I bought a 2014 Jeep Compass Sport recently. Like a month ago. Its been doing pretty well. Battery was dead one morning but I thought I had left lights on or something. Battery measured 4.5 volts but a few minutes on a charger and it started just fine.
Today was different. I had driven about 5 miles on an errand. All seemed fine. I stopped for half hour, came back out, all seemed well. I drove a quarter mile, stopped for only a couple minutes. Dead as proverbial doornail. I got out my magic brick (LiIon Car Starter). Hooked to battery. It went pung two or three times and car started fine.
I started to drive home. Went about 3 miles, stopped at an entrance gate, then drove on thru and stopped at intersection just beyond it. And car shut off. Nothing when switch was turned. I got out and went to open the back hatch. It would not open. (Is there any way to mechanically open the hatch if it is locked? I find no keyhole.) I figured I was in trouble but tried the electric locks anyway. They worked and I opened the hatch and got my magic brick. (I carry it up front now.) I hooked up the brick and it went spung once and then the 'door open' pinger started to sound. And the car started just fine.
I then drove another 2 miles home. Parked it. Went inside to deal with some other issues. Came back in half hour. I had retrieved a little gadget that plugs into cigarette lighter and has LEDs to show battery and generator status. Showed all green. Turned ignition switch. All the LEDs went out. Magic brick again and it started right up.
I don't think this is a battery- alternator thing. But I have no way to figure it out. And stories on here about Jeeps spending months is the shop with no answers and big bills do not encourage me.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
-----Paul-----
Today was different. I had driven about 5 miles on an errand. All seemed fine. I stopped for half hour, came back out, all seemed well. I drove a quarter mile, stopped for only a couple minutes. Dead as proverbial doornail. I got out my magic brick (LiIon Car Starter). Hooked to battery. It went pung two or three times and car started fine.
I started to drive home. Went about 3 miles, stopped at an entrance gate, then drove on thru and stopped at intersection just beyond it. And car shut off. Nothing when switch was turned. I got out and went to open the back hatch. It would not open. (Is there any way to mechanically open the hatch if it is locked? I find no keyhole.) I figured I was in trouble but tried the electric locks anyway. They worked and I opened the hatch and got my magic brick. (I carry it up front now.) I hooked up the brick and it went spung once and then the 'door open' pinger started to sound. And the car started just fine.
I then drove another 2 miles home. Parked it. Went inside to deal with some other issues. Came back in half hour. I had retrieved a little gadget that plugs into cigarette lighter and has LEDs to show battery and generator status. Showed all green. Turned ignition switch. All the LEDs went out. Magic brick again and it started right up.
I don't think this is a battery- alternator thing. But I have no way to figure it out. And stories on here about Jeeps spending months is the shop with no answers and big bills do not encourage me.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
-----Paul-----