2016 Jeep Renegade Complaint Log

MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IN THE DRIVER SEAT ELECTRICAL WIRING. THE DRIVER SEAT POWER SWITCHES CONTROLLING THE SEAT MOVEMENT HAVE BECOME NON-OPERATIONAL. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND PRESENT A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE IS THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD BE LOCK INTO A POSITION LOCKING THE DRIVER IN THE SEAT OF THE VEHICLE.

VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS WILL COME ON, ESPECIALLY AT COLDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. HIGH COOLANT TEMP WARNING WHEN IT'S BELOW ZERO. CHECK THE PARKING BRAKE AFTER I'VE STARTING DRIVING, ETC. NAV 6.5 CANNOT SEEM TO STAY CONNECTED TO SATELLITE RADIO AND CONSTANTLY HAS TO RE-LOAD (DURING THIS TIME, NO SOUND WILL BROADCAST FROM RADIO). ALSO, TAKES UP TO 5 MINUTES MINUTES FOR THE NAV 6.5 TO LOAD - SO OFTEN I HAVE TO GO WITHOUT THE BACKUP CAMERA. ALSO, WHEN GETTING IN CAR AND ON A PHONE CALL, THE CALL WILL NOT TRANSFER TO THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. IT'S SO SLOW THAT I AM MISSING THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING THE CALL THE SOUND FROM THE CALL IS COMPLETELY CUT OFF ON THE PHONE AND HASN'T YET COME THROUGH TO THE CAR'S SPEAKERS. I AM PUTTING TODAY'S DATE ON THE FORM, BUT THESE THINGS HAPPEN EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 2.5 YEARS AND IT HAS 16.7K MILES.

WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET AND POWER STEERING / TRACTION CONTROL RANDOMLY CUT OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE POWER WILL CUT THE ENGINE SOMETIMES AND OTHER TIMES THE CAR JUST DRIFTS AND I CANNOT CONTROL IT. I HAVE ALMOST SERIOUSLY WRECKED BECAUSE OF IT TWICE. *DT*JB

I AM REPORTING A POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS DEVELOPED OVER RECENT MONTHS WITH MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK 4X4. THE VEHICLE HAS A RECURRING MALFUNCTION WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ELECTRICAL WIRING ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE SEATBELT IS PROPERLY SECURED AND THERE IS NORMAL BODY MOVEMENT IN THE DRIVER SEAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS EITHER IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THE PROBLEM SO FAR AFFECTS SEVERAL OF THE ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEMS CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SEAT. THIS MALFUNCTION HAS CAUSED TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT DISABLING OF THE DRIVER SEAT POWER CONTROLS, AIRBAG SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND SEATBELT WARNING SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM A STOP WHERE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP TUCSON 7800 E 22ND ST, TUCSON, AZ 85710, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN YEAR 2015 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,030. *BF *AS

THE CAR STALL ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT WAS SUDDENLY IN SMOKE THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE WAS ALL THE WAY LOW, AFTER IS STALL CAR READ LOW IN OIL . WHEN I OPEN THE HOOD IT DIDN'T HAVE A DROP OF OIL. THIS HAPPEN A FEW MONTHS AGO THE LAST TIME THE COOLANT WAS EMPTY. THE CAR GETS SERVICE ONLY BY ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP PALM BEACH.

MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE RADIATOR FAN ASSEMBLY IS SHOT. STOPPED WORKING WHEN I WAS IDLING ON MY WAY HOME.IT IS ALMOST $1000 TO FIX AND I CAN NOT SAFELY DRIVE MY VEHICLE. IT IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. IT HAS 45K MILES. ONLINE THERE IS A TON OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE, PARTICULARLY IN THE 2016 JEEPS. I WANT TO URGE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS CAR AND COMPANY TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS.

MY JEEP STALLS OUT WHEN I'M TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES AND CAUSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT!

2016 JEEP RENEGADE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO THE ABSENCE OF A STEERING DAMPER/STABILIZER, AND ALSO THE ABSENCE OF A SPARE TIRE WITH A JACKING DEVICE. *AS *JS

A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLICKER, THEY GET REALLY BRIGHT AND THEN THEY DIM DOWN, THE ACCELERATION DOES NOT WORK IF I SLOWDOWN TO 5 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS, IT STALLS UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY EMERGENCY BREAK, SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG MAINTENANCE LIGHTS GO OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR, THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION ISSUE, AND THEY ARE NOT SEEING ERROR CODES FOR THE AIRBAGS, SEAT BELT AND EMERGENCY BREAK BUT THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES WITH NO PERMANENT SOLUTION.

COOLING FAN QUIT WORKING. 50 AMP FUSE BLOWS. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY. HAD TO KEEP HEAT ON TO KEEP COOLENT TEMPERATURE DOWN.

TRANSMISSION #1 HAD A CRACK IN IT AND FAILED IN JANUARY 2019 WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE IN THE DRIVEWAY WOULD NOT GO BACK IN THE PARKING SPOT UNTIL THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. HILL ASSIST LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF, ALONG WITH THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT.. SLAMMED INTO PARK AND REVERSE. WHOLE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR

RADIATOR FAN STOPPED WORKING AROUND 30K MILES. AFTER DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AMONG 16-18 RENEGADE MODEL. HOWEVER, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND THERE SHOULD BE. TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES TO THE MAX WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLE.

UPDATE INFORMATION/PICTURE FILE TO COMPLAINT # 11164364.

WHILE DRIVING AT 36120 MILES I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL INSIDE MY PASSENGER CABIN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I NOTICED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO ITS HOTTEST READING AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF I OPENED THE HOOD TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND NOTICED THAT ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE EXTRAORDINARILY HOT, THE ELECTRIC FAN WAS NOT OPERATING. I THEN WENT INTO MY HOUSE AND DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT IT QUITE POSSIBLY WAS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC ENGINE FAN THAT WAS PRONE TO FAILING DUE TO NO PROPER HEAT SHIELD. THIS HAD BEEN NOTED BY MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. I MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE BROUGHT TO MY JEEP DEALER WHO THEN CONFIRM THAT THIS WAS INDEED THE CASE.

THE "BEATS" SPEAKER SYSTEM DIDN'T LAST MORE THEN 30,000 MILES; THERE ARE SHIFTING ISSUES, ALONG WITH STALLING ISSUES AND MOST RECENTLY A MYSKY PANEL SHIFT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR 4200! *TR

AT 55000 MILES THE COOLING FAN QUIT OUT OF NOWHERE. IT WAS FINE THE DAY BEFORE AND THEN WHEN IT WAS CRANKED THE NEXT MORNING THE FAN WAS TICKING AND THEN ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER STOPPED RUNNING.

SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON DINGS THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ALL AT THE SAME TIME. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT THE DRIVING BUT WOULD HAVE NO IDEA IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY CORRECTLY. ALSO TODAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THEY ALL STAYED ON THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE DINGING FOR OVER 20 MINS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE. SOME SAY IT WILL NOT DO IT THERE SOME SAY THEY FIXED IT BY TAKING OFF THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE FOR 40 MINS THAT WORKED FOR LIKE 1 DAY THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ARE BACK. IS AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH THIS JEEP AND THE LACK OF HELP. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS CAR IS SAFE FOR MY KIDS WITH THE AIRBAG, SEAT BELT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON, OR THEY CAN ALL JUST COME ON WHILE DRIVING. IT IS AT SUCH RANDOM TIMES BUT IT IS EVERYDAY!

THE BRAND AND MODEL OF THE TIRES OF MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE ARE GOOD YEAR EAGLE SPORT. WITH JUST 9 MONTHS OF USING THE BUS, THE TIRES BEGAN TO DENT AND PRESENT SOME HOLES. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE JEEP AND GOOD YEAR. THE REPRESENTATIVE OF GOOD YEAR TOLD ME THAT I COULD NOT HONOR THE DEFECT OF THE TIRES BECAUSE THOSE TIRES WERE NOT MADE FOR THE CLIMATE OF PUERTO RICO AND THAT THIS AN AESTHETIC DEFECT AND NOT INSECURE. WHICH I DISAGREE BECAUSE THEY CAN BREAK WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRANKLIN SUSSEX AUTO MALL (315 NJ-23, SUSSEX, NJ 07461, 973-875-3188) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AROUND 40,000 MILES MY CAR STARTED CONSUMING OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR MY CAR TO CONSUME 1 QUART PER 750 MILES! THAT IS INSANE. THAT SAID, CHRYSLER GUIDELINE FOR CARS IS 1 QUART PER 2000 MILES FOR CARS BELOW 50,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR MY ENGINE. I CAN'T EVEN GO 2500 MILES ON AN OIL CHANGE WITHOUT MY CAR SEIZING UP, STALLING, HAVING ERRORS CODES (LOW OIL PRESSURE, OIL LIGHT COMES ON, ELECTRICAL ERROR), WON'T ACCELERATE OVER 35 MILES PER HOUR. THIS ALL HAPPENS WHILE I'M DRIVING WITH NO WARNING! VERY DANGEROUS ON A FREEWAY! EVEN THE GUIDELINE FOR CARS OVER 50,000 MILES THE GUIDELINE BEING THE CAR CAN BURN 1 QUART EVERY 750 MILES IS RIDICULOUS. I'VE OWNED OLDER MODELS THAT NEVER DID THAT. IS THIS A NEW CAR THING? NEW CARS JUST BURN RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL? TO WHAT END?

ON THE SCREEN EVERYDAY AS YOU DRIVE THE CAR ON LOCAL STREETS OR INTERSTATE IT SHOW A WARNING THAT SAYS SYSTEM REQUIRES SERVICE. VEHICLE REQUIRES SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALER. WHEN THIS POPS UP THE MILAGE STARTS BLINKING AND THE EMERGENCY 911 AND ASSISTANCE BUTTON LIGHTS UP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY WRONG WITH IT. IT STARTED BACK IN LATE OCTOBER AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

MILEAGE BEGAN FLASHING. CALLED DEALERSHIP, UNKNOWN. RANDOM LIGHTS ILLUMINATING ON DASH THAT LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE "OUT" BUT THEY WERE WORKING PROPERLY. SHUT OFF VEHICLE, RESTART AND DASH WARNING LIGHTS WERE GONE. AT 36000 MILES MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR LIGHT COMPONENT NOT WORKING. THIS INCLUDES TAIL LIGHT, BACK UP LIGHT, BREAK LIGHT. UNASSEMBLED CONNECTOR AND NOTICED THE MIDDLE PORT APPEARED MELTED AND BLACK SOOT NOTED AROUND THE PIN ON THE LIGHT THAT THE PIGTAIL CONNECTED TO. CALLED DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN, THEY STATE I HAVE TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE ($120) THEN PAY FOR LABOR AND COST TO FIX WHAT THEY FIND. DEALERSHIP STATES VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE MANY ELECTRICAL FAILURES. ALSO I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE STALLING OF MY VEHICLE TWICE WHEN TURNING LEFT AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE. MY EMERGENCY HORN WENT OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY. MY SUNROOF WAS CLOSING EXTREMELY SLOW (AS IF IT WERE A MOTOR ISSUE) BUT WORKED FINE AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND TURNING VEHICLE BACK ON. "SERV 4WD" DISPLAYED ONCE.

HI [XXX]AT FCA - MY NAME IS [XXX]. I CALLED YOUR OFFICE AT FCA CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING THE 2016 JEEP RENEGADE PURCHASED AT WILDER TOYOTA. I SPOKE TO [XXX] AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO PUT ME THROUGH TO LEAVE A DIRECT MESSAGE. PLEASE CALL ME AT+[XXX] REGARDING MY NIECE [XXX] VEHICLE A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK. I HOPED YOU WOULD LISTEN AS I EXPLAIN TO YOU IN DETAIL THAT THE JEEP RENEGADE MY NIECE BOUGHT AT WILDER TOYOTA IN PORT ANGELES WASHINGTON THE IS DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE BY THE WAY -THAT HAS ALMOST CAUSED HER AND HER SON TO BE IN FOUR ACCIDENTS DUE TO ITS SUDDEN DECELERATION AT 50 MPH TO 30MPH WITH NO WARNING. HERE IS THE ?FIXES? FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT NEVER ADDRESSED THE REASON THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING. NOTHING IS FIXED. ALSO IT HAS BROKEN DOWN FOUR TIMES -THE LAST TIME ON THE HOOD CANAL BRIDGE WHICH STOPPED TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND A TOW TRUCK HAD TO COME OUT ON THE BRIDGE TO TOW IT ALL THE WAY BACK TO WILDER TOYOTA IN PORT ANGELES. SHE HAS HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO WILDER TOYOTA FOUR TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT AT ALL. NOW APPARENTLY YOU WOULD LIKE HER TO DRIVE IT AWAY TOMORROW???? AND APPARENTLY THIS TIME IT?S FIXED BECAUSE THE ?OIL GOT CHANGED?? WHAT?? THAT?S NOT THE PROBLEM [XXX]THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF NOT [XXX] THEN SOMEONE ELSE. WHY WOULD YOU THREATEN HER THAT SHE HAS TO BRING BACK THE LOANER WHEN WHATEVER IS WRONG HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED?? ARE YOU LISTENING TO HER WHEN SHE TELLS YOU SHE?S IS AFRAID OF DRIVING THAT VEHICLE DUE TO THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND SCARY SITUATIONS IT HAS PUT HER IN? ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME ? CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND BUY THAT CAR BACK BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE WHITE THIS VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT KILLS MY NIECE AND HER 3YR SON. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I'VE HAD TWO SEPARATE OCCURRENCES HAPPENED TO ME. THE FIRST ONE I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND MADE A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE MY ACCELERATOR, BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, I HAD TO PUT THE CAR ON PARK AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, WAIT A MOMENT, TURN IT ON, IT TOOK A WHILE TO TURN ON BUT THEN EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND I CONTINUED MY JOURNEY. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS I WAS DRIVING AND SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, AS I STARTED TURNING MY CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AGAIN, EVERYTHING LOCKED, AND I ALMOST GOT IT WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ONCE AGAIN I HAD TO PUT THE CAR ON PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND WAIT FOR IT TO TURN BACK ON. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THIS BUT IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND I COULD'VE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AS WELL AS OTHER PEOPLE.

'TAKATA RECALL' COOLING FAN WENT OUT IN DECEMBER 2017 RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK 2018. HEARD NOISES FROM VEHICLE TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAY THE BRAKES & ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACE (HOW WHEN IT WAS WITH YOU ALL FOR TWO MONTHS). NOW IT'S OCTOBER 2018, THERMOSTAT IS GOING OUT. WHY WASN'T THIS CAUGHT AT THE TIME OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COOLING FAN. THEN THE SEAT BELT MYSTERIOUSLY HAVE A CUT OR SOMETHING IN IT AND THEY DON'T COVER IT SO IT WILL BE AN OUT OF POCKET FEE. IT'S UNSAFE TO HAVE A THERMOSTAT GOING OUT AS WELL AS A SEAT THAT HAS A CUT/SPLITTING.

THE RADIATOR FAN IS WOBBLING AND CAUSING A RATTLING NOISE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AMONG OTHER RENEGADE OWNERS. IT MAY CATCH ON FIRE OR RUPTURE THE RADIATOR. IT WILL CERTAINLY LEAD TO OVERHEATING IF IT ISN'T REPLACED.

I WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY 15 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY CAR MADE A RATTELING NOISE. I STOPPED AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. WITH IN 5-10 MINUTES I COULD SMELL BURNING COMING FROM MY ENGINE. MY ENGINE BEGAN SMOKING. MY COOLANT LEVEL HAD DROPPED. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO REFILL THE COOLANT AND MAKE IT BACK TO TOWN. THE NEXT MORNING MY COOLANT HAD DROPPED AGAIN. I REFILLED IT THEN SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE AGAIN WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT A 1/2 BLOCK AWAY FROM MY STARTING LOCATION. THE COOLANT FAN SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. SO WELL KNOWN THE PARTS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE. HOW QUICKLY THE ENGINE SMOKES AND FAULTERS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD. THE VEHICLE QUICKLY STOPS WORKING DUE TO THIS ISSUE POTENTIALLY STRANDING PASSENGERS ON HIGHWAYS OR IN AREAS UNACCESSIBLE BY HELP BECAUSE IT IS AN OFFROAD VEHICLE.

2016 JEEP RENEGADE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN. FIRST SAW SMOKE WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. FIRE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE DASH AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD, BASICALLY BURNING EVERYTHING INSIDE THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT DETECTED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BURNING HOT BECAUSE THE FAN FAILED TO COOL OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAC HAIK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (3207 S GENERAL BRUCE DR, TEMPLE, TX 76504) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,200.

PROBLEM WITH COOLING FANS. TOOK TO TWO DIFFERENT PLACES AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE PROBLEM AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN ON THE CAR. HAVE NOW LEFT THE CAR WITH A JEEP DEALERSHIP SO DO NOT CURRENTLY KNOW WHAT THE FINAL RESOLUTION WILL BE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SLIGHTLY STRUCK THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED AND WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS UNDETERMINED IF IT WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

RADIATOR COOLING FAN MADE HORRIBLE NOISE AND STARTED SMOKING. FAN MOTOR WILL NO LONGER COME ON AND JEEP OVERHEATS

SLUGGISH ACCELERATION LOSES POWER BRIEFLY WHEN SPEED IS REDUCED AND TRYING TO INCREASE AGAIN. LOSES POWER WHEN TURNING FROM STOP SIGN TO STREET. LOSEE POWER FROM EXITING LOT TO MAIN HIGHWAY. HAS BEEN HAPPENIG OFF AND ON SINCE NEW PURCHASE 2016 DEALERSHIP NO HELP. LAST TIME HAPPENED 8-23-18 TURNED FROM STOP SIGN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE RIGHT AWAY. WAS SECONDS IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. DASH LIGHTS GO OFF GO OFF WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN STARTING. I HAVE TO TURN OFF VEHICLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. LAST TIME ON HIGHWAY 8-22-18 50 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. DOESNT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. MY JEEP.WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2016 AND HAS 17,500 MILES. I AM AFRAID TO TRAVEL TOO FAR WITH IT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WITH ME I LIVE IN COUNTRY AND NEED TO TRAVEL 20 TO 50 MILES TO DOCTORS.

THE COOLING FAN FOR THE ENGINE MADE NOISE, THEN STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE LESS THAN 34K MILES. THIS WAS WHILE THE ENGINE WAS ON. AND WHEN IT WAS OFF, IT WOULD NOT MOVE MANUALLY.

"POWER TRANSMISSION" IN JULY OF 2018 IN RUSH HOUR IN LAS VEGAS (5PM-5:30PM) WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE 2016 JEEP RENEGADE POWERED OFF & SHUT DOWN. HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART FOR THE VEHICLE TO START UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ON A VERY BUSY STREET ROAD. IN AUGUST OF 2018 IN RUSH HOUR IN LAS VEGAS (4:30PM-5:30PM) WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE 2016 JEEP RENEGADE POWERED OFF & SHUT DOWN. HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART FOR THE VEHICLE TO START UP AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED ON A SLIGHTLY BUSY STREET ROAD. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH TIMES I WAS VERY LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CAR WAS EXAMINED AT AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS AT FAULT AND NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THIS PROCESS TOOK A MONTH. I WAS RELUCTANTLY GIVEN A LOANER CAR WITH A FEW CASE MANAGERS SAYING IT WAS A FAVOR OF CHRYSLER TO BE ALLOWING ME TO HAVE THIS LOANER CAR. NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW DANGEROUS THIS CAR WAS. HOW MY LIFE WAS AT STAKE. IT'S NOW APRIL 2019 AND THE SAME SIGNS I EXPERIENCED WITH THE DYING TRANSMISSION LAST YEAR ARE HAPPENING AGAIN. EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY AIR CONDITIONER MY CAR STARTS TO ACT SHAKY. A STRANGE SMELL GETS EMITTED, AND THE SHIFTING OF THE GEARS SLOWS DOWN. EVERY TIME I PARK MY CAR ON AN INCLINE AND I USE MY EMERGENCY BREAKS @ MY DRIVEWAY MY CARS BREAKS ARE SLOW TO RESPOND.

ELECTRIC COOLING FAN MOTOR FAILS AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT.

STALLED DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY THREE TIMES IN 30 MINUTES. DRY ROADS, SUNNY 90 DEGREES F, GOING STRAIGHT. AC ON FULL BLAST. NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS. ONLY 41000 MILES. NEW VEHICLE FOR ME. I KNOW THE 2017 WAS RECALLED (U18), AND THIS LOOKS JUST LIKE IT, BUT ON THE 2016.

I AM REPORTING A POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS DEVELOPED OVER RECENT MONTHS WITH MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK 4X4. THE VEHICLE HAS A RECURRING MALFUNCTION WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ELECTRICAL WIRING ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE SEATBELT IS PROPERLY SECURED AND THERE IS NORMAL BODY MOVEMENT IN THE DRIVER SEAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM SO FAR AFFECTS SEVERAL OF THE ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEMS CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SEAT. THIS MALFUNCTION HAS CAUSED TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT DISABLING OF THE DRIVER SEAT POWER CONTROLS, AIRBAG SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND SEATBELT WARNING SYSTEM.

SINCE PURCHASE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RANDOMLY GIVES ALL WARNING LIGHTS AND WILL NOT LET ME SHUT OFF VEHICLE WITHOUT UNHOOKING BATTERY AND HOOKING BACK UP. HAVE HAD IT IN SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SAME THING, NEITHER JEEP PLACE I HAVE TOOK IT TO CAN FIGURE IT OUT AND TELL ME MY ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE TOWED IN NEXT TIME IT DOES IT AND LEAVING ON AND "PRAYING THEIR SERVICE DEPT IS OPEN WHEN IT HAPPENS" PER RICE JEEP DODGE ON ALCOA HWY, LENOIR CITY CHRYSLER DODGE WHERE PURCHASED TOLD ME TO GET LAWYER SO I REFUSE TO TAKE BACK THERE. RICE DODGE HAS BEEN MUCH MORE HELPFUL AND UNDERSTANDING AND NOT THREATENING ME. HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FRANK AT JEEP CORPORATE AND HAVE MULTIPLE OPEN CASES

MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE FAN ASSEMBLY CONTINUES TO LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD NOISES I HAD TO GET IT REPLACED ONCE THIS WILL BE MY SECOND TIME REPLACING THE FAN. I NOTICED ON THE JEEP FORUM THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE THAT LOTS OF JEEP RENEGADE DRIVERS ARE HAVING ITS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE AND SOMETIMES I TAKE ROAD TRIPS IVE ONLY HAD THE JEEP A YEAR .

COOLING FAN STARTED RATTLING VERY LOUD. IT SEEMS TO BE LOOSE. VEHICLE HAS 40114 MILES. RESEARCH ON INTERNET CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND JEEP REDESIGNED THEIR COOLING FAN FOR REPLACEMENTS AND NEWER VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINC IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM!!!

CAR HAD 25000 MILES. GOT STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND STARTED OVER HEATING. FAN WAS RATTLING AND FOUND TO BE BAD. WE HAVE REPLACED THE FAN 3 TIMES SINCE THEN AT $400 A POP. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR A FIX IMPLEMENTED SOON. CAN'T AFFORD MONTHLY PAYMENTS X2 DUE TO REPLACING FAN EVERY MONTH.

DRIVING ON VACATION ALL THE SUDDEN MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE STARTS TO OVERHEAT AND MAKING LOUD NOISES WHICH APPEAR TO BE COMING FROM THE FAN. IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER. CLEARLY THE FAN IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE A COOLING FAN SHOULDN'T FAIL LESS THAN 60000 MILES. JEEP DEALER IS CHARGING A LITTLE OVER $700.00 TO FIX IT WHICH INVOLVES REPLACING THE FAN ASSEMBLY ALONG WITH A SENSOR. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A LARGE PROBLEM AND STILL CONTINUING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE 'POWER STEERING SYSTEM CHECK' MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (ZIMMER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1086 BURLINGTON PIKE, FLORENCE KY), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN IS WOBBLING AT ONLY 32,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT'S MAKE A HITTING NOISE FROM IT.

VEHICLE STARTS ENGINE. HOWEVER ALL EMERGENCY AND WARNINGS LIGHTS GO ON. BRAKES AND STEERING LOCK. CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL BATTERY IS UNPLUGED. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY AND RANDOMLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE PARKING BRAKE, AIR BAG, AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CHIMING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

MY RADIATOR FAN WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES THEREFORE OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD NOTICED A FEW TIMES THAT I WOULD HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAW NO ISSUES. FAST FORWARD 4 MONTHS AND I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND MY CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND THAT I SHOULD SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO HOPEFULLY GET A RECALL ON THIS AS I PAID A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX IT .

RADIATOR FAN IS LOOSE AND IS MAKING LOUD NOISES. DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE SEEN THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. IT HAS NOW CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON.