CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2015 Jeep Renegade has a very large volume of complaints for such a new model, especially compared to other SUVs in the same class.
Most Jeep Renegade complaints are for various problems with interior accessories & electrical systems, as well as squealing brakes, transmission (rough shifting) and engine problems.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
33,535 miles
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My car delays to shift. You can feel this going from reverse to drive or simply trying to pick up speed on roads with high speed limits. Or from pressing brake to pressing gas. (not stepping on gas hard) it has jolted many times making it feel as though someone hit the back of the car. This has been an on going issue. But will use the date when my car turned off by itself. My car turned completely off by itself while I was driving.
My vehicle will stop going down the road and tell you to shift to park. Then will not crank for several mins after this. This has been happening for several months.took the vehicle into service department and was told they updated the transmission module and here we are several months later with the same issue. This is dangerous and someone could be killed
Radiator fan is melting from the heat of the engine. This issue is widespread and there are tons of videos on the internet and complaints? the replacement has a heat shield. Sad I have to pay to have it installed.
My check engine light came on and disabled my 4WD. All it needed was a thermostat. They told me anytime the service engine light comes on it will disable the 4WD. It doesn't matter what turns the check engine light on it will disable the 4WD. I tried going through the dealer, Jeep, Fiat, Chrysler. They told me there was a safety issue and it would disable the 4WD. I told them I bought a Jeep for it's 4WD capabilities. The check engine light should only disable 4WD if it is a drive train problem. They told me if the weather was bad I should stay home. What good is a 4WD if you can't depend on it. Jeep is rated off-road. I can't find any help in this matter. All it needs is a change in the command module.
- Connellsville, PA, USA
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Car was sitting idle with family in it and air conditioner on. Car began to smell like burning rubber and cold air turned warm and humid. Radiator fan failed. Blew 2 fuses. Needs to be replced after only 27000 miles.
Indicator light for right turn signal out, left turn signal out, daytime running lights out, brake light out and parking lights out cycled while the car was in motion. All lights are working properly. Turned car off and back on again, all lights disappeared. Researched that other Renegades have had this issue, but only 2017 models were recalled.
Several instances of key not releasing from ignition. This is safety issue because you cant leave your car parked in public without risk. Supposedly an issue mentioned by previous owners of this vehicle.
The emergency key blade falls out of the key fob. I thought it was my fault for over use but when it happened with my second key fob that I pulled the blade from only once fell out and was lost after one month of use. Very poop design. The first time I found the blade in my pocket, the next time it fell out I wasn't so lucky. Now I have two fobs with no keys
Among other issues, the engine cuts out while driving. This has happened five times to me, and all appear to occur while making turns at low-moderate speed (<30mph); this is the only consistent factor when the engine cuts out (does not appear to be affected by weather or drive/run time). The first time occurred around 30K miles - the engine lost power while making a right turn on local streets. Vehicle's display flashed a number of warning lights before indicating "vehicle not in shift to park." Electrical system appeared fully functional. I was able to drift to the side of the road and restarted my car after multiple attempts. The service engine light and electronic throttle control warning remained. The next restart removed the etc warning. The service engine light was removed after 4 restarts (with regular driving). I brought the car to the dealership, where they updated a module and I had to pay to clean the etc sensor (it was allegedly "sticky" and triggering a false warning). Recently, within the last week, the engine has cut out on me 4 times. The first two instances were back-to-back (one on exiting a roundabout), followed by a right-hand turn @ approx. 37200 miles. In both instances I was in the far-right lane and able to drift to safety. The engine stuttered upon trying to push-to-start but I was able to restart the engine after few attempts. The next morning, "oil low" flickered and "traction control off" lit until engine restart. Oil was/is not low. At 37400 miles, the engine died while making a left-hand turn on a 5-lane street at night. At 37450 miles, the engine died in the morning while making a right-hand turn on a main road. All of these instances occurred without any warning (other than "vehicle not in shift to park" after engine cut out) and without loss of electrical systems. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle.
The radiator fan is causing the vehicle to overheat. It is breaking due to not having a heat shield on it and it is causing the vehicle to overheat. Jeep fixes the problems in the late 2016 models by putting in a metal fan and took out the plastic fan. Fear of Renegade catching fire. Vehicle overheats in the parking lot.
Second incident/ see tracking #11084790. Brought car to jim click tucson to have panel on front of roof checked due to concern as panel seemed loose-had just been replaced D/T part coming loose and flying off previously while traveling on the highway. Inspected by service manager who documented panel appears warped at front drivers edge. 'part is secure.' On way home part flew off while driving on highway at posted highway speed. Reported to Jeep dealership and called customer service at Jeep headquarters. Incident reported and given case file number for case review. Expressed concern over safety of having this part fly off the roof twice now. This time the part stayed on less than 1 week and we had expressed concern that the part still seemed insecure while at the dealership right after the replacement was done. Wind noise and rattling have been ongoing problem with this roof. Waiting to have part replaced again. Part #068246339-aa
While driving the vehicle on a highway in AZ the front panel of the slidingsky sunroof flew off the roof. Have been issues with this roof since purchased brand new in nh. Had brought it to the dealership at least twice previously for ongoing rattling, incomplete closure and excessive wind noise from this roof. Eventually, they supposedly replaced the roof unit but the issues have continued ultimately resulting in this latest issue of the front roof piece literally blowing off the vehicle. It has been brought into a dealership in Arizona for repair and we expressed our concern over this potentially being a hazard to other drivers on the toad that could result in injury to others. The dealership expressed no opinion or concern other than they would replace the piece that came off the vehicle
Transmission shift to neutral unexpectedly for few seconds or when is on low speed. It's scary. Second problem, gps lost frequently direction or report wrong position. Also 911 is not working
Takata recall there are multiple electrical problems occurring with the vehicle, along with mechanical problems and the car is used to commute to work and home. These issues have never occurred with any other new car we have purchased from a lot. I feel unsafe driving the car with my family unsure of what other problem may occur.
Engine hesitates when trying to accellerate from just stopped to 30mph and gear feels like it is in a lower gear than it is even though it is an automatic. Dashboard completely flickers all areas of operation until finally showing mph. When I purchased vehicle brand new, it had to be towed into dealer next morning. Dealer stated battery was dead and needed charged as well as there being little to no oil in vehicle. I have never encountered this with a new vehicle before. Also the mesh from the passenger door is separating from the handle as of 1 week from purchase.
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- Fort Belvoir, VA, USA