NHTSA Complaint #11430772 — 2017 JEEP RENEGADE

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving approximately 60-70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact’s daughter exited the vehicle and pushed the vehicle to the side of the roadway. The contact’s daughter turned off the vehicle and waited approximately 15 minutes to restart the vehicle. The vehicle resumed normal functions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine was consuming oil. The engine oil was replaced however, after 1,500 miles the failure recurred, and the engine was replaced with a new engine. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.