2016 Jeep Renegade Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK ON A CITY STREET IT BEGAN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN. I BEGAN ENGAGING THE BRAKES TO TRY TO SLOW THE VEHICLE INITIALLY AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO THE POINT OF REDLINE. I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BUT THE COMMAND CENTER KEPT OVERRIDING MY INPUT; I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO JAM THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BY SLAMMING THE PALM OF MY HAND INTO THE SHIFTER DRIVING FORCING THE NEUTRAL SHIFT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULD OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CAR CONTINUED RUNNING AT REDLINE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO STOMP ON THE ACCELERATOR HOPING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO DISENGAGE. DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS YOU CANNOT TURN THE CAR OFF WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RUNNING AT SUCH HIGH RPMS. AFTER ROUGHLY 10 ATTEMPTS AT STOMPING ON THE ACCELERATOR HOPING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND IT DROPPED TO A STANDARD IDLE. ONLY BEING A SHORT DISTANCE FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT I LIMPED THE CAR BACK HOME. DURING THAT TIME THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, THE TEMP SENSOR SPIKED TO MAX TEMP, THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE A/C BEGAN TO BLOW HOT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. UPON SAFELY PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY IT SMELLED OF A HOT BURNING RUBBER/OIL SMELL AND THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF FLUID LEAKING FROM THE CAR THAT APPEARED TO BE THE SYNTHETIC OIL.

The jerking, delayed take off reported originally that was supposedly corrected with a motor replacement STILL happens. Spoken with multiple other Renegade drivers and tow truck drivers, the transmission appears to be the issue. Each recorded visit to the dealership has reported transmission ok. My safety is my absolute #1 concern. Want transmission checked, rechecked, repaired, replaced or whatever makes my driving life safe as possible.

THE WINDSHIELDS ARE MADE WITH POOR QUALITY GLASS.WHEN YOU GET A CHIP IT SPREADS BEYOND REPAIR IN A DAY.I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN NOV.OF 2016,IN JAN 2017 HAD THE WINDSHIELDS REPLACED.GOT ANOTHER ROCK CHIP LAST MONTH AND THE WINDSHIELD HAS TO BE REPLACED.I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR 10 MONTHS AND WILL BE ON MY 3RD WINDSHIELD.I HAVE OWNED VEHICLES 32 YRS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE WINDSHIELDS THIS MUCH.ROCK CHIPS DON'T NORMALLY SPREAD QUICKLY LIKE THEY DO ON THE RENEGADES.I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME BUT RENEGADE OWNERS ALL OVER THE U.S.ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.SOMEONE IS GONNA HAVE TO DIE FOR JEEP TO REALIZE THIS PROBLEM.NO CAR SHOULD NEED 3 WINDSHIELDS IN 10 MONTHS.

1. TRUNK LID DOES NOT STAY LATCHED. SOME SERIES OF OPENING AND CLOSING DIFFERENT DOORS TYPICALLY RECTIFIES ISSUE. MULTIPLE WITNESSES. INTERMITTENT. NO PATTERN. 2. VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING TIGHT TURNS INTO TRAFFIC (HEAVY CONSTRUCTION AT MY COMPLEX'S ONLY ENTRANCE/EXIT). VEHICLE ALSO 'TURNS OFF' DESPITE IT BEING IN 'DRIVE' AND MOVING--I RECEIVE A MESSAGE STATING TO PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND PUSH BUTTON TO START VEHICLE DESPITE IT BEING IN DRIVE AND MOVING. THIS MEANS I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR IN ANGRY TRAFFIC, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MOVE SHIFT TO PARK AND THEN RESTART A VEHICLE THAT WAS ALREADY RUNNING. AT LEAST THREE SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE BEEN SUPPOSEDLY INSTALLED ALONG WITH A MODULE ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE LAST INCIDENT, FOUR HORNS BLARED AT ME AND ONE VEHICLE HIT MY BACK DRIVER QUARTER PANEL/BUMPER. NO ONE STOPPED. THEY JUST DROVE AROUND ME. I DID NOT FILE A POLICE REPORT. I CALLED THE DEALER (AGAIN) AND HAD TO DRIVE QUITE A DISTANCE (AGAIN) FOR THEM TO LOOK IT OVER, (AGAIN). NOTE: I NO LONGER LIVE NEAR THAT DEALERSHIP. THE RENEGADE SCARES ME-- TERRIFIES ME AT TIMES. I AM NO LONGER GETTING RESPONSES FROM CHRYSLER REGARDING THE TICKET NUMBER. NO ONE WILL DRIVE IN MY VEHICLE WITH ME. THE 'STALLING' ISSUE IS PRIMARILY ON INTERMITTENT RIGHT TURNS. SINCE THE LAST SOFTWARE UPDATE, TURNING LEFT IS NOW BECOMING AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THIS LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN, THE SERVICE MAN TOUCHED UP THE RED PAINT FROM MY BEING HIT, BUT DID NOTHING ABOUT THE SCRATCHES. SO I AM GOING TO HAVE TO FILE A CLAIM BECAUSE OF A FAULTY VEHICLE HAVING 'COMPUTER ERRORS.' ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ISSUE CODES, YET THEY KEEP PUTTING SOFTWARE UPDATES. VEHICLE OFTEN FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE IS PARTIALLY SET OR RUNNING IN A LOW GEAR. SOMETIMES I MUST PUT MY FOOT LITERALLY TO THE FLOOR TO GET UP TO SPEED. ISSUES STARTED THE FIRST WEEK I GOT IT

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT RANDOMLY GOES ON IN VARYING ROAD AND DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT DO NOT WARRANT IT. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO SLIP AND THERE IS LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR (GAS, STEERING) FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS IN THIS MODE WHICH POSES HUGE DANGER TO THE DRIVER. IN LATEST INCIDENT LIGHT DIDN'T GO OUT AND HAD TO RESTART CAR IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. CAR IS AT DEALER FOR THIRD TIME. OPENED CLAIM WITH MANUFACTURER ON 8/15/17. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE BUT WE HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF FORUMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, TURNING, GOING STRAIGHT, ETC. FIRST REPAIR WAS NOV 2106. SAID FOUND NOTHING BUT RELOADED SOFTWARE. FEB 17 A NUMBER OF DASH BOARD LIGHTS WE'RE GOING ON AGAIN AND LATEST INCIDENTS FOR WHICH WE WENT TO DEALER TODAY AFFECTS TRACTION CONTROL MORE FREQUENTLY THEN PREVIOUS INCIDENTS.

SOFTWARE ISSUE IN THAT INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AT AT TIME. POSSIBLY GIVING YOU FALSE WARNING OF WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH VEHICLE. HAPPENS WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON AND STAYS ON FOR LONG TIME. IT HAPPENED FIVE TIMES OVER PAST YEAR; DEALERSHIP SAW IT HAPPEN ONCE BUT DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO CAME WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. SOUNDS SAME AS 2017 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL 17V4485000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN LINE AT THE BANK. SHE SMELLED SMOKE AND THEN SAW IT COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. NO LIGHTS ON HER DASH CAME ON. AFTER IT SAT FOR AWHILE, WE HAD HER TURN ON THE KEY AND ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS THEN CAME ON. THE CAR HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAD IT TOWED TO SOUTHPOINT JEEP IN TULSA (WHERE WE PURCHASED IT A YEAR AGO). THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAD 8 OTHERS WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THIS PROBLEM IS NATIONWIDE AND THAT HE COULDN'T TELL US WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE, BUT AT THIS TIME THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. HE ALSO SAID HE COULDN'T TELL IF THE OVERHEATING DAMAGED THE ENGINE. HIS NAME IS BLACKJACK. HE ENCOURAGED US TO CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE-WHICH WE HAVE. THEY ESTABLISHED A CASE FOR IT. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THIS DEFAULT, EVEN THOUGH WE DID NOTHING TO CAUSE IT, IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. HE DID OFFER US A DISCOUNT FOR A RENTAL CAR. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO DRIVE TO COLLEGE. WE THOUGHT JEEP WAS RELIABLE AND A REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DEAL WITH. SHE STARTS CLASSES THIS MONDAY AND WE HAVE NO VEHICLE FOR HER. *TR

RADIATOR FAN MOTOR BURNED OUT. CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT, CREATED SMOKE CONDITION AND FAILURE OF ALL SYSTEMS. CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED. INTERNET COMMENTS INDICATE THIS HAS BECOME A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I WAS STATIONARY ON A COTY STREET WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, WAITING AT THE LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, THE RENEGADE STALLED WITH NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS. UNDER 16,000 MILES AND NOT DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE FOR AROUND 500 MILES. I HAD TO PUT ON MY FLASHERS, PRESS THE STOP BUTTON AND THEN RESTARTED BY APPLYING MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE AND PUSHING THE START BUTTON. THE DEALER CHECKED THE WIRING HARNESS (PER MY REQUEST AS OTHERS HAVE POSTED HAVING THIS ISSUE AND STATED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS THE PROBLEM). THEY STATED THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING AND FOUND NOTHING OTHER THAN THE RENEGADE TO BE A QUART LOW ON OIL AND THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE STALL/ SHUT DOWN. THEY STATED THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH SOME JEEP CHEROKEES AS WELL. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL, TO HAVE A VEHICLE STALL WITH NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I FEEL IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE STALLS AND IS HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER BECAUSE OF THIS, CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.

FIRST COOLING FAN MODULE BURNED OUT AT 15K MILES OCT 2016, ONLY DETECTED BY ELECTRICAL SMOKE POURING FROM FAN MOTOR. NO DUMMY LIGHT. CURRENTLY IN SHOP FOR SECOND COOLING FAN MODULE AT 38K MILES. BOTH HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING WHILE IDLING.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, AND WHEN I GET HOME AND OPEN THE DOOR WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE I NOTICE A REALLY HARD NOISE. I DECIDE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, AND I NOTICE THAT THE NOISE CAME FROM THE FAN BECAUSE IT WAS STILL RUNNING UNTIL IT STOP. SO, I DECIDED TO OPEN THE HOOD AND TURN ON AGAIN THE ENGINE, WHEN I TOOK A LOOK I NOTICE THAT THE FAN WAS WOBBLING SO MUCH AND IT WAS HITTING SOME OTHER PARTS, IMMEDIATELY I KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THAT PART SO I DID A RESEARCH ABOUT THE CAR AND FOUND THAT SOME OTHER PERSONS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. LATER, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CAR ONLY HAVE ONE YEAR AND IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER CHECKED MY CAR AND SAYS TO ME THAT THEY HAD A COUPLE OF THE SAME CARS A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY SAYS THAT I NEED TO WAIT THREE WEEKS FOR THE REPLACEMENT, AND THAT IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS IF I DRIVE THE CAR IN THAT CONDITION BECAUSE I COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT. SO, I CALL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE (800-992-1997), AND I TRIED TO HAVE A BETTER SOLUTION TO PROBLEM, BECAUSE I NEED TO GO TO MY WORK, AND SAYS THAT I COULD DO A RENTAL OUT OF POCKET AND SUBMIT THE CLAIM WITH A "POSSIBLEREIMBURSE.

ELECTRICAL. SERVICE 4X4 REOCCURING. DEALER CAN'T FIGURE OUT. 4X4 NOT WORKING WHEN LIGHT IS ON. WHOLE DASH BOARD LIT UP TODAY AND PROMPTED 4X4 SERVICE THEN JUST WENT TO SERVICE 4X4( AS IN PICTURE BELOW)RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF WITH SEEMINGLY NO RHYME OR REASON. WAS IN DEALER 8 DAYS LAST WEEK. GOT BACK COUPLE DAYS AGO, GOING INTO DEALER NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIGURE OUT, AGAIN. PROB LOSE JEEP FOR COUPLE MORE DAYS. JEEP SEES MORE OF DEALER THAN MY OWN GARAGE. THEY HAVE GIVEN RENTAL EACH TIME WHICH I APPLAUD SINCE IS UNDER WARRANTY AND LESS THAN 1 YR OLD BUT I HAVE A DOG AND OBLIGATIONS SO MAKES VERY INCONVENIENT.

THE VEHICLE WILL DRIVE FINE THEN IT POWERS DOWN AND STALLS WHILE MOVING. THE RESTART PROCEDURE IS TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, PRESS THE BRAKE THE PUSH THE ENGINE RUN BUTTON. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS HAPPENED IN INTERSECTIONS. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD ME THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE CASTING PROCESS WHICH CAUSES IT TO LOSE OIL THAT LEAKS INTO THE ENGINE SOMEWHERE AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN EVEN WHILE MOVING. THEY ARE REPLACING THE ENGINE BUT AS THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE I CAN'T BELIEVE MY VEHICLE IS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER.

JEEP HAS A BACKORDER ON THEIR COOLING FANS. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE OUR JEEP RENEGADE FOR 3 MONTHS BECAUSE THERE IS A BACKORDER OF 1400 COOLING FANS JUST IN MY AREA. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG. FAN MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHILE RUNNING. AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, FEAR OF SOMETHING CATCHING ON FIRE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY RENEGADE HAS LOST POWER/ACCELERATION ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION AND LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS CONCERNING AS I CAN EASILY BE REAR ENDED ON THE TURN OR INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH WHEN TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. THIS IS ON DRY, CLEAN PAVEMENT. GOING IN TO THE DEALER TOMORROW BUT BECAUSE I DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE I THOUGHT IT BEST TO REPORT HERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HUNTINGTON BEACH CHRYSLER JEEP OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED. THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A SOFTWARE GLITCH AT 500 MILES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AGAIN FOR THE FAILURE THAT RECURRED AT 1,300 MILES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY ANYONE THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A "ROUGH TRUCK" SOUND, INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 25 MPH. THE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,200. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ *AS

I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH THIS 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN 01/07/2017. THESE PROBLEMS BELOW HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES: DRIVING CITY, HIGHWAY, PARKED. STARTED AROUND 1300 MILES WHICH WAS AROUND 02/12/2017; LAST TIME I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALER WAS 06/30/2017 WHICH THEY HAD IT FOR 10 DAYS. FREEZING CLUSTER, REAR REVERSE CAMERA STAYING ON WHILE IN DRIVE, ALARM GOING ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. THE MAIN SAFETY CONCERN I HAVE AND HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES IN 6,000 MILES WITH NO SOLUTIONS: IS THE ALARMS OF 'SERVICE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE' ALERT GOING ON WHICH IS 90% TIME PAIRED UP WITH 'SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM' ALERT GOING ON, AND THE SEATBELT WARNING SYSTEM FLASHING ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL CLEAR ITSELF, OTHER TIMES IT WILL CLEAR WHEN I STOP TURN THE CAR OFF, AND THEN BACK ON. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO ERRORS IN THE SYSTEM, AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE THEY HAD THE VEHICLE. JULY 5 STILL GOING ON MORE FREQUENTLY. I CALLED DEALER TWICE IN THE LAST FIVE DAYS AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE, I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED WHILE WORKING ON A FIRE ENGINE AND AMBULANCE THAT AIR BAGS SOMETIMES DO NOT GET DEPLOYED FOR VARIOUS REASONS, AND THE OUT COME IS SOMETIMES NOT GOOD FOR THE PASSENGERS. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THAT WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOY PROPERLY IT CAN SAVE LIVES. I DO NOT TRUST MY VEHICLE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND I. I DO HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP. AS WELL AS VIDEO'S ON MY IPHONE OF THIS HAPPENING.

THE VEHICLE WITH ONLY 340 MILES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT COMPLETELY HAYWIRE WITH ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS AND DISPLAYS GOING OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGING, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. VERY DANGEROUS. HAD TO TURN OFF, MOVE GEAR SHIFT BACK AND FORTH, THEN START CAR AND GET TRANSMISSION TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD. WARNING LIGHTS TAKE TURNS GOING OFF AND USUALLY FOLLOWING THE AIRBAG WARNING THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES. DANGEROUS!

2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK LOSS OF POWER ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, TURNING/MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FORM A SLOWED/STOPPED POSITION, VEHICLE STOPPING UP HILL. 13,200 MILES THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT ON, ENGINE POWERED DOWN TWICE WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP & TURNING LEFT W/ SLIGHT INCLINE, ONCE GOING STRAIGHT ACROSS A 2-LANE HWY, & ENGINE POWERING DOWN WHEN MERGING. DEALERSHIP SAID DUE TO AN UPDATE NEEDED. TWO WKS AFTER THE UPDATE, ENGINE POWERS DOWN MAKING A RIGHT TURN FORM A STOP SIGN. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T REPLICATE & TOLD TO DRIVE CAREFUL. A FEW WKS LATER, I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. I MADE A LEFT-HAND TURN W/ AN INCLINE. AS I STARTED ACCELERATING, THE RENEGADE SUDDENLY LOST SPEED & CEASED TO MOVE AS I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PETAL. THOSE FEW SECONDS OF PULLING OUT W/ ONCOMING TRAFFIC COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO A WRECK WHEN YOU LOSE POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I FELT A GREAT DEAL OF PANIC, DISTRUST OF MY RENEGADE. I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY. I TAKE THE RENEGADE BACK TO THE SHOP NO REAL RESOLVE. I WAS DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL AT WHICH TIME MY RENEGADE COMPLETELY STOPPED AS I WAS NEARING THE TOP OF THE HILL. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS WAS TERRIFYING TO SAY THE LEAST! WHEN THE RENEGADE STOPPED, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE ANYONE FOLLOWING BEHIND ME. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE ANGLE & STEEPNESS OF THE HILL, I WAS PANICKED THE RENEGADE WOULD ROLL DOWN. I NEVER PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK & CONTINUED TO PUMP THE GAS. AFTER ABOUT 5 PUMPS ON THE GAS, THE RENEGADE BEGAN TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE. I WAS GOING AT A RATE OF SPEED OF AROUND 30MPH, 1/4 OF TANK OF GAS, & DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINS BEFORE INCIDENT. CHRYSLER ISN'T TAKING THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT W/ THEM ON A CORP. LEVEL AS WELL. THE RENEGADE HAS HAD 3 MORE INCIDENTS OF LOSING POWER WHEN ACCELERATING IN A TURN FROM A STOP. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE & AM STUCK W/ AN UNTRUSTWORTHY NEW VEHICLE.

ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND MY JEEP STALLED OUT ON ME. IT TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES WITHIN A 2 WEEK PERIOD AND THEN AS I WAS TURNING THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLASHED ON FOR A SPLIT SECOND. I TOOK MY JEEP IN TO GET AN OIL CHANGE (BROUGHT IT IN UNDER REQUESTED MILEAGE) AND TOLD DEALERSHIP OF THE STALLING AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE JEEP AT ALL AND I TOLD THEM THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THEY DID THE LAST OIL CHANGE I BROUGHT IT IN UNDER THE REQUESTED MILEAGE FOR THIS OIL CHANGE. THEY TOLD ME TO COME AT 4000 MILES INSTEAD. AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 AFTER GETTING OIL CHANGE MY CAR AGAIN STALLED OUT AS I WAS DRIVING. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL AND AGAIN IT WAS "BONE DRY" THE JEEP IS BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY. HAVE TO DO OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH DEALERSHIP. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT COME ON TO STATE THAT OIL IS LOW. HAVE TO CHECK OIL LEVEL WEEKLY TO MAKE SURE THERE'S OIL IN CAR. IF THE OIL GETS TOO LOW THE JEEP STALLS OUT UNEXPECTEDLU WHILE IN MOTION. DOES NOT START BACK UP FOR AT LEAST 3 MINUTES. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 8 YEAR OLD AND 2 YEAR OLD AND THE IT STALLED OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN MOTION. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED ON A SIDE ROAD BUT IT HAS HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES. ONE TIME WAS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. A NEW CAR SHOULD NOT BE CONSUMING OIL TO THE POINT THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED WEEKLY.

DRIVING ON RAINY DAY. GOING ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 55 MPH. ALL IDIOT LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. SAID SERVICE EVERYTHING LOST POWER STEERING LOST POWER BRAKES. *TR

AT LESS THAN 100 MILES ON 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK APPEARED TO HAVE HAD AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHERE WHEN STARTED ALERTS ARE DISPLAYED IN THE MESSAGE CENTER FOR FOR VARIOUS LIGHTS (BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE, HEADLIGHT FAILURE, TURN SIGNAL FAILURE, ETC.) THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BEGAN BLINKING SLOWLY AS IF IT WAS HESITATING, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BLINKED EXTREMELY FAST, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS APPEARED TO BE WORKING. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON DAY 2 OF OWNERSHIP, AS I WAS NAVIGATING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AFTER STARTING THE CAR. I DROVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE TO ANOTHER PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE CAR. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE PARKED AND/OR DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A DING SOUND AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A GIANT "P" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, A VEHICLE ICON APPEARED, AND "ETS, AIR COOLANT TEMPERATURE, SERVICE HILL START ASSIST" APPEARED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. *CN

THE BRAKES SQUEAL CONSTANTLY. WE NOTICED IT SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE BUT ASSUMED IT WAS FROM BEING A NEW VEHICLE. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR, WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES AND ROTERS REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF PADDING REMAINING. THE SQUEALING OCCURS WHENEVER YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BREAK, REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE STILL OR SLOWING.

WITHIN A FEW WEEKS INTO PURCHASING THE NEW 2016 JEEP RENEGADE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2016, AND INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN, WE HAVE HAD "DEAD PEDDLING" ISSUES, EXAMPLE: WE ARE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT TO TURN RIGHT, TRAFFIC CLEARS WITH ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO ALLOW A SAFE ACCELERATION TO TURN RIGHT AND ENTER WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, HOWEVER, WHEN THE GAS PEDDLE IS MASHED TO GO FORWARD, NOTHING HAPPENS, SOMETIMES FOR A FEW MOMENTS, AND THEN THE CAR MOVES FORWARD AT THE, NOW, WRONG MOMENT, WHEN IT IS UNSAFE TO TURN RIGHT, SINCE TRAFFIC HAS CAUGHT UP AND THE GAP TO ENTER THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IS NO LONGER A SAFE DISTANCE FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES. ALSO, ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM AN EXIT/ENTRANCE TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY (GOING 25-35 MPH FROM THE ON RAMP, WHEN ENTERING ONTO A 65 MPH HIGHWAY), PRESSING HARDER ON THE GAS PEDDLE TO ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE A HIGHER SPEED TO MOVE ONTO THE HIGHWAY WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, IS DELAYED OR DOESN'T HAPPEN AT ALL UNLESS WE LET OFF THE GAS AND PRESS AGAIN, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL TRAVELING AT AN UNSAFE SLOWER SPEED THAN THE FLOW OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC GOING 65+MPH. THESE ISSUES HAPPEN RANDOMLY BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP, AND AT A LOWER SPEED WHEN WE WANT TO SPEED UP. WE HAVE NO ISSUES BRAKING OR SLOWING DOWN. ANOTHER SAFETY FLAW IS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS WHEN NEEDED, IT WILL "RED-LINE" OCCASIONALLY BEFORE SHIFTING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP. ALL OF OUR ISSUES HAVE HAPPENED BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN THE CITY. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT OR REAR ENDED BY A SEMI-TRUCK OR OTHER VEHICLES DUE TO THESE FLAWS. EVERY TIME WE BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THESE COMPLAINTS, OR FOR NORMAL OIL CHANGES, WE HAVE MENTIONED THESE ISSUES AND THEY HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED AS SUCH, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE FIXES FOR THE ISSUES, AS THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE.

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND STOP SODDENLY AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE AS IF THE BRAKES HAD LOCK UP ON ME AND IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING HAD BROOKED BUT I COULDN'T SEE ANY THING UNTIL THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE REAR SUSPENSION REAR CONTROL ARM. AND REAR SUSPENSION REAR ROD CAME OFF LOOSE AND CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL TO MOVE SIDEWAYS AND IT WAS DRAGGING.

ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS NOW, MY JEEP RENEGADE HAS SUDDENLY LOST POWER /ACCELERATION AFTER MAKING ROUTINE TURNS INTO TRAFFIC. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS PARTICULARLY SCARY,AS I LOST POWER WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST T-BONED BY A TRUCK IN DC. I HAVE MADS AN APPOINTMENT WITH SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. AFTER,RESEARCHING,I SEE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER RENEGADE OWNERS. THIS IS DANGEROUS BEYOND BELIEF!!!

THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE ENGINE WILL LOSE POWER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A TURN AT LOWER SPEEDS, SUCH AS AT 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS HAPPENS PRETTY MUCH ON A DAILY BASIS WHEN DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A 3 SECOND DELAY WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL BEFORE IT ACTUALLY EXECUTES ON DOWNSHIFTING AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE DELAY IS ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL FROM 0 MPH WILL NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. I ADDRESSED THE ISSUE WITH JEEP THEY PERFORMED A FIRMWARE UPDATE THEN STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE HOWEVER I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY ACTUALLY TESTED DRIVING THE CAR. THE VEHICLE USED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE FROM STATIONARY UNTIL THE JEEP DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A FIRMWARE UPDATE ON THE VEHICLE NOW THE DELAY IS ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS IS HOW IT GOES: WHEN I STEP ON GAS PEDAL @1 MISSISSIPPI - NOTHING HAPPENS @2 MISSISSIPPI - NOTHING HAPPENS @3 - I HEAR THE CAR RPMS INCREASE - @MISSISSIPPI - TRANSMISSION RESPONDS AND VEHICLE EXECUTES ACCELERATE FUNCTION. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WITH OUT FAILURE THAT THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR "PEDAL TO THE METAL" SO TO SPEAK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

THE MYSKY MOON ROOF HAS NO SAFETY STOP WHEN RETRACTING OR CLOSING THE WINDOW! MY WIFE WAS CLOSING THE PASSAGER SEAT MY SKY AND HER FINGER GOT SMASHED IN THE ROOF.I SAW IT HAPPENING AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO STOP IT FROM GOING AFTER HITTING THE BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES.THE DESIGN REQUIRED IT TO COMPLETELY CLOSE BEFORE IT WILL OPEN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IN THE EVENT A CHILD IS PLAYING THERE WAS NO SAFETY STOP OR A RETRACTABLE SAFETY SENSOR.MY WIFE'S FINGERS MAY BE BROKEN I WILL BE TAKING HER TO THE DOCTOR TODAY.

ON THE HUTCHINSON PARKWAY ,COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS IN MY MANUAL CAR. MIDDLE LANE NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE TRANSMISSION IN TO ANY 6 FORWARD GEARS. THIS OCCURRED NOVEMBER 23, 2016 THANKSGIVING EVE. AT 2:30 PM. I'M ALIVE BUT THIS WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE IN MY 40 PLUS YEARS OF DRIVING. THREE TOWS LATER,AND STILL HAVE NOT HEARD WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE JEEP ,GOING ON A MONTH. STATIONARY HAD TO BE PUSHED FROM MIDDLE LANE OF THIS MAJOR HIGHWAY IN THE BRONX,NY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES AND TO CHECK THE DIP STICK EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,870.

INCIDENT WITH NEW 2016 JEEP RENEGADE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS SLOWLY PULLING IN A PARKING SPACEWHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND I WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BEFORE ITWENT OVERTHE PARKING CURB AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT. I CONTACTEDJEEP ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ON MONDAY MORNING 11/21/16 TO HAVE IT TOWED TO CAPITOL CITY JEEP IN JEFFERSON CITY. I EXPLAINED THE ACCELERATION INCIDENT.I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY (AAA - POLICY NUMBER A4-150117-1; CLAIM # PA1401055). I CONTACTED NATIONAL JEEP CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE THAT MORNING, EXPLAINED THE INCIDENT, AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASE FILE NUMBER (30543876). THAT SAME AFTERNOON, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED MY CELL PHONE AND LEFT A MESSAGE (WHICH I HAVE RETAINED), STATING THEY HAD INSTALLED SEVERAL FLASH UPDATES TO CORRECT THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE DAMAGE WAS $862.MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE FLASHUPDATES THAT WERE INSTALLED HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ACCELERATION ISSUES. THESE WERE TWO CONFLICTING RESULTS ENTIRELY.MR. PEYTON CONTACTED ME NEXT ON 11/30/16AND SAID HE HAD BEEN TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE (HE DID NOT NOTIFY ME WHEN HE WAS GOING, AS HE HAD SAID HE WOULD). HE ASKED ME THE DATE AND TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES (NO), ANY PASSENGERS (NO), ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE (4500) AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY (AAA). HE ALSO ASKED ME MY PREFERRED OUTCOME - AND I SAID TO HAVE A FULL REFUND SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 630 MILES ON IT AND FOR JEEP TO COVER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ($862), ASSOCIATEDPROPERTY DAMAGE IN MY SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH ON THE 2015 AND 2016 JEEP RENEGADE, I FOUND A HIGH VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS WITH TRANSMISSION/POWER TRAIN PROBLEMS, INCLUDING SEVERAL SUDDEN ACCELERATION EVENTS.THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR JEEP. RECEIVED LETTER FROM JEEP 12/1216 - NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEFECTIVE PARTS.

AT LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK APPEARED TO HAVE HAD AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHERE WHEN STARTED ALERTS FOR ALL LIGHTS ARE BEING SEEN (BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE, HEADLIGHT FAILURE, TURN SIGNAL FAILURE, FOG LIGHT FAILURE, ETC.) HOWEVER ALL LIGHTS APPEAR TO WORK. THE ONLY ANOMOLY THAT I SAW WAS THAT WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ENGAGED THEY BLINKED FASTER THAN NORMAL. IN OLDER VEHICLES THIS WAS A SIGN OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE ALERTS CLEAR. I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE OCCUR AGAIN AT 1800 MILES. AGAIN THE ALARMS CLEARED OUT AFTER SOME TIME.

THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES TODAY. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHEN TURNING LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY. AT 15 MPH DURING THE (OBTUSE) LEFT TURN I SWITCHED THE VEHICLE TO 2ND GEAR AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BLINKED A FEW TIMES WHILE CUTTING POWER TO MY ENGINE. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME SAW THIS AND THANKFULLY DIDN'T HIT ME. THE 2ND TIME HAPPENED AS I WAS TAKING A LEFT INTO A SHOPPING CENTER. WHILE STATIONARY I STARTED RELEASING THE CLUTCH WHILE APPLYING GAS IN 1ST GEAR. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BLINKED A FEW TIMES AND CUT POWER AGAIN WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, BUT THIS TIME THERE WERE VEHICLES COMING TOWARDS ME. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE RESTORED POWER IN TIME FOR ME NOT TO GET T-BONED. THIS IS A GOOD VEHICLE BUT THE TRACTION CONTROL IS SERIOUSLY FLAWED.

PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO SET WHEN PRESSED. THE LIGHT FOR THE BRAKE TURNED ON, HOWEVER THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY FROM ITS PARKED LOCATION.

THIS VEHICLE HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHILE DRIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE ETC LIGHT COME ON, WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BECAME SLUGGISH AND SWITCHED TO MANUAL MODE FOR GEARS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE IF DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN ON YOU WITH NO WARNING. ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHTS HAVE COME ON AND THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING NEEDS REPLACING SO THEY ASK YOU TO WATCH YOUR THERMOSTAT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T OVERHEAT SINCE THE PART IS ON BACKORDER FOR MONTHS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMING ON FOR COMPUTER UPDATES DEFINITELY NOT SAFE. *TR

LOSS OF ACCELERATION/POWER WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT ON DRY SURFACES. TRACTION CONTROL MODULE COMES ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES THAT THE BACK BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT AND THE RIGHT/LEFT HAND TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING. HAPPENS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND STAYS ON UNTIL YOU SHUT OFF CAR A FEW TIMES.

BRAND NEW TWO WEEK OLD 2016 JEEP RENEGADE WITH 400 MILES. TWICE TODAY WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP MAKING A LEFT TURN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT LIT UP. STREET WAS A PAVED ASPHALT CITY ROAD. ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS OF NO POWER UNTIL POWER RETURNED. IT WAS 65 DEGREES AND SUNNY. NOT WET OR GRAVEL. NO WHEEL SLIPPAGE. WITHIN AN HOUR I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND IMMEDIATELY SAW SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SAME ISSUE. I CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE OR RESOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP DENIED HAVING ANY COMPLAINTS OR RECORD OF THIS ISSUE. NEXT STOP WILL BE THE DEALER. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RE-CREATE THE ISSUE BUT AGAIN IT JUST STARTED TODAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS.

STARTING AROUND 5,000 MILES THE CAR BECAME UNRELIABLE AND HAD SAFETY ISSUES. THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY DISPLAY WARNING MESSAGES. WHILE TURNING ONTO A MAIN ROAD, THE CAR SHUT OFF BUT TURNED BACK ON RIGHT AWAY. CAR HAD ACCELERATION ISSUES, MERGING INTO HIGHWAY, SEMIS WOULD HONK AND ALMOST HIT ME. TOOK UP TO 1 MIN TO REACH 70MPH. PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO REVERSE, IT WOULD DISPLAY A WARNING TO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS AND WOULD NOT REVERSE UNTIL I PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF/ON AGAIN. OFTEN THE CAR WOULDN'T SHUT OFF, OR WOULD TAKE BETWEEN 5MIN-4 HOURS TO TURN BACK ON. MESSAGES THAT WOULD DISPLAY WHILE DRIVING INCLUDE "SERVICE AIR BAGS" "SERVICE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE" "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" SERVICE POWER STEERING." "DYNAMIC STEERING TORQUE SERVICE" SOMETIMES THE MESSAGES WOULD DISPLAY FOR HOURS ON END, AND THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND THE BATTERY WOULD DIE. KEY FOB NOT DETECTED DISPLAYED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY.

AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A DRY PAVED ROAD THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT RAPIDLY FLASHED AND POWER WAS LOST FOR 5-10 SECONDS. DANGEROUS ISSUE. TOOK TO SERVICE SHOP THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE

MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL START BLINKING AND CUT MY ACCELERATION, WHILE TURNING LEFT SPORADICALLY WHETHER AT A COMPLETE STOP OR STILL MOVING AND NORMALLY JUST ON DRY ASPHALT. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS FOR 2 DAYS, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS AN UPDATE, THIS DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. THE NEXT TIME WAS 1 WEEK LATER FOR 5 DAYS WHERE THEY DROVE MY VEHICLE AND ADVISED THEY COULD ONLY PRODUCE THIS INCIDENT ONCE, AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ABS SOFTWARE HAVING THE WRONG DOWNLOAD.THE DEALERSHIP ALSO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE IN THE COMPUTER. THE 3RD TIME WAS 2 DAYS AFTER I PICKED UP, AND THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT FOR 7 DAYS, WHERE THEY DROVE MY CAR ALL WEEK AND WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR 4 DAYS IT STARTED UP AGAIN, AND NOW DOES IT ALMOST EVERY DAY. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, AND JEEP/CHRYSLER WERE NOT HELPFUL EITHER. I HAVE NOTICED NOW WHEN I HAVE ANOTHER PERSON IN THE FRONT SEAT THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL START BLINKING AND CUT THE ACCELERATION GOING RIGHT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT YOU HAVE TO BE AROUND 20 MPH OR HIGHER AROUND A CURVE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT AT A COMPLETE STOP.

BRAND NEW VEHICLE AT UNDER 5000 MILES - WHILE MAKING A U-TURN, THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED AND THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND POWER. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT OFF ON ITS OWN ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS AFTER THE U-TURN AND ACCELERATION POWER RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE WHOLE TIME ON A WELL-PAVED CITY STREET AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE FLAT WITH NO ROADWAY DEBRIS AND NO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

VEHICLE LOSES POWER DURING TURNING OPERATIONS. WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT TURN ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. WHEN I INITIALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER THE ISSUE WAS ONLY OCCURRING DURING LEFT TURNS. DEALER DID A PCM SOFTWARE UPDATE AND NOW THE PROBLEM OCCURS DURING RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS. I HAVE COME DISTURBING CLOSE TO BEING HIT WHILE LOSING POWER MID TURN. I AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. CAR WAS BRAND NEW WHEN PROBLEM STARTED. *TR

ON 3 OR 4 OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP RENEGADE LATITUDE 4 X 4 9 SPEED LESS THAN 2,000 MILES. IN DRY CONDITIONS MY JEEPS ANTI TRACTION LIGHT WILL COME ON THE DASH, AND I LOSE ALL POWER FOR 5-10 SECONDS. IT STOPS, NO GAS . IT DOESNT SHUT OFF, IT LOSES ALL POWER. LAST TIME I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND SLOWING DOWN, THE LIGHTS CHANGED TO GREEN, I TURNED ON MY BLINKER TO TURN LEFT GOING LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR AND IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN WITH A CAR BEHIND ME MY JEEP STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET DEAD FOR 5-10 SECONDS. I THOUGHT I WOULD BE REAR ENDED SINCE IT WAS ABRUPT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL, EMERGENCY BRAKE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS RECONFIGURED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND DEMANDED TO SEE THE REPAIR RECORDS. THE CONTACT SENT THE RECORDS TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURES WERE NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 645. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ UPDATED 10/18/2017*JS

BRAND NEW VEHICLE THAT HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT WILL NOT SHIFT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR WITHOUT BUCKING AND JERKING AND WHEN COLD POSES A HAZARD WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THEY SAY ALL DO THIS. IT HAS A ZF 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION THAT EVERYONE KNOWS SHOULD BE RECALLED

MY WINDSHIELD CHIPPED & CRACKED. THE STRANGE THING IS THE CRACK IS ON THE INSIDE BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, NOT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT WASN'T A ROCK OR STONE THAT HIT THE WIND SHIELD BUT THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE GLASS. I CALLED JEEP & THEY WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE A DEFECT UNLESS YOU ORGANIZATION SAYS SO. I'VE READ ABOUT OTHER RENEGADE OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE AND JEEP WON'T DO ANYTHING. CAN YOU HELP?