50 problems related to car stall have been reported for the 2018 Jeep Compass. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My vehicle has stalled when stopped at an intersection or on the highway in stop & go traffic. It's happened several times and the Jeep dealer tells me this will happen when it needs an oil change. I purchased my vehicle in June 2018 and Ave 11,800 miles on the car and have had 3 oil changes, due to the vehicle shutting down while stopped.
I was making a right hand turn into traffic on a busy highway when my brand new 2018 Jeep Compass stalled out. I had to quickly drift to safety and put on my hazard lights and try to start the car again. I took about a minute to start again. After that it happened several more times all when I was in the middle of driving. I called the dealer and was told that it usually means it needs an oil change. I had the car for 3 months and was told I should check the oil every 500 to 1000 miles even though the car takes oil and should be good for about 5,000 miles. Never once did I receive any warning lights. I fear for my safety when driving this vehicles.
When vehicle is in motion it will stall. This has happened on four separate occasions where I was stranded in the middle of the road amidst traffic, in intersections, and once on a freeway. On one occasion I was braking to stop at an off ramp of an interstate. Another time I was turning on a residential street. The other two times I was in motion on a straight road. In all these instances I received alerts that my auto start needed servicing even though the dealership just looked at it and cleared the error/code. It was a miracle I wasn't hit when these events occurred. The event happens in this order: gas pedal stops working, so the car begins to coast but cannot accelerate. All the engineer warning lights pop up at once. Car begins to beep (I assume because of the warning lights), steering wheel locks, preventing you from coasting your car to the shoulder, then the emergency brake engages so you are stuck where you are. You are unable to start the car or move the car and you are stuck exactly where it died. Again, this has happened on the freeway, in the middle of intersections, and while on a regular road. Without warning - the car just dies. After about 10 minutes you can start the car up again without issue, but you have to wait until the car lets you do it and you never have a warning for when it's going to happen again to put yourself in a safe position on the road. It's a danger to the driver and surrounding vehicles. Honestly, it's terrifying.
Vehicle stalled on four different occasions on two different dates, twice while yielding to interstate ramp, once while stopped at traffic light, and once while in motion on city street. . Vehicle had to be placed in park to restart and did not engage immediately, only after multiple attempts and failed turnover. Reported stalls occurred in varyied temperatures. Vehicle is 4 months old.
I've owned a 2018 Jeep Compass for 2 months I bought it with less than 50 miles on it. At 3500 miles the engine will shut off randomly. You have to put the Jeep in park to restart the car. 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. The only way to restart the car is to put it in park and restart it. There is no low oil warnings or oil change indicators. The recommended oil change is 5000 miles.
The vehicle has 1700 miles and stalled again while driving. Took 15 min for it to start back up. The first time with 300 miles the dealership said the batteries were bad.
Tl the contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. While driving various speeds, making turns, or slowing down for a stop sign, the vehicle stalled. Several warning indicators, including the abs and traction control, illuminated. Also, the gear shifter blinked red. The vehicle was taken to arrigo Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram sawgrass (5901 madison Ave, tamarac, FL 33321) where the service manager test drove the vehicle and the failure was duplicated. The failure was determined to be a malfunctioning computer module. The computer module was replaced; however, the stalling failure continued. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per several unknown recalls and technical service bulletins. Recently, while the vehicle was parked, the push to start button was pressed, but the vehicle failed to turn off. The contact was concerned about carbon monoxide poisoning as the vehicle was left running for over an hour without warning. The manufacturer was notified and advised the contact that a lead specialist would call her back. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000.
The 2018 Jeep Compass stalled and shut down while driving with 335 miles on the odometer.
Tl the contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the instrument panel indicating shift to desire gear or place vehicle in park. A secondary message stated that automatic start was not detected. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to three rivers Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram (2633 w liberty Ave, pittsburgh, PA 15216), and was diagnosed that unknown software in the vehicle needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred and was not taken back to the dealer for a second diagnostic testing. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 29,000. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.
Tl the contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. While driving, the vehicle stalled and a message displayed instructing the driver to place the vehicle in park, shift gears, engine shutting down. The driver was not able to coast to the side of the road, but waited ten minutes before restarting the vehicle. Afterwards, the vehicle was driven to his residence. The following day, the vehicle was taken to merrick Dodge Chrysler Jeep of wantagh (3614 sunrise hwy, suite a, wantagh, NY 11793, (516) 868-4400) where the contact was informed that the vehicle was low on oil. The technician added oil. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.
2018 Jeep stalled three times in two days. First and second stalls occurred while vehicle was in the middle of a left turn from a stop sign (5 mph). Third stall happened as traveling on the on-ramp (40 mph) to an interstate highway. Parking brake light comes on and vehicle is dead. Restarted vehicle after two minutes or so to clear intersection. Dealer cannot find any reason for stall and "Chrysler has nothing on it. " definite safety concern.
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated after several minutes she was able to restart vehicle. The contact stated she had experienced the failure multiple times. The contact stated on one occasion the vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer suburban Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram of garden city (283 n franklin st, hempstead, NY 11550, (516) 336-4712) however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 34,000.
Malfunction indicator light is on, right side of rpm gauge is lite up with three bars. Vehicle has large clunk when turning corners and accelerating, attempts to stale at low speeds. Note I turn off the stop/start switch as I do not like it to turn off at stop signs. The vehicle acts like it is still on. The dealer said it could not look at my car for two weeks. The vehicle has 2,496 miles on it. They told me the first time I complained that I don't know how to properly drive and I have been driving for 40 years. Vehicle is dangerous for stalling out even at speeds of 10-20 mph. When I shift from park to drive in my garage, it feels like the rear end is going to bust through the floor boards.
Tl the contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. While the contact was attempting to turn into her neighborhood, the vehicle hesitated. The failure usually occurred while driving 30 mph. Also, while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle decelerated. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to east carolina Dodge Jeep ram (3401 s memorial dr, greenville, nc 27834, (888) 848-5262) where it was diagnosed that the stop/start sensor needed to be replaced. A new sensor was installed;. However, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 55,079.
At around 5000 miles the oil pressure light flashes on and off when making turns. I took it to the dealership where I leased it from and they told me it was a "known" issue and to complain to Chrysler. They checked my oil and it was nearly 3 quarts low. They then gave me the option to just add oil or since I was close to needing an oil change just to have them do that. Both would be at my expense. They also recommended that I come back once a month and have oil added, also at my expense. I had them do the oil change but later in the day it wasn't sitting right with me. This is a brand new vehicle and also a lease, the problem needs to be fixed and if it can't then it sure as heck shouldn't be my problem. I am now afraid to drive the vehicle as I was told that it could stall at any given time and that I could blow my engine if I don't pay attention. I am going back to the dealership to speak with a manager but I just wanted others to be aware of this issue.