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2008 Jeep Patriot fuel system problems

The 2008 Jeep Patriot has 45 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

45

Fuel System complaints

16%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

Patriot fuel system complaints by model year102 complaints2007: 60 complaints2008: 45 complaints2009: 24 complaints2010: 31 complaints2011: 32 complaints2012: 102 complaints2013: 9 complaints2014: 42 complaints2015: 27 complaints2016: 42 complaints2017: 3 complaints
Patriot fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

17/OCTOBER 2015 3:00 PM THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE FUEL LINE OVER THE MOTOR. OVER THE 4 INJECTOR SENSORS THE LINE CUT AND SPLASH GASOLINE. IN THIS MOMENT, THE MOTOR WAS OFF AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. IN THIS MOMENT JUST AN EXTINGUISHER WAS USED THE DAMAGE WAS A LINE CUT OVER THE MOTOR 2.4.…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · October 17, 2015 · fire

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 2008 Jeep Patriot have?

NHTSA has 45 complaints about the 2008 Jeep Patriot fuel system — 16% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.