Filled the 2011 jeep compass with gas and pulled out of gas station. Two seconds later my car completely shut off and the steering wheel locked up. I managed to get it partially to the side of the road by letting it roll and brake, but cars behind me were not prepared for this and 3 cars swerved out of the way at the last minutes before slamming into me.
2011 Jeep Compass fuel system complaints
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Marked by an audible whine and the illumination of the transmission overheat light, the CVT on the 2.4l 4-cylinder engine in the 2011 jeep compass experiences significant and dramatic power loss. This is especially prevalent at sustained highway speeds creating a potentially unsafe situation. If the transmission overheats too much, the vehicle will not move until the transmission cools down. This issue first happened on my 2011 jeep compass in july 2014 and was temporarily rectified by jeep. Their solution was to replace the CVT transmission fluid. However, this problem has returned this summer under highway use, especially on hot days. On saturday, september 12, my family and I experienced not only the whine from the CVT, but significant power loss on the highway. Fortunately, having experienced this previously, I was able to pull the vehicle to the shoulder allowing the transmission to cool down without incident. Chrysler refuses to acknowledge the problem despite a plethora of evidence that this CVT transmission is defective. Here is a link to a video/case that is nearly identical to what I have experienced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnkezt0mr-4
Vehicle was not accelerating properly. Bucking and jerking for the first approx. 500' of acceleration. Very unsafe when pulling out into traffic. Acted as if it were out of gas, then would finally kick in. The problem was reported 1/22/13, and a computer update was performed by the dealership. The problem occurred again. The vehicle was brought to the dealership 1/31/13 and the dealership couldn't find a problem. Returned the vehicle to owner. The vehicle continuously had this problem, however, it was random and could not be re-created by the dealer. The vehicle was brought back to the dealership 4/5/13. A test drive was performed with the owner for 106 miles, but the problem could not be recreated. The vehicle kept randomly failing to accelerate. Finally, on 4/11/13, the vehicle was not accelerating properly and the dealership was able to witness the problem. Dealership replaced fuel pump. So far the issue has not re-occurred, however, this report is being filed in order to notify the safety board of potential safety issue and danger to public. This driver was nearly killed because of the vehicles failure to accelerate in high speed traffic. The dealership's refusal to find a problem when "no computer codes" would come up didn't help. This report was written by the owner.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep compass. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure on their initial visit, but the second time the fuel injection system was replaced. The remedy failed to correct the problem and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 12,000 and the current mileage was 30,000.
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