NHTSA Complaint #11610277 — 2020 JEEP COMPASS

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11610277
Vehicle	2020 JEEP COMPASS
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	August 22, 2024
Date Filed	August 22, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	UT

Consumer Description

This issue has been happening sporadically over the last couple of years, but it's starting to happen more often. When driving normally, the check engine light will flash, a message "Coolant temp too high" will appear in red, and the car turns off. Sometimes it will turn back on immediately and drive fine, other times I have to leave it turned off for up to 2 minutes. This happened to me twice on my drive to drop off my kid at school, and on my way to the office, on a busy highway during traffic. All maintenance has been done on time, and there are no error codes when I get it scanned. I get met with shrugs and "could try ..." I see others have been having similar issues, so I am going to post here as well.

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