2008 Jeep Compass engine problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2008 Jeep Compass — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I bought a used vehicle from a small private used dealership in las vegas nv believing it had 134000 miles when in reality they knew that was not the real mileage it has over 172,000 cant get my money back cz they say I bought it has is they tamper with the odometer and lie to me I was recently…”
filed Aug 25, 2020
“Balance shaft module has left metal in our oil.it went bad causing our engine to go dead while we was driving down interstate.”
filed Apr 30, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Engine problems in other Compass years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Compass | 2 | 10% |
| 2024 Compass | 7 | 14% |
| 2023 Compass | 7 | 16% |
| 2022 Compass | 35 | 16% |
| 2021 Compass | 16 | 21% |
| 2020 Compass | 79 | 58% |
| 2019 Compass | 159 | 49% |
| 2018 Compass | 466 | 50% |
| 2017 Compass | 71 | 31% |
| 2016 Compass | 134 | 46% |
| 2015 Compass | 30 | 27% |
| 2014 Compass | 91 | 30% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Jeep Compass
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.