2016 JEEP RENEGADE Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE, COOLANT HOT, AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. AFTER THIRTY MINUTES OF ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, A TOW TRUCK COMPANY WAS CONTACTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED; HOWEVER, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS ABLE TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY WHILE IN DRIVE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AND HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING. FURTHERMORE, SOME ELECTRICAL FAILURES WERE EXPERIENCED, INCLUDING ALL THE WINDOWS REMAINED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE POWER TRAIN FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000(POWER TRAIN), WHICH ONLY PERTAINED TO THE 2014 AND 2015 MODELS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS SERVICED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE VARIOUS FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,243.

NAVIGATION ISSUES. NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS IMPROPERLY CALIBRATED.

ODOMETER BLINKING/FLASHING

THE CAR STOPS AND TURNS OFF WHILE IN MOTION. CAR LIGHTS TURN ON BUT ENGINE WILL NOT TURN ON. HAD BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. THE CAR WON'T TURN OFF EVEN AFTER PUSHING THE BUTTON AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF . KEY FOB IS DETECTED WHEN NOT NEAR AND NOT DETECTED WHEN INSIDE CAR. HAVE GONE TO THE EXTENTS OF UNPLUGGING BATTERY TO RESET COMPUTER AFTER HOURS IT WILL THEN TURN ON AND WORK FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK. WITH LIGHT ISSUES IN BETWEEN. IT'S BECOME A HAZZARD SINCE THE CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT TURN ON EVEN WITH A JUMP START FROM A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WILL BECOME DEAD 100 PERCENT. ONLY LIGHTS TURN IN AT TIMES UNTIL BATTERY GETS DRAINED OUT. THEN NOTHING WORKS.

DASHBOARD REPORTS PARKING LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THEY WORK FINE. THIS APPEARS IDENTICAL TO RECALL 17V485000 WHICH WAS FOR 2017 JEEP RENEGADES.

MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN STARTING VEHICLE WHILE NO PROBLEMS EXIST. WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON AT ALL TIMES. CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL NUMBER "T50" ON JEEP RENEGADE 2017 MODELS.

CAR LOOSES POWER STEERING AND POWER AND DOES NOT SHUT OFF AND AIR BAGS ARE NOT ON WHILE DRIVING

DASH DISPLAY STATES MULTIPLE LEFT SIDE LIGHTS ARE OUT WHEN NO LIGHTS ARE OUT AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY WINTER SINCE 2016. WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF THINGS SEEM TO BE FINE ON THE DASH. WHEN I TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF SHOWS BAD LIGHT IN 3 PLACES. LIGHTS ARE NOT OUT. DASH ALSO FLICKERS. I'M WEATHER UNDER 40 SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR COMES ON, AND ENGINE WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. FEELS LIKE HALF OF CYLINDERS ARE FIRING. CHRYSLER KNOWS IT'S A FAULTY THERMOSTAT. LEFT ME STRANDED 2 WINTERS STRAIGHT. THERMOSTAT OPERATES NORMALLY DURING SPRING/SUMMER. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THE TECHNICIANS AT DAVID STANLEY DODGE IN MIDWEST CITY, OK SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BOTH ISSUES. REFUSED TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WILL COST NEARLY $1000 TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX. I PUT TODAY'S DATE IN, BUT IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. WITH THE THERMOSTAT...

EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THE JEEP IT'S HAD PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS INCLUDED SHUTTERING, ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONING, AND DOOR LOCKS FAILING. EVEN PROBLEMS WITH THE SUN ROOF. EACH TIME WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE JEEP WAS RETURNED WITH 'NO PROBLEM FOUND'. JUST RECENTLY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK THE JEEP TO GET SERVICED. THE MECHANIC TOLD US ABOUT AN ISSUE OR RECALL THAT'S BEEN OCCURRING TO OUR MODEL JEEP.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHILE DRIVING; VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER KEY IS REMOVED BODY CONTROLS MODULE

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR LOST POWER, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME OFF, LOST POWER STEERING, CAR SHUT DOWN. WOULDN'T START. CHECKED OIL, CALLED TOW TRUCK. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR BACK TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD WHILE MY HUSBAND BACKED IT UP TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. TOW TRUCK GOT THERE, PUT CAN IN NEUTRAL, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF, CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF EMERGENCY BRAKE, PUSHED IT 20 OR SO TIMES, EMERGENCY BRAKE FINALLY TURNED OFF SO WE COULD BACK UP THE CAR SO THE TOW TRUCK COULD GET IT FRONT OF IT TO TOW. CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND IT IS DANGEROUSLY UNSAFE. THE CAR WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP ALREADY THIS SUMMER FOR WEEKS FOR ELECTRICAL LIGHTS GOING OFF AND THE CAR CONTINUING TO RUN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE...

ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS REPLACE, PAID $100 DEUCTIBLE ON LIFETIME WARRANTY, WAS RECALLED LATER AND FCA DENIED REFUND OF $100 EVEN AFTER DEALER PROCESSED REFUND.

THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE FIRST YEAR I HAD IT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES BECAUSE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON. THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. LAST MONTH I STARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS RUNNING LIKE IT HAD 150, 000 MILES ON IT (IT ONLY HAS 42,000) AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD ON THE PHONE THE THE O2 SENSOR WAS BAD AND I NEEDED A TUNEUP... BUT WHEN I REFUSED TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP $700 FOR THE WORK THE STORY CHANGED WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR. THEY THEN TOLD ME THEY BROKE THE O2 SENSOR WHEN REPLACING A FAN THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED. WHILE DRIVING O THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. ONCE I GOT HOME A TURN...

I AM CONCERNED THAT KEY FOB TO OUR 2016 RENEGADE DOES NOT WORK WELL AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT STILL HAVE PROBLEMS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DOORS. I WORRY WHEN THE KEY FOB TAKES A LONG TIME TO OPEN THE DOORS I HAVE TO HOVER KEY FOB OVER DOOR HANDLE TO SEE IF IT READS IT, THIS HAPPENS WHEN I PICK UP THE KIDS FROM SCHOOL, OR RUNNING TO THEIR GAME'S AND PRACTICES, AND IT HAPPENS ON RAINY DAYS TOO. I CAN'T GET IN MY CAR AND I WORRY FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY KIDS BECAUSE WE'RE STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WAITING TO SEE IF DOORS WILL UNLOCK. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT WE CANNOT GET INTO OUR CAR. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH KEY FOBS. I NEED THIS ISSUED RESOLVED.

FOR THE LAST YEAR ON AND OFF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE( SERVICE AIR BAGS, PARKING BRAKE, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CABLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, POWER STEERING LIGHT), ETC. LAST WEEK WE WERE DRIVING WITH THE KIDS, WENT TO PARK, GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, STARTED IT AND ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF. MY HUSBAND TURNED THE KEY TO OFF, PULLED IT OUT, AND THE CAR KEPT RUNNING. WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER ONLY TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE SEATBELT. WE GOT THE CAR BACK AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. WE WERE DRIVING, ALL THE LIGHTS KEPT GOING OFF, INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WHICH TURNS OFF THE POWER STEERING SO WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION ONLY TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, PULLED THE KEY OUT AND THE CAR KEPT RUNNING. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND BROUGHT IT BACK IN TO BE SERVICED. THE CAR IS DANGEROUSLY...

A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLICKER, THEY GET REALLY BRIGHT AND THEN THEY DIM DOWN, THE ACCELERATION DOES NOT WORK IF I SLOWDOWN TO 5 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS, IT STALLS UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY EMERGENCY BREAK, SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG MAINTENANCE LIGHTS GO OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR, THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION ISSUE, AND THEY ARE NOT SEEING ERROR CODES FOR THE AIRBAGS, SEAT BELT AND EMERGENCY BREAK BUT THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES WITH NO PERMANENT SOLUTION.

ELECTRIC FAN ASSEMBLY FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. BURNED UP THE ELECTRIC FAN, SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE BAY. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET.

CAR HIT 40000 MILES AND RADIATOR FAN STARTED MAKING SQUEALING NOISE AND NOW DOSEN'T CUT ON AT ALL. JEEP HAS ALMOST OVERHEATED BECAUSE OF THIS

FAN RATTLES VEHICLE OVERHEATS AC NOT WORKING NOTICE ALL THIS WHEN CAME TO A STOP AND WAS IDLING.

ON THE SCREEN EVERYDAY AS YOU DRIVE THE CAR ON LOCAL STREETS OR INTERSTATE IT SHOW A WARNING THAT SAYS SYSTEM REQUIRES SERVICE. VEHICLE REQUIRES SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALER. WHEN THIS POPS UP THE MILAGE STARTS BLINKING AND THE EMERGENCY 911 AND ASSISTANCE BUTTON LIGHTS UP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY WRONG WITH IT. IT STARTED BACK IN LATE OCTOBER AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

FIRST AT 25000 MILES ENGINE COOLING FAN WENT OUT AND RATTLED SO LOUD AND OVERHEATED HAD TO BE TOWED. TOOK DEALERSHIP A WEEK JUST TO GET THE PARTS. NOW AT 34000 MILES ENGINE DIED AND VEHICLE STOPPED ON HIGHWAY ON RAMP ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT. NO ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I DROVE IT AND WOULD NOT DRIVE OVER 10 MPH WHILE MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE THAN ENGINE DIES IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ALMOST ANOTHER ACCIDENT. FINALLY GOT RESTARTED AND QUIT AGAIN NOW EVERY LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. POPPED THE HOOD AND ABSOLUTELY NO OIL IN ENGINE! WAS JUST AT DEALERSHIP THE WEEK BEFORE AND THEY DID THEIR MULTIPOINT INSPECTION AND MARKED OIL AS FULL? SO IN A WEEK IT LOST 5 QUARTS OF OIL? WAS TOWED AGAIN AND SAT AT DEALERSHIP FOR TWO WEEKS AS THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT ENGINE KNOCKING SOUND! THAN THEY CALL AND...

RADIATOR FAN MAKING RATTLE NOISE. IT HAS 36011 MILES.

INTERMITTENT CHECK PARKING BREAK, CHECK AIR BAG WARNING KEEPS COMING ON. ALSO WILL NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN DRIVER SEAT BELT IS ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE THREE WARNINGS WILL STAY ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTIONS.

WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHILE WARMING UP. GRINDING NOISE STARTED. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND CHECKED THE HOOD. COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING SO I CARRIED ON. LATER IN TRAFFIC, GRINDING NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT STARTS. TEMPERATURE SHOOTS INTO RED, AND I START SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FOUND IT WAS THE COOLING FAN. DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE CAME TO FIND OUT THIS A PROBLEM WITH TONS OF OTHER PEOPLE. I FEEL THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. FAILURE CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND COULD RESULT IN A BLOWN MOTOR AND/OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BEFORE ANYTHING MAJOR HAPPEND. THESE FANS SHOULD BE LIVING A 100,000 MILE LIFE. BUT IT'S HAPPENING AT 30,000-70,000 MILES. JEEP WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AS THEY...

MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IN THE DRIVER SEAT ELECTRICAL WIRING. THE DRIVER SEAT POWER SWITCHES CONTROLLING THE SEAT MOVEMENT HAVE BECOME NON-OPERATIONAL. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND PRESENT A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE IS THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD BE LOCK INTO A POSITION LOCKING THE DRIVER IN THE SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION WOULD PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT A SPEEDY EVACUATION IS NECESSARY.

I AM REPORTING A POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS DEVELOPED OVER RECENT MONTHS WITH MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK 4X4. THE VEHICLE HAS A RECURRING MALFUNCTION WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ELECTRICAL WIRING ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE SEATBELT IS PROPERLY SECURED AND THERE IS NORMAL BODY MOVEMENT IN THE DRIVER SEAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS EITHER IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THE PROBLEM SO FAR AFFECTS SEVERAL OF THE ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEMS CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SEAT. THIS MALFUNCTION HAS CAUSED TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT DISABLING OF THE DRIVER SEAT POWER CONTROLS, AIRBAG SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND SEATBELT WARNING SYSTEM.

COOLING FAN MOTOR FAILING WITH 38,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHEN THE FAN COMES ON IT BEGINS TO WOBBLE AND MAKE CLICKING NOISES. THIS RENEGADE IS A 2016. THIS PART SHOULD NOT BE FAILING.

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION THE BRAKE, AIRBAG AND SEATBELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A CHIME. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT BATTERY WAS FAULTY AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 8 DAYS AFTER WE GOT THE CAR BACK THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON STARTING THE CAR BEFORE PUTTING THE CAR IN MOTION. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT ISSUE WAS THE BATTERY. AND THAT IT WAS OUR FAULT THAT WE DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR ENOUGH EVEN THOUGH WE HAD DRIVEN THE CAR 3 TIMES IN THAT 8 DAYS.

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES AFTER STARTING CAR. DRIVING 30+ MPH DOWN A CITY STREET, CAR STOPPED MOVING AND SHUT OFF. GEAR SHIFT SHOWED CAR WAS IN DRIVE, RADIO WAS ON BUT DASHBOARD SAID PRESS BREAK PEDAL AND PUSH BUTTON TO START. TURNED CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND ENGINE TRIED TO TURNOVER BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MINUTES, CAR STARTED AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES UNDER ALL SIMILAR CONDITIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT TOOK 4 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART BEFORE CAR WOULD TURN ON. TWO DAYS LATER SAME HAPPENED TWICE IN A ROW SPANNING 4 MINUTES APART FROM EACH OTHER. ALL UNDER SAME CONDITIONS. 30+ MPH MOVING STRAIGHT ON CITY STREET. *DT*JB

MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IN THE DRIVER SEAT ELECTRICAL WIRING. THE DRIVER SEAT POWER SWITCHES CONTROLLING THE SEAT MOVEMENT HAVE BECOME NON-OPERATIONAL. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND PRESENT A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE IS THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD BE LOCK INTO A POSITION LOCKING THE DRIVER IN THE SEAT OF THE VEHICLE.

VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS WILL COME ON, ESPECIALLY AT COLDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. HIGH COOLANT TEMP WARNING WHEN IT'S BELOW ZERO. CHECK THE PARKING BRAKE AFTER I'VE STARTING DRIVING, ETC. NAV 6.5 CANNOT SEEM TO STAY CONNECTED TO SATELLITE RADIO AND CONSTANTLY HAS TO RE-LOAD (DURING THIS TIME, NO SOUND WILL BROADCAST FROM RADIO). ALSO, TAKES UP TO 5 MINUTES MINUTES FOR THE NAV 6.5 TO LOAD - SO OFTEN I HAVE TO GO WITHOUT THE BACKUP CAMERA. ALSO, WHEN GETTING IN CAR AND ON A PHONE CALL, THE CALL WILL NOT TRANSFER TO THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. IT'S SO SLOW THAT I AM MISSING THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING THE CALL THE SOUND FROM THE CALL IS COMPLETELY CUT OFF ON THE PHONE AND HASN'T YET COME THROUGH TO THE CAR'S SPEAKERS. I AM PUTTING TODAY'S DATE ON THE FORM, BUT THESE THINGS HAPPEN EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I...

WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET AND POWER STEERING / TRACTION CONTROL RANDOMLY CUT OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE POWER WILL CUT THE ENGINE SOMETIMES AND OTHER TIMES THE CAR JUST DRIFTS AND I CANNOT CONTROL IT. I HAVE ALMOST SERIOUSLY WRECKED BECAUSE OF IT TWICE. *DT*JB

MILEAGE BEGAN FLASHING. CALLED DEALERSHIP, UNKNOWN. RANDOM LIGHTS ILLUMINATING ON DASH THAT LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE "OUT" BUT THEY WERE WORKING PROPERLY. SHUT OFF VEHICLE, RESTART AND DASH WARNING LIGHTS WERE GONE. AT 36000 MILES MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR LIGHT COMPONENT NOT WORKING. THIS INCLUDES TAIL LIGHT, BACK UP LIGHT, BREAK LIGHT. UNASSEMBLED CONNECTOR AND NOTICED THE MIDDLE PORT APPEARED MELTED AND BLACK SOOT NOTED AROUND THE PIN ON THE LIGHT THAT THE PIGTAIL CONNECTED TO. CALLED DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN, THEY STATE I HAVE TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE ($120) THEN PAY FOR LABOR AND COST TO FIX WHAT THEY FIND. DEALERSHIP STATES VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE MANY ELECTRICAL FAILURES. ALSO I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE STALLING OF MY VEHICLE TWICE WHEN TURNING LEFT AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE. MY EMERGENCY HORN WENT OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY. MY SUNROOF WAS CLOSING EXTREMELY SLOW (AS...

MY RADIATOR FAN WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES THEREFORE OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD NOTICED A FEW TIMES THAT I WOULD HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAW NO ISSUES. FAST FORWARD 4 MONTHS AND I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND MY CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND THAT I SHOULD SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO HOPEFULLY GET A RECALL ON THIS AS I PAID A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX IT .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE PARKING BRAKE, AIR BAG, AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CHIMING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

SLUGGISH ACCELERATION LOSES POWER BRIEFLY WHEN SPEED IS REDUCED AND TRYING TO INCREASE AGAIN. LOSES POWER WHEN TURNING FROM STOP SIGN TO STREET. LOSEE POWER FROM EXITING LOT TO MAIN HIGHWAY. HAS BEEN HAPPENIG OFF AND ON SINCE NEW PURCHASE 2016 DEALERSHIP NO HELP. LAST TIME HAPPENED 8-23-18 TURNED FROM STOP SIGN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE RIGHT AWAY. WAS SECONDS IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. DASH LIGHTS GO OFF GO OFF WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN STARTING. I HAVE TO TURN OFF VEHICLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. LAST TIME ON HIGHWAY 8-22-18 50 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. DOESNT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. MY JEEP.WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2016 AND HAS 17,500 MILES. I AM AFRAID TO TRAVEL TOO FAR WITH IT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WITH ME I LIVE IN COUNTRY AND NEED TO TRAVEL 20 TO 50 MILES TO DOCTORS.

ELECTRIC COOLING FAN MOTOR FAILS AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT.

SINCE PURCHASE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RANDOMLY GIVES ALL WARNING LIGHTS AND WILL NOT LET ME SHUT OFF VEHICLE WITHOUT UNHOOKING BATTERY AND HOOKING BACK UP. HAVE HAD IT IN SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SAME THING, NEITHER JEEP PLACE I HAVE TOOK IT TO CAN FIGURE IT OUT AND TELL ME MY ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE TOWED IN NEXT TIME IT DOES IT AND LEAVING ON AND "PRAYING THEIR SERVICE DEPT IS OPEN WHEN IT HAPPENS" PER RICE JEEP DODGE ON ALCOA HWY, LENOIR CITY CHRYSLER DODGE WHERE PURCHASED TOLD ME TO GET LAWYER SO I REFUSE TO TAKE BACK THERE. RICE DODGE HAS BEEN MUCH MORE HELPFUL AND UNDERSTANDING AND NOT THREATENING ME. HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FRANK AT JEEP CORPORATE AND HAVE MULTIPLE OPEN CASES

DRIVING ON VACATION ALL THE SUDDEN MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE STARTS TO OVERHEAT AND MAKING LOUD NOISES WHICH APPEAR TO BE COMING FROM THE FAN. IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER. CLEARLY THE FAN IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE A COOLING FAN SHOULDN'T FAIL LESS THAN 60000 MILES. JEEP DEALER IS CHARGING A LITTLE OVER $700.00 TO FIX IT WHICH INVOLVES REPLACING THE FAN ASSEMBLY ALONG WITH A SENSOR. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A LARGE PROBLEM AND STILL CONTINUING.

CAR HAD 25000 MILES. GOT STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND STARTED OVER HEATING. FAN WAS RATTLING AND FOUND TO BE BAD. WE HAVE REPLACED THE FAN 3 TIMES SINCE THEN AT $400 A POP. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR A FIX IMPLEMENTED SOON. CAN'T AFFORD MONTHLY PAYMENTS X2 DUE TO REPLACING FAN EVERY MONTH.

VEHICLE STARTS ENGINE. HOWEVER ALL EMERGENCY AND WARNINGS LIGHTS GO ON. BRAKES AND STEERING LOCK. CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL BATTERY IS UNPLUGED. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY AND RANDOMLY.

AT 38,000 MILES MY COOLING FAN CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER. MY SEATBELT SENSOR AND OTHER SENSOR LIGHTS ARE LIGHTING UP RANDOMLY SO I'M NOT SURE IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY OR IF THE SENSORS ARE JUST FAULTY. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. ALL OF THIS WHILE DRIVING ALTHOUGH THE SENSORS ARE WHILE STATIONARY TOO.

SUV HAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING OUT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS THAT REQUIRE FAST ACCELERATION. THE CAR ALSO HAS RANDOM ELECTRONIC MESSAGES THAT FLASH ON THE DASH AND THE BLIND SPOT SYSTEM GOES OFF AT VARIOUS UNNECESSARY TIMES. THE ACCELERATION ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE!!! THIS COULD POSE TO BE A SERIOUS ISSUE IF TRAFFIC IS HEAVY AND WE ARE TRYING TO MERGE INTO LANES OR PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC LANES!!!! HAPPENS WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A DEAD STOP, CAR STARTS IN MOTION AND THEN JUST LOOSES MOMENTUM AND SLOWLY ROLLS FORWARD AND AFTER SECONDS PASS IT WILL START TO REACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 TO 10 TIMES OVER THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. THE LAST TIME BEING YESTERDAY NOV 20TH 2017

MULTIPLE ISSUES SINCE I PURCHASED NEW. DEALER CONFIRMED COMPUTER SENDING CODES TO TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. AT TIMES, YOU COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR EXTREMELY LOW GAS MILEAGE. ON AN INTERSTATE GOING UP AND DOWN MOUNTAINS WITH 18-WHEELERS, THIS IS TERRIFYING. ALL LIGHTS SHUTTING OFF RANDOMLY INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, BRAKES, BLINKERS, DASH, ETC WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE WORST ISSUE IS I HAVE HAD IS THE DOORS LOCKING MY CHILD IN. I PUT HIM IN THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL, WHEN I WENT AROUND TO GET IN, ALL THE DOORS HAD LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE POLICE BUSTED A WINDOW TO GET HIM OUT. AFTER CONFIRMED HE WAS OK, I WENT OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DASH WAS BLINKING A MESSAGE AND THE LOCKS WERE STILL ACTING UP. AFTER CRANKING, EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL. *BF UPDATED 9/12/18*JB

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...

WHILE DRIVING MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK ON A CITY STREET IT BEGAN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN. I BEGAN ENGAGING THE BRAKES TO TRY TO SLOW THE VEHICLE INITIALLY AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO THE POINT OF REDLINE. I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BUT THE COMMAND CENTER KEPT OVERRIDING MY INPUT; I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO JAM THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BY SLAMMING THE PALM OF MY HAND INTO THE SHIFTER DRIVING FORCING THE NEUTRAL SHIFT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULD OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CAR CONTINUED RUNNING AT REDLINE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO STOMP ON THE ACCELERATOR HOPING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO DISENGAGE. DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS YOU CANNOT TURN THE CAR OFF WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RUNNING AT SUCH HIGH RPMS. AFTER ROUGHLY 10 ATTEMPTS AT STOMPING ON THE ACCELERATOR HOPING TO...

SOFTWARE ISSUE IN THAT INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AT AT TIME. POSSIBLY GIVING YOU FALSE WARNING OF WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH VEHICLE. HAPPENS WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON AND STAYS ON FOR LONG TIME. IT HAPPENED FIVE TIMES OVER PAST YEAR; DEALERSHIP SAW IT HAPPEN ONCE BUT DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO CAME WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. SOUNDS SAME AS 2017 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL 17V4485000.

ELECTRICAL. SERVICE 4X4 REOCCURING. DEALER CAN'T FIGURE OUT. 4X4 NOT WORKING WHEN LIGHT IS ON. WHOLE DASH BOARD LIT UP TODAY AND PROMPTED 4X4 SERVICE THEN JUST WENT TO SERVICE 4X4( AS IN PICTURE BELOW)RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF WITH SEEMINGLY NO RHYME OR REASON. WAS IN DEALER 8 DAYS LAST WEEK. GOT BACK COUPLE DAYS AGO, GOING INTO DEALER NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIGURE OUT, AGAIN. PROB LOSE JEEP FOR COUPLE MORE DAYS. JEEP SEES MORE OF DEALER THAN MY OWN GARAGE. THEY HAVE GIVEN RENTAL EACH TIME WHICH I APPLAUD SINCE IS UNDER WARRANTY AND LESS THAN 1 YR OLD BUT I HAVE A DOG AND OBLIGATIONS SO MAKES VERY INCONVENIENT.

2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK LOSS OF POWER ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, TURNING/MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FORM A SLOWED/STOPPED POSITION, VEHICLE STOPPING UP HILL. 13,200 MILES THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT ON, ENGINE POWERED DOWN TWICE WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP & TURNING LEFT W/ SLIGHT INCLINE, ONCE GOING STRAIGHT ACROSS A 2-LANE HWY, & ENGINE POWERING DOWN WHEN MERGING. DEALERSHIP SAID DUE TO AN UPDATE NEEDED. TWO WKS AFTER THE UPDATE, ENGINE POWERS DOWN MAKING A RIGHT TURN FORM A STOP SIGN. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T REPLICATE & TOLD TO DRIVE CAREFUL. A FEW WKS LATER, I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. I MADE A LEFT-HAND TURN W/ AN INCLINE. AS I STARTED ACCELERATING, THE RENEGADE SUDDENLY LOST SPEED & CEASED TO MOVE AS I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PETAL. THOSE FEW SECONDS OF PULLING OUT W/ ONCOMING TRAFFIC COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO A WRECK WHEN YOU LOSE POWER IN THE...