2011 Jeep Compass: complete transmission failure

Filed Sep 13, 2020 · Airbags · 120,000 miles · NY

For over two years my air bag light has been on. I tried to located the a possinle fuse but found the fuse box was mislabled on the diagram. Check you tube and diagram in manual did not match. So I lived with the issue because for inspection it did not affect emmissions. Now thar I am passing the vehical to my daughter I found there was a recall on the airbag and seatbelt along with a steering nut to check. I want the vwhicle to be safe for her. I already put a lot of money into the jeep from a new transmission, wiring concerns located under drivers front tire, timing belt and general maintainance.

Filed Dec 4, 2019 · Transmission · 123,500 miles · IL

While driving the vehicle is magically stopped accelerating going 55 MPH on a two lane highway in the country. There are/were no issues with the engine as the car would not move forward or reverse as I pressed on the gas pedal. Credible/nationally recognized vehicle repair shop stated the transmission needs replacement (123,500 miles).

Filed Apr 26, 2019 · 195,000 miles · NY

Driving at highway speed, lost all power. Coast to the next rest stop, flashers on only going 40mph on highway. Then car off, restart and proceeded home. A few days later same seniro. New transmission from jeep, $3300. I think they should recall and fix the problems.

Filed Feb 13, 2019 · Acceleration, Transmission · 140,000 miles · MA

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.

Filed Aug 20, 2018 · Acceleration, Transmission · 105 miles · NM

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.

Filed Dec 15, 2016 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · MI

On the reported date my 2011 jeep compass 2.4l 4x4 was remote started and ran for approximately 15-20 minutes before getting in and driving off. The engine had warmed up about half way to operating temperature. The temperature was 13 degrees fahrenheit outside. Once I left and pulled out onto the street the transmission threw out 3 small and quick jerks. This happened 3 more times before getting onto the interstate. This is a brand new CVT less than a year old. The last CVT did the same shudder in the cold before it blew out a month later with 115,000 miles on it (barely out of warranty). The jeep CVT seems to be under built for cold temperatures because the new transmission only has about 15,000 miles on it and is doing the exact same thing. Note: I was babying the throttle to get up to operating temps when this occurred.

Filed Aug 12, 2014 · Transmission · 88,000 miles · NJ

I bought the car in 2011. The transmission got broken before the car had 1000 miles and it was covered by warranty with a new transmission. A year later I was driving and the transmission light turned on and the car stopped responding. After waiting for about one hour, the light went off and I could drive to a dealer. They did not find "anything wrong" with the transmission and they did not make any reparation. A month ago the same happened after driving for two hours. I left the car at a different dealer, and after having my car for three days they told me the same: "nothing is wrong with the car" and no reparations were done. Last sunday I was driving to a different state, and again after 2 hours driving, the car stopped responding and the transmission light turned on. After waiting for 2 hours in the roadside I could finally reach my destination. There is definitely something wrong with the transmission of the car, and it seems that chrysler does not want to take responsibility for it. Maybe they are waiting for me to hit 100,000 miles to tell me that the transmission is useless and I have to pay for a new one??? How come the same problem happened 3 times and 3 dealers did not identify the problem? The fact is that the car is not reliable, and I cannot plan any trip longer that 1 hour drive...

Filed Jan 14, 2012 · Transmission · 2,025 miles · NJ

I was driving the car and it tacked high 3-4 for a few seconds and did not drive although foot was to the floor on gas pedal it would just not move, knew it was transmission problem but engineering at chrysler has tried every fix they can think of to avoid replacing transmission with no success. Waiting supposedly for new transmission and has been in the service center at the dealer for 20+ days. I had the car for 52 days prior to failure and it only had 2025 miles on it.

Filed Jun 13, 2011 · Steering, Suspension · 65 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep compass. The contact stated that the steering wheel would pull hard toward the right when driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The technicians stated that the failure was caused by a combination of the nature of the front wheel drive vehicle and driver inexperience. The technicians adjusted the camber yet the failure continued after the adjustment. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 65. Updated 07/20/11 *bf the consumer also stated the transmission failed to change gears. There was a whining sound and it felt as though, it was straining to change gears. The failure resulted in a loss of power necessary to merge safely from one lane of traffic to another. The consumer stated the vehicle lost all power. The vehicle struggled to re-start, but eventually it did. The check engine light illuminated afterwards. Updated 11/21/11