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vehicle
2009 / jeep / compass
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
64 on file (2009-02-13 → 2024-02-01)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
4 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Front and rear subframe corrosionSUSPENSION25 complaints2015-11 → 2024-02jeep-compass-2009-subframe-corrosion
11142314 FRONT SUBFRAME ROTTED OUT ON 2009 WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES
10925933 SUBFRAME ROT. AT 70,000 MILE STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST DUE TO A CRACK IN THE FRONT SUBFRAME CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RUST/ROT
11217562 THE FRONT SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT
Front lower control arm and tie rod wearSTEERING, SUSPENSION10 complaints2010-03 → 2019-04jeep-compass-2009-control-arm-tie-rod-wear
10980399 PREMATURE FAILURE (46700 MILES) OF BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARMS FOUND DURING ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION
10519761 INSPECTION AT DEALER SHOWED BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED INSPECTION AND THE TIRES WERE "ABNORMALLY WORN" AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES OF USAGE
10406218 OUTER TIE-ROD ASSEMBLY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES - 2.4M5 4X4. PREMATURE WEAR AND DETERIORATION
Water intrusion through sunroof and dome lightUNKNOWN OR OTHER4 complaints2013-12 → 2016-11jeep-compass-2009-sunroof-water-leak
10926582 WHEN IT RAINS, WATER POURS INTO THE CABIN FROM THE DOME LIGHT WHILE DRIVING
10734903 THE DRAIN IN THE SUNROOF IS DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS PROBLEM
10643708 1) WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS (NEAR SUNROOF PANEL). WATERSPOTS ALSO ON ROOF
Engine stall and power loss while drivingPOWER TRAIN12 complaints2011-02 → 2020-02jeep-compass-2009-engine-stall-power-loss
11100260 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING
10609030 IT DOES A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE AND THEN IT SLOWS DOWN TO 40 MPH AND WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO GO FASTER
10382604 CVT TRANSMISSION SHUDDER/VIBRATION IN THE LAST SECONDS BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP
Air bag warning light illuminationAIR BAGS3 complaints2017-07 → 2019-10jeep-compass-2009-airbag-warning-light
11269482 THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS MAINTAINED ITSELF ON APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS, AND EVERY 10-15 MINUTES IT SENDS ME AN ALARM, WARNING ME THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOT FUNCTIONING ACCORDINGLY
11203418 TAKATA RECALL...AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THERES NOTHING/ NOBODY IN PASSENGER SEAT
11006461 WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM, AND TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2009 Jeep Compass vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/jeep/compass
@misc{wrenchpro_2009_jeep_compass_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2009 Jeep Compass},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/jeep/compass}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
