Jeep Renegade Complaints (2017)

567 consumer complaints on file.

#11102741June 20, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ON JUNE 11TH, 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR WITH JUST UNDER 7000 MILES WE NOTICED THE BATTERY LIGHT ON WHICH DISAPPEARED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING IT. TODAY, JUNE 20TH, WHILE DRIVING ON FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE AT 72MPH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND AND THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE POWER VERY BRIEFLY AS IF IT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY ON AN INTERSTATE. I AM ALSO NOTICING SLUGGISH ACCELERATION AT TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102383June 18, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM SORENESS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DEALER (MCLARTY DANIEL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 479-250-3900) WAS CALLED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11101790June 14, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE PROBLEMS, CAR STALLING. ALMOST IN BAD CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE, AFTER LOOKING AT REVIEWS IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH ISSUE. NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101555June 13, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MULTIPLE WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATE THE DASH, SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE, CHECK BRAKE, AND COUNTLESS OTHERS. ALSO THE CAR LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT START OR WILL ONLY GO IN REVERSE. THIS HAPPENS UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE AND ALSO WHILE ACTIVELY DRIVING IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND MULTIPLE SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AND THE TCM HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THE ISSUE KEEPS OCCURRING. CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND A CORPORATE TECHNICIAN HAS BEEN INVOLVED AND ALSO AN IN FLIGHT RECORDER WAS TEMPORARILY INSTALLED AND IT PROVIDED NUMEROUS ERROR CODES BUT NO ONE IS SEEMS TO BE CAPABLE OF DETERMINING HOW TO FIX THE ISSUE OR WHAT EXACTLY IS CAUSING IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100781June 10, 2018
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
MY VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY RELEASED HATCH WITHOUT THE BUTTON BEING PRESSED EVERYTIME THE DOOR WAS CLOSED IT WOULD ELECTRONICALLY RELEASE THE DOOR. STOPPED DOING IT HOURS LATER. TAKING TO DEALER TOMMOROW. THE VEHICLE IS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE SPORT 4X4 WITH 2.4L MOTOR. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN FIRST NOTICED BUT DID EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE WHEN MOBILE. *TT *DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100007June 5, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED TO ANY OTHER POSITION. THIS OCCURRED AFTER BACKING THE VEHICLE UP A FEW FEET AND THEN TRYING TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. THERE IS NO KNOWN PROCEDURE FOR SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE WITH THE SHIFTER IN ANY POSITION OTHER THAN PARK. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED AND THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. THE ONLY GOOD PART OF THIS WAS THAT IT WAS IN NEUTRAL - I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD GOTTEN STUCK IN REVERSE OR DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098314May 28, 2018
ENGINE
ENGINE HAS STALLED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. LATEST TIME STALLED OUT ON A CITY STREET AFTER TURNING INTO IT. TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN OIL IS LOW. JEEP BURNING THROUGH OIL TOO FAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097271May 22, 2018
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING IN ANY CONDITION (HIGHWAY, STREET) THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY. IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED IT SLIPS SO BAD. THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY HAVE PLACED THE JEEP ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. THE JEEP HAS JUST OVER 22,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE ABOUT 15,000 MILES. SECONDARILY, SOMETIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO ENGAGE OR REENGAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096707May 18, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS TURNING INTO MY PARKING SPACE SLOWLY WITH THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED. AS I PRESSED FURTHER ON THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. I PRESSED DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN AND SMACKED THE RETAINING WALL. THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH THE PARKING BRAKE (DID NOT PRESS) AND THE CAR WITH THE LIGHTNING BOLTS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT JUST HAPPENED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093821May 14, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TOOK MY 2017 JEEP RENEGADE SPORT TO THE DEALER FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. THEY DID CHANGE THE OIL AND ROTATE THE TIRES AS SCHEDULED. THEY DID NOTIFY ME THAT THE ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD PASS INSPECTION. DURING THE CONVERSATION THE DEALER SAID THESE VEHICLES WERE KNOWN FOR HAVING TOO HARD OF A BRAKE PAD AND THE PAD GROOVES THE ROTORS. AT THE TIME I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 19,000 MILES AND WAS IN THE 11TH MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN READING MANY FORUMS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND NOTICED THAT THE LAST THREE MODEL YEAR OF JEEP RENEGADE HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM VERY UNPLEASED BY THE FACT THAT I NOW NEED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS, PADS, AND LABOR ON MY DIME FOR A VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED FOR LESS THAN A YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093284May 11, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS SITTING IN MY JEEP PARKED IDLING WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO PICK ME UP , WHEN MY RIDE SHOW UP TURNED OFF JEEP AND LEFT. TWENTY MINUTES LATER THE POLICE CALLED AND TOLD ME THE JEEP WAS ON FIRE AND I NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093423May 11, 2018
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE IN MOTION AT THE FREEWAY, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLASHING AT 10,964 MILES RANDOMLY WHEN SPEEDED OVER 50 MPH. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED NEW ENGINE NO START SO CHECKED FOR OIL PRESSURE AND FOUND 25 PSI WHILE CRANKING. REPLACED VVAA ASSEMBLY ENGINE WILL STILL NOT START. FINDING: CRANKSHAFT HAS SEVERE END PLAY AND WAS EATEN AWAY AT THE BLOCK. SUSPECTED: MAIN BEARING TO BE LEFT LOOSE FROM FACTORY. VEHICLE KEPT AT DEALERSHIP SINCE MARCH 7TH UNTIL MAY 3RD 2018.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089543April 23, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THIS CAR AFTER OWNING TWO WRANGLER'S, A CHEROKEE AND A PATRIOT. I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT MY TRANSMISSION WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARSHLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC THEN APPLYING THE GAS TO GO, THE CAR ALSO HESITATES TO TAKE OFF. I HAVE HAD MANY SCARY SITUATIONS WHERE I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THE DELAY, I ALSO CAME TO A STOP AT A CROSSWALK AND RIGHT WHEN I WENT TO STOP THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND I HIT SOMEONE WALKING IN THE CROSSWALK, I WAS LUCKY THE GUY WAS NOT HURT, I ALSO HAD A TIME WHERE THERE WAS A COUCH IN FRONT OF ME ON THE FREEWAY AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO AVOID IT BECAUSE OF A HESITATION IN THE ENGINE WHERE AT TIMES I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE RIGHT AWAY AND THIS COULD CAUSE ME TO GET HIT IF I SWITCH LANES TO QUICKLY, I ENDED UP SLAMMING ON THE BREAKS AND SLIDING INTO THE COUNCH AND CONTACTING 911 TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. THIS TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND ALL THE SHOPS DO IS RESET THE TRANSMISSION AND DO A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TCM AND THE PCM ON THE CAR. THE CARS DOOR LOCKS WILL ALSO SOMETIMES BEEP LOUD AND SOMETIMES BEEP SHORT LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG AND A GOOD PORTION OF THE TIME THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK. I ALSO HAVE A WEIRD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY TESTED IT AGAINST A CHEROKEE AND IT'S THE SAME BUT I HAVE A RENEGADE SO I HAVE IN WRITING THEY TESTED THE WRONG MODEL CAR. THIS CAR HAS HAD SO MANY ISSUES AND I REALLY FEEL UNSAFE, I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE CAR IN 5 TIMES AND THEY DON'T REALLY DO ANYTHING. I WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO GET MY AC KNOB REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAS A SHARP EDGE AND I KEEP GETTING CUT. I DON'T THINK BEING TOLD THE HARSH SHIFTING IS NORMAL IS RIGHT, I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THE WEIRD SHIFTS THIS TRANSMISSION DOES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088537April 17, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE. I WOULD HAVE REAR END A DODGE RAM TRUCK AT A STOP LIGHT; IF MY FOOT WAS NOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. THE LUNGING FORWARD, AND HARD SHIFTING HAPPENS RANDOMLY PRIMARILY ON THE DOWNSHIFTING, AND WHEN IT'S COLD OUT. OTHER ISSUES: WHEN USING THE WASHER SOLVENT FLUID THE VAPORS COME BACK THROUGH THE CABIN, MAKING THE CABIN AIR TOXIC TO BREATH. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD HAD TO BE CHANGED; BECAUSE THEY WERE DEEMED DEFECTIVE DUE TO FINDING METAL DEBRIS IN THE BRAKE PAD AT ABOUT 3,100 MILES WHEN I REPORTED THE NOISE AT THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. ELECTRICAL: RANDOMLY THE PUSH START WILL NOT WORK, TURN SIGNAL TURNING RIGHT WILL NOT WORK, AND HEAD LIGHTS WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY COME ON. THIS 2017 JEEP RENEGADE LATITUDE 2.4L HAS LESS THAN 6,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION, WASHER SOLVENT, AND BRAKES STARTED BEFORE THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3,118 MILES; HOWEVER, THE WASHER SOLVENT WAS NOT REPORT UNTIL LATER WHEN I FOUND OUT IT IS TOXIC, AND I ONLY USED IT ABOUT 3-TIMES, AND TURNED THE AIR OFF EACH TIME. ALL DEEMED UNABLE TO DUPLICATE EXCEPT FOR ONE TIME OR NORMAL FOR THE WASHER SOLVENT ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11085178April 15, 2018
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BAD THERMOSTAT. ENGINE MAKING A RATTLING NOISE DIFFERENT THAN THE NORMAL UNIQUE SOUND OF THE 2.4L MULTI-AIR ENGINE AFTER ENGINE IS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. SOUND CAN BE HEARD MOST WHEN TRAVELING UNDER 40 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083111April 3, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND MIDDLE CONSOLE TURN ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THEIR OWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081962March 29, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
I PICKED UP MY RENEGADE FROM THE SERVICE CENTER YESTERDAY FOR MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE AUTO SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, BLUE-TOOTH, KEY FOB, AUTO-START, ACCELERATION AND TIRE GAUGE ISSUES. ON THE WAY BACK TO WORK IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING. AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE CAR WAS GOING AROUND 15-20 MPH AND IT LUNGED FORWARD AND STOPPED VERY HARD AND ABRUPTLY AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THEN TURNED ON, ON ITS OWN. I TURNED IT OFF AND CAUTIOUSLY PROCEEDED. NOW, WHENEVER I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON AND THE CAR FEELS ROUGH WHILE DRIVING, LIKE THE BRAKES ARE PARTIALLY ENGAGED WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ONLY PUT LESS THAN 10 MILES ON THE JEEP SINCE PICKING IT UP YESTERDAY. THIS IS A REAL THREAT TO MY SAFETY. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT AND THE FOURTH MAJOR ISSUE. DO I NEED TO DIE IN A CRASH BEFORE SOMEONE WILL LISTEN TO ME AND HELP? THESE CARS NEED RECALLED AND TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. *TT *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081839March 28, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
EXTREME HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION AND NEARLY STOPPING WHILE TRYING TO ENTER A FREEWAY, TWICE. KEY FOB ISSUES, AUTO START ISSUES, RADIO AND BLUE TOOTH ISSUES, TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE READING ISSUES. FIRST SERVICE VISIT I WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST IN NEED OF A COMPUTER REST. SECOND VISIT THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIRD VISIT THEY INITIALLY SAID IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE UNTIL I INSISTED IT WAS SERIOUS AND CONTACTED CORPORATE. NOT ONLY WAS I TREATED POORLY BUT I WAS BLOCKED FROM LEAVING A REVIEW. IT WAS MENTIONED THAT ENGINEERS CURRENTLY KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT ARE WAITING UNTIL SECOND QUARTER TO PUBLISH IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS EXTREMELY NEGLIGENT BECAUSE IT ISN'T JUST A FAULTY SENSOR LIGHT, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE NEARLY DIES WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, CREATING A RISK FOR A FATAL ACCIDENT. I DEMANDED RECORDS OF ALL THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO THIS BRAND NEW AUTO, SINCE ISSUES FIRST AROSE ON 12/9/1027. FROM 12/9/2017-3/38/2018, I HAVE HAD MY CAR AT THE SERVICE CENTER THREE TIMES. AND I JUST FOUND THE SAFETY RECALL ONLINE, I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY JEEP OR THE DEALERSHIP YET AS TO THIS RECALL PERTAINING TO FAULTY SENSOR ALERTS. I AM UNABLE TO SELECT FROM THE ABOVE LIST BUT "WHEELS' AND "ELEC STABILITY CONTROL" WERE ALSO AFFECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079708March 15, 2018
ENGINE
WITH 6100 MILES AND 7 MONTHS ON MY RENEGADE I'VE HAD TO PUT IN OVER 3 QUARTS OF OIL. WHEN THE OIL LEVELS DROP THE JEEP STALLS WHILE TURNING. IF THIS ISSUE ISN'T RESOLVED AN UNEXPECTING DRIVER COULD FIND THEMSELVES GETTING SEVERELY INJURED. FROM THE FORUMS THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CLAIMING THE CONSUMPTION AND STALLING ARE NORMAL. IF MY ISSUE ISN'T RESOLVED I WILL BE CONTACTING A LEMON LAW LAWYER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076208March 5, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING IF ENGINE OIL SENSOR DETECTS LOW OIL IN ENGINE. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING NO MATTER WHERE YOU DRIVING IE (HIGHWAY OR LOCAL ROADS).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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