2015 Jeep Renegade

SO, I HAVE HAD MY 2015 JEEP RENEGADE SPORT FRONT WHEEL DRIVE FOR ALMOST 3 1/2 YEARS. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE JERKING OF THE SHIFTING OF MY CAR WHEN I DRIVE, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SUMMER OF 2017, I BOUGHT MY RENEGADE NEW FEBRUARY 2016. WINTER 2017 IT STARTED REVVING TOO HIGH WHEN STOPPED AT THE STOPLIGHTS OR AT A STOP SIGN. THEN AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2018 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPS ON AND I TOOK IT RIGHT AWAY TO AUTO ZONE SO THEY CAN RUN DIAGNOSTICS AND CAME TO FIND OUT THAT MY THERMOSTAT WENT OUT, MY CAR JUST ROLLED OVER 38,000 MILES, MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36,000, I HAD TO SHELL OUT OVER $500 TO REPLACE THAT, I'M GLAD I DID BECAUSE I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST IN THE QUAD CITY AREA ON THE ILLINOIS SIDE AND OUR COLDEST DAY WAS 55 BELOW 0. THEN JUST TODAY, JUNE 1ST, 2019 MY RADIATOR COOLING FAN MOTOR WENT OUT ALL OF THE SUDDEN. I WAS AT SAM'S CLUB, TURNED MY CAR ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON AGAIN AND IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND AGAIN MADE MY WAY OVER TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AGAIN AND AS SOON AS I GOT IN MY CAR MY AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT AND CALLED MY MOM AND TOLD HER WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, CALLED MY DAD, THEN IT STARTED TO COMPLETELY OVERHEAT AND THE WARNING POPPED UP AND I CALLED MY DAD AND MY OLDER BROTHER TOOK THE PHONE AND TOLD ME TO TURN THE HEATER ON IN MY CAR TO DRAW HEAT AWAY, IT WORKED AND I MADE IT HOME TO PORT BYRON, IL WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL OVER BECAUSE MY BROTHER TOLD ME TO TURN THE HEATER ON AND ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN AND LOTS OF PRAYER HELPED GET ME HOME SAFELY.

THE TRANSMISSION OF MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING HARD SHIFTS AND, AT TIMES, NOT SHIFTING AT ALL WHEN THE GAS PETAL IS PRESSED WHICH HAS SUBSEQUENTLY HAS ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENTS. THE RPM GAUGE ROTATES EXCEEDINGLY HIGH TO THE POINT OF THE FEELING OF STALLING OUT BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN HIGH TRAFFIC, STOP AND GO ROADS SUCH AS CITIES WHERE BREAKING AND ACCELERATING ARE FREQUENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES FINALLY SHIFT INTO GEAR, IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HIT BECAUSE IT LURCHES FORWARD IN SUCH AN EXTREME AND FORCEFUL MANNER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMPLAINED UPON BY MANY 2015 RENEGADE OWNERS AND UPON BRINGING THE CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE, ARE TOLD ITS 'JUST THE WAY THE CAR IS BUILT' OR 'IT'S PERFORMING AS IT'S SUPPOSED TO'. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND INVESTIGATED FOR A SOLUTION BEFORE HARM COMES TO THE OCCUPANTS OR OTHER NEARBY MOTORISTS.

THE TRANSMISSION IS CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES. WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A VERY SLOW CRAWL OR STOP, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO SOUNDS OR ANY INDICATION THAT ITS ABOUT TO SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. ALSO, WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A VERY SLOW CRAWL OR STOP, THE VEHICLE LAGS AND JOLTS FORWARD. FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HAS HIT YOU FROM BEHIND. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO SOUNDS OR ANY INDICATION THIS IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. THIS ALSO HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. THERE WERE A FEW NEAR-ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF OR LUNGING IN INTERSECTIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND FREEWAYS.IT WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO SURVEY. IT DIED IN THEIR PARKING LOT TWICE. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE OIL, THE BATTERY, ELECTRONICS, OR THAT IT WAS DRIVEN AWKWARDLY, ETC. THEY HAVE HELD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 30DAYS, DID SOFTWARE FIXES, CHANGED THE OIL, CHANGED THE BATTERY. I ALSO WENT THROUGH THE CHRYSLER DISPUTE RESOLUTION. WHICH WAS UNFAVORABLE TO MYSELF DUE TO DEALERSHIP CLAIMING NOTHING WAS WRONG. DEALERSHIP DID NOT NOTATE TRUE EXPERIENCES WITH THE VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER. VEHICLE STILL STALLED AND LUNGED THEREAFTER. I REFUSED TO DRIVE IT DUE TO SAFETY REASONS AND HAD DEALERSHIP BUY IT BACK AT BLUEBOOK VALUE SO THAT I COULD PURCHASE A SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLE. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. I DID NOT CLAIM INTO THE CLASS ACTION SUIT BECAUSE AT THE TIME, I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN I WAS GETTING NOTIFICATIONS ON MY DASHBOARD OF DIFFERENT THINGS FROM TORQUE TO TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS AT A RED LIGHT THANKFULLY. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF/ON, THEN AS PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, I COULD HEAR A LOUD BANG AND THEN I DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT.

I PARKED MY RENEGADE IN A STORE PARKING AREA, CAME OUT OF THE STORE AND RESTARTED MY CAR. THE CAR LET ME DRIVE 1/4 MILE THEN AT A STOP LIGHT I CHANGED GEARS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO A GEAR, INCLUDING REVERSE. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WORKS. THE CAR WILL MOVE IN LIMBO GEAR SLOWLY IF I ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GEAR OR HOW FAST IT WILL GO. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING. I'M GLAD I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED AND NOT WHILE SHIFTING THE GEARS.

KEY STICKING IN IGNITION SWITCH. 2015 WITH LESS THAN 6000 MILES ON IT. STUCK ONCE DURING TEST DRIVE WITH SALESMAN ONBOARD. STUCK WHEN ANOTHER SALESMAN MOVED IT FOR PICTURE TAKING EVENT. LOST TRACK OF HOW MANY HOURS AND TRIPS TO THE DEALER TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION. TALKED TO OWNER,PREVIOUS OWNER,BUSINESS MANAGER,PARTS DEPT,HALF A DOZEN MECHANICS AND SHOP ASSOCIATES,AND EVEN GETTING BS FROM THE SHOP MANAGER. LAST TIME HE TOLD ME THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD NO SUCH ISSUE. I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS SUGGESTING I WAS A LIER! NO RESPONDS. AT THAT TIME

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE MECHANISM BROKE WHEN INSERTING SEAT BELT WHILE STATIONARY. NO ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS FOR THIS VEHICLE, POOR MANUFACTURING. BUCKLE MECHANISM DOES NOT ALLOW SEATBELT TO BE INSERTED OR LOCKED. UPON INFORMING A JEEP DEALER, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE WITHOUT FULL CHARGE FOR BUCKLE AND LABOR. THEY STATED EVEN MANUFACTURING DEFECTS ARE NO LONGER COVERED AFTER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. UPON CONTACTING CHRYSLER TO REQUEST FOR THE SEAT BELT TO BE REPAIRED AS THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND REQUIRED TO UTILIZE THE VEHICLE ON ANY ROADS; ITS INTENDED PURPOSE, WAS DENIED BASED ON BUMPER TO BUMPER IS ONLY 36 MONTHS OR 36,000 MILES.

THE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE WAS COMING OUT COLD. CAR BEGAN OVERHEATING AND TEMPERATURE ROSE TO OVER 220. CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE FOR 25 MINUTES TO ALLOW IT TO COOL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT TO A MECHANIC WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND THE COOLING FAN WAS FAILING. MECHANIC STATED WHEN THE CODE WAS PUT IN THE JEEP RENEGADE WAS THE FIRST VEHICLE TO POP UP. THIS SHOULD BE A KNOWN MECHANICAL RECALL. CAR ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FAN SHOULD NOT BE FAILING.