While driving, entertainment display cuts out without any input by user. Usually ends up coming back on minutes later. While vehicle is off and stationary, car does not register lock button being pressed on inside of the vehicle or from the key fob. If it does, there is always one door that stays unlocked.
2018 Jeep Compass electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the battery drained, the tires locked up, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled. The battery warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to rockwall chrysler dodge jeep ram (970 e interstate 30, rockwall, tx 75087, (469) 698-2100) and diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The local dealer was unable to identify the failure. The manufacturer was contacted however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 50,000.
My vehicle sounds like it's down shifting when driving between 40 & 50 miles and it has cut off on me several times when tuning the corners and something always sounds like it's rattling. I've taken it several times to the dealership and because no codes pop up they want to charge me to inspect it. I've complained about these issues since I've purchased it. There have been times when all of my functions light up or it tells me my key is not in the vehicle when it's in plain site. This happens when I'm driving on the street or freeway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. The contact stated that the computer independently turned off and reset itself. The gear shifter became inoperable. The contact stated that the vehicle shutoff while driving with an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to jason lewis chrysler dodge jeep ram located at 120 auto ln, sparta, tn 38583 however, the technician was unable to duplicate the failures. The vehicle was taken to east tennessee dodge chrysler jeep ram located at 2774 n. Main st, crossville, tn 38555, where it was stated that there were many unspecified failures with the vehicle. The technician stated that the vehicle needed to be kept for over a month for comprehensive diagnostic tests. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and suggested that the contact leave the vehicle with the dealer and request a loaner vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 17,000.
Vehicle has randomly shuts down while driving street or highway. Service transmission light comes on while driving and car decelerates which is extremely dangerous at highway speeds. Back up camera instrument panel intermittently does not work. I am sure there is more but at this time this is all I can think about as my daughter, son-in-law and grandbabies are stuck on the side of the road 250 miles from home. Most recent occurrence today with transmission light.
When driving down the road if I make a complete stop the autostp engages will not disengage until jeep is in park and turned off and on. The emergency brake will also randomly engage. Cause me not to be able to move. Also have had times were the brake pedal is stiff and cant start the jeep.
Battery died and requires jump starting every time I turn the vehicle off. It took an hour to start my vehicle today. It is believed to be a voltage regulator issue just like other models of this vehicle but my VIN says it isn't eligible for the recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. The contact stated that while driving and slowing to a stop, at approximately 5 MPH the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to tate dodge chrysler jeep ram (7429 ritchie hwy, glen burnie, md 21061, (410) 766-2560) who informed the contact that the main battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Encendido repentino de luz stop, luz servicio al motor, radio se apaga. Esto ocurre mayormente cuando vehculo est movimiento, carretera de ciudad, lnea recta.
Initially service transmission message, appears on the car when it was turn without moving for more than 10 minutes, after that if there was an intention of changing the gear of the car (drive or reverse) the complete cars move like a mayor part was broken. After turning on the car and turning off the car 2 times the message disappear and the car can start moving freely. The car was taken to service and the dealer service explain that it was an incorrect plug. Weeks later the event was repeated but now running at a speed of 60 miles per hour. When the message appears while running the car instantly reduce the speed, which is very danger at this speed, and when pressing the accelerator the engine does not respond and can not exceed 30 miles per hour. This has happened multiples times, and it has been 'corrected' in different ways by the dealership, changing battery and correcting misplaced cables, now it happens every day. It is important to state that I was able of changing the car at the dealership but the same error happens on the new car.
I started the car and everything would turn on except the engine (vehicle stationary). Sometimes the back up camera is black and won't turn on when reversing (vehicle moving). The engine light randomly turns on when there's nothing wrong with the jeep (programming/electrical issue???) & a bunch of other lights, but then the next day it'll be gone; or it'll be gone after I turn the vehicle on & off multiple times (this happens when vehicle is moving on highway). All 3 of these incidents have happened several times & I feel very unsafe driving myself & my family in this vehicle, because of it.
My 2018 compass stalled on me twice in city traffic. Checked the oil and the dip stick was dry. The oil light did not go on.
Since a month after I bought the vehicle I been back to the dealer fixing vehicle in everything. Car has been through new engine new radio new 4 set of tires new steering rack new brakes new rotors new lug nuts etc I have all my paperwork
Oil consumption of over 1 qt-2qt over 2000 miles or less with engine light illumination and electrical issues w/o warning. Automatic shutdown when driving and chrysler says its normal oil consumption. Eval. Guidelines change with each study.oil consumption test very specific and is billed to owner indiscriminately. No discussion of repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The instrument panel indicated shift to desire gear or place vehicle in park. A secondary message stated automatic start could not be detected. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to three rivers chrysler jeep dodge ram (2633 w liberty ave, pittsburgh, pa 15216), to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the battery needed to be replaced. The battery was replaced however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 26,800.
Driving and the whole panel went dark, radio and everything - came back on approx 2 hours later. This only happened once. Then my start/stop stopped working. When I try to start my vehicle it does not start but says engine is running. I had to go outside my vehicle to remote start it in order to go. Vehicle stalled while driving down the street. This all recently started to happen. A lightning bolt symbol appeared on my gage as well as my engine light.
The jeep has gone into limp mode twice. First time was almost rear ended. Jeep was towed to dealership same day. Repaired once advised there was a mother board issue. The second time dealer unable to replicate no repair made. Turn started to get stuck around the same time. Turn signal keeps getting stuck has been sent to dealer several times issue still not repaired.
My 2018 jeep compass started randomly overheating. We were stranded for over 5 hours in the middle of nowhere. I had the engine thermostat replaced, as the mechanic thought that was the problem. It seemed to work and we were in our way. About 2 miles from our destination it started overheating again. There was no steam, no excess sound from the engine, no nothing. I took the vehicle into another mechanic and had a full diagnostic ran, only to come back with nothing. We are currently driving through the desert with the heat on because anytime you turn on the AC the engine starts to overheat, and it is not even 80 outside. I looked it up in the seems to be a fairly common problem for the jeep compass. We have a long way to go on our trip still. This is extremely concerning considering the age and mileage of the vehicle.
Car has stalled while driving. No transmission fluid and just bought from dealer less than 600 miles ago. Engine runs hot to the point vehicle stops while driving. Electrical system malfunctions and windows go up and down. Burning through coolant and transmission fluid as well as oil. Car overheats upon any acceleration and shuts off. All occur while in motion. Vehicle electrical system and lights too bright at night and cannot see you back up while parked or in motion. Cannot dim. Vehicle gear shift is rough in and out of gear (in drive to parked). Could not park when stalled.
I left my house and drove about a mile down the road. I stopped at a stop sign and as I went to proceed onto an extremely busy road my 2018 jeep compass completely shut down. It wouldn't move and told me to shift gears then press the brake and start button. Multiple attempts would not restart the car. Even though I put it into park, the d on the shifter was flashing and a message on the dashboard said that it had to be in park to start...even though it was in park. It took between 5-7 minutes to finally start running, but gave no indication of what the issue was, no warning lights or anything. I was able to drive a mile to my destination without any issue, but was momentarily in fear for my life as the engine shut down with no notice. Upon further investigation, I immediately made an appointment at the dealership to have it checked out.the man who helped we when I got there said he thought he knew what the issue was. He showed me that there was hardly any oil on the dipstick. I realize I was about 800 miles past the 5000 mile oil change, and they told me that jeep said it was acceptable to burn a quart of oil every 2000 miles. This seems excessive to me and every mechanic that I've talked to. I have read that the engine was designed to shut off when oil is low and chrysler confirmed that. How does this pass testing? There is no warning light at all and chances are that you will die or be seriously injured if your car just shuts off in traffic. I am genuinely concerned for my life and the lives and safety of others while having these faulty vehicles are on the road. There needs to be a recall asap and engines need to be replaced with ones that don't burn through fuel like this. Hundreds of people have reported the same issue online.
Purchased 2018 jeep compass trailhawk sport which now as approx. 28,000 miles. At approx. The one-year mark of ownership, the jeep started experiencing significant issues with the auto start/stop feature and back-up camera. With regard to the first, the vehicle will be stopped at a stop sign, intersection, etc. And the engine will turn off (auto start/stop feature), however, the engine will not turn back on at times. This is an intermittent problem and unknown what it resolves to specifically. On occasion when this fault occurs, the vehicle will display the auto start/stop light on the dash with an exclamation point next to it. In the owner's manual it advises the vehicle should be taken to the dealership for diagnostics. Owner has taken the vehicle to the dealership on multiple occasions without any explanation or remedy. Dealerships have advised they are unable to determine the source of the problem and unable to replicate it. The back-up screen is also an intermittent issue. On occasion it will work whereas other times it will simply display a black/dark screen. The text "check all surroundings" still displays on the black screen. Most recently, however, owner observed the screen showing "camera system unavailable" with the black screen. Jeep's warranty provider/administrator has been extremely unresponsive in resolving the auto start/stop issue. In many cases, we aren't even receiving acknowledgement of the videos/pictures we are sending in to their email. As of late march, owner is receiving a new back-up camera after having just driven the jeep to a dealer and requesting replacement. Owner is consistently being told to take the jeep into a dealership, as the problem occurs, but dealerships cannot figure out the auto start/stop issue. Owner is becoming fearful in driving vehicle as it seems unreliable in operating properly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the oil warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the oil level was checked. The oil level was within safe vehicle operating range. The oil light was reset. The contact linked the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v670000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the VIN was not included. Additionally, the contact stated that the ess (engine stop-start) function was inoperable. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v524000 (electrical system). The vehicle was taken to meador dodge chrysler jeep ram located at (9501 south fwy, fort worth, tx 76140) and southwest chrysler dodge jeep ram located at (2235 n main st, cleburne, tx 76033) where the contact was informed that an oil consumption test was needed to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
I was driving vehicle going 30 MPH at an intersection and the car died as I was turning. Lucky there was a little room where they were doing construction I was able to get out traffic. The parking brake engaged. I waited like two minutes and release the parking brake to restart the car. Car tried to turn over three times, and would not start. Waited 5 min and tried to restart car. Finally came back on. Drove it less than two miles down a city street and it did it again. The last time I was able to get it to restart, the transmission light remained on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. The contact stated that the vehicle was shifted into reverse however, the back up camera failed to display any objects behind the vehicle. The contact stated that the back over prevention system was inoperable. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor manufacturer was contacted or informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.
Tl* the contact called on behalf of her mother who owns a 2018 jeep compass. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled as an unknown warning light was displayed on several occasions. This would occur when 2 quarts of oil had been used. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic however the vehicle was diagnosed stated battery was in charge mode but it was not fixed. The contact was concerned of an excessive oil consumption. The manufacturer and dealer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,700.*dt*jb *dt consumer stated start/stop ready mode does not work.*jb*dt
My jeep compass turns off while driving. The low oil pressure light comes on and the parking break turns on in the middle of the street, more than 4 times. Took my jeep to a dealership, they said don't worry you just need an oil change. I stated that my check oil light did not come on, the engine light did not come on, and the change your oil light did not come on. How am I supposed to know the oil pressure is low? The light only flashes for a second, until the vehicle turns off. The first couple times, I was unaware the light flashed. I was to busy trying to avoid being hit from behind. I had to turn on hazards, figure out the parking break engaged and panic. That is a hazard on the road. I inquired if there was a recall or any injuries or deaths due to the issue. The answer was not yet. The 2.4 burns oil, everyone has this problem. I don't find acceptable. I have to drive this car at least 6 more years. It is not a safe vehicle. The jeep has died backing up in parking lot. The jeep dies during turning both right and light on busy streets. And once, I turned left drove 4 cars length and stopped dead in traffic on a busy street.
12-29-19 vehicle stalls while driving. Changed oil as tech states that it is normal for a call to stall while driving if it is under the recommended oil level. 1-7-2020 vehicle stalls at stoplight. 1-9-2020 jeep changes out ignition switch. 1-10-2020 pu vehicle auto start stop would not engage. Went back to jeep. Could not recreate the problem. 1-10-2020 auto start stop malfunction. 1-11-2020 went back to jeep could not recreate the problem bring back in on monday. 1-13-2020 car turns off by itself while at stoplight. 9:57 auto start stop malfunction red light blinking on dash. 1-17-2020 pu car mileage 24190 stop start unavailable services top start system at 24193. 1-18-2020 car stalls again while driving.
Jeep compass problems with stalling and shutting off while driving
The jeep compass 2018 car just stops in the middle of driving. There is no oil light to indicate it is low on oil. This is a serious safety hazard . This has happened twice. The car eats oil. Dealer said to drive for 2000 miles and bring it in . I am terrified of driving it. It needs a new engline
My vehicle start/stop caused me to stall out for 20min in the middle of traffic, I was not hit, and I put my hazards on and waved people by, I had to turn my vehicle off, and then put the parking break on, then disengage the parking break, restart my vehicle, and press the star/stop button to turn it off, and since this incident, my start stop system has not worked but I constantly have an umbrella con on my console that is a circle with an exclamation mark. I then went to orielly auto parts near my home for a diagnosis, and it was a manufacture code that they had no clue was about. My vehicle was in motion approaching a stop light on a public city street when it shut down and stalled out, I obstructed traffic for ten mins until I figured out how to get my car to turn back on.
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