2007 JEEP COMPASS Complaints

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).VEHICLE PURCHASED IN FLORIDA. MINIMAL DRIVING.. NO ISSUES. ONCE RECALL ANNOUNCED ST PETE JEEP SAID THEY HAD RESOLVED THE ISSUE. HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP HAS A LOCAL REPUTATION OF SAYING THE WORK WAS COMPLETED WHEN IT HAD NOT. NOW I HAVE MOVED TO MINNESOTA AND THE BRAKES ARE TIGHTENING. THE BAS AND SLIPPERY SIGNAL IS ON AND OFF. AND THE ENGINE SYMBOL IS CONSISTENT ON THE DASHBOARD. I FEEL UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLE AND I FEEL THE ISSUES ARE RELATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ROSEVILLE CHRYSLER [XXX] THEY ARE CHARGING ME $140 TO REVIEW THE VEHICLE. I JUST RECEIVED PART TIME WORK AND UNABLE TO DRIVE THE POSSIBLY UNSAFE VEHICLE. PLEASE ASSISTING TO MAKE SURE THE DEALERSHIP FOLLOWS PROCEDURE. I [XXX] NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 06V493 MANUFACTURE DATES: SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2006 POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED : 50,665 JEEP COMPASS SUMMARY ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP DURING CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS. THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. NOTES: DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F50 CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV. *TR

MY JEEP COMPASS 2007 WENT IN TO HAVE THE TWO FRONT TIRES REPAIRED. THE REPAIR MAN FOUND THAT MY LOWER BALL JOINTS AND LEFT OUTER TIE ROD WERE "TRASH". THE LEFT SIDE HAD FALLEN APART. I CALLED JEEP TO SPEAK TO THEM IN REGARDS TO THIS AFTER CHECKING IT OUT ONLINE TO FIND THAT MANY JEEP COMPASS OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY THE EQUIPMENT THEY ARE USING OR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PUTTING THEM TOGETHER ARE NOT EITHER FAULTY OR NOT WELL DONE. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. JEEP DID OFFER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR IN THE "EVENT THAT IT TRULY WAS A DEFECT". THE PROBLEM IS MY JEEP IS NOT A CHRYSLER DEALER AND WHERE IT'S AT AND THE CONDITION IT IS IN, IT WOULD COST ME NEARLY $500 PLUS TO GET TO ONE. WITH THAT JEEP WOULD NOT HELP ME. I AM STUCK PAYING FOR THE REPAIR OF A VEHICLE THAT HAS FAULTY PARTS AND WORKMANSHIP. THIS IS NOT A SINGLE EVENT... AND I ASK THAT YOU FORCE JEEP CHRYSLER TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS DEFECT. I WILL BE GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED RIGHT WHERE IT'S AT, BUT I WILL BE PURSUING JEEP LEGALLY THROUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ECT UNTIL THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO STOP ON SLIPPERY SURFACES 3 OUT OF 5 TIMES MY ABS IS NON EXISTENT AND MY WHEELS LOCK UP I FIRST NOTICED THIS IN DECEMBER 2009. LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING ON A ICY SNOW COVERED ROAD. I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I WAS STOPPING. I GAVE THE PEDAL MORE PRESSURE AND I STARTED TO FISHTAIL ALMOST COLLIDING WITH A PARKED VEHICLE. THE NEXT STOP SIGN I CAME TO ABS WORKED FINE. AFTER THAT MY WHEELS LOCKED UP. THIS VEHICLE IS A COMPLETE JOKE. ALSO NOTE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH GOOD SNOW TIRES. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT BELT CLICKS BUT IT DOESN'T ENGAGE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SUMMER 09. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE ITS LOCKED BY PULLING ON IT. NUMEROUS TIMES MY SEAT-BELT HAS COME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON HERE ITS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS ISSUE. THE DEALER CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS FINE AFTER I DEMANDED THEY REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. NO LUCK. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMPASS WITH 55,000 MILES, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IN MY OPINION AND THE REPAIR SHOPS OPINION THIS IS EXTREMELY PREMATURE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THESE PARTS. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF THESE PARTS ARE NOT CHEAP EITHER. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE OR THE SISTER VEHICLE TO THIS, THE JEEP PATRIOT. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH JEEP CUSTOMERS WITH LESS MILES THAN MINE. WHAT REALLY FRUSTRATES ME THE MOST IS THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. AND KEEP CHARGING $800.00 TO REPAIR THIS PART THAT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN! THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS AT THE POINT WHERE THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS ARE ABOUT READY TO BREAK. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT DOESN'T INGAGE EVERY TIME. I HAVE TO PUSH IT IN AND PULL ON IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO MAKE SURE ITS LATCHED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON TWO MONTH OR SO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED HIS TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGED AFTER HE HAD STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURE AS OF YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE BECOMES COVERED IN TINY BLACK SPECS AND ONCE REMOVED TAKES THE PAINT WITH IT, CAUSING LITTLE RUST SPOTS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. *TR

CVT TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING NOISE AND NOT SHIFTING AT 42000 MILES. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT SINCE JEEP/DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON CVT TRANSMISSIONS IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO ISSUES WITH JEEP/DODGE A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO WAIT THAT LONG SO I FOUND A LOW MILEAGE TRANSMISSION IN A SALVAGE YARD AND HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSTALL IT. BECAUSE I PURCHASED MY JEEP APPROX. 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WAS INITIATED I HAD TO BEAR THE ENTIRE COST. *TR

WAS DROPPING DAUGHTER OFF AT THE BUS STOP WHEN FIRST NOTICED THAT SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR WAS DIFFICULT. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, WAITED AND PUMPED THE CLUTCH AND IT WENT IN. NEXT DAY WAS LEAVING HOME AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT AFTER I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND RETURNED HOME AFTER THE CAR FINALLY WENT INTO GEAR. MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING PROFUSELY. OUR 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4 MANUAL TRANSMISSION ONLY HAD 38,121 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A CAR THIS NEW WITH SO FEW MILES. ALL OF THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND OUR CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NINE DAYS. JEEP HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT TAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR. *TR