2015 Jeep Renegade

THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. WHEN TURNING THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. THE LAST TIME ALMOST RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE BEING HIT DURING A LEFT TURN WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE ALREADY. COMPUTER UPDATES DONE AND SINCE THE UPDATES IT IS WORSE THAN BEFORE. FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE IS BECOMING UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY

BRAKES: BRAKES MAKING NOISE WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION SINCE PURCHASE; SEVERE ROTOR WEAR AND MALFUNCTION SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE; ROTORS DEEPLY GOUGED AND GLAZED BLUE 12 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE; BRAKE FUNCTION IN SERIOUS DECLINE; TWO THIRD PARTY MECHANICS CONFIRMED; JEEP DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS. TRANSMISSION: (ALL ISSUES WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION - BOTH WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AND IN REVERSE) AUDIBLE THUDS, CLUNKS, "BICYCLE CHAIN" NOISE, DELAY 10-30 SECONDS WHEN CHANGING GEARS, GEARS SLIPPING WHILE IN MOTION (WITH INDICATOR LIGHT), ACCELERATION (DUE TO DOWN SHIFTING) AFTER BRAKING (IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC) BUT I'M NOT STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL; WHEN STARTING FROM A FULL STOP (AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT) I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE, THEN LURCHES FORWARD AND CLUNKS); BACKING UP IN REVERSE, WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND TRYING TO MOVE, THE CAR TAKES UP TO 30 SECONDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS BUT STILL CLUNKS AND LURCHES FORWARD ELECTRICAL: SEVERAL INDICATOR LIGHTS (SUCH AS THE ICY CONDITIONS INDICATOR) WORKED IN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS BUT NO LONGER WORK; REMOTE ENTRY ACCESS IS INTERMITTENT AT BEST (I HAVE TO BE PRACTICALLY TOUCHING THE CAR WITH MY REMOTE TO UNLOCK IT); SOMETIMES THE CAR DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS REMOTE ENTRY AT ALL; THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT (SEAT RECLINE, SEAT POSITION) HAS FAILED AT TIMES (MOST RECENTLY I WAS ON A FERRY BOAT AND HAD PUT THE SEAT BACK TO NAP (CAR WAS OFF/PARKED) AND THE SEAT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP INTO A REGULAR DRIVING POSTION - HAD TO RESTART THE CAR ON/OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ABILITY WAS RESTORED); TWICE IN DECEMBER 2016 THE ENTIRE DASH COMPUTER GAVE ME A WARNING THAT THERE WAS A SYSTEM ISSUE (WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY) AND IT SHUT DOWN AND REBOOTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING; WHEN STARTING THE CAR EVERY SINGLE LIGHTING DASH WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND FLASHES OVER AND OVER (5 MINS)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROGRAM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED FOR THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE DECEMBER 29TH, 2016, MY JEEP RENEGADE HAS HAD DANGEROUS DRIVETRAIN/TRANSMISSION ISSUES. VEHICLE'S 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL UNEXPECTEDLY STOP SHIFTING, ACCOMPANIED BY "CHECK ENGINE" AND "CHECK TRANSMISSION" WARNINGS ON THE DASH. OCCURS RANDOMLY DURING NORMAL OPERATION, AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS. VEHICLE WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT, CAUSING LACK OF ABILITY TO ACCELERATE TO STAY WITH TRAFFIC. ISSUE SUBSIDES AFTER PARKING OVERNIGHT. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, WHERE SOFTWARE UPDATES AND A "FLASH" OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETED. DEALERSHIPS WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP WHILE THE ISSUE WAS HAPPENING ON ONE OCCASION. JEEP WARRANTY OFFICE HAS NOT OFFERED ANY RESOLUTION TO THE RECURRING UNSAFE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS VIA EMAIL AND TELEPHONE.

WHILE DRIVING CAR LOST POWER LOOKED DOWN CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER RADIO N BACKUP CAMERA DID NOT TURN ON FINALLY DID AFTER PUSHING THE RADIO ON BUTTON THEN AFTER A FEW MILES JEEP STARTED BUCKING AND HEARD A WHINING NOISE WHILE STEPPING ON GAS. READ MAY COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING @ 50 MPH THE SECOND TIME I WAS STATIONARY STARTING UP AT FIRST THEN BUCKING N NOISE STARRED AT @ 30 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE SHIFTER WOULD ERRONEOUSLY SWITCH TO NEUTRAL. EVENTUALLY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

VIN - [XXX] HERE'S ALL THE ISSUES I HAVE: - HARD SHIFTING - LOSS OF POWER WHEN TURNING AND ACCELERATING, EVEN ON BONE DRY ROADS - ALL LIGHTS (BRAKES, HEADLIGHTS, FOG LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS) MALFUNCTIONING (INOPERABLE) ON STARTUP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND MAKE RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR PRODUCE A FAULT CODE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. ...UPDATED 01/23/17 *BF UPDATED 7/12/18*JB