Jeep COMPASS transmission problems
387 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
387 of 3,684 complaints match this topic (10.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10216540 · 2008-01-30 (January 30, 2008)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN SIXTH GEAR WITH OVERDRIVE ACTIVATED, HE WAS UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT. AS A RESULT, HE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER SHIFTED INTO SIXTH GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. AS OF JANUARY 30, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,200. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN
Owner-reported narrative. 2,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10216540 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 10304429 · 2010-02-03 (February 3, 2010)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED HIS TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGED AFTER HE HAD STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURE AS OF YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10304429 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 ↗