2018 Jeep Compass

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER CAR HAS STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. VEHICLE WILL PROPERLY TURN OFF DUE TO AUTO SHUT OFF. REMOVE FOOT FROM BRAKE, VEHICLE STARTS AND BEGINS TO MOVE. VEHICLE WILL THEN STALL QUICKLY AFTER IN INTERSECTION. OPERATOR NEEDS TO PUT CAR IN PARK, TURN VEHICLE BACK ON AND BEGIN MOVING. PROBLEM HAS REPEATEDLY HAPPENED DURING CITY DRIVING AT STOPS SIGNS.

I WAS ABOUT TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WHILE IN DRIVE WHEN THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME UP TELLING ME TO PULL MY CAR OVER AND COME TO A STOP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND ERASED ALL MY ERROR MESSAGES AFTER IT WAS SCANNED. AS A STANDARD PROCEDURE OF JEEP THEY TOLD ME TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT FOR 1,000 MILES AND IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED TO BRING IT IN AND THEN THEY WILL FIX IT. I FIND THIS IS UNSAFE TELLING ME TO GO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY IT MAY TURN OFF WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO HERITAGE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OWINGS MILLS (LOCATED AT 11212 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117, (866) 771-8050) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING TESTED FOR OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V524000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

WE BOUGHT THE JEEP NEW WITH 8600 MILES ON IT. 4000 MILES AFTER OUR FIRST OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALER, THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TURNING A CORNER. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL TO WHICH I NEEDED TO ADD THREE QUARTS TO BRING IT BACK TO NORMAL. WE HAVE 20,000 MILES ON OUR CAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF OIL. THERE ARE NO OIL SPOTS OR DRIPS UNDER OUR CAR AND NO SMOKE IS COMING OUT FROM THE MUFFLER. ENGINE BAY IS CLEAN. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER NEW JEEP OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AND MADE IT ABOUT 1 MILE FROM HOME BEFORE MY CAR TURNED OFF AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. I HAD OWNED MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS AT THIS POINT, AND THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ENGAGED. I HAD AROUND 3,000 MILES AT THIS POINT. I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND MADE IT ANOTHER 1/2 MILE BEFORE THE CAR TURNED OFF AND BRAKE ENGAGED AGAIN. STARTED THE CAR AND MADE IT THE 10 MILES THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK. THE SAME THING HAPPENED FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY; THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS! AFTER THE 3RD DAY OF THIS HAPPENING, I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH. APPARENTLY THE NEWER JEEP ENGINE DRINKS OIL. AT THAT POINT, MY HUSBAND HAD TO ADD 3 QUARTS OF OIL! AFTER ONLY 3,000 MILES! I CALLED CHRYSLER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY TOLD ME TO DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. WHEN I TALKED TO THE SERVICE AREA AT THE JEEP DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT 95% OF THE VEHICLES ON THEIR LOT HAVE THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE THAT DRINKS OIL. I ASKED IF THERE WAS GOING TO BE A RECALL AND THEY SAID THEY HADN'T HEARD THAT. I ASKED THE WOMAN WHO IS MANAGING MY CLAIM AT CHRYSLER IF THEY CAN PUT THE OLD MOTOR IN MY VEHICLE, BUT SHE SAID I NEED TO GO THROUGH THE CONSUMPTION TEST BEFORE DETERMINING ANY SOLUTIONS. FROM WHAT I"VE BEEN READING, JEEP SEEMS TO BE DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS. OTHER JEEP COMPASS DRIVERS DESCRIBE THEIR NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLE STOPPED ON A HIGHWAY. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE CAUSES A HUGE SAFETY RISK. NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE MENTIONED THIS ISSUE; I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IF I KNEW THAT IT LITERALLY SHUTS DOWN. I MENTIONED IT TO MY SALESMAN AND HE SAID HE WAS UNAWARE. I FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT JEEP IS NOT RECOGNIZING THIS ISSUE. *DT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING MY CAR MY CAR WILL DO WHAT I CALL A "SPAZ OUT" MOMENT. THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND A LOUD DING BEGINS. MY CAR DASH LIGHTS UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND EACH NOTICE POPS UP: TRANSMISSION NEEDS SERVICE, 4 WHEEL DRIVE NEEDS SERVICED. TRACTION SYSTEM NEEDS SERVICE, EMERGENCY BREAK NEEDS SERVICE. THEN THEY ALL GO OFF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I AM VERY WORRY FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHER IF THIS VEHICLE LOCKS THE WHEELS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY. MOST MY DRIVING IS ON THE HIGH WAY AT THE SPEED OF 70MPHS.

I STOPPED AT THE STOP LIGHT AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITH THE NORMAL FUNCTION OF AUTO START/STOP BUT WHEN I TOOK FOOT OF THE BRAKE THE CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AFTER WHICH THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD STAY ENGAGED. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING MADE IT REALLY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET AT 45 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WITH NO WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND COASTED THE PARKING BREAK ENGAGED AT 15 MILES AN HOUR FORCING ME TO HARD BREAK AND ALMOST GET REAR ENDED WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE FOR THE JEEP FOR THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHEN THE OIL IS LOW. THE DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT IT'S WITH IN CHRYSLER'S SPECS THAT THIS ENGINE (2.4 MULTI-AIR 9 SPEED) CAN BURN 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY THOUSAND MILES. THIS JEEP ONLY HAS 3,043 MILE ON IT. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ENGINES TO SHUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HARM AND POSSIBLE DEATH IN A COLLISION. BOTH OF THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THEY ARE FORCING ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST REGARDLESS OF THE SAFETY ISSUES. *DT CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS AND NO CHIME BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER THAT THE OIL WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT HAD AN OIL CHANGE PRIOR TO THIS SITUATION DUE TO THE MILAGE. THE DEALERSHIP STARTED AT OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHICH REQUIRED THEM TO CHANGE THE OIL. DEALERSHIP IS ASKING CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN EVERY 500 FOUR TIMES BEFORE DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OIL THAT THE VEHICLE IS BURNING.*JB

WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION ENGINE WILL STALL AT RED LIGHTS / INTERSECTIONS, CAR WILL STATE:PUT CAR IN DRIVE BUT CAR IS IN DRIVE, LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN TURNING RIGHT THEN DISAPPEAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLASH THEN TURN OFF. CAR MAY STALL, LOSE POWER, EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING, NO GAS PEDAL RESPONSE. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR COULD BE FAULTY...CAR IS 2018 WITH 21,000 MILES...CPS SHOULD NOT BE FAULTY AT THIS LOW MILEAGE/AGE OF VEHICLE...SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT ACROSS JEEP COMPASS VEHICLES OF MULTIPLE YEARS.....RECALL JEEP VEHICLES FOR FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR....HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL, CAR LOSES POWER AND STEERING ABILITY.....DANGEROUS