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2017 Jeep Compass Lighting problems

Owners have filed 8 complaints about the 2017 Jeep Compass's lights with NHTSA - 3% of all its complaints, most recently on February 17, 2024. Headlights, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals and interior lighting failures.

Complaints
8
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Lighting complaints

Electrical systemLights

Let me start by saying I am an electrician. I have had several electrical problems with this car, most recently my Headlights come on intermittently. I start my car and turn the headlight switch on, sometimes it takes up to 20 minutes for them to kick on. I have checked the batteries, the Fuses, the grounding connections, and the switch. This is very dangerous, and I have already spent money trying to fix the problem to no avail. I travel a lot and It's frightening when it gets dark and I have to switch the...

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headlights on while driving. I have no way of knowing if they are working while I'm on the road. I see several other people complaing of the same exact problem, why hasn't a recall been issued?

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lightingNHTSA 11572526
LightsDriver assistance

My jeep dashboard lights come on car starts to stall not picking up speed then after a 30-40 seconds it pick back up with engine and lighting vault light wont go off. I first time it occurred I was in motion on city streets doing speed limit of 50 mph an I instantly had to pull over when it was clear cut it off then started it back up cause I could not miss work. *Tr

Filed Incident Exterior lighting · Electronic stability control (ESC)NHTSA 11321357
Electrical systemLightsEngine & cooling

Vehicle has been in the shop four times. All have been control module related. We lose all exterior lights. Vehicle will randomly shut off while in drive. Now we are having an issue with the vehicle not accelerating and is idling rough. All of these happened while the vehicle was in motion. This has been over a span of the past year.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lighting · EngineNHTSA 11220979
LightsElectrical system

The lights on my instrument cluster panel are not adjustable with the light adjustment wheel. When driving at night the instrument cluster is bright making it difficult to see out. (I just purchased the vehicle). *Tt *tr

Filed Incident Interior lighting · Electrical systemNHTSA 11123161
Lights

Safety hazard poor visibilty headlights- halogen bulbs h11ll. Poor visiablilty low lumens terrible road light distance. Dealer checked stated lights were fine.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 11080788
Lights

Purchased first defective vehicle on 9-29-17, received replacement on 10-7-17, discovered the dash lights would not dim at night. The dealership has been holding the car waiting for a solution from chrysler ever since. They were scheduled to replace the defective module on 11-22-17 but issued the recall on 11-21-17. I still have not been given a repair date on a new vehicle that I have owned for 2 months and had at home but for 12 days.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 11052882
Lights

Dash and uconnect screen will not properly dim in certain situations. Most notably, if you turn on the car during the day and drive into the night, the headlights will turn on, but the dash and screen will not dim. If you turn on the car while it is dark out, dash will properly dim. There seem to be additional scenarios that interfere with dash dimming, such as opening a door while car is on and turning on overhead lighting. Difficult to focus on road ahead when bright dash and screen is glaring in your face.

Filed Incident Interior lightingNHTSA 11030248
Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemLights

Jeep is brand new, has 1700 miles on it. Without warning, heat turns on full speed out the vents, can not turn off, turn signals do not work, rear camera and park assist disabled, 4 wheel drive inoperable, instrument cluster inoperable, radio inoperable. Out door temperature reads 3 dashes. Hazard lights inoperable. Odometer flashing. Problem will go away for 30 seconds, than comes right back. Check engine light on, blower fan and blend door codes. This happens while vehicle is in motion. Regardless of when and where. Odor of burning electrical/wires came out of vents.

Filed Incident Power train · Electrical system · Exterior lightingNHTSA 11011582

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