2018 JEEP RENEGADE Complaints

A FEW WEEKS AFTER I FIRST BOUGHT MY NEW CAR (JUNE 2018) AFTER STARTING IT, THE RADIO WOULD SOMETIMES NOT COME ON OR THE VOLUME CONTROL KNOB WOULD NOT WORK. THEN RECENTLY SEVERAL MONTHS AGO (APRIL 2020) THE 12V CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN MY CAR STOPPED WORKING (CAR IN PARK, JUST STARTED). TURNED CAR OFF, AND THEN IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. IT SEEMED LIKE ALL POWER WAS LOST TO THE CAR. NO LIGHTS WOULD COME ON INSIDE EITHER. IT JUST WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL WHEN TRYING TO START IT. THE 15 FUSE WAS REPLACED IN THE DASH BOX, AND IT THEN STARTED FINE AGAIN. THAT LASTED FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. THEN A FEW WEEKS AGO NOW (8/8/20) MY CAR WOULDN'T START IN THE DRIVEWAY. AGAIN, NO POWER TO IT, NO LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. THE SAME FUSE WAS BLOWN, SO IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN. MY CAR STILL WOULDN'T START. I JUMPED IT OFF WITH JUMPER CABLES, IT STARTED FINE. I WAS DRIVING FOR LESS THAN 20 MINUTES (8/12/20), SOMEONE MOTIONED ME TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THEY SMELLED MY CAR BATTERY. LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND MY BATTERY WAS LEAKING. I THEN HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR ANOTHER 5-10 MINUTES TO GET IT HOME. MADE IT HOME, AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW ONE (8/17/20), AND MY CAR STARTED FINE AGAIN. AS I MENTIONED, THAT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO. NOW TODAY (9/2/20), I STARTED MY CAR, DROVE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THEN IT JUST QUIT ACCELERATING AND WOULDN'T GO OVER 20MPH. I PULLED OVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME, TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND AGAIN IT NOW WON'T START BACK UP AT ALL. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO STILL COME ON, BUT WHEN I HIT 'LOCK' ON MY KEY FOB, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS FLASH WEIRDLY ON AND OFF MANY TIMES IN A ROW. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE ONLY HAD CONSTANT ELECTRICAL AND STARTING PROBLEMS SINCE THE BEGINNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED, VIBRATED AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ATLANTA WEST CHRYSLER DODGE LOCATED AT 1251 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 30122, WHERE THE MECHANIC FLASHED THE PCM AND TCM DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

CONSTANT ENGINE STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND NORMAL SPEEDS CAUSING ALL ENGINE POWER TO CEASE IN MY VEHICLE LEAVING IT TO THE MERCY OF MY BRAKES WHICH LOCK UP UPON POWER LOSS AND MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES JUST TO BE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPED AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE SMALL COLLISION AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN FORCED OFF OF A CLIFF 2 TIMES SINCE THESE PROBLEMS HAVE STARTED.

CAR HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY. TRANSMISSION IS OVER HEATING.

CARS LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, OIL PRESSURE AND FUEL PRESSURE LIGHTS COM ON WHEN STOPPED IN PARK. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, SEAT BELT SENSOR MALFUNCTION , THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, DEALERSHIP WONT RETURN CALLS TO SCHEDULE SERVICE EITHER. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS 8/21/2020 @ 33,150 MILES

THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT CONTROLS ALMOST ALL FUNCTIONS IN THE CAR. WHILE DRIVING EVERY SETTING IT CONTROLS WILL RANDOMLY AND SUDDENLY SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT SETTING. YOU CAN NOT OVER RIDE IT'S RANDOM SWITCHING, EVEN BY TURNING IT OFF. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER HAS SAID THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE. IF YOU DID TRY TO DRIVE A LARGE NUMBER OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL AND SOFTWARE SETTINGS ARE SWITCHING AS YOU DRIVE. IMAGE DRIVING DOWN HERE IN 95/95 FLORIDA (TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY) WHILE THE CAR IS TURNING ON THE HEAT FULL BLAST AND THE SEAT HEATER FULL BLAST, RESETTING WAYPOINTS, AND INSTRUCTING THE DRIVER TO TURN SOMEWHERE AND WATCH OUT FOR A UPCOMING COLLISION. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM AND THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR AN ESTIMATED 3 MONTH. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING ON CITY STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE SPOKEN A DOZEN TIMES TO FCA CUSTOMER CARE, CASE 76973156. THE KEEP SWITCHING CASE MANAGERS. RIGHT NOW THERE IS NOBODY ASSIGNED. THE CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 5000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOT INCLUDED AN ATTACHED FILE BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN NOT ACCEPT A VIDEO. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM (AS SERVICE GUY SAYS) AND THEREFORE THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF PARTS. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THIS SYSTEM AFFECTS ALMOST ALL FUNCTIONS IN THE CAR TO THE POINT THAT OFTEN WHEN THERE IS A FAILURE THE CAR HAS TO BE TOWED IN.

RENTAL VEHICLE. WHILE ON US 89 NORTH BOUND AFTER PASSING LOGAN VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED/STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE CLIMBING THRU CACHE VALLEY ON US HIGHWAY 89 EXPOSING US TO A DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED TO A SAFE PLACE (MILE MARKER 429). THIS ISSUE MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THE VEHICLE PRODUCTION OR JUST ONLY FOR THE ONE IDENTIFIED ABOVE. 11JUL20 UTAH FOREST/PARK PERSON AS WELL AS UTAH STATE PATROL TROOPER HELPED IN OBTAINING ROAD ASSISTANCE.

1) VEHICLE DOES NOT GIVE AUDIBLE WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ON 2) VEHICLE DOES NOT GIVE AUDIBLE WHEN SAFETY BELT IS NOT CLICKED 3) VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WILL BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN, NO MATTER IF PEDAL PRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. OCCURRED WHILE GOING UP A BRIDGE WHILE ON THE I-295.

HAS ANYONE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THEIR JEEP JUST STALLING? AND HAVE YOU FIGURED OUT WHAT CAUSED IT? 2018 REGENADE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. 8 MONTHS AFTER I GOT IT BRAND NEW. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH ATLANTA AND IT JUST SHUT OFF. IT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. I DROVE SOMEPLACE RIGHT OFF THE EXIT AND LET IT SIT FOR AN HOUR AND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FINE. STILL HAD ABOUT 300 MILES UNTIL THE RECOMMENDED CHANGE. I DROVE THE REMAINING 5 HOURS HOME WITHOUT ISSUE. TONIGHT I WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND IT STARTED SPUTTERING. I TRIED MOVING FORWARD AND NOTHING. TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON. NOTHING. MY RADIO AND AC WERE BOTH STILL ON. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SIDE ROAD (THANKFULLY FOR A SMALL DECLINE) AND PUSHED THE OFF BUTTON AGAIN. WHEN I TRIED TURNING IT BACK ON EVERYTHING WAS LOCKED UP. COULDN'T PUSH THE BREAK PEDDLE DOWN AND THE DRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON THE SHIFTER. I LET IT SIT ANOTHER 30 SECONDS AND IT TURNED BACK ON FINE. I HAVE OVER 2000 MILES BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE AND A QUARTER TANK OF GAS. ALSO NOT SURE IF IT IS RELATED BUT MY HUSBAND'S KEY FOB WILL RANDOMLY NOT WORK. TODAY HE GOT IN MY CAR WITH HIS KEYS AND IT WOULDN'T START UNTIL HE PRESSED THE FOB TO THE START BUTTON THEN A LIGHT CAME ON SAYING LOW OIL PRESSURE AND IT QUICKLY WENT AWAY. THAT LIGHT DID NOT COME ON BEFORE OR AFTER THAT INCIDENT.

TWO ISSUES ONE. THE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS AND CHANGE HIS SETTINGS RANDOMLY. TO. OIL CONSUMPTION IS HAZARDOUS REPEATEDLYCONSUMING A QUART OF OIL IN JUST 200 MILES. VARIOUS MECHANICS HAVE STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2018 JEEP RENEGADE AND REQUIRES MANUFACTURER REPAIR.