NHTSA Complaint #10695448 — 2007 JEEP COMPASS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED, WHICH DIMINISHED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. IN ADDITION, TWO WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FUEL CAP WAS DISPLAYED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE RADIATOR FANS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION AFTER THE KEY WAS EJECTED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.