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Well, let's say the shine is off my 2007 Jeep Compass. At first I was all excited about it's features and it's price but now... It's a squeaky, springy pile on ill fitting parts that just can't be fixed.
1 - I have taken it to the dealer ( who is - surprisingly most cooperative) they changed some sort of bushing rod on the rear suspension twice on each wheel and still it creaks and groans like an old metal bed spring. I have given up on it.
2- Every now and then when I need to accelerate I will push the pedal forward and it can take up to 10 seconds before the transmission (CVT) grabs. It's kind of scary. They tested it and the can't reproduce the action, so they can't fix anything until it fails or shows up on that little black box of theirs.
3- The driver control of the rear window is also intermittently failing. It goes down but to bring it up I have to go back and use the control on the rear door.
4- The trim between the front and back door keeps popping out of it's retaining plugs anytime I brush against it. The dealer just keeps popping it back in - He showed me how to do it so that I don't have to drive all the way to the dealer just for that.
5- The rear brake drums are all rusted I don't know what that will end up doing.
6- The handle to lower the backrest is so badly placed the only way to access it is to open the door.
I have a few other gripes. but what mainly gets my goat is that it was bought brand new. maintained as per the jeep maintenance schedule and still I feel as if I am driving a garbage can.
I have had other Jeep and Chrysler products and none have been as shamefully shoddy as this car.
So it may look nice in the showroom and it may run fine for the first year but it shouldn't be considered for anything else than a two year rental. Use it and hand it back.
But then again pretty soon we won't have anyone to hand it back to.
I guess I will have to look at imports. Domestics just don't cut it anymore.
1 - I have taken it to the dealer ( who is - surprisingly most cooperative) they changed some sort of bushing rod on the rear suspension twice on each wheel and still it creaks and groans like an old metal bed spring. I have given up on it.
2- Every now and then when I need to accelerate I will push the pedal forward and it can take up to 10 seconds before the transmission (CVT) grabs. It's kind of scary. They tested it and the can't reproduce the action, so they can't fix anything until it fails or shows up on that little black box of theirs.
3- The driver control of the rear window is also intermittently failing. It goes down but to bring it up I have to go back and use the control on the rear door.
4- The trim between the front and back door keeps popping out of it's retaining plugs anytime I brush against it. The dealer just keeps popping it back in - He showed me how to do it so that I don't have to drive all the way to the dealer just for that.
5- The rear brake drums are all rusted I don't know what that will end up doing.
6- The handle to lower the backrest is so badly placed the only way to access it is to open the door.
I have a few other gripes. but what mainly gets my goat is that it was bought brand new. maintained as per the jeep maintenance schedule and still I feel as if I am driving a garbage can.
I have had other Jeep and Chrysler products and none have been as shamefully shoddy as this car.
So it may look nice in the showroom and it may run fine for the first year but it shouldn't be considered for anything else than a two year rental. Use it and hand it back.
But then again pretty soon we won't have anyone to hand it back to.
I guess I will have to look at imports. Domestics just don't cut it anymore.