2017 Jeep Compass Electrical System

My lights keep blinking on dashboard saying 4 wheeldrive isn't available and my vehicle keeps shutting off in the middle of me driving it,this is very dangerous,I took it to Carlock Dodge Jeep and for recall on vehicle that they say was causing the problem they fixed the recall but vehicle still doing the same thing

The defrost system built into the front windsheild shorted out. This issue resulted in sparking and smoking inside of the car while the front electrical defrost was turned on. This issue could have easily resulted in catastrophic events had we not realized exactly what was happening. There were no warnings of the sytem being in failure. The issue is also apparently not covered under the vehicle warranty and now will cost out of pocket to replace something that I had no control over. The dealership was able to confirm the issue.

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument panel became inoperable. The contact stated that several warning lights were illuminated after restarting the vehicle. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,955.

Two times while driving the car shuts completely down, No acceleration, no warning lights, hard to steer. Both times luckily I was on a low traffic road. After it completely stopped and I tried to restart the car it would sound like it wanted to turn over but never did. It sounded like when someone floods a car. Another time it was -20 outside and I was starting it from my key starter ( I don't have one of the newer key fobs)...mine has a normal key with an electric lock and auto start buttons. Anyway I pushed the starter button and it acted like normal with the headlights blinked twice and normally it starts in about 3 seconds. When I went to get in my car it was off and stone cold. I went to start it and acted like I previously stated. The master mechanics can't find anything wrong with it both times I've had my car towed to the repair shop. They replaced the sparkplugs and battery and it happened again after it was "fixed" .

Delamination of touch screen to radio/electronic control panel. This causes the system to touch random portions of the screen, deeming it uncontrollable. The system will also make phone calls I’m not trying to make. More importantly, when I try to make phone calls, it will immediately disconnect the call. I had an emergency on the road recently and needed to make and receive calls but was unable to! In addition, I was driving and trying to figure out how to get my phone to work, which was a huge danger to me and others. This is stock equipment manufactured by LG. The first sign of this issue was the screen changing randomly, plus there is visible signs of delamination, which at first i believed to be water damage. No one has raised this issue after inspection, but after doing a quick search, I see that it is a widespread problem among Jeep vehicles.

Uconnect infotainment system random changing climate settings, radio stations, not working at all, incorrect navigation. Digitizer has de-laminated causing random actions. Very bad safety hazard, besides being distracting while driving.

MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. MOST NOTABLY IS WHEN I START THE CAR THE TEMPERATURE RESETS ITSELF TO THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT WAS. I.E. TURNED CAR OFF WITH TEMP LO AND RESET ITSELF TO HI. TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATES THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THIS AT ALL. THIS STILL HAPPENS WITH NO RESOLVE. NOW I RECEIVE DASH MESSAGES STATING MULTIPLE LIGHTS DON'T WORK SUCH AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS HOWEVER THEY ARE PERFECTLY FINE. OTHER MESSAGES HAVE FLASHED BUT THEN DISAPPEAR. ALSO ISSUES WITH THE USB AND UCONNECT. USB HAS BEEN REPLACED DUE TO BEING LOOSE BUT NOW AS I DRIVE THE USB CUTS IN AND OUT. ALSO HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THIS ISSUE.MANY OF THESE ISSUES STARTED 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND STILL PERSIST TO THIS DAY.

CAR WON'T START CHANGED THE BATTERY WORKED FOR A DAY THEN HAD A CLICKING NOSE LIKE BATTERY WAS DEAD. CHARGED IT CRANKED UP LASTED A DAY STOPPED AGAIN.

SHORT VERSION: I USED THE REMOTE STARTER ON MY COMPASS. AS I WAS DRIVING, I NOTICED A SMALL RED LIGHT BETWEEN MY WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD. THE RED LIGHT TURNED INTO A VERY SMALL BRIGHT ORANGE FLAME. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR IT WAS GONE. I CHECKED WITH A FLASHLIGHT AND SAW BURN MARK'S ON BOTH THE WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD. WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE REMOTE STARTER NOTHING HAPPENED. BUT THAN WHEN I TRIED WITH THE REMOTE STARTER AGAIN. IT BEGAN TO BURN AGAIN AND THIS TIME THERE WAS SMOKE. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE PROGRAM IN THE REMOTE STARTER THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. AND DUE TO THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE THE REGULAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. FIAT CHRYSLER HAS AGREED WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THEY REMOVED THE POWER SUPPLY FUSE AND THE 30 AMP FUSE FROM POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND DOWN CIRCUIT.

REMOTE START BEGAN FAILING THEN WOULDN'T EVEN START WITH KEY. HAD TO REPLACE STARTER DUE TO WHERE STARTER IS LOCATED IT GETS SO HOT IT FRIED THE WIRING. MECHANIC STATED DUE TO WHERE THE STARTER IS LOCATED, I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO REPLACE IT EVERY YEAR OR TWO. VERY POOR DESIGN.

IN VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AFTER CAR HAS BEEN OFF. THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL RESETS ITSELF TO HI HEAT/DEFROST WHEN RESTARTED, EVEN THO IT WAS SET ON LO AIR WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. SCREEN HAS ALSO GONE BLACK WITH NO RADIO OR BACK UP CAMERA. TAKES A FEW RESTARTS TO FIX.

UCONNECT DISPLAY HAS FROZEN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. TURNING CAR OFF THEN BACK ON ONLY RESOLVED THE SITUATION HALF OF THE TIME, HARD RESTARTS REQUIRED THE OTHER TIMES. AFTER 4TH FREEZING, DEALER FINALLY REPLACED ENTIRE UCONNECT SYSTEM.

UCONNECT DISPLAY HAS FROZEN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. TURNING CAR OFF THEN BACK ON ONLY RESOLVED THE SITUATION HALF OF THE TIME, HARD RESTARTS REQUIRED THE OTHER TIMES.

UCONNECT DISPLAY HAS FROZEN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. TURNING CAR OFF THEN BACK ON ONLY RESOLVED THE SITUATION HALF OF THE TIME, HARD RESTARTS REQUIRED THE OTHER TIMES.

FOR THE THIRD TIME THE SINCE NOV 13 THE AUTO-START FAILED TO RESTART AFTER THE ENGINE WAS STOPPED DURING A BRAKED IDLE (WAITING AT LIGHT OR WAITING TO TURN). THE FIRST TIME THE AUTO-START BATTERIES AND FUSE WERE REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME THE WHOLE AUTO-START CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. I;M WAITING FOR FEEDBACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP TODAY ON THEIR FINDINGS. THE FAILURE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3X IN HEAVY/RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN CONDITIONS VERY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS.

MY 2017 JEEP COMPASS IS VERY FAULTY AND HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE AREA FOR THE SAME ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION OF THE THREE DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME/SIMILAR ISSUES. THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENTATION: (1) THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE PARKING BREAK ENGAGED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FURTHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY STREET. (2) THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO START WHEN PARKED IN A GARAGE. ONCE PRESSING THE START BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES, THE VEHICLE STARTED AND MULTIPLE SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING "SERVICE ESP" AND "SERVICE 4WD". THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LIFE OF OWNING THE VEHICLE (ONLY 23 MONTHS AND ABOUT 18,000 MILES). I HAVE INCLUDED TWO SERVICE RECORDS (THE FIRST TIME AND MOST RECENT TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP), I DO NOT HAVE THE THIRD RECORD WITH ME AS THE VEHICLE IS IN FOR MAINTENANCE CURRENTLY AND THE OTHER INVOICE IS IN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER YOU CAN SEE RECORD OF THE SECOND VISIT IN THE RECORD FROM 4/9/2019. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS GIVEN MY HISTORY WITH MY VEHICLE AND HOPE TO GET THIS PERMANENTLY FIXED INSTEAD OF PUTTING A BAND AID ON IT AS THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE. *DT*JB

EVERY 25-30 ENGINE STARTS THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF AND ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE SAYS THE AIR IS ON IT BLOWS HOT AIR FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES OR UNTIL YOU REACH A MINIMUM SPEED OF 60 MPH BEFORE THE VEHICLE KICKS OVER TO AIR. WHILE THE HEAT BLOWS (WITH AC BUTTON LIT UP) OTHER CLIMATE CONTROLS CANNOT BE USED SUCH AS DEFROST. IN ADDITION TO THIS ISSUE, OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED SUCH AS THE DASH SCREEN SHUTTING DOWN OR RESTARTING WHILE DRIVING AND BACK UP CAM GOING BLACK OR FREEZING. SPOKE WITH JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY WHO SAYS THE CLIMATE CONTROL MALFUNCTION IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO THEM BUT THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME.

1. MILEAGE 214 - DRIVING CAR ON CITY STREET, SCREEN SYSTEM WENT OUT - HEAT, BACK UP CAMERA, RADIO, ETC. 2. MILEAGE 887 - DRIVING CAR - IN DRIVE, BUT JUST BARELY SO BECAUSE HAD BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPOT AND WAS ONLY A FEW FEET FROM WHERE PUT INTO DRIVE - CAR SUDDENLY LURCHES AND STOPS. TOWED TO DEALER. FOUND "RUBBED THROUGH WIRING" IN TRANSMISSION HARNESS. 3. MILEAGE 1632 - SAME AS PROBLEM 1. FOUND TO BE INTERNAL DEFECT, REPLACED RADIO/TELEMATICS GATEWAY MODULE. 4. MILEAGE 3329 - DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN CITY ON A CITY STREET (NOT HIGHWAY), STOP IN LINE OF TRAFFIC. AUTO/START/STOP ENGAGES TO STOP ENGINE. WHEN FOOT LIFTED FROM BRAKE, CAR WON'T START BACK UP. ERROR CODE FOR STOP/START. TURN CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND ON, ENGINE TURNS OVER, BUT ERROR CODE REMAINS. IN SHOP FOR THIS NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM REBOOTED AND A "STOP THE VEHICLE" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED SMOKE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY FLAMES FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT USED AN INSTRUMENT TO BREAK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND ESCAPED FROM THE BURNING VEHICLE. WITHIN TWO MINUTES, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO DID NOT WANT TO BE INVOLVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THEIR LEGAL TEAM AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. *BF *TR *BF OWNER STATES THAT DURING THE EVENT, LOST BRAKING BUT WAS ABLE TO USE THE SHIFTER (ELECTRONIC, POLYSTABLE) TO DOWNSHIFT THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. OWNER STATES THAT "COMPUTER" REBOOTED, AS IT HAD DONE BEFORE. MOST LIKELY REFERENCING THE VEHICLE'S INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. OWNER STATES THAT HE USED A GLASS PUNCH TO BREAK THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. 12,000 MILES ACCORDING TO THE OWNER. UPDATED 10/30/18 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SOUTH OAK JEEP, DODGE, CHRYSLER, AND RAM (4550 W LINCOLN HWY, MATTESON, IL 60443, 708-747-7950) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND THE ELECTRICITY AUTOMATICALLY RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SUBURBAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, 32850 FORD RD, GARDEN CITY, MI 48135), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER STATED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

ISSUE RELATED TO RECALL T70 CONTINUES AFTER UPDATE AND TESTING. DASH WILL PROPERLY DIM IF THE CAR IS TURNED ON AT NIGHT. HOWEVER, IF THE CAR IS ON AND I OPEN MY DOOR, TEMPORARILY TURN ON CABIN LIGHTS, OR DRIVE TEMPORARILY IN BRIGHT ENVIRONMENT (EG. TUNNEL), MY DASH WILL BECOME BRIGHT AND STAY BRIGHT. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED AS VIOLATION OF FEDERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS WITH RECALL T70 OR 17V-740

MY CAR IS HAVING THE EXACT ISSUE DESCRIBED BY INVESTIGATION/RECALL 17V740000. HOWEVER, I AM NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. POTENTIALLY THE RECALL IS NOT INCLUDING ALL AFFECTED CARS.