Fuel tank, filler or EVAP failure on the 2008 Jeep Patriot
When fuel tank, filler or evap failure gets reported
Owners of the 2008 Jeep Patriot report fuel tank, filler or EVAP failure at a median of 112,500 miles. A quarter of the reports come in before 92,500 miles and a quarter after 137,500 miles, from 39 reports that carried an odometer reading.
A part like this is normally expected to survive 88,000 miles. It is the 1st most-reported problem on this model year.
The mileage distribution
The reported range runs from 57,500 miles at the tenth percentile to 160,000 miles at the ninetieth, a spread of 101,970 miles across the middle 80% of reports.
When the reports scatter this far, the mileage is telling you about how these cars were driven more than about the part itself.
0% of the dated reports were filed under 36,000 miles.
The whole distribution
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58,600 miles | 93,250 miles | 112,000 miles | 136,568 miles | 160,570 miles |
Read the 10th percentile as “one report in ten arrived this early”. Exact figures are shown in this table because it is the table of record; everywhere else on the site they are rounded to the precision the sample can carry.
What a percentile can and cannot tell you here
These five numbers describe the readings owners gave, in order. The median is the middle one: half the reports arrived below it. The 10th and 90th are the edges of the bulk of the distribution, and the distance between them is the part worth reading. A tight spread — say 70,000 to 95,000 miles — points at something that wears out on a schedule, and the schedule is knowable. A wide one, 20,000 to 190,000, points at a fault that hits some cars and never troubles others, which means the mileage on the listing in front of you tells you very little about your odds.
What these figures are not is a survival curve. Every reading here comes from a car whose owner filed a complaint, so the sample contains only failures: it cannot say what share of the fleet made it past 150,000 miles untouched, because those owners had nothing to report. Nor is the mileage the moment of failure — it is the odometer reading as recalled at the time of filing, which may be weeks later and is sometimes rounded to the nearest ten thousand by the person typing it.
Percentiles are shown at all only once 8 readings exist for the vehicle and mode. Below that the middle of a handful of numbers is noise wearing a decimal point, so the figures are withheld rather than dressed up.
What happens, and what it costs
Putting it right typically runs $250–$1,800 at an independent US shop. That range is an editorial estimate held in this site's failure-mode catalogue, not a figure from NHTSA, and it is a repair cost rather than a diagnosis cost.
The same failure on other years
The same failure is reported on 9 model years of this car. It shows up earliest on the 2013, at a median of 10,000 miles, and latest on the 2008 at 112,500 miles.
By volume the 2012 carries the most reports, with 49; the 2008 has 40. A mode that appears across most years of a model is usually a design choice rather than a bad batch.
If one year stands out to the left, that is the year to avoid; if the whole line sits at a similar mileage, this is wear rather than a defect in one production run.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The mileage is the one the owner gave.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep patriot. The contact stated that the vehicle was difficult to refuel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the check valve was fractured and the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000. Updated 2/24/15*cn updated 05/11/16*js updated 9/11/2017*cn
Since the purchase of this used 2008 jeep patriot in 2011 it will stall and shut off after filling up the tank; then after the vehicle is restarted it functions as usual; a few times it re-stalled a second time after filling up and then was able to be restarted. Note, I did not over fill the tank. I did inquire about recalls for the 2008 jeep patriot for this issue but was informed there were none. Also no jeep dealership or other dealership could fix the issue. This is a safety issue as when this first instance this occurred, I was heading into oncoming traffic when it stalled on me and I almost got into an accident. I found on jeeppatriot.com a forum where many purchaser's of 2008 jeep patriots report this issue with no resolve, only an entry from 1/23/15 noted their mechanic said it was an issue with the rollover valve meaning the entire tank had to be replaced. Considering the safety issue of a moving vehicle stalling out after filling up, and the issue being consistent with the 2008 jeep patriot model, I'm asking for inspection into this issue and for a recall to be issued with whatever is the issue with the fuel system/tank…
Gas pump shuts off when filling up, it started last month on & off. Last 3 days have not been able to put more than 1 gallon regardless of gas pump or gas station. Checked internet and many are reporting the same problem and have been told the gas tank has to be replaced at owners expense. I had similar problems with 2005 chrysler 300, it started the same way where I could not put gas, then it started to shutoff while driving or right after filling up, a couple times I almost got into an accident when turning at intersection and engine shutoff after leaving the gas station. The dealer replaced the gas tank for free as similar issues were reported for 2006 chryler 300s,but not 2005 model. 2) also, often after filling up, the engine light will go on usually within hours of filling up while driving and stays on. Sometimes it does not go off for days even when driving on expressway for an hr.the engine light when it goes off may stay off for 2-3 weeks. I check the gas cap and it is on tight. Previously my mechanic said the engine light was due to a code 420? Pointing to the catalytic converter. I am not convinced is the catalytic…
Also reported on the 2008 Jeep Patriot
Control arm, ball joint or bushing failure
Other body or interior problem
Sunroof failure or glass breakage
Other fuel system problem
Other engine problem
Other powertrain problem
How far this goes
Complaints are voluntary, so 40 is a floor and not a count of affected cars. Mileages are typed in by owners and cluster on round numbers. And the mode itself is assigned by software reading the complaint text, which is reliable in bulk and fallible one report at a time.
Questions this page answers
At what mileage does fuel tank, filler or evap failure happen on the 2008 Jeep Patriot?
Across 39 owner reports that included an odometer reading, half were filed by 112,500 miles. A quarter were filed before 92,500 miles and a quarter after 137,500 miles. These are the mileages owners reported when they complained, not a prediction for any individual car.
How common is fuel tank, filler or evap failure on the 2008 Jeep Patriot?
40 reports have been filed with NHTSA, about 0.6 per 1,000 vehicles. Complaints are voluntary, so this is a floor rather than a count of affected cars.
What this is and is not. These are the mileages at which owners chose to complain to a federal agency, which is not the same as the mileage at which the part fails on every car. It skews toward failures that happened outside warranty, cost real money, or frightened someone. It is still the only public dataset that carries failure mileage at all, and the shape of a few hundred readings is informative even when a single one is not. Methodology · JSON · this failure on other cars
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed