2018 Jeep Compass UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH; (AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE INQUIRY SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING HAPPENING): AFTER ACCELERATING, WHEN I GO TO TURN MY VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF AND MY PARKING BRAKE TURNS ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MAJOR (HIGH TRAFFIC) ROADS EACH TIME AND PRESENTS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.
THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ON A CITY STREET IN SEATTLE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND MY JEEP STALLED OUT. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT, NO LIGHTS CAME ON WITH ANY WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENED. ON THE SECOND TRY THE JEEP STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 2 HOURS HOME SAFELY. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ON A SIDE ROAD HAD JUST LEFT HOME HEADING TO WORK. AGAIN, NO WARNINGS IT JUST STALLED OUT.I STARTED IT AND CONTINUED ON. TONIGHT THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLASHED QUICK AS I WAS GOING UP A HILL. I DECIDED TO GOOGLE WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND FOUND TONS OF POSTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE BEING CAUSED BY NO OIL. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS BONE DRY. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW 6 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE 3100 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
SINCE THE MOMENT I BOUGHT IT I COMPLAINED WITH THE DEALER ABOUT VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING GETTING WORST BETWEEN 60-80 MILES PER HOUR. I BALANCED, ALIGNED, ROTATED AND AS AN ULTIMATE RESOURCE I CHANGED THE SET OF TIRES AND MOPAR NOR AUTONATION TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR HELP SOLVE MY ISSUE THAT STILL CONTINUES SAYING THE VIBRATION IS THERE BUT THEY DONT KNOW THE REASON, AND IS GETTING WORST EVERY DAY, IT IS BECOMING DANGEROUS.
WHAT IT RAINS THE WATER COMES INTO MY TRUNK THROUGH THE REAR SEATBELTS.
OIL CONSUMPTION LOW 2 QUARTS AT 3500 MILES CURRENTLY DOING OIL CONSUMPTION TEST REPLACING ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. CONCERN IS THE DEALER SAID AUTO SHUTOFF NO MATTER WHERE I'M AT IF OIL LEVEL DROPS TO LOW. SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS WITH NEW VEHICLE. DRIVING GRANDCHILDREN TO SCHOOLS
I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE WHEN A PULL OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON A TRIED TO START IT. THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT FINALLY TURNED ON.
THE AUTO START STOP FEATURE HAS FUNCTIONED IMPROPERLY AND AFTER TAPPING MY BRAKES AT A STOPLIGHT AND TURNING ONTO A RAMP TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, I WENT TO TAKE OFF AND THE CAR DIED. THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAVE NEVER USED IT. I RESTARTED MY CAR ONLY FOR IT TO STALL OUT AND DIE10 MINS LATER ON THE HIGHWAY MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RE-START THE CAR AGAIN. I HATE THIS START STOP FUNCTION. IT DOESNT ALWAYS START BACK UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER LETTING OFF THE BRAKES. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK
THE ENGINE START STOP TECHNOLOGY IS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO TURN OFF AT UNSAFE TIMES, AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO MOVE AGAIN IT MAKES IT TO THE CENTER OF THE INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE TURNS OFF AND IS DIFFICULT TO START BACK UP. THE PROBLEM ALSO SEEMS TO BE LINKED TO A ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE OVER CONSUMING OIL.
WELL - THIS ALL STARTED BACK IN APRIL OF 2019 - WHEN I TOOK MY JEEP IN - IT WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN . AROUND 5000 MILES - NOW THIS IS A LEASE VEHICLE - SO I TOOK THE JEEP IN EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT RAY LAETHEM WHAT THE VEHICLE WAS DOING AND HE CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE - SO WE STARTED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST - NOTHING AFTER THAT WAS RECORDED CORRECTLY - EVERY TIME I TOOK THE JEEP BACK A THE 1000 MILES THE OIL WAS LOW AND THEY WOULD SAY COME BACK EVERY 500 MILES - TIL THE 3RD TIME I TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO OIL USED - AND IT WAS A QUART LOW - I DID CHECK IT BEFORE I TOOK IT IN - IT WAS LOW A QUART LOW -ALSO TOOK TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP NORTHLAND JEEP , CHRYSLER . THEY ALSO STATED THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY JEEP. SO I TOOK THE JEEP BACK AGAIN TO NORTHLAND - REQUESTED TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER - WAS TOLD HE IS NOT IN - SO THAT THEY COULD CHECK THE OIL FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE SERVICE GUY STATED WE DON'T DO THAT . WE PUT THAT YOU REQUEST AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST THEY DID THE OIL CHANGE - SO AGAIN NOTHING RECORDED CORRECTLY - MY JEEP USES OIL ( "ITS NORMAL) , IT USES A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES .THE CASE IS CLOSED - PROBLEM NOT FIXED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP COMPASS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE AUTO STOP/START FEATURE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DELAY BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE RESPONDING. ADDITIONALLY, THE BACK-UP CAMERA INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR AND STEAM COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GANLEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (310 BROADWAY AVE, BEDFORD, OH 44146, (440) 232-2121) TO BE DIAGNOSED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TCM, ECM, AND PCM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27.
VEHICLE TURNS OFF AND SAYS KEY FOB HAS LEFT. VEHICLE. CHRYSLER UNABLE TO FIX ISSUES OR ADDRESS IT. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN
IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR 2018. I BOUGHT A NEW JEEP COMPASS. I COMPLAINT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT. I WAS TOLD THERE NOTHING THEY CAN DO. EVERY TIME YOU STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR COME UP ON TO A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE STALL OUT. WHEN REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. IT WILL RESTART. THIS CAN'T BE GOOD FOR THE STARTER. IT'S ACCIDENT WAITING HAPPEN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE TO FIX THIS BEFORE THE PEOPLE IN THIS VEHICLE ARE INJURY OR KILL. WHEN WHAT!!!! IF YOU READ ALL OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE 94 COMPLAINTS.
RADIO HAS WHITE LINES GOING DOWN AND MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE BECAUSE IT CONTROLS LIGHTING OF THE VEHICLE CLIMATE AND MOST IMPORTANT THE REAR BACK CAMERA FOR WHEN BACKING UP. MORE THAN 3 MONTHS SINCE I TOOK IT FOR WARRANTY AND STILL NO ANSWER FROM JEEP
WHEN FIRST STARRING VEHICLE AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. I STARTED MY CAR. THEN STARTED TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE GOT TO DRIVEWAY AND INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET WHEN THE CAR DECIDED TO DIE/STALL ALL LIGHTS WHERE ON THOUGH. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING AND TURNED THE CORNER WHEN THE CAR STALLED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. I PUSHED THE START BUTTON AND STARTED RIGHT UP BOTH TIMES
TIENEN PROMBLEMAS TRAMICCION MANTENIMIENTO Y A LA VES SE PRENDE LUZ DE MOTOR Y ESTACIONADA CUANDO ESTO PRENDE LOS CAMBIOS SE ATASCAN
I HAVE A HUMMING NOISE BETWEEN 30 - 40 MPH. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AT 700 MILES ON NEW JEEP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IS NORMAL. THAT IS THE MUFFLER SYSTEM. NOW IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS HUMMING LOUDER AND WHEN I TURN SOME CORNERS THERE IS A SMALL CLUNKNOISE. I MENTIONED IT TO DEALER AND STILL TOLD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. EVERYONE THAT RIDES WITH ME ASKS ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR.
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START - ERROR MESSAGE PARKING BREAK ENGAGED. PUSH GAS PEDAL AND RELEASE BRAKE. THESE OPERATIONS WERE PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL NOT START. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES AND ATTEMPTS TO FINALLY GET THE VEHICLE TO START. THIS IS NOT SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE.
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The 2018 Jeep Compass has 67 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.