When I adjust the forward collision preferences settings it show me "selected" and I can back to the main menu and come back again to this option to check and continues selected, but when the ecu sleeps (turn off the vehicle) and I turn the vehicle back on after 30 seconds the forward collision preferences are showed set in the default values, my custom values are not saved, so it is very dangerous to trust this security function. Also at the time of starting the advance in the morning, when the vehicle is cold by the ambient temperature, the front brakes produce a loud noise when braking gently, as when the ABS is activated during a sudden braking, but after a few minutes of normal driving and braking this stop happening.
2018 Jeep Compass electrical complaints
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Instrument cluster is very bright at night, affecting the ability to see the roadway. Instrument cluster does not dim when attempting to adjust brightness. Instrument cluster does not adjust to compensate from daylight to darkness. Rear view camera is extremely bright at night, affecting the ability to recognize probable hazards in roadway. Due to this brightness, the eyes take time to readjust to the dark environment when vehicle is put back in drive. These issues occur when the vehicle is in motion and stationary.
Vehicle unintentionally 'remote' started in my closed garage. Vehicle was stationary.there is no option, either by software interface or mechanical means to disable the 'remote start' feature. I suspect the key fob was inadvertently pressed while in my pants pocket. I am aware that the remote start function times out & the engine stops after 15 min but in a closed garage the carbon monoxide levels could become hazardous. This is a convenient feature but owners should have the ability to disable it or possibly a third fob button press would make it safer.
Problem relates to 2018 jeep compass latitude. When vehicle is placed in reverse, the 8.4" uconnect screen shows the backup camera at full brightness. This is blinding and makes it impossible to see when backing up. This is going to cause an accident. There is no way to adjust this. Even when the gauges and screen are dim from normal driving, as soon as reverse gear is selected, the screen jumps to full brightness.
Instrument cluster lighting control including dimmer, headlight 'on' sensor, dash ambiant light sensor, related software do not function properly. Unable to dim dash at night with dimmer control & or 'auto night dim' does not function. The blinding brightness of the dash at night is not only discomforting it is hazardous. This fault is well documented on internet forums & youtube videos.
Instrument panel and infotainment screen dimmer control does not work. The light from these screens is too bright at night. It is unsafe to drive the vehicle at night because the glare from the screens makes it difficult to see forward.
1. Instrument panel lighting cannot be dimmed: blinds driver during night driving. 2. The speedometer scale does not change from MPH to kph. This becomes very problematic when crossing from the us to canada!
The instrument panel dimmer switch is inoperable. The speedometer, and entire gauge cluster, is stuck on full brightness during nighttime driving and is very dangerous as it is blindingly bright in my face.
There is an issue with the sensor controlling the brightness of the console and navigation screen. At night, the brightness gets set to the highest setting, which is absolutely blinding, and the dimmer switch does does not work. This is a safety issue and is causing harm to my eyes.
The instrument light sensor malfunctions and keeps all the interior lights (except dome lights) in full brightness all the time which makes it very dangerous driving at night.
I had my vehicle diagnosed due to interior lights do not dim at night leaving the jeep very bright and dangerous. I have called jeep and they refuse to fix the issue or give me a solution on what to do! They still refuse at of today 9/26/17.
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