2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED AT THE DEALER, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,725 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

VEHICLE CREAKS LOUDLY, WHEN I PULL OFF FROM STOPPED AND WHEN REVERSING AND TURNING. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT INNER TIE ROD AND TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A THEME ON THIS PAGE, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL, WITH SUCH AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM DISABLED AND DEPEND ON A SAFE VEHICLE TO GET ME TO MY DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND MAINTAIN MY FAMILY. I AM ON FIXED INCOME AND DID NOT ANTICIPATE THAT WE AS CONSUMERS WOULD BE LEFT HOLDING THE BAG ON AN OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT, THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

PURCHASED JEEP COMPASS NEW, NOV. 2007, IT'S DRIVEN 99% OF THE TIME BY WIFE TO/FROM WORK AT HOSP. DRIVEN LESS THAN 6,000 MILES PER YEAR. WIFE STATED HEARING A CREAKING/ SQUEEKING NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR. I TOOK THE COMPASS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, THEY STATED IT WAS THE FRONT LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT. THEY REPLACED THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THIS PART FAILING AFTER ONLY 25,000 MILES ( MAYBE WHOLE FRONT SUSPENSION). THIS VEHICLE IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF, THE JEEP DEALER DOES ALL OIL CHANGES, TIRE ROTATION, FILTERS ON SCHEDULE. THIS JEEP IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AT HOME 100% OF THE TIME AND GARAGED AT WORK EXCEPT FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. JEEP HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. PURCHASED 4X4 SO WIFE COULD SAFELY DRIVE TO WORK IN SNOW AS SHE WORKS AT A HOSPITAL AND NEEDS TO BE THERE DURING ALL TYPES OF WEATHER. I KNOW HOW THIS JEEP IS CARED FOR AND TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF MAJOR PART FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE, WITH AN UNDUE COST OF OVER $ 500.00 NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED. NOT A HAPPY PERSON WITH THIS JEEP COMPASS WITH ONLY 25,777 MILES ON IT. *TT

TODAY WAS TOLD MY 2007 COMPASS NEEDS BALL JOINT/TIE ROD/STRUTS THIS IS THE THIRD BALL JOINT PUT ON FIRST FAILURE 42,000 MILES, SECOND AT 63,000 THIRD NOW.....WAS TOLD BUILT WRONG AND SPENT OVER 3000.00 REPAIRING. NEVER AGAIN FOR A JEEP AND NO CLASS ACTION YET???? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

VEHICLE MADE SCREECHING SOUND, COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WHILE TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 30MPH. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED, OWNER NOTICED LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO BE TURNED OUT AND STANDING AT AN ANGLE. AFTER RAISING THE VEHICLE, OWNER NOTICED THAT A-FRAME CROSSBAR HAD RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY, RENDERING THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLT HANGING AWAY FROM THE FRAME. BOTH SIDE'S FRONT TIE RODS AND CONTROL ARMS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APROXIMATELY 35000 MILES AND 70000 MILES. BOTH SIDE'S LINK TOW AND LINK REAR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT UNDER 70,000 MILES, AS ALL BOLTS HAD RUSTED TO THE FRAME. NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES, AGAIN AT 45,000 MILES AND AT 80,000 MILES. SHOCKS FOR FRONT WERE ALSO REPLACED TWICE ON BOTH SIDES. *TR UPDATED 06/14/2012 *JS

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT I STARTED TO HEAR A THUMPING NOISE IN MY FRONT END WHEN TURNING. I ALSO HEARD A CREAKING NOISE WHENEVER GOING OVER ANY BUMPS OR HITTING ANY POTHOLES. THE NOISE WAS CONSISTENT FOR AWHILE AND THEN WENT AWAY. LAST YEAR I HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND UPON LOOKING AT THE TIRE- THERE WAS VERY OBVIOUS UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. I LOOKED AT THE RIGHT TIRE AND IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE THE LEFT TIRE SO WE QUICKLY HAD BOTH FRONT TIRES REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. FIVE MONTHS LATER MY NEW FRONT TIRES WERE BALD ON THE INSIDE. I HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES AGAIN AND WE HAD AN ALIGNMENT CHECK TO LOOK INTO THE FRONT END. I WAS TOLD MY LEFT BALL JOINT AND RIGHT TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE LEFT BALL JOINT DONE. I WAS PLANNING TO HAVE THE TIE ROD DONE WITHIN A MONTH BUT I WAS ADVISED IT NEEDED TO BE DONE NOW. AFTER HAVING THE BALL JOINT DONE MY STEERING IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT VIOLENTLY. I HAD THE TIE ROD DONE THE NEXT DAY. THIS ALLEVIATED THE PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL BUT NOW I CAN FEEL SOMETHING ELSE. THE CAR IS NOT HANDLING RIGHT AND IT MAKES ME VERY UNEASY TO DRIVE IT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ACROSS THE WEB THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH MY COMPASS ARE BEING EXPERIENCED BY MANY, MANY, MANY PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THESE VEHICLES. I'M SEEING THAT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE A LONG LIST OF REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE'S FRONT END. I'M REALLY SHOCKED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS ARE VERY DANGEROUS. THEY ARE THE COMPONENTS OF YOUR STEERING AND WHEN THEY MALFUNCTION SOMEONE IS GOING TO CRASH. IF EVERYONE WHO BUYS THE SAME CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM (AND IT IS DANGEROUS), WHY IS SOMETHING NOT BEING DONE? *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 11 MONTHS AGO FROM LITHE CHEVROLET/DODGE/JEEP. IT HAD 64,000 MILES ON IT. IN THE 11 MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR THE RACK AND PINION AND STEERING PUMP HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. AT MY EXPENSE. THE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. MY STRUTS AND BRAND NEW TIRES ARE DESTROYED. THE WHOLE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME. I STARTED HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITHIN 1 WEEK OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY AND WOULD BLOW IT OFF AS ME BEING "SILLY". THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON 3 TIMES AND RATHER THAN FIXING THE CAR THEY JUST "RESET" THE ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

AS I WAS ACCELERATING (AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN), THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. I ATTEMPTED TO TRY TO RESTART AND THAT'S WHEN A LIGHTNING BOLT ICON WAS DISPLAYED. I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL AND FOUND OUT THAT THE LIGHTNING BOLT ICON MEANS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, I TRIED TO START THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED, HOWEVER I DECIDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER DUE TO GRAVE CONCERN ABOUT THE ISSUE RECURRING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. ABOUT 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ABOVE INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS NOT MOVING. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE RPM GAUGE WAS AT ITS MAX, HOWEVER THE CAR WAS BARELY MOVING (IT WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 5 MPH). THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO STALL, BUT IT CREPT ALONG AT A SLOW PACE. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, I TURNED OFF THE CAR. LATER, WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE ISSUE DID NOT REOCCUR. *TR

LAST SUMMER, I HAD TO HAVE MY FRONT OUTER TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED AT 65,000 MILES. AT THAT TIME I HAD NEW BRAKE PADS INSTALLED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I STARTED GETTING VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL UPON BRAKING AND I ALSO WAS TOLD I HAD UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALER; THEY ALLIGNED IT. THEY NEVER TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING VIBRATION MAY BE CAUSED BY BAD BALL JOINTS. THE STEERING PROBLEM DIDN'T ENTIRELY GO AWAY AFTER THE ALLIGNMENT; IT STEADILY GOT WORSE. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO AN INDPEPENDENT MECHANIC YESTERDAY AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED NEW BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS IN THE FRONT. I ALSO NEED ONE NEW ROTOR AND THE OTHER ROTOR TURNED. (THIS IS AFTER I HAD NEW BRAKE PADS INSTALLED ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO AND THE ROTORS WERE FINE AT THAT TIME). I WAS QUOTED $663.56 FOR THIS WORK THAT INCLUDED ANOTHER ALLIGNMENT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 50,000 MILE TIRES ONCE AT $600.00 AND TWO MORE TIMES ON THE FRONT AT ABOUT $350.00 EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 107,000 MILES ON IT TODAY. MY COMPLAINTS ARE 1). I DRIVE WITH A TWO YEAR OLD IN THE CAR FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A BLATANT SAFETY RISK THAT JEEP IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY RECALL. AND 2)., THE MONEY THAT I'VE HAD TO SPEND ON THIS CAR-REPLACING FRONT BRAKE PADS, NEW ROTORS, BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARMS, TIE ROD ENDS AND TIRES IS RIDICULOUS. I DON'T HAVE MUCH FAITH IN THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THEY DIDN'T IDENITIFY THE BALL JOINT PROBLEM WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE. I MAY NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP PRODUCT AND I WILL CERTAINLY TELL ANYONE THAT ASKS THE EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. *TR