Jeep Renegade Complaints (2016)

431 consumer complaints on file.

#11278161November 4, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
CAR LOOSES POWER STEERING AND POWER AND DOES NOT SHUT OFF AND AIR BAGS ARE NOT ON WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277251October 31, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277211October 30, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271250October 26, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271077October 25, 2019
ENGINE
RADIATOR COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270456October 23, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270525October 23, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THE JEEP IT'S HAD PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS INCLUDED SHUTTERING, ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONING, AND DOOR LOCKS FAILING. EVEN PROBLEMS WITH THE SUN ROOF. EACH TIME WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE JEEP WAS RETURNED WITH 'NO PROBLEM FOUND'. JUST RECENTLY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK THE JEEP TO GET SERVICED. THE MECHANIC TOLD US ABOUT AN ISSUE OR RECALL THAT'S BEEN OCCURRING TO OUR MODEL JEEP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269240October 17, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267325October 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHILE DRIVING; VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER KEY IS REMOVED BODY CONTROLS MODULE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265592October 2, 2019
ENGINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257655September 24, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257858September 24, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257432September 23, 2019
POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257081September 21, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256666September 19, 2019
WHEELS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256228September 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255772September 16, 2019
SEATS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255773September 16, 2019
SEATS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255027September 12, 2019
ENGINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254745September 11, 2019
POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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