10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
7,664 miles

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2018 Jeep Compass miscellaneous problems

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2018 Jeep Compass Owner Comments (Page 3 of 9)

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problem #125

Feb 062023

Compass

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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

On 2/6 I was driving down the road and my coolant tempature went from the middle all the way to high. My car turned off and locked up and then turned back on. This happened again on 2-9 and 2-13. The dealership said the electric, wires, coolant sensor, and coolant system were fine. There were no air bubbles, leaks or gas seeping into the coolant system.

- Columbia, MO, USA

problem #124

Feb 112023

Compass

  • miles
My 2018 Jeep Compass started out having minor issues that I just blew off at first. First thing I noticed after purchasing it new was the cruise control wouldn't allow me to set speed. It only happened randomly, now its every other time the jeep starts up. Then my back up camera started going black. It worked more times than not. Well, time goes by and now the whole touch screen is black, or white lines, upside down, and sometimes just rolls then completely black. Another day, my oil change light came on, (2000 miles before it was due) and the parking brake engaged itself and cut off. It wouldn't start back up for about 3 mins. I checked the oil level and it was way below the oil pressure gauge. So i added oil and it seemed to fix the issue. Which brings us up to date until today, my car was sitting still in a parking lot for about 15 mins. All of a sudden the dash clutter turns red with the message Transmission needs service. I cut the jeep off and turned it back on and when reversing, it jumped and knocked really hard and when put in drive wouldn't accelerate above 30 mph. I pulled into auto zone and had them read the check engine light and the code said P1DD2-TORQUE request singal from TCM Denied. Most likely solution: REPROGRAM ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE (ESM) POWERTRAIN SYSTEM.

- Goldsboro, NC, USA

problem #123

Jan 042023

Compass

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This vehicle just shuts off out of nowhere while driving. It seems like electronics turn off. You can no longer accelerate no matter how fast you were going which can easily cause an accident especially because it happens without warning. I-??ve taken it to two different body shops and neither can find any problems at all after extensively checking the vehicle for hours and even days. After they check it the vehicle works for a few days and then without warning will stop while driving again.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

problem #122

Jul 152020

Compass

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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I have almost crashed twice because my screen in my car flashes all these white lines ALL the time and even when I turn it off it will still do it and driving in the dark it blinds you randomly on a turn on the freeway and it-??s dangerous I have found many people with he same car having the same problems and they try to make you pay an arm and a leg because it-??s a wiring problem and you have to pay to replace the thing that holds the screen and whole front dash screen part because once it-??s out on it-??s stuck there it-??s clearly a malfunction with the manufacturer and it is the screen that was originally built into the car. It starts out slow and does it very rarely and then just all the sudden goes awful. On the lower sections I put down around when the problem started and was as bad of a blinding

- Farmington, UT, USA

problem #121

Dec 132022

Compass

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The touch screen continuously goes out flickers with lines across it. The touch is operational, but you can-??t see anything. There is no other way to use these functions besides the screen and it is not visible.

- River Oaks, TX, USA

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problem #120

Feb 102022

Compass

  • miles
The UConnect screen does not display images. You cannot see radio controls, temperature controls, etc. The screen is consistently showing bright white lines across the whole thing which is very distracting when driving at night. The main concern is not being able to use the back up camera. The car has quite a few blind spots, hence the need for a back up camera in order to safely reverse to insure you don-??t injure a pedestrian or cause an accident. When I took it to the dealership, they said they-??ve had many other cars with the same problem. However they are not figuring out what it is and their solution is instantly just installing a new screen for over $700.

- Redford, MI, USA

problem #119

Dec 272022

Compass

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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle warning lights for Service 4wd, ABS and the A! with arrow flashed on. The vehicle lost the ability to accelerate while turning at the stop light. Coasted to side of the road. Powered Vehicle off then back on. Stop/Start error message flashed on screen "start/stop unavailable Service Stop/Start system" Oil and coolant levels are good. Only error message remains is the stop/Start system.

- Brigham City, UT, USA

problem #118

Dec 052022

Compass

  • miles
While driving on the highway or at a stop sign or signal light the car would stop and not start back and when driving on the highway it would stop just like that and takes a few minutes to restart causing backup traffic behind me. 12/6/2022 I took it to star Chrysler dealership on Jamaica avenue and I am still awaiting a diagnosis.my car has been doing this since before 11/14 when I first notified the dealership but nothing was done about it for over 2 weeks.

- Hollis, NY, USA

problem #117

Oct 042021

Compass

  • miles
I purchased this vehicle in June 2021. Since purchasing the vehicle, I have had it in the dealership (Lia Jeep, Dodge, Ram in Colonie, NY) five times for the same problem. The vehicle hasn-??t been repaired to date. The problem is that the temperature gauge will spike at random and the vehicle will stall out. It will restart after a period of time (usually minutes). If I keep the start/stop feature disengaged the problem is kept in check until the start/stop re-engages which it does on it-??s own. I have had this (vehicle stalling out in traffic) to me too many times. It-??s amazing that I haven-??t been hit from behind. This vehicle has stalled out while I was in a round about and it has happened several time when I was exiting various places I do business with. If the dealership doesn-??t get this resolved, I will be left with no other choice than to pursue New York Lemon Law.

- Scotia, NY, USA

problem #116

Nov 132022

Compass

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My car will flash a "Coolant Temperature Too High" message, vehicle shuts itself down. There is no way it-??s too hot and it is really unsafe for my car to just shut down.

- Wichita, KS, USA

problem #115

Nov 032022

Compass

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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My 2018 Jeep Compass, Limited stalls out as I am driving. The headlights have never worked and when they do work they are intermittent.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #114

May 052022

Compass

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The Jeep started to get vertical lines in the 7 inch u connect screen. At first you could tap it and it would reset. Now, it is completely covered with vertical lines, the radio works, however the problem is the back camera does not show what is behind you due to the screen covered in vertical lines. It also does not show any information it is suppose to.

- Springfield, MO, USA

problem #113

Oct 042022

Compass

  • miles
I was sitting at a stop light when the start/stop system fault warning indicator light came on. My vehicle cut off unbeknownst to me. Was unable to drive once the light changed. I had to activate my hazard lights so I could try to restart my vehicle. During the first try the vehicle did not restart it just stalled, however, it restarted during the second try. The start/stop system warning indicator light did not cut off and the light stayed illuminated. at. This was very scary and unsafe because I was at a traffic light at the bottom of an hill and it was raining which could been a high risk for an accident. I immediately called the dealership and scheduled an appointment for service.

- Randallstown, MD, USA

problem #112

Sep 272022

Compass

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The Uconnect screen has started delaminating. This issue causes the radio to jump from screen to screen and station to station. The delaminating also causes the radio to override any operator selections.

- Moncks Corner, Sc, SC, USA

problem #111

Aug 132022

Compass

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The vehicle-??s touchscreen display has begun delaminating, causing -??phantom touches-?? where the screen starts behaving erratically, as if someone were frantically touching multiple controls. This includes launching and closing apps, changing music, activating the phone and calling people, disabling/changing navigation, and more. There is no way to stop this once it starts, leaving the screen erratically changing and becoming extremely distracting while driving. This has nearly lead to several accidents on the road. This has happened several times since August of this year, growing progressively worse and more distracting over time. The system becomes effectively unusable and the degree of distraction when it occurs while on the road has only been increasing. This is a widely known issue with the Uconnect 8.4 model screens installed in Jeep, Dodge and other FAC marque vehicles. FAC refuses to do anything about it, as it tends to happen after the vehicles are past their standard warranty. I have attempted to communicate with them, however they refuse to help in any way and essentially have told me I-??m on my own, much as they have with the thousands of others who have reported this issue with their Uconnect 8.4 systems. The issue is rooted in the adhesive used to hold the digitizer to the display, which begins to melt and seep down into the mounting brackets, separating the digitizer from the screen and forming what looks like air bubbles. FAC knows this, yet refuses to accept any responsibility.

- Bloomfield, NJ, USA

problem #110

Sep 222022

Compass

  • miles
The car is unable to be driven. Sudden shifting and broken down ABS system

- Sarasota , FL, USA

problem #109

Aug 242022

Compass

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My U-Connect Navigation system on my 2018 Jeep Compass is delaminating and ghosting. Unfortunately my air conditioning was changing from air to heat on a day when the temperature outside was 95 degrees. This is definitely a safety issue. Trying to get the air conditioning back on, I took my eyes off the road to change and ran off the road.

- Belmont, NC, USA

problem #108

Aug 302022

Compass

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My Jeep has been stalling on me my oil lamp came on twice the day before i didn-??t think anything of it because i needed a oil change anyway got the oil change car stalled at a red light my auto stop start came on after i shunt the car down and turned it back on now it-??s stuck

- Clinton Township , MI, USA

problem #107

Jun 212022

Compass

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The stock radio is extremely hazardous. It started to delimite. It glitches all the time and takes my focus off the road. It randomly calls people, changes important settings such as safety features like the turn signal warning alerts and other functions. It changes the climate controls as well. I have to keep it off at all times due to the issues. There are lots and lots of other jeep/doge owners who have the same issues as I do. This needs to be recalled and taken care of for the safety of people and driving.

- Delaware, OH, USA

problem #106

Jul 132022

Compass

  • miles
i have a rear view camera that went out 4 times during the warranty period, there is now 50K on jeep compass 2018 and camera is out completely, i am wondering if others are having this problem and why isn't this on a recall, thanks

- Madison, TN, USA

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