5 complaints reported

2015 Jeep Compass Electrical System

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
5
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jun 2023

2months after purchase with only 42000 miles check engine light and ETC lights come on, horn stopped working, am/fm radio no longer working. Sometimes when check engine light and ECT lights come on, vehicle loses acceleration or accelerates on its on. Other times while driving engine stalls. Radio and horn have not worked since. Vehicle has been repaired several times by previous owner. Multiple stored codes when read at dealer. Dealer has no idea what is causing problems.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP COMPASS, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Jun 2023
May 2023

At 80000 miles stated doing weird electrical issues windows wouldn’t go up or down then they would auto lock on the doors wouldn’t kick in for miles then it stalled in traffic tried to restart sounds like starter is engaged already there crankshaft position sensor code so we replaced it it was fine for a couple months dies again in traffic was told starter replaced it it started once then sounded like the starter was already engaged when we went to start it later. Took to shop and had electrical systems checked and it is the TIPM that is bad I see this issue coming up often when I searched the internet for some information on the issues I was having Currently still in the shop awaiting parts and repair

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP COMPASS, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Jul 2023
Aug 2020

DRIVING AND WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS, CAR LIMPS AND NO POWER GOES TO MOVING THE CAR FORWARD. WILL BE DRIVING 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ALL MOVEMENT FORWARD WILL COME TO A STOP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NO MECHANICAL ISSUE, HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED TWICE WITH NO RESOLUTION. CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD WITH 85K MILES ON IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP COMPASS, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Aug 2020
Aug 2020

CAR WONT START,PUT IN NEW BATTERY, WORKED TWO DAYS AND WONT START AGAIN.THIS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.SOMETIMES IT WILL START IF I GET A JUMP BUT NOW IT WONT START AT ALL.THE VEHICLE WILL BE PARKED BUT ONCE I TRY TO RESTART IT IT WONT CRANK. NOT DOING ANYTHING NOW AFTER GETTING A NEW BATTERY 2 DAYS AGO.ALSO HAD THE CABLE CONNECTS THAT CONNECT THE BATTERY CHANGED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP COMPASS, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Aug 2020
Feb 2018

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND AS I CAME TO A STOP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED TO CONTINUE DRIVING BUT IT WOULDN'T DRIVE AS I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR.THE PRND ALL HAD A SQUARE AROUND THEM. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY MAKING SURE ALL CABLES WERE CLEAR FROM DUST, DEBRIS OR NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY. THAT SEEMED TO WORK THE FIRST TIME. AFTER 5 DAYS OF DRIVING THE CAR IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AS I MERGED INTO THE EXPRESSWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SLIP INDICATOR, TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ALL CAME ON, AND PRND ALL HAD A SQUARE AROUND THEM. THE CAR WOULDN'T RUN PROPERLY, AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. IT WOULDN'T DRIVE PAST 15MPH. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND 7 WIRES WERE BURNED OUT. I BELIEVE THE WIRES THAT GO TO THE TRANSMISSION. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE WIRES WERE OVER A SHARP EDGE ON THE BODY AND WHEN THE CAR MOVED THE WIRES WOULD RUB AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING PROTECTING THE WIRES FROM THE BODY. HE ALSO SAID THERE WAS A SPARK MARK ON THE BODY OF THE CAR AND THAT WAS DUE TO THE SHORT CIRCUIT THE WIRES CAUSED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP COMPASS, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Feb 2018

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The 2015 Jeep Compass has 5 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.