There are 4 owner-reported body & structure complaints for the 2016 Jeep Renegadein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Mechanism for rear window on left side does not stop going up. Pushes rubber seal off the car and window falls out from going up too much.
THE MYSKY ROOF ON MY JEEP BROKE OFF AND FLOWN OFF AND ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE LATCH ON THE INSIDE BROKE OFF INTO TINY PLASTIC PIECES CAUSING THE SUNROOF TO FLY UP AND OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING 63 MPH AT THE TIME THE EVENT TOOK PLACE, ON A HIGHWAY.
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.
POSTING THIS INCIDENT DUE TO SEEING SO MANY OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE RENEGADE WINDSHIELD. I LEASED THE RENEGADE UNDER A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE IN JULY 2016. NOW I AM SEEING WHY. IT IS A DANGEROUS PIECE OF JUNK. ISSUE: I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE DURING WEEK TWO WITH A FRIEND THAT WAS A WITNESS. WE WERE ON A DRY, CLEAR ROAD WITH TWO OTHER CARS, SOMETHING FLEW UP AND DINGED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. HAD TO MAKE CLAIM TO GET IT REPAIRED. COMPANY DID A PATCH, BUT THE STAR CRACK IS STILL IN THE LOWER PART OF MY VISION. SINCE THIS IS A LEASE I LIKELY WILL NEED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY CLAIMS OR TICKETS IN WELL OVER THIRTY YEARS. I HAVE HAD JEEPS AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES MY ENTIRE LIFE AND NEVER HAVE I HAD A WINDSHIELD CRACK WITH LESS THAN 300 MILES ON IT. WITH THE OTHER ENGINE ISSUES AND STALLING ISSUES THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP. GOING TO TAPE A NOTE TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE THAT THE "THIS RENEGADE STALLS AND TURNS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE DON'T HIT ME." (REPORTED IN OTHER INCIDENT REPORTS.)
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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