Vehicle Shudder problems of the 2014 Jeep Compass

Two problems related to vehicle shudder have been reported for the 2014 Jeep Compass. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Vehicle Shudder problem

Failure Date: 03/17/2021

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle begin to shudder back and forth. The contact was able to pull over and stop the vehicle and began to smell burning wires inside of the vehicle. The contact stated they started seeing smoke coming thru the vent inside of the vehicle. The contact exit out of the vehicle and notice fire coming from underneath the front hood. The contact stated a person came with a fire extinguisher to try to put out the fire but was not successful. The fire department did arrive to the scene and extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed. No one was injured. There was no warning light illuminated from the vehicle. The vehicle was not towed but left at the scene. The vehicle was not inspected, diagnosed or repaired. The contact did call local dealer ennis Ford, inc. (900 I-45, ennis, TX 75119 phone: (877) 890-8768) who inform the contact to reach out to their insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000.

2 Vehicle Shudder problem

Failure Date: 02/16/2020

Tl- the contact owns a 2014 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while making a left turn at 10 mph, the check engine and throttle control warning lights illuminated. The vehicle began to shake and stall as the contact struggled to operate the vehicle until she made it home. The contact then called an independent mechanic to her home who diagnosed the vehicle with a defective power train control module (pmc) and engine control module(ecm). The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to serviced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed her there were no recalls on the vehicle, they offer no further assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. Jo.




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