Cooling circuit fan stopped working at 51K miles. Engine light said service engine with dash engine light notification. Code P0481 comes

- Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, USA

Vehicle VIN: [xxx], Jeep Renegade, 57000 miles I purchased a Jeep Renegade for my wife at [xxx] in killeen. To make a long story short, the dealership ran into a VIN error that we were told was fixed, but it never was because we remain having issues with insurance. I work in law enforcement and looked up NHTSA documentation that says the dealership should contact the manufacturer upon finding a discrepancy and apparently this was never done. The dealership also told us the Jeep was in a minor accident and we found out the crash was worse than minor, the vehicle has electrical issues and only one key fob. We were promised another key fob made, but have just got the runaround since purchase. The vehicle will not lock sometimes and we are worried it will not unlock during an emergency. The vehicle continually tells us the key fob is not in the vehicle while driving and while stationary. The Jeep also has transmission issues we were never told about. The dealership will not respond to these issues and I need to find someone to help. I have gone up there and spoke to the manager at sales and at parts/service. They told me several times they would call me back after getting my information, but nothing has been done. Dealership location: [xxx] - 5200 E. central Texas expy in killeen 76542, ph. (254)699-2909. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Kempner, TX, USA

I am replacing my coolant fan for the third time! I am replacing my day running light for the seventh time. The coolant fan stop running again. This is the third time in less than two years. The light has been replaced several times.

- Reisterstown, MD, USA

Car shutting off while driving due to oil being low, however there is no indication that oil needs to be changed and within mileage limit.

- Kenmore, WA, USA

I have been taking my car to the dealership with the same complaint for over 2 yrs. They charge me for things that they say its not under warranty. I pay but car continues the same as I brought it in. I had to call "corporate" so they can get involved and help me, they did and in a way I was punished by keeping the car for a month and when I asked to get it back they kept telling me they are waiting on parts.at one point my granddaughter got sick (lives with me) and I called them I need my car soon my kid is sick and I was told "get an uber". finally after a month I get my car and now is worse than ever. My daughter was driving and car smelled like smoke, all the lights on dashboard started going crazy, the air conditioner went dead and vehicle stopped. I have spent so much money complaining about the same thing and now im without a car again. I need help please. I lost my job and now I had to sell my home due to this pandemic. Im suppose to leave and move to another state this coming weekend and I have no car to leave. How can anyone help me, please.

- Hempstead, NY, USA

The gear randomly kicks in during city and highway driving (below 80 mph), stalling out the vehicle.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

I bought my 2015 Jeep Renegade brand new in September 2015 and began having problems right away. There's a power issue where the car will just shut off and lose power and the key gets stuck in the ignition. I have had it jumped several times just to get it moving again. Took the car to several auto zones to test out the battery just to see if I would get a different response but each confirmed that there is nothing wrong with the battery. It either completely shuts off or stops picking up speed in the middle of busy houston traffic. You can feel when it switch gears sometimes, it makes this hard and loud popping noise when it's trying to switch gears. It's always done that. This usually happens if I'm at a slower driving speed, like turning at a light, and then accelerate to pick up speed, it either makes that loud popping sound, or struggles to pick up speed and eventually stalls and/or lose power. It's real scary. I've been having this problem since I bought it and have had it checked out many times but no one can tell me what's wrong with it. I have been monitoring the recalls and have been seeing numerous cases from people with the same issue I'm having but somehow my VIN isn't associated with any recalls.

- Houston, TX, USA

This is a problem with the 1.4 turbo engine in my 2015 Jeep Renegade latitude burning engine oil until there is nothing on the dipstick. I usually get an indication on my dash that I have low oil pressure, then I go to the store and buy the euro synthetic oil to top off the oul until I can get to a service station or the dealer for an oil change. The oil change needs to be done evey 3,000 miles or so, or I will be out of oil. The dealer has run some tests and isn't able to locate the problem. It just burns oil and it is, of course, no longer under a warranty. Besides this problem, I have had numerous other weird problems that happen and can not be identified. I think this 2015 Jeep Renegade is a lemon. I bought it used and it was re-certified. Yeah, by idiots? ocassionally the vehicle just stops running, check the oil, and there isn't any on the stick. This has recurred 5 times. The latest being 3//5/20.

- Rochester,, NY, USA

Check engine light randomly comes on at higher speeds on the freeway and then goes back off. Last time it was on, went to repair shop and had it hooked up to the dialysis machine and it stated that the thermostat needed replacing. But the check engine light never stays on. After I stop the car and restart it, it's off. It also randomly lurches forward or shakes while in drive or parked. I've already had to replace the radiator fan which kept blowing fuses due to the fan going off track and getting stuck. I thought that fixed the jumping, but it still occurs. Just less often. My mysky panel engine is also broken and will not open. Starts to open, then closes or stops completely after only an inch or two of opening.

- Conway, AR, USA

In the last two weeks my Jeep has stalled three times. Each time I was able to start the car easily and then start driving once I slowed down to stop sign or to make a right hand turn the engine shut off. In one instance I was able to get my car in neutral and push off to the side of those quickly to stay out of the way. But in another I was impeating traffic and it was very unsafe. I've had difficulty in jumpstarting the engine to move the vehicle.I have replaced the battery and alternator and checking the rest of the electrical system which seems fine but this issue keeps coming up and the car keeps stopping in the middle of traffic.

- North Charleston, SC, USA

I have a hard time putting gas in the car though it was the pump but it's everywhere I go and it eats up a lot of gas. The electrical messed up sometimes it won't start I got a new battery and everything but the service people said it has to be electrical my keys never work I have to manually use key and lock the door from inside my gears the engine ideals high and car jerks sometimes when I'm taking off

- Redlands, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated intermittently for approximately 2 weeks. The vehicle was taken to riedman motors co Inc, located at 610 N grand ave, connersville, in 47331, for a diagnosis. The contact was informed that the thermostat needed to be reset however, the failure recurred. The contact also stated that the issue caused the 4 wheel drive to become inoperable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.

- Connersville, IN, USA

My Jeep Renegade stalls when I make a slow speed turn. While making a left turn to get on the on ramp to a lah, the car dies. I almost got hit from behind by people trying to go up the on -ramp behind me. The car dies when making a left turn crossing traffic & I almost got killed. The traction control light blinks. These incidents take place on dry pavement. I now see other people having the same issues are posting complaints on the internet on a Jeep forum. Why has Jeep / fca not addressed this ? this is a safety hazard as the car dies for no reason and you can not move the car. There should be a re-call on this. There are documented problems with this & nothing is being done! my car shuts down for no reason.

- Torrington, CT, USA

The headlights were on too long while the engine was off causing a dead battery. No big deal I thought... I jumpstart the car per owners manual instructions (it has a complex battery so even though I've jump started many different vehicles I wanted to make sure there weren't special procedures, it ended up being pretty standard). When it died it was in a garage so I had to manually unlock the gear selector to put the car into neutral to push it into position for a jump connection. I put the car in park and let the battery charge up a while. Once the car charged up enough, it started right up. At this point I thought I was in the clear, that's when the service engine light and service transmission light came on. The engine is running fine, transmission was fine before the battery died. Not only that, but I could not move the vehicle. It was locked into park. I was blocking the road in my neighborhood while I was manually unlocking the gear selector, I finally get the car to shift into drive and tried to accelerate. Only the engine would rev, no movement. Try to reverse, same thing. At this point I couldn't get the car back into park. I push the car back into the garage to get it out of the way and go to turn it off. The Renegade (push button start) will not let you turn the car off in any gear but park. It was stuck in neutral. After struggling more to force it back into park, I finally get it and was able to turn the car off. I'm lucky it didn't get stuck in D or R if it started working! I've never had such an experience jumpstarting a car and this is a huge safety concern. Luckily I was strong enough to push the car back out of the way, otherwise it would be stuck there indefinitely until a tow came. I've read numerous other complaints of this in online forums. Each one said a dealership had to reset the cars computer to make it work again.

- Fresno, CA, USA

This has been an on and off going issue. When the problem occurs, the check engine light comes on and then the car would stall in the middle of driving on the highway or streets. A warning appears on my dashboard saying to put my car in park in order to switch gears. Sometimes it puts me in neutral when I'm at a street light. I'd have to turn my car off and restart it in order to drive again but it keeps happening. Several times I try to take my car into the dealership and the check engine light would turn off and it would continue to work like normal until the next episode. It's been getting progressively worse and worse now.

- Olathe, KS, USA

I had the service engine light come on in my vehicle. I took it to get it looked at and they ran a diagnostics test on it. The thermostat had to be replaced. Not even 9 months later, the same thing is happening again. The service light came on, it was checked, and now my thermostat needs to be replaced again. I am not happy about this. I was driving when this happened.

- Siler City, NC, USA

Car stalls while driving. All lights flash on dashboard flash. Shifter froze.

- Stockton, CA, USA

I live off a busy highway in houston, tx. I feel I play a game of chicken each time I attempt to turn out of my neighborhood in my Jeep Renegade. The transmission hesitates, the engine light may or may not come on. A host of new electrical messages may or many not pop up. I have had lights stop and start working. The car cut off when making a turn as the car is burning insane amounts of oil. It is not the dependable vehicle I had hoped for. I understand some issues however there appears to be a new one almost weekly. I have hired a lawyer to investigate my case S this the absolute worst vehicle I have ever owned. The car jerks like someone is smashing into the back of you when going 15 mph or less. It loses power and hesitates on takeoff. The car suffers from major electrical issues and I feel this is a cash cow for the manufacture to keep owners serving their vehicles on a regular basis. Something needs to be done about this. Many owners give the same complaints and the same issues, however no one seems to want to listen or hold the manufacture accountable.

- Cypress, TX, USA

Transmission hesitates so badly going into second gear that I am constantly almost rear ended, and being screamed at by other motorists, especially in traffic. If you're not at a complete stop, it's not as badr. But forget it if you have to stop for over 3 seconds. Traffic and parking lot seems to be the absolute worse (if you're keeping it at 15 mph or under it seems. First they replaced the valve body, then 2 trans mounts, all at a cost to me, before they decided to replace the trans. Transmission was supposedly "replaced" under warranty, but has only gotten worse. Also, now having engine replaced, because it burns 3 quarts of oil every 1000 miles. Less than 50,000 miles on this car.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

Jeep engine dies during hot weather, pulling up steep hills or towing even small light trailers and going up a slight grade! I have had my Jeep in the shop at the Jeep dealership many times but they do not give me any paperwork because they say there is nothing wrong and all 2.4L engines in the Renegade have this problem!!!

- Accident, MD, USA