2018 Jeep Renegade

JAN. 5 2020: SERVICE ENGINE APPEARED WHILE DRIVING. I DROVE 2 MILES FROM WORK TO HOME AND MY JEEP WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UP MY ANGLED DRIVEWAY. I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY GOING BACKWARD. I COASTED BACKWARD TO A LEVEL AREA AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THEN WAS ABLE TO CLIMB MY DRIVEWAY AS NORMAL. JEEP WAS NOTIFIED. OBD CODE WAS U0402 (IMPLAUSIBLE DATA RECEIVED FROM TCM) AND (P1DD2 TORQUE REQUEST SIGNAL FROM TCM DENIED). JEEP AND CHRYSTLER STATE THERE ARE NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME.

HAD AN OIL CHANGE AROUND 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE ISSUE OCCURED. WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY THE JEEP STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. UPON INSPECTION I WAS LOW ON OIL. AFTER ADDING 3 QUARTS OF OIL I FOUND WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH SPECIFICALLY THE 2018 JEEP RENEGADE 2.4 LITER MOTOR CONSUMING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL. OTHERS HAD THEY'RE RENEGADES STOP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BUT LUCKY I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD AN OIL CHANGE ON TIME AND THROUGH JEEP AS WELL. I ALSO DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY PASSED AND EMISSIONS TEST WHILE THE MOTOR BURNS THAT MUCH OIL.

TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK, MY 2018 JEEP RENEGADE WITH AROUND 17,500 MILES HAS STALLED AFTER MODERATELY HARD BRAKING. IN BOTH CASES THE VEHICLE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME RESTARTING. IN THE LAST CASE, THE STALLING OCCURRED DURING BUSY RUSH HOUR CITY TRAFFIC AND WE SAT FOR ABOUT MINUTE WITH TRAFFIC PASSING US WHILE WE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. MY GIRLFRIEND, A NEW DRIVER, WAS DRIVING DURING THIS INSTANCE AND I AM CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY NOW. *DT*JB

GEAR SHIFTER MOVES OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN MOTION CAUSING CAR TO STALL AND RPMS TO RED LINE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES FIRST TIME AT 70 MPH CAR STALLED LOOKED DOWN TO SEE SHIFTER HAD JUMPED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION ON 2ND SMALL (LESS THAN 2LBS) DOG JUMPED ACROSS SHIFTER KNOCKING IT TO N 3RD 45-50MPH STALLED RPMS REDLINED CAR DIED NO APPARENT REASON BUT SHIFTER WAS IN N POSITION WHEN RECRANKED ALSO PAID $2088.00 FOR EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT WHICH WAS DENIED BY SELLER ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION ON A DRIVEWAY THE CAR STALLED AND THE ONBOARD DISPLAY READ "SHIFT INTO GEAR". A FULL LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION OCCURRED. CAR HAD TO BE RESTARTED TO RESUME DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE. THE RESTART WAS VERY ROUGH, AS IF IT NEEDED GAS. STALL COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF LIFE OR INJURY IF IT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IT HAS OCCURRED. OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVE A RECALL FOR A FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND/OR POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE BUT MINE DOESN'T.

JEEP RENEGADE 2018, AT 12 THOUSAND PLUS MILES, JUST STARTED USING OIL. I BROUGHT THIS JEEP BRAND NEW, TOOK IT IN FOR THE REGULAR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES, THEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON THE JEEP JUST SHUT OFF. I WAITED A SECOND OR SO AND IT STARTED BACK UP. I WENT BACK HOME MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS EMPTY. WE ADD A 4 PLUS QUARTS OF THE CORRECT OIL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, FOR AN APPOINTMENT. IT TOOK 4 PLUS DAYS TO GET AN APPOINTMENT. BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE CHECK THE OIL AND AGAIN IT BARELY GOT ANY IN IT. WE ADD JUST ENOUGH TO GET TO THE APPOINTMENT. NOW THEY SAY I HAVE TO DRIVE IT 1000 MILES FOR A COMPRESSION TEST. THEY KNOW IT'S THE MOTOR!. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO BE PUT AT RISK OF BREAKING DOWN TO PROVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. WITH ALL THE TECHNOLOGY THE NEW CARS HAVE WHY CAN'T THEY SEE THE ISSUE'S ON THE COMPUTER?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. UPON SHIFTING THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED, THE GAUGE STILL DISPLAYED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LAWLEY TOYOTA (2750 US-180, SILVER CITY, NM 88061, (575) 538-3777) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD OCCUR WHEN THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED ITSELF. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PLACED ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT SOMEONE FROM THE CHRYSLER CARE MANAGEMENT TEAM WOULD CONTACT HER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64.

I PURCHASED A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE AT THE END OF JULY 2018, IT HAD WORKED WELL UNTIL THE END OF JUNE 2019. I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO COLORADO AND I WAS ON THE ROAD FOR A WEEK WITH NO ISSUES, BUT ON JUNE 28TH AS I WAS DRIVING ON I-70 THROUGH KANSAS AT ABOUT 80 MPH WHEN MY ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL OUT. AT FIRST IT WAS DROPPING ABOUT 10 - 15 MPH, BUT THEN IT WAS QUICKLY DROPPING 30 - 40 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT INTO THE RIGHT MOST LANE, BUT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD WHILE MY ENGINE STALLED OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD TO RESTART MY CAR A FEW TIMES, BUT AFTER A FEW RESTARTS THE NOTIFICATIONS DISAPPEARED. EVERY TIME THE ENGINE STALLED OUT, I WOULD LOSE THE USE OF MY GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS. THE ELECTRONICS WERE STILL WORKING, BUT DRIVING WAS NON-RESPONSIVE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY NURSE MY CAR INTO THE NEAREST CITY AND EVENTUALLY GET TOWED TO THE NEAREST JEEP DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT THE JEEP THE NEXT DAY (JUNE 29TH) AND DID SOME COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS AND TOLD ME THAT THE JEEP WAS GOOD TO GO. I MADE IT ABOUT 180 MILES AND HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK ONTO I-70 IN COLORADO WHEN THE ISSUE RETURNED. ENGINE STALLED OUT, DROPPED SPEED TO ZERO MPH AND PEDALS BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. I HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL HOURS TO BE TOWED TO AURORA, CO TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP (LARRY H MILLER JEEP). MY JEEP WAS WITH LARRY H MILLER FROM JUNE 29TH TO JULY 3RD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DROVE IT SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES, DESPITE MY ODOMETER NOT MATCHING THEIR INFORMATION, AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH MY JEEP. I MADE IT 10 MILES FROM THE DEALER BEFORE THE STALLING ISSUE RETURNED. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH ON A CONGESTED NARROW HIGHWAY IN DENVER, CO. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T HELP AND TO SEE ANOTHER DEALER. I WAS TOWED TO A THIRD DEALER, WHO WAS ALSO NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUE.

I PURCHASED AND HAVE DRIVEN A NEW 2018 JEEP RENEGADE 2.4 AUTO SINCE DECEMBER 2018. I WAS DRIVING THE OTHER DAY AND TURNED INTO TRAFFIC WHEN UNEXPECTEDLY THE LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VEHICLE AND IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN! TOTAL POWER LOSS. I WAS ALMOST DEMOLISHED BY A FULLY LOADED LOG TRUCK. I PARKED THE CAR AND CHECKED THE OIL PER THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS OVER 2 QTS. LOW IN 5,000 MILES OF DRIVING. I HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE JEEP DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANY REPAIR DOCUMENTS AFTER INSPECTION. THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN BUT FCA IS DOING NOTHING TO REMEDY IT AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANY FURTHER EVALUATION INTO THE PROBLEM.THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME IN ANY WAY BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NOR IS IT MENTIONED OR INCLUDED AT ALL IN THE OWNERS/ MAINTENANCE MANUAL. IN ADDITION I HAD TO PAY $85.00 FOR AN OIL CHANGE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN NECESSARY. THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I NOW HAVE TO PARK MY NEARLY NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN TRAFFIC. THEY ARE STILL SELLING THESE THINGS! PLEASE MAKE THEM STOP, THEY ARE DANGEROUS VEHICLES TO DRIVE.*DT*JB

WHEN DRIVING AT LONG PERIODS OF TIME AT HIGHER RPM'S (2500-3000), ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO SHIFT HARD, NOT GO INTO GEAR PROPERLY, OR JUST SIMPLY GO INTO NEUTRAL, AND SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN RAPIDLY. WHEN TRAVELING ON THE DECLINE, THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. VEHICLE HAS 4800 MILES ON IT. SPOKE TO DEALER, AND SERVICE TECH INFORMED ME IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME HE'S HEARD THIS COMPLAINT.