2015 Jeep Renegade Power Train

After I filled up my tank, I drove and turned onto a busy highway. As I was turning, it felt like my car went into neutral. I had to take my foot off of the gas and looked to see if the shifter switched gears, but it was still in drive. After about 10 seconds it shifted into gear. If I did not wait for the road to be clear I could have gotten into a major accident.

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly shifted into neutral independently. The contact was able to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway, where the failure persisted. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the shifter assembly tower lever. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 86,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while driving from a stop sign, the transmission shifted abnormally hard. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with a wiring harness failure and transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer for assistance. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 94,900.

2015 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk has a failed PTU being repaired at a cost of $3500. There are only 41,000 miles. In 2022 while still under warranty I had it in for shifting hard problems. I was told it was the thermostat which they replaced. I didn't take it back to Jeep until May,2024 due to it was only shifting hard sometimes and I figured they would not do anything. I took the car in due to hard shift and tire pressure light being on a day after it came on. Jeep fixed, a day later it came back, Jeep fixed. When I got home, TP light on again. Now they tell me the shifting is a different problem because the computer says DTC code went off a month ago saying there was a problem (and claim I have to bring in within a week). No warning lights or messages other than the tire pressure light which is still being fixed. Also see SB#21-025-19

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while driving and accelerating onto the highway at 65 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and decelerated to approximately 40 MPH. The contact stated that the cabin of the vehicle smelled of gasoline. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not towed, the contact drove the vehicle to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed, but no cause for the failure was found. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

The vehicle on multiple occasions is shifting very hard mostly in between first and second gear, and sometimes third. The vehicle jerks forward like it had been hit from the back. It has also quit moving even though it was still running on a couple of occasions. it feels as if it’s going into neutral and then back into gear.

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while her mother was driving 35 MPH, the vehicle unexpectedly shifted to neutral(N) without warning. The contact’s mother was able to shift back into drive(D). The vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing the failure listed in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V529000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact was referred to the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

While driving highway speed (55mph) I received a “transmission check” notification followed by “check engine” light engaging. Nothing felt different at this time. A few minutes later, I came to a full stop at a light. Upon turning green, I pressed the gas pedal to drive and the car revved, but would not move forward, as if stuck in neutral for about 10 seconds. If finally lurched forward and began to drive normally.

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH after having a power train software update performed, the vehicle lost motive power and decelerated without warning. The contact pulled over to the side of the roadway. The contact restarted the vehicle several times while attempting to shift the vehicle into gear before the vehicle started operating as needed. The contact stated that the "Check Engine and Check Transmission" warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was then driven to the residence. The dealer sent out a representative to pick up the vehicle to be diagnosed. The vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact informed the dealer that the vehicle failure was like NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V529000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The dealer confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,699.

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT VERY HARD LIKE A BUCKING BRONCO FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. IT IS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE AND THE PROBLEM IS THE 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I CAUSES JERKS WHEN SHIFTING AND WHEN STOPPING CAUSES A BIG JERK AT THE VERY END OF BRAKING AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT FOR EXAMPLE.

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND FAILED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BOTH ON HIGHWAY AND STREETS WITHIN FIRST YEAR OF CAR PURCHASE FROM DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND WITHIN FIVE YEARS, THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS BOTH ON HIGHWAY AND STREETS.

The transmission bucks when it shifts most of the time when the transmission gets warmed up. it is worrysome and I am worried for my safety.

I had the factory clutch replaced on my vehicle with genuine dealer parts. After 3,000 miles the clutch failed while I was driving. That clutch was replaced with a new clutch under warranty and it also failed while I was driving after less than 300 miles. Both times the clutch failed without warning. When the clutch fails, the vehicle will not start and cannot go into gear. The first time I was turning onto a extremely busy highway and could not get my vehicle out of traffic. I am concerned that there is a design flaw in the replacement clutch parts that puts the safety of vehicle owners at risk.

SINCE I BOUGHT THE JEEP, IT WOULD SOMETIMES SHIFT REALLY HARD FROM 1ST GEAR & THAT WAS AT 47K MILES. NOW I AM AT 55K & IT IS DOING IT FROM 1ST, 2ND, & SOMETIMES 3RD. OF COURSE, JEEP HAS MADE IT SO THAT I CANNOT EVEN CHECK MY TRANSMISSION FLUID, MUCH LESS ADD ANY BECAUSE THEY MADE IT A CLOSED UNIT. I'M SHOCKED THAT WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ABOUT THE "JERKY" "HARD SHIFTING" "SLIPPING" THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON THIS, CLEARLY, FLAWED TRANSMISSION SYSTEM.

HARD CLUNK SHIFTING IN FIRST 3 GEARS. IT SHOULD BE A SMOOTH TRANSITION BUT IT THUMPS HARD AND LURCHES FORWARD WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND ESPECIALLY. IT'S A SCARY ISSUE THAT UPON READING I SEE IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL JEEP.

INFAMOUS 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS NOT WORKED CORRECTLY SINCE THE 1ST DAY I BOUGHT IT NEW! TOOK IT IN TO JEEP SERVICE 9 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE! JEEP SERVICE MANAGER SAYS, "IT'S WORKING AS IT SHOULD." OH, IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK SCREWED UP?! HARD SHIFTING, LURCHING, POWER LOSS, INCONSISTENT SHIFTING PATTERNS, ETC. PROBLEMS EXIST UPON TAKE-OFF, SPEEDING UP, SLOWING DOWN & COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT IS NOT RIGHT!

MY CAR WILL NOT STAY IN DRIVE. I WAS LEAVING A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT AND WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE IT MOVED FORWARD AND THEN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. I SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE AND IT WENT BACK TO NEUTRAL. IF I HAD BEEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, SOMEONE COULD HAVE EASILY CRASHED INTO ME BECAUSE WHEN IT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL MY CAR NO LONGER HAD ANY POWER AND IT CAUSES AN UNEXPECTED SLOW DOWN.. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A MECHANIC'S SHOP WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR, I HAVE FOUND OTHER JEEP RENEGADES AND CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. IF MY CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING, WHY IS IT NOT A SAFETY CONCERN? MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE MECHANIC SHOP IT WAS TOWED TO, WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NO PAPERWORK ON REPAIRS.

SEVERAL TIMES I TOOK MY 2015 JEEP RENEGADE INTO CARTHAGE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WITH ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. I WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES IT WAS FINE, DESPITE MY REPEATED COMPLAINTS THAT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT WOULD SLIP WHEN ENTERING ROUNDABOUTS AND WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE JEEP RENEGADE CONTINUING TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, A RECALL JEEP CLAIMS TO HAVE REPAIRED IN THE PAST. WHEN I WROTE THE COMPANY ABOUT MY DISMISSED COMPLAINTS IN MAY I RESPONDED TO THEIR EMAIL FOR FOLLOW UP INFORMATION ON MAY 12. A FOLLOW UP QUESTION WAS ASKED REGARDING THE NAME OF THE TECHNICIAN I MAY 13, ATTACHED. I APPARENTLY MISSED A CALL ON 5/14 AND WAS NOTIFIED 5/15 THAT THEY WERE CLOSING MY CASE, ALSO ATTACHED. WE DECIDED TO TAKE MY RENEGADE INTO FRANK FLETCHER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, DUE TO EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE DURING AN AUTOMOTIVE PURCHASE EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND THEY IMMEDIATELY FIND THE PROBLEM TO BE AN INTERNAL CLUTCH FAILURE. I HAVE NOW BEEN QUOTED A PRICE OF $4,601+TAX...TO FIX A PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT FOR YEARS TO A DIFFERENT JEEP DEALERSHIP ON 9/21/2020. I IMMEDIATELY SENT AN EMAIL TO THE NHTSA, HOWEVER I MAY HAVE NOTIFIED THE ADMINISTRATION INCORRECTLY, SENDING AN EMAIL INSTEAD OF THE FORM. ALSO ATTACHED IS THE WORK ORDER AND INVOICE FROM JULY 2019. I WAS PROVIDED WITH THE INVOICE AT TIME OF PAYMENT WITH NO MENTION OF A TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT. THE WORK ORDER CLEARLY SHOWS I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. EVERY TIME I COMPLAINED I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND NOTHING WAS NOTED ON THE FINAL INVOICE....WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS WAS NOT MY FIRST COMPLAINT, EITHER, AS I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FOR YEARS DUE TO IT BEING A SAFETY HAZARD.

JEEP HAS STARTED TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. THIS STARTED SEVERAL DAYS AGO. TODAY I WAS PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. IT TOOK A MINIMUM OF 30 SECONDS TO CORRECT ITSELF. NOTHING I DO SEEMS TO HELP. IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, WELL I HATE TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I WILL HAVE HAD THIS JEEP 5 YEARS ON JANUARY 2, 2021. I HAVE ENJOYED THE JEEP UP UNTIL THE LAST WEEK,

UPON CRANKING UP THE VEHICLE, THE DASHBOARD PRESENTED A 'SERVICE TRANSMISSION' ERROR AND THE GEAR WHAT STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY DURING THIS TIME AND IN MY DRIVEWAY.

THE CAR STALLED AND TURNED OFF WHILE PULLING OUT ON A BUSY ROAD. THIS HAPPENED TWICE OVER THE PAST 12 MOS. THERE IS ALSO A NOTABLE 'KICK' IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE LOWERING SPEED.

MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS ON ITS OWN AND PUTS ME AT RISK FOR CRASHING. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN ON MORE THAN TWO OCCASIONS BEFORE MY 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED AND HAS BECOME WORSE.

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM A JEEP DEALER. AFTER A FEW MONTHS IT DROVE JUST FINE UNTIL WE NOTICED AN ODD BEHAVIOR THAT BEGAN TO GET FREQUENT AS MORE MILES ADDED ON. WE HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE SAME DEALER VERIFY ISSUES RELATED TO POWERTRAIN PERFORMANCE: ROUGHT & HARSH SHIFTING, SHUTTERING WHEN IN 3-4 OR 4-5 GEAR, SLOW OR HEAVY SLUGGISH ACCELERATION FROM STOP, HIGH ENGINE REVING UP TO 3,4 THOUSAND RPM WITH DELAYED SHIFTING TO NEXT GEAR WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL OR HIGH ALTITUDE EXPRESSWAY, SLAMMING INTO GEARS WHEN UP OR DOWN SHIFTING, JERKY & HARSH THUMP WHEN STOPPING FROM GEARS 1-2 & WHEN ACCELERATING FROM GEARS 1-2, 3-4-5, AND ROUGHT IDLE WHEN DRIVE IS ENGAGED. ALL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT DURING THE PAST 60 MONTHS WITH ONLY 'COMPUTER UPDATES' FOR TRANSMISSION OFFERED AS A SOLUTION AND NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE OFFERED TO PERMANTLY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THESE ARE 'NORMAL CHARATERISTICS' OF MY CAR. WE STAND FIRM THAT THE CAR DIDN'T PRESENT THESE ISSUES WHEN NEW OR WE WOULD NOT HAVE MADE THE PURCHASE. RECENTLY, AS OF JUNE OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH A COMPLAINT OF A RUMBLE, WHINNING, AND VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE DRIVE TRAIN WHEN DRIVING FROM 30-40 MILES AND RESTARTS AT APROX. 60 MPH.WE HAVE BEEN TOLD AGAIN THAT AN UPDATE TO THE POWERTRAIN WOULD BE PERFORMED AND SOME BEARRINGS WOULD BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER DON'T RETURN MY CALLS OR ANSWER THE 3 MESSAGES LEFT WITH HIS ASSOCIATES TO MY TAG NUMBER AND ISSUES. THE ONLY RESPONCE WE GET IS THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR PARTS. I ASKED IF WE WOULD GET A WARRANTY EXTENSION? THE RESPONCE WAS 'NON THAT WE KNOW OF' BY THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. MY FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRES TODAY AND MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP UNREPAIRED WITH NO POWERTRAIN SOLUTION. CONCERNED THAT WARRANTY EXPIRE AND POWERTRAIN ISSUES CONTINUE WITH NO AVAIL.

THE 2015 JEEP RENEGADE HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE THE LURKING ISSUES. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT AN COMPLETE STOP AND YOU HIT THE GAS TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE LURKS AND HESITATES BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE. THIS ISSUES HAD CREATED OTHER DRIVES SLAMMING ON THEIR BREAKS TO AVOID HITTING MY JEEP . THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED 03/19.

WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS ALMOST CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM.