2014 JEEP COMPASS Engine Problems
91 NHTSA complaints on file
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS CAUSES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ABS BRAKING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SAFELY GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND AVOID ACCIDENTS. ONCE I'M ABLE TO STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT WILL RESTART AND DRIVE NORMAL AGAIN. BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH OR CODES IN THE COMPUTER THAT IDENTIFY AN ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK IN ALL TEMPETURES AND CONDITIONS.
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD, AFTER A CURVE IN THE ROAD, MY JEEP"S TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL STARTED FLASHING. MY JEEP THEN WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND I COULDN'T DRIVE FASTER THAN 40 MPH. I'M SO GLAD THAT I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD BECAUSE IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET MY JEEP HOME AND IT HAS BEEN FINE SINCE BUT NOW I'M CONSTANTLY WORRIED THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANYTIME.
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE WHEN IT LOST POWER, TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED ANOTHER MOTOR CAUSE 2 CYLINDERS WERE GETTING COMPRESSION WHICH MEANS NO POWER... IT WILL ONLY GET UP TO 2500 RPMS AND LOSES POWER, NO START POWER AND NO POWER UP HILLS AT ALL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING 40 WITH 2 OF MY CHILDREN WHEN I LOST ALL POWER CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER. I ENDED UP ON SOMEONES LAWN AND PULLED UP ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP MY CAR, ONLY WAY. I ENDED UP BEING TOWED HOME. CAR STARTED NEXT DAY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR WHICH THEY STATED WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. JUST THIS WEEK I TOOK TO GET ITS FIRST INSPECTION SINCE PURCHASING AND IT FAILED FOR EMISSIONS. I WAS TOLD BY INSPECTOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAD BEEN FAILING FOR FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE AND TO CONTACT DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THIS IS THE FIRST THEY'RE HEARING OF THIS ISSUE AND I WASN'T ABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL NEXT WEEK AND SAID THAT THERE MAY BE A CHARGE FOR ME TO FIX???? I HAVE ALSO HAD...
DRIVING THE CAR AND IT JUST STOPPED ENGINE JUST DIED THEN RESTARTED
I SEE AN EXISTING RECALL THAT MATCHES ALL THE ISSUES MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING AND YET MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO TEST THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE ALL THE CARS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE. (NOT THE AIRBAG RECALL) MY CAR HAS STALLED A COUPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY AND I NOTICE A STRANGE SHIFT ISSUE IN MY CAR. WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING BELT FELT DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER CARS I HAD DRIVEN AND THAT IT WAS MORE UP TO DATE. I BELIEVE THAT MY CAR HAD AN ISSUE FROM THE BEGINNING.
WHILE DRIVING MONTHS AGO MY CAR LOST ALL CONTROL OF THROTTLE, ALL CONTROLS SHUT DOWN, AND I BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. GOT THE CAR CHECKED, IT APPEARED TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. HAD THE SENSOR COMPLETELY REPLACED, IT HAS BEEN 4 MONTHS SINCE REPLACEMENT, AND THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, ALL CONTROLS SHUT OFF, AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING ME TO BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHARP CURVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE IGNITION TO OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED UP AND DROVE FINE. I ALSO HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WHEN ACCELERATING WHERE IT HAS A HARD TIME CHANGING GEARS, AND IT GIVES A SLIGHT JERKING IN THE THROTTLE WHERE IT WON'T CHANGE. THIS MORNING AFTER MY INCIDENT THE CAR HAS STARTED VIBRATING WHILE IN DRIVE AND...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST COMPLETE POWER. LIGHTENING BOLT SYMBOL TURNED ON AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. EVENTUALLY REGAINED POWER, BUT CAR CONTINUED TO STUDDER GOING DOWN THE ROAD. AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS. DIAGNOSES: THROTTLE BODY FAULTY. 92,000 MILES. NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AND NOW $700 PLUS DOWN DRAIN.
MY JEEP CONSTANTLY STALLS WHEN DRIVING IT. I CAN BE AT A STOP LIGHT AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE ONCE IT TURNS GREEN AS SOON AS I START MOVING IT STALLS. IF I'M ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRY TO SPEED UP TO PASS SOMEONE IT STALLS. I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS JEEP AFTER PURCHASING IT WITH 9,000+ MILES ON IT IN 2015. I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE NJ TURNPIKE WHEN IT COMPLETELY STOPPED ACCELERATING. MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR AND IT FRIGHTENED BOTH OF US AS ON COMING CARS WERE DODGING US. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A FUSE. THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE SAME HIGHWAY. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIE RODS, THE BRAKES THE ROTORS ALL FOUR TIRES FUSES ALTERNATOR AND NOW A BRAKE SWITCH. THE JEEP STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE...
2014 JEEP COMPASS SPUTTERS AND JERKS, DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 45 OR 50 MPH..ONLY GAIN SPEED WHEN GOING DOWNHILL!
THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WOULD NOT ALLOW MY JEEP TO MERGE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY AND AS SOON AS THE IT GOT UP TO 2500 RPM IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. I HAD TO LET OFF OF THE GAS AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT STARTED REVING ALL OF THE WAY UP TO 7000 RPM IN ORDER TO SHIFT. THE LIGHTING BOLT SYMBOL CAME ON DURING ALL OF THIS AND STAYED ON. I TRIED THEN TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND IT DID IT ONCE AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME IT STALLED COMPLETELY. THE JEEP WOULD GO AS LONG AS I DIDN'T GO PAST 2500 RPM. AS SOON AS I GOT SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC ON THE SAME STREET. I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT AND IT ENDED UP COSTING AROUND 530 USD. NOW I...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING OVER 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND THE CONTACT HEARD A WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, POWERED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED 15 MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEEP BITBURG AUTOHAUS (WANKELSTRASSE # 1 BITBURG, GERMANY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED JACK KEY CHRYSLER DODGE RAM AT (575) 434-3916 (1501 US 70 ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN UNKNOWN AIR BAG RECALL REPAIR, NOT FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE DEALER, ALL THE FROM TIRES MAKING NOISES WHEN I PRESS THE BREAK TO STOP, I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER BUT HE DON'T WANT TO HELP ME OUT. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT SHOWING UP SINCE I GOT THE CAR FROM THE DEALER, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TOO IS NOT WORKING PERFECTLY AND THE AC SYSTEM IS NOT TOO GOOD.
WHILE GETTING OFF OF PM SHIFT, AROUND 2330, I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN ONLY 3 MILES INTO DRIVING. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 15 MILES AN HOUR IN A 40MPH ZONE. THE LIGHTNING BOLT FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WAS FLASHING, THEN STOPPED, THEN MY CHECK ENGINE AND MY ANTI SKID(?) WAS LIT UP. I PULLED OVER TO A SIDE STREET, PUT IN PARK ONLY TO HAVE MY ENGINE IDLE AT 2K RPM. THANK GOODNESS I HAD MY PHONE AND A FRIEND WITH SOME CAR KNOWLEDGE. TOLD ME TO LEAVE IN PARK AND RESTART MY CAR. TURNED ON AND ONCE I SHIFTED OUT OF PARK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. HE STAYED ON THE PHONE WITH ME FOR THE REST OF MY DRIVE HOME THAT TOOK ME 45MIN BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE ANY FASTER THAN 15. A DRIVE THAT USUALLY...
THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR, NO WARNING AT ALL. AS SOON AS IT WAS SWITCHED OFF IT RE-STARTED??? NO CODES APPEARING AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.
MY OIL PRESSURE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT TURNING OFF AND ON. I CONTACTED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO THE ISSUE, AND THEY ADVISED ME IT WAS NOT DANGEROUS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED SO I ATTEMPTED TO TRANSPORT MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, AND AS I WAS TRANSPORTING THE VEHICLE I HEARD A LOUD "POP!" FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FROM THREE LANES OVER. THE DASH BOARD PROCEEDED TO LIGHT UP AND A STRANGE SMELL BEGAN TO COME THROUGH THE VEHICLE. MY ASSOCIATE AND I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. WE QUICKLY GRABBED OUR BELONGS AND MOVED A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN 15 MINUTES AND REMAINED ON FIRE UNTIL THE FIRE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. WHILE DRIVING 45-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED STEADILY AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE BALANCED AND THE FRONT CV AXLE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,136.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 60 MPH TO 5 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE ONTO A SMALLER ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. CHRYSLER, JEEP WEST VALLEY IN RESEDA, CALIFORNIA DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE MILEAGE WARRANTY COVERAGE OF 30,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,900.
DANGEROUS, ENGINE STALLING AND COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN,WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, DRIVING STRAIGHT, TURNING, OR JUST SITTING THERE. THE ABS LIGHT FLASHES AND THEN EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I SIT FOR A MINUTE, THEN I CAN RESTART AND THE VEHICLE RUNS FINE. EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE STALLING WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THERE ARE NO CODES INDICATING A PROBLEM. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND WHAT THIS ISSUE IS. THERE WAS A RECALL IN DEC. 2013 FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER, CHRYSLER CORP SAYS THAT MY VIN DOES NOT FIT INTO VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED. IT SHOULD BE IF MY 2014 JEEP COMPASS IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BOTH ON THE FREEWAY AND IN THE STREETS. AND WITH THE AIRBAG MODULE NOT REPLACED YET BY A DIFFERENT RECALL, IT...
THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY A LOUD "POP" NOISE (UNKNOWN ORIGIN) WAS HEARD. AFTER PULLING SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY, A LARGE POOL OF FLUID WAS NOTICED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND WITHIN MINUTES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVICED WITH OIL CHANGE AND FUEL INJECTION CLEANING TWO WEEKS PRIOR (3/4/2017). NO PRIOR MECHANICAL ISSUES . APPROX 39,000 MILES ON ODOMETER
I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 BEARINGS, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WENT COMPLETELY OUT DURING BIG SNOW IN 2016, THE RUTTER VALVE HAD GONE BAD(WHICH COSTS OVER $400., HAVING TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR, AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS... THIS JEEP HAD BEEN NOTHING BUT A PAIN SINCE I'VE HAD IT AND I BOUGHT IT NEW. THEY ARE JUNK AND THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED.
I HAVE OWNED THIS JEEP COMPASS SINCE JULY 2014 IN THE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT , IT HAS LOST POWER AND STOPPED FUNCTIONING AS I WAS DRIVING BETWEEEN 55 AND 65 MILES/ HOUR 4 TIMES ON A VERY BUSY 5 LANE HIGHWAY. 1 OF THOSE TIMES I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED . THE OTHER TIMES AFTER LEAVING IT SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, IT WOULD RESTART.THE TIME IT WAS TOWED, THE ONLY THING THEY COULD FIND IS THE BATTERY WAS LOW SO THEY REPLACED IT. ANOTHER TIME AT 33,000 MILES, THEY FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING SO THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. LAST MONTH , IT DIED AGAIN IN THE SAME BUSY HIGHWAY AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY AN 18 WHEEL TRUCK WHILE TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. I LET IT SIT FOR 30 MINUTES AND IT STARTED AGAIN JUST LIKE THE OTHER TIMES. I TOOK...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE, THROTTLE, AND SKID WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN AND STOP SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE DAY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD AUTOMATICALLY GO DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.
EXITED CAR WITH CAR KEYS IN HAND LEAVING CAR UNLOCKED WITH WINDOWS ALL UP WALKED ABOUT 10 FEET AWAY CAR STARTS BY ITSELF AND THEN LOCKS THE DOORS I RUN BACK TO CAR UNLOCK IT PUT THE KEY IN IGNITION AND TURN IT OFF AND QUICKLY EXIT CAR IT HASN'T DONE THIS AGAIN BEEN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO NOW I M NOTIFIED OF AIRBAG RECALL WITH NO SOLUTION VERY SCARY UNDERSTAND THIS TYPE VEHICLE CRANKED UP AND BACK OVER OWNER PLEASE HELP WAS WAITING TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER IN TITUSVILLE FLA YET I NOW LIVE 3 HOURS AWAY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS NEW CAR BUT HAVE NO BACKUP. *TR
THE VEHICLE IS 2YEARS OLD WITH 18000 MILES, 3 SAFETY RECALLS, KELLY JEEP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 8 WEEKS, WE PICKED IT UP TWICE ONLY TO BRING IT BACK THE NEXT DAY, CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, VERY DANGEROUS SHUTS OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING, SAFETY ISSUE, WE WOULD LIKE TO GET A NEW VEHICLE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 50-55 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 15 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A SAFETY FEATURE TO PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM OVERHEATING DUE TO EXCESSIVE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,440.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE AND FLAMES EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 07/12/16*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AS THE ETC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY HESITATED TO TURN TO THE ON POSITION. THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE DID START, IT DID NOT ACCELERATE OVER 5 MPH FOR THE FIRST MILE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. ....UPDATED 01/13/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. UPDATED 1/22/16.*JB
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AN HOUR IN A PARKING LOT AND MY ENGINE STALLED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. I REACHED OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FIRST AND NO ONE WOULD RETURN MY CAR. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL RECALL THAT IMPACTS MY VEHICLE WHICH HAS TO DO WITH THE HIJACKING OF THE VEHICLE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM/BLUE TOOTH. I CANNOT GET RESOLUTION FROM THE DEALERSHIP. STATE LINE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER #45636/45636
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE INITIAL ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF LOCAL PHARMACY. AS I WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE SUV INTO PARK THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN JUMPED TWO CURBSTONES AND WENT ACROSS THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE STORE AND THEN HIT A PARKED TOYOTA SUV AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE BACK FOUR FEET AND THEN FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. *TR
HAVE INITIATION SWITCH PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE WILL NEED CATCH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL ISN'T PERFECTLY STRAIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. I CAN SHIFT TO OTHER GEARS FROM , PARK BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT START. IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT, I HAVE NO PROBLEMS. *TR
I'VE BOUGHT ON AUGUST 2014 FROM AN ITALIAN DEALER MODEL JEEP COMPASS CRD 2.2 MODEL 4X4. DRIVING SATURDAY 21 JUNE ON THE HIGHWAY IN MILAN-ITALY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN, LEAVING ME HOLD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY ROWS, WITH EXTREME DANGER FOR MY ME MY FAMILY AND THE VEHICLES ARRIVING. I WAS SIMPLY TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE ISSUE WAS A CHIP. EVEN THEY DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE A TEST DRIVE ON THE ROAD. ONLY WHEN I BARELY ASKED FORCING THEM TO DO IT, THEY AGREED. AS I HEARD ABOUT US RECALLS FROM CHRYSLER JEEP COMPASS 2014 MODELS DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE, WHAT CAN I DO HERE IN ITALY? JUST HOPING THAT MY AND LIVES OF MY FAMILY IS NOW SAFE AND NO MORE DEPENDING ON A CHIP WHICH SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE DURING DRIVING SUDDENLY? PLEASE LET ME KNOW! *TR
I PURCHASED A 2014 JEEP COMPASS FOR MY DAUGHTER FROM PALMER'S AIRPORT HYUNDAI IN MOBILE AL IN FEBRUARY 2014. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT STARTED OUT NOT WANTING TO CRANK PROPERLY. IT WAS THEN TAKEN TO ROUNDTREE DEALERSHIP IN MOBILE WHERE TECH [XXX] STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER SHE TOOK IT TO BROOKS MOTORS IN JACKSON AL. THEY STATED THEY STARTED THE JEEP APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. WE THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPS. TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP. SHE HAS BEEN SPEAKING WITH [XXX] ABOUT THE JEEP. ABOUT 3WEEKS AGO THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. WE WERE THEN SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT BACK TO BROOKS FOR REPAIR AND WOULD RECEIVE A LOANER UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE. WHEN SHE ARRIVED THEY PRETENDED THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT HER COMING AND TREATED HER VERY RUDELY SO...
ON 4/26/2014 I WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE ROAD AT 30 MPH WHEN CAR STARTED ACTING SLUGGISH AND JERKY. I PULLED TO THE FARTHEST RIGHT HAND PART OF THE ROAD AND CAR THEN COMPLETELY DIED. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND 3 MEN ASSISTED ME IN PUSHING CAR OUT OF THE OF THE ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED/ FLATBED TO DEALER. CAR IS 8 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROX 11, 000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS THE IGNITION COIL. WHEN THEY TESTED IT THEY FOUND NO SPARK, DTC FOR COIL IONIZATION P2302. TESTED AND FOUND NO POWER AT COILS. TESTED AND FOUND BLOWN FUSE, REPLACED FUSE AND TESTED, BLOWS FUSE AFTER 30 SECONDS. TESTED AND FOUND 4 COIL MELTED/GROUNDED. COIL WOULD NOT COME OUT DUE TO MELTAGE. HAD TO BREAK COIL AND REMOVE DEBRIS FROM TUBE. THEY REPLACED COIL. DEALERSHIP STATED THEY...
I BOUGHT MY CAR 2/5/14, BRAND SPANKING NEW (ONLY 35 MILES ON IT). I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AT NIGHT FAR AWAY FROM MY HOME WAITING FOR IT TO TURN GREEN. AT THIS POINT THE CAR HAS ABOUT 365 MILES ON IT. THE CAR JERKED A FEW TIMES BUT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF, LIKE IT WAS SHIFTING BY ITS OWN. CAR DID NOT RPM. IT STOPPED JERKING HOWEVER HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW SECONDS LATER. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. I HAD TO PRESS ON THE GAS FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE THE CAR DECIDED TO MOVE OR EVEN SHIFT INTO A GEAR. CAR WOULD MOVE BUT ONLY IN 1ST GEAR, IT RPM'D ALL THE WAY TO 4. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED THAT THE CAR GOT HOTTER THAN USUAL. ONCE I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PARK, I IDLED...
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE. VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED CAUSING SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED TO 25 MILES MPH. VEHICLE WAS THEN PULLED TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACED IN PARK, THEN TURNED OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN OFF OF INTERSTATE WHERE IT STALLED AN ADDITIONAL 4 TIMES WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF OPERATION. *TR
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