Four problems related to engine stall have been reported for the 2016 Jeep Renegade. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
For the past week my engine stalls in the morning randomly while driving, when I'm about to turn and the dash tells me to shift into park. When re-starting the engine struggles and then comes on. It just happened when leaving work too. Started driving out the parking lot and the car stalled. I see there is a recall for 2017-2018 Jeeps for this same problem and multiple complaints for the 2016. Luckily I've been on streets and off the highway and going slow enough that when it stalls I can throw on my four way flashers. But I'm scared it will stall while in heavy traffic or going fast.
Driving my vehicle today and it did not accelerate when applying the gas. This has occurred many times in the past but as a result, I was almost rear ended today. I have 40,800 miles. I purchased this vehicle new and have had similar issues in the past but this was a time that the delay in acceleration lasted at least 8 seconds. When this occurs it is always during acceleration from a stop except once when I decelerating to a stop, the engine started to stall until I revved the engine.
Takata recall Jeep needing oil change at 7600 miles, bone dry with no indication, no smoke, no notice, engine stalls through an intersection. Won't restart for 30 seconds. Fan bearing failed. Repaired with oem part, failing again. Electrical issues, headlights shut off on dark highway, indicating all exterior lighting has failed, electrical restored. Multiple smaller events of blinker right or left being out, indicators included rapid flashing of dashboard indicator. Bulbs always self restored and fault cleared. Evap failure indicated, self resolved while trouble shooting.
Vehicle was at very low speed in a parking lot, wheels slightly turned and the engine abruptly stalled and died. I was able to re-start it immediately after shifting from drive into neutral.