Jeep Compass - Vehicle speed control - car safety information, failing parts, recalls, bulletins, complaints

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
10V234000	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	from 03/07/2006 to 05/19/2006	V (Vehicle)	24825	06/21/2010	ODI	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	06/03/2010	06/03/2010
Defect Summary	Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2007 dodge caliber and jeep compass passenger vehicles manufactured from march 7 through may 19, 2006. the pivot bushings in vehicles with oversized accelerator pedal bearing pockets may become dislodged and potentially cause the accelerator pedal to bind or stick.
Consequence Summary	Should the pedal bind or become stuck, it can be overcome by smart brakes which override the accelerator pedal in certain conditions.
Corrective Summary	Chrysler will notify owners and dealers will inspect and replace all affected accelerator pedal assemblies free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during june 2010. owners may contact chrysler toll-free at 1-800-853-1403.
Notes	Chrysler's recall campaign number is k11.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
08/07/2011	65000
	Tl - the contact owns a 2007 jeep compass. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the electronic throttle control warning lamp illuminated and the vehicle decelerated. the contact mentioned that she was unable to accelerate. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 65,000. kmj
08/07/2011	65000
	Tl - the contact owns a 2007 jeep compass. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph the electronic throttle control warning lamp illuminated and the vehicle decelerated itself. the contact mentioned that she was unable to accelerated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 65,000. pm
08/21/2010	49841
	Tl-the contact owns a 2007 jeep compass. she was driving at an unknown speed up a hill when she applied more pressure to the accelerator but the vehicle would not accelerate further. once she received the top of the vehicle began to accelerate. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was repaired. approximately 1 month later the failure recurred. the vehicle was not taken to be examined for the cause of failure and was not repaired. the failure mileage was 49,841 and the current mileage was 51,000. sm.