2016 JEEP RENEGADE Power Train Problems

No oil change light, no engine light. Excessive Oil consumption engine Metal to metal brakes

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.

Check engine light on. ECM (engine control computer) malfunction. Dealer first denied any problems with vehicle even with check engine light on. So I took to it to independent service center, which confirm problem. By providing the service center report, the dealer then confirm problem. Problems/symptoms occur 2 days after financing vehicle.

My customer satisfaction number is W20. I have been waiting since December 2022 to get the catalytic converter replaced. I was told there were 2 people ahead of me. Everytime I called I was told they were still trying to reach the people. They did update the software but now my Jeep is sluggish. I have to force the gas pedal to force the accelerator to the floor to pick up speed. So my gas mileage is very bad. I hope the engine does not go waiting so long to get a defective part replaced. I am in Arkansas now and will be until my Mom gets out of the hospital. I want to get my Jeep fixed now. I am close to Batesville and Jonesboro Arkansas. Please tell me where I can take my Jeep to get it repaired or do I take the recall card to any Jeep dealer. I feel I have waited long enough.

recently while driving to work at a traffic light as i rolled i heard my car start to accelerate and the check engine light came on. I began to observe, and found out that the gearbox does this when it is downshifted from 5th to 4th gear. of course I didn't hit the car in front several times. the presence of such errors as u0402 and C2502. i went to the dealer but the dealer had never heard of this and only did a software update on the transmission and engine. but it didn't help, they changed the oil in the transmission, no result either, they gave me a document and said that the reason was the electricity. after searching the entire Internet, I saw that Cherokee had such a phantom acceleration for 14-15 years. and really the problem is inside the transmission. i want to fix this problem because the dealer doesn't know what to do.

I recently had the following situation. Tuesday, Dec. 13th, 2022 a big storm hit, showered snow on us ALL day. My Jeep was parked with the passenger side to the north... just setting the scene. Rain, ice, & snow coated my Renegade when I left work and I noticed that the dash temp reading was not working. I didn't need 4WD on the drive home. Wednesday morning, I started up and got a "service engine" notification with solid engine light. The snow was slick enough on the roads that I attempted to put it into 4WD but couldn't. THINKING that the engine light was on due to a 4WD issues, I babied it from my home to the dealership. I was told that a solid engine light means not critical and I should be able to drive it until my appointment on the 21st. Then I was advised to go to an auto parts store to have a free diagnostic. I had to wait until Friday. The tech there came out and within 5 minutes told me the codes P0072 & P0073. He looked them up for me to ease my mind (4WD still not going in so I'm still thinking that's the issue). He informed me that the codes are for the AIR CONDITIONING SENSOR!! I did an internet search and found two pages of blog concerning the same issue from Jeep owners of differing vehicles. https://www.jeeprenegadeforum.com/threads/check-engine-light-no-4wd-lock.72281/ This obviously is a safety concern if you need your 4WD and can't access it due to an innocuous reason such as a malfunctioning air conditioning sensor. Could you please have Jeep look into a fix for this issue?? It may be something simple as the new 4WD lock seems to be electronic.

Oil consumption, electrical problems like lights flickering, fuel odor, brake light olways on

When car is backed up and put into drive the transmission hesitates. While coming to a stop the transmission has small jerks while downshifting. Also upon pulling out anytime you are stopped it looses power and then jumps forward. While driving as it changes gears it hesitates then switches and feels like I’m driving with someone learning how to drive a manual. This should not be happening around 67k miles. It’s going to cause a wreck.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY OF 2020. IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT A BARELY 5 YEAR OLD CAR IS ALREADY SHIFTING HARD. AND HAS TO GO UNDER MAINTENANCE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOT JUST MY CAR, BUT OVER 75% OF JEEP RENEGADE OWNERS IS HAVING THIS ISSUE. IT IS UNSAFE. I NOTICED IT WHEN I WAS ROLLING TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY CAR JERKED FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLLLLYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! FIX THE ISSUE. NOW I HAVE TO STOP FARTHER FROM THE LIGHT OR SIGN BECAUSE I KNOW MY CAR IS GOING TO LUNGE FORWARD. A 5 YEAR OLD CAR I HAVE TO TREAT LIKE ITS 20 YEARS OLD, I WILL NEVER BE BUYING ANOTHER JEEP ANYTHING AGAIN. I WAS AN IMPALA OWNER FOR YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES. EVEN WHEN MY IMPALA HIT 19 YEARS OLD AND HAD ALMOST 300,000 MILES. A 5 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD BY NO MEANS ACT LIKE THIS. NOW AFTER DROPPING 12,000 ON THIS CAR I HAVE TO LEAVE WORK, LOOSE MORE MONEY AND GO TO AN APPOINTMENT ON THE 21ST TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS ISSUE FIXED.

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOSES POWER AND THE MESSAGE "SHIFT TO PARK" APPEARS THEN THE CAR STALLS. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING LESS THAN 25MPH.THE CAR MAY OR MAY NOT START AFTERWARDS. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAS STRANDED ME. IT DOESN'T MATTER THE OUTSIDE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH UP A MINOR INCLINE, THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING/CHUGGING AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED RESPONDING. VEHICLE STALLED AND COASTED TO STOP WHERE THE IDLE WAS ROUGH AND THEN DIED. INITIALLY, WOULD RESTART, BUT THEN STALL OUT. FOR THE NEXT 3 HOURS (WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW), THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS FLAKING OUT - INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING ANY ERROR IN ITS WHEELHOUSE. RESTARTED NEXT DAY AND IDLE VERY ROUGH/MISFIRING, ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING AND DECENT CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE GENERATED. INITIAL REPORT FROM SHOP IS THAT THE ENGINE OIL IS SLUDGE (CHANGED 5K MILES AGO), BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DEAD (WAS ALREADY REPLACED AT 15K MILES) AND A SPARK PLUG END IS BENT AND IN HORRIFIC SHAPE. VEHICLE HAS 25K MILES AND HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 4.2 YEARS.

Mileage: 24,990

AFTER STARTING IT JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE. ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF...THEN TAKES A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS TO RESTART

Mileage: 18,000

THE ENGINE BURNS THROUGH OIL WAY TO FAST AND CREATES UNNECESSARY COST. ALSO IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO SHUT DOWN WHEN I TURN RIGHT SLOWLY. POWER CONSTANTLY FLUCTUATES.

Mileage: 20,000

TRANSMISSION #1 HAD A CRACK IN IT AND FAILED IN JANUARY 2019 WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE IN THE DRIVEWAY WOULD NOT GO BACK IN THE PARKING SPOT UNTIL THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. HILL ASSIST LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF, ALONG WITH THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT.. SLAMMED INTO PARK AND REVERSE. WHOLE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TRANSMISSION #2 FAILED ON MAY 31ST LURCHED FORWARD FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AT ALL AS I LOOKED FOR A SAFE PLACE TO PARK IT SO IT COULD BE TOWED. SLAMMED INTO GEAR AS WELL. WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ONLY THAT IT DID AND WAS GOING TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 60,350

I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS ON A HIGHWAY OR WHEN I DRIVE IN THE CITY. WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE USUALLY IT HAPPENS WHEN MY VEHICLE IS GOING SLOW FOR EXAMPLE AT A YIELD SIGN OR AT A ROTARY. I WILL THEN PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND MORE TIMES THAN I'D LIKE TO REMEMBER SOMEONE HAS ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THEY WERE ANTICIPATING ME PROCEEDING BUT WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND I DON'T GO ANYWHERE EXCEPT I JUST KEEP ROLLING VERY SLOWLY. I'VE EVEN FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AVOID COLLISION AND STILL MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE!! AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS CATCHING OR KICKING IN AND THE JEEP WILL KIND OF JERK AND THEN I WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AGAIN BECAUSE IT WORKS AGAIN! I HAVE A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE.

Mileage: 61,600

WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS A CLUNK SOUND WHEN THE ENGINE TRIES TO SWITCH GEARS. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, ETC HAVE A WARNING LIGHT THAT FLASHES SAYING THE LIGHTS ARE OUT EVEN WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE STILL WORKING. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE HE COOLING FAN IN MAY 2018 DUE TO MY VEHICLE STOPPING, WOULDN'T DRIVE, WOULDN'T START.

Mileage: 87,000

THE VEHICLE JERKS AT TAKE OFF AND PERIODICALLY WHEN ACCELERATING. YESTERDAY, WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK AND BACK TO DRIVE. CAR HAS 52000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM A STOP WHERE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP TUCSON 7800 E 22ND ST, TUCSON, AZ 85710, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN YEAR 2015 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,030. *BF *AS

Mileage: 29,030

TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY WHILE IN DRIVE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AND HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING. FURTHERMORE, SOME ELECTRICAL FAILURES WERE EXPERIENCED, INCLUDING ALL THE WINDOWS REMAINED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE POWER TRAIN FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000(POWER TRAIN), WHICH ONLY PERTAINED TO THE 2014 AND 2015 MODELS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS SERVICED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE VARIOUS FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,243.

Mileage: 47,243

ON TWO OCCASSIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OPERATING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND REMAINED IN THE DRIVE POSITION WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ON THE DISPLAY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS REVVED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. NO CODES OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS INDICATED. THE SHIFTER REMAINED IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE CAR HAD TO BE GUIDED OFF THE ROADWAY AND PLACED INTO PARK TO BE RESTARTED. VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESTART BOTH TIMES. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER ENTERING A HIGHWAY INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATING AND PRESENTED A DANGER TO ALL DRIVERS.

Mileage: 65,000

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.

Mileage: 32,652

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.

Mileage: 32,000

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.

Mileage: 46,640

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.

Mileage: 56,000

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.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD (LIKE A MANUAL ON MY FIRST DAY OF DRIVING SCHOOL) UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT IN LOWER GEARS. PROBLEM PERSISTS IN ANY WEATHER CONDITION AS I LIVE IN THE NORTH EAST. BRAKE ROTORS WEAR UNEVEN CAUSING PULSATION DUE TO STICKING CALIPERS

Mileage: 55,000

RADIATOR FAN

TAKATA RECALL JEEP NEEDING OIL CHANGE AT 7600 MILES, BONE DRY WITH NO INDICATION, NO SMOKE, NO NOTICE, ENGINE STALLS THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. WON'T RESTART FOR 30 SECONDS. FAN BEARING FAILED. REPAIRED WITH OEM PART, FAILING AGAIN. ELECTRICAL ISSUES, HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF ON DARK HIGHWAY, INDICATING ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING HAS FAILED, ELECTRICAL RESTORED. MULTIPLE SMALLER EVENTS OF BLINKER RIGHT OR LEFT BEING OUT, INDICATORS INCLUDED RAPID FLASHING OF DASHBOARD INDICATOR. BULBS ALWAYS SELF RESTORED AND FAULT CLEARED. EVAP FAILURE INDICATED, SELF RESOLVED WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING.

Mileage: 51,000

THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT , JERKY MOTION. I ENGINE STALL ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. THE FIRST IT HAPPEN IT FEEL LIKE SOMEONE HAD BUMP THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND.

Mileage: 45,000

I LOVE MY RENEGADE BUT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS , FIRST AFTER ONLY HAVING IT FOR A FEW MONTHS BUYING IT DEC 2016 NEW THE FUEL PUMP BROKE AND I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN IT SAID I HAD A QUARTER TANK. THEN THE DRIVER SEAT BECAME STUCK FORWARD, I THOUGHT I FIXED IT IT WAS FINE NOW IT'S STUCK BACK. I HAVE TO USE A PILLOW BEHIND ME. THEN AT 40,000 MILES JUST ABOUT THE COOLANT FAN STARTED RATTLING AS IF SOMETHING WAS LOOSE, THEN IT STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC I HAD TO BLAST THE HEAT BECAUSE THE TEMP GAUGE WOULD GO RED. I CHECKED THE FUSE IT WAS BLOWN SO IT WAS CHANGED AND STILL NO FAN. SO I FIGURED IT'S THE COOLANT FAN RELAY AND THEY AREN'T EASY TO LOCATE. AUTO PARTS STORE AND JEEP PARTS AT THE DEALERSHIP ARE HARD TO TALK TO BECAUSE IT IS A FIAT PART. YOU WOULD THINK THE 2JEEP DEALERSHIPS THAT SELL THEM WOULD KNOW THAT. NOW I SEE THAT A TON OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND NEEDED THE FULL FAN ASSEMBLE REPLACED AND A NEW THERMOSTAT..I DO NOT HAVE MONEY FOR THIS. WHY NO RECALL

Mileage: 38,000

"POWER TRANSMISSION" IN JULY OF 2018 IN RUSH HOUR IN LAS VEGAS (5PM-5:30PM) WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE 2016 JEEP RENEGADE POWERED OFF & SHUT DOWN. HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART FOR THE VEHICLE TO START UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ON A VERY BUSY STREET ROAD. IN AUGUST OF 2018 IN RUSH HOUR IN LAS VEGAS (4:30PM-5:30PM) WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE 2016 JEEP RENEGADE POWERED OFF & SHUT DOWN. HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART FOR THE VEHICLE TO START UP AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED ON A SLIGHTLY BUSY STREET ROAD. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH TIMES I WAS VERY LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CAR WAS EXAMINED AT AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS AT FAULT AND NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THIS PROCESS TOOK A MONTH. I WAS RELUCTANTLY GIVEN A LOANER CAR WITH A FEW CASE MANAGERS SAYING IT WAS A FAVOR OF CHRYSLER TO BE ALLOWING ME TO HAVE THIS LOANER CAR. NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW DANGEROUS THIS CAR WAS. HOW MY LIFE WAS AT STAKE. IT'S NOW APRIL 2019 AND THE SAME SIGNS I EXPERIENCED WITH THE DYING TRANSMISSION LAST YEAR ARE HAPPENING AGAIN. EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY AIR CONDITIONER MY CAR STARTS TO ACT SHAKY. A STRANGE SMELL GETS EMITTED, AND THE SHIFTING OF THE GEARS SLOWS DOWN. EVERY TIME I PARK MY CAR ON AN INCLINE AND I USE MY EMERGENCY BREAKS @ MY DRIVEWAY MY CARS BREAKS ARE SLOW TO RESPOND.

Mileage: 26,500

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES AFTER STARTING CAR. DRIVING 30+ MPH DOWN A CITY STREET, CAR STOPPED MOVING AND SHUT OFF. GEAR SHIFT SHOWED CAR WAS IN DRIVE, RADIO WAS ON BUT DASHBOARD SAID PRESS BREAK PEDAL AND PUSH BUTTON TO START. TURNED CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND ENGINE TRIED TO TURNOVER BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MINUTES, CAR STARTED AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES UNDER ALL SIMILAR CONDITIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT TOOK 4 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART BEFORE CAR WOULD TURN ON. TWO DAYS LATER SAME HAPPENED TWICE IN A ROW SPANNING 4 MINUTES APART FROM EACH OTHER. ALL UNDER SAME CONDITIONS. 30+ MPH MOVING STRAIGHT ON CITY STREET. *DT*JB

Mileage: 52,497

THE "BEATS" SPEAKER SYSTEM DIDN'T LAST MORE THEN 30,000 MILES; THERE ARE SHIFTING ISSUES, ALONG WITH STALLING ISSUES AND MOST RECENTLY A MYSKY PANEL SHIFT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR 4200! *TR

'TAKATA RECALL' COOLING FAN WENT OUT IN DECEMBER 2017 RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK 2018. HEARD NOISES FROM VEHICLE TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAY THE BRAKES & ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACE (HOW WHEN IT WAS WITH YOU ALL FOR TWO MONTHS). NOW IT'S OCTOBER 2018, THERMOSTAT IS GOING OUT. WHY WASN'T THIS CAUGHT AT THE TIME OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COOLING FAN. THEN THE SEAT BELT MYSTERIOUSLY HAVE A CUT OR SOMETHING IN IT AND THEY DON'T COVER IT SO IT WILL BE AN OUT OF POCKET FEE. IT'S UNSAFE TO HAVE A THERMOSTAT GOING OUT AS WELL AS A SEAT THAT HAS A CUT/SPLITTING.

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.

Mileage: 400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE DEPRESSED FIRMLY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM WEST PALM BEACH (6500 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33411, (561) 257-5198) AND TEST DRIVEN, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE RELEASING OF THE GAS PEDAL. *JS *TR *JS *JS *JS

Mileage: 19,000

SINCE PURCHASE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RANDOMLY GIVES ALL WARNING LIGHTS AND WILL NOT LET ME SHUT OFF VEHICLE WITHOUT UNHOOKING BATTERY AND HOOKING BACK UP. HAVE HAD IT IN SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SAME THING, NEITHER JEEP PLACE I HAVE TOOK IT TO CAN FIGURE IT OUT AND TELL ME MY ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE TOWED IN NEXT TIME IT DOES IT AND LEAVING ON AND "PRAYING THEIR SERVICE DEPT IS OPEN WHEN IT HAPPENS" PER RICE JEEP DODGE ON ALCOA HWY, LENOIR CITY CHRYSLER DODGE WHERE PURCHASED TOLD ME TO GET LAWYER SO I REFUSE TO TAKE BACK THERE. RICE DODGE HAS BEEN MUCH MORE HELPFUL AND UNDERSTANDING AND NOT THREATENING ME. HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FRANK AT JEEP CORPORATE AND HAVE MULTIPLE OPEN CASES

Mileage: 50,000

I FOUND A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WITH JEEP RENEGADES LIKE MINE. LIKE MANY OWNERS, I BOUGHT A JEEP TO BE SAFE IN THE SNOW. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE. I HAD A MINOR SMOG FAULT (EVAP) AND WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AS SOON AS THE LIGHT IS ON, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT ENGAGE. THIS LEFT ME STRANDED ON A SNOWY DAY WITH NO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FOR AN IRRELEVANT PROBLEM. THIS IS THE CASE FOR ALL JEEP RENEGADES AND POSSIBLY OTHER FIAT MADE MODELS. IT IS NOT SATISFACTORY. THIS BEHAVIOR OF FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BEING CUT OUT IS, I FOUND, WELL DOCUMENTED ON VARIOUS INTERNET USER GROUPS. I WOULD PREFER IF THEY REPROGRAM MY VEHICLE SO THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE STAYS AVAILABLE NO MATTER WHAT.

Mileage: 21,000

COOLING FAN SHAKES RATTLES AND IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY 51,000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED COST ME

Mileage: 51,000

2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK HAD TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT DO TO CODE P0128 HAD 51,000 MILES SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IT COST ME

Mileage: 51,000

I HAVE A RENEGADE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CLUTCH WENT ON IT IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND ONLY 19,000 MILES. THE CLUTCH WAS SO BAD THAT THE FLYWHEEL COULD NOT BE RESURFACED. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL THING. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID I WAS PASSED WARRANTY. I SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CLUTCH AND THEY DENIED IT.

Mileage: 19,000

UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A STOP, THE CAR STALLS OUT. ENGINE IS STILL ON, BUT NO ENGAGEMENT.

Mileage: 13,500

BEEN HAPPENING FOR PAST MONTH FIRST ISSUE HAPPENED IN JAN 2017 CALL STALLING HAVING HARD TIME RESTARTING. BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY CAR STALLS ONCE DONE REVERSING AND PUTTING INTO DRIVE. HAVE DONE IT WITH ROLLING STOP AT STOP SIGN/LIGHT.

Mileage: 9,300

PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS 13400 MILES. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65MPH, 6TH GEAR) CRUISE CONTROL BECAME DISABLED, AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER SERVICE WARNINGS SUCH AS SERVICE ABS, 4WD, PARKING BRAKE, ECS. VEHICLE LOST MOST FORWARD POWER, BUT WAS STILL ABLE TO SAFELY OPERATE DUE TO THE VEHICLES "LIMP MODE". UNDER "LIMP MODE" VEHICLE STILL OPERATED NORMALY WITH NO INDICATION OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, AFTER A FEW MILES, ALL WARNING AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS DISAPPEARED AND NORMAL DRIVING RESUMED, HAD FULL ACCELERATION POWER, AND NO ISSUES. PRESUMED IT WAS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND IT CORRECTED IT SELF. CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO DESTINATION, AFTER 30 MILES VEHICLE LOST FORWARD POWER, AND SERVICE AND WARNING INDICATORS RE-APPEARED. WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH TO PROPERLY STOP VEHICLE AND OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN GEAR AND NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE IT WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY, VEHICLE WOULD BE NEARLY AT A COMPLETE STOP BUT WOULD BUCK AND JOLT, UNTIL I MANUALLY SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. VEHICLE DID REQUIRE A TOW SERVICE AND WOULD NOT START AFTERWARDS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING OR FAILED DURING DRIVING NOR HAD IT EXPERIENCED ANY ISSUE IN THE PREVIOUS TRIPS, (IE, SMOKE, BURNT SMELL, BUCKING OR JOLTING, RATTLES) ONLY INDICATION I EXPERIENCED WAS THE NO FORWARD POWER, UNABLE TO SHIFT, AND STOP PROPERLY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IF THE CLUTCHED FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WITH NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS, IT MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO POSSIBLE LOCKING OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WITH NO WAY TO DISENGAGE, RESULTING IN UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY STOP THE VEHICLE. IT COULD ALSO SEIZE THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN A SUDDEN UNCONTROLLED STOP.

Mileage: 13,400

MULTIPLE ISSUES SINCE I PURCHASED NEW. DEALER CONFIRMED COMPUTER SENDING CODES TO TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. AT TIMES, YOU COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR EXTREMELY LOW GAS MILEAGE. ON AN INTERSTATE GOING UP AND DOWN MOUNTAINS WITH 18-WHEELERS, THIS IS TERRIFYING. ALL LIGHTS SHUTTING OFF RANDOMLY INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, BRAKES, BLINKERS, DASH, ETC WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE WORST ISSUE IS I HAVE HAD IS THE DOORS LOCKING MY CHILD IN. I PUT HIM IN THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL, WHEN I WENT AROUND TO GET IN, ALL THE DOORS HAD LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE POLICE BUSTED A WINDOW TO GET HIM OUT. AFTER CONFIRMED HE WAS OK, I WENT OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DASH WAS BLINKING A MESSAGE AND THE LOCKS WERE STILL ACTING UP. AFTER CRANKING, EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL. *BF UPDATED 9/12/18*JB

Mileage: 11,000

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE SEPTEMBER 29 2017. MY 1.3 YEAR OLD RENEGADES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. CALLED TO MAKE APPOINTMENT IMMEDIATELY WITH DEALER. 5 MINUTES LATER THE THE TEMPERATURE SPIKED IN ABOUT 1 SECOND TO AROUND 265 DEGREES. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GAVE NO INDICATION OF A RISING TEMPERATURE AND LITERALLY SHOT UP. THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN LOCKED UP. PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL GET REPAIRED AND DONT KNOW HOW MUCH ENGINE DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED. SEEMS TO BE A NATIONAL ISSUE AS THERE ARE OTHER RENEGADES THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS FOR THE SAME PARTS AND HAVE BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR MONTHS. WISH JEEP WOULD GIVE ME A REFUND AS VEHICLE ONLY GAS 11800 MILES AND POTENTIALLY GAS CATASPROPHIC DAMAGE. SHOULD BE A RECALL AND FAV SHOULD BUY VEHICLE BACK. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS USELESS AS IT ONLY SHOWS THE LEVEL AT NORMAL AND FROM ONE DEGREE TO THE NEXT SHOT TO MAX. ONCE IT WENT DOWN A FEW DEGREES. DROPPED BACKED DOWN TO NORMAL RANGE EVEN THOUGH WAS STILL IN 260 DEGREE RANGE. FAULTY AND UNRELIABLE. MOST LIKELY FCS WILL SAY ENGINE IS FINE THEN IT WILL BREAK DIE DUE TO WARPED OR CRACKED CYLINDER OR HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET IN SEMI STEADY TRAFFIC. GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE

Mileage: 11,800

I BOUGHT THIS CAR A YEAR A AGO. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRENTY. THE RADIATOR IS MESSED UP AND CAR IS OVER HEATED. IT SHOWS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. BUT DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IT COULD TAKE THEM MONTHS . WHY DO NOT THEY RECALL ALL THE CARS??

COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND CAUSED SMOKING AND LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG CHEMICAL OR BURNING SMELL. THIS HAPPENED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED CAR OFF. NO LEAKING FLUID NOTED BENEATH VEHICLE. CAR TURNED BACK ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN CAME ON. PART IS BACK ORDERED WITH NO DATE. PER DEALERSHIP, NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. NO LOANER CAR OFFERED.

Mileage: 42,000

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.

Mileage: 27,100

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

Mileage: 7,200

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.

Mileage: 3,000

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.

Mileage: 10,000

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.

Mileage: 2,300

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

Mileage: 2,200

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!

Mileage: 340

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

Mileage: 4,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE, LOUNGE, OR STALL AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 0-40 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ABOVE 40 MPH, THE FAILURE WOULD NO LONGER OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,825.

Mileage: 5,825

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

Mileage: 4,600

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.

Mileage: 630

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

Mileage: 10

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.

Mileage: 420

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.

Mileage: 5,000

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

Mileage: 5,300

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED MAY 16, 2016. ON AUGUST 6, 2016 THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE LIGHTS SHUTOFF COMPLETELY. IT ONLY TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 20-30 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER THE STOP, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO REMOVE IT FROM THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART, DID NOT TURN OVER; ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENED. SHORTLY AFTER THE COMPLETE SHUTOFF, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP, THE BODY SHOP IS ALSO UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY AND SEAT BELTS AND THE LIGHT INDICATING THE FUEL SHUTOFF IS STILL ON.

Mileage: 6,000

VIBRATING/RUMBLING NOISE THROUGH GAS PEDAL AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN 29-34 MPH WHILE USING CRUISE/NOT USING CRUISE/LETTING OFF GAS PEDAL SLOWLY; DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ITS THE HIGH GEARING, ITS NORMAL, WE CANT REPLICATE, CHRYSLER REP STATES THE SAME THING, YET I TAKE THE SERVICE MGR FOR A RIDE AND THERES THE NOISE, TAKE SERVICE MGR FOR A RIDE IN ANOTHER RENEGADE AND THERES THE NOISE, SUPPOSEDLY THEY WILL WORK ON FIGURING OUT WHATS THE ISSUE ON THE OTHER RENEGADE AND THEN DEAL WITH MINE. DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES BETWEEN +/-1 MPH UPON SETTING CRUISE ON LEVEL ELEVATION, SETTING CRUISE SPEEDOMETER IN CENTER DISPLAY WILL READ 69 MPH BUT UPPER RIGHT SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY REFLECTS 70 MPH AND ONLY TIME THEY EVER ARE THE SAME IS WHEN YOUR GOING DOWNHILL, CHRYSLER REP AT WI DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS NORMAL AND I AM CALLING BULLSHIT, THEY WONT FIX IT BECAUSE ITS WITHIN THE NORMAL PARAMETERS BUT SCIENTIFICALLY IT DOESNT JIVE.

Mileage: 326

WHEN COLD THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH AND THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO HESITATE AND LURCH FORWARD AND IN SOME INSTANCES THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE ESPECIALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC CAUSING SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES NOT JUST THE DATE ENTERED BELOW.

Mileage: 4,000

MY CAR STOPPED BRAND NEW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY ON THE FIRST ROAD TRIP FROM CALIFORNIA TO UTAH DRIVING AT 80MPH (THERE ARE SOME PARTS IN UTAH WHERE THAT'S THE SPEED LIMIT) AND IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DRIVING ON I-15 SINCE THERE WERE 18 WHEELERS DRIVING NEXT TO ME AND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND PUSH IT TO THE SHOULDER, LUCKILY ALL THE DRIVERS WERE ABLE TO STOP FOR ME TO DO IT.

Mileage: 2,100

2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRACTION CONTROL - WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING ON AND OFF AND THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER/ACCELERATION. ONCE THE LIGHT WENT OFF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 OR 4 TIMES, WHILE TURNING OR DRIVING ON A SLIGHT HILL. THE LOSS OF POWER IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS WHEN TURNING, YOU ARE CROSSING TRAFFIC. THE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE DRY, SMOOTH ROAD.

Mileage: 1,000

MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP, UNDER COMPLETELY DRY CONDITIONS WITH CLEAN PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM HAS KICKED IN. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO TURN OFF HAS BEEN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AGAIN, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A 55MPH HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 3,000

WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2016 JEEP RENEGADE LATITUDE ON JUNE 11, 2016. ON JULY 1, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES THE CAR BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. ON JULY 1, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED VIA THE PUSH-START IGNITION AND RAN UNTIL THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE POWERED ON, AT WHICH POINT THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY, SEVERAL DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON (ENGINE, PARKING BREAK, ETC.) AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO IDLE HEAVILY AND SHUTTER UNTIL THE ENGINE KILLED. UPON RESTARTING, ONLY THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS SHOWING, SO MY HUSBAND BEGAN TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES LATER, AT TOP SPEEDS OF 40 MPH THE CAR'S ACCELERATOR AND POWER STEERING FAILED AND HE VEERED OFF OF A TWO-WAY HIGHWAY INTO A FIELD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY "UPDATED THE COMPUTER" AND SENT US ON OUR WAY WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THE EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD REGARDING THE FINICKY COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE CAR AND CAN FAIL AT ANY MOMENT WITHOUT WARNING. ON JULY 15, THE SATELLITE RADIO SEARCHED FOR A SIGNAL FOR SEVERAL HOURS, WITH NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. ON JULY 17, THE CAR FAILED AGAIN, UPON IGNITION. SEVERAL DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON THE AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR. ON JULY 18 THE CAR WOULD START, BUT NOT SHIFT, AND AGAIN, HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. TODAY IS JULY 18, SO NOW WE'RE PLAYING A GAME OF "WAIT AND SEE" IF ANOTHER COMPUTER UPDATE WILL "FIX" THIS DEATH-TRAP OF A VEHICLE. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR IS A HAZARD TO US AND ANYONE AROUND US ON THE ROAD OR SIDEWALKS WHERE WE MAY BE FORCED TO VEER OFF TO AVOID A COLLISION IF THE SYSTEM FAILS AGAIN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR DIE DUE TO A DEFECT THAT THE DEALERSHIPS AND JEEP ARE OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF, BUT REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE.

Mileage: 400

I HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 WEEKS, BRAND NEW, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALL TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND THE FINAL SOLUTION AFTER ONE FULL WEEK OF TESTING IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 700 MILES ON IT. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED DRIVING A BRAND NEW CAR WITH MY KIDS IN IT THAT REPLACING A TRANSMISSION IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP.

Mileage: 700

VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. DRIVER TOOK FOOT OFF THE BRAKE FROM DEAD STOP AND THE RENEGADE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. THE INSTURMENT PANEL FLASHED AND FLICKERED VARIOUS TROUBLE INDICATIONS AND THEN STOPPED WITH THE MESSAGE TO SERVICE THE ELECTRIC EMERGENCY BRAKE.

Mileage: 2,092