2015 Jeep Compass Electrical Problems

It’s been over a year since I’ve experienced stalling problems with my Jeep. At first, it would happen every once in a while. Now, it occurs everyday. There doesn’t appear to be a trigger as it happens while driving on an interstate, highway, while turning, etc. My Jeep will completely shut off and I will lose power steering. This has left me stranded in the middle of roads and on highways numerous times. The only thing I can do is put the car in park, turn the ignition off, put my safety hazards on, and pray no one hits me until it starts back up again. This has been a big mystery as no indicator lights appear on the dash board, nor do any codes appear on the reader when plugged into the vehicle. Many others Jeep owners have experienced this exact same issue and I have not been able to find the root cause of the issue and neither have the Jeep manufacturer dealerships.

NHTSA ID

11597254

Incident

Mar 1, 2023

2months after purchase with only 42000 miles check engine light and ETC lights come on, horn stopped working, am/fm radio no longer working. Sometimes when check engine light and ECT lights come on, vehicle loses acceleration or accelerates on its on. Other times while driving engine stalls. Radio and horn have not worked since. Vehicle has been repaired several times by previous owner. Multiple stored codes when read at dealer. Dealer has no idea what is causing problems.

NHTSA ID

11526898

Incident

Jun 13, 2023

At 80000 miles stated doing weird electrical issues windows wouldn’t go up or down then they would auto lock on the doors wouldn’t kick in for miles then it stalled in traffic tried to restart sounds like starter is engaged already there crankshaft position sensor code so we replaced it it was fine for a couple months dies again in traffic was told starter replaced it it started once then sounded like the starter was already engaged when we went to start it later. Took to shop and had electrical systems checked and it is the TIPM that is bad I see this issue coming up often when I searched the internet for some information on the issues I was having Currently still in the shop awaiting parts and repair

NHTSA ID

11521832

Incident

May 7, 2023

Since I bought the vehicle in Nov 2022 it has been in the repair shop 3 times for the check engine light being & the traction light being on. The Cam Shaft Sensor has been changed . At least twice. Place Codes have been reset

NHTSA ID

11505551

Incident

Jan 16, 2023

Ever since I bought this car the time on the dashboard has started changing on its own.Even after resetting it the time will slowly start changing on its own it still hasn’t been fixed since the service station doesn’t know what’s wrong and it’s too expensive for me to pay to have it taken apart. The airbag lights are constantly flashing go on and off as well as the tire pressure light even though the tire pressure is on the right setting. Most recently the belt under the hood has snapped this will be a second time, it has snapped with in a week of buying the new belt. I have had at least 3 recalls that I know of.Save your money and buy a Toyota.

NHTSA ID

11486459

Incident

Sep 24, 2022

The vehicle has stalled repeatedly while in drive, losing power steering functionality, while driving up to 65 mph.

NHTSA ID

11483209

Incident

Sep 7, 2022

I have had my vehicle for 5 years and the issue is getting worse as the years go by. When my “Low Oil/Change Engine Oil” light comes on, my vehicle stalls out and the lightening bolt indicator light flashes while driving.The indicator light comes on as I push the gas pedal. When I release the pedal, it goes out. Each time I attempt to accelerate/press the gas pedal, the vehicle stalls as if it’s not getting the gas it needs to accelerate. I had my fuel line and fuel pump checked and it is perfectly fine, I had a tuneup as well. I have this issue every single time that my “Low Oil/Change Engine Oil” indicator light comes on and I am constantly putting oil in my engine. I am paying out money to have my vehicle checked, constantly. I was informed of the issue and there are Class Action Suits being dismissed for the same mechanical issue that I have been having for 4 and a half years.

NHTSA ID

11417869

Incident

May 20, 2021

WHILE IN MOTION OR IDLING VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY JERKS, SHAKES, OR STALLS. RPMS FLUCTUATE, THROTTLE SENSOR WARNING AND MIL ILLUMINATE, DTC OF P0121 AND P2135 ARE STORED. VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON INTERSTATE WHILE IN MOTION AT 70 MPH THROTTLE POSITION WARNING AND MIL ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY, THROTTLE POSITION WARNING AND MIL ILLUMINATED. BOTH INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND ARE INTERMITTENT AND WITHOUT WARNING. ALL INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED IN MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC CREATING AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE AND LIMB. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE DESPITE NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. VEHICLE HAS 66545 MILES.

NHTSA ID

11416771

Incident

May 15, 2021

Mileage

66,545 mi

I SEEN ON THE INTERNET THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY JEEP MAKE AND MODEL FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEMS...I JUST HAD TO SPEND A LITTLE OVER $4,000 IN REPAIRS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHEN I GOT IT TO MY INSURANCE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT WOULDN'T START. WHEN I TOOK TO GARAGE THEY FOUND THAT BOTH MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS HAD DISINTEGRATED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH AMONG OTHER THINGS. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN GET COMPENSATED? I HAVE HAD IT BACK FROM GARAGE FOR FEW WEEKS AND NOW AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT STARTING.

NHTSA ID

11407166

Incident

Apr 9, 2021

Mileage

167,592 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

I PURCHASED MY JEEP COMPASS JANUARY OF 2020. SUMMER OF 2020 MY CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WENT OUT COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN MY CAR, THEN JANUARY OF 2021 MY CAMSHAFT SENSOR WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CARS CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT SWITCHED ON AT THE SAME TIME AND SLOWED THE SPEED OF MY CAR. I'VE REPLACED MY CAMSHAFT 3 TIMES ALREADY THIS MONTH AND I'M STILL GETTING THE SAME CODE OF P0365

NHTSA ID

11388830

Incident

Jan 16, 2021

Mileage

133,132 mi

DRIVING AND WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS, CAR LIMPS AND NO POWER GOES TO MOVING THE CAR FORWARD. WILL BE DRIVING 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ALL MOVEMENT FORWARD WILL COME TO A STOP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NO MECHANICAL ISSUE, HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED TWICE WITH NO RESOLUTION. CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD WITH 85K MILES ON IT.

NHTSA ID

11373650

Incident

Nov 8, 2020

Mileage

85,000 mi

CAR WONT START,PUT IN NEW BATTERY, WORKED TWO DAYS AND WONT START AGAIN.THIS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.SOMETIMES IT WILL START IF I GET A JUMP BUT NOW IT WONT START AT ALL.THE VEHICLE WILL BE PARKED BUT ONCE I TRY TO RESTART IT IT WONT CRANK. NOT DOING ANYTHING NOW AFTER GETTING A NEW BATTERY 2 DAYS AGO.ALSO HAD THE CABLE CONNECTS THAT CONNECT THE BATTERY CHANGED.

NHTSA ID

11353648

Incident

Aug 31, 2020

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

2015 JEEP COMPASS LATITUDE 4X4 WITH A 2.4L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A WEEK AGO WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE, NO POWER TO THE WHEELS AND THE ENGING STARTED CHUGGING. CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE RPM'S WERE AT 1500 AT IDLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNED ON. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED A COUPLE SECONDS AND TURNED IT BACK ON. ALL THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED FINE. I DROVE IT HOME AND HOOKED UP MY SCAN TOOL AND THERE WERE NO CODES SO I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO LOOK FOR. TWO DAYS LATER WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH NO SHOULDER AND NO EXIT! THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CHUGGED TO A STOP, HAD TO HOLD UP TRAFFIC TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO GET MOVING AGAIN. TWO MILES LATER IT HAPPENED AND WE HAD A SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ONTO. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TRIED TO SCAN THE ENGINE AND AGAIN NO CODES BUT THE DASH WAS LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. AFTER TURNING IT BACK ON THE CAR WAS STUCK IN LIMP MODE AND WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP. AFTER THROWING A BUNCH OF MONEY AT IT WE FINALLY FOUND IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE PEDAL SENSOR AND THE THROTTLE BODY WERE NOT COMMUNICATING. IT COST US $719.67 TO HAVE IT FIXED NOT TO MENTION THE TOW.

NHTSA ID

11286513

Incident

Dec 1, 2019

Mileage

80,400 mi

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

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

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND AS I CAME TO A STOP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED TO CONTINUE DRIVING BUT IT WOULDN'T DRIVE AS I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR.THE PRND ALL HAD A SQUARE AROUND THEM. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY MAKING SURE ALL CABLES WERE CLEAR FROM DUST, DEBRIS OR NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY. THAT SEEMED TO WORK THE FIRST TIME. AFTER 5 DAYS OF DRIVING THE CAR IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AS I MERGED INTO THE EXPRESSWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SLIP INDICATOR, TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ALL CAME ON, AND PRND ALL HAD A SQUARE AROUND THEM. THE CAR WOULDN'T RUN PROPERLY, AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. IT WOULDN'T DRIVE PAST 15MPH. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND 7 WIRES WERE BURNED OUT. I BELIEVE THE WIRES THAT GO TO THE TRANSMISSION. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE WIRES WERE OVER A SHARP EDGE ON THE BODY AND WHEN THE CAR MOVED THE WIRES WOULD RUB AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING PROTECTING THE WIRES FROM THE BODY. HE ALSO SAID THERE WAS A SPARK MARK ON THE BODY OF THE CAR AND THAT WAS DUE TO THE SHORT CIRCUIT THE WIRES CAUSED.

NHTSA ID

11074977

Incident

Feb 19, 2018

Mileage

47,000 mi

ALL ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STARTED GOING OUT, THEN CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR, EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN, THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON THE MIDDLE OF A VERY HEAVILY TRAFFIC ROAD. POWER STEERING, ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND ENGINE REFUSED TO WORK. HAD TO HAVE THE COMPASS TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER AND PROBLEM WAS THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM WENT OUT. 4 MONTH OLD VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM FRIED. TOOK 6 DAYS TO GET IT REPLACED. NOW TWO MONTHS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. SAYS IT'S UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL BE FIXED, BUT DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THE SEVER DANGER THIS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE PUTS MY FAMILY AND ME IN WHEN WE DRIVE IT WITHOUT KNOWING WHEN AND WHERE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WILL BLOW AGAIN. WHAT IF I WAS PULLING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN LIKE THIS AND MY FAMILY GETS HIT BY TRAFFIC. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!

NHTSA ID

10783848

Incident

Oct 20, 2015

Mileage

10,000 mi

THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

10721481

Incident

May 24, 2015

Mileage

60 mi

I WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT. A CAR COMING FROM MY LEFT RAN THEIR RED LIGHT AT FULL SPEED (APPROX. 30 MPH) AND CRASHED INTO MY CAR. MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. IT WAS PUSHED IN AT LEAST 10-12" ACCORDING TO THE RESPONDING FIRE DEPARTMENT & EMT'S MY AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY GONE OFF AND IT DID NOT. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR NECK PAIN. LUCKILY NOTHING IS BROKEN BUT I HAVE SEVERE NECK, BACK, AND HEAD PAIN ALMOST A FULL WEEK LATER. I AM STARTING PHYSICAL THERAPY NEXT WEEK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712623

Incident

Apr 18, 2015

Mileage

4,950 mi