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2014 Jeep COMPASS: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

307 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

58,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2014 model year. Data updated: . 191 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 91 of 307 complaints (29.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Engine operation4514.7%
Braking behavior3310.7%
Transmission and shifting289.1%
Electrical and battery issues113.6%
Steering behavior113.6%
Fuel system concerns51.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags
91
Engine
91
Seat Belts
53
Electrical System
36
Unknown Or Other
36
Power Train
33
Vehicle Speed Control
33
Fuel/Propulsion System
25
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Air Bags91
Engine91
Seat Belts53
Electrical System36
Unknown Or Other36
Power Train33
Vehicle Speed Control33
Fuel/Propulsion System25

Air Bags: 91; Engine: 91; Seat Belts: 53; Electrical System: 36; Unknown Or Other: 36; Power Train: 33; Vehicle Speed Control: 33; Fuel/Propulsion System: 25

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
43
25,000 to 49,999
38
50,000 to 74,999
43
75,000 to 99,999
41
100,000 to 149,999
19
150,000 and above
7
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00043
25,000 to 49,99938
50,000 to 74,99943
75,000 to 99,99941
100,000 to 149,99919
150,000 and above7

Under 25,000: 43; 25,000 to 49,999: 38; 50,000 to 74,999: 43; 75,000 to 99,999: 41; 100,000 to 149,999: 19; 150,000 and above: 7

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (43). 116 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2013
3
2014
22
2015
12
2016
27
2017
68
2018
33
2019
53
2020
29
2021
17
2022
16
2023
7
2024
3
2025
12
2026
5
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20133
201422
201512
201627
201768
201833
201953
202029
202117
202216
20237
20243
202512
20265

2013: 3; 2014: 22; 2015: 12; 2016: 27; 2017: 68; 2018: 33; 2019: 53; 2020: 29; 2021: 17; 2022: 16; 2023: 7; 2024: 3; 2025: 12; 2026: 5

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 45 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 33 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 28 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10512741 · 2013-05-19 (May 19, 2013)

PURCHASED A NEW 2014 JEEP COMPASS, AND 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING ON MY WAY HOME I SET CRUISE CONTROL AND LET MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. WHEN I MOVED MY LEFT FOOT CLOSER TO MY SEAT, MY SHOE TRIGGERED THE HOOD RELEASE LATCH. THE HOOD POPPED UP A FEW INCHES, AND IF THE UNDER HOOD SAFETY WASN'T THERE THE HOOD COULD HAVE OPENED COMPLETELY. SAME THING HAPPENED 4-5 DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE WAY THE LATCH PROTRUDES NEAR THE PEDALS IS THE CAUSE FOR THE MULTIPLE TIMES I'VE ACCIDENTALLY TRIGGERED THE HOOD RELEASE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10512741 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10551871 · 2013-11-12 (November 12, 2013)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MECHANISM WOULD NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE LEVER WAS PUSHED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE KNOB HAD TO BE TURNED IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LEVER COULD BE PUSHED DOWN IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE WIPERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE A…

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10551871 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10557458 · 2013-12-27 (December 27, 2013)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 130 miles reported. Look up ODI 10557458 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10561422 · 2014-01-25 (January 25, 2014)

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND BACK DOORS HAVE A LEAK WHICH ALLOWS WATER TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CARPETING TO BECOME SATURATED AND RETAIN THE WATER TO THE POINT WHERE IT PUDDLES AND HARD TO PROPERLY CLEAN. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10561422 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10563483 · 2014-02-08 (February 8, 2014)

THE CAR IS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING ON SNOW COVERED ROADS.I HAD THE DEALER CHANGE TIRES.IT DID NOT HELP!! IT FEELS LIKE I''M SKATING ON ICE AND AM WHITE KNUCKLED EVERY TIME I APPROACH OTHER VEHICLES COMING AT ME! I HAD A 2011 COMPASS THAT PERFORMED SPOTLESS_WHAT HAPPENED HERE? *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 280 miles reported. Look up ODI 10563483 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10565748 · 2014-02-25 (February 25, 2014)

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. C…

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Owner report 10567148 · 2014-03-05 (March 5, 2014)

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY- DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH IN THE OPPOSING VEHICLE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AN HOUR, AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ADDITIONAL INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THIS FAILURE. NO RECALL NOTICE HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY THE OWNER. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 4,828 miles reported. Look up ODI 10567148 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10567153 · 2014-03-05 (March 5, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, SHOULDER, AND KNEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,828.

Owner-reported narrative. 4,828 miles reported. Look up ODI 10567153 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

2 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

13V552000 · Engine

Reported: 2013-11-06 (November 6, 2013)

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2013 Dodge Avenger and Chrysler 200, and model year 2014 Jeep Compass and Patriot vehicles equipped with 2.4L engines. Due to abrasive debris in the balance shaft bearings, these engines may have a loss of engine oil pressure, possibly resulting in an engine stall or engine failure.

Consequence: If the engine stalls while driving it may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine balance shaft module, free of charge. The recall began on December 24, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N52.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
16V668000 · Seat Belts:Pretensioner | Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module-Inactive | Air Bags

Reported: 2016-09-15 (September 15, 2016)

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chrysler 200, 2010 Chrysler Sebring, 2010-2012 Dodge Caliber and 2010-2014 Jeep Patriot, Compass and Dodge Avenger vehicles. The Occupant Restraint Control (OCR) module may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.

Consequence: If the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a vehicle crash that necessitates deployment of these safety systems.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the OCR, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners that parts are not available yet were mailed on October 26, 2016. The recall began on August 15, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S61.

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Data completeness

307 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

62.2%Usable mileage191 / 307 records
100.0%Valid incident date307 / 307 records
100.0%Valid filing date307 / 307 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates307 / 307 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Engine
3619.6%
ODI 10461204 · 3,480 mi

THE FIRST TIME, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS CHECKED AND RETURNED, 2 WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, SOME OIL APPLIED TO THE CONNECTORS AND RETURNED. YESTERDAY, THE LIGHT WENT OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T MOVE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. UPON TRYING TO RESTART THE IGNITION, IT KEPT STARTING BY ITSELF OVER AND OVER. NOW YOU CAN'T ACCEL THE VEHICLE WHILE IN DRIVE. THE RIGHT STRUT WAS REPLACED ON FEB 20…

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1012.5%
ODI 10547650 · 400 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,606.

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9129.6%
ODI 10557458 · 130 mi

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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3026.5%
ODI 10712623 · 4,950 mi

I WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT. A CAR COMING FROM MY LEFT RAN THEIR RED LIGHT AT FULL SPEED (APPROX. 30 MPH) AND CRASHED INTO MY CAR. MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. IT WAS PUSHED IN AT LEAST 10-12" ACCORDING TO THE RESPONDING FIRE DEPARTMENT & EMT'S MY AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY GONE OFF AND IT DID NOT. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR NECK PAIN. LUCKILY NOTHING IS BROKEN BUT I HAVE SEVERE NECK, BACK, AND HEAD PAIN ALMOST A FULL WEEK LATER. I AM STARTING PHYSICAL THERAPY NEXT WEEK. *TR

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13546.1%
ODI 10936121 · 34,000 mi

ON DECEMBER 9, 2016 I RENTED A JEEP COMPASS AND ON THAT DAY I HAD A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING IN THE COUNTRY. VERY LOW TRAFFIC AREA. BEFORE APPLYING THE BRAKE, I WAS DRIVING AT A SAFE SPEED FOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS - FIFTEEN TO TWENTY MPH ON FRESH SNOW AND SOME PACKED SNOW OVER A PAVED ROAD BASE. AT ABOUT TWENTY TO TWENTY FIVE FEET BEFORE A STOP SIGN I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE DID NOTHING. THERE WAS CLICKING NOISES AND THE COMPASS SEEMED TO ACCELERATE. I CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE AS I ROLLED THROUGH THE STOP AREA FOR…

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7131.0%
ODI 11005817 · 214 mi

HAD CAR 3 WEEKS 214 MILES, WHEN STARTING VEHICLE -CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER STATES COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTION , NOW 31 DAYS LATER NO FIX CHRYSLER HAS DETERMINED CAR TO BE DECLARED A LEMON. DEALER STATES CAN BE 4 WEEKS BEFORE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. DEALER HAS TREATED US WELL, BEEN IN A LOANER FOR THE 31 DAYS WILL HAVE LOANER UNTIL NEW VEHICLE OBTAINED.

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47350.2%
ODI 11053535

MY FUEL EFFICIENCY (MPG) IS VERY POOR MY VEHICLE, I HAVE 9.4 MPG POWER LOSS AND THE MPG'S SHOWN IN THE OFFICIAL MANUFACTURING WEB PAGE IS EPA EST. MPG 22 CITY/30 HWY. HTTPS://WWW.JEEP.COM/JEEP-CAPABILITIES/FUEL-EFFICIENCY.HTML ADDITIONALLY I AM EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER DURING THE START OF THE DRIVE OR WHEN STARTING AGAIN THE VEHICLE'S PROGRESS AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR AT THE TIME OF REVAMPING A VEHICLE, I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SHAKING AS IF THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE WERE GOING TO TURN OFF, WITHOUT GOING THROUGH AND THE "CHECK EN…

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16048.6%
ODI 11174741

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN 35 TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. LESTER GLENN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (1199 ROUTE 37 W, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08755, [phone removed]) WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT HAD BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER MAY BE THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL MID MARCH OF 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A LOANER VEHICLE OPTION WAS NOT PROVID…

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7956.4%
ODI 11331626 · 150 mi

PURCHASED A 2020 COMPASS ON MAY 28TH, 2020 WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK IT SHUT DOWN OR STALLED COMPLETELY AT A STOP STREET, HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND HIT THE RESTART BUTTON. I WAS NOT SURE IF THIS HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AUTO STOP/START SO I SWITCHED THIS FUNCTION OFF AND IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS IT DIED 2 MORE TIMES ONCE WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE NEXT TIME WHEN I WAS STARTING OFF AT A STREET LIGHT, THIS IS NOT NORMAL SO ON JUNE 26TH I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FILLED A CLAIM WITH JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE SERVICE…

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1822.5%
ODI 11465353

My 2021 jeep Compass transmission and front camera has been causing me problems. My car for months has been jumping out of gear and jerking forward. The jerk get to a point where it feels as if someone just hit me from behind. These jerks almost caused me to get into about 3 accidents where I almost hit the person in front of me. In addition one time when I was at a red light and switched from brakes to gas as I was in drive my car did not go forward but reversed instead. My car has been in the shop for over 150 days with 7 different service or…

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3616.2%
ODI 11493177

This vehicle has two dangerous issues: 1) It brakes unexpectedly and for no reason during drive. This has happened to me at least 3 times while driving on the freeway without any cars close in front or around me. Bells and whistles just go off all of a sudden and vehicle brakes for no legitimate reason, throwing me forward. 2) This vehicle stalls while driving. This has happened to me 6 times. Engine just falls dead while in drive. I have to put it in park and restart the engine. This could get me killed.

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715.2%
ODI 11513806

What component or system failure or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? When I started my vehicle I noticed that my navigation screen was black, and then when I put the vehicle in drive and slowed down to make a turn, the engine shut off while I was driving. I had to restart the vehicle, and I put the vehicle in drive, I made left the engine shut off again a second time. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? My safety was put at risk because the vehicle was still in driving mode, luckily there were…

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713.5%
ODI 11618233

On Thursday October 3rd I was driving in stop and go city traffic. After accelerating to leave from a light my jeep died in the middle of the intersection. Total loss of power and slammed to a stop almost causing the person behind me to hit me. It started I drove it back to work. Later that day I left work and stopped to get gas. Turned it off, pumped my gas, went to go turn it back on and it wouldn't start. Just made an engine cranking sound. I hit the button a couple more times and it slowly cranked and started but it was sputtering and the d…

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311.5%
ODI 11628940

My [XXX] mother (JEEP enthusiast) bought a 2025 JEEP Compass. One week after she bought it the RPM light started flashing. The dealer stated the main computer (electrical system) completely failed. There is no stability in the car. There's no braking system, no power steering, no cruise control, no nothing, the seat moves without her adjusting it, the automatic dimmer switch turns on without user intervention - the JEEP is a complete lemon. It is UNSAFE to drive. It's like an octopus without a head. They said they'd buy it back from her for…

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00.0%

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Electrical System
2312.5%
ODI 10466940 · 7,556 mi

I PARKED MY JEEP COMPASS TO PICK UP MY SON AT SCHOOL, THEN WHEN I RETURNED AND TRY TO START THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT START, THE ENGINE DIED. I CALLED THE CRANE AND THEY TOWED MY VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER AGENCY IN CIUDAD DEL CARMEN, CAMPECHE, MEXICO AND THAT WAS RECEIVED ON 12-JULY-2012. THE AGENCY RESPOND TO ME THAT THE FAIL WAS IN THE (INTEGRATED POWER MODULE = IPM) AND REQUIRE 15 DAYS FOR ASK THE PART TO THE PLANT AND TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I AM REPORTING THIS SITUATION, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN UNITED STAT…

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1316.3%
ODI 10543905

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR SIDE VIEW MIRROR IS A MOTORIZED MIRROR AND HAS A HEATING ELEMENT INSIDE THE MIRROR. SOMETHING ELECTRICAL INSIDE THE MIRROR CAUSED ENOUGH HEAT FOR THE MIRROR TO MELT AND GO ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNOCCUPIED AND NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. *TR

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3611.7%
ODI 10597342 · 15 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 250.

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2219.5%
ODI 10712623 · 4,950 mi

I WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT. A CAR COMING FROM MY LEFT RAN THEIR RED LIGHT AT FULL SPEED (APPROX. 30 MPH) AND CRASHED INTO MY CAR. MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. IT WAS PUSHED IN AT LEAST 10-12" ACCORDING TO THE RESPONDING FIRE DEPARTMENT & EMT'S MY AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY GONE OFF AND IT DID NOT. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR NECK PAIN. LUCKILY NOTHING IS BROKEN BUT I HAVE SEVERE NECK, BACK, AND HEAD PAIN ALMOST A FULL WEEK LATER. I AM STARTING PHYSICAL THERAPY NEXT WEEK. *TR

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6120.8%
ODI 10948018 · 1,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,60…

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8436.7%
ODI 11005817 · 214 mi

HAD CAR 3 WEEKS 214 MILES, WHEN STARTING VEHICLE -CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER STATES COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTION , NOW 31 DAYS LATER NO FIX CHRYSLER HAS DETERMINED CAR TO BE DECLARED A LEMON. DEALER STATES CAN BE 4 WEEKS BEFORE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. DEALER HAS TREATED US WELL, BEEN IN A LOANER FOR THE 31 DAYS WILL HAVE LOANER UNTIL NEW VEHICLE OBTAINED.

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36939.2%
ODI 11029982 · 680 mi

I HAD MY VEHICLE DIAGNOSED DUE TO INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT DIM AT NIGHT LEAVING THE JEEP VERY BRIGHT AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE CALLED JEEP AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE ISSUE OR GIVE ME A SOLUTION ON WHAT TO DO! THEY STILL REFUSE AT OF TODAY 9/26/17.

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13942.2%
ODI 11174741

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN 35 TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. LESTER GLENN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (1199 ROUTE 37 W, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08755, [phone removed]) WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT HAD BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER MAY BE THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL MID MARCH OF 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A LOANER VEHICLE OPTION WAS NOT PROVID…

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6546.4%
ODI 11348490 · 700 mi

VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON TWO OCCASIONS. BOTH TIMES I HAD SLOWED TO A STOP AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS TO REACCELERATE AT A GREEN LIGHT THE CAR SHUT OFF. THE INFOTAINMENT SCREENS REMAINED ON AND THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFT KNOB STARTED TO BLINK. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT ALL WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION. IT WAS NOT A QUICK PROCESS. THE CAR HAS AN IDLE FEATURE TO SAVE ON GAS HOWEVER THIS WAS NOT THE FEATURE IN ACTION THE CAR WAS OFF COMPLETELY.

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3442.5%
ODI 11505900

It’s happened 3 times now. I’ll be driving and everything is fine, and suddenly an error will pop up on the dash that will read “coolant temp too high” and the entire car will power down while driving. It’s almost caused me to wreck all 3 times. The coolant had been at a normal temperature all 3 times. 2 of the times it has been able to turn right back on and continue driving, 1 time I had to sit and let the car cool down for 30 minutes before it would turn back on (it was the middle of summer)

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9241.4%
ODI 11460807

On Feb 8th, 2022 the four wheel drive quit working giving message to service 4wd. The front tires turned and the back tired did not turn and the car did not move forward or backwards. If this would have happened in an area that was remote and no people around I would have not been able to get help. This is a safety issue as car was inoperable and could have stranded me in a remote location. Leased this vehicle on Dec 29, 2021 and issues started Jan 5th, the screen would not work was unable to control heat, radio, navigation, hands free, cru…

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1226.1%
ODI 11513806

What component or system failure or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? When I started my vehicle I noticed that my navigation screen was black, and then when I put the vehicle in drive and slowed down to make a turn, the engine shut off while I was driving. I had to restart the vehicle, and I put the vehicle in drive, I made left the engine shut off again a second time. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? My safety was put at risk because the vehicle was still in driving mode, luckily there were…

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1834.6%
ODI 11618233

On Thursday October 3rd I was driving in stop and go city traffic. After accelerating to leave from a light my jeep died in the middle of the intersection. Total loss of power and slammed to a stop almost causing the person behind me to hit me. It started I drove it back to work. Later that day I left work and stopped to get gas. Turned it off, pumped my gas, went to go turn it back on and it wouldn't start. Just made an engine cranking sound. I hit the button a couple more times and it slowly cranked and started but it was sputtering and the d…

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1142.3%
ODI 11628940

My [XXX] mother (JEEP enthusiast) bought a 2025 JEEP Compass. One week after she bought it the RPM light started flashing. The dealer stated the main computer (electrical system) completely failed. There is no stability in the car. There's no braking system, no power steering, no cruise control, no nothing, the seat moves without her adjusting it, the automatic dimmer switch turns on without user intervention - the JEEP is a complete lemon. It is UNSAFE to drive. It's like an octopus without a head. They said they'd buy it back from her for…

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240.0%
ODI 11737303

While cruising at 36mph, we decided to initiate the cruise control. Upon reaching a slow-down traffic ahead, the brakes were applied to slow the vehicle, however the cruise control did not disengage and the brakes did not stop the vehicle. The brakes were pressed three times and still the car could not stop. We were in a two-lane road with an opposite direction lane on the other side of the grassy median. We saw an opening in between the stopped vehicles and crossed over from right to left lane into the grassy median, hit a ditch, and did a sha…

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Unknown Or Other
2413.0%
ODI 10819103 · 71,000 mi

THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THEY HAVE TO BE DRIVING IT WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. TWICE NOW, I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. NO LIGHTS, NO HAZARDS, NO POWER STEERING. IT IS LIKE I HAVE NO BATTERY AT ALL. EVERYTHING IS DEAD. ONE TIME I WAS PARKED, AND LOST ALL POWER, CAME BACK ON IN A FEW MINUTES. THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS DARK OUT. I HAD JUST MADE A TURN, APROX 100 FEET AFTER, I LOST ALL POWER AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS IN MOTION, CARS BEHIND ME, I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO LIGHTS. NO HAZARDS. I WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDE…

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1113.8%
ODI 10934836 · 53,000 mi

RECURRING PROBLEM- TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE LIGHT HAS GONE ON AND VEHICLE SLOWS OR STOPS ABRUBTLY DURING 1 HOUR OR LONGER TRIP ON HIGHWAY. HAD THE CAR IN JEEP DEALER 3 TIMES. CONTACTED JEEP CORPORATE DIRECTLY , THEY DIDNT RETURN LAST CALLS. NO PROGRESS. PORT JEFF JEEP DEALER (WHERE WE PURCHASED 6 MONTHS AGO) IS SERVICING VEHICLE. CONCERNED ABOUT THE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE AS PROBLEM OCCURS ON HIGHWAY- SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED POSES A DANGER. DONT WANT TO WAIT TILL REAR ENDEDED. 4 EVENTS ON 11/19/2016, 11/30/2016 AND 12/12/2016.

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3611.7%
ODI 10655402 · 10,000 mi

I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR 3 TIMES TO THE DEALER AND NOW IT IS GOING ON THE 4TH TIME TO FIX A SQUEAKY SOUND. I AM TIRED OF RETURNING. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND BY THE WAY AFTER 4 TIMES I DO BELIEVE IT IS CONSIDERED A NEW CAR LEMON. *TR

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2925.7%
ODI 10750313 · 10,000 mi

VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. WHILE AT A DRIVE THRU WINDOW I HEARD A POP NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FIRE SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE DASH IN THE AREA OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WHOLE CAR THEN BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I SUSTAINED 3RD DEGREE BURNS OF MY STOMACH AND RIGHT THIGH

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4716.0%
ODI 10945388

WHEN IT IS RAINING OR WHEN THE SNOW ON MY JEEP BEGINS TO MELT, THE SUNROOF LEAKS. THE SUNROOF CONTROLLS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS (WHICH IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE SUNROOF) FILLS UP WITH WATER AND LEAK ALL OVER; ON THE DRIVER, FRONT PASSENGER, DASHBOARD, ETC. CREATING A DISTRACTION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE

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6427.9%
ODI 10979203 · 1,180 mi

MY WIFE DROVE HOME FROM WORK PARKED CAR IN DRIVEWAY 3 HOURS LATER HAD TO BRING MY DAUGHTER TO WORK AND WINDOW WAS CRACKED FROM BOTTOM UP ABOUT 10 INCHES IN CENTER OF WINDOW WE ALSO FOUND OUT ANOTHER PERSON WHO BOUGHT A 2017 COMPASS HAD WINDOW CRACK HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING DEALER TO FIX WINDOW WE BOUGHT VEHICLE 6 WEEKS AGO IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DEALER SHIP TOOK PICTURES ON APRIL 18 2017.

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19320.5%
ODI 11053541

WHEN I ADJUST THE FORWARD COLLISION PREFERENCES SETTINGS IT SHOW ME "SELECTED" AND I CAN BACK TO THE MAIN MENU AND COME BACK AGAIN TO THIS OPTION TO CHECK AND CONTINUES SELECTED, BUT WHEN THE ECU SLEEPS (TURN OFF THE VEHICLE) AND I TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON AFTER 30 SECONDS THE FORWARD COLLISION PREFERENCES ARE SHOWED SET IN THE DEFAULT VALUES, MY CUSTOM VALUES ARE NOT SAVED, SO IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO TRUST THIS SECURITY FUNCTION. ALSO AT THE TIME OF STARTING THE ADVANCE IN THE MORNING, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD BY THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, THE …

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8425.5%
ODI 11187310 · 700 mi

THE JEEP COMPASS IS EQUIPPED WITH A VERY DANGEROUS ESS START/STOP SYSTEM. FIRST YOU MUST DEACTIVATE IT EVERY TIME YOU START THE VEHICLE. SECONDLY WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, IT FEELS MORE LIKE IT STALLS THAN SHUTS OFF, A SHUDDER GOES THRU THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AND DIES. TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND MAYBE IT WILL RESTART THE VEHICLE, MAYBE NOT. MINE SPUTTERED TO LIFE BUT HAD NO POWER, VERY SLOWLY THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED INTO THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS GOING TO STALL AND QU…

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2920.7%
ODI 11348490 · 700 mi

VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON TWO OCCASIONS. BOTH TIMES I HAD SLOWED TO A STOP AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS TO REACCELERATE AT A GREEN LIGHT THE CAR SHUT OFF. THE INFOTAINMENT SCREENS REMAINED ON AND THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFT KNOB STARTED TO BLINK. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT ALL WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION. IT WAS NOT A QUICK PROCESS. THE CAR HAS AN IDLE FEATURE TO SAVE ON GAS HOWEVER THIS WAS NOT THE FEATURE IN ACTION THE CAR WAS OFF COMPLETELY.

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2835.0%
ODI 11363399 · 30,000 mi

VIN NOT EXISTING. THIS VEHICLE IS LISTED FOR $1 A DEALER INCENTIVE OF $29,...... I ASKED TO PURCHASE AN MAKE DELIVERY. IS THERE ANY REASON VIN NOT FOUND. IS THIS A REAL CAR.?

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3817.1%
ODI 11469340

Shuts off at random and you have to go back into the system setting to turn back on. Has happened twice in the two weeks I have had the vehicle.

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613.0%
ODI 11542351

High beams will not stay on even though they are “automatic”. The eco mode where the engine turns off at a light or when idling to save gas does not work at all.

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815.4%
ODI 11652555

Speedometer calibration off by3.5% . This affects, displayed fuel economy. Showed higher than actual. Also affects correct speed control setting. Checked with GPS and traffic control police radar.

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00.0%

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120.0%
ODI 11760440

Safety defects: Forward collision braking system indicates OFF while driving automatic emergency braking unavailable related lane assistance failure history. This is intermittent safety system disablement. Fuel system: Fuel level gauge inaccurate. Gauge indicated almost empty, then after 81 miles of driving indicated half tank before refuel gauge increased while driving, should decrease. Risk of being stranded due to false reading. Vehicle was driven 81 miles from indicated empty to indicated half. Fuel consumption / range: Full-to-full test do…

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Power Train
2614.1%
ODI 10453231 · 29 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP COMPASS LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE IDLED HIGH AND THE RPM INCREASED TO 5000. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN, BUT THE FAILURE DID NOT DUPLICATE. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER. THE FAILURE M…

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2733.8%
ODI 10561118 · 9,700 mi

ENTERED BANK PARKING TO USE ATM MACHINE, AT THAT TIME WHEN STEPPED ON BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR, IT ACCELERATED LIKE SOMEONE WAS STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL. AT THAT TIME I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY SHIFTING INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND ALSO TRIED PULLING KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. AT THAT TIME KNEW I HAD TO GET CAR STOPPED WITHOUT HURTING ANYONE, SO THERE WAS A WOODED AREA BEHIND BANK, I RAN CAR INTO AREA THAT HAD HUGE ROCKS WHICH I RAN OVER AND THEREFORE HIT A TREE HEAD ON TO STOP MY CAR. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT STILL CHARGE G…

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3310.7%
ODI 10565748 · 365 mi

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. C…

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108.8%
ODI 10783848 · 10,000 mi

ALL ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STARTED GOING OUT, THEN CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR, EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN, THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON THE MIDDLE OF A VERY HEAVILY TRAFFIC ROAD. POWER STEERING, ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND ENGINE REFUSED TO WORK. HAD TO HAVE THE COMPASS TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER AND PROBLEM WAS THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM WENT OUT. 4 MONTH OLD VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM FRIED. TOOK 6 DAYS TO GET IT REPLACED. NOW TWO MONTHS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HA…

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4415.0%
ODI 10852499 · 2,480 mi

AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL DRIVE TO A STORE, WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING LOT INTO MOVING TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED VERY SLUGGISHLY, LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN TOP GEAR OR THE ENGINE WASN'T ABLE TO BE REV'ED UP. PUSHING ACCELERATOR TO FLOOR CAUSED ENGINE TO REV UP TO APPROXIMATELY 3500 RPM ONLY, AND RATE OF ACCELERATION DID NOT IMPROVE. TRIED SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS DID NOT RESTORE THE EXPECTED ACCELERATION BEHAVIOR. TRIED TO PUT TRANSMISSION INTO MANUAL SHIFT MODE BY MOVING GEAR S…

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4117.9%
ODI 10993487

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW ON MAY 13, 2017. THE CONTACT WAS NOT MADE AWARE THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V301000 (POWER TRAIN) UNTIL THE MONDAY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT INQUIRED AS TO WHY THE NORTHWEST CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE DEALER SOLD HIM A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH AN OPEN RECALL, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS A PRE-NOTICE AND THEY WOULD RECEIVE PARTS FOR A RECALL AT A LATER DATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE NON-COMPLIAN…

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15015.9%
ODI 11053535

MY FUEL EFFICIENCY (MPG) IS VERY POOR MY VEHICLE, I HAVE 9.4 MPG POWER LOSS AND THE MPG'S SHOWN IN THE OFFICIAL MANUFACTURING WEB PAGE IS EPA EST. MPG 22 CITY/30 HWY. HTTPS://WWW.JEEP.COM/JEEP-CAPABILITIES/FUEL-EFFICIENCY.HTML ADDITIONALLY I AM EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER DURING THE START OF THE DRIVE OR WHEN STARTING AGAIN THE VEHICLE'S PROGRESS AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR AT THE TIME OF REVAMPING A VEHICLE, I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SHAKING AS IF THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE WERE GOING TO TURN OFF, WITHOUT GOING THROUGH AND THE "CHECK EN…

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3410.3%
ODI 11174741

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN 35 TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. LESTER GLENN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (1199 ROUTE 37 W, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08755, [phone removed]) WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT HAD BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER MAY BE THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL MID MARCH OF 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A LOANER VEHICLE OPTION WAS NOT PROVID…

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2820.0%
ODI 11406522 · 4,021 mi

I WAS FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, THE AUTOMATIC STOP ON THE GAS PUMP NEVER SHUT OFF. GAS BEGAN SPILLING OUT OF MY CAR ONTO THE GROUND. I PLACED THE GAS PUMP BACK AND ATTEMPT ED TO START MY CAR, MY CAR STARTED BUT SHUT OFF RIGHT AFTER SIGNALING MY OIL WAS LOW. I JUST GOT MY OIL CHANGED A WEEK BEFORE. MY CAR IS NOW AT THE SHOP AND I AM OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW CAR AND IT CONTINUES TO STALL AND WON'T HOLD A CHARGE. AFTER SEARCHING THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP …

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911.3%
ODI 11430746

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2021. I DRIVE IT 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. EACH WEEK I PUT IN BETWEEN $15-$20 IN GAS TO BRING THE FUEL LEVEL BACK UP TO THE FULL MARK. THE JEEPS DOES NOT HAVE GOOD FUEL ECONOMY. IT DEFINITELY DOES NOT REACH 22-25MPG. I DRIVE IT ABOUT 30MINUTES EACH WAY; WITH A FEW STOPS IN BETWEEN AT ABOUT 40MPH. ALSO, THE JEEP MAKES A LOT OF NOISE TO CLIMB STEEP HILLS. THE NOISE ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN A LOWER GEAR AND THE CAR IS TRYING TO REV UP TO THE NEXT GEAR.

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198.6%
ODI 11460807

On Feb 8th, 2022 the four wheel drive quit working giving message to service 4wd. The front tires turned and the back tired did not turn and the car did not move forward or backwards. If this would have happened in an area that was remote and no people around I would have not been able to get help. This is a safety issue as car was inoperable and could have stranded me in a remote location. Leased this vehicle on Dec 29, 2021 and issues started Jan 5th, the screen would not work was unable to control heat, radio, navigation, hands free, cru…

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613.0%
ODI 11540709

The vehicle pops and spudders when cranked. While driving it looses power and will not go, causing me to almost get hit numerous times. When shifting into gear it jerks really hard

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611.5%
ODI 11618634 · 6,448 mi

The contact owns a 2024 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while in stop and go traffic, with the A/C activated, the contact smelled a strong odor in the cabin of the vehicle. The contact then observed smoke coming from the passenger’s side of the engine compartment under the hood. The vehicle was steered off the highway and was inspected. The contact became aware of condensation all over the top of the engine and under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission cooler needed to be replaced. T…

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13.8%
ODI 11735697

Vehicle has a major safety defect unknown as to component causing. While driving at freeway speeds the vehicle suddenly has sudden jolt as if vehicle switched into park suddenly. This causes seatbelt tensioner to lock and for the 0.5 to 1 second speed reduced instantly as if slamming on brakes causing vehicles behind to almost hit me. This has now happened on 3 separate occasions but cannot be replicated on demand by anyone. No warning lamps no indicators of anything like open door, parking brake, or any forward collision system showing on inst…

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00.0%

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Air Bags
2815.2%
ODI 10927163

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECIEVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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1620.0%
ODI 10512363 · 1,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES BEFORE ROLLING OVER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECALL THE EXACT DETAILS OF THE CRASH. THE FRONT, DRIVER SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE, AND TOP OF THE VEHICLE WERE STRUCK. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. *TR

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9129.6%
ODI 10567148 · 4,828 mi

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY- DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH IN THE OPPOSING VEHICLE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AN HOUR, AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ADDITIONAL INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THIS FAILURE. NO RECALL NOTICE HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY THE OWNER. *TR

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1614.2%
ODI 10706112 · 100 mi

WE PURCHASED THE JEEP COMPASS ON 11/15/14. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. WE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES BETWEEN 11/15/14 AND 12/12/14. ON 12/12, THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG. WITHIN ANOTHER WEEK, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING BACK ON AGAIN. WE HAVE REPORTED IT AGAIN AND TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE LAST TIME THAT THERE WAS NO ONE THERE THAT KNEW HOW TO FIX IT. WE REALLY LOVE THE JEEP, BUT ARE NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING A CAR WITH AIRBAG ISSUES AND WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET THIS …

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134.4%
ODI 10825954 · 1,000 mi

THIS CAR WAS A RENTAL CAR. MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING THIS CAR AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. HE WAS HIT BY A CAR AND THEN PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. THE JEEP WAS TOTALED BUT YET NOT ONE AIRBAG WAS EVER DEPLOYED. THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SIX AIRBAGS IN THIS VEHICLE BUT NOT ONE EVER DEPLOYED. MY HUSBAND SUFFERED A MINOR HEAD INJURY AS A RESULT.

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104.4%
ODI 11072120 · 3,500 mi

DRIVER SIDE IMPACT. SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

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222.3%
ODI 11058481

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2018 JEEP COMPASS FROM METRO CHRYSLER JEEP RAM DODGE DEALERSHIP. UPON RESEARCH THE VEHICLE, I LEARNED ABOUT A RECALL ON SOME 2018 MODELS FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE WITH LOOSE FASTENERS. THERE IS CONCERN THAT IN THE EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, THESE LOOSE FASTENERS COULD BECOME DISLODGED AND IMPALE PASSENGERS. BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL, THERE IS A FEDERAL STOP SALE ORDER ON ALL AFFECTED VIN #S. BEFORE I DEPOSITED ON THIS VEHICLE ON 11/24/17, I SPECIFICALLY ASKED SALESMAN IF THIS VEHICLE HAS THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD IT DID …

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103.0%
ODI 11187488 · 2,216 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 JEEP COMPASS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE LEFT THE CONTACT STRANDED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KENDALL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 13355 SW 137TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33186, [phone removed]) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS …

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21.4%
ODI 11479987 · 35,000 mi

The contact's daughter owned a 2020 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at approximately 2 MPH in a parking lot, she was involved in a head-on collision. The vehicle was listed as totaled by the insurance company. The contact's daughter and niece were injured when the air bags did not deploy, causing her daughter and niece to strike their foreheads on the steering wheel and the passenger’s side dashboard. The contact's daughter was unaware if any warning lights were illuminated. A police report was filed. The co…

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22.5%
ODI 11536187

I got t-boned and my airbags didn’t deploy and I smashed my head on the window

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41.8%
ODI 11532013 · 9,953 mi

The contact owns a 2022 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, another vehicle rear-ended her, causing her to crash into the vehicle in front of her; however, no air bags were deployed. There was an occupant in the front passenger seat during the crash. The contact sustained a fractured arm that required medical attention. The front passenger occupant did not sustain any injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not m…

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24.3%
ODI 11617508 · 14,269 mi

The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the roadway. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where an unknown computer repair was performed. Additionally, the contact stated that the front driver's side and passenger's side air bag warning lights were illuminated. The dealer determined that unknown parts needed to be replaced; however, the parts were on backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufact…

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47.7%
ODI 11633356

During a violent impact to the right front section of the vehicle, the air bags failed to deploy.

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311.5%
ODI 11664568

Traveling [XXX] on [XXX] from flagstaff to phoenix in the far left lane going 80 miles, when a deer ran through the interstate and collided with the vehicle. After impact with animal, pulled off to the emergency lane. No airbags were deployed. Car was undrivable INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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00.0%

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Fuel/Propulsion System
3418.5%
ODI 10461129 · 1,100 mi

PERISTENT AND GROWING SMELL OF GAS. TOOK IT TO THE AGENCY FOR CHECKING. CAME BACK TWICE THAT DAY TO GET THE CAR, I WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED AND A VALVE REPLACED. THE STRONG SMELL OF GAS LEAKING INSIDE THE CAR PERSISTS. *TR

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22.5%
ODI 10946442 · 49,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY CAR WAS BASICALLY COASTING AS CARS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS WERE FLYING BY ME AT 70+ MPH. I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD WERE GOING CRAZY. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S THE "THROTTLE BODY" - REGULATES THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE - ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

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258.1%
ODI 10662690

SQUEAKY BRAKES AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. WHEN I HAVE A NEED FOR SPEED, THE CAR DOWN SHIFTS AND THEN ACCELERATES IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION I CAN GIVE. *TR

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87.1%
ODI 11191360 · 53,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE SERVICE ROAD ABOUT TO ENTER ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND MY JEEP HAD THREE CAUTION LIGHTS POP UP ON THE DASHBOARD. NEXT THING I KNOW MY RPMS WERE ALL OVER (LIMP MODE) AND MY CARS POWER STARTED TO STALL. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAS IN A REALLY BAD SPOT THAT HAD NO SHOULDER. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS LIT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS WAS QUITE A SCARY SITUATION AND HAD ME FEARING FOR MY SAFETY. I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM AND SEEMS LIKE QUITE AN OCCURENCE. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE NE…

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165.5%
ODI 11083928 · 9,370 mi

SINCE BEGINNING OF 2018 MY JEEP HAS STALLED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND I WAS DRIVING. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER ON 2/15/18. DEALER SAYS IT COULD BE FROM LOW OIL. WHEN HE CHECKED THE OIL THE OIL LEVEL WAS GOOD AND CLEAN. HE RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE THE OIL ANYWAY. WHICH I DID. AGAIN JEEP STALLED 2 TIMES WHILE IN MOTION AND I WAS DRIVING. ON THE DASHBOARD THE WORD ESC APPEARS AND AFTER I RESTART THE ENGINE IT DISAPPEARS. I HAVE NOT SEEN A PATTERN WETHER IT BE MY SPEED, TURNING OR STOPPING AT A LIGHT. WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 4/9/2018. SERVICE M…

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104.4%
ODI 11055962 · 3,067 mi

NOZZLE AT FUEL PUMP WAS STUCK INSIDE THE GAS CAP AND TANK. BOTH FUEL STATION STAFF & I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE NOZZLE FROM THE GAS TANK BUT IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. WE HAD TO USE A PIECE OF METAL TO PRY OUT THE NOZZLE. THERE IS A METAL NOTCH ON THE GAS NOZZLE THAT ONCE INSERTED BECOMES LODGED ON THE INNER LIP OF THE GAS CAP AND YOU CANNOT REMOVE IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK DESIGN AND COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY IF THE GAS NOZZLE CONTINUES TO PUMP GAS AND THE TANK IS FULL.

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636.7%
ODI 11053535

MY FUEL EFFICIENCY (MPG) IS VERY POOR MY VEHICLE, I HAVE 9.4 MPG POWER LOSS AND THE MPG'S SHOWN IN THE OFFICIAL MANUFACTURING WEB PAGE IS EPA EST. MPG 22 CITY/30 HWY. HTTPS://WWW.JEEP.COM/JEEP-CAPABILITIES/FUEL-EFFICIENCY.HTML ADDITIONALLY I AM EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER DURING THE START OF THE DRIVE OR WHEN STARTING AGAIN THE VEHICLE'S PROGRESS AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR AT THE TIME OF REVAMPING A VEHICLE, I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SHAKING AS IF THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE WERE GOING TO TURN OFF, WITHOUT GOING THROUGH AND THE "CHECK EN…

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113.3%
ODI 11233474 · 100 mi

2019 JEEP COMPASS LATITUDE PURCHASE DATE: 7/14/19 MILEAGE: 26 FIRST INCIDENT: 7/16/19 MILEAGE: APPROX 75 ON WAY HOME FROM WORK APPROX 7:00PM. AUTO START/STOP FEATURE ENGAGED, STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT IN TRAFFIC. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS NORMAL, TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN, TOOK FOOT OFF OF BRAKE TO ACCELERATE, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PUT IT INTO PARK AND PRESS THE START/STOP ENGINE BUTTON TO GET THE CAR TO RESTART AND THEN RAN AS NORMAL SECOND INCIDENT: 7/18/19 MILEAGE: APPROX 100 ON WAY HOME FROM WORK APPROX 5:30PM. AUTO STA…

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42.9%
ODI 11406522 · 4,021 mi

I WAS FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, THE AUTOMATIC STOP ON THE GAS PUMP NEVER SHUT OFF. GAS BEGAN SPILLING OUT OF MY CAR ONTO THE GROUND. I PLACED THE GAS PUMP BACK AND ATTEMPT ED TO START MY CAR, MY CAR STARTED BUT SHUT OFF RIGHT AFTER SIGNALING MY OIL WAS LOW. I JUST GOT MY OIL CHANGED A WEEK BEFORE. MY CAR IS NOW AT THE SHOP AND I AM OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW CAR AND IT CONTINUES TO STALL AND WON'T HOLD A CHARGE. AFTER SEARCHING THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP …

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45.0%
ODI 11407113 · 500 mi

MY HUSBAND AND I BUY TWO JEEPS. THE REASON I CHOOSE MINE AND HE CHOOSE HIS, WAS FUEL ECONOMY. BUT THE JEEP COMPASS IS NOT PERFORMING AT ALL TO THE STANDARDS. I DID CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE VERY NICE SETTING AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE COMPASS TO HAVE A CHECK AND SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. PLEASE FIND ATTACHED THE RESULTS OF THE CHECK-UP. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE REPORT FROM THE MECHANICS, NOT EVEN THE CAR LIES IN REGARDS TO THIS SITUATION CLEARLY SAYS THAT ONLY DOES 13.5 MILES PER GALLON. THE ADVERTISING ALSO ATTACHED SAYS AN AVERAGE OF 25 MPG…

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20.9%
ODI 11529495

- Unsure what is failing. With increasing frequency, 22 Jeep Compass Sport repeatedly stalls (1+ time every few months since OCT ’22) when trying to accelerate after stopping, always (except for one time) engaging auto ebrake, and always requiring a shift to park and engine restart. Engine shuts off, but malfunction is likely related to auto start, as it hasn’t occurred when auto start is already pressed off. Latest failure 28JUN at stop sign near home after a 20-second stop, and auto start turn-off failed after restart. This instance is notabl…

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24.3%
ODI 11538264

At 2900 miles, my check engine light came on while I was on vacation out of state. Within a couple of seconds, my car started to choke and jerk so bad that the passenger could feel it. It did this intermittently, to the point I knew it needed to be seen before driving 900 miles home. Several times since then, my safety was put at risk due to my vehicle not accelerating when it should. I have had many cars almost hit me from behind when this has happened. Luckily, I have not yet. I took my vehicle to a Jeep dealer in Foley, Alabama because tha…

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11.9%
ODI 11703536

Upon engine start up at the home of my S/O, [XX], the warning "Service Automatic Throttle Control" appeared on the dashboard. Placing the vehicle into gear first in reverse, then in drive resulted in sudden acceleration and erratic lurching. I had no brakes whatsoever. At one point my S/O nearly hit on the dash per signed affidavit. I had to place my 2024 Jeep Compass in Park in order to stop and then slowly maneuver it into a safe parking spot before having it towed to Golling Jeep Ram Dodge in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Tech diagnosis two days lat…

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27.7%
ODI 11723300

We were driving on the highway when the car simply stopped worked. The steering wheel became hard and the gas stopped working while in the middle of the highway. Now the cars is driving but all of the safety lights are on and the safety features are not working. Last week the oil was changed and they reviewed the car and everything was ok, now I need to keep going with my roadtrip in a car I don’t feel safe in, until we can get to a dealership. It’s a car that has 8840 miles on it, less than 6 monte and was taken in to repair the park break 3 …

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120.0%
ODI 11760440

Safety defects: Forward collision braking system indicates OFF while driving automatic emergency braking unavailable related lane assistance failure history. This is intermittent safety system disablement. Fuel system: Fuel level gauge inaccurate. Gauge indicated almost empty, then after 81 miles of driving indicated half tank before refuel gauge increased while driving, should decrease. Risk of being stranded due to false reading. Vehicle was driven 81 miles from indicated empty to indicated half. Fuel consumption / range: Full-to-full test do…

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Service Brakes
10.5%
ODI 11240711 · 120,000 mi

FAULTY OR DEFECTIVE CAMSHAFT/CRANKSHAFT SENSORS SHUTTING DOWN OR STALLING THE VEHICLE WHILE IN OPERATION AND MOTION, WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVING, UP TO 70MPH, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS AND RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND FORWARD MOMENTUM. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE DRIVER IS THRUST INTO A VERY DANGEROUS (AND POSSIBLY DEADLY) POSITION OF TRYING TO MANUALLY (W/O POWER) STEER AND/OR BRAKE THE VEHICLE AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED IN FAST AND DENSE TRAFFIC.

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22.5%
ODI 10561118 · 9,700 mi

ENTERED BANK PARKING TO USE ATM MACHINE, AT THAT TIME WHEN STEPPED ON BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR, IT ACCELERATED LIKE SOMEONE WAS STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL. AT THAT TIME I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY SHIFTING INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND ALSO TRIED PULLING KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. AT THAT TIME KNEW I HAD TO GET CAR STOPPED WITHOUT HURTING ANYONE, SO THERE WAS A WOODED AREA BEHIND BANK, I RAN CAR INTO AREA THAT HAD HUGE ROCKS WHICH I RAN OVER AND THEREFORE HIT A TREE HEAD ON TO STOP MY CAR. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT STILL CHARGE G…

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196.2%
ODI 10597214 · 95 mi

VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM LARRY H. MILLER CAR SALES, ON FEBRUARY 2ND,2014. A NEW JEEP COMPASS 2014. THE THIRD DAY AFTER PURCHASE I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO REPORT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. 1: A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES. 2: REAR WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WENT DOWN BY THEMSELVES WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. 3: FRONT PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES FOR THESE REPAIRS. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS REPAIRED WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK. THE WINDOWS GOING DOWN WERE NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT, THEY SAID …

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65.3%
ODI 11020667 · 100 mi

I PURCHED MY CAR IN 2015, AND FROM DAY ONE THERE WAS A SQUELLING SOUND COMING FROM THE WHEELS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALLER TO BE LOOKED AT, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL WAS OUT OF LINED. I HAD THE ALINEMENT DONE, BY THE DEALER, SO THEY SAID THAT THEY ALINED THE WHEELS; BUT THE SQUELLING DID NOT STOP. A FEW MONTHS LATER I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED BRAKE SHOSES ON THE REAR, WHICH WAS REPLACED. I STILL WAS NOT HAPPY. NOW, AT 32,000 MILES I AM TOLD THAT I NEED NEW TIRIES AND A WHEELS ALINEMENT. I AM NOT A HAPPY CUST…

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93.1%
ODI 10936121 · 34,000 mi

ON DECEMBER 9, 2016 I RENTED A JEEP COMPASS AND ON THAT DAY I HAD A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING IN THE COUNTRY. VERY LOW TRAFFIC AREA. BEFORE APPLYING THE BRAKE, I WAS DRIVING AT A SAFE SPEED FOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS - FIFTEEN TO TWENTY MPH ON FRESH SNOW AND SOME PACKED SNOW OVER A PAVED ROAD BASE. AT ABOUT TWENTY TO TWENTY FIVE FEET BEFORE A STOP SIGN I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE DID NOTHING. THERE WAS CLICKING NOISES AND THE COMPASS SEEMED TO ACCELERATE. I CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE AS I ROLLED THROUGH THE STOP AREA FOR…

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2410.5%
ODI 11067150 · 3,000 mi

02/05/2018......BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NOVEMBER 2017. TWICE ALREADY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE DASH DISPLAY STARTED FLASHING ERRATICALLY AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, A TOTAL SHUT DOWN. NO RADIO, NO DASH, NO BRAKES, NO STEERING. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS MOVING EACH TIME. AFTER APPROXIMATELY A CITY BLOCK THE CAR RESTARTS. DEALER TESTED THE CAR AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER DRIVING IT 20 MILES WITH A COMPUTER CONNECTED. I FEEL THIS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE THE INEVITABLE HAPP…

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616.5%
ODI 11081030 · 10,101 mi

WHEN COMING TO STOPS AT DIFFERENT TIMES THE PARKING BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGES AND CAR WILL NOT MOVE UNTIL DISENGAGED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT STOP LIGHTS AND OTHER TIMES AS I AM COMING TO A STOP.

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3711.2%
ODI 11206275 · 300 mi

LEASED A BRAND NEW CAR ON 3/23/19. THE SAME DAY THE CAR MADE WEIRD NOISES, INFORMED DEALERSHIP BROUGHT IT BACK 2 DAYS LATER AND I WAS INFORMED AFTER NOT HAVING THE CAR FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM ENDED UP BEING REPLACED. WENT ON 5/6 TO PICK UP CAR AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED AND BROKE DOWN AGAIN, AND CAR BROKE DOWN IN THE PARKING LOT OF DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ENGINE FAILED ON A SUBURBAN SIDE STREET. FULL DESCRIPTION IS IN DOCUMENT BELOW

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64.3%
ODI 11350896 · 1,742 mi

I HAVE HAD MY 2020 JEEP COMPASS 4.5 MONTHS AND IT HAS STALLED TWICE. BOTH TIMES AS I WAS APPROACHING A LIGHT TO STOP. MY LIFE HAS BEEN ENDANGERED BOTH TIMES AS I DID NOT REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED NOR DO THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME. I ONLY REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. BOTH TIMES I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. THE FIRST TIME AT APPROX AT 1624 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME AT APPROX 1742 MILES. THERE IS NO WARNING OR DIRECTION FROM THE VEHICLE, BUT WHILE PANICKING IN TRAFFIC I SEE THAT MY EMERGENCY BAKE IS ON!!!!! SUDDENLY AND FOR…

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56.3%
ODI 11519150

The Jeep's engine decided to shut off at a red light. This jeep has the automatic shutoff for the engine when idling too long. I could not restart the engine. I blocked 2 lanes of traffic, and was unable to push the vehicle out of the way. I Tried restarting the engine several times. The accessories would come on, but the parking brake would NOT disengage and I had several issues trying to get the shifter into neutral to push the car out of an intersection. The fire department lucky was behind me after this happened, and helped me so did local …

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115.0%
ODI 11486642 · 200 mi

The contact owns a 2022 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, he heard abnormal grinding sounds coming from the front driver's side wheel area of the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the Forward Collision Avoidance Emergency Braking System and Pedestrian Emergency Braking System was independently disabled. The message "Forward Collision and Pedestrian Brakes Turned Off" was displayed. The contact stated that the Automatic Emergency Braking System would engage inadvertently while there were no vehicles o…

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36.5%
ODI 11581012

The vehicle was purchased in Dec of 2023. It had a slight vibration and hesitation under acceleration a few miles after leaving the dealership, just assumed everything needed to “break in”. About a month later, we had noticed an intermittent roaring noise coming from the engine bay that vibrates the whole vehicle and sometimes stops on its own or after moving the gear selector from Drive to Select Shift (~2000 Miles). About a month later, the Engine Start/Stop was cutting off the engine before coming to a complete stop (below 5MPH) (~3000 Miles…

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59.6%
ODI 11621523

ABS shuts off while driving for no apparent reason. When this happens cruise control shuts dow also. Traded a 2022 Compass in with same issue and problem was never solved.

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27.7%
ODI 11628940

My [XXX] mother (JEEP enthusiast) bought a 2025 JEEP Compass. One week after she bought it the RPM light started flashing. The dealer stated the main computer (electrical system) completely failed. There is no stability in the car. There's no braking system, no power steering, no cruise control, no nothing, the seat moves without her adjusting it, the automatic dimmer switch turns on without user intervention - the JEEP is a complete lemon. It is UNSAFE to drive. It's like an octopus without a head. They said they'd buy it back from her for…

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240.0%
ODI 11737303

While cruising at 36mph, we decided to initiate the cruise control. Upon reaching a slow-down traffic ahead, the brakes were applied to slow the vehicle, however the cruise control did not disengage and the brakes did not stop the vehicle. The brakes were pressed three times and still the car could not stop. We were in a two-lane road with an opposite direction lane on the other side of the grassy median. We saw an opening in between the stopped vehicles and crossed over from right to left lane into the grassy median, hit a ditch, and did a sha…

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Vehicle Speed Control
105.4%
ODI 10573121 · 28,000 mi

I HAVE A 2012 JEEP COMPASS SPORT, SINCE JULY 2013 I HAVE BEEN HAVING SPUTTERING, SURGING, ACCELERATION ISSUES. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER OVER 3 TIMES IT IS IN DEALER CURRENTLY. THEY HAVE PUT A TRACKER ON TO FIND ISSUE AND STILL NOTHING. WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND IT GETS BOGGED DOWN AND DOES NOT WANT TO GO ANY FURTHER THIS IS A CONCERN. ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM ENTERING HIGHWAY AND CANNOT GET PAST 59MPH WITH THE CAR. IT FEELS LIKE I AM IN A WINDTUNNEL THE LOW ACCELERATION IS INSANE. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT. SOMETIMES IT TAK…

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56.3%
ODI 10924543 · 109,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL- I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND NOTICED THAT MY JEEP STARTED TO SLOW DOWN EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND ONTO AN EXIT RAMP BUT ONCE I REACHED THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP MY JEEP WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER. I THEN TURNED THE ENGINE OFF & WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT THE JEEP WOULD NOT START. ANOTHER DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IT OFF BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THE LIGHT FOR "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" ILLUMINATED WHEN TRYING TO CRANK TH…

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3310.7%
ODI 10662690

SQUEAKY BRAKES AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. WHEN I HAVE A NEED FOR SPEED, THE CAR DOWN SHIFTS AND THEN ACCELERATES IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION I CAN GIVE. *TR

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1311.5%
ODI 11091694 · 70,820 mi

TAKATA RECALL THE THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR CAME ON AND THEN I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE THROTTLE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OFF AND COME BACK ON RANDOMLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE TWO SENSORS THAT HAVE BEEN KNOW TO GO BAD ON JEEPS AND ONE IF NOT BOTH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARNING JUST LOST ALL ACCELERATION CAPABILITY GOING 60MPH IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY.

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3010.2%
ODI 10936121 · 34,000 mi

ON DECEMBER 9, 2016 I RENTED A JEEP COMPASS AND ON THAT DAY I HAD A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING IN THE COUNTRY. VERY LOW TRAFFIC AREA. BEFORE APPLYING THE BRAKE, I WAS DRIVING AT A SAFE SPEED FOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS - FIFTEEN TO TWENTY MPH ON FRESH SNOW AND SOME PACKED SNOW OVER A PAVED ROAD BASE. AT ABOUT TWENTY TO TWENTY FIVE FEET BEFORE A STOP SIGN I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE DID NOTHING. THERE WAS CLICKING NOISES AND THE COMPASS SEEMED TO ACCELERATE. I CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE AS I ROLLED THROUGH THE STOP AREA FOR…

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104.4%
ODI 11129121 · 14,895 mi

STOP SYSTEM THAT STOPS THE CAR AT RED LIGHTS FOR FUEL ECONOM. MY CAR WOULD ALL OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY PUTTING FOOT ON GAS PEDDLE. TOOK TO DEALER. HE SAID THERE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH IT, AND WIPED THE MEMORY AND DID AN UPDATE . MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN IT DID THIS I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT ACCELERATED SO FAST I ALMOST LOST CONTROL TOO. WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BUT WHEN THEY HOOKED IT UP TO FIND ANY ERROR CODES THEY FOUND 2. THAT'S WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THE PROB…

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333.5%
ODI 11112920 · 5,000 mi

I WAS STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. I WENT TO GIVE THE CAR GAS AND IT SPIT AND SPUTTERED. CARS IN THE NORTHBOUND LANE HAD TO TAKE THE GRAVEL OR THEY WOULD HAVE HIT ME. I TOUCHED THE GAS AND THEN THE GAS PEDAL STUCK. IT WAS 55MPH HWY AND I WAS ALREADY AT 65MPH. I WAS GOING TO RUN INTO THE TRAFFIC OR TAKE THE DITCH. I TRIED SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND IT WOULD NOT. I HIT THE GRAVEL AND PUT ON THE BRAKES. I FINALLY BROUGHT CAR TO A STOP. PUT CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO SHUT CAR OFF. IT WOULD NOT.WENT TO TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKE AND THE RPM'S NEEDLE WAS BURIED. …

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154.6%
ODI 11195863 · 2,500 mi

UPDATE TO MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT: I LEASED THIS CAR ON JANUARY 12, 2019. IT IS BRAND NEW. THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING AGAIN TODAY AND YESTERDAY. I TURNED IT ON THE NORMAL WAY AND IT WAS FINE IN PARK, BUT WHEN I SWITCHED TO DRIVE IT SHUT OFF. THE D STARTED FLASHING (AGAIN) SO I PUT IT BACK IN PARK, AND THE CONSOLE TOLD ME TO PRESS THE BRAKE AND PRESS STOP/START, WHICH I DID ATTEMPT BUT THE BRAKE WAS LOCKED AND THIS DID NOT WORK. THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT WARNING LIGHT IND…

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75.0%
ODI 11373221 · 8,000 mi

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IN NEIGHBORHOODS, INTERSTATE, ETC - RANDOM TIMES THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WILL OVERHEAT UP TO 295 DEGREES, AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL ENGINE WISE. ALL POWER IS LOST TO THE GAS PEDAL AND I'M NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES THE ELECTRICAL WILL SHUTTER, LIGHTS WILL DIM. ANOTHER TIME VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY IMMOBILIZED AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. THE OVERHEATING AND STALLING HAS HAPPENED 4/5 TIMES NOW - AND ALL JEEP CAN TELL ME IS THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, SERVICE TRANSMISSION MESSAGE, …

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67.5%
ODI 11490517

Turn on cruise control, press +, hold until the rental car begins to accelerate, and release. Car continues to accelerate. This is not the same as my 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid that accelerates only as long as the button is being depressed. The mileage of the rental vehicle is unknown. I DO NOT wish to receive safety recall alerts from NHTSA because the vehicle is a rental from Enterprise in Lake Park, FL.

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52.3%
ODI 11495679

I was on the entrance ramp for the freeway and the gas pedal disengaged. I could not accelerate and my car slowed down. A message on the display said to service electronic throttle. This has happened to me twice. My car is barely six months old. I was going 40 mph at the time. Today, I was getting into my car after picking up lunch and as I sat down, the alarm went off for close to 4 minutes. I unlocked and locked the key fob, I started the car and turned it off, and repeated everything about twenty times. I'm in a very public place sitting in…

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24.3%
ODI 11524228

On my way to work this morning 4:30 ish the same way I always take. My car decided to drive itself, every light on the middle console lit up, and the dashboard. I was going 50 when my car completely lost control while I tapped my brakes no response its locked, my steering wheel locked up, my brakes locked everything went haywire it would not let me steer or even shift to neutral all I could do was pray it stopped while it flipped off the road around 5:14 am with me still trapped inside. My seat belt wouldn't release my doors wouldn't unlock and…

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35.8%
ODI 11652555

Speedometer calibration off by3.5% . This affects, displayed fuel economy. Showed higher than actual. Also affects correct speed control setting. Checked with GPS and traffic control police radar.

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13.8%
ODI 11761218 · 2,736 mi

The contact rented a 2025 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while slowly pulling into a parking space, the engine revved and the vehicle unintendedly accelerated. The contact immediately depressed the brake pedal to stop the vehicle and shifted the transmission to reverse(R). During the failure, the vehicle crashed into a wall causing damages to the driver’s side front bumper. A Police report was filed at the scene. The failure mileage was 2,736.

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120.0%
ODI 11763625 · 2,000 mi

The contact owns a 2026 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that after releasing the parking brake and attempting to drive the vehicle, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to immediately respond. The vehicle hesitated before suddenly driving forward. The contact stated that the failure occurred while driving forward and while attempting to reverse. During one failure, the vehicle almost struck a pedestrian. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer on several occasions, but the dealer could not determine the cause of t…

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Air Bags18,832–69,000 mi43,828 mi32
ODI 10567148 · 4,828 mi

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY- DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH IN THE OPPOSING VEHICLE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AN HOUR, AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ADDITIONAL INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THIS FAILURE. NO RECALL NOTICE HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY THE OWNER. *TR

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ODI 10567153 · 4,828 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, SHOULDER, AND KNEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,828.

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ODI 10630569 · 37,400 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE REST OF THE WAY HOME AND DISENGAGED CAR ENGINE, RESTARTED VEHICLE LIGHT STAYED ON. CONTACTED MECHANIC AND SUGGESTED TO TAKE TO DEALER. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER PURCHASED FROM (LESS THAN 90 DAYS PRIOR) THEY INDICATED ONE IF THE SIDE AIRBAGS IS BROKEN, NEEDS ANEW "SKIRT ASS'Y" AND IT DISABLES ALL AIRBAGS FOR SAFETY. HOW IS DISABLING AIRBAGS HELPING MY SAFETY? WHILE I CAN UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO DRAW A LINE FOR WARRANTIES, MY VEHICLE IS 1400 OUT OF THE BUMPER TO BUMPER AND THE AIR BAGS ARE …

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Engine33,050–85,750 mi67,893 mi70
ODI 10557458 · 130 mi

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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ODI 10565748 · 365 mi

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. C…

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ODI 10585509 · 11,000 mi

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. TESTE…

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Seat Belts31,800–50,000 mi41,000 mi13
ODI 10839194 · 41,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT OFF OF HER DAUGHTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

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ODI 10910219 · 17,000 mi

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

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ODI 10936481 · 48,000 mi

A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THESE TWO PARTS, RECALL S 61, ON OCTOBER 1ST 2016. I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION ON THIS RECALL UNTIL I WENT TO SELL MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP ON 12/19/2016. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WILL NOT BE A REMEDY FOR THIS SITUATION UNTIL APRIL 2017. JEEP, AND IT'S PARENT COMPANY, ISN'T DISPLAYING THE TYPE OF URGENCY I SHOULD SEE ASSOCIATED WITH A RECALL THAT COULD CAUSE PHYSICAL HARM TO MY WIFE OR I, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. NOW, I'M STUCK PAYING FOR A CAR I NO LONGER NEED AND WILL NOT DRIVE BECAUSE OF T…

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Electrical System30,000–86,227 mi75,000 mi21
ODI 10597342 · 15 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 250.

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ODI 10606656 · 12,500 mi

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

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ODI 10733054 · 33,000 mi

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.

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Unknown Or Other38,813–72,675 mi47,000 mi22
ODI 10655402 · 10,000 mi

I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR 3 TIMES TO THE DEALER AND NOW IT IS GOING ON THE 4TH TIME TO FIX A SQUEAKY SOUND. I AM TIRED OF RETURNING. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND BY THE WAY AFTER 4 TIMES I DO BELIEVE IT IS CONSIDERED A NEW CAR LEMON. *TR

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ODI 10748347 · 2,000 mi

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

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ODI 10896069 · 45,000 mi

ABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE JEEP IS IN GEAR, CAR ROLLED AT LEAST A FOOT ON FLAT GROUND. TWICE IN PARKING LOT, ONCE IN GARAGE -CLEAR DANGER TO THOSE BEHIND AND ALONG SIDE OF VEHICLE. HAPPENED THREE TIMES, NOW USE HANDBRAKE TO INSURE NO ACCIDENT.

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Power Train42,000–96,000 mi69,000 mi21
ODI 10565748 · 365 mi

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. C…

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ODI 10592723 · 420 mi

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW WITH 30ISH MILES ON IT, ON 12APR14. ON 19APR14 (ABOUT 420 MILEAGE ON IT) THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. WOULD NOT SHIFT/MOVE. MY WIFE HAD TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO CHUG OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I GOT THERE AN HOUR AFTER SHE CALLED ME. THE HOOD WAS SO HOT I COULD BARELY HOLD IT WHEN I OPENED IT. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS POURING OUT. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK PICKED IT UP IT POURED MORE FLUID OUT. IT WAS IN THE SHOP UNTIL 16MAY14. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A FRONT TRANSMISSION PUMP, AND WAS ON NAT…

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ODI 10693568 · 6,495 mi

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

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Vehicle Speed Control62,000–95,968 mi80,500 mi26
ODI 10680053 · 15,550 mi

3RD TIMES A CHARM 2014 JEEP COMPASS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME IN JULY OR AUG (4 MONTHS AFTER I GOT THE CAR) AND I THOUGHT IT WAS MY FAULT, WHILE PARKING AND HITTING THE BRAKE MY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF NOWHERE. I THOUGHT I HAD HIT THE ACCELERATOR BY MISTAKE. THANK GOD THERE WAS A CEMENT THING ON THE FLOOR 2ND TIME: MY SISTER AND I AROUND THE HOLIDAYS, WE WERE IN MY JEEP COMPASS, ALSO PARKING AT THE LOCAL MALL THIS IS WHERE I KNEW IT WASN'T ME BUT AGAIN THERE WAS A CEMENT BARRICADE AND PREVENT ANYTHING BAD FROM HAPPENING, SO I THOUGHT IT…

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ODI 10806527 · 22,000 mi

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.…

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ODI 10884474 · 47,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A SIGN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE BODY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED; HOWEVER; THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

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Fuel/Propulsion System66,085–86,575 mi74,530 mi20
ODI 10958619 · 75,000 mi

AT 75000 MILES, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SWITCH SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY, LEAVING THE CAR FUNCTIONING IN LIMP MODE, IF YOU TRIED TO GO FASTER THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR IT WOULD BUCK AND KICK AND GOING UP SMALL HILLS YOU WOULD LOOSE ALL POWER. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIS. WAS ON HIGHWAY DOING 60-65 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN DROPPED TO 10

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ODI 11046540 · 37,750 mi

THE HEAT SHIELD THAT PROTECTS AND SEPARATES THE GAS TANK FROM MUFFLER PREVENTING THE HEAT FROM THE MUFFLER TO OVERHEAT THE GAS TANK HAS FALLEN FROM THE BRACKETS THAT HOLDS THIS SAFETY / HEAT SHIELD IN PLACE. THIS HEAT SHIELD IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PREVENTING ANY HEAT TO DAMAGE THE GAS TANK DIRECTLY ABOVE. THE BRACKETS THAT HELD UP THE HEAT SHIELD APPEARED TO BE OF VERY POOR QUALITY AND WOULD TEND TO FAIL FROM MY OBSERVATION. WITHOUT THIS HEAT SHIELD IT APPEARS A GAS TANK FIRE COULD OCCUR IN HOT ENVIRONMENTS OR POSSIBLY AT IDLE WITHOUT ANY AIR M…

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ODI 11052904 · 61,000 mi

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 SHI…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

2 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-111None
ODI 11624847

Thermostat keeps going to hot or stops working and drops to cold. Replaced thermostat coolant sensor since that’s what the code popped up. Didn’t work it continues to out. Radiator cap is collecting engine oil and not coolant. Engine oil is getting into my radiator hose. I had just got my radiator and stuff replaced by the dealership. I only had it for 6 months and been putting a lot of money in it and I’m still having engine and thermostat and radiator problems. Also it keeps smoking when it already has coolant in it.

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2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-021None
ODI 11645617

The harness has come loose on two inconsistent occasions. Once in our neighborhood and the other time when I arrived at my destination my child’s body weight was able to loosen the harness. Nuna is rejecting returns or replacements for these $600 car seats.

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2025-031None
ODI 11645849

Hello, My VIN is [XXX] and I have a 2014 Jeep Compass Latitude. I took my vehicle into the Jeep Dealership on Val Vista and Williamsfield Rd to have my airbag recall serviced. I picked up my vehicle and the airbag light was still on, I didn't think too much about it since it could have not been related to the airbag recall. However, I was later informed by pep boys and another mechanic that the airbag recall was not replaced. I was also informed on the phone by a dealership service man they did not have the part to replace the airbag and…

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2025-041None
ODI 11653435

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The headrest in the passenger seat deployed without a car accident. Just randomly when the car was parked. Jeep dealership wants to charge me 140 dollars to inspect this and the air bags. Supposedly both have recalls but they have “expired”. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? It hit my husband in the head while he was sitting passenger. Now no one can sit comfortably in that seat and I’m scared the air bags are going to also …

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2025-051None
ODI 11660242

The car broke down the very first day I got it! The alternator had to be changed I took it back to Auto connection where I got it from and they replaced it. Since then the car has been breaking down, I have had to pay for out of pocket for a new thermostat, another alternator, hoses, fuel pump, and I have only had the car a yr. Now it’s making a loud hissing noise after I just paid for brand new spark plugs and it’s not accelerating and ver 40/45 mph! Which is costing me more money to pay for a uber to work and everywhere I need to go while sti…

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2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-072None
ODI 11674056

The 2014 Jeep Compass was in a parking lot and the driver side head restraint opened up as though there was an accident, but there was no accident and no warning system, message, or other symptoms. There is broken plastic inside the headrest, so it cannot be reassembled. It is a safety issue because the part cannot be put into the original configuration that was intended by Jeep, so the current safety of my neck while in this car is unknown. Police and insurance were not involved because there was no accident. Dealer claims that (a) Jeep will…

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ODI 11676522

Headrest airbag went off randomly with no reason while driving. It broke when it went off and cannot be put back or reset.

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2025-082None
ODI 11681235 · 95,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving in a tunnel at approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was immediately restarted, and the vehicle operated normally. During the failure, there were no warning lights or messages displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not performed. The contact was informed that no diagnostic codes were found related to the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure milea…

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ODI 11682066 · 119,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving, a ticking noise was present coming from the engine, and the vehicle suddenly stalled. Moments later, smoke and flames were present coming from the engine compartment. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the fire. The cause of the fire was an engine failure. A fire report was filed at the scene. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, who replaced the engine with a used engine, but shortly after retrieving the vehicle, the engine failed and t…

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2025-092None
ODI 11687598 · 85,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and, while releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to coast to a stop, shift into park(P), and restart the vehicle to continue driving. The failure reoccurred and became a persistent failure, and occurred at various speeds or while the vehicle was idling. The check engine warning light was temporarily illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic, and metal shavings were found inside…

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ODI 11689109

The contact's daughter owns a 2014 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that initially, while driving approximately 65 MPH, the rear-end of the vehicle was swaying. Upon inspection, there was severe rust on the rear suspension of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who diagnosed that there was severe rusting to the rear suspension, with fractures on the passenger's side of the vehicle, with a fractured, detached suspension on the driver's side. The mechanic replaced the rear sub-frame, stabilizer links, and control arm. Approximately o…

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2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-111None
ODI 11702144

Car would turn on all lights in car while driving and shut off, recently the car will not start at all and is having engine issues.

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2025-121None
ODI 11703474

am submitting this complaint regarding a serious safety issue with my 2014 Jeep Compass. While driving, the vehicle feels as though the passenger-side front wheel is going to snap off at any moment. The sensation and noise appear to come from the wheel or axle area, and the instability is strong enough that the vehicle does not feel safe to operate. I have taken the vehicle to multiple mechanics for inspections and test drives. Despite these efforts, no one has been able to locate the source of the problem or identify any faulty components. Al…

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2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-022None
ODI 11717104 · 96,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled, the steering wheel became inoperable, and the RPM went to zero. The contact was unable to pull over to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after approximately 15 minutes. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was test-driven, and the failure was duplicated. The mechanic determined that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign…

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ODI 11718462 · 87,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that the center of the steering wheel was protruding outwards, and while attempting to sound the horn, the horn failed to operate. While entering the vehicle, the headrest on the driver's side was bumped and the headrest deployed. Approximately 2 months later, while entering the vehicle, the passenger’s side headrest deployed without impact. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer referred the contact …

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2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-041None
ODI 11730850 · 103,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while entering the vehicle, the driver’s side headrest had deployed from the bottom of the headrest and was partially separated. The contact stated that while driving, the headrest was sticking out and poked her in the back of the neck. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 103,000.

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2026-051None
ODI 11739305 · 128,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly lost automotive power. Several Unknown warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired due to a towing issue. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic, where it was repaired for an electronic throttle body control unit failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 12…

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2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)1None
ODI 11765252

ABS module is faulty causing other issues including problems with electronic stability, no speedometer, no cruise control, no abs brakes. Apparently Jeep is no longer making this part as it has been on backorder for months. I feel it is unsafe as winter weather is nearing and abs brakes would be essential for safe driving. At [XXX] old I feel it is an essential part of safe driving for myself and my wife. I've been communicating with Jeep customer care for several weeks with absolutely no resolve. It appears they are not even producing the p…

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Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 2187 reports

2022: 187 complaints · 2023: 40 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
202248148187
2023193040
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
202222200
20234600

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentAir BagsEngineSeat BeltsElectrical SystemUnknown Or OtherPower TrainVehicle Speed ControlFuel/Propulsion System
Air Bags—
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ODI 10910219 · 17,000 mi

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

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ODI 10967205

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.

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ODI 11057709 · 40 mi

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.

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ODI 10910219 · 17,000 mi

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

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ODI 10934789

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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ODI 10935205

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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ODI 11013811

POWER REAR WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT RAISE AFTER BEING LOWERED. FOLLOWING A TRIP TO MY SON'T VIOLIN PRACTICE. AFTER RAISING USING THE REAR WINDOW POWER UP, IT RAISED AND THEN WORKED FINE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, OUT OF THE BLUE ONE MORNING THE JEEP WOULD NOT START. IT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN OUR DRIVEWAY. CALLED ROADSIDE SERVICE AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IT OFF WITH A JUMP BOX AND IT WOULD STILL NOT START. HAD A FRIEND STOP BY AND ASSIST WITH JUMPER CABLES AND AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS IT STARTED. ADVANCE AUTO CHECKED THE BATTERY/STARTER/ALTERNAT…

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ODI 11083196 · 34,784 mi

I HEARD A POPPINK NOISE FROM BELOW OR UNDERNEATH. ALSO JUST TWO DAYS AGO MOTOR LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO DEALER SOMERSET DOGDE FOR #2 RECALLS ONE IN 2017 AND OTHER 2015. THEY SAID, WILL CALL YOU WHEN PARTS COMES IN . THEY NEVER CALL ME TILL TODAY!

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ODI 11219224 · 120,000 mi

ALL STEERING WHEEL ELECTRONICS DON'T WORK INCLUDING THE HORN

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ODI 10929903

THE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY IN CERTAIN CRASH EVENTS DUE TO A PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY IN CERTAIN CRASH EVENTS DUE TO A SHORTING CONDITION RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE VOLTAGE TRANSIENT THAT TRAVELS TO THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER VIA FRONT IMPACT SENSOR WIRES.

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ODI 10994578 · 42,656 mi

NO PARTS TO FIX RECALL FOR LAST 2 YEARS

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ODI 11013811

POWER REAR WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT RAISE AFTER BEING LOWERED. FOLLOWING A TRIP TO MY SON'T VIOLIN PRACTICE. AFTER RAISING USING THE REAR WINDOW POWER UP, IT RAISED AND THEN WORKED FINE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, OUT OF THE BLUE ONE MORNING THE JEEP WOULD NOT START. IT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN OUR DRIVEWAY. CALLED ROADSIDE SERVICE AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IT OFF WITH A JUMP BOX AND IT WOULD STILL NOT START. HAD A FRIEND STOP BY AND ASSIST WITH JUMPER CABLES AND AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS IT STARTED. ADVANCE AUTO CHECKED THE BATTERY/STARTER/ALTERNAT…

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ODI 10967205

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.

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ODI 11265864 · 69,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. RIVER FRONT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (200 HANSEN BLVD, NORTH AURORA, IL 60542, [phone removed]) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

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ODI 11000115

LAST YEAR I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW THROTTLE AND NOW MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT ON A CITY STREET.

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ODI 11219224 · 120,000 mi

ALL STEERING WHEEL ELECTRONICS DON'T WORK INCLUDING THE HORN

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ODI 10910219 · 17,000 mi

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

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ODI 10967205

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.

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ODI 11057709 · 40 mi

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.

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ODI 10910219 · 17,000 mi

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

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ODI 10598687

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 SPEA…

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ODI 10606656 · 12,500 mi

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

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ODI 10733054 · 33,000 mi

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.

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ODI 10748347 · 2,000 mi

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

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ODI 10955189 · 65,700 mi

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 , …

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ODI 11034210 · 42,000 mi

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 O…

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ODI 10565748 · 365 mi

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. C…

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ODI 10693568 · 6,495 mi

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

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ODI 10881883 · 25,440 mi

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…

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ODI 10806527 · 22,000 mi

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.…

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ODI 11005145 · 53,900 mi

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. TH…

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ODI 11052904 · 61,000 mi

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 SHI…

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ODI 11052904 · 61,000 mi

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 SHI…

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ODI 11098767 · 68,000 mi

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!

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ODI 11154464 · 76,000 mi

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 FA…

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ODI 10910219 · 17,000 mi

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

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ODI 10934789

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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ODI 10935205

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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ODI 10910219 · 17,000 mi

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

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ODI 11083196 · 34,784 mi

I HEARD A POPPINK NOISE FROM BELOW OR UNDERNEATH. ALSO JUST TWO DAYS AGO MOTOR LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO DEALER SOMERSET DOGDE FOR #2 RECALLS ONE IN 2017 AND OTHER 2015. THEY SAID, WILL CALL YOU WHEN PARTS COMES IN . THEY NEVER CALL ME TILL TODAY!

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ODI 11208879 · 123,530 mi

RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T RUN BECAUSE THE BRAIN WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING BACK TO WORK FROM LUNCH. THERE'S NO RESPONSE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE OTHER DAY IT COMPLETELY STOPPED DEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. TO TOP MY MATTERS OFF WITH THIS VEHICLE IT'S HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALLED AND REPLACED AND MANY OTHER PARTS IT'S A TERRIBLE VEHICLE. TO TOP MY STRESS WITH IT MY SEATBELT DOESN'T LOCK WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO SO IF I WRECK LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HONESTLY WISH I COULD AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE MI…

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ODI 11208879 · 123,530 mi

RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T RUN BECAUSE THE BRAIN WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING BACK TO WORK FROM LUNCH. THERE'S NO RESPONSE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE OTHER DAY IT COMPLETELY STOPPED DEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. TO TOP MY MATTERS OFF WITH THIS VEHICLE IT'S HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALLED AND REPLACED AND MANY OTHER PARTS IT'S A TERRIBLE VEHICLE. TO TOP MY STRESS WITH IT MY SEATBELT DOESN'T LOCK WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO SO IF I WRECK LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HONESTLY WISH I COULD AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE MI…

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ODI 11013811

POWER REAR WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT RAISE AFTER BEING LOWERED. FOLLOWING A TRIP TO MY SON'T VIOLIN PRACTICE. AFTER RAISING USING THE REAR WINDOW POWER UP, IT RAISED AND THEN WORKED FINE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, OUT OF THE BLUE ONE MORNING THE JEEP WOULD NOT START. IT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN OUR DRIVEWAY. CALLED ROADSIDE SERVICE AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IT OFF WITH A JUMP BOX AND IT WOULD STILL NOT START. HAD A FRIEND STOP BY AND ASSIST WITH JUMPER CABLES AND AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS IT STARTED. ADVANCE AUTO CHECKED THE BATTERY/STARTER/ALTERNAT…

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ODI 11083196 · 34,784 mi

I HEARD A POPPINK NOISE FROM BELOW OR UNDERNEATH. ALSO JUST TWO DAYS AGO MOTOR LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO DEALER SOMERSET DOGDE FOR #2 RECALLS ONE IN 2017 AND OTHER 2015. THEY SAID, WILL CALL YOU WHEN PARTS COMES IN . THEY NEVER CALL ME TILL TODAY!

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ODI 11219224 · 120,000 mi

ALL STEERING WHEEL ELECTRONICS DON'T WORK INCLUDING THE HORN

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ODI 10598687

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 SPEA…

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ODI 10606656 · 12,500 mi

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

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ODI 10733054 · 33,000 mi

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.

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ODI 11083196 · 34,784 mi

I HEARD A POPPINK NOISE FROM BELOW OR UNDERNEATH. ALSO JUST TWO DAYS AGO MOTOR LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO DEALER SOMERSET DOGDE FOR #2 RECALLS ONE IN 2017 AND OTHER 2015. THEY SAID, WILL CALL YOU WHEN PARTS COMES IN . THEY NEVER CALL ME TILL TODAY!

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ODI 11208879 · 123,530 mi

RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T RUN BECAUSE THE BRAIN WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING BACK TO WORK FROM LUNCH. THERE'S NO RESPONSE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE OTHER DAY IT COMPLETELY STOPPED DEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. TO TOP MY MATTERS OFF WITH THIS VEHICLE IT'S HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALLED AND REPLACED AND MANY OTHER PARTS IT'S A TERRIBLE VEHICLE. TO TOP MY STRESS WITH IT MY SEATBELT DOESN'T LOCK WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO SO IF I WRECK LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HONESTLY WISH I COULD AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE MI…

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ODI 11013811

POWER REAR WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT RAISE AFTER BEING LOWERED. FOLLOWING A TRIP TO MY SON'T VIOLIN PRACTICE. AFTER RAISING USING THE REAR WINDOW POWER UP, IT RAISED AND THEN WORKED FINE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, OUT OF THE BLUE ONE MORNING THE JEEP WOULD NOT START. IT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN OUR DRIVEWAY. CALLED ROADSIDE SERVICE AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IT OFF WITH A JUMP BOX AND IT WOULD STILL NOT START. HAD A FRIEND STOP BY AND ASSIST WITH JUMPER CABLES AND AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS IT STARTED. ADVANCE AUTO CHECKED THE BATTERY/STARTER/ALTERNAT…

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ODI 11406087 · 75,000 mi

MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAULT INDICATOR, STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE (WITH EXCLAMATION POINT) INDICATOR ARE ON WHEN ENGINE STARTS. WITHIN 15 SECONDS OF ME DRIVING, ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS BRIEFLY TURN OFF. THAT IS FOLLOWED BY A ~5 SECONDS OF MY CAR STALLING WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR BLINKING. SHORTLY AFTER, ALL LIGHTS TURN BACK ON. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT I HAVE TESTED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK. I AM WORRIED TO TAKE MY CAR OUTSIDE OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND BELIEVE IT IS AN ISSUE CAUSED BY THE …

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ODI 10981259

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 …

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ODI 11208879 · 123,530 mi

RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T RUN BECAUSE THE BRAIN WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING BACK TO WORK FROM LUNCH. THERE'S NO RESPONSE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE OTHER DAY IT COMPLETELY STOPPED DEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. TO TOP MY MATTERS OFF WITH THIS VEHICLE IT'S HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALLED AND REPLACED AND MANY OTHER PARTS IT'S A TERRIBLE VEHICLE. TO TOP MY STRESS WITH IT MY SEATBELT DOESN'T LOCK WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO SO IF I WRECK LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HONESTLY WISH I COULD AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE MI…

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ODI 11229665 · 82,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING INSIDE THE VEHICLE ILLUMINATED AND TURNED OFF ONCE THE TURN SIGNALS WERE DEACTIVATED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER THE ENGINE TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING AND ALTERNATOR NE…

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ODI 11098664 · 58,102 mi

APRIL 15, 2018 VEHICLE ONLY HAS 58K MILES ON IT AND IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. PULLED OUT ONTO HIGHWAY IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH. ONCOMING CAR NARROWLY MISSED HITTING ME. LIGHTNING BOLT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL FLASHED ON DRIVERS PANEL. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSIS CODES ARE THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY CONVERTER. VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 60K MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, DEALER SAYS WARRAN…

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ODI 11219224 · 120,000 mi

ALL STEERING WHEEL ELECTRONICS DON'T WORK INCLUDING THE HORN

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ODI 11394817 · 84,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THROTTLE CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, MY VEHICLE THEN LOSES ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS PASS BY WITH MY CAR BEING FINE AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN EXCEPT THIS TIME MY CAR WONT START BACK AT ALL. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHERE I PAID FOR TOWING. VEHICLE WAS LIMP AND WANTED TO STALL. NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW SPARK PLUGS AND THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY HAZARD ISSUE WITH JEEPS AND THIS THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE ON REC…

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ODI 11098664 · 58,102 mi

APRIL 15, 2018 VEHICLE ONLY HAS 58K MILES ON IT AND IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. PULLED OUT ONTO HIGHWAY IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH. ONCOMING CAR NARROWLY MISSED HITTING ME. LIGHTNING BOLT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL FLASHED ON DRIVERS PANEL. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSIS CODES ARE THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY CONVERTER. VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 60K MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, DEALER SAYS WARRAN…

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ODI 11210539

THERE IS A RECALL THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN BY JEEP AND IT'S THE CATYLICTIC CONVERTER AND ALSO THE THROTTLE BODY JUST WENT OUT.

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ODI 11394817 · 84,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THROTTLE CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, MY VEHICLE THEN LOSES ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS PASS BY WITH MY CAR BEING FINE AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN EXCEPT THIS TIME MY CAR WONT START BACK AT ALL. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHERE I PAID FOR TOWING. VEHICLE WAS LIMP AND WANTED TO STALL. NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW SPARK PLUGS AND THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY HAZARD ISSUE WITH JEEPS AND THIS THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE ON REC…

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ODI 10929903

THE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY IN CERTAIN CRASH EVENTS DUE TO A PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY IN CERTAIN CRASH EVENTS DUE TO A SHORTING CONDITION RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE VOLTAGE TRANSIENT THAT TRAVELS TO THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER VIA FRONT IMPACT SENSOR WIRES.

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ODI 10994578 · 42,656 mi

NO PARTS TO FIX RECALL FOR LAST 2 YEARS

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ODI 11013811

POWER REAR WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT RAISE AFTER BEING LOWERED. FOLLOWING A TRIP TO MY SON'T VIOLIN PRACTICE. AFTER RAISING USING THE REAR WINDOW POWER UP, IT RAISED AND THEN WORKED FINE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, OUT OF THE BLUE ONE MORNING THE JEEP WOULD NOT START. IT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN OUR DRIVEWAY. CALLED ROADSIDE SERVICE AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IT OFF WITH A JUMP BOX AND IT WOULD STILL NOT START. HAD A FRIEND STOP BY AND ASSIST WITH JUMPER CABLES AND AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS IT STARTED. ADVANCE AUTO CHECKED THE BATTERY/STARTER/ALTERNAT…

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ODI 10748347 · 2,000 mi

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

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ODI 10955189 · 65,700 mi

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 , …

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ODI 11034210 · 42,000 mi

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 O…

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ODI 11013811

POWER REAR WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT RAISE AFTER BEING LOWERED. FOLLOWING A TRIP TO MY SON'T VIOLIN PRACTICE. AFTER RAISING USING THE REAR WINDOW POWER UP, IT RAISED AND THEN WORKED FINE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, OUT OF THE BLUE ONE MORNING THE JEEP WOULD NOT START. IT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN OUR DRIVEWAY. CALLED ROADSIDE SERVICE AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IT OFF WITH A JUMP BOX AND IT WOULD STILL NOT START. HAD A FRIEND STOP BY AND ASSIST WITH JUMPER CABLES AND AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS IT STARTED. ADVANCE AUTO CHECKED THE BATTERY/STARTER/ALTERNAT…

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ODI 11406087 · 75,000 mi

MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAULT INDICATOR, STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE (WITH EXCLAMATION POINT) INDICATOR ARE ON WHEN ENGINE STARTS. WITHIN 15 SECONDS OF ME DRIVING, ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS BRIEFLY TURN OFF. THAT IS FOLLOWED BY A ~5 SECONDS OF MY CAR STALLING WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR BLINKING. SHORTLY AFTER, ALL LIGHTS TURN BACK ON. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT I HAVE TESTED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK. I AM WORRIED TO TAKE MY CAR OUTSIDE OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND BELIEVE IT IS AN ISSUE CAUSED BY THE …

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ODI 10955189 · 65,700 mi

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 , …

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ODI 11034210 · 42,000 mi

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 O…

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ODI 11525849

The Electronic Throttle Control light(steady) and the Electronic Stability Control Activation/Malfunction Indicator Lights came on. There are times the engine light comes on. The vehicle would not accelerate, jerking kind of movement, going 20 miles.

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ODI 11046540 · 37,750 mi

THE HEAT SHIELD THAT PROTECTS AND SEPARATES THE GAS TANK FROM MUFFLER PREVENTING THE HEAT FROM THE MUFFLER TO OVERHEAT THE GAS TANK HAS FALLEN FROM THE BRACKETS THAT HOLDS THIS SAFETY / HEAT SHIELD IN PLACE. THIS HEAT SHIELD IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PREVENTING ANY HEAT TO DAMAGE THE GAS TANK DIRECTLY ABOVE. THE BRACKETS THAT HELD UP THE HEAT SHIELD APPEARED TO BE OF VERY POOR QUALITY AND WOULD TEND TO FAIL FROM MY OBSERVATION. WITHOUT THIS HEAT SHIELD IT APPEARS A GAS TANK FIRE COULD OCCUR IN HOT ENVIRONMENTS OR POSSIBLY AT IDLE WITHOUT ANY AIR M…

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ODI 11286541 · 108,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY & ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE JUST STARTED STALLING. I COULDN'T DRIVE ANY FASTER THAN 30MPH. I COULD'VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME. HOW IS THIS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL? I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PLUS THERE WAS A RECALL DONE IN 2013 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE STALL SO WHY ISN'T MY VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.

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ODI 10967205

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.

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ODI 11265864 · 69,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. RIVER FRONT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (200 HANSEN BLVD, NORTH AURORA, IL 60542, [phone removed]) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

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ODI 10565748 · 365 mi

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. C…

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ODI 10693568 · 6,495 mi

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

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ODI 10881883 · 25,440 mi

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…

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ODI 11208879 · 123,530 mi

RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T RUN BECAUSE THE BRAIN WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING BACK TO WORK FROM LUNCH. THERE'S NO RESPONSE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE OTHER DAY IT COMPLETELY STOPPED DEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. TO TOP MY MATTERS OFF WITH THIS VEHICLE IT'S HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALLED AND REPLACED AND MANY OTHER PARTS IT'S A TERRIBLE VEHICLE. TO TOP MY STRESS WITH IT MY SEATBELT DOESN'T LOCK WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO SO IF I WRECK LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HONESTLY WISH I COULD AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE MI…

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ODI 10981259

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 …

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ODI 11208879 · 123,530 mi

RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T RUN BECAUSE THE BRAIN WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING BACK TO WORK FROM LUNCH. THERE'S NO RESPONSE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE OTHER DAY IT COMPLETELY STOPPED DEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. TO TOP MY MATTERS OFF WITH THIS VEHICLE IT'S HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALLED AND REPLACED AND MANY OTHER PARTS IT'S A TERRIBLE VEHICLE. TO TOP MY STRESS WITH IT MY SEATBELT DOESN'T LOCK WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO SO IF I WRECK LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HONESTLY WISH I COULD AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE MI…

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ODI 11229665 · 82,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING INSIDE THE VEHICLE ILLUMINATED AND TURNED OFF ONCE THE TURN SIGNALS WERE DEACTIVATED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER THE ENGINE TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING AND ALTERNATOR NE…

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ODI 10955189 · 65,700 mi

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 , …

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ODI 11034210 · 42,000 mi

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 O…

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ODI 11180322 · 110,000 mi

WHEN GOING OVER 30MPH OR UPHILL MY TRANSMISSION STARTS SPUTTERING. I CANNOT ACCELERATE. FREQUENTLY HAPPENS WHEN ON HIGHWAYS. THERE IS A SUDDEN SHIFT ALMOST LIKE IM SWITCHING GEARS. RPM SHOOTS UP BUT CAR WILL NOT GAIN SPEED. HEADLIGHTS WILL GET VERY DIM, INSIDE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER. WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE ITS LIKE IT ALMOST DOESNT WANT TO START. FRONT WINDOW MOTORS WORK WHEN THEY PLEASE

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ODI 11343355 · 96,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY SPEED WITH THE PEDAL FLOORED. THE CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES FROM ENGINE AND THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH IS THE MIL LIGHT, ALSO THE ESC LIGHT,I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST GOT HIT BECAUSE OF IT DRIVING FINE SPEED LIMIT AND THEN DOWN TO LESS THAN 5 MPH ON A VERY BUSY STREET AND INTERSECTION. THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE AS I HAD IT IN THE SHOP A MONTH AGO FOR ANOTHER MALFUNCTION. I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND SUDDENLY IT JUST LOST ALL COMPRESSION TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO FI…

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ODI 11154464 · 76,000 mi

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 FA…

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ODI 11624847

Thermostat keeps going to hot or stops working and drops to cold. Replaced thermostat coolant sensor since that’s what the code popped up. Didn’t work it continues to out. Radiator cap is collecting engine oil and not coolant. Engine oil is getting into my radiator hose. I had just got my radiator and stuff replaced by the dealership. I only had it for 6 months and been putting a lot of money in it and I’m still having engine and thermostat and radiator problems. Also it keeps smoking when it already has coolant in it.

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ODI 11000115

LAST YEAR I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW THROTTLE AND NOW MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT ON A CITY STREET.

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ODI 11219224 · 120,000 mi

ALL STEERING WHEEL ELECTRONICS DON'T WORK INCLUDING THE HORN

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ODI 10806527 · 22,000 mi

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.…

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ODI 11005145 · 53,900 mi

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. TH…

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ODI 11052904 · 61,000 mi

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 SHI…

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ODI 11098664 · 58,102 mi

APRIL 15, 2018 VEHICLE ONLY HAS 58K MILES ON IT AND IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. PULLED OUT ONTO HIGHWAY IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH. ONCOMING CAR NARROWLY MISSED HITTING ME. LIGHTNING BOLT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL FLASHED ON DRIVERS PANEL. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSIS CODES ARE THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY CONVERTER. VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 60K MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, DEALER SAYS WARRAN…

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ODI 11219224 · 120,000 mi

ALL STEERING WHEEL ELECTRONICS DON'T WORK INCLUDING THE HORN

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ODI 11394817 · 84,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THROTTLE CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, MY VEHICLE THEN LOSES ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS PASS BY WITH MY CAR BEING FINE AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN EXCEPT THIS TIME MY CAR WONT START BACK AT ALL. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHERE I PAID FOR TOWING. VEHICLE WAS LIMP AND WANTED TO STALL. NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW SPARK PLUGS AND THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY HAZARD ISSUE WITH JEEPS AND THIS THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE ON REC…

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ODI 11525849

The Electronic Throttle Control light(steady) and the Electronic Stability Control Activation/Malfunction Indicator Lights came on. There are times the engine light comes on. The vehicle would not accelerate, jerking kind of movement, going 20 miles.

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ODI 11180322 · 110,000 mi

WHEN GOING OVER 30MPH OR UPHILL MY TRANSMISSION STARTS SPUTTERING. I CANNOT ACCELERATE. FREQUENTLY HAPPENS WHEN ON HIGHWAYS. THERE IS A SUDDEN SHIFT ALMOST LIKE IM SWITCHING GEARS. RPM SHOOTS UP BUT CAR WILL NOT GAIN SPEED. HEADLIGHTS WILL GET VERY DIM, INSIDE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER. WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE ITS LIKE IT ALMOST DOESNT WANT TO START. FRONT WINDOW MOTORS WORK WHEN THEY PLEASE

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ODI 11343355 · 96,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY SPEED WITH THE PEDAL FLOORED. THE CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES FROM ENGINE AND THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH IS THE MIL LIGHT, ALSO THE ESC LIGHT,I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST GOT HIT BECAUSE OF IT DRIVING FINE SPEED LIMIT AND THEN DOWN TO LESS THAN 5 MPH ON A VERY BUSY STREET AND INTERSECTION. THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE AS I HAD IT IN THE SHOP A MONTH AGO FOR ANOTHER MALFUNCTION. I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND SUDDENLY IT JUST LOST ALL COMPRESSION TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO FI…

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ODI 10662690

SQUEAKY BRAKES AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. WHEN I HAVE A NEED FOR SPEED, THE CAR DOWN SHIFTS AND THEN ACCELERATES IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION I CAN GIVE. *TR

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ODI 11052904 · 61,000 mi

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 SHI…

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ODI 11098664 · 58,102 mi

APRIL 15, 2018 VEHICLE ONLY HAS 58K MILES ON IT AND IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. PULLED OUT ONTO HIGHWAY IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH. ONCOMING CAR NARROWLY MISSED HITTING ME. LIGHTNING BOLT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL FLASHED ON DRIVERS PANEL. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSIS CODES ARE THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY CONVERTER. VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 60K MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, DEALER SAYS WARRAN…

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ODI 11052904 · 61,000 mi

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 SHI…

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ODI 11098767 · 68,000 mi

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!

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ODI 11154464 · 76,000 mi

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 FA…

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ODI 11098664 · 58,102 mi

APRIL 15, 2018 VEHICLE ONLY HAS 58K MILES ON IT AND IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. PULLED OUT ONTO HIGHWAY IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH. ONCOMING CAR NARROWLY MISSED HITTING ME. LIGHTNING BOLT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL FLASHED ON DRIVERS PANEL. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSIS CODES ARE THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY CONVERTER. VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 60K MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, DEALER SAYS WARRAN…

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ODI 11210539

THERE IS A RECALL THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN BY JEEP AND IT'S THE CATYLICTIC CONVERTER AND ALSO THE THROTTLE BODY JUST WENT OUT.

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ODI 11394817 · 84,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THROTTLE CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, MY VEHICLE THEN LOSES ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS PASS BY WITH MY CAR BEING FINE AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN EXCEPT THIS TIME MY CAR WONT START BACK AT ALL. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHERE I PAID FOR TOWING. VEHICLE WAS LIMP AND WANTED TO STALL. NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW SPARK PLUGS AND THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY HAZARD ISSUE WITH JEEPS AND THIS THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE ON REC…

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ODI 11046540 · 37,750 mi

THE HEAT SHIELD THAT PROTECTS AND SEPARATES THE GAS TANK FROM MUFFLER PREVENTING THE HEAT FROM THE MUFFLER TO OVERHEAT THE GAS TANK HAS FALLEN FROM THE BRACKETS THAT HOLDS THIS SAFETY / HEAT SHIELD IN PLACE. THIS HEAT SHIELD IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PREVENTING ANY HEAT TO DAMAGE THE GAS TANK DIRECTLY ABOVE. THE BRACKETS THAT HELD UP THE HEAT SHIELD APPEARED TO BE OF VERY POOR QUALITY AND WOULD TEND TO FAIL FROM MY OBSERVATION. WITHOUT THIS HEAT SHIELD IT APPEARS A GAS TANK FIRE COULD OCCUR IN HOT ENVIRONMENTS OR POSSIBLY AT IDLE WITHOUT ANY AIR M…

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ODI 11286541 · 108,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY & ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE JUST STARTED STALLING. I COULDN'T DRIVE ANY FASTER THAN 30MPH. I COULD'VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME. HOW IS THIS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL? I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PLUS THERE WAS A RECALL DONE IN 2013 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE STALL SO WHY ISN'T MY VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.

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ODI 11154464 · 76,000 mi

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 FA…

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ODI 11624847

Thermostat keeps going to hot or stops working and drops to cold. Replaced thermostat coolant sensor since that’s what the code popped up. Didn’t work it continues to out. Radiator cap is collecting engine oil and not coolant. Engine oil is getting into my radiator hose. I had just got my radiator and stuff replaced by the dealership. I only had it for 6 months and been putting a lot of money in it and I’m still having engine and thermostat and radiator problems. Also it keeps smoking when it already has coolant in it.

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ODI 10662690

SQUEAKY BRAKES AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. WHEN I HAVE A NEED FOR SPEED, THE CAR DOWN SHIFTS AND THEN ACCELERATES IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION I CAN GIVE. *TR

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ODI 11052904 · 61,000 mi

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 SHI…

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ODI 11098664 · 58,102 mi

APRIL 15, 2018 VEHICLE ONLY HAS 58K MILES ON IT AND IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. PULLED OUT ONTO HIGHWAY IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH. ONCOMING CAR NARROWLY MISSED HITTING ME. LIGHTNING BOLT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL FLASHED ON DRIVERS PANEL. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSIS CODES ARE THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY CONVERTER. VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 60K MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, DEALER SAYS WARRAN…

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

7 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

51 mentions · 16.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 75,000 mi (44 usable records).

ODI 10557458 · 130 mi

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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ODI 10733054 · 33,000 mi

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.

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ODI 10748347 · 2,000 mi

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

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

46 mentions · 15.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 72,629 mi (35 usable records).

ODI 10630569 · 37,400 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE REST OF THE WAY HOME AND DISENGAGED CAR ENGINE, RESTARTED VEHICLE LIGHT STAYED ON. CONTACTED MECHANIC AND SUGGESTED TO TAKE TO DEALER. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER PURCHASED FROM (LESS THAN 90 DAYS PRIOR) THEY INDICATED ONE IF THE SIDE AIRBAGS IS BROKEN, NEEDS ANEW "SKIRT ASS'Y" AND IT DISABLES ALL AIRBAGS FOR SAFETY. HOW IS DISABLING AIRBAGS HELPING MY SAFETY? WHILE I CAN UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO DRAW A LINE FOR WARRANTIES, MY VEHICLE IS 1400 OUT OF THE BUMPER TO BUMPER AND THE AIR BAGS ARE …

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ODI 10789421 · 38,000 mi

MY JEEP IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE THE ESC TURNS OFF/ON OWN ITS OWN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE ABS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. NOW A FEW MONTHS LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN, AND NOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WHEN I USE THE LEFT/RIGHT TURN SIGNALS, TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON, AND SOMETIMES JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER STATED TO MY HUSBAND …

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ODI 10806527 · 22,000 mi

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.…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

22 mentions · 7.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 79,750 mi (18 usable records).

ODI 10565748 · 365 mi

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. C…

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ODI 10585509 · 11,000 mi

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. TESTE…

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ODI 10777747 · 10 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND AN UNUSUAL SQUEAKY NOISE EMITTED CONTINUOUSLY. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A VIOLENT JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

5 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 85,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10585509 · 11,000 mi

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. TESTE…

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ODI 11013811

POWER REAR WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT RAISE AFTER BEING LOWERED. FOLLOWING A TRIP TO MY SON'T VIOLIN PRACTICE. AFTER RAISING USING THE REAR WINDOW POWER UP, IT RAISED AND THEN WORKED FINE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, OUT OF THE BLUE ONE MORNING THE JEEP WOULD NOT START. IT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN OUR DRIVEWAY. CALLED ROADSIDE SERVICE AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IT OFF WITH A JUMP BOX AND IT WOULD STILL NOT START. HAD A FRIEND STOP BY AND ASSIST WITH JUMPER CABLES AND AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS IT STARTED. ADVANCE AUTO CHECKED THE BATTERY/STARTER/ALTERNAT…

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ODI 11173431 · 103,000 mi

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

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Brake response concerns

4 mentions · 1.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 60,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10777747 · 10 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND AN UNUSUAL SQUEAKY NOISE EMITTED CONTINUOUSLY. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A VIOLENT JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

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ODI 10863099

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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ODI 11118140 · 60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DEACTIVATE. THE DRIVER SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Steering assistance concerns

4 mentions · 1.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 84,439 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10824657 · 14,000 mi

WHILE LOOKING AT VEHICLES ON THE DEALER LOT I NOTICED THIS VEHICLE HAD THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE IN CONTACT TO THE DASH PANEL STEEL UPPER CROSS MEMBER. SINCE THE PRESSURE HOSE MOVES WITH THE ENGINE IT CAN WEAR A HOLE IN THE HOSE AND THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE STEERING ASSIST AND SPRAY FLUID ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH WAS CLOSE BY. THIS WAS AN ISSUE I DISCOVERED IN AUGUST OF 2014 WHILE WORKING AT FCA AND I TOLD THE COMPANY THIS ISSUE WAS A DESIGN SAFETY VIOLATION OF FCA OUT STANDARDS. I WAS IGNORED. SOME VEHICLES WHICH HAD NOT BEEN SHIPP…

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ODI 11006200 · 61,000 mi

THE ABS BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS THE SKID WARNING LIGHT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER AS I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 25 MPH DOWN THE STREET, THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING SOUND AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP TOO. OR POSSIBLY COULD HAVE BEEN THE TRANSMISSION THAT LOCKED UP. I CAN'T BE SURE. BUT IT IS SAFE TO SAY THE ENTIRE CARE LOCKED UP LEAVING ME UNABLE TO STEER OR MANEUVER THE CAR IN ANY MANNER. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK HOME. I WAITED A…

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ODI 11115828 · 107,878 mi

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 START…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 166,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 11362063 · 166,000 mi

MY 2014 COMPASS HAS CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE/THROTTLE BODY AND OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER. 3/2019 HAD A USED CC PUT ON WITH LOCAL MECHANIC (OUT OF POCKET $)- 5/2019 NEW THROTTLE BODY COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY/ 9/2019 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS REPLACED (OUT OF POCKET $) 12/2019 CC REPLACED PER RECALL PLUS IGNITION COILS REPLACED (OUT OF POCKET $). IT APPEARS AS THOUGHT THIS VEHICLE HAS CONTINUOUS ISSUES RELATED TO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM.. THROTTLE.. ETC. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER.. SLUGGISH THROTTLE AND RANDO…

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b