2015 JEEP RENEGADE Complaints

RADIATOR FAN MAKES RATTLING SOUND WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING. VERY LOUD AND CAUSES CAR TO OVERHEAT WHEN RAN FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

THE DRIVE TRAIN FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. A NOISE OCCURRED (LIKE A CLICK) WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY (ROUGHLY 50 MPH) AND A WARNING APPEARED ON THE SCREEN TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY. THE TRANSMISSION BECAME UNRESPONSIVE FOR 2 MINUTES. I COULD PRESS THE GAS AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NO FORWARD MOVEMENT OCCURRED. ANOTHER CLICK OCCURRED AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD BUT THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. AFTER 30 MINUTES OF IDLING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE TRANSMISSION WAS THEN AGAIN FULLY RESPONSIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED 34 DEGREES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. BUT THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE WAS 21 DEGREES ON THE WEATHER CHANNEL APP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KOONS TYSONS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2050 CHAIN BRIDGE RD, VIENNA, VA 22182, (703) 790-0900) FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE AND WAS INFORMED THAT JEEP WAS OPERATING WITHIN THE DESIGN PARAMETERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,748. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VIN IN SHORT WHEN CHARACTER NOTE PROVIDED WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED BUT STATED IT IS THE CORRECT VIN. *TR

ONGOING ISSUE, BUT TODAY I GOT IN MY JEEP AND ONCE AGAIN MY VEHICLE IS SHOWING THE TRANSMISSION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, WHEN I ATTEMPT TO PUT IT IN GEAR IT GOES OUT OF GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL.. ON TOP OF THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHERE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN/ MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL. I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE CAR 'JUMPING HARD INTO GEAR' AS MY HUSBAND PUTS IT; ALONG WITH IT TAKING OFF REALLY FAST, IT'S ALSO BEEN SOUNDING REALLY LOUD AND SHAKING WHEN IT REACHES SPEEDS UPWARDS OF 65 AND REFUSING TO CHANGE GEARS FROM TIME TO TIME... HOWEVER WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF INSTANCES WHERE THE JEEP HAS CHANGED ITS OWN GEARS STARTING ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING CAUSING IT TO MOVE INTO THE PORCH AND CAUSE SOME COSMETIC DAMAGE, THIS WAS OUR FIRST RECORDING OF THE ISSUE. WE TOOK IT IN AND THEY 'UPDATED THE CPU' AND IT WORKED OK FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT HAS CONTINUALLY RETURNED TO HAVING THESE FAULTS AND HAS ONLY BEGAN TO WORSEN.. SINCE THEN WE'VE HAD TO REGULARLY GO IN FOR 'UPDATES' REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES AND MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES SUCH AS POWER LOCKS/POWER WINDOWS NOT RESPONDING AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING.. JUST LAST YEAR, LITERALLY 1 YEAR AND 1 DAY AGO WHILE GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR BEGAN TO START ITS 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND DRIVERS REAR AXEL SNAPPED, CAUSING THE FRONT TO FOLLOW.. MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WHILE WAITING 2 MONTHS TO HAVE FIXED AND PAYING THE DEDUCTIBLE FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS JEEPS FAULT, HERE WE ARE AGAIN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS.. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL INSTANCES OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES AND NOT ONLY FEAR FOR MY CHILDREN'S LIFE'S, BUT ALSO FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD. CAN WE FIX THESE ISSUES, OR AT LEAST SUPPLY ME WITH A VIABLE VEHICLE??

THE JEEP HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER 3 TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE RENEGADE WHEN REACHING SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR PRODUCES THE SAME SOUND AS RUNNING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. THE SOUND CAN GET VERY LOUD MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO HEAR WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE SURROUNDINGS (HORN, SIREN, ETC). THE AUTHORIZED JEEP SERVICE STATION HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM BUT ACKNOWLEDGES THEY CAN HEAR THE SOUND. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON SEVERAL JEEP RENEGADE FORUMS, STATING THE WARRANTIED DIFFERENTIAL WAS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED, THEY DEEMED THIS 'NOT NECESSARILY THE PROBLEM'.FCA HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THIS ISSUE AND SEEMS TO THINK IT POSES NO SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS A 9 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO START DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPSTARTED, BUT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FT. PIERCE (5851 S US HIGHWAY 1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (855) 709-0687) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE WEAR OF THE CLUTCH. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32928605. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED SHIFTING REALLY HARD AND HESITATES AT TIMES WHEN NEED TO TAKE OFF QUICKLY FOR EXAMPLE TURNING LEFT WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND IT HESITATES BEFORE SHIFTING WHICH IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE WITHIN 2 WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS UPDATE RELATED AND THEY UPDATED AND RESET EVERYTHING. IT IS JUST AS BAD OR WORSE NOW AND AFTER THE SECOND TIME THEY STATED THEY CAN FEEL THE ISSUE WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING IT BUT BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SHOWS NOTHING WRONG THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SO I WILL BE DRIVING THE JEEP UNTIL IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT HAVE TO HAVE MORE WARNINGS/ALERTS OR AN INCIDENT BEFORE CHRYSLER WILL APPROVE IT. THEY ALSO STATED THIS IS NORMAL ACTIVITY FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THAT IT "WORKS" BETTER AFTER IT WARMS UP A LITTLE. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IS THE ONLY TIME I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE.

THE SEAL BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND THE TOP OF THE DRIVER DOOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER. THE SEAL CONTINUES TO CRACK ALLOWING WIND AND WATER TO ENTER THE CABIN. THE SOUND IS LOUD ENOUGH TO DROWN OUT THE RADIO AND IS DISTRACTING. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD AUTOMALICLLY SHIFT IN SPORT MODE WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE BACK IN GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (CRISWELL CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (84 BUREAU DR, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20878 (240) 252-2592). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,524.

WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM A STOP INTO TRAFFIC ON A DIRT OR SLIPPERY ROAD THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON BUT THE CAR SENDS NO POWER TO THE ANY OF THE 4 WHEELS. IT JUST STOPS. IN ORDER TO GO YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS AND TRY AGAIN TO MOVE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC.