NHTSA Complaint #11254264 — 2017 JEEP COMPASS

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2017 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, LUNGED, AND LOST POWER. ALSO, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. FURTHERMORE, THE OVERHEAT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS AND THEN TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MANHATTAN JEEP (629 W 54TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10019, (877) 225-8709) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURES RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH FAILED TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.