Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Jeep Compass submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A AUTO ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR SIDE IMPACT, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHOR CAME COMPLETELY DETACHED AND SEAT BELT NO LONGER RESTRAINED THE PASSENGER, CONSEQUENTLY SUSTAINING MULTIPLE INJURIES.
OUR JEEP 2007 COMPASS HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT REMAINING LATCHED. MOST TIMES IT WILL UNLATCH ITSELF WITHIN SECONDS OF THE CLICK SOUND. AND OTHER TIMES, IT DOES UNLATCH WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. WE DID TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SAME YEAR WE BOUGHT IT, AND THEY TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEATBELT. WE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, AND AGAIN, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT, IS STILL A SAFETY CONCERN FOR US BECAUSE, IF WE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, THAT SEATBELT MAY UNLATCH UPON IMPACT. *TR
SINCE I BOUGHT THE JEEP COMPASS 2007 STANDARD, THE BRAKE GROUND AND I FELT IN MY FEET SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PEDAL (BRAKE) AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT, SEVERAL TIMES SPOKE WITH THE DEALER ABOUT THIS, THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND ALL THE TIME TOLD ME THE BRAKES IS OK, I SEND A LETTER TO JEEP COMPANY TO EXPLAIN WHAT WAS HAPPENED AND NOTHING THEY DID. TWO DAYS AGO I WAS CLEANED THE CAR AND FOUND DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL A LEAK, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID: THE BRAKES BOOSTER IS BROKEN, AND I HAVE TO PAID FOR THAT. THANKS TO GOD I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ACCIDENT,(FORTUNATE) BUT I NEVER FELT ME SAFETY. THE JEEP COMPASS BRAKES 2007 CAME BAD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS ABS. WHEN HE PRESSES ON HIS BRAKES THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. IT SEEMS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO STOP AT TIMES. HE ALSO STATED THAT HIS SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY EITHER. WHEN HE GOES TO PUT IT ON IT WILL CLICK LIKE IT'S ON BUT IT WILL THEN COME UNDONE ON IT'S OWN. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY TOLD HIM NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 110,000.
DRIVERS SEAT BELT CLICKS BUT IT DOESN'T ENGAGE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SUMMER 09. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE ITS LOCKED BY PULLING ON IT. NUMEROUS TIMES MY SEAT-BELT HAS COME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON HERE ITS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS ISSUE. THE DEALER CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS FINE AFTER I DEMANDED THEY REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. NO LUCK. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT DOESN'T INGAGE EVERY TIME. I HAVE TO PUSH IT IN AND PULL ON IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO MAKE SURE ITS LATCHED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON TWO MONTH OR SO.
I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. AND FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING WHEN I AM DECELERATING OR STALLING WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. SOME TIMES THE VEHICLE JERKS SO BAD THAT MY SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT THAT THE TECH'S ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT IT CLICKS WHEN I PUT IT ON BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL COME RIGHT OFF. I HAD A SCREW STUCK IN MY FRONT TIRE TODAY AND COULD NOT GET THE FRONT TIRE OFF WHEN WE FINALLY GOT IT OFF WE FIGURED OUT WHY IT WOULD NOT COME OFF THERE IS RUST. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE PROBLEMS AND SCARED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN I AM ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. *TR
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT KEEPS UNLATCHING BY ITSELF. PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE FOUND NO FAULT. KEEPS GETTING WORSE WILL BE TAKING IT TO ANOTHER DEALER TOMORROW, THIS HAPPENS EVERY OTHER TIME I BUCKLE MY SEAT BELT IN. *TR
CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT IN A CAR SEAT THAT WAS HELD WITH SAFETY SEAT BELT. HE IS 3, ABOUT 30 POUNDS. HE UNLATCHED THE SEAT BELT BUT HAD PUT IT AROUND HIMSELF WHERE HE STILL LOOKED INTACT. WHEN WE STOPPED AND WENT TO GET HIM OUT, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT AS THE SEAT BELT WAS RETRACTING AND GETTING SO TIGHT AROUND HIM HE WAS GETTING SQUEEZED IN HALF. WE TRIED TO PULL THE SEAT BELT TO RELEASE IT BUT IT WOULDN'T RELEASE. WE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT. HE IS FINE NOW BUT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. HE IS SCARED OF THE SEAT BELT NOW WHICH COULD BE A GOOD THING. *TR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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