general problems of the 2016 Jeep Renegade

My car suddenly caught fire while driving on the freeway. I heard a boom, felt my car shake and saw flames out my back window, I pulled over immediately and got out of the car. Going around the passenger side to inspect my tires and car. As in doing this I noticed that the entire car by then underneath was completely consumed in flames. I ran from the car in fear of my safety. My car burned to the ground in front of my eyes. There were no warning lights on my dash, no flashing, no indication of anything wrong.

On 3 occasions, in the past three weeks, the vehicle has lost power while in motion and display states “shift to park”. Restarting vehicle is required. This occurs while in motion and could be dangerous for driver and passenger. Car repair unable to diagnose issue. Reported numerous codes concerning “communication errors”.

While driving the car, the wheel locked and we lost acceleration, and a warning light for the electric engine throttle came on. The car is undriveable, and we are extremely lucky that we were not in an accident. We suspect that the w79 recall for other Jeeps is implicated for our car.

This has occurred ever since I’ve bought my car, and not every time. When car is at a slight incline and at a stop, it will not accelerate. Gas cap broke off for no reason. Dealership rep said that’s happened to someone else too. Chip for airbag sensors are not available.

Ongoing recall issue – 2016 Jeep Renegade (recall u90) this recall came out 06/16/2022 when I connect the dealership they keep say its backorder and that they have no eta on. Sometimes I do receive texts about the part being available but when I call, they say no and that it could be scammed when it clearly gives me the dealership info and phone number.

While driving, car comes to a complete stop and stalls when accelerating. Dangerous during oncoming traffic whether it's the pedestrian or the cars surrounding me. Car won't move instantly upon pressing on gas pedal-- it stalls for a bit before moving.

Jeep lost acceleration and died in the middle of the road. Fortunately I had just gotten off the freeway or we could have been seriously injured. No warning or check engine lights illuminated, it just completely lost the acceleration and died in the road.

There were no warnings on the vehicle to indicate a problem occurring. Coming from a complete stop there is a delay in accelerating to speed - feels like a stall and the pedal is not receiving any gas. . . But the tank is full. Dealership never found any issues nor were able to reproduce the same problem. This problem happens multiple times a year. This is dangerous for driving as I'm unable to get to full speed in traffic.

This car comes almost to a dead stop and stalls when accelerating. Its dangerous because it will stall right as I'm entering traffic and attempting to get up to the speed of traffic during a time when all other cars around me are also accelerating, it's happened since the first day I bought the Jeep I've already filed a complaint. These engines should be recalled.

The car engine shuts down unexpectedly while driving. Bought the car from autonation 3 months ago. I noticed the oil low pressure just started to come with the shutdown. This is very dangerous if driving on the highway. This model needs to be recalled because I found hundreds of similar situations online.

When driving the car and entering the on ramp to the freeway the car lost the ability to accelerate. It appeared the gas peddle was inactive and the car was in neutral. It notified me with a light "electronic stability control" then the car suddenly went back into gear. I was concerned but was lead to believe this was part of the design. Suddenly without warning and for no reason at 25k miles the battery suddenly died. All lights came on in the car. It had no power and would not turn on. The dealership said "the battery just failed". In Aug I was shocked to turn on the car and have a message that says "change oil" well before an oil change is due. This was the first time I had seen this light because I am always on time with car maintenance. The $84. 77 seems to have been spent on an unnecessary oil change, if this continues I will not be able to afford the constant oil changes. Mostly recently and most concerning on Tuesday the 29th of Sep. I was leaving for a medical appointment and when I turned on the car it said every light in the car was out. My neighbor came over and verified that I was missing several lights. The car was inoperable and I was stranded. I was able to get a ride, but when I got home a few hours later, I turned on the car and all the lights worked perfectly fine. With the above mentioned I am concerned for my safety, for the safety of others I share the road with, and the reliability of my 2016 Jeep Renegade.

The engine burns through oil way to fast and creates unnecessary cost. Also it always feels like it's going to shut down when I turn right slowly. Power constantly fluctuates.

After initial start car abruptly shuts off after accelerating a short distance. As to put car back in park restart and then put in gear.

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.

When idle (stop sign, traffic light) and applied gas to accelerate, a reading comes up on the dashboard of "vehicle must be in park to shift" and the messages disappears quickly. The car stops, I have to reset to park, turn off the car, start it again. This happens in the worst of times, in traffic, randomly, and without warning. This has happened 3 times since November 2018.

My Jeep stalls out when I'm trying to accelerate while making a left hand turn. This has happened a number of times and causes a dangerous situation. It could potentially cause an accident!.

The engine idles too fast. 11/1/17 and 12/7/17 the tcm and pcm were reprogramed. No help. 2/13/18 dealer said " the idle speed can't be reset" 1/15/19 after lemon law the manufacturer agreed" we will replace your car", " 4/16/20 " we will not replace your car, but we will honor your warranty" 5/30/20 "your warranty has expired, choose another plan" the dealer has worked on my car 13 times over a three year period, I nearly crashed in April 2018, because the fast idle overpowered my brakes. I believe I am entitled to a new car just like mine, paid in full in 2017. I don't know how to include pictures.

My car stalled twice on two separate occasions while in motion. In both instances I was turning left and then the car slowed down and a notification signaled on the dashboard that the car must be in park to shift. The second time this happened was in rush hour traffic on a busy road. I took my car into the dealer and they told me there was little to no oil in my car. The low oil indicator light never appeared on my dashboard to warn me that my oil was low. My last oil change was 6,000 miles ago, prior to the one I received today. I don't understand how there was no warning light that appeared. I feel very unsafe driving my car now. I have seen several other complaints reported in online forums regarding this issue.

Been happening for past month first issue happened in Jan 2017 call stalling having hard time restarting. Backing out of the drive way car stalls once done reversing and putting into drive. Have done it with rolling stop at stop sign/light.

On 3 or 4 occasions while driving my Jeep Renegade latitude 4 x 4 9 speed less than 2,000 miles. In dry conditions my Jeeps anti traction light will come on the dash, and I lose all power for 5-10 seconds. It stops, no gas . It doesnt shut off, it loses all power. Last time I was approaching a red light and slowing down, the lights changed to green, I turned on my blinker to turn left going less than 10 miles an hour and it happened in the middle of the turn with a car behind me my Jeep stopped in the middle of the street dead for 5-10 seconds. I thought I would be rear ended since it was abrupt.

Vehicle was purchased may 16, 2016. On August 6, 2016 the vehicle completely shut off while traveling 60 mph down the interstate. The electronic traction control light came on and the 4-wheel drive lights shutoff completely. It only traveled approximately 20-30 feet before coming to a complete stop. All the lights on the dashboard came on and stayed on. After the stop, the driver was able to put the vehicle in park and attempted to restart the vehicle to remove it from the interstate. The vehicle did not restart, did not turn over; absolutely nothing happened. Shortly after the complete shutoff, the vehicle was hit by another vehicle. Now that the vehicle is in the shop, the body shop is also unable to start the vehicle. They have replaced the air bag assembly and seat belts and the light indicating the fuel shutoff is still on.