CarComplaints.com Notes: Be warned the previous model year (2015) Jeep Renegade has a large number of complaints reported by owners. Time will tell whether the 2016 Renegade has the same issues.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
28,902 miles
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July 2018 first time it happened: I was in traffic flowing along on the highway at 70mph and it slowed to a crawl...stop and go at 5-10mph for about 15 minutes. Road dry, sunny, about 92 degrees F. I had the ac on and the radio full blast. I was pulling forward to crawl along and it stalled. Came to a complete stop. The message center says it's not running and hit the brake and the ignition button so I did, and it started and I moved out. Happened again about 5 min. Later. This time it didn't just start and I had to put it in park for a moment before it would start. Lucky for me we were going slow enough that people worked around me. The third time I was moving along faster at about 20mph as the congestion was freeing up...it stalled again. It was scary, nothing works and I had to glide over to the emergency lane. Dangerous. Scary. I know the 2017 Jeep had a recall for stalling due to a bfp. Does my 2016 have this issue also? I am no longer under warranty and I can't afford to have it checked out. I called Chrysler and reported it.today it happened for a second time Aug. 2019 vehicle had been accelerating and decelerating constantly around 10-20 mph for about 30 miles as elevation was gained, very hot temps in 90's.ac on. All loss of power, no warning lights, vehicle shuts off. Upon restart car is parked for about hour. Next accelerating and decelerating, 30-60 mph, while losing elevation, whenever the gas was depressed it hesitated and began to stall. Had to keep the ac off, whenever it was on it hesitated more. Finally at highway speeds 60-65 mph if you let off gas and then began to accelerate it would hesitate again and again. When vehicle was at a complete stop it would also hesitate in idle drive. It almost stalled dozens and dozens of times.
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 it off and back on only the service engine light came back on. I have no clue what im going to do with this $35,000 lemon. I can only guess the car still has electrical issues or the engine is about to die at 42,000 miles even though I have have kept up with all required maintenance through the dealership. But I do know I will never buy another Chrysler product again in my life
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 unsafe!
Driving down a long winding hill when acceleration and brakes went out. I was able to stop the car with the emergency brake. No warning lights before or during. Towed to dealership where I was told that it had burned through 4 quarts of oil and that I needed to take it back to do an oil consumption test. There is no way I'm getting back into a vehicle that has no brakes during safe mode and has no warning that anything is wrong. Jeep needs to get these off of the road before it kills someone
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Renegade. While driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle multiple times before it was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to a fuel station where the contact was informed that the engine needed oil. The contact was able to add oil to the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to barbera autoland (7810 E roosevelt blvd, philadelphia, pa 19152, (215) 333-3700) where it was diagnosed that the engine block was cracked. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. The VIN was unknown.
Driving my vehicle today and it did not accelerate when applying the gas. This has occurred many times in the past but as a result, I was almost rear ended today. I have 40,800 miles. I purchased this vehicle new and have had similar issues in the past but this was a time that the delay in acceleration lasted at least 8 seconds. When this occurs it is always during acceleration from a stop except once when I decelerating to a stop, the engine started to stall until I revved the engine.
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.
I took vehicle to dealership on 5/2/19 after the cooling fan made a loud squealing noise when it was idling with A/C on. Dealership stated that they could find nothing wrong with the vehicle & sent me on my way. On 6/22/19 while returning from my lunch break ( Jeep had been idling with A/C on in a drive through & fan began making a rattling noise - fan turning on/off in cycles) smoke started pouring from under hood, accompanied by a strong smell of something burning. I turned the vehicle off immediately & when I restarted it the service engine light came on. I had the Jeep towed from my place of employment to the dealership ( I'm a nurse, and missed a day of work due to this! ). picking my Jeep up from dealership today to the tune of $484.52 to replace cooling fan. I see that this is an ongoing issue, and that a class action lawsuit was filed on 2/11/19 due to numerous consumer complaints. I'm thankful that this happened at 7pm rather than at midnight while driving home on the highway...... at the end of the day my vehicle could have caught on fire. Apparently defective cooling fan is something Jeep has known about for years & I can't believe there hasn't been a recall.
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Renegade. While driving 30 mph, the contact noticed that the air conditioner blew hot air. The contact's son attempted to loosen something in the radiator and the engine overheated, the coolant bubbled up, and the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact scheduled an appointment with an independent mechanic on June 17, 2019. The vehicle was diagnosed repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000. Consumer stated while driving for about 1 hour with the air on, I stopped, happened to look at the gauges and noticed the red bar showing my car was over heated. I turned car off, lifted the hood, let car sit for a while, then son loosened the reservoir cap water in reservoir was boiling. I let car sit for awhile, could drive it but had to leave air off. I have it fixed.
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while driving 2 mph, the vehicle overheated and stalled. The vehicle was restarted after four hours. The contacted stated that there was an abnormal burning smell emerging from the vents. The check engine warning indicator light was illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000. The contact mentioned replaced the coolant fan and fuse. The VIN was not available.
Vehicle was at very low speed in a parking lot, wheels slightly turned and the engine abruptly stalled and died. I was able to re-start it immediately after shifting from drive into neutral.
Driving in city, helping with tornado relief. Engine temperature indicator went from middle to max hot. Instantaneously, no warning or check engine light. Took to get fixed. Coolant thermostat, fan and large fuse where shot. Day after getting it back. Indicator shot up again while on interstate on way to to help with tornado relieve still. Took to get fixed, a hose blew out draining all coolant instantly, again. Got fixed. Next day driving country road to work, car died throwing tons of white smoke. Aaa looking at it, think it's head gasket leaking coolant into engine. I've been diligent in all my maintenance, as this is my first new car. No warning or check engine lights etc. Had other issues from the start, but used to dealing due to used cars. Got a new car thinking keep up on maintenance, shouldn't have problems I'm 53 and will go back to used cars and will never but a Jeep again. At least I'll have the money to get fixed when they break down, because I don't have a monthly payment.
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.
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that the cooling fans were not working and the fuses would blow out, causing the engine to overheat. The contact had to pull the vehicle over and allow it to cool down. The dealer (C & C Dodge Chrysler Jeep, 1305 pike St, building a, marietta, oh 45750, (740) 373-2928) replaced the fan and the fuse assembly. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 38,000. The VIN was unknown.
When idle (stop sign, traffic light) and applied gas to accelerate, a reading comes up on the dashboard of "vehicle must be in park to shift" and the messages disappears quickly. The car stops, I have to reset to park, turn off the car, start it again. This happens in the worst of times, in traffic, randomly, and without warning. This has happened 3 times since November 2018.
The car stalls frequently with no warning at speed and also when executing a stop. It uses a huge amount of oil, 5 qts between changes. I took it to the dealer and they told me that this car stalls if the oil level is low. This means they recognize an issue and have done nothing about it. How would I know this, and how low does the oil have to be to stall" this is not normal and if it is 'normal' why have they not told all Renegade owners" I will never feel safe in this car because if it stalls on the freeway at 60 mph I will most certainly have a crash.
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