2018 Jeep Compass

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. SEEMS TO HAPPEN JUST AFTER USING BRAKES FOR RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHEN I ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF SHORTLY AFTER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN HAPPEN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AFTER STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT!!!! JUST STARTED DOING THIS YESTERDAY, AND IT HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH TIMES ON A SIDE STREET AFTER STOPPING FOR A STOP SIGN. I AM TAKING MY COMPASS IN THIS MORNING TO THE DEALERSHIP, AS I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY JEEP :(

A COUPLE OF DAYS DURING A WEEK'S TIME THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AS I WAS TURNING ONTO THE MAIN ROAD OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT, AND THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THE SECOND TIME THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SECOND. I CHECK THE OIL AND IT WAS 3 QUARTS LOW. NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON THE WEB I LEARNED THE ENGINE WAS LOW OR OUT OF OIL AND SHUTTING DOWN IS A SAFETY FEATURE AS IS ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN TRAFFIC. I WASN'T DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE FOR QUITE SOME TIME BASED ON JEEP'S RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE, BUT I WAS FORCED TO DO ONE SO THEY COULD VERIFY THE ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY, MY FAMILY'S, AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS AS I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL SHUT IF I DON'T ACT LIKE I HAVE MY FIRST CAR FROM THE 1960'S AND HAD TO CHECK THE OIL WEEKLY.

MULTIPLE TIMES THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLASHES. IN A FEW INSTANCES THE CAR STALLS AND DOESN'T WANT TO START BACK UP LEAVING YOU STUCK. LUCKILY WE'VE NEVER BEEN HIT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. USUALLY HAPPENS GOING UP A HILL OR AROUND A BEND. OIL LEVEL IN CAR IS GOOD AND CHANGED EVERY 3-5000 MILES. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS FULLY WARMED UP OR COLD ENGINE. DOESN'T MATTER IF GAS LEVEL IS AT A 1/4 OR 3/4 TANK. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR BUT IT SAYS IT'S NOT FOR MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE STALLING AND PROBABLY 25 TIMES THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT HAS FLICKERED ON.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 16, 2020, MY VEHICLE ENGINE TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH. ONCE THE TURN WAS COMPLETE AND I PRESSED THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. ALL ELECTRONICS WERE STILL ON, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 0MPH AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. I ROLLED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER AND PRESSED THE IGNITION TO TURN OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. WHEN PRESSING THE IGNITION TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT STRUGGLED TO START BUT WAS SUCCESSFUL. I CONTINUED MY COMMUTE TO WORK. IT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON PUBLIC STREETS. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING EITHER. I STILL HAVE NO INDICATION OF WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE AND WILL CONSULT MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER MOTHER WHO OWNS A 2018 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHEN 2 QUARTS OF OIL HAD BEEN USED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED STATED BATTERY WAS IN CHARGE MODE BUT IT WAS NOT FIXED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700.*DT*JB *DT CONSUMER STATED START/STOP READY MODE DOES NOT WORK.*JB*DT*JB

THIS JEEP COMPASS HAS AUTO START STOP-WHEN STOPPED THE CAR WILL GO INTO AUTO STOP MODE. RANDOMLY, WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY LURCH AND SHUT DOWN- BRAKES WILL LOCK AND THE CAR IS INOPERABLE. THE DASH WILL SAY THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS BEEN ENGAGED- WHEN IN FACT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED. THE CAR WILL SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS COMPLETELY LOCKED AND SHUT DOWN FOR 5-7 MINUTES. DURING THIS TIME THERE IS NO OPTION FOR THE DRIVER- THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT WORK AND THE CAR IS COMPLETELY IMMOBILE. THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME ABOUT HOW THIS ENGINE USES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL, AND HAVE BLAMED OIL BEING THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IN MULTIPLE CASES- DESPITE FREQUENT OIL CHANGES AND THE OIL CHANGE NOTIFICATION NOT COMING UP. ON THE THIRD TIME IN THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A SYSTEM UPGRADE THAT NEEDED TO BE CONDUCTED. ON THE 4TH TIME I WAS TOLD AGAIN IT WAS THE OIL (STILL NO OIL LIGHT INDICATOR) THE 5TH TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED (LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER THE 4TH INCIDENT) THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM SO THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND NOTHING WE COULD DO. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN IT'S UNPREDICTABILITY AND THE FACT THAT IT BECOMES A STAGNANT VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I CAN NOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW UNSAFE I FEEL IN THIS CAR AND KNOWING THAT THERE ARE SO MANY FAULTY JEEP COMPASSES ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS ABLE TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (CROTON AUTO PARK 1 MUNICIPAL PL, CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY 10520 (914) 271-5100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V670000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS TAKEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,039. *DT*JB

TWO DAYS BACK, THE JEEP WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY THE ENGINE WENT SILENT, ACCELERATOR DID NOT WORK, THE "D" SIGN IN THE GEAR WAS FLASHING. I NEED TO TAKE THE GEAR TO PARKING, STOP THE ENGINE AND RESTART. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND OR ATLEAST THE ONE THAT WAS STOPPED AT A DISTANCE AS MY CAR DID NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN NEXT DAY TWICE. THIS PROBLEM IS SCARY.

MY CAR ENGINE STALLS ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I NOTICED THIS ISSUE 2 TIMES IN LAST SUMMER (2019) WHEN DRIVING ON THE LOCAL/TOWN ROADS. AFTER THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO (1/29/2020) WHILE I WAS RETURNING HOME. AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY (1/30/2020) WHILE I HAD LEFT MY SCHOOL CAMPUS. I HAVE BEEN GETTING MY CAR SERVICED AT THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE INTERVALS. WHEN THE CAR STOPS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, THE DISPLAY ASKS ME TO SHIFT INTO P AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD TO THE DRIVER/PASSENGERS. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO TOO HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. IS NHTSA TAKING ANY ACTION AGAINST JEEP OR WOULD YOU END UP WAITING FOR FATALITIES BEFORE ANY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM? HERE IS AN ARTICLE THAT DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM MENTIONED BY ME. HTTPS://WWW.HELPFORLEMONCARS.COM/BLOG/2019/04/JEEP-COMPASS-PROBLEMS-WITH-STALLING-AND-SHUTTING-OFF-WHILE-DRIVING.SHTML