2007 Jeep Compass

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING WHEN AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF FACTORY WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

I BOUGHT MY 2007 JEEP COMPASS BRAND NEW. I NEVER OFF-ROAD AND I TRY TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY AVOIDING POT HOLES. I WAS HEARING THIS WEIRD NOISE AND BROUGHT IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP TODAY. THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM COSTING ME SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE WEB AND SEEING ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I AM CONVINCED THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. JEEP NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THIS IS A REPAIR THAT SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED ON SUCH NEW VEHICLES.

CAR ENGINE STALLING AND IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR A TUNE UP 11//09. DEALER CHANGED COUPLE OF PLUGS BUT NOTHING ELSE WAS NEEDED. 1/10 CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE ACTING UP, ENGINE STARTED STALLING AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE, CAR SIMPLY DIED IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD COIL. ASKED ME IF I HAD WASHED ENGINE, ANSWER WAS NO. DEALER REPLACED COIL AND STATED PROBLEM WAS FIXED. CAR STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING ON 1-16 (GA), CAR WOULD STALL, COULDN'T ACCELERATE, EVEN THOUGH PEDAL WAS TO THE CAR FLOOR. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ACTED UP, (ONE OF MY TIRES HAD 10 AIR PRESSURE, PULLED OVER AND TIRE HAD 35 AIR PRESSURE). SAME ISSUES THAN BEFORE, I THOUGHT CAR WOULD DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF HWY(7/11/10). TOOK TO DEALER 7/14/2010 AND CONTACTED CHRYSLER (WAS ASSIGNED A CASE). DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME $75 TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS, REFUSED TO PAY, SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS FREE OF CHARGE, HOWEVER CHRYSLER STATES THERE IS NO ASSURANCE PROBLEM WILL BE COVERED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, MY CAR COULD DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF HWY WITH MY TWO KIDS INSIDE ,CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I PAID FOR THE TUNE UP, CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY FIRST TIME BUT NOTHING WAS SAID OR FIXED THEN. PROBLEM PERSISTS AND NOW CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS? DEALER FAILED TO FIND PROBLEM TWICE BEFORE. CHRYSLER AND DEALER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR PUTTING MY LIFE AND MY KIDS LIFE IN DANGER. ALSO HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT REPAIRING AN ISSUE THAT IS VERY COMMON AMONG THESE CARS OF THE SAME YEAR. RECALL WAS ISSUED ON SPEED PEDAL, BUT MINE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER. I FEEL VERY UNSECURE WHILE DRIVING CAR. CHRYSLER STATES DEALER AND COMPANY ARE ACTING IN GOOD WILL BY RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS FOR FREE. THEY ARE MANUFACTURER OF CAR, WHICH HAS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. DEALER FAILED TO REPAIR CAR TWICE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. ACT IS NOT GOOD WILL, ITS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY! *TR

STARTED HEARING A TIRE NOISE AND CLUNKING WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMP. TOOK IT TO MY SERVICE MAN. CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DANGEROUSLY BAD LOWER BALL JOINTS. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES DUE TO THIS AND TIRE HAS STARTED TO SEPARATE DUE TO THE LOOSENESS OF THE TIRE. I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS. MY 2007 JEEP COMPASS HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. MULTIPLE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM YET NO RECALL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS 2003 THROUGH 2006. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM COULD BE LIFE THREATENING IF THE WHEEL COMES OFF. I WAS LUCKY. *TR

TOOK 2007 JEEP COMPASS IN FOR OIL CHANGE. MECHANIC SAID THAT CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS NEEDED REPLACED AND WERE SO LOOSE THAT THEY MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT. BECAUSE OF COST OF REPAIR, TOOK CAR TO JEEP DEALER FOR SERVICING TO GET A SECOND OPINION. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS DO NEED REPLACED AND THAT THEY ARE DANGEROUSLY LOOSE. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $935 ALTHOUGH I'M TRYING TO NEGOTIATE SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE CAR. *TR

MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STARTED COMING OFF AND ON AS I WAS DRIVING IN DECEMBER OF 2008. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER. LIKE CLOCKWORK IN THE WINTER OF 2009 AND CONTINUING UNTIL TODAY THE LIGHT IS COMING OFF AND ON CONSTANTLY (EVERY 3-10 MILES). THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT, I CAN BE ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, AT A COMPLETE STOP ETC. BESIDES BEING ANNOYING I HAVE READ THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR JEEPS. I HAVE ASKED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REPLACE THE PART AT NO COST TO ME SINCE I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO THAT, AND I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD THE $300+ PART THEY NEED TO "FIX" THIS PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS ABS. WHEN HE PRESSES ON HIS BRAKES THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. IT SEEMS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO STOP AT TIMES. HE ALSO STATED THAT HIS SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY EITHER. WHEN HE GOES TO PUT IT ON IT WILL CLICK LIKE IT'S ON BUT IT WILL THEN COME UNDONE ON IT'S OWN. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY TOLD HIM NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 110,000.