2018 JEEP RENEGADE Complaints

I PURCHASED MY 2018 JEEP RENEGADE MAY 29, 2018 AT THE DODGE, THOMPSON, CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN BALTIMORE, MD 21224. ON DECEMBER 9,2018 IN THE EARLY MORNING MY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. LUCKILY ME AND MY TWO YOUNG SONS WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FIRE IGNITED. THE FIRE ENDED UP SMOLDERING FROM LACK OF OXYGEN BECAUSE MY WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE SHUT AN LOCKED. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURE AND AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING DONE. THE FIREMAN THAT CAME SAID IT LOOKS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO FAULTY WIRING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED IN REVERSE WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. IN ADDITION, THE VENT CONTROL FUNCTION FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY TO EMIT WARM AIR. THE DEALER (BIG O DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, 2645 LAURENS RD, GREENVILLE, SC 29607, (864) 288-5000) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I LOST POWER AND COULD NOT GET GAS TO THE ENGINE. WAS GOING UP A HILL WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND HAD LITTLE POWER. HAD THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND COULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 11 MILES AN HOUR. THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS. I WAS AFRAID OF PULLING OVER ON A HILL BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO GET MOVING BACK UP THE HILL AFTER STOPPING.

2018 JEEP RENEGADE THAT IS ONLY 8 MONTHS OLD WAS PARKED ALONG A STREET IN BLACKSBURG, VA AT NIGHT. THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AT LEAST 1 HOUR, MAYBE A BIT LONGER. IT CAUGHT FIRE ON 11/9/18 WHILE OUR SON WAS INSIDE HIS FRIEND'S APARTMENT. SOMEONE NOTICED IT AND ALERTED HIM. THE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE WAS BLACK AND HAD THE SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALER IN CHRISTIANSBURG, VA WHERE IT IS NOW. THE DEALER IS SAYING THE FIRE PROBABLY STARTED FROM LEAVES IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE IN THE ARE WHERE THE MANIFOLD MEETS THE EXHAUST THEN TRAVELED TO THE UNDERHOOD AREA. THEY ARE REFUSING A WARRANTY OR SAFETY REPAIR. *DT*JB *DT*JB

MY JEEP HAS STALLED OUT WHILE I'M IN DRIVE THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS. OIL IS FRESH AND HAS FULL TANK OF GAS.

MY CAR STARTING DISPLAYING THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW, AND IS NOT BEEN THE FIRST OIL CHANGE, I HAD 4353 MILES ON IT, AND WHEN I CHECK THE OIL THERE WAS NONE, HAD TO PUT IN 5 QUARTS OF OIL TO TOP IT, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PUT IN THE SCANNER(IT DOESNT WORK) AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN 1000 MILES EXACTLY AFTER THEY CHANGED THE OIL, 650 MILES AFTER AND THE LIGHT OF THE OIL WHEN ON AGAIN

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN APPROXIMATELY 7 DAYS WHEN I HAVE STARTED THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE AND THE POWER STEERING ERROR WILL DISPLAY AND I HAVE 0 POWER STEERING! I DRIVE THIS DAILY ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CHILD AND I READ A FORUM WHERE SOME PEOPLE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING, THIS IS NOT AN OPTION OR A RISK I AM WILLING TO TAKE.

INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF COTTONWOOD HEADING SOUTH BOUND BRIEFLY TELL US WHAT HAPPENED?I WAS DRIVING SOUTH BOUND IN MY 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. I WAS GOING TO PASS SOME MORNING TRAFFIC THAT WAS BUILDING IN THE RIGHT LANE. WAITING AND WATCHING FOR A SAFE OPENING AND LOOKING BACK AT THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME AS WELL. AFTER 5 OR 6 ATTEMPTS TO GET OVER AND WE'LL OVER A MILE I SAW AN OPENING. I ACCELERATED TO GET IN AND BEFORE I KNEW IT I SLAMMED HEAD ON INTO THE BACK OF A DIESEL TRACTOR TRAILERS STEEL DUEL STAGE BUMPER AT ALMOST FREEWAY SPEED' 65-70 MPH FROM SITTING AT ABOUT 55-62 MPH WAITING FOR AN OPENING. I BLACKED OUT AND HAD ONLY HALF A CLUE WHAT HAD HAPPENED' THE OFFICER ON SITE THOUGHT I WAS DRUNK OR HAD BRIEFLY FALLEN ASLEEP BECAUSE OF HOW OUT OF IT I WAS. BUT OVER TIME THE MEMORY CAME BACK.. I PASSED HIS ROADSIDE EYE EXAM AND WAS TAKEN BY HIM TO ST. ELIZABETH'S HOSPITAL IN RED BLUFF FOR A CHEST EXRAY AS I WAS IN THE FIRST PAIN I HAVE EVER BEEN IN. DR SAID I HAD BROKEN CARTLEDGE THROUGHOUT MY CHEST AND SEVER SWELLING AS THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE AIRBAG AND ONLY THE STEERING WHEEL AND SEAT BELT STOPPED ME. W/ O THE AIR BAG MY LOWER BACK SKIPPED FORWARD IN THE SEAT AS MY UPPER CHEST SLAMMED INTO THE WHEEL AND RIPPED BACK INTO THE SEAT AFTER. I TOTALED MY JEEP AND DID NOT GET ONE AIRBAG. THESE JEEP RENEGADES BOAST A PLETHORA OF 10 + AIRBAGS I DIDN'T GET ONE. *DT *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS ON A 65 MPH HIGHWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A WORK CONVOY TRUCK. THE FRONT AND BOTH FRONT QUARTER PANELS WERE INVOLVED, MORE DAMAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*DT *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, LOST ALL POWER. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING. THE D FOR DRIVE WAS FLASHING ON THE DASH AND A MESSAGE POPPED UP SAYING TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO START ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 TIMES AND IT'S A BRAND NEW CAR WITH JUST 1300 MILES ON IT. *DT UPDATED 11/30/18*JB