Jeep RENEGADE fuel problems
90 complaint narratives mention fuel 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.
Fuel system concerns evidence
90 of 2,198 complaints match this topic (4.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10810553 · 2015-12-15 (December 15, 2015)
2 WEEKS AFTER BUYING MY BRAND NEW RENEGADE, IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON THE FREEWAY & I HAD TO COAST OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. NOT ONLY DID MY JEEP LEAVE ME STRANDED, I COULD HAVE BEEN RAN OVER AT 80 MILES AN HOUR. JUST BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN, MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED EVEN THOUGH THE RPMS WERE HITTING THE RED MARKS. IT WAS SERVICED, AND GIVEN 2 SOFTWARE UPDATES. A WEEK LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. YOU CAN PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE, INSTEAD IT DIES, HOWEV…
Owner-reported narrative. 700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10810553 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10824645 · 2016-02-06 (February 6, 2016)
ENTIRE CAPLESS GAS TANK HOUSING BROKE OFF AND STAYED ATTACHED TO THE GAS NOZZLE AT THE PUMP. ALSO, CONTINUED SQUEALING BRAKES WITH NO FIX. NEEDED SOFTWARE UPDATE AT 125 MILES.
Owner-reported narrative. 3,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10824645 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11011125 · 2017-07-27 (July 27, 2017)
DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON A RURAL ROAD ON VACATION OUT WEST WHEN THE VEHICLE QUIT ACCELERATING. COASTED TO ROADSIDE. UPON TURNING VEHICLE OFF, MADE SOUNDS FOR A WHILE. LET IT REST AND TRIED TO RESTART ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. NO LUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEALERSHIP SAID THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE WAS 64K. THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE POWER TRAIN SO THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
Owner-reported narrative. 64,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11011125 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11220527 · 2019-06-17 (June 17, 2019)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. MOMENTS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FOX CHRYSLER (4100 PLAINFIELD AVE NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY; HOWEVER, THE PART WOULD NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL AUGUST OF 2019. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,147.
Owner-reported narrative. 50,147 miles reported. Look up ODI 11220527 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11232551 · 2019-07-16 (July 16, 2019)
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, GOING 70 MPH, MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND SAID THERE WAS AN ERROR. I HAD A FAMILY MEMBER HELP ME LOAD IT UP AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY FUEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND SHOWED ME THAT I HAD GAS HOWEVER MY CAR HAD NO GAS. I HAD TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRE FUEL PUMP SINCE THE SENSOR IS INTEGRATED WITHIN THE PUMP. MY MILEAGE WAS 36,000 NOW MY RADIATOR FAN ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACED AS IT IS GOING OUT. I AM AT 41,000 MILES NOW. I NOTICED A WEIRD NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR AREA WHILE I WAS IDLING…
Owner-reported narrative. 36,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11232551 at NHTSA ↗