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2018 Jeep Compass Electrical system Problems

Complaints
379about this part
Share
40%of 947 total for the year
Median mileage
21,020miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 379 complaints about the electrical system of the 2018 Jeep Compass, 40% of the 947 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 21,020 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 3 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My forward collision warning system gave a false positive while I was driving down a busy road way. It activated the braking system when there were no vehicles in front of me for at least 40 yards and causing a vehicle that was following me to have to break and swerve to miss hitting me. I was on rt 15 in shamokin dam around 12:30 pm going 30 MPH”

NHTSA complaint #11413113, filed 2021-04, 23,000 miles

“The u connect display panel >GPS/ radio etc. Shuts down by itself while I'm driving the vehicle( in motion) ,the screen goes black for no apparent reason, then restarts itself, also while I'm driving at about 35-40 MPH the engine or motor ( not sure) makes a loud sound like its down shifting on its own, almost like engine braking?”

NHTSA complaint #11373261, filed 2020-11, 20,000 miles

“I have had multiple, varying issues with my 2018 Jeep Compass since I began leasing the car in june of 2018. In the past year or so alone, the car has had the uconnect system replaced or fixed 4 times, the brakes were recalled and repaired, it broke down on the side of the road out of oil at 6,000 miles, and now the engine needs to be replaced.”

NHTSA complaint #11279478, filed 2019-11, 16,500 miles

“At random once the vehicle is cranked the odometer will begin blinking and not stop until turned off. Our car has been reset twice and it is only temporary. Was told that it was a motherboard that was 800$ to replace but if clearing it works they would clear it until it became an issue. Well to me its an issue on a two year old car that the motherboard to the car isn't working properly.”

NHTSA complaint #11386727, filed 2021-01, 22,000 miles

“I stopped at the stop light and the engine shut off with the normal function of auto start/stop but when I took foot of the brake the car stalled out in the middle of the road. After which there was loss of power steering and the parking brake would stay engaged. The loss of power steering made it really difficult to steer the vehicle off the road to safety.”

NHTSA complaint #11232968, filed 2019-07, 45,000 miles

Related recalls

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026240%
20251241%
20241834%
20231531%
202210446%
20213442%
20206646%
201914444%
201837940%
20178638%
20166221%
20152219%
20143612%
20131316%
20122413%
20112011%
2010710%
2009511%
200844%
20072911%

Other parts of the 2018 Jeep Compass

Engine
475 complaintsOther or unknown
194 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
151 complaintsBrakes
67 complaintsExterior lighting
64 complaintsFuel system
64 complaintsForward collision avoidance
38 complaintsVehicle speed control
33 complaintsSteering
28 complaintsSuspension
26 complaintsElectronic stability control
25 complaintsAir bags
22 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Jeep Compass

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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