2018 JEEP RENEGADE Complaints

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A RURAL AREA ROAD, GOING DOWNHILL AND WAS PRECEDING TO TURN RIGHT. I RECEIVE A WARNING THAT I HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. I READ OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE TO SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY , BUT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME THIS TIME. WHEN YOU CHECK THE OIL IT IS IN FACT LOW. THE ENGINES OIL CONSUMPTION IS RIDICULOUS. YOUR ENGINE MAY CONSUME OVER THREE QUARTERS OF THE REQUIRED OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. MINE WAS BARELY TOUCHING THE DIP STICK AND THE VEHICLE HOLDS 5.5 QUARTS OF OIL. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT HELPFUL AS THEY SAY IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE ENGINE AND THEY WILL JUST DOCUMENT IT IF I HAVE TROUBLE LATER ON. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO ANY NEW VEHICLE AND IT'S NOT COMMON FOR A VEHICLE TO USE THREE QUARTERS OF THE REQUIRED OIL WITHIN AN OIL CHANGE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 5,249 MILES ON IT AND THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. AS A CONSUMER WE SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO KEEP CHECK OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION ON A VEHICLE THAT IS BRAND NEW.

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WITHIN ABOUT 1 WEEK OF EACH OTHER, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 7K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THE 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED THERE WAS A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING THAT HAD COME ON BRIEFLY WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STALLED ON A BUSY ROAD AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OFF. I FELT VERY UNSAFE DURING THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THAT NIGHT WHEN I CHECKED THE DIPSTICK THERE WAS NO OIL. THE NEXT DAY I GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO TELL ME WHY THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OIL IN THE ENGINE.

THIS OCCURRED AFTER AN ACCIDENT, DAMAGING THE FRONT BUMPER AND GRILL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, VEHICLE STALLS ONCE WHILE DRIVING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, VEHICLE DRIVES AS IF PUTTING IN GAS WHILE IN PARK, BUT IS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE ALONG WITH STOPPING AND GOING WHILE ACCELERATING. NOW, THE VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH, AND STILL HOLD THE PROBLEMS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.

FOLLOWING A SPONTANEOUS FIRE THAT CAUSED OUR JEEP TO BE IN FOR REPAIR FROM 11/9/18 TO 1/19/19, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE JEEP BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE PROBLEMS. ON JANUARY 24, 2019 (ONLY 5 DAYS AFTER A 10-WEEK REPAIR AT THE JEEP DEALERSHIP), OUR SON ADVISED ME THAT THE 'HILL ASSIST SERVICE' LIGHT WAS COMING ON MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. I PHONED BRIAN CASWELL AT SHELOR IN CHRISTIANSBURG, VA WHO ADVISED ME TO HAVE OUR SON RETURN THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH HE DID ON JANUARY 25, 2019. BRIAN CALLED ME ON JANUARY 29, 2019 AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD BE DOING A WARRANTY REPAIR ON THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. BRIAN ALSO ADVISED OUR SON THAT THE JEEP HAD TO BE TOWED WHILE PARKED ON THE SHELOR LOT BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE ISSUE, SO IT IS FORTUNATE THAT OUR SON MADE IT FROM BLACKSBURG TO CHRISTIANSBURG, VA WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. OUR SON PICKED UP THE JEEP ON JANUARY 30, 2019. HOWEVER, WHEN DRIVING THE CAR BACK TO HIS APARTMENT, THE SAME "HILL START ASSIST" LIGHT CAME ON AND SO THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE AGAIN. (THIS IS THE 3RD SAFETY INCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE IN 3 MONTHS. - ONE RELATED TO A FIRE AND THE SECOND AND THIRD DUE TO BRAKE ISSUES.) BRIAN SENT A TOW TRUCK ON JANUARY 31, 2109 TO BRING THE JEEP BACK TO SHELOR. I ALSO SENT AN EMAIL FROM THE JEEP WEBSITE TO THE FCA USA CUSTOMER CARE CENTER ON JANUARY 31, 2019 ' CLAIM NUMBER 57935124. SINCE THEN, I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN SEVERAL TIMES WITH STEVE STANDER IN THE FCA CORPORATE OFFICE IN WARREN, MI. ON FEBRUARY 4, 2019, BRIAN ADVISED ME THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, AS THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE RECURRING BRAKE PROBLEM. THE CAR SUPPOSEDLY IS NOW REPAIRED AS OF 2/7/19 BUT WE WILL FIND OUT IF IT THIS IS THE CASE WHEN MY SON PICKS IT UP IN A DAY OR SO.

RENEGADE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. ELECTRONIC PARKING BREAK HAS ISSUES DISENGAGING. SHOWS IT'S TURNED OFF BUT AFTER TRAVELING A LITTLE WHILE THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I'D YOU WANT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS THEY CHARGE YOU FOR INSPECTION. IF THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BREAKS THAT ISN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY YOU HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. COME ON CHRYSLER... REALLY MY NEW CAR MAY NEED BRAKES AT 6700 MILES. WHAT'S THAT SAY ABOUT THE QUALITY OF YOU PRODUCT?

ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAN ONLY BE RESTARTED AFTER COMING TO COMPLETE STOP, SETTING SHIFT TO "PARK". TURNING SHARP CORNERS CAUSES "LOW OIL PRESSURE" WARNING.

THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN I'M DRIVING AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VERY DANGEROUS. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT'S A NEW VEHICLE. IT ALSO TEMPORARILY STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN, TURNING AND COMPLETELY SHUTS OFFS WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE. THE DEALER SAYS MY VIN HAS NO RECALLS.

MY JEEP KEEP STOPPING WHILE DRIVING I PUT VIN # TO SEE RECALL IT'S SAYS NO RECALLS BUT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE TOOK IT TO DEALER 2 TIMES THEY SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG VERY STRESSFUL HAPPEN 3 TIMES ALREADY 2018 KEEP RENAGADE, PLEASE HELP BEFORE ANYONE GET KILL THIS IS APP UNSAFE

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I WAS LISTENING TO MUSIC WHILE ON MY BREAK WHEN I GOT A WARNING THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THEN IT CYCLED THROUGH ALL THE COMPONENTS TELLING ME EVERYTHING NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE RADIO SHUT OFF. THE COOLANT WENT TO HIGH THEN BACK DOWN TO LOW. THE FUEL SAID IT NEEDED TO BE SHUT OFF. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. THE KEY FOB WOULD NOT WORK. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO START OR SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. IT WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. THEN EVERYTHING WENT DARK EXCEPT THE PARKING LIGHTS. THIS CAR IS ONLY THREE MONTHS OLD. AND HAS 1100 MILES ON IT. I HAD A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH IT LOSING POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

WHILE DRIVING, MY JEEP RENEGADE WILL JUST TURN OFF. I HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRY TO RESTART THE CAR A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT TO SOMEONE SOMEDAY. IT JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT'S A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE WITH 5K MILES! WHY WOULD IT JUST SHUT OFF? I WAS DRIVING BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED TO ME. ONCE LAST WEEK AND ONCE TODAY 12/26/2018. THE LIGHTS BLINK SAYING ENGINE SYSTEM/MAINTENANCE AND LOW OIL PRESSURE. I HAVE READ ONLINE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH JEEP RENEGADES, BUT JEEP WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HOW DOES THIS GET FIXED? SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED.