NHTSA Complaint #11034115 — 2016 JEEP RENEGADE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Fire
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11034115 |
| Vehicle | 2016 JEEP RENEGADE |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 5 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | Yes |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NC |
Consumer Description
I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR ABOUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE RADIO LIGHT PANEL INCLUDING THE SERVICE PANEL ON THE VEHICLE THAT TELLS ABOUT THE AIR IN THE TIRES AND ALL THE MAINTENANCE , AS WELL IS STATING THAT IT SEEMS LIKE HE HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT INSIDE THE DASH SOMEWHERE NOW THE FAN ON THE RADIATOR HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HAS LEFT ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE THIS ISSUE STARTED 10 DAYS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE IT ONLY HAD 7000 MILES ON IT THEN AND WAS HAVING NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES CAUSING THE RADIO TO MALFUNCTION AND THE PANELING THAT CONTROLS THE SERVICE AND THE MILEAGE AND THE ODOMETER READING'S AS WELL AS THE TIRE PRESSURE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AS A WHOLE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL AS THE RADIO AND NOW THE FIRE IN THE VAN AND JEEP HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP ME THEY'VE IGNORED ME FOR SIX DAYS OF CONSTANT CONTACT LEFT ME STRANDED AND LEFT MY THREE KIDS AND ICE 🚑🚓 WALKING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE 15 MILES TO GET HOME WITH NO RENTAL CAR NO HELP THEY HAVE COSTLY IGNORE MY PHONE CALLS THE DEALERSHIPS HERE WON'T HELP ME FIX IT BECAUSE HE SAID IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY BUT I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE LONG BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS OUT BUT THEY HAVE IGNORED ME NOR MY COMPLAINTS AND TRY TO ACT LIKE IT'S NOT A PROBLEMWE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT SEEMED AS IF AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING IN A MOTION FOR ABOUT 5 TO 7 MINUTES THE PROBLEMS WOULD START UP AND IT WOULD LAST THE WHOLE TIME I WAS DRIVING IT
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