2018 Jeep Renegade

VEHICLE PURCHASED BRAND NEW WAS MAKING LEFT, LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE WANTED TO STALL. I CALLED IN TO DEALER TO DISCUSS SINCE I WAS ALREADY BRINGING IT IN FOR A PASSIVE ENTRY LIGHT ON DASH WARNING LIGHT. THEY SAID BRING IT IN RIGHT AWAY. MY NEXT OIL CHANGE WAS OVER 1000 MILES AWAY FROM BEING DUE & THEY SAID IT WAS DOWN 2 QUARTS. I DROVE 250 MILES UNTIL MY NEXT APPOINTMENT FOR THE OTHER REPAIR PROBLEM 2 WEEKS LATER AND THERE WAS LESS THAN 1/2 NOTCH LEFT OF OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. THE ENGINE WAS GIVEN A FRESH OIL CHANGE AND NOW MUST BE CHECKED EVERY 500 MILES TO DETERMINE IF IT'S AN ENGINE CONSUMPTION CASE. MY OTHER 2 OIL CHANGES WERE FREE TO USE WITHIN 1 YEAR SO IN ORDER TO NOT LOOSE THEM MY OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED WELL BEFORE THEY WERE DUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. BETTENHAUSEN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (8355 W 159TH ST, TINLEY PARK, IL 60477, (708) 532-2665) INITIALLY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE READY TO PICK UP EARLIER IN THE WEEK; HOWEVER, THEY STILL HAD THE VEHICLE. THE DIAGNOSIS SPECIFICS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BETWEEN TRIPS TO THE DEALERS. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DON JACKSON CHRYSLER JEEP (3950 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY, GA 30291), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,200.

MY RENEGADE FIRST GAVE ME 'ISSUES' BEFORE THE FIRST OIL CHANGE DUE DATE. JUST 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW, IT SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM MY BEACH VACATION. I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 65 AND IT JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAD TO COAST FROM THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ONTO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. MY 8 YEAR OLD SON WAS ALSO WITH ME DURING THIS FIRST OF SEVERAL DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 6 OR 7 ATTEMPTS AT RESTARTING MY CAR AND GETTING BACK IN TRAFFIC BEFORE I FINALLY MADE IT SAFELY HOME THAT DAY. EACH OF THOSE ATTEMPTS FIRST RESULTED IN THE CAR SHUTTING OFF AND ME COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. EVERY TIME MY CAR IS CLOSE TO AN OIL CHANGE, WITHIN ABOUT 300-500 MILES, IT EXPERIENCES THE ABOVE SCENARIO. IT HAS TAKEN SEVERAL MONTHS TO FINALLY FIND THE PATTERN AND REALIZE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ENGINE IS BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL, RUNNING THE CAR LOW ON OIL, AND THEN THE SAFETY FEATURE SHUTS OFF THE CAR COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING; NO LIGHTS OR ANY TYPE OF SIGNAL. THIS SUMMER, I HAD TO COMPLETE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ON MY VEHICLE. THIS CONSISTED OF ME DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERY 1,000 MILES FOR THEM TO CHECK MY OIL, CHART HOW MUCH IT USED, AND FILL IT BACK UP WITH OIL. THE DISTANCE FROM MY HOUSE TO THE DEALERSHIP IS 35 MILES; QUICKEST ROUTE BEING A 46 MINUTE DRIVE. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS 5 TOTAL TIMES. AT THE END OF THE 5,000 MILES I WAS TOLD BY MY SERVICE TECHNICIAN (ALLAN) THAT I MISSED THE CUT OFF FOR RECEIVING A NEW ENGINE BY ABOUT QUART OF OIL. HE ALSO EXPRESSED THAT HIS PERSONAL OPINION MAY BE DIFFERENT, BUT THAT THE STANDARD/GUIDELINES WAS WHAT HE HAD TO GO BY FOR DIAGNOSING THE RESULTS.

MY JEEP RENAGADE HAS 2950 MILES AND HAD NO OIL I HAD TO PUT OIL IT IT TO GET IT TO THE GARAGE TO IS WHAT WAS GOING ON, SO THEY DECIDED TO DO A CHANGE AND I HAVE TO DRIVE IT ANOTHER 700 MILES AND TAKE IT BACK TO THEM TO SEE IF IT'S USED ANY OIL, I'VE NEVER BEFORE HAD A NEW VEHICLE THAT RAN OUT OF OIL OR THAT I HAD TO ADD OIL TO BEFORE THE FIRST CHANGE, I VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE BEING HANDLED

SINCE 21000 MILES (FIRST INSTENCE) WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR SHUTTING OFF , AND LOSING ALL POWER TO THE GAS AND BREAK, ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK. I WAS TURNING LEFT AND THE ENGINE SPUTRERED, THEN AS THE WHEEL STRAIGHTENED UP IT COMPLETELY LOUSY ALL GAS, AND BREAK FUNCTION AS IF IT WAS NOT IDLING. ABOUT EVERY 3-4 WEEKS AFTER IT WOULD STALL, BUT NOT LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL. WE STARTED TO NOTICE IT WAS USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL, AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING FIRST COUPLE ISSUES. WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING IT LOOKED AT, AS THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WOULD NOT ALLOW US TO START THE ENGINE AT ALL, WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 30,000 MILES. CAR IS 1.5 YEARS OLD , PROBLEMS AROSE 5 MONTHS AGO.