2013 Jeep Compass air bags problems
16 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2013 Jeep Compass, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 13% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 jeep compass. While driving approximately 10 MPH, a second vehicle crashed into the passenger side of the contact's vehicle. During the crash, the front driver side air bag deployed and caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the flames. The contact sustained burns to the right arm that required medical attention. The cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.
Entered bank parking to use atm machine, at that time when stepped on brake to stop the car, it accelerated like someone was stepping on gas pedal. At that time I tried to stop the car by shifting into another gear and also tried pulling key out of the ignition. At that time knew I had to get car stopped without hurting anyone, so there was a wooded area behind bank, I ran car into area that had huge rocks which I ran over and therefore hit a tree head on to stop my car.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Jeep Compass
- Drivetrain & axles 27 complaints