2007 Jeep Compass

DEVELOPED A NOTICABLE VIBRATION.TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WHEN PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, INVOICE STATED 2 LOWER ARMS AND A TIE ROD WERE REPLACED. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY VEHICLES OVER 100,000 MILES AND NEVER HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THESE PARTS. THEREFORE I FEEL THEY WERE EITHER DEFECTIVE OR POORLY DESIGN ED AND THEY SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL REPLACEMENT OR INSPECTION. VEHICLE WAS ONLY DRIVEN ON LOCAL STREETS.

WHILE TRAVELING IN HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, MY 2007 JEEP COMPASS JERKED AND I LOSS ACCELERATION DOWN TO 40 MPH AND THEN IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER EVEN WITH THE GAS PETAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR. GOT OFF HIGHWAY AND CAR ONLY WOULD GO 25 MPH. JUST HAD A TUNE UP TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE CAR JERKED AND LOSS ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE CAME ON AND BEGAN TO BLINK AND RING. AFTER THE TUNE UP THE DEALERSHIP SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. I GUESS THAT WASN'T TRUE. PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION? *TR

2007 JEEP COMPASS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE AND TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED TWO OF THE THREE JEEPS SHE OWNS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. DURING HIGH SPEED DRIVING, ON HOT DAYS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSXALE OIL BECAME EXTREMELY HOT, AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN SLIGHTLY UNTIL THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE COOLED DOWN ENOUGH TO ALLOW A RETURN TO THE REQUESTED SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW DUE TO A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN. *JB UPDATED 01/31/11

METALLIC NOISES EMITTED FROM JEEP COMPASS 2007 MODEL FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. IT WOULD CREAK WHEN TURNING AND WOULD FREQUENTLY LOSE CONTROL OF RIGHT SIDE TIRES IN ADVERSE WEATHER. HAVE FIXED BALL JOINT TWICE NOW AND SEEMINGLY WEARS DOWN OVER AND OVER. REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL, THIS APPEARS TO BE THE NORM. A BROKEN DOWN BALL JOINT AND CONSEQUENT CRACKED AXIS WOULD MEAN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION: FLIPPING OFF THE ROAD, LOSING CONTROL AT HIGHER SPEEDS, ETC. THUS FAR WE HAVE AVOIDED SERIOUS INJURY BUT AT LESS THAN 30K MILES THIS SHOULD NOT BE A RECURRING ISSUE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT,(FRONT WAS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED) DRIVER SIDE FRONT OUTER TIE ROD,(STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING) BOTH REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS. ( WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL I WAS HAVING WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE.) BUT REAR TIRES WERE DAMAGED FROM THESE PARTS BEING WORN.. HAD TO REPLACE ALL THESE PARTS. ONLY HAVE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND TIE ROD. OWNERS OPINION IS THAT FACTORY WHEELS ARE TO BIG FOR THIS VEHICLE AND CAUSING TO MUCH PRESSURE ON THESE PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER NOTED A RATTLE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT BOTH OUTER TIE RODS WERE LOOSE AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,480.

I TOOK MY 2007 JEEP COMPASS 2X4 TO HAVE THE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE REPAIRED. THE REPAIR MAN FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. I CHECKED IT OUT ONLINE TO FIND THAT MANY JEEP COMPASS OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND ONLY HAS 41,375 ORIGINAL MILES. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. MY JEEP WAS PURCHASED FROM A DODGE CHRYSLER DEALER. I ASK THAT YOU FORCE JEEP CHRYSLER TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DRAGGING IN EVERY GEAR; SHE NOTICED THE PROBLEM EVERYTIME SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE BUT NO OTHER DETAILS WERE GIVEN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 68,000.