2010 Jeep Compass FWD Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 20%of 10 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 10,800miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2010 Jeep Compass FWD, 20% of the 10 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,800 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.
“Last week after pulling out of a side street my 2010 Jeep compass would not accelerate. I was in a high traffic area and it was dangerous. After putting the car I neutral and back into drive the car finally accelerated. Yesterday, while trying to accelerate onto the highway the car would not go over 40 MPH or past 2000 RPM. My foot was to the floor but the car was not accelerating. After about 1/8th of a mile it finally starting to accelerate. This is a new car with only 5200 miles on it.”
NHTSA complaint #10392943, filed 2011-03, 5,200 miles“The transmission control module stopped working. After trying to turn the car on. It would only move in 1st gear and in reverse. It happened a second time less then 6 months later. The car shifted into drive and the entire car jerked and made a popping sound. And would again only work in 1st and reverse. The 3rd I was driving on the interstate. As I got on the off ramp the car beeped like it was out of gas and then about a second later the traction control light and oil temperature light came on and the car felt like some one had slammed on the brakes briefly. …”
NHTSA complaint #10428374, filed 2011-10, 16,400 milesTransmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2010 Jeep Compass FWD
2 complaintsFuel system
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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology