2015 JEEP RENEGADE Complaints

INTERMITTENTLY, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AND SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON DASHBOARD. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES RESTARTING THE CAR, THE CAR POWER STEERING WOULD CONTINUE TO GO OUT AND LIGHT COME ON. AFTER ABOUT 4 HOURS, THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF ON A CITY STREET, ALL RUNNING LIGHTS AND RADIO STAYED ON, KEYS WERE REMOVED, AND CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE TO KEYS, KEY FAB, OR BUTTONS ON DOOR SUCH AS POWER LOCKS/ WINDOWS. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE.

JEEP IS CONSISTENTLY JUMPING INTO GEAR WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. MOST RECENTLY, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK IT LUNG FORWARD! (UNGOOD). WHILE DRIVING, PERIODICALLY GETS STUCK IN A GEAR. (?). AT LEAST TWICE, THE CAR HAS REFUSED TO TURN OVER UPON IGNITION ENGAGEMENT. SINCE I HAVE OBTAINED THE JEEP, ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE STEREO GIVES ME INTERMITTENT SIGNALS/SOUND, INCLUSIVE OF THE USB CONNECTIONS ETC. (NOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE). THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT FOR SOME REASON OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT LATCH. SOMETHING IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE SOUNDS AS IF IT IS GOING TO FALL OF OR BREAK AT ANY TIME ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR RUFF TERRAIN.

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR YEARS THAT THE CAR JERKS WHEN I CHANGE GEARS OR WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS TO EXCELERATE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR AND CHANGE GEAR IT JERKS. I CAN FEEL THE JERKS NOT IN MOTION AND WHEN IN MOTION.

VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND PROPERLY TO GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE WILL GET STUCK IN FIRST GEAR NOT SHIFTING TO HIGHER GEAR NOT LETTING VEHICLE ACCELERATE. THIS OCCURS ON HILLS AND FLAT GROUND. MOST COMMONLY WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO STREET. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES (DAILY) SINCE PURCHASE IN 2015

AT TIMES, MY RADIO HAS TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN AND WHEN I'M ON THE PHONE IT WILL DISCONNECT FROM THE BLUETOOTH TO MY PHONE MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE CALL. ANOTHER ISSUE I'M HAVING IS WHEN I AM DRIVING, IT HAS FALLEN DEAD ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND WON'T RESTART. IT'S HAPPENED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING. I'VE TRIED TURNING OFF MY LIGHTS, RADIO, A/C TO RESTART WITH NO LUCK. EACH TIME I'VE HAD TO GET TOWED HOME. I HAVE A STANDARD TRANSMISSION. EACH TIME IT'S HAPPENED, I'VE HAD FRESH OIL, GAS AND A GOOD BATTERY. LASTLY, SOMETIMES I'LL START SMELLING SOMETHING LIKE A BURNING SMELL AS IF SOMETHING IS HOT OR OVERHEATING, BUT I NEVER GET A MESSAGE ON MY DASH. IVE ALSO TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND I GOT IT NOV 2017.

INITIAL TAKE OFF FROM A PARKED POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION JERKS HARD THROUGH GEARS 1-3 IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN IT KICKS HARD, OFTEN TIMES JERKING FORWARD AND NOT STOPPING. TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, THERE IS A GRIND OR RUB WITHIN THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE PRESENT.

TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM NEEDS SERVICE, PARKING LIGHTS OUT, DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS OUT

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. WHEN I GOT HOME AND PARKED MY CAR IT WAS IMMPOSSIBLE TO UNLATCH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT. I WAS TRAPPED IN MY OWN VEHICLE. THE SITUATION FORCED ME TO SLIDE OUT BENEATH THE SEATBELT, ALMOST SLIPPED TO THE GARAGE FLOOR. I FEARED THAT IF IN ANY TYPE OF ENERGENCY LIKE A FIRE OR MUDSLIDES, ETC., I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED BY THE SEATBELT.

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CODE P0128, FAULTY THERMOSTAT. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE VEHICLE: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE SPORT 2WD, HIGHWAY MILES MINIMAL STOP AND GO, MAINTENANCE IS ON TIME THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP, ZERO ACCIDENTS. I NOTICED A WHINING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE TEMP IS TYPICALLY 198-201 THE TEMP CLIMBED TO 223 AT HIGHEST. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE TEMP REVERTS TO 198. ARRIVED HOME, OPENED THE HOOD WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE THE FAN MOTOR STARTED TO WHINE BUT NOT MOVE.