2015 JEEP RENEGADE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES AND WHIPLASH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE DECEMBER 29TH, 2016, MY JEEP RENEGADE HAS HAD DANGEROUS DRIVETRAIN/TRANSMISSION ISSUES. VEHICLE'S 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL UNEXPECTEDLY STOP SHIFTING, ACCOMPANIED BY "CHECK ENGINE" AND "CHECK TRANSMISSION" WARNINGS ON THE DASH. OCCURS RANDOMLY DURING NORMAL OPERATION, AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS. VEHICLE WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT, CAUSING LACK OF ABILITY TO ACCELERATE TO STAY WITH TRAFFIC. ISSUE SUBSIDES AFTER PARKING OVERNIGHT. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, WHERE SOFTWARE UPDATES AND A "FLASH" OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETED. DEALERSHIPS WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP WHILE THE ISSUE WAS HAPPENING ON ONE OCCASION. JEEP WARRANTY OFFICE HAS NOT OFFERED ANY RESOLUTION TO THE RECURRING UNSAFE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS VIA EMAIL AND TELEPHONE.

AFTER VEHICLE IS AT OPERATING TEMP. VEHICLE STOPPED AT LIGHT, TURNING LEFT AND ACCELATERING AWAY, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE LOSES POWER LIKE IT WANTS TO HALT VEHICLE FOR 5-10 SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BIT, RELEASE ACCELERATION PEDAL, AND REAPPLIED TO REGAIN FULL FUNCTION AND ACCELERATION. HAPPENS EITHER TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT ON DRY PAVEMENT. RENEGADE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES. SERVICE MANAGER ROAD TESTED VEHICLE AND VERIFIED CONCERN. DEALERSHIP HAD A TECH ADVISOR STATE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, IT IS INHERENT WITH RENEGADES. FCA CURRENTLY HAS NO KNOW APPLICATION TO CORRECT THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. HAVE HAD VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP APRIL, 2016,JULY, 2016, OCTOBER 2016, FEBRUARY 2017 AND MARCH 2017.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2ND OCCURRENCE OF ALL THE SENSOR LIGHTS COMING ON AND ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPING. BOTH TIMES, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN BRAKED AND WAS READY TO ACCELERATE WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND GEAR SHIFT BEGAN TO FLASH. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE ALL THE LIGHTS FLASHED AND HALTED BEFORE IT COULD COMPLETELY CROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP APPLIED ALL UPDATES TO THE COMPUTER KEEPING THE CAR OVERNIGHT. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE VEHICLE WAS JUST TOWED TO THE DEALER AS UNFIT TO DRIVE. AFTER RESTING, ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WILL KNOW MORE AFTER AUTO IS CHECKED.

WHILE DRIVING CAR LOST POWER LOOKED DOWN CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER RADIO N BACKUP CAMERA DID NOT TURN ON FINALLY DID AFTER PUSHING THE RADIO ON BUTTON THEN AFTER A FEW MILES JEEP STARTED BUCKING AND HEARD A WHINING NOISE WHILE STEPPING ON GAS. READ MAY COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING @ 50 MPH THE SECOND TIME I WAS STATIONARY STARTING UP AT FIRST THEN BUCKING N NOISE STARRED AT @ 30 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE SHIFTER WOULD ERRONEOUSLY SWITCH TO NEUTRAL. EVENTUALLY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

VIN - [XXX] HERE'S ALL THE ISSUES I HAVE: - HARD SHIFTING - LOSS OF POWER WHEN TURNING AND ACCELERATING, EVEN ON BONE DRY ROADS - ALL LIGHTS (BRAKES, HEADLIGHTS, FOG LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS) MALFUNCTIONING (INOPERABLE) ON STARTUP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE PRESSURE THAN NORMAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND EASED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ROUGHLY JERK WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL. IT WOULD HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION AND STALL AT TAKE OFF. UPDATED 09/15/2017*JS

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE DECREASED SPEED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO PICK UP SPEED ABNORMALLY. WHILE PUSHING ON THE GAS, IT GAVE A "NEUTRAL FEEL" AS IF I WERE ON NEUTRAL. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SIMILAR RECALL NHTSA REFERENCE: #16V545000