Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Jeep Compass has 28 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
28
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Randomly high temperature warning light comes on dash which causes car to immediately shut off. Afte... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | ABOUT YEARS AGO I WAS DRIVING MY 2018 JEEP COMPASS, WHEN ALL OF A SUDEN THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD... |
| Mar 2, 2023 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAR LOST ALL POWER NO ACCELERATION / BRAKING / STEERING THIS WA... |
| Nov 24, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Since taking over ownership in 2020 of a 2018 SUV that currently has only 61,000 miles I've had elec... |
| Oct 4, 2022 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was sitting at a stop light when the start/stop system fault warning indicator light came on. My v... |
| Jul 17, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | This situation started back in April 2022. The steering wheel, ABS, Slip Hill, and other electrical ... |
| Dec 19, 2021 | STEERING | The contact's daughter owns a 2018 Jeep Compass Latitude. The contacts daughter stated while driving... |
| Oct 21, 2021 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | While driving the engine will shut off completely, I’m unable to press the gas pedal to accelerate t... |
| Apr 16, 2021 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I HAVE A 2018 JEEP COMPASS LATITUDE AND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS HAVE HAD THE CAR STALL AT RED LIGHTS W... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Dealer had to replace motor cause of oil usage and motor tapping. And know its worse. They even done... |
| Jan 11, 2021 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING 80 DOWN THE FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF, IT THE... |
| Jan 4, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | STOP AT A STOP SIGN. I WENT TO PROCEED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. TOOK ABOUT 2-3 MINS TO GET IT TO R... |
| Dec 12, 2020 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | MAKING A LEFT TURN TO ENTER EXPRESSWAY MY VEHICLE PARKING BRAKE CAME ON BY ITSELF STALLED VEHICLE WA... |
| Jun 2, 2020 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | ISSUE IS WHAT SEEMS TO BE WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND IT'S ALIGNMENT. I'M PRETTY SURE THERE'S NOT ... |
| Jan 14, 2020 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP COMPASS, THE ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN/STALL. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED... |
| Dec 31, 2019 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | 1) THE JEEP COMPASS WAS TRAVELING IN MOTION ON A FARM TO MARKET ROAD AND STALLED. IT COMPLETELY SHU... |
| Oct 27, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | SAME ISSUE 2X NOW AND FEEL MY LIFE AND OTHERS ARE JEOPARDIZED. WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY COMING TO ... |
| Sep 4, 2019 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES | THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE JEEP COMPASS 2018 LOCKS UP CAUSING THE BRAKES TO NOT WORK AND AS THE DRIVE... |
| Aug 15, 2019 | STEERING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | NARRATIVE: IN AUGUST 2019, I WAS DRIVING FROM MY HOME TOWARD THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WH... |
| Jul 4, 2019 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD A BOLT FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND DROPPED ON MY FOOT. WHEN ... |