31 problems related to cooling fan have been reported for the 2015 Jeep Renegade. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Cooling circuit fan stopped working at 51k miles. Engine light said service engine with dash engine light notification. Code p0481 comes up.
It started as a wobble type noise coming from the engine compartment a couple days prior. Suddenly my check engine light activates and I notice a change in my ac. On my way to detroit my temp gauge reaches max, thus illuminating a red temp warning. I quickly found a pay-to-park lot near my destination. While allowing time for the engine to cool down, I googled my engine light and overheating issue. Returning to my vehicle I was able to quickly diagnose a well known issue involving a wobbly cooling fan and a blown 50a fuse. Fortunately the night cooled and I was able to return home without ac nor the aid of an operating cooling fan. My stories similar to countless others. I've seen one video claiming a recall fix posted last month. It appears a shield has been added. . . I believe that'll definitely fix the poorly engineered issue involving the proximity of the fan to the exhaust manifold.
Cooling fan is malfunctioning as many others apparantly have. The engine will overheat if at rest or making frequent stops (city driving).
Radiator cooling fan assembly quit working, vehicle overheats when stationary or during city driving.
Check engine light is on had code read p0481. Found cooling fan assembly locked up.
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.
Radiator cooling fan seized up, producing black electrical smoke which consequently caused the vehicle to overheat. This happened stationary on a stop light.
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.
Was driving on city street when realized that air conditioning had stopped cooling. Saw that heat gauge level was completely into the red (highest) reading. Message appeared warning that there was a cooling issue. Was able to pull into a parking lot and had aaa tow car to a garage. It was found that the radiator motor fan had stopped working, resulting in full replacement of that as well as thermostat. Cost was $866. 55! online research has shown this is a common issue with this model of Jeep.
2015 Jeep Renegade sport 4x4 2. 4l 52,000 miles. Noticeable fan noise and vibration from electric engine cooling fan, the then vehicle overheated, service engine light came on. Service 4x4 light came on, and 4x4 functions failed and could not switch the 4x4 functions. Error code:p0481 fan control circuit. Failed relay switch. Effecting drivetrain failure with the 4x4 system, cooling fan failure, stalling of the vehicle, and engine damage from overheating. This is a serious issue known to the manufacturer and dealerships that needs to be resolved and recalled for the obvious safety issue. Cooling fan fuse blown (50amp @ location f05).
Cooling fan failed around 40,000 mi.
I was driving the coolant temp too high went into the red and I had to have the vehicle towed. After speaking with the mechanics at Jeep. The cooling fan broke. Has to be replaced 40,000 miles on vehicle. And a fuse amp is blown as well. On carproblemzoo. Com there are over 30 complaints about the cooling fan breaking or stop working. . Read more...
Tl- the contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that the radiator cooling fan fractured internally while the vehicle was in motion. The vehicle had over heated when the failure happened, the teperature gauge warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact had to wait a brief moment, the vehicle was driven to the dealer fayetteville Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram, 1223 huntsville hwy, fayetteville, TN 37334, (931) 227-4899 who indicated that the fuse was blown and due to the radiator cookling fan fracturing that the parts needed to be replaced. The manufacturer indicated that there was no recall campaign and no manufacturer service campaign so they provided no remedy other than for the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for repairs which was unacceptable to the contact. The vehicle was not repaired yet. The manufacturer had issued 33 TSB on the electrical system and 3 TSB on engine and engine cooling but no recall campaigns to provide a permanent remedy. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.
My car started running hot while on the road. I was able to get to auto mechanic and they found radiator cooling fan has locked up. Needs to be replaced after only 60,000 miles, 3 year old car. This is dangerous problem if I were on a long road trip. Please recall vehicle for this problem since it seems very common.
The radiator cooling fan malfunctioned after just 50,000 miles. Vehicle is only 2 1/2 years old. Jeep will not cover this under warranty as they say it isn't part of the drivetrain. After reading numerous complaints about this problem on your database I feel this is a known manufacturer's defect that should be recalled. Failure can happen at any time and could result in a blown motor and/or other damages resulting in a vehicle crash causing serious injury or death. It's time that the NHTSA acts for the consumer and forces Jeep to a recall and replacement of the fan. Normal life expectancy of electric fans is well over 5 years/100,000 miles. This particular fan is, in most cases, not even lasting half that time. The problem is so widespread that Jeep ran out of them and had/has long wait times. During this period the vehicle is unusable. This is really unacceptable for such a newer model vehicle.
The radiator cooling fan is vibrating itself off. The vehicle had low mileage still- under 45,000. Looked it up and there are numerous people with the same issue and apparently the part is back ordered for months, which means I am paying for a vehicle I cannot drive. Seems like a manufacturer issue to me. There should be a recall.
A loud wobbling sound was noticed from the engine bay of the vehicle. Investigation of the sound revealed the radiator cooling fan to be vibrating violently while engaged. Shortly after this discovery the fan failed to engage. Vehicle was taken to steve landers Jeep located at 401 colonel glenn plaza loop little rock, ar 72210. The diagnosis was confirmed to be the radiator cooling fan had failed. The vehicle was out of original manufacture warranty at 54,600 miles. Fan was replaced at the dealership at my expense.
Engine cooling ran making screeching noise and wobbling on shaft. Sounds like the fan is contacting something.
This 2015 Jeep Renegade began having a thumping noise coming from under the hood. After seeing that it was the cooling fan, I took measures to get the car to the dealer to get it repaired. Before that happened, the fan went out completely. The vehicle is 2 years old, has 41, 000 miles on it and is still covered by the extended warranty. I was told by southpoint Chrysler Dodge Jeep (who I purchased the vehicle from) that they cannot obtain the part, and they refused to open a claim with the extended warranty company so that I could get a rental car. The extended warranty company will not provide me with a rental car because the dealer will not start the claim process. Right now my Jeep is at the dealer, who was happy to inform me that if I drove it off the lot and it overheated, my 100,000 mile power train warranty would be void. After contacting fiat Chrysler, I still have not obtained any kind of relief. I have a $25,000 car that is basically a brick. I have an extended warranty that is worthless. The administrators of the extended warranty contract actually suggested using aftermarket replacement parts, which would void my power train warranty. The cooling fan issue is a common problem with the 2. 4 liter tigershark engine. Some owners have experienced their cars catching on fire when the fan melts. Fiat Chrysler knows it is a problem, yet thousands of these tigershark equipped cars are experiencing this problem. It should be a recall issue but they are avoiding responsibility.
Twice now my engine cooling fan motor has failed and caused my vehicle to overheat. I was lucky the first time it was under warranty. This time my car was parked idling about 5 minutes with sleeping children when the cab filled with smoke and woke the adult. Wake up Chrysler!.
Cooling fan is bad. Housing comes loose and fan hits other parts on the vehicle causing it to overheat and smoke. This is a known issue with no recall! have been told that the part has been on back order for months! now vehicle is out of warranty.
The cooling fan "burned out" on my 2015 Jeep Renegade. On November 4, 2017, I was traveling i10 e bound from houston, TX to rayne, la (3 hr drive) to attend my younger brother's wedding when the check engine light came on and my car ran hot. Luckily for me I was at the exit ramp to get to my parent's house when it happened. I got out of the vehicle and I saw, and smelled smoke. I then called my dad (who literally lives a minute or less from where I was) for him to come and check out what was wrong with the vehicle. He looked under the hood, fluids were all in tact, nothing seemed out of place, he basically couldn't see what was wrong with it. He then started the car and watched the temperature gauge and noticed that it hadn't spiked up so he drove it off the exit and home. The car sat all night and wasn't driven again until the next day when my dad drove it to advanced auto. The employee connected the machine to check for errors but nothing came back. My dad started the engine again, looked under the hood and noticed that the fan wasn't spinning. He checked the fuse for the fan, noticed the metal piece inside had split, so we bought another fuse. Put the fuse in, started the engine and a second later the fuse popped and smoke appeared. I've called several cdjr places between louisiana and texas and they're all telling me that it'll take up to 4 months before the part comes in and get fixed because it is on back order. It is frustrating for me because this is my only source of transportation. Obviously this should be considered a recall if this many people are having the same issue since I can't get it fixed within the next 4 months and I've been quoted $600+ to get it fixed.
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. While driving approximately 30 mph, the temperature gauge suddenly increased to high. The contact stopped the vehicle and had it towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the cooling fan was faulty and needed to be replaced. An unknown dealer was contacted and stated that parts were not available. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 36,000.
On October 12th the car started making an odd noise driving in the city (never off road). I didn't drive it again until October 14th and it was making the noise again. We were trying to drive to the dealership but the car started smoking near the engine compartment and we drive it to my mechanic. He said the fan had stopped working. We called the arrigo dealership in fort pierce who said I need a fan assembly unit and needed to pay $263 upfront. The part is on backorder and should take 1-2 months but may be longer. Once it is delivered it would cost $260 for labor. Since my car has 49,000 miles on it and the warranty ended at 36,000 the repair isn't covered and no loaner car will be provided. Also, do not drive the car to prevent engine damage. What? so my mechanic called around to find the part elsewhere. He spoke to schumacher Jeep and the service department said it is a know issue and asked my mechanic if he would like to be put on the waiting list. When he asked how long the waiting list is, the gentleman replied there are approx 4700 parts request before us and there is no eta at this time it could be 1-4 months. This is utterly ridiculous. When I search the net, there are soooooooo many similar issues and Jeep is saying this is not a recall. . Read more...
Upon starting the ignition, the engine cooling fan (directly behind the grill), began shaking and wobbling loudly. It was taken to the dealership and it began smoking there as well. There is a back order on the replacement fan and it is apparently a common problem from what we were told. We have about 34,000 miles on the vehicle.
Audible radiator fan wobble noticed 9/22/17. Opened hood to see fan clearly out of balance/wobbling violently in housing. Fan stopped functioning 9/24, spiking coolant temperatures and triggering check engine light. Code read as p0481 obd-ii trouble code: cooling fan 2 control circuit malfunction. Replaced relay and checked wire connections to verify issue lies with fan. Issue spans across 2015-2016 Renegades, parts on backorder with 4000-7000 waiting nationwide, not an isolated instance.
Cooling fan motor smoking perfusely. And wobbling making a rattling sound, working intermitently.
I was driving my Jeep Renegade when it started to make a loud clanky noise. I immediately drove it to the Jeep dealership since I was very near one and immediately a service technician said to turn car off because it was going to over heat. I was told it is the radiator cooling fan that is bad. They don't know when the vehicle will be able to fixed since the part is severely backordered since this seems to be a very common problem occurring with similar Jeep vehicles. I asked if this is such a common problem why there isn't a recall. I read many complaints in Jeep forums and blogs of people having same problem and cars actually overheating and almost catching on fire. Very dangerous situation to be in. My car is sitting at the dealer with an unknown timeline to get fixed and coming out of pocket for a rental. Unacceptable to be put in this kind of risk if it is a common problem. Recall needs to be initiated.
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. While driving 45 mph, the check engine indicator illuminated and a burning odor was detected in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to brennan Dodge (1371 north service rd e, ruston, la 71270 (318) 497-4203) where it was diagnosed that the cooling fan module was defective and needed replacement. The dealer stated that the vehicle could not be driven and the parts would not be available until October. The dealer further stated that the manufacturer was replacing 600 cooling fan modules weekly nationwide. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA, stating that NHTSA would have to issue a recall. The failure mileage was 45,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. While driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle suddenly overheated. The vehicle was towed to the covert Jeep Chrysler and Dodge dealer where it was diagnosed that the radiator and cooling fan failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired because the parts were on backorder. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they were unable to provide any transportation assistance for the duration of the month until the repair became available. The approximate failure mileage was 36,914.
In my driveway. I love behind my mom and when I stop to talk with while she is in the yard and leave my car running when I go to take off the emergency brake comes on and stops me. Going down the highway and stop at stop sign or red lights or just stuck in stop and go traffic when I go to take off the transmission either jerks real hard or makes the car feel like I have been hit from behind. Cooling fan has already been replaced when the vehicle wasn't 2 yrs old.