2017 Jeep Renegade

I HAD JUST LEFT FOR WORK TODAY, DRIVING ON THE STREET, WHEN 2017 JEEP RENEGADE DESERT HAWK SUDDENLY STALLED I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASHBOARD WITH INSTRUCTION TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND PRESS START BUTTON. I DID SO AND THE ENGINE TRIED TO START, BUT DIDN'T. TRIED A SECOND TIME AND ENGINE SPUTTERED AND EVENTUALLY STARTED. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT HAS ALSO BEEN FLASHING ON WHEN MAKING QUICK TURNS. ONLY STAYS ON A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THIS THEN HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER I HAD JUST LEFT WORK. PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW, I'M THE ONLY DRIVER AND IT HAS 20,500 MILES. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE SAME HAPPENED. I TOLD THE DEALER SHOP, WHEN I WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE, ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHEN I FIRST START IT IN THE MORNING AND WHEN IT HAS BEEN SITTING AWHILE AND I START IT (LIKE WHEN I GO HOME FROM WORK).

STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHIFTING VERY HARD AT RANDOM TIMES AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME WE HAD IT INSPECTED AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT AT THE SHOP. WE CONTINUED TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AND STARTED TO HEAR OUR VALVES KNOCKING SO WE CHECKED TO OIL. THE OIL WAS TWO QUARTS LOW AND BARELY ON THE DIP STICK. WE WERE ONLY MIDWAY THROUGH OIL CHANGE AND WE ONLY SERVICE OUR CAR AT THE DEALER. WE TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT USING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 2000 MILES IS NORMAL. IT MAY BE NORMAL FOR THIS CAR BUT IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY CAR WE HAVE EVER OWNED. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THEY DID NOT INFORM US AT OIL CHANGES THAT WE WERE HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING OUR OIL LEVELS. THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE OUR CAR ENGINE TO FAIL AND CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AS THE ENGINE COULD TURN OFF FROM LACK OF OIL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR JEEP TO KEEP THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT A SECRET BECAUSE THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.

DRIVING DOWN I-95 AT A SPEED OF 65 CAR BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN EVEN WHILE IM ACCELERATING, WAS ABLE TO PULL CAR OVER AND ONCE I GOT ON SHOULDER I CUT CAR OFF TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP, CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AT ALL. HAD TO GET TOWED TO THE DEALER WHICH THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM ONLY FOR THE SAME THING TO BE HAPPENING A MONTH LATER, THE CAR KEEP DOING HARD JERKS AND NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE. I CAN BE IN DRIVE AND THE CAR WILL TELL ME IM IN PARK OR JUST SHUT OFF ON ME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN IN USE AND THE ENGINE SEEMED TO HAVE REDUCED POWER. THE CONTACT CALLED ROSEVILLE AUTOMALL (LOCATED AT 100 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661, 916-782-5999) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CYLINDER MISFIRED AND CAUSED THE FUEL PRESSURE TO REGULATE INCORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V131000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS ISSUED BASED ON A BILL DATE. THE CONTACT'S BILL DATE NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE IN CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED A CASE REGARDING THE MATTER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.