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The problem happened twice, this month: First incident, waiting at a red light, light turned green, I took foot off of the break and car turned off. Placed hazards on, put car into park and turned car off and then started back up. Reserving out driveway, went to shift from R to D and my car turned off. I placed the gear shift back into park and turned the car back on. There was no warning lights or lamps when this happened. I called the dealership where I purchased the car to confirm if there were any recalls. They asked for my Vin # and stated there was no recall for this type of problem. I found online that other 2016 Jeep compass owners, did have the same issues occur and it was a crankshaft recall. Due to my manufacture date of 10-15, this was not considered a recall problem.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2016 Dodge Journey, Jeep Compass, and Jeep Patriot vehicles manufactured May 9, 2016, to July 15, 2016. The crankshaft or camshaft sensor may only work intermittently, causing the engine to stall. There-??s a recall on my car and the dealership won-??t fix
My car cuts off while driving, I took it to the dealership December 5th, 2024 and they said there-??s a recall for the catalytic converter which makes my engine stall! In November 2024 while I was driving, it cut off while I was turning and traffic was heading my way! My wheel started to locked so I had to pressed on my brakes to control the wheel. I made an appointment to the dealership where I financed the car, but they told me they don-??t have the part because it is back ordered, but by law since my car is a safety hazard for me and others. I should-??ve received a loaner or a new car!
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 151,000.
I bought this car year and half ago and I been doing a lot of repairs in it and now the engine light came on and stated the bank 1 and bank 2 sensor camshaft and engine is stalling and car is jerking very dangerous I did allighment new control arms engine mounts I repaired a lot I put new tires I can-??t drive it on the high way it starts to jerk left and right and steering is very hard to control seats are horribale and so are the seatbelts.
- Canton, MI, USA
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Crankshaft position sensor and camshaft position sensor were faulty causing the engine to stall. This created a safety issue while driving on the freeway and in traffic.
On Sunday, 4/14 as I was driving, my Jeep suddenly lost power and stalled. I was able to get to a median. I waited a few minutes, started the vehicle and was able to reach my destination. The next day I was driving on the highway at approximately 65mph when the engine shut off again. Fortunately there was not a lot of traffic and I was able to coast to the berm of the road. The check engine light came on. Family members came to help. We started it a few times and tried to drive but would only get a mile or two and the same thing would happen. I had to have it towed to a repair shop near my house. The mechanic drove it the next day to see if it would act the same way. He also lost power and it stalled again. He told me that the code that came up was a crankshaft sensor failure. He replaced the part the next day.
Engine cuts out while driving. Had to pull over to the side and reset by instructions from Google. Took the car to a local garage and he said it was a computer issue. This part was replaced 3-4 years ago and is failing again. A red symbol like a lightning bolt and the check engine light was on.
UNKNOWN my car has less then 50,000miles on it and it keeps stalling usually it starts right back up but twice it took about 5 minutes to start back up it gets regular oil changes
The vehicle stalls while driving. Completely shuts down and locks up the steering wheel and causes dangerous circumstances. Also, turns off at times while stopped. Can happen at all speeds.
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and failed to exceed 60 MPH. The RPM was fluctuating with the temperature gauge showing that the engine was overheating. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer however, a cause for the failure was not found. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
Car is showing symptoms of crankshaft failure. Car is shaking when accelerating, low gas performance, and accelerating is sometimes unresponsive. Other 2016 Jeeps of the same year, make and model have been given a recall for the same problem but this vehicle has not been included in the recall even though it has the same problems.
I bought my car in Oct 2022 and it ran fantastic until this summer (July 2023) when it shut down while drive. The shop told me it was the crank shaft sensor. FIXED it. But that didn't fix the stalling issue. Had my car towed back in and they ran it, ran a lot of test on it. Finally they let it run for 30mins and found out that when the car heats up, it stalls. They told me this has to do with the sensor/engine/transmission and basically since it's hot outside as the car heats up it sends a message to the engine/transmission to shut down.
The car just shuts off on me while driving. All lights come on on dash and car shuts off and I have to get it off the road stop it and turn it off wait for about three to five mins. Restart it and it turn back on and goes. This happens quite often check engine light came on and has since stayed on. Im in far of driving it because you dont know when its going to happen and could cause a bad wreck. It also does it when im turning a sharp turn it will just shut off! It also when I park my car and I shut it off and take key out its still running and I have to wIt for it to big out and die for it to shut off. I have not taken it to get looked at yet or fixed or nothing I just bought the car less then thirty days ago.
I purchased the vehicle in dec 2018. The odometer read 40248. I had to replace the alternator 3 times. Last one in 2021. the vehicle would loose power on the road causing a safety hazard. Since I bought the jeep the vehicle would stutter when pressing the gas pedal. 2021 at 100,000 miles Check engine light came on and stalled driving home and had to be pushed out of the lane by police. Diagnosing code said misfiring. Took to a small mechanic and replaced engine. After repair still had the stutter. and a year and a half later stalled on highway. The vehicle code now says misfiring on po302. Parked vehicle for now.
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact then stated that her daughter-??s friend inspected under the hood of the vehicle; however, the contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was then taken to O-??Reilly-??s where the failure could not be duplicated; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. No warning lights were illuminated. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 124,958.
When turning key stalling to start car. Finally car wouldn-??t start and I went to auto services and they said I probably needed a new battery. So I purchased a new battery. Now it-??s about two months later and car is hesitating/stalling to start again as I try crank the car up.
While driving, our jeep suddenly turned off. We had to immediately pull over to get out of traffic. When we tried restarting it would act like it wanted to start but the engine would never actually start, & we noticed the ETC dash light was lit. Pulled out the manual, followed the instructions with no luck. My husband got out & opened the hood & noticed a burning smell. That is when we decided to call a tow truck. I had driven the jeep earlier that day to & from work & for an errand after work with no problems & no warning lights. The vehicle is @ the dealership now, but since we didn't have an appointment I've been told it may take up to 3 weeks before they can get to it.
The contact's wife owns a 2016 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. Additionally, the vehicle experienced a lost of power steering assist. The contact stated he self-inspected the vehicle and code P0339 (Crank Shaft A Sensor) was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed the vehicle as having crank shaft sensor failure. The mechanic referred the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA Hotline. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.
Yesterday I had the Crankshaft Position Sensor replaced because of the ongoing stalling while idle and stalling while in motion issues. Today it has stalled 5 times while in motion on surface streets and the highways going over 40 mph and twice in a parking when sitting idle or initial startup. For the times when in motion and it stalled I was able to get off the road and avoid any collisions. This is unsafe, the truck must sit for an unknown period of time before it will restart. I am currently sitting on the freeway with hazards until it restarts. I spoke with Chrysler recall and they say there is nothing wrong with the truck and the information online showing multiple 2016 Jeep Compass stalling issues doesn-??t mean anything because it-??s not in the Jeep database. In the past when it stalls the check engine light normally does not come on. In my research it shows other owners being told the dealer cans dx anything because no errors. We are supposed to just drive these death traps until one of us dies before Chrysler will do anything. I am not financially able to go to a dealer and pay for diagnostics and repairs. As it stand I paid over $400 yesterday for that one part to be replaced. When will Chrysler be held accountable for these safety issues related to driving a vehicle that stalls and loses power while in motion. Then will not restart for an unknown amount of time. Why do we have to possibly pay with our lives. If this truck actually held value l could trade it in. But I can-??t it-??s worth 5k on kbb and the note is at 17k. In a previous complaint I got the mileage wrong and stated 116k.
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- Gloucester City, NJ, USA