NHTSA Complaint #11297710 — 2018 JEEP RENEGADE POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11297710
Vehicle	2018 JEEP RENEGADE
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	January 5, 2020
Date Filed	January 7, 2020
Mileage	7,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

JAN. 5 2020: SERVICE ENGINE APPEARED WHILE DRIVING. I DROVE 2 MILES FROM WORK TO HOME AND MY JEEP WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UP MY ANGLED DRIVEWAY. I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY GOING BACKWARD. I COASTED BACKWARD TO A LEVEL AREA AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THEN WAS ABLE TO CLIMB MY DRIVEWAY AS NORMAL. JEEP WAS NOTIFIED. OBD CODE WAS U0402 (IMPLAUSIBLE DATA RECEIVED FROM TCM) AND (P1DD2 TORQUE REQUEST SIGNAL FROM TCM DENIED). JEEP AND CHRYSTLER STATE THERE ARE NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME.

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