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2020 Jeep Compass Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
29about this part
Share
20%of 143 total for the year
Median mileage
700miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 29 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2020 Jeep Compass, 20% of the 143 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 700 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“Vehicle has shut off while driving on two occasions. Both times I had slowed to a stop and when I hit the gas to reaccelerate at a green light the car shut off. The infotainment screens remained on and the lights on the shift knob started to blink. I had to put the car into park, turn it off and restart it all while sitting at an intersection. It was not a quick process. The car has an idle feature to save on gas however this was not the feature in action the car was off completely.”

NHTSA complaint #11348490, filed 2020-08, 700 miles

“Prior to this incident below I started my vehicle up and it started up fine. Suddenly I couldn’t move my vehicle out of the parking spot. I tried to turn the vehicle off and it wouldn’t turn off at all. So I was just sitting trying to figure out what to do. I suddenly click the stop start button without pressing the breaks and it turned my vehicle off. …”

NHTSA complaint #11520868, filed 2023-05

“I was at a stop light and car just went dead. Before going dead a warning of “High Coolant Temperature” popped up and engine light came on and it went dead. Car would not start again and was towed to dealership. I’ve seen that their are lawsuits out there on this and no fix so I am not confident in dealership finding issue”

NHTSA complaint #11540912, filed 2023-08

“The screen on the dash has quit working and the backup camera does not work this started when we got snow, thought once weather warmed up things it would work tried the reset button to no avail. Hesitated about buying another jeep now I wish I hadn’t nothing but trouble”

NHTSA complaint #11691566, filed 2025-10

“8/30/2022 Started the vehicle in the drive way foot still engaged on break and the vehicle accelerated forward with my foot on break and damaged my home and vehicle. 8/28/22 Emergency Break engaged on its own and we couldn’t move the vehicle it was turned off and restarted. 8/27/22 vehicle information screen was blank and black after starting the vehicle..this happened at least three times.”

NHTSA complaint #11482006, filed 2022-08

Related service bulletins

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026120%
2024815%
2023714%
20223917%
20212936%
20202920%
20198425%
201819521%
20176528%
20164816%
20152926%
20143913%
20131114%
20122514%
20112714%
2010913%
2009614%
20081213%
2007166%

Other parts of the 2020 Jeep Compass

Engine
79 complaints
Electrical system
66 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
29 complaints
Steering
8 complaints
Brakes
7 complaints
Vehicle speed control
7 complaints
Engine cooling
4 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
4 complaints
Fuel system
4 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
Wheels
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Jeep Compass

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 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