4.7

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
22,199 miles

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problem #44

Jun 022022

Renegade

  • miles
This has occurred 3 times in last 10 days. While making a right turn at about 15 miles per hour the D light starts flashing, a dash message flashes that the car must be in park to shift gears, and the car stalls to roll to complete stop with 100-150 feet. It takes a moment to get the car started up again. This is scary as someone turning the corner behind me could slam into me. Luckily this was after rush hour and traffic was light. Called dealership and they have no record of this recall. 48,000 miles on 2018 jeep renegade.

- Fairfax Station, VA, USA

problem #43

Apr 262022

Renegade 4-cyl

  • 68,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a ground failure in the transmission. The dealer cleaned the throttle bottle and fuel injection system, removed the connector, and repositioned the seal to allow proper connection. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V524000 (Electrical System) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

- Burlington, NC, USA

problem #42

Feb 142022

Renegade

  • miles
Started from Feb 2022 till April 2022 I had 3 time lights came up and car stopped on the road while I was driving. The first time was low oil pressure came on, and second and third time were both about engine service light on. so it happened once a month with about 1000 mileage driving. I was almost hit by the car behind of me coz the car stopped suddenly while I was driving. this really caused my concern about my safety. Dealer couldn't help me more about it except keep monitoring the oil consumption. they told me the car with 2.4L V4 engine has this issue. I found out the same issue also happened to the other Jeep consumers and they have been involved in law suit. I need to file this complaint so could get someone's attention on this, Chrysler need to fix this engine design issue ASAP to save lifes.

- Waterford, MI, USA

problem #41

Sep 012021

Renegade

  • miles
I have had 4 incidents now where I made a right hand turn and the car stalled in the middle of the road. Turned the engine off, attempted to restart. The engine would try to fire, but would take several tries, then would start roughly. Then would run fine.

- Powder Springs, GA, USA

problem #40

Jul 042021

Renegade

  • miles
Vehicle randomly shuts off/stalls while driving. Has happened on the highway at highway speeds, trying to pass another vehicle or simply while barely accelerating to merge. First few times transmission warning light came on, then change oil light came on. Last few times, engine just simply shuts off, speedometer slowly declines and there is no power. Pull over to shoulder, then message says vehicle must be in park before shifting to another gear, then says push brake pedal & push start. This happened several times while out of state, on vacation. Took it to the nearest dealership after having to spend extra money on a hotel room for 2 nights that I did not plan for, because this happened the evening before a holiday so I had to wait the extra day for the dealership to open. They found a code on the transmission, and also the fluid was a quart low. they cleared the code, filled the fluid, and I also had them change the oil as a precaution. Left the dealership, drove approximately 150 miles, and vehicle shut down on interstate again, 3 more times. Had to spend another night in a hotel, the closest dealership said couldn't look at vehicle until following week, so I drove back to the previous dealership where they couldn't find anything or couldn't duplicate the issue. Next day they found debris in pan so said Chrysler said to change transmission. Had to leave vehicle in Colorado, got rental to return home. Picked up vehicle 10 days later, driving home, vehicle did same thing again, 3 times. Drove remaining way home slowly, with breaks every 50-75 miles so issue wouldn't keep happening, vehicle is currently at local dealership and they (once again) cannot duplicate issue or find anything wrong. This is obviously an issue, I've seen several complaints about the stalling/shutting down. This is dangerous, as it happens on the interstate and could cause serious injury or death. Fiat/Chrysler does not seem to be concerned about that.

- Liberty, MO, USA

problem #39

Apr 282021

Renegade

  • 100,509 miles
2018 jeel renagade 4WD stalls while driving. Feels like loss of fuel pressure around 60 mph. No speed control while deceleration. When stopped the vehicle requires to shift to park and turn off. Sometimes will automatically try to restart the engine several times. Dangerous because I was driving on a busy highway with no acceleration or deceleration.

- Dover, DE, USA

problem #38

Apr 192021

Renegade

  • miles
The car smells horrible like gas inside when I start it to heat up. Started shaking, engine is making a loud sound that it didn't before. I got the transmission computer updated on March 30, 2021. Now transmission temperature gets to close to 200 degrees and the dealer said there was no need to flush because of the model. And I got the recall computer update on January 30. 2021 also for the oil issue. I'm am so unhappy with this vehicle. All these problems happen after my warranty ran out.

- Englewood, CO, USA

problem #37

Apr 162021

Renegade

  • 106,600 miles
The Jeep sometimes stalls when coming to a stop. It'll say that the car needs to be placed in park, you attempt to start it, the Jeep struggles to start. Eventually it will start. The Jeep also makes a hard jolt sometimes in higher speeds. It has been noticed to do this when the Jeep is accelerating to cruising speed. Sometimes it is noticed when de accelerating.

- Sardinia, OH, USA

problem #36

Jan 112021

Renegade

  • 41,600 miles
Purchased vehicle July 2019. Today I was making a right hand turn and the D light started blinking and the car just shut off. I was on a hwy rd with heavy traffic. It took a couple tries and the car finally started back up. I just found out that the vehicle I have has a motor that has a serious problem with oil issues and Jeep not fixing it, they're just telling the consumer to just keep putting oil in it. This is unacceptable considering how much I pay a month. These motors need to be replaced before someone gets killed. I put my VIN number in and it says no recalls. There needs to be one asap. Now that M scared to drive my vehicle.

- Travelers Rest, SC, USA

problem #35

Oct 302020

Renegade

  • 60,890 miles
A couple of times my Jeep Renegade 2018 stalled when I was driving, said something about low oil pressure when I already did an oil change, also said on the dash that the gear shift wasn't working and slow down and stop, I couldn't imagine if I was on the highway that would've been a bad accident. I safely parked, turned off the vehicle and started back up. Took it last year to the dealership they said that was a safety thing and this year October 30th 2020, I took it to check why it kept saying low oil pressure when the oil is new and I wanted to know if was leaking. They said wasn't leaking, that it was burning oil. That shouldn't be happening that the oil is new and less than a month it says low oil pressure.

- Ephrata, PA, USA

problem #34

Nov 052020

Renegade

  • 76,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that the vehicle was at stand still, when the ignition failed to start. The contact stated battery and electronic throttle control (etc) warning light were illuminated. The contact stated she noticed the vehicle had no oil but there was not leak. The contact stated she added oil and changed the battery. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to local dealer autonation Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram spring located at 21027 I-45, spring, tx 77388, (281) 715-6927 and was being serviced at the moment. The vehicle had not been diagnosed repaired as of yet. Upon investigation the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 18V524000 (electrical system), however the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #33

Nov 042020

Renegade

  • 32,500 miles
Erratic shifts at cruising speed, and constant hard shifts when shifting up thru the gears. Fuid level is good, and no signs of leakage, vehicle currently has 40,143 miles, with hard shifting starting at 32,500 miles.

- Clarksville, TN, USA

problem #32

Aug 012020

Renegade

  • 45,000 miles
The transmission skips gears around 80-90mph. It jerks and the gearbox light comes on. Light only goes on while driving. Check engine light accompanies the transmission light. It does it on the highway.

- Kansas City, KS, USA

problem #31

Apr 202020

Renegade

  • 33,000 miles
A few weeks after I first bought my new car (June 2018) after starting it, the radio would sometimes not come on or the volume control knob would not work. Then recently several months ago (April 2020) the 12V cigarette lighter in my car stopped working (car in park, just started). Turned car off, and then it would not start again. It seemed like all power was lost to the car. No lights would come on inside either. It just wouldn't do anything at all when trying to start it. The 15 fuse was replaced in the dash box, and it then started fine again. That lasted for a couple months. Then a few weeks ago now (8/8/20) my car wouldn't start in the driveway. Again, no power to it, no lights or anything. The same fuse was blown, so it was replaced again. My car still wouldn't start. I jumped it off with jumper cables, it started fine. I was driving for less than 20 minutes (8/12/20), someone motioned me to pull over because they smelled my car battery. Looked under the hood, and my battery was leaking. I then had to drive my car another 5-10 minutes to get it home. Made it home, and the car wouldn't start again. I had the battery replaced with a brand new one (8/17/20), and my car started fine again. As I mentioned, that was 2 weeks ago. Now today (9/2/20), I started my car, drove for about 5 minutes, then it just quit accelerating and wouldn't go over 20mph. I pulled over, the check engine light came on for the first time, turned the car off, and again it now won't start back up at all. The interior lights do still come on, but when I hit 'lock' on my key fob, the headlights and taillights flash weirdly on and off many times in a row. I bought this car brand new and have only had constant electrical and starting problems since the beginning.

- Joshua, TX, USA

problem #30

Jan 012020

Renegade

  • 25,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked, vibrated and stall without warning. The vehicle was taken to atlanta West Chrysler Dodge located at 1251 thornton rd, lithia springs, ga 30122, where the mechanic flashed the PCM and tcm due to the transmission failures however, the failures recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 25,000.

- Bridge City, TX, USA

problem #29

Aug 262020

Renegade

  • 73,000 miles
Car has stalled several times at high speeds on the freeway. Transmission is over heating.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #28

Aug 022020

Renegade

  • 42,000 miles
When driving downhill 55 mph at an approximate altitude of 5500ft on hwy 80 West in Wyoming, my vehicle completely lost all power, engine shutdown and dashboard message said shift to park. Very scary and dangerous situation that I was able to control. I proceeded to park the vehicle on the side of the hwy and shifted to park. I waited for about 15 minutes not knowing what to do. I decided to turn the engine on, which it did, shifted to drive, and drove to the nearest hwy exit. I do not know the exact cause of the issue, but it seems, base on other owners report's that the problem is caused by a failure in the engine fuel pump and/or voltage regulator which it makes sense. Please investigate and recall the issue before someone dies.

- South Pasadena, FL, USA

problem #27

Jul 232020

Renegade

  • miles
Engine consumes oil. There is zero reason for a 2018 model vehicle to consume engine oil. Dealership has talked with me about this at every oil change and tried to explain that this engine is designed to consume oil. Bull crap!!! recall this and fix the problem fca. There are thousands of people with the same problem and complaints.

- Decatur, TN, USA

problem #26

Oct 052019

Renegade

  • 20,000 miles
Driving with my child in the vehicle and the car engine cutoff. Luckily I was not in traffic and was able to get the vehicle stopped. Message in dash was something about needing to shift to park. Placed vehicle in park, engine restarted and sputtered for a moment, then continued as normal. Only happened once. Dealership said it was likely due to low oil level (approximately 2500 miles since oil change).

- Decatur, TN, USA

problem #25

Jun 252020

Renegade 4-cyl

  • 33,420 miles
I bought this car new, this car is currently at 33596miles. Recently had noticed some really hard jerky shifting, so hard it feels like someone had bump into the rear of my car. When I start up the car cold, shift from park to reverse I can hear this harsh grinding, whining noise.

- Alhambra, CA, USA

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