2017 Jeep Renegade UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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I HAVE A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE, THE CAR IS RUNNING OUT OF OIL , I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT SEEMS THAT THE ENGINE KEEPS BURNING THE OIL WITHOUT ANY AND THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN ON ME WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY ALERTS REPORTING ME THAT THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE OIL, I HAVE TO KEEP CHECKING THE OIL TO MAKE SURE IS RIGHT TO AVOID THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN ON ME WHILE I'M DRIVING, IS REALLY DANGEROUS THAT THE CAR IS BURNING THE WHOLE MOTOR OIL EVERY 500 MILES WHIOUT HAVING ANY LEAKING OR SHOWING LOW OIL ALERT SIGNS AND THE DEALER CAN'T FIX IT , THE DEALER SHOULD BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE DAMAGE TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENT THIS CAR IS WORSE THAN HAVING AN OLD 1987 CAR.
ALL SENSOR WARNING SOUNDS HAVE SHUT OFF OR MUTED. WE HAVE NOTED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR AS WELL AS SEAT BELT SENSOR SOUNDS AND LOW FUEL WARNING SOUND HAS SHUT OFF. WE'VE TRIED SENSORS, BREAKERS AND FUSES WITH NO LUCK. WE'VE TRIED RESETTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING BUT AM NOT HAVING ANY LUCK.
JERKING, POPPING NOISE AND FEELING EXPERIENCED MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS TIME. IT'S AS IF IT'S SLIPPING OR POPPING GEARS. THIS IS ALL WHILE IN MOTION BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY.
DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON NORTH DAKOTA STATE HIGHWAY 9, 2 MILES EAST OF KENSIL NORTH DAKOTA WHEN A LARGE BUCK DEER, ESTIMATED AT 200 LBS., JUMPED INTO THE ROADWAY, SHE HIT THE DEER SQUARE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, ESTIMATED SPEED WAS 52 MILES PER HOUR, FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL.THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE QUESTION IS WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS INJURIES, THEN WHAT SHE OBTAINED. *DT*JB
TAKATA RECALL..MY 2017 JEEP RENEGADE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2018 HAD 18 MILES ON THE ODOMETER...ON JULY 20, 2017, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I HAD JUST COME THRU A WORK ZONE; TRAFFIC HAD BEEN STOP AND GO FOR ABOUT 10 MILES. AS I REACHED THE END OF THE WORK ZONE; THE JEEP STARTED JERKING AS IF THE GEARSHIFT WAS STUCK OR SHIFTING UNCONTROLLABLY, LOST POWER AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! I HAD NO SHOULDER OR EXIT T STEER TOWARDS. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE CALLED OHP AND ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. AFTER 15 20 MINUTES, I WENT BACK TO TRY START THE JEEP AND IT STARTED! THIS WAS THE 2ND OCCURRENCE. THE FIRST TIME IT DID NOT SHUT OFF. I HAVE KNOW IDEA WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED IT FOR SERVICE.
I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY FOOT WAS LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE, INCHING FORWARD. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE TO STOP, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE JEEP TO JUMP OVER THE DOUBLE BARRIER RETAINING WALL. I NOSE DIVED INTO THE GROUND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL, APPROXIMATELY 3 LOWER THEN PARKING LOT.
THE FIRST INITIAL OCCURRENCE HAPPENED JUN 12TH 2017 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE JEEP RENEGADE BEGAN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. IT THEN BEGAN TO JERK UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE VEHICLE ITSELF WOULD TURN OFF ON ITS OWN. SEVERAL ICONS CAME ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD ONE BEING A LIGHT BOLT SYMBOL AND THE OTHER INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN COMPLETELY RESOLVED. ON JULY 22, 2017 THE JEEP RENEGADE FOR THE SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY BEGAN TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND TURNED OFF AND LOST ITS COMPLETE POWER. I HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE NO MATTER THE ATTEMPTS I WOULD TRY TO TURN ON THE RENEGADE. I WAITED FOR AWHILE UNTIL THE TOWING COMPANY CAME TO LOAD UP THE VEHICLE, DURING THIS TIME THE TOWING MAN COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO TURN ON AND ENGAGE NO MATTER HOW MANY ATTEMPTS HE MADE. ON BOTH INCIDENTS MY FAMILY WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND ON BOTH INCIDENTS THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN TRAVELING AT SPEED LIMITS ABOVE 50MPH. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURE JEEP, THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP PERKINS MOTOR IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. I AM CURRENTLY AN ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMY AND HAVE BEEN HAVING CONTINUOUS TROUBLE WITH THE JEEP. I DROPPED OFF THE JEEP RENEGADE AT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER APPROVED DEALERSHIP ON JULY 22, 2017 AND STILL TO THIS DATE AUGUST 19, 2017, THE DEALERSHIP STILL CANNOT FIND THE ROOT OF THE ISSUE. I FEAR THAT IF I WERE TO RECEIVE THE VEHICLE BACK UPON THE REPAIRS FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME VEHICLE PROBLEM FROM JUN 12, 2017 THAT THE VEHICLE CAN CAUSE HARM TO EITHER SOME OTHER ROAD PEDESTRIAN, TO MY FAMILY, OR TO MYSELF THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE. TO THIS DAY THE DEALERSHIP STILL CANNOT FIND THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.
THE FCW PLUS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY OR MAYBE NOT AT ALL. THIS IS SUPPOSEDLY A WARNING SYSTEM WITH SENSITIVITY SETTINGS INCORPORATING BREAK AND VISUAL/AUDIBLE WARNINGS. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO INITIATE WELL IN ADVANCE OF A CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCE. APPARENTLY WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES BEING AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. CHRYSLER'S RESPONSE IS THAT THE SYSTEM WORKS BECAUSE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE THAT IT IS WORKING AND NOT TO PHYSICALLY TEST THE SYSTEM AS YOU COULD CRASH THE CAR. THERE IS NO PROGRESSION OF WARNINGS,NO ADVANCED PULSING OF BREAKS. SEEMS TO ONLY WORK AS A LAST MINUTE BREAK DEFAULT BUT I AM NOT EVEN SURE IT DOES THAT.
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The 2017 Jeep Renegade has 33 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 3 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.