Parking Brake Problems of Jeep Compass

The contact's husband owns a 2025 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle came to an abrupt stop on several occasions. The abs and several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer; however, the failure could not be diagnosed, but an unknown recall repair was performed; however, the failure recurred while driving. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the failure was caused by a defective steering module. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the dealer had recently diagnosed the vehicle with an electric parking brake system failure, a stuck electric parking brake switch, and a potential signal failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and denied the contact’s request for buyback assistance. A case number was provided. The vehicle was not repaired and remained with the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000.

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The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that the message to service the start/stop system was displayed. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, the emergency brake activated independently. The contact had to press the start button again for the vehicle to move. The contact stated that there was an a within a circle around displayed, indicating that the start/stop system warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was determined that the battery needed to be replaced. The battery was replaced but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

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The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while idling at a red traffic light, the auto start/stop system engaged, causing the parking brake to erroneously engage. The contact released the brake pedal, and the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The contact restarted the vehicle for the vehicle to respond as needed. The auto start/stop warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated while at a green traffic light, the parking brake unexpectedly engaged, and the vehicle failed to move. The contact restarted the vehicle, depressed the brake pedal, and released the parking brake. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

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The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the message that the electric parking brake was engaged, and to depress the brake pedal and to push the push to start button was displayed. The vehicle then stalled. The contact stated that upon depressing the brake pedal and pushing the push to start button, the vehicle responded as needed. Additionally, the contact stated that the instrument panel lights, and the instrument cluster had become inoperable while driving. The contact stated that upon turning off and restarting the vehicle, the instrument panel lights, and the instrument cluster became operable. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that there was no failure was found. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 28,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the parking brake independently activated. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that she turned off the vehicle and deactivated the parking brake to continue driving to her destination. The contact's daughter also experienced the failure three times while driving. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 139,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2019 Jeep Compass. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle began to hesitate. The contact had to depress the brake pedal to the floorboard to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the emergency brake button failed to function. The contact stated that multiple unknown warning indicators were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to posner park Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram fiat (located at 42650 us-27, davenport, FL 33837, (863) 438-3333) multiple times, but the failure could not be duplicated. The dealer replaced the emergency brake, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 431.

Tl the contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that the electronic parking brake failed and caused the brake to stop the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was taken to weststar autoplex (401-403 interstate 20 frontage rd, monohans, TX 79756) where an unknown module was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to blake fulenwider Dodge (1310 e main st, eastland, TX 76448) where they replaced the front driver's side door latch, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 16,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. While driving between 25-30 mph, the emergency brake indicator illuminated. The contact stated that all the instrument panel indicators illuminated and she was instructed to park and restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to sansone Chrysler Jeep Dodge (90-100 us-1, avenel, NJ 07001), but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000. The VIN was not provided.

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Tl the contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. While driving various speeds, the parking brake suddenly engaged and caused the vehicle to abruptly stop. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (goodwin brothers Dodge/Jeep, 250 broad st, new castle, in 47362), but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 500.

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. While driving between 20-25 mph, the emergency brake erroneously self activated abruptly and stopped the vehicle. In addition, the electrical system malfunctioned and caused the instrument gauges to stop operating and the interior lighting remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to putnam Jeep/Chrysler in burlingame, CA who indicated that the failures were due to a computer software update issue. The computer software was updated, but the failures continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 400.