2007 Jeep Compass

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

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

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.

I WENT IN TO GET MY OIL CHANGED AND MY TIRES ROTATED AND WAS TOLD MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HERE IS WHAT THEY PUT ON MY INVOICE (VERBATIM) "NEEDS BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HAS A REALLY BAD BALL JOINT AND LEFT OUTER TIE ROD END IS BAD ALSO PRICE TO REPLACE BOTH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS $1083 PLUS TAX AND THAT INCLUDES THE ALIGNMENT!!!!!!!!! VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH BALL JOINT IS THIS CONDITION!!!!!!!!!" (LITERALLY WITH ALL THE EXCLAMATION MARKS.) I TOOK THE CAR SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GET REPAIRED (FOR HALF THE COST) HOWEVER I BELIEVE THIS IS A PART FAILURE AS I HAVE LESS THAN 50K MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. AND FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING WHEN I AM DECELERATING OR STALLING WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. SOME TIMES THE VEHICLE JERKS SO BAD THAT MY SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT THAT THE TECH'S ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT IT CLICKS WHEN I PUT IT ON BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL COME RIGHT OFF. I HAD A SCREW STUCK IN MY FRONT TIRE TODAY AND COULD NOT GET THE FRONT TIRE OFF WHEN WE FINALLY GOT IT OFF WE FIGURED OUT WHY IT WOULD NOT COME OFF THERE IS RUST. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE PROBLEMS AND SCARED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN I AM ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE OUTER DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD AND CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,762. UPDATED 09/11/09 *BF UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB