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When problems were reported
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228 reports with mileage · 214 unknown
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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
What owners actually said
442 reports
Mileage unknown · Feb 8, 2025
Power Train
My Jeep has stalled while driving 3 times. It has been happening about once each year. The center console no long works. The screen just turned off one day and has never turned back on. Now it will not start. At first the dash turned on with all lights, would not start would not turn off break locked. Then the dash started flash…
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My Jeep has stalled while driving 3 times. It has been happening about once each year. The center console no long works. The screen just turned off one day and has never turned back on. Now it will not start. At first the dash turned on with all lights, would not start would not turn off break locked. Then the dash started flashing and the slowly diming until it no longer work. Then the RPM and MPH startes going up and down then the car died off. There is a recall for Jeep renegade that seems to reflect what it happening but the vin search states no recalls. I now only now don't have a car that I'm still paying on but someone could have been hurt. When this initially started I did check for recalls, and as I just did again. I can't get it anywhere to be looked at.
NHTSA ODI #11641538
Mileage unknown · Jan 30, 2025
Electrical System
The glue on the screen melts running into the knobs and controls. As well as delaminating on my screen causing ghost clicks.
NHTSA ODI #11639741
Mileage unknown · Jan 29, 2025
Electrical SystemEngineFuel/propulsion System
I just bought a 2018 jeep Renegade 4 month ago Carmax, so far 6 times, the engine. Just shuts off, last time my wife going on the freeway. I'm afraid that someone may get killed. Is they anything you can do to help is there a recall. We bought extended warrenty. Or is the car a lemon
NHTSA ODI #11639367
59,192 miles · Jan 24, 2025
Engine
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while driving on the highway at 55 MPH the vehicle started losing automotive power. The contact attempted to depress the accelerator several times; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact parked the vehicle on…
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The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while driving on the highway at 55 MPH the vehicle started losing automotive power. The contact attempted to depress the accelerator several times; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact parked the vehicle on the side of the highway and used a diagnostic tool to diagnose the vehicle. The contact retrieved DTC: U1428 and D2171. The vehicle was restarted, and the contact was able to continue driving. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 59,192.
NHTSA ODI #11638410
Mileage unknown · Jan 23, 2025
Electrical System
The radio screen is glitching and only showing about 1/4 of the screen this inhibits me from seeing the back up camera or GPS on the screen. This is a safety concern.
NHTSA ODI #11637856
Mileage unknown · Jan 18, 2025
Unknown Or Other
My 2018 Jeep Renegade was manufactured in 2017..There is a recall on high oil consumption for this car.My car has burned oil since it was bought l every 3 months I bring it in to dealership and it is completely empty. It has stalled right in the middlle of traffic and shut off. As the car has gone up in miles the issue seems to…
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My 2018 Jeep Renegade was manufactured in 2017..There is a recall on high oil consumption for this car.My car has burned oil since it was bought l every 3 months I bring it in to dealership and it is completely empty. It has stalled right in the middlle of traffic and shut off. As the car has gone up in miles the issue seems to be getting worse. I now run out every two months and there seems to be leading to other issues with the car. I have brought it in to the dealership and called Jeep to no avail. Obviously I have the same issues as the other Jeep renegades with the 2.4 engine and same years l. I do not I understand why a recall on my vin has not been put in l. I have spent alot of.money with all the extra oil and maintenance that's had to be been since the beginning. I feel this car will not last because of this issue through no fault but my own bit from a manufacturing error
NHTSA ODI #11636802
Mileage unknown · Jan 18, 2025
Electrical System
Radio screen had lines going up and down, goes black while driving, car play disconnects, backup camera won’t work with lines going across screen or screen being black,
NHTSA ODI #11636747
Mileage unknown · Jan 16, 2025
Electrical SystemEngineFuel/propulsion System
The automobile will shut off during driving. On three separate occasions while driving the automobile has lost all drivability. The first occasion I was leaving work (01/02/2025) and as I went to accelerate on to the road from a dead stop, the engine shut off. I had to place the car back in park and depress the brake to start th…
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The automobile will shut off during driving. On three separate occasions while driving the automobile has lost all drivability. The first occasion I was leaving work (01/02/2025) and as I went to accelerate on to the road from a dead stop, the engine shut off. I had to place the car back in park and depress the brake to start the engine again (by depressing the start engine button). The second occasion happened as I was entering the expressway (01/07/2025). I was turning off the main road onto the onramp of the expressway when the engine shut off again. This time I was accelerating up to around 40 mph when the engine shut off. Luckily, I was able to coast to a stop in the emergency lane. The steering locked up due to the engine shut down so I was not able to restart the car until putting it back in park to start the whole start sequence. The third occasion happened today (01/16/2025) as I was leaving school. I was leaving the parking lot when I went to accelerate from a stop the engine shut off again.
NHTSA ODI #11636341
70,500 miles · Jan 13, 2025
Back Over Prevention
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while attempting to reverse out of the driveway at approximately 5 MPH, the rear-view camera failed to properly operate. The contact stated that the screen was blue and then turned black. The contact stated afterward only half of the screen was displaying an image. There …
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The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while attempting to reverse out of the driveway at approximately 5 MPH, the rear-view camera failed to properly operate. The contact stated that the screen was blue and then turned black. The contact stated afterward only half of the screen was displaying an image. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not repaired because the vehicle was not under recall. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,500.
NHTSA ODI #11635636
Mileage unknown · Jan 11, 2025
Unknown Or Other
Owned since new, the vehicle has 19000 miles on it and the factory head unit is mostly delaminated. Will randomly go into and change vehicle settings or otherwise self modify stations/input while driving. This can be very dangerous depending on what it does without human input. This is a very common problem, unsure why there is…
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Owned since new, the vehicle has 19000 miles on it and the factory head unit is mostly delaminated. Will randomly go into and change vehicle settings or otherwise self modify stations/input while driving. This can be very dangerous depending on what it does without human input. This is a very common problem, unsure why there is not a recall for this.
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.
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.
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