Jeep Compass Complaints

4,014 consumer complaints on file.

#10783848October 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ALL ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STARTED GOING OUT, THEN CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR, EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN, THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON THE MIDDLE OF A VERY HEAVILY TRAFFIC ROAD. POWER STEERING, ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND ENGINE REFUSED TO WORK. HAD TO HAVE THE COMPASS TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER AND PROBLEM WAS THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM WENT OUT. 4 MONTH OLD VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM FRIED. TOOK 6 DAYS TO GET IT REPLACED. NOW TWO MONTHS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. SAYS IT'S UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL BE FIXED, BUT DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THE SEVER DANGER THIS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE PUTS MY FAMILY AND ME IN WHEN WE DRIVE IT WITHOUT KNOWING WHEN AND WHERE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WILL BLOW AGAIN. WHAT IF I WAS PULLING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN LIKE THIS AND MY FAMILY GETS HIT BY TRAFFIC. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783719October 20, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS UNLOCKED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE USED TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781705October 13, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DOWN I4 THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE AND WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER TO WAIT FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE BUYING IT BRAND NEW IN 2013. THE ISSUES STARTING IN APRIL 2015, WITH 35000 MILES ON THE CAR. JEEP CONTINUES TO SAY THAT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781207October 10, 2015
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD THE SAME DAY VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING - ENGINE SHUT DOWN - HAD DIFFICULTY PULLING OFF ROAD BECAUSE STEERING DID NOT WORK. TAKING IT IN TO DEALER TO LOOK AT 5500 MILES APPROX 2.3 MOS OLD. NOT HAPPY WITH NEW CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779094October 1, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY WIFE SAYS THAT AS SHE APPROACHED A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE STOPPING AND THAT IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT WHEEL WAS GOING TO COME OFF THE CAR. WHEN I LOOKED AT IT I NOTICED A TON OF CORROSION ON THE FRONT CROSS-MEMBER AND SUB-FRAME AND ONE SIDE HAD COMPLETELY SPLIT APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778512September 29, 2015
ENGINE
WHINING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE OVER 65 MPH. HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION BEFORE. DID REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE JEEP COMPASS. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION OIL LIGHT CAME ON. COULDN'T MOVE IN THE GEARS. HAD TO PULL OVER FOR A 1 HR TO LET CAR COOL OFF. LATER DROVE TO MY MECHANIC. NO CODE FOUND. TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HE TOLD THAT THESE 2008 JEEP COMPASS HAVE BAD TRANSMISSION DESIGN AND THEY GO OUT AROUND 130,000 TO 145,000. I NEED NEW FLUID, TRANSMISSION COOLER, ADJUSTMENT BUT I OPTED TO JUST GET THE A NEW TRANSMISSION SINCE THAT IS A BAD DESIGN FOR THAT PARTICULAR MODEL. MANUFACTURER SHOULD OPEN A RECALL ON THESE JEEPS. THE LOCATION WHERE I TOOK MINE ALREADY HAD SEVERAL IN FOR REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777970September 27, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
I BOUGHT THIS JEEP JUNE 25TH 2015. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES, AND I CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE TO THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM EVEN BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE CAR FAX SHOWS WHERE IT HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP TO HAVE THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED BACK ON APRIL 25, 2014. IT ALSO SHOWS THAT IT HAD TO HAVE TWO TIRES REPLACED ON 6/8/2015. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN 3 TIMES TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE CORRECTED. WORK ORDERS FROM 7/18/2015, 8/25/2015 AND 9/3/2015. I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT THAT I DO NOT DRIVE IT. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE. I FEEL ANY MOMENT I COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THE VEHICLE HAS SWIRLED TWO TIMES ON ME SO BAD THAT IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT THE WALL. IF I HAD NOT STOPPED THE VEHICLE FAST ENOUGH, I WOULD HAVE HIT THE WALL. IF A CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN ON MY RIGHT, I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE SERVICE ROAD OF THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777747September 25, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND AN UNUSUAL SQUEAKY NOISE EMITTED CONTINUOUSLY. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A VIOLENT JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777705September 25, 2015
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY AND THE ANCHORAGE DID NOT HOLD THE BELTS IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776439September 24, 2015
ENGINE, SUSPENSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IT WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO VIEW THE ODOMETER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. IN ADDITION, ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2013, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM AND BUSHING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10773964September 23, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN IT RAINS AND THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY THERE IS NO OBVIOUS SIGN OF A LEAK HOWEVER WHEN DRIVING AFTER THE RAIN A STEADY STREAM OF WATER COMES OUT OF THE MAP LIGHT. IT FLOWS ON TO THE RADIO AND HEATER CONTROLS. I AM VERY GOOD ABOUT KEEPING A PAPER TOWEL HANDY TO ABSORB AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. UNFORTUNATELY I NOW HAVE AN EXTREMELY WET CARPET THAT IS MOLDING. JEEP STATES THAT I SHOULD CLEAN THE DRAINS FOR THE SUNROOF, WHICH I DO QUITE OFTEN. THEY ALSO STATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY CAN NOT OFFER A FIX WITH OUT CHARGING ME. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR JUST OVER A YEAR AND I PURCHASED IT FROM A JEEP DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763543September 14, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MARKED BY AN AUDIBLE WHINE AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT, THE CVT ON THE 2.4L 4-CYLINDER ENGINE IN THE 2011 JEEP COMPASS EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT AND DRAMATIC POWER LOSS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PREVALENT AT SUSTAINED HIGHWAY SPEEDS CREATING A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE SITUATION. IF THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS TOO MUCH, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION COOLS DOWN. THIS ISSUE FIRST HAPPENED ON MY 2011 JEEP COMPASS IN JULY 2014 AND WAS TEMPORARILY RECTIFIED BY JEEP. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE CVT TRANSMISSION FLUID. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM HAS RETURNED THIS SUMMER UNDER HIGHWAY USE, ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS. ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, MY FAMILY AND I EXPERIENCED NOT ONLY THE WHINE FROM THE CVT, BUT SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS ON THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, HAVING EXPERIENCED THIS PREVIOUSLY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO COOL DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM DESPITE A PLETHORA OF EVIDENCE THAT THIS CVT TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. HERE IS A LINK TO A VIDEO/CASE THAT IS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VNKEZT0MR-4
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762867September 10, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762924September 10, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER REFUELING, VEHICLE STARTS UP AND DRIVES AS NORMAL FOR A SHORT TIME UNTIL REACHING THE FIRST STOP OR STOPLIGHT, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE RETURNS TO IDLE. THE ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO SPUTTER/WEAKEN (FULL FOOT ON THE GAS BUT REACTS AS IF IT IS ONLY DOWN 1/4 OF THE WAY), THE OIL LIGHT TURNS ON, AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY DIES WHILE STILL IN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST OCCURRED ON JAN. 31, 2015. EVERY TIME IT OCCURS, IT IS IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING, DESPITE USING DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND BRANDS. FIRST EVEN OCCURRED WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT FROM A LIGHT INTO ANOTHER PARKING LOT. (SPUTTER, THEN DIED) ANOTHER EVENT WAS WHILE I WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT. (ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED) THE MOST RECENT EVENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH DOWN THE ROAD, AND IT BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND WEAKEN AFTER THEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, UPON WHICH I PULLED THE CAR OVER IN THE ROAD, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS IF I HAD BEEN ON A HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762123September 8, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE INNER TIE ROD, FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS, AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,774.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761952September 7, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY. IT WOULD REMAIN RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD FLASH. AT FIRST, THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, SOLVED BY PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT. EVENTUALLY, THIS BECAME AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE, UNTIL EVENTUALLY, THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN START DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR MY YEAR AND MAKE AND MODEL, BUT THE DATABASE STATES THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES IN FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC ON NARROW SHOULDERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761866September 6, 2015
STEERING
2010 JEEP COMPASS HAS FRONT END PROBLEMS THAT ARE NON-FIXABLE. CAR DOESN'T HOLD AN ALIGNMENT (4 SETS OF FRONT TIRES IN 3 YEARS), HAD TOTAL FRONT END CONTROL ARMS, INCLUDING JOINTS, REPLACED. NEED TIRE REPLACEMENT NOW FOR OUTER WEAR. CAR VIBRATES AROUND 40 MPH AND GETS WORST AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT THIS IS THE NORM AND THE COMPASS FRONT END AND STEERING IS BAD. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS THE GAS TANK BELOW THE BUMPER AND GETS LOWER IF YOU FILL WITH GAS. KNOWN HAZARD BUT NO RECALL OR BUY BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761882September 6, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A CONSTANT SPEED 65-70 MPH THE POWER TRAIN WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE. AFTER 30 TO 60 MINUTES OF HIGHWAY TRAVEL IN 80 DEGREE WEATHER THE TRANSMISSION WARNING / OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND LET THE ENGINE IDLE FOR ABOUT 15 - 20 MINUTES. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER 5 MINUTES I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP AT 60 MPH AND THE LIGHT DID NOT RETURN. THE VEHICLE DID EXHIBIT A SLIGHT ROUGH FEELING IN THE POWER TRAIN AND WAS NOT THE NORMAL SMOOTH ENGINE & SHIFTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761551September 4, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I STARTED UP MY VEHICLE AND THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON, LET ME REMIND YOU THAT IT'S BEEN GOING ON AND OFF EVERY DAY, WELL, I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND AS SOON AS I LET OFF THE BRAKE, MY CAR ACCELERATED TO 4 RPM'S AND I HIT THE BACK END OF A FAMILY FRIEND WHO WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY. I HAD THE BODY/MECHANIC SHOP TAKE A LOOK AT IT WHILE REPAIRING THE BODY, AND THEY HAD NO FOR SURE ANSWER. I HAVE HAD 5 DIFFERENT MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND HAD MY CODES RAN MORE THAN ONCE. IT'S RIDICULOUS. THE ETC LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. IT'S ALL A MATTER WHICH DAY ITS GOING TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND WHICH DAY ITS GOING TO LOSE POWER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER MULTIPLY TIMES. MY ARGUMENT IS THE FACT THAT IT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT I HAVE DONE TO THE CAR. WHAT IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN AND IT CAME ON WHEN I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, SOMEBODY IS WALKING ACROSS THE ROAD AND MY CAR ACCELERATES. THAT FAMILY IS GOING TO SUE ME AND MY INSURANCE AND MY INSURANCE IS GOING TO SUE CHRYSLER. IT'S SO PATHETIC, IT COSTS ALMOST $100 JUST FOR THEM TO TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG. THEN, LORD KNOWS HOW MUCH IT WILL TAKE TO ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT ALMOST $500 TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM OURSELVES AND THAT OBVIOUSLY ISN'T WORKING. I HOPE THAT THEY'RE ARE OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM SO WE CAN GET IT FIXED WHICH IT WHAT SHOULD'VE BEEN DONE A LONG TIME AGO. THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND NONE OF WHICH HAVE FOUND A FIX TO THE PROBLEM. MY CAR NOW HAS 114,000 MILES ON IT AND I STILL HAVE 4 YEARS LEFT TO PAY ON IT. AND QUITE FRANKLY, DUE TO THIS ISSUE I WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP AGAIN, CHRYSLER AS A MATER OF FACT. I HOPE NOBODY HAS GOTTEN HURT THOUGH! THANKS! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JB *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760898September 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN VERMONT IN TORRANCE EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE CURB. EARLIER THAT WEEK ON SUNDAY AUG 26, 2015 I HAD TO HAVE MY BATTERY JUMPED BY AAA. INSTEAD OF DRIVING AROUND I LET THE CAR RUN FOR HALF AN HOUR. I REVVED THE ENGINE AND THE RPM STOPPED WORKING ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. I STARTED THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND IT HAD CLUNKING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS WHICH DISAPPEARED UPON DRIVING FREEWAY SPEEDS. UPON TRYING TO PARK THE CAR AT WORK IT JERKED WHILE IN REVERSE. I DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL IT FAILED ON AUG 31ST WHILE DRIVING HOME ON VERMONT. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SCOTT ROBINSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP DEALERSHIP IN TORRANCE, CA. TESTING THERE REVEALED THE CAR NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 70,000 MILES. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT DUE TO ANY FAULT OF MINE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A AAA APPROVED REPAIR FACILITY TO GET A SECOND OPINION AND AM WAITING TO SEE IF THE CAR REPAIRS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT'S FORTUNATE THE CAR DIDN'T FAIL ON THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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