Jeep RENEGADE engine problems
429 complaint narratives mention engine 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.
Engine operation evidence
429 of 2,198 complaints match this topic (19.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10731301 · 2015-06-30 (June 30, 2015)
I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY BRAND NEW CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR. THE CAR BECAME IMMOBILIZED AND HAD TO GET TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL VALVE AND DID NOT TEST FOR TRANSMISSION OR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, SO THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE IN THE CAR BECAUSE TWO UPDATES WERE AVAILABLE. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND IT BROKE DOWN FOR A THIRD TIME, AGAIN AFTER ONLY 2 DAYS. THE …
Owner-reported narrative. 197 miles reported. Look up ODI 10731301 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10735658 · 2015-07-22 (July 22, 2015)
THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT HIGH SPEEDS, OR IDLED AND SHOOK BEFORE FINALLY SPUTTERING AND ENGINE DYING. VARIOUS ISSUES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. COULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO TOW. ENGINE STALLED AT FULL SPEED THREE TIMES ALL WHILE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW, FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP AND UNDER 1500 MILES.
Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10735658 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10747153 · 2015-08-08 (August 8, 2015)
PURCHASED THE CAR ON 7/28/15 THINKING THAT THIS WOULD BE ONE SOLID RELIABLE VEHICLE. DAY 3 AFTER 130 MILES, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ON ITS OWN, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WENT BACK TO A TWO WHEEL DRIVE. ALTHOUGH VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP OR JOLT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY BUT COULD FEEL THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. TOOK IT TO DEALER, STILL SITTING THERE, APPARENTLY NEEDS A WHOLE TRANSMISSION COMPONENT REPLACEMENT AND SOME HARNESS REPLACED. SUPER UNRELIABLE CAR! NOT SURE IF IT WILL DO SAME THING AGAIN. GLAD IT DIDN'T STOP IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY! JEEP NEED…
Owner-reported narrative. 130 miles reported. Look up ODI 10747153 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10748914 · 2015-08-15 (August 15, 2015)
I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF MY JEEP RENEGADE(9 SPEED AUTOMATIC) STALLING ON ME WHEN STOPPED AND IN DRIVE AND WHEN IN PARK. THE ENGINE WOULD SHUTTER INTERMITTENTLY. I NOTICE THAT WHEN IN PARK THE TACHOMETER WOULD REV UP WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING PRESSED DOWN. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT CAR IN PARK AT STOPS OR RED LIGHTS TO RESTART CAR AND PUT BACK INTO DRIVE TO GET GOING. EVEN THEN THE CAR WOULD LAG TRYING TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED. IT WOULD SHUTTER WHEN DRIVING AT LOW MPH. THIS IS HORRIBLE AND I AM AFRAID I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. MY DEALERSHIP SER…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,001 miles reported. Look up ODI 10748914 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10794957 · 2015-11-19 (November 19, 2015)
"TAKATA RECALL" AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE FROM A PARKING SPOT AT THE VA, I SMELLED GAS, AND IT STALLED. AFTER STARTING SEVERAL MORE TIME, AND ONLY ABLE TO MAKE IT APPROXIMATELY SEVERAL FEET EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE FINALLY DIED, LEAVING A TRAIL OF GAS, AND A HUGE PUDDLE UNDERNEATH. IT WAS THE FUEL RETURN LINE WHERE THE PLASTIC CONNECTS TO METAL. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS.
Owner-reported narrative. 529 miles reported. Look up ODI 10794957 at NHTSA ↗