# 2013 Jeep Compass - Trans overheating

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-jeep-compass-trans-overheating/143954>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jeep\
**Created:** [July 8, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-jeep-compass-trans-overheating/143954 "2019-07-08T23:09:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![RANDY26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b487fb/32.png) [@RANDY26](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RANDY26)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-jeep-compass-trans-overheating/143954/1 "2019-07-08T23:09:28Z")

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transmission overheating

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-jeep-compass-trans-overheating/143954/2 "2019-07-08T23:32:58Z")

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How do you know that?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-jeep-compass-trans-overheating/143954/3 "2019-07-09T00:07:53Z")

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Apparently Compass has a warning light for transmission temperature.

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**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-jeep-compass-trans-overheating/143954/4 "2019-07-09T18:05:35Z")

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Think they had that wonderful CVT at that point which was a piece of garbage .

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-jeep-compass-trans-overheating/143954/5 "2019-07-09T18:25:47Z")

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There are cooling lines that go to the bottom tube of the radiator. You could have someone check the flow through the radiator and if clogged, the radiator will need to be replaced. Check the flow through the lines as well.