NHTSA Complaint #11032281 — 2015 JEEP RENEGADE

THE RADIATOR FAN HAS GONE OUT FOR THE THIRD TIME AND THE PART IS ON NATIONAL RECALL. THE FAN WAS FIRST REPLACED AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES AFTER FAILING. THE PART FAILED AGAIN AT ABOUT 67,000 MILES. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND, AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THAT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A PART IN THE NEXT SHIPMENT IN ABOUT A WEEK AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN MORE WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR. I FOUND A UNIVERSAL FAN THAT WAS COMPATIBLE AND HAD IT INSTALLED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. YESTERDAY, THE FAN FAILED AGAIN AND WIRING LEADING TO FAN HAS MELTED. PARTS ARE STILL ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE FIRST TIME THE PART FAILED (PREVIOUS REPORT FILED), I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE THIRD TIME, THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND IDLING AND HAD BEEN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES.