2015 Jeep Renegade complaints

THE COOLING FAN "BURNED OUT" ON MY 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2017, I WAS TRAVELING I10 E BOUND FROM HOUSTON, TX TO RAYNE, LA (3 HR DRIVE) TO ATTEND MY YOUNGER BROTHER'S WEDDING WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR RAN HOT. LUCKILY FOR ME I WAS AT THE EXIT RAMP TO GET TO MY PARENT'S HOUSE WHEN IT HAPPENED. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND I SAW, AND SMELLED SMOKE. I THEN CALLED MY DAD (WHO LITERALLY LIVES A MINUTE OR LESS FROM WHERE I WAS) FOR HIM TO COME AND CHECK OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, FLUIDS WERE ALL IN TACT, NOTHING SEEMED OUT OF PLACE, HE BASICALLY COULDN'T SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. HE THEN STARTED THE CAR AND WATCHED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND NOTICED THAT IT HADN'T SPIKED UP SO HE DROVE IT OFF THE EXIT AND HOME. THE CAR SAT ALL NIGHT AND WASN'T DRIVEN AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN MY DAD DROVE IT TO ADVANCED AUTO. THE EMPLOYEE CONNECTED THE MACHINE TO CHECK FOR ERRORS BUT NOTHING CAME BACK. MY DAD STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE FAN WASN'T SPINNING. HE CHECKED THE FUSE FOR THE FAN, NOTICED THE METAL PIECE INSIDE HAD SPLIT, SO WE BOUGHT ANOTHER FUSE. PUT THE FUSE IN, STARTED THE ENGINE AND A SECOND LATER THE FUSE POPPED AND SMOKE APPEARED. I'VE CALLED SEVERAL CDJR PLACES BETWEEN LOUISIANA AND TEXAS AND THEY'RE ALL TELLING ME THAT IT'LL TAKE UP TO 4 MONTHS BEFORE THE PART COMES IN AND GET FIXED BECAUSE IT IS ON BACK ORDER. IT IS FRUSTRATING FOR ME BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF

COOLING FAN IS BAD. HOUSING COMES LOOSE AND FAN HITS OTHER PARTS ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO RECALL! HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PART HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS! NOW VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY.

TWICE IN TWO WEEKS, WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF. THE FIRST TIME IS HAPPENED WAS ON OCTOBER 29TH, 2017 AND THE NEXT TIME WAS THIS MORNING NOVEMBER 9TH. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, AND THE OTHER HAPPENED WITH THE FOOT ON THE GAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO I-90 FROM THE OGDEN ON RAMP. THE RADIO AND INTERIOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO WORK, BUT THE ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF. TURNING THE KEY WON'T JUST TURN ON THE CAR AGAIN. YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT IN THE ON POSITION A FEW TIMES FOR IT TO FINALLY TURN ON.

THE COOLING FAN HAS COME LOOSE AND APPEARS TO BE NEAR FAILURE, WHICH HAS PREVENTED ME FROM OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD WITH 27,000 MILES AND APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL; THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IN A VEHICLE THIS NEW!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SUDDENLY INCREASED TO HIGH. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND ALLOW IT TO COOL OFF AND THE SMOKE TO DISSIPATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE PUTNAM CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE DEALER (3 CALIFORNIA DR, BURLINGAME, CA 94010; 650-558-5612) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NORMANDIN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (900 CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY AUTO MALL, SAN JOSE, CA 95136; 408-266-9500) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRST DIAGNOSIS RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 32481073. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,474.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT (JERKS) AT 8 MPH EVERY ACCELERATION FROM A STAND STILL AND WHEN ACCELERATING, SERVICE REP AT DEALERSHIP SAID HE CAN FEEL IT AS WELL, BUT NO CODES COME UP WHEN PLACED ON MACHINE. CHRYSLER STATES TRANSMISSION RUNS AS DESIGNED. THE ONLY WAY TO NOT FEEL THE LAG IS TO GUN THE GAS FROM A STOP. TAKEN VEHICLE IN TWICE, FIRST TOLD A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM, SAID COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEEDED UPDATE. DIDN'T WORK, AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT OF DEALERSHIP, PROBLEM REMAINS. SECOND TRIP, THEY SAID THEY CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OF NO-CODES. (SAME PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET FROM OTHER CONSUMERS)

ON OCTOBER 12TH THE CAR STARTED MAKING AN ODD NOISE DRIVING IN THE CITY (NEVER OFF ROAD). I DIDN'T DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL OCTOBER 14TH AND IT WAS MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN. WE WERE TRYING TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE CAR STARTED SMOKING NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WE DRIVE IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE SAID THE FAN HAD STOPPED WORKING. WE CALLED THE ARRIGO DEALERSHIP IN FORT PIERCE WHO SAID I NEED A FAN ASSEMBLY UNIT AND NEEDED TO PAY $263 UPFRONT. THE PART IS ON BACKORDER AND SHOULD TAKE 1-2 MONTHS BUT MAY BE LONGER. ONCE IT IS DELIVERED IT WOULD COST $260 FOR LABOR. SINCE MY CAR HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT AND THE WARRANTY ENDED AT 36,000 THE REPAIR ISN'T COVERED AND NO LOANER CAR WILL BE PROVIDED. ALSO, DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR TO PREVENT ENGINE DAMAGE. WHAT? SO MY MECHANIC CALLED AROUND TO FIND THE PART ELSEWHERE. HE SPOKE TO SCHUMACHER JEEP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT IS A KNOW ISSUE AND ASKED MY MECHANIC IF HE WOULD LIKE TO BE PUT ON THE WAITING LIST. WHEN HE ASKED HOW LONG THE WAITING LIST IS, THE GENTLEMAN REPLIED THERE ARE APPROX 4700 PARTS REQUEST BEFORE US AND THERE IS NO ETA AT THIS TIME IT COULD BE 1-4 MONTHS. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. WHEN I SEARCH THE NET, THERE ARE SOOOOOOOO MANY SIMILAR ISSUES AND JEEP IS SAYING THIS IS NOT A RECALL. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS SITE? HTTP://WWW.JEEPRENEGADEFORUM.COM/FORUM/434-PROBLEMS-ISSUES/68882-RADIATOR-COOLING-FAN-ISSUE-THREAD.HTML

THE 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION ON MY 2015 JEEP RENEGADE SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. IT ALSO DOESN'T SHIFT DOWN INTO LOWER GEARS QUICKLY ENOUGH WHEN NEEDING A BURST OF SPEED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS ISSUE HAS SLOWLY BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST YEAR. THIS ISSUE TYPICALLY ARISES WHEN DRIVING IN THE CITY AND NEEDING TO MAKE LEFT TURNS QUICKLY, IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT A RED LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND YOU STEP ON THE GAS.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, SPEEDING UP TO REACH THE 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT, WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR STALLED OUT AND BEGAN DECELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WARNING "SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL " FLASHED ACROSS THE SCREEN. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DECELERATE SO I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR.

THE COOLANT FAN IS BAD AND THEY KNOW ABOUT IT NOW I HAVE TO BE WITH OUT MY CAR FOR OVER A MONTH BECAUSE I HAVE TO WAIT FOR NEW DESIGN ONE FROM PARIS

THE RADIATOR FAN HAS GONE OUT FOR THE THIRD TIME AND THE PART IS ON NATIONAL RECALL. THE FAN WAS FIRST REPLACED AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES AFTER FAILING. THE PART FAILED AGAIN AT ABOUT 67,000 MILES. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND, AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THAT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A PART IN THE NEXT SHIPMENT IN ABOUT A WEEK AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN MORE WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR. I FOUND A UNIVERSAL FAN THAT WAS COMPATIBLE AND HAD IT INSTALLED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. YESTERDAY, THE FAN FAILED AGAIN AND WIRING LEADING TO FAN HAS MELTED. PARTS ARE STILL ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE FIRST TIME THE PART FAILED (PREVIOUS REPORT FILED), I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE THIRD TIME, THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND IDLING AND HAD BEEN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

WHEN I'M DRIVING MY VEHICLE WILL NOT SPEED UP. I PRESS ON THE GAS AND IT KEEPS GOING AT THE SAME SPEED. WHEN I BRAKE IT PULLS, LIKE IF I WAS REPEATEDLY PRESSING AND LETTING GO OF THE BRAKES. THE WHEELS HAVE WORN OUT TWICE, HAVING HAD NEW CARS BEFORE AND DRIVING THE SAME ROADS AND DISTANCE I KNOW THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I HAVE FIXED MY BREAKS ONCE WICH IS UNUSUAL FOR HOW NEW THIS CAR IS AND NOW MY BREAKS ARE MAKING SQUEAKING NOISE.

TRANSMISSION ISSUES - HESITATION AT ACCELERATION & SURGING OR HARD SHIFTS

UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE COOLING FAN (DIRECTLY BEHIND THE GRILL), BEGAN SHAKING AND WOBBLING LOUDLY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT BEGAN SMOKING THERE AS WELL. THERE IS A BACK ORDER ON THE REPLACEMENT FAN AND IT IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM FROM WHAT WE WERE TOLD. WE HAVE ABOUT 34,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

RADIATOR FAN SHORTS OUT CAUSING A POSSIBLE FIRE RISK. MECHANICAL BURNING SMELL FILLED THE CAR .

AUDIBLE RADIATOR FAN WOBBLE NOTICED 9/22/17. OPENED HOOD TO SEE FAN CLEARLY OUT OF BALANCE/WOBBLING VIOLENTLY IN HOUSING. FAN STOPPED FUNCTIONING 9/24, SPIKING COOLANT TEMPERATURES AND TRIGGERING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CODE READ AS P0481 OBD-II TROUBLE CODE: COOLING FAN 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. REPLACED RELAY AND CHECKED WIRE CONNECTIONS TO VERIFY ISSUE LIES WITH FAN. ISSUE SPANS ACROSS 2015-2016 RENEGADES, PARTS ON BACKORDER WITH 4000-7000 WAITING NATIONWIDE, NOT AN ISOLATED INSTANCE.

ROTORS HAVE GROOVES, BRAKE PADS ARE CHIPPING , AND CALIPER IS BECOMING LOOSE.

MY JEEP RENEGADE OVERHEATED AND BROKE DOWN ON 8-1-17, MORE THAN 4 HOURS FROM OUR HOME. WE HAD TO GET THE JEEP BACK TO WHERE WE LIVED AND THE DEALER LET US KNOW IT WAS THE COOLANT FAN. THEY LET US KNOW IT WAS ON A MAJOR BACK ORDER AND THERE WAS NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR THIS TO BE RECTIFIED. WE ARE NOW IN SEPTEMBER AND STILL NO PARTS TO FIX MY JEEP THAT I AM PAYING A PAYMENT FOR AND IS UNDER WARRANTY. JEEPS SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND HONOR THEIR WARRANTIES AND MAKE GOOD ON THESE CAR NOTES.

MY RADIATOR FAN ASSEMBLY WAS VIBRATING WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. IT HAS NOW FAILED. THE PART HAS OVER 4000 BACK ORDERED WITH NO ETA AVAILABLE.

MY 2015 JEEP RENEGADE HAS 43K MILES ON IT AND I AM ON MY 3RD TRANSMISSION, MY RADIATOR ELECTRICAL FAN HAS GONE OUT TWICE, INSIDE DASH FLASHES WARNING LIGHTS LIKE REAR BRAKE LIKE NOT WORKING, HEAD LIGHTS NOT WORKING, PLUS THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF TWICE WILL DRIVING.

COOLING FAN MOTOR SMOKING PERFUSELY. AND WOBBLING MAKING A RATTLING SOUND, WORKING INTERMITENTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING SOUND AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLAGSHIP CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM (CARR. #2, KM 14.7, HATO TEJAS, BAYAMN, 00959, PUERTO RICO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

VIN # [XXX]. BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2015 JEEP RENEGADE LATITUDE 2WD. BROUGHT JEEP INTO JEEP DEALER IN POWAY, CA., DUE TO EMPTY RADIATOR RESERVOIR & CLUTCH SMOKING ISSUES. JEEP IN POWAY, CA TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE. BROUGHT JEEP IN FOR THE SECOND TIME AT THE JEEP DEALER IN POWAY, CA DUE TO EMPTY COOLANT RESERVOIR AGAIN & JEEP REPLACE RESERVOIR. BROUGHT JEEP IN A 3RD. TIME IN POWAY, CA & JEEP DEALER REPLACED FREEZE PLUG & WATER PUMP. BROUGHT JEEP INTO POWAY, CA JEEP DEALER A 4TH. TIME & DEALER REPLACED LONG BLOCK & CLUTCH. ALL OF THIS WAS WITHIN 23,000 MILES. TOLD JEEP POWAY, CA. ON 9/4/17 THAT THE CLUTCH STILL HAS A SMOKING ISSUE & THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DRIVER ERROR EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMITTED TO ME THE CLUTCH USED ON THE RENEGADE IS NOT THAT GREAT OF QUALITY! THE CLUTCH SMOKING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW MAY '15. BEGAN JERKING/LAGGING IN THREE LOWEST GEARS. IS AUTOMATIC 9 SPEED. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR "UPDATES," BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. AT APPROXIMATELY 40K MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AT APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES TRANSMISSION AGAIN BEGAN JERKING/LAGGING IN THE THREE LOWEST GEARS. CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR THE 7TH TIME FOR SAME ISSUE THAT THEY'RE UNABLE TO CORRECT. IT'S DANGEROUS WHEN YOU'RE PULLING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE TRANSMISSION LAGS. SOMETIMES IT DOES THIS WORSE WHEN IT'S COLD, AND OTHER TIMES IT'S WORSE WHEN THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP. ALSO MY MPG HAVE DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES BEGAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGSTROM CHRYSLER (3650 JACKSON ST, OSHKOSH, WI 54901, PHONE NUMBER: (920) 236-3100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,200.

I WAS DRIVING AND STARTED TO SMELL BURN RUBBER. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE RADIATOR FAN ASSEMBLY SEIZED UP AND WILL NOT ROTATE ANY LONGER. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH RENEGADES AND THE PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. NO ETA WAS GIVEN FOR WHEN THERE WOULD BE PARTS AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE MADE IT HOME THE VEHICLE THERMOSTAT INCLINED, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED, AND UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CHAPMAN LAS VEGAS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, 3175 E SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV, 89104) WHERE IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE UNDER CASE NUMBER: 32348701 AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWAITING ON THE DEALER INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHAT THEY WOULD DO AND THEN THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS CAME TO A PARKING LOT. THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN HAD MELTED AND WAS SMOKING. THE VEHICLE HAS 40,813 MILES ON IT, AND THIS IS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE ISSUE IS THAT THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURE. THE DEALER HAS ANOTHER ONE JUST LIKE MINE THAT HAS BEEN THERE FOR OVER A MONTH FOR THE SAME ISSUE.

THE RADIATOR FAN IS MESSING UP. MOVING AROUND IN THE ENGINE AND NOT WORKING MOST OF THE TIME. THE TEMPS IN THE ENGINE ARE GOING HIGHER THAN THEY SHOULD BEUCASE THE FAN IS FAILING.

THE FAN ASSEMBLY (68360299AA) IN THE FRONT OF MY ENGINE STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS CAUSES A CHAIN REACTION THAT KILLED MY RESISTOR (68247207AA) AND RELAY (4727370AA). WITHOUT THESE PARTS OPERATING, MY ENGINE QUICKLY OVERHEATS. AFTER TAKING MY RENEGADE TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAN ASSEMBLY IS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL DECEMBER 2017 AND THEY DO NOT HAVE AN ETA.

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT BUT RUNNING. THE AC STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. I TURNED THE AC OFF AND BACK ON AND THE COLD AIR WASN'T WORKING. I THEN SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO OVERHEAT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. TWO DAYS LATER THEY IDENTIFIED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FAN MODULE AND THAT THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND IT MIGHT BE A WEEK, MONTH(S) BEFORE THE PART CAME IN. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING A LOT WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THE FOLKS THAT SPOKE WITH ME HAVE BE FRIENDLY BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IF THE JEEP RENEGADES ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT'S NOT SAFE AND REALLY INCONVENIENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR A SINGLE VEHICLE FAMILY.

AT JUST UNDER 48K MILES, RADIATOR FAN GAVE OUT. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON A CITY STREET, THE AC BEGAN TO BLOW OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AIR AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. TROUBLESHOOTING THE FOLLOWING DAY REVEALED THAT THE FAN WAS NO LONGER WORKING AND ENGINE RISKED OVERHEATING. SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUOUSLY REOCCURRING ISSUE SINCE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR 4 MONTHS FOR THE 2.4L 9-SPEED RENEGADE.

WHILE STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY MOVING LESS THAN 10MPH, WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION WILL MAKE A LOAD BANG AND THE CAR WILL JOLT LIKE IT WAS REAR ENDED. THIS HAS HAPPEN WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF GETTING THE CAR AND HAS HAPPEN OFF AND ON SINCE. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT HAVE YET TO GET A RESPONSE BACK. I'M AFRAID IT WILL DAMAGE MY TRANSMISSION OR GEARBOX.

I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP RENEGADE WHEN IT STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD CLANKY NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP SINCE I WAS VERY NEAR ONE AND IMMEDIATELY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID TO TURN CAR OFF BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO OVER HEAT. I WAS TOLD IT IS THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN THAT IS BAD. THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL BE ABLE TO FIXED SINCE THE PART IS SEVERELY BACKORDERED SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH SIMILAR JEEP VEHICLES. I ASKED IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL. I READ MANY COMPLAINTS IN JEEP FORUMS AND BLOGS OF PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM AND CARS ACTUALLY OVERHEATING AND ALMOST CATCHING ON FIRE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. MY CAR IS SITTING AT THE DEALER WITH AN UNKNOWN TIMELINE TO GET FIXED AND COMING OUT OF POCKET FOR A RENTAL. UNACCEPTABLE TO BE PUT IN THIS KIND OF RISK IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. RECALL NEEDS TO BE INITIATED.

THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN IS DEFECTIVE. THE MOTOR IS BURNT OUT. WHILE DRIVING THE FAN STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND I BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE FROM THE VENT. THE COOLING FAN WILL NO LONGER TURN ON TO COOL THE ENGINE RISKING THE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE TROUBLE CODE IS P0481. CHRYSLER HAS STATED THE COOLING FAN IS ON BACK ORDER. THIS HAS BECOME AN ISSUE FOR RENEGADE OWNERS. YOU CAN SIMPLY TYPE IN 'RADIATOR COOLING FAN' IN THE RENEGADE FORUMS AND YOU WILL SEE THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND MULTIPLE DEALERS HAVE STATED THE FANS ARE ON BACK ORDER. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU.

AT RIVER OAKS CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH-JEEP: 7/6/2016 - (1) RED LIGHTS "ON" IN UPPER CONSOLE THAT DIALS 911 AND EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICES. (2) RADIO DISPLAY INDICATES RADIO NEEDS SERVICE; RADIO REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. AT NORTHWEST CHRYSLER - JEEP - DODGE - RAM: 4/24/2017 - ALL LIGHTS FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM LUNCH. BACK UP LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS - ALL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AND I DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO CLOSEST JEEP DEALER, NEAR WORK. THE LIGHTS WERE BACK ON AFTER 5 MINUTES OR SO, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NO WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. 7/14/2016 - (1) RED LIGHT STILL ON AND DEALER NEVER FIXED; STILL AN ISSUE AS OF 8/14/2017. (2) AFTER NEW RADIO INSTALLED, APPS WERE MISSING; BACK UP CAMERA NOT WORKING; BLUETOOTH NOT WORKING; RADIO CANNOT ACCESS WI-FI. NEW 8/14/2017 (WILL TAKE TO HELFMAN DEALERSHIP TODAY, WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 5/5/2015): ON OR ABOUT 8/1/2017; LARGE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR (I SAY LARGE BECAUSE IT WAS IN PART OF CONSOLE THAT SHOWS SPEED, MILES TRAVELED AND OTHER CUSTOMIZABLE SCREENS) INDICATING THAT IT NEEDED SOME TYPE SERVICE RIGHT AWAY, BUT IT DISAPPEARED WITHIN 5-10 SECONDS. WILL ALSO TRY TO GET DEALER TO EXPLORE RED LIGHTS IN UPPER CONSOLE THAT ARE STILL PRESENT AND OCCURRING AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR. THEY APPEAR AND STAY AFTER I TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET IT REST ONLY A FEW MINUTES. RED LIGHTS ARE NOT PRESENT IF CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES OR OVERNIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRENNAN DODGE (1371 NORTH SERVICE RD E, RUSTON, LA 71270 (318) 497-4203) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING FAN MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS REPLACING 600 COOLING FAN MODULES WEEKLY NATIONWIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA, STATING THAT NHTSA WOULD HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 10/17/17*LJ UPDATED 10/4/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE COVERT JEEP CHRYSLER AND DODGE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND COOLING FAN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR THE DURATION OF THE MONTH UNTIL THE REPAIR BECAME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,914.

WHILE ACCELERATING TO PULL OUT OF A FULL STOP AT A STOP SIGN INTERSECTION I PRESSED THE GAS BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS ALMOST IN NEUTRAL OR HAD STALLED COMPLETELY. AFTER DOUBLE CHECKING THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND CHECKING MY DASHBOARD FOR ERRORS, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND THEN SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE AND IT BEGAN MOVING FINELY WITH THE GAS PEDAL. THE EVENT WAS SCARY HOWEVER BECAUSE FOR THAT MOMENT AS I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS HAD I BEEN ON A BUSIER ROAD. THE CAR HAD BEEN TURNED ON AND RUNNING FOR 2 MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS EVENT OCCURRING. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT.

THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP BUT STILL IN DRIVE. I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. A MESSAGE POPPED UP THAT SAID PLEASE SELECT A GEAR AND THAT THE CAR WAS NOT IN GEAR AND THE LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE SHIFTER. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE AND THE ENGINE REVED AGAIN WITH NO MOVEMENT STILL. I PUSHED THE 4 WHEEL DIVE BUTTON ON AND OFF AND FINALLY SHIFTED INTO PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO TRY. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND SHIFTED IT INTO DRIVE AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT OUT OF FEAR THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I LOOKED UP TRANSMISSION RECALLS AND FOUND S55, A TRANSMISSION RECALLED THAT DESCRIBED EXACTLY MY PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID WHILE MY CAR HAS THE TROUBLESOME 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION, THAT SOME RATIO WAS SET AT 3.7 SO THAT RECALL DOESN'T AFFECT MY VEHICLE. CLEARLY THIS DOES AFFECT MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY SON AND I EXPERIENCED IT. WHAT DO I DO IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN??!! I NOW KNOW TO TAKE VIDEO TO PROVE THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT MY SON DRIVES THIS CAR TO SCHOOL, WILL HE BE SAFE?

DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON A RURAL ROAD ON VACATION OUT WEST WHEN THE VEHICLE QUIT ACCELERATING. COASTED TO ROADSIDE. UPON TURNING VEHICLE OFF, MADE SOUNDS FOR A WHILE. LET IT REST AND TRIED TO RESTART ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. NO LUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEALERSHIP SAID THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE WAS 64K. THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE POWER TRAIN SO THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

BACK SEAT BELTS DOES NOT WORK WON'T RETRACT PROPERLY SO I CAN'T BUCKLE MY BABY CAR SEAT IN.ALREADY HAD THEM REPLACED AND THEY ARE STILL DOING THE SAME THING

VEHICLE UNPREDICTABLY SHIFTS HARD IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. CAR JERKS WHEN BACKING OUT OR PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, ACCELERATING AFTER MAKING A COMPLETE STOP, AND LESS FREQUENTLY, WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH. DATE AND MILEAGE OF INCIDENT IS THE DATE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE TO THE BEST THAT I CAN RECALL AND CONTINUES AT PRESENT ON A NEAR-DAILY BASIS CREATING INCREASED RISK OF ACCIDENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STATIONARY. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE LIGHTING AND THE DOOR LOCKS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL UNKNOWN DEALERS WERE CONTACTED ABOUT THE SERIES OF FAILURES OVER A PERIOD OF 15 MONTHS EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALERS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE MATTER WAS IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF CHRYSLER. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,240.

I HAVE HAD THE JEEP FOR 18 MONTHS, BOUGHT BRAND NEW, AND HAVE IN SHOP AT LEAST 14 TIMES. THE SCARIEST PROBLEM WAS WHEN I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, GOT UP TO ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LOCKDOWN". CAR PUT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL, AIR BAGS TURNED OFF, BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, AND JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER SYSTEM TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND THE 1ST 3 TIMES, THEY KEPT SAYING IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE. TURNED OUT THE ENGINE THERMOSTAT WAS READING IT WAS -40 DEGREES AND THIS CAUSED IT. NOW I HAVE A SERVICE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM WARNING, AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AFTER ONLY 28K MILES. THIS IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK ON LEMON LAW IN FLORIDA, BUT NOW MY JEEP REP IS GONE AND LOOKS LIKE I HAVE TO START THE PROCESS OVER. WHY DOESN'T JEEP JUST RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND I WON'T LET MY WIFE OR SON DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, BUT I NEED IT TO GET TO WORK, RISKING MY LIFE EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOWN AND COUNTRY JEEP (3156 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE, LEVITTOWN, NY 11756) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STAND MODULE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO SHIP. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,200.

SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED - LASTS MOMENTARILY THEN CORRECTS ITSELF

ONE PROBLEM I DEALT WITH WAS A CRACK ON MY FRONT WINDSHIELD FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, DEALERSHIP SHIP HAD ME BACK AND FORTH WITH THIS ! IT DOESN'T SHOW THAT SOMETHING HIT IT , THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE RADIO TURN OFF WITH OUT ME ABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING OFF AFTER THAT . MEANING I COULDN'T TELL THE SPEED I WAS GOING AS I WAS DRIVING , GAS LEVEL , ANYTHING ELSE . AFTER IT TURN BACK ON THE EMERGENCY BREAK GOES OFF AND I'M ON THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST COST A SEROUS CRASH. THE LAST THIS THAT HAPPEN ON SATURDAY 6/17/2017 WAS THE SAME THING WITH THE RADIO GOING OFF AND AC NOT WORKING AT ALL AND OVER HEATING. TURN OFF MY CAR AND IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. SECOND TIME I SEEN IT OVER HEAT AND LOW ON THE RADIATOR. I HAVE COMPLAIN MANY TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP SHIP ABOUT ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS AND THE EMERGENCY BREAK SETTING OFF WHEN I'M ON THE FREEWAY . THE FRONT WINDSHIELD I COMPLAIN SINCE I GOT MY CAR . ALL THEY DID WAS HAVE ME BACK AND FORTH WITH IT . ALSO THE BACK SET SEATBELT SIT BELTS SOMETIMES LOCK WHERE YOU CAN'T PUT IT ON OR IT'S STUCK .

SEEING LOSS OF POWER LOUD MUFFLER AND UNDERCARRIAGE. RANDOM INDICATORS SUCH AS CHANGE OIL, POWER LOCKS AND DOORS, 4X4 NOT WORKING. HEAT AT 75 DEGREES BLOWS COLD AIR.