2017 JEEP RENEGADE Complaints

MY VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION MULTIPLE TIMES.. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING MY VEHICLE AND DRIVING DOWN THE STREET OR OUT OF A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THE DASH WOULD TELL ME TO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK BUT THE BREAK PEDAL WOULD LOCK UP NOT ALLOWING ME TO SWITCH FROM DRIVE TO PARK. EACH TIME FOR NO MORE THAN 5 MINS BEFORE FINALLY ALLOWING ME TO SWITCH GEARS AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING.

BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AT 5000 MILES. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE BCM REPLACEMENT, THE RADIO SYSTEM FROZE TWICE IN ONE WEEK. TWO WEEKS LATER, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER. AT 6100 MILES, CAR STALLED AT AROUND 35MPH, WARNING LIGHTS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED IN ORDER TO SWITCH GEARS. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND IS AN AUTOMATIC. AFTER THIS WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE ETC LIGHT. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES, WITH THE SAME RESULT. ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER, THEN AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS, WOULD TURN ON WITH THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE ABOUT 100 FT, ENGINE SPUTTERING AND LOW POWER, COULD NOT GET ENOUGH SPEED BEFORE STALLING AGAIN. AFTER RESTARTING AGAIN, WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON AND VEHICLE DROVE ALMOST NORMALLY FOR SEVERAL MILES AT LOW RPM, SOME HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING.

AROUND 40000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND A BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC AND THE CODE INDICATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN HAD FAILED, MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I FIND IT HIGHLY INDICATIVE OF A FAULTY AND DANGEROUS PART FOR A RADIATOR FAN TO FAIL SO QUICKLY. THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE CONFIRMED THIS, THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND IS REPLACED BY JEEP WITH A BETTER ONE, BUT AT THE COST OF THE OWNER. I FIND THIS HIGHLY NEGLIGENT, JEEP SHOULD BE REPLACING THIS PART FOR FREE AD PART OF A RECALL, AS THEY CLEARLY KNOW IT WAS AN INFERIOR PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A RATTLING NOISE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KINGS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (513-683-3000, LOCATED AT 4486 KINGS WATER DR, CINCINNATI, OH 45249) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING FAN FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,300.

MY CAR HAS STALLED TWO DAYS IN A ROW AT THE SAME SPOT. IN THE MORNING IT REFLECTS THAT I HAVE LOW OIL PRESSURE BUT THEN THE WARNING GOES AWAY IMMEDIATELY. AFTER WORK, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR A 0.5 MILES BEFORE IT STALLED AFTER THE SAME TURN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE MY WARNING LIGHTS AREN'T GOING OFF. THEY TOPPED MY CAR OFF WITH OIL EVEN THOUGH I JUST GOT AN OIL CHANGE 2 MONTHS AGO. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND AM REGRETTING MY DECISION OF GETTING A JEEP.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WITH 4 PASSENGERS ON INTERSTATE 83 IN PENNSYLVANIA WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD CLUNK, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE HAD LOST MOST ABILITY TO STEER. SHE FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP ON THE SIDE.THANK GOD EVERYONE WAS SAFE - THIS COULD HAVE ENDED TERRIBLY. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AND WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR, THE BCM WENT BAD AND THEY ARE REPLACING (UNDER WARRANTY). THE VEHICLE IS A 2017 AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000 MILES ON IT. HOW DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE A RELIABLE, SAFE OPTION. THIS WHOLE THING COULD HAVE ENDED DIFFERENTLY. YOU CANNOT BE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AND ALL THE SUDDEN HAVE YOUR CAR STOP RUNNING. CHRYSLER MAY WANT TO DIG A LITTLE FURTHER AND SEE IF IT IS A RECALL ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF OIL. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THAT SIMILAR VEHICLES EXPERIENCED AN OIL PUMP HOUSING CRACK IN THE BALANCE SHAFT MODULE. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH RIVER FRONT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (200 HANSEN BLVD, NORTH AURORA, IL 60542, (630) 907-1700) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, EVEN AFTER THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A NUMBER TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 950.

CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL WE STOPPED TO GET A LITTLE MORE GAS AT A CIRCLE K GAS STATION. WE HAD ABOUT A 4TH OF A TANK LEFT AND ADDED $10 OF 87YR GAS IN AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE GOT BACK ON TO THE ROAD THE ENGINE STARTED BUCKING AND LURCHING LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO DIE ON US. IT DID THAT THE WHOLE WAY DRIVING HOME FOR 2 MORE HRS. THEN THE NEXT DAY (TODAY) IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING BUT NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SNOW STORM THAT HIT US TODAY AND WE WANTED TO SWITCH THE 4WD TO SNOW BUT THE LOCK LIGHT WON'T COME ON AND IT DOESN'T LET YOU CHANGE TO SNOW MODE ANYMORE. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT MAYBE WE JUST GOT SOME BAD GAS AND DECIDED TO PUT A BOTTLE OF HEET IN THE GAS TANK TO SEE IF IT REMOVE ANY WATER IN THE TANK BUT IT IS STILL ACTING JUST AS BAD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON.

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON NORTH DAKOTA STATE HIGHWAY 9, 2 MILES EAST OF KENSIL NORTH DAKOTA WHEN A LARGE BUCK DEER, ESTIMATED AT 200 LBS., JUMPED INTO THE ROADWAY, SHE HIT THE DEER SQUARE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, ESTIMATED SPEED WAS 52 MILES PER HOUR, FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL.THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE QUESTION IS WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS INJURIES, THEN WHAT SHE OBTAINED. *DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY MONTH A QUARTER OF OIL NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NYLE MAXWELL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF AUSTIN (13401 RANCH RD 620 N, AUSTIN, TX 78717, (512) 518-1097) WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER PUT MORE OIL IN THE VEHICLE BUT NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *LN UPDATED 12/11/18*JB