general problems of the 2016 Jeep Renegade - part 2

Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds on different occasions the vehicle inadvertently increased speed. The contact stated that the brakes needed to be depressed firmly to get the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was taken to arrigo Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram west palm beach 6500 okeechobee blvd, west palm beach, FL 33411(561) 257-5198 where a test drive was done and the contact was informed that the vehicle was functioning normally. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage 19,000. Dr.

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.

When driving my vehicle September 29 2017. My 1. 3 year old Renegades check engine light turned on. Called to make appointment immediately with dealer. 5 minutes later the the temperature spiked in about 1 second to around 265 degrees. The temperature gauge gave no indication of a rising temperature and literally shot up. The radiator cooling fan locked up. Part is on national backorder don't know when it will get repaired and dont know how much engine damage has occurred. Seems to be a national issue as there are other Renegades that have been waiting for months for the same parts and have been at dealership for months. Wish Jeep would give me a refund as vehicle only gas 11800 miles and potentially gas catasprophic damage. Should be a recall and fav should buy vehicle back. Temperature gauge was useless as it only shows the level at normal and from one degree to the next shot to max. Once it went down a few degrees. Dropped backed down to normal range even though was still in 260 degree range. Faulty and unreliable. Most likely fcs will say engine is fine then it will break die due to warped or cracked cylinder or head gasket. Vehicle was in motion on a city street in semi steady traffic. Going in a straight line.

I bought this car a year a ago. It is still under warrenty. The radiator is messed up and car is over heated. It shows check engine light. But dealership is saying it could take them months . Why do not they recall all the cars??.

Multiple issues since I purchased new. Dealer confirmed computer sending codes to transmission causing it to not shift properly. At times, you could not accelerate or extremely low gas mileage. On an interstate going up and down mountains with 18-wheelers, this is terrifying. All lights shutting off randomly including headlights, brakes, blinkers, dash, etc while driving down the road. The worst issue is I have had is the doors locking my child in. I put him in the vehicle as normal, when I went around to get in, all the doors had locked and would not open. The police busted a window to get him out. After confirmed he was ok, I went out to see what was going on with the vehicle. The dash was blinking a message and the locks were still acting up. After cranking, everything returned to normal.

The jerking, delayed take off reported originally that was supposedly corrected with a motor replacement still happens. Spoken with multiple other Renegade drivers and tow truck drivers, the transmission appears to be the issue. Each recorded visit to the dealership has reported transmission ok. My safety is my absolute #1 concern. Want transmission checked, rechecked, repaired, replaced or whatever makes my driving life safe as possible.

1. Trunk lid does not stay latched. Some series of opening and closing different doors typically rectifies issue. Multiple witnesses. Intermittent. No pattern. 2. Vehicle stalls intermittently when making tight turns into traffic (heavy construction at my complex's only entrance/exit). Vehicle also 'turns off' despite it being in 'drive' and moving--I receive a message stating to put foot on brake and push button to start vehicle despite it being in drive and moving. This means I have to stop the car in angry traffic, put my foot on the brake, move shift to park and then restart a vehicle that was already running. At least three software updates have been supposedly installed along with a module on separate occasions. The last incident, four horns blared at me and one vehicle hit my back driver quarter panel/bumper. No one stopped. They just drove around me. I did not file a police report. I called the dealer (again) and had to drive quite a distance (again) for them to look it over, (again). Note: I no longer live near that dealership. The Renegade scares me-- terrifies me at times. I am no longer getting responses from Chrysler regarding the ticket number. No one will drive in my vehicle with me. The 'stalling' issue is primarily on intermittent right turns. Since the last software update, turning left is now becoming an intermittent problem. This last time I took it in, the service man touched up the red paint from my being hit, but did nothing about the scratches. So I am going to have to file a claim because of a faulty vehicle having 'computer errors. ' according to the service manager the vehicle was not designed to provide issue codes, yet they keep putting software updates. Vehicle often feels like the brake is partially set or running in a low gear. Sometimes I must put my foot literally to the floor to get up to speed. Issues started the first week I got it.

Electrical. Service 4x4 reoccuring. Dealer can't figure out. 4x4 not working when light is on. Whole dash board lit up today and prompted 4x4 service then just went to service 4x4( as in picture below)randomly turns on and off with seemingly no rhyme or reason. Was in dealer 8 days last week. Got back couple days ago, going into dealer next week to see if they can figure out, again. Prob lose Jeep for couple more days. Jeep sees more of dealer than my own garage. They have given rental each time which I applaud since is under warranty and less than 1 yr old but I have a dog and obligations so makes very inconvenient.

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Renegade. While driving 10 mph and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle shifted into neutral independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission software needed to be updated. The software update was performed; however, the failure recurred twice. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 2,300.

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Renegade. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle made a "rough truck" sound, independently shifted into a lower gear, and independently decelerated to 25 mph. The engine overheating and oil warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred three more times. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. Diagnostic testing was performed, but no issues were found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 2,200.

The vehicle has a 3 second delay when stepping on the gas pedal before it actually executes on downshifting and accelerating the vehicle. The vehicle has an automatic transmission. The delay is only when the vehicle is in motion stepping on the gas pedal from 0 mph will not reproduce the issue. I addressed the issue with Jeep they performed a firmware update then stated they were unable to reproduce the issue however I do not believe they actually tested driving the car. The vehicle used to have the same issue from stationary until the Jeep dealership performed a firmware update on the vehicle now the delay is only when the vehicle is in motion. This is how it goes: when I step on gas pedal @1 mississippi - nothing happens @2 mississippi - nothing happens @3 - I hear the car rpms increase - @mississippi - transmission responds and vehicle executes accelerate function. This happens every time with out failure that the gas pedal is pressed all the way to the floor "pedal to the metal" so to speak when the vehicle is in motion.

Incident with new 2016 Jeep Renegade resulting in an accident. I was slowly pulling in a parking space when the vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own and I was unable to bring the vehicle to a stop before it went over the parking curb and hit the side of the restaurant. I contacted Jeep roadside assistance on Monday morning 11/21/16 to have it towed to capitol city Jeep in jefferson city.   I explained the acceleration incident.    I contacted my insurance company (aaa - policy number a4-150117-1; claim # pa1401055).  I contacted national Jeep customer assistance that morning, explained the incident, and was assigned a case file number (30543876).   that same afternoon, the service technician at the dealership contacted my cell phone and left a message (which I have retained), stating they had installed several flash updates to correct the acceleration. The vehicle damage was $862.  my insurance adjuster was told  by the dealership that the flash updates that were installed had nothing to do with acceleration issues.   these were two conflicting results entirely.   mr. Peyton contacted me next on 11/30/16 and said he had been to look at the vehicle (he did not notify me when he was going, as he had said he would).   he asked me the date and time of the accident, if there were any injuries (no), any passengers (no), any property damage (4500) and my insurance company (aaa).   he also asked me my preferred outcome - and I said to have a full refund since the vehicle only had 630 miles on it and for Jeep to cover damage to the vehicle ($862), associated property damage  in my subsequent research on the 2015 and 2016 Jeep Renegade, I found a high volume of complaints with transmission/power train problems, including several sudden acceleration events.   this is a very dangerous situation for Jeep. Received letter from Jeep 12/1216 - no acknowledgment of defective parts.  .

Brand new two week old 2016 Jeep Renegade with 400 miles. Twice today while pulling out from a stop making a left turn complete loss of power and traction control light lit up. Street was a paved asphalt city road. About 2-3 seconds of no power until power returned. It was 65 degrees and sunny. Not wet or gravel. No wheel slippage. Within an hour I researched this issue and immediately saw several complaints same issue. I called Jeep customer service and explained the situation and asked if there had been any reports of this issue or resolutions to the problem. The customer service rep denied having any complaints or record of this issue. Next stop will be the dealer. I have been unable to re-create the issue but again it just started today. This is a very dangerous issue and seems to be happening to many other customers.

Brand new vehicle at under 5000 miles - while making a u-turn, the vehicle's traction control engaged and there was a complete loss of acceleration and power. The traction control light went off on its own about 4-5 seconds after the u-turn and acceleration power returned. The vehicle was in motion the whole time on a well-paved city street and road conditions were flat with no roadway debris and no adverse weather conditions.

Brand new vehicle that has a transmission that will not shift between first and second gear without bucking and jerking and when cold poses a hazard when pulling into traffic. I have complained to the dealer they say all do this. It has a zf 9 speed transmission that everyone knows should be recalled.

2016 Jeep Renegade traction control - while making a left hand turn the vehicle's traction control light began blinking on and off and there was loss of power/acceleration. Once the light went off the vehicle began to move again. This has happened 3 or 4 times, while turning or driving on a slight hill. The loss of power is a major safety issue as when turning, you are crossing traffic. The driving conditions were dry, smooth road.

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate, lounge, or stall at speeds ranging from 0-40 mph. When the vehicle was driven above 40 mph, the failure would no longer occur. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the computer was reprogrammed; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 5,825.

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.

When cold the transmission shifts rough and this causes the car to hesitate and lurch forward and in some instances the car will not accelerate especially when attempting to enter traffic causing several near misses. This has happened many times not just the date entered below.

We purchased a brand new 2016 Jeep Renegade latitude on June 11, 2016. On July 1, 2016 at approximately 400 miles the car began to malfunction. On July 1, the vehicle was started via the push-start ignition and ran until the windshield wipers were powered on, at which point the car shook violently, several dash indicator lights came on (engine, parking break, etc. ) and the car continued to idle heavily and shutter until the engine killed. Upon restarting, only the engine light was showing, so my husband began to drive it to the dealership. Approximately 3 miles later, at top speeds of 40 mph the car's accelerator and power steering failed and he veered off of a two-way highway into a field. The car was towed to the dealership where they "updated the computer" and sent us on our way without acknowledging the extreme safety hazard regarding the finicky computer system that controls the car and can fail at any moment without warning. On July 15, the satellite radio searched for a signal for several hours, with no other symptoms. On July 17, the car failed again, upon ignition. Several dashboard indicator lights came on the and the car could not be shifted into any gear. On July 18 the car would start, but not shift, and again, has been towed to the dealership for service. Today is July 18, so now we're playing a game of "wait and see" if another computer update will "fix" this death-trap of a vehicle. I feel like this car is a hazard to us and anyone around us on the road or sidewalks where we may be forced to veer off to avoid a collision if the system fails again. There needs to be a recall on this vehicle, immediately, before people are injured or die due to a defect that the dealerships and Jeep are obviously aware of, but refusing to acknowledge.

My car stopped brand new in the middle of the freeway on the first road trip from California to utah driving at 80mph (there are some parts in utah where that's the speed limit) and it almost caused an accident driving on I-15 since there were 18 wheelers driving next to me and lost complete control of the car I had to get out of the car and push it to the shoulder, luckily all the drivers were able to stop for me to do it.

Multiple times when taking off from a stop, under completely dry conditions with clean pavement, the vehicle traction control system has kicked in. The only way to get it to turn off has been to come to a complete stop again, which is very dangerous when pulling out onto a 55mph highway.

Vehicle accelerated on its own. Driver took foot off the brake from dead stop and the Renegade suddenly accelerated on its own without touching the accelerator. The insturment panel flashed and flickered various trouble indications and then stopped with the message to service the electric emergency brake.

I had the car for less than 3 weeks, brand new, check engine light came on. All tests were performed and the final solution after one full week of testing is to replace the transmission. The car has 700 miles on it. I am extremely concerned driving a brand new car with my kids in it that replacing a transmission is only the first step.