2013 Jeep Compass: sudden loss of power

Filed Jul 24, 2019 · Transmission · 101,340 miles · NY

Traveling at 70 MPH, the transmission over heating light came on. The jeep lost all power. After about 30 minutes the light went off. We pulled to safe location. Jeep still didn't have much power. Transmission sounded awful. Jeep was taken home on a flatbed. Now I am being told because it has 101340 miles the warranty is over. Dealership is saying because the code light is off they can't do anything.

Filed Jul 16, 2019 · Driver assistance · 2 miles · IL

Electronic stability control problems with my 2013 jeep compass. 2 times already(one on the highway)where I am driving and the light comes on causing my vehicle to lose power and travel at a much slower speed(my speed drops). This is extremely dangerous. If this is a recall, jeep, please look into this before this defect kills someone. First there was a defect in which my transmission needed to be replaced the year after I purchased it. Now this. If its a recall, please reach out to owners before someone loses their life

Filed Jul 2, 2019 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep compass. While driving 70 MPH, the rpms increased to 3,200 and a whining noise was heard underneath the vehicle. The vehicle started to lose power when approaching an exit ramp. In addition, the emergency and transmission temperature warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to drive going through an intersection at 2 MPH. The contact was able to coast the vehicle into a fuel station. The contact checked the owner's manual, which indicated to allow the vehicle to idle and place the gear shifter into neutral. The contact performed the steps, but the failures recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who added transmission fluid to the transmission. Afterwards, the contact continued driving and the rpms increased to 2,700. The vehicle was coasted over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to reineke motors chrysler dodge (located at 1045 e wyandot ave, upper sandusky, oh 43351, (419) 549-9284). The mechanic called the contact two days later and diagnosed that the CVT failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Jun 29, 2019 · Acceleration, Transmission · 110,000 miles · OH

I was driving my vehicle at the speed limit (60-65 on freeway) the tachometer soared to about 3500and the vehicle made a noise. It lost all power and I had no control. I almost hit another motorist trying to get off the freeway. When I turned left or tried to at the top of the exit the vehicle wouldn't move that's when the transmission temp indicator light came on. I finally turned left and the vehicle traveled about 2-5 MPH. I stopped at a gas station and looked the light up in the owners manual. According to the manual if you put the vehicle in neutral and idle for a bit the light will go off. We did so and then drove around a bit sending it still wasn't right we then went to a service station who put tranny fluid in it. And we continued to drive home. About 3 hrs later, the vehicle tachometer started to climb again. We pulled over again off the freeway in safe location. I called emergency roadside assistance. Vehicle was towed to jeep chrysler dealership. Once the dealership had time to inspect the vehicle I was told the CVT transmission was ruined. This is the first time we took this vehicle anywhere further than 20 mins from home! This transmission is a known problem as the warranty manual stipulated. It's unsafe as and my family lost power and almost hit a car without any warnings. I've called chrysler and they won't do anything about this issue. On this particular day we were in hilly southern ohio on a hot day. Seriously how is it fair or even legal to sell such a vehicle that won't stand up to typical driving conditions without threatening my life? This tranny is junk it's all over the internet. The dealer we got our rental car from said he wouldn't buy them or sell them because they are a mechanical defect. I want this thing recalled before it fails someone else and someone dies in the accident as I almost did. 06/25/2019

Filed Jul 5, 2018 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · KS

In the summer of 2016, the CVT transmission started overheating. It was a very dangerous situation, as the car would lose power on the highway. You would have to coast to the shoulder and sit there for 20 minutes for the car to cool down. However, when we would take it to the dealer it would not show any error codes. This happened many times. We finally took it to another dealer and they had heard of this issue. It would happen very oftenon days with high outside temps. The other dealer replaced the CVT transmission last summer under warranty. However, this may as soon as it started to heat up outside, it started again.again no codes when they check. This is happening every day. Now the dealer refuses to help. From what I have found on the internet, this issue is way to common on this transmission.