NHTSA Complaint #11245004 — 2011 JEEP COMPASS ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11245004
Vehicle	2011 JEEP COMPASS
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	August 19, 2019
Date Filed	August 19, 2019
Mileage	65,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND 4X4! CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. DROVE OUT OF WORK'S DRIVEWAY STOP AT SIGN THEN ACCELARATE DOWN A STEEP WINDING HILL AND MY CAR WAS ACCELERATING BY ITESELF..RPMS WENT FROM 3 TO 4 AND I WAS NOT PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE..I PULLED OVER BECAUSE THE CAR DIDNT WANT TO STOP..ABS FELT LIKE IT CAME ON AND FELT LIKE NO BRAKES..LUCKILY IT DID STOP WITH PUMPING AND DIDNT FLIP OVER INTO THE HUGE DRAIN DITCH. WE HAVENT EVEN HAD THIS CAR A YEAR AND WE ALREADY HAD TO SPEND OVER 1 GRAND IN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS FOR THE RELAY..IN WHICH THERE IS NOT EVEN A PART TO REPLACE IT..GUESS I EITHER QUITE WORKING AND LIVE ON THE STREETS OR TAKE MY CHANCES EVERY DAY DRIVING THE DEATH TRAPS THAT WE ARE PAYING THOUSANDS FOR..AND IT SEEMS THESE HAVE ALL BEEN KNOWN ISSUES ..

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