2017 Jeep Compass: jerking or lurching

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 Jul 6, 2023 · Brakes, Engine · 121,000 miles · RI

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle would not properly accelerate. After several minutes the vehicle accelerated at a high speed with the check engine warning light, and the electric parking brake warning light illuminated. The contact desperately depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle come to a stop and started jerking. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the electronic brake pedal however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the throttle body was replaced but the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was informed that there was no recall for the failure. No additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 121,000.

Filed Feb 12, 2022 · Acceleration, Engine · OH

I got my 2017 jeep compass in 2018 had no issues truly until about a year ago. The check engine light came on and it would jerk a little goin up hill well got a coder and it said o2 so I changed all the spark plugs and o2 and it still is on now the thunder bolt light flashes I loose power and the yellow skid mark comes on I have to turn car off let it reprogram like 10 min and it acts ok for a few min now it's so bad it won't even go 10 miles . I'm goin to have the throttle and sensor changed hopefully that fixes it.

Filed Jan 23, 2020 · Brakes · 250 miles · GA

The brakes on the compass are very sensitive. While driving or from a cold start, applying the brakes at slow speeds will cause the vehicle to lurch to an almost emergency stop. I own 4 vehicles and none of the other cars have brakes as touchy as these. My family refuses to drive the compass because of the brake issue. The dealer tells me there is no recall or tsb on this issue.

Filed Sep 9, 2019 · Transmission · 89,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact's daughter was driving a 2017 jeep compass. While driving 10 MPH, the vehicle jerked, lunged, and lost power. Also, the vehicle accelerated while the brake pedal was depressed. Furthermore, the overheat warning indicator illuminated for approximately thirty seconds and then turned off. The vehicle was taken to manhattan jeep (629 w 54th st, new york, ny 10019, (877) 225-8709) to be diagnosed, but the failures could not be duplicated. The failures recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for a second diagnostic test, which failed to duplicate the failure again. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.

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 Sep 4, 2018 · Engine · 13,000 miles · MD

Engine oil and stalling. I went for my 2nd oil change 8/27/2018. The service tech and a mechanic listened when I said the oil was basically gone and my husband had to add 2 quarts. I even checked all the system warnings and there is none for low oil. When pulling out into an intersection the car totally shut off at 4 different times. So the mechanic said yes those 2.4 engines burn 1 quart each 1000 miles and when the oil is low the engine will just stop. I asked about why there are no warning lights, the mechanic again said yes there is not one. Having a car just shut off is so dangerous. It could have been a terrible accident if another car was coming any of those 4 shut offs. Also my car jerks when shifting gears. The service tech commented I needed a computer upgrade. While there for the oil change supposedly the upgrade was done. It just jerk again the other day when the transmission was shifting. This car is just a year old - all of these issues are terrible and dangerous.

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.