2015 Jeep Compass: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Dec 30, 2020 · Engine · MA

This 2015 jeep compass has had multiple defects until now: 1. In around mid 2015, the 4 wheels light kept turning on and not able to be turned off, then I sent it to the dealership to fix it, which cost me a few hundreds of dollars. The dealer told me that the electric wire within the engine box was not in good shape and need to be replaced. 2. At the end of 2017, the car was suddenly shaking heavily and jerks while accelerating, and a continuous muffled and hollow sound came out from the engine box. And the engine warning light was on. I sent it to the dealer for a fix, and the fee was paid by the dealer themselves. Later they told me that they replaced the transmission for my car. 3. In the mid of 2020, the car was not able to shift from the park(a shifter stuck in park) when it was in the surface parking of my apartment. So I had to send it to the garage to have a fix, which cost me a few hundred more dollars, and some of its electric wired within the engine box was replaced.

Filed Dec 2, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 80,400 miles · MN

2015 jeep compass latitude 4x4 with a 2.4l engine and automatic transmission. The vehicle only has 80,000 miles on it. About a week ago we were driving down the road in our neighborhood when the car went into limp mode, no power to the wheels and the enging started chugging. Came to a complete stop and the RPM's were at 1500 at idle. Check engine light, throttle control light, ABS, and traction control light turned on. I shut off the engine and waited a couple seconds and turned it back on. All the lights turned off and the vehicle seemed fine. I drove it home and hooked up my scan tool and there were no codes so I had no idea what to look for. Two days later we were driving down the highway and it happened again in a construction zone with no shoulder and no exit! The car would not accelerate and chugged to a stop, had to hold up traffic to turn the car off and back on to get moving again. Two miles later it happened and we had a shoulder to pull over onto. I stopped the car and tried to scan the engine and again no codes but the dash was lit up like a christmas tree. After turning it back on the car was stuck in limp mode and would not move. Had to have it towed to the shop. After throwing a bunch of money at it we finally found it was a faulty throttle body. The pedal sensor and the throttle body were not communicating. It cost us $719.67 to have it fixed not to mention the tow.

Filed Mar 25, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 53,000 miles · NY

I was driving on the service road about to enter onto a major highway and my jeep had three caution lights pop up on the dashboard. Next thing I know my rpms were all over (limp mode) and my cars power started to stall. I had to pull over and was in a really bad spot that had no shoulder. I restarted the vehicle and the check engine light was lit. I was able to drive it into a parking lot. This was quite a scary situation and had me fearing for my safety. I looked up this problem and seems like quite an occurence. I had my truck towed to the nearest jeep service station and was told they had to put me on emergency list for loaner vehicle (mind you, I lease my jeep) and was told they were backed up in service. That location told me it was a PCM code error. I called other service locations and was told I needed to tow it to my home station in order to get a loaner. The car sat for over a week and was finally looked at today. I am now told the throttle body needs to be replaced. My jeep has very little wear and only has 53,000 miles. This issue is way too common to not be considered as hazardous.

Filed Dec 7, 2018 · Acceleration · 105,590 miles · OH

I have had my 2015 jeep compass for 2 year and 8 months. I bought it used. Since the moment I bought it, I have had acceleration issues. My car won't shift into gear immediately when I make turns. Just recently the throttle control light started blinking. As of today the light came on and stayed on. I was unable to drive over 20 MPH and then I wasn't able to accelerate anymore. I had to pull over and shut the car off, I waited a few minutes and restarted the car. As soon as I made a u-turn the light come back on. I played with the different drive settings as a coasted back home. Once I made it home (6 minutes) the throttle light went off and the check engine light came on.

Filed Feb 26, 2018 · Electrical · 47,000 miles · IL

I was driving the car at about 25 MPH and as I came to a stop the check engine light came on. I tried to continue driving but it wouldn't drive as I pressed on the accelerator.the prnd all had a square around them. The mechanic was able to fix the problem by making sure all cables were clear from dust, debris or not connected properly. That seemed to work the first time. After 5 days of driving the car it happened again. As I merged into the expressway the car suddenly lost acceleration. Check engine light, slip indicator, temperature warning light all came on, and prnd all had a square around them. The car wouldn't run properly, as if it was stuck in first gear. It wouldn't drive past 15mph. Took it to the mechanic and 7 wires were burned out. I believe the wires that go to the transmission. He explained to me that the wires were over a sharp edge on the body and when the car moved the wires would rub against the sharp edge because there was nothing protecting the wires from the body. He also said there was a spark mark on the body of the car and that was due to the short circuit the wires caused.