There are 2 owner-reported body & structure complaints for the 2017 Jeep Compassin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I REPLACED MY LOWER FRONT PUMPER BECAUSE IT STARTED LOOKING LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING THE PUMPER. AFTER REPLACING PUMPER IT HAPPEN AGAIN, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. MY CAR SETS IN MY DRIVE WAY MOST OF THE TIME IM RETIERD I DONT DRIVE MY CAR MUCH. I BELIEVE THERE'S A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL HOPE THERES SOMETHING THAT BE DONE. THANK YOU!
FRONT END CROSSMEMBER OR ALSO CALLED SUBFRAME HAS ROTTED AND RUSTED CLEAR THROUGH AT JUST OVER 10 YEARS OLD I WAS INFORMED BY CAR MECHANIC. JEEP ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE WITH THE BAD SUBFRAMES AND PUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT. THAT ONLY LASTED 10 YEARS. SO CAR IS NOW UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD AND REPAIRS ARE MORE THEN CARS WORTH. HAVE READ 1,000S OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR SAME ISSUE WITH 2007 AND 2008 COMPASSES.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026