2015 Jeep Renegade

VEHICLE JERKED HARD AND IMMEDIATELY LOST PROPULSION WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH ON INTERSTATE. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AT A REST AREA, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR SHUT OFF. WOULD RESTART FOR A FEW SECONDS AND DIE AGAIN. WHEN TRYING TO START IT A MESSAGE SHOWED UP SAYING TO STOP THE CAR WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND NOT MOVING. PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT APPLYING IT, TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO GO OFF. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE HAD IT TOWED TO CLOSEST JEEP DEALERSHIP. CAR STARTED FOR THEM THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID NO CODES SHOWED UP AND THAT THE CAR STOPPED BECAUSE IT WAS LOW ON OIL AND 200 MILES PAST TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE. SAID THIS WAS A FEATURE OF THE CAR -IF IT WAS LOW ON OIL IT WOULD JUST DIE SO IT COULDN'T BE DAMAGED BY DRIVING IT WITH LOW, OR NO, OIL, AND THAT NO WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THEY CHANGED THE OIL, PRONOUNCED IT FIXED AND I GOT IT BACK. 3 DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A HILLY, WINDY, 2-LANE ROAD, 25 MPH, THE CAR AGAIN LOST PROPULSION, THIS TIME WITHOUT JERKING FIRST. I WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWNHILL TO A WIDE SPOT IN THE ROAD AND STOP. WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A "SERVICE ENGINE" MESSAGE APPEARED. CALLED MY HUSBAND, WHEN HE GOT THERE WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS SHAKING LIKE CRAZY AND SOUNDED LIKE A BUNCH OF HEAVY METAL OBJECTS WERE BEING TUMBLED IN A METAL DRUM. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER AS BEFORE. AFTER 2 DAYS THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT IT NEEDED AN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS, CAM SHAFT SENSOR, CRANK SHAFT AND SPARK PLUGS, PLUS THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THE WORK. CALLED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY, THEY SAID IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED SINCE IT WAS LESS THAN 40 MILES AWAY, SO IT WAS TOWED THERE. STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP AS TO WHAT THEY THINK THE PROBLEM IS, TODAY IS THE 4TH DAY THEY'VE HAD THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE TRANSMISSION AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CODE P1D98 WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PISCHKE MOTORS OF LA CROSSE (434 4TH ST, LA CROSSE, WI 54601) THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

THE DRIVE TRAIN FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. A NOISE OCCURRED (LIKE A CLICK) WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY (ROUGHLY 50 MPH) AND A WARNING APPEARED ON THE SCREEN TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY. THE TRANSMISSION BECAME UNRESPONSIVE FOR 2 MINUTES. I COULD PRESS THE GAS AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NO FORWARD MOVEMENT OCCURRED. ANOTHER CLICK OCCURRED AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD BUT THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. AFTER 30 MINUTES OF IDLING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE TRANSMISSION WAS THEN AGAIN FULLY RESPONSIVE.

ONGOING ISSUE, BUT TODAY I GOT IN MY JEEP AND ONCE AGAIN MY VEHICLE IS SHOWING THE TRANSMISSION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, WHEN I ATTEMPT TO PUT IT IN GEAR IT GOES OUT OF GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL.. ON TOP OF THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHERE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN/ MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL. I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE CAR 'JUMPING HARD INTO GEAR' AS MY HUSBAND PUTS IT; ALONG WITH IT TAKING OFF REALLY FAST, IT'S ALSO BEEN SOUNDING REALLY LOUD AND SHAKING WHEN IT REACHES SPEEDS UPWARDS OF 65 AND REFUSING TO CHANGE GEARS FROM TIME TO TIME... HOWEVER WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF INSTANCES WHERE THE JEEP HAS CHANGED ITS OWN GEARS STARTING ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING CAUSING IT TO MOVE INTO THE PORCH AND CAUSE SOME COSMETIC DAMAGE, THIS WAS OUR FIRST RECORDING OF THE ISSUE. WE TOOK IT IN AND THEY 'UPDATED THE CPU' AND IT WORKED OK FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT HAS CONTINUALLY RETURNED TO HAVING THESE FAULTS AND HAS ONLY BEGAN TO WORSEN.. SINCE THEN WE'VE HAD TO REGULARLY GO IN FOR 'UPDATES' REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES AND MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES SUCH AS POWER LOCKS/POWER WINDOWS NOT RESPONDING AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING.. JUST LAST YEAR, LITERALLY 1 YEAR AND 1 DAY AGO WHILE GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR BEGAN TO START ITS 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND DRIVERS REAR AXEL SNAPPED, CAUSING THE FRONT TO FOLLOW.. MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WHILE WAITING 2 MONTHS TO HAVE FIXED AND PAYING THE DEDUCTIBLE FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS JEEPS FAULT, HERE WE ARE AGAIN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS.. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL INSTANCES OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES AND NOT ONLY FEAR FOR MY CHILDREN'S LIFE'S, BUT ALSO FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD. CAN WE FIX THESE ISSUES, OR AT LEAST SUPPLY ME WITH A VIABLE VEHICLE??

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO START DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPSTARTED, BUT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FT. PIERCE (5851 S US HIGHWAY 1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (855) 709-0687) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE WEAR OF THE CLUTCH. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32928605. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED SHIFTING REALLY HARD AND HESITATES AT TIMES WHEN NEED TO TAKE OFF QUICKLY FOR EXAMPLE TURNING LEFT WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND IT HESITATES BEFORE SHIFTING WHICH IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE WITHIN 2 WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS UPDATE RELATED AND THEY UPDATED AND RESET EVERYTHING. IT IS JUST AS BAD OR WORSE NOW AND AFTER THE SECOND TIME THEY STATED THEY CAN FEEL THE ISSUE WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING IT BUT BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SHOWS NOTHING WRONG THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SO I WILL BE DRIVING THE JEEP UNTIL IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT HAVE TO HAVE MORE WARNINGS/ALERTS OR AN INCIDENT BEFORE CHRYSLER WILL APPROVE IT. THEY ALSO STATED THIS IS NORMAL ACTIVITY FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THAT IT "WORKS" BETTER AFTER IT WARMS UP A LITTLE. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IS THE ONLY TIME I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD AUTOMALICLLY SHIFT IN SPORT MODE WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE BACK IN GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (CRISWELL CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (84 BUREAU DR, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20878 (240) 252-2592). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,524.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE REVS BUT IT'S LIKE IT'S NOT IN THE CORRECT GEAR. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS AND LET IT REGROUP AND TRY AGAIN. OTHER TIMES IT WILL DO THE EXACT OPPOSITE AND SURGE AHEAD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR THE 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION HAVE DONE NOTHING TO HELP.

DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED CLUTCH FAILURE AT 28K MILES. CAR WAS OPERATING COMPLETELY NORMAL AND THE CLUTCH FAILED ON HIGHWAY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR. CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE OR GO IN REVERSE IN ANY GEAR. THIS IS ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. ELECTRIC ISSUES AND A/C ISSUES IN 2016. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP 3 SEPARATE TIMES TO RESOLVE ISSUE.