2016 Jeep Compass: loss of power steering

Filed Mar 6, 2026 · Electrical, Engine · CA

Continuously stalls out regardless of speed it has stalled on the highway, in the middle of intersections losing power steering. sometimes restarts right away, sometimes not. leaving me stranded in in the middle of highway/intersections sometimes in very dangerous places. It has had a recall repaired in 2017 before I owned the vehicle however it has had the exact same issues as the recall since I’ve bought it. I’ve spent the past few years trying to look up recalls and communicate with the dealership with zero luck at all. I’ve been told time and time again that it has already been repaired and the 2 years warranty is has expired since. (expired before I even bought the car) Yet the car clearly has has not been properly fixed for the same issues to keep happening. Because lack of help to resolve this issue I have paid out of pocket to have these issues repaired. However again the same issues keep happening leaving me and my family in very dangerous positions time and time again at the mercy of other drivers paying attention. What am I to do? I Cannot afford to keep replacing something that isn’t fixing the problem and leaving us in dangerous positions. Check engine light comes on after the car stalls but goes away after a little bit of driving.

Filed Dec 3, 2024 · Engine · 102,000 miles · CA

The contact's daughter owns a 2016 Jeep Compass. While the contact’s daughter was driving at various speeds, the RPM started fluctuating, the vehicle stalled, and lost power steering functionality. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact's daughter was unable to pull over to the side of the road. The contact's daughter was able to restart the vehicle and continued driving. Additionally, the contact stated that while her daughter was driving 65 MPH at night, the failure recurred. The vehicle was restarted after 15 minutes, and the vehicle was driven to the residence. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V907000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

Filed Aug 21, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · MI

I bought this car year and half ago and I been doing a lot of repairs in it and now the engine light came on and stated the bank 1 and bank 2 sensor camshaft and engine is stalling and car is jerking very dangerous I did allighment new control arms engine mounts I repaired a lot I put new tires I can’t drive it on the high way it starts to jerk left and right and steering is very hard to control seats are horribale and so are the seatbelts.

Filed Feb 14, 2023 · Engine, Steering · 107,000 miles · NC

The contact's wife owns a 2016 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. Additionally, the vehicle experienced a lost of power steering assist. The contact stated he self-inspected the vehicle and code P0339 (Crank Shaft A Sensor) was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed the vehicle as having crank shaft sensor failure. The mechanic referred the contact to file a complaint with the federal safety agency Hotline. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.

Filed Sep 6, 2020 · Engine · 37,200 miles · IN

The engine stalled without warning five times while driving between 8-24-20 and 8-30-20.the RPM's went to 0 and no power steering or power brakes. I spoke to tyler at la porte chrysler in la porte, in and set a service appointment. A s89 recall had been issued, but an incomplete recall had been performed. Only two of three wiring harnesses had been replaced. They still have my vehicle. I do not feel safe driving it not knowing when or where it may stall. It stalled under a variety of circumstances, busy thoroughfare or at the atm.

Filed Aug 24, 2020 · Electrical, Steering · 57,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep compass. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled resulting in a loss of power steering assist. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle resumed normal operation after the vehicle was turned off for 5 minutes and restarted. The vehicle was taken to local dealer ray price chrysler dodge jeep ram located at 2969 pa-940 suite c, mt pocono, pa 18344, where the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle had not been diagnosed nor repaired as of yet. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and filed a case. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

Filed Jul 31, 2019 · Engine, Steering · 65,000 miles · FL

While getting onto a highway, my rpms dropped and I temporarily lost power steering and started slowing down, then it "caught" and I was able to drive it straight to a car place to get the free diagnostics. Everything came back normal so I left. Later in the day as I was pulling out of my neighborhood it stalled again and completely shut off this time. When trying to turn it on again it either would but then would immediately stall again or it would just never start. While trying to turn it on, all the dash lights light up including check engine, which has not been on until the car stalled the second time.

Filed Jun 23, 2018 · Transmission · 41,000 miles · PA

While at a complete stop, either at light or in traffic, my RPM gauge needle would drop to 0 rpms, however my battery is still active. I will then have to cycle key to turn vehicle back on. This also happened as vehicle was moving/approaching intersection with traffic light. As I coasted to intersection my rpms again went to zero. I then reluctantly was able to turn steering wheel (although lost power steering) to the right and continued to coast onto shoulder of road. Put car into park, cycled key and car turned on but took a several seconds for engine to turn over. Took vehicle into chrysler dealership 3x for this issue and they couldn't find problem and couldn't duplicate it while driving it for a few days.

Filed Feb 6, 2016 · Steering · MI

While at milosch palace chrysler jeep dealership in lake orion I noticed the power steering return hose was contacting the front suspension sway bar at stationary curb condition. This is a design violation which I told fca about when I worked there in 2014. The issue has existed now from july of 2014 until now. The hose can wear a hole in it due to a 2 inch rubbing interference with suspension movement and the vehicle will lose steering assist and power steering fluid can spray in the exhaust system causing a fire.