2015 JEEP RENEGADE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE COVERT JEEP CHRYSLER AND DODGE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND COOLING FAN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR THE DURATION OF THE MONTH UNTIL THE REPAIR BECAME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,914.

WHILE ACCELERATING TO PULL OUT OF A FULL STOP AT A STOP SIGN INTERSECTION I PRESSED THE GAS BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS ALMOST IN NEUTRAL OR HAD STALLED COMPLETELY. AFTER DOUBLE CHECKING THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND CHECKING MY DASHBOARD FOR ERRORS, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND THEN SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE AND IT BEGAN MOVING FINELY WITH THE GAS PEDAL. THE EVENT WAS SCARY HOWEVER BECAUSE FOR THAT MOMENT AS I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS HAD I BEEN ON A BUSIER ROAD. THE CAR HAD BEEN TURNED ON AND RUNNING FOR 2 MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS EVENT OCCURRING. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT.

THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP BUT STILL IN DRIVE. I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. A MESSAGE POPPED UP THAT SAID PLEASE SELECT A GEAR AND THAT THE CAR WAS NOT IN GEAR AND THE LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE SHIFTER. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE AND THE ENGINE REVED AGAIN WITH NO MOVEMENT STILL. I PUSHED THE 4 WHEEL DIVE BUTTON ON AND OFF AND FINALLY SHIFTED INTO PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO TRY. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND SHIFTED IT INTO DRIVE AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT OUT OF FEAR THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I LOOKED UP TRANSMISSION RECALLS AND FOUND S55, A TRANSMISSION RECALLED THAT DESCRIBED EXACTLY MY PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID WHILE MY CAR HAS THE TROUBLESOME 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION, THAT SOME RATIO WAS SET AT 3.7 SO THAT RECALL DOESN'T AFFECT MY VEHICLE. CLEARLY THIS DOES AFFECT MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY SON AND I EXPERIENCED IT. WHAT DO I DO IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN??!! I NOW KNOW TO TAKE VIDEO TO PROVE THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT MY SON DRIVES THIS CAR TO SCHOOL, WILL HE BE SAFE?

DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON A RURAL ROAD ON VACATION OUT WEST WHEN THE VEHICLE QUIT ACCELERATING. COASTED TO ROADSIDE. UPON TURNING VEHICLE OFF, MADE SOUNDS FOR A WHILE. LET IT REST AND TRIED TO RESTART ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. NO LUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEALERSHIP SAID THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE WAS 64K. THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE POWER TRAIN SO THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

BACK SEAT BELTS DOES NOT WORK WON'T RETRACT PROPERLY SO I CAN'T BUCKLE MY BABY CAR SEAT IN.ALREADY HAD THEM REPLACED AND THEY ARE STILL DOING THE SAME THING

VEHICLE UNPREDICTABLY SHIFTS HARD IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. CAR JERKS WHEN BACKING OUT OR PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, ACCELERATING AFTER MAKING A COMPLETE STOP, AND LESS FREQUENTLY, WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH. DATE AND MILEAGE OF INCIDENT IS THE DATE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE TO THE BEST THAT I CAN RECALL AND CONTINUES AT PRESENT ON A NEAR-DAILY BASIS CREATING INCREASED RISK OF ACCIDENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STATIONARY. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE LIGHTING AND THE DOOR LOCKS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL UNKNOWN DEALERS WERE CONTACTED ABOUT THE SERIES OF FAILURES OVER A PERIOD OF 15 MONTHS EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALERS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE MATTER WAS IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF CHRYSLER. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,240.

I HAVE HAD THE JEEP FOR 18 MONTHS, BOUGHT BRAND NEW, AND HAVE IN SHOP AT LEAST 14 TIMES. THE SCARIEST PROBLEM WAS WHEN I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, GOT UP TO ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LOCKDOWN". CAR PUT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL, AIR BAGS TURNED OFF, BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, AND JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER SYSTEM TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND THE 1ST 3 TIMES, THEY KEPT SAYING IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE. TURNED OUT THE ENGINE THERMOSTAT WAS READING IT WAS -40 DEGREES AND THIS CAUSED IT. NOW I HAVE A SERVICE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM WARNING, AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AFTER ONLY 28K MILES. THIS IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK ON LEMON LAW IN FLORIDA, BUT NOW MY JEEP REP IS GONE AND LOOKS LIKE I HAVE TO START THE PROCESS OVER. WHY DOESN'T JEEP JUST RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND I WON'T LET MY WIFE OR SON DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, BUT I NEED IT TO GET TO WORK, RISKING MY LIFE EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOWN AND COUNTRY JEEP (3156 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE, LEVITTOWN, NY 11756) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STAND MODULE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO SHIP. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,200.

SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED - LASTS MOMENTARILY THEN CORRECTS ITSELF