Has anyone else had problems with the transmission going out on 2012 Jeep Compass? We bought ours new and we had to have our transmission replaced in 2015, then again in 2017 and the tranny is going out again now. When we had the dealer look at it and replace it previously, they could not give an …

Does this vehicle have a CVT? I think it may. Those are known to be problematic. I’d recommend finding a Consumer Reports used car guide. They provide car complaint/problem area data for a wide range of vehicles.

2012 Jeep Compass Power Train Problems The 2012 Jeep Compass has 17 NHTSA complaints for the power train at 33,899 miles average.

To be brutally honest . . . It’s time to dump this vehicle I say that because a vehicle that has needed 2 transmission replacements since 2012, and now needs another . . . is obviously a piece of garbage And be smart . . . the next vehicle should NOT be a Jeep

We had a late 60’s sedan, purchased used that ate fuel pumps every other year, never figured out why. But they were cheap enough, just kept replacing them until the chassis rust won the battle and off to the junker it went.

[image] db4690: And be smart . . . the next vehicle should NOT be a Jeep … or anything else sold by Fiat-Chrysler.

I don’t know about the transmission but if I remember right, the Compass was never considered very reliable.

I’m not seeing much of anything about transmission problema on that vehicle. Not on the automatic (CVT) or the manual transmission. Note that Chrsyler/Jeep recommends the 2012 CVT transmission should NOT be flushed as part of routine maintenance . If OP has been having a transmission flushing pro…

[image] George_San_Jose1: Note that Chrsyler/Jeep recommends the 2012 CVT transmission should NOT be flushed as part of routine maintenance Nobody else even mentioned that, but then you brought it up, for unknown reasons? op didn’t mention flushes as part of routine service, so I’m not sure …

[image] db4690: you really think op is engaging in “severe 4WD rock crawling activities” . . . ? :confused: One time I drove over the top of the Sierra Nevada mountain range on a 4WD road in my VW Rabbit. Just to see if it was possible. It was. Had to move some rocks and logs out of the …

2012 Jeep Compass - Are transmission issues common?

Maintenance/Repairs

NYBo May 31, 2019, 10:12pm 7

Was the transmission serviced regularly as per the maintenance schedule? CVTs seem to be particularly sensitive to not having fresh fluid.

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