Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Jeep Compass has 197 NHTSA engine complaints and 1 engine-related recall.
197
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
17V670000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018 Jeep Cherokee and Compass vehicles equipped with 2.4L engines. The engines may have a cracked oil pum...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2026 | ENGINE | Oil compsuption |
| Jan 13, 2026 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 35 MPH, the... |
| Mar 15, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the ... |
| Feb 24, 2025 | ENGINE | The Auto Start/Stop caused the starter to malfunction and burned out the battery and starter, causin... |
| Feb 15, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that a month after the vehicle was purchase... |
| Dec 18, 2024 | ENGINE | My car is constantly burning about 4 quarts of oil in 2 months. It stalled on me 2 months ago, 2 mo... |
| Dec 12, 2024 | ENGINE | When driving home after work I came up to a red light and my car completely stalled. I had the star... |
| Oct 23, 2024 | ENGINE | Ok I purchased this vehicle on 09/24 three weeks later the coolant gage keep going up to high the ca... |
| May 8, 2024 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop sign, t... |
| May 6, 2024 | ENGINE | Since the purchase of the car (2017), the vehicle has had the issue of excessive oil consumption cau... |
| May 1, 2024 | ENGINE | Since we’ve bought this car pre owned last year with 48,000 miles we’ve been experiencing bad engine... |
| Apr 27, 2024 | ENGINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving 30-40 MPH, the message "Stop ... |
| Jan 8, 2024 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the ve... |
| Jan 1, 2024 | ENGINE | This motor has lots of recalls it has ran out of oil in under 2000 miles the car will stop in the mi... |
| Dec 26, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ... |
| Dec 12, 2023 | ENGINE | While I’m at a stop sign or light, and I let my foot off the break, the high coolant temp light come... |
| Nov 24, 2023 | ENGINE | I was driving to work and my car stopped accelerating on its own. My speedometer read 0 and I rolled... |
| Oct 26, 2023 | ENGINE | Stop Safely Will Shut Off Soon appears frequently. Car cuts off while driving. Will cut back on some... |
| Sep 22, 2023 | ENGINE | Hello- I was driving and I pulled up into a turn lane and when I went to take off after the light tu... |
| Aug 26, 2023 | ENGINE | See attached document for complaint |