The electronic throttle contol light came on and i experienced throttle control failure while the vehicle was in motion going about 45mph, at night, in the rain, in a construction zone, with a vehicle behind me and oncoming traffic, and my child in the car. the car seemed to stall out and would not accelerate, i was able to quickly turn on my hazard lights and turn the ignition off and restart the vehicle and go. this could have been a terrible accident!!!!! the malfunction indicator light remains on.
Throttle control failure while operating vehicle. has happened multiple times with no real answer for repair or cause for failure. causes: loss of control, speed and acceleration on highway. very dangerous situation that can potentially cause death and/or serious accident if not corrected. ## vin passed ## jeep compass 2015 ##
Back in june/july 2018 my vehicle would keep bucking while driving and the throttle light and check engine light would come on. i called dealership and they told me not to drive it until it was serviced. the vehicle only had 53,000 miles but was over the warranty and was not covered under the powertrain warranty. i feel this should have been covered. i see a lot of other people are complaining about this. will this be recalled. it cost me over $500.00 to fix this. let alone the dangerous driving situation with it losing power while driving on a major route with alot of traffic. i also had to have my power window unit replaced. it got stuck while down. i took it to dealership while under warranty they fixed it. but it happened again after warranty was over and i was charged to replace motor. is this why jeep only gives 3 year warranties because their parts aren't designed to last much after that.
I was driving the car at about 25 mph and as i came to a stop the check engine light came on. i tried to continue driving but it wouldn't drive as i pressed on the accelerator.the prnd all had a square around them. the mechanic was able to fix the problem by making sure all cables were clear from dust, debris or not connected properly. that seemed to work the first time. after 5 days of driving the car it happened again. as i merged into the expressway the car suddenly lost acceleration. check engine light, slip indicator, temperature warning light all came on, and prnd all had a square around them. the car wouldn't run properly, as if it was stuck in first gear. it wouldn't drive past 15mph. took it to the mechanic and 7 wires were burned out. i believe the wires that go to the transmission. he explained to me that the wires were over a sharp edge on the body and when the car moved the wires would rub against the sharp edge because there was nothing protecting the wires from the body. he also said there was a spark mark on the body of the car and that was due to the short circuit the wires caused.
All engine lights came on, electrical components started going out, then car would not go over 10 miles per hour, even with the accelerator pushed all the way down, then the car completely shut down on the middle of a very heavily traffic road. power steering, all electrical components and engine refused to work. had to have the compass towed to nearest dealer and problem was the entire computer system went out. 4 month old vehicle and the entire computer system fried. took 6 days to get it replaced. now two months later the exact same thing has happened again and the dealership doesn't seem to care. says it's under warranty and will be fixed, but don't seem to understand the sever danger this defective vehicle puts my family and me in when we drive it without knowing when and where the computer system will blow again. what if i was pulling out of an intersection and the car shut down like this and my family gets hit by traffic. something needs to be done!
The vehicle engine shut down while driving.
I was proceeding through a green light. a car coming from my left ran their red light at full speed (approx. 30 mph) and crashed into my car. my entire front end was damaged. it was pushed in at least 10-12" according to the responding fire department & emt's my airbag should have absolutely gone off and it did not. i was transported to the hospital for neck pain. luckily nothing is broken but i have severe neck, back, and head pain almost a full week later. i am starting physical therapy next week. *tr