2018 Jeep Compass Speed Control & Cruise Problems

My gas pedal stuck flat to the floor and the plastic gas pedal broke causing me to hit a cement pillar in front of Knick trip

I have been experiencing the same issues with the high temperature warning as mentioned for the 2019-2021 Jeep Compass. If this occurs at higher speeds, I am able to release the accelerator, and coast for 2-3 seconds, which allows the temp to show back to normal, and continue normal driving conditions. If this occurs as I begin accelerating from a stop, the car will stall, requiring me to put the car in park, turn it off, turn it back on, then continue driving.

Daughter was driving. Came to a stop sign, proceeded through after stopping and the the car's accelerator wouldn't work and the car stalled in the middle of the intersection. She had to turn if off and it started back up after a few "weird" sounds. Took it to a shop we trust, they checked it quickly and couldn't find a reason. Checked the battery:fine. Checked the oil: was low, told to return soon for oil. This incident was repeated the next day. She stopped driving it, dropped it off at the same shop. The shop inspected throughly, found to have no oil in the engine. Have been advised to add oil to this car every 1000-1500 miles to keep it safe.

Car is under 40k miles. Was turning and the car took off on its own. Rapidly accelerating until the car flashed emergency electronic throttle control. It took off so fast I had to drive off the road to avoid slamming into someone. The breaks would not slow it downs the scariest thing that has happened in ten years off driving. The car had a complete mind of its own and hadn’t shown any signs of problems with this previously.

SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE OIL I SENT TO THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT THEY SAID IS ALL CARS 2018 JEEP COMPASS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL NEED TO BE CHANGE EVERY 1000 MILE (IT DOES IT COUPLE OF TIMES) WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR ON HIGHWAYS OR ON THE ROAD CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN IN ITS OWN, THEN I HAVE MANUALLY RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW MINUTES, STARTS NORMALLY

VEHICLE ONLY HAD 25000 MILES AND HAD ELECTRIC ISSUES, ACCELERATION ISSUES, STOP AND GO WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING PUTTING ME AND MY CHILD IN DANGER. ONLY GOING A HIGH OF 50 ON THE FREEWAY THEN SLOWING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, PLUS REPLACING 2 BATTERIES A YEAR SINCE HAVING THE CAR. I HAVE SENT INFORMATION TO CORPORATE. ITEMS HAVE CLEARLY BEEN DOCUMENTED BUT NOTHING DONE TO SOLVE THE ISSUE THAT CONTINUES.

I WAS ON THE WAY HOME FROM PURCHASING A USED 2018 JEEP COMPASS WITH 24000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE DIED TWICE WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES WHEN WE PULLED OFF THE I INTERSTATE TO GET SOME FOOD. IT WAS WHEN WE WERE JUST COASTING INTO OUR DESTINATION. THE COMPASS'S PARKING BRAKE LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND A DASH MESSAGE READ "VEHICLE CANNOT SHIFT WHILE MOVING" OR SOMETHING TO THAT EXTENT. IT THEN TURNED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE STARTING BUT DROVE FINE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE HOME. HOPING THIS DOES NOT CONTINUE THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

MY WIFE AND HER AUNT WERE DRIVING AT 70-75, THEN IT FELT LIKE WHEN A GOVERNOR KICKS ON. IF THAT MAKES SENSE. AT THE SAME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE I WAS ALREADY GOING THAT FAST I COULDN'T REALLY TELL, BUT I THOUGHT IT FELT LIKE I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. THEN AFTER THEY STOP FOR GROCERIES AND BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO GO OVER 30. DROVE ON THE SHOULDER TO THE NEXT EXIT. IT FELT LIKE IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR TO ACCELERATE. I EVEN TRIED SPORT MODE TO MANUALLY DO IT & IT STILL WOULDN'T. THEN THEY PULLED OVER AND LET COOL BRIEFLY IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. WHEN MY WIFE FINALLY MADE IT HOME I PLUGGED IN MY PORTABLE CODE READER TO SEE WHAT TRIPPED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CODE WAS FOR TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE LAST YEAR WITH 5000 MILES ON IT, CURRENTLY IT HAS 25,000. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!! AND THEN READING THE OTHER ISSUES PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS VEHICLE SOUNDS LIKE A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN! MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL NEVER PURCHASE DODGE PRODUCTS AGAIN, JUNK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL BACK AND JERK AS IF IT WERE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. CONTINUED FOR A FEW MILES TO JEEP DEALER WHICH HAPPENED TO BE ON THAT HIGHWAY. THE TECHNICIANS EXPLAINED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION THE VEHICLE RESTRICTS THE SPEED BY PULLING BACK WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANY CODE THAT INDICATE A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE

PROBLEMAS CON EL CHECK ENGINE SE ENCIENDE LA LUZ DEL PANEL Y LA LUZ DE LA TRANSMISIN

WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION ENGINE WILL STALL AT RED LIGHTS / INTERSECTIONS, CAR WILL STATE:PUT CAR IN DRIVE BUT CAR IS IN DRIVE, LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN TURNING RIGHT THEN DISAPPEAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLASH THEN TURN OFF. CAR MAY STALL, LOSE POWER, EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING, NO GAS PEDAL RESPONSE. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR COULD BE FAULTY...CAR IS 2018 WITH 21,000 MILES...CPS SHOULD NOT BE FAULTY AT THIS LOW MILEAGE/AGE OF VEHICLE...SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT ACROSS JEEP COMPASS VEHICLES OF MULTIPLE YEARS.....RECALL JEEP VEHICLES FOR FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR....HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL, CAR LOSES POWER AND STEERING ABILITY.....DANGEROUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE SPEED INCREASED TO MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH AND SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE SERVICE ENGINE AND THROTTLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EVENTUALLY BECAME UNSTUCK AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE SENSOR WARNINGS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. FALLS MOTOR CITY (4100 STATE RD, CUYAHOGA FALL, OH) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,817.

OVER THE PAST WEEK, I HAVE HAD ABOUT 10 INSTANCES WHERE MY NEW (6 MONTH OLD - ~5K MILE) JEEP COMPASS DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, MOVE, OR ANYTHING. THE ONLY ACTION I COULD DO WAS TO BRAKE. DURING A HANDFUL OF THESE INSTANCES, I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE, GAS STATION OR ON A SIDE STREET WHERE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE OTHER TIMES, I WAS DRIVING TO/FROM WORK IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THESE EVENTS WERE EXTREMELY TERRIFYING AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT WARNING TO PREVENT BEING STUCK IMMOBILE IN THESE INTERSECTIONS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, REMOVE THE PARKING BRAKE (WHICH AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON WHILE DRIVING), THEN SHUT OFF THE CAR, THEN TURN ON THE CAR AGAIN (WHERE THE ENGINE TURNS OVER A FEW TIMES FIRST), THEN IT'S "GOOD" TO DRIVE AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY JEEP DEALER (WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE) TO HAVE THE ISSUE INSPECTED/OIL CHANGED. AS A RESULT, THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE ON MY JEEP HAS AN UNRESOLVABLE ISSUE FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHERE THE ENGINE BURNS OIL MORE THAN ADVERTISED, UNLIKE THE 2016 VERSION OF THIS VEHICLE.THEY CONFIRM THAT NO MESSAGE OR ENGINE LIGHT CODE APPEARED, AND THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT THIS WOULD BE TO CHECK THE OIL CONSTANTLY. THEY SHOWED A PRINT OUT FROM THEIR SYSTEM THAT STATED MY CAR HAS 5 QUARTS OF OIL, AND EACH 1 QUART OF OIL SHOULD LAST ~5K MILES. THEREFORE, THE OIL SHOULD NOT BE LOW ENOUGH TO STALL AN ENGINE @ 6 MONTHS/5K MILES. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTABLE IN A NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE NO INDICATION WHEN A PROBLEM EXISTS. IF I RECEIVED SOME SORT OF WARNING/DASHLIGHT (REALLY ANYTHING), I WOULD KNOW THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL AN ISSUE IS ADDRESSED. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN, SO I HAVE TO MANUALLY CHECK THE OIL WHEN I HAVE NO EXPERTISE IN DOING SO IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT PROPERLY CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER KEENE JEEP LOCATED AT 410 WINCHESTER ST, KEENE, NH 03431 WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED TO OCCUR. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A TREE STUMP. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE ODOR OF COOLANT WAS ALSO PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BECOME ILL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER CONTEMPORARY JEEP LOCATED AT 30 HAMMOND RD, MILFORD, NH 03055 AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.