2015 Jeep Renegade Brakes Problems

THE ELECTRONIC EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE USING THE BUTTON, BY DRIVING FORWARD OR REVERSE OR BY THE OVER ROSE SUGGESTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH AN EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGES. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE 4TH RENEGADE HE'D PICKED UP FOR THE SAME ISSUE IN TWO WEEKS. TOW TRUCK DRIVER EVEN CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF I WAS BY ANY CHANCE UNDER A RECALL YET. SEEMS LIKE THIS PART IS FAILING A LOT. MY RENEGADE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 30,000 MILES YET. THANKFULLY THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME IT OCCURRED.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN APRIL 2018 WITH 15,000, ABOUT A MONTH AFTER DRIVING IT STARTED MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN I BRAKED, WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FINE AND THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY A ROCK. IT DIDN'T STOP, SO I BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO COULDN'T FIND THE ISSUE, THEN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM TO GET A TIRE KEY AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES FOR FREE ONLY IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN I BRAKE IT SOUNDS LIKE METAL IS CRUSHING TOGETHER, IT IS THE WORST SOUND AND IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE,SO I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN, AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN THIS LAST TIME I MADE A SERVICE TECH GET IN THE CAR WITH ME AND HE AGREED THAT WAS NOT RIGHT AND THEN THE NEXT DAY HE CALLS ME AND SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG EVERYTHING LOOKS PERFECT. THEY THEN TELL ME THEY TEST DROVE THE OTHER RENEGADES IN THE LOT AND THEY ALL MAKE THE SAME SOUND WHEN YOU BRAKE, CLEARLY SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.

ON 2 OCCASIONS THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE. AFTER NUMEROUS RESTARTS AND WAITING THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASED.ON BOTH OCCURRENCES THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER DID NOT RESPOND NOR DID PUTTING IT IN GEAR . THE JEEP RENEGADE IS A MANUAL SHIFT AND BOTH OF THESE OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT.

ROTORS HAVE GROOVES, BRAKE PADS ARE CHIPPING , AND CALIPER IS BECOMING LOOSE.

SEPT. 27, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH! I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON OLD US12, JUST LEAVING CHELSEA, GAINING SPEED. THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME, NOTHING IN FRONT, BESIDE, OR TURNING NEAR ME. THERE WERE NO ANIMALS IN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP. I WAS DRIVING A FRIEND HOME, ALL SHE NOTICED WAS THE THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I VERY CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY DROVE MY FRIEND HOME AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, I TOLD THEM I WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL THEY FIGURED OUT WHY THIS HAPPENED. IT IS NOT SAFE!

THIS VEHICLE HAS NO MECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE, WHICH WOULD SEEM TO BE A VIOLATION OF CFR-2010-TITLE 49-VO L5-SEC 393-41. THE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE IS PRETTY WELL USELESS, AND NECESSARY SINCE THIS VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AND A TINY (1.4L) ENGINE INCAPABLE OF HOLDING THE CAR ON A STEEP HILL. ERROR MASSAGE ABOUT ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEMS KEEP POPPING UP, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT DESPITE MANY REPEATED ATTEMPTS. EVEN WHEN WORKING, IT CANNOT BE USED TO TURN THE CAR ON SNOW, ICE., ETC. AS I SAID: USELESS.

ENTIRE CAPLESS GAS TANK HOUSING BROKE OFF AND STAYED ATTACHED TO THE GAS NOZZLE AT THE PUMP. ALSO, CONTINUED SQUEALING BRAKES WITH NO FIX. NEEDED SOFTWARE UPDATE AT 125 MILES.

SETTING FOR AUTOMATIC TURN-ON OF ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT "HOLD" IN THE UCONNECT (RADIO) SETTINGS AS SET BY THE CONSUMER. THE SETTING REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE TURNS ON BY ITSELF, MEANING THE PARKING BRAKE CAN COME ON BY ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SWITCHED OFF. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY SETTINGS INCLUDING CORNERING LIGHTS WHICH CHANGES AT THE COMPUTER'S WHIM. THIS SAME UCONNECT SYSTEM CAUSES THE MEASUREMENT OF MILES PER HOUR TO CHANGE TO KILOMETERS PER HOUR RANDOMLY, AND TIRE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT TO CHANGE FROM PSI TO BARS. THE AMOUNT OF TIME HEADLIGHTS REMAIN-ON AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN ALSO RANDOMLY CHANGES. THE RADIO/UCONNECT/"BRAIN" OF THE CAR HAS ALREADY HAD THE ONE UPDATE POSTED BY FCA INSTALLED TO PREVENT HACKING WHICH IS THE ONLY UPDATE FCA HAS AVAILABLE. THESE SETTINGS SEEM TO CHANGE RANDOMLY, OBSERVED MAINLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR, BUT THE DASHBOARD "UNITS OF MEASUREMENT" HAVE CHANGED ONCE WHILE IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS COMPUTER SOFTWARE BEING DEVELOPED TO RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH 2000 MILES ON IT, NOW THE BRAKE LININGS NEED REPLACED WITH 2,700 MILES ON IT. PLEASE WILL SOMEONE DO AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS VEHICLE.