Five problems related to engine stall have been reported for the 2012 Jeep Compass. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Engine stalls while at highway speed. Have to hurry and pull over before stearing locks up. It's been happening since I got the vehicle. Had it in 3 to 4 times and the dealer says there is nothing wrong. It happened again twice this week. I'm lucky I've been able to pull over with out causing a wreak.
Faulty or defective camshaft/crankshaft sensors shutting down or stalling the vehicle while in operation and motion, without warning. Driving, up to 70mph, in heavy traffic on a busy highway, vehicle engine stalls and results in loss of power steering, power brakes and forward momentum. When this happens, the driver is thrust into a very dangerous (and possibly deadly) position of trying to manually (w/o power) steer and/or brake the vehicle at high rates of speed in fast and dense traffic.
While driving my Jeep all of a sudden the engine stalled. No warning. No other issues. I tried to restart and my engine light came on and the electronic throttle control {etc} light came on. The engine would not turn over, but kept trying to start until I turned keys to off. I waited 10 minutes and tried it again. It started, however the engine light stayed on. I was able to drive home without another incident.
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that the engine stalled numerous times without warning while driving various speeds. The dealer was unable to locate a failure code. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v120000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 38,816.
My 77 year old mother was driving vehicle on highway 159 in maryville, IL when the engine stalled. She was able to pull off roadway. Engine light appeared. Turned vehicle off and then restarted. Went to dealership where they used some type of hand held tester. It showed code po335 which is crankshaft position sensor. This happen two days later when turning into parking lot. Same as above. This is a very dangerous thing to happen especially driving 45 mph.