Wiper Problems of Jeep Compass - part 1

The wipers have stopped working and I am unable to find a motor to replace it.

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Car is equipped with a backup camera, but unfortunately, the infotainment screen is failing, and the rearview camera is distorted and unable to provide clear rear visibility. This is a common problem with these, and I suspect it is a failed cooling fan for the infotainment unit. It is only a matter of time that the screen will be a complete failure and hopefully not during a reversing evolution. My vehicle only has 60k miles. I have not taken it to the dealer because I do not have another vehicle to drive if this is in the shop for 2 weeks just to be inspected. Feel free to investigate my vehicle for this issue.

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I just left the dealer regarding a wiper related recall and my wipers continue to malfunction. They turn on intermittently. When I slow down and then begin to accelerate the wiper system turns on. I have video after leaving the dealership that performed the recall. *I'm not able to upload video here. Also note: the recall was out during covid, which at the time I could not take in, and 1-2 years after covid aftermath, I forget about any letters for a recall. Had I done the recall repair then I might not be having this issue which may have progressed and now I'm out of warranty (?) I just don't think it's fair. The recall is wiper related. How can they not offer to fix it 100%. Had the recall not addressed "wiper" malfunction then I could see not arguing. I believe this recall is related somehow. Is it a safety concern? you bet it is. My engine power flickers. I could be in a risky situation crash and now Chrysler- Jeep risks a multi million dollar law suit. I have video. Who can I send this to?.

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The uconnect screen has a black line on majority of the screen- happened occasionally at first, then every other time I started the vehicle, and now every time. I am unable to use the screen due to the malfunction which means I cannot use the back up camera, see the maps on the screen for navigation, or control heating/temp including defrost due not being able to see the screen which I feel are all safety issues to both myself and other drivers. So far an independent service center is running diagnostics- and no warning signs.

The car only has 47,000 miles on it and the steering wheel buttons stopped working, then while the car was off the windshield wipers started going and wouldn’t stop until the battery died, then when the car battery was charged and the car was started the windshield wipers stopped working, the brake lights stopped working and then the signal lights.

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I was recently involved in an accident driv'g 2018 Jeep Compass: no significant injury (so far) to a jogger, who was invisible due to a blind spot @driver-side a-pillar/mirror. I touched him w my car (5mph per police rept). It has taken me a month to understand why the accident occurred. I didn't see the jogger— he was never w/in my scope of view. I was ticketed for failing to stop; I did stop but proceeded too soon. . . Not writing to argue fault--- I accept that humans in crosswalks have right-of-way. A few years ago, I had a close call at an intersection w a truck coming (upgrade) from the right— it was early morning & I thot the near-miss was an artifact of pre-dawn light. Now I believe that as we converged at the intersection, the truck remained obscured until I had entered the intersection to make my left turn. Recently a friend who works at a gas station named the car part (a-pillar) & identified it as a “blind spot. ” . . . Brand new concepts (to me) regarding this car part. I've never heard of them before— not fm the sales rep during test drive, nor fm techs during dealership service, nor fm other drivers. Ask your sister if she knows where the a-pillar is. "a-pillar blind spot" is not in the user manual. The Compass has electronic blind-spot-monitoring (bsm) for vehicles that linger on either side of the car. There is extensive guidance about side-bsm in the owner’s manual, in add'n to boxed warnings @ using the back-up camera. "a-pillar blind spot" is not mentioned or warned about. However, in looking at Compass-owner discussion group comments, I find this is an issue for other Compass owners, at least since 2011. All talk discussion is about near-miss with pedestrians, plus other vehicles as I described above.

My cluster display has been on dark night mode since January 2023. I purchased the vehicle in April 2022. During the day, I cannot see the cluster display, and have missed gas warning lights, low tire lights, and other emergency lights due to the dimness of the screen. It is a hazard to drive as daylight is longer-- and the navigation screen is also impossible to see during daylight hours. There is no way to brighten either the cluster display or navigation system. The dealership confirmed the issue and instructed me to sit back and wait for an update in January, and there have been no updates yet.

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The whole dash is stuck on bright mode so when it is dark out it will not dim. They said it was my sensor. You can’t see nothing out the windshield because of how bright it is. So if a deer runs out in front of me I wouldn’t be able to see it tell last min. It has been confirmed by fillbacks with this issue and Jeep. It has been inspected. It has been like this sense I first bought it. Keep taking it to fillbacks they did nothing about it. It’s been over a year. Jeep won’t do nothing about it either.

During my drive on 6/1/2022 I noticed as the heat intensified outside that my windshield started to look like it was melting and each time it gets hot the same occurs. I've also noticed this defect in a smaller yet in my sight line on my driver's side window and the rear window. Yes, my safety is put at risk as well as others due to the lack of true visibility while driving. I took my vehicle to 2 dealerships, auto glass center, auto body and auto detailer all have physically seen this issue happening. It is very difficult to take a photo to send for viewing as it is best to see this in person due to the reflection the windows cause. I am told that despite being with in the 3yr 36000 mile warranty for a "leased" vehicle Chrysler will not cover the replacement due to the manufacturers defect.

The Jeep started to get vertical lines in the 7 inch u connect screen. At first you could tap it and it would reset. Now, it is completely covered with vertical lines, the radio works, however the problem is the back camera does not show what is behind you due to the screen covered in vertical lines. It also does not show any information it is suppose to.

The backup camera doesn’t activate when going into reverse intermittently. Sometimes it has a very long delay too.

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Occasionally, while driving, the vehicle will exhibit catastrophic electrical system failures. I was driving home just last night, and my headlights, turn signals, horn, windshield wipers, dash lights, hazard lights, and cruise control all turned off. I was able to limp it home with the help of someone driving in front of me, because I could not see. Imagine doing 45 mph on a turn at night, in an area with no streetlights, and all of a sudden your headlights and running lights turn off. I'm lucky I didn't hit a tree. No hazards means no one would have seen me on the road waiting for help until it was too late.

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Driver side wiper blade fell off while driving in a snow storm, resulting in wiper arm smacking back against windshield and cracking glass. Had to get windshield replaced and new wiper blades. Very dangerous. Professionally installed replacement blade also fell off during use during rain storm on christmas eve, leaving me stranded on side of highway. Why is this not included in recall with 2019 /20 models? very very dangerous.

Wipers go off when making a turn and/or turning signal light on. Vehicle randomly gets engine light on cold days (new england winters). The Jeep will jolt when trying to accelerate or stall for a moment before being able to accelerate when stopped (at a light for example) and some nights the Jeep will not accelerate even when pushing down on the accelerate and no "revving" sound occurs as though the car does not register that it needs to accelerate and acceleration slowly increases to no more than 25-30 mph and stalls at an incline. No light comes on when accelerating issues occur. When accelerating issues occur, they ten to occur inner city rather than highway.

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Rear view mirror became unattached & took a chunk of the windshield glass out. Vehicle was parked & happened overnight.

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The contact owns a 2020 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving 35 mph in the rain, when he attempted to use the wipers but failed to function. The contact stated he attempted to park the vehicle and was unable to see another car which caused him to crashed. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The air bags did deploy. The contact stated he sustained whiplash, neck and lower back injuries and did seek medical attention at the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repairs as of yet. A dealer was not contacted. Upon investigation, the contact was made aware VIN was associated to NHTSA campaign number: 20v208000 (visibility). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 19,126.

Tl- thecontact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. The contact stated when she placed her vehicle into reverse and attempting to view the back up camera the screen does not display what's in the rear view. The contact continued to drive the vehicle with the failure. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independant mechanic for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000 tp.

This is a two-year-old car requiring strut replacement. Never driven off-road and never driven on a flat tire.

As the passenger windshield wiper sweeps across the glass it hesitates briefly directly in front of & in the line of the drivers vision . Resulting in a serious vision obstruction. Dumping all of the water now and snow in winter right there in front of the driver ! at night in the dark the situation becomes a problem !.

Rear backup camera fails to work when shifting into reverse,, instead showing a black screen and causing the computer to freeze occasionally requiring power off of the car to bring screen back up.

The windshield wiper came off during a storm the day I bought the vehicle. 3 or 4 weeks later the front bumper popped off under the passenger headlight while driving down the interstate. Local dealership told me the vehicle was not assembled properly at the factory.

Tl the contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. While driving 70 mph, the windshield wipers failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to barry sanders supercenter (located at 4120 w 6th Ave, stillwater, ok 74074, (405) 571-0555) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 35,919.

We (my husband and I) were driving down the freeway to work at 7:00am when it is still dark outside, when all the lights shut off (headlights, dash lights and the hazards would not work). The windshield wipers then shut off and it was raining outside. We had the Jeep towed home. I then did some research and found that one of the complaints that Compass owners have is the tipm will go out and cause some serious problems with the whole vehicle. I had to have it fixed at the dealership for $651. 00 because it is a dealer specific part. I don't understand why this part has not been recalled in the Compass when it has been recalled for the grand cherokee, wrangler and durango. This could have caused a horrible accident if my husband wasn't so quick to get the Jeep off the road and get us out of the way of traffic.

Rear view camera fails. When put in reverse screen goes black.

Th e coverage of the seats belt is exposed. That is in the two fronts seats. The mirror of the windshields were taken off partly and/ or totality broken.

Takata recall my Jeep was t-boned, by on coming traffic. Both doors on the right side, were smashed in. The doors were smashed in, meaning the doors were inoperable. The doors can't be opened, or shut. None of the air bags, in the entire vehicle deployed.

The windshield wiper stalk completely broke apart and fell off. The rear wiper continued to move and could not be turned off and the front wipers could not be turned on. After getting home, I turned the car back on and the front wipers won't shut off and the wiper fluid continually runs, rendering the car inoperable to drive. The car was purchased yesterday and the stalk broke today while backing out of the driveway.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Jeep Compass 4x4. The contact stated that while driving out of the parking lot driving 1mph. The contact heard a loud crack coming from the rear window. The contact stated the window shattered and caused a hole the size of a volleyball in the rear window. The manufacturer was contacted and were unable to provide any assistance. The dealer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.

Instrument cluster is very bright at night, affecting the ability to see the roadway. Instrument cluster does not dim when attempting to adjust brightness. Instrument cluster does not adjust to compensate from daylight to darkness. Vehicle does not seem to recognize that the headlights are on. The option to adjust brightness, with the headlights on, is not available due to vehicle's inability to recognize that the headlights are on. Rear view camera is extremely bright at night, affecting the ability to recognize probable hazards in roadway. Due to this brightness, the eyes take time to readjust to the dark environment when vehicle is put back in drive. These issues occur when the vehicle is in motion and stationary.

Problem relates to 2018 Jeep Compass latitude. When vehicle is placed in reverse, the 8. 4" uconnect screen shows the backup camera at full brightness. This is blinding and makes it impossible to see when backing up. This is going to cause an accident. There is no way to adjust this. Even when the gauges and screen are dim from normal driving, as soon as reverse gear is selected, the screen jumps to full brightness.

Instrument cluster is very bright at night, affecting the ability to see the roadway. Instrument cluster does not dim when attempting to adjust brightness. Instrument cluster does not adjust to compensate from daylight to darkness. Rear view camera is extremely bright at night, affecting the ability to recognize probable hazards in roadway. Due to this brightness, the eyes take time to readjust to the dark environment when vehicle is put back in drive. These issues occur when the vehicle is in motion and stationary.

The instrument light sensor malfunctions and keeps all the interior lights (except dome lights) in full brightness all the time which makes it very dangerous driving at night.

When using the back-up camera, the license plate lights shine into the camera and the brightness is practically blinding. It extremely difficult to judge/maneuver the car, even if using the mirrors ,and not the camera, to back-up. There is no way to adjust the brightness manually. If other cars/people are in the vacinity, it may cause a safety issue.

It was like a ghost took over it scared me to death. My lights started flashing, blinker came on wouldn't go off, wipers were going full speed and the dash where it tells you south, north, east and west stop working. It's something definitely wrong with this car and reading the forums with the same issues should be a recall.

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