My hill brake activates while I'm in traffic, making u-turns, and driving. I took it to the dealership in january and they couldn't replicate the problem so they couldn't resolve it. They had it from january 25th to february 14th. Now my car isn't starting and the hill brake is activating. I got a new battery and an oil change on monday, december 23rd.
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The vehicle at any known time goes into the parking brake mode and stalls! The dealership does not recognize the problem and twice we were advised to change the oil? The oil changes which should not even be entertained has always been kept up to date. My question should we change the oil before or after the severity of the accident that can occur due to this malfunction. And why is this not a recall there are so many complaints online people experiencing same problem.are you waiting till someone dies before doing something about it? That would surely sore sales? Not understanding how this is going on so long.it has occurred on three incidents now highway and side street , it should not matter it is extremely dangerous!
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. While at an intersection, the contact released his foot off the brake pedal to depress the accelerator pedal. Without warning, the emergency brake engaged. The contact had to place his foot on the brake pedal in order for the emergency brake to disengage. Keffer chrysler jeep dodge ram (8214 e independence blvd, charlotte, nc 28227, (704) 532-1050) was contacted to schedule a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.
It has shut down on me 4 times while driving. The emergency brake comes on by itself. The low oil pressure light came on the one time it shut down on me mid turn. Which is not possible for low oil pressure. It usually shuts down while going 25 to 35 MPH on a city street but has shut down on me while merging onto the expressway.
The steering wheel in the jeep compass 2018 locks up causing the brakes to not work and as the driver I lost control of the vehicle because the steering didn't have full functionaliy. The vehicle stalls, and brakes don't work properly. There have been time where the car randomly shuts off completely in the middle of a highway after a sharp turn. Loss of power steering compounds the problem by making the vehicle difficult to steer off the roadway or highway and caused a collision. The engine has also randomly shut up, and car has jolted in the past a few times creating a major problem and has happened a few times while driving. There are over 1,000 of complaints on line about this vehicle, make and model. The vehicle keeps moving and loses control leaving the drive unable to have control to stop an accident or drive.*dt consumer stated I don't remember it happened a few times, the earliest I recollect is when I was between 4,000-7,000 miles. Dealership was notifie, dealership told contact it is normal for the car to do that sometimes.
The jeep has an issue....when I back into my drive way in reverse the car will sometimes roll forward....really unsure what this is about but believe it should be checked out. Also, the jeep sometimes jerk when I take off and even swerve over to the lane left of me when I'm driving in the freeway. I have mentioned these things to the dealership but nothing back yet. I love the vehicle but there's definitely some issues that need to be resolved.
First off. I have a 2018 jeep compass that's I got a few weeks ago and I'm noticing now that my brakes are already terribly grinding, the engine gets way too hot even though the indicator is always neutral and never moves ever. Also the mpg is absolute crap and I think it has to do with the engine system itself causing problems. I lost 45 miles according to the indicator and really only went 12 miles back from work. That shouldn't be right.
My vehicles transmission, beginning at 30,000 miles, started to lock up. The service transmission and service engine lights both activated. This only occurred while the vehicle was parked and idled. I had to press gas turn vehicle off for a couple of minutes and restart to reset the transmission icon. The same lock up started to happen while driving after I passed the 36,000 miles mark. I was on the highway using cruise control and the vehicle locked up and started to slow down. I could not accelerate so I had to put my hazards and pull over. This happens very often now. Autozone states the code pops up with u1428. I then start to have start up issues at 50,000 miles. The start/stop system is unavailable and the light reflect 'a!' has been activare since. This has caused my vehicle to get really hot. Constant oil burning. And gas burning. When autozone check code it popped up p1dd2 (with no description of what the code was caused by). The vehicle electrical is not stable. In multiple instances my vehicle lights and power have gone in and out while idle and driving. It slows down my vehicle suddenly. I have heard a lot about transmission and engine issues with the newer jeeps but I didn't think this would happen to me. I don't think my vehicle is safe and would like a more professional input since the dealership I bought the vehicle from is never available to assist.
Brakes are bad, have been since we got it. They lock up when u hit the brakes. Something was wrong with it when I drove it on the lot. Something rattleing in the front end. They stopped the rattle but brakes are a huge issue. No matter how light you tap them they lock up. When they are wet it is undrivable. Also engine revs up for no reason and the engine kill thing does not work right. Its not instantaneous. Lots of lag before you can move.. We have been back to the dealer right after we bought it to try to trade it for another one but no luck. I should have walked away when it was making the noise when I moved it on the lot. Specially after the way we were treated by the guy who did the paperwork when we declined the extra warranty. If he hadnt been a vet I wouldve walked away. The dealer has records of repairs they tried to make.the brakes have been bad since we bought it and the rest has been going on for a coulpa months now.
Computer message in the car information screen stated shifter service as I was turning on the car. Currently there hasn't been a recall on this item but according to the research there needs to be on set up. Everytime I attempt to accelerate there is a delay also upon braking just a tip jerks the whole vehicle.
The parking break engages by itself when parked
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. The contact stated that the electronic parking brake failed and caused the brake to stop the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was taken to weststar autoplex (401-403 interstate 20 frontage rd, monohans, tx 79756) where an unknown module was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to blake fulenwider dodge (1310 e main st, eastland, tx 76448) where they replaced the front driver's side door latch, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 16,000.
While driving vehicle at varying speeds the parking brake automatically engages by itself, shutting the vehicle down. This has happened multiple times and the vehicle is currently at the dealership waiting for repair.
The vehicle was in motion on highway 180. The vehicles service engine light, transmission light, electronic parking brake, and service hill holder turned on. I stopped the vehicle in the sholder. I checked the transmission and engine oil and both were good. I tried putting the vehicle on drive and the electronic parking light came on and stopped the vehicle from going on drive. The light stayed on for the electronic braking service. I was able to take it off the brake still with the service lights on. I was going to shift it into drive when it made a strong popping and screeching sound on the transmission when placed on reverse. I moved it to drive and it did the samething. I tried giving it gas and the d for drive would just blink and the vehicle would not move. I waited 30 minutes and tried moving it but nothing happened. I switched the gear from parking to drive hearing the popping sound as I shifted from the p r n d. I was able to drive it for 10-15 minutes and the transmission started heating up from 180f to 192f. While leaving the vehicle stopped for a while the transmission temp did cool off but I will have it serviced since I am still stopped at the highway with my family while writing this.
After starting car and driving for 2 minutes emergency break engages and car shuts off while in motion, upon turning off the car and restarting while turning right the low pressure sensor appears then disappears and service engine warning comes on car completely shuts off while in motion with no warning after the alarm disappears off dash. This occurred multiple times while driving in busy intersections. It also occurred when the car got towed back to dealership.
Upon first stop of day-only on first stop, the brakes stop vehicle extremely hard, if not wearing seat belt-you would impact windshield. After traveling for 10min brakes work correctly, this has been getting worse - vehicle is at dealer now and has been for two weeks-with no corrective action yet.
Second time this issue has been a problem. First time electrical issues prevented car from shifting out of gear and car will not shut off, I had to pull fuses to get car to shut down. Emergency parking brake would not even engage. So my daughter had to hold the brake because said auto was stuck in reverse for over one hour. This is a brand new car. It is my belief that this dealership was not truthful in disclosing the issues with this car. Web shows several instances of this happening, why has the nthtsa not recalled these vehicles with this same setup. I believe it's times that this car gets replaced by the manufacturer.
At about 25 MPH the breaks didn't work when applied and caused an accident, some times the car speeds up even when gas pedal is not applied, sometimes when I shift to drive or reverse the d or r indicator flashing then I have to park and try again.
The car was in motion and in a middle of the street turn off, when the engine was checked it didn't have no engine oil on it. The car is brand new not even 5000 miles on it. Didn't show any warning before hand making it a safety issue for those like me traveling with children and the car stoping out of nowhere.
Several days ago while on the expressway, my jeep compass would not brake at all. We were forced to pull off on the median left side until it stopped.. Two days ago, october 10th, when pulling into a parking lot, with brake depressed, the car lurched forward and hit a sign just missing a tree. The passenger front right side, door, back door, and rearview mirror were damaged. This was the second incident. Very scary and luckily no one was hurt.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. While driving 10 MPH, the vehicle did not stop when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact had to use the parking brake to stop the vehicle on the road shoulder. The vehicle was towed to ramsey chrysler jeep dodge ram (1555 nj-17, ramsey, nj 07446, (201) 818-9600), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 4,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. While the contact was driving approximately 45 MPH, another vehicle swerved towards the contact's lane. The contact depressed the brake pedal, but it failed to engage. As a result, the other vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle. None of the air bags deployed. A white substance entered the interior of the vehicle when the crash occurred. A police report was filed. The contact sustained whiplash, upper and lower back pains, and shoulder and neck pains. Medical treatment was received. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v523000 (service brakes, hydraulic), but the contact did not receive a notification. The dealer (moss brothers chrysler jeep dodge ram, 1100 s e st, san bernardino, ca 92408, (909) 884-8255) was notified of the crash and stated that they did not inspect collision damages. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The insurance company was notified of the crash and had not yet diagnosed the collision damages. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer (victorville motors, 14617 civic dr, victorville, ca 92394, (760) 733-8484) for over a month while waiting for a response from the manufacturer to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer responded by email, which indicated that they would send a technician to the dealer to inspect and diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 2. *dt updated 10/19/18
Rear wheel making grinding noise. Brought back to the dealer one day after purchase and dealer service dept said it's a known issue and they replaced all four rotor shields
I purchased my vehicle in sept. 2017. It has about 12k miles. Recently when I'm reversing out of my driveway the brakes will squeak pretty loud. Happens almost everyday. I will note this doesnt happen on flat ground (my driveway is at a slope)
Has the car 38 days and it stalled on me in traffic: wouldn't shift gears and stated that parking brake was engaged. Had it towed. Bad TCM. Waited 3 weeks for part. Replaced. Picked up 4 weeks later and had it for two days and it happened again while in traffic. Had it towed again. Twice my life has been put in danger. I was in motion twice at 50mph when it just engaged the parking break and shut down entirely. Check engine light, brake light, track light, every light you can think of came on and the car totally shut down, would not restart, would not shift gears for tow truck, nothing. Happened twice. 6/8/2018 and 7/7/2018
When coming to stops at different times the parking brake automatically engages and car will not move until disengaged. This has happened at stop lights and other times as I am coming to a stop.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. While driving various speeds, the parking brake suddenly engaged and caused the vehicle to abruptly stop. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (goodwin brothers dodge/jeep, 250 broad st, new castle, in 47362), but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 500.
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