2007 Jeep Compass: harsh or hard shifting

Filed May 11, 2022 · Body · 70,000 miles · MI

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, there was a clunking noise present while making right and left turns. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the subframe of the vehicle was faulty due to severe rust and corrosion and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who confirmed the diagnoses. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The contact indicated the vehicle was serviced in 2014 under a Manufacturers Service Campaign. No further information was available. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed May 29, 2020 · Body, Suspension · 150,000 miles · NV

Purchased a 2007 jeep compass 2nd hand and found rear subframe and suspension parts is severely rusted . The vehicle clunks and hopps with every bump in the road. If you run over the reflectors while changing lanes vehicle will abruptly jerk in the direction you are going. Took it to jeep there was a recall for this problem that expired in 2017 I don't think there should be an expiration date for a safety hazard that thousands of jeeps and or dodges have they told me they cant help me.

Filed Sep 13, 2019 · Suspension · 152,000 miles · PA

Inspection after clunking from the front of the vehicle revealed severe rot and corrosion of the subframe with the mounting for the anti-roll bar completed broken away from the subframe. Also severe corrosion around the lower control arm mounting appeared to be close to the failure point. Took the vehicle to the jeep dealer who stated that the 10 year extended warranty had expired and that I should not drive the vehicle due to safety concerns. Found fca internal warranty document id-14-02 for the subframe corrosion issue dated 5/19/14 which refers to fca service bulletin 23-012-14 and states that all dealer personnel are to be made aware of this bulletin. I have a receipt for other repairs from an fca dealer dated 7/28/14, 2 months after the warranty bulletin date and there was no notification given about the inspection mandated under the warranty and nothing noted on the receipt. Thus there was no way for me to know about this waranty and safety issue which I am now told has expired for my vehicle. Per dealer instruction, I called fca customer care and was also told the warranty for my vehicle had expired and my only choice was to pay for repairs myself. In scrolling through the complaints already noted in the federal safety agency site, I see numerous mentions of this problem with many indicating complete subframe and suspension failure with injury only being prevented by the slow operating speed at the time of the failure. This problem is a manufacturing defect where improper materials and/or coatings were used by fca on these components. For reference my 1998 dodge neon has no such problem after 21 years as it used galvanized coating on this critical component. Fca needs to issue a recall and pay all associated costs for this safety related issue and be liable for any injuries resulting from these failures.

Filed Oct 2, 2017 · Body, Suspension · 160,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep compass. While driving 25 MPH, the contact heard an abnormal clunking noise and discovered that the subframe and cross member were rusted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The contact called a local dealer (hillview motors, 5309 us 30, greensburg, pa 15501), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called a manufacturer and was advised to take the vehicle to a local dealer to be inspected. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Filed Sep 2, 2015 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · CA

The car lost power while driving down vermont in torrance even though the engine was on. I had to pull over to the curb. Earlier that week on sunday aug 26, 2015 I had to have my battery jumped by aaa. Instead of driving around I let the car run for half an hour. I revved the engine and the RPM stopped working although the engine was still on. I started the car the next day and it had clunking sounds while driving at lower speeds which disappeared upon driving freeway speeds. Upon trying to park the car at work it jerked while in reverse. I drove the car the next few days until it failed on aug 31st while driving home on vermont. The car had to be towed to the scott robinson chrysler dodge jeep dealership in torrance, ca. Testing there revealed the car needed a whole new transmission at only 70,000 miles. They said it was not due to any fault of mine. I had the car towed to a aaa approved repair facility to get a second opinion and am waiting to see if the car repairs will solve the problem. It's fortunate the car didn't fail on the freeway.

Filed Apr 22, 2010 · Suspension · IL

Started hearing a tire noise and clunking when turning or going over bump. Took it to my service man. Car unsafe to drive. Dangerously bad lower ball joints. Had to replace brakes due to this and tire has started to separate due to the looseness of the tire. I have the defective ball joints. My 2007 jeep compass has 41,000 miles on it and this should not have happened. Multiple vehicles have had this problem yet no recall. There was a recall on this 2003 through 2006. Obviously there is still a problem. This problem could be life threatening if the wheel comes off. I was lucky.