2011 Jeep Compass Driver assistance Problems

[XXX] [XXX] , [XXX] [XXX] 2/7/26 To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to formally express my concern regarding ongoing, critical safety issues with my vehicle, which have been increasingly dangerous while driving. These issues appear to be interconnected and involve multiple components, including the valve body, transmission, TCM, ABS module, ECM, and throttle body. These problems have posed significant risks to my safety and the safety of others on the road. On several occasions, while driving at highway speeds (approximately 70 mph), the traction control and ABS warning lights have illuminated, and the vehicle has suddenly lost acceleration. This malfunction seems to cause the car to change gears unexpectedly or, in some instances, stop accelerating altogether. As a result, I have been forced to pull over to the side of the road in order to perform a YouTube-suggested reset just to get my vehicle back in motion. This situation has nearly led to accidents, as I have found myself stranded in traffic, unable to accelerate, or worse, pulling into traffic where the car fails to accelerate, almost causing collisions with other vehicles. Additionally, during colder weather, I have experienced issues with the throttle, where it becomes erratic and unresponsive. Despite having multiple repairs made, the problem persists, and I have observed that the throttle may either rev unexpectedly or fail to shift at all. While I understand that some repairs have been made, I am deeply concerned that the vehicle's ongoing malfunctions are indicative of serious safety hazards, which should be addressed by a professional dealership, at no cost rather than being dismissed with the assertion that "it won’t hurt anything." Given the potential for life-threatening incidents and the fact that I have already had several close calls, I strongly urge that these issues be diagnosed and rectified by a certified dealership or technician. , ran out of spac INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(

NHTSA ID

11716492

Incident

Feb 7, 2026

speedometer doesn't work, ABS, Brakes, engine and traction light keeps on. THE SHIFT LEVER CHANGES BY ITSELF FROM D TO M while driving. ABS module has to be replaced at my cost when other 2011 jeep compass have a recall F 50 for the same issue.

NHTSA ID

11627421

Incident

Nov 26, 2024

The crossmember- engine cradle that hold the engine in place. I heard a noise and took it to my mechanic he took pictures of the crossmember showing that it is rusted through showing holes. Took it in to a jeep dealer to have it diganosed, they confirmed that it is unsafe to drive as the engine can actually fall out. I contacted chrysler and they said that there was an extension of the warranty on this part that expired a month ago. They sent me to Mopar parts to see if they would pay for the repair. After days they rejected the claim. Now this car is 10 years old however it only has 48000 miles which is less than 5000 miles a year. I bought the car bran new. So it all rusted through on a car with only the 48000 miles. At best this should have been a recall. But at least customers owning this car should have been notified about this warranty extension so they could have had it checked and reparied before some one is killed driving a car that the engine could fall out on the road. Now Mopar is refusing to cover the cost of fixing it because the warranty extension expired a month and a half ago . Even though they know there is a problem with it. I feel that I need some help in making Mopar or Chrysler pay to have this work completed. I also have had to replace the 4 wheel drive as that went bad along with replacing the rear axles as they also rusted.

NHTSA ID

11427009

Incident

Jul 23, 2021

WIPERS GO OFF WHEN MAKING A TURN AND/OR TURNING SIGNAL LIGHT ON. VEHICLE RANDOMLY GETS ENGINE LIGHT ON COLD DAYS (NEW ENGLAND WINTERS). THE JEEP WILL JOLT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR STALL FOR A MOMENT BEFORE BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN STOPPED (AT A LIGHT FOR EXAMPLE) AND SOME NIGHTS THE JEEP WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATE AND NO "REVVING" SOUND OCCURS AS THOUGH THE CAR DOES NOT REGISTER THAT IT NEEDS TO ACCELERATE AND ACCELERATION SLOWLY INCREASES TO NO MORE THAN 25-30 MPH AND STALLS AT AN INCLINE. NO LIGHT COMES ON WHEN ACCELERATING ISSUES OCCUR. WHEN ACCELERATING ISSUES OCCUR, THEY TEN TO OCCUR INNER CITY RATHER THAN HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

11376910

Incident

Nov 27, 2020

Mileage

84,000 mi

TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND LIGHTS STOP WORKING AT TIMES.

NHTSA ID

11245488

Incident

Aug 8, 2019

ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND 4X4! CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. DROVE OUT OF WORK'S DRIVEWAY STOP AT SIGN THEN ACCELARATE DOWN A STEEP WINDING HILL AND MY CAR WAS ACCELERATING BY ITESELF..RPMS WENT FROM 3 TO 4 AND I WAS NOT PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE..I PULLED OVER BECAUSE THE CAR DIDNT WANT TO STOP..ABS FELT LIKE IT CAME ON AND FELT LIKE NO BRAKES..LUCKILY IT DID STOP WITH PUMPING AND DIDNT FLIP OVER INTO THE HUGE DRAIN DITCH. WE HAVENT EVEN HAD THIS CAR A YEAR AND WE ALREADY HAD TO SPEND OVER 1 GRAND IN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS FOR THE RELAY..IN WHICH THERE IS NOT EVEN A PART TO REPLACE IT..GUESS I EITHER QUITE WORKING AND LIVE ON THE STREETS OR TAKE MY CHANCES EVERY DAY DRIVING THE DEATH TRAPS THAT WE ARE PAYING THOUSANDS FOR..AND IT SEEMS THESE HAVE ALL BEEN KNOWN ISSUES ..

NHTSA ID

11245004

Incident

Aug 19, 2019

Mileage

65,000 mi

JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR. IT HAS 73,000 MILES. DRIVING IN 100 DEGREE TEMPS GOING 75-80 AND TRANSMISSION GREEN LIGHT COMES ON. SOUNDS LIKE IT CAN'T CHANGE GEARS. I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ACCELERATION.

NHTSA ID

11244291

Incident

Aug 15, 2019

Mileage

73,000 mi

DRY, HOT SURFACE ON HIGHWAY. IN CONSTRUCTION MOVING THROUGH STOP AND GO AS TWO MAJOR ROUTES WERE MERGING. APPROACHED AREA GOING UNDER A OVERPASS, SLIGHT DOWNWARD AND SWEEPING LEFT CURVE. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OFF AND ON DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC FLOW. GENTLY DEPRESSED BRAKE TO SLOW THEN WENT TO GENTLY ACCELERATE AND CAR JUST QUIT, HAD NO ACCELERATION. LOOKED AT INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ESC LIGHT IS ON. BE PUT HAZARDS ON, PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED. EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. TRULY TERRIFYING AS THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR A TOW TO EVEN GET TO ME OR FOR ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR! I WAS AGAINST LEFT SIDE WALL, ON A CURVE, UNDER A BRIDGE IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC CONSTRUCTION ZONE IN CLEVELAND! DEALERSHIP WILL CHARGE ME $115 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. READING UP I FIND THERE WILL NOT EVEN BE A CODE SO WHY BOTHER. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS!

NHTSA ID

11231540

Incident

Jul 10, 2019

Mileage

44,000 mi

ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND FLASHING LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T EXCEED 30 MPH. OCCURRENCE FIRST HAPPENED WHEN TURNING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO SHUT DOWN/RESTART VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AT TIMES, TO GET BACK TO BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY, OTHERWISE, IF ABLE, I WILL PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACE THE CAR IN PARK TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES. LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY COME ON AND DRASTICALLY ALTER ABILITY TO OPERATE VEHICLE. OTHER OCCURRENCES APPEARED WHILST WAITING IDLE IN LINE AT A DRIVE THRU, DRIVING DOWN CITY STREETS--STOP SIGN TO STOP SIGN, DRIVING OVER ROAD IMPERFECTIONS LIKE BUMPS OR POTHOLES, EVEN SAFETY SPEED HUMPS. FROM MY OWN RESEARCH ONLINE, I BELIEVE I HAVE AN IDEA TO WHAT THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE IS. DUE TO THE FLASHING LIGHTNING BOLT SIGNAL, IT SEEMS THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY HAS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

11230966

Incident

Jul 10, 2019

Mileage

55,000 mi

THE ETC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE WON'T GO WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS. THE ENGINE CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. SOME DAYS IT STARTS SOME DAYS IT DOESN'T. REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCHES TWICE AND THE ETC. NEITHER SEEMS TO HELP. I DRIVE A HIGHWAY TO WORK EVERYDAY AND I PRAY THAT IF IT ACTS UP, I CAN FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER

NHTSA ID

11205377

Incident

Apr 2, 2019

Mileage

115,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WENT IN TO LIMP MODE CAUSING NO ACCELERATION, NO POWER. THE CAR IS NOW STICKING IN LOW GEAR. THIS IS ON GOING AND COSTLY. AND ABOVE ALL DANGEROUS WHEN THE VEHICLE DECIDES NOT TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND CONTINUES TO IGNORE ISSUE AND THROWS COST BACK ON CONSUMER. ALSO, DOES NOT GIVE ANY CODES TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH JEEP.

NHTSA ID

11194135

Incident

Sep 12, 2018

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE CAR WENT INTO LYMPH MODE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND ON, BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE. IT IS A PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION. EVEN IF THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED, THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE ENGINE THAT CAUSES THIS. JEEP KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT RECALLED OR ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. LIVES COULD BE LOST. PLEASE DEMAND THEY RECALL AND PAY FOR THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11182751

Incident

Feb 27, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. WHILE ON RT 90, MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE I HAD TO GET ACROSS TRAFFIC TO CRAWL OFF HIGHWAY TO GARAGE. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID WEREN'T SURE, PERHAPS TRANSMISSION. AFTER A WHILE WHEN I RESTARTED WAS ABLE TO CRAWL HOME ON LOCAL ROADS. IT SEEMED BETTER UNTIL ANOTHER TIME ON RT 91 I WAS IN DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN AUTO STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I WAS ALMOST HIS BY TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK. LUCKILY I CRAWLED BACK HOME AGAIN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. FEW DAYS LATER I WAS GOING TO TAKE TO GARAGE AND IN MIDDLE ROAD IT STOPPED AND WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE AT ALL. IT SAT IN MIDDLE STREET UNTIL I HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR. THEY COULD HELP AT MY USUAL REPAIR GARAGE AND I HAD TO HAVE TOWED AGAIN TO JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN AND IT WOULD COST ALMOST $6500 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, THROTTLE BODY AND MANIVERTER. MY SISTER HAD A 2015 JEEP THAT HAD SAME PROBLEM YEAR AFTER SHE BOUGHT AND SHE WAS ALSO IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON HIGHWAY SAME AS MINE. HERS WAS RECALLED. MY CAR IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD AND THIS KIND OF REPAIR IS OUTRAGEOUS. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED 3 TIMES AND CANNOT MOVE IT AT ALL. IT SEEMS TO HAVE MESSED UP CRUISE CONTROL WHICH FEW MONTHS PREVIOUSLY STOPPED WORKING BEFORE TRANSMISSION QUIT ALL TOGETHER. RESEARCH HAS SHOWED ME THIS IS A CHRONIC AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH JEEP VEHICLES AS MECHANICS HAVE ALSO INFORMED ME. THIS HAD BEEN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR SOME MONTHS UNTIL IT STOPPED DRIVING AT ALL. JEEP NEEDS TO RECALL THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES. I HAVE STATEMENT FROM LIA JEEP OF NORTHAMPTON, MA STATING NECESSARY REPAIRS BUT MY PRINTER IS NOT WORKING SO I CANNOT UPLOAD.

NHTSA ID

11179782

Incident

Dec 6, 2018

Mileage

140,000 mi

MY CAR IS GOING INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING, GOING DOWN REALLY QUICKLY BASICALLY. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE CAR DECIDED TO GO INTO LOW SPEED TWICE NO ALMOST CAUSING A REAR-ENDED COLLISION THANKFULLY DRIVER BEHIND WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND I ONLY RECEIVED ROAD RAGE FROM DRIVER. IT SHOOK MY WIFE UP SO MUCH SHE WAS HOME FOR TWO DAYS WITH XTRA ANXIETY MEDICATION. SINCE THAT INCIDENT CAR COMES AND GOES IN LIMP MODE, SO NOW THE CAR SITS MY WIFE IS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. I KNOW RECALL ON OTHER JEEP MODELS, I FEEL THIS TOO SHOULD BE RECALLED.

NHTSA ID

11140996

Incident

Sep 17, 2018

Mileage

149,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN THE FREEWAY ABOUT 70MPH . OUT OF NO WHERE CAR CAN NOT BE ACCELERATED AND LOST ALL POWER. I WAS LUCKY THAT TRAFFIC WAS NOT BAD OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE GOT OTHER AND MYSELF HURT. CALL JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ADVISED ME TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL FOR 15-20 MINUTES TO LET THE TRANSMISSION "COOL OFF" AND TO TRY IT AGAIN. TO MY SURPRISED IT WORK. HOWEVER ABOUT AN HOUR LATER SAME THING HAPPEN. I TAKE THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISE ME TO GET RID OF THE CAR, HE TOLD ME THAT JEEP KNOWS WELL THAT THIS CARS ARE TRANSMISSION ARE OVERHEATING AND LOSING ALL POWER BUT THEY REFUSE TO MAKE A RECALL AND FIX THE ISSUE. I CAN NOT EXPRESS TO YOU GUYS HOW SCARY IS TO BE DRIVING AND KNOWN THAT AT ANY MINUTES YOUR CAR CAN LOSE ALL POWER AND YOU WILL BE HIT OR KILL. I URGE YOU GUYS TO TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION AND HELP ME AND OTHERS THAT ARE DRIVING THIS CARS TO HAVE JEEP FIX THEM. I CALL JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASKED THEM WHY THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, I WAS TOLD THAT ALL SHE CAN DO WAS "DOCUMENT" MY CONCERNS BUT THAT WAS ALL SHE CAN DO. I AM VERY UPSET KNOWING THAT EVEN IF I SPEND THE MONEY TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION THIS ISSUE WILL NOT GO AWAY SINCE ALL THIS TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE. PLEASE MAKE JEEP BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MATTER AND HAVE THEM RECALL ALL THE CARS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. OTHERWISE THE PUBLIC IS AT RISK TO HAVE MAYOR ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

11121017

Incident

Aug 17, 2018

Mileage

105 mi

WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD THE EIC EMBLEM COMES ON AND THAN I START LOOSING SPEED FROM THE ACCELERATOR. IT STARTS SLOWING DOWN AND THAN IT WON'T GO AFTER THAT. HAVE TO PULL OVER OFF THE ROAD AND TURN CAR OFF.

NHTSA ID

10790171

Incident

Nov 13, 2015

Mileage

1 mi

VEHICLE DASH RED LIGHTNING AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS TURNED ON WITH WARNING CHIME UPON BRAKING AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ON THE FREEWAY OFF RAMP WHILE EXITING INTERSTATE 10. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH ROUGH ENGINE IDLE AND LACK OF POWER FOR ACCELERATING. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF FOR A MINUTE AND RESTARTING SEEMS TO CLEAR THESE WARNING LIGHTS AND VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEAREST CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER WITH DIAGNOSTICS COMPLETED AND THE MASS FLOW SENSOR REPLACED. ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING WEEK. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE SO THAT THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD READ THE ERROR CODES AND OBSERVE/DOCUMENT THE WARNING LIGHTS LIT IN THE DASH. A THIRD VISIT TO THE SAME SERVICE CENTER RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE MOST RECENT SERVICE VISIT. I HAD MENTIONED TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT I HAD ONE INCIDENT PRIOR TO THE INITIAL EVENT FOR THIS ISSUE OF BRAKING HARD WHICH MOST LIKELY ENGAGED THE ABS-ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE SERVICE ADVISOR DID NOT SEEM TO BELIEVE THERE MIGHT BE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THIS INCIDENT AND THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES EACH WEEK AND ONLY UPON STOPPING AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY. VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY DURING STREET DRIVING WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHEN THIS ISSUE DOES OCCUR, PULLING INTO A NEARBY GAS STATION AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RESET EVERYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE OPERATING NORMALLY AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS UNRESOLVED ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705074

Incident

Dec 17, 2014

Mileage

97,000 mi

MY 2011 JEEP COMPASS THAT I BOUGHT NEW FOR $23,000.00 HAS 56,000 MILES AND WOULDN'T START. IT IS NOT RELIABLE. MANY TIMES I HAD A LOSS OF POWER. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHARGED ME $900.00 TO FIX IT. THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THEY SAID THAT MY COMPUTER WASN'T TELLING THE ENGINE TO START AND THAT WAS WHY ALL THE LIGHTS WERE ON IN THE DASH BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND THAT WAS ALSO WHY I HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. I SPENT THE MONEY TO FIX IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. NOT A WEEK LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM!! I JUST SPENT $900.00 TO FIX 3 YR OLD JEEP THAT I BOUGHT NEW FOE 23 GRAND, SO I WOULD HAVE SOMETHING RELIABLE FOR MY 20 YR OLD DAUGHTER TO DRIVE WHILE SHE WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE AND ALL THAT MONEY WAS FOR NOTHING AS MY KID HAS A PIECE OF JUNK THAT BREAKS DOWN ALL THE TIME. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THEIR JEEPS. AND SAW HOW CHRYSLER STILL HASN'T DONE A RECALL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I LOST ALOT OF MONEY ON A CAR THAT IS WORTHLESS I CANNOT HAVE MY DAUGHTER DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR. I WILL HAVE TO SELL IT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ASAP. IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT THAT THIS LARGE CORP WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10567950

Incident

Feb 3, 2014

Mileage

56,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED REPEATEDLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,151.

NHTSA ID

10563342

Incident

Feb 7, 2014

Mileage

34,151 mi

I LEFT WORK FROM DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH AT 4:15 PM, AND WHILE CROSSING OUTBOUND ON THE VETRANS BRIDGE, MY JEEP TURNED ITSELF OFF. THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY TOUGH, AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE JEEP, TURNED IT BACK ON, AND THANKFULLY IT STARTED AGAIN. IF TRAFFIC WAS MOVING FASTER, LIKE IT USUALLY DOES, I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A WRECK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10485803

Incident

Nov 21, 2012

Mileage

16,080 mi

(AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS), THIS 2011 JEEP COMPASS HAS TRANSMISSION DIFFICULTIES. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TO SHIFT FROM GEAR TO GEAR WITHOUT MANUAL ASSISTANCE. IT WILL WHINE AND STRAIN AND JUST NOT CHANGE, EVEN AS THE RPM CLIMB SKY HIGH, IT WILL NOT SHIFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THIS FAILURE WAS FIRST DOCUMENTED ON 6/19/11 BUT THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURE BEFORE THIS DATE. THE SYSTEM FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN A REDUCTION OF POWER TO SUCH EXTENT THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAFELY MERGE INTO A LANE OF TRAFFIC. DURING SUCH EPISODES THE ACCELERATOR COULD BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND THE MAXIMUM SPEED WOULD NOT EXCEED 20 OR 25 MILES PER HOUR. THIS VEHICLE (WHICH HAS OTHER PROBLEMS) IS CONSIDERED TO BE UNSAFE. I AM PRESENTLY WAITING FOR A COMPANY "INVESTIGATOR" TO ACCESS THESE PROBLEMS. *KB

NHTSA ID

10414017

Incident

Jun 19, 2011

Mileage

100 mi