Jeep RENEGADE brakes problems
264 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
2,198 owner complaints analyzed
13 distinct recall campaigns
29,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2015 to 2023 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,371 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
264 of 2,198 complaints match this topic (12.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10704509 · 2015-04-08 (April 8, 2015)
MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH JUST BOUGHT 2015 JEEPS WITH THEIR 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THESE CARS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES IN SNOW. THE VEHICLE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP OR ARE SLOWLY IDLING FORWARD. IT IS VERY SCARY AND PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT IS ALL RELATED TO THE 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. JEEP KNOWS IT IS AN ISSUE (HAVING RECALLED VEHICLES TO DO NUMEROUS FLASHES), BUT IT IS NOT RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. …
Owner-reported narrative. 185 miles reported. Look up ODI 10704509 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10733795 · 2015-07-13 (July 13, 2015)
I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW AND HAD IT FOR 6 DAYS. WE DROVE FROM DENVER TO BRECKINRIDGE. WE WERE COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR. AT ONE POINT THE HYDRAULICS WENT OUT AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. WE PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT TOOK ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO START UP THE CAR AGAIN. WE PROCEEDED ON, THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE ALTITUDE AND WAS A FLUKE. NO, IT HAPPENED TO US AGAIN. THE SAME THING. THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN GOING 70 AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. IT WAS TERRIFYING. THE CAR WAS…
Owner-reported narrative. 420 miles reported. Look up ODI 10733795 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10744230 · 2015-07-28 (July 28, 2015)
ON 7-23-2014, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP, THE JEEP WOULD NOT MOVE AND NO LESS THAN 5 WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. MULTIPLE MESSAGES:SERVICE HILL START ASSIST, SERVICE ENGINE, SERVICE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE TRANSMISSION. SHIFTED TO PARK, HUGE CLUNK, SHIFTED BACK TO REVERSE, HUGE CLUNK, THEN WAS ABLE TO BACK UP. SHIFTED TO DRIVE, WOULDN'T MOVE. REPEATED PROCESS, CLUNKING TRANSMISSION, THEN MOVED FORWARD. DROVE HOME SLOWLY THEN HAD TOWED TO DEALER. SEE ONLINE THAT THE 9 SPEED 948TE AUTO TRANSMISSION IS A PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T ANYONE LOOKING AT …
Owner-reported narrative. 578 miles reported. Look up ODI 10744230 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10747993 · 2015-08-11 (August 11, 2015)
I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND THEN SHIFTED IT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SYSTEMS WENT DEAD. I SHIFTED BACK TO PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. IT DID NOT START AND TURNING THE KEY RESULTED IN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS LIGHTING UP. THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED AND DID NOT RELEASE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS DID NOT WORK BUT AFTER THE KEY WAS TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS DID FLASH IF THE LOCK OR UNLOCK BUTTONS ON THE KEY FOB WERE PUSHED. ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL DID…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,737 miles reported. Look up ODI 10747993 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10748317 · 2015-08-13 (August 13, 2015)
THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH 2000 MILES ON IT, NOW THE BRAKE LININGS NEED REPLACED WITH 2,700 MILES ON IT. PLEASE WILL SOMEONE DO AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS VEHICLE.
Owner-reported narrative. 2,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10748317 at NHTSA ↗