2016 Jeep Renegade Complaint Log

FAULTY THERMOSTAT CAUSING HEATING/ COOLING PROBLEMS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 16000 MILES. A ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED A FAULTY THERMOSTAT AT 16000 MILES WHICH IS PREMATURE.

AFTER INITIAL START CAR ABRUPTLY SHUTS OFF AFTER ACCELERATING A SHORT DISTANCE. AS TO PUT CAR BACK IN PARK RESTART AND THEN PUT IN GEAR.

I WAS AT A RESTAURANT EATING BREAKFAST, AFTER I WAS DONE I CAME OUT TO CRANK MY CAR AND IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START UP. THE DASHBOARD WAS STATING THAT I NEEDED ESC SERVICE, THEN IT SAID I NEED AIRBAG SERVICE, STEERING SERVICE. I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND MY BRAKES WOULD NOT PUSH ON TO START MY CAR. THEN THE THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED.

THE CAR STOPS AND TURNS OFF WHILE IN MOTION. CAR LIGHTS TURN ON BUT ENGINE WILL NOT TURN ON. HAD BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. THE CAR WON'T TURN OFF EVEN AFTER PUSHING THE BUTTON AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF . KEY FOB IS DETECTED WHEN NOT NEAR AND NOT DETECTED WHEN INSIDE CAR. HAVE GONE TO THE EXTENTS OF UNPLUGGING BATTERY TO RESET COMPUTER AFTER HOURS IT WILL THEN TURN ON AND WORK FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK. WITH LIGHT ISSUES IN BETWEEN. IT'S BECOME A HAZZARD SINCE THE CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT TURN ON EVEN WITH A JUMP START FROM A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WILL BECOME DEAD 100 PERCENT. ONLY LIGHTS TURN IN AT TIMES UNTIL BATTERY GETS DRAINED OUT. THEN NOTHING WORKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLTS ON EACH WHEEL WERE CORRODED AND EXPANDED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DAN WELLE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1505 MAIN ST S, SAUK CENTRE, MN 56378, (320) 352-5255) FOR NEW TIRES. IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE BOLTS FROM THE WHEELS, THE MECHANIC HAD TO USE A DIFFERENT SIZE SOCKET AND A VICE GRIP, WHICH TOOK APPROXIMATELY THREE AND A HALF HOURS. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO PURCHASE NEW BOLTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL UNLESS MORE CUSTOMERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS MATTER. THE BOLTS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,100.

I WAS ON A HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH AND MY ENGINE CUT OFF, STEERING LOCKED UP, AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF BREAKS OR ANYTHING. I COULD NOT GET OVER OR EVEN PUT MY HAZARDS ON TO SIGNAL TO OTHER DRIVERS I COULD NOT STOP OR GET TO ANOTHER LANE. WHEN A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED HE TRIED A NEW BATTERY AND EVERYTHING AND COULD NOT EVEN GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO BE ABLE TO TOW IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD TO GET SPECIAL TRUCK THERE TO GET THE CAR TO SAFETY AND A SHOP. AFTER GETTING TO THE SHOP THEY SAID IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY WATER PUMP THAT CAUSED EVERYTHING TO SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT LOWERED THE REAR WINDOW. THE OUTSIDE AIR RUSHED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND MADE A HIGH-PITCHED NOISE AGAINST THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME DISORIENTED AND DIZZY. THE CONTACT SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ROLLED THE WINDOW BACK UP AND THE NOISE WENT AWAY. THE CONTACT EVEN TRIED LOWERING THE WINDOW A LITTLE BIT AT A FASTER SPEED AND THE NOISE INCREASED IN VOLUME WITH AIR SEEPING INTO THE HEADLINER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND ALL THE VEHICLES HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED AGAIN THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,874.

DASHBOARD REPORTS PARKING LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THEY WORK FINE. THIS APPEARS IDENTICAL TO RECALL 17V485000 WHICH WAS FOR 2017 JEEP RENEGADES.

ON TWO OCCASSIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OPERATING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND REMAINED IN THE DRIVE POSITION WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ON THE DISPLAY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS REVVED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. NO CODES OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS INDICATED. THE SHIFTER REMAINED IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE CAR HAD TO BE GUIDED OFF THE ROADWAY AND PLACED INTO PARK TO BE RESTARTED. VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESTART BOTH TIMES. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER ENTERING A HIGHWAY INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATING AND PRESENTED A DANGER TO ALL DRIVERS.

DASH DISPLAY STATES MULTIPLE LEFT SIDE LIGHTS ARE OUT WHEN NO LIGHTS ARE OUT AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY WINTER SINCE 2016. WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF THINGS SEEM TO BE FINE ON THE DASH. WHEN I TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF SHOWS BAD LIGHT IN 3 PLACES. LIGHTS ARE NOT OUT. DASH ALSO FLICKERS. I'M WEATHER UNDER 40 SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR COMES ON, AND ENGINE WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. FEELS LIKE HALF OF CYLINDERS ARE FIRING. CHRYSLER KNOWS IT'S A FAULTY THERMOSTAT. LEFT ME STRANDED 2 WINTERS STRAIGHT. THERMOSTAT OPERATES NORMALLY DURING SPRING/SUMMER. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THE TECHNICIANS AT DAVID STANLEY DODGE IN MIDWEST CITY, OK SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BOTH ISSUES. REFUSED TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WILL COST NEARLY $1000 TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX. I PUT TODAY'S DATE IN, BUT IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. WITH THE THERMOSTAT PROBLEM AND THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE DASH THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THESE ISSUES ARE RAMPANT AND ALL OVER THE FORUMS. MILES WHEN ISSUE OCCURRED ARE FROM 800 MILES - 70483. I WILL OUR CURRENT MILEAGE IN THE 'WHAT WAS THE MILEAGE' BLOCK ON NEXT PAGE.

CAR LOOSES POWER STEERING AND POWER AND DOES NOT SHUT OFF AND AIR BAGS ARE NOT ON WHILE DRIVING

SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON (MEANING TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF) THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. IT TURNS ON JUST FINE WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON AND THE LIGHT GOES AWAY. UNTIL YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING I WAS ACCELERATING AT THE BOTTOM OF A SMALL HILL ABOUT TO REACH THE BOTTOM OF IT. (I WAS GOING 15-20MPH) THE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OF REALLY FAST (LIKE STROBE LIGHT FAST) AND MY CAR FELT LIKE THE BREAK WAS PRESSED AND LET GO WITH THE LIGHT. WHILE I WAS TRYING TO SPEED UP THE CAR WOULDN'T. (LIKE IF YOU WENT BREAK, GAS, BREAK, GAS ECT,) THIS HAPPENED FOR A COUPLE SECONDS TILL I LET GO OF THE GAS AND IT STOPPED. AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING I ALSO HEARD A GRINDING SOUND I'M NOT SURE WHEN IT CAME FROM. THIS WAS ON A STRAIGHT CITY STREET THE CAR WAS IN AUTOMATION MODE WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE SET TO AUTOMATE. AFTER THIS I WENT TO A AUTHORIZED DEALER/MECHANIC. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT HE SAID BUT HE SAID MY CAR WAS ON A RECALL AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT HE IS LYING BECAUSE I HAVE CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES 2 RECALLS FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR HAVE BEEN MADE AND NONE EFFECT MY VEHICLE.(CHECK BY VIN NUMBER) I CAN'T TRUST THE MECHANIC TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM.

UPDATE TO COMPLAINT # 11270456 REPORTED ON 10/23/19. I CALLED JEEP DIRECTLY TO REPORT THE ISSUE AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME NOT TO PICK THE CAR. THEY CALLED DEALERSHIP DIRECTLY. THEY ARE AWARE OF AN "OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE" WITH 2016 RENEGADES WHICH IS RELATED TO THE CAR STALLING/GOING INTO NEUTRAL AND THE GEAR SHIFTING ISSUE. SINCE THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE ON 10/22/19, THEY WANT ME TO PUT 1,000 MILES ON THE CAR & BRING IT BACK FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THAT TEST, THEY MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.

MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN STARTING VEHICLE WHILE NO PROBLEMS EXIST. WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON AT ALL TIMES. CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL NUMBER "T50" ON JEEP RENEGADE 2017 MODELS.

RADIATOR COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED

COOLING FAN FAILURE ON 2016 JEEP RENEGADE LATITUDE AS REPORTED BY OTHER RENEGADE OWNERS, UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT FIND MY VIN UNDER ANY RECALLS ON THIS ITEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE FOG LIGHT REFLECTOR MELTED, WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAILURE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROADWAY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM SANDY LOCATED AT 10905 AUTO MALL DR, SANDY, UT 84070, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BULB WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BULB EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE LATITUDE (2.4 LITER) WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ME. BEFORE IT STALLED I WAS STOPPED IN WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS A MICHIGAN LEFT. ONCE TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR I STARTED MY TURN AND AS I STARTED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT MY WHEEL, A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO A BUSINESS. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THEN STARTED TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR WHEN I NOTICED NO RESPONSE. I PUSHED A LITTLE MORE AND REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE BACK TO PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THERE WAS A GAS STATION NEAR SO I HEADED THERE. AS I WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO THE GAS STATION (SLIGHT INCLINED DRIVEWAY) I NOTICED A QUICK FLASH ABOUT OIL. I PARKED AT A PUMP AND POPPED THE HOOD TO CHECK THE OIL. TO MY SURPRISE I WAS GETTING VERY LITTLE TO NOTHING ON THE DIP STICK. I CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT WAS THE SAME READING. I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE ON JULY 18, 2019. I HADN'T EVEN HIT THE NEXT SERVICE DATE (5,000-6,000 MILES) AND THERE HAD BEEN NO LEAKS THEY I HAD SEEN UNDER MY VEHICLE OR ANY ABNORMAL EXHAUST SMOKE (OIL BURNING) IN ANY OF THE TIME DRIVING THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 48,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE THE END OF JUNE. THIS STRUCK ME AS ODD AS I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY VEHICLE CONSUME THIS MUCH OIL WITH OUT SOME TYPE OF NOTICEABLE LEAK OR BURNING OF THE OIL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT PRIOR TO THIS EVENT ABOUT OIL DESPITE THERE BEING LITTLE TO NO READING OF OIL ON THE DIPSTICK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE, COOLANT HOT, AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. AFTER THIRTY MINUTES OF ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, A TOW TRUCK COMPANY WAS CONTACTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED; HOWEVER, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS ABLE TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

WHILE DRIVING, WARNING LIGHT CAME UP "SHIFT VEHICLE TO PARK" AND CAR ESSENTIALLY GOES INTO NEUTRAL. ONCE PULLED OVER, CAR COULDN'T BE RESTARTED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. WHEN IT FINALLY DID SHIFT, THE "SHIFT VEHICLE TO PARK" WARNING CAME UP AGAIN. LUCKILY, THIS HAPPENED ON A LOCAL ROAD AND NOT A 70MPH HIGHWAY. HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES WHEN CAR WAS STARTED AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT TO D AND/OR R AND CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT.

FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MORNINGS (SINCE THE WEATHER HAS BEEN COOLER AT NIGHT) AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING A COUPLE OF BLOCKS, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY STOP IN THE STREET WITH NO WARNING AND THE SCREEN WILL FLASH "THE CAR MUST BRAKE BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS". WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE CAR, IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. NO FLASHING ENGINE LIGHTS ON THE CONTROL PANEL AND NO CODE FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE (I WAS THERE TODAY). I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT NO OTHER CAR WAS BEHIND ME OR I WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. ONCE THE CAR HAS WARMED, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. SO FAR, IT HAS ONLY OCCURRED FIRST THING IN THE MORNING WITH THE TEMP BELOW 68 DEGREES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IS A REAL DANGER.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR LOST POWER, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME OFF, LOST POWER STEERING, CAR SHUT DOWN. WOULDN'T START. CHECKED OIL, CALLED TOW TRUCK. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR BACK TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD WHILE MY HUSBAND BACKED IT UP TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. TOW TRUCK GOT THERE, PUT CAN IN NEUTRAL, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF, CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF EMERGENCY BRAKE, PUSHED IT 20 OR SO TIMES, EMERGENCY BRAKE FINALLY TURNED OFF SO WE COULD BACK UP THE CAR SO THE TOW TRUCK COULD GET IT FRONT OF IT TO TOW. CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND IT IS DANGEROUSLY UNSAFE. THE CAR WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP ALREADY THIS SUMMER FOR WEEKS FOR ELECTRICAL LIGHTS GOING OFF AND THE CAR CONTINUING TO RUN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE JEEP RENEGADES NEED TO BE TOOK OFF THE ROAD.

FOR THE PAST WEEK MY ENGINE STALLS IN THE MORNING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, WHEN I'M ABOUT TO TURN AND THE DASH TELLS ME TO SHIFT INTO PARK. WHEN RE-STARTING THE ENGINE STRUGGLES AND THEN COMES ON. IT JUST HAPPENED WHEN LEAVING WORK TOO. STARTED DRIVING OUT THE PARKING LOT AND THE CAR STALLED. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2017-2018 JEEPS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2016. LUCKILY I'VE BEEN ON STREETS AND OFF THE HIGHWAY AND GOING SLOW ENOUGH THAT WHEN IT STALLS I CAN THROW ON MY FOUR WAY FLASHERS. BUT I'M SCARED IT WILL STALL WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR GOING FAST.

ODOMETER BLINKING/FLASHING

NAVIGATION ISSUES. NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS IMPROPERLY CALIBRATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 65, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LESTER GLENN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (1199 NJ-37 W, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08755, (732) 481-2586) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE STRIKING SOMETHING. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS BENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,500.

THE 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK SUV HAS A RECURRING POWER SEAT PROBLEM THAT PREVENTS THE USE OF THE 8-WAY AND LUMBAR FUNCTIONS. THE PROBLEM CAUSES THE DRIVER SEAT TO FREEZE AND LOCK INTO A POSITION ON THE SEAT FLOOR TRACKS. THIS COULD CREATE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

THE 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK SUV HAS A RECURRING POWER SEAT PROBLEM THAT PREVENTS THE USE OF THE 8-WAY AND LUMBAR FUNCTIONS. THE PROBLEM CAUSES THE DRIVER SEAT TO FREEZE AND LOCK INTO A POSITION ON THE SEAT FLOOR TRACKS. THIS COULD CREATE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

THE COOLING FAN FAILED AND BLEW THE FUSE. THE LOSS OF COOLING ALSO CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY.

THIS IS REGARDING MY SON'S VEHICLE. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE FUEL GAUGE HAS SHOWN FUEL IN THE TANK. ONCE IT WAS SHOWING JUST UNDER A QUARTER TANK AND ANOTHER SHOWING JUST UNDER HALF TANK. IN REALITY THE TANK WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. BOTH TIMES HE WAS OBVIOUSLY DRIVING AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND LEFT HIM TRYING TO NEGOTIATE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND STRANDED UNTIL HIS FATHER OR WHERE ABLE TO REACH HIM.

JEEP ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND ONE DAY DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR KILLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME AS WELL. HAD IT SENT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. CAR IS ONLY AT 40,000 MILES AND IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. COST TO REPAIR IT IS $800. I LOOKED UP CASES AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH JEEP RENEGADE FUEL PUMPS AND OTHER YEARS 2017 AND UP HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT WHY HASN'T MINE? ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH AND THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS THE 1ST ISSUE, THE BIGGEST STRESSOR IS THE FACT THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND CHRYSLER WON'T SHIP MY MECHANIC THE PART FOR 3 WEEKS. YES 3 WEEKS WITHOUT A VEHICLE, LOST WAGES, AND MISSED CLASSES BECAUSE I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING TO CLASS FOR NURSING SCHOOL. I HAD A RENTAL CAR THAT I WAS PAYING $27 DOLLARS A DAY BUT AFTER 1.5 WEEKS, I CAN'T AFFORD THAT PLUS THE $800+ REPAIR SO I RETURNED IT. MY MECHANIC ALSO NOTICED THE CANISTER OF THE EVAP SYSTEM IS ALSO BAD WHICH IS ANOTHER THING THAT SHOULDN'T BE GOING BAD THIS SOON. NOW MY TOTAL IS $1075. PLUS THE $300 OF THE RENTAL I HAD TO GET WHILE CHRYSLER WAS TAKING THEIR TIME GETTING THE PART I NEEDED. YESTERDAY I HAD TO CALL CORPORATE TO BEG THEM TO GET THIS PART MOVING FASTER. THE FACT THAT THE PART IS BACK ORDERED, MEANS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. IT'S TIME TO RECALL THIS PART BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. I WAS LUCKY AND WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE CAR WHEN IT WAS TRYING TO SUDDENLY JERK OFF THE ROAD WITH SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. BUT NOT EVERYONE MIGHT NOT BE LUCKY AND IT'S A DANGEROUS SITUATION WAITING TO HAPPEN.

JULY 2018 FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED: I WAS IN TRAFFIC FLOWING ALONG ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND IT SLOWED TO A CRAWL...STOP AND GO AT 5-10MPH FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. ROAD DRY, SUNNY, ABOUT 92 DEGREES F. I HAD THE AC ON AND THE RADIO FULL BLAST. I WAS PULLING FORWARD TO CRAWL ALONG AND IT STALLED. CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE MESSAGE CENTER SAYS IT'S NOT RUNNING AND HIT THE BRAKE AND THE IGNITION BUTTON SO I DID, AND IT STARTED AND I MOVED OUT. HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 5 MIN. LATER. THIS TIME IT DIDN'T JUST START AND I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK FOR A MOMENT BEFORE IT WOULD START. LUCKY FOR ME WE WERE GOING SLOW ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE WORKED AROUND ME. THE THIRD TIME I WAS MOVING ALONG FASTER AT ABOUT 20MPH AS THE CONGESTION WAS FREEING UP...IT STALLED AGAIN. IT WAS SCARY, NOTHING WORKS AND I HAD TO GLIDE OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. DANGEROUS. SCARY. I KNOW THE 2017 JEEP HAD A RECALL FOR STALLING DUE TO A BFP. DOES MY 2016 HAVE THIS ISSUE ALSO? I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND REPORTED IT.TODAY IT HAPPENED FOR A SECOND TIME AUG. 2019 VEHICLE HAD BEEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING CONSTANTLY AROUND 10-20 MPH FOR ABOUT 30 MILES AS ELEVATION WAS GAINED, VERY HOT TEMPS IN 90'S.AC ON. ALL LOSS OF POWER, NO WARNING LIGHTS, VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. UPON RESTART CAR IS PARKED FOR ABOUT HOUR. NEXT ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING, 30-60 MPH, WHILE LOSING ELEVATION, WHENEVER THE GAS WAS DEPRESSED IT HESITATED AND BEGAN TO STALL. HAD TO KEEP THE AC OFF, WHENEVER IT WAS ON IT HESITATED MORE. FINALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 60-65 MPH IF YOU LET OFF GAS AND THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD HESITATE AGAIN AND AGAIN. WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP IT WOULD ALSO HESITATE IN IDLE DRIVE. IT ALMOST STALLED DOZENS AND DOZENS OF TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER DID NOT MOVE TO THE PARK GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE GEAR SHIFTER BETWEEN OTHER GEARS FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES UNTIL IT MOVED INTO THE PARK GEAR. THE CONTACT CALLED PUEBLO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 2147 W US HIGHWAY 50, PUEBLO, CO 81008, 719-545-6666) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE FIRST YEAR I HAD IT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES BECAUSE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON. THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. LAST MONTH I STARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS RUNNING LIKE IT HAD 150, 000 MILES ON IT (IT ONLY HAS 42,000) AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD ON THE PHONE THE THE O2 SENSOR WAS BAD AND I NEEDED A TUNEUP... BUT WHEN I REFUSED TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP $700 FOR THE WORK THE STORY CHANGED WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR. THEY THEN TOLD ME THEY BROKE THE O2 SENSOR WHEN REPLACING A FAN THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED. WHILE DRIVING O THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. ONCE I GOT HOME A TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON ONLY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IM GOING TO DO WITH THIS $35,000 LEMON. I CAN ONLY GUESS THE CAR STILL HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES OR THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO DIE AT 42,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. BUT I DO KNOW I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN IN MY LIFE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE THE CONTACT;S SON WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE TO CONTINUE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE FOLLOWING NIGHT, WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS LOOKING OUTSIDE HIS RESIDENCE, HE WITNESSED THE VEHICLE TURN ON AND SHIFT INO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT'S SON ENTERED THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MINOT AUTOMOTIVE CENTER (LOCATED AT 3615 S BROADWAY, MINOT, ND 58701, (701) 289-9350) TO BE REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE DEALER WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD (LIKE A MANUAL ON MY FIRST DAY OF DRIVING SCHOOL) UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT IN LOWER GEARS. PROBLEM PERSISTS IN ANY WEATHER CONDITION AS I LIVE IN THE NORTH EAST. BRAKE ROTORS WEAR UNEVEN CAUSING PULSATION DUE TO STICKING CALIPERS

RADIATOR FAN FAILED AT 53,000 MILES RESULTING IN THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AS PER MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS.

RADIATOR FAN

The radiator fan will stop working or work intermittently. If it's not running when the temp gets up you have to manually Spin The Fan then it will engage. It is prone to overheating while idling or moving slow. I have replaced the fan on a active recall for this model three times already. The fans usually last from anywhere from 4 months to a 8 months.

FOR THE LAST YEAR ON AND OFF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE( SERVICE AIR BAGS, PARKING BRAKE, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CABLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, POWER STEERING LIGHT), ETC. LAST WEEK WE WERE DRIVING WITH THE KIDS, WENT TO PARK, GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, STARTED IT AND ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF. MY HUSBAND TURNED THE KEY TO OFF, PULLED IT OUT, AND THE CAR KEPT RUNNING. WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER ONLY TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE SEATBELT. WE GOT THE CAR BACK AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. WE WERE DRIVING, ALL THE LIGHTS KEPT GOING OFF, INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WHICH TURNS OFF THE POWER STEERING SO WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION ONLY TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, PULLED THE KEY OUT AND THE CAR KEPT RUNNING. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND BROUGHT IT BACK IN TO BE SERVICED. THE CAR IS DANGEROUSLY UNSAFE!

DRIVING MY VEHICLE TODAY AND IT DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN APPLYING THE GAS. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST BUT AS A RESULT, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED TODAY. I HAVE 40,800 MILES. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES IN THE PAST BUT THIS WAS A TIME THAT THE DELAY IN ACCELERATION LASTED AT LEAST 8 SECONDS. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS ALWAYS DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP EXCEPT ONCE WHEN I DECELERATING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STARTED TO STALL UNTIL I REVVED THE ENGINE.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHILE DRIVING; VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER KEY IS REMOVED BODY CONTROLS MODULE

TAKATA RECALL JEEP NEEDING OIL CHANGE AT 7600 MILES, BONE DRY WITH NO INDICATION, NO SMOKE, NO NOTICE, ENGINE STALLS THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. WON'T RESTART FOR 30 SECONDS. FAN BEARING FAILED. REPAIRED WITH OEM PART, FAILING AGAIN. ELECTRICAL ISSUES, HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF ON DARK HIGHWAY, INDICATING ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING HAS FAILED, ELECTRICAL RESTORED. MULTIPLE SMALLER EVENTS OF BLINKER RIGHT OR LEFT BEING OUT, INDICATORS INCLUDED RAPID FLASHING OF DASHBOARD INDICATOR. BULBS ALWAYS SELF RESTORED AND FAULT CLEARED. EVAP FAILURE INDICATED, SELF RESOLVED WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER CALLED JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM FIAT OF ONTARIO (LOCATED AT 1202 AUTO CENTER DR, ONTARIO, CA 91761, (909) 906-7097 AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,643.

THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT , JERKY MOTION. I ENGINE STALL ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. THE FIRST IT HAPPEN IT FEEL LIKE SOMEONE HAD BUMP THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FUEL STATION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED OIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ADD OIL TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BARBERA AUTOLAND (7810 E ROOSEVELT BLVD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152, (215) 333-3700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE VIBRATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANTWERPEN CHRYSLER JEEP (6440 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, BALTIMORE, MD 21228, (410) 788-2973), BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A DELAY IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ALONG WITH A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

VEHICLE IN MOTION ON THE I-90S IN BUFFALO, NY. SUDDEN LOSS OF MECHANICAL POWER TO MY FRONT WHEEL DRIVE 2016 JEEP RENEGADE SPORT (STANDARD TRANSMISSION). THIS OCCURRED ON 6/23 AT 1:30AM FOLLOWING A CONCERT. DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE IN DANGER DUE TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF MECHANICAL POWER TO THE CAR AND WERE FORCED TO PULL OVER ON A RESTRICTED HIGHWAY OVERPASS. DEALER, WEST HERR (ORCHARD PARK) QUOTED FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY - MOPAR (68312374AA) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER A VEHICLE ENGINE STALL AT 52092/60,000 (POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY). REPLACEMENT OF PART NOT COVERED VIA POWER-TRAIN AS THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY MERELY CONTRIBUTES TO THE COVERED GAS ENGINE. VERY DISAPPOINTING TO A NEW OWNER THAT HAD BOUGHT USED AND EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT PART REPLACEMENT WHICH SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.

I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON 5/2/19 AFTER THE COOLING FAN MADE A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN IT WAS IDLING WITH A/C ON. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE & SENT ME ON MY WAY. ON 6/22/19 WHILE RETURNING FROM MY LUNCH BREAK ( JEEP HAD BEEN IDLING WITH A/C ON IN A DRIVE THROUGH & FAN BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE - FAN TURNING ON/OFF IN CYCLES) SMOKE STARTED POURING FROM UNDER HOOD, ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF IMMEDIATELY & WHEN I RESTARTED IT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE JEEP TOWED FROM MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ( I'M A NURSE, AND MISSED A DAY OF WORK DUE TO THIS! ). PICKING MY JEEP UP FROM DEALERSHIP TODAY TO THE TUNE OF $484.52 TO REPLACE COOLING FAN. I SEE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE, AND THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED ON 2/11/19 DUE TO NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. I'M THANKFUL THAT THIS HAPPENED AT 7PM RATHER THAN AT MIDNIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY...... AT THE END OF THE DAY MY VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE COOLING FAN IS SOMETHING JEEP HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS & I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL.

DRIVING DOWN A LONG WINDING HILL WHEN ACCELERATION AND BRAKES WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE OR DURING. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BURNED THROUGH 4 QUARTS OF OIL AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT BACK TO DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THERE IS NO WAY I'M GETTING BACK INTO A VEHICLE THAT HAS NO BRAKES DURING SAFE MODE AND HAS NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG. JEEP NEEDS TO GET THESE OFF OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE