Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Jeep Compass has 25 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
25
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | This vehicle before had the cvt transmission replaced as it was over heating/inoperable. Complete r... |
| Aug 18, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The vehicle was taken in for a recall of the catalytic converters and PCM software, July 2019. May 2... |
| Dec 6, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Jeep first issues was at 89k, not shifting. Second issues was at100k transmission over heated. Deal... |
| Oct 18, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The vehicle was taken in for a recall of the catalytic converters and PCM software, July 2019. May ... |
| Dec 14, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | DANGEROUSLY DROPPING INTO LIMP MODE WITHOUT WARNING OR ABILITY TO OVERRIDE FOR SAFETY. EARLY FULL SY... |
| Aug 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | CVT TRANSMISSION OVER HEATING DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. DANGEROUSLY DROPPING INTO LIMP MOLD ... |
| Mar 18, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I PURCHASED THIS JEEP A YEAR AGO VERY LOW MILEAGE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS INTO IT THE JEEP STARTED HEATING UP... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | 2013 JEEP COMPASS LATITUDE. CVT TRANS HEARD UP AND STOPS ALL POWER. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND LET COOL A... |
| Jul 14, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION OVER HEATING LIGHT CAME ON. THE JEEP LOST ALL POWER. AFTER ABO... |
| Jun 25, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED TO 3,200 AND A WH... |
| Jun 25, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT THE SPEED LIMIT (60-65 ON FREEWAY) THE TACHOMETER SOARED TO ABOUT 3500AN... |
| Mar 17, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | ENGINE CUTTING OUT AND STALLING, NOT GETTING ABOVE 45 WITHOUT JARRING AND TRYING TO STALL OUT. I HA... |
| Feb 2, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | CVT OVERHEATS AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO QUICKLY LOOSE PO... |
| Jun 26, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | IN THE SUMMER OF 2016, THE CVT TRANSMISSION STARTED OVERHEATING. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ... |
| Jan 14, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | IT IS DEALING WITJ THE TRASMISSION TEMPERATURE. DRIVING WITH OR WITHOUT THE AIR CONDITIONING ON FOR ... |
| Nov 3, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING WHILE MOVING ON CRUISE CONTROL FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THAT SPEEDS BETWEE... |
| Oct 26, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING UPHILL 3 SEPARATE TIMES, ONCE IN A 30 MINUTE DRIVE (70 MILE ROUND TR... |
| Mar 18, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DOWN I4 THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ... |
| Nov 19, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | RECURRING PROBLEM- TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE LIGHT HAS GONE ON AND VEHICLE SLOWS OR STOPS ABRU... |
| Jul 25, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WARNING I... |