2017 JEEP RENEGADE Complaints

UPON STARTING VEHICLE WITHIN GARAGE WITH ONLY 3,800 MILES, DASHBOARD WARNING MESSAGES INDICATED DAYTIME RUNNING, TAIL, AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING (SIMILAR TO EARLIER 2015 AND 2016 ISSUES SEARCHED ON WEB). LIGHTS ARE PHYSICALLY OPERATING WITH FALSE WARNING MESSAGES - NO BULBS OUT. AT SAME STARTUP, DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT NOT FUNCTIONING AT SAME TIME WARNING INDICATORS SEEN FOR LIGHTS. SEAT INOPERABLE AND CANNOT BE REPOSITIONED MANUALLY. UPON FUSE AND RELAY CHANGE OUT FOR SEAT, WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT REAPPEAR AFTER RESTART OF VEHICLE, HOWEVER SEAT STILL NON RESPONSIVE AND STUCK IN CURRENT FULL BACK POSITION MAKING IT A HAZARD FOR A DRIVER LESS THAN 6 FOOT TALL TO OPERATE SAFELY. NEXT DAY, DEALER WAS CALLED AND IS UNAVAILABLE TO SEE VEHICLE FOR OVER ONE WEEK. TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT, VEHICLE WAS STARTED BY REMOTE STARTER AND POWER SEAT NOW FUNCTIONING. PROBABLY A COINCIDENCE ONLY THAT SEAT NOW WORKS HOWEVER VEHICLE TO BE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR ELECTRICAL TROUBLESHOOTING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY LUNGED FORWARD AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY LUNGED FORWARD A SECOND TIME AND REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CERTAIN THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED DURING THE SECOND FAILURE AS WELL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CHANGED FROM MPH TO KPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS BEING HACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,700.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 10,000 MILES. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COOLING FAN WENT OUT. THEY ESTIMATE 6 WEEKS OR MORE BEFORE THEY CAN REPLACE THE PART.

THE FIRST INITIAL OCCURRENCE HAPPENED JUN 12TH 2017 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE JEEP RENEGADE BEGAN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. IT THEN BEGAN TO JERK UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE VEHICLE ITSELF WOULD TURN OFF ON ITS OWN. SEVERAL ICONS CAME ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD ONE BEING A LIGHT BOLT SYMBOL AND THE OTHER INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN COMPLETELY RESOLVED. ON JULY 22, 2017 THE JEEP RENEGADE FOR THE SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY BEGAN TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND TURNED OFF AND LOST ITS COMPLETE POWER. I HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE NO MATTER THE ATTEMPTS I WOULD TRY TO TURN ON THE RENEGADE. I WAITED FOR AWHILE UNTIL THE TOWING COMPANY CAME TO LOAD UP THE VEHICLE, DURING THIS TIME THE TOWING MAN COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO TURN ON AND ENGAGE NO MATTER HOW MANY ATTEMPTS HE MADE. ON BOTH INCIDENTS MY FAMILY WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND ON BOTH INCIDENTS THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN TRAVELING AT SPEED LIMITS ABOVE 50MPH. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURE JEEP, THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP PERKINS MOTOR IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. I AM CURRENTLY AN ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMY AND HAVE BEEN HAVING CONTINUOUS TROUBLE WITH THE JEEP. I DROPPED OFF THE JEEP RENEGADE AT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER APPROVED DEALERSHIP ON JULY 22, 2017 AND STILL TO THIS DATE AUGUST 19, 2017, THE DEALERSHIP STILL CANNOT FIND THE ROOT OF THE ISSUE. I FEAR THAT IF I WERE TO RECEIVE THE VEHICLE BACK UPON THE REPAIRS FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME VEHICLE PROBLEM FROM JUN 12, 2017 THAT THE VEHICLE CAN CAUSE HARM TO EITHER SOME OTHER ROAD PEDESTRIAN, TO MY FAMILY, OR TO MYSELF THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE. TO THIS DAY THE DEALERSHIP STILL CANNOT FIND THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.

ON AT LEAST SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE MAKING A SLOW SPEED LEFT TURN (UNDER 15 MPH) AND ONCE WHILE MAKING A LEFT U-TURN (AT APPROX. 5 MPH), MY 2017 JEEP RENEGADE EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT FLASHES. THERE IS NO ACCELERATION WHILE STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS CONDITION LASTS APPROXIMATELY 3 - 5 SECONDS. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME NEARLY REAR-ENDED ME AS MY VEHICLE SLOWED. THE DEALER HAS EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A CONDITION THAT EXCEEDS A PARAMETER SET BY THE SOFTWARE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CODES "SET" BY THESE OCCURRENCES. THEY ARE A BIT UNNERVING AND A SAFETY CONCERN. THIS CONCERN BEGAN WHEN THE JEEP HAD APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I NOW HAVE 6700 AND THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS AUGUST 4, 2017.

THE FCW PLUS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY OR MAYBE NOT AT ALL. THIS IS SUPPOSEDLY A WARNING SYSTEM WITH SENSITIVITY SETTINGS INCORPORATING BREAK AND VISUAL/AUDIBLE WARNINGS. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO INITIATE WELL IN ADVANCE OF A CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCE. APPARENTLY WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES BEING AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. CHRYSLER'S RESPONSE IS THAT THE SYSTEM WORKS BECAUSE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE THAT IT IS WORKING AND NOT TO PHYSICALLY TEST THE SYSTEM AS YOU COULD CRASH THE CAR. THERE IS NO PROGRESSION OF WARNINGS,NO ADVANCED PULSING OF BREAKS. SEEMS TO ONLY WORK AS A LAST MINUTE BREAK DEFAULT BUT I AM NOT EVEN SURE IT DOES THAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESUMED DRIVING BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GALEANA CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER, LOCATED AT 180 GREYSTONE BLVD, COLUMBIA, SC 29210, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A CODE. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE THE FUEL PUMP OR THE FUEL INJECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER WITH THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING UP HILL ABOUT 80MILES NORTH BOUND ON I-15 TO LAS VEGAS. THE ENGINE CHECK LIT UP AND SHOWED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND TO BRING IN FOR SERVICE. THE CAR STALLED AND WE WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN BUT WOULD EVENTUALLY STALLED AGAIN AS IT TRIED TO CLIMB THE HILL. IT STALLED ABOUT 5 TIMES UNTIL WE COULD EXIT TO A GAS STATION (~5MILES AWAY) TO EXCHANGE FOR ANOTHER RENTAL CAR. THE CAR HAS ABOUT ~10K MILES ON IT. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 105 DEGREES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL LUKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2425 W CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85015), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED AN EXTENSION ON A LOANER VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

I PURCHASED MY 2017 JEEP RENEGADE 4X4 ALTITUDE ON MARCH 2, 2017. WITHIN TWO WEEKS BEFORE I HAD 300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS POWER LOSS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION DURING A U-TURN. THIS U-TURN WAS NOT AS ACCELERATED SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 10-15 MPH, WAS ON DRY PAVED ASPHALT. I CHALKED IT UP FOR WHAT I WAS HOPING TO BE A ONE TIME OFFENSE. HOWEVER, IT HAS NOW HAPPENED ONCE AGAIN ON DRY PAVED ROADS ON A CLEAR DAY. THIS TIME I NOTICED THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT CRAZY, JUST BLINKING AWAY. THE RENEGADE ROLLED A FOOT OR SO BECAUSE I WAS ONLY GOING 5 MPH DURING THIS U-TURN WHEN THE RENEGADE LOST POWER. AFTER SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THE RENEGADE ON-BOARD COMPUTER MUST THINK THE JEEP IS TIPPING AND AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION CUTS POWER TO THE VEHICLE TO PREVENT A ROLLOVER. I'M NO EXPERT, BUT I'M PRETTY POSITIVE A VEHICLE DOES NOT TIP IN THE MIDDLE OF A U-TURN, ON DRY PAVEMENT, AND GOING 5 MPH. I HAVE A FAMILY, A 18 MONTH OLD AND A PREGNANT WIFE. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE PUTTING MY FAMILY IN THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE. I DON'T EVEN FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS ANYMORE. WHO KNOWS WHEN IT WILL DECIDE TO LOSE POWER AGAIN AND GET ME OR MY FAMILY SEVERELY INJURED OR WORSE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THIS WAS MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF THE CHRYSLER COMPANY...JEEP BRAND. I'VE NEVER OWNED ONE BEFORE AND AM NOT SURE IF BUYING CHRYSLER IS SAFE FOR MY FAMILY AT THIS POINT.