2012 JEEP COMPASS Complaints

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  • 2012 JEEP COMPASS
    - WILLIAMSBURG, VA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK TUBE FRACTURED AND COULD BE SEEN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 JEEP COMPASS
    - WATERVILLE, ME

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER LANE AND CAUGHT FIRE NEAR THE LIFTGATE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS NEVER DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000. UPDATED 07/11/17*LJ *AS

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  • 2012 JEEP COMPASS
    - BATAVIA, NY

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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  • 2012 JEEP COMPASS
    - PARK HILL, OK

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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  • 2012 JEEP COMPASS
    - UNIVERSAL CITY, TX

    TAKATA RECALL, CONTACTED ME MORE THA 6 MONTHS AGO, TO LET ME KNOW THATA MY JEEP HAS A PROBLEM WITH IT'S OCCUPANT AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELT, I DID FOLLOW THE STEPS TO REGITER ON THEIR WEB SITE, SO FAR WHEN I CALLED THEM THE PARTS ARE NIT AVAILABLE

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 JEEP COMPASS
    - BELGIUM, WI

    WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER OF 2016 AND THE REMEDY FOR THESE ISSUES ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 JEEP COMPASS
    - BALTIMORE, MD

    I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG ASSEMBLY IN MY 2012 JEEP COMPASS WEEKS AGO. BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS USED IN A FLEET CAPACITY, I PULLED IT FROM SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. I TALKED TO DODGE AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. I THEN ASKED FOR A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL MY VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS TOLD THAT DODGE DOESN'T HAVE A RENTAL PROGRAM FOR RECALLS. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS MANUFACTURE DOESN'T HAVE A PLAN TO RECTIFY AN INCONVENIENCE THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH REGARDING A PROBLEM THAT WASN'T THE CUSTOMERS FAULT TO BEGIN WITH. I'M VERY UNHAPPY DODGE TREATS CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 JEEP COMPASS
    - METAIRIE, LA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ *CN

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 JEEP COMPASS
    - DALTON, MA

    "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" ISSUED SEPTEMBER 2016. AS OF FEBRUARY 17,2017-- 5 MONTHS LATER NO REPAIR IS AVAILABLE. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH MY CHILD IN IT KNOWING THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT PUTS US BOTH AT RISK AND SEEMINGLY NO RUSH IS BEING MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN A TIMELY FASHION.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 JEEP COMPASS
    - EAST STROUDSBURG, PA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND RECOMMENDED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,200.

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