2017 Jeep Renegade complaints

AFTER DOING FRONT FENDER REPAIRS AT DEALERSHIP. WARNINGS CAME OUT AND WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD LIGHTS ARE GOING OUT WHEREAS THE LIGHTS ARE FINE.

MY JEEP HAS ALREADY WENT TO THE SHOP FOR A WEEK BECAUSE IT STALLED 8 TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC WHILE MY FAMILY WAS COMING HOME FROM VACATION. OUR SAFTY IS EXTREMELY JEOPARDIZED BY THIS. THE JEEPS ARE LEMONS AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED BEFORE IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED. IT HAS STARTED IT AGAIN NOW! *DT NO VIN AVAILABLE UPDATED 10/18/18*JB

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE WIRING HARNESS WIRES MELTED INTO THE FUSE BOX.

DRIVING AND ENGINE STALLS, THROWS A P00735 CODE, ONLY 15450 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN HAPPENED, IT'S NOT DOING IT AGAIN AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN...I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN TO THEM AND TOLD THE SAME THING.

MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS FRONT END CRASH AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, IN BETWEEN REGULAR/PROPER OIL CHANGES, I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND ON TO A CITY SIDE STREET WHEN MY JEEP STALLED. AFTER TURNING ON MY HAZARDS AND TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT, I PULLED BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT. AT THIS TIME THE LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON SO I WAITED FOR THE CAR TO COOL AND CHECKED THE OIL. THE DIPSTICK SHOWED NO OIL. I ADDED 2 QUARTS AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. THE GUY DID AN OIL CHANGE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE LAST GUY DID NOT ADD ENOUGH OIL SINCE IT TAKES MORE THAN A NORMAL V4. I THANKED HIM AND WENT ON MY WAY. IMMEDIATELY MY CAR WAS DRIVING BETTER. HERE IT IS 3 MONTHS LATER AND MY CAR BEGINS TO DRIVE ROUGH. SO I CHECK MY OIL AFTER SETTING ALL NIGHT AND I HAVE TO ADD MORE OIL. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE LEAKS, NO WHITE SMOKE OR SMOKE FOR THAT MATTER, NO PUDDLES AND NO INDICATOR LAMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN THE FAST LANE DURING HEAVY RAIN, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO THE CENTER LANE AND STRUCK AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER. THE VEHICLE TURNED 360 DEGREES THREE TIMES, CRASHED INTO A CEMENT DIVIDER, AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE LANE FACING INCOMING TRAFFIC. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A PRIVATE IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CASE NUMBER: [XXX] WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO SENT A THIRD PARTY COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE THE CRASH. THE THIRD PARTY COMPANY STATED THAT ANY RATE OF DECELERATION WOULD HINDER THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

VEHICLE CUTS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, HAS BEEN TAKEN LAKE KEOWEE DODGE FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT CONTINUES TO HAVE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND CUT OFF 5 TIMES IN ONE DAY ON 8\10\18. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS AS OF YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORT COLLINS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (3835 S COLLEGE AVE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80525, (970) 372-0621), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,600. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (JACK KEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1501 US 70, ALAMOGORDO, NM 88810), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY SINCE MAY OF 2018. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TTHE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON NEICE CAUSEING HER TO GO TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE, AND BACK TIRES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED HER TO SPIN.. EVENTUALLY GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER DRIVER! IT COULD HAVE KILLED HER, SHE COULDNT DO A THING WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP SO OTHERS WONT BE HURT OR WORSE KILLED. SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TO AN APPT. DOUGLAS GA

I DECIDED TO START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT USING REMOTE START DUE TO EXTREME COLD CLIMATE SO I COULD WARM IT LONGER THAN REMOTE START WILL ALLOW. LET IT RUN FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES AND GO TO DRIVE OFF AND GET UP TO 25-30MPH AND IT STALLED AND MADE AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE AND ROUGH VIBRATION THAT MADE IT FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE LIGHTS LIT UP IN THE DASHBOARD AND I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO STEER IT OFF THE STREET BY COASTING IT. PROCEEDED TO START IT BUT WOULDN'T BUDGE FOR A GOOD 5-10 MIN UNTIL IT FINALLY STARTED BACK UP. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONNECTED THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO IT AND SAID NOTHING WAS SHOWING UP AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE EXACT SAME WAY, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME THEY SAID EVERY POSSIBLE ERROR CODE CAME UP AND WERE BAFFLED. THEY WANTED US TO LEAVE THERE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO IT AND DID NOT OFFER A LOANER VEHICLE, WE HAD TO TELL THEM THAT WE NEEDED IT OR A LOANER FOR COMMUTE AND SO WE HAD TO KEEP IT, THEY FINALLY GOT TO IT AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ECM MODULE, SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE DRIVETRAIN, THEY REPLACED IT AND IT HASN'T OCCURRED AGAIN. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE NOTICED MORE AND MORE THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHIFTING VERY HARD MAKING POPPING NOISES AND JERKING. WE FINALLY DECIDED THAT SOMETHING WASNT RIGHT AND TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP WITH A COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE GONE W

ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ENGAGE AND THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING. CAME TO A STOP, SHIFTED TO MANUAL AND IT NEEDED HIGH RPM'S TO GET IT MOVING. IT FINALLY GOT MOVING AND HAD TO USE MANUAL GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. WAS AT THE DEALER A FEW MONTHS EARLIER DEALING WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING. DEALER SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUE. DEALER NOW SAYS IT'S NOT TRANSMISSION BUT ENGINE PROBLEMS. THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE.

ELECTRICAL - MULTIPLE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMPS MAY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN NO MALFUNCTION EXISTS ENGINE - IT LOOSES A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 -2000 MILES, NO SIGN OF LEAKS.

TAKATA RECALL..MY 2017 JEEP RENEGADE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2018 HAD 18 MILES ON THE ODOMETER...ON JULY 20, 2017, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I HAD JUST COME THRU A WORK ZONE; TRAFFIC HAD BEEN STOP AND GO FOR ABOUT 10 MILES. AS I REACHED THE END OF THE WORK ZONE; THE JEEP STARTED JERKING AS IF THE GEARSHIFT WAS STUCK OR SHIFTING UNCONTROLLABLY, LOST POWER AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! I HAD NO SHOULDER OR EXIT T STEER TOWARDS. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE CALLED OHP AND ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. AFTER 15 20 MINUTES, I WENT BACK TO TRY START THE JEEP AND IT STARTED! THIS WAS THE 2ND OCCURRENCE. THE FIRST TIME IT DID NOT SHUT OFF. I HAVE KNOW IDEA WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED IT FOR SERVICE.

TAKATA RECALL. WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN MY JEEP SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS. IT THEN PROCEEDED TO HAVE SURGES. NO LIGHTS CAME ON. IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF BUT WAS STILL ON. A ERROR CAME ON STATING TO SERVICE TRANSMISSION. TOOK TO A DEALERSHIP THAT SAID IT WAS NEEDING AN UPDATE WITH THE COMPUTER. WENT 340 MORE MILES THE NEXT DAY AND IT DONE THE EXACT SAME THING. LOST ALL POWER STEERING. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. GOT TOWED AND THEY TOLD ME NO CODES CAME UP WHILE PLUGGED INTO THE COMPUTER. WAS THEN TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND WOULD BE A TWO WEEK WAIT. WAS TOLD IT'S BEEN A VERY COMMON THING WITH THE 2017 RENEGADES SO THEY'RE BACK ORDERED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP THE DAY BEFORE BYPASSED SOMETHING TO SEND ME ON MY WAY. CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY AREN'T HELPING AT ALL. AND I'M STILL 480 MILES FROM MY HOME. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THEM. IT WILL END UP GETTING SOMEONE KILLED.

MY JEEP SHUT ITSELF OFF WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A "FUEL PUMP ISSUE"

CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET HEADING STRAIGHT WHEN IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. VARIOUS MESSAGES HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED THE MOST PREVIOUS TIMES SAYING "TO SHIFT VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED" I WASN'T TRYING TO SHIFT? NO CODES EVER BEING SHOWN ARE THE SAME. ALL ISSUES CAUSE THE CAR TO COMPLETELY STOP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON THE ROADS OFCOURSE. IT'S ALREADY HAD AN UPDATE TO THE SYSTEM THE DEALERSHIP SAID WAS NEEDED. NOW BACK TO DOING THE SAME THING SO IT'S CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. JUST HIT 20K MILES. ALL OIL CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE ON TIME AS THE JEEP HAS ALL WARRANTIES THE CHYSLER DODGE JEEP DEALERSHIP OFFERED. CAN CONTACT DEALERSHIP FOR MORE DETAIL. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE JANUARY 2018

TRYING TO PUT GAS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE GAS PUMP KEEPS STOPPING WHEN ITS NOT FULL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND A SEVERE VIBRATION WAS FELT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND JERKING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TURLOCK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1600 AUTO MALL DR., TURLOCK, CA), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 287.

ON JUNE 11TH, 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR WITH JUST UNDER 7000 MILES WE NOTICED THE BATTERY LIGHT ON WHICH DISAPPEARED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING IT. TODAY, JUNE 20TH, WHILE DRIVING ON FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE AT 72MPH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND AND THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE POWER VERY BRIEFLY AS IF IT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY ON AN INTERSTATE. I AM ALSO NOTICING SLUGGISH ACCELERATION AT TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM SORENESS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DEALER (MCLARTY DANIEL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 479-250-3900) WAS CALLED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE PROBLEMS, CAR STALLING. ALMOST IN BAD CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE, AFTER LOOKING AT REVIEWS IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH ISSUE. NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER

MULTIPLE WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATE THE DASH, SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE, CHECK BRAKE, AND COUNTLESS OTHERS. ALSO THE CAR LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT START OR WILL ONLY GO IN REVERSE. THIS HAPPENS UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE AND ALSO WHILE ACTIVELY DRIVING IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND MULTIPLE SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AND THE TCM HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THE ISSUE KEEPS OCCURRING. CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND A CORPORATE TECHNICIAN HAS BEEN INVOLVED AND ALSO AN IN FLIGHT RECORDER WAS TEMPORARILY INSTALLED AND IT PROVIDED NUMEROUS ERROR CODES BUT NO ONE IS SEEMS TO BE CAPABLE OF DETERMINING HOW TO FIX THE ISSUE OR WHAT EXACTLY IS CAUSING IT

MY VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY RELEASED HATCH WITHOUT THE BUTTON BEING PRESSED EVERYTIME THE DOOR WAS CLOSED IT WOULD ELECTRONICALLY RELEASE THE DOOR. STOPPED DOING IT HOURS LATER. TAKING TO DEALER TOMMOROW. THE VEHICLE IS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE SPORT 4X4 WITH 2.4L MOTOR. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN FIRST NOTICED BUT DID EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE WHEN MOBILE. *TT *DT*JB

THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED TO ANY OTHER POSITION. THIS OCCURRED AFTER BACKING THE VEHICLE UP A FEW FEET AND THEN TRYING TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. THERE IS NO KNOWN PROCEDURE FOR SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE WITH THE SHIFTER IN ANY POSITION OTHER THAN PARK. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED AND THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. THE ONLY GOOD PART OF THIS WAS THAT IT WAS IN NEUTRAL - I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD GOTTEN STUCK IN REVERSE OR DRIVE.

ENGINE HAS STALLED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. LATEST TIME STALLED OUT ON A CITY STREET AFTER TURNING INTO IT. TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN OIL IS LOW. JEEP BURNING THROUGH OIL TOO FAST.

WHILE DRIVING IN ANY CONDITION (HIGHWAY, STREET) THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY. IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED IT SLIPS SO BAD. THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY HAVE PLACED THE JEEP ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. THE JEEP HAS JUST OVER 22,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE ABOUT 15,000 MILES. SECONDARILY, SOMETIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO ENGAGE OR REENGAGE.

I WAS TURNING INTO MY PARKING SPACE SLOWLY WITH THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED. AS I PRESSED FURTHER ON THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. I PRESSED DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN AND SMACKED THE RETAINING WALL. THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH THE PARKING BRAKE (DID NOT PRESS) AND THE CAR WITH THE LIGHTNING BOLTS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT JUST HAPPENED.

TOOK MY 2017 JEEP RENEGADE SPORT TO THE DEALER FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. THEY DID CHANGE THE OIL AND ROTATE THE TIRES AS SCHEDULED. THEY DID NOTIFY ME THAT THE ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD PASS INSPECTION. DURING THE CONVERSATION THE DEALER SAID THESE VEHICLES WERE KNOWN FOR HAVING TOO HARD OF A BRAKE PAD AND THE PAD GROOVES THE ROTORS. AT THE TIME I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 19,000 MILES AND WAS IN THE 11TH MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN READING MANY FORUMS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND NOTICED THAT THE LAST THREE MODEL YEAR OF JEEP RENEGADE HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM VERY UNPLEASED BY THE FACT THAT I NOW NEED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS, PADS, AND LABOR ON MY DIME FOR A VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED FOR LESS THAN A YEAR.

I WAS SITTING IN MY JEEP PARKED IDLING WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO PICK ME UP , WHEN MY RIDE SHOW UP TURNED OFF JEEP AND LEFT. TWENTY MINUTES LATER THE POLICE CALLED AND TOLD ME THE JEEP WAS ON FIRE AND I NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE VEHICLE.

WHILE IN MOTION AT THE FREEWAY, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLASHING AT 10,964 MILES RANDOMLY WHEN SPEEDED OVER 50 MPH. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED NEW ENGINE NO START SO CHECKED FOR OIL PRESSURE AND FOUND 25 PSI WHILE CRANKING. REPLACED VVAA ASSEMBLY ENGINE WILL STILL NOT START. FINDING: CRANKSHAFT HAS SEVERE END PLAY AND WAS EATEN AWAY AT THE BLOCK. SUSPECTED: MAIN BEARING TO BE LEFT LOOSE FROM FACTORY. VEHICLE KEPT AT DEALERSHIP SINCE MARCH 7TH UNTIL MAY 3RD 2018.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR AFTER OWNING TWO WRANGLER'S, A CHEROKEE AND A PATRIOT. I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT MY TRANSMISSION WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARSHLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC THEN APPLYING THE GAS TO GO, THE CAR ALSO HESITATES TO TAKE OFF. I HAVE HAD MANY SCARY SITUATIONS WHERE I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THE DELAY, I ALSO CAME TO A STOP AT A CROSSWALK AND RIGHT WHEN I WENT TO STOP THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND I HIT SOMEONE WALKING IN THE CROSSWALK, I WAS LUCKY THE GUY WAS NOT HURT, I ALSO HAD A TIME WHERE THERE WAS A COUCH IN FRONT OF ME ON THE FREEWAY AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO AVOID IT BECAUSE OF A HESITATION IN THE ENGINE WHERE AT TIMES I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE RIGHT AWAY AND THIS COULD CAUSE ME TO GET HIT IF I SWITCH LANES TO QUICKLY, I ENDED UP SLAMMING ON THE BREAKS AND SLIDING INTO THE COUNCH AND CONTACTING 911 TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. THIS TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND ALL THE SHOPS DO IS RESET THE TRANSMISSION AND DO A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TCM AND THE PCM ON THE CAR. THE CARS DOOR LOCKS WILL ALSO SOMETIMES BEEP LOUD AND SOMETIMES BEEP SHORT LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG AND A GOOD PORTION OF THE TIME THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK. I ALSO HAVE A WEIRD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY TESTED IT AGAINST A CHEROKEE AND IT'S THE SAME BUT I HAVE A RENEGADE SO I HAVE IN WRITING THEY TESTED THE WRONG MODEL CAR. THIS CAR HAS HAD SO MANY ISSUES AND I REALL

THE 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE. I WOULD HAVE REAR END A DODGE RAM TRUCK AT A STOP LIGHT; IF MY FOOT WAS NOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. THE LUNGING FORWARD, AND HARD SHIFTING HAPPENS RANDOMLY PRIMARILY ON THE DOWNSHIFTING, AND WHEN IT'S COLD OUT. OTHER ISSUES: WHEN USING THE WASHER SOLVENT FLUID THE VAPORS COME BACK THROUGH THE CABIN, MAKING THE CABIN AIR TOXIC TO BREATH. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD HAD TO BE CHANGED; BECAUSE THEY WERE DEEMED DEFECTIVE DUE TO FINDING METAL DEBRIS IN THE BRAKE PAD AT ABOUT 3,100 MILES WHEN I REPORTED THE NOISE AT THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. ELECTRICAL: RANDOMLY THE PUSH START WILL NOT WORK, TURN SIGNAL TURNING RIGHT WILL NOT WORK, AND HEAD LIGHTS WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY COME ON. THIS 2017 JEEP RENEGADE LATITUDE 2.4L HAS LESS THAN 6,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION, WASHER SOLVENT, AND BRAKES STARTED BEFORE THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3,118 MILES; HOWEVER, THE WASHER SOLVENT WAS NOT REPORT UNTIL LATER WHEN I FOUND OUT IT IS TOXIC, AND I ONLY USED IT ABOUT 3-TIMES, AND TURNED THE AIR OFF EACH TIME. ALL DEEMED UNABLE TO DUPLICATE EXCEPT FOR ONE TIME OR NORMAL FOR THE WASHER SOLVENT ISSUE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BAD THERMOSTAT. ENGINE MAKING A RATTLING NOISE DIFFERENT THAN THE NORMAL UNIQUE SOUND OF THE 2.4L MULTI-AIR ENGINE AFTER ENGINE IS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. SOUND CAN BE HEARD MOST WHEN TRAVELING UNDER 40 MPH.

DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND MIDDLE CONSOLE TURN ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THEIR OWN.

I PICKED UP MY RENEGADE FROM THE SERVICE CENTER YESTERDAY FOR MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE AUTO SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, BLUE-TOOTH, KEY FOB, AUTO-START, ACCELERATION AND TIRE GAUGE ISSUES. ON THE WAY BACK TO WORK IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING. AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE CAR WAS GOING AROUND 15-20 MPH AND IT LUNGED FORWARD AND STOPPED VERY HARD AND ABRUPTLY AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THEN TURNED ON, ON ITS OWN. I TURNED IT OFF AND CAUTIOUSLY PROCEEDED. NOW, WHENEVER I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON AND THE CAR FEELS ROUGH WHILE DRIVING, LIKE THE BRAKES ARE PARTIALLY ENGAGED WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ONLY PUT LESS THAN 10 MILES ON THE JEEP SINCE PICKING IT UP YESTERDAY. THIS IS A REAL THREAT TO MY SAFETY. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT AND THE FOURTH MAJOR ISSUE. DO I NEED TO DIE IN A CRASH BEFORE SOMEONE WILL LISTEN TO ME AND HELP? THESE CARS NEED RECALLED AND TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. *TT *JS

EXTREME HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION AND NEARLY STOPPING WHILE TRYING TO ENTER A FREEWAY, TWICE. KEY FOB ISSUES, AUTO START ISSUES, RADIO AND BLUE TOOTH ISSUES, TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE READING ISSUES. FIRST SERVICE VISIT I WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST IN NEED OF A COMPUTER REST. SECOND VISIT THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIRD VISIT THEY INITIALLY SAID IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE UNTIL I INSISTED IT WAS SERIOUS AND CONTACTED CORPORATE. NOT ONLY WAS I TREATED POORLY BUT I WAS BLOCKED FROM LEAVING A REVIEW. IT WAS MENTIONED THAT ENGINEERS CURRENTLY KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT ARE WAITING UNTIL SECOND QUARTER TO PUBLISH IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS EXTREMELY NEGLIGENT BECAUSE IT ISN'T JUST A FAULTY SENSOR LIGHT, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE NEARLY DIES WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, CREATING A RISK FOR A FATAL ACCIDENT. I DEMANDED RECORDS OF ALL THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO THIS BRAND NEW AUTO, SINCE ISSUES FIRST AROSE ON 12/9/1027. FROM 12/9/2017-3/38/2018, I HAVE HAD MY CAR AT THE SERVICE CENTER THREE TIMES. AND I JUST FOUND THE SAFETY RECALL ONLINE, I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY JEEP OR THE DEALERSHIP YET AS TO THIS RECALL PERTAINING TO FAULTY SENSOR ALERTS. I AM UNABLE TO SELECT FROM THE ABOVE LIST BUT "WHEELS' AND "ELEC STABILITY CONTROL" WERE ALSO AFFECTED.

WITH 6100 MILES AND 7 MONTHS ON MY RENEGADE I'VE HAD TO PUT IN OVER 3 QUARTS OF OIL. WHEN THE OIL LEVELS DROP THE JEEP STALLS WHILE TURNING. IF THIS ISSUE ISN'T RESOLVED AN UNEXPECTING DRIVER COULD FIND THEMSELVES GETTING SEVERELY INJURED. FROM THE FORUMS THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CLAIMING THE CONSUMPTION AND STALLING ARE NORMAL. IF MY ISSUE ISN'T RESOLVED I WILL BE CONTACTING A LEMON LAW LAWYER.

THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING IF ENGINE OIL SENSOR DETECTS LOW OIL IN ENGINE. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING NO MATTER WHERE YOU DRIVING IE (HIGHWAY OR LOCAL ROADS).

THERE APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2017 JEEP RENEGADE IN THAT WHEN THE WASHER FLUID IS USED, THE FLUID DRAINS NEXT TO THE AIR INTAKE AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF VAPOR IS DRAWN INTO THE MAIN CABIN. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY A CERTIFIED JEEP DEALER. WASHER SOLVENT FLUID CAN BE POISONOUS AND HARMFUL IF BREATHED IN. THE AMOUNT OF VAPOR DRAWN INTO THE CABIN CAN BE REDUCED BY USING THE RECIRCULATE FUNCTION, BUT SOME STILL LEAKS IN AND WHEN DRIVING IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS, OTHER VEHICLES THROW SALT AND OTHER DEBRIS ON YOUR WINDSHIELD CAUSING YOU TO IMMEDIATELY USE THE FLUID TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BREATH HARMFUL VAPORS IN. IN COLD WEATHER, IF YOU SET THE RECIRCULATE FUNCTION ON SO YOU WON'T BREATH THE VAPORS, THEN THE DEFROSTERS WON'T WORK AND YOUR WINDSHIELD CAN FOG OR ICE UP. THIS IS A HEALTH AND/OR DRIVING SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED OR SOMEONE WILL GET SICK AND/OR HURT.

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY FOOT WAS LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE, INCHING FORWARD. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE TO STOP, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE JEEP TO JUMP OVER THE DOUBLE BARRIER RETAINING WALL. I NOSE DIVED INTO THE GROUND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL, APPROXIMATELY 3 LOWER THEN PARKING LOT.

THE ENGINE USES/LOSES APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 300 - 500 MILES OF DAILY DRIVING. MY DAILY DRIVING IS BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY. THE JEEP HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES (4 IN 6 MONTHS) TO INVESTIGATE AND CORRECT THIS LOSS OF OIL. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL THE OIL CHANGES CAN LAST AS LONG AS 10,000 MILES. THIS JEEP RENEGADE AVERAGES AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 2,000 TO 2,500 MILES DUE TO THIS OIL ISSUE. THERE ARE "NO" EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS VISIBLE NOR ON THE DRIVEWAY THEREFORE THE OIL MUST BE LEAKING INTERNALLY INTO "SOMETHING". THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GREAT SERVICING THE VEHICLE BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE LAST INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE DEALERSHIP WAS THIS JEEP'S ENGINE IS EXPECTED TO LOSE 1 QUART OF OIL PER 2000 MILES AND RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE THE ENGINE OIL EVERY 2,500 MILES. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAS AN ENGINE PROBLEMS THAT IS UNRESOLVED AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. NEVER KNOWING WHEN THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WILL OCCUR. I ORIGINALLY TOOK THIS JEEP TO THE QUINN JEEP/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN GLOUCESTER VA BUT WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT BECAUSE THIS JEEP WAS NOT PURCHASED FROM QUINN THAT QUINN WOULD NOT PERFORM (ANY) SERVICE ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS AN ACTUAL "NOTE" ADDED IN THE DATABASE TO NOT SERVICE THIS VEHICLE.

COOLING FAN BREAKS AND CAR OVERHEATS AND SMOKES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR JEEP RENEGADE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, AND THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOCK BUTTON FLASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. STETLER GIAMBALVO FAMILY DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP, RAM (1405 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17405, PHONE (888) 226-0954) UPDATED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SOFTWARE SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR WAS ALSO REPLACED, BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

WHILE BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT SPECIFIED TO SAFELY ENGAGE MY 4WD LOCK AND SNOW TERRAIN WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE OIL PRESSURE FAIL WARNING LIGHT HAVE TURNED ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE BOTH STATIONARY AND DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE STREET. THE SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND HAS CONTINUED TO RELIGHT. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT A RECALL HAS BEGAN CALLED T50- INCORRECT SOFTWARE COMBINATION/FMVSS101-2017 JEEP RENEGADE WITH AN ISSUES OF FAULTY CIRCUIT PANELS HAVING MULTIPLE INDICATOR LIGHTS LIGHTING UP DEEMING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE SINCE THE DRIVER WOULD NOT ACTUALLY KNOW WHEN THEY ARE TRUELY AT RISK AND COULD BE INVOKED IN AN ACCIDENT. MY JEEP AS OF YET IS NOT SHOWING UP IN THE RECALL PER MY VIN# YET I AM SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ISSUES AS THE RECALL. MY MANUAL STATES TO NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE WHILE THESE INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE ON BUT MY DEALER HAS ADVISED ME TO DRIVE IT ANYWAY. THE FEDERAL VEHICLE MOTOR SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NUMBER 101, 'CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS. ' STATES VEHICLES WITH SAID ISSUES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THEIR REQUIREMENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE TURNING INTO AN INTERSECTION AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER (REEDMAN TOLL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 140 OLD YORK RD, JENKINTOWN, PA 19046). IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION FOR THE VEHICLE WHEN THE OIL WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,100.

RENEGADE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN WITHIN FIRST MILE AFTER STARTING-UP. HAPPENS DAILY WHENEVER ENGINE IS COLD. SHUT OFF ON ON-RAMPS, TURNS AT AT STOPS. VERY DANGEROUS. INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED ALL TYPES OF WARNINGS, FROM "DON'T SHIFT GEAR UNLESS AT A STOP" TO THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON FOR A SHORT TIME. TROUBLE BEGAN AT 5800 MILES

NEW JEEP RENEGADE WITH 1,600 MILES LOST POWER, JERKED AND STALLED GOING UP A MOUNTAIN FROM ALAMOGORDO, NM TO CLOUDCROFT, NM. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES. UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION. NO ERROR CODES APPEARED. WE WERE ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND DRIVE TO JACK KEY DEALERSHIP IN ALAMOGORDO, NM, WHERE THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT SO THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. AFTER MORE THAN AN HOUR, WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE BACK UP THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED , BUT WE DIDN'T GET AS FAR THE SECOND TIME. WE WERE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND DECIDED TO DRIVE HOME BACK TO EL PASO. TOOK IT TO SUNLAND PARK JEEP THE NEXT DAY. THEY CALLED YESTERDAY AND SAID THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, NO ERROR CODES APPEAR. THEY WERE TOLD BY CORPORATE JEEP TO ADD TWO UPDATES TO THE SOFTWARE. THEY DROVE IT ON TRANSMOUNTAIN RD. WHICH IT HAS ALWAYS DRIVEN VERY WELL ON BEFORE, SINCE IT IS NOT AS STEEP AS THE MOUNTAIN WE HAD TROUBLE ON. WE WILL BE PICKING UP THE JEEP TODAY BUT ARE VERY WORRIED SINCE WE FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. WE BOUGHT THIS JEEP BRAND NEW WITH 12 MILES ON IT FOR OUR TEENAGE DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY AND WE ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE HAVING HER DRIVE IT. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!!!!

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, I TRIED TO START CAR AND IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES TO GET IT TO CRANK OVER. ONCE IT STARTED, THE CAR WAS MAKING AN INTENSE KNOCKING NOISE AND SPUTTERING SO VIOLENTLY IT ACTUALLY CAUSED THE WHOLE CAR TO ROCK. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT SETTLED DOWN AND I PULLED ONTO THE STREET AND THE CAR JUST DIED... NO LIGHT INDICATORS AT ALL AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LOOKED AS IF THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. AGAIN IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES, BUT THE CAR FINALLY STARTED AND BEGAN KNOCKING AND SPUTTERING ABOUT, THEN SETTLED DOWN. I ENTERED THE FREEWAY ONRAMP AND NOTICED WHEN I LET MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR WOULD ESSENTIALLY DIE WHILE GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND BY THE TIME I STOPPED ON THE OFFRAMP, THE CAR HAD DIED AGAIN. I HAD TO PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES UNTIL THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. I DROVE TO A PARKING LOT AND PRESSED THE ONBOARD BUTTON FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY CAME AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 67 DEGREES AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT RAIN SPRINKLE. BEFORE I GOT GAS, THE CAR WAS FINE. I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK AND THE GAS LIGHT HAD JUST COME ON. I HAD NEVER USED VALERO GAS BEFORE AND FOR SOME REASON IT TOOK 13.5 GALLONS TO FILL THE TANK THAT ALREADY HAD A 1/4 OF A TANK IN IT. IN THE PAST THE MOST I HAVE FUELED UP WHILE ON LESS THAN 1/8 OF A TANK WAS 11.8. I'M NOT SURE THE FUEL SITUATION MATTERS, BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD MENTION IT JUST IN CASE. THIS ISSUE WAS REALLY SCARY AND UNNERVING. THE CAR HAS 4500 MI