TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. ONCE SHE REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED (REPAIR DETAILS WERE UNAVAILABLE). APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,841 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.
2011
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED DEALERS WHO STATED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
