NHTSA Complaint #11354145 — 2007 JEEP COMPASS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DARCARS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF MARLOW HEIGHTS (5060 AUTH WAY, CAMP SPRINGS, MD 20746) WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THAT IT WAS BEST TO DISPOSE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED HER FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT THEN FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.