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2008 Jeep COMPASS FWD Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1277892
Internal NHTSA #	10860756
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	JEEP
Model	COMPASS FWD
Model Year	2008
File date	10/04/12
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Overtime it rains my front dome light fills with water and it drips/leaks/gushes out. Brought it in several times, they "clean the filters" but it continues to happen. This has happened since october of 2008 when i bought the vehicle. I now drive with a towel to hold over light or i lay it across under light to catch the water. This is very distracting and could easily cause an accident. I also had so much water leak into shifting knob area that something shorted out in my car and it started on its own! There were no keys in the ignition and it was running. I was drivable with keys in the ignition, but it would not turn off! Dropped it at dealers overnight and it was dead in the morning. This terrified me! Had my barking dog not awakened us, we could have been poisoned with carbon monoxide. This is why i keep a towel in the car.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	75000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PULASKI, WI
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Jeep COMPASS FWD Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Jeep COMPASS FWD Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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