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2010 Jeep Compass Transmission Problems

5 owner-reported transmission complaints from NHTSA data

5
Complaints
1
Fires
Mar 2011Oct 2011
Date Range

Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (5)

mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Aug 2018

"TAMARA RECALL" WHERE I TOOK MY CAR THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO HESITATE ARE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THIS HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP AND DOES IT UNTIL YOU REACH ABOUT 50 MILES A HOUR. THE MECHANIC CLEAN TRANSMISSION SCREENS AND CHANGE FLUIDS. STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA #: 11121972
mediumPOWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jun 2017

SPEED CONTROL DEVICE NOT RESPONDING. JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE!!! ALSO I HAVE BEEN INFOMED FROM A DIAGNOSED TROUBLE CODE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE: P0700. SHIFTING PROBLEM..SLIPPING ( FREE WHEELING).

NHTSA #: 10992967
mediumPOWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FireFiled: Sep 2014

MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR WAS REVVING HIGH AFTER SHIFTING GEARS. RPMS WERE APPROXIMATELY 4000 ONCE SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR GOING 20 MPH. CALLED DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE NEXT DAY IN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR HAD NO POWER. WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO GO 40MPH IN A 65 IN 5TH GEAR. IT WAS A 20 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK. ON THE WAY HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SAME ISSUE WITH LACK OF POWER. 5 MINUTES INTO THE RIDE I HEARD A POP AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE CAR. WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. GOT MY INSURANCE PAPER OUT OF THE CAR TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. HAD MY BACK TO THE CAR AND TURNED AROUND AND THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO CAME TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CAR IS TOTALED. *TR

NHTSA #: 10637697
mediumPOWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Oct 2011

THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE STOPPED WORKING. AFTER TRYING TO TURN THE CAR ON. IT WOULD ONLY MOVE IN 1ST GEAR AND IN REVERSE. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME LESS THEN 6 MONTHS LATER. THE CAR SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE ENTIRE CAR JERKED AND MADE A POPPING SOUND. AND WOULD AGAIN ONLY WORK IN 1ST AND REVERSE. THE 3RD I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. AS I GOT ON THE OFF RAMP THE CAR BEEPED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS AND THEN ABOUT A SECOND LATER THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND OIL TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR FELT LIKE SOME ONE HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES BRIEFLY. THIS CAUSED ME TO PULL SLIGHTLY TO THE SIDE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED ON THE OFF RAMP AND NOT THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AT 70MPH WHERE I FEAR IT MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER DRIVER OR BY MYSELF AS IT CAUSE ME TO PULL TO THE SIDE, NO WAY OF TELLING WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED. BUT I'M FEARFUL. CHRYSLER HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS 2 TIMES. THIS WILL BE THEIR 3RD ATTEMPT. *TR

NHTSA #: 10428374
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Mar 2011

LAST WEEK AFTER PULLING OUT OF A SIDE STREET MY 2010 JEEP COMPASS WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA AND IT WAS DANGEROUS. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR I NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE THE CAR FINALLY ACCELERATED. YESTERDAY, WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH OR PAST 2000 RPM. MY FOOT WAS TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING. AFTER ABOUT 1/8TH OF A MILE IT FINALLY STARTING TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS A NEW CAR WITH ONLY 5200 MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA #: 10392943

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