2015 JEEP RENEGADE Complaints

CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO OIL BEING LOW, HOWEVER THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT OIL NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AND WITHIN MILEAGE LIMIT. *TR

I HAVE A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE I PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT IS 5 YEARS OLD WITH 78123 MILES AND THE REAR SEATBELT LATCHES HAVE STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS DEFECT FOR FREE (THEY SAID IT WILL COST $167 JUST TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT) EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT IN A PART OF THE CAR THAT HAS BARELY BEEN USED; I ALMOST NEVER HAVE PASSENGERS SIT IN THE BACK SEAT AND THE LATCHES ARE CLEAN (NO FOOD PARTICLES OR DIRT OR ANYTHING IN THEM). WE ARE ABOUT TO HAVE OUR FIRST CHILD AND KNOW THAT IF THE REAR SEAT BELT LATCHES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WE CAN'T OFFICIALLY COMPLY WITH THE VA SEATBELT LAWS AND CAN'T SAFELY STRAP OUR CHILD CAR SEAT INTO THE VEHICLE. WE ALSO CANNOT HAVE ANY PASSENGERS SIT SAFELY BELTED (OR BELTED AT ALL) IN THE BACK SEAT. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW PRICEY THE SEATBELT LATCH REPAIRS ARE GOING TO BE, WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER/ DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT I'M THE ONLY PERSON WITH A JEEP RENEGADE THAT HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR SEAT BELT LATCHES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I'VE ALREADY CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING IN ANY WARRANTY THAT COVERS THE SEATBELTS. THERE WAS NO MAJOR EVENT THAT AFFECTED THE SEATBELTS, I JUST HAD TO SIT IN THE BACKSEAT ONE DAY AS A PASSENGER AND REALIZED THE LATCHES WEREN'T WORKING. I'VE FOUND INFORMATION: " NHTSA HAS THE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS TO REPLACE SEAT BELTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. IF A VEHICLE OR ITEM OF EQUIPMENT IS NOT MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND IS DETERMINED TO HAVE A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT OR FAILS TO MEET AN APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD, NHTSA CAN COMPEL THE MANUFACTURER TO REMEDY THE DEFECT OR NONCOMPLIANCE WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE VEHICLE OWNER." IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS MIGHT APPLY IN MY SITUATION? *TR

I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT FOR OVER 2 YRS. THEY CHARGE ME FOR THINGS THAT THEY SAY ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I PAY BUT CAR CONTINUES THE SAME AS I BROUGHT IT IN. I HAD TO CALL "CORPORATE" SO THEY CAN GET INVOLVED AND HELP ME, THEY DID AND IN A WAY I WAS PUNISHED BY KEEPING THE CAR FOR A MONTH AND WHEN I ASKED TO GET IT BACK THEY KEPT TELLING ME THEY ARE WAITING ON PARTS.AT ONE POINT MY GRANDDAUGHTER GOT SICK (LIVES WITH ME) AND I CALLED THEM I NEED MY CAR SOON MY KID IS SICK AND I WAS TOLD "GET AN UBER". FINALLY AFTER A MONTH I GET MY CAR AND NOW IS WORSE THAN EVER. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND CAR SMELLED LIKE SMOKE, ALL THE LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD STARTED GOING CRAZY, THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT DEAD AND VEHICLE STOPPED. I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING AND NOW IM WITHOUT A CAR AGAIN. I NEED HELP PLEASE. I LOST MY JOB AND NOW I HAD TO SELL MY HOME DUE TO THIS PANDEMIC. IM SUPPOSE TO LEAVE AND MOVE TO ANOTHER STATE THIS COMING WEEKEND AND I HAVE NO CAR TO LEAVE. HOW CAN ANYONE HELP ME, PLEASE. *TR

THE GEAR RANDOMLY KICKS IN DURING CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING (BELOW 80 MPH), STALLING OUT THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY CAR SHIFTS VERY BADLY WHEN I'M TRYING TO DRIVE FROM A STOPLIGHT OR A COMPLETE STOP. I START TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN IT SUDDENLY STOPS AND THEN PICKS RIGHT BACK UP. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP LAST WEEK AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS FINE...I ALSO TRY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC COMING FROM A PARKING LOT AND HAD ALMOST BEEN HIT BECAUSE OF THIS SHIFTING ISSUE TWICE SO FAR BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND NORMALLY WAIT TO MAKE SURE NO CARS ARE ANYWHERE CLOSE TO ME AS I TRY AND ENTER TRAFFIC. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND RECALLED FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR ALL THE 2015 MODELS. *TR

VEHICLE LOSES PERMANENT POWER TO COMPUTER THAT POWERS TRANSMISSION AND KNOCKED OUT COMPUTER AND THE TRANSMISSION FROM SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK AND PARK TO DRIVE RENDERING THE CAR TOTALLY DISABLED WITHOUT DEALERSHIP INTERVENTION DO TO BAD CONNECTION ON THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL. THIS LEFT THE CAR UNMOVABLE FROM TRAVEL LANE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITHOUT A TOW TRUCK BEING SUMMONED. AT TIME OF INCIDENT VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT TO NEUTRAL FOR REMOVAL FROM HIGHWAY TO SAFETY AND PLACED EVERYONE IN DANGER OF HIGH SPEED COLLISION FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME THAT VEHICLE REMAINED LOCKED DOWN IN HIGH CAPACITY, HIGH SPEED LANE OF TRAVEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER EFIRD CHRYSLER LOCATED AT 1711 WEST LUCAS ST, FLORENCE, SC 29501, WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

STEREO/INFOTAINMENT CENTER SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE VEHICLE IS ON. WHEN BLUETOOTH IS IN USE WHILE DRIVING, RADIO TURNS ON WHEN CAR IS OFF AND CALL IS ENDED. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2015 JEEP RENEGADE BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2015 AND BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS RIGHT AWAY. THERE'S A POWER ISSUE WHERE THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF AND LOSE POWER AND THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE HAD IT JUMPED SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO GET IT MOVING AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR TO SEVERAL AUTO ZONES TO TEST OUT THE BATTERY JUST TO SEE IF I WOULD GET A DIFFERENT RESPONSE BUT EACH CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. IT EITHER COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF OR STOPS PICKING UP SPEED IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY HOUSTON TRAFFIC. YOU CAN FEEL WHEN IT SWITCH GEARS SOMETIMES, IT MAKES THIS HARD AND LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN IT'S TRYING TO SWITCH GEARS. IT'S ALWAYS DONE THAT. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS IF I'M AT A SLOWER DRIVING SPEED, LIKE TURNING AT A LIGHT, AND THEN ACCELERATE TO PICK UP SPEED, IT EITHER MAKES THAT LOUD POPPING SOUND, OR STRUGGLES TO PICK UP SPEED AND EVENTUALLY STALLS AND/OR LOSE POWER. IT'S REAL SCARY. I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT MANY TIMES BUT NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE RECALLS AND HAVE BEEN SEEING NUMEROUS CASES FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE I'M HAVING BUT SOMEHOW MY VIN ISN'T ASSOCIATED WITH ANY RECALLS.

MY FOG LAMPS HOUSING MELTED. THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF BOTH HOUSING ARE MELTED DUE TO HEAT FROM THE BULBS. MY LENSES ARE BLACK. IT COST ME 225.00 FOR NEW PARTS AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR. HOW LONG BEFORE THESE NEW ONES MELT AGAIN? HOPEFULLY IT DOES NOT CAUSE MORE DAMAGE AND SHORT MY CAR OUT OR CATCH ON FIRE. *TR