Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Jeep Compass has 26 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
26
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2019 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK ALL THE WAY UP. THE CAR LOCKED UP STEERING WAS UNCONTRALLOBLE BRAKES WERE ... |
| Sep 4, 2018 | STEERING,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS DRIVING ALONG. HIT MY BRAKES. AND THEN MY DRIVER FRONT WHEEL SCREECHED AND WENT INTO THE WHEEL... |
| Jan 15, 2018 | STEERING | FRONT SUB FRAME RUSTED OUT. |
| Jul 27, 2017 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. PULLED THE WHEEL TO CHECK TIE ROD ENDS,... |
| May 2, 2017 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | FRONT SUB FRAME THAT HOLDS CONTROL ARMS ROTTED RIGHT OUT COULD LOSE FRONT TIRE |
| Aug 27, 2016 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | THE CROSSMEMBER (SUBFRAME) IS ROTTING AWAY AND WHEN THIS PART FAILS A SERIOUS CRASH MAY RESULT. JEEP... |
| Mar 9, 2016 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | DURING MY ANNUAL INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH MY FRONT AND REAR CROSS FRAME MEMBERS WERE SO SEV... |
| Dec 7, 2015 | STEERING | THE CLOCK SPRING WAS GOING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT STARTED AS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE ... |
| Jun 4, 2015 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR STATE INSPECTION AND A "CREAKING" TYPE NOISE. IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE K FR... |
| Jun 1, 2015 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | STOPPED FOR AN OIL CHANGE,WAS TOLD THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS VERY RUSTED,MECHANIC SUGGESTED I CALL CHRY... |
| Dec 12, 2014 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | UPON STATE INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT K FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF SAME ... |
| Jun 2, 2014 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | 39000 MILES AND SO MANY SUSPENSION PROBLEMS CONTROL ARMS,BALL JOINTS,TIE RODS,STRUTS HOPING MY FAMI... |
| Feb 14, 2013 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2010. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET ONE OF THE TIRES REPLACED. T... |
| Jan 16, 2013 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A THUDDING NOISE THAT CORRELATED WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE FASTER I ... |
| Sep 1, 2012 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | MY JEEP COMPASS IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS 35000 MILES ON IT. THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND TIE RODS N... |
| Apr 2, 2012 | STEERING | MY JEEP IS UNSAFE HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES ACCORDING TO JEEP AND AFTER REVIEWING ONLINE SEEMS THIS MAKE A... |
| Dec 27, 2011 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | HAD TO HAVE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS REPLACED IN DEC 2013. WHEEL BEARING REPLACED JAN 2014 AND NOW A... |
| Dec 5, 2011 | STEERING | LEFT FRONT TIE ROD FAILED WHILE TURNING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. *TR |
| Nov 16, 2011 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | THE STEERING BEGAN TO PULL SHARPLY TO THE SIDE. WHEN THE JEEP WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP, THE MECHANIC WA... |
| Nov 12, 2011 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP CAMPUS FWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL METAL NOI... |