2017 Jeep Compass problems
Owners have filed 385 complaints about the 2017 Jeep Compass with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 22.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 18.4%. A further 16.6% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints385
Crashes15
Fires4
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 22.3% · 86
Engine 18.4% · 71
Unknown or other 16.6% · 64
Power train 10.9% · 42
Service brakes 6.2% · 24
Steering 3.9% · 15
Electronic stability control (ESC) 3.1% · 12
Fuel/propulsion system 2.6% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 15 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 16 model years of the Jeep Compass in this data, 2017 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2018 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 54 in the last three years against 79 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 28,000 miles.
In owners' own words
While attempting to do a U-turn on two different occiasions once the U-turn has been completed the car would stop and turn off. There was not power. Would attempt to restart the car and it would not. Needed to get a jump-start for the car to start. One other time when attempting to do a U-turn the car would act as if would stop, in this case did not but took about 2 miles before it would accelerate properly Electrical system
Issue related to recall t70 continues after update and testing. Dash will properly dim if the car is turned on at night. However, if the car is on and I open my door, temporarily turn on cabin lights, or drive temporarily in bright environment (eg. Tunnel), my dash will become bright and stay bright. This has already been identified as violation of federal safety regulations with recall t70 or 17v-740 Electrical system · reported at 7,300 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument panel became inoperable. The contact stated that several warning lights were illuminated after restarting the vehicle. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,955. Electrical system · reported at 82,955 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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