2017 Jeep Renegade Electrical System

Vehicle Safety Complaint Report: 2017 Jeep Renegade Latitude The sunroof assembly failed. The entire unit appears to be permanently bonded to the roof, rather than designed for modular replacement. This design flaw makes the issue unserviceable without replacing the entire roof structure. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. The sunroof will not close, which: -Makes the vehicle unfit for safe driving in any weather condition. -Increases the risk of loose objects being sucked out at high speeds, potentially striking other vehicles or pedestrians. -Leaves the interior exposed to rain or wind, reducing driver visibility and focus. -Weakens the structural integrity of the roof in the event of a rollover Presents a theft and vandalism risk due to an unsecured vehicle. This vehicle has a double sunroof, meaning nearly the entire roof is compromised when the system fails. The exposure affects both front and rear passengers, greatly increasing risk for everyone inside and for other drivers on the road. A service center confirmed that the sunroof cannot be simply repaired or replaced because it is glued into the roof. They explained that repair would require replacing the entire roof, which is thousands of dollars and not covered by any active recall or warranty. The issue has been reviewed by a service technician. At this time, the manufacturer has not formally inspected it, but the vehicle is available for inspection. There were no warning lamps or alerts. The failure occurred suddenly—the sunroof stopped closing and became stuck. This occurred without any prior mechanical symptoms or electrical malfunction warnings.

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the mechanic refueled the vehicle, and the vehicle was jump started. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a service station where the vehicle was refueled, and the vehicle restarted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was determined that the fuel gauge needle displayed incorrectly that there ¼ tank of fuel however, the fuel tank was empty. The contact was informed that the instrument panel needed to be reprogrammed. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V485000 (Electrical System). The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

The check engine light came on and lost power and fuel. Took it in mechanic shop pulled up code p2122 throttle/ pedal sensor failure

Check engine light and transmission light illuminates for 1-2 days and then goes away. Took to dealership twice. Turned away first time because lights came off. Second time, dealership kept car and did diagnostics. Informed me that nothing was wrong with vehicle, but BCM is faulty and will illuminate when nothing is wrong.

All warning lights will flash and the car is unable to be out in drive, the car will not shut off unless the battery is disconnected. Dealership charged 5000 to replace an electrical harness at 34000 miles. Car is again flashing warning lights while driving such as emergency brake on, key fob left the vehicle, fuel engine, all of these are occurring while driving. There is a recall but on this year and model but this jeep is not included in the recall.

My 2017 Jeep Renegade has had issues with electrical failures for several years off and on. At times it will state that parking lights, headlights, and brake lights are not working and they really are. The radio will also go very loud then quiet or quit working all together. The air conditioner will stop working randomly and then start again. On another occasion it would not go out of park, the wipers would not shut off, and the windows were not working. It usually always randomly resolves but always occurs again. There is a known recall for the software which causes these exact issues but this VIN is not included. I have video of the malfunctions if needed.

Jeep was running fine then stopped turned off Vehicle, filled gas tank with $25, went to start Jeep, horn started blaring, panel started lighting up like a Christmas tree. Jeep wouldn't start. Called a tow truck they had to disconnect battery and had my Jeep towed to home. Waiting to take to dealership to see what caused the issue.

Fuse box in engine compartment is melted. Unable to drive vehicle due to comprising other engine parts. Unable to get vehicle fixed due to dealer unable to get part.

Instrument panel will show various light/warning issues when there is no problem

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle inadvertently slowed down with several unknown warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the cruise control disengaged and failed to re-engage. The contact then noticed that none of the electrical features in the vehicle was working. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic who stated that the vehicle was having electrical issues. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the vehicle was experiencing the failure listed in NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V485000 (Electrical System) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact stated that the manufacturer advised her to contact the NHTSA for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 93,000.

Cooling fan stopped working.

CAR IS PARKED. IT STARTED WITH RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK NOT LOCKING WITH THE KEY FOB. WE HAD TO MANUALLY LOCK IT FROM THE INSIDE. KEY FOB SEEMS TO WORK WITH ALL OTHER LOCKS BUT NOW NONE OF THE DOORS ARE LOCKING. YOU CAN HEAR THE LOCKS ENGAGING WHEN PRESSING THE KEY FOB TO LOCK BUT THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK AT ALL. *TR

INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATING SAY THAT ALL MY LIGHTS HEAD LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, BACK UP LIGHT BREAK LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS ARE ALL OUT, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. I HAVE VIDEO AND PHOTOS BUT THEY ARE TO BIG TO UPLOAD AND DO NOT KNOW HOW TO MAKE THEM SMALLER. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT THING BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER

THIS DOESN'T MATTER IF MY VEHICLE IS TURNED ON OR OFF. WHEN STATIONARY THE JEEP RENEGADE WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK FROM THE KEY FOB. PREVIOUSLY THE KEY FOB WOULD WORK BUT I WOULD HAVE TO REPEATEDLY PUSH THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY ON THE KEY FOBS TO NO BETTER RESULTS.

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON INDICATING MULTIPLE FAILURES AT SAME TIME. WILL USUALLY RESET AFTER I TURN OFF ENGINE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE IS ALREADY AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED. WHEN THE INDICATOR LIGHTS GO ON, I AM DRIVING, ONCE IN A PARKING LOT, ONCE ON A CITY STREET, AND ONCE ON THE FREEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HEALEY CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM (557 NY-52, BEACON, NY 12508; (845) 831-1148) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS DAMAGED DUE TO RODENTS. THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT IT WAS COMMON FOR THE VEHICLE TO SUFFER RODENT DAMAGE DUE TO SOY BEAN OIL BEING INCLUDED IN MANUFACTURING OFTHE WIRING HARNESS WHICH ATTRACTED THE RODENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED PLANET DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (9975 NW 12TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33172, (305) 470-8000), AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

MY LEFT REAR SIGNAL BURNT OUT. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BULBS BLOWN OUT BUT IT WASN'T. I AM REPLACING THE ELECTRICAL BOARD THAT CONNECTS TO THE WIRE.

ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CREATING A DANGEROUS CONDITION DUE TO INABILITY TO MOVE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. FROM RESEARCHING VARIOUS WEBSITES THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INSTANCE OF THIS DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL OF JEEP WHICH IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

INSTRUMENTATION LIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ROADWAY UNDER ANY CONDITIONS. FLASHED TAILLIGHT FAILURE WHEN NO PROBLEM EXISTED WHILE DRIVING ON STATE ROADWAY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.

DASH LIGHT ON (P)! BOOK SAYS ELECTRICAL PARK BRAKE FAIL. CAR WAS STATIONARY IN DRIVEWAY

DURING VARIOUS INSTANCES AFTER STARTING THE CAR IN A STATIONARY MODE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAVE WARNING OF VARIOUS LIGHTING SYSTEMS NOT WORKING IN RANDOM SUCCESSION. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, LEFT TURN SIGNAL, PARKING LIGHT OUT, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT OUT. THIS WILL GO ON FOR 30 SECONDS OR MORE BEFORE IT CORRECTS ITSELF. I ALSO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE EXPERIENCES WHILE IN MOTION THE WARNING SAFETY LIGHTS/SIGNALS ON THE SIDE MIRRORS BECOME TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE FOR NO REASON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPSTARTED, BUT ONCE THE CABLES WERE REMOVED, THE ENGINE WOULD RUN FOR A MINUTE AND SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING, BRAKE, AIR BAG, AND EBD WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED MIKE SMITH CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (LOCATED AT 1945 I-10, BEAUMONT, TX 77701, (409) 840-3560) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SHOWING THAT ONE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT WAS OUT, RIGHT BLINKER LIGHT OUT, AND THE THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT. I SHUT THE VEHICHLE.OFF AND RESTARTED IT. ALL WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE TO WORK. THE REAR LICENSE PLATE LIGHT WARNING CONTINUED TO FLASH ON AND OFF AS I DROVE.(THIS WAS VERY DISTRACTING) BEFORE I ARRIVED TO MY DESTINATION ALL WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. ALL OF MY LIGHT WERE WORKING UPON MY ARRIVAL. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AND ALL WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE NO.IDEA WHY THESE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON OR IF THE WILL RETURN. NOTE: VEHICLE WAS STARTED USING REMOTE START BEFORE PUTTING IN RUN MODE. WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON UNTIL I PUT THE VEHICLE IN RUN MODE. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED

VEHICLE IN MOTION, PULL OUT OF PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED MALFUNCTION INDICATORS LIGHTS INDICATED LOSS OF TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS, STOPPED AT GAS STATION TO CHECK LIGHTS REFUELED UPON STARTING VEHICLE NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE INDICATED.