep Patriot, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 102 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 69 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 69 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
Engine stalls out and loss of power steering, brake, at highway speed caused me to veer off the road several times. Couldn't stop during one engine stall in town and turned into a cvs pharmacy lot and crashed into and island curb, engine stall pulled of hwy into a cemetery and hit a post during a stall while turning because of loss of power steering. While pulling to shoulder jeep swayed and pulled into ditch when engine stalled at hwy speed. While trying to correct the vehicle went air born at night...
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.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Jeep Patriot
- Engine 119 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 63 complaints
- Air bags 57 complaints
- Electrical system 44 complaints
- Seat belts 37 complaints
- Cruise control 29 complaints