| Subject: | False overheat lomp |
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| Investigations Summary: | The office of defects investigation (odi) has received fifteen vehicle owner questionnaires (voq) for model year (my) 2019-2020 Jeep compass vehicles alleging a loss of motive power while driving accompanied by a high coolant temperature or coolant temperature too high message appearing on the dashboard of the vehicle. In most incidents, the high coolant temperature or coolant temperature too high dashboard messages spontaneously self-corrected or were temporarily corrected after the vehicle was stopped and restarted. One complainant alleged no immediate restart and the vehicle was towed. A preliminary evaluation (pe) has been opened to assess the frequency and potential safety consequences of these dashboard messages followed by an immediate engine shut down. The following odi numbers can be viewed on the NHTSA public website: 11444094, 11459595, 11422699, 11471402, 11396558, 11451921, 11458581, 11436997, 11459636, 11450919, 11439469, 11472466, 11484588, 11485005, 11457667 |
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