2011 Jeep Compass: engine stalls while driving

Filed Apr 29, 2025 · Electrical · MI

The vehicle shuts off while driving at any speed. Steering locks and will not allow driver to pull over to safety.

Filed Nov 14, 2024 · Engine, Fuel system · 64,000 miles · PA

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH after refueling, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was restarted and worked as designed; however, the failure recurred while driving after refueling. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.

Filed Jun 11, 2022 · Fuel system · IL

After 4 years of driving my 2011 Jeep Compass and hitting 95,000 miles on it, I noticed that there were problems with filling up my tank and my car stalling. If I don't stop the gas pump myself, a few seconds after pulling out of the gas station my car would stall and idle until my engine would just shut off and my wheel and break would lock. This happened while entering a highway, going into a busy intersection, and trying to get out of large mall space. In all of these settings, I was inches away from a car crash. I have brought this up to multiple mechanics who have never heard of this problem and weren't sure what to do. After doing my own research I realized that this is a common Chrysler/Jeep issue with models made between 2005-2015 models. There are no warning lamps, messages, or any signals that my car is going to stall and idle. I could not imagine a larger safety risk to myself, my passengers, and all of the drivers around me. Last week after filling up my tank and intentionally not filling it up all the way, I thought I was safe to drive home but I was wrong. As I was crossing the intersection five-way traffic, my car began to stall as a semi-truck was heading right into me. Thankfully, I shut my engine off and quickly turned it back on to move out of the middle of the road.

Filed Aug 13, 2021 · Engine, Fuel system · 105,000 miles · CT

The contact's son owns a 2011 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while his son was exiting the parking lot and driving approximately 15-25 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently stalled and the steering wheel locked-up. The contact did not know whether there were warning lights illuminated. The contact's son was able to veer to the side of the road. The contact stated his son was able to restart the vehicle and drove to his destination. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving. The contact's son was able to restart the vehicle and drove to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the roll over bent valve in the fuel tank was not closing properly leaking fuel into the EVAP system causing the vehicle to stall and lock the steering wheel. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency for assistance. A case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

Filed Nov 28, 2020 · Acceleration, Visibility · 84,000 miles · MA

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.

Filed Jan 2, 2020 · Engine · 102,880 miles · IN

Several times after filling up my 2011 jeep compass with gas, I turn the car on and drive off. In minutes the steering locks up and car stalls. Car is getting power, all components are still working (lights, radio, etc.). I turn car off and restart and it sputters and finally starts and is drivable. I have read several other complaints of the same issue and it is dangerous due to the steering locking up and the inability to control the car when it stalls.

Filed Nov 5, 2019 · Transmission · 107,000 miles · WY

Vehicle stops moving randomly at highway speeds and must be restarted to get it to move. Will barely accelerate and rpms are extremely high st low speeds. Vehicle surges and won't accelerate. Horrible whining noises. Vehicle stalls, or won't move when trying to ascend up hill or when entering the highway. I have almost been hit multiple times due to these problems. I have taken this vehicle to ther mechanic twice and had the computer run diagnostics. The cause of these problems is the automatic transmission. There are numerous accounts of this problem regarding this make and model of vehicle. This has been happening for approximately 4 months.

Filed Aug 29, 2019 · Fuel system · 95,000 miles · PA

Jeep stalled after filling it with gas. Steering wheel locks up, due to overflow of gas. Fix would require replacing whole gas tank and system.

Filed Aug 1, 2019 · Fuel system · 70,000 miles · NJ

After every single time I fuel up my car, the whole car sputters. I have taken my car in and had my oil changed and received a tune up. Last week, after having all of this work done, I go to fill up my tank, I turn the car on it sputters as I accelerate out of the gas station, then I pulled out onto a very busy street to drive home and not even a quarter mile down the road my car stalls out, power steering is lost, and I almost get hit from on coming traffic dur to me losing control of the vehicle. I put the car in park and turn the car back on and it seems fine. Again this issue only happens immediately after getting gas. This issue is apparently well known but there is no recall out yet. Here is a link to other people having the exact same problem as me: "bucking after I fill up with gas. - cargurus" https://www.cargurus.com/cars/discussion-t29898_ds631498

Filed Jan 29, 2019 · Fuel system · VA

Stalled after filling up with gas. The mechanic was not sure what the problem was but after fixing what they thought it may be. $500 dollars latter. It is still stalled after I filled up. Very scary crossing 4 lane's of traffic after your car stalled, starts right back, then stalled again. Now they are tell it may be in the gas tank. I don't have money for all the guessing. Something needs to be done!

Filed Jan 18, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 105,000 miles · PA

Filled tank and car stalled while driving away three times (after driving a short distance) called for a tow and taken to mechanic where they couldn't identify the problem. Then again, approximately three months later, stalled after filling the gas tank while making a left out of the gas station across traffic. Quickly restarted the car, it bucked as though about to stall after another 3/4 mile, and then ran fine. Largest concern is directly after fill up, but there is frequently a buck/hesitation when accelerating as well.

Filed Dec 2, 2015 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · CT

The transmission overheat light comes on often and causes the car to lose power and or stall. This happens on any type of driving scenario highway, residential or stationary. I will take my foot off the gas and the light will go off. The windshield wipers will come on my themselves and I will have to physically turn them on and off for them to stop. More recently my oil change indicator came on when I have at least 1000 more miles before my car is due for an oil change