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1 out of 5 stars

Worst car ever!

James Lee, 01/12/2017
2017 Jeep Compass Sport 4dr SUV w/Prod. End 02/17 (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
16 of 38 people found this review helpful

Got the car(2017) as a rental(20 days). I just can't believe I am driving a new 2017 car. I understand that it is the basic model, but come on, it is 2017, at least you should offer a usb. Cons: 1. the acceleration really sucks, I don't feel safe driving this car. 2. Abnormal noise from the front window whenever the speed is over 50.. 3. Noise from the break from time to time. 3. the oil tank is tiny, paired with a really bad MPG, had to visit the gas station often. 4. bad visibility

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2 out of 5 stars

Driver seat horror

Rich killmer, 08/20/2018
2017 Jeep Compass Latitude 4dr SUV 4WD w/Prod. End 02/17 (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful

I have my leased compass 15 months the driver seat is broke for the second time first time took 2 weeks to repair its at dealer right now 5 days already Aug20 dealer blames Chrysler for not having parts to repair,wondering if anyone else is having same problem!

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5 out of 5 stars

The Compass direction

Russell Leach, 09/26/2017
2017 Jeep Compass Latitude 4dr SUV w/Prod. End 02/17 (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 11 people found this review helpful

The dealers are all over the place on sales price. That was disappointing. When I stood to leave, they finally gave me what they were advertising.

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1 out of 5 stars

Avoid like the PLAGUE

Dylan Cheyenne,Wyoming , 10/24/2024
2017 Jeep Compass Latitude 4dr SUV w/Prod. End 02/17 (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

My wife's dad purchased 3 jeeps all at the same time. A patriot, a Cherokee and the compass. All have the same engine. The patriot has the manual transmission. The Cherokee has the 9 speed and my wife's compass has the 6 speed. Just some context of my experience with fiat Chrysler products. Okay so within 6 months of owning it and some 4k miles or so later the manual transmission eats one of the shafts I can't remember I think it was the output shaft or something along those lines. It took 2 months to get a manual transmission because apparently they are hard to come by and had to be shipped from Pennsylvania. Okay no big deal it's a one off thing right? Nope about 2 months later it does the exact same thing again. Also around this time windshield wiper fluid started coming from the inside of the car. Keep in mind all these cars are either brand new or within a year or two old and none of them have over 30k miles at this point. The Cherokee has a transmission problem and needs it replaced so we get it replaced only for the engine to need the entire top half replaced because of lifter tick because of the engine burning oil and not maintaining proper oil pressure. The compass has been the best one no major transmission issues or engine issues...unless you count burning 2+ quarts of oil in 4k miles to be major which I do. No help from the dealership as we have the Mopar lifetime warranty on the jeeps that they only offered for a few years before they started to lose money on it. They try not to honor it and have tried to blame us before but we don't even change the oil or add coolant unless it's at the dealership so they can't throw it on us. The paint is bubbling and it has rust on the wheel wells. The fake leather seats are already starting to tear in a big way and they cheap out on the ADHESIVE FOR THE DOOR SEALS. So I'm constantly having to fix it. The transmission is starting to slip after 100k miles because the six speed is a "non serviceable" transmission according to Jeep. It's just cheap materials all the way around. It's a heavy SUV with a SEVERELY underpowered engine with a mediocre interior. All of the Jeep products we have we are only keeping because of the warranty. If we had to pay more than $100 for the warranty to cover the large items we would be out over 10k dollars now. We will never ever purchase another Stellantis fiat Chrysler Products again. The only saving grace which isn't even anything is I do think they look half decent. They aren't comfortable. They aren't good on gas. The gas tank is tiny. They aren't reliable and they are cheaply made. If you can afford one of those you can afford an older Toyota highlander or older Lexus rx350 or even Acura MDX. Don't buy one of those and support fiat crappy business practices. They sold all the cheap cars to people thinking that nothing would happen but now Stellantis is losing money because people won't purchase new jeep Dodge Chrysler cars and trucks. I think it's a great thing because these cars only deserve to see the great junk yard in the sky. Stay clear WELL clear of any of these jeeps. If you want a jeep look for an older jeep with the 4.0 inline 6 that will take care of you not these plastic pieces of crap that couldn't pull a greasy string out of a cats behind! Do not buy. Do not pass go. Jeep stands for "Just Empty Every Pocket" remember that.

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3 out of 5 stars

Rugged and good looking, but….

Sad Jeep owner, 01/20/2023
2017 Jeep Compass All New Trailhawk 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 9A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I unfortunately fell in love with the looks of my Trailhawk. It drove well, handled well, and got pretty good gas mileage (around 24mpg). I loved the heated seats and steering wheel and the technology. But, the computer fritzed out one day about a half mile from home and every single warning light started cycling through. It would not go back into gear and I had to get it towed. $2500 and a new computer later, all is well. Until one day driving home in Nashville traffic and it simply will not accelerate. I had to pull off (after nearly getting hit) turn the car off and wait a few minutes, restart, and it ran fine. Oh and you have to be a master mechanic just to change the batteries (yes there are 2 - one is the start/stop battery). So, as much as I loved it, it just was too unsafe with all the weird stuff that would go wrong.

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