Jeep Renegade Complaints (2015)

512 consumer complaints on file.

#11162472December 19, 2018
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO FOURTH GEAR ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO GAIN SPEED AND THEN SURGED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN APPROACHING A STOP AND WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS: THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS: CHAMPION CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (4505 WEST 96TH STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268, (317) 872-6200) AND TOM O'BRIEN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM INDIANAPOLIS (4630 E 96TH ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240, (317) 805-4400). THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PROVIDED, BUT THE DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157278December 10, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WON'T START - THEN STARTS. HAVE REPLACED BATTERY TWICE AND ABS MODULE. NO IMPROVEMENT DEALER HAS HAD A MONTH NOW WITH NO SOLUTION
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157181December 9, 2018
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DISABLED MY 4WD. ALL IT NEEDED WAS A THERMOSTAT. THEY TOLD ME ANYTIME THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IT WILL DISABLE THE 4WD. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TURNS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IT WILL DISABLE THE 4WD. I TRIED GOING THROUGH THE DEALER, JEEP, FIAT, CHRYSLER. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WOULD DISABLE THE 4WD. I TOLD THEM I BOUGHT A JEEP FOR IT'S 4WD CAPABILITIES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOULD ONLY DISABLE 4WD IF IT IS A DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IF THE WEATHER WAS BAD I SHOULD STAY HOME. WHAT GOOD IS A 4WD IF YOU CAN'T DEPEND ON IT. JEEP IS RATED OFF-ROAD. I CAN'T FIND ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER. ALL IT NEEDS IS A CHANGE IN THE COMMAND MODULE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157064December 8, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE ENGINE COOLANT FAN KEEPS BURNING OUT, HAVING MY SECOND FAN REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156759December 7, 2018
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE CUTS POWER WHILE TURNING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND MAKING A LEFT/RIGHT TURN, OR PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY INTO TRAFFIC. SYMPTOMS ARE THAT THE VEHICLE STOPS ACCELERATING, LOSES POWER AND SLOWS TO A STOP FOR 5-10 SECONDS DESPITE HAVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONSISTENTLY PUSHED. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST HIT WHEN THIS OCCURS. IT POSSIBLY HAS TO DO WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TURNING ON INADVERTENTLY, SINCE IT OCCURS USUALLY WITH UNEVEN PAVEMENT. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND HAVE PERFORMED SEVERAL SOFTWARE UPDATES TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS THE FIAT 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154903November 30, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THERE IS A POWER SURGE AT TIMES AND MAJORITY OF TIMES THERE IS A "LULL" OF POWER AT TAKE OFF. UPON DEPARTURE AT A STOP LIGHT, THERE IS HESITATION WHEN GAS IS APPLIED SO YOU HAVE TO HEAVILY APPLY GAS. OTHER TIMES YOU GO TO PARK AND COME TO STOP THEN THE CAR SURGES BEFORE PLACING IN PARK. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALER SINCE PURCHASE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE MARCH 2018 WITH NO RESOLVE. THEY STATE NO RECALL AND NOTHING SHOWS UP WHEN TESTING IT. VEHICLE STILL
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154663November 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTING INTO 1ST 2ND AND 3RD THAT CAUSES VECHILE TO SLOW DRASTICALLY THEN LUNGE INTO GEARS.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154461November 28, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING OUT OF SORTS SINCE ABOUT 6 MONTHS OLD. ITS SHIFTS SLOWLY SOMETIMES, I CAN FELL A VIBRATION IN MY FOOT WHEN IT ON A PEDAL. IT OFTEN STAYS IN GEAR WITHOUT SHIFTING, OFTEN HAS A ROUGH SHIFT. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO LOOK AT IT THEY ALWAYS SAY THEY DETECT NOTHING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150925November 12, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERMOSTAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND NEED REPLACING AND CAR HAS LESS THAN 54000 MILES ON IT..WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151085November 12, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WAS SITTING IDLE WITH FAMILY IN IT AND AIR CONDITIONER ON. CAR BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE BURNING RUBBER AND COLD AIR TURNED WARM AND HUMID. RADIATOR FAN FAILED. BLEW 2 FUSES. NEEDS TO BE REPLCED AFTER ONLY 27000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145369November 5, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
THE VEHICLE SWITCHED GEARS ON ITS OWN, COULDN'T RECOGNIZE WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK OR ANY OTHER GEAR, AND STALLED OUT ON ME. NOW SHOWS THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDS TO BE SERVICED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145035November 2, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
ON 2 OCCASIONS THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE. AFTER NUMEROUS RESTARTS AND WAITING THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASED.ON BOTH OCCURRENCES THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER DID NOT RESPOND NOR DID PUTTING IT IN GEAR . THE JEEP RENEGADE IS A MANUAL SHIFT AND BOTH OF THESE OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144644November 1, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE THE PAST 7 MONTHS, I HAVE HAD TO GET 3 OIL CHANGES AND TOP OFF THE OIL MANY TIMES IN BETWEEN, WHICH IS MUCH MORE THAN THE MANUAL STATES IS NECESSARY. THIS VEHICLE BURNS THROUGH OR LOSES OIL TOO QUICKLY, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION) WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. IT OFTEN TURNS OFF GOING UP OR DOWN HILL, AND AFTER OR MID TURN (WHAT LITTLE OIL IS REMAINING SHIFTS) ON CITY STREETS. MY CAR HAS TURNED OFF ITSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A COUPLE MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL TURN ITSELF BACK ON. LIKE MENTIONED, THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES SINCE MAY 2018 (PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MARCH 2018). BETWEEN 10/29 AND 10/31, IT OCCURRED 9 TIMES. IF NECESSARY, I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF THE FREQUENCY OF SERVICE NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142232October 23, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
INDICATOR LIGHT FOR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL OUT, LEFT TURN SIGNAL OUT, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OUT, BRAKE LIGHT OUT AND PARKING LIGHTS OUT CYCLED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. ALL LIGHTS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, ALL LIGHTS DISAPPEARED. RESEARCHED THAT OTHER RENEGADES HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, BUT ONLY 2017 MODELS WERE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141661October 21, 2018
ENGINE
BOUGHT MY JEEP BRAND NEW 2015 JEEP RENEGADE IN OCTOBER 7,2015. MY RADIATOR FAN IS NOT WORKING AND THE CAR IS STARTING TO OVER HEAT. AT FIRST KEPT HEARING A LOOSE DRAGGING NOISE BEFORE LEAVING TO THE STORE FROM MY HOUSE AND I POPED THE HOOD OPEN OF MY CAR AND I SAW THE FAN NOT WORKING TO COOL THE CAR DOWN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CAR WAS GOING UP. SO I CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MONDAY FOR THEM TO CHECK OUT THE CARS ISSUE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN MY JEEP TO THE DEALER THIS SAME YEAR FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IT'S NOT SAFE AND IT'S DANGEROUS FOR ANY VEHICLE TO OPERATE WITH ANY MALFUNCTION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ESPECIALLY FOR A BRAND NEW CAR NOT EVEN 5 YEARS AND THE RADIATOR FAN IS ALREADY BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141143October 17, 2018
POWER TRAIN
AFTER STOPPING, THE TRANSMISSION HAS TROUBLE CATCHING ON. THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD AND IT DOESN'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL. IF I EVER BRING IT UP TO MY DEALER OR A MECHANIC, THEY SAY IT'S JUST A JEEP PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. I'M WORRIED THERE MIGHT BE A BIGGER ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS WHO ALSO OWN A RENEGADE HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11138984October 8, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL FILLER TUBE BROKE OFF, WITH MINOR GAS SPILLAGE. SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE THEN TO REFUEL. HAD TO HAVE A $950 REPAIR/REPLACEMENT PART. OBVIOUSLY PROBLEM OCCURRED AT THE PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139009October 8, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DAYTIME/PARK RUNNING LIGHT HAS BLOWN OUT 3-4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING IT IN 2015. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND ALL THEY DO IS REPLACE THE BULB. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE BULBS CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT. I ONLY HAVE 75K MILES ON THIS TRUCK. NOT TO MENTION, I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES THROUGHOUT MY LIFE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A CHANGE A LIGHT BULB OF ANY KIND ON ANY OF MY PREVIOUS VEHICLES LIKE I DO WITH THE RENEGADE. SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT TRADING THIS IN FOR A TOTALLY DIFFERENT BRAND OF VEHICLES ALTOGETHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11138776October 6, 2018
ENGINE
BESIDES THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES, ETC. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS NEW 2015 RENEGADE, I AM NOW ON 55,000 MILES AND THE MOTOR FAN IS GOING OUT. WHEN THE FAN COMES ON YOU CAN HEAR THE BEARING GRINDING WHICH PROGRESSIVELY HAS GOTTEN LOUDER AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE. MY BEST FRIEND BOUGHT THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND HER FAN JUST WENT OUT LEAVING THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND HER STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT'S NOT LIKE JEEP IS NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE SINCE THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE BOARDS AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON HOW TO REPLACE THE FAN IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD THE $600+ TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP DO IT IF YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. I AM JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND MY HUSBAND JUST HAD BYPASS HEART SURGERY SO OUR PLANS TO HAVE HIM REPLACE IT ARE OUT AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED WITH HIS MEDICAL EMERGENCY SO IT IS PARKED AS I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND CAN'T AFFORD FOR IT TO STRAND ME ON THE ROADWAY. THIS IS MY 3RD AND LAST JEEP. IT HAS BEEN A PIECE OF CRAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133008October 2, 2018
ENGINE
I BOUGHT A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE FROM THIS DEALERSHIP BRAND NEW. ALL SERVICE HAS BEEN DONE AT EITHER THIS JEEP DEALERSHIP OR THE ONE IN LIMA OHIO WHERE I LIVED FOR A BRIEF TIME. BEGINNING IN MARCH OF 2018 MY VEHICLE STALLED WHILE RUNNING WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES IT RESTARTED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE I NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE AND BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE FROM OHIO TO ARIZONA. IT THEN HAPPENED AGAIN TWO MORE TIMES ONCE ON THE FREEWAY-ALL AGAIN WITH NO WARNINGS. JEEP THEN HAD MY CAR IN AUGUST FOR NEARLY A MONTH-I WAS TOLD IT STALLS DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE AND TO DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST MEANING I DROVE IT FOR 1200 MILES AND THEN RETURNED IT TO THEM. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT MY OIL CONSUMPTION IS "WITHIN MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS" SO THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT BE DOING ANY REPAIRS AND THAT I NEED TO CHECK MY OIL LEVEL AT EACH GAS FILL UP AND ADD OIL AS NEEDED IN BETWEEN OILS CHANGES. THIS IS NOT IN THE MANUAL AND THIS CAR IS STILL UNDER 36,000 MILES AND UNTIL OCTOBER 30 THE BUMBER TO BUMBER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY DUSTIN THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CONTACT CHRYSLER AS THEY WOULD HAVE TO AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS OR CHANGES. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX AND GIVEN THE SAME RECOMMENDATION TO CHECK MY OIL AT EACH GAS FILL UP AND ADD OIL. THIS CAR HAS NO OIL LIGHT, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY WARNING OF ANY KIND BEFORE IT JUST STALLS WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND DO NOT TRUST THAT THIS AN AN ACCEPTABLE LOSS OF OIL AND THAT THEY CAN SET AN EXPECTATION THAT IS NOT LISTED ANYWHERE IN THE MANUAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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