Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Jeep Compass has 38 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
38
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
17V301000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017 Jeep Compass vehicles equipped with a 6-speed transmission. The left front halfshaft may not be proper...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH in the middle lan... |
| Jan 6, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | Unknown |
| Aug 5, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed,... |
| Jan 31, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed,... |
| Sep 12, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at undisclo... |
| Aug 26, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Question 1: The Auto stop start system went out last October or November and I couldn't get it into ... |
| May 20, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Engine hesitates on acceleration, throttle assembly warning light comes on, traction stability warni... |
| Oct 26, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | My vehicle continually stalls when driving or at stop lights. Sometimes it will start back up other... |
| Feb 15, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY VEHICLE WENT FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL ACCELERATION OR ACCELERATE AND MAKING A STRANGE SOUND... |
| Feb 2, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY NOT ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY, WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN FIRST DR... |
| Jan 29, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | THE JEEP WILL RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFT SO HARD IT WILL MAKE A TERRIBLE SOUND WHILE THROWING ALL PASSENGERS... |
| Nov 17, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BACK N FORTH VERY BAD. ONLY 71,649 MILES. NEED TO FIX IT. PLEASE. |
| Nov 14, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I WAS GETTING ONTO THE FREEWAY GOT UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR I SAW MY ALTERNATOR LIGHT BLINK THEN MY TR... |
| Oct 30, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | MY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO GET THE OIL CHANGED AS IT WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE ... |
| Jul 5, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS IN THE KWIK TRIP CARWASH WITH MY ENGINE ON AND IN PARK, WHEN THE VEHICLE, ( A 2017 JEEP COMPAS... |
| Jun 17, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, INPUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN TRY TO PUT IT BACK IN GEAR A... |
| Mar 21, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | MY JEEP HAS BEEN HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS, WHERE IT WILL STOP AND TELL ME I HAVE TO PARK BEFORE I SH... |
| Feb 17, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | CAR HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY STALLING WHEN GOING INTO A TURN OR COMING TO A STOP. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ... |
| Jan 26, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY THIS MORNING THE VEHICLE DRIVETRAIN DISENGAGE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERAT... |
| Jan 4, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MY 2019 JEEP COMPASS HAS HAD NUMEROUS SAFETY CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO THE ENGINE AND THE PUSH... |