2007 Jeep Compass 4x4 complaints

SUSPENSION SUBFRAME EXTREMELY WORN OUT AT AROUND 100,000MILES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

EVERY TIME AFTER REFUELING, MY 2007 JEEP COMPASS WILL STALL AND/OR BUCK AND ALMOST STALL SOON AFTERWARDS. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SCENARIO THAT LEAVES ME WITHOUT POWER STEERING USUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG JEEPS/CHRYSLER PRODUCTS BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY REFERENCES TO THE ISSUE ONLINE. FOR EXAMPLE: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T29898_DS631498 FOR NOW, ALL I CAN DO IS NOT COMPLETELY FILL MY TANK FOR IT NOT TO HAPPEN. I'M NOT WHAT THE FIX, IF ANY, THERE IS YET. IT ONLY OCCURS RIGHT AFTER REFUELING. THEN THE VEHICLE IS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT'S REFUELED.

THE VEHICLE WITH APPROX 120000 MILES ON IT IN 11/2015 HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINTS REPLACED. IN 4/2016 THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILED AND PULLED OUT OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE AS I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HAD IT REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT PULLED OUT AS I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A WALMART PARKING LOT. THE FAILURE CAUSED MY STRUT TO BE BENT, THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS TO BE TWISTED AROUND THE HALF SHAFT DRIVE AXLE, AND THE DRIVE AXLE TO BE PULLED OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. LUCKILY MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS COVERED UNDER MY INSURANCE. IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I'D HAVE NEEDED A CASKET AND AN UNDERTAKER AS WELL! YESTERDAY I WENT TO GET AN ALIGNMENT DONE - AND TO CHECK AS TO WHAT WAS MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND UNDER THE FRONT END - I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM, INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND A NEW LOWER BALL JOINT... YET AGAIN! THE THIRD BALL JOINT IN TWO YEARS!!! THIS AUTO I BOUGHT USED FOR $8K IS TURNING OUT TO COST ME TWICE THAT AMOUNT IN REPAIRS. I HAVE NOT DONE A "CARFAX" ON THIS VEHICLE TO DETERMINE HOW MANY TIMES THE FRONT END SUSPENSION ITEMS WERE REPLACED PRIOR MY PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, HAVING OWNED THIS CAR FOR ONLY A YEAR AND A HALF, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NEARLY EVERY TWO MONTHS FOR CRITICAL STRUCTURAL, OR ENGINE REPAIRS. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE ?!?! THIS CAR IS A LEMON! *TR

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN JANUARY 2008. IT HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. THE JEEP HAS BEEN A VERY RELIABLE VEHICLE, UNTIL RECENTLY. WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, IT HAS STALLED ON US FIVE TIMES (TWICE ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY), NO MALFUNCTION LIGHT. WHEN IT STALLS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. ALSO, WHEN REFUELING THE TANK, THE PUMP SHUT OFFS AFTER EVERY $0.10-$0.20 WORTH OF GAS. REFUELING THE TANK TAKES APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES. ORIGINALLY, WE BELIEVED IT WAS THE PUMPS AT A CERTAIN GAS STATION; HOWEVER, TRIPS TO NUMEROUS GAS STATIONS RESULTED IN THE SAME ISSUE. THE JEEP STALLS ONLY AFTER REFUELING. I BEGAN RESEARCHING ONLINE, AND I THOUGHT THE ISSUE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A CLOGGED EVAP SYSTEM. HOWEVER, WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR MECHANICS; UNFORTUNATELY, IT NEEDS A NEW FUEL TANK. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE TOTALS $1,131.07 FOR PARTS, LABOR, AND TAXES. OUR MECHANICS, THOUGHT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK, OR POSSIBLY AN EXTENDED MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, THERE WASN'T. I BEGAN RESEARCHING THE AFOREMENTIONED FUEL TANK ISSUE, I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUES FROM JEEP OWNERS, MYSELF INCLUDED. WHY HAS FCA US, LLC "CHRYSLER" NOT ISSUED A RECALL? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR WORSE FOR CHRYSLER TO TAKE NOTICE? THIS DEFECT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND I BELIEVE IT MUST BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/JEEP/COMPASS/FUEL+SYSTEM HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/JEEP/COMPAS

AFTER FIIL UP WITH GAS IT SHUT DOWN WHILE RUNNING AT LEAST 3 TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM, SHOCKS, AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,276.

STARTED HEARING CLUNKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT. TOOK TO MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY AND HE SAID MY FRONT CROSSMEMBER WAS RUSTED OUT. HE TOLD ME JEEP COMPASS HAD ISSUED A EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE PROBLEM. T.S.B 23-012-14 IS THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I WAS LUCKY TO EVEN GET IT THERE. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP DEALER TO GET PROBLEM FIXED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND I ARRANGED A TOW TO GET IT THERE. HOWEVER ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PURCHASED IN ONE OF THE SALT BELT STATES BUT WAS BUILT IN THE TIME FRAME UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS BOUGHT IN V.A. AND WAS NOT COVERED, BUT WEST VIRGINIA IS COVERED AND THAT IS ONLY 62 MILES OR ABOUT A 50 MINUTES. IN MY OPINION ANY JEEP SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE DEFECT IF THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ESPECIALLY IF THEY WAS BUILT AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN I SEEN THAT PART I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW FAR GONE IT WAS. SCARY REALLY. MY FAMILY LIVING IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS ALL THE OTHER FAMILIES IN THE SALT BELT STATES.

K FRAME BY DRIVER FRONTWHEEL SO RUSTED CRACK COMPLETELY IN HALF. WHEEL ENDED UP FACING 90 DEGREE TO LEFT. WHEEL AND FRAME ALMOST SEPARATED FROM JEEP. STRUT ONLY HOLDING IT ON. GOOD THING I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5MPH IN PARKING LOT.

FRONT ENGINE CRADLE/SUB FRAME BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND DAMAGE TO ADDITIONAL PARTS INCLUDING RACK AND PINION, CONTROL ARMS, ETC. AFTER EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE CRADLE/SUB FRAME BY A MECHANIC AND MYSELF IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE/SUB FRAME HAD RUSTED SO SEVERELY THAT BROKE IN HALF UNDER THE NORMAL WEIGHT AND DRIVING STRESSES OF THE VEHICLE. EXAMINATION OF THE REAR SUB FRAME SHOWS THE SAME SIGNS OF RUST WHICH INCLUDE NUMEROUS HOLES APPROXIMATELY 1/2" +/- IN DIAMETER. THE UNI-BODY OF THE VEHICLE HAS NO SURFACE RUST OR MORE SEVERE RUST LOCATED ON ANY AREA ON THE VEHICLE. THE RUST IS SOLELY ISOLATED ON THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE/SUB FRAME AND REAR SUB FRAME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND PREMATURE FAILURE OF A VEHICLE.

THIS IS THE SAME COMPLAINT THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE REPORT ABOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. MY 2007 JEEP COMPASS WILL BEGIN TO SPUTTER AND EVENTUALLY SHUT-OFF AFTER EVERY FILL UP WITH GAS. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FUEL VAPORIZER AND OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE GAS TANK. IF YOU FILL THE GAS TANK UP ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP WITH GAS, IT WILL CAUSE THIS FAILURE OF ROUGH IDLING AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF EVERY TIME, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVE BECAUSE IT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRANSMISSION ALSO. CHRYSLER HAS FIXED THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE IN SEVERAL OTHER MAKES AND MODELS OF THEIR VEHICLES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED AROUND THIS SAME YEAR. BUT, THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THIS SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP COMPASS YET. AT THIS POINT, I'M CONTEMPLATING CONTACTING MY LAWYER TO SEE IF THIS CAN BE BETTER BROUGHT TO CHRYSLER'S ATTENTION, AS I'M CERTAIN THAT EVERYONE THAT HAS A JEEP COMPASS NEAR 2007-2009 YEAR MODEL IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE'S WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. MY SUGGESTION TO ANYONE READING THIS, IS TO NOT FILL THE GAS TANK ALL THE WAY UP WHILE PUMPING GAS. DO NOT "TOP OFF THE GAS." THIS IS A TEMPORARY FIX TO THE ISSUE, AS IT ALLOWS GAS VAPORS TO EXPEL PROPERLY. ALSO, IF THE TANK WAS FILLED TOO MUCH AT THIS GAS STATION (TOPPED OFF), AND THIS STUTTERING DOES OCCUR, IT CAN HELP TO STOP AND REMOVE THE GAS CAP FOR A SHORT WHILE UNTIL THE GAS HAS BEEN RAN DOWN IN THE TANK ENOUGH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, A CRUNCHING SOUND EMERGED FORM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE ON THE LIFT, THE MECHANIC NOTICED HOLES ON THE FRAME AND SEVERE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF METAL SCRAPING THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR CONTROL ARM AND CROSS MEMBER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

WHEN FUELING, THE NOZZLE FROM THE GAS PUMP IMMEDIATELY SHUTS OFF AS IF THE TANK IS FULL. IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO FUEL UP WITHOUT FUEL SPLASHING OUT AND OVERFLOWING ON THE CAR AND PAVEMENT. I HAVE USED DIFFERENT FUEL STATIONS, CHANGED THE ANGLE OF THE NOZZLE, FUELED UP AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES, CHANGED THE EVAP CANISTER BUT STILL THE PROBLEM EXISTS. AFTER RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY JEEP OWNER THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. IT IS THE ONE-WAY ROLLOVER VALVE THAT IS LOCATED IN THE GASTANK. ALSO OTHER CARS MADE FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PERILOUS PROBLEM. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT TO GET A RECALL FOR MY CAR AND ANY OTHER JEEPS THAT HAVE THE SAME FAULTY ONE-WAY VALVE IN THE GAS TANK.

EVERY TIME FOR THE LAST 10 FILL UPS THE CAR WILL STALL AND FINALLY QUIT, USUALLY IN TRAFFIC. IT WILL START RIGHT BACK BUT GOING A FEW YARDS IT STARTS STALLING AGAIN. I KEEP IT FROM DIEING COMPLETELY BY PUTTING IT IN NEUTUAL AND GIVING IT GAS LIKE AT A RED LIGHT. ALSO SOMETIMES ITS HARD PUTTING GAS IN NO MATTER HOW MUCH IS IN THE TANK. IT FILLS LIKE ITS FULL EVEN THOUGH IT MAY JUST HAVE A QUARTER TANK, HALF TANK, ETC.

STALLS OR HESITATES AFTER FILLING THE TANK. ONCE GAS LEVEL GOES DOWN A LITTLE THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS. FAULTY VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. CAR STALLS AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. STARTS BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM BUT IS DANGEROUS IF THIS HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

ALL THE WINDOWS HAVE PROBLEMS WORKING, THEY DO NOT GO UP OR DOWN. HAVE HAD THEM WORKED ON. AT THIS TIME 2 WORK SOMETIMES.

AFTER THE CAR IS REFUELED, THE ENGINE WILL STALL OUT WHILE IT IS STATIONARY. IT THEN STALLS OUT A SECOND TIME AFTER I DRIVE A LITTLE WHILE I AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STATIONARY. I DO NOTHING SPECIAL WHILE FILLING IT UP BESIDES LETTING THE PUMP STOP IT WHEN IT IS FULL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME AFTER I FILL UP SINCE ABOUT 125,000 MILES. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK TO FULL AND LEAVE THE GAS STATION IT STALLS WHILE DRIVING. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GAS STATION OR GRADE OF GAS, SAME RESULT. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY.

UPDATE TO COMPLAINT. JEEP DEALER JUST CALLED AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE FUEL TANK AND CHARCOAL CANISTER WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE AND THEY HAD SEEN IT BEFORE . THE ROLLOVER VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK WAS BAD AND STICKING OPEN ALLOWING FUEL TO DUMP INTO THE EVAP SYSTEM FILLING THE CHARCOAL CANISTER WITH GAS CAUSING THE STALL . THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE A FAULTY VALVE WONT SHUT OFF IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH CAUSING A FIRE AND CAN ALSO CAUSE A ACCIDENT FROM STALLING IN TRAFFIC WHILE IN MOTION AND THE STEERING LOCKING UP. I HAVE BEEN IN THE AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS AT A DEALERSHIP AND SEEN A LOT OF ISSUES BUT NHTSA REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY. JEEP COMPASS STALLS AFTER REFUELING IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY, STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN CAR STALLS AND MAKES JEEP UNCONTROLLABLE. HAD JEEP TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND A BAD CHARCOAL CANISTER WAS "FULL OF FUEL" REPLACED CANISTER DROVE FOR ONE WEEK AND REFUELED MANAGED TO GO 1 MILE AND JEEP STALLED AGAIN AT ABOUT 45 MPH . GOT JEEP STOPPED AND RESTARTED MANAGED TO GET THE LAST 1/2 MILE HOME AND IT STALLED AGAIN PULLING IN DRIVE WAY AND ALMOST RAN THRU THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE BEFORE STOPPING. EXTREMELY UNSAFE CAR RETURNING BACK TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT FOR THE 3RD TIME . AFTER READING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON THE JEEP COMPASS SOME RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS FROM LOSS OF CONTROL. I AM FINDING THE ROLLOVER VALVE IS BAD ALLOWING FUEL TO BE PUSHED BACK THRU

JEEP COMPASS STALLS AFTER REFUELING IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY, STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN CAR STALLS AND MAKES JEEP UNCONTROLLABLE. HAD JEEP TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND A BAD CHARCOAL CANISTER WAS "FULL OF FUEL" REPLACED CANISTER DROVE FOR ONE WEEK AND REFUELED MANAGED TO GO 1 MILE AND JEEP STALLED AGAIN AT ABOUT 45 MPH . GOT JEEP STOPPED AND RESTARTED MANAGED TO GET THE LAST 1/2 MILE HOME AND IT STALLED AGAIN PULLING IN DRIVE WAY AND ALMOST RAN THRU THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE BEFORE STOPPING. EXTREMELY UNSAFE CAR RETURNING BACK TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT FOR THE 3RD TIME . AFTER READING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON THE JEEP COMPASS SOME RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS FROM LOSS OF CONTROL. I AM FINDING THE ROLLOVER VALVE IS BAD ALLOWING FUEL TO BE PUSHED BACK THRU THE EVAP SYSTEM CAUSING THE STALL

ENGINE STALL AFTER FUELING. AFTER FILLING TANK THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY WAS TOLD BY DEALER THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE EVAP SYSTEM PURGE CONTROL VALVE THAT ALLOWS FUEL TO ENTER THE CHARCOAL CANISTER IF YOU FILL THE TANK WHEN FUELING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE JEEP WILL STALL WHEN IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY TRAFFIC AND THE STEERING IS NON RESPONSIVE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE JEEP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON IT BUT OFFERS NO FIX OTHER THAN DO NOT FILL UP YOUR TANK. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 95 ON 11/14/2015 THIS NEED TO BE A RECALL IT IS NOT A ISOLATED PROBLEM READ ANY GOOGLE SEARCH ON LINE AND THERE ARE THOUSAND OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT I WRONG AND A FIX

I BOUGHT A USED 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4 FOR MY SON IN APRIL 2015. HE IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE. AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK AND PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION THE CAR SLOWED TO AN IDLE, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND THE CAR STALLED. IT TURNED BACK ON BUT COULD HARDLY MAKE A TURN ONTO THE STREET WITHOUT ALMOST STALLING AGAIN. ONCE IT STARTED GOING A FEW MILES UP THE ROAD IT DID NOT STALL. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME WE FILLED THE TANK. WE CANNOT FILL THE TANK. I AM VERY SCARED TO LET AN ALMOST 16 YEAR OLD DRIVE A CAR THAT IS SO DANGEROUS AND FEAR HE MAY GET KILLED WHEN THE CAR STALLS. HE WILL BE DRIVING THIS CAR TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY AND WITH WINTER APPROACHING QUICKLY I WILL BE PRAYING. HE KNOWS NOT TO FILL IT ALL THE WAY UP BUT I DON'T FEEL THIS SHOULD BE THE CASE FOR ANYONE. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED. I ALSO MENTIONED THIS ISSUE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE INNER TIE ROD, FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS, AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,774.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FRAME AND THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

.MY 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4 LTD STALL WHEN I FUEL IT UP. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH SENDING UNITS AND THE VAPOR CANISTER. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ROLLOVER VALVE IN THE TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SINCE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER JEEP COMPASS AND PATRIOT VEHICLES. MY MECHANIC MUST REPLACE THE GAS TANK AS THE ROLLOVER VALVE CANNOT BE REPLACED TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE STALLS EVERY TIME WHEN COMING TO A STOP DIRECTLY AFTER FUELING VEHICLE. IT WILL STALL 4-6 TIMES BUT WILL START BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON THE ROAD WITH RPM'S UP FOR A FEW MINUTES THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR TRYING TO TURN A CORNER AND HAVE YOUR VEHICLE STALL. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM JEEP...IT'S NOT SAFE UPDATED 09/01/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, A CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,918. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 12/8/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE ENGINE CRADLE AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO LEAN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE STRUCTURE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE FRONT AND REAR SUBFRAME IS ROTTEN AND HAVE HOLES IN THEM. HE FURTHER STATED THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE AND I SHOULD REPORT THE PROBLEM AND CALL CHRYSLER AS THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. *TR

SO SINCE I'VE PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. ALL I CAN HEAR IS CLUNKING NOISES AS IF THERE ARE NO SHOCKS OR SUSPENSION TO THIS 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. I BRING MY VEHICLE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THE FRONT AND REAR SUB FRAMES ARE COMPLETED ROTTED. THESE SUB FRAMES FROM WHAT I KNOW IS VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF. IT HOLDS YOUR SUSPENSION TOGETHER. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER YET? ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE FOR THEM TO MAKE THIS ISSUE A RECALL? *TR

THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAS A CONSISTENT TENDENCY TO SPUTTER, HESITATE, AND/OR COMPLETELY SHUT-OFF, ESPECIALLY AFTER FUELING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BUSY ROADWAYS AND AND INTERSECTIONS. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BUT I QUICKLY REALIZED THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM WAS AND WAS EMPLOYING A SHOT-IN-THE-DARK METHOD. SINCE THEN I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT WITH NO RESPONSE FROM JEEP/CHRYSLER/DODGE. I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE NOW, AS I DO NOT WANT MY WIFE AND CHILD TO BE SUBJECTED TO THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING, THE CAR STALLED OUT WHEN IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. THIS STALLING HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THIS, ALWAYS IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFILLING THE TANK. USUALLY THE CAR WILL STALL SHORTLY AFTER YOU DRIVE AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION AND SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A STOP. THE CAR WILL START UP AGAIN BUT MAY STALL AGAIN IF YOU ONLY TRAVEL A SHORT DISTANCE AND SLOW DOWN OR STOP. THE NEXT TIME YOU DRIVE, THE CAR IS USUALLY OK AND HAS NO FURTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL THE TANK IS FILLED AGAIN. AFTER READING SEVERAL INTERNET FORUMS, THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON TO CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM IS THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VALVE FAILS AND ALLOWS LIQUID INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER/EMISSIONS SYSTEM. LIQUID FUEL THEN GETS SENT INTO THE MANIFOLD INTAKE BY MISTAKE WHICH STALLS THE CAR OUT. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF THE CAR STALLS WHILE YOU ARE TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AND IT ALSO CAUSES YOU TO LOSE STEERING AND BRAKING POWER. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW BY CHRYSLER AND THE ONLY FIX IS TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW GAS TANK INSTALLED BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A WAY TO JUST REPLACE JUST THE FAULTY VALVE. IT IS BUILT IN TO THE TANK. *TR

FUEL-SPIT-BACK EVERY TIME WHEN I FILL UP MY TANK. SLOW FILLING WITH BACK UP GAS. I READ ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLER, BUT STILL WHY IS NOT A RECALL DONE? *TR

IGNITION FAILED TO RECOGNIZE KEY. COULD NOT START VEHICLE. HAD TO INVEST MONEY TO REPLACE IGNITION, KEY, AND REPROGRAM COMPUTER SYSTEM. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING, MY 2007 JEEP COMPASS COMPLETELY DIED AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE COMPUTER. AFTER FURTHER TESTING, HOWEVER, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TPIM) WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD ALSO FRIED OUT THE COMPUTER, REQUIRING THAT BOTH PARTS BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF NEARLY $2,000. GIVEN THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT MANY JEEP USERS ARE EXPERIENCING, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND I'VE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR MY 3 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER FOR NEARLY 2 WEEKS. THE JEEP COULD HAVE STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING OR COULD HAVE LEFT US STRANDED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THEIR FAULTY TPIM'S AND REPLACE ALL THE DAMAGE THAT THEY CAUSE! *TR

HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP TO DO A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, WAS TOLD THAT BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND THEY WOULD NOT RECOMMEND DRIVING VEHICLE WAS 40 MILES FROM HOME WITH NO WAY TO GET THERE HAD TO DRIVE THEY SAY IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR BOTH TO GO AT THAT LOW MILEAGE BUT THE COULD NOT FIND A RECALL SO I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM THERE IS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THEY NEED TO RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

I'M JUST GOING TO LIST THE PROBLEMS WITH DATES TO MAKE IT EASIER TO GET A VISUAL OF THE PROBLEM! 2009 4X4 INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON - OIL LEAKING OUT OF SOME 4X4 BOX/BEARINGS MISSING WENT BAD 50,000 MILES CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NAME OF THE PART, BUT COULD CALL THE DEALER AND FIND OUT WHAT IT WAS, 3/7/12 - CV NUT LOCK COVERS NEEDED REPLACED - RUSTED OUT, LEFT OUTER TIE ROD REPLACED, 3/17/13 - BOTH CONTROL ARMS REPLACED, 4/3/13 - RIGHT TIE ROD (INNER AND OUTER) REPLACED, 1/17/14, FRONT ENGINE CRADLE REPLACED, 3/28/14 - RIGHT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED, BOTH CONTROLS ARMS REPLACED AGAIN, AXLE REPLACED, 5/16/14 - NOTIFIED THAT RIGHT TIE ROD NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN. THIS IS BY FAR ONE OF THE MOST POORLY DESIGNED VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED. IT CURRENTLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND ALL OF THE THINGS REPLACED SHOULD NOT HAVE NEEDED REPLACED AND NOT HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE TO BOOT! I WOULD NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE OR RECOMMEND PURCHASE TO ANYONE. PARTS GOING BAD THIS QUICKLY IS A DANGER TO ANY OTHER PARTS THAT MAY GO UNNOTICED UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE! *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE GAS TANK AT ANY COMMERCIAL GAS STATION THE PUMP NOZZLE SHUTS OFF IMMEDIATELY. IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FILL THE GAS TANK SINCE ONLY A FEW OUNCES OF FUEL IS RELEASED BEFORE THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. SOMETIMES JUST BEFORE THE NOZZLE SHUTS, GAS AND BUBBLES ARE RELEASED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BE WORTHLESS FOR A TRADE -IN OR A PERSONAL SALE. TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THE GAS TANK AND FILLER TUBE MUST BE REPLACED. THE COST IS AROUND $500. PLUS LABOR. THE FLAP VALVE CAN'T BE REPAIRED SINCE IT'S CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE COMPUTER AND WILL SHOW A SAFETY WARNING STATING THAT THE ROLL OVER SAFETY FEATURE IS DISABLED. THERE ARE OTHER MODEL YEARS OF JEEPS THAT HAD A RECALL AND THIS 2007 MODEL SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35MPH MY CAR BUCK AND ALMOST STALLED OUT. IT SEEMED LIKE IT LOST A LITTLE POWER AFTER THAT. WHEN I REACHED A STOP SIGN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, I HAD NO POWER AND COULD NOT BREAK 10MPH. MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOW FLASHING AND THE ESP/TCS LIGHT IS ON STEADY. THE ONLY ERROR CODE I AM GETTING IS FOR THE #1 O2 SEOR BECAUSE I DAMAGED IT TAKING IT OUT TO ELIMINATE A CLOGGED CADTILAC CONVERTER. AT TIMES IT TAKES 3 SECONDS FOR MY CAR TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO START (MEANING NOTHING IS HAPPENING). IT HAS A ROUGHER IDLE THEN IT USED TO HAVE. *TR

MY JEEP JUST WENT OVER 6 YEARS AS ME AS THE SOLE OWNER. THE JEEP IS NOT USED AS ANY TYPE OF OFF ROADING. HAD ISSUE WITH AN OIL CHANGE THAT BROUGHT CAR INTO JEEP DEALERSHIP. A MINOR CLEANUP WAS ALL THAT WAS NEEDED. HOWEVER, I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE JEEP HAD TIE ROD ISSUES THAT COULD RESULT VERY SOON IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT FOR ME. I HAVE HANKOOK TIRES ON THE CAR. I THOUGHT THE CAR DROVE OKAY. I'M SEEING MANY OTHERS WITH COMPLAINTS ON THE TIE RODS WHERE IT'S BEEN MENTIONED THAT BOLTS WERE NOT FASTENED TIGHTLY CAUSING EARLY FAILURE. AGAIN, APPROXIMATELY 23200 MILES ON A CAR THAT IS BASICALLY DRIVEN TO THE STORE AND CHURCH WITHIN TOWN WITH OCCASIONAL EXPRESSWAY TRIPS OUT OF TOWN. SO, I'M SCARED SILLY THAT IF I DON'T GET THESE FIXED, I'LL KILL ME, ANY OCCUPANTS AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME IT DOES FAIL. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE CAR WITHOUT BEING FIXED. AND, CHRYSLER DOESN'T THINK THERE'S AN ISSUE HERE? THIS WILL COST ME NORTH OF $1100.00 TO FIX. *TR

MY 2007 JEEP COMPASS HAD BEEN MAKING CLUNKING AND SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO EITHER SIDE, ALSO HAPPENING AT LOW SPEEDS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED I NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES AND BOTH OUTER TIE RODS ENDS. IT WAS ALSO STATED I NEEDED A NEW RIGHT STRUT. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I WAS MADE TO SIGN A PAPER STATING THEY HAD TOLD ME THIS. AT LESS THAN 42,000 MILES THESE ARE PARTS THAT SHOULD NOT BE MALFUNCTIONING AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY NOT ENDANGERING MY LIFE. *TR

I HEARD SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR AT LOW SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED A GIANT CRACK IN THE A-FRAME, APPARENTLY DUE TO CORROSION. IT LOOKS LIKE THE METAL JUST RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THIS FRAME HOLDS THE SUSPENSION TOGETHER, SO THE WHEEL COULD FALL OFF NOW THAT THE FRAME IS CRACKED. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART THAT SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT 68,000 MILES OF A WELL-MAINTAINED CAR. THE REALLY BAD PART IS THAT THE PART PROBABLY ISN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY JEEP. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR

AS I WROTE IN PREVIOUS COMMENTS, I HAVE SPENT OVER $11,000 OVER THIS PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL HUBS, TIE ROD ENDS, THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND ALL RODS CONCERNING THE REAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 98,000 MILES COSTING ME $3200. THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. AND YES I HAVE 158,000 MILES, BUT IF YOU COMPARE $11,000 JUST ON REPAIRS TO THIS PILE OF CRAP. I HAVE COMPLAINED BEFORE, AND NOTHING HAPPENS. AS I WAS TOLD THERE WERE 14,000 COMPLAINTS JUST WHAT I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT AND STILL NO RECALLS. I HAVE ASKED IF THEY COULD JUST LOOK INTO WHY JEEP COMPASS OWNERS ARE GOING THROUGH TIE ROD ENDS, WHEEL HUBS, SUSPENSIONS. *TR

IN 2008 WE PURCHASED THE 2007 JEEP COMPASS BRAND NEW. AT THE TIME IT HAD A LITTLE OVER 100 MILES ON IT. IN 2009 IT FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO WORN TIE-ROD ENDS WHICH WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AT THAT TIME WE HAD APPROX 35,000 MILES ON IT. IN 2013 AT APPROX 98,000 MILES THE TIE RODS ARE WORN AGAIN, THUS WE FAILED ANOTHER INSPECTION. SINCE OWNING THE 2007 JEEP COMPASS WE HAVE GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF TIRES, NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS AND NOW FRONT STRUTS ALSO NEED REPLACEMENT. NOT SURE IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS CAUSING THESE PARTS TO WEAR OUT QUICKER THEN NORMAL. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON THESE LAST SET OF TIE RODS HE TOLD ME ITS BECAUSE OF THE ROADS ARE BAD. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT AS I'VE OWNED 5 VEHICLES IN MY LIFE TIME AND ONLY HAD TO REPLACE THE TIE RODS ONCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED AT THE DEALER, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,725 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

VEHICLE CREAKS LOUDLY, WHEN I PULL OFF FROM STOPPED AND WHEN REVERSING AND TURNING. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT INNER TIE ROD AND TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A THEME ON THIS PAGE, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL, WITH SUCH AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM DISABLED AND DEPEND ON A SAFE VEHICLE TO GET ME TO MY DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND MAINTAIN MY FAMILY. I AM ON FIXED INCOME AND DID NOT ANTICIPATE THAT WE AS CONSUMERS WOULD BE LEFT HOLDING THE BAG ON AN OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT, THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

PURCHASED JEEP COMPASS NEW, NOV. 2007, IT'S DRIVEN 99% OF THE TIME BY WIFE TO/FROM WORK AT HOSP. DRIVEN LESS THAN 6,000 MILES PER YEAR. WIFE STATED HEARING A CREAKING/ SQUEEKING NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR. I TOOK THE COMPASS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, THEY STATED IT WAS THE FRONT LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT. THEY REPLACED THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THIS PART FAILING AFTER ONLY 25,000 MILES ( MAYBE WHOLE FRONT SUSPENSION). THIS VEHICLE IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF, THE JEEP DEALER DOES ALL OIL CHANGES, TIRE ROTATION, FILTERS ON SCHEDULE. THIS JEEP IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AT HOME 100% OF THE TIME AND GARAGED AT WORK EXCEPT FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. JEEP HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. PURCHASED 4X4 SO WIFE COULD SAFELY DRIVE TO WORK IN SNOW AS SHE WORKS AT A HOSPITAL AND NEEDS TO BE THERE DURING ALL TYPES OF WEATHER. I KNOW HOW THIS JEEP IS CARED FOR AND TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF MAJOR PART FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE, WITH AN UNDUE COST OF OVER $ 500.00 NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED. NOT A HAPPY PERSON WITH THIS JEEP COMPASS WITH ONLY 25,777 MILES ON IT. *TT

TODAY WAS TOLD MY 2007 COMPASS NEEDS BALL JOINT/TIE ROD/STRUTS THIS IS THE THIRD BALL JOINT PUT ON FIRST FAILURE 42,000 MILES, SECOND AT 63,000 THIRD NOW.....WAS TOLD BUILT WRONG AND SPENT OVER 3000.00 REPAIRING. NEVER AGAIN FOR A JEEP AND NO CLASS ACTION YET???? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

VEHICLE MADE SCREECHING SOUND, COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WHILE TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 30MPH. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED, OWNER NOTICED LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO BE TURNED OUT AND STANDING AT AN ANGLE. AFTER RAISING THE VEHICLE, OWNER NOTICED THAT A-FRAME CROSSBAR HAD RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY, RENDERING THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLT HANGING AWAY FROM THE FRAME. BOTH SIDE'S FRONT TIE RODS AND CONTROL ARMS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APROXIMATELY 35000 MILES AND 70000 MILES. BOTH SIDE'S LINK TOW AND LINK REAR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT UNDER 70,000 MILES, AS ALL BOLTS HAD RUSTED TO THE FRAME. NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES, AGAIN AT 45,000 MILES AND AT 80,000 MILES. SHOCKS FOR FRONT WERE ALSO REPLACED TWICE ON BOTH SIDES. *TR UPDATED 06/14/2012 *JS

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT I STARTED TO HEAR A THUMPING NOISE IN MY FRONT END WHEN TURNING. I ALSO HEARD A CREAKING NOISE WHENEVER GOING OVER ANY BUMPS OR HITTING ANY POTHOLES. THE NOISE WAS CONSISTENT FOR AWHILE AND THEN WENT AWAY. LAST YEAR I HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND UPON LOOKING AT THE TIRE- THERE WAS VERY OBVIOUS UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. I LOOKED AT THE RIGHT TIRE AND IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE THE LEFT TIRE SO WE QUICKLY HAD BOTH FRONT TIRES REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. FIVE MONTHS LATER MY NEW FRONT TIRES WERE BALD ON THE INSIDE. I HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES AGAIN AND WE HAD AN ALIGNMENT CHECK TO LOOK INTO THE FRONT END. I WAS TOLD MY LEFT BALL JOINT AND RIGHT TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE LEFT BALL JOINT DONE. I WAS PLANNING TO HAVE THE TIE ROD DONE WITHIN A MONTH BUT I WAS ADVISED IT NEEDED TO BE DONE NOW. AFTER HAVING THE BALL JOINT DONE MY STEERING IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT VIOLENTLY. I HAD THE TIE ROD DONE THE NEXT DAY. THIS ALLEVIATED THE PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL BUT NOW I CAN FEEL SOMETHING ELSE. THE CAR IS NOT HANDLING RIGHT AND IT MAKES ME VERY UNEASY TO DRIVE IT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ACROSS THE WEB THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH MY COMPASS ARE BEING EXPERIENCED BY MANY, MANY, MANY PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THESE VEHICLES. I'M SEEING THAT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE A LONG LIST OF REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE'S FRONT END. I'M REALLY SHOCKED THAT THIS PROB