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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 0
Average Mileage:
22,006 miles

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2016 Jeep Renegade drivetrain problems

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2016 Jeep Renegade Owner Comments (Page 2 of 4)

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problem #51

Sep 302019

Renegade

  • 32,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving, warning light came up "shift vehicle to park" and car essentially goes into neutral. Once pulled over, car couldn't be restarted for a few minutes and wouldn't shift out of park. When it finally did shift, the "shift vehicle to park" warning came up again. Luckily, this happened on a local road and not a 70mph highway. Happened 2 more times when car was started and attempted to shift to D and/or R and car wouldn't shift.

- Hamilton Square, NJ, USA

problem #50

Sep 232019

Renegade

  • 46,640 miles
For the past couple of mornings (since the weather has been cooler at night) after starting the car and driving a couple of blocks, the car will suddenly stop in the street with no warning and the screen will flash "the car must brake before shifting gears". when attempting to restart the car, it takes several attempts. No flashing engine lights on the control panel and no code for the dealership to diagnose the issue (I was there today). I have been fortunate that no other car was behind me or I would certainly have been rear ended. Once the car has warmed, the problem does not occur for the rest of the day. So far, it has only occurred first thing in the morning with the temp below 68 degrees. I am concerned about this issue as the car suddenly stopping in the middle of the road is a real danger.

- Ellenwood, GA, USA

problem #49

Aug 172019

Renegade

  • 56,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Renegade. While attempting to park the vehicle, the gear shifter did not move to the park gear. The contact had to maneuver the gear shifter between other gears for approximately twenty minutes until it moved into the park gear. The contact called pueblo Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram (located at 2147 w us highway 50, pueblo, co 81008, 719-545-6666) and was informed that there were no recalls related to the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000. The VIN was unknown.

- Pueblo, CO, USA

problem #48

Jul 312019

Renegade

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Renegade. While the contact's son was driving 35 mph, the gear shifted from drive into neutral on its own. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The driver was able to shift back into drive to continue to his destination. The following night, while the contact's son was looking outside his residence, he witnessed the vehicle turn on and shift ino neutral on its own. The contact's son entered the vehicle with the key and turned off the ignition. The vehicle was taken to minot automotive center (located at 3615 S broadway, minot, nd 58701, (701) 289-9350) to be repaired per an unknown recall. The dealer was also unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle continued to experience the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Stanley, ND, USA

problem #47

Jul 282019

Renegade

  • 55,000 miles
Transmission shifts hard (like a manual on my first day of driving school) upshift and downshift in lower gears. Problem persists in any weather condition as I live in the North East. Brake rotors wear uneven causing pulsation due to sticking calipers

- Dover, NH, USA

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problem #46

Jul 192019

Renegade

  • miles
Radiator fan

- Chula Vista, CA, USA

problem #45

Jul 042019

Renegade

  • 51,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Takata recall Jeep needing oil change at 7600 miles, bone dry with no indication, no smoke, no notice, engine stalls through an intersection. Won't restart for 30 seconds. Fan bearing failed. Repaired with oem part, failing again. Electrical issues, headlights shut off on dark highway, indicating all exterior lighting has failed, electrical restored. Multiple smaller events of blinker right or left being out, indicators included rapid flashing of dashboard indicator. Bulbs always self restored and fault cleared. Evap failure indicated, self resolved while trouble shooting.

- Sedgwick, KS, USA

problem #44

Jun 292019

Renegade

  • 45,000 miles
The 9 speed transmission hard shift, jerky motion. I engine stall on the highway when driving. This happens very often. The first it happen it feel like someone had bump the vehicle from behind.

- Katy, TX, USA

problem #43

Apr 012019

Renegade

  • 38,000 miles
I love my Renegade but there has been nothing but problems, first after only having it for a few months buying it Dec 2016 new the fuel pump broke and I ran out of gas when it said I had a quarter tank. Then the driver seat became stuck forward, I thought I fixed it it was fine now it's stuck back. I have to use a pillow behind me. Then at 40,000 miles just about the coolant fan started rattling as if something was loose, then it stopped all together. When I was in traffic I had to blast the heat because the temp gauge would go red. I checked the fuse it was blown so it was changed and still no fan. So I figured it's the coolant fan relay and they aren't easy to locate. Auto parts store and Jeep parts at the dealership are hard to talk to because it is a Fiat part. You would think the 2jeep dealerships that sell them would know that. Now I see that a ton of people are having the same issue and needed the full fan assemble replaced and a new thermostat..I do not have money for this. Why no recall

- Old Bridge, NJ, USA

problem #42

Aug 062018

Renegade

  • 26,500 miles
"power transmission" in July of 2018 in rush hour in las vegas (5pm-5:30pm) while vehicle was in motion and foot was on the accelerator the 2016 Jeep Renegade powered off & shut down. Had to turn off the vehicle and restart for the vehicle to start up again. This happened on a very busy street road. In August of 2018 in rush hour in las vegas (4:30pm-5:30pm) while vehicle was in motion and foot was on the accelerator the 2016 Jeep Renegade powered off & shut down. Had to turn off the vehicle and restart for the vehicle to start up again. This occurred on a slightly busy street road. This happened twice. Both times I was very lucky I wasn't killed with oncoming traffic. Car was examined at and it was determined that the transmission was at fault and needed to be changed. This process took a month. I was reluctantly given a loaner car with a few case managers saying it was a favor of Chrysler to be allowing me to have this loaner car. Not understanding how dangerous this car was. How my life was at stake. It's now April 2019 and the same signs I experienced with the dying transmission last year are happening again. Every time I turn on my air conditioner my car starts to act shaky. A strange smell gets emitted, and the shifting of the gears slows down. Every time I park my car on an incline and I use my emergency breaks @ my driveway my cars breaks are slow to respond.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #41

Feb 142019

Renegade 6-cyl

  • 52,497 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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.

- Front Royal, VA, USA

problem #40

Dec 042018

Renegade 4-cyl

  • miles
The "beats" speaker system didn't last more then 30,000 miles; there are shifting issues, along with stalling issues and most recently a mysky panel shift that needs to be replaced for 4200!

- Pardeeville, WI, USA

problem #39

Oct 112018

Renegade

  • miles
'takata recall' cooling fan went out in December 2017 received vehicle back 2018. Heard noises from vehicle took it back and they say the brakes & rotors need to be replace (how when it was with you all for two months). Now it's October 2018, thermostat is going out. Why wasn't this caught at the time of the replacement of the cooling fan. Then the seat belt mysteriously have a cut or something in it and they don't cover it so it will be an out of pocket fee. It's unsafe to have a thermostat going out as well as a seat that has a cut/splitting.

- Smyrna, GA, USA

problem #38

Dec 212016

Renegade

  • 400 miles
Within a few weeks into purchasing the new 2016 Jeep Renegade vehicle in December 2016, and intermittently since then, we have had "dead peddling" issues, example: We are stopped at a stop light to turn right, traffic clears with enough clearance to allow a safe acceleration to turn right and enter with the flow of traffic, however, when the gas peddle is mashed to go forward, nothing happens, sometimes for a few moments, and then the car moves forward at the, now, wrong moment, when it is unsafe to turn right, since traffic has caught up and the gap to enter the flow of traffic is no longer a safe distance from oncoming traffic, causing me to have to hit the brakes. Also, accelerating onto the highway from an exit/entrance to enter the highway (going 25-35 mph from the on ramp, when entering onto a 65 mph highway), pressing harder on the gas peddle to attempt to achieve a higher speed to move onto the highway with the flow of traffic, is delayed or doesn't happen at all unless we let off the gas and press again, sometimes multiple times, and the vehicle is still traveling at an unsafe slower speed than the flow of highway traffic going 65+mph. These issues happen randomly both when the vehicle is at a complete stop, and at a lower speed when we want to speed up. We have no issues braking or slowing down. Another safety flaw is the vehicle does not shift gears when needed, it will "red-line" occasionally before shifting when attempting to speed up. All of our issues have happened both on the highway and in the city. We have almost been hit or rear ended by a semi-truck or other vehicles due to these flaws. Every time we bring it to the dealership with these complaints, or for normal oil changes, we have mentioned these issues and they have been documented as such, however, the dealership doesn't have fixes for the issues, as they can't duplicate the issue.

- Centreville, VA, USA

problem #37

Nov 012017

Renegade 16-cyl

  • 19,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Renegade. While driving various speeds on different occasions, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated. The contact stated that the brake pedal needed to be depressed firmly to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to arrigo Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram West palm beach (6500 okeechobee blvd, West palm beach, fl 33411, (561) 257-5198) and test driven, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 19,000. The consumer stated the vehicle intermittently stopped responding to the releasing of the gas pedal.

- Lake Worth, FL, USA

problem #36

Jul 062018

Renegade

  • 50,000 miles
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

- Maryville, TN, USA

problem #35

Feb 202018

Renegade

  • 21,000 miles
I found a serious safety concern with Jeep Renegades like mine. Like many owners, I bought a Jeep to be safe in the snow. I no longer feel safe. I had a minor smog fault (evap) and while driving, the check engine light came on. As soon as the light is on, the four wheel drive will not engage. This left me stranded on a snowy day with no four wheel drive for an irrelevant problem. This is the case for all Jeep Renegades and possibly other Fiat made models. It is not satisfactory. This behavior of four wheel drive being cut out is, I found, well documented on various internet user groups. I would prefer if they reprogram my vehicle so the four wheel drive stays available no matter what.

- Grass Valley, CA, USA

problem #34

Feb 052018

Renegade

  • 51,000 miles
2016 Jeep Renegade trailhawk had to replace the thermostat do to code P0128 had 51,000 miles should be a recall on this because it cost

- Rome, GA, USA

problem #33

Feb 052018

Renegade

  • 51,000 miles
Cooling fan shakes rattles and is not working properly 51,000 miles and had to be replaced cost

- Rome, GA, USA

problem #32

Dec 312017

Renegade

  • 19,000 miles
I have a Renegade with a manual transmission. The clutch went on it in less than a year and only 19,000 miles. The clutch was so bad that the flywheel could not be resurfaced. This is not a normal thing. I called Chrysler and they said I was passed warranty. I said there was something wrong with the clutch and they denied it.

- Peekskill, NY, USA

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