3.5

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
37,012 miles

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problem #6

Nov 072019

Compass

  • miles
I only have 25,000 miles on my 2015 Jeep Compass and am now being told by the dealership that I need my throttle body replaced and the connectors to be rewired. It seems to be a trend here. How is this not a recall? car won't accelerate when it is cold outside, and my throttle sensor and engine light are on. Dealership wants over $1000 for repair, and it is not covered under the power train warranty. I live in a highly populated area, and it is so dangerous when your car won't accelerate during heavy traffic. There have been several occasions where I am forced to pull into a parking lot until the car will go again. Definitely could have caused a crash or incident.

- Richardson, TX, USA

problem #5

Jun 292018

Compass

  • 53,000 miles
Back in June/July 2018 my vehicle would keep bucking while driving and the throttle light and check engine light would come on. I called dealership and they told me not to drive it until it was serviced. The vehicle only had 53,000 miles but was over the warranty and was not covered under the powertrain warranty. I feel this should have been covered. I see a lot of other people are complaining about this. Will this be recalled. It cost me over $500 to fix this. Let alone the dangerous driving situation with it losing power while driving on a major route with alot of traffic. I also had to have my power window unit replaced. It got stuck while down. I took it to dealership while under warranty they fixed it. But it happened again after warranty was over and I was charged to replace motor. Is this why Jeep only gives 3 year warranties because their parts aren't designed to last much after that.

- Slatington, PA, USA

problem #4

Sep 252019

Compass

  • miles
Vehicle not starting, unable to accelerate over 20mph, idling, shaking, radio unexpectedly stopped working, vehicle not communicating with the 'computer' ECM

- Greenville, MI, USA

problem #3

Sep 092019

Compass

  • 14,376 miles
9/9/19jeep Compass latitude just shut down no warning lights, alarms, or codes it stopped while driving I was leaving home depot in dearborn mi headed to the freeway I was still in parking lot speed limit 10 miles per hour when my vehicle completely shut down I restarted it first try drove a few feet it shut down again I had no control of the steering at all I finally managed to pull into a parking spot I call snethcamp dealer in redford mi I spoke to kate she suggested it was the oil but I checked and the oil was fine I got it started and drove to the dealership with the engine light on but it never blinked I explained to service that the truck just shut down then it tried to start but took a minute to crank diagnostic showed P0335 crank shaft sensor failed pins worn outs dealership replaced crankshaft sensor, connector, wiring 3 way I've been reading the complaints on the internet about the Jeep Compass just stalling out but there isn't any recall the internet is loaded with the complaint of this problem I am begging you to please investigate this before someone is seriously hurt

- Detroit, MI, USA

problem #2

Jul 102019

Compass

  • 66,000 miles
My car stalled as I was driving, lucky enough I was coming to a stop light. When I turned it back on it worked fine. I have read this is a command thing to happen in Jeep Compass.

- New Albany, OH, USA

problem #1

Dec 162018

Compass

  • 88,697 miles
While driving on the highway on two separate occasions now, my Jeep suddenly loses power and decelerates. The engine light, electronic throttle control light and stability control light come on, the Jeep runs very rough and will not accelerate. After pulling over and turning the car off and back on the engine light stays on and the other lights go off but after driving a bit the problem occurs again. When scanned the code is U0401 stating that there is an issue with communication to the PCM. There is only 88700 miles on the Jeep. The power train warranty is good to 100000 but the dealership states that the PCM is not covered under the drivetrain warranty. After researching online there are many reports of this happening to othe Jeep compasses and patriots. Both times this has happened on the highway it has been a particularly scary situation due to the fact that the Jeep rapidly decelerates and the traffic behind me has had difficulty slowing as quickly. This happened 12/16/18 as well as 12 /6/18 and 12/17/18

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA