2018 Jeep Compass

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-50MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE THE REAR AXLE FOR ADDITIONAL TRACTION. WHEN THIS OCCURS THERE IS A INTERMITTENT BANGING NOISE THAT EMITS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE AND A BAD VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THIS AS A "OVER MODULATION" OF THE REAR AXLE WHICH CAUSES A BINDING OF THE DRIVESHAFT. THE SOUND WAS EXPLAINED AS THE DRIVESHAFT IS FLEXING IN THE CARRIER BEARING AND STRIKING THE EXHAUST WHEN THIS BINDING OCCURS WHICH HAS CAUSED MARKS TO APPEAR ON THE EXHAUST AND DRIVE SHAFT.. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THIS WAS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODULE ISSUE AND THERE WAS NO KNOWN TIME WHEN A REPAIR WOULD BE AVAILABLE HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. 3 DAYS AFTER THE DIAGNOSES WHICH WAS THE SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALER FOR THE ISSUE THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL. THIS OCCURRED WHILE GOING AROUND A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH ON A WET 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NEITHER THE BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR APPLIED AT THE TIME. I FEAR THAT THE ISSUE CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD TO ANYONE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP AT ANY TIME. THE DEALER HAS REPORTED TO ME THAT A SECOND VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE DAYS AFTER MINE OCCURRED. *TT *TR

I JUST LEASED A BRAND NEW JEEP COMPASS. AT ABOUT 178 MILES, I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK FOR THE FIRST TIME. AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION, MY CAR STALLED ABOUT .2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHILE GOING ABOUT 10MPH. THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH STATES TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND THEN INTO THE DESIRED GEAR, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER.FROM THERE, THE ENGINE WOULD START AND I COULD DRIVE, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAUSING THE ISSUE, BUT I HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK. I FEAR THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OR ON A BUSY ROAD.

IT MAKES A HUMMING NOISE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WHEN YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT'S SHIFTING DOWN. BEEN DOING SINCE I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALER ON 01/19/2018. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THE NOISE IS NORMAL . I DISAGREE. I HAVE HAD A SYMBOL TWICE COME UP THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS (A)! . MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT HUMMING NOISE AND WHERE IS IT COMING FROM SHOULD I BE CONCERNED WITH THE TRANSMISSION? IT HAPPENS AROUND 25 AND HIGHER SPEED.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STALK COMPLETELY BROKE APART AND FELL OFF. THE REAR WIPER CONTINUED TO MOVE AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF AND THE FRONT WIPERS COULD NOT BE TURNED ON. AFTER GETTING HOME, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE FRONT WIPERS WON'T SHUT OFF AND THE WIPER FLUID CONTINUALLY RUNS, RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE TO DRIVE.THE CAR WAS PURCHASED YESTERDAY AND THE STALK BROKE TODAY WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2018 JEEP COMPASS FROM METRO CHRYSLER JEEP RAM DODGE DEALERSHIP. UPON RESEARCH THE VEHICLE, I LEARNED ABOUT A RECALL ON SOME 2018 MODELS FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE WITH LOOSE FASTENERS. THERE IS CONCERN THAT IN THE EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, THESE LOOSE FASTENERS COULD BECOME DISLODGED AND IMPALE PASSENGERS. BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL, THERE IS A FEDERAL STOP SALE ORDER ON ALL AFFECTED VIN #S. BEFORE I DEPOSITED ON THIS VEHICLE ON 11/24/17, I SPECIFICALLY ASKED SALESMAN IF THIS VEHICLE HAS THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD IT DID NOT. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/29/17 TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND PAID IN FULL. ON 11/30/17, ANOTHER SALESMAN CALLED ME AND SAID THIS VEHICLE IS ON THE RECALL LIST. HE THEN TOLD ME HE WANTED TO SEND A RUNNER TO MY HOUSE TO HAVE ME RESIGN MY SALE PAPERWORK WITH DIFFERENT DATES ON IT. THIS WAS ASKING ME TO SIGN FALSIFIED/FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS TO PREVENT THEM FROM LIABILITY FOR VIOLATING THE FEDERAL STOP SELL ORDER. I SAID THAT I WOULD NOT RESIGN ANY DOCUMENTS. I ALSO LEARNED THAT METRO HAS NOT REPORTED MY CAR AS SOLD TO JEEP. THE GENERAL MANAGER TOLD ME HE "CAN'T REPORT IT" AS SOLD. I FEEL THAT THEY CAN REPORT IT, BUT THEY AREN'T TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM FINES, ETC. FURTHERMORE, SINCE MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED AS SOLD, THERE ARE NUMEROUS OBSTACLES AROUND GETTING THE RECALL PERFORMED ON MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE RECALLED PART FROM MY CAR AND SHIP IT BACK TO CHRYSLER FOR INSPECTION. CHRYSLER WOULD THEN EITHER SEND A NEW REPLACEMENT PART OR RETURN THE EXISTING PART IF IT WAS DEEMED TO BE SAFE TO BE REINSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE. THE MANAGER STATED THEY WOULD PROVIDE ME A RENTAL CAR DURING THIS PERIOD. HOWEVER THE TIME FOR WHICH THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP MY CAR SEEMED UNCLEAR AND OPEN-ENDED. OVERALL THIS ENTIRE PROCESS IN UNACCEPTABLE TO ME.

WHEN I ADJUST THE FORWARD COLLISION PREFERENCES SETTINGS IT SHOW ME "SELECTED" AND I CAN BACK TO THE MAIN MENU AND COME BACK AGAIN TO THIS OPTION TO CHECK AND CONTINUES SELECTED, BUT WHEN THE ECU SLEEPS (TURN OFF THE VEHICLE) AND I TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON AFTER 30 SECONDS THE FORWARD COLLISION PREFERENCES ARE SHOWED SET IN THE DEFAULT VALUES, MY CUSTOM VALUES ARE NOT SAVED, SO IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO TRUST THIS SECURITY FUNCTION. ALSO AT THE TIME OF STARTING THE ADVANCE IN THE MORNING, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD BY THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, THE FRONT BRAKES PRODUCE A LOUD NOISE WHEN BRAKING GENTLY, AS WHEN THE ABS IS ACTIVATED DURING A SUDDEN BRAKING, BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF NORMAL DRIVING AND BRAKING THIS STOP HAPPENING.

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.

MY FUEL EFFICIENCY (MPG) IS VERY POOR MY VEHICLE, I HAVE 9.4 MPG POWER LOSS AND THE MPG'S SHOWN IN THE OFFICIAL MANUFACTURING WEB PAGE IS EPA EST. MPG 22 CITY/30 HWY. HTTPS://WWW.JEEP.COM/JEEP-CAPABILITIES/FUEL-EFFICIENCY.HTML ADDITIONALLY I AM EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER DURING THE START OF THE DRIVE OR WHEN STARTING AGAIN THE VEHICLE'S PROGRESS AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR AT THE TIME OF REVAMPING A VEHICLE, I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SHAKING AS IF THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE WERE GOING TO TURN OFF, WITHOUT GOING THROUGH AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" INDICATOR DOES NOT ACTIVATE.

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.