43 complaints reported

2015 Jeep Renegade UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
43
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

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Apr 2025

Unknown

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Apr 2025
Jul 2024

Driver sun visor does not stay up. This is a VERY common occurrence with ALL Jeep Renegades, of all years. This is a safety issue because it either hangs in the line of sight of the driver, or, the driver is blinded by the sun. Jeep quotes the repair from $600-2800. How can they request this of every Renegade driver and NOT issue a recall?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Jul 2024
Apr 2022

Vehicle was parked for a couple of hours on neighborhood street. Owner entered vehicle, shut driver door and then back windshield spontaneously shattered.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Apr 2022
Jul 2021

While I was in the vehicle putting a 5 month old child in the car seat I had the door open. My wife was putting stuff in the passenger side door. Not thinking she got the remote start to cool the car off. Obviously the car wouldn’t start because the doors open. She tossed the keys in the center console like she normally does and shut the passenger door. I shut the drivers side rear door after placing the child in the car seat. All doors are locked and the keys are in the car. Unable to gain entry since we are not at home. 911 was called and police and fire showed up promptly and gain entry. The child is fine but we feel this should be addressed. I have been able to recreate the situation multiple times.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Jul 2021
Jun 2020

MY 2015 JEEP RENEGADE HAS A DEFECT . THE KEY HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT IT NEW. IT IS AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN'T JUST WALK AWAY FROM MY VEHICLE WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE IT CAN GET STOLEN. I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THOUGH I TRY EVERYTHING, EVEN STARTING THE CAR AGAIN AND DRIVING IT AROUND FOR A LITTLE LONGER. EVEN THE CAR SERVICE PERSONNEL HAVE COMPLAINED THAT THEY CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Jun 2020
May 2020

MY AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT TOOK IT TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT GARAGES AND THEY SAID IT'S A SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER MIRROR CALLED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR. NOW IT WON'T REGISTER THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE SO IT WON'T LET MY AIR CONDITIONING RUN. THIS JEEP WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS HAPPENING IT'S ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. I HAVE CHILDREN AND CAN'T EVEN USE AIR CONDITIONING IN A NEWER CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Mar 2020
May 2020

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE THERMOSTAT LIGHT CONTINUED TO RISE UNTIL MY CAR SHUT DOWN. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES IT STARTED AGAIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND IF I IDLE AT ALL THE THERMOSTAT CLIMBS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS LISTED AS A RECALL AS THE ENGINE OVERHEATS AND FAULTY COOLING SYSTEM. I HAVEN'T SEEN A RECALL BUT HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Jan 2020
Jan 2020

DOORS WILL NOT LOCK / UNLOCK WITH KEY FAB. LIGHTS FLASH AS IF LOCKING BUT DONT LOCK. JEEP REMAINS OPEN AND VULNERABLE TO THEFT WITHOUT YOU KNOWING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Jan 2020
Dec 2019

RETURNING HOME ON HIGHWAY CHRISTMAS DAY. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WAS STUCK IN A LOW GEAR. HAD TO BE TOWED HOME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Dec 2019
Nov 2019

MY OIL CHANGE IS NOT EVEN DUE AND I GET ALARM OF LOW OIL, WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE STOPS, AND DON'T START, I WAS TURNING AND IT JUST STOPPED I CULD HAD BEEN HIT BY ANY CAR COMING

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Aug 2019
Nov 2019

MY CAR DELAYS TO SHIFT. YOU CAN FEEL THIS GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR SIMPLY TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED ON ROADS WITH HIGH SPEED LIMITS. OR FROM PRESSING BRAKE TO PRESSING GAS. (NOT STEPPING ON GAS HARD) IT HAS JOLTED MANY TIMES MAKING IT FEEL AS THOUGH SOMEONE HIT THE BACK OF THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE. BUT WILL USE THE DATE WHEN MY CAR TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. MY CAR TURNED COMPLETELY OFF BY ITSELF WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Apr 2019
Sep 2019

I AM ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC AT A FULL STOP, AND THE CAR DOESN'T TURN OFF, BUT IT WON'T MOVE WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS. MAKES NO NOISE LIKE IT IS OFF. HAVE TO PUT IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. IT HAS DONE THIS 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Aug 2019
Sep 2019

THE IGNITION WHEN TURNED OFF WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY. PUSHING IN THEN OUT DOES NOT RELEASE. PULLING ONLY DOES NOT RELEASE. CAR MUST BE TURNED ON/OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND YOU WILL EVENTUALLY GET LUCKY. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE, KEY WILL OFTEN NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION DESPITE WHEEL NOT BEING LOCKED. AGAIN, MUST PUT IN PULL OUT REPEATEDLY AND TURN WHEEL, WHICH IS DIFFICULT WHEN CAR IS OFF, AND EVENTUALLY GET LUCKY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Feb 2019
Sep 2019

KEY STICKING IN IGNITION SWITCH. 2015 WITH LESS THAN 6000 MILES ON IT. STUCK ONCE DURING TEST DRIVE WITH SALESMAN ONBOARD. STUCK WHEN ANOTHER SALESMAN MOVED IT FOR PICTURE TAKING EVENT. LOST TRACK OF HOW MANY HOURS AND TRIPS TO THE DEALER TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION. TALKED TO OWNER,PREVIOUS OWNER,BUSINESS MANAGER,PARTS DEPT,HALF A DOZEN MECHANICS AND SHOP ASSOCIATES,AND EVEN GETTING BS FROM THE SHOP MANAGER. LAST TIME HE TOLD ME THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD NO SUCH ISSUE. I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS SUGGESTING I WAS A LIER! NO RESPONDS. AT THAT TIME

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Apr 2019
Aug 2019

THIS JEEP WITH APPROXIMATELY COUPLE MONTHS OF PURCHASE THE WHOLE COMPUTER SYSTEM WENT BLANK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL FOR SOME PART.THEN THEN THE BATTERY AND SOME OTHER PART HAD TO BE REPLACED. SOON AFTER THE ENGINE MOUNT. THEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. NOW AGAIN THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS OVER HEATING AGAIN, TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO DETECT THE PROBLEM I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. BUT WE RECEIVED A LETTER OVER A YEAR AGO STATING THAT THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE IS BACK IN WARRANTY SINCE THERE SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THOSE VEHICLE. NOW I HOPE I CAN GET THIS LETTER TO TAKE TO THE DEALER. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Aug 2019
Jun 2019

TRANSMISSION MAY NOT BE WORKING CORRECTLY THE DATE IS A ROUGH ESTIMATE BUT IT HAS BEEN DOING SOMETHING WEIRD LIKE JUMPING WHEN YOU PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE SO ANOTHER PERSON TOLIYME IT MAY BE TRANSMISSION RECALL ON IT SO I'M JUST CHECKING

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Jun 2018
Apr 2019

CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE. HAPPENED WHILE I WAS EXITING STARBUCKS INTO TRAFFIC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Apr 2019
Apr 2019

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AFTER TAKING A LEFT TURN AND WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Mar 2019
Feb 2019

SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP ON BOTH SIDES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Oct 2019
Feb 2019

SHIFTER/GEAR ON 2015 JEEP RENEGADE IS STUCK IN PARK. CANNOT TAKE CAR OUT OF PARK. CAR STARTS BUT CANNOT MOVE IT DUE TO GEAR SHIRT BEING STUCK IN PARK. THIS MAY BE A MANUFACTORS DEFECT. CHECK VIN BUT NO RECALLS CAME UP. OUR MECHANIC MENTIONED THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR DUE TO FAULTY SHIFTER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Jan 2019
Jan 2019

9 SPEED AUTONAMIC TRANSMISSION - CAN SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WITH NO WARNING - CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND EVEN DEATH - I DRIVE EVERYDAY IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WHERE SPEED LIIT IS 60 MPH TO 75MPH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Jun 2019
Dec 2018

RADIATOR FAN IS MELTING FROM THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE. THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AND THERE ARE TONS OF VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET AND COMPLAINTS? THE REPLACEMENT HAS A HEAT SHIELD. SAD I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT INSTALLED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Mar 2018
Dec 2018

CAR WAS SITTING IDLE WITH FAMILY IN IT AND AIR CONDITIONER ON. CAR BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE BURNING RUBBER AND COLD AIR TURNED WARM AND HUMID. RADIATOR FAN FAILED. BLEW 2 FUSES. NEEDS TO BE REPLCED AFTER ONLY 27000 MILES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Nov 2018
Dec 2018

THE EMERGENCY KEY BLADE FALLS OUT OF THE KEY FOB. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY FAULT FOR OVER USE BUT WHEN IT HAPPENED WITH MY SECOND KEY FOB THAT I PULLED THE BLADE FROM ONLY ONCE FELL OUT AND WAS LOST AFTER ONE MONTH OF USE. VERY POOP DESIGN. THE FIRST TIME I FOUND THE BLADE IN MY POCKET, THE NEXT TIME IT FELL OUT I WASN'T SO LUCKY. NOW I HAVE TWO FOBS WITH NO KEYS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: May 2018
Sep 2018

SEVERAL INSTANCES OF KEY NOT RELEASING FROM IGNITION. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU CANT LEAVE YOUR CAR PARKED IN PUBLIC WITHOUT RISK. SUPPOSEDLY AN ISSUE MENTIONED BY PREVIOUS OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Sep 2018

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The 2015 Jeep Renegade has 43 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.