Front lower control arms and tie rods have gone bad with only 67000 miles and less then 5yrs old.
2007 Jeep Compass 4x4 suspension complaints
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I was just had my tires replaced at 60,000 miles and was told that both lower ball joints were bad . This is a very low mileage for this to occur.. I was quoted over $900 usd to replace both lower control arms (with new ball joints) plus alignment.
2007 jeep compass 4x4 with approx. 41,0000 miles needs tie rods lower ball joint/arm. Ball joints also causes owner to pay out of pocket for alignment and replacement of tires since defective ball joint causes tires to wear unevenly. I just paid $2,000 to have my compass fixed. I check with jeep before it was fixed the 800 number said it was covered under the 5 yr powertrain, I called the garage were my car was they said they did not think so then I called the dealer who said it was not covered. After my car was in pieces my dealer told me I should of brought the car there they may of been able to get some help for me. Nice time to tell me when it was in pieces. I filed a compliant with jeep but since this is a safety hazard I was told the car was not safe to drive. If I hit a pot hole I would of lost control of the car and hurt myself or someone else. What does is take for the federal safety agency to make jeep recall the 2007 compass to fix this. This is a major safety issue. Are we going to wait for someone to get killed before something is done to issue a recall. How people have to complain before something is done. .
2007 jeep compass continuous (at least 6 times) water leaking from sun roof ...poor draining....unclogged drains lines(dealer) noisy thumping (some kind of road noise) many complaints was told tires are noisy....returned today (5/25/11) noise is more evident and has to be more serious than noisy tires. Dealer has yet to correct these problems permanently.
2007 jeep compass 4x4 with approx. 48,000 miles has undergone it's 4th replacement of the front lower ball joint/arm. The replacement is not under warranty with jeep nor recalled at this time. Every year at time of inspection, the jeep compass fails inspection due to bad lower ball joint. Replacement costs the owner approx. $500 annually. Jeep has not done anything to correct this defect at the time. The defect in the ball joint also causes owner to pay out of pocket for alignment and replacement of tires since defective ball joint causes tires to wear unevenly.
2007 jeep compass with approximately 52,300 miles needed left and right ball joints and right outer tie rod replaced at a cost of $510. Given the fairly low mileage and the fact that this auto is driven only on paved city and highway roads these repairs should not be necessary. Others have reported on the web similar repairs with ball joints/tie rods for this jeep model -- jeep should have a recall on this model for this defect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep compass 4x4. The contact was driving in reverse approximately 5 MPH in a residential driveway. The brakes were applied and the vehicle exhibited a loud clunking. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they detected that the front lower ball joints were defective. The contact scheduled an appointment for the vehicle to be repaired. The failure mileage was 56,702. Updated 7/12/12 *cn updated 07/18/12
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep compass 4x4. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for a routine maintenance where the contact was informed that the front lower control arm ball joint was defective. The front lower control arm assembly was replaced. The failure mileage was 49,309.
I was told yesterday that my 2007 jeep compass front suspension ball joints need to be replaced. I have 49,000 miles on the vehicle. This defect could result in wheel failure. No failure has occurred yet.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep compass 4x4. The contact stated that the vehicle would exhibit an abnormal clunking noise from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the coupling arms, bushings and bearings had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 26,000 and the current mileage was 35,000.
2007 jeep compass lower ball joint failure at 53,654 miles. Completely unacceptable. Took my jeep in for routine maintenance and found my drivers lower ball joint very close to separating. Not only that but the vertical lower control arm bushing was separated from the arm !! Only reason there was not damage to my vehicle or my life was I had my compass serviced early for the 60k service.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep compass 4x4. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the contact stated that the vehicle began pulling to the right. The contact slowed down to keep control. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the front lower ball joints were defective. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 52,000 and the current mileage was 53,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep compass 4x4. The contact was driving approximately 55 MPH when the vehicle began to pull to the right and wander out of the lane causing difficulty to steer. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer two times where the front stabilizer sway bar and rack and pinion were replaced. Also, the tie rod was replaced twice. The failure continued to occur. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where they informed that the same parts which were previously replaced had failed for the third time. The technician stated that the failures were common issues with the model year vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 31,693.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep compass 4x4. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken in for routine maintenance when the contact was advised that the front lower ball joints were extremely loose and dislodging from the socket abnormally. The dealer was contacted who informed the contact that there were no recalls for the failure. The manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance. The vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic. The failure mileage was 37,820.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep compass. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken in for routine maintenance when he was informed that both front lower control arms would need replacing. In addition, the contact stated that the wheels were abnormally slanted inward as a result of the control arm failure. The contact expressed concern of the safety risk involved with the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileage was 39,422.
Rear trailing arm bushings are worn and need replacing. Vehicle had been at dealers for fluids change and inspection. Then went to replace rear tires which I thought had delaminated but found uneven tire tread wear on the inside. Tire dealer found upper bushings worn beyond tolerances.
2007 jeep compass= went to get oil change and was told lower ball joints were shot and unsafe to drive. How long before you make jeep recall this junk? Do people have to die first?
Thumping in front tires took to halls tires and they told me both front lower balljoints were completely worn out. 2007 jeep compass 4x4, $1000.00 to replace with only 48,000 miles on them. Will keep old parts.
I recently had my 2007 jeep compass in to dealer to check out why vehicle was handling improperly . Found out I needed $3000 of front and rear suspension prts including control arms front and back wheel bearings x 4 ,ball joints the whole bit in researching this I find I am one of possibly thousands with the same problems on the same year jeep compass. I have been loyal to chrysler even after owning a neon with many problems but this is definately the last chrysler dodge or jeep product I will ever purchase. This vehicle is simply a lemon and should be recalled.
2007 jeep compass needed tie rod ends replaced at annual inspection at 49000 miles and ball joints need replaced at 70000 miles! Jeep will not cover them and they are the only ones who make the ball joints how convenient. Mechanic says they are only lasting an average of40-70k miles and to get rid of the vehicle. Tie rod ends have 25000 miles on them and he said will need replaced in about a year again! Updated 01/13/11*bf
Brought my 2007 jeep compass in to have the alignment checked. I was told by our jeep dealership that both of my ball joints are faulty and the car is extremely dangerous to be driving. I just bought the car 10 months ago from the same jeep dealership. We drive only highway and the car only has 44,000 miles on it.
2007 jeep compass rallye edition with 37,000 miles. There was a metallic creaking / clunk from the front of the vehicle, and had it inspected by a local mechanic . Both lower ball joints were found to be bad with excessive play...ball joints were replaced w/ new. Engine oil pump also failed @ approx 15,000 miles and caused engine failure was replaced under warranty after a month of waiting..
2007 jeep compass with 38,200 miles on it. Heard clunking noise in front passenger side wheel area. Took to dealer and was told tie rods were blown out and vehicle unsafe to drive. So far jeep has not responded to a recall inquiry yet. I only do light driving to work, approx 4 miles a day, never have taken it off roading. $615 repair costs.
Took car to my mechanic for an oil change. After putting car on the lift he usually does an inspection, brakes, exhaust, tires , steering , etc.when checking for play on the front wheels he notice a very dangerous play on both front wheels, more severe on the right side due to failing ball joints. Car is a 2007 jeep compass with 60,000 miles.
I bought my jeep compass less than a year ago with 42,000 miles. Its now about 10 months later and I have 46,000 miles on this jeep (I.e. I don't drive it a ton) I have done zero off roading and I always try to avoid potholes and bad roads. Took it in to investigate some loud noises coming from front... Only to find out that my lower control arms have to be replaced due to bad ball joints, outer tie rods on both sides in the front, and new brakes and front left rotor needed to be replaced. I find these problems to be absurd, considering the amount of miles on this vehicle. All of this costing over $1000 to repair. Jeep needs to stand behind their product and clearly recall these issues. I am not happy after reading all of the similar problems of other jeep compass owners; and it makes me even more upset to learn that most of these problems are re-occurring within 2-3 yrs. This needs to be addressed.. Orjeep will be losing my business in the future... Thanks!
Took 2007 jeep compass in for oil change, mentioned rattling noise in front end. Mechanic found that both lower control arms/ball joints need to be replaced. Jeep only 3 years old and guess what warranty expired! Total repair costs ~ 700 dollars. No recall as of yet, but there should be considering countless other compass owners are experiencing the very same problem.
2007 jeep compass ball joints on passenger and drivers side both failed at 56,000 miles. Never been off road just normal every day driving. Parts have been replaced, and old parts are available for inspection.
Front end would shake when coasting at 40 MPH. Took the car in to the dealers with 44,179 miles and they told me I needed to replace frt lower control arms left outer tie and rt inner tie rod cause they were all worn out. So they replaced them all. All new parts and $1034.00.
2007 jeep compass issues with brakes pads, rotor suspension ,tie rods,ball joint, struts, swaybar, swingbar full front suspension and front brakes and rotors. In 1/20/10 I brought me jeep compass in because of noise found out that I need struts front brakes and rotors outer tie rods a wheel alignment it cause me over a thousand dollars now 4 months later I have more issues with the car so I bring it back now they said that I need ball joint swaybar swing bar and bearings and the rear brakes and rotors etc this is going to cost me 1300 now that I think about it I never had a car that had so many problems my car has only 29000 miles its 3 years old why does it need this much work even the mechanic says this car has alot of issues whit the front end and steering and suspension and I owned other cars that are old and have not any issues with the car except the replacing brake pads and oil changes there has to be an issue that I think should be looked at why these parts are failing so soon thank you.
I have a 2007 jeep compass 4x4. Started out with banging noises coming from the front. I have replaced both struts (38000 miles). Noise was still there, found out that I needed a right front tie rod and lower control arm (45000 miles) replaced. A few months later I am now hearing squeaking noises and rattling. Just found out that I now have to have the left lower control arm replaced. Like all the other complaints that I have seen, the problems that I am having are the exact same. This is not right!! The car is under 50,000 miles (all highway) and should not be having these kinds of issues. I have never run into this with any other type of vehicle that I have owned. I think this needs to be investigated before something awful happens. My mechanic tells me that he sees alot of this with the compass and patriot models. Jeep used cheaper parts to make the vehicle affordable. Great, except the consumer will not buy another jeep product after this. I know that I won't. They need to own up to this and help it's customers with the repair issues. There are too many of them and they are all identical. Please investigate this issue. Severe safety issues going on here. I don't know how people can do business like this. Thank you.
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