2019 Jeep Compass electrical problems
145 of the 329 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2019 Jeep Compass name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). Filed under the same heading: 173 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA complaint database2 of the 145 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2019: 20 · 2020: 7 · 2021: 10 · 2022: 19 · 2023: 35 · 2024: 23 · 2025: 15 · 2026: 16
Half of the 39 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 2,000 and 45,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
329 complaints in all about the 2019 Jeep Compass, 16 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Electrical System” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Jeep Compass electrical problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the electrical system. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
This is my third complaint on this 2019 Jeep Compass. While driving the vehicle stalls and the emergency brake and other lights come on. The vehicle is unable to be restarted and has to be towed.
Vehicle has shut off twice while driving with no warning. First instance occurred on a highway and the second at an intersection
This car shut off a red light at busy intersection because of the start/stop technology. When the light changed and I took my foot off the brake, the car did not restart. It did not restart when I pressed the gas either. I had to put the car in park and press the start button twice to get it to come back on.
Car losses all electrical, wont start. Not a battery problem. Has happened 4 times since I bought the car 2 months ago
The start/stop system failed at a stop sign and my car stalled and I couldn't get the car moving until I turned off the automatic stop/start system. The start/stop icon appeared with an exclamation point with the words "stop/start system failure" on the dash. My car is a month old
What is on file about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications173 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- 08-323-26 Service bulletinAug 25, 2026
- Service 4WD Light Illuminated Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): ● C2260-63 - ECU Internal Performance - Circuit Component Protection Time-Out Customers may also comment on the following: ● Service 4WD indicator is illuminated.
- S2623000040 Service bulletinJun 5, 2026
- Passive Entry Exterior Door Handle Inoperative When Touched To Lock And Or Unlock.
- 08-208-26 REV. A Service bulletinMay 13, 2026
- Radio Message "Power Surge On USB Detected" Customers may comment on the following: ● The radio displays the message: “Power surge on USB hub detected” Fig. 1. NOTE: After the message appears, no USB devices function in the hub (no charging, no data). NOTE: Hub operation does not return until the vehicle undergoes a full key cycle.
- 08-208-26 Service bulletinMay 7, 2026
- Radio Message "Power Surge On USB Detected" Customers may comment on the following: ● The radio displays the message: “Power surge on USB hub detected” Fig. 1. NOTE: After the message appears, no USB devices function in the hub (no charging, no data). NOTE: Hub operation does not return until the vehicle undergoes a full key cycle
- 08-208-26 Service bulletinMay 7, 2026
- Radio Message "Power Surge On USB Detected" Customers may comment on the following: ● The radio displays the message: “Power surge on USB hub detected” Fig. 1. NOTE: After the message appears, no USB devices function in the hub (no charging, no data). NOTE: Hub operation does not return until the vehicle undergoes a full key cycle
The 5 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
B25C9 P0456 P06E9 P0513 P21CC P24AE P24D1 P0299
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2019 Jeep Compass names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2019 Jeep Compass
Source: the same files- engine problems 165 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre electrical problems common on the 2019 Jeep Compass?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 145 owner complaints naming the electrical system on this model year (44% of everything owners filed about it), and 173 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the electrical system on the 2019 Jeep Compass?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 2 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do electrical problems show up on the 2019 Jeep Compass?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 30,000 miles; half of them between 2,000 and 45,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Electrical System" heading cover?
Wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.