IllustrationTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
2008 Jeep Compass
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2008 Jeep Compass do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 126.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →93Owner complaints
Model-year median: 126
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Inspection summary
2008 Jeep Compass
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 93 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Structure: 30 reports
- Suspension: 26 reports
- Engine: 13 reports
- Fuel/propulsion System: 13 reports
- Power Train: 12 reports
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Recall links
No recall campaigns in this snapshot.
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Compass years →Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
20–25K
225–50K
1450–75K
2475–100K
26100–150K
6150K+
74 reports with mileage · 19 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
3 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
Engine complaints
13 reportsDRIVING AND ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. JUNE 18,2014 DRIVING AND ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. JULY 10,2014 DRIVING AND ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. JULY 29,2014 DRIVING AND ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. AUGUST 6,2014 DRIVING AND ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. AUGUST 16,2014. THIS IS THE LAST STRAW!!! I WAS ON A FOUR LANE AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. EVERYONE WAS…
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DRIVING AND ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. JUNE 18,2014 DRIVING AND ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. JULY 10,2014 DRIVING AND ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. JULY 29,2014 DRIVING AND ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. AUGUST 6,2014 DRIVING AND ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. AUGUST 16,2014. THIS IS THE LAST STRAW!!! I WAS ON A FOUR LANE AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. EVERYONE WAS PUTTING ON BREAKS AND HONKING THEIR HORNS AT ME. I HIT THE EMERGENCY FLASHER FAST HAVING GETTING TO KNOW WHERE IT WAS FROM THE OTHER TIMES I STALLED OUT OF THE BLUE! IT IS A WONDER I WASN'T KILLED. WHAT IS WRONG WITH JEEP ALL OF THEIR CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED PERIOD. THIS IS GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY AND THEY WILL BE PICKING IT UP. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ANYMORE! *TR
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS 70MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH. IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. HE EVEN TRIED TO GIVE IT A LITTLE MORE GAS BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER.THEN IT SLOWED DOWN TO 35 THEN 30. THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD DO. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT…
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MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS 70MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH. IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. HE EVEN TRIED TO GIVE IT A LITTLE MORE GAS BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER.THEN IT SLOWED DOWN TO 35 THEN 30. THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD DO. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS IN A LOWER GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR. THE CAR THEN STARTED TO OVER HEAT. WE OPENED THE SUN ROOF, ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS AND TURNED OFF THE AC. WE EVEN TURNED THE HEAT ON AS RECOMMENDED IN THE MANUAL BUT NO LUCK. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO STOP. ON THE INTERSTATE THIS WAS HORRIBLE. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FAST AND EVEN THOUGH YOUR IN THE RIGHT LANE THEY DON'T SLOW DOWN BUT TRY TO GO AROUND YOU. IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T GET OVER INTO THE LEFT LANE AND JUST ABOUT RUN OVER YOU THAT IS TERRIFYING. WE WERE TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT THIS HAPPENED TO THE JEEP COMPASS ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES 1-2 TIMES OR 2-3 TIMES. THEY WILL DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. HOW CAN YOU FIX SOMETHING AFTER ITS RUN THE TRANSMISSION SO HARD? MY THING IS PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT AND WHATEVER ELSE IT NEEDS NEW. WE HAVE A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND I CAN BET WE WILL BE CHARGED SOMETHING. WHO IS TO SAY IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN, OR WHEN MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE WITH ME? I WISH I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS JEEP I PERSONALLY WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN PAID OFF AND DARN, LOOK WHAT JUST HAPPENED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HOW MANY TIMES AND WHAT WAS DONE ABOUT IT. *TR
Recall campaigns
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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Defect investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.