Had to put the spare tire on and now the 4 wheel drive engages by itsself
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After a few minutes of driving the 4 wheel drive engages on its own could the smaller spare tire be causing this to happen.
How long has your 2012 Jeep Compass had this problem?
a week
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pushrodon Jun 15, 2019
This information is especially relevant to any 4wd vehicle: Spare tire is for emergency purposes only! Re-install proper size tire ASAP.. You’ll find similar information in the owners manual.
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Serious driveline damage can result from continued vehicle operation with *mismatched* tires! For continuous operation > ALL tires ‘on the vehicle’ must be exact same size.. Lastly - yes a smaller size tire can indeed cause this issue as the control module receives erroneous wheel speed inputs.