Jeep Renegade owners have reported 11 problems related to car will not start (under the electrical system category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Car will not start. Been having problems for the last 2 years since I bought it. Unreliable. Electricity goes on and off randomly, sun roof wont open, lock button stick, power seat not working.
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Tl the contact owns a 2017 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact called planet Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram (9975 NW 12th st, miami, FL 33172, (305) 470-8000), and informed the dealer of the failure. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.
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We have had the vehicle for less than a week. My wife commutes my disabled child to a state school every school day. While on her way home the vehicle in question shuttered and died while driving. She was able to get the vehicle off the road and onto a access road. The vehicle then would not start with several attempts. She then called me, who was at work, and I left to help check the car. With limited tools at my disposal, I checked for battery voltage and intake restriction. No problems found. I checked the instrument cluster for fuel and had 2 led bars with no low fuel "dummy" light. Cycled to range till empty section and was showing 60 miles to empty. So I assumed fuel was not the issue, but didn't rule it out. Since she had already driven 60 miles to this point, I assumed ignition was also not a issue. I then unhooked the battery to reset ecm/pcm. Hooked battery back up and tried to crank again with still a no start. I then went with the easy route and obtained a fuel canister with fuel and added 1. 5 gallons of fuel to the tank, which increased fuel gauge to 3 led bars. Once above previous 2 led bars the vehicle started with no hesitation. Since this issue I have looked for recalls on programming or any TSB pertaining to this issue with no avail. I have read on forums this same issue happening to other similar vehicles. I find that with out these indicators or the reliability of the range to empty that this could lead to a safety issues depending on the environment the vehicle stalls in.
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The vehicle will not start at random times. It finally does start again and then throws computer errors. It has also shut down numerous times while I was driving down the road. Some of these instances were while I was driving the vehicle and others were after the vehicle was shut off for a short amount of time.
I got up to get ready to go to choir rehearsal my Jeep would not crank, and the key was stuck in the switch, it took almost 30 minutes to get the key out, finally the Jeep cranked but I could not get the gear to go into reverse, drive or nothing, and on the dash board where it tells you how many miles you have on the automobile it was blinking and also on the dash board it say service transmission. . I have read on your site as I was searching to find out why this is happening, so many of these Jeep seem to do this when they reach 40 thousand miles. I am grateful that I was not on the road because the day before this happen the Jeep seem to have lost speed ifor a brief moment, this is very dangerous something need to be done about this.
Apx 2 months after purchase car would not start in my driveway. Diff codes would appear and it locked up. Towed to dealer and battery replaced. While driving and coming to stop on local roads car would feel like rearended and check oil light would come on and service engine icon and car would stall. On diff occasions when trying to start car in my driveway it would either not start or barely turn over and have no accelarition or 3 mph and would not go in reverse. Car would stall about 4 blocks from house when I came to stop. Transmission replaced and the rear end feeling fixed. Car had oil change appt recently and day of appt it would not start and engine light came on. Half hour later car started and I took it to dealer. Service said problem fixed. Week later same problem again. Took to dealer and they said problem fixed come get car. Service called me and said car wouldnt start for them even tho they fixed it. My car has now been in shop 3 weeks waiting on part. Part edt is now 9/11/19. I also had motor mounts replaced and now dealer also says problem with my suspension and that has caused my year old tires to wear thin. No photos to submit. Dates car affected approx.
The contact's father owns a 2016 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that vehicle shifted into neutral independently while in drive. Also, the check engine indicator illuminated intermittently. In addition, the vehicle would not crank and had difficulty starting. Furthermore, some electrical failures were experienced, including all the windows remained in the down position and would not roll up and the exterior lighting remained illuminated while in operation. The contact associated the power train failure with NHTSA campaign number: 16v529000(power train), which only pertained to the 2014 and 2015 models. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was serviced on several occasions for the various failures. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 47,243.
Tl the contact owns a 2017 Jeep Renegade. On several occasions, while attempting to start the vehicle, the push to start button was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to start. Additionally, on several occasions and while driving various speeds, a warning indicator illuminated suggested that the gear shift lever be shifted to the park position before shifting into a drive gear. The vehicle was taken to coughlin marysville Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram (located at 15777 watkins rd, marysville, OH 43040, (937) 246-5386) where it was diagnosed that the failure may be due to the type of fuel and that the vehicle was two quarts low on engine oil. The dealer also stated that the fuel suction door was misaligned. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failures recurred. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was unknown.
First breakdown check engine light and air bags light came on then the engine locked up and I could not switch gears and could not accelerate. Second break down emergency break locked up and would not release and check engine light and check airbags came on again. Third breakdown emergency break locked up and would not release again and the check engine light and air bags light came on again and could not switch gears. Fourth breakdown would not start had to be towed turns out battery needed to be replaced. Fifth breakdown engine stalled had to pull over and restart the car. Sixth breakdown remote start the car did not start up and then would not start manually. Seventh breakdown engine stalled again had to be towed would not start backup. 8th breakdown Jeep was shifting really hard took to delaership now has to have transmission replaced. This car is a year and a half old and has had all these problems I just found out that Jeeps that are 2017 and 2018 have recalls this vehicle has the electrical problem and the boby is falling apart. All of this has affected the gas mileage. All these break down were city streets and highway.
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the battery needed to be replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. Three weeks later, the vehicle failed to start and the check engine indicator illuminated. Additionally, the shifter would not engage out of park. The vehicle was towed to pischke motors of la crosse (434 4th st, la crosse, WI 54601) the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 35,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that the emergency brakes turned on voluntarily while driving. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred when the vehicle was off. In addition, the vehicle failed to start when the ignition key was turned to power on. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was informed that the failure was located at the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 5,600.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Electrical System problems | |
| Software problems | |
| Car Will Not Start problems | |
| Wiring problems | |
| Battery Dead problems | |
| Starter problems | |
| Car Will Not Accelerate problems | |
| O2 Sensor problems | |
| Headlights Turn Off While Driving problems | |
| Instrument Panel Failure problems |