2012 Jeep Compass vehicle speed control problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2012 Jeep Compass — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I have had constant problems already reported with this vehicle. The transmission overheats and dies on me or gets sluggish on the highway traffic. Today it completely died on me. After pulling over giving a minute it started back up. Jeep should be ashamed of themselves. So many ppl are reporting…”
filed Sep 12, 2021
“While driving at highway speeds, suddenly unable to apply gas or control steering and vehicle slowed as if gas pedal was not depressed at all. A second time, after coming to a stop sign the engine shut down. The radio and other electronics remained on but vehicle would not restart. Had vehicle…”
filed Jun 11, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Compass years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Compass | 2 | 4% |
| 2023 Compass | 3 | 7% |
| 2022 Compass | 5 | 2% |
| 2021 Compass | 5 | 7% |
| 2020 Compass | 7 | 5% |
| 2019 Compass | 14 | 4% |
| 2018 Compass | 32 | 3% |
| 2017 Compass | 10 | 4% |
| 2016 Compass | 30 | 10% |
| 2015 Compass | 15 | 13% |
| 2014 Compass | 34 | 11% |
| 2013 Compass | 5 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 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.