NHTSA Complaint #11242946 — 2016 JEEP COMPASS ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11242946
Vehicle	2016 JEEP COMPASS
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	July 10, 2019
Date Filed	August 10, 2019
Mileage	49,626 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

FROM ON RAMP TO I290W. GOING 30 MPH AND ACCELERATED TO GET ON HIGHWAY AND CAR ENGINE WAS REVVING AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FASTER WITH STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND UNABLE TO GO WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. DASH LIGHTS LIT UP AND I HAD TO GO AS BEST I COULD TO EMERGENCY LANE. I NEAR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY

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