general problems of the 2009 Jeep Compass

The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Compass. The contact initially became aware that the rear passenger’s side tire was resting at an angle. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic to have the rear struts replaced; however, the mechanic informed the contact that the rear suspension was extremely corroded. The contact was also informed that the vehicle was not safe to be driven. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 151,000.

Front and rearsubframe extremely rusted, making it dangerous to drive. Fuse box under front hood in front of driver side rusting out wiring. Not main fuse box but the one with relays.

I was informed about my rotting subframe on my 2009 Jeep Compass about a year ago. I took it to a Jeep dealer for a second opinion as well as contacted Jeep. I was told about some extended warranty that I was not eligible for. Now, 1 year later, my vehicle will not pass inspection without replacement of the subframe. I contacted Jeep again. Of course, since this was extension of warranty, only the original owners were notified. This should have been a recall. This is a safety hazzard and should not have happened to vehicle just over 10 years. Jeep purposely did not issue a recall to save money.

The front subframe is completely rusted out. Had to have vehicle towed home because the front wheels look like a bow-legged cowboy because the subframe basically snapped as we were driving. Apparently this has been an ongoing issue and Jeep refuses to recall this. 2007 had the same issue and they extended a "warranty" to get this fixed. 2009 is made, obviously with the same junk metal, and yet they refuse to fix their incompetence. Wonder how many people have died due to this negligence. Not happy Jeep.

My son came from getting an oil change and was told his Jeep Compass is dangerous to be on the road. Front sub frame is rusted out and could be very dangerous. Subframe should not be bad on a 2009 vehicle.

It has rapidly rusted out (sub frame). I have owned it for a year and a half and it was not that way when I bought it. Is there a recall?.

When coming to a quick stop at a traffic light on a very rough road surface, a loud clunk in the front end was heard. When the light turned green, the steering wheel had to be turned right to go straight, along with a loud tire squeal. We pulled into a parking lot to find the left front tire was contacting the rear of the wheel well. Inspection underneath revealed a rotted out subframe/crossmember which is split all the way across the back. It also has some leaking fluid coming down from above the crossmember while the engine is running. This is Saturday and the incident was followed by a $135 flatbed trip to a dealership for what should be an interesting Monday morning conversation about the horrific possibilities if this suspension had collapsed at speed.

Front subframe is rotted out due to condenser drain dripping on it. Found out 9/3/ 17 during oil change. Was service bulletin 23-012-14 for this but on vehicles after 8/25/2005 and before 7/23/2007. See ? below when happened. I just found out.

The rear sub frame rusted out and have way while my niece was driving it. This is very dangerous. And to new of a car for this. The rear sub frame gave out while she was driving.

Subframe rot. At 70,000 mile steering control was lost due to a crack in the front subframe caused by excessive rust/rot. Luckily there were no injuries since this happened at low speed. The front subframe had a complete failure with a 12 inch lateral crack through the cross member. This caused total front suspension and steering failure. The car was not able to be driven or moved under its own power. This problem has been reported for Jeep Compass, Jeep patriot and Dodge caliber. Chrysler needs to address this problem before some one gets hurt or killed!.

2008 Jeep limited 4 x 4. When cleaning the garage, I noticed the head from a very large bolt on the floor. Upon crawling under the car, I noticed that a bolt had rotted off where the rear frame right side by the shock tower attaches to the body. I have had noises coming from the area and was told that the shocks needed to be replaced. With this bolt missing there is some chance there is excess bounce between the upper shock tower and the frame. My local body shop told me the only way to fix this would be to drop the entire rear axle and get the broken bolt out to replace. Very expensive. There is no way a bolt like this should rot off, unless the bolts were bad to start with. If this happens to a few more I could hit a bump and have the body fall off the frame while driving.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that when the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a noise that was coming from the engine the technician notice the framed that holds the motor is corroded and was unsafe to drive. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified to the failure. The failure mileage was 135,000. Aw.

New tires at 36000, and breaks and was told front tie rod need replacement.