2021 JEEP RENEGADE Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking Problems
3 NHTSA complaints on file
Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking Issues in the 2021 JEEP RENEGADE
3 forward collision avoidance automatic emergency braking complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2021 JEEP RENEGADE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking Complaints
I am writing to file a formal safety complaint regarding my 2021 Jeep Renegade, which has been experiencing sudden, unprovoked automatic braking for almost a year. The issue began in Spring [Year], and over the past two months, it has become significantly more frequent. The vehicle brakes sharply on its own even when there are no obstacles, cars, or objects in front of us. This happens at normal driving speeds and creates a serious risk of rear-end collisions—especially dangerous on highways. We have a baby, and this malfunction has put our family in frightening situations multiple times. We’ve brought the vehicle to the dealer and service center several times, but they claim no error code shows up, so no repair is made. The car is currently at the service center again, and still no resolution. We’ve also requested assistance from our Jeep case manager, but no effective action has been...
The vehicle in front of me was at least one car length ahead of me as I was driving around 15 mph when the forward collision detection activated my automatic brakes and jerked me forward in the seat, almost causing whiplash. There was no reason for the detector to go off.
ON SUNDAY 1/17/21, I LEASED A CAR FROM THE DEALER LISTED ABOVE. I LEASED A 2021 FULLY LOADED JEEP RENEGADE EVEN AFTER THE HORRIBLE TREATMENT FROM THE RUDE IMPERSONAL SALESPERSON - AFTER ONLY TWO DAYS OF HAVING THE CAR, WE GOT BEGIN HAVING ISSUE WITH IT, THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT SAID, "STEREO SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE". THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSED ALL SAFETY FEATURES TO TURN OFF AS WELL AS THE SPECIAL KENWOOD SOUND SYSTEM THAT WE PAID EXTRA FOR AS A PART OF THE LUXURY GROUP ADD ON. I LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE MYSELF AND IT STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN GOING ON IN THIS CAR SINCE THE 2018 MODEL. SINCE THEN, IT HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF DAILY. THAT MONDAY MORNING, WE CALL THE DEALER AND GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY MORNING, WE DRIVE IN AND LEAVE THE CAR THERE. THEY CALL BACK IN THE AFTERNOON AND...
Other 2021 JEEP RENEGADE Problem Areas
Electrical System
23 complaints
Unknown Or Other
16 complaints
Engine
8 complaints
Air Bags
7 complaints
Power Train
6 complaints
Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings
5 complaints
Seat Belts
3 complaints
Service Brakes
3 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
2 complaints
Lane Departure Blind Spot Detection
2 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
2 complaints
Back Over Prevention Sensing System Camera
1 complaint
Back Over Prevention Warnings
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systememission Controlcatalytic Convertor
1 complaint
Exterior Lighting
1 complaint
Forward Collision Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control
1 complaint
Lane Departure Lane Keep Steering Assist
1 complaint
Lane Departure Warning
1 complaint
Structurebody
1 complaint
Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
1 complaint
Visibilitywiper
1 complaint
Wheelslugsnutsboltsstuds
1 complaint