2018 Jeep Renegade

RENTAL VEHICLE. WHILE ON US 89 NORTH BOUND AFTER PASSING LOGAN VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED/STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE CLIMBING THRU CACHE VALLEY ON US HIGHWAY 89 EXPOSING US TO A DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED TO A SAFE PLACE (MILE MARKER 429). THIS ISSUE MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THE VEHICLE PRODUCTION OR JUST ONLY FOR THE ONE IDENTIFIED ABOVE. 11JUL20 UTAH FOREST/PARK PERSON AS WELL AS UTAH STATE PATROL TROOPER HELPED IN OBTAINING ROAD ASSISTANCE.

WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL 55 MPH AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 5500FT ON HWY 80 WEST IN WYOMING, MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER, ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND DASHBOARD MESSAGE SAID SHIFT TO PARK. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL. I PROCEEDED TO PARK THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE HWY AND SHIFTED TO PARK. I WAITED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO. I DECIDED TO TURN THE ENGINE ON, WHICH IT DID, SHIFTED TO DRIVE, AND DROVE TO THE NEAREST HWY EXIT. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE, BUT IT SEEMS, BASE ON OTHER OWNERS REPORT'S THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP AND/OR VOLTAGE REGULATOR WHICH IT MAKES SENSE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THE ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.

DRIVING WITH MY CHILD IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR ENGINE CUTOFF. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. MESSAGE IN DASH WAS SOMETHING ABOUT NEEDING TO SHIFT TO PARK. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK, ENGINE RESTARTED AND SPUTTERED FOR A MOMENT, THEN CONTINUED AS NORMAL. ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS LIKELY DUE TO LOW OIL LEVEL (APPROXIMATELY 2500 MILES SINCE OIL CHANGE).

6 TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK, OUR VEHICLE HAS STARTED SPUTTERING AND STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. OUR GAS WAS AROUND HALF FULL AND WE WERE NOT GOING UP OR DOWN ANY HILLS. THE MPH RANGE WAS 60-90MPH THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING AND AFTER DRIVING FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AND SOMETIMES IT TOOK OVER 45 MINUTES BEFORE WE COULD START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES, EACH TIME TELLING US THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. WE HAVE CONTACTED FCA GROUP ABOUT THE ISSUE AND SAID THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY RECALLS AND SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THEY HAVE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT WE JUST SEEK OUT LEGAL COUNSEL. THERE IS ONLY 19K MILES ON THE CAR AND IT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW APRIL OF 2019. *TR

MY JEEP RENEGADE MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH A CRACKED OIL PUMP HOUSING/BALANCE SHAFT MODULE (BSM), WHICH HAS CAUSED THE OIL PUMP TO FAIL AND THE ENGINE TO STALL. I'M AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY'S LIFE THAT THE ENGINE STALL AND RISK GETTING INTO A CRASH. THIS ISSUE WAS A PROBLEM FOR JEEP IN 2017 OR 2018. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION TO THE DEALERSHIP IN DEC 2019 AND MAR 2020. I HAPPENED TWO DOES AGO ON MAY 23RD IT COMPLETELY STOP ON MY FIANCEE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. WE ARE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH OUR LIVES.

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 3/6/2020 FROM THE I-10 DODGE DEALERSHIP IN INDIO, CA. THE CAR APPEARED TO BE WORKING PERFECTLY: NO FUNNY SMELLS OR NOISES, GOOD ACCELERATION AND BRAKES, NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH CONSOLE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. LAST SATURDAY (5/2/2020) I DROVE IT TO MY FRIEND'S MOBILE HOME. I PARKED IN THE CARPORT AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I WENT INTO THE HOME AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW ABOUT TWO MINUTES LATER. SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I LOOKED IN VAIN FOR A HOSE OR FIRE EXTINGUISHER, THEN CALLED 911. AT THIS POINT FLAMES WERE SHOOTING UP FROM THE ENGINE, SETTING THE CARPORT AND THE SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED IN THE EIGHT MINUTES FROM WHEN I CALLED 911 TO WHEN THE FIREFIGHTERS PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, SOME "D" LIGHT CAME ON, & THEN ALL THE LIGHTD CAME ON & THEN I RECIEVED A MESSAGE THAT I NEED TO SWITCH MY GEARS & MY TIRE LOCKED UP & MY CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN MY CAR BACK ON. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PUSH MY START BUTTON, AFTER FINALLY GETTING IT TO TURN BACK ON IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO TURN ON AGAIN THEN I MADE IT HOME. I STARTED READING BLOGS & IT SAID TO CHECK YOUR OIL. I CHECKED IT AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. I CHANGED MY OIL LAST MONTH AND BARELY HAVE DRIVEN IT. I HAVE A 2018 RENEGADE WITH 24K MILES ON IT. IF MY CAR DID THIS WHEN I JUMPED ON THE HIGHWAY WOULD OF CAUSED A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. NO REASON WHY ALL MY OIL SHOULD BE GONE

WHEN FUELING, THE PUMP CONTINUOUSLY CLICKS OFF. I'VE TRIED MULTIPLE POSITIONS AND MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS. IT DOES NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IN OCT 2018, HAD A SENSOR REPLACED. IT DINT WORK. DUE TO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK IN UNTIL NOW (2/26/20). THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND I'M STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAITING TO HEAR BACK.

CAR FREQUENTLY STATES "OIL PRESSURE LOW" DESPITE CONSTANT OIL CHANGES. CAR IDLES WHEN TURNING A CORNER AND COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. DASHBOARD FLASHES MESSAGES THAT "VEHICLE MUST BE IN PARK", STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND TELLS ME TO "PUSH THE BRAKE AND START BUTTON"... I HAD TO DO THIS THREE TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS! CAR SHUT OFF IN 5 P.M. ORLANDO TRAFFIC! HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN TWO MONTHS.