2017 Jeep Compass vehicle speed control problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2017 Jeep Compass — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I got my 2017 jeep compass in 2018 had no issues truly until about a year ago. The check engine light came on and it would jerk a little goin up hill well got a coder and it said o2 so I changed all the spark plugs and o2 and it still is on now the thunder bolt light flashes I loose power and the…”
filed Feb 12, 2022
“My vehicle went from not being able to control acceleration or accelerate and making a strange sound while in motion while the rpm was steady going up, to not accelerating at all while in motion, to not shifting gears, to not doing anything in less than 24 hours. I was on the highway when I first…”
filed Feb 16, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Compass years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Compass | 1 | 4% |
| 2024 Compass | 3 | 6% |
| 2023 Compass | 3 | 7% |
| 2022 Compass | 5 | 2% |
| 2021 Compass | 6 | 8% |
| 2020 Compass | 7 | 5% |
| 2019 Compass | 15 | 5% |
| 2018 Compass | 32 | 3% |
| 2016 Compass | 30 | 10% |
| 2015 Compass | 15 | 13% |
| 2014 Compass | 34 | 11% |
| 2013 Compass | 5 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2017 Jeep Compass
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.