Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Jeep Compass has 31 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
31
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | [XXX] [XXX] , [XXX] [XXX] 2/7/26 To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to formally express my con... |
| Nov 26, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | speedometer doesn't work, ABS, Brakes, engine and traction light keeps on. THE SHIFT LEVER CHANGES B... |
| Nov 20, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND STARTED TO PRESS ON THE GAS AND THE RPM WENT UP REALLY HIGH AND MY CAR WASN... |
| Dec 3, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IS MAGICALLY STOPPED ACCELERATING GOING 55 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY IN TH... |
| Sep 16, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING LOCKED. ACCELERATED AND ENGINE WOULD REV UP, BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. ... |
| Aug 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND LIGHTS STOP WORKING AT TIMES. |
| Jul 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE STOPS MOVING RANDOMLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND MUST BE RESTARTED TO GET IT TO MOVE. WILL BARELY... |
| Apr 4, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | 2011 MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH 115K MILES. HIT A POTHOLE AND BEGAN MAKING NOISE IN ENGINE. TOOK TO RE... |
| Dec 6, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. WHILE ON RT 90, MASSACHUSETTS TURNPI... |
| Nov 30, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN I DROVE IT WOULD SEEM TO LOSE POWER AND NOT ACCELERATE LIKE WHEN ON HIGHWAY CHANGING LANES. I ... |
| Sep 25, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE TRAVELING 45 MILES AN HOUR VEHICLE STOPPED DRIVING. ENGINE WAS RUNNING CAR WAS IN DRIVE BUT TH... |
| Sep 24, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE COMPASS DOWN SHIFTED ON IT'S ON AND WOULD NOT GO. DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCK ALONE. WHEN CAR DOWN S... |
| Sep 17, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MY CAR IS GOING INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING, GOING DOWN REALLY QUICKLY BASICALLY. WHILE DRIVING ON... |
| Sep 12, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | THE VEHICLE WENT IN TO LIMP MODE CAUSING NO ACCELERATION, NO POWER. THE CAR IS NOW STICKING IN LOW G... |
| Aug 17, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN THE FREEWAY ABOUT 70MPH . OUT OF NO WHERE CAR CAN NOT BE ACCELERATED AND L... |
| Jun 30, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | IN MY 2011 JEEP COMPASS THAT I PURCHASED FROM DAVE SYVERSON' S IN ALBERT LEA MINNESOTA IN 2015 HAS H... |
| Dec 14, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | ON THE REPORTED DATE MY 2011 JEEP COMPASS 2.4L 4X4 WAS REMOTE STARTED AND RAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-2... |
| Apr 20, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TODAY, 4/20/2016, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE METAL DRAGGING THE GROUND IN MY 2011 JEEP COMPASS. AFTE... |
| Sep 12, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MARKED BY AN AUDIBLE WHINE AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT, THE CVT ON THE 2... |
| Sep 6, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A CONSTANT SPEED 65-70 MPH THE POWER TRAIN WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE. ... |