2018 JEEP RENEGADE Complaints

I GOT T-BONED SO HARD I WAS TRAPPED INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS EVER WENT OFF.

ERRATIC SHIFTS AT CRUISING SPEED, AND CONSTANT HARD SHIFTS WHEN SHIFTING UP THRU THE GEARS. FUID LEVEL IS GOOD, AND NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE, VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 40,143 MILES, WITH HARD SHIFTING STARTING AT 32,500 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND LATER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO BOKAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2 FRANKLIN PARK W #2, ST ALBANS CITY, VT 05478) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH KIT, FLYWHEEL, EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD, WHEEL BEARING, AND GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,052. *BF*JB

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL CHANGED 8/7/2020, LOW OIL LIGHT ON 9/4/2020. OIL CHANGED AGAIN 9/5/2020 SHORT 4 QUARTS 10/25/2020. JEEP STALLED. NO WARNINGS. BATTERY FINE, HAS GAS.

THE CAR WILL STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THAT THE OIL IS LOW. LOSS OF POWER ALSO ACCRUES. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CAR FOR LOSING POWER. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO USE OIL. BUT NEVER TOLD ME WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I NEED TO CHECK IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MESSAGE STATING SHIFT TO PARK WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE, SHE DROVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DESERT 215 SUPERSTORE (8030 RAFAEL RIVERA WAY, LAS VEGAS, NV 89113; (888) 215-7111) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED HOWEVER, AFTER ACTIVATING THE AIR CONDITIONER THE CONTACT SMELLED FUMES INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. *LN*JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY JEEP STALLED AND SHUT OFF ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE OIL WAS PROBABLY LOW AND TO BRING IT IN. SURE ENOUGH IT WAS NOT REGISTERING ON THE DIPSTICK. I GOT MY OIL CHANGED AND LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER THE JEEP STALLED OUT AGAIN. I CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NONE. I CALLED THE DEALSHIP AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY TO START AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I DROVE LESS THAN 4,000 MILES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES BEFORE I BROKE DOWN AGAIN. THE JEEP GIVES NO WARNING OR LIGHT INDICATION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM THANKFUL I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE JEEP IS BURNING THROUGH SOME SERIOUS OIL.

I BOUGHT MY JEEP RENEGADE IN AUGUST OF 2018. NOT EVEN A MONTH OF DRIVING LATER (2,000 MILES), I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE ENGINE STALLED AND THEN GAVE ME A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS TOO EARLY TO DO AN OIL CHANGE AND TO COME BACK AT 10,000 MILES. I HAD TO FILL THE VEHICLE WITH 2 QUARTS OF OIL TO KEEP IT RUNNING. I THEN RAN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE 7,000 MILE MARK WHERE I STALLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY DID AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, AND I THOUGHT THEY WOULD SEE IT AS A PROBLEM THAT THE ENGINE IS "CONSUMING" 1 QUART PER 1,000 MILES. HOWEVER, IT IS "NORMAL" UNDER THE FCA GUIDELINES FOR THEIR ENGINES TO CONSUME THIS AMOUNT OF OIL. I TRIED TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO GET ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE I HAD JUST BOUGHT, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T WORTH VERY MUCH BECAUSE IT HAD A BAD ENGINE. THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE ENGINE THOUGH UNLESS IT WAS CONSUMING MORE THAN 1 QUART PER 1,000 MILES. I COMPLETED YET ANOTHER TEST TO FIND THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION STAYED THE SAME. I WAS HAVING TO FILL THE OIL RESERVOIR IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES IN FEAR THAT I WOULD STALL ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AND GET HIT BY A VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS FOR THIS ISSUE UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE STOPS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEEDED TO JUST CHECK THE DIPSTICK EVERYTIME I FUEL UP. THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AS I AM FILLING UP WITH $10 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES AND THEN DOING AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3,000 MILES BECAUSE IF I GO TO THE RECOMMENDED 10,000 MILES THERE WILL BE ENGINE PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO DO MY OWN OIL CHANGES, BUT HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP IN FEAR THAT I WOULD BE TO BLAME FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE IF I DARED TO CHANGE MY OWN OIL. I AM CURRENTLY AT 30,000 MILES. IT APPEARS THAT CHRYSLER IS AVOIDING RESOLVING THE ISSUE UNTIL IT COMES OUT OF MY POCKET IN 6,000 MILES.

UPON PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE FOR ACCELERATION, MY CAR HESITATES AND JERKS WHEN I NEED TO INCREASE MY SPEED QUICKLY, BUT AS SOON AS I LET OFF OF THE GAS IT IMMEDIATELY STOPS. IT DOES THIS IN ANY GEAR UPON SHIFTING IF I AM IN NEED TO QUICKLY INCREASE MY SPEED. FOR INSTANCE WHEN I NEED TO GET ON TO AN INTERSTATE (WHICH I DRIVE EVERYDAY) I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE TRAFFIC TO BE CLEAR BEFORE I CAN GET ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE IT WONT GO QUICK ENOUGH WITH TRAFFIC TO MERGE. IF I AM OUT FOR AN EASY DRIVE IT DRIVES JUST FINE. (JUST LIKE THE RECALL FOR THE OTHER RENEGADE LISTED. THIS HAS NOT FIXED ITSELF. IT IS STILL CONSTANTLY DOING THIS.

I ORDERED SOME FOOD AND DROVE TO EXIT OF THE PARKING LOT AND THE CAR STALLED COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR DIDN'T FLASH ANY LIGHTS. THE DASH REPEATED FOR ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PRESS THE ON BUTTON. THIS WASN'T WORKING. I FOLLOWED ITS INSTRUCTIONS OVER AND OVER BUT THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE GAS THE CAR ENGINE WOULD GET VERY BUMPY DESPITE NOT MOVING FORWARD. I FINALLY PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT WILLINGLY MOVED BACKWARDS WITHOUT HESITATION. HOWEVER, WHEN PUT IN DRIVE AGAIN, THE D ON THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD FLASH AND I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AGAIN. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND HAD SOMEONE PUSH ME OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I TURNED IT ON ONE MORE TIME, THE JEEP FINALLY STARTED DRIVING LIKE IT SHOULD. I ARRIVED HOME AND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS NOT LOW.