NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2010 Jeep Compass. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER BEEN WAITING SINCE 2016 SEPTEMBER CALLED 10 TIMES AND NO PARTS I BETTER NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND I HAVE AN INJURY.
TAKATA RECALL - AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON - STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THIS RECALL IS OVER 6 MONTHS OLD AND THE PARTS TO REPAIR ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I DRIVE CHILDREN!
WHEN FILLING UP MY GAS TANK (AFTER LONGER TRIPS 75+MILES) THE CAR WILL STALL THEN DIE WITHIN FEET OF LEAVING THE GAS STATION. THE CAR WILL BUCK AND JUMP FORWARD TO PREVENT ITSELF FROM STALLING / DYING AFTER THE FILL UP. USUALLY I AM FILLING UP WITH THE FUEL GAUGE 1 GALLON FROM EMPTY. I BELIEVED IT WAS JUST AIR IN THE FUEL LINES, BUT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT OR PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION, I AM NOW CONCERNED IT IS NOT JUST AIR IN THE FUEL IN LINES. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION AS WHAT TO DO, AND FIX THIS! MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND ITS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM!
AFTER DRIVING 180 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER LIGHT CAME ON, WAS GOING BETWEEN 75-80MPH, WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ACCELERATION POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I PROCEEDED TO EXIT TO A NEAR BY GAS STATION, AND READ IN THE MANUAL THE SMALLEST PARAGRAPH ON WHAT TO DO. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, TURNING OFF THE A/C, RADIO, AND HEADLIGHTS, I LET THE CAR SIT AND COOL OFF. WITHIN 4 MINS THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I FILLED WITH GAS SINCE I WAS RUNNING LOW. FROM THAT POINT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND BUCKED WHEN LEAVING THE STATION AND DIED WITHIN 500 FT FROM THE PUMP. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT JUMP AND BUCKED ONE MORE TIME, THEN DROVE FOR 25 MILES TO MY DESTINATION WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON TO WHY THE TRANSMISSION TEMP LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING, AND PROVIDE A SOLUTION. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS NOW, ONLY HAVING ISSUES WITH STALLING AND VEHICLE DYING AFTER FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS NOW AFTER EACH FILL UP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OCCASIONALLY, THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
WHEN IT RAINS AND THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY THERE IS NO OBVIOUS SIGN OF A LEAK HOWEVER WHEN DRIVING AFTER THE RAIN A STEADY STREAM OF WATER COMES OUT OF THE MAP LIGHT. IT FLOWS ON TO THE RADIO AND HEATER CONTROLS. I AM VERY GOOD ABOUT KEEPING A PAPER TOWEL HANDY TO ABSORB AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. UNFORTUNATELY I NOW HAVE AN EXTREMELY WET CARPET THAT IS MOLDING. JEEP STATES THAT I SHOULD CLEAN THE DRAINS FOR THE SUNROOF, WHICH I DO QUITE OFTEN. THEY ALSO STATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY CAN NOT OFFER A FIX WITH OUT CHARGING ME. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR JUST OVER A YEAR AND I PURCHASED IT FROM A JEEP DEALER.
MY HUSBAND'S CAR (2010 JEEP COMPASS) STOPPED SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON WHILE I WAS GOING ABOUT 40-45MPH SUNDAY 8/23. EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, I WAS THROWN FORWARD OUT OF MY SEAT VERY HARD. BY THE END OF THE DAY I WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN I ENDED UP SEEKING URGENT CARE, WHERE I FOUND I HAVE WHIPLASH AND SPRAINED BACK AND HAND/THUMB (WHICH WAS FORCED BACKWARDS) AND AM NOW GETTING PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR IT. A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKES, 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND TRACTION CONTROL STARTED FLASHING. WE TOOK IT TO THE WALDORF MD JEEP DEALER. THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO WORK ON IT RIGHT AWAY BUT SAID "IT'S NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE". LAST WEEK, IT BEGAN DECELERATING UNEXPECTEDLY AT ABOUT 25MPH, SO ON THURSDAY NIGHT, 8/19, WE TOOK IT AND DROPPED IT OFF OVERNIGHT AT A LARGER DEALER- OURISMAN JEEP IN BOWIE, MD. ON FRIDAY 8/20 OURISMAN SAID THAT THE BACK TIRES DIDN'T MATCH THE FRONT TIRES (THE BACK TIRES WERE NEW AND FRONT TIRES HAD A LITTLE WEAR, BUT WERE SAME BRAND AND SIZE, ALTHOUGH DIFFERENT MODEL), AND ALL WE NEEDED TO DO WAS GET NEW MATCHING TIRES FOR THE FRONT TO MATCH THE BACK. WE DID THAT THE VERY NEXT MORNING (SATURDAY, 8/22) . ON SUNDAY MORNING, 8/23, IN SPITE OF THE BRAND NEW TIRES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I WAS NEARLY THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. WE COMPLAINED TO OURISMAN'S, SERVICE MANAGER (THE DEALER WHO HAD TOLD US THAT ALL WE NEEDED WAS NEW TIRES) ABOUT IT, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER STILL INSISTED THAT THE TIRES WERE THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH NOW ALL TIRES MATCHED WHEN IT STOPPED. IF I HAD BEEN GOING TO WORK ON MY 65MPH ROUTE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! AS IT IS, I AM IN A LOT OF PAIN WITH MY NECK, BACK AND HAND.
THE CAR IS MAKING A SOUND SO LOUD THAT TO TALK YOU HAVE TO TALK VERY LOUD AND THE RADIO TO HEAR HAVE TURN IT UP LOUD. WE THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE TIRE AND WE BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND IT IS STILL MAKING THAT SOUND. THE CAR DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SO I AM ASKING YOU ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING
I HAVE A 2010 JEEP COMPASS LIMITED BY CHRYSLER AND I HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL FOR THIS SUV BECAUSE OF THE GAS TANK BEING EXPOSED. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BEND OVER AND LOOK UNDER THE REAR BUMPER AND SEE HOW CLOSE THE GAS TANK IS. YOU CAN SEE THE FULL GAS TANK FROM 3 FEET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. I'M WONDERING WHY IT ISN'T BEING RECALLED NOW WITH ALL THE OTHER CARS WITH GAS TANKS THAT MIGHT HAVE A FIRE IF THE CAR IS REAR ENDED. I'M ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING MY KEY IN AND OUT OF IT TO START MY CAR OR TO SHUT IT OFF. I HOPE MY CAR WILL BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF RECALL OR BUY BACK DEAL. THEY RECALLED 2009'S FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY SUV IS A 2010 AND CHRYSLER DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO RECALL JEEPS OF THIS YEAR. UPDATED 10/07/15*LJ UPDATED 12/11/217*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND DROVE OVER A CURB. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY FROM THE SEAT BELT, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
THE JEEP COMPASS 2010 POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) FAILED RESULTING IN THE JEEP TO BE INOPERABLE. BECAUSE THE JEEP WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. IF THIS KEY MODULE IS PRONE TO FAILURE AND THE JEEP IS ON THE ROAD THE DRIVER WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT PREVENT ME FROM HITTING STEERING WHEEL. MY NECK, LEFT KNEE, AND CHEST WAS INJURED. *TR
MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR WAS REVVING HIGH AFTER SHIFTING GEARS. RPMS WERE APPROXIMATELY 4000 ONCE SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR GOING 20 MPH. CALLED DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE NEXT DAY IN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR HAD NO POWER. WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO GO 40MPH IN A 65 IN 5TH GEAR. IT WAS A 20 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK. ON THE WAY HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SAME ISSUE WITH LACK OF POWER. 5 MINUTES INTO THE RIDE I HEARD A POP AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE CAR. WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. GOT MY INSURANCE PAPER OUT OF THE CAR TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. HAD MY BACK TO THE CAR AND TURNED AROUND AND THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO CAME TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CAR IS TOTALED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD END, THE BOOSTER, AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION.I WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE FRONT BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD WAS BAD. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED OFF ROAD! I HAVE BEEN ON A NUMBER OF JEEP FORUMS AND IT'S APPARENT THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN A BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR A SERIUS ACCIDENT ACCIDENT AND SOME ONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR WORSE KILLED BEFORE THEY MAKE A RECALL LIKE THEY DID WITH THE JEEP LIBERTY'S! *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE TREAD WAS PREMATURELY WORN. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN
2010 JEEP COMPASS HAS FRONT END PROBLEMS THAT ARE NON-FIXABLE. CAR DOESN'T HOLD AN ALIGNMENT (4 SETS OF FRONT TIRES IN 3 YEARS), HAD TOTAL FRONT END CONTROL ARMS, INCLUDING JOINTS, REPLACED. NEED TIRE REPLACEMENT NOW FOR OUTER WEAR. CAR VIBRATES AROUND 40 MPH AND GETS WORST AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT THIS IS THE NORM AND THE COMPASS FRONT END AND STEERING IS BAD. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS THE GAS TANK BELOW THE BUMPER AND GETS LOWER IF YOU FILL WITH GAS. KNOWN HAZARD BUT NO RECALL OR BUY BACK.
THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING AFTER DRIVING AROUND 40 MILES. HAVE HAD THE CAR REALIGNED AND BOUGHT SEVERAL NEW TIRED GET THIS PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE HORN GOES OFF IN ITS OWN WHETHER DRIVING OR STATIONARY, AND WITHOUT ANYONE PRESSING ON THE HORN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STATS ON EVEN AFTER TAKEN TO BE SERVICED. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER INJURED HER BACK, NECK, AND LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 32,468.
MY SON HAS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER AND WAS SENT A RECALL REIMBURSEMENT LETTER FOR "FRONT BRAKE CALIPER HOSES AND BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS". I OWN A 2010 JEEP COMPASS THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENTS FOR BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS. VEHICLE SENSOR ALERTED ME WHILE DRIVING IN BOTH INSTANCES. I HAD DEALER REPLACE THE FIRST ONE AND LESS THEN TWO MONTHS BEFORE SECOND SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ARE THESE SPEED SENSORS COMMONLY NEEDING REPAIR/REPLACEMENT?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, HE NOTICED A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *TR
VERY HOT DAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. DRIVING NORTH OF I-15 FREEWAY. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I OWNED THE CAR (ORIGINAL OWNER) I PLACED THE A/C BLOWER CONTROL SWITH IN POSITION 4 (MAX POSITION). AFTER A FEW SECONDS SMOKE BEGAN TO BILLOW OUT OF THE OPENING OF THE BLOWER CONTROL KNOB. ONCE NOTICED, IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT THAT I HAD TO TURN OFF THE A/C AND NAVIGATE FOUR FULL SPEED LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER IN CASE OF FIRE SPREAD. ONCE SAFELY ON SHOULDER, TURNED CAR OFF, EVACUATED CAR AND WAITED UNTIL SMOKE CLEARED. ONCE CLEAR, RESTARTED CAR AND AFTER MINUTES OF NO ISSUES WITH A/C OFF, PROCEEDED HOME. ONCE HOME DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON INTERNET TO FIND OUT THAT MANY CHRYSLER / JEEP OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. SEEMED TO INDICATE THAT MANY HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I PULLED MY CAR INTO THE STREET AND STARTED THE CAR AND TESTED THE BLOWER SWITCH BASED ON WHAT I HAD READ THE NIGHT BEFORE. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THE SWITCH WORKED IN ALL POSITIONS EXCEPT POSITION 4 WHICH NOW HAD APPARENTLY BURNED OUT - WITHOUT EVER CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW. MY DASHBOARD SMOKED, CAUSING A SERIOUS AND IMMEDIATE HIGH SPEED DRIVING HAZARD, COUPLED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE, AND THE FUSE HAD NEVER BLOWN. AS OF THIS WRITING, THE SWITCH HAS STILL NOT BEEN REPLACED, SINCE AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS TO HAVE JEEP LOOK AT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING ME FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS, THEY REFUSED. I AM HESITANT TO HAVE THE PANEL/SWITCH FIXED UNTIL I HAVE SOME ASSURANCE THAT THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, SINCE IT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE OCCUR WITHOUT THE KEY SAFETY COMPONENT (FUSE) NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PLEASE CONSIDER A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION BEFORE THERE IS LOSS OF LIFE/PROPERTY DUE TO A FLAWED CIRCUIT DESIGN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING FAILED TO RETRACT. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V233000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , SEAT BELTS) AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE UNDER FOR THE RECALL REMEDY ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER PERFORMED A POINT CHECK INSPECTION HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON LEFT FRONT DOOR AND FRONT QUARTER PANEL PROPELLING IT INTO A PARKING LOT OVER A CURB. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED SEVERAL PEOPLE GOT SICK IN THE CAR OR JUST AFTER EXITING THE CAR. THIS LASTED FOR SIX THOUSAND MILES OVER THREE MONTHS PERIOD OF TIME. I PURCHASED A CARBON MONOXIDE TESTER BECAUSE HOW MANY PEOPLE GOT SICK. IT WENT OFF ON THE THIRD DAY OF IT BEING IN THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND AN EXHAUST LEAK THAT WAS OVER LOOKED BY THE FIRST DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CAME AND RE-INSPECTED THE CAR AND PAID FOR THE OVERLOOKED EXHAUST LEAK DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ESTIMATOR SAID THE FRONT LEFT DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY AND NEEDED ADJUSTING. THE LEFT DOOR ALONG WITH BOTH UPPER AND LOWER HINGES WERE REPLACED RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP THAT ORIGINALLY REPAIRED THE CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE DOOR NEEDED MORE THAN ADJUSTING. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER LOWER HINGE AS THEY SAID IT WAS A "DEFECTIVE". THEY SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE "WARRANTY". THE DOOR WAS MAKING POPPING SOUNDS. THE WHOLE DOOR WOULD DROP DOWN UPON OPENING IT. THE DEFECTIVE HINGE TWEAKED THE DOOR SO THAT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR THERE WAS A GAP. THE RUBBER WEATHER SEAL ALSO CAME LOOSE AS WELL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE WEATHER STRIP CLIPS WOULD NOT HOLD IT AROUND THE DOOR PROPERLY. AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR WITH THE DEFECTIVE HINGE IT LOOKED AS THOUGH IT WAS CLOSED. THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED ALL THE WAY. I BELIEVE THIS GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WAS THE ENTRY POINT FOR THE CARBON MONOXIDE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE CAUSING MULTIPLE PERSONS TO BECOME ILL THAT WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE. *TR
ABS LIGHT TURNED ON AND STAYED ON. I HAVE A JEEP COMPASS 2010 AND DURING THE FIRST 28,000 MILES THE ABS LIGHT TURNED ON. TALKING WITH SEVERAL OWNERS OF JEEP COMPASS AND DODGE CALIBER NOTICED THAT THOSE GUYS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. CURRENTLY MY COMPASS HAS 42,000 MILES AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THIS A RECALL FOR WARRANTY OR REPAIR BY THE WARRANTY OR I HAVE HAS TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR
JEEP COMPASS 2010 BACK SEAT SEATBELTS ARE VERY LOOSE AND DO NOT LOCK. WHEN INSTALLING A CAR SEAT THERE IS NO WAY TO MAKE IT STABLE OR SAFE THAT I CAN FIND DUE TO THE SEAT BELTS NOT STAYING TIGHT. VERY CONCERNED. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM RUBBER PROTECTOR WAS WORN, AS A RESULT IT WAS SCRATCHING THE GLASS AND OBSTRUCTING HER VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY LAST A YEAR AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
2010 JEEP COMPASS SPORT. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TIRE PRESSURE AND ALSO STATES INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER OVER-INFLATED THE TIRES, BUT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER HAS TRIED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB
LAST WEEK AFTER PULLING OUT OF A SIDE STREET MY 2010 JEEP COMPASS WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA AND IT WAS DANGEROUS. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR I NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE THE CAR FINALLY ACCELERATED. YESTERDAY, WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH OR PAST 2000 RPM. MY FOOT WAS TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING. AFTER ABOUT 1/8TH OF A MILE IT FINALLY STARTING TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS A NEW CAR WITH ONLY 5200 MILES ON IT. *TR
THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE STOPPED WORKING. AFTER TRYING TO TURN THE CAR ON. IT WOULD ONLY MOVE IN 1ST GEAR AND IN REVERSE. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME LESS THEN 6 MONTHS LATER. THE CAR SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE ENTIRE CAR JERKED AND MADE A POPPING SOUND. AND WOULD AGAIN ONLY WORK IN 1ST AND REVERSE. THE 3RD I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. AS I GOT ON THE OFF RAMP THE CAR BEEPED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS AND THEN ABOUT A SECOND LATER THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND OIL TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR FELT LIKE SOME ONE HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES BRIEFLY. THIS CAUSED ME TO PULL SLIGHTLY TO THE SIDE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED ON THE OFF RAMP AND NOT THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AT 70MPH WHERE I FEAR IT MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER DRIVER OR BY MYSELF AS IT CAUSE ME TO PULL TO THE SIDE, NO WAY OF TELLING WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED. BUT I'M FEARFUL. CHRYSLER HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS 2 TIMES. THIS WILL BE THEIR 3RD ATTEMPT. *TR
WHEN STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE IDLE GOES LOWER THAN EXPECTED AN THE CAR TURNS OFF. IT DOESN'T ALWAYS DO IT BUT I HAVE A FRIEND WITH THE SAME CAR AND AFTER CALLING THE DEALERSHIP THE SELLER TOLD HIM THAT AFTER THE CAR START ACCUMULATING MILEAGE THAT HAPPENS TO IT. ITS A 2010 JEEP COMPASS WITH THE 2.4 LITER ENGINE. OUR CAR WAS BOUGHT APPROXIMATELY AT THE END OF JUNE 2010. IT HAS DONE THE DESCRIBED PROBLEM AT LEAST 3 TIMES SINCE MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT IT. *TR
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026