NHTSA Complaint #11301074 — 2015 JEEP COMPASS

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11301074
Vehicle 2015 JEEP COMPASS
Component FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 78,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State NY

Consumer Description

OCT. 2019, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ACCELERATION AND SPEED EFFECTED, LOSE OF POWER. AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY, STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. CAR TOOK TWO MINUTES TO ACCELERATE FROM 0 TO 30, CHUGGING, ROUGH RUNNING. STOPPED, TURNED OFF IGNITION. RESTARTED AND RAN NORMAL FROM 10 MINUTES, THEN PROBLEM REPEATED THREE OTHER TIMES. IN SHOP, THEY REPLACED AND INTAKE SENSOR AND OUTPUT SPEED SHAFT SENSOR. COST ME $300+ AND THE OUTPUT SENSORY INSTALLED DID NOT WORK, HAD TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER BEFORE CAR RAN RIGHT. CAR TIED UP FOR FOUR DAYS. I AM GIVING UP ON JEEP, POOR QUALITY, FREQUENT REPAIRS. THIS PROBLEM ON THE HIGHWAY PUT MY SAFETY AT RISK NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL SPEED AND SUDDENLY DECELERATING IN FRONT OF FOLLOWING TRAFFIC.

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