2015 Jeep Renegade complaints

HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK IT INTO DEALER AND THEY REPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. WORKED FINE FOR A WEEK OR TWO, BUT INTERMITTENT INOPERABLE HORN ISSUES BEGAN AGAIN. SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT'S NEEDED TO ALERT PEDESTRIANS OR VEHICLE THAT DON'T SEE YOU. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I BARELY AVOIDED A CARS THAT APPARENTLY DIDN'T SEE ME WHEN THEY CUT IN FRONT OF ME. ONCE WAS AT SLOW SPEED IN THE CITY AND THE OTHER WAS AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. AN INOPERABLE HORN IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO HOPEFULLY FIND THE PROBLEM.

SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IT SOMETIMES STOPS DEAD IN ITS TRACK AS I START TO DRIVE. I AM USUALLY GOING SLOW WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD THE SOFTWARE HAD TO BE UPDATED AND I HAD A LOT OF THEM. NOW, THE AIR BROKE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED OVERHEATING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR SERVICE. I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK WHAT THE PROBLEM IS NOW. CONSIDERING TURNING THE CAR IN.

THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. WHEN TURNING THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. THE LAST TIME ALMOST RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE BEING HIT DURING A LEFT TURN WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE ALREADY. COMPUTER UPDATES DONE AND SINCE THE UPDATES IT IS WORSE THAN BEFORE. FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE IS BECOMING UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY

THE ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE SYSTEM WILL SHOW UP ON THE DASH SCREEN AS TEMPORARILY DISABLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET.

THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT AGAINST THIS VEHICLE REFERENCE NUMBER (FEBRUARY 21 2017 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10956054). THE CAR WILL OCCASSIONALY SIMPLY STOP WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, BUT THE NORMAL PROBLEM IS QUITTING AS WE ARE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. THIS CAR WAS IN THE SHOP IN FEBRUARY FOR OVER A WEEK, WHERE THEY SERVICED A RECALL. THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED AND ONLY BEING INSTALLED WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. MY WIFE IS CURRENTLY DRIVING HER CAR BACK FROM SOUTH CAROLINA AND HAS HAD THIS ISSUE TWICE SINCE LEAVING. IT IS NOT THROWING ANY INDICATORS, WARNINGS OR SOUNDS.

RECENTLY HAD MY APARTMENT BROKEN INTO AND ONE OF THE THINGS STOLEN WAS MY 2015 JEEP RENEGADE KEYLESS ENTRY/START KEY FOB. SINCE THIS PERSON KNOWS WHERE I LIVE I NEEDED TO HAVE MY FOB RESET AND THE STOLEN ONE DELETED FROM THE MEMORY. TURNS OUT FOR THE JEEP RENEGADE ONLY THE EXISTING FOBS CAN NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE MEMORY UNLESS THEY HAVE THE PHYSICAL FOB. NOW I HAVE TO FEAR THAT MY CAR CAN BE STOLEN AND BROKEN INTO AT ANY TIME AS I AM UNABLE TO MOVE ANYTIME SOON. JEEP IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND STATES THERE IS SIMPLY NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND IT HAS BEEN FIXED IN NEWER MODELS. I HAVE GOTTEN ZERO SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW TO PROCEED SO MY CAR IS NOT STOLEN OR DAMAGED BY THE CREEP WHO HAS MY FOB. THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RESET TO MAKE A WHOLE NEW SET OF FOBS SINCE THE VIN ON THE RENEGADE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR TOTAL RESET OF KEYLESS SYSTEM.

BRAKES: BRAKES MAKING NOISE WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION SINCE PURCHASE; SEVERE ROTOR WEAR AND MALFUNCTION SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE; ROTORS DEEPLY GOUGED AND GLAZED BLUE 12 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE; BRAKE FUNCTION IN SERIOUS DECLINE; TWO THIRD PARTY MECHANICS CONFIRMED; JEEP DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS. TRANSMISSION: (ALL ISSUES WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION - BOTH WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AND IN REVERSE) AUDIBLE THUDS, CLUNKS, "BICYCLE CHAIN" NOISE, DELAY 10-30 SECONDS WHEN CHANGING GEARS, GEARS SLIPPING WHILE IN MOTION (WITH INDICATOR LIGHT), ACCELERATION (DUE TO DOWN SHIFTING) AFTER BRAKING (IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC) BUT I'M NOT STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL; WHEN STARTING FROM A FULL STOP (AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT) I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE, THEN LURCHES FORWARD AND CLUNKS); BACKING UP IN REVERSE, WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND TRYING TO MOVE, THE CAR TAKES UP TO 30 SECONDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS BUT STILL CLUNKS AND LURCHES FORWARD ELECTRICAL: SEVERAL INDICATOR LIGHTS (SUCH AS THE ICY CONDITIONS INDICATOR) WORKED IN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS BUT NO LONGER WORK; REMOTE ENTRY ACCESS IS INTERMITTENT AT BEST (I HAVE TO BE PRACTICALLY TOUCHING THE CAR WITH MY REMOTE TO UNLOCK IT); SOMETIMES THE CAR DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS REMOTE ENTRY AT ALL; THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT (SEAT RECLINE, SEAT POSITION) HAS FAILED AT TIMES (MOST RECENTLY I WAS ON A FERRY BOAT AND HAD PUT THE SEAT BACK TO NAP (CAR WAS OFF/PARKED) AND THE SEAT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP INTO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROGRAM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED FOR THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES AND WHIPLASH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

AFTER VEHICLE IS AT OPERATING TEMP. VEHICLE STOPPED AT LIGHT, TURNING LEFT AND ACCELATERING AWAY, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE LOSES POWER LIKE IT WANTS TO HALT VEHICLE FOR 5-10 SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BIT, RELEASE ACCELERATION PEDAL, AND REAPPLIED TO REGAIN FULL FUNCTION AND ACCELERATION. HAPPENS EITHER TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT ON DRY PAVEMENT. RENEGADE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES. SERVICE MANAGER ROAD TESTED VEHICLE AND VERIFIED CONCERN. DEALERSHIP HAD A TECH ADVISOR STATE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, IT IS INHERENT WITH RENEGADES. FCA CURRENTLY HAS NO KNOW APPLICATION TO CORRECT THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. HAVE HAD VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP APRIL, 2016,JULY, 2016, OCTOBER 2016, FEBRUARY 2017 AND MARCH 2017.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE DECEMBER 29TH, 2016, MY JEEP RENEGADE HAS HAD DANGEROUS DRIVETRAIN/TRANSMISSION ISSUES. VEHICLE'S 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL UNEXPECTEDLY STOP SHIFTING, ACCOMPANIED BY "CHECK ENGINE" AND "CHECK TRANSMISSION" WARNINGS ON THE DASH. OCCURS RANDOMLY DURING NORMAL OPERATION, AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS. VEHICLE WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT, CAUSING LACK OF ABILITY TO ACCELERATE TO STAY WITH TRAFFIC. ISSUE SUBSIDES AFTER PARKING OVERNIGHT. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, WHERE SOFTWARE UPDATES AND A "FLASH" OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETED. DEALERSHIPS WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP WHILE THE ISSUE WAS HAPPENING ON ONE OCCASION. JEEP WARRANTY OFFICE HAS NOT OFFERED ANY RESOLUTION TO THE RECURRING UNSAFE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS VIA EMAIL AND TELEPHONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2ND OCCURRENCE OF ALL THE SENSOR LIGHTS COMING ON AND ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPING. BOTH TIMES, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN BRAKED AND WAS READY TO ACCELERATE WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND GEAR SHIFT BEGAN TO FLASH. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE ALL THE LIGHTS FLASHED AND HALTED BEFORE IT COULD COMPLETELY CROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP APPLIED ALL UPDATES TO THE COMPUTER KEEPING THE CAR OVERNIGHT. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE VEHICLE WAS JUST TOWED TO THE DEALER AS UNFIT TO DRIVE. AFTER RESTING, ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WILL KNOW MORE AFTER AUTO IS CHECKED.

WHILE DRIVING CAR LOST POWER LOOKED DOWN CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER RADIO N BACKUP CAMERA DID NOT TURN ON FINALLY DID AFTER PUSHING THE RADIO ON BUTTON THEN AFTER A FEW MILES JEEP STARTED BUCKING AND HEARD A WHINING NOISE WHILE STEPPING ON GAS. READ MAY COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING @ 50 MPH THE SECOND TIME I WAS STATIONARY STARTING UP AT FIRST THEN BUCKING N NOISE STARRED AT @ 30 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE SHIFTER WOULD ERRONEOUSLY SWITCH TO NEUTRAL. EVENTUALLY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

VIN - [XXX] HERE'S ALL THE ISSUES I HAVE: - HARD SHIFTING - LOSS OF POWER WHEN TURNING AND ACCELERATING, EVEN ON BONE DRY ROADS - ALL LIGHTS (BRAKES, HEADLIGHTS, FOG LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS) MALFUNCTIONING (INOPERABLE) ON STARTUP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE PRESSURE THAN NORMAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND EASED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ROUGHLY JERK WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL. IT WOULD HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION AND STALL AT TAKE OFF. UPDATED 09/15/2017*JS

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE DECREASED SPEED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO PICK UP SPEED ABNORMALLY. WHILE PUSHING ON THE GAS, IT GAVE A "NEUTRAL FEEL" AS IF I WERE ON NEUTRAL. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SIMILAR RECALL NHTSA REFERENCE: #16V545000

9 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT ENGINEERED PROPERLY. GEAR SHIFTS ARE VERY HARD AND SUDDEN, ESPECIALLY IN 1-3 GEARS. ACCELERATION IS DELAYED.

I'VE HAD SHIFTING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE FOR OVER 1 YEAR NOW. VEHICLE SHIFTS ROUGH AND SURGES UNEXPECTEDLY AND RANDOMLY EVERYDAY. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 5 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION AND STATEMENTS STATING THEY "CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS" WITH MY TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE SURGES WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND ADHERES MY VEHICLE FROM BRAKING ADEQUATELY TO THE POINT WHERE I'M NERVOUS IT WILL PUSH ME INTO A STOPPING CAR IN FROM OF ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND MAKE RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR PRODUCE A FAULT CODE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. ...UPDATED 01/23/17 *BF UPDATED 7/12/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL PROBLEM. THE TRACTION CONTROL RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND CUTS SPEED WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST BEEN IN 3 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE- STAR CASE #1608000252 AND SAYS ENGINEERING IS WORKING ON THE ISSUE BUT IN THE MEANTIME WANT ME TO DRIVE A CAR THAT IS PUTTING MY LIFE AND OTHERS AT RISK. *TR

AFTER 7 MONTHS AND 7000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. DRIVING IN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING CITY TRAFFIC A 24" CRACK DEVELOPED ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK APPEARS TO START AT THE EDGE OF THE GLASS.

15 RENEGADE LIMITED ** A FEW ISSUES ***FIRST I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS 4/27/16 WITH 9030 MILES THEN HAD TO REPLACE AGAIN 9/28/16 WITH 16611 MILES ..... SECOND *** WHEN DRIVING MY ON HIGHWAY NORMAL SPEEDS MY VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY ACT LIKE IT IS NEUTRAL WILL NOT ACCELERATE FOR FEW SECONDS THEN WILL WORK FINE ( HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES TO ME MONTHS APART) THIRD*** WHEN MAKING TURNS ON DRY ROADS MY STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON TRACTION CONTROL BLINKS NO ACCELERATION HAPPENS AT RANDOM A FEW TIMES ONE TIME I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED 10/3 520PM ... I NOW AGAIN HEAR NOISE WHEN BRAKING AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES IT GETS MORE NOTICEABLE THE LONGER I DRIVE ..I AM FEELING UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE NEVER KNOWING WHEN THESE ISSUE WILL HAPPEN NEXT NOT TO MENTION NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD REPLACING BRAKES AND ROTORS A FEW THOUSAND MILES. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AND NEED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE JEEP LOSES POWER AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT BLINKS.. IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER FIAT BUT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT AS IT IS IN JEEP FORUMS EVERYWHERE. I FEEL IT IS TIME FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS AND BREAKS LOCK WHILE DRIVING. 4WD LOCK TURNS ON WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT AND CAR HAS TO BE RESTARTED.

APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY 2015 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE BATTERY HAS DIED FOUR TIMES, THE KEY FOB(S) WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THE ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN, THE CLOCK CONTINUOUSLY RESETS THE DATE/TIME, AND THE WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ONCE. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO USE JEEP'S ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TWICE DUE TO DEAD BATTERIES. THIS WEEKEND, THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING AND IT DOES NOT TURN ON. THESE CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS BOTH THE USE AND VALUE OF MY CAR. ADDITIONALLY, IT PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY; WINTER IS UPON US AND MY WIFE UTILIZES THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT OUR TWO CHILDREN, WHOM ARE EACH UNDER THE AGE OF THREE YEARS OLD. THE THOUGHT OF THEM BEING STRANDED WITH NO HEATER DUE TO CONTINUOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES IS UNNERVING. I INITIALLY CONSIDERED THIS TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT; HOWEVER, I'VE ASKED TWO ADDITIONAL 2015 JEEP RENEGADE OWNERS IF THEY HAVE ENCOUNTERED ANY SIMILAR INSTANCES - BOTH HAVE RETURNED THEIR RENEGADE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THEM THE VEHICLE SIMPLY NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS IS NOT A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE!

SEPT. 27, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH! I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON OLD US12, JUST LEAVING CHELSEA, GAINING SPEED. THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME, NOTHING IN FRONT, BESIDE, OR TURNING NEAR ME. THERE WERE NO ANIMALS IN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP. I WAS DRIVING A FRIEND HOME, ALL SHE NOTICED WAS THE THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I VERY CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY DROVE MY FRIEND HOME AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, I TOLD THEM I WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL THEY FIGURED OUT WHY THIS HAPPENED. IT IS NOT SAFE!

CASE #: [XXX] VIN: [XXX] VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CHRYSLER ASPEN LIMITED 4X2 SPORT UTILITY 4-DOOR GOOD MORNING - I DROPPED MY CAR OFF TO BE SERVICED YESTERDAY FOR THE CLAIM AS ADVISED AFTER WORK YESTERDAY. I WAS GIVEN A JEEP RENEGADE AS A LOANER. WHY WAS I NOT ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION LAST NIGHT. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH CHRYSLER SALES REP [XXX] WHO WAS VERY HELPFUL. HE ADVISED IF THE CAR WAS IN A SAFE PLACE TO LEAVE THE WINDOW DOWN. THE CAR WAS IN MY GARAGE. I DROVE IT BACK TO THE STATELINE CHRYSLER AND AFTER EXPLAINING THE SITUATION, AND AFTER DOUBLE CHECKING THE SITUATION, QUAN OR QUAL W/ STATELINE CHRYSLER NOT [XXX] WERE ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION EITHER. I WAS AN HOUR AN A HALF LATE FOR WORK DUE TO THIS SITUATION. I DID NOT WANT TO KEEP A CAR AND BE STUCK ANY LONGER WITH THIS SITUATION. I WAS ADVISED BY THE STATELINE REP THAT CUSTOMERS HAVE CALLED WITH COMPLAINTS THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS WAS ONLY A LOANER CAR FOR ME ...ANOTHER CHRYSLER ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE DIPSTICK SHOWED NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PRODUCE A FAULT CODE FOR THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

SALESMAN SAID THEY COULD MAKE IT LIKE THE ONE WE WANTED (WE PICKED BY COLOR) BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADD REMOTE START AND HEATED SEATS. WE PICKED IT UP NOTICING THEY BUTCHERED THE SEAT PUTTING IN HEATED SEATS. WE GET HOME WITH IT AND SHUT IT OFF MIND YOU THIS IS BRAND NEW, TO WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT CAUSE I HEAR A CAR RUNNING IN THE GARAGE ITS THE JEEP. THEY TELL ME THE REMOTE START DOES IT IF BATTERY IS LOW. SO I START PARKING IT OUTSIDE AS NOT TO DIE FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING TO FIND IT OUTSIDE RUNNING EVERY NIGHT. AT 1200 MILES THE REAR END STARTS GROWLING AND TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT AND IT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. ITS THE REMOTE STARTER THEY SAY SO THEY REMOVE IT. THEY GAVE IT BACK TO ME WITH MY MONEY BACK. DOES IT AGAIN 3 MORE TIMES AND TOOK IT IN 3 MORE TIMES FOR SHUTTING OFF ON HIGHWAY, REAR END GROWLING STILL AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING. GET IT BACK WE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT WE DID UPDATES TO THE COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION. NEXT DAY RADIO STARTS CHANGING STATIONS ON ITS OWN AS I RECORD IT WITH MY PHONE, LIGHTS GOING OFF AND ON, WINDOWS NOT WORKING AND STILL NOT SHIFTING. THEY REPLACED REAR END PIG, RADIO, WIRING HARNESS AS THEY SAID THE GUY BENT A PIN INSTALLING REMOTE STARTER. THEN AT 17,000 MILES REAR END AND TRANSMISSION START DOING IT AGAIN AND THE SHORTING COMES BACK, NEW REAR PINION AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, NEW RADIO AGAIN AS THE OTHER ONE SHORTED OUT, TRANSMISSION STILL NOT SHIFTING. FILED FOR LEMON LAW CHRYSLE

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JULY 2015, WITH 12 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. VEHICLE DIED WHILE IN MOTION AT APPROXIMATELY 12 MPH ON MAY 2016. HAD FULL ELECTRICAL POWER, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND IGNITION DID NOT EVEN MAKE "CLICK" NOISE. TOWED BY FCA 24H SERVICE TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP (AND NOT THE ONE I BOUGHT IT FROM AND REQUESTED IT GO TO). AFTER 3 DAYS WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED OIL, OIL CHANGED WAS PERFORMED, AND THAT IT WAS FINE. OIL STARTED "DISAPPEARING" - NO LEAK, WASN'T BURNING. OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON CONTINUOUSLY. CALLED FCA TO ALERT TO PROBLEM AND ASK WARRANTY QUESTIONS. WAS TOLD TO PUT OIL IN AND THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH 2015 RENEGADES; WARNED REP THAT CONTINUED DRIVING WITH NO OIL WOULD SEIZE ENGINE. CALLED ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM - ENGINE SEIZED, WITH ONLY 9288 MILES ON IT, ON AUG 29 2016 WHILE ENTERING NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPX.15 MPH - FIRST STARTED SHAKING AND RUMBLING LOUDLY, SPUTTERING AND DYING WHILE IN MOTION, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. HAD TOWED TO ORIGINAL PURCHASE DEALERSHIP. WAS FIRST TOLD WAS A CYLINDER HEAD AND THAT WAS OIL IN THE SPARK PLUG SOCKETS AND ELSEWHERE (LUCKY IT DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING). WEEK LATER WAS TOLD THAT A WHOLE NEW ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO GO IN, AS IT WAS SEIZED. ENGINE HAS FINALLY BEEN REPLACED AFTER 30 DAYS, AS DEALER HAD TO WAIT FOR FCA APPROVAL. NOW OUT OF POCKET ALMOST $400 FOR VEHICLE RENTALS AND TOWING, DESPITE

I HAVE OWNED THIS 2015 JEEP RENEGADE 4WD FOR JUST OVER ONE YEAR. DURING THIS TIME FRAME, THE BATTERY HAS DIED THREE TIMES; ONCE LEAVING MY FAMILY STRANDED 40+ MILES FROM OUR HOME. THE KEY FOBS CONTINUOUSLY FAIL TO WORK. MEANING, YOU ARE STUCK MANUALLY UNLOCKING EACH DOOR... AND WHEN THE KEY FOB IS NOT WORKING, NEITHER DOES THE ELECTRIC SWITCH ON EITHER OF THE FOUR DOOR PANELS. OBVIOUSLY SEVERAL YEARS BACK, MOST VEHICLES HAD MANUAL LOCKS AND WINDOWS... BUT THIS IS 2016 AND A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD WITH UNDER 10,000 MILES. FOR A BATTERY TO DIE THREE TIMES AND THE KEY FOBS TO CONTINUOUSLY FAIL, THERE IS AN OBVIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE JEEP RENEGADE. THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN BEING STRANDED...AND FROM A SAFETY ASPECT, A KEY FOB SHOULD BE FAR MORE RELIABLE THAN WHAT JEEP OFFERS.

WAS GOING APPROXIMATE 25-30 MPH SWITCHED LANES AND THE TRAFFIC STOP I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND HERE WAS A GRINDING FELLING AND HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR AND DID SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY JEEP AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF

RENEGADE WHEN IN MOTION GOING 40MPH AND ENCOUNTERS A HILL/INCREASE IN GRADE, WILL NOT SHIFT INTO NEXT GEAR. THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN THE LOWER GEAR @ 40MPH AS THE ENGINE REV'S OVER 3,000RPM BUT THE VEHICLE WON'T ACCELERATE AND WON'T KICK-IN THE HIGHER GEAR. HAVE TO NEARLY PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR TO FORCE THE VEHICLE TO RAMP THE RPM'S TO 4-5,000 TO GET IT TO SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. FEELS LIKE I'M GOING TO BLOW THE ENGINE WHEN I HAVE TO DO THIS BUT IT WON'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY FOR OVER A MONTH. CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THERE ARE SEVERAL SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR THE RENEGADE, SO TRY THAT AND SEE IF IT FIXES THE ISSUE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR 7 SOFTWARE UPDATES.

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, CAR HESITATES TO THE POINT OF ALMOST STALLING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THEN LURCHES/JERKS FORWARD, RUNNING ROUGH FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AS IT FINALLY STARTS MOVING FORWARD. DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC; THE VEHICLE IS IMMOBILE AS IT HESITATES/STALLS! HAS NOT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN YET BUT HESITATES LONG ENOUGH THAT IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL. CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THERE WERE MORE SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR THE 2015 RENEGADE. TOOK IN TODAY TO BE SERVICED; 7 FLASH SOFTWARE UPDATES WHICH INCLUDED A TRANSMISSION UPDATE. THE DEALER SAID TO SEE IF IT DRIVES BETTER AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATES. SCARY!

ON MY WAY TO WORK GOT TO THE END OF ONE OF THE STREETS AT A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR STALLED NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND SHOWED ON DASH , ONLY THING IT SAID WAS PLACE IN PARK THEN SELECT A GEAR . GET IN MY CAR AFTER I FINISH WORK STOP AT THE EXIT OF PARKING LOT AND STALLS AGAIN , DRIVE TO END OF ROAD TO STOP SIGN AND STALLS AGAIN DRIVE 100YARDS TO FIRST STOP LIGHT AND STALLS YET AGAIN ....NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY RENEGADE TILL NOW AND OF COURSE AM PASSED THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY...NEXT PAGE WON'T ALLOW ME TO ENTER NUMBERS MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED 0...MILES ON VEHICLE AT TIME 39198

VEHICLE LOST-POWER/STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC FROM A PARKING LOT; THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHILE THE BRAKE WAS SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED; WHEN REMOVING THE FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE STALLED. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, BUT SOON REALIZED VEHICLE WILL ONLY ALLOW STARTING OF ENGINE WHILE IN PARK. NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP THAT ONLINE ARTICLES INDICATED A RECALL SOON FOR THE ISSUE, BUT THEY INDICATED THERE WERE NO VEHICLE ERROR CODES, THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE ISSUE AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL, SO THEY DID NOTHING.

TODAY,WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY ALMOST CAUSING A VERY SEVERE ACCIDENT WITH MY 8 WEEK OLD BABY IN THE CAR. WE CONTINUED TO TRY AND DRIVE SO WE WOULDN'T BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY BUT THE JEEP WENT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR ALL THE WAY HOME. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR BUT THE FIRST AS SEVERE AS THIS. A FEW DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WOULD SHIFT HARD WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE, IT FELT AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, MY ONLY VEHICLE, AND I AM SCARED TO TAKE MY BABY ANYWHERE. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY INCIDENT ESPECIALLY WITH A NEWBORN. JEEP NOT ONLY PUT MY LIFE AT JEOPARDY BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY A BABY'S LIFE!

THE VEHICLES TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF THROTTLE AN POWER MAKING YOU EXIT TO SHOULDER OR SOMETIMES AFTER 10 SEC OR SO THE POWER WILL RETURN. CAR DOES NOT DIE IT JUST TAKES THROTTLE CONTROL AWAY WHILE TRACTION LIGHT FLASHES. THIS IS ALL DURING NORMAL DRY CONDITIONS AND NORMAL DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO SEEN A HUGE AMOUNT OF THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE FORUMS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUR TIMES AND THEY HAVE NO FIX YET. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE HER BRAND NEW JEEP. IT'S REALLY RIDICULOUS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALL THIS AN NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES. AND IF THIS DOESN'T GET CORRECTED SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS BUT IT'S HARD TO RECREATE ON THE SPOT SO IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE DEALER TO BELIEVE IT IS HAPPENING BUT IF YOU SEARCH THE WEB THERE IS TONS OF INFO ON THIS ISSUE.

I'VE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE AND THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS LEFT STRANDED, AN HOUR AND A HALF FROM HOME BY MY JEEP RENEGADE. THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM DECIDES TO STOP WORKING OUT OF THE BLUE AND THEN THERE IS NO WAY TO START THE CAR. JUMPING IT DOESN'T HELP AND IT'S A MAJOR GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM. THE DEALER "FIXED" THIS ISSUE LAST WEEK BY REPLACING A FAULTY GROUND AND THEY SAID THAT WAS WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. THREE DAYS LATER, I'M IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT THAT I WAS IN BEFORE. THIS CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND NO ONE HAS BEEN PROACTIVE IN TAKING CARE OF THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

SERVICE 4X4 LIGHT HAD COME ON, INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER A MONTH AND IS NOW STAYING ON. I HAVE NOT USED THE 4X4 SYSTEM IN OVER 6 MONTHS. NO REASON FOR IT TO NEED SERVICED IF IT HASN'T BEEN USED.

TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON THIS MORNING. TPMS NO LONGER ABLE TO READ ANY OF MY TIRE PRESSURES.

THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHES AND I LOSE POWER TO THE CAR. IT HAPPENS DURING DRY CONDITIONS AND MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN TURNING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE BECAUSE THIS. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR MONTHS NOW AND I HAVE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. NO CODES OR STAR CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BUT THE CAR IT NOT RIGHT. I'M DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BUT I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW.

MY TRANSMISSION HAS ME FEELING SO UNSAFE. AFTER PUTTING MY VEHICLE IN D, WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR MAKES NO ATTEMPT AT MOVING AND THEN SUDDENLY JERKS FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS WHEN LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, MOVING PAST A STOP SIGN AND IN TRAFFIC. OBVIOUSLY THE LATTER ARE ESPECIALLY FRIGHTENING. JEEP DEALERSHIP SAID IT COULD BE SOFTWARE, BUT AFTER AN UPDATE, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO WORSEN, RATHER THAN IMPROVE. IT IS NOW TO THE POINT I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLE. IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, BUT I'M SHOCKED; ESPECIALLY AFTER SEEING HOW MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ARE OUT THERE. I DESPERATELY WANT MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED (NOT "FIXED") BEFORE MY WARRANTY IS UP. EITHER THAT, OR A NEW VEHICLE!

I PURCHASED THE FIRST MODEL OF THE JEEP RENEGADE IN MAY 2015. IT HAS REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY. IN THE PAST YEAR, THE KEYLESS ENTRY HAS STOPPED WORKING 7 TIMES. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES. THERE IS NO WAY TO START THE CAR, EVEN WHEN YOU TAKE THE METAL PART OF THE KEY AND TOUCH IT TO THE START BUTTON. I'VE BEEN STRANDED WITHOUT A VEHICLE EACH TIME. JEEP SAYS THEY'VE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE BUT I'VE READ MULTIPLE JEEP FORUMS STATING THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. FOR A BRAND NEW CAR, THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT. THE SECOND TO LAST TIME IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER, THEY SWITCHED THE BATTERY AND SAID THAT WOULD FIX IT. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM CAME BACK. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE FOR FEAR THAT I COULD BE STUCK SOMEWHERE WITHOUT CELL SERVICE. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR IS PARKED AND OFF. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE ISSUE IS GOING TO OCCUR, IT HAPPENED TWICE LAST WEEK AND THE FIRST TIME IT GOT TOWED TO THE DEALER. BY THE TIME IT GOT THERE, THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE STARTING THE CAR AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THERE WAS NO FIX.

I WAS DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN STARTED AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. I HAVE A STANDARD TRANSMISSION (STICK SHIFT).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO, AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HAVE LESS THAN 5K MILES ON IT. TODAY I WAS MAKING A NORMAL RIGHT HAND TURN (NOT SHARP OR ANYTHING) AND AS I WAS TURNING THE JEEP LOST ALL POWER AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH.