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#81 of 85 Re: Leaking Map Lights [cclewell] by compassowner27 Apr 24, 2009 (7:31 am)
Replying to: cclewell (Oct 27, 2008 3:44 pm) For those of you with leaking map lights and/or water seeping into the floorboards, have you been able to resolve your issue to date?   I just took my car in to the dealer who diagnosed the problem as being leaves stuck in the drain hose?? Now, I don't know what kind of car engineer would design a car that would leak into the car interior if the drain was clogged, just doesn't make sense to me. But then, I can see why Chrysler is about to go out of business if this is how they work. Since it was not a mechanical problem, the dealer wanted to charge $95 to remove the leaves!! I thought this was ridiculous so I told my husband we'll get a second opinion but the dealer said they removed the leaves anyway when my husband picked up the car. Not a minute after he drove off, the map lights were still leaking and the floor behind the passenger side was still soaked (three days later).   Since I had already read these threads once I saw a problem, I looked at the lemon law which requires that Jeep have an opportunity to fix the problem. I already know it cannot be fixed and my greater concern is there's now permanent water damage to the interior of the car. I have happened to lose a car before to water damage from a flood and I can tell you, once a car has serious water damage, the insurance TOTALS it no matter what because they cannot tell what kind of long term mold and rust will occur on the frame of the car. Not to mention this is SUPER DANGEROUS if you have young kids!   Knowing what I do, I am getting legal consultation on this just in case the manufacturer doesn't comply, but I'm ready to broadcast this issue to anyone and everyone I must to get this rectified so if anyone is in my boat, I would be happy to hear from you. Replies to this message: tar_pit_relic (Nov 06, 2009 2:10 pm)
#82 of 85 Re: poopy transmission [packaday] by farout Apr 25, 2009 (10:57 am)
Replying to: packaday (Mar 31, 2009 7:59 pm) We bought a 07 Compass April 4, 2007 it was a Sport AWD . That junky transmission, and the no power 2.4 along with the cheap hard plastic arm rests and misfitting dash, along with 22 mpg was enough for us! at 9,900 miles we traded this cheap plastic, tim car in on a Chrysler Pacific AWD Touring. We are totally happy with it. It has great power, rides so comfortable, and has quality materials and is the best vehicle we have ever had.   Chrysler should be ashamed of these gutless death traps! Compass is a 4 star crash rating and a rear crash is unacceptable.   DUMP THE COMPASS WHILE YOU STILL CAN, ITS A CHEAP HUNK OF JUNK!!!!!!!!   FAROUT
#83 of 85 Re: poopy transmission [packaday] by hotdog44 Aug 13, 2009 (6:31 am)
Replying to: packaday (Mar 31, 2009 7:59 pm) I have an 08 compass with 29,000 miles on it and on Tuesday my 3rd gear started grinding. The transmission guy at the dealership is on vacation until next Thursday. How long did it take for them to replace it? I'm not happy about this. They wonder why the company was going bankrupt??? I don't buy another one. Replies to this message: packaday (Aug 13, 2009 9:39 am)
#84 of 85 Re: poopy transmission [hotdog44] by packaday Aug 13, 2009 (9:39 am)
Replying to: hotdog44 (Aug 13, 2009 6:31 am) It took about a week, but I think it just depends on how busy they are and availability of the parts. They did end up changing the entire transmission and I've put on another 20k since then and it seems to run fine now.
#85 of 85 Re: Leaking Map Lights [compassowner27] by tar_pit_relic Nov 06, 2009 (2:10 pm)
Replying to: compassowner27 (Apr 24, 2009 7:31 am) Same problem on my 07 Compass. Same lies about leaves. It has been in three times and still leaks. On a plus note I notice I can keep the leak under control if it rains all night by parking nose down a bit (facing downward on the slight grade of my driveway). If I park nose up lots of water gets in and leaks out of the map lights. Nose down none. This shows us that the side/rear drain tubes are the problem.   It's a pain to have to back into my driveway if rain is expected but it works for now until I can force them to properly repair the problem. Or I give up and silicone the whole mess shut from the inside.

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