NHTSA Complaint #11023657 — 2011 JEEP COMPASS POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11023657
Vehicle	2011 JEEP COMPASS
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	September 14, 2017
Date Filed	September 15, 2017
Mileage	79,101 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

VEHICLE IS PRONE TO CVT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN WARM WEATHER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES NOW ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, THE LATEST ON INTERSTATE 95 SOUTH 50 MILES NORTH OF THE FLORIDA LINE IN GEORGIA. CAR WILL STOP ANY ACCELERATION, TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU CANNOT MAINTAIN SPEED WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC. CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION TRYING TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, OCCURRED AT 70 MPH. JEEP DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETECT ANY PROBLEM WHEN DIAGNOSING FROM PRIOR SIMILAR EVENT. IN ADDITION WHEEL BEARINGS IN REAR AXLES WEAR OUT ON AVERAGE EVERY 35,000 MILES I HAVE REPLACED TWICE NOW PLUS BALL JOINT IN FRONT NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT BETWEEN 36,000 AND 40,000 MILES

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