2017 Jeep Compass Powertrain (other) Problems

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, the ABS and Traction Control warning lights illuminated, and the steering wheel and the front passenger’s side of the vehicle were shaking and vibrating abnormally. The contact stopped the vehicle to inspect it and became aware that the front passenger’s side wheel was extremely hot to the touch. The contact deactivated the Traction Control light, and the failure was temporarily corrected before recurring. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V301000 (POWER TRAIN). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 61,000.

NHTSA ID

11719884

Incident

Oct 8, 2025

Mileage

61,000 mi

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH in the middle lane, the vehicle stopped unexpectedly. While accelerating, there was an abnormal grinding and clanking metallic sound coming from the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. After three hours of being stranded on the roadway, the vehicle was towed to the residence. An independent mechanic determined that the failure was related to the drive shaft, transfer case, and driver’s side front half shaft. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,851.

NHTSA ID

11715198

Incident

Jan 26, 2026

Mileage

100,851 mi

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel was shaking, and the contact noticed a burning odor. Additionally, the transmission failed to shift as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with a fractured half-shaft. The contact was informed that the half-shaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V301000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer several times; however, the failure recently became a persistent failure. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 90,862.

NHTSA ID

11678526

Incident

Aug 5, 2024

Mileage

90,862 mi

Unknown

NHTSA ID

11634327

Incident

Jan 6, 2025

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the ABS, traction control, and other unknown warning lights illuminated. On another occasion, while driving at approximately 15 MPH, the tires locked up and unlocked. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the PCU sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired, and the vehicle was towed back to the residence. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 158,000.

NHTSA ID

11586319

Incident

Apr 8, 2024

Mileage

158,000 mi

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with an excessive amount of play in the passenger’s side front axle. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to a transmission specialist. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 68,900.

NHTSA ID

11570745

Incident

Jan 31, 2024

Mileage

68,900 mi

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle stalled on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000. The VIN was not available.

NHTSA ID

11544018

Incident

Sep 12, 2022

Mileage

42,000 mi

Question 1: The Auto stop start system went out last October or November and I couldn't get it into the shop with in the warranty because they wouldn't schedule it. After that in February my battery started dying and I had to replace my battery 5 times now. That's when starting in August all of my instrument cluster/panel would light up and it would start my lights on the inside of the car to flash, radio to start cracking and the doors locks switching back and forth. It then will start flashing the ABS warning. The ABS warning wont stay on but it will ding and flash about every 2-5 minutes. Then it will show the pull over safely vehicle ill shut off soon and begin locking up my front driver side tire and rip you into on coming traffic. Then it will start going into limp mode and then revving up on its own. Question 2: The tire being squeezed by the brake will rip you around and start turning the whole car into the other lane/ oncoming traffic. It will also start shutting down. Question 3: A mechanic at O'Reilly's ran system diagnostic and then looked it up and saw that Campaign NO: 17V740000 and Campaign NO: 17V301000. Question 4: No. Question 5: The only issue started in October/ November of 2021 and that was the start stop system went out and the dealership wouldn't see me and told us not to worry because it wasn't important. Then the battery dying every couple of weeks and constantly needing jumped or replaced. Then came the the ABS warning and then the whole car shutting down and locking the drivers wheel up in August.

NHTSA ID

11484881

Incident

Aug 26, 2022

Engine hesitates on acceleration, throttle assembly warning light comes on, traction stability warning light comes on.

NHTSA ID

11469774

Incident

May 20, 2022

My vehicle continually stalls when driving or at stop lights. Sometimes it will start back up other times I have to have it towed.

NHTSA ID

11438936

Incident

Oct 26, 2021

MY VEHICLE WENT FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL ACCELERATION OR ACCELERATE AND MAKING A STRANGE SOUND WHILE IN MOTION WHILE THE RPM WAS STEADY GOING UP, TO NOT ACCELERATING AT ALL WHILE IN MOTION, TO NOT SHIFTING GEARS, TO NOT DOING ANYTHING IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I FIRST NOTICED ALL OF THE PROBLEMS. I HAD TO PULL ON SIDE OF THE ROAD MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WAS SCARY AND DANGEROUS BEING ON SIDE OF THE ROAD AS A WOMAN AT NIGHT WITH VERY LITTLE LIGHTING IN THE AREA. WHEN THE VEHICLE DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL IT WAS PARKED.

NHTSA ID

11396462

Incident

Feb 15, 2021

Mileage

119,521 mi

WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY NOT ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY, WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN FIRST DRIVING AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON, OR NOT ACCELERATE AFTER THE VEHICLE REACHES 40 MPH OR ABOVE. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS HAD, SINCE FIRST PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WHERE IT WILL RANDOMLY STALL OR HICCUP BEFORE SUDDENLY RECATCHING AND WORKING CORRECTLY.

NHTSA ID

11394679

Incident

Feb 2, 2021

Mileage

63,000 mi

THE JEEP WILL RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFT SO HARD IT WILL MAKE A TERRIBLE SOUND WHILE THROWING ALL PASSENGERS FORWARD. IT ALSO HAS DONE THIS SHIFTING UP AS WELL BUT IS MORE LIKELY TO DO IT WHILE DOWNSHIFTING. HAS ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS GIVEN A TRANSMISSION UPDATE ELECTRONICALLY BUT THINGS WERE JUST AS BAD THE DAY AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP SO I CAN ASSUME THAT THE UPDATES ARE NOT EFFECTIVE TO HANDLE THIS. FROM HOW HARD IT SHIFTS IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO SNAP.

NHTSA ID

11390613

Incident

Jan 29, 2021

Mileage

40,000 mi

MY STRUTS AS WELL AS 2 OF MY COUSINS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL JEEPS HAVE ALL BEEN A PROBLEM. SO THERE HAS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH JEEP COMPASS STRUTS

NHTSA ID

11384723

Incident

Jan 1, 2020

Mileage

37,000 mi

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BACK N FORTH VERY BAD. ONLY 71,649 MILES. NEED TO FIX IT. PLEASE.

NHTSA ID

11375118

Incident

Nov 17, 2020

Mileage

71,649 mi

I WAS GETTING ONTO THE FREEWAY GOT UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR I SAW MY ALTERNATOR LIGHT BLINK THEN MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MOTOR LOST ALL POWER AND NOW THEY'RE TELLING ME THAT MY THROTTLE BODY IS BAD AND I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT JEEP COMPASS THROTTLE BODIES

NHTSA ID

11374858

Incident

Nov 14, 2020

Mileage

92,000 mi

MY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO GET THE OIL CHANGED AS IT WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE ANYWAY. THEY TOLD ME MY OIL LEVEL WAS 3.5 QUARTS LOW AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BECAUSE IT SHOULDN'T BE USING THAT MUCH OIL BETWEEN REGULAR OIL CHANGES. I TOOK IT TO JEEP WHERE THEY DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND JUST TOLD ME THAT THIS ENGINE IS KNOWN TO BURN THAT MUCH OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND JEEP DEEMS IT AS 'ACCEPTABLE' BECAUSE THE OWNERS MANUEL STATES TO CHECK OIL LEVELS AT EVERY FILL UP AND ADD OIL AS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN A SAFE OIL LEVEL. HOW IS IT EVEN ACCEPTABLE FOR A BRAND NEW 2017 VEHICLE TO BURN 3.5 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN REGULAR OIL CHANGES? WHY DOES JEEP FIND IT ACCEPTABLE THAT I NEED TO CARRY OIL AROUND IN MY CAR 'JUST IN CASE' IT GETS LOW? WHY ARE THEY NOT FIXING THIS ISSUE?!

NHTSA ID

11372930

Incident

Oct 30, 2020

Mileage

29,000 mi

I WAS IN THE KWIK TRIP CARWASH WITH MY ENGINE ON AND IN PARK, WHEN THE VEHICLE, ( A 2017 JEEP COMPASS 4X4 HIGH ALTITUDE), SUDDENLY GOES FORWARD AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP IT. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 5TH 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:20 PM IN SHAWANO, WI.

NHTSA ID

11337791

Incident

Jul 5, 2020

Mileage

41,700 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, INPUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN TRY TO PUT IT BACK IN GEAR AND IT WON'T GO. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT WILL THEN GO IN GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AS WELL AS WHEN I GET TO AROUND 2500 RPM THE TRANSMISSION MISSES. *TR

NHTSA ID

11329433

Incident

Jun 17, 2020

Mileage

72,898 mi

MY JEEP HAS BEEN HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS, WHERE IT WILL STOP AND TELL ME I HAVE TO PARK BEFORE I SHIFT AS I AM DRIVING. THE "D" ON THE SHIFTER WILL BLINK AND IT WILL READ I NEED TO BE IN PARK TO SHIFT. I PULL OVER, HAVE TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK, AND THEN TRY TO RESTART MY VEHICLE. IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART IT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AS I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND ABOUT TO GO TO A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IF YOU COME TO A STOP, IT COMPLETELY BRAKES AND YOU CANNOT MOVE IT. THANKFULLY, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ON A STREET NOT THE HIGHWAY, BUT I AM SCARED THAT IT MIGHT. I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH JEEPS, AND IT HAS ESCALATED TO A SERIOUS WRECK. I DO NOT WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. I FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY LEASE IS ALMOST UP.

NHTSA ID

11318940

Incident

Mar 21, 2020

Mileage

39,000 mi

CAR HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY STALLING WHEN GOING INTO A TURN OR COMING TO A STOP. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WILL FLASH AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. STALLS AND LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING FLASH SOMETIMES OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME, SOMETIMES DO NOT. CAR RECENTLY STALLED WHILE GOING 35MPH ON A HIGHWAY. REQUIRES STOPPING CAR, PUTTING INTO PARK, AND THEN RESTARTING, WHICH TAKES 10-15 SECONDS FOR STARTER TO GET ENGINE TO TURN OVER. WHEN AT IDLE IN PARK, THROTTLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL.

NHTSA ID

11309615

Incident

Feb 17, 2020

Mileage

58,802 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY THIS MORNING THE VEHICLE DRIVETRAIN DISENGAGE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE WITH WARNING MESSAGE SHOWING PLACE CAR IN PARK - SELECT MODE - SOMETHING TO THAT AFFECT - THIS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED- FIRST TIME ON FREEWAY- THANK GOODNESS TRAFFIC WAS NEXT TO NONE I THINK THIS IS VERY SERIOUS!!!!!

NHTSA ID

11301910

Incident

Jan 26, 2020

Mileage

46,728 mi

MY 2019 JEEP COMPASS HAS HAD NUMEROUS SAFETY CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO THE ENGINE AND THE PUSH-TO-START FEATURE. MOST RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN IN (D) DRIVE, BOTH STATIONARY (I.E AT A RED LIGHT) OR IN MOTION (I.E HIGHWAY, MAIN ROAD, SIDE STREET, ROTARY) AND BOTH ON A CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD ALERTS ME TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO THE (P) PARK GEAR. I CAN FEEL THE CAR START TO DECELERATE WHEN IT SEND THIS MESSAGE. FIRST, I SHIFT THE CAR INTO THE DESIRED GEAR (P), THEN BRAKE LOCKS ITSELF SO THAT I AM UNABLE TO USE TO PUSH-TO-START FEATURE AND PLACE THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4X/MORE. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THE ISSUE AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT IS THE ENGINE/PUSH-TO-START FEATURE. IN 2017 I HAD A DEFECTIVE BATTERY AND THE CAR ACTED VERY SIMILAR, SO I AM THINKING IT MAY BE THE BATTERY AGAIN. I FILED A CLAIM/CASE WITH JEEP TODAY. I AM AWAITING PROPER DOCUMENTATION FROM THE SERVICE CENTER IN TERMS OF INVOICES. MY LIFE IS AT RISK DUE TO THIS HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11301186

Incident

Jan 4, 2020

Mileage

22,000 mi

2 TIMES THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED 6 MONTHS APART, ONCE IN JUNE 2019 MILEAGE 22046 AND ONCE IN DECEMBER 2019 MILEAGE 28423. BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2017. OIL IS DISSAPPEARING!! THE OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT WILL FLASH ON - THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER - WHILE DRIVING - NO WARNING! THEN THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. DRIVE TO OIL CHANGE BUSINESS TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AND THE JEEP WILL BE 3 TO 3.5 QUARTS LOW. NO LEAK PRESENT OR OIL SEEN. ENGINE SEEMS TO SLIP WHILE DRIVING BEFORE THIS HAPPENS.

NHTSA ID

11289571

Incident

Dec 9, 2019

Mileage

28,423 mi

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2017 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN FIVE MINUTES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CENTRAL JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM OF RAYNHAM (LOCATED AT 191 US-44, RAYNHAM, MA 02767, (508) 823-0101) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT NEEDED A PASS AND OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2019. THE DRIVER STATED THAT A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED, INDICATING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11258000

Incident

Feb 1, 2019

Mileage

20,000 mi