2016 Jeep Renegade complaints

ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS REPLACE, PAID $100 DEUCTIBLE ON LIFETIME WARRANTY, WAS RECALLED LATER AND FCA DENIED REFUND OF $100 EVEN AFTER DEALER PROCESSED REFUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 65, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LESTER GLENN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (1199 NJ-37 W, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08755, (732) 481-2586) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE STRIKING SOMETHING. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS BENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,500.

JEEP ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND ONE DAY DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR KILLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME AS WELL. HAD IT SENT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. CAR IS ONLY AT 40,000 MILES AND IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. COST TO REPAIR IT IS $800. I LOOKED UP CASES AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH JEEP RENEGADE FUEL PUMPS AND OTHER YEARS 2017 AND UP HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT WHY HASN'T MINE? ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH AND THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS THE 1ST ISSUE, THE BIGGEST STRESSOR IS THE FACT THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND CHRYSLER WON'T SHIP MY MECHANIC THE PART FOR 3 WEEKS. YES 3 WEEKS WITHOUT A VEHICLE, LOST WAGES, AND MISSED CLASSES BECAUSE I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING TO CLASS FOR NURSING SCHOOL. I HAD A RENTAL CAR THAT I WAS PAYING $27 DOLLARS A DAY BUT AFTER 1.5 WEEKS, I CAN'T AFFORD THAT PLUS THE $800+ REPAIR SO I RETURNED IT. MY MECHANIC ALSO NOTICED THE CANISTER OF THE EVAP SYSTEM IS ALSO BAD WHICH IS ANOTHER THING THAT SHOULDN'T BE GOING BAD THIS SOON. NOW MY TOTAL IS $1075. PLUS THE $300 OF THE RENTAL I HAD TO GET WHILE CHRYSLER WAS TAKING THEIR TIME GETTING THE PART I NEEDED. YESTERDAY I HAD TO CALL CORPORATE TO BEG THEM TO GET THIS PART MOVING FASTER. THE FACT THAT THE PART IS BACK ORDERED, MEANS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. IT'S TIME TO RECALL THIS PART BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. I WAS LUCKY AND WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE CAR

THIS IS REGARDING MY SON'S VEHICLE. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE FUEL GAUGE HAS SHOWN FUEL IN THE TANK. ONCE IT WAS SHOWING JUST UNDER A QUARTER TANK AND ANOTHER SHOWING JUST UNDER HALF TANK. IN REALITY THE TANK WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. BOTH TIMES HE WAS OBVIOUSLY DRIVING AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND LEFT HIM TRYING TO NEGOTIATE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND STRANDED UNTIL HIS FATHER OR WHERE ABLE TO REACH HIM.

THE COOLING FAN FAILED AND BLEW THE FUSE. THE LOSS OF COOLING ALSO CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY.

JULY 2018 FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED: I WAS IN TRAFFIC FLOWING ALONG ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND IT SLOWED TO A CRAWL...STOP AND GO AT 5-10MPH FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. ROAD DRY, SUNNY, ABOUT 92 DEGREES F. I HAD THE AC ON AND THE RADIO FULL BLAST. I WAS PULLING FORWARD TO CRAWL ALONG AND IT STALLED. CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE MESSAGE CENTER SAYS IT'S NOT RUNNING AND HIT THE BRAKE AND THE IGNITION BUTTON SO I DID, AND IT STARTED AND I MOVED OUT. HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 5 MIN. LATER. THIS TIME IT DIDN'T JUST START AND I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK FOR A MOMENT BEFORE IT WOULD START. LUCKY FOR ME WE WERE GOING SLOW ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE WORKED AROUND ME. THE THIRD TIME I WAS MOVING ALONG FASTER AT ABOUT 20MPH AS THE CONGESTION WAS FREEING UP...IT STALLED AGAIN. IT WAS SCARY, NOTHING WORKS AND I HAD TO GLIDE OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. DANGEROUS. SCARY. I KNOW THE 2017 JEEP HAD A RECALL FOR STALLING DUE TO A BFP. DOES MY 2016 HAVE THIS ISSUE ALSO? I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND REPORTED IT.TODAY IT HAPPENED FOR A SECOND TIME AUG. 2019 VEHICLE HAD BEEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING CONSTANTLY AROUND 10-20 MPH FOR ABOUT 30 MILES AS ELEVATION WAS GAINED, VERY HOT TEMPS IN 90'S.AC ON. ALL LOSS OF POWER, NO WARNING LIGHTS, VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. UPON RESTART CAR IS PARKED FOR ABOUT HOUR. NEXT ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING, 30-60 MPH, WHILE LOSING ELEVATION, WHENEVER THE GAS WAS DEPRESSED IT HESITATED AND BEGAN TO STALL. HAD TO KEEP THE AC OFF,

THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE FIRST YEAR I HAD IT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES BECAUSE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON. THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. LAST MONTH I STARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS RUNNING LIKE IT HAD 150, 000 MILES ON IT (IT ONLY HAS 42,000) AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD ON THE PHONE THE THE O2 SENSOR WAS BAD AND I NEEDED A TUNEUP... BUT WHEN I REFUSED TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP $700 FOR THE WORK THE STORY CHANGED WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR. THEY THEN TOLD ME THEY BROKE THE O2 SENSOR WHEN REPLACING A FAN THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED. WHILE DRIVING O THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. ONCE I GOT HOME A TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON ONLY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IM GOING TO DO WITH THIS $35,000 LEMON. I CAN ONLY GUESS THE CAR STILL HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES OR THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO DIE AT 42,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. BUT I DO KNOW I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN IN MY LIFE

2016 JEEP RENEGADE. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM VEHICLE REPAIRS. *LD *JS

I AM CONCERNED THAT KEY FOB TO OUR 2016 RENEGADE DOES NOT WORK WELL AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT STILL HAVE PROBLEMS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DOORS. I WORRY WHEN THE KEY FOB TAKES A LONG TIME TO OPEN THE DOORS I HAVE TO HOVER KEY FOB OVER DOOR HANDLE TO SEE IF IT READS IT, THIS HAPPENS WHEN I PICK UP THE KIDS FROM SCHOOL, OR RUNNING TO THEIR GAME'S AND PRACTICES, AND IT HAPPENS ON RAINY DAYS TOO. I CAN'T GET IN MY CAR AND I WORRY FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY KIDS BECAUSE WE'RE STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WAITING TO SEE IF DOORS WILL UNLOCK. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT WE CANNOT GET INTO OUR CAR. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH KEY FOBS. I NEED THIS ISSUED RESOLVED.

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

FOR THE LAST YEAR ON AND OFF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE( SERVICE AIR BAGS, PARKING BRAKE, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CABLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, POWER STEERING LIGHT), ETC. LAST WEEK WE WERE DRIVING WITH THE KIDS, WENT TO PARK, GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, STARTED IT AND ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF. MY HUSBAND TURNED THE KEY TO OFF, PULLED IT OUT, AND THE CAR KEPT RUNNING. WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER ONLY TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE SEATBELT. WE GOT THE CAR BACK AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. WE WERE DRIVING, ALL THE LIGHTS KEPT GOING OFF, INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WHICH TURNS OFF THE POWER STEERING SO WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION ONLY TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, PULLED THE KEY OUT AND THE CAR KEPT RUNNING. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND BROUGHT IT BACK IN TO BE SERVICED. THE CAR IS DANGEROUSLY UNSAFE!

RADIATOR FAN

RADIATOR FAN FAILED AT 53,000 MILES RESULTING IN THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AS PER MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER CALLED JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM FIAT OF ONTARIO (LOCATED AT 1202 AUTO CENTER DR, ONTARIO, CA 91761, (909) 906-7097 AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,643.

DRIVING DOWN A LONG WINDING HILL WHEN ACCELERATION AND BRAKES WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE OR DURING. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BURNED THROUGH 4 QUARTS OF OIL AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT BACK TO DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THERE IS NO WAY I'M GETTING BACK INTO A VEHICLE THAT HAS NO BRAKES DURING SAFE MODE AND HAS NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG. JEEP NEEDS TO GET THESE OFF OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FUEL STATION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED OIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ADD OIL TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BARBERA AUTOLAND (7810 E ROOSEVELT BLVD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152, (215) 333-3700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

DRIVING MY VEHICLE TODAY AND IT DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN APPLYING THE GAS. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST BUT AS A RESULT, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED TODAY. I HAVE 40,800 MILES. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES IN THE PAST BUT THIS WAS A TIME THAT THE DELAY IN ACCELERATION LASTED AT LEAST 8 SECONDS. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS ALWAYS DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP EXCEPT ONCE WHEN I DECELERATING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STARTED TO STALL UNTIL I REVVED THE ENGINE.

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.

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.

A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLICKER, THEY GET REALLY BRIGHT AND THEN THEY DIM DOWN, THE ACCELERATION DOES NOT WORK IF I SLOWDOWN TO 5 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS, IT STALLS UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY EMERGENCY BREAK, SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG MAINTENANCE LIGHTS GO OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR, THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION ISSUE, AND THEY ARE NOT SEEING ERROR CODES FOR THE AIRBAGS, SEAT BELT AND EMERGENCY BREAK BUT THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES WITH NO PERMANENT SOLUTION.

VEHICLE IN MOTION ON THE I-90S IN BUFFALO, NY. SUDDEN LOSS OF MECHANICAL POWER TO MY FRONT WHEEL DRIVE 2016 JEEP RENEGADE SPORT (STANDARD TRANSMISSION). THIS OCCURRED ON 6/23 AT 1:30AM FOLLOWING A CONCERT. DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE IN DANGER DUE TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF MECHANICAL POWER TO THE CAR AND WERE FORCED TO PULL OVER ON A RESTRICTED HIGHWAY OVERPASS. DEALER, WEST HERR (ORCHARD PARK) QUOTED FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY - MOPAR (68312374AA) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER A VEHICLE ENGINE STALL AT 52092/60,000 (POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY). REPLACEMENT OF PART NOT COVERED VIA POWER-TRAIN AS THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY MERELY CONTRIBUTES TO THE COVERED GAS ENGINE. VERY DISAPPOINTING TO A NEW OWNER THAT HAD BOUGHT USED AND EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT PART REPLACEMENT WHICH SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.

I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON 5/2/19 AFTER THE COOLING FAN MADE A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN IT WAS IDLING WITH A/C ON. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE & SENT ME ON MY WAY. ON 6/22/19 WHILE RETURNING FROM MY LUNCH BREAK ( JEEP HAD BEEN IDLING WITH A/C ON IN A DRIVE THROUGH & FAN BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE - FAN TURNING ON/OFF IN CYCLES) SMOKE STARTED POURING FROM UNDER HOOD, ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF IMMEDIATELY & WHEN I RESTARTED IT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE JEEP TOWED FROM MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ( I'M A NURSE, AND MISSED A DAY OF WORK DUE TO THIS! ). PICKING MY JEEP UP FROM DEALERSHIP TODAY TO THE TUNE OF $484.52 TO REPLACE COOLING FAN. I SEE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE, AND THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED ON 2/11/19 DUE TO NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. I'M THANKFUL THAT THIS HAPPENED AT 7PM RATHER THAN AT MIDNIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY...... AT THE END OF THE DAY MY VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE COOLING FAN IS SOMETHING JEEP HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS & I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW HOT AIR. THE CONTACT'S SON ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN SOMETHING IN THE RADIATOR AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, THE COOLANT BUBBLED UP, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON JUNE 17, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR WITH THE AIR ON, I STOPPED, HAPPENED TO LOOK AT THE GAUGES AND NOTICED THE RED BAR SHOWING MY CAR WAS OVER HEATED. I TURNED CAR OFF, LIFTED THE HOOD, LET CAR SIT FOR A WHILE, THEN SON LOOSENED THE RESERVOIR CAP WATER IN RESERVOIR WAS BOILING. I LET CAR SIT FOR AWHILE, COULD DRIVE IT BUT HAD TO LEAVE AIR OFF. I HAVE IT FIXED.*JB

MY VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN TAKEN FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER HAS FAILED AND IS NOT RELEASING. THIS PRESENTS SERIOUS ISSUE FOR BRAKING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE, THUS INDICATING THAT THIS IS A MAJOR NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT I CANNOT EVEN HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER AS THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER FOUR HOURS. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING SMELL EMERGING FROM THE VENTS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE CONTACT MENTIONED REPLACED THE COOLANT FAN AND FUSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING IN CITY, HELPING WITH TORNADO RELIEF. ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR WENT FROM MIDDLE TO MAX HOT. INSTANTANEOUSLY, NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK TO GET FIXED. COOLANT THERMOSTAT, FAN AND LARGE FUSE WHERE SHOT. DAY AFTER GETTING IT BACK. INDICATOR SHOT UP AGAIN WHILE ON INTERSTATE ON WAY TO TO HELP WITH TORNADO RELIEVE STILL. TOOK TO GET FIXED, A HOSE BLEW OUT DRAINING ALL COOLANT INSTANTLY, AGAIN. GOT FIXED. NEXT DAY DRIVING COUNTRY ROAD TO WORK, CAR DIED THROWING TONS OF WHITE SMOKE. AAA LOOKING AT IT, THINK IT'S HEAD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE. I'VE BEEN DILIGENT IN ALL MY MAINTENANCE, AS THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR. NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ETC. HAD OTHER ISSUES FROM THE START, BUT USED TO DEALING DUE TO USED CARS. GOT A NEW CAR THINKING KEEP UP ON MAINTENANCE, SHOULDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS I'M 53 AND WILL GO BACK TO USED CARS AND WILL NEVER BUT A JEEP AGAIN. AT LEAST I'LL HAVE THE MONEY TO GET FIXED WHEN THEY BREAK DOWN, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A MONTHLY PAYMENT.

VEHICLE WAS AT VERY LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT, WHEELS SLIGHTLY TURNED AND THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY STALLED AND DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHIFTING FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL.

ELECTRIC FAN ASSEMBLY FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. BURNED UP THE ELECTRIC FAN, SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE BAY. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET.

CAR HIT 40000 MILES AND RADIATOR FAN STARTED MAKING SQUEALING NOISE AND NOW DOSEN'T CUT ON AT ALL. JEEP HAS ALMOST OVERHEATED BECAUSE OF THIS

THE RADIATOR FAN MALFUNCTIONED THEN DIED. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 34,600 MILES AND WEEKS OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTEE EXPIRATION DATE. THIS REPAIR COST ME $667.00. IN CHECKING WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE IN THE JEEP RENEGADE COMMUNITY, THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. HOWEVER, JEEP HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL.

FAN RATTLES VEHICLE OVERHEATS AC NOT WORKING NOTICE ALL THIS WHEN CAME TO A STOP AND WAS IDLING.

WHEN IDLE (STOP SIGN, TRAFFIC LIGHT) AND APPLIED GAS TO ACCELERATE, A READING COMES UP ON THE DASHBOARD OF "VEHICLE MUST BE IN PARK TO SHIFT" AND THE MESSAGES DISAPPEARS QUICKLY. THE CAR STOPS, I HAVE TO RESET TO PARK, TURN OFF THE CAR, START IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS IN THE WORST OF TIMES, IN TRAFFIC, RANDOMLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE NOVEMBER 2018.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLING FANS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE FUSES WOULD BLOW OUT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND ALLOW IT TO COOL DOWN. THE DEALER (C & C DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP, 1305 PIKE ST, BUILDING A, MARIETTA, OH 45750, (740) 373-2928) REPLACED THE FAN AND THE FUSE ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *AS

THE CAR STALLS FREQUENTLY WITH NO WARNING AT SPEED AND ALSO WHEN EXECUTING A STOP. IT USES A HUGE AMOUNT OF OIL, 5 QTS BETWEEN CHANGES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR STALLS IF THE OIL LEVEL IS LOW. THIS MEANS THEY RECOGNIZE AN ISSUE AND HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. HOW WOULD I KNOW THIS, AND HOW LOW DOES THE OIL HAVE TO BE TO STALL? THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND IF IT IS 'NORMAL' WHY HAVE THEY NOT TOLD ALL RENEGADE OWNERS? I WILL NEVER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR BECAUSE IF IT STALLS ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH I WILL MOST CERTAINLY HAVE A CRASH.

WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE COOLING FAN COULD BE HEARD MAKING A WEIRD NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A STRONG ODOR. THIS HAPPENED ONE TIME EARLIER WHILE IDLING AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON. THE STRONG ODOR MADE ME TAKE IT TO A SHOP NEAR ME FOR FEAR OF DRIVING IT. LUCKILY IT WAS COLDER THAN USUAL OR IT WOULD HAVE OVERHEATED. UPON LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE AND HAVING MY COOLING FAN REPLACED, I FOUND IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE IN THE 2016 MODELS, AND HAS BEEN FIXED FOR (OR PART OF) THE 2017 MODELS. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED NO OFFICIAL RECALLS WERE SENT, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY. LUCKILY, I GOT THIS REPLACED BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED, BUT I'VE SPOKEN WITH NUMEROUS OTHER RENEGADE OWNERS WHO HAD THE VEHICLES BREAK DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOPS FOR REPAIRS. I DID HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT BECAUSE I TOOK IT TO SHOP NEAR ME (FOR FEAR OF DRIVING IT) INSTEAD OF THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ONLY COVERED PART OF THE REPAIR WHICH WAS ABOUT $200 OUT OF MY $550 BILL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE ARE BEING LEFT OUT ON THE ROAD WHEN IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE DEALER WHO PROVIDED THE PART EVEN HAD MULTIPLE FANS IN STOCK, INDICATING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

MY AIR IN MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE STOPPED WORKING RIGHT AT THE 41,000/ 42,000 MILAGE MARK. I TRIED TO REPLACE THE FREON MYSELF, AS I THOUGHT IT WAS AN EASY FIX, NOT SO. YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THE NEW FREON AND HAVE SPECIAL TOOLS TO ACCESS IT. I THEN BEGAN RESEARCHING. SEEMS THIS MODEL / MAKE IS KNOWN TO RUN OUT OF FREON RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY. YOU HEARD ME...AFTER THE WARRANTY! PLUS, THEY MAKE IT SO YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL JEEP CUSTOMER FOR YEARS, BUT THIS HAS ME FRUSTRATED AND PISSED QUITE FRANKLY. IT IS RIDICULOUS! FIX THE PROBLEM IF YOU KNOW IT IS HAPPENING....BUT IT IS A MONEY MAKER. I WILL BE SPREADING THE WORD ON EVERY SOCIAL MEDIA SITE I CAN GET MY HANDS ON. I AM ALSO BBB'ING THIS HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. OH, AND THE LOCAL DEALERS CAN NOT STOCK THE FREON, DUE TO THE EXORBITANT PRICE. SCREWING THE CUSTOMERS AS USUAL!

THE ENGINE ON MY 2016 RENEGADE WITH ONLY 32000 MILES ON IT BEGAN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHILE IDLING. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I DETERMINED IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE RADIATOR FAN THAT HAD EITHER COME LOOSE OR WAS BENT. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL DUE TO THE MULTIPLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS. OF COURSE IT HAPPENS RIGHT PAST THE ORIGINAL WARRANT EXPIRATION SO THAT IT IS NOT COVERED. THE COST TO FIX THIS WAS $620 AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY WHOLE FAN ASSEMBLY.

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR NOT EVEN THREE YEARS AND I AM ALREADY HAVING TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT. THERE IS LESS THEN 48,000 MILES ON IT, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR AT ALL TO ANYONE. THEY NEED TO START FIXING THESE ISSUES BECAUSE I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM.

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

SITTING IN EVENT TRAFFIC CAR SITTING STILL AND SMELLED BURNING FROM AIR VENTS, THE PANEL INSTRUMENT WAS READING CAR OVERHEATING. ONCE WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND GET CAR UP TO SPEED THE CAR STOPPED OVERHEATING BUT COULD NOT LET CAR IDLE/SIT STILL OR CAR WILL OVERHEAT. CAR HAS 48K MILES PURCHASED NEW, TOLD DEALERSHIP THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND SERVICE TECH STATED THIS WAS THE 3RD TO 4TH ONE THIS WEEK THEY HAVE WORKED ON WITH SAME PROBLEM. NOW LOOKING AT CLOSE TO $600 TO REPLACE COOLING FAN. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE FOR RECALL WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE FOUND ONLINE WITH THIS MODEL WITH THE SAME ISSUE OF COOLING FAN PROBLEMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO ALLOW IT TO COOL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BLUEBONNET JEEP (283 N INTERSTATE 35 FRONTAGE RD, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130, (866) 783-0824) WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE COOLANT FAN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

ON THE SCREEN EVERYDAY AS YOU DRIVE THE CAR ON LOCAL STREETS OR INTERSTATE IT SHOW A WARNING THAT SAYS SYSTEM REQUIRES SERVICE. VEHICLE REQUIRES SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALER. WHEN THIS POPS UP THE MILAGE STARTS BLINKING AND THE EMERGENCY 911 AND ASSISTANCE BUTTON LIGHTS UP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY WRONG WITH IT. IT STARTED BACK IN LATE OCTOBER AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

FIRST AT 25000 MILES ENGINE COOLING FAN WENT OUT AND RATTLED SO LOUD AND OVERHEATED HAD TO BE TOWED. TOOK DEALERSHIP A WEEK JUST TO GET THE PARTS. NOW AT 34000 MILES ENGINE DIED AND VEHICLE STOPPED ON HIGHWAY ON RAMP ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT. NO ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I DROVE IT AND WOULD NOT DRIVE OVER 10 MPH WHILE MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE THAN ENGINE DIES IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ALMOST ANOTHER ACCIDENT. FINALLY GOT RESTARTED AND QUIT AGAIN NOW EVERY LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. POPPED THE HOOD AND ABSOLUTELY NO OIL IN ENGINE! WAS JUST AT DEALERSHIP THE WEEK BEFORE AND THEY DID THEIR MULTIPOINT INSPECTION AND MARKED OIL AS FULL? SO IN A WEEK IT LOST 5 QUARTS OF OIL? WAS TOWED AGAIN AND SAT AT DEALERSHIP FOR TWO WEEKS AS THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT ENGINE KNOCKING SOUND! THAN THEY CALL AND SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE!??. DROVE HOME SMELLING BURNT OIL AS ALWAYS SINCE NEW AND CHECKED DIPSTICK, THEY OVERFILLED IT BY AT LEAST A QUART! UNBELIEVABLE. ENGINE RUNS HORRIBLE AND IN 100 MILES HAS ALREADY DROPPED A QUART ON DIPSTICK. BLOWING OIL OUT EXHAUST PIPE. CAN'T TRUST THIS VEHICLE AND NO ONE HAS AN ANSWER OR FIX!!???. TOTAL MOST RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS THING EVER GONE THROUGH. SOMEBODY WILL GET KILLED WITH A VEHICLE LIKE THIS. UNBELIEVABLE! 2.4L ENGINE

THE FAN IS WOBBLING AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE - LIKE ITS RUBBING ON SOMETHING. ONLY WHEN IDLE, OR AC/HEAT IS ON.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER SAYS IT NEED NEW RADIATOR FAN. 38,000 MILES. SEEMS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. DEALER QUOTES $725 TO REPAIR. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. CONTACT STATED IT FEELS LIKA A LOSS OF POWER, IS HAPPENING ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOORE CHRYSLER JEEP FIAT (8600 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382), BUT THEY STATED THERE IS NO PROBLEM DETECTED AFTER 2 VISITS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,165. *TT*JB

CAR RUNNING IN PARK WAITING AT BUS STOP , HEARD A POP, THEN SMELLED SMOKE, THEN GOT OUT AND FIRE UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SIDE , CALLED 911 AND FIRE WENT UP IN FLAMES AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED WHOLE FRONT OF MY CAR EVERYTHING LOST . GOT ME AND SON OUT AND THAT WAS IT. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK!!

"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.

MY RADIATOR FAN IS MAKING A NOISE AND I DON'T BELIEVE IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHICH IS CAUSING MY JEEP TO RUN HOT. MY ENGINE SMELLS LIKE BURNED RUBBER UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE NOISE OCCURS WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IDLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD AND THE STEERING ABILITY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO SOUTH POINTE JEEP (9240 S MEMORIAL DRIVE, TULSA, OK 74133) WHERE THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WAS FLASHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,601.