Jeep COMPASS engine problems
748 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
3,684 owner complaints analyzed
27 distinct recall campaigns
42,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,975 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
748 of 3,684 complaints match this topic (20.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10212132 · 2007-12-17 (December 17, 2007)
ON SEPTEMBER 20 2007, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, I WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK OIL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, I DID NOT HAVE THE A\C ON. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE WITH NO PROBLEM. AND WHILE I MADE A FULL STOP FEW TIMES, I NOTICED THAT THE RPM WAS DROPPING LITTLE BY LITTLE. I CALLED JEEP TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, I WENT ON SEPTEMPER 24,2007 TO THE DEALER TO HAVE MY CAR CHECK. I EXPLAINED EVERYTHING. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR, THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE ONLY THING THAT THEY MENT…
Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10212132 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10232080 · 2008-06-23 (June 23, 2008)
I OWN A 2007 JEEP COMPASS THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE OF 2006. BEGINNING IN MAY OF THIS YEAR THE CAR BEGAN SUFFERING BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEED ENGINE STALLS, WHERE THE WARNING 'BELL' SOUNDS, ALL OF THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY COLLEGE AGE DAUGHTER AND REPRESENTS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD TO BOTH HER AND THOSE AROUND HER. MOST RECENTLY THIS CONDITION OCCURRED ON I-85 SOUTH OF ATLANTA IN A MAJOR CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHILE SHE WAS GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR. TWO WEEKS AGO THE OPELIKA…
Owner-reported narrative. 11,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10232080 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10287035 · 2009-10-11 (October 11, 2009)
I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. AND FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING WHEN I AM DECELERATING OR STALLING WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. SOME TIMES THE VEHICLE JERKS SO BAD THAT MY SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT THAT THE TECH'S ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT IT CLICKS WHEN I PUT IT ON BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL COME RIGHT OFF. I HAD A SCREW STUCK IN MY F…
Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10287035 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10343411 · 2010-07-15 (July 15, 2010)
CAR ENGINE STALLING AND IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR A TUNE UP 11//09. DEALER CHANGED COUPLE OF PLUGS BUT NOTHING ELSE WAS NEEDED. 1/10 CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE ACTING UP, ENGINE STARTED STALLING AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE, CAR SIMPLY DIED IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD COIL. ASKED ME IF I HAD WASHED ENGINE, ANSWER WAS NO. DEALER REPLACED COIL AND STATED PROBLEM WAS FIXED. CAR STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING ON 1-16 (GA), CAR WOULD STALL, COULDN'T ACCELERATE, EVEN THOUGH PEDAL WAS TO TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 29,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10343411 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10348774 · 2010-08-10 (August 10, 2010)
2007 JEEP COMPASS. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE BRAKES WERE RIGID AND DIFFICULT TO OPERATE, THE TACHOMETER JUMPED TO 5000 RPMS AND A TIMES, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 19,076 miles reported. Look up ODI 10348774 at NHTSA ↗