2015 Jeep Compass Driver assistance Problems

Component or System Involved: ABS module (Anti-lock Braking System), with apparent impact on transmission and engine performance. The component is still installed in the vehicle and available for inspection upon request. Safety Risk: The vehicle will not drive over 45 mph or exceed 3,000 RPM, which presents a serious safety risk when attempting to merge, change lanes, or maintain safe speeds in traffic. The car has also shut off unexpectedly while in the driveway, raising concerns about stalling while driving. Service Confirmation: The issue was diagnosed and confirmed by Jeep Napleton in Kissimmee, FL as a failed ABS module. The replacement part has been on national backorder since March 2025. There was no ETA until September, when the estimated arrival date was September 17. That date has been pushed back several times, with the current ETA now October 8, 2025 — with no guarantee it won’t be delayed again. Inspection History: The vehicle was inspected and diagnosed by an authorized Jeep dealership (Jeep Napleton). The ABS module failure has not been inspected by police or insurance representatives. Warning Lamps and Symptoms: Dashboard warning lights for ABS, transmission, and check engine have been on consistently. Symptoms first appeared in March 2025. The car has about 100,000 miles on it.

NHTSA ID

11690438

Incident

Aug 1, 2025

ABS and anti-slip Lights they are on

NHTSA ID

11595389

Incident

Jun 15, 2024

My 2015 Jeep Compass will randomly stall while I am driving... randomly breaking while im driving. Then very frequently it will not let me drive past 20 miles per hour (sometimes slower than this). It randomly acts like this. It always feels like it does not want to accelerate... it will sometimes but most times doesn't. I have taken it to both a private service center and to the dealership multiple times. The dealership states each time they see nothing wrong with my car. No codes pop up. Also when this happens nothing pops up on my dashboard. Driving this car has put me at risk multiple times that I refuse to drive it now. The last time I drove it, it was going 10 mph and I was reversing into my driveway and the car randomly sped up while I was reversing then went back to going super slow. I know someone in the same area as me with a jeep and she said her jeep has been doing similar things and the dealerships don't know what's wrong with it. The car has a mind of its own and is unsafe to me the driver and the drivers around while it is on the road. Nothing was wrong with my car prior to this... this randomly started happening and never stopped months later.

NHTSA ID

11582819

Incident

Sep 30, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while she was driving at approximately 35 MPH, the throttle body warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the warning light went away and then illuminated again while pressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that she was unable to drive over 20 MPH. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer who informed the contact of a recall on the catalytic converter. The vehicle was repaired; however, the contact stated that after one week, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the local dealer and the contact was informed that the diagnosis was that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The contact was provided a cost for the repair however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000.

NHTSA ID

11486029

Incident

Aug 22, 2022

Mileage

87,000 mi

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the check engine warning light and the throttle body warning light illuminated. Then, the vehicle decelerated and would not exceed 20 MPH. The contact stated that as she continued to depress the accelerator pedal, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated to 65 MPH. The contact depressed the brake pedal and was able to continue to drive the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring and the vehicle would jerk whenever the warning lights were illuminated while driving. The contact also stated that the failure had increased with intensity and frequency. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

NHTSA ID

11449633

Incident

Jan 10, 2022

Mileage

92,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY 2015 JEEP COMPASS SPORT JANUARY OF 2020. SUMMER OF 2020 I HAD TO REPLACE MY CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND MY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR BECUASE MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS AT WORK AND WOULD NOT START. THIS YEAR JANUARY OF 2021 I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH WHILE IT WAS SNOWING HEAVILY AND MY CARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND SLOWED THE POWER OF MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I GOT MY CAR READ AND THE CODE CAME BACK AS P0365. I HAVE HAD THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY THIS MONTH AND I'M STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. AGAIN ON MY HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT MY CARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND SLOWED DOWN MY CAR. I TOOK THE BACK ROADS HOME AS I DID THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED AND NOTICED THAT WHEN I DROVE MY CAR WOULD RANDOMLY ACCELERATE ON ITS ON AND HESITATE TO PICK UP SPEED ONE I HAD STOPPED OR PRESSED MY FOOT TO THE GAS PEDAL.

NHTSA ID

11388836

Incident

Jan 16, 2021

Mileage

133,132 mi

THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, REPLACED THE BATTERY, HAD THE THROTTLE SENSOR CONTROL REPLACED, HAD THE CRANKSHIFT REPLACED, AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE JEEP DEALER AND EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER THE CAR STILL SHUTS OFF, AND THEY CANNOT TELL ME WHY. THE DEALER STATED THAT NO CODES ARE COMING UP SO THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY THE ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11344066

Incident

Jul 27, 2020

Mileage

97,400 mi

ROUGH IDLE, SPOTTY ACCELERATION, REMOTE START CUTS OUT, ENGINE LIGHT, EBS LIGHT, THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ALL COME ON, HIGHER RPM THIS ISSUE SOUNDS LIKE MULTIPLE OTHERS THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD, BUT THERE'S NO RECALL FOR MY VIN?. THE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION FROM ANOTHER PERSON IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MINE. MY VEHICLE HAS 62500 MILES.

NHTSA ID

11281006

Incident

Nov 17, 2019

Mileage

62,600 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT STARTS FLASHING, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STARTS FLASHING, REMOTE START CUTS OUT. IDLE BECOMES IRREGULAR AND VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH TO NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE BUT WILL IDLE IN PARK AT OVER 2000 RMPS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS BARELY 19000 MILES. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA ID

11280212

Incident

Nov 8, 2019

Mileage

18,800 mi

I ONLY HAVE 25,000 MILES ON MY 2015 JEEP COMPASS AND AM NOW BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I NEED MY THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND THE CONNECTORS TO BE REWIRED. IT SEEMS TO BE A TREND HERE. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL? CAR WON'T ACCELERATE WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, AND MY THROTTLE SENSOR AND ENGINE LIGHT ARE ON. DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER $1000 FOR REPAIR, AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I LIVE IN A HIGHLY POPULATED AREA, AND IT IS SO DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR CAR WON'T ACCELERATE DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I AM FORCED TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT UNTIL THE CAR WILL GO AGAIN. DEFINITELY COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH OR INCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

11279660

Incident

Nov 7, 2019

BACK IN JUNE/JULY 2018 MY VEHICLE WOULD KEEP BUCKING WHILE DRIVING AND THE THROTTLE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT WAS SERVICED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 53,000 MILES BUT WAS OVER THE WARRANTY AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. I SEE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. WILL THIS BE RECALLED. IT COST ME OVER $500.00 TO FIX THIS. LET ALONE THE DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION WITH IT LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROUTE WITH ALOT OF TRAFFIC. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE MY POWER WINDOW UNIT REPLACED. IT GOT STUCK WHILE DOWN. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THEY FIXED IT. BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER WARRANTY WAS OVER AND I WAS CHARGED TO REPLACE MOTOR. IS THIS WHY JEEP ONLY GIVES 3 YEAR WARRANTIES BECAUSE THEIR PARTS AREN'T DESIGNED TO LAST MUCH AFTER THAT.

NHTSA ID

11269526

Incident

Jun 29, 2018

Mileage

53,000 mi

VEHICLE NOT STARTING, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH, IDLING, SHAKING, RADIO UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED WORKING, VEHICLE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE 'COMPUTER' ECM

NHTSA ID

11268795

Incident

Sep 25, 2019

9/9/19JEEP COMPASS LATITUDE JUST SHUT DOWN NO WARNING LIGHTS, ALARMS, OR CODES IT STOPPED WHILE DRIVING I WAS LEAVING HOME DEPOT IN DEARBORN MI HEADED TO THE FREEWAY I WAS STILL IN PARKING LOT SPEED LIMIT 10 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN I RESTARTED IT FIRST TRY DROVE A FEW FEET IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING AT ALL I FINALLY MANAGED TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT I CALL SNETHCAMP DEALER IN REDFORD MI I SPOKE TO KATE SHE SUGGESTED IT WAS THE OIL BUT I CHECKED AND THE OIL WAS FINE I GOT IT STARTED AND DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON BUT IT NEVER BLINKED I EXPLAINED TO SERVICE THAT THE TRUCK JUST SHUT DOWN THEN IT TRIED TO START BUT TOOK A MINUTE TO CRANK DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED P0335 CRANK SHAFT SENSOR FAILED PINS WORN OUTS DEALERSHIP REPLACED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, CONNECTOR, WIRING 3 WAY I'VE BEEN READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE JEEP COMPASS JUST STALLING OUT BUT THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH THE COMPLAINT OF THIS PROBLEM I AM BEGGING YOU TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT

NHTSA ID

11254405

Incident

Sep 9, 2019

Mileage

14,376 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT THE NORMAL SPEED IT SUDDENLY BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN TO A SNAIL PACE. THE THROTTLE LIGHT AND THE STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON

NHTSA ID

11253466

Incident

Sep 2, 2019

Mileage

69,459 mi

MY CAR STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING, LUCKY ENOUGH I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WORKED FINE. I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMAND THING TO HAPPEN IN JEEP COMPASS.

NHTSA ID

11230755

Incident

Jul 10, 2019

Mileage

66,000 mi

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTOL LIGHT CAME ON AND I EXPERIENCED THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 45MPH, AT NIGHT, IN THE RAIN, IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, WITH A VEHICLE BEHIND ME AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND MY CHILD IN THE CAR. THE CAR SEEMED TO STALL OUT AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND GO. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT!!!!! THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON.

NHTSA ID

11176449

Incident

Feb 11, 2019

Mileage

67,225 mi

THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO REAL ANSWER FOR REPAIR OR CAUSE FOR FAILURE. CAUSES: LOSS OF CONTROL, SPEED AND ACCELERATION ON HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE DEATH AND/OR SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF NOT CORRECTED. ## VIN PASSED ## JEEP COMPASS 2015 ##

NHTSA ID

11172039

Incident

Jan 25, 2019

Mileage

43,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS NOW, MY JEEP SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND DECELERATES. THE ENGINE LIGHT, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COME ON, THE JEEP RUNS VERY ROUGH AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE OTHER LIGHTS GO OFF BUT AFTER DRIVING A BIT THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. WHEN SCANNED THE CODE IS U0401 STATING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH COMMUNICATION TO THE PCM. THERE IS ONLY 88700 MILES ON THE JEEP. THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY IS GOOD TO 100000 BUT THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE PCM IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHE JEEP COMPASSES AND PATRIOTS. BOTH TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IT HAS BEEN A PARTICULARLY SCARY SITUATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE JEEP RAPIDLY DECELERATES AND THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAS HAD DIFFICULTY SLOWING AS QUICKLY. THIS HAPPENED 12/16/18 AS WELL AS 12 /6/18 AND 12/17/18

NHTSA ID

11162124

Incident

Dec 16, 2018

Mileage

88,697 mi

I HAVE HAD MY 2015 JEEP COMPASS FOR 2 YEAR AND 8 MONTHS. I BOUGHT IT USED. SINCE THE MOMENT I BOUGHT IT, I HAVE HAD ACCELERATION ISSUES. MY CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO GEAR IMMEDIATELY WHEN I MAKE TURNS. JUST RECENTLY THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. AS OF TODAY THE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE OVER 20 MPH AND THEN I WASN'T ABLE TO ACCELERATE ANYMORE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. AS SOON AS I MADE A U-TURN THE LIGHT COME BACK ON. I PLAYED WITH THE DIFFERENT DRIVE SETTINGS AS A COASTED BACK HOME. ONCE I MADE IT HOME (6 MINUTES) THE THROTTLE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

NHTSA ID

11156713

Incident

Dec 7, 2018

Mileage

105,590 mi

TAKATA RECALL THE THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR CAME ON AND THEN I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE THROTTLE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OFF AND COME BACK ON RANDOMLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE TWO SENSORS THAT HAVE BEEN KNOW TO GO BAD ON JEEPS AND ONE IF NOT BOTH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARNING JUST LOST ALL ACCELERATION CAPABILITY GOING 60MPH IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

11091694

Incident

May 3, 2018

Mileage

70,820 mi