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2017 Jeep Renegade complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2017 record →

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 25, 202136,000 milesCA

MY CAR STALLED. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO JIFF LUBE TO HAVE IT TOPPED WITH OIL BECAUSE THE OIL CHANGE WAS NOT DUE UNTIL 2000 MORE MILES AND THE OIL WAS VERY VERY LOW.

Engine
Filed Jan 19, 202162,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHCILE WAS THEN TOWED TO BOLTON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (8181 MEMORIAL BLVD, PORT ARTHUR, TX 77640, (409) 237-5500) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. INVALID VIN.*DT*JB

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 19, 202160,000 milesRI

COMPLAINT CRASHNO FIRENO INJURIES0 DEATHS0 MY VEHICLE IS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE FEBRUARY 11. MANY 2017 JEEP RENEGADES HAVE HAD A RECALL ISSUED ON THEM FOR THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. CAR COMPLETELY STALLED AND LOCKED UP. BROUGHT IT TO HAVE OIL CHECKED AND IT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO CHECKED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WHICH ARE FINE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AND HAVE HEARD THIS WITH OTHER JEEPS. . CAR WAS DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT AND ON THE OTHER OCCASION IT OCCURRED AT A STOP. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED AND SHUTDOWN.

Engine
Filed Jan 13, 202128,500 milesNC

THE MOTOR QUIT RUNNING WHILE TURNING ONTO AN ON-RAMP (25MPH), AND THE READOUT ON THE DASH SAID ' LOW OIL PRESSURE '. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT IT IN PARK, AND PRESS THE BRAKE AND PUSH THE START BUTTON. IT STARTED UP AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES, AND I DROVE ONTO THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT IT REOCCURRING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. IT ALSO HAPPENED ON 01/11/2021.

Engine
Filed Jan 12, 202189,900 milesPA

MY VEHICLE IS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE FEBRUARY 11. MANY 2017 JEEP RENEGADES HAVE HAD A RECALL ISSUED ON THEM FOR THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND MINE HAS STARTED DOING THIS. IT HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME AND I THOUGHT MAYBE I MISSED AN OIL CHANGE. AFTER HAVING THE OIL CHANGED THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I AM NOT YET EVEN DUE FOR MY OIL CHANGE AND AM EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE AGAIN. MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT SOME HOW WAS MISSED. THIS IS A BIG TIME SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD HOPE THAT YOU GUYS WOULD LOOK IN TO IT.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 11, 202150,000 milesPA

NO LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT. VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITH 4 BARS LEFT I GAS GAUGE. WHILE IN MOTION.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 9, 202135,000 milesKS

JEEP HAS 35000 MILES ON IT AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN CITY STREETS 4 TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS JUST STALLED. ONE TIME IT STALLED STARTING FROM A STOP SIGN. ONE TIME IT STALLED TURNING OFF THE HIGHWAY.

Engine
Filed Jan 8, 202140,000 milesKS

2017 JEEP RENEGADE ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING, OFTEN AFTER MAKING TURNS, AND IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO START BACK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH RESIDENTIAL STREETS AT SLOWER SPEEDS, AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT JEEP DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S NORMAL AND A "FEATURE" OF THE VEHICLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE IF OIL LEVELS GET TOO LOW. WE REGULARLY CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 - 4,000 MILES, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO OIL LEAKS DETECTED.

Service Brakes
Filed Dec 31, 202016,277 milesWA

THE CAR WAS THROWING EMERGENCE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHTS, ESC SYSTEM, SERVICE ELECTRONIC PARING BRAKE, SERVICE ESC SYSTEM, AND CHECK AIR BAGS LIGHTS

Electrical System
Filed Dec 29, 202069,000 milesNJ

MY ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING MODULE IS EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL ISSUES AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.

Engine
Filed Dec 29, 202052,000 milesNY

MY CAR STALLED AND TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WAS IN MOTION TURNING FROM ONE ROAD ONTO ANOTHER IN JULY 2020 AND AGAIN 2X ON DEC 23RD, 2020 WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IN JULY THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A "SAFETY FEATURE" FOR THE ENGINE TO TURN OFF IF THE OIL IS LOW. IT HAD BEEN 4,729 MILES SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE DONE BY THE JEEP DEALER WITH SYNTHETIC OIL (WHICH IS GOOD FOR 6,000 MILES). WHEN I HAD THE OIL CHECKED AFTER IT STALLED ON DEC 23RD THE OIL WAS 4 QUARTS LOW! THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR OTHER 2017 JEEP RENEGADES WITH THE 2.4L ENGINE, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL CAR FILED ON JULY 21ST, 2020 FOR THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 15, 202049,000 milesMD

WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET NUMEROUS TIMES.. ONCE WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE HAS TURNED OFF.

Engine
Filed Dec 13, 202010 milesOH

MY RENEGADE HAS STALLED 5XS IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. EACH TIME, I'M DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. IT CONSTANTLY SAYS MY OIL IS LOW, BUT THE TECHS KEEP SAYING MY OIL IS FINE. THIS LAST TIME, I CHECKED THE OIL. MY RENEGADE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE OIL ON THE DIP STICK. I SEARCHED MY USUAL PARKING SPOT AND THERE IS NO OIL ON THE GROUND.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 8, 202068,000 milesGA

WHEN TURNING LEFT FROM A COLD START VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS OFF. IT SAYS IT NEEDS TO SHIFT, BUT IT IS ALREADY IN DRIVE. YOU MUST SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND ATTEMPT TO START IT SOMETIMES IT TAKES FIVE MINUTES FOR IT TO START. NOW IT SAYS THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS, LIKE THEY ARE OUT BUT THEY ARE ACTUALLY WORKING. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON IT BEFORE. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. HAVE VIDEO.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 4, 202044,000 milesIL

CAR BURNS THROUGH OIL VERY QUICKLY. WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED FOR HALF A SECOND AND THEN THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE OIL HAD RUN OUT COMPLETELY UNDER 2000 MILES FROM LAST OIL CHANGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. IF YOU DON'T CONSTANTLY MANUALLY CHECK THE OIL LEVEL, THE CAR CAN JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS CAR BURNS THROUGH OIL EXTREMELY FAST.

Engine
Filed Nov 24, 202038,504 milesTX

OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM (OIL COMPLETELY EMPTY) THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. STARTED ACTING UP AND BEING SLUGGISH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. NO SENSOR, ENGINE LIGHT, OR NOTICE TO ADD OIL CAME ON. WHEN THE CAR STALLED, CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. ,

Electrical SystemCrash
Filed Nov 12, 20205 milesOH

I HAVE TRIED TO GET IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE TO GET MY FUEL PUMP FIXED. I FINALLY DID TODAY. BUT CAN'T GET IN UNTIL NEXTA FRIDAY. MY CAR HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TO WRECK INTO MAILBOXES STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND ALMOST BE HIT BECAUSE MY CAR STOPS WORKING. I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER. MY CAR IS A DANGER

Air BagsCrash3 injured
Filed Nov 9, 202075,000 milesAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, SHE HAD BLACKED OUT AND HIT A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. AS THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, THE CONTACT AND HER TWO CHILDREN WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. HER ELEVEN YEAR SON WAS TREATED FOR A BROKEN C2 BONE IN HIS NECK, HER EIGHT YEAR OLD SON WAS TREATED FOR A SEVERE SEAT BELT RASH ON HIS NECK AND HIP, AND THE CONTACT HAD BEEN TREATED FOR VAGINAL BLEEDING AND OTHER BRUISES TO VARIOUS BODY PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

Steering
Filed Nov 4, 202018,000 milesID

BOUGHT NEW 2017 JEEP RENEGADE, HAVE VEHICLE TO TWO DEALERS SO FAR GOING TO THIRD NEXT WEEK. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TIRES THREE TIMES SO FAR IN 30,000 MILES. STEERING POPS AND PULLS WHEN TURNING, DO NOT FILL SAFE DRIVING IT. DEALERS KEEP SAYING IT IS FIXED BUT IS NOT, THINK THEY ARE STUMBLING UNTIL WARRANTY IS GONE, BEEN GOING ON SENCE AROUND 12,000 MILES. IN MOTION AND TURNING. CUNKING OFF THE TIRE ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 2, 202083,000 milesOH

WHILE DRIVING CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. MUST STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK TO RESTART IT

Engine
Filed Oct 29, 202040,000 milesNC

BURNS 3+ QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 2500 MILES. WHEN OIL GETS LOW IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL. I HAVE BEEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND HAD MY VEHICLE STALL 3 TIMES. I AM USING FULL SYNTHETIC 0W-20, GETTING OIL CHANGES EVERY 6,000 MILES AND I STILL HAVE TO PUT OIL IN IT REGULARLY. IT ALSO SLAMS GEARS AROUND 27-29MPH REGULARLY, THIS MAY BE ASSOCIATED TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION BECAUSE I NOTICE IT MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE OIL IS LOW.

Engine
Filed Oct 24, 202052,000 milesCA

MY ENGINE IS BURNING OIL. BEFORE I NEED AN OIL CHANGE MY CAR IS SHOWING LOW OIL PRESSURE AND RESULTS IN THE ENGINE BEING CUT OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING. I CHECK THE OIL GAUGE AND IT'S AT AN UNSAFE LEVEL. TWO QUARTS OF OIL NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO BE WITHIN THE SAME RANGE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED. GOING ON THE 4 EVENT OF CONSECUTIVE OIL CHANGES NOW.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 21, 202085,000 milesTX

MY VEHICLE DISPLAY MESSAGE 'VEHICLE NOT IN PARK' WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ONCE MSG DISPLAY, VEHICLE LOSES POWERS. THIS HAS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. IT IS INTERMITTENT ISSUE. I HAVE OPEN NUMEROUS CASE WITH CHRYSLER / FCA BUT BECAUSE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THEY WON'T REPAIR. I READ ON INTERNET THERE IS DEFECT IN ENGINE. ALSO VEHICLE DISPLAYS SERVICE PASSIVE ENTRY SYSTEM. THEY RESET SOFTWARE AND ISSUE RETURNS.

Engine
Filed Oct 20, 202055,000 milesWI

OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE USES MORE OIL THAN I FEEL IT SHOULD. NO CAR UNLESS REALLY HIGH MILEAGE SHOULD USE MORE THAN A QUART MAYBE BETWEEN OIL CHANGE I'VE ALREADY PUT IN 2.5 IN THIS OIL CHANGE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Crash1 injured
Filed Oct 10, 2020KY

THE JEEPS TIYROD BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN HWY COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE THIS RESULTING THE JEEP VEERED OFF THE ROAD AN SLAMMING INTO A TELEPHONE POLE WE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO B SERVICED MONTHS BEFORE AN THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT OR EVEN. HELP US THEY SENT US AWAY LEAVING US CONCERNED ON HOW WE COULD GO ABOUT GETTING THE DEALERSHIP TO HELP AN NOT LONG AFTER THAT THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED

Electrical System
Filed Oct 8, 202046,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HEALEY CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM (557 NY-52, BEACON, NY 12508; (845) 831-1148) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS DAMAGED DUE TO RODENTS. THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT IT WAS COMMON FOR THE VEHICLE TO SUFFER RODENT DAMAGE DUE TO SOY BEAN OIL BEING INCLUDED IN MANUFACTURING OFTHE WIRING HARNESS WHICH ATTRACTED THE RODENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Engine
Filed Oct 1, 202070,000 milesIN

MY 2017 JEEP RENEGADE BURNS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OIL. WHEN THE OIL IS TOO LOW THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE TURNING OR ACCELERATING TOO FAST.

Engine
Filed Sep 30, 202071,000 milesNM

HAVE HAD VEHICLE SINCE 2018. FOR 2 YEARS, I HAVE HAD 3 CYLINDER MISFIRES (WITH THE LAST ONE ABOUT TO HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT) AND MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING (ONCE ON THE FREEWAY) ABOUT 8 TIMES. I HAD TO PULL OVER EACH TIME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE STATING "VEHICLE CANNOT CHANGE GEARS UNTIL STOPPED." ONCE I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, IT TAKES ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CYLINDER MISFIRES ALWAYS BEGIN WITH AGGRESSIVE JERKING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. LASTING A FEW MONTHS, LEADING TO AGGRESSIVE SHAKING ONCE MISFIRED. ON OCCASION, WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, SEAT BELT WILL ALSO NOT BUCKLE AND IN THE LAST TWO YEARS SEAT BELT HAS ALSO COME UNBUCKLED TWICE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 26, 202075,000 milesTN

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AS AN AUTOMATIC NOT SHIFTING IT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE INFO SECTION SAYS DOWN SHIFT AS I WAS TURNING, I WAS IN MOTION THE WHOLE TIME, I DID NOT STOP TO TURN. AND IT DIES. RIGHT IN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE LOOKED AND MY VIN DOESNT COME UP AS A RECALL BUT THIS OH MY GOD I WAS LUCKY I WAS ON A BACK ROAD TO BE OK, IF I HAD BEEN ON A BUSY ROAD OR INTERSTATE MY FAMILY AND I WOULD BE DEAD. WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I NEED THIS FIXED ASAP. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. HELP ME!!!!!!!

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 25, 202070,000 milesFL

STATES "PARKING LIGHT" IS OUT AND IT IS AND I CANNOT REPLACE IT. IT ALSO SHAKES WHEN I GET UP TO 70 MPH.

Engine
Filed Sep 18, 202032,000 milesWV

FOR THE SECOND TIME MY JEEP RENEGADE HAS SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE ONCE WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, SECOND GOING UP AN INCLINE. THE FIRST TIME WAS NO WARNING AND ABOUT WRECKED DUE TO BEING ON AN INTERSTATE THAT HAD ROAD CONSTRUCTION WITH NO EDGES TO PULL OVER, ALL WHILE MY SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. BOTH TIMES NO OIL ON DIPSTICK

Engine
Filed Sep 17, 2020600,083 milesPA

THE CAR SEEMS TO WANT TO STALL WHEN DRIVING ALONG. HAD TO PRESS ON THE GAS AND GO ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT SO AS NOT TO STALL. IF I PUT IT IN GEAR AND PRESS ON THE GAS I HAVE TO KEEP PUMPING THE GAS PEDDLE FOR THE ENGINE TO GET THE GAS. ALSO IF OIL IS LOW, THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES, THE SENSOR (DUMMY LIGHT) DOES NOT WARN YOU THAT YOUR OIL IS LOW. I DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR FAR AS I AM AFRAID IT WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AS I GO TO WORK.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 15, 202041,000 milesCA

INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATING SAY THAT ALL MY LIGHTS HEAD LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, BACK UP LIGHT BREAK LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS ARE ALL OUT, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. I HAVE VIDEO AND PHOTOS BUT THEY ARE TO BIG TO UPLOAD AND DO NOT KNOW HOW TO MAKE THEM SMALLER. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT THING BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER

Engine
Filed Sep 10, 202030,000 milesGA

I HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED USING THE RECOMMENDED WEIGHT AT THE RECOMMENDED TIMES/MILEAGE AND HAVE RUN OUT OF OIL BEFORE THE NEXT SCHEDULED OIL MAINTENANCE FOR THE APPROPRIATE MILES/TIME CAUSING ME TO STALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR A TOTAL OF THREE OIL CHANGES AND STARTED AROUND MY 2ND YEAR WITH THE VEHICLE AT 30000 MILES. THE STALL HAPPENS ON HILLS OR WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY OR GOING AROUND CORNERS QUICKLY. I LOSE PRESSURE AND SPUTTER AND STALL. IT HAS BEEN DANGEROUS A FEW TIMES ALREADY

Engine
Filed Sep 5, 202021,350 milesOH

THE LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON AFTER ROUNDING A CORNER. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON UPON BRAKING WHILE LEAVING THE PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES WHILE STOPING AT RED TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THE NEXT DAY ON THE WAY TO GET THE OIL CHANGED THE BEHAVIOR WAS THE SAME. IF THE JEEP DEACCELERATED TOO QUICKLY, OR WENT AROUND A SHARP CORNER THE LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE THE ENGINE STALLED. AFTER THE FIRST STALL, THAT HAPPENED AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING. I NEEDED TO TRY THREE TIMES BEFORE IT STARTED. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE IT IS OK. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT IS NORMAL THAT SOME ENGINES NEED TO HAVE OIL ADDED, ONE QUART, BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS NOT TRUE AND THIS WAS AN UNSAFE DEFECT.

Engine
Filed Aug 30, 202016,600 milesWV

AFTER REFUELING THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN I DROVE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. AFTER RESTARTING, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. A LIGHT CAME IN "VEHICLE MUST BE IN PARK OR START". I PUT ON 4 WAY FLASHERS. AFTER SEVERAL STALLS, MY JEEP RESTARTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 30, 202040,000 milesIL

WHEN DRIVING, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL SAYS MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT, LEFT BLINKER AND LEFT BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT. THEY DO NOT WORK, SO ALL OF THEM WERE REPLACED AND THEY STILL DO NOT WORK. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL TO FIX THIS, BUT MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL. CAN MY VIN BE ADDED TO THE RECALL? I AM SO AFRAID OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN I AM TRANSPORTING MY GRANDCHILDREN TO SCHOOL. THE WARNING SYMBOL IS ON ALL THE TIME. THE MESSAGES FLASH TILL I GET UP TO 45 MPH AND WON'T DISPLAY THE SPEED DIGITALLY EVEN THOUGH I TRIED TO ADVANCE TO THE SPEED READOUT, IT WON'T STAY ON THE DISPLAY.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 27, 202060,000 milesAZ

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A 2 LANE CITY ROAD GOING UP A MOUNTAIN IN TUCSON. UPON REACHING THE ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 4000 FEET, MY VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL OUT. EVERYTHING LOCKED UP, BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL, GAS, ETC. AS THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF WAITING, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. WE CONTINUED OUR ASCENT UP THE MOUNTAIN, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER. AT THIS POINT, WE CANCELLED OUR PLANS AND WENT BACK DOWN. THERE WERE NO ISSUES GOING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN OR AFTERWARDS. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, WE TRIED IT AGAIN, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, BUT THIS TIME STARTING AT AROUND 3500 FT.

Power Train
Filed Aug 27, 202032,000 milesUT

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH ON CITY ROADS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL FREQUENTLY SHIFT VERY HARD STARTLING DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. I FEAR IT WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND POTENTIALLY DISTRACT THE DRIVER AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 24, 202042,000 milesID

THIS DOESN'T MATTER IF MY VEHICLE IS TURNED ON OR OFF. WHEN STATIONARY THE JEEP RENEGADE WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK FROM THE KEY FOB. PREVIOUSLY THE KEY FOB WOULD WORK BUT I WOULD HAVE TO REPEATEDLY PUSH THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY ON THE KEY FOBS TO NO BETTER RESULTS.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 21, 202044,146 milesTX

WAS DRIVING TO WORK, TURNED ON MAINS STREET AND CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 20, 202041,000 milesCA

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON INDICATING MULTIPLE FAILURES AT SAME TIME. WILL USUALLY RESET AFTER I TURN OFF ENGINE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE IS ALREADY AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED. WHEN THE INDICATOR LIGHTS GO ON, I AM DRIVING, ONCE IN A PARKING LOT, ONCE ON A CITY STREET, AND ONCE ON THE FREEWAY.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 18, 2020NM

THE ENGINE IGNITION COILS HAD GONE BAD, CAUSING THE CAR TO BREAK DOWN WHILE RUNNING ERRANDS IN TOWN DURING THIS COVID SITUATION. THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 38,000 MILES ON IT AND I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO A DEALER SAME DAY & THEY REPLACED A COIL & SPARK PLUG- GETTING THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE STEREO DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THIS COST WAS PARTIALLY COVERED THROUGH MY TOYOTA CARE WARRANTY. OTHER PROBLEMS:THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS TROUBLE FINDING THE RIGHT GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING & OFTEN JERKS OR STALLS. THERE IS ALSO A VIBRATION/ RATTLE SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY DEALERSHIP DOESN'T WANT TO HELP FIGURE OUT THE OTHER PROBLEMS, IF THE CAR IS OPERATING. THEY ARE CLEARLY TOO BUSY TO INVEST THE NECESSARY TIME & PROBABLY ARE RECEIVING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE. AND I JUST READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT FCA ARE CONSIDERING A FULL RECALL OF THE 2.4 TIGER SHARK MODELS. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN JEEP QUALITY AND SERVICE.

Engine
Filed Aug 17, 202049,000 milesCA

WHEN I WAS DRIVING FROM A LONG ROAD TRIP OF OVER 600 MILES THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT ON THEN A THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT I WAS GOING UP A SMALL HILL WHEN THIS HAPPEN I LOST POWER AND MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO GO BUT WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD I DID NOT SEE NOTHING LOSE OR LEAKING AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES GOT BACK IN TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE LIGHTS WHERE GONE AND STARTED TO DRIVE NORMAL I STILL HAD ABOUT 400 MILES TO GO AND NO PROBLEM. NOW ON THE WAY BACK 4 DAYS LATER DROVE GOOD FOR 450 MILES NO PROBLEMS TILL THE BOTH LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND I HAD TO PULL OVER I DID THE SAME THING TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE LIGHTS WHERE OFF DROVE GOOD FOR 100 MILES THEN IT CAME BACK ON PULLED OVER TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I HAVE NOT HAD A ISSUE YET WITH IT. I DID NOT NOW YOU NEED IT PICTURES OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE TAKEN SOME 1ST TIME FILING A COMPLAINT

Electrical System
Filed Aug 16, 202082,000 milesIL

WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASING NEW CAR,THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN DASH-USES 1 QT. OIL EVERY 2000 MILES.IVE COMPLAINED AND COMPLAINED TO NO AVAIL-DEALERSHIPS ALL SAY ITS 'NORMAL' NOW.THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING .-WHEN U GO FROM A LOW SPEED TO A HIGHER SPEED. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY THINK IT NEEDED AN UPDATE ?ALSO,OIL WAS LEAKING AROUND TRANSFER CASE;I NOTICED SPOTS ON CONCRETE WHEN PARKED AND THE LIQUID WAS CLEAR. THIS CAR HAS LITERALLY BEEN A HUNK OF JUNK!

Electrical System
Filed Aug 9, 202035,073 milesPA

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL YOU GET OFF ACCELERATOR AND THEN IT WILL ACCELERATE WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE PEDAL. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.

Engine
Filed Aug 9, 202020,000 milesCO

2017 JEEP RENEGADE HAS AN OIL ISSUE WHERE IT SHUTS OFF THE ENGINE WITH NO WARNINGS AND WHEN INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS AN OIL CHANGE DONE LESS THEN 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW WHERE THERE WAS NO OIL FOUND IN THE CAR AND THERE WERE NO WARNINGS ABOUT THE OIL LEVEL OR PRESSURE BEING LOW.

Engine
Filed Aug 7, 2020TN

I GOT GAS AT A LOCAL GAS STATION AND AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT STARTED TO NOTICE HESITATION AND JERKING FROM THE VEHICLE. PRESSING THE GAS I NOTICED IT WASN'T SHIFTING GEARS AS GOOD AND ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED BUT DIDN'T STAY ON. AFTER 2 DAYS THE PROBLEM DID NOT END AND FINALLY ENGINE LIGHT WAS CONSISTENTLY ON. I COULD NOTICE THE VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVING AS GOOD IN CRUISE CONTROL AND WOULD CONSTANTLY JERK AND VIBRATE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION A CONSISTENT JERK WAS PRESENT. I DRIVE TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AND GOING UP HILLS I BEGAN TO NOTICE A LAG IN THE VEHICLE.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 6, 2020GA

MY LEFT REAR SIGNAL BURNT OUT. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BULBS BLOWN OUT BUT IT WASN'T. I AM REPLACING THE ELECTRICAL BOARD THAT CONNECTS TO THE WIRE.

Engine
Filed Aug 5, 202073,889 milesAZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM CLICK JEEP (701 W AUTO MALL DR, TUCSON, AZ 85705) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CYLINDER NUMBER 4 MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,889.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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