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2017 Jeep Renegade

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Renegade years

Owner complaints for the 2017 Jeep Renegade are substantially higher than the model-year median of 79.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

377 reports with mileage · 187 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 268 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 148 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 119 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

23 crash reports5 fire reports12 injury reports

What owners actually said

564 reports
28,000 miles · Jul 5, 2020
Unknown Or Other

VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING OR MISSING. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG. PURCHASED FROM CARMAX, CALLED AND HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT THRU THEY'RE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HUSBAND RESET TRANSMISSION BUT SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. CALLED LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT, THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT …

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VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING OR MISSING. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG. PURCHASED FROM CARMAX, CALLED AND HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT THRU THEY'RE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HUSBAND RESET TRANSMISSION BUT SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. CALLED LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT, THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK WHERE I PURCHASED. WHICH I SAID I ALREADY HAD, HE STILL SAID TAKE IT BACK TO THEM, SO THEY CAN TAKE IT TO GET IT LOOKED AT. SOUNDS LIKE RUN AROUND TO ME. CAN YOU HELP ME?

NHTSA ODI #11337550

14,024 miles · Jul 2, 2020
Service Brakes

AT 14,024 MILES, FRONT BRAKES WERE MAKING A GRINDING METAL TO METAL NOISE WHENEVER APPLIED. MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP SINCE I WAS TOLD OVER THE PHONE BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT BRAKES ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR. (EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW.) …

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AT 14,024 MILES, FRONT BRAKES WERE MAKING A GRINDING METAL TO METAL NOISE WHENEVER APPLIED. MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP SINCE I WAS TOLD OVER THE PHONE BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT BRAKES ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR. (EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW.) UPON MECHANICAL INSPECTION, MY FRONT ROTORS (BOTH SIDES) WERE DEEPLY GROOVED BUT MY BRAKE PAD WAS STILL AT 90%THICKNESS, ALTHOUGH THERE SEEMED TO BE SMALL CHIP AT CORNER OF BRAKE PAD. I AGREED TO HAVE BOTH FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED. THEN AGAIN, AT 27,475 MILES, THE LEFT SIDE ROTOR HAD SAME REPEATED WEAR PATTERN. AGAIN, THE LEFT SIDE ROTOR WAS MEASURED FOR MINIMAL THICKNESS AND RESURFACED AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP. PADS, AGAIN, HAD GOOD OPERATING THICKNESS AND REINSTALLED.I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE THIS WEEK AND I AM BEGINNING TO HEAR THE GRINDING NOISE AGAIN! WHEN IS THE JEEP MANUFACTURER GOING TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR FORMULATING A FRONT BRAKE PAD MATERIAL THAT GRINDS INTO THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS?? ALSO REFUND REPAIRS TO CONSUMERS THAT HAVE INVESTED IN THEIR PRODUCT AND REPLACE (AT THEIR COST), NEW FRONT PADS AND NEW BRAKE ROTORS...JEEP, DODGE AND CHRYSLER-YOUR MANUFACTURING QUALITY IS DIMINISHING!!

NHTSA ODI #11337263

34,000 miles · Jun 30, 2020
Unknown Or Other

CAR IS LAGGING AND WOBBLY. LOSES POWER. COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL SCREENS. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT APPEAR UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF CAR LOSING POWER.

NHTSA ODI #11331822

45,000 miles · Jun 26, 2020
Fuel/propulsion SystemPower Train

YOU DRIVE IT IT START TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP, THEN WONT START AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11331135

Mileage unknown · Jun 26, 2020
Exterior Lighting

FOG LIGHTS APPEARED BROWN AND BURNED BUT BULBS STILL WORK FINE. NO LONGER CLEAR GLASS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11331080

23,000 miles · Jun 25, 2020
Engine

WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND START DRIVING, IF I SLOW DOWN AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE IT GIVES A WARNING STATING LOW OIL PRESSURE AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM GOING ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE BURNED THROUGH 3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. IT ALSO SLAMS INTO…

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WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND START DRIVING, IF I SLOW DOWN AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE IT GIVES A WARNING STATING LOW OIL PRESSURE AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM GOING ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE BURNED THROUGH 3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. IT ALSO SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN RUNNING LOW ON OIL. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11330858

33,306 miles · Jun 23, 2020
Engine

VEHICLE STALLS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON BOTH STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. CODE U18 WAS WHAT CAME UP WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. FEAR OF LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO STALLING OUT IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11330316

58,000 miles · Jun 17, 2020
Electrical SystemEngine

THE ENGINE STALLS OUT AT STOPS AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON CITY STREETS. THEN WHEN YOU TRY AND RESTART IT, STARTER IS SLOW THEN FINALLY CRANKS OVER. THIS IS THE 2017 JEEP RENEGADE SPORT 2.4L 2WD. THE CAR HAS 58K MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11329327

90,000 miles · Jun 16, 2020
EngineUnknown Or OtherWheels

WHEN I STARTED MY JEEP THIS MORNING IT STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE SHAKING STOP SO I CHANCED IT TO WORK. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER AND WOULD RATTLE A LITTLE. ANYTIME I MADE A TURN IT FELT LIKE THE JEEPS TIRES WERE SLIDING. IT'S TAKING A LOT LONGER TO PICK UP SPEED AND SEEMS TO BE …

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WHEN I STARTED MY JEEP THIS MORNING IT STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE SHAKING STOP SO I CHANCED IT TO WORK. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER AND WOULD RATTLE A LITTLE. ANYTIME I MADE A TURN IT FELT LIKE THE JEEPS TIRES WERE SLIDING. IT'S TAKING A LOT LONGER TO PICK UP SPEED AND SEEMS TO BE FORCING ITSELF INTO GEAR. IN THE LAST FEW DAYS THOUGH MY LIGHTS HAVE BEEN FLICKERING WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN THE RADIO WENT OUT FOR A FEW HOURS. THE OUTLETS (OLD CIGARETTE LIGHTER OUTLETS ) STOP WORKING TOO. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RELATED TO THE REST BUT IT DID ODDLY START IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11329268

25,000 miles · Jun 16, 2020
Electrical System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED PLANET DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (9975 NW 12TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33172, (305) 470-8000), AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSE…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED PLANET DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (9975 NW 12TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33172, (305) 470-8000), AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

NHTSA ODI #11329183

Official recalls

3

18V731000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump

Oct 17, 2018

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Jeep Renegade 4X2 flex fuel/E85 vehicles equipped with a 2.4L engine. In certain operating conditions such as high power demand in conjunction with high altitude and/or high ambient temperatures, a manufacturing error in the fuel pump assembly may result in a loss of fuel pressure.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A loss of fuel pressure can cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began April 26, 2019. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is UB2.

18V131000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine

Feb 22, 2018

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017 Jeep Renegade vehicles equipped with a 2.4L engine. These vehicles may be equipped with a cracked oil pump housing/balance shaft module (BSM), which can cause the oil pump to fail and the engine to stall.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the oil pump for its production information, and replace the BSM as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 13, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is U18.

17V485000 · Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/panel

Aug 2, 2017

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017 Jeep Renegade vehicles. Due to a software issue, multiple malfunction indicator lamps may illuminate on the instrument panel when no malfunction exists. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Control and Displays."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the malfunction indicator lamps illuminate at incorrect times, the driver may be unaware when a true malfunction occurs, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the Instrument Panel Control software, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is T50.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.