2015 Jeep Renegade

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STATIONARY. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE LIGHTING AND THE DOOR LOCKS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL UNKNOWN DEALERS WERE CONTACTED ABOUT THE SERIES OF FAILURES OVER A PERIOD OF 15 MONTHS EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALERS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE MATTER WAS IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF CHRYSLER. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,240.

ONE PROBLEM I DEALT WITH WAS A CRACK ON MY FRONT WINDSHIELD FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, DEALERSHIP SHIP HAD ME BACK AND FORTH WITH THIS ! IT DOESN'T SHOW THAT SOMETHING HIT IT , THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE RADIO TURN OFF WITH OUT ME ABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING OFF AFTER THAT . MEANING I COULDN'T TELL THE SPEED I WAS GOING AS I WAS DRIVING , GAS LEVEL , ANYTHING ELSE . AFTER IT TURN BACK ON THE EMERGENCY BREAK GOES OFF AND I'M ON THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST COST A SEROUS CRASH. THE LAST THIS THAT HAPPEN ON SATURDAY 6/17/2017 WAS THE SAME THING WITH THE RADIO GOING OFF AND AC NOT WORKING AT ALL AND OVER HEATING. TURN OFF MY CAR AND IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. SECOND TIME I SEEN IT OVER HEAT AND LOW ON THE RADIATOR. I HAVE COMPLAIN MANY TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP SHIP ABOUT ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS AND THE EMERGENCY BREAK SETTING OFF WHEN I'M ON THE FREEWAY . THE FRONT WINDSHIELD I COMPLAIN SINCE I GOT MY CAR . ALL THEY DID WAS HAVE ME BACK AND FORTH WITH IT . ALSO THE BACK SET SEATBELT SIT BELTS SOMETIMES LOCK WHERE YOU CAN'T PUT IT ON OR IT'S STUCK .

SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IT SOMETIMES STOPS DEAD IN ITS TRACK AS I START TO DRIVE. I AM USUALLY GOING SLOW WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD THE SOFTWARE HAD TO BE UPDATED AND I HAD A LOT OF THEM. NOW, THE AIR BROKE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED OVERHEATING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR SERVICE. I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK WHAT THE PROBLEM IS NOW. CONSIDERING TURNING THE CAR IN.

BRAKES: BRAKES MAKING NOISE WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION SINCE PURCHASE; SEVERE ROTOR WEAR AND MALFUNCTION SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE; ROTORS DEEPLY GOUGED AND GLAZED BLUE 12 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE; BRAKE FUNCTION IN SERIOUS DECLINE; TWO THIRD PARTY MECHANICS CONFIRMED; JEEP DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS. TRANSMISSION: (ALL ISSUES WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION - BOTH WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AND IN REVERSE) AUDIBLE THUDS, CLUNKS, "BICYCLE CHAIN" NOISE, DELAY 10-30 SECONDS WHEN CHANGING GEARS, GEARS SLIPPING WHILE IN MOTION (WITH INDICATOR LIGHT), ACCELERATION (DUE TO DOWN SHIFTING) AFTER BRAKING (IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC) BUT I'M NOT STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL; WHEN STARTING FROM A FULL STOP (AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT) I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE, THEN LURCHES FORWARD AND CLUNKS); BACKING UP IN REVERSE, WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND TRYING TO MOVE, THE CAR TAKES UP TO 30 SECONDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS BUT STILL CLUNKS AND LURCHES FORWARD ELECTRICAL: SEVERAL INDICATOR LIGHTS (SUCH AS THE ICY CONDITIONS INDICATOR) WORKED IN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS BUT NO LONGER WORK; REMOTE ENTRY ACCESS IS INTERMITTENT AT BEST (I HAVE TO BE PRACTICALLY TOUCHING THE CAR WITH MY REMOTE TO UNLOCK IT); SOMETIMES THE CAR DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS REMOTE ENTRY AT ALL; THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT (SEAT RECLINE, SEAT POSITION) HAS FAILED AT TIMES (MOST RECENTLY I WAS ON A FERRY BOAT AND HAD PUT THE SEAT BACK TO NAP (CAR WAS OFF/PARKED) AND THE SEAT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP INTO A REGULAR DRIVING POSTION - HAD TO RESTART THE CAR ON/OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ABILITY WAS RESTORED); TWICE IN DECEMBER 2016 THE ENTIRE DASH COMPUTER GAVE ME A WARNING THAT THERE WAS A SYSTEM ISSUE (WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY) AND IT SHUT DOWN AND REBOOTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING; WHEN STARTING THE CAR EVERY SINGLE LIGHTING DASH WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND FLASHES OVER AND OVER (5 MINS)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROGRAM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED FOR THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2ND OCCURRENCE OF ALL THE SENSOR LIGHTS COMING ON AND ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPING. BOTH TIMES, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN BRAKED AND WAS READY TO ACCELERATE WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND GEAR SHIFT BEGAN TO FLASH. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE ALL THE LIGHTS FLASHED AND HALTED BEFORE IT COULD COMPLETELY CROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP APPLIED ALL UPDATES TO THE COMPUTER KEEPING THE CAR OVERNIGHT. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE VEHICLE WAS JUST TOWED TO THE DEALER AS UNFIT TO DRIVE. AFTER RESTING, ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WILL KNOW MORE AFTER AUTO IS CHECKED.

VIN - [XXX] HERE'S ALL THE ISSUES I HAVE: - HARD SHIFTING - LOSS OF POWER WHEN TURNING AND ACCELERATING, EVEN ON BONE DRY ROADS - ALL LIGHTS (BRAKES, HEADLIGHTS, FOG LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS) MALFUNCTIONING (INOPERABLE) ON STARTUP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR