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2012 Jeep COMPASS Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1293494
Internal NHTSA #	10876676
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	JEEP
Model	COMPASS
Model Year	2012
File date	06/08/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased my compass in june & 2 months later with mileage being460 i took a trip to virginia from nj 3 hours into the trip driving on rte 66 which is a very busy highway 18 wheeler trucks flying by. The car shut down & i pull to the side but there is no shoulder on that highway so i was stuck up against a cement wall around a bend of cars flying by blaring their horns at me. Luckily state troopers were there on the other side for an accident there was screaming at us to move because that was a very dangerous spot today we yelled back the car will not start. One of the state troopers pain behind us with their lights and we had to wait on a tow truck and taxi cab for us to get to the hotel. The vehicle was left at a sunoco station as a cab drove around looking for a hotelavailable. The next morning we went to the sunoco and they said the car started as soon as i got there they did a diagnostic and nothing was wrong. I drove the car another two and a half hours to my destination and went to the jeep dealer there. They kept the car all day and found nothing wrong but yet it stalled on me twice and would not restart. I was petrified to drive the vehicle back home which was a six hour trip so i handed in the compass to the dealer where i had traveled to and had to purchase a new vehicle and come out of pocket $5,000. I tried to fight the dealer that sold it to me & back and forth chrysler corp. They would not do anything about this they didn't even offer to pay my towing fee or my hotel fees. They did not give me any type of credit & i had proof of everything that had happened. Now i see all these people complaining of this situation. We could've been killed on that highway that had no shoulder god was definitely with us. & their representatives at jeep didn't even care. I'm now a nervous driver & do not like to take any trips. This experience has took a toll on my life.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	460
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CLIFTON, NJ
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	06/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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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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2012 Jeep COMPASS Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Jeep COMPASS Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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