2017 Jeep Compass: won't start

Filed Feb 20, 2025 · Airbags, Electrical · NY

Wiring compartment under the front wheel well is completely eroded away which caused my vehicle to completely stop driving and turning on. When looking at the whole wiring harness under the wheel well, wires were completely falling out of where they connect to the fuses because of how bad the erosion is. I was driving my car with my 4 year old child in it on the highway and it started to jerk, lights started flashing on the dash, including the airbag light, and then all at once shut completely off, lights went out, would not start back up at all. I had it towed back to my house and now it will not start up at all. I replaced a bunch of parts to it and then that is when I discovered that it was the whole wiring box under the wheel well that had corrode a bunch of wires. When hooking up the battery to try and jump it to. see if it would start, the wires that were loose started sparking and almost caught fire.

Filed Oct 5, 2021 · Engine · VA

Was towed into shop on 4/13/20 jeep would not start, the dealer said it was the battery. Took to shop on 3/9/21 the jeep was stalling out at red light and would not start back up, it took several times to start on a busy highway! Dealer said oil was low and did a consumption test! On 8/17/21 the jeep stalled at a busy light and would not start back up, I had to call 911 to get a officer behind me so I wouldn’t get hit, I had to tow the jeep back to the dealer . The dealer said the oil was low again . On 10/4/21 the jeep stalled out again at the light and would not start it took me over 5 minutes to get it stated! The only light that came up was the transmission need service now, the dealer look at the jeep and said it was both batteries gone bad! My concern is it keeps stalling out at lights in drive and will not start back up! Which puts myself at risk of being hit from behind! Another thing is when this happens there is no warning lights coming up to let me know what is wrong!

Filed Jan 31, 2021 · Brakes, Electrical · MS

I could not start my jeep friday morning by pushing ignition button. The dashboard and lights all came on but the jeep wouldn't turn over. Yes, my foot was on the brakes, tank has gas, door was closed. After 3 failed attempts I got out of the car and tried starting jeep with my key fob, no luck. Looked inside dash and it read auto start disabled. I tried turning off jeep since the dashboard and lights were still on and no luck, they stayed on. My neighbor drove me to my orthopedic surgeon appt. When we returned, the jeep was still on and my family showed up trying the following: change batteries to key fob. Checked cables and car battery. After those things the dashboard read "put car in park" my car of course was in park. I couldn't get it out of park since it never started!!! I bought at a dealership in mobile al when I lived in biloxi. Can't take it back to that dealership until after hip surgery here in florida's va. Please advise. Thank you, [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Sep 16, 2020 · SC

2nd time I've gone outside of my home to start my car and the car does not start, this has happened twice... Then I google search it and see so many complaints of ppls car just not starting. This is the second time this has happened to me. Nothing was left on is my car, just like so many other ppl who've had and reported this same issue. This is not right jeep needs to be held accountable!

Filed Sep 11, 2020 · Electrical · 26,000 miles · TX

Car won't start changed the battery worked for a day then had a clicking nose like battery was dead. Charged it cranked up lasted a day stopped again.

Filed Aug 30, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 53,000 miles · IL

This has happened on multiple occurrences. The vehicle is off for max of 3 hour period. Upon starting vehicle to drive, it runs idle and engine will not turn over. The computer system runs through a number of messages stating various settings are not working. Check engine light is on. Driver's side can't control passenger side functions. Clicking sounds heard from underneath vehicle. Fog lights remain on and blind spot lights on side mirrors remain on. Vehicle will not turn off.

Filed Jan 7, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 53,000 miles · OK

Car will not start. Starts and then shuts off. Not battery related.

Filed Nov 6, 2019 · Engine · 56,000 miles · CA

The stop/start battery had to be replaced. Within 2 months the car battery had to be replaced. This was because the stop/start engine died various times. The car would not start for over 10 minutes. A month after fixing it , it stalled again. I am 65 years old and this is very unsafe. I stop at a stop sign and start to go and it dies. It seems that the stop/start engine has to be stopped for a period of time before you can go.

Filed Apr 29, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 26,000 miles · NY

Since I've had my car the main screen with maps, weather, radio, etc. Has shut off randomly, my speakers have turned up to the max they could go all by themselves without letting me turn anything off, the weather constantly pops up after I've cleared it. All of this was fixed with replacing the whole screen. But then after the system would not save my setting for the first 5 times I started it back up. I had to keep saving them. It has had multiple issues, I've had to get different tires replaced at least 3-4 times and air leaks, the last being because the belt broke in them. I have an appointment to get my front USB replaced because it randomly stopped working. I've had to get other parts replaced that control my driving and now it won't start. The lights, radio, gauges, etc. All work but the gauges make a tick sound but the engine won't start. There has been two times that it says my car is running but the engine isn't on. I've had my side lights that come on when I turn randomly not work but I'm not sure if that is something I'm doing. I have to read the manual more.

Filed Dec 26, 2018 · Electrical, Transmission · 20,000 miles · WV

The vehicle has been in motion every occurrence and happened on a highway. The jeep has shut off while I was driving. I had the automatic off turned off and when I stopped at a stop light the jeep powered down, dash and lights went crazy, and my jeep would not start back up. It took over 5 minutes to get the jeep to come back on. There is also a popping noise and a very hard shift at times. When this hard shift occurs it pulls my jeep to the right, I have had it in the shop several times this year and they cannot figure out the problem. They thought changing my shocks would help but it has not. There is still a popping sound when I hit a certain speed and then it is still shifting extremely hard randomly and jerks the whole jeep when it happens. It has almost caused me to wreck a couple times especially when I am in a right handed curve and this occurs; it caused me to go off road when I took a right handed curve and it occurred. This has been happening since april 2018, and I have had it in the shop several times. This has been an ongoing thing now I do not have the files with me today at work, but I do have them at home. I can upload the documentation at a later date. Unsure of exact date.

Filed Feb 9, 2018 · Electrical · NY

1. Mileage 214 - driving car on city street, screen system went out - heat, back up camera, radio, etc. 2. Mileage 887 - driving car - in drive, but just barely so because had backed out of parking spot and was only a few feet from where put into drive - car suddenly lurches and stops. Towed to dealer. Found "rubbed through wiring" in transmission harness. 3. Mileage 1632 - same as problem 1. Found to be internal defect, replaced radio/telematics gateway module. 4. Mileage 3329 - driving in stop and go traffic in city on a city street (not highway), stop in line of traffic. Auto/start/stop engages to stop engine. When foot lifted from brake, car won't start back up. Error code for stop/start. Turn car completely off and on, engine turns over, but error code remains. In shop for this now.

Filed Feb 7, 2018 · Electrical, Steering · 5,814 miles · IL

On 1/12/18 my vehicle would not start so I called for a tow to take to the dealership auto center they said it was a wire that was burnt that connects to the steering. Received it a couple days later the next day it would not start after 5 hours of waiting on a tow it started up and I drove it straight to the dealership. When they called the module was going out it got replaced and I was able to get the car back. The next day the car would not start again I kept playing with the ignition back and forth to see would it start nothing. Again requested a tow none came. By the time I was leaving for work I tried again it started I took it back to the dealership. They kept it for a few days and nothing was coming up on the machine. I drove it for a week or so and on 2/6/18 the vehicle would not start up after I had just got out of it from running errands and a few occasions I felt the steering wheel tighten and was hard to turn. Those times I was parked on parked on the streets but on feb 6 I parked a few inches by the fire hydrant ran into the house to take the groceries and come out to move the vehicle it would not start. On all occasions it was not any lights on the dashboard and everything was work except the ignition would not start. *bf