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2018 Jeep Renegade

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Renegade years

Owner complaints for the 2018 Jeep Renegade are substantially higher than the model-year median of 79.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

228 reports with mileage · 214 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 190 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 131 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 90 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

16 crash reports8 fire reports10 injury reports

Fuel/propulsion System complaints

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250 miles · Oct 5, 2019
Fuel/propulsion System

8 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, WITH AROUND 250 MILES ON IT THE CAR STALLED IN A THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. IT STOPPED ACCELERATING, STARTED SHAKING, AND THEN THE ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT BACK ON, AS SOON AS I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE IT DIED AGAIN. IT DIED 5 TIMES TRYING TO GET …

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8 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, WITH AROUND 250 MILES ON IT THE CAR STALLED IN A THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. IT STOPPED ACCELERATING, STARTED SHAKING, AND THEN THE ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT BACK ON, AS SOON AS I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE IT DIED AGAIN. IT DIED 5 TIMES TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND WHEN I MENTIONED THE OPEN RECALL THEY STATED MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF IT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT STALLED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. IT STOPPED ACCELERATING, STARTED SHAKING, AND THEN THE ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AGAIN NOTHING. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40-50 MPH, IT STOPPED ACCELERATING, STARTED SHAKING, AND THEN THE ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY. THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, STILL SAID IT WASN'T THE RECALL THOUGH. IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN THE 1500 MILES SINCE THEY REPLACED IT.

NHTSA ODI #11266491

22,000 miles · Sep 8, 2019
EngineFuel/propulsion SystemUnknown Or Other

WAS DRIVING MY CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER AND IT IS STALLING OUT WHEN I COME TO A STOP. ALSO SHAKING AND MAKING NOISE WHEN I DRIVE IT.

NHTSA ODI #11253988

8,000 miles · Sep 6, 2019
Electrical SystemEngineFuel/propulsion System

WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE STALED. I WAS SCARY I BOUGHT MY JEEP AND IT ONLY HAS 8000 MILES ON IT. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN DRIVE IT DID NOT MOVE. I PUSHED OFF THE ROAD. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THEN RESTARTED IT, AND IT DROVE FINE. I AM STILL NERVOUS DRIVING MY RENEGADE, IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI #11253600

2,400 miles · Aug 24, 2019
Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion SystemUnknown Or Other

I HAVE HAD CAR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND IT KEEPS STALLING ON ME AND I GOT ALMOST INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT STALLED ON A BUSY STREET AND TRAFFIC WAS COMING . JIM CLICK CHRYSLER INTO SUN ARIZONA THEY SAY IT'S THE FUEL PUMP BUT OTHER THINGS ARE GOING ON WITH THE CAR TO LIKE THE RADIO AND IT KEEPS TURNING OFF AND THE SCREEN FOR THE …

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I HAVE HAD CAR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND IT KEEPS STALLING ON ME AND I GOT ALMOST INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT STALLED ON A BUSY STREET AND TRAFFIC WAS COMING . JIM CLICK CHRYSLER INTO SUN ARIZONA THEY SAY IT'S THE FUEL PUMP BUT OTHER THINGS ARE GOING ON WITH THE CAR TO LIKE THE RADIO AND IT KEEPS TURNING OFF AND THE SCREEN FOR THE BACK UP CAMERA TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN SO I THINK THERE'S MORE GOING ON THAT CAR AND I'M DISAPPOINTED IN JEEP FOR MAKING A CAR THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT I HAVE TO THINK OF THE SAFETY OF MY KIDS

NHTSA ODI #11246193

Mileage unknown · Aug 22, 2019
Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND JERKED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V524000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND JERKED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V524000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 18V731000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR THESE RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO STALLINGS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (101 COMMERCE PARK DR, THOMASVILLE, GA 31757, 229-228-9100) FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ODI #11245762

5,031 miles · Aug 13, 2019
EngineFuel/propulsion System

MY 2018 JEEP RENEGADE ENGINE DIES SPONTANEOUSLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. IT STARTS BACK UP RIGHT AWAY BUT WHEN PLACED IN GEAR IT DIES. THE DEALERSHIP WILL LOOK AT IT FOR A 4TH TIME TOMORROW MORNING 08/14/2019 AT 9AM. SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THERE IS A RECALL LIST FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBER JEEP RE…

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MY 2018 JEEP RENEGADE ENGINE DIES SPONTANEOUSLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. IT STARTS BACK UP RIGHT AWAY BUT WHEN PLACED IN GEAR IT DIES. THE DEALERSHIP WILL LOOK AT IT FOR A 4TH TIME TOMORROW MORNING 08/14/2019 AT 9AM. SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THERE IS A RECALL LIST FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBER JEEP RENEGADE MODELS BUT MY VIN ISN'T ON THE LIST. ENGINE SHOULDN'T DIE OR STALL ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. FIRST TIME IT DIES WAS 5,031 MILES, THEN 13,541 MILES, THEN 19063 MILES.

NHTSA ODI #11243773

3,100 miles · Aug 2, 2019
Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion System

ECELARATING TO PROCEED ONTO A BUSY STREET AND CAR STALLED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT IT IN PARK AND STEPPED ON THE BREAK. IT TOOK TWO TRIES TO RESTART.*DT CONSUMER STATED TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS VERY LOW ON OIL. THERE WAS NO CHARGE. THEY TOPPED OFF THE OIL. I DON'T KNOW WHY …

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ECELARATING TO PROCEED ONTO A BUSY STREET AND CAR STALLED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT IT IN PARK AND STEPPED ON THE BREAK. IT TOOK TWO TRIES TO RESTART.*DT CONSUMER STATED TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS VERY LOW ON OIL. THERE WAS NO CHARGE. THEY TOPPED OFF THE OIL. I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LIGHT THAT SHOWED LOW OIL. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN IT STALLED. IT WENT OFF WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP. IT DID NOT COME ON AGAIN.*JB

NHTSA ODI #11241409

2,500 miles · Jul 29, 2019
Fuel/propulsion System

BRAND NEW JEEP RENEGADE 2018 PURCHASED JAN. AFTER ONE APPROX. 2MOS. TECH IN CAR NOT WORKING AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR A WEEK. BROUGHT TO HARR IN WORC. COULD NOT FIGURE OUT. REPORTED TO CUSTOMER CARE FOR A CASE NUMBER. RADIO THEN BLACKED OUT/THEN THE SAFETY ISSUE OCCURRED. THE CAR STALLED OUT IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC GOING APPR…

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BRAND NEW JEEP RENEGADE 2018 PURCHASED JAN. AFTER ONE APPROX. 2MOS. TECH IN CAR NOT WORKING AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR A WEEK. BROUGHT TO HARR IN WORC. COULD NOT FIGURE OUT. REPORTED TO CUSTOMER CARE FOR A CASE NUMBER. RADIO THEN BLACKED OUT/THEN THE SAFETY ISSUE OCCURRED. THE CAR STALLED OUT IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC GOING APPROX. 40 TO 50 WITH MY KIDS IN CAR. SAME DAY CONTACTED JEEP CUST. CARE WHO WERE TO MAKE ME AND APPOINTMENT WITH RENTAL IN MILLBURY. NO RENTAL WAS EVER BOOKED. LOST WORK TIME. MILLBURY TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOWN OIL ISSUE AND WHEN LOW THE CAR WILL STALL TO PROTECT THE ENGINE NOT THE PASSENGERS. THEY TOLD US THERE IS NO RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT NOBODY HAS DIED OR BEEN HURT YET. N I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM STATION JEEP/MANSFIELD, THE STICKER SAID DEC. 6TH/9000 MILES. WHEN I LAST WENT TO THEM FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, THEY PUT ANOTHER STICKER ON UNDER IT WITH SAME DATE DEC 6TH BUT AT 5000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY THE GIRL AT THE SERVICE DESK AND LIONEL THAT I AM TO HAVE IT CHECKED NOW AFTER 500 MILES. THEY BOTH EXPLAINED THIS OIL ISSUE TO ME IN DETAIL STATING THAT THE CAR BURNS FAST AND IS KNOWN TO STALL. THERE ARE MANY MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON LINE. NO WARNING SIGNS FOR OIL HAVE EVER COME ON MY DASHBOARD. I AM IN CONTACT WITH FIAT CHRYSLER IN MICHIGAN WHO HAVE NOT DONE A THING BUT TO OFFER WARRANTY AND A NUMBER IN CASE MY CAR STALLS AGAIN. I AM MOST RECENTLY HAVING A FEW OTHER TECH ISSUES...WHICH I WAS TOLD IS RELATED TO THE OIL BEING LOW. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE WE ARE SERIOUSLY HURT OR WORSE.*DT CONSUMER CONTACTED FIAT CHRYSLER.*JB

NHTSA ODI #11240439

8,250 miles · Jul 8, 2019
Fuel/propulsion System

THE JEEP STALLS WHILE DRIVING. A COUPLE TIMES IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY GOING AROUND 70 MPH. MOST RECENTLY IT HAPPENED ON A SMALLER ROAD GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. IT JUST SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. WHEN YOU TRY TO CRANK IT AFTERWARDS IT STUTTERS BUT EVENTUALLY CRANKS THEN A FEW MINUTES AFTER DRIVING IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI #11230212

979 miles · Jun 28, 2019
EngineFuel/propulsion System

VEHICLE STALLED ON A HILL WITHOUT WARNING. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT HAD 1 QUART OF OIL AT 979 MILES. AT 700 MILES WHEN CHECKED IT WAS IN NORMAL RANGE

NHTSA ODI #11223125

Official recalls

2

18V731000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump

Oct 17, 2018

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Jeep Renegade 4X2 flex fuel/E85 vehicles equipped with a 2.4L engine. In certain operating conditions such as high power demand in conjunction with high altitude and/or high ambient temperatures, a manufacturing error in the fuel pump assembly may result in a loss of fuel pressure.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A loss of fuel pressure can cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began April 26, 2019. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is UB2.

18V524000 · Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood

Aug 9, 2018

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018 Jeep Renegade, Compass and Grand Cherokee, RAM 1500 and Promaster, Fiat 500x, Dodge Journey, Challenger, Charger and Durango and Chrysler 300x vehicles, 2017-2018 Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country vehicles and 2018-2019 Jeep Cherokee and 2018 Chrysler Pacifica and Pacifica Hybrid vehicles. The powertrain control module may be equipped with a voltage regulator chip in the circuit board that may fail, causing a stall or a no start condition.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began October 2, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is U87.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.