2025 Jeep Compass — Known Issues & Recalls

Your 2025 Jeep Compass was involved in a two-vehicle collision at highway speeds, where your vehicle was rear-ended and then pushed into the vehicle ahead. Your driver-side and passenger-side airbags failed to deploy during the impact, despite the severity of the crash. You sustained serious injuries including four bulging discs requiring hospitalization, medication, and physical therapy. Fixing this would require Jeep to investigate why the airbag sensors failed to trigger deployment during a significant collision.

Your driver's side steering column airbag deployed during a low-speed collision (around 10 MPH) with a parked car and became detached from the vehicle, striking your lower legs and causing a severe laceration that required hospitalization and plastic surgery. The airbag was found on the floor still attached to a large black nut that had separated from the vehicle. The defect appears to be in how the airbag assembly was mounted or secured to the steering column.

Your airbags failed to deploy when your Jeep Compass struck a deer while traveling at 80 mph on the interstate. Despite the impact being significant enough to make the vehicle undrivable, none of the airbag systems activated to protect you during the collision. This is a serious safety concern that should be investigated by a technician to determine why the airbag sensors didn't trigger.

Your Compass experienced multiple electrical failures where warning lights suddenly appeared and the vehicle lost power while driving at highway speeds (65 MPH). This happened at least four times before the dealer replaced the battery and repaired the vehicle. The exact cause wasn't clearly diagnosed, but the issue recurred multiple times in the first 10,731 miles of ownership.

Your 2025 Jeep Compass failed to start and had to be towed to the dealer. The dealer and a manufacturer field technician were unable to diagnose or identify the cause of the problem, so the vehicle was not repaired. This occurred at approximately 550 miles.

Your car lost power while driving on the highway—the steering became stiff and the accelerator stopped responding. Although it's running again now, all safety warning lights are illuminated and your safety features aren't working properly. This is especially concerning since your car is brand new with under 6 months of ownership and less than 9,000 miles, and you've already had the parking brake serviced three times.

Your car's blind spot warning and automatic high beam features are frequently becoming unavailable, and your screen is turning black, causing the entire car to shut off while driving—this happened 13 times in one day while turning, going over bumps, switching lanes, and accelerating. The dealership has been unable to fix the problem after two service visits spanning nearly three weeks. The fix will likely involve diagnosing electrical connections to the lane departure and lighting control modules, possibly replacing faulty sensors or wiring harnesses.

Your car's emergency braking system (forward collision avoidance) has shut off multiple times while you're driving, triggering a "Needs Service" warning. Your dealer has reset the system three times, but each time the problem returns after a few miles. The warning has now appeared a fourth time in just 9 months of ownership. The dealer says there's currently no permanent fix available. This repair will likely require a software update or replacement of the forward collision avoidance control module once a solution becomes available.

Your Compass has repeatedly shown warning messages for the automatic emergency braking system being disabled, power steering overheating (which made steering stiff), and parking lights being out — even though the passenger-side daytime running light appears to turn off randomly during driving and then comes back on after restart. These electrical and safety system failures have occurred multiple times despite two service visits, and all your safety features are disengaging when these warnings appear. The dealership will likely need to diagnose and repair the electrical control modules, steering system sensors, and lighting circuits to resolve these interconnected issues.

Your 2025 Jeep Compass is experiencing random failures of multiple safety features including lane departure warning, forward collision avoidance, blind spot monitoring, auto high beams, and automatic emergency braking. These systems disable unexpectedly—sometimes immediately after starting the vehicle or after several minutes of driving—and only resume working after you restart the car. The dealership has confirmed this is a known issue affecting some Jeep and Dodge models, but no repair is currently available; Jeep engineers are reportedly working on a software update or recall that may arrive within a year. Fixing this will likely require a software update or reprogramming from the dealership once Jeep releases an official fix.

Your 2025 Jeep Compass displays an "Auto emergency brake unavailable" warning on the dashboard and you cannot enable the system while driving on the highway. You've attempted multiple service visits with video documentation of the problem, but the dealership has stopped attempting repairs and the issue remains unfixed. This safety feature is designed to help prevent collisions, and restoring it will likely require diagnostic testing of the forward collision avoidance system's sensors and control module.

While turning onto a road at low speed, your steering wheel became difficult to control and the car pulled sharply to the left, causing a collision with another vehicle at a stop sign. Upon inspection, a CV joint (lower control arm joint) was found to be completely separated, which also caused a tire to go flat—this failure appears to have caused you to lose control during the turn. The collision center and insurance adjuster inspected the vehicle and documented the damage with photographs.

Your car's main computer (which controls the electrical system) completely failed just one week after purchase, causing multiple critical systems to stop working properly — the RPM warning light is flashing, the brakes don't respond normally, power steering is unavailable, cruise control is off, the seat moves on its own, and the automatic dimmer switch activates without you touching it. Your car is unsafe to drive in this condition. The dealer says the main computer is on back order and has offered to buy the car back for significantly less than you paid.

Your 2025 Jeep Compass may suddenly lose engine power while driving, even at normal speeds like 40 MPH. When this happens, your check engine light and Forward Collision Avoidance warning light turn on, and the engine won't respond when you press the gas pedal after restarting. The dealer has identified an electrical spike or surge happening intermittently in your vehicle's electrical system, which may require diagnosis and replacement of faulty electrical components.