Engine Shut Off Without Warning problems of the 2018 Jeep Renegade

11 problems related to engine shut off without warning have been reported for the 2018 Jeep Renegade. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 01/11/2021

Purchased vehicle July 2019. Today I was making a right hand turn and the d light started blinking and the car just shut off. I was on a hwy rd with heavy traffic. It took a couple tries and the car finally started back up. I just found out that the vehicle I have has a motor that has a serious problem with oil issues and Jeep not fixing it, they're just telling the consumer to just keep putting oil in it. This is unacceptable considering how much I pay a month. These motors need to be replaced before someone gets killed. I put my VIN number in and it says no recalls. There needs to be one ASAP. Now that m scared to drive my vehicle.

2 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 08/02/2020

When driving downhill 55 mph at an approximate altitude of 5500ft on hwy 80 west in wyoming, my vehicle completely lost all power, engine shutdown and dashboard message said shift to park. Very scary and dangerous situation that I was able to control. I proceeded to park the vehicle on the side of the hwy and shifted to park. I waited for about 15 minutes not knowing what to do. I decided to turn the engine on, which it did, shifted to drive, and drove to the nearest hwy exit. I do not know the exact cause of the issue, but it seems, base on other owners report's that the problem is caused by a failure in the engine fuel pump and/or voltage regulator which it makes sense. Please investigate and recall the issue before someone dies.

3 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 03/19/2020

2. 4 engine would cause stall not safety shut down without a warn that the oil is low. There is no warn on oil being low which lead to stall and shut down while driving that can cause wreck. The engine shut down without warn to discover need replace engine due no oil even I had the oil regular faithful change all time at the same dealership.

4 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 03/19/2020

Engine stall when oil is low and power steering went out without a warn. There is no oil low warn or engine warn. None of the light come on for oil change or oil pressure. It almost cause me wreck the Jeep cuz no control when it shut down. Took to the dealership to found out there is no oil in engine which faithful change oil at dealership. No dash warn, I almost rear end cuz it sudden shut down. When I turn the sharp I can feel beep beep going off.

5 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 02/12/2020

Car frequently states "oil pressure low" despite constant oil changes. Car idles when turning a corner and completely shuts off. Dashboard flashes messages that "vehicle must be in park", steering wheel locks up and tells me to "push the brake and start button". . . I had to do this three times. Very dangerous! car shut off in 5 p. M. Orlando traffic! has happened three times in two months.

6 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 01/03/2020

Bought my car brand new, after one month it started shutting off randomly. While driving on the highway the engine shut off completely. "shift gear to p appeared on my dash". I had to turn on and off multiple times before it would turn on again and occur over and over again. Got the car towed to the dealership who told me it was completely normal and that I should be checking my oil every time I get gas. Said all I needed was an oil change. Did not have any concern for the dangerous occurrence I was in on the highway.

7 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 07/31/2019

Jeep Renegade 2018, at 12 thousand plus miles, just started using oil. I brought this Jeep brand new, took it in for the regular scheduled oil changes, then all of sudden the oil pressure light came on the Jeep just shut off. I waited a second or so and it started back up. I went back home my husband checked the oil and it was empty. We add a 4 plus quarts of the correct oil. I called the dealership, for an appointment. It took 4 plus days to get an appointment. Before my appointment the oil light came on again. We check the oil and again it barely got any in it. We add just enough to get to the appointment. Now they say I have to drive it 1000 miles for a compression test. They know it's the motor!. I don't understand why I have to be put at risk of breaking down to prove there is something wrong. With all the technology the new cars have why can't they see the issue's on the computer?.

8 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 05/14/2019

Vehicle stalled while pulling out into traffic, another time it didn't start after a few tries vehicle started. Stalled a second and third time but I noticed the oil indicator light came on for a tenth of a second then went out. Returned home and checked the oil level. (vehicle was just in for a 1000 mile courtesy check by the dealer vehicle had 2660 miles on odometer) service manager said everything is ok and we left. Odometer has 2975 miles when this shutting off occurred. When dip stick was read it was reading the very tip of the stick. I added 3 qts. Of manufactures recommended oil and took the vehicle to the dealer to read the codes and ask why I was out of oil with no oil indicator light on. Safety concern is this engine per the service manager is programmed to shut off in the event of a low oil pressure. The issue I have is that you do not get any warning that you have low oil pressure until the engine shuts off and then you really don't know why.

9 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 03/02/2019

I have had my car for exactly 3 months. . . . . First thing that went wrong was the trunk hydraulic bar broken and fell off after I opened my trunk. And the big issue. . My car randomly shuts off while I'm driving, it started on the turnpike and then continued on the city streets. I finally was a block from the house and I had coast into my driveway. There is no warning when it happens it just shuts off. When I go to turn it back on it revs up real high and then idles low. My car is 3 months. . . . . Only has 3800 miles on it. . . I didn't pay 29k for a brand new car for it to have to be in the shop because something is already wrong with the engine. . . This does not reflect well on the Jeep Renegade. . .

10 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 02/23/2019

I purchased a 2018 Renegade about 3 weeks ago. Within a week of that problo began with remote starter that had been added prior to purchase that would unlock all the doors whenever vehicle was started using remote starter. I was extremely frustrated as that vehicle had issues from day one and dealer couldn't fix them. No offer from dealership to allow me to return it. So out of frustration I traded it in for a much higher cost vehicle in hopes the issues would be gone with a brand new vehicle of a higher price and package. Not so! from the first day about 2 weeks ago I started experiencing serious problems. Everytime I use the remote starter the vehicle shuts off whether I touch the door handle, unlock vehicle with remote, open door or enter vehicle if the first three methods didn't shut it down. In addition the uconnect 4 w/7" display started locking a week ago and would not let me turn it off, change temperature inside vehicle, even locked out the manual controls of heater/ac temps,fan could not be changed, radio stopped playing. No matter what I tried nothing worked. I had to pull over and shut vehicle off and restart. Within a mile down the road it locked up again and this time same problems with non repsonsive controls as well as the video display began flickering in lower left hand of screen. I waited till I got to my destination and shut vehicle off. When I came out to leave it was somewhat working again. Prior to this issue with uconnect the vehicle had been to dealership twice. First time they claimed they could not replicate 2nd time I was told the remote starter was a known issue since 4/2018 with no known remedy and the radio uconnect system was defective and a new radio was ordered but was backordered with no known date of availability. So I have a very expensive vehicle with just over 1,000 miles with serious and potentially dangerous issues with it.

11 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 12/26/2018

While driving, my Jeep Renegade will just turn off. I have to pull off to the side of the road and put the car in park and try to restart the car a couple of times. This will cause a major accident to someone someday. It just shuts off without warning. It's a 2018 Jeep Renegade with 5k miles! why would it just shut off? I was driving both times this happened to me. Once last week and once today 12/26/2018. The lights blink saying engine system/maintenance and low oil pressure. I have read online this is a problem with Jeep Renegades, but Jeep won't do anything about it. How does this get fixed? someone could get killed.



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