2015 Jeep Renegade

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO START DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPSTARTED, BUT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FT. PIERCE (5851 S US HIGHWAY 1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (855) 709-0687) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE WEAR OF THE CLUTCH. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32928605. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED SHIFTING REALLY HARD AND HESITATES AT TIMES WHEN NEED TO TAKE OFF QUICKLY FOR EXAMPLE TURNING LEFT WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND IT HESITATES BEFORE SHIFTING WHICH IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE WITHIN 2 WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS UPDATE RELATED AND THEY UPDATED AND RESET EVERYTHING. IT IS JUST AS BAD OR WORSE NOW AND AFTER THE SECOND TIME THEY STATED THEY CAN FEEL THE ISSUE WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING IT BUT BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SHOWS NOTHING WRONG THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SO I WILL BE DRIVING THE JEEP UNTIL IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT HAVE TO HAVE MORE WARNINGS/ALERTS OR AN INCIDENT BEFORE CHRYSLER WILL APPROVE IT. THEY ALSO STATED THIS IS NORMAL ACTIVITY FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THAT IT "WORKS" BETTER AFTER IT WARMS UP A LITTLE. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IS THE ONLY TIME I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD AUTOMALICLLY SHIFT IN SPORT MODE WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE BACK IN GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (CRISWELL CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (84 BUREAU DR, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20878 (240) 252-2592). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,524.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE REVS BUT IT'S LIKE IT'S NOT IN THE CORRECT GEAR. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS AND LET IT REGROUP AND TRY AGAIN. OTHER TIMES IT WILL DO THE EXACT OPPOSITE AND SURGE AHEAD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR THE 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION HAVE DONE NOTHING TO HELP.

THIS 2015 JEEP RENEGADE BEGAN HAVING A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER SEEING THAT IT WAS THE COOLING FAN, I TOOK MEASURES TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED. BEFORE THAT HAPPENED, THE FAN WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE IS 2 YEARS OLD, HAS 41, 000 MILES ON IT AND IS STILL COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY SOUTHPOINT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (WHO I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM) THAT THEY CANNOT OBTAIN THE PART, AND THEY REFUSED TO OPEN A CLAIM WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY SO THAT I COULD GET A RENTAL CAR. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE THE DEALER WILL NOT START THE CLAIM PROCESS. RIGHT NOW MY JEEP IS AT THE DEALER, WHO WAS HAPPY TO INFORM ME THAT IF I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND IT OVERHEATED, MY 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WOULD BE VOID. AFTER CONTACTING FIAT CHRYSLER, I STILL HAVE NOT OBTAINED ANY KIND OF RELIEF. I HAVE A $25,000 CAR THAT IS BASICALLY A BRICK. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT IS WORTHLESS. THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CONTRACT ACTUALLY SUGGESTED USING AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PARTS, WHICH WOULD VOID MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE COOLING FAN ISSUE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.4 LITER TIGERSHARK ENGINE.SOME OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THEIR CARS CATCHING ON FIRE WHEN THE FAN MELTS. FIAT CHRYSLER KNOWS IT IS A PROBLEM, YET THOUSANDS OF THESE TIGERSHARK EQUIPPED CARS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE BUT THEY ARE AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY.

DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED CLUTCH FAILURE AT 28K MILES. CAR WAS OPERATING COMPLETELY NORMAL AND THE CLUTCH FAILED ON HIGHWAY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR. CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE OR GO IN REVERSE IN ANY GEAR. THIS IS ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. ELECTRIC ISSUES AND A/C ISSUES IN 2016. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP 3 SEPARATE TIMES TO RESOLVE ISSUE.

THE COOLING FAN "BURNED OUT" ON MY 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2017, I WAS TRAVELING I10 E BOUND FROM HOUSTON, TX TO RAYNE, LA (3 HR DRIVE) TO ATTEND MY YOUNGER BROTHER'S WEDDING WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR RAN HOT. LUCKILY FOR ME I WAS AT THE EXIT RAMP TO GET TO MY PARENT'S HOUSE WHEN IT HAPPENED. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND I SAW, AND SMELLED SMOKE. I THEN CALLED MY DAD (WHO LITERALLY LIVES A MINUTE OR LESS FROM WHERE I WAS) FOR HIM TO COME AND CHECK OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, FLUIDS WERE ALL IN TACT, NOTHING SEEMED OUT OF PLACE, HE BASICALLY COULDN'T SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. HE THEN STARTED THE CAR AND WATCHED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND NOTICED THAT IT HADN'T SPIKED UP SO HE DROVE IT OFF THE EXIT AND HOME. THE CAR SAT ALL NIGHT AND WASN'T DRIVEN AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN MY DAD DROVE IT TO ADVANCED AUTO. THE EMPLOYEE CONNECTED THE MACHINE TO CHECK FOR ERRORS BUT NOTHING CAME BACK. MY DAD STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE FAN WASN'T SPINNING. HE CHECKED THE FUSE FOR THE FAN, NOTICED THE METAL PIECE INSIDE HAD SPLIT, SO WE BOUGHT ANOTHER FUSE. PUT THE FUSE IN, STARTED THE ENGINE AND A SECOND LATER THE FUSE POPPED AND SMOKE APPEARED. I'VE CALLED SEVERAL CDJR PLACES BETWEEN LOUISIANA AND TEXAS AND THEY'RE ALL TELLING ME THAT IT'LL TAKE UP TO 4 MONTHS BEFORE THE PART COMES IN AND GET FIXED BECAUSE IT IS ON BACK ORDER. IT IS FRUSTRATING FOR ME BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. OBVIOUSLY THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL IF THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE SINCE I CAN'T GET IT FIXED WITHIN THE NEXT 4 MONTHS AND I'VE BEEN QUOTED $600+ TO GET IT FIXED.