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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3C4NJCBB9JT••••••2018 Jeep COMPASS
That is about average for the 2018 Jeep COMPASS — 11 complaints per build across 86 builds.
12on this build
916on the model
86builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 8Engine 7Electronic Stability Control (esc) 1Exterior Lighting 1
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OtherJun 2025
When my oil gets low, my car shuts off in the middle of the highway. Also, when I turn my wheels, it's making a very loud clicking noise
Electrical SystemMay 2025
The car's dashboard will periodically show all the lights and indicate that the car will stop. In some cases, the car does stop, and you lose power steering. When we brought it into the dealership in early April 2024, they cleared the codes and indicated that start/stop relay…
EngineMar 2023
People involved: Car purchased from CarMax- Michael Sanders is my current contact CNA- Warranty company Auto Clinic- first auto repair shop brought to. Previous owner issues- [XXX] Auxillary battery replaced-22,821 [XXX] Towed in to dealership- 2/3 qts low on oil 23, 230 [XXX]…
Service BrakesNov 2020
I was stopped at a red light, lght turned green and went to press the gas to go thru the light but car stalled and brake light came on. Car behind me almost ran into me and had to swerve to miss me. I had to turn the entire car off at the light, push the emergency brake system a…
Power TrainAug 2020
Battery died and requires jump starting every time I turn the vehicle off. It took an hour to start my vehicle today. It is believed to be a voltage regulator issue just like other models of this vehicle but my VIN says it isn't eligible for the recall
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3C4NJCBB9JT414269 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.