44 complaints reported

2018 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
44
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Oct 2021

WHILE DRIVING ALONG MY CAR SHUT DOWN HAD MESSAGE ON DASH PUT VEH IN PARK AND SELECT GEAR AND A PICTURE OF OIL CAN ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND I WAS TURNING THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Sep 2021
May 2021

VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE IN THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS. ONCE AFTER A RIGHT TURN AND ONCE ON A HIGHWAY AFTER SLOWING TO GO AROUND SOMETHING. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP. I SEE RECALLS INVOLVING THE FUEL PUMP AND AN ELECTRIC MODULE, BUT MY VIN DOESN'T SHOW THESE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Apr 2021
Dec 2020

HAS ANYONE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THEIR JEEP JUST STALLING? AND HAVE YOU FIGURED OUT WHAT CAUSED IT? 2018 REGENADE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. 8 MONTHS AFTER I GOT IT BRAND NEW. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH ATLANTA AND IT JUST SHUT OFF. IT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. I DROVE SOMEPLACE RIGHT OFF THE EXIT AND LET IT SIT FOR AN HOUR AND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FINE. STILL HAD ABOUT 300 MILES UNTIL THE RECOMMENDED CHANGE. I DROVE THE REMAINING 5 HOURS HOME WITHOUT ISSUE. TONIGHT I WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND IT STARTED SPUTTERING. I TRIED MOVING FORWARD AND NOTHING. TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON. NOTHING. MY RADIO AND AC WERE BOTH STILL ON. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SIDE ROAD (THANKFULLY FOR A SMALL DECLINE) AND PUSHED THE OFF BUTTON AGAIN. WHEN I TRIED TURNING IT BACK ON EVERYTHING WAS LOCKED UP. COULDN'T PUSH THE BREAK PEDDLE DOWN AND THE DRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON THE SHIFTER. I LET IT SIT ANOTHER 30 SECONDS AND IT TURNED BACK ON FINE. I HAVE OVER 2000 MILES BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE AND A QUARTER TANK OF GAS. ALSO NOT SURE IF IT IS RELATED BUT MY HUSBAND'S KEY FOB WILL RANDOMLY NOT WORK. TODAY HE GOT IN MY CAR WITH HIS KEYS AND IT WOULDN'T START UNTIL HE PRESSED THE FOB TO THE START BUTTON THEN A LIGHT CAME ON SAYING LOW OIL PRESSURE AND IT QUICKLY WENT AWAY. THAT LIGHT DID NOT COME ON BEFORE OR AFTER THAT INCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Dec 2020
Sep 2020

IN DECEMBER 2019 AND ON DECEMBER 5, 2020 WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STOPPED. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, II WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE, THEN STOPPED AGAIN. I SAT FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT AN HOUR AND THEN WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IN 12-2019 THE VEHICLE HAD 6484 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHEN IT HAPPENED IN 12-2020 THE VEHICLE HAD 9663 MILES. BOTH TIMES IT OCCURRED IT WAS IN CITY TRAFFIC. I DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. AS PER CONSUMER REPORTS THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL FOR THE SAME YEAR. AFTER A SEARCH OF THE JEEP WEBSITE, THIS AGENCY'S WEBSITE AND THE DEALER'S RECORDS MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON ANY RECALL LIST.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: May 2020
Jun 2020

MY CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL DIFFERENT OVER SAME ISSUE ABOUT VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO SHUT OFF HAVE TO GO INTO SETTINGS TO TURN IT OFF... HAVE TOOK IT TO ROD HATFIENDS IN WINCHESTER KY

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Jun 2020
Jan 2020

I BOUGHT A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A SAFE BLUETOOTH SYSTEM TO TALK WITH MY FAMILY. I HAVE OWNED SINCE NEW AND REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO JEEP. THE BLUETOOTH CUTS OUT AND IS GARBLED WHEN ON THE PHONE. I OWN A 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH BLUETOOTH AND IT IS FLAWLESS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IT WHAT I GET WITH A RENEGADE. I HAVE TO HOLD MY PHONE IN MY HAND WHILE DRIVING. IN MY OPINION UNSAFE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Aug 2019
Nov 2019

LWHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING SIGN. WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS LOW ON OIL. THE CAR IS BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 3000 MILES. DEALER INFORMED ME TO CHECK THE OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. WAS NEVER TOLD THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LEASED AND NOW I'M STUCK AND AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AS IT SHUTS DOWN WITH NO WARNING WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Nov 2019
Oct 2019

MY 2018 JEEP RENEGADE KEEPS STALLING OUT IT SHAKES AND THEN JUST CUTS OFF THE ENGINE LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT SO I TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING IS FINE ON THE TRUCK AND THAT IT PROBABLY NEEDED TO BE RECALLED I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN FEAR OF CRASH IT IS MY SOLE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND JUST WANT A GREAT RUNNING VEHICLE THAT I'M PAYING FOR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Feb 2019
Oct 2019

ALARM COMES ON SAYING FCW SENSOR BLOCKED BUT COMES ON AT RANDOM.TIMES SENSOR IS NOT BLOCKED COMES ON WHILE DRIVING CAUSING SYSTEM NOT TO FUNCTION, OTHER TIMES WHEN WORKING AUTO BRAKING WILL ACTIVATE WHILE NO OBSTRUCTION IS PRESENT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Jan 2019
Sep 2019

MY JEEP RENEGADE HAS 16000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TO 5 TIMES FOR BURNING OIL. WHEN THE OIL GETS LOW THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND IT MUST BURN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF OIL FOR IT TO QUALIFY FOR A NEW ENGINE. IT HAS SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE MY 8 MONTH OLD TWINS WERE IN THE CAR. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON A CITY ROAD. THE FIRST TIME I DID AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST I BROUGHT IT BACK AFTER ABOUT 1500 MILES AND THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T LOW. I STOPPED TAKING IT SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE AND IN 3000 MILES IT BURNED ENOUGH OIL FOR IT TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT ME TO DO ANOTHER TEST EVEN THOUGH IT HAS A LONG HISTORY OF BURNING OIL.

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

MY VEHICLE'S BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK. WHEN I TRIED TO BACK UP AND TURNED THE SHIFT INTO REAR, THE MONITOR USUALLY TURNS ON AUTOMATICALLY BUT ONCE IT DIDN'T AND STAYED ALL IN BLACK SCREEN. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ELECTRIC CONNECTION WAS LOOSE. IT WAS BACK ON. BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN LATER SO I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AGAIN AND THEY SAY THE MONITOR WORKS AND THEY DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEM. NEXT DAY IT TURNED ALL BLACK AGAIN. IT KEEPS HAPPENING. SOMETIMES IT WORKS. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Sep 2019
Aug 2019 Crash Injury

I WAS ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY ON A STRAIGHTAWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. WITH OUT WARNING MY CAR TURNED TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT BRAKE. I HIT AN EMBANKMENT AT FULL SPEED AND ROLLED. I WAS NOT IMPAIRED NOR DID I FALL ASLEEP; HOWEVER, DUE TO INJURIES I SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF THE EVENTS CAUSING ME TO LEAVE THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SKID OR SWERVE AND DROVE TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT STARTED ROLLING. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO DISCOVER POSSIBLE REASONS FOR IT SUDDENLY PULLING RIGHT WITHOUT BRAKES. THANKFULLY, THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THIS VEHICLE SAVED MY LIFE, BY ALL ACCOUNTS THEY WERE EXPECTING A FATALITY. I WALKED AWAY WITH MY LIFE. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK 4X4 TO SUDDENLY TURN RIGHT AND NOT SLOW DOWN AS I KNOW I WOULD NOT HAVE LEFT THE ROAD IN THAT MANNER FOR NO REASON AND CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN STANDING ON THE BRAKES AND PULLING TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE EMBANKMENT. I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE JEEP BRAND AND KNOW THAT REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF MY ACCIDENT, THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THIS VEHICLE ARE AMAZING!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Mar 2019
Jul 2019

MY RENEGADE TRAILHAWK CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING/TURNING. IN THE PAST TWO DAYS IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. EACH TIME MY SON WAS IN DANGER OF BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING AT A FAST SPEED (35/40 MPH). THESE STALLS OCCURRED ON BUSY STREETS (HOLME AVENUE - 19136; KNIGHTS ROAD - PHILADELPHIA, PA (GOING TO JEFFERSON TORRESDALE HOSPITAL TO WORK) AND FRANKFORD AVENUE AND GRANT AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA) WHEN IT STALLED. THE "CHECK OIL" LIGHT CAME ON ONCE. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS EMPTY. I JUST HAD THE CAR INSPECTED ON MARCH 28, 2019 - INCLUDING AN OIL CHANGE. HOW CAN A CAR THAT HAS A LITTLE OVER 3,000 MILES ON IT HAVE THIS HAPPEN. THIS JUST STARTED AND PUTS MY FAMILY IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS ALSO HAPPENED THE WEEK AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE - CALLED THE DEALER (REEDMAN TOLL) AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO REPORTS OF IT HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE SO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON IT.

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

MY 2018 JEEP RENEGADE BEGAN TO STALL OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING AND ACTING AS IF IT DOESN'T WANT TO CRANK. NO LIGHTS ARE ON. I'VE NOTICED SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON. I HAVE THE 2018 JEEP RENEGADE 4X2 2.4 LITER.

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

TAKATA RECALL I WAS LEAVING WALMART REMOTE STARTED MY JEEP PULLED OFF. ONCE I GOT ON THE ROAD THE JEEP STARTED STALLING THEN IT JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH NO WARNING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A JEEP 2018 JUST CUTS OFF. I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT.

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

WHEN I'M AT A RED LIGHT THE JEEP JERKS LIKE SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 JEEP RENEGADE, Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Incident: Oct 2018
Jan 2019

MY RENEGADE 2018 KEEPS SHUTTING OFF WHILE AT MOST STOPS I TAKE IT IN SERVICE AT LEAST 8 TIMES AND CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THE MECHANIC CAN'T FIND NOTHING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS VERY RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL THEY WERE RUDE I WANT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OFFERED ME THE LOANER 6 TIMES AND DID NOTHING ABOUT CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM

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

THE SKY VIEW ROOF 1 OF 2 PANELS FLEW OFF WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY.

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

THE 2018 JEEP RENEGADE STALLED AS I WAS TURNING IN MY DRIVEWAY. CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. NO LIGHTS CAME ON. IT HAD ONLY 4000 MILES ON IT. NOT EVEN TIME FOR ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE. NEVER HAD A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAD USED OIL. THIS IS NOT SAFE. IT COULD HAVE STALLED ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY.

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

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The 2018 Jeep Renegade has 44 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.