NHTSA Complaint #11180219 — 2011 JEEP COMPASS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11180219
Vehicle	2011 JEEP COMPASS
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	February 4, 2019
Date Filed	February 15, 2019
Mileage	72,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES, HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING, INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK AND THEN DONT, DASHBOARD LIGHTS WORK AND THEN DONT. HAD ENGINE LIGHT COME ON BUT WHEN I TIGHTENED GAS CAP IT WENT OFF. STARING HAVING REALLY HARD TIME UPON ACCELERATION, FELT LIKE THE ENGING WAS WORKING REALLY HARD AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID HE WAS SURE IT WAS TIPM AND WAS TRYING TO SEE IF HE COULD FIX IT WITHTOUT TOTAL REPLACEMENT. TURNS OUT ACTUATORS ARENT FIRING BECAUSE TIPM IS A TOTAL WASH AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT FOR 1100 BECAUSE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. CAR ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES. I HEAR CHEROKEE AND DURANGO HAD RECALLS.

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