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2022 Jeep Compass Engine Problems

Complaints
37about this part
Share
16%of 225 total for the year
Median mileage
8,724miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 37 complaints about the engine of the 2022 Jeep Compass, 16% of the 225 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 8,724 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“I was stopped at a red light. When the light turned green, my car completely froze and stalled. Everything on my car locked up. I was not able to turn my car off. My gear shift was locked and the gear letters were flashing. After about 1 minute my car starting moving. Scariest experience ever. I have a dash cam video but can not upload the video here.”

NHTSA complaint #11618234, filed 2024-10

“The ABS wont go off it constantly stays on I put a brand new battery in it went out about a week later had to jump start it...When it rains or snow it is like my wipers and headlights goes crazy and sometimes my backup camera is all blue for no reason...I feel like there is something major wrong in the wiring somewhere”

NHTSA complaint #11702349, filed 2025-12

“There have been multiple instances where the engine has locked up in the middle of me driving (usually at stop lights) where the only fix is to completely shut the car off and on again which has resulted in me almost being in an accident. This poses an extreme safety risk.”

NHTSA complaint #11761145, filed 2026-08

“On 04/12/2026, I was stopped at a red light. The auto start/stop engaged. I removed my foot from the brake, the auto start kicked on, but did not reengage the engine. The notification panel suddenly started blinking, entire panel lit up. The parking brake automatically engage despite not being touched. The option for selecting terrain started toggling through all options. Vehicle then seemingly died. Put vehicle in park. Pressed button to restart engine. Car was successfully restarted.”

NHTSA complaint #11730740, filed 2026-04

“Vehicle shut off at stop light , parking break engaged and disengaged , Drive shift was flashing , dash was flashing. I shut the vehicle off twice because it happened twice in the same moment until the third time it allowed me to drive.”

NHTSA complaint #11588734, filed 2024-05

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025310%
2024713%
2023714%
20223716%
20211822%
20207955%
201916149%
201847550%
20177131%
201613546%
20153027%
20149130%
20131013%
20123620%
20113016%
201057%
2009511%
20081314%
20073714%

Other parts of the 2022 Jeep Compass

Electrical system
104 complaintsExterior lighting
50 complaintsForward collision avoidance
46 complaintsOther or unknown
39 complaintsLane departure
22 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
19 complaintsSteering
13 complaintsBrakes
12 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsWheels
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2022 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology