2010 Jeep Compass FWD Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 20%of 10 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 81,779miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electrical system of the 2010 Jeep Compass FWD, 20% of the 10 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 81,779 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I went to start my Jeep compass and it doesn't start all the lightsbom,the dash come,on alsonthw radio,tuens,on but when,you turn the key it does nothing. I changed the starter what else so,I have to change.”
NHTSA complaint #11081026, filed 2018-03, 158,795 miles“When stopping at a traffic light the idle goes lower than expected an the car turns off. It doesn't always do it but I have a friend with the same car and after calling the dealership the seller told him that after the car start accumulating mileage that happens to it. Its a 2010 Jeep compass with the 2.4 liter engine. Our car was bought approximately at the end of june 2010. It has done the described problem at least 3 times since my wife and I bought it.”
NHTSA complaint #10359355, filed 2010-10, 4,763 milesRelated service bulletins
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Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2010 Jeep Compass FWD
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsInterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Jeep Compass FWD
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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