Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Jeep Compass has 23 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
23
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I’m in Bradley, Illinois, and after the first snowfall, these indicators lit up. The ABS, the ESC, a... |
| Jul 12, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I've recently out of the blue developed problems with my car. For some reason it want crank ( 2), ai... |
| Dec 10, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2012 JEEP COMPASS ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND COUNTY ROADWAYS. LOSS OF POW... |
| Aug 21, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH/GLOVE COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE KNO... |
| Oct 3, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOU... |
| Aug 30, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | "TAKATA RECALL" THROTTLE BODY SENSORS. MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY JEEP AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ... |
| Aug 7, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | CAR COMEPLETELY SHUT DOWN, AND WENT LIMP WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 M... |
| Jun 25, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I GET A NO BUS THE HOW DASH LIGHTS UP NOTHING WORKS WHEN NO BUS SHOWS UP. I CANT GIVE A TURN SIGNAL ... |
| Feb 10, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE IN DRIVEWAY.*DT CONTACT STATED THE INSPECTOR WHO INSPECTED THE JE... |
| Jul 10, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP IT JUST STALLED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY ROAD WITH NO WARNING AT ALL TH... |
| Mar 20, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER... |
| Apr 18, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | IT IS NOT JUST JEEP WRANGLERS WITH DEFECTIVE TIPMS. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MINE REPLACED TWICE IN THE LA... |
| Nov 10, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE 11/10/2016 AT 530AM NEARING EXT. 6 MY TRUCK SHUT OFF, I MADE IT TO THE CAR ... |
| Sep 13, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | RECALL WAS ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016 AND MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO MAKE A PART AVAILABLE TO RESOLVE ... |
| Jan 8, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THEY HAVE TO BE DRIVING IT WHEN THE PROBLEM OC... |
| Dec 1, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT... |
| Mar 18, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEN I START MY VEHICLE IT DOES NOT START AND I CAN NOT PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AFTER A COU... |
| Jan 29, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. I WASN'T ABLE TO USE MY HAZARDS OR ANYTHING. I ... |
| Jul 18, 2013 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I WAS LOADING MY TEN MONTH OLD SON INTO THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE SEAT ON A HOT DAY. THE CAR HAD BEEN ... |
| May 22, 2013 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET TO THE GAS STATION, I HAD ABOUT HALF A TANK LEFT, THE CHECK BATTERY... |