2015 JEEP RENEGADE Complaints

VEHICLE LOST-POWER/STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC FROM A PARKING LOT; THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHILE THE BRAKE WAS SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED; WHEN REMOVING THE FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE STALLED. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, BUT SOON REALIZED VEHICLE WILL ONLY ALLOW STARTING OF ENGINE WHILE IN PARK. NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP THAT ONLINE ARTICLES INDICATED A RECALL SOON FOR THE ISSUE, BUT THEY INDICATED THERE WERE NO VEHICLE ERROR CODES, THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE ISSUE AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL, SO THEY DID NOTHING.

TODAY,WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY ALMOST CAUSING A VERY SEVERE ACCIDENT WITH MY 8 WEEK OLD BABY IN THE CAR. WE CONTINUED TO TRY AND DRIVE SO WE WOULDN'T BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY BUT THE JEEP WENT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR ALL THE WAY HOME. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR BUT THE FIRST AS SEVERE AS THIS. A FEW DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WOULD SHIFT HARD WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE, IT FELT AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, MY ONLY VEHICLE, AND I AM SCARED TO TAKE MY BABY ANYWHERE. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY INCIDENT ESPECIALLY WITH A NEWBORN. JEEP NOT ONLY PUT MY LIFE AT JEOPARDY BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY A BABY'S LIFE!

THE VEHICLES TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF THROTTLE AN POWER MAKING YOU EXIT TO SHOULDER OR SOMETIMES AFTER 10 SEC OR SO THE POWER WILL RETURN. CAR DOES NOT DIE IT JUST TAKES THROTTLE CONTROL AWAY WHILE TRACTION LIGHT FLASHES. THIS IS ALL DURING NORMAL DRY CONDITIONS AND NORMAL DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO SEEN A HUGE AMOUNT OF THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE FORUMS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUR TIMES AND THEY HAVE NO FIX YET. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE HER BRAND NEW JEEP. IT'S REALLY RIDICULOUS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALL THIS AN NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES. AND IF THIS DOESN'T GET CORRECTED SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS BUT IT'S HARD TO RECREATE ON THE SPOT SO IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE DEALER TO BELIEVE IT IS HAPPENING BUT IF YOU SEARCH THE WEB THERE IS TONS OF INFO ON THIS ISSUE.

I'VE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE AND THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS LEFT STRANDED, AN HOUR AND A HALF FROM HOME BY MY JEEP RENEGADE. THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM DECIDES TO STOP WORKING OUT OF THE BLUE AND THEN THERE IS NO WAY TO START THE CAR. JUMPING IT DOESN'T HELP AND IT'S A MAJOR GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM. THE DEALER "FIXED" THIS ISSUE LAST WEEK BY REPLACING A FAULTY GROUND AND THEY SAID THAT WAS WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. THREE DAYS LATER, I'M IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT THAT I WAS IN BEFORE. THIS CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND NO ONE HAS BEEN PROACTIVE IN TAKING CARE OF THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON THIS MORNING. TPMS NO LONGER ABLE TO READ ANY OF MY TIRE PRESSURES.

SERVICE 4X4 LIGHT HAD COME ON, INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER A MONTH AND IS NOW STAYING ON. I HAVE NOT USED THE 4X4 SYSTEM IN OVER 6 MONTHS. NO REASON FOR IT TO NEED SERVICED IF IT HASN'T BEEN USED.

THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHES AND I LOSE POWER TO THE CAR. IT HAPPENS DURING DRY CONDITIONS AND MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN TURNING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE BECAUSE THIS. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR MONTHS NOW AND I HAVE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. NO CODES OR STAR CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BUT THE CAR IT NOT RIGHT. I'M DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BUT I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW.

MY TRANSMISSION HAS ME FEELING SO UNSAFE. AFTER PUTTING MY VEHICLE IN D, WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR MAKES NO ATTEMPT AT MOVING AND THEN SUDDENLY JERKS FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS WHEN LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, MOVING PAST A STOP SIGN AND IN TRAFFIC. OBVIOUSLY THE LATTER ARE ESPECIALLY FRIGHTENING. JEEP DEALERSHIP SAID IT COULD BE SOFTWARE, BUT AFTER AN UPDATE, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO WORSEN, RATHER THAN IMPROVE. IT IS NOW TO THE POINT I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLE. IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, BUT I'M SHOCKED; ESPECIALLY AFTER SEEING HOW MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ARE OUT THERE. I DESPERATELY WANT MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED (NOT "FIXED") BEFORE MY WARRANTY IS UP. EITHER THAT, OR A NEW VEHICLE!

I PURCHASED THE FIRST MODEL OF THE JEEP RENEGADE IN MAY 2015. IT HAS REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY. IN THE PAST YEAR, THE KEYLESS ENTRY HAS STOPPED WORKING 7 TIMES. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES. THERE IS NO WAY TO START THE CAR, EVEN WHEN YOU TAKE THE METAL PART OF THE KEY AND TOUCH IT TO THE START BUTTON. I'VE BEEN STRANDED WITHOUT A VEHICLE EACH TIME. JEEP SAYS THEY'VE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE BUT I'VE READ MULTIPLE JEEP FORUMS STATING THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. FOR A BRAND NEW CAR, THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT. THE SECOND TO LAST TIME IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER, THEY SWITCHED THE BATTERY AND SAID THAT WOULD FIX IT. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM CAME BACK. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE FOR FEAR THAT I COULD BE STUCK SOMEWHERE WITHOUT CELL SERVICE. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR IS PARKED AND OFF. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE ISSUE IS GOING TO OCCUR, IT HAPPENED TWICE LAST WEEK AND THE FIRST TIME IT GOT TOWED TO THE DEALER. BY THE TIME IT GOT THERE, THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE STARTING THE CAR AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THERE WAS NO FIX.

I WAS DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN STARTED AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. I HAVE A STANDARD TRANSMISSION (STICK SHIFT).