2012 Jeep Compass: won't start

Filed Apr 20, 2019 · 103 miles · ME

While driving 50mhp on highway car wouldn't go when pressing on gas pulled over just in time before it turned off by itself. Wouldn't start after trying a couple of times waited 5 minutes then started

Filed Jan 12, 2018 · Engine · 57,000 miles · NY

While driving my jeep all of a sudden the engine stalled. No warning. No other issues. I tried to restart and my engine light came on and the electronic throttle control {etc} light came on. The engine would not turn over, but kept trying to start until I turned keys to off. I waited 10 minutes and tried it again. It started, however the engine light stayed on. I was able to drive home without another incident.

Filed Jun 26, 2016 · Engine · 460 miles · NJ

I purchased my compass in june & 2 months later with mileage being460 I took a trip to virginia from nj 3 hours into the trip driving on rte 66 which is a very busy highway 18 wheeler trucks flying by. The car shut down & I pull to the side but there is no shoulder on that highway so I was stuck up against a cement wall around a bend of cars flying by blaring their horns at me. Luckily state troopers were there on the other side for an accident there was screaming at us to move because that was a very dangerous spot today we yelled back the car will not start. One of the state troopers pain behind us with their lights and we had to wait on a tow truck and taxi cab for us to get to the hotel. The vehicle was left at a sunoco station as a cab drove around looking for a hotelavailable. The next morning we went to the sunoco and they said the car started as soon as I got there they did a diagnostic and nothing was wrong. I drove the car another two and a half hours to my destination and went to the jeep dealer there. They kept the car all day and found nothing wrong but yet it stalled on me twice and would not restart. I was petrified to drive the vehicle back home which was a six hour trip so I handed in the compass to the dealer where I had traveled to and had to purchase a new vehicle and come out of pocket $5,000. I tried to fight the dealer that sold it to me & back and forth chrysler corp. They would not do anything about this they didn't even offer to pay my towing fee or my hotel fees. They did not give me any type of credit & I had proof of everything that had happened. Now I see all these people complaining of this situation. We could've been killed on that highway that had no shoulder god was definitely with us. & their representatives at jeep didn't even care. I'm now a nervous driver & do not like to take any trips. This experience has took a toll on my life.

Filed Apr 21, 2015 · Electrical · 35,000 miles · IN

When I start my vehicle it does not start and I can not pull the key out of the ignition after a couple of seconds of leaving the key alone the vehicle starts on its on. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times however; the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. I was told it would have to do it for them in order for them to figure out the problem. I asked the dealer to document the issue that my vehicle is having because it was close to my warranty to be over. Please investigate issue!!!!

Filed Jul 19, 2013 · Electrical · 2,000 miles · OR

I was loading my ten month old son into the back passenger side seat on a hot day. The car had been parked in the sun and it was 90 degrees outside. I pushed the remote start on my key fob to get the car cooling off while I finished fastening my son's harness and tossed the keys onto the passenger seat to free my hands. The car did not start because I had the door open, however the doors did all lock. I realized the doors were all locked when I went to open the driver side door. Immediately I ran back inside and had my mom call 911 while I sprayed cold water on the car with a hose. Emergency vehicles showed up and had to break the driver side window in order to get my son out of the car. If the car is intuitive enough not to start the engine with a door open it should know not to lock all the doors!

Filed Jul 22, 2012 · Electrical · 7,556 miles · TX

I parked my jeep compass to pick up my son at school, then when I returned and try to start the engine, the vehicle could not start, the engine died. I called the crane and they towed my vehicle to the chrysler agency in ciudad del carmen, campeche, mexico and that was received on 12-july-2012. The agency respond to me that the fail was in the (integrated power module = ipm) and require 15 days for ask the part to the plant and time to repair the vehicle. I am reporting this situation, because the vehicle was manufactured in united states of america and to me is critical because this failure occurred without warning and the vehicle the vehicle would not start, the engine practically died, as the (ipm - integrated power module) fails and did not send voltage to the pump gas and therefore not ignited the vehicle. I believe that this failure is critical because it could have happened in a place where it could put passengers at risk, if it occurs on the road or in a place away from the population, leaving helpless passengers. Maybe you can investigate more and verify what happen, and alert the other users and owners of jeep compass 2012. To avoid put in risk the owners and the passengers and the users. Note: as you do not receive complaint from mexico, I send you my information as estate: texas and zip code: 78501 . Only to alert your country.