2018 Jeep Compass

FACTORY TRAILER TOW OPTION LIGHTING CONTROL SHUTS LIGHTS OFF ON TRAILER AND INDICATES TURN SIGNAL LIGHT OUT WHEN LIGHTS ARE FINE. LEFT TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION. MULTIPLE TRAILERS TESTED. DEALER HAS REPLACED TRAILER CONTROL MODULE TWICE AND PROBLEM PERSISTS. STILL NO RESOLUTION TO PROBLEM. THIS RESULTS IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN TOWING.

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT BLINK WHEN THE DRIVER SEATBELT IS UNBUCKLED. UNRESTRAINED DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE ANY FUNCTIONAL TURN SIGNALS. TURN SIGNAL LEVER DEPRESSION OR ELEVATION HAS NO EFFECT ON EXTERNAL SIGNAL LIGHTS, INTERNAL ARROWS ON DASH OR RELAY BOX CLICKING. NO EXTERNAL BLINKERS, NO ILLUMINATING SIGNAL ARROWS WHICH USUALLY ILLUMINATE IN YOUR DASHBOARD CONSOLE WHEN THE SIGNAL LEVER IS DEPRESSED, NO SOUND (SIGNAL CLICKING) INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE SIGNAL LEVER DEPRESSED. THE SIGNALS FUNCTION NORMALLY WHEN THE DRIVER SEATBELT IS BUCKLED. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND HAS NEVER FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.

1 UNABLE TO TURN THE RADIO VOLUME UP OR DOWN. TURNED CAR OFF AND ON. WOULD NOT TURN OFF ACCESSORY MODE. MESSAGE STATING CAR WAS ON. PICTURE TO BE PROVIDED. TURNED ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED NEXT TIME I STARTED IT. 2 WHILE DRIVING ACCESSORY DEACTIVATED. WOULD NOT TURN ON. PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF HOURS AFTER LEAVING IT PARKED. PICTURE OF ERROR MESSAGE TO BE PROVIDED. 3 MY JEEP WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A YELLOW LIGHT. STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSCETION, ALMOST A CRASH. RAINY WEATHER.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS VERY BRIGHT AT NIGHT, AFFECTING THE ABILITY TO SEE THE ROADWAY. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT DIM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST BRIGHTNESS. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT ADJUST TO COMPENSATE FROM DAYLIGHT TO DARKNESS. REAR VIEW CAMERA IS EXTREMELY BRIGHT AT NIGHT, AFFECTING THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE PROBABLE HAZARDS IN ROADWAY. DUE TO THIS BRIGHTNESS, THE EYES TAKE TIME TO READJUST TO THE DARK ENVIRONMENT WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT BACK IN DRIVE. THESE ISSUES OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND STATIONARY.

SPEEDOMETER LIGHT AND THE CENTER DASH (GPS, RADIO, UCONNECT) SCREEN ILLUMINATION CAN NOT BE DIMMED AT NIGHT USING THE ROTARY KNOB (WHEEL) LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH. THE ILLUMINATON COMING FROM THESE SCREENS IS INCREDIBLY BRIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON RURAL ROADS WHERE DEER, FERREL HOGS AND OTHER WILD ANIMALS RUN INTO THE ROADWAY. I CAN NOT SEE THESE OBSTACLES AND BELIEVE THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANY DRIVER WHO TRAVELS ON NON-ILLUMINATED ROADS. THE LIGHT FROM MY SPEEDOMETER CAN NOT BE DIALED DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IDLE, OR IN DRIVE AND WHEN PARKED OR IN MOTION. IT HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY ARE CLUELESS AND SINCE THE DEALERSHIP OPEN AFTER 5 PM TO OBSERVE THIS PROBLEM DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS. NUMEROUS OTHER JEEP COMPASS OWNERS 2017 AND 2018 MODEL YEARS, HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. DEER ARE THE SAME COLOR AND CONTRAST OF GRAY ASPHALT AND THEY ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AT NIGHT, DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING ILLUMINATION FROM THE CENTER DISPLAY AND SPEEDOMETER BRIGHTNESS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE MY PURCHASE 3 MONTHS AGO AND CONTINUES TO THIS EVENING. I PLAN ON UPLOADING A VIDEO TO YOUTUBE SOON. I AM RETIRED FROM FILM AND TELEVISION AND TAUGHT THIS SUBJECT AT A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY HERE IN TEXAS.

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WILL NOT DIM ON AUTOMATIC LIGHTS SETTING OR WHEN DISPLAY LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR LONGER THEN 8 SECONDS. THE DASH LIGHTS AND STEREO LIGHTS ARE TOO BRIGHT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. HAVE TO STOP CAR, TURN OFF CAR ALONG WITH TURNING OFF ALL LIGHT SWITCHES. HAVE TO WAIT FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE THEN CAN START THE CAR AND ADJUST THE BRIGHTNESS BEFORE HAS BEEN ON FOR 8 SECONDS. WHEN ON INTERSTATE THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DO. NEED TO BE ABLE TO DISPLAY DASH AND SHOULD WORK AUTOMATICALLY. DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER PARKED OR MOVING. LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK ON THE AUTOMATIC SETTING. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED. PLEASE SEE THIS YOUTUBE.COM VIDEO BECAUSE OUR ISSUE IS THE SAME. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=6AJAAEMP7W8