The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Since then I get the same alerts, the car will not accelerate when this happens and then slowly declines and shut down. The vehicle was towed away. All of my dashboard lights, the radio, and anything else that was on at the time, like the a/c, still runs. Turn signal keeps getting stuck has been sent to dealer several times issue still not repaired. Definite safety issue. No matter how light you tap them they lock up. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. Soon after I was approaching a stop sign and the car automatically initiated my emergency brake before I even fully stopped. A year ago, at approximately 36K miles, my 2007 Patriot Sport with Freedom Drive II had problems with a powerful pulsing in the brakes. The vehicle was taken to island chrysler (1239 hylan blvd, staten island, ny) where it was diagnosed that the engine oil was very low. There was a message across the digital dash stating, "please pull to safety, vehicle will shut down soon". Upon starting vehicle and shifting into drive, vehicle has started rolling in reverse on the incline even though the transmission is in drive. The contact's daughter also experienced the failure three times while driving. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. No lights appeared prior to jeep shutting off while going 44mph. Each time, this has happened in intersection (stop light). Shouldn't have to worry about this with new vehicle. First had to have key fob and lock/unlock button in door fixed, the radio shutting off by itself, when dimming dash lights flicker, windows will randomly go up and down without touching the button, the the one that's a major safety issue the electric parking brake engaged on its own while driving down the road..I ended up with whip lash and who knows what else I'm waiting to get an MRI on my neck next week to see what else is wrong cause this happened on Sept 18th 2018 and I'm still having lots of pain. It took off so fast I had to drive off the road to avoid slamming into someone. I was stopped at a red light, lght turned green and went to press the gas to go thru the light but car stalled and brake light came on. This is extremely concerning considering the age and mileage of the vehicle. I don't think my vehicle is safe and would like a more professional input since the dealership I bought the vehicle from is never available to assist. My 2018 jeep compass will stall when stopping or slowing down increasing my chances of crashing. The low oil light then flashed on. No leaks present from dealer nor contact. Both times the car stalled in roadway, not enough power to pull off road. It shifts rough for the first half hour but after that it progressively gets worse by the minute. My son had the oil changed 4 days prior to this latest incident. I know when I have a full tank of gas I have a total range of 326 miles. Why not inform consumers before purchase? I was driving my vehicle on a city street at 45 miles an hour when the engine turned off with no warning. While driving vehicle at varying speeds the parking brake automatically engages by itself, shutting the vehicle down. That was it. The mechanic was not informed about the failure. The second time it stalled was due to starter and alternator cables at the battery fuse blocked overtightened which caused damaged to battery positive terminal. It read a message of service electronic parking brake and service esc system. my husband managed to get it to turn on the next day and we took it into the dealership, but they could not replicate the incident and said no codes appeared and the vehicle was fine. This was again in the middle of the highway with my amber lights on. I waited some time before restarting my car. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't most of time it doesn't work. Took about 2-3 mins to get it to restart. Then, it was hard to restart, in the middle of the road!!**. I returned the car to jeep and told them I am no longer comfortable driving this vehicle especially since I got it within reasonable mileage (18k). Vehicle consumes too much oil and will fail to have enough oil pressure and emergency parking brake will engage randomly while driving and car will stop. These issues only happen with the stop/start function so I have to remember to turn this feature off everytime I start the car. Stop/start not available, backup camera goes out or does not work, engine is super hot high heat, check transmission ligh, check engine light, amber stop start light,putting in reverse and car will die out or hesitate, only 14,000 miles 2 years old all these symptons came on this week. I was told that the car has an issue with oil consumption but I had done an oil change not even 2000 miles ago and I couldn't believe how there was no warning I was lucky it was at night and there was nobody around driving behind me and now I'm waiting 1500 miles to get it checked out again and if it does it again they said I'll get a new engine I hope this issue gets resolved can't believe the quality of these cars is so bad. I have had multiple, varying issues with my 2018 jeep compass since I began leasing the car in june of 2018. On the short drive to the dealership the car felt like it was dragging heavily and the sound was a horrifying screeching sound. While in drive the vehicle display flashed 'oil pressure low' for less than a second. I had been driving the car for a few minutes and stopped at a red light behind another vehicle. Both times were during left-hand turns into traffic and I was lucky to have had enough speed to get out of the way. All the engineer warning lights pop up at once. Today (12/13/2022), the vehicle would not start for several minutes, which left me stuck in the morning rush hour, blocking a lane of traffic. I asked them if it was low and it was almost empty. The manufacturer nor the dealer had yet to be notified of the failure. Seminole County Dodge Jeep Ram of Sanford FL was informed of all of this. It is a serious safety issue for engines to shut off while the vehicle is in motion. Two days in a row the engine shut down less then one mile into my morning commute as I was turning onto the main road out of my development. It seemed to be a problem when I had my ac on and the transmission light and service engine light would turn on. Vehicle was towed to the dealership d'ambrosio in downingtown, pa. The contact stated that the engine was consuming an excessive amount of oil. Such a safety hazard. The cause of the failure was not determined. Very dangerous makes it hard to operate vehicle at night with glaring gauges.I had my vehicle diagnosed due to interior lights do not dim at night leaving the Jeep very bright and dangerous. Car stalled 4 times in the last month while at stop lights. The car stops in the middle of traffic and doesn't restart for about 5 mins causing traffic stops. The car is unable to be driven. The approximate failure mileage was 30,782. It doesnt even work enough to log the history of engine lights that are triggered. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Also my part of my powertrain was broken and my strut broke. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. 5) settings, such as park brake and radio, have changed indiscriminately. I had just come out of the supermarket. The vehicle was taken to weststar autoplex (401-403 interstate 20 frontage rd, monohans, tx 79756) where an unknown module was replaced; however, the failure recurred. And know its worse. However, the engine shutting down/stalling is actually creating a hazard. I'm pretty sure there's not anything broken, in fact I'm actually baffled unless it is a possible 'camber' issue/setting. The engine has also randomly shut up, and car has jolted in the past a few times creating a major problem and has happened a few times while driving. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The vehicles service engine light, transmission light, electronic parking brake, and service hill holder turned on. Also with auto shut off the car will shut off when waiting for car to turn back on to go from a stop light . Making a left turn to enter expressway my vehicle parking brake came on by itself stalled vehicle was able to finish the turn and pulled off to side of road. There needs to be a recall asap and engines need to be replaced with ones that don't burn through fuel like this. Oil consumption low 2 quarts at 3500 miles currently doing oil consumption test replacing one quart of oil every 1000 miles. The harder I pressed on the gas, the slower it went. I'm hesistant to even take the car in, because I've read of multiple reports of this occurring to other drivers while at highway speeds. They say it is not recalled. Jeep dealers near me are backed up on service dates telling me they can't get it in for atleast a month and a half so I took it to a local certified mechanic who said nothing is throwing a code and drove it, but this didn't occur while they had it, so there was nothing they could do for me. We put that you request an oil consumption test they did the oil change - so again nothing recorded correctly - my jeep uses oil ( "its normal) , it uses a quart of oil every 1000 miles . Now I have to guess whether I've driven x amount of miles and now I have to change the oil. Remove EPB module hold down nut. Its not instantaneous. While driving my jeep compass, the engine will randomly shut down/stall. Never stayed on like other cars do. The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of oil. Also, the gear shifter blinked red. Simultaneously the stop/start feature conks out. Especially since the power steering was not functioning either. Upon inspection of the shift indicator, the "d" drive position indicator has been flashing and transmission is not engaged, and the vehicle is freewheeling . Its quite shocking to be on the road and have the radio start blaring at you. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact of an oil leak. Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018 Jeep Renegade, Compass and Grand Cherokee, RAM 1500 and Promaster, Fiat 500x, Dodge Journey, Challenger, Charger and Durango and Chrysler 300x . Every time when it happened I was driving the car. Two times stall occurred in intersection, almost resulting in high speed collision from opposing traffic. It has really low miles too. On several occasions the care has stalled while driving. Warning lights came on for transmission and to service 4 wheel drive as well as tart top function failure. My 2018 jeep compass 4wd makes grumble/drone" sound at 30 mph and above, sounds like it's from the transmission or differential. The vehicles have stalled on me several times while driving in a public road with traffic behind me and almost caused me to crash. I turned the engine off and on and again I couldn't move. I immediately drove to my nearest jeep dealership and on the way there the car shut off again during a turn. I am shocked that a recall has not been issued after reading online just how many cases have been reported with the same make/model engine. I have been notified from the dealership that this is a *separate and unrelated issue* to the electronic issues that are causing the vehicle to stall without notice, while in motion. The failure mileage was approximately 17,468. The car will stall while driving at highway speeds and/or will turn on the emergency brake after stopping due to a stop sign or traffic. I still had at least 1,000 miles on my oil. While driving and making a right turn, the check engine indicator illuminated. It looked like a christmas tree there were so many lights. I stopped the vehicle in the sholder. I am sending the 500 approx. Only 2k miles since previous change when checking oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and a case was filed. While driving on a busy road the car could not accelerate and the emergency brake turned on by itself causing the car to stop abruptly. My jeeps auto start stop has had issues since the day I got it. It is dangerous. We were stranded for over 5 hours in the middle of nowhere. The contact stated after several minutes she was able to restart vehicle. It just basically stalled. This is a two-year-old car requiring strut replacement. It took a couple of tries to restart the vehicle. Car was towed to dealership d'ambrosio auto group. I've taken my vehicle to several mechanics who could find nothing wrong with my vehicle, save the open recall on similar models (though not my vin in particular, which I do believe to be an error) involving an issue with the powertrain and an electrical chip. Happens every 1000-2000 miles. I have taken it in many times for service for them to put a temporary update on the computer and say im good to go. I'm constantly having to focus on trying to correct the random issues with the screen controls instead of concentrating on my driving. I'm very disappointed, as I have never had any issues with previous jeeps I've owned. I was told I no longer am covered under warranty however this has been ongoing and its a 2018 jeep. The approximate failure mileage was 29,000. Dealer has replaced trailer control module twice and problem persists. It overheats the screen and it won't turn on. I have been driving this car since august, on 2/26/19 around 1:30pm I was driving for about 2 minutes when I stopped at a red light and my automatic stop/start turned my car off, I pressed the button and my car started again normally. Car overheats upon any acceleration and shuts off. The car stalls and several error lights flash; parking break, hill-stop, oil-change, etc.. When this happens at night it causes a issue because its like a flashing with the black and other colors it does when the screen goes out. My vehicle start/stop caused me to stall out for 20min in the middle of traffic, I was not hit, and I put my hazards on and waved people by, I had to turn my vehicle off, and then put the parking break on, then disengage the parking break, restart my vehicle, and press the star/stop button to turn it off, and since this incident, my start stop system has not worked but I constantly have an umbrella con on my console that is a circle with an exclamation mark. No way to move it or shutting it down. Come to find out, it burns oil at an accelerated rate. The contact stated that the failure first occurred in july of 2019. 1. Some recalls were made why isn't mine or others I'm reading about? I stopped at a service center immediately and was told my vehicle had burned through all of the oil. Car has only 15,199 miles on it. The vehicle was taken to blake fulenwider Dodge (1310 E main St, eastland, tx 76448) where they replaced the front driver's side door latch, but the failure recurred. the contact stated while driving 70 mph, the parking brake independently activated. This turns off AbS, dynamic steering. The failure persisted. While driving this vehicle on the freeway the "service shifter" message came up on dash. The shop inspected throughly, found to have no oil in the engine. The failure mileage was 16,000. Definitely a safety concern. I was able to turn the car back on and drove it to the dealer. While researching the issue at several user sites, I have found that the de-lamination of the screen is quite common among, dodge, chrysler, jeep vehicles. The one-year mark of ownership, the jeep started experiencing significant issues with the auto start/stop feature and back-up camera. When the head unit goes out, the driver looses the ability to use the rear view camera while reversing, could be potentially deadly for kids behind a vehicle. However, it is highly concerning when a vehicle a little over a year old has massive system failures.. My issues with the jeep compass trailhawk is recently while driving the vehicle would automatically shut down in the midst of driving. My u-connect navigation system on my 2018 jeep compass is delaminating and ghosting. I pulled over to check the oil and it was low (barely anything on the dipstick and dark). 1) the jeep compass was traveling in motion on a farm to market road and stalled. After leaving the freeway, my vehicle completely shut itself down without warning while in traffic. The vehicle has 1700 miles and stalled again while driving. The vehicle was taken to ancira chrysler jeep dodge ram located at 10807 I-10, san antonio, tx 78230, to be diagnosed. At my last oil change they said the jeep is burning oil like crazy with no warning about low oil. 5/2018, we bought a 2018 jeep compass sport with extended warranty and gap insurance. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the second battery was replaced; however, the failure reoccurred. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000. The failure mileage was 16,000. However they are not figuring out what it is and their solution is instantly just installing a new screen for over 0. The vehicle was towed to rockwall chrysler dodge jeep ram (970 e interstate 30, rockwall, tx 75087, (469) 698-2100) and diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. While at an intersection, the contact released his foot off the brake pedal to depress the accelerator pedal. The last time the oil was very low again and it getting low again. They said there was no oil in my vehicle on april 17, 2019. I do not feel safe in this car because random things appear and cause the car to fail while in driving. It will take more than 10 mins to restart and it will struggle to turn back on. Once the turn was complete and I pressed the pedal to accelerate, there was no response. Jeep compass problems with stalling and shutting off while driving. *js. I said so while I'm driving, getting on a highway 1. The dealership traced the issue back to the oil consumption on the 4 cylinder engines, they claim that through their own guidelines it is ok for the jeep compass to burn 1 quart of oil every 2,000 miles (seems high). The cause of this is the jeep consumes oil ag a rate of a quart per 1000 miles and the jeep is installed with a fail safe that kills the motor so it doesn't harm the motor but will leave you stopped in the middle of the highway. Operator needs to put car in park, turn vehicle back on and begin moving. The light only flashes for a second, until the vehicle turns off. I have had it at the dealership they say the noise is normal . Twice my vehicle has lost power while making a right turn. I have never had a car leave me stranded like this. Wheel speed sensors either come loose or disconnected. The dealer advised the contact to keep an eye on the oil consumption. The entire engine needs to be replaced. The passenger side strut has already broken, the vehicle is under 20,000 miles. Told the wiring harness is melted causing the problems. Massive oil consumption. Parking brake activated, car stalled, got a transmission warning then a check engine light. Get phone number of the seller and call . The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (goodwin brothers Dodge/Jeep, 250 broad st, new castle, in 47362), but the cause of the failure was not determined. He stated if the oil lost happens again, they would have to replace the engine, with the same type of engine and hope for the best. The engine shuts off with no warning while in motion, we experienced this 3 times in the past few months. The law makes Jeep pay legal fees. Jeep knows about this issue specifically and knows it's dangerous, and should not be driven. This is a constant problem and has never functioned normally. This is the third time in three years that this vehicle will go to the dealership for a similar issue. There's no other explanation for why a vehicle, usually with under 40,000 miles, would have so many complaints. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. Without warning - the car just dies. For 2017 2018 2019 Jeep Compass Right Tail Light Brake Lamp Outer Passenger Side . The contact restarted the vehicle however, the failure persisted. The contact's son was able to veer to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle was not repaired. The problem also seems to be linked to a issue with the engine over consuming oil. I have a 2018 jeep compass with a 8. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. 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