Stop safely vehicle will shut off soon jeep compass

20 problems related to engine shut off without warning have been reported for the 2018 Jeep Compass. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 04/11/2021

My car flashed a warning to "stop safely vehicle will shut off soon" and car shut off automatically while I was driving on a city street! there is a powertrain control module recall for this make and model but mine wasn't included, I guess. A car going down the street and suddenly coming to a complete, uninitiated stop is extremely scary and dangerous. I would think if this is happening, then the pcm should be replaced, but the dealership isn't on board with this. They say there is nothing they can do since they can't re-create the error. My simple google search has shown this to be a very common problem with the 2018 Jeep Compass.

2 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 11/06/2020

The engine shuts off while driving. This happened on more than one instance and each time it happened while driving on a city street. The information in this report is for the most recent incident, but this was not the first time this occurred.

3 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2020

Engine shuts off while driving. Seems to happen just after using brakes for red light or stop sign. When I accelerate after stopping the engine shuts off shortly after. Extremely dangerous as it can happen right in the middle of an intersection after stopping for a red light!!!! just started doing this yesterday, and it happened twice. Both times on a side street after stopping for a stop sign. I am taking my Compass in this morning to the dealership, as I am terrified to drive my Jeep :(.

4 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 01/27/2020

A couple of days during a week's time the engine will shut down while taking my daughter to school in the morning as I was turning onto the main road out of my neighborhood. The engine shut off, the steering became difficult, and the parking brake engaged. A couple days after the second time the oil pressure light came on for a second. I check the oil and it was 3 quarts low. No other warning lights came on. After looking for information on the web I learned the engine was low or out of oil and shutting down is a safety feature as is engaging the emergency brake in traffic. I wasn't due for an oil change for quite some time based on Jeep's recommended schedule, but I was forced to do one so they could verify the issue. I am concerned for my safety, my family's, as well as other drivers as I do not know when the car will shut if I don't act like I have my first car from the 1960's and had to check the oil weekly.

5 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 12/15/2019

The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. While driving various speeds, the vehicle randomly shut off on multiple occasions. The engine was restarted and the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was taken to island Chrysler (1239 hylan blvd, staten island, NY) where it was diagnosed that the engine oil was very low. The contact was informed that the engine shut off due to very low oil and operated as intended. The manufacturer provided case number: cas-71699220. The failure mileage was 13,200.

6 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 11/14/2019

On November 14, 2019, my wife drove our 2018 Jeep Compass on a local street, within minutes, the car began slowing down in the middle of the road, came to a complete stop, and then shut off. Before the car shut off, the emergency brake light came on. On the first attempt, the car did not turn back on. On the second attempt, the car turned back on.

7 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 10/27/2019

Same issue 2x now and feel my life and others are jeopardized. While driving on a highway coming to a red light slowing down for the light to then turn green while pushing the gas the car stalled, shut down and emergency brake turned on, nothing would work. I could not disengage the emergency brake to even move the car off the lane of the highway and was nearly in a car accident. The first incident the vehicle was taken in for service and was told I needed an oil change. I said so while I'm driving, getting on a highway 1. 5 minutes after leaving my home my car will just shut down? the answer was yes! unacceptable!! how about the car not turning on due to low oil or things of such instead of the car turning on and allowing you to drive enough to get up to 50 mph then just shutting down. Again today and car is being towed to dealer. I have uconnect and receive emails of my car diagnostics. Only 3 days ago it sent a "suggested" oil change. Understand that uconnect has an "immediate action needed" alert. If the car shuts down I would assume this should be an immediate action not a suggestion. There is no oil indicator on my dashboard. This is a huge safety issue and concern and must be immediately. I will be reaching out to any and all news stations that will hear my story and read the hundreds reported if legitimate action is not taken specific to this life saftey issue! I was in a car accident in 2017 and an airbag blew my left eye apart and has left me blinded in one eye. I purchased this vehicle to make me feel safe due to the blind spot alert function. I now have to be concerned that I may jeopardized the safety of myself and others over an oil change?! I hope this reaches the right source and I hope they read the hundreds of other reports that are exactly the same or Jeep will be on the news and all those that turned a cheek.

8 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 10/24/2019

It has shut down on me 4 times while driving. The emergency brake comes on by itself. The low oil pressure light came on the one time it shut down on me mid turn. Which is not possible for low oil pressure. It usually shuts down while going 25 to 35 mph on a city street but has shut down on me while merging onto the expressway.

9 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 10/20/2019

Engine shuts off while driving and the emergency brake comes on. Very dangerous, was almost in an accident. Bedders brothers has told me it's due to low oil pressure and is common with these vehicles. I do not want my wife or anyone else driving it. What will it take for a resolution or recall?.

10 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 10/13/2019

My car's light to have it's oil changed turned on, then immediately after my engine shut off while I was making a sharp left turn. Happened 2 more times before I could get to the shop. Was told I was completely out of oil so they refilled the tank and told me this was my fault- within 1000 miles my low oil pressure light quickly turned on and off and my engine turned off again while I was turning. Took car to shop and they said I was again out of oil - I insisted they look deeper since I found numerous online forums with people experiencing the same dangerous issue. The dealership discovered my engine was overly consuming the oil and an entire engine replacement was necessary.

11 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 09/11/2019

First my radio cuts out at random times. Second, I've been noticing my oil light coming on many times. I constantly feel like I'm putting oil in this car. 3 rd, I was pulling out of a strip mall when my car just shut off. Thankfully I wasn't in traffic yet. Many times when I start my car and start moving my car stalls. This has happened too many time that I don't feel safe. Every 600-1000 miles I have to check the oil. It is always low and I believe this is the cause of the stall problem. I bought this car in October 2018 brand new and have had trouble ever since I hit 3000 miles. Very disappointing!!!!.

12 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 08/26/2019

Why has this not been recalled. Had my Jeep at the dealer yesterday, for another oil change, about 2000 miles before I was due. The last oil change was around 9500 miles. They said, there was no oil in my car when he checked. It has just under 13,000 miles on it and for the second time in 5 days, the engine just shut off while driving. So I have now almost gotten rear-ended twice. I have to drift to the side, put the car in park, shut it off entirely, then restart, yesterday it took 3 tries to get it to restart. I was told, I need to drive another 2000 miles and come back so they can check my dip stick, which they marked yesterday. Ironically while I was checking out, there was a woman there, picking up her Compass from them after a week, because they were replacing her engine. Earlier this month I was talking to a family friend. Her Compass had just come back from the same dealer, after having the engine replaced for the same thing. So why, am I still having to drive a car, when this is a known issue? from reading other complaints, sounds like some have not had as easy of a pull off as have and are stuck in harms way when it happens to them. Is it going to take someone dying for this issue to become a recall??.

13 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 07/17/2019

I stopped at the stop light and the engine shut off with the normal function of auto start/stop but when I took foot of the brake the car stalled out in the middle of the road. After which there was loss of power steering and the parking brake would stay engaged. The loss of power steering made it really difficult to steer the vehicle off the road to safety.

14 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 04/24/2019

After starting car and driving emergency break engages and car shuts off while in motion. Upon turning off, "low oil pressure" warning comes up for less than 3 seconds and then disappears. . And engine stays off. Takes about 5-7 minutes for car to turn back on. This has occurred multiple times while driving on interstate highway and busy intersection. Super dangerous and not safe. . . Have called Jeep to open a case and taking in for servicing. This is not ok. Truck is less than 6 months, not even 3,000 miles.

15 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 03/08/2019

After starting car and driving for 2 minutes emergency break engages and car shuts off while in motion, upon turning off the car and restarting while turning right the low pressure sensor appears then disappears and service engine warning comes on car completely shuts off while in motion with no warning after the alarm disappears off dash. This occurred multiple times while driving in busy intersections. It also occurred when the car got towed back to dealership.

16 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 12/20/2018

Tl the contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle shut off without warning. The contact had to turn the vehicle on and off multiple times in order to drive the vehicle. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to golling Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram of chelsea (1500 s main st, chelsea, mi 48118), but they were unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 1,200.

17 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 12/04/2018

I have about 5500 miles on my new Compass. While in drive the vehicle display flashed �oil pressure low� for less than a second. Then any indication of that warning light is gone. The engine then shuts down with no warning. No brake lights which makes this extremely unsafe for the potential of a rear end crash. I took the car to the dealership who said that the engine consumed 3 quarts of oil. There was no indication that the car was low on oil until a second before the engine stalled and turned off.

18 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 08/19/2018

Engine shut off without warning while driving on interstate highway. Received messages service transmission and service engine. Coasted to stop on shoulder of road. Car would not restart for about 10 minutes. Checked codes afterwards; shows p0339 crankshaft position sensor a circuit intermittent and p0335 crankshaft position sensor a circuit. This presents a serious safety issue when car engine stops without warning.

19 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 06/30/2018

I purchased a a brand new Jeep Compass and 12 days later it went haywire. I was driving in my neighborhood at a speed of no more than 20-35mph. The engine light illuminated and mpg on speedometer read 99mph then skipped to11mph and I was practically at a stand still. I was able to capture video of this. The next day the engine light was off and I figured I'd take it in the following business day (Monday). Well I didnt make it to Monday. The very next day, Sunday, the engine light illuminated again only this time then whiile driving on the highway. There was a message across the digital dash stating, "please pull to safety, vehicle will shut down soon". Then every light on the dash lit up and the speedometer began to show weird numbers. It looked like a christmas tree there were so many lights. That message was accurate because it certainly did. It shut down on the highway as I was attempting to pull to safety. I wasnt able to capture video as I was scared to death. I took the vehicle into the service department and was later told they couldnt recreate/reproduce the issue. So, after refusing to take it back home, they decided they'd have one of the technicians drive it home to see if would happen again. Needless to say 7 mos later they still have my car and now it just doesnt even start.

20 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 02/19/2018

I just leased a brand new Jeep Compass. At about 178 miles, I filled up my gas tank for the first time. After leaving the gas station, my car stalled about . 2 miles down the road while going about 10mph. The message on the dash states to shift into park and then into the desired gear, but the engine would not turn over. From there, the engine would start and I could drive, but only for a few seconds before the engine shut down again and the steering wheel locked. The dealership stated that there is an issue with the sensor in the passenger side door causing the issue, but I had no problems until I filled up my gas tank. I fear this will happen again while driving on the highway, or on a busy road.

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