2015 Jeep Renegade

while the vehicle was being driven at highway speed, a large piece of roof trim detached from the vehicle and went airborne. The piece measures approximately 6 inches by 42 inches, and is stiff plastic. My jeep renegade has the MySky sunroof option, and this trim is a piece that sit just forward of those panels, filling the gap between the sunroof and the metal of the windshield frame. To be clear, this piece is not part of the sunroof itself, it is supposed to be a permanently attached and not movable part of the vehicle. The piece went airborne to the extent that it left the roadway. I was able to return later and recover it. Inspecting the piece and where it attaches, there is no damage to the vehicle or the piece. It attaches only with two sided tape and urethane - it is designed with no true mechanical connection to the vehicle - no clips, bolts, or fasteners. The piece detached as heat and time had degraded the two sided tape and urethane. This is the second time this exact failure has occurred with this vehicle. The first was in August of 2018. The piece was replaced by New Holland Jeep Service, and they acknowledged it as a defect and gave a warranty extension as a courtesy. Searching online, this is a known issue for owners of Jeep Renegades with the MySky option. This is a hazard and negligent design. A large panel like this should not be held on with tape and glue. It is fortunate that there was no traffic behind the vehicle either time this piece detached and went airborne. It is easy to imagine a scenario where this could have caused an accident. Given that these panels rely on only adhesive to remain attached to the vehicle, the danger of these detaching grows with time as heat and age weaken the tape + urethane.

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while pulling the driver’s side door handle, the handle detached from the vehicle. The contact was not able to open the door and had to enter the vehicle from the passenger’s side. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the handle needed to be replaced; however, the contact had to pay out of pocket for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and was aware of similar failures, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage 72,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY AND THEN GOES BACK OFF. LAST TIME IT WAS ON, WENT TO REPAIR SHOP AND HAD IT HOOKED UP TO THE DIALYSIS MACHINE AND IT STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED REPLACING. BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER STAYS ON. AFTER I STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT, IT'S OFF. IT ALSO RANDOMLY LURCHES FORWARD OR SHAKES WHILE IN DRIVE OR PARKED. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR FAN WHICH KEPT BLOWING FUSES DUE TO THE FAN GOING OFF TRACK AND GETTING STUCK. I THOUGHT THAT FIXED THE JUMPING, BUT IT STILL OCCURS. JUST LESS OFTEN. MY MYSKY PANEL ENGINE IS ALSO BROKEN AND WILL NOT OPEN. STARTS TO OPEN, THEN CLOSES OR STOPS COMPLETELY AFTER ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF OPENING.

SECOND INCIDENT/ SEE TRACKING #11084790. BROUGHT CAR TO JIM CLICK TUCSON TO HAVE PANEL ON FRONT OF ROOF CHECKED DUE TO CONCERN AS PANEL SEEMED LOOSE-HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED D/T PART COMING LOOSE AND FLYING OFF PREVIOUSLY WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. INSPECTED BY SERVICE MANAGER WHO DOCUMENTED PANEL APPEARS WARPED AT FRONT DRIVERS EDGE. 'PART IS SECURE.' ON WAY HOME PART FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED. REPORTED TO JEEP DEALERSHIP AND CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT JEEP HEADQUARTERS. INCIDENT REPORTED AND GIVEN CASE FILE NUMBER FOR CASE REVIEW. EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER SAFETY OF HAVING THIS PART FLY OFF THE ROOF TWICE NOW. THIS TIME THE PART STAYED ON LESS THAN 1 WEEK AND WE HAD EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE PART STILL SEEMED INSECURE WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AFTER THE REPLACEMENT WAS DONE. WIND NOISE AND RATTLING HAVE BEEN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS ROOF. WAITING TO HAVE PART REPLACED AGAIN. PART #068246339-AA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY IN AZ THE FRONT PANEL OF THE SLIDINGSKY SUNROOF FLEW OFF THE ROOF. HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THIS ROOF SINCE PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN NH. HAD BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST TWICE PREVIOUSLY FOR ONGOING RATTLING, INCOMPLETE CLOSURE AND EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE FROM THIS ROOF. EVENTUALLY, THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE ROOF UNIT BUT THE ISSUES HAVE CONTINUED ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN THIS LATEST ISSUE OF THE FRONT ROOF PIECE LITERALLY BLOWING OFF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO A DEALERSHIP IN ARIZONA FOR REPAIR AND WE EXPRESSED OUR CONCERN OVER THIS POTENTIALLY BEING A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE TOAD THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO OTHERS. THE DEALERSHIP EXPRESSED NO OPINION OR CONCERN OTHER THAN THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PIECE THAT CAME OFF THE VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY ENTRY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A MODULE IN THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HATCH BACK OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A COMPUTER IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR, THE KEY FAILED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A NEW KEY NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART BEING UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 07/27/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HATCHBACK FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, AS IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. UPDATED 08/001/10. *JB