2018 JEEP RENEGADE Complaints

THE CAR IS BURNING THROUGH OIL AROUND 1 QUART FOR EVERY THOUSAND MILES. WHEN THE OIL IS LOW THE CAR WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS DANGEROUS. THE CAR FORCES OIL CHANGES EVERY 4000 MILES ROUGHLY OR THE CONSUMER CONSTANTLY BUYING A SPECIAL TYPE OF OIL THAT COSTS MORE AS WELL. THE CAR WILL ALSO NOT GO INTO GEAR PROPERLY WHEN THE OIL IS LOW.

PURCHASED NEW ON 3/19/19. ON 3/25/19, WITH 108 MILES ON IT, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE IN MOTION, IN TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO 8 DAYS LATER SAID TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS FAULTY, REPLACED, RETURNED TO ME 4/1/19. 4/6/19 SAME SCENARIO REPEATED, HOWEVER THIS TIME IN A PARKING LOT. AGAIN TOWED TO DEALER. THE FIRST TIME AN EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE! I STRONGLY SUGGEST A RECALL!!

I WAS ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY ON A STRAIGHTAWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. WITH OUT WARNING MY CAR TURNED TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT BRAKE. I HIT AN EMBANKMENT AT FULL SPEED AND ROLLED. I WAS NOT IMPAIRED NOR DID I FALL ASLEEP; HOWEVER, DUE TO INJURIES I SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF THE EVENTS CAUSING ME TO LEAVE THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SKID OR SWERVE AND DROVE TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT STARTED ROLLING. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO DISCOVER POSSIBLE REASONS FOR IT SUDDENLY PULLING RIGHT WITHOUT BRAKES. THANKFULLY, THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THIS VEHICLE SAVED MY LIFE, BY ALL ACCOUNTS THEY WERE EXPECTING A FATALITY. I WALKED AWAY WITH MY LIFE. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK 4X4 TO SUDDENLY TURN RIGHT AND NOT SLOW DOWN AS I KNOW I WOULD NOT HAVE LEFT THE ROAD IN THAT MANNER FOR NO REASON AND CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN STANDING ON THE BRAKES AND PULLING TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE EMBANKMENT. I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE JEEP BRAND AND KNOW THAT REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF MY ACCIDENT, THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THIS VEHICLE ARE AMAZING!

MY NEW VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE. THERE IS ONLY A FIX A FLAT KIT. A FIX A FLAT KIT WILL NOT "FIX" A SEVERELY DAMAGED TIRE. I'M TOLD I CAN BUY A SPARE TIRE KIT FOR EXTRA MONEY. SPARE TIRES SHOULD BE REQUIRED BY LAW ON EVERY NEW CAR.

PURCHASED NEW ON 23 FEB 2019. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AT 500 MILES AND IT WAS A HALF QUART LOW. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BY EMAIL ABOUT THIS AND THE RESPONSE WAS OIL IS SERVICED AT 3000 MILES. I AGAIN ASKED IF I NEED TO BRING IT IN TO BE TOPPED OFF. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. WHEN IT GETS TO A QUART LOW I WILL GO TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SHOULD NOT BE USING THIS MUCH OIL.

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH ON A LOCAL ROAD IN PENSACOLA, FL. THE POWER STEERING LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL IN PLACE AND IT WAS VERY, VERY HARD TO MOVE. THE HILL ASSIST NEEDS SERVICE LIGHT APPEARED ALONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND CAME TO A STOP NEAR THE SHOULDER AFTER PULLING HARD THE WHEEL. TURNED OFF THE CAR THEN RESTARTED. NO WARNING LIGHTS AND DROVE AS NORMAL TO MY HOUSE.

MY VEHICLE IS STALLING OUT WHILE IN MOTION WHEN TURNING ONTO A CITY STREET ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WILL STILL BE ON, BUT PRESSING ON THE GAS DOES NOTHING. THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM WORRIED IT MAY BE A FUEL PUMP AS I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2018.

I HAVE A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE THAT I FIRST HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH AT 5000 MILES. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY CHANGED OIL, AND THAT I HAD TO DRIVE IT FOR 1000 MILES, MIND YOU IT HAD BEEN STALLING IN TRAFFIC, IF DURING THE 1000 MILE TEST STALLING OCCURED TO BRING IT BACK TO SERVICE DEPT. IF NO STALLING OCCURED THEN I WAS GOOD. WELL AFTER 4000+ MILES IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME WHEN I WAS 300 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, AND IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC. STICKER DEALERSHIP PUT ON MY WINDOW WAS FOR OIL CHANGE AT 10087 MILES, I WAS AT 9600. HAD CAR TOWED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WAITED FOR MONDAY MORNING TO GO TO DEALERSHIP. FIRST DEALERSHIP LITERALLY SENT ME A TEXT TELLING ME I HAD TO PAY 135.00 DIAGNOSIS LABOR COST UP FRONT, WHILE MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY, I TOLD THEM NOT TO TOUCH THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER. THEY ALSO GAVE ME A VERY HARD TIME, BUT FINALLY AFTER 5 HOURS TOLD ME IT AGAIN WAS "OIL CONSUMPTION" ISSUE, THAT THEY WOULD DO OIL CHANGE, AND THAT I AM TO TAKE IT IN TO DEALERSHIP AT 1000 MILES REGARDLESS OF ISSUE HAPPENING AGAIN. OH AND THEY TRIED CHARGING ME 78.25 FOR OIL CHANGE, WHICH WAS QUICKLY CHANGED TO 0 BY SERVICE MANAGER WHO SAID I SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED ANYTHING SINCE MY CAR IS UNDER 10000 MILES. SO WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO GO TO DEALERSHIP EVERY 1000 MILES??? I MISSED A DAY OF WORK CAUSE OF THIS.THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR EXACTLY 3 MONTHS..... FIRST THING THAT WENT WRONG WAS THE TRUNK HYDRAULIC BAR BROKEN AND FELL OFF AFTER I OPENED MY TRUNK. AND THE BIG ISSUE.. MY CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING, IT STARTED ON THE TURNPIKE AND THEN CONTINUED ON THE CITY STREETS. I FINALLY WAS A BLOCK FROM THE HOUSE AND I HAD COAST INTO MY DRIVEWAY.THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENS IT JUST SHUTS OFF. WHEN I GO TO TURN IT BACK ON IT REVS UP REAL HIGH AND THEN IDLES LOW. MY CAR IS 3 MONTHS..... ONLY HAS 3800 MILES ON IT... I DIDN'T PAY 29K FOR A BRAND NEW CAR FOR IT TO HAVE TO BE IN THE SHOP BECAUSE SOMETHING IS ALREADY WRONG WITH THE ENGINE... THIS DOES NOT REFLECT WELL ON THE JEEP RENEGADE... *DT*JB

I PURCHASED A 2018 RENEGADE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. WITHIN A WEEK OF THAT PROBLO BEGAN WITH REMOTE STARTER THAT HAD BEEN ADDED PRIOR TO PURCHASE THAT WOULD UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS STARTED USING REMOTE STARTER. I WAS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AS THAT VEHICLE HAD ISSUES FROM DAY ONE AND DEALER COULDN'T FIX THEM. NO OFFER FROM DEALERSHIP TO ALLOW ME TO RETURN IT. SO OUT OF FRUSTRATION I TRADED IT IN FOR A MUCH HIGHER COST VEHICLE IN HOPES THE ISSUES WOULD BE GONE WITH A BRAND NEW VEHICLE OF A HIGHER PRICE AND PACKAGE. NOT SO! FROM THE FIRST DAY ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I STARTED EXPERIENCING SERIOUS PROBLEMS. EVERYTIME I USE THE REMOTE STARTER THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHETHER I TOUCH THE DOOR HANDLE, UNLOCK VEHICLE WITH REMOTE, OPEN DOOR OR ENTER VEHICLE IF THE FIRST THREE METHODS DIDN'T SHUT IT DOWN. IN ADDITION THE UCONNECT 4 W/7" DISPLAY STARTED LOCKING A WEEK AGO AND WOULD NOT LET ME TURN IT OFF, CHANGE TEMPERATURE INSIDE VEHICLE, EVEN LOCKED OUT THE MANUAL CONTROLS OF HEATER/AC TEMPS,FAN COULD NOT BE CHANGED, RADIO STOPPED PLAYING. NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED NOTHING WORKED. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. WITHIN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD IT LOCKED UP AGAIN AND THIS TIME SAME PROBLEMS WITH NON REPSONSIVE CONTROLS AS WELL AS THE VIDEO DISPLAY BEGAN FLICKERING IN LOWER LEFT HAND OF SCREEN. I WAITED TILL I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I CAME OUT TO LEAVE IT WAS SOMEWHAT WORKING AGAIN. PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE WITH UCONNECT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. FIRST TIME THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE 2ND TIME I WAS TOLD THE REMOTE STARTER WAS A KNOWN ISSUE SINCE 4/2018 WITH NO KNOWN REMEDY AND THE RADIO UCONNECT SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND A NEW RADIO WAS ORDERED BUT WAS BACKORDERED WITH NO KNOWN DATE OF AVAILABILITY. SO I HAVE A VERY EXPENSIVE VEHICLE WITH JUST OVER 1,000 MILES WITH SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUES WITH IT.