2016 JEEP COMPASS Complaints

JEEP REPEATEDLY LEAKS FROM DOME LIGHT AFTER IT RAINS. MY MAP LIGHT IS FILLED WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINS.I HAD PUDDLES OF WATER IN FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER FOOT AREA. THE CAR SMELLS REALLY BAD.MY JEEP COMPASS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD JUST A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT.

OWNS A 2016 JEEP COMPASS. AS OF 10/07, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR APPROX 30 MIN. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS CHECKED UPON PARKING. THE FOLLOWING MORNING (10/08) VEHICLE STALLED UPON ATTEMPTING TO START AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR APPROX 10-15 MIN. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR TO WORK AND CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES TO SEE IF CAR WOULD STALL UPON STARTING. NO ISSUES AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR DISAPPEARED. CONTACTED RECALL/CHRYSLER DEPT, REFERRED TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I WAS ADVISED THAT MY VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CURRENT RECALL & NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS ONLY APPROXIMATELY 45,800. I AM AFRAID OF THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND/OR CAUSING A CRASH WITH CHILD IN THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 60 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER (CHAMPION CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, 9655 FIRESTONE BLVD, DOWNEY, CA 90241) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,675. *TT CONSUMER STATED ENGINE STALLED AT 60 MPH. CHECK ENGINE DID NOT COME ON.UPDATED 11/26/18*JB

2016 JEEP COMPASS RECALL - THE POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER. I HAVE TO CUT IT OFF AND RESTART. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR A WHILE AND AFTER A COUPLE OF ENGINE STARTS, THE LIGHTS GO OFF. WHEN IT LOSES POWER, PUSHING ON THE GAS, THE CAR DOESN'T GET ANY POWER TO MOVE FORWARD. IT'S ONLY COASTING ALONG. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN THE CITY. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. VERY SCARY, I HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND TURN IT BACK ON TO CONTINUE. I'M AFRAID EVENTUALLY IT WON'T TURN BACK ON. IT STARTED HAPPENING AROUND MAY 2018. JUST PURCHASED THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (1ST CHOICE MOTORS, 4799 S AMHERST HWY, MADISON HEIGHTS, VIRGINIA 24572, (434) 455-8110) TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. *TT *JS

WHEN RUNNING THE AC THE WINDSHIELD INSIDE BECOMES FOOGY AND MAKES OT HARDER TO SEE WHEN DRIVING. CHRYSLER SAYS ITS NORMAL. COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STRAUB CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1502 WHEELING AVE, GLEN DALE, WV 26038) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, EITHER AT LIGHT OR IN TRAFFIC, MY RPM GAUGE NEEDLE WOULD DROP TO 0 RPMS, HOWEVER MY BATTERY IS STILL ACTIVE. I WILL THEN HAVE TO CYCLE KEY TO TURN VEHICLE BACK ON. THIS ALSO HAPPENED AS VEHICLE WAS MOVING/APPROACHING INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS I COASTED TO INTERSECTION MY RPMS AGAIN WENT TO ZERO. I THEN RELUCTANTLY WAS ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL (ALTHOUGH LOST POWER STEERING) TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO COAST ONTO SHOULDER OF ROAD. PUT CAR INTO PARK, CYCLED KEY AND CAR TURNED ON BUT TOOK A SEVERAL SECONDS FOR ENGINE TO TURN OVER. TOOK VEHICLE INTO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP 3X FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT WHILE DRIVING IT FOR A FEW DAYS.

ENGINE STALLS ALL A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING, THEN THE DASHBOARD SENSOR LIGHTS COME ON LIKE THE ENGINE LIGHT THE ETC LIGHT AND THE ESP LIGHT. YOU DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A RECALL ON MY VIN#, BUT I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEING I NEED TO HAVE THIS FIXED. PRETTY PLEASE AND THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME!

I HAVE TO WAIT BETWEEN 10 TO 30 MINS BEFORE I CAN TRY TO START MY CAR AND ALSO IT WILL START WITH THE REMOTE BUT WHEN YOU GO OUT THE KEY IN IT TURNS OFF AND I WOULD HAVE WAIT LONGER FOR IT TO START BY KEY I HAVEN'T HAD MY JEEP THAT LONG I ONLY HAD IT FOUR MONTHS AND NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT