2016 Jeep Renegade Complaint Log

ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS REPLACE, PAID $100 DEUCTIBLE ON LIFETIME WARRANTY, WAS RECALLED LATER AND FCA DENIED REFUND OF $100 EVEN AFTER DEALER PROCESSED REFUND.

MY VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN TAKEN FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER HAS FAILED AND IS NOT RELEASING. THIS PRESENTS SERIOUS ISSUE FOR BRAKING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE, THUS INDICATING THAT THIS IS A MAJOR NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT I CANNOT EVEN HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER AS THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE.

MY CAR WAS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE LIKE FRICTION. NOTICED A SMELL COMING FROM AC VENTS. TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO CERTIFIED JEEP DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD ABOUT RECALL ON ENGINE COOLING FAN ON MY YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE BUT MY VIN WASNT LISTED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. 700$ FOR FAN REPLACEMENT WHEN MOPAR CLEARLY ACKNOWLEDGES ISSUE.

VEHICLE WAS AT VERY LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT, WHEELS SLIGHTLY TURNED AND THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY STALLED AND DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHIFTING FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER FOUR HOURS. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING SMELL EMERGING FROM THE VENTS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE CONTACT MENTIONED REPLACED THE COOLANT FAN AND FUSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR FOR A WHILE NOW. IT MAKES A SOUND, WHICH FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVE SAID SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN FAN, WHEN I AM STOPPED OR IDLING. IT IS A CLICKING AND WHIRRING SOUND THAT I CAN HEAR FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN VIDEOS WHICH DESCRIBE AN ISSUE WITH THE 2015/2016 JEEP RENEGADE ENGINE COOLING FAN, WHICH SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE WHAT I AM DEALING WITH. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOT SURE THIS IS THE EXACT ISSUE, BUT I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT DEVELOP INTO THE SMOKING AND OVERHEATING THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR HAVE EXPERIENCED.

DRIVING IN CITY, HELPING WITH TORNADO RELIEF. ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR WENT FROM MIDDLE TO MAX HOT. INSTANTANEOUSLY, NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK TO GET FIXED. COOLANT THERMOSTAT, FAN AND LARGE FUSE WHERE SHOT. DAY AFTER GETTING IT BACK. INDICATOR SHOT UP AGAIN WHILE ON INTERSTATE ON WAY TO TO HELP WITH TORNADO RELIEVE STILL. TOOK TO GET FIXED, A HOSE BLEW OUT DRAINING ALL COOLANT INSTANTLY, AGAIN. GOT FIXED. NEXT DAY DRIVING COUNTRY ROAD TO WORK, CAR DIED THROWING TONS OF WHITE SMOKE. AAA LOOKING AT IT, THINK IT'S HEAD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE. I'VE BEEN DILIGENT IN ALL MY MAINTENANCE, AS THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR. NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ETC. HAD OTHER ISSUES FROM THE START, BUT USED TO DEALING DUE TO USED CARS. GOT A NEW CAR THINKING KEEP UP ON MAINTENANCE, SHOULDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS I'M 53 AND WILL GO BACK TO USED CARS AND WILL NEVER BUT A JEEP AGAIN. AT LEAST I'LL HAVE THE MONEY TO GET FIXED WHEN THEY BREAK DOWN, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A MONTHLY PAYMENT.

ELECTRIC FAN ASSEMBLY FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. BURNED UP THE ELECTRIC FAN, SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE BAY. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW HOT AIR. THE CONTACT'S SON ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN SOMETHING IN THE RADIATOR AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, THE COOLANT BUBBLED UP, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON JUNE 17, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR WITH THE AIR ON, I STOPPED, HAPPENED TO LOOK AT THE GAUGES AND NOTICED THE RED BAR SHOWING MY CAR WAS OVER HEATED. I TURNED CAR OFF, LIFTED THE HOOD, LET CAR SIT FOR A WHILE, THEN SON LOOSENED THE RESERVOIR CAP WATER IN RESERVOIR WAS BOILING. I LET CAR SIT FOR AWHILE, COULD DRIVE IT BUT HAD TO LEAVE AIR OFF. I HAVE IT FIXED.*JB

WHEN IDLE (STOP SIGN, TRAFFIC LIGHT) AND APPLIED GAS TO ACCELERATE, A READING COMES UP ON THE DASHBOARD OF "VEHICLE MUST BE IN PARK TO SHIFT" AND THE MESSAGES DISAPPEARS QUICKLY. THE CAR STOPS, I HAVE TO RESET TO PARK, TURN OFF THE CAR, START IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS IN THE WORST OF TIMES, IN TRAFFIC, RANDOMLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE NOVEMBER 2018.

THE RADIATOR FAN MALFUNCTIONED THEN DIED. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 34,600 MILES AND WEEKS OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTEE EXPIRATION DATE. THIS REPAIR COST ME $667.00. IN CHECKING WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE IN THE JEEP RENEGADE COMMUNITY, THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. HOWEVER, JEEP HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLING FANS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE FUSES WOULD BLOW OUT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND ALLOW IT TO COOL DOWN. THE DEALER (C & C DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP, 1305 PIKE ST, BUILDING A, MARIETTA, OH 45750, (740) 373-2928) REPLACED THE FAN AND THE FUSE ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *AS

THE CAR STALLS FREQUENTLY WITH NO WARNING AT SPEED AND ALSO WHEN EXECUTING A STOP. IT USES A HUGE AMOUNT OF OIL, 5 QTS BETWEEN CHANGES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR STALLS IF THE OIL LEVEL IS LOW. THIS MEANS THEY RECOGNIZE AN ISSUE AND HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. HOW WOULD I KNOW THIS, AND HOW LOW DOES THE OIL HAVE TO BE TO STALL? THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND IF IT IS 'NORMAL' WHY HAVE THEY NOT TOLD ALL RENEGADE OWNERS? I WILL NEVER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR BECAUSE IF IT STALLS ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH I WILL MOST CERTAINLY HAVE A CRASH.

CAR HIT 40000 MILES AND RADIATOR FAN STARTED MAKING SQUEALING NOISE AND NOW DOSEN'T CUT ON AT ALL. JEEP HAS ALMOST OVERHEATED BECAUSE OF THIS

WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE COOLING FAN COULD BE HEARD MAKING A WEIRD NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A STRONG ODOR. THIS HAPPENED ONE TIME EARLIER WHILE IDLING AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON. THE STRONG ODOR MADE ME TAKE IT TO A SHOP NEAR ME FOR FEAR OF DRIVING IT. LUCKILY IT WAS COLDER THAN USUAL OR IT WOULD HAVE OVERHEATED. UPON LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE AND HAVING MY COOLING FAN REPLACED, I FOUND IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE IN THE 2016 MODELS, AND HAS BEEN FIXED FOR (OR PART OF) THE 2017 MODELS. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED NO OFFICIAL RECALLS WERE SENT, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY. LUCKILY, I GOT THIS REPLACED BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED, BUT I'VE SPOKEN WITH NUMEROUS OTHER RENEGADE OWNERS WHO HAD THE VEHICLES BREAK DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOPS FOR REPAIRS. I DID HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT BECAUSE I TOOK IT TO SHOP NEAR ME (FOR FEAR OF DRIVING IT) INSTEAD OF THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ONLY COVERED PART OF THE REPAIR WHICH WAS ABOUT $200 OUT OF MY $550 BILL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE ARE BEING LEFT OUT ON THE ROAD WHEN IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE DEALER WHO PROVIDED THE PART EVEN HAD MULTIPLE FANS IN STOCK, INDICATING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

THE ENGINE ON MY 2016 RENEGADE WITH ONLY 32000 MILES ON IT BEGAN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHILE IDLING. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I DETERMINED IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE RADIATOR FAN THAT HAD EITHER COME LOOSE OR WAS BENT. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL DUE TO THE MULTIPLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS. OF COURSE IT HAPPENS RIGHT PAST THE ORIGINAL WARRANT EXPIRATION SO THAT IT IS NOT COVERED. THE COST TO FIX THIS WAS $620 AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY WHOLE FAN ASSEMBLY.

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR NOT EVEN THREE YEARS AND I AM ALREADY HAVING TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT. THERE IS LESS THEN 48,000 MILES ON IT, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR AT ALL TO ANYONE. THEY NEED TO START FIXING THESE ISSUES BECAUSE I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM.

I AM CONCERNED THAT KEY FOB TO OUR 2016 RENEGADE DOES NOT WORK WELL AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT STILL HAVE PROBLEMS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DOORS. I WORRY WHEN THE KEY FOB TAKES A LONG TIME TO OPEN THE DOORS I HAVE TO HOVER KEY FOB OVER DOOR HANDLE TO SEE IF IT READS IT, THIS HAPPENS WHEN I PICK UP THE KIDS FROM SCHOOL, OR RUNNING TO THEIR GAME'S AND PRACTICES, AND IT HAPPENS ON RAINY DAYS TOO. I CAN'T GET IN MY CAR AND I WORRY FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY KIDS BECAUSE WE'RE STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WAITING TO SEE IF DOORS WILL UNLOCK. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT WE CANNOT GET INTO OUR CAR. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH KEY FOBS. I NEED THIS ISSUED RESOLVED.

AIR CONDITIONER WONT HOLD ANTI FREEZE. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE AC COMPRESSOR UNIT HAS SHRAPNEL IN IT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WOULD NOT DO IT BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO AC UNITS SOMETIMES AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. (AC UNITS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 3 YEARS!)

SITTING IN EVENT TRAFFIC CAR SITTING STILL AND SMELLED BURNING FROM AIR VENTS, THE PANEL INSTRUMENT WAS READING CAR OVERHEATING. ONCE WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND GET CAR UP TO SPEED THE CAR STOPPED OVERHEATING BUT COULD NOT LET CAR IDLE/SIT STILL OR CAR WILL OVERHEAT. CAR HAS 48K MILES PURCHASED NEW, TOLD DEALERSHIP THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND SERVICE TECH STATED THIS WAS THE 3RD TO 4TH ONE THIS WEEK THEY HAVE WORKED ON WITH SAME PROBLEM. NOW LOOKING AT CLOSE TO $600 TO REPLACE COOLING FAN. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE FOR RECALL WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE FOUND ONLINE WITH THIS MODEL WITH THE SAME ISSUE OF COOLING FAN PROBLEMS

THE FAN IS WOBBLING AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE - LIKE ITS RUBBING ON SOMETHING. ONLY WHEN IDLE, OR AC/HEAT IS ON.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER SAYS IT NEED NEW RADIATOR FAN. 38,000 MILES. SEEMS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. DEALER QUOTES $725 TO REPAIR. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.

MY AIR IN MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE STOPPED WORKING RIGHT AT THE 41,000/ 42,000 MILAGE MARK. I TRIED TO REPLACE THE FREON MYSELF, AS I THOUGHT IT WAS AN EASY FIX, NOT SO. YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THE NEW FREON AND HAVE SPECIAL TOOLS TO ACCESS IT. I THEN BEGAN RESEARCHING. SEEMS THIS MODEL / MAKE IS KNOWN TO RUN OUT OF FREON RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY. YOU HEARD ME...AFTER THE WARRANTY! PLUS, THEY MAKE IT SO YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL JEEP CUSTOMER FOR YEARS, BUT THIS HAS ME FRUSTRATED AND PISSED QUITE FRANKLY. IT IS RIDICULOUS! FIX THE PROBLEM IF YOU KNOW IT IS HAPPENING....BUT IT IS A MONEY MAKER. I WILL BE SPREADING THE WORD ON EVERY SOCIAL MEDIA SITE I CAN GET MY HANDS ON. I AM ALSO BBB'ING THIS HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. OH, AND THE LOCAL DEALERS CAN NOT STOCK THE FREON, DUE TO THE EXORBITANT PRICE. SCREWING THE CUSTOMERS AS USUAL!

FAN RATTLES VEHICLE OVERHEATS AC NOT WORKING NOTICE ALL THIS WHEN CAME TO A STOP AND WAS IDLING.

RADIATOR FAN MAKING RATTLE NOISE. IT HAS 36011 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO ALLOW IT TO COOL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BLUEBONNET JEEP (283 N INTERSTATE 35 FRONTAGE RD, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130, (866) 783-0824) WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE COOLANT FAN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I LOVE MY RENEGADE BUT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS , FIRST AFTER ONLY HAVING IT FOR A FEW MONTHS BUYING IT DEC 2016 NEW THE FUEL PUMP BROKE AND I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN IT SAID I HAD A QUARTER TANK. THEN THE DRIVER SEAT BECAME STUCK FORWARD, I THOUGHT I FIXED IT IT WAS FINE NOW IT'S STUCK BACK. I HAVE TO USE A PILLOW BEHIND ME. THEN AT 40,000 MILES JUST ABOUT THE COOLANT FAN STARTED RATTLING AS IF SOMETHING WAS LOOSE, THEN IT STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC I HAD TO BLAST THE HEAT BECAUSE THE TEMP GAUGE WOULD GO RED. I CHECKED THE FUSE IT WAS BLOWN SO IT WAS CHANGED AND STILL NO FAN. SO I FIGURED IT'S THE COOLANT FAN RELAY AND THEY AREN'T EASY TO LOCATE. AUTO PARTS STORE AND JEEP PARTS AT THE DEALERSHIP ARE HARD TO TALK TO BECAUSE IT IS A FIAT PART. YOU WOULD THINK THE 2JEEP DEALERSHIPS THAT SELL THEM WOULD KNOW THAT. NOW I SEE THAT A TON OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND NEEDED THE FULL FAN ASSEMBLE REPLACED AND A NEW THERMOSTAT..I DO NOT HAVE MONEY FOR THIS. WHY NO RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY WHILE IN DRIVE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AND HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING. FURTHERMORE, SOME ELECTRICAL FAILURES WERE EXPERIENCED, INCLUDING ALL THE WINDOWS REMAINED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE POWER TRAIN FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000(POWER TRAIN), WHICH ONLY PERTAINED TO THE 2014 AND 2015 MODELS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS SERVICED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE VARIOUS FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,243.

JEEP RENEGADE PARKING BRAKE CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. JEEP WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED AND HAD TO BE DRAGGED UP ON TOW TRUCK AND DRAGGED INTO THE SHOP. THIS CREATED A HAZARDOUS SITUATION AS THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED TO SAFETY. ALSO JEEP FAILED TO COVER AND OF THE REPAIRS.

INTERMITTENT CHECK PARKING BREAK, CHECK AIR BAG WARNING KEEPS COMING ON. ALSO WILL NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN DRIVER SEAT BELT IS ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE THREE WARNINGS WILL STAY ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTIONS.

COOLING FAN BEGAN MAKING RATTLING NOISE, BLEW FUSE, RESULTING IN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE'S MILEAGE IS 47396. ENTIRE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST $878.86. JEEP DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAULTY FAN. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE WITHOUT ANY RECALLS TO CORRECT THIS FAULTY PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD AND THE STEERING ABILITY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO SOUTH POINTE JEEP (9240 S MEMORIAL DRIVE, TULSA, OK 74133) WHERE THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WAS FLASHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,601.

WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHILE WARMING UP. GRINDING NOISE STARTED. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND CHECKED THE HOOD. COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING SO I CARRIED ON. LATER IN TRAFFIC, GRINDING NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT STARTS. TEMPERATURE SHOOTS INTO RED, AND I START SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FOUND IT WAS THE COOLING FAN. DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE CAME TO FIND OUT THIS A PROBLEM WITH TONS OF OTHER PEOPLE. I FEEL THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. FAILURE CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND COULD RESULT IN A BLOWN MOTOR AND/OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BEFORE ANYTHING MAJOR HAPPEND. THESE FANS SHOULD BE LIVING A 100,000 MILE LIFE. BUT IT'S HAPPENING AT 30,000-70,000 MILES. JEEP WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AS THEY SAY IT ISN'T PART OF THE DRIVETRAIN. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I FEEL THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD THAT JEEP RAN OUT OF THEM AND HAD/HAS LONG WAIT TIMES. DURING THIS PERIOD THE VEHICLE IS UNUSABLE. THIS IS REALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR SUCH A NEWER MODEL VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT 52,000 MILES AND NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY $350 IN REPAIRS ALONG WITH THE $150 PART.

CAR RUNNING IN PARK WAITING AT BUS STOP , HEARD A POP, THEN SMELLED SMOKE, THEN GOT OUT AND FIRE UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SIDE , CALLED 911 AND FIRE WENT UP IN FLAMES AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED WHOLE FRONT OF MY CAR EVERYTHING LOST . GOT ME AND SON OUT AND THAT WAS IT. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK!!

I TURNED ON MY JEEP RENEGADE WITH THE AUTOMATIC START BUTTON IN LIKE 30 WEATHER. I DROVE IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. I ALSO HAD THE AIR BAG, BRAKE WARNING SIGN TURN ON. I STOPPED TO PUT GAS AND JUST THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE WITH CODE P0128- THERMOSTAT FAILURE. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED IN CANADA SINCE I AM ON A TEMPORARY WORK PERMIT. SO IT COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG FOR SERVICE. CHECKED ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN DRIVING, WHEN CHECKED IT STATED IT WAS THERMOSTAT IS NOT WORKING ON A 2016 CAR

MY RADIATOR FAN IS MAKING A NOISE AND I DON'T BELIEVE IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHICH IS CAUSING MY JEEP TO RUN HOT. MY ENGINE SMELLS LIKE BURNED RUBBER UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE NOISE OCCURS WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IDLE.

BOUGHT JEEP BRAND NEW AND NOW HAS 17,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE HAD INJECTORS REPLACES. IT HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIME FOR PCV VALVE FREEZING AND CAUSING CYLINDERS TO MISFIRE. IT HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AND OCCASIONALLY WILL JUST SHUT. IN THE LAST MONTH IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIME AND USUALLY AT LEAST 2 DAYS A POP. ONE OF THOSE TIMES HAD IT TOWED IN AT MY EXPENSE. VERY DISPLEASED WITH ENGINE. DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. SO THIS IS SOMETHING I WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH EVERY WINTER. NOT EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE. VERY DISAPPOINTED. AT ONE POINT SHUT OFF TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION THE BRAKE, AIRBAG AND SEATBELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A CHIME. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT BATTERY WAS FAULTY AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 8 DAYS AFTER WE GOT THE CAR BACK THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON STARTING THE CAR BEFORE PUTTING THE CAR IN MOTION. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT ISSUE WAS THE BATTERY. AND THAT IT WAS OUR FAULT THAT WE DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR ENOUGH EVEN THOUGH WE HAD DRIVEN THE CAR 3 TIMES IN THAT 8 DAYS.

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES AFTER STARTING CAR. DRIVING 30+ MPH DOWN A CITY STREET, CAR STOPPED MOVING AND SHUT OFF. GEAR SHIFT SHOWED CAR WAS IN DRIVE, RADIO WAS ON BUT DASHBOARD SAID PRESS BREAK PEDAL AND PUSH BUTTON TO START. TURNED CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND ENGINE TRIED TO TURNOVER BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MINUTES, CAR STARTED AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES UNDER ALL SIMILAR CONDITIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT TOOK 4 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART BEFORE CAR WOULD TURN ON. TWO DAYS LATER SAME HAPPENED TWICE IN A ROW SPANNING 4 MINUTES APART FROM EACH OTHER. ALL UNDER SAME CONDITIONS. 30+ MPH MOVING STRAIGHT ON CITY STREET. *DT*JB

COOLING FAN MOTOR FAILING WITH 38,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHEN THE FAN COMES ON IT BEGINS TO WOBBLE AND MAKE CLICKING NOISES. THIS RENEGADE IS A 2016. THIS PART SHOULD NOT BE FAILING.

AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES THE ENGINE FAN HAS GONE BAD CAUSING THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY 600-800$ IN REPAIRS FOR A NEW VEHICLE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING SOMETHING SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND DONE ABOUT THIS.

ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR DOESNT EVEN LAST 35,000 MILES WITHOUT BEING REPLACED. BEARINGS IN THE FAN MOTOR GO BAD!

THE VACUUM HOSE ON THIS MODEL CONSTANTLY BREAKS. IT BROKE AS SOON AS I BOUGHT IT. HAVE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. LAST TIME WAS SEPTEMBER AND IT HAS ALREADY BROKEN AGAIN. THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME ON THIS MODEL. IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THEY HAD SEEN A BROKEN VACUUM HOSE ON A RENEGADE JUST THAT DAY! WHY HAS THERE NEVER BEEN A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS????????

THE ENGINE FAN HAS DECIDED TO STOP WORKING AT ONLY 44K MILES!? THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEIR RENEGADE AT EVEN FEWER MILES THAN THIS. I HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE MY 3 YEAR OLD CAR WAS OVERHEATING DUE TO A BAD OR POS ENGINE FAN? WHAT IF I WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND WITH KIDS IN THE CAR? THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY REPORTS OF IT YET.... .... CHECK THE FORUMS ONLINE!!

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT BUCKLE. THE MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED AND YOU CAN'T INSERT THE BUCKLE INTO THE LOCK. THERE IS NO SEAT BELT ALERT SOUND EITHER BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION.

AT 28,600 MILES CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD SO I DECIDED TO OPEN THE HOOD AND TAKE A LOOK I NOTICE THAT THE FAN WAS WOBBLING SO MUCH AND IT WAS HITTING SOME OTHER PARTS. CAR THEN STARTED OVERHEATING AND SMOKING. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY CHECKED MY CAR AND SAID THAT IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS IF I DRIVE THE CAR IN THAT CONDITION BECAUSE I COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE COOLING FAN MODULE AND FUSE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY MENTIONED IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR.

FIRST AT 25000 MILES ENGINE COOLING FAN WENT OUT AND RATTLED SO LOUD AND OVERHEATED HAD TO BE TOWED. TOOK DEALERSHIP A WEEK JUST TO GET THE PARTS. NOW AT 34000 MILES ENGINE DIED AND VEHICLE STOPPED ON HIGHWAY ON RAMP ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT. NO ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I DROVE IT AND WOULD NOT DRIVE OVER 10 MPH WHILE MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE THAN ENGINE DIES IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ALMOST ANOTHER ACCIDENT. FINALLY GOT RESTARTED AND QUIT AGAIN NOW EVERY LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. POPPED THE HOOD AND ABSOLUTELY NO OIL IN ENGINE! WAS JUST AT DEALERSHIP THE WEEK BEFORE AND THEY DID THEIR MULTIPOINT INSPECTION AND MARKED OIL AS FULL? SO IN A WEEK IT LOST 5 QUARTS OF OIL? WAS TOWED AGAIN AND SAT AT DEALERSHIP FOR TWO WEEKS AS THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT ENGINE KNOCKING SOUND! THAN THEY CALL AND SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE!??. DROVE HOME SMELLING BURNT OIL AS ALWAYS SINCE NEW AND CHECKED DIPSTICK, THEY OVERFILLED IT BY AT LEAST A QUART! UNBELIEVABLE. ENGINE RUNS HORRIBLE AND IN 100 MILES HAS ALREADY DROPPED A QUART ON DIPSTICK. BLOWING OIL OUT EXHAUST PIPE. CAN'T TRUST THIS VEHICLE AND NO ONE HAS AN ANSWER OR FIX!!???. TOTAL MOST RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS THING EVER GONE THROUGH. SOMEBODY WILL GET KILLED WITH A VEHICLE LIKE THIS. UNBELIEVABLE! 2.4L ENGINE

THE BEARING ON THE FAN IS GOING OUT. I HAVE 42,000 MILES AND OF COURSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE READ MORE THAN 100 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? THIS IS THE 3RD CHRYSLER I'VE PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE OTHER 2. IF MORE THAN HALF OF THE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THEN IT IS TIME FOR A RECALL ON THE PART. I DON'T HAVE $500-$600 TO FIX THIS. SO I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I STILL OWE ON THAT WILL SIT FOR MONTHS. THANK YOU CHRYSLER.

COOLING FAN WENT BAD. THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE JEEP RENEGADE.