2018 JEEP RENEGADE Engine Problems

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#11246356 |
ONE MONTH AGO MY CAR STALLED AS I ACCELERATED TO NO ONE INTO TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND I WAS DIRECTED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PUT ON THE BRAKE AND RESTART. ON 8/25/19 THE CAR STALLED AS I WAITED FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE.
#11243773 |
MY 2018 JEEP RENEGADE ENGINE DIES SPONTANEOUSLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. IT STARTS BACK UP RIGHT AWAY BUT WHEN PLACED IN GEAR IT DIES. THE DEALERSHIP WILL LOOK AT IT FOR A 4TH TIME TOMORROW MORNING 08/14/2019 AT 9AM. SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THERE IS A RECALL LIST FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBER JEEP RENEGADE MODELS BUT MY VIN ISN'T ON THE LIST. ENGINE SHOULDN'T DIE OR STALL ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. FIRST TIME IT DIES WAS 5,031 MILES, THEN 13,541 MILES, THEN 19063 MILES.
#11242901 |
TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING HOME AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OUT SO WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE OIL IT WAS EMPTY NO OIL ON DIPSTICK THEN CHECKED AGAIN THEN IT SHOWED FULL OF OIL DID THIS 3 TIMES DOESNT LEAK AND DOESN'T SMELL LIKE ITS BURNING OR LOSING POWER
#11241058 |
JEEP RENEGADE 2018, AT 12 THOUSAND PLUS MILES, JUST STARTED USING OIL. I BROUGHT THIS JEEP BRAND NEW, TOOK IT IN FOR THE REGULAR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES, THEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON THE JEEP JUST SHUT OFF. I WAITED A SECOND OR SO AND IT STARTED BACK UP. I WENT BACK HOME MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS EMPTY. WE ADD A 4 PLUS QUARTS OF THE CORRECT OIL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, FOR AN APPOINTMENT. IT TOOK 4 PLUS DAYS TO GET AN APPOINTMENT. BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE CHECK THE OIL AND AGAIN IT BARELY GOT ANY IN IT. WE ADD JUST ENOUGH TO GET TO THE APPOINTMENT. NOW THEY SAY I HAVE TO DRIVE IT 1000 MILES FOR A COMPRESSION TEST. THEY KNOW IT'S THE MOTOR!. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO BE PUT...
#11234845 |
I PURCHASED A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE AT THE END OF JULY 2018, IT HAD WORKED WELL UNTIL THE END OF JUNE 2019. I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO COLORADO AND I WAS ON THE ROAD FOR A WEEK WITH NO ISSUES, BUT ON JUNE 28TH AS I WAS DRIVING ON I-70 THROUGH KANSAS AT ABOUT 80 MPH WHEN MY ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL OUT. AT FIRST IT WAS DROPPING ABOUT 10 - 15 MPH, BUT THEN IT WAS QUICKLY DROPPING 30 - 40 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT INTO THE RIGHT MOST LANE, BUT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD WHILE MY ENGINE STALLED OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD TO RESTART MY CAR A FEW TIMES, BUT AFTER A FEW RESTARTS THE NOTIFICATIONS DISAPPEARED. EVERY TIME THE ENGINE STALLED OUT, I WOULD LOSE THE USE OF MY GAS AND...
#11233907 |
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MARCH, WENT TO HAVE FIRST OIL CHANGE DONE AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE DEALERSHIP HAD ME COME IN EVERY 1000 MILES AND AFTER THE 3RD TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE PROBLEM WASN'T GETTING BETTER AND THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. SO AT 3000 MILES I HAD TO GET MY ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE DAY I PICKED MY VEHICLE UP FROM THE SERVICE SHOP WHILE DRIVING DOING 40 MPH THE CAR SEIZED UP ON ME AND I HAD TO MAKE MY WAY TO SAFETY AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. I INFORMED MY CASE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP. MONTH LATER ON MY WAY HOME WITH THE KIDS IN THE JEEP DOING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SEIZED UP AGAIN AND I HAD TO PULL OFF TO SAFETY AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE JEEP IN...
#11233112 |
I PURCHASED AND HAVE DRIVEN A NEW 2018 JEEP RENEGADE 2.4 AUTO SINCE DECEMBER 2018. I WAS DRIVING THE OTHER DAY AND TURNED INTO TRAFFIC WHEN UNEXPECTEDLY THE LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VEHICLE AND IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN! TOTAL POWER LOSS. I WAS ALMOST DEMOLISHED BY A FULLY LOADED LOG TRUCK. I PARKED THE CAR AND CHECKED THE OIL PER THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS OVER 2 QTS. LOW IN 5,000 MILES OF DRIVING. I HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE JEEP DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANY REPAIR DOCUMENTS AFTER INSPECTION. THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN BUT FCA IS DOING NOTHING TO REMEDY IT AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANY FURTHER EVALUATION INTO THE PROBLEM.THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME IN ANY WAY BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NOR IS IT MENTIONED OR INCLUDED AT ALL IN...
#11228461 |
ENINGE BETWEEN 2 OIL CHANGES HAS USED 9 QUARTS OF OIL, HAS A HIGH CONSUMPTION OF OIL. HAS 9300 MILES, THIS SECOND TIME I'VE NOTICED THE ENGINE COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL WAS 4000 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE.
#11223125 |
VEHICLE STALLED ON A HILL WITHOUT WARNING. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT HAD 1 QUART OF OIL AT 979 MILES. AT 700 MILES WHEN CHECKED IT WAS IN NORMAL RANGE
#11222662 |
I HAD PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2018 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK AND BEFORE IT HAD EVEN REACHED THE APPROPRIATE MILEAGE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR ITS FIRST STANDARD SERVICE, I HAD DISCOVERED THE ENGINE WAS BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE VECHILE HAS STALLED ON ME BEFORE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND WHILST DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAYS. I HAVE MADE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE ISSUE CORRECTED (OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, REPLACING THE PCV VALVE) AND YET THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS. JEEP STAFF MEMBERS THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP ALONG WITH MEMBERS FROM JEEP HEADQUARTERS KEEP ATTEMPTING TO INFORM ME "IT'S NORMAL, JUST KEEP PUTTING OIL IN IT.." I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS RESPONSE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. IT IS NOT ONLY HAZARDOUS TO MYSELF AS THE DRIVER, BUT ALSO THE PUBLIC WHEN THE CAR DOES STALL.
#11219932 |
BOUGHT MY JEEP BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2018. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH, THE USB PORT THAT CONNECTS TO CAR PLAY WOULD CONNECT THEN DISCONNECT WHEN IT RAINED. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE ISSUE UNLESS I BROUGHT IT IS WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AND SHOWED THEM. WHICH I COULDN'T BECAUSE THEY WERE ALWAYS CLOSED WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. WITHIN THAT SAME MONTH, WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE. EVERY SO OFTEN, THE SATELLITE RADIO WILL CUT OUT AND SAY "ACQUIRING SIGNAL". CAR HAS ALSO STALLED OUT ON ME 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. TWICE BEFOREHAND, WHEN I MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN, THE OIL LIGHT WOULD POP ON FOR LITERALLY 2 SECONDS AND GO OFF. CAR WOULD STALL OUT AND WHEN I CHECKED THE DIP STICK, IT SHOWED I HAD BARELY ANY OIL. MANUAL SAYS EVERY...
#11210730 |
FIRST, SPEAKER KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT THEN 12V PORT WAS DEAD. SCREEN SHOT OFF A FEW TIMES. HANDS FREE ACCESS STOPPED WORKING A FEW TIMES. NOW FOR THE 3RD TIME (3 DIFFERENT STALL OUTS), THE CAR IS SHUTTING OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS LAST TIME, IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN ANOTHER SHIFT OTHER THAN DRIVE AND WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK IT RAN ROUGH THEN JUST DIED. CAME BACK ON LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING.
#11210750 |
MY WIFE HAS HAD HER RENEGADE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW. WE PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER WE GOT IT SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN TOWN AND IT STARTED SPUTTERING AND SHUT OFF UNDER A RED LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND ABOUT GOT HIT. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES IT FINALLY STARTED BACK AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. ONCE OFF THE ROAD SHE LET IT SIT AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME BUT IT CUT OFF AGAIN. WE LEFT IT OVER NIGHT AT THE SHERIFF'S DEPT AND GOT IT THE NEXT DAY AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND THEY KEPT IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SO AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS IT STARTED MESSING UP AGAIN. SO YET...
#11210082 |
I CAN BE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE WILL JUST CUT OUT. WILL START AGAIN BUT STOPS EVERY FEW MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED ALSO WHEN I PURCHASED IT IN OCTOBER 2018. THE DEALERSHIP HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT FINALLY JUST STOPPED STALLING ON IT'S OWN BUT NOW IT HAS RETURNED!
#11209569 |
SPUTTERING OR HESITATION WHEN DRIVING.
#11208959 |
CAR ONLY HAS 4000 MILES ( STILL LIKE NEW). ONCE INCIDENT I HAD WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN I SLOWED DOWN THEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULDNT GO . I HAD TO PULL OVER AND COMPLETELY TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK. IVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT DEALER AND SERVICE DEPT, BUT NO CALL BACKS.
#11208019 |
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, ANOTHER TIME IT DIDN'T START AFTER A FEW TRIES VEHICLE STARTED. STALLED A SECOND AND THIRD TIME BUT I NOTICED THE OIL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON FOR A TENTH OF A SECOND THEN WENT OUT. RETURNED HOME AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL. (VEHICLE WAS JUST IN FOR A 1000 MILE COURTESY CHECK BY THE DEALER VEHICLE HAD 2660 MILES ON ODOMETER) SERVICE MANAGER SAID EVERYTHING IS OK AND WE LEFT. ODOMETER HAS 2975 MILES WHEN THIS SHUTTING OFF OCCURRED. WHEN DIP STICK WAS READ IT WAS READING THE VERY TIP OF THE STICK. I ADDED 3 QTS. OF MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDED OIL AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO READ THE CODES AND ASK WHY I WAS OUT OF OIL WITH NO OIL INDICATOR LIGHT ON. SAFETY CONCERN IS THIS ENGINE PER THE SERVICE MANAGER IS PROGRAMMED TO SHUT OFF IN THE EVENT...
#11205948 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT CALLED TRI-COUNTY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 1290 HEBRON RD, HEATH, OH 43056, (740) 522-3153) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT OIL AND AN APPOINTMENT NEEDED TO BE SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 88513705. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
#11205915 |
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. AT APPROXIMATELY 2,500 MILES THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. IT SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND TWICE WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT SHUT OFF, IT DIDN'T HAVE THE PICKUP IT HAD BEFORE AND SEEMED TO SPUTTER. I TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT I WAS OUT OF OIL. THEY TOPPED IT OFF AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. AT 5,500 MILES MY CAR SHUT OFF ON ME AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS VERY SCARY. IT OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT A LARGE INTERSECTION. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET HIT. LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND CAR TOOK TIME TO RESTART. AGAIN, THE CAR SPUTTERED AFTER THAT AND TURNED OFF A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET BACK...
#11204954 |
MY STALLED 3 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS. TWICE I WAS SLOWING TO TAKE A TURN-THIS HAPPENED A WEEK APART IN THE SAME EXACT TURN. TWICE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH. THIS HAPPENED ON 4-21-19, 4-27-19 AND 4-30-19. I HAVE APPROX 5200 MILES. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS, THAT I PROBABLY DO NOT NEED AN OIL CHANGE (SHE CHECKED ON THIS INFORMATION). WHEN THE LIGHT GOES ON OR 7-8,000 MILES I SHOULD SCHEDULE ONE. NO DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON. EACH TIME I AM ABLE TO GUIDE MY CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. I SHUT OFF RADIO, WIPERS AND ALL ELECTRICAL AND AFTER I HIT TO RESTART IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS REALLY TRYING, BUT IT EVENTUALLY DOES START. I STALLED THIS MORNING (5-1-19) AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AS IT WAS SO SUDDEN. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE. I PUT ON MY...
#11196502 |
WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON TURNS, THE CAR WILL CUT OUT AND NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THEY ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED DOWN. IT'LL LEAVE A LAG AND THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGE AND TAKE OFF QUICKLY. IT'S LIKE A STUDDER BUT HAS LEFT ME TRYING TO TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC AND SIT IN THE SAME SPOT, PAUSED AND NOT ABLE TO MOVE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC HEADED FOR ME.
#11195385 |
THE CAR IS BURNING THROUGH OIL AROUND 1 QUART FOR EVERY THOUSAND MILES. WHEN THE OIL IS LOW THE CAR WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS DANGEROUS. THE CAR FORCES OIL CHANGES EVERY 4000 MILES ROUGHLY OR THE CONSUMER CONSTANTLY BUYING A SPECIAL TYPE OF OIL THAT COSTS MORE AS WELL. THE CAR WILL ALSO NOT GO INTO GEAR PROPERLY WHEN THE OIL IS LOW.
#11190372 |
PURCHASED NEW ON 23 FEB 2019. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AT 500 MILES AND IT WAS A HALF QUART LOW. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BY EMAIL ABOUT THIS AND THE RESPONSE WAS OIL IS SERVICED AT 3000 MILES. I AGAIN ASKED IF I NEED TO BRING IT IN TO BE TOPPED OFF. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. WHEN IT GETS TO A QUART LOW I WILL GO TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SHOULD NOT BE USING THIS MUCH OIL.
#11186159 |
I HAVE A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE THAT I FIRST HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH AT 5000 MILES. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY CHANGED OIL, AND THAT I HAD TO DRIVE IT FOR 1000 MILES, MIND YOU IT HAD BEEN STALLING IN TRAFFIC, IF DURING THE 1000 MILE TEST STALLING OCCURED TO BRING IT BACK TO SERVICE DEPT. IF NO STALLING OCCURED THEN I WAS GOOD. WELL AFTER 4000+ MILES IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME WHEN I WAS 300 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, AND IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC. STICKER DEALERSHIP PUT ON MY WINDOW WAS FOR OIL CHANGE AT 10087 MILES, I WAS AT 9600. HAD CAR TOWED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WAITED FOR MONDAY MORNING TO GO TO DEALERSHIP. FIRST DEALERSHIP LITERALLY SENT ME A TEXT TELLING ME I HAD TO PAY 135.00 DIAGNOSIS LABOR COST UP FRONT, WHILE MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY, I TOLD THEM NOT TO...
#11183679 |
I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR EXACTLY 3 MONTHS..... FIRST THING THAT WENT WRONG WAS THE TRUNK HYDRAULIC BAR BROKEN AND FELL OFF AFTER I OPENED MY TRUNK. AND THE BIG ISSUE.. MY CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING, IT STARTED ON THE TURNPIKE AND THEN CONTINUED ON THE CITY STREETS. I FINALLY WAS A BLOCK FROM THE HOUSE AND I HAD COAST INTO MY DRIVEWAY.THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENS IT JUST SHUTS OFF. WHEN I GO TO TURN IT BACK ON IT REVS UP REAL HIGH AND THEN IDLES LOW. MY CAR IS 3 MONTHS..... ONLY HAS 3800 MILES ON IT... I DIDN'T PAY 29K FOR A BRAND NEW CAR FOR IT TO HAVE TO BE IN THE SHOP BECAUSE SOMETHING IS ALREADY WRONG WITH THE ENGINE... THIS DOES NOT REFLECT WELL ON THE JEEP RENEGADE... *DT*JB
#11183569 |
I PURCHASED A 2018 RENEGADE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. WITHIN A WEEK OF THAT PROBLO BEGAN WITH REMOTE STARTER THAT HAD BEEN ADDED PRIOR TO PURCHASE THAT WOULD UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS STARTED USING REMOTE STARTER. I WAS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AS THAT VEHICLE HAD ISSUES FROM DAY ONE AND DEALER COULDN'T FIX THEM. NO OFFER FROM DEALERSHIP TO ALLOW ME TO RETURN IT. SO OUT OF FRUSTRATION I TRADED IT IN FOR A MUCH HIGHER COST VEHICLE IN HOPES THE ISSUES WOULD BE GONE WITH A BRAND NEW VEHICLE OF A HIGHER PRICE AND PACKAGE. NOT SO! FROM THE FIRST DAY ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I STARTED EXPERIENCING SERIOUS PROBLEMS. EVERYTIME I USE THE REMOTE STARTER THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHETHER I TOUCH THE DOOR HANDLE, UNLOCK VEHICLE WITH REMOTE, OPEN DOOR OR ENTER VEHICLE IF THE FIRST THREE METHODS DIDN'T SHUT IT DOWN. IN ADDITION THE...
#11182075 |
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A RURAL AREA ROAD, GOING DOWNHILL AND WAS PRECEDING TO TURN RIGHT. I RECEIVE A WARNING THAT I HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. I READ OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE TO SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY , BUT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME THIS TIME. WHEN YOU CHECK THE OIL IT IS IN FACT LOW. THE ENGINES OIL CONSUMPTION IS RIDICULOUS. YOUR ENGINE MAY CONSUME OVER THREE QUARTERS OF THE REQUIRED OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. MINE WAS BARELY TOUCHING THE DIP STICK AND THE VEHICLE HOLDS 5.5 QUARTS OF OIL. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT HELPFUL AS THEY SAY IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE ENGINE AND THEY WILL JUST DOCUMENT IT IF I HAVE TROUBLE LATER ON. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO ANY NEW VEHICLE AND IT'S NOT COMMON FOR A VEHICLE TO USE THREE QUARTERS OF THE...
#11180363 |
ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WITHIN ABOUT 1 WEEK OF EACH OTHER, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 7K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THE 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED THERE WAS A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING THAT HAD COME ON BRIEFLY WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STALLED ON A BUSY ROAD AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OFF. I FELT VERY UNSAFE DURING THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THAT NIGHT WHEN I CHECKED THE DIPSTICK THERE WAS NO OIL. THE NEXT DAY I GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO TELL ME WHY THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OIL IN THE ENGINE.
#11176373 | Crash
THIS OCCURRED AFTER AN ACCIDENT, DAMAGING THE FRONT BUMPER AND GRILL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, VEHICLE STALLS ONCE WHILE DRIVING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, VEHICLE DRIVES AS IF PUTTING IN GAS WHILE IN PARK, BUT IS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE ALONG WITH STOPPING AND GOING WHILE ACCELERATING. NOW, THE VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH, AND STILL HOLD THE PROBLEMS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.
#11163565 |
WHILE DRIVING, MY JEEP RENEGADE WILL JUST TURN OFF. I HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRY TO RESTART THE CAR A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT TO SOMEONE SOMEDAY. IT JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT'S A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE WITH 5K MILES! WHY WOULD IT JUST SHUT OFF? I WAS DRIVING BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED TO ME. ONCE LAST WEEK AND ONCE TODAY 12/26/2018. THE LIGHTS BLINK SAYING ENGINE SYSTEM/MAINTENANCE AND LOW OIL PRESSURE. I HAVE READ ONLINE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH JEEP RENEGADES, BUT JEEP WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HOW DOES THIS GET FIXED? SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED.
#11153284 |
MY JEEP HAS STALLED OUT WHILE I'M IN DRIVE THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS. OIL IS FRESH AND HAS FULL TANK OF GAS.
#11152871 |
MY CAR STARTING DISPLAYING THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW, AND IS NOT BEEN THE FIRST OIL CHANGE, I HAD 4353 MILES ON IT, AND WHEN I CHECK THE OIL THERE WAS NONE, HAD TO PUT IN 5 QUARTS OF OIL TO TOP IT, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PUT IN THE SCANNER(IT DOESNT WORK) AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN 1000 MILES EXACTLY AFTER THEY CHANGED THE OIL, 650 MILES AFTER AND THE LIGHT OF THE OIL WHEN ON AGAIN
#11139658 |
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, LOST ALL POWER. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING. THE D FOR DRIVE WAS FLASHING ON THE DASH AND A MESSAGE POPPED UP SAYING TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO START ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 TIMES AND IT'S A BRAND NEW CAR WITH JUST 1300 MILES ON IT. *DT UPDATED 11/30/18*JB
#11133504 |
VEHICLE STALLING AND DYING WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE. I CAN SIT FOR 10 MIN AND IT HESITATES SO I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND STOP (SOMETIME WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD) IT SEEMS IF I LEAVE IT RUNNING FOR ABOUT 20 MIN IT WILL DO THIS THEN THE WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES AND IT AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS ITS SELF OFF. AND IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT I HAVE TO LEAVE IT TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 30 MIN THEN IT WILL RUN OK... I'VE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TWICE THEY CAN SEEM TO REPLICATE IT (IF THEY EVEN REALLY TRIED TO) I JUST PURCHASED THIS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AGO HAD ONLY 6 MILES ON IT. ITS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE LIMITED 2X4.
#11131028 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE PULLED FROM FRONT TO BACK AND THEN STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ONCE RESTATED, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO DICK POE CHRYSLER JEEP (LOCATED AT 6501 MONTANA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79925, (915) 778-9331). THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700.
#11123471 |
I HAVE STALLED ABOUT 6 TIMES WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET. USUALLY SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING. AT 3,500 MILES, TURNED THE CORNER, STALLED AGAIN. NOT A DROP OF OIL IN IT WITH NO LEAKING, NO SMOKE, NO CHECK OIL OR ENGINE LIGHTS. DEALER SAID THIS IS "NORMAL". HAS STALLED SINCE WHILE IN MOTION, WITH ENOUGH OIL IN THE ENGINE. *TT *TR
#11104875 |
BOUGHT NEW 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. TRAVELING FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO A NEW DUTY STATION AT FT. BLISS (EL PASO TEXAS). AT AROUND 400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE ODOMETER, WINDSHIELD STARTED CRACKING. AT AROUND 1400 MILES ON VEHICLE ODOMETER, TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE FAILED 5 SEPARATE TIMES WHILE TRYING TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. WE WERE TRAVELING WEST ON INTERSTATE 10, POSTED SPEED LIMIT 80 MPH, APPROXIMATELY 4 FOOT OF SHOULDER SOME AREAS, ZERO FEET WHERE GUARD RAILS WERE.
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