U.S. public vehicle records

2017 Jeep RENEGADE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

564 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

28,448 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2017 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 377 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 268 of 564 complaints (47.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Engine operation	162	28.7%
Transmission and shifting	85	15.1%
Braking behavior	71	12.6%
Electrical and battery issues	59	10.5%
Fuel system concerns	36	6.4%
Steering behavior	30	5.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine

268

Electrical System

145

Fuel/Propulsion System

119

Unknown Or Other

Power Train

Service Brakes

Exterior Lighting

Vehicle Speed Control

Engine: 268; Electrical System: 145; Fuel/Propulsion System: 119; Unknown Or Other: 99; Power Train: 93; Service Brakes: 29; Exterior Lighting: 26; Vehicle Speed Control: 24

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

164

25,000 to 49,999

127

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 164; 25,000 to 49,999: 127; 50,000 to 74,999: 61; 75,000 to 99,999: 18; 100,000 to 149,999: 5; 150,000 and above: 2

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (164). 187 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2017

2018

2019

165

2020

100

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2017: 23; 2018: 71; 2019: 165; 2020: 100; 2021: 67; 2022: 40; 2023: 40; 2024: 15; 2025: 33; 2026: 10

Pattern summary

Engine leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 162 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 85 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 71 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 11005046 · 2017-07-13 (July 13, 2017)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL LUKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2425 W CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85015), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED AN EXTENSION ON A LOANER VE…

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 11005046 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11005603 · 2017-07-16 (July 16, 2017)

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING UP HILL ABOUT 80MILES NORTH BOUND ON I-15 TO LAS VEGAS. THE ENGINE CHECK LIT UP AND SHOWED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND TO BRING IN FOR SERVICE. THE CAR STALLED AND WE WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN BUT WOULD EVENTUALLY STALLED AGAIN AS IT TRIED TO CLIMB THE HILL. IT STALLED ABOUT 5 TIMES UNTIL WE COULD EXIT TO A GAS STATION (~5MILES AWAY) TO EXCHANGE FOR ANOTHER RENTAL CAR. THE CAR HAS ABOUT ~10K MILES ON IT. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 105 DEGREES.

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11005603 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11055132 · 2017-12-17 (December 17, 2017)

RENEGADE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN WITHIN FIRST MILE AFTER STARTING-UP. HAPPENS DAILY WHENEVER ENGINE IS COLD. SHUT OFF ON ON-RAMPS, TURNS AT AT STOPS. VERY DANGEROUS. INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED ALL TYPES OF WARNINGS, FROM "DON'T SHIFT GEAR UNLESS AT A STOP" TO THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON FOR A SHORT TIME. TROUBLE BEGAN AT 5800 MILES

Owner-reported narrative. 5,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 11055132 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11013012 · 2017-08-05 (August 5, 2017)

ON AT LEAST SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE MAKING A SLOW SPEED LEFT TURN (UNDER 15 MPH) AND ONCE WHILE MAKING A LEFT U-TURN (AT APPROX. 5 MPH), MY 2017 JEEP RENEGADE EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT FLASHES. THERE IS NO ACCELERATION WHILE STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS CONDITION LASTS APPROXIMATELY 3 - 5 SECONDS. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME NEARLY REAR-ENDED ME AS MY VEHICLE SLOWED. THE DEALER HAS EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A CONDITION THAT EXCEEDS A PARAMETER SET BY THE SOFTWARE. THERE HAVE BEEN …

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11013012 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11024856 · 2017-09-21 (September 21, 2017)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY LUNGED FORWARD AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY LUNGED FORWARD A SECOND TIME AND REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CERTAIN THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED DURING THE SECOND FAILURE AS WELL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. UPON STARTING THE VEHI…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 11024856 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11025269 · 2017-09-25 (September 25, 2017)

UPON STARTING VEHICLE WITHIN GARAGE WITH ONLY 3,800 MILES, DASHBOARD WARNING MESSAGES INDICATED DAYTIME RUNNING, TAIL, AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING (SIMILAR TO EARLIER 2015 AND 2016 ISSUES SEARCHED ON WEB). LIGHTS ARE PHYSICALLY OPERATING WITH FALSE WARNING MESSAGES - NO BULBS OUT. AT SAME STARTUP, DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT NOT FUNCTIONING AT SAME TIME WARNING INDICATORS SEEN FOR LIGHTS. SEAT INOPERABLE AND CANNOT BE REPOSITIONED MANUALLY. UPON FUSE AND RELAY CHANGE OUT FOR SEAT, WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT REAPPEAR AFTER RESTART OF VEHI…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 11025269 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11057313 · 2017-12-29 (December 29, 2017)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, AND THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOCK BUTTON FLASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. STETLER GIAMBALVO FAMILY DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP, RAM (1405 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17405, PHONE [phone removed]) UPDATED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SOFTWARE SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE OIL PR…

Owner-reported narrative. 69,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11057313 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11010729 · 2017-07-26 (July 26, 2017)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESUMED DRIVING BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GALEANA CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER, LOCATED AT 180 GREYSTONE BL…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11010729 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11048543 · 2017-11-27 (November 27, 2017)

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, I TRIED TO START CAR AND IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES TO GET IT TO CRANK OVER. ONCE IT STARTED, THE CAR WAS MAKING AN INTENSE KNOCKING NOISE AND SPUTTERING SO VIOLENTLY IT ACTUALLY CAUSED THE WHOLE CAR TO ROCK. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT SETTLED DOWN AND I PULLED ONTO THE STREET AND THE CAR JUST DIED... NO LIGHT INDICATORS AT ALL AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LOOKED AS IF THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. AGAIN IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES, BUT THE CAR FINALLY STARTED AND BEGAN KNOCKING AND SPUTTERING ABOUT, THEN SETTLED DOWN. I ENTERED THE FR…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11048543 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11047917 · 2017-11-21 (November 21, 2017)

CAR WILL NOT START. PUSH BUTTON KEY START. LIGHTS ON STEERING COLUMN LIGHT UP, RADIO GOES ON CAR DOESN'T START. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF SHUTTING CAR OFF AND ON THE CAR DELAYS AND THEN KICKS OVER. NOTHING WE'D UP WHEN IT HAPPENED WHEN ON THE E AT DEALER.DEALER REPLACE A COMPONENT IN THE PUSH BUTTON KEY START. HAD CAR BACK FOR 5 DAYS. HAPPENED AGAIN X 2. DEALER TOOK CAR AND AGAIN COULD NOT GET TO SIMULATE.

Owner-reported narrative. 10,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 11047917 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11112514 · 2018-07-19 (July 19, 2018)

TAKATA RECALL. WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN MY JEEP SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS. IT THEN PROCEEDED TO HAVE SURGES. NO LIGHTS CAME ON. IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF BUT WAS STILL ON. A ERROR CAME ON STATING TO SERVICE TRANSMISSION. TOOK TO A DEALERSHIP THAT SAID IT WAS NEEDING AN UPDATE WITH THE COMPUTER. WENT 340 MORE MILES THE NEXT DAY AND IT DONE THE EXACT SAME THING. LOST ALL POWER STEERING. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. GOT TOWED AND THEY TOLD ME NO CODES CAME UP WHILE PLUGGED INTO THE COMPUTER. WAS THEN TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND WOULD …

Owner-reported narrative. 19,288 miles reported. Look up ODI 11112514 at NHTSA ↗