NHTSA Complaint #11015630 — 2015 JEEP RENEGADE

I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP RENEGADE WHEN IT STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD CLANKY NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP SINCE I WAS VERY NEAR ONE AND IMMEDIATELY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID TO TURN CAR OFF BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO OVER HEAT. I WAS TOLD IT IS THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN THAT IS BAD. THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL BE ABLE TO FIXED SINCE THE PART IS SEVERELY BACKORDERED SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH SIMILAR JEEP VEHICLES. I ASKED IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL. I READ MANY COMPLAINTS IN JEEP FORUMS AND BLOGS OF PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM AND CARS ACTUALLY OVERHEATING AND ALMOST CATCHING ON FIRE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. MY CAR IS SITTING AT THE DEALER WITH AN UNKNOWN TIMELINE TO GET FIXED AND COMING OUT OF POCKET FOR A RENTAL. UNACCEPTABLE TO BE PUT IN THIS KIND OF RISK IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. RECALL NEEDS TO BE INITIATED.