2018 JEEP COMPASS Complaints

View complaints related to 2018 JEEP COMPASS. The complaints found here are submitted by actual consumers with first hand experience. There are more than 910 complaints submitted for the 2018 JEEP COMPASS. You can submit your own complaint to the NHTSA or call the Hotline, Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153.

  • 2018 JEEP COMPASS
    - Sicklerville, NJ

    Over the past two days the engine on my 2018 Jeep Compass Trailhawk simply stopped and cut off as I was turning into intersections. Thankfully I was able to coast to the shoulder and put the Jeep into park to restart engine. This is such a dangerous issue, and I cannot even imagine it happening on a highway or merging lane going 65 mph. Scheduled an appointment for vehicle, and I noted that other Jeep Compass vehicles from 2018 had a recall due to cracked fuel pump issue, though it seems my particular VIN is not "part" of that recall. Maybe it needs to be. This is a very dangerous issue.

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  • 2018 JEEP COMPASS
    - California, MD

    Did an oil change on 2018 jeep compass, within 500 miles I had to replace I’ve a quart of oil. When turning before, they car stalled and parking break engaged in the middle of the road. Had to put the car in neutral and start it. Once started the low oil light turned on and had lose of power. Have dealt with adding oil multiple times shortly after oil changes.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 JEEP COMPASS
    - Houston, TX

    The auto start stop stopped working. My car overheated in May 2022 which I paid 900 dollars for repair. Also screen went out on Dec 2021. My car is in the shop now because it stopped on the freeway and the hot start/stop stops the car from moving.

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  • 2018 JEEP COMPASS
    - Columbia, MO

    On 2/6 I was driving down the road and my coolant tempature went from the middle all the way to high. My car turned off and locked up and then turned back on. This happened again on 2-9 and 2-13. The dealership said the electric, wires, coolant sensor, and coolant system were fine. There were no air bubbles, leaks or gas seeping into the coolant system.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 JEEP COMPASS
    - Goldsboro, NC

    My 2018 Jeep Compass started out having minor issues that I just blew off at first. First thing I noticed after purchasing it new was the cruise control wouldn't allow me to set speed. It only happened randomly, now its every other time the jeep starts up. Then my back up camera started going black. It worked more times than not. Well, time goes by and now the whole touch screen is black, or white lines, upside down, and sometimes just rolls then completely black. Another day, my oil change light came on, (2000 miles before it was due) and the parking brake engaged itself and cut off. It wouldn't start back up for about 3 mins. I checked the oil level and it was way below the oil pressure gauge. So i added oil and it seemed to fix the issue. Which brings us up to date until today, my car was sitting still in a parking lot for about 15 mins. All of a sudden the dash clutter turns red with the message Transmission needs service. I cut the jeep off and turned it back on and when reversing, it jumped and knocked really hard and when put in drive wouldn't accelerate above 30 mph. I pulled into auto zone and had them read the check engine light and the code said P1DD2-TORQUE request singal from TCM Denied. Most likely solution: REPROGRAM ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE (ESM) POWERTRAIN SYSTEM.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 JEEP COMPASS
    - Washington, MI

    I have been experiencing the same issues with the high temperature warning as mentioned for the 2019-2021 Jeep Compass. If this occurs at higher speeds, I am able to release the accelerator, and coast for 2-3 seconds, which allows the temp to show back to normal, and continue normal driving conditions. If this occurs as I begin accelerating from a stop, the car will stall, requiring me to put the car in park, turn it off, turn it back on, then continue driving.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 JEEP COMPASS
    - baltimore , MD

    For the second time this week , the emergency brakes have engaged while my vehicle was in motion . Both times in the middle of a busy intersection . The car gives me about 5 seconds to try to get to somewhere safe before it totally cuts off. Luckily both times i was able to put hazards on , get a clear path to the side of the road and fidget with it until it started up again . Terrifying to think that i could lose my life or cause someone else to get seriously injured because my vehicle just STOPS in the middle of driving . With NO WARNING , and literally only seconds to react.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 JEEP COMPASS
    - Grand Rapids, MI

    Question #1: Power Window Circuit. No voltage found in circuit. The rubber protective cover to the electrical connector of the power window circuit was not fully on. Because of that large amounts of corrosion was discovered on both the body and door harness sides of connector. Extended warranty WILL NOT cover corrosion. Therefore, the consumer is forced to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket to fix in order to have drivers side window operate again. Drivers side window will not go up or down. Question #2: Can't operate the drivers side window in case of an emergency. The service tech advisor at the dealership noted that the corrosion could spread to other electrical wirings throughout the vehicle causing the the car to not operate whatsoever. Question #3: Problem was confirmed/reproduced at dealership when vehicle was brought in for inspection. Question #4: No Question #5: No warnings signs whatsoever. Was very abrupt and random. First occurred just a few weeks ago.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 JEEP COMPASS
    - fajardo, PR

    Coolant overflow thruogh the repirator and that coolant drop in the computer of the transmition, and don't let the car star or turn off bucouse ther no comunication, end, and I think is a manufactuere defect

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 JEEP COMPASS
    - Tucson, AZ

    This vehicle just shuts off out of nowhere while driving. It seems like electronics turn off. You can no longer accelerate no matter how fast you were going which can easily cause an accident especially because it happens without warning. I’ve taken it to two different body shops and neither can find any problems at all after extensively checking the vehicle for hours and even days. After they check it the vehicle works for a few days and then without warning will stop while driving again.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE