The Renegade is Jeep’s smallest crossover SUV. A subcompact assembled in Italy in collaboration with Fiat. Stellantis has sold over one million of his Renegades worldwide since its launch in 2014, and many of his Fiat 500X crossovers with the same chassis. However, despite the Jeep Renegade’s incredible worldwide popularity, the vehicle is not without its problems. Hundreds of US Renegade drivers have reported issues with their 2015 Jeeps (the first model year available in the US). However, their numbers are steadily declining with each year of production. Here are his three most common issues reported on the Car Complaints website:
jeep renegade engine trouble
According to CarComplaints.com, 44 2015 Jeep Renegade owners have reported their vehicles have engine problems. Another 22 of him reported that the engine would not turn over, but classified this as an electrical problem.
The most common engine problems reported in 2015 were ‘Loss of power while driving’ (9 cases) and ‘Stalling/death while driving’ (8 cases). A further nine drivers reported their Check Engine Light came on, and seven drivers reported excessive oil consumption.
Overall, the number of reports Car Complaints submitted to the 2016 Jeep Renegades has decreased. However, 43 different 2016 Renegade owners reported engine issues. Additionally, seven owners reported that the engine would not start, which he categorized as an electrical problem.
Eleven of the 2016 Renegade owners said their car actually stalled while driving. Five reported their Check Engine Light came on and 11 noticed excessive oil consumption.NHTSA also opened files on the 2016 Renegade to find its own 175 engine problem complaints. was recorded.
For the 2017 Renegade, the number of reported engine issues dropped to 38. Only 16 owners reported their Renegade stalled while driving. Additionally, 18 owners reported excessive oil consumption. Oil consumption issues seem to be one of the few problems that get worse with each model year. His 34 owners of 2018 Jeep Renegades report excessive oil consumption. Only six 2018 Renegade owners reported stalling while driving, and two noted a “loss of acceleration.” In total, 43 owners of their 2018 Renegade reported engine issues.
jeep renegade transmission problem
The Car Complaints website also documents 61 transmission complaints made by 2015 Jeep Wrangler owners. In the 2016 model year, this number dropped to just 14 cases, in the 2017 model year he increased to 18 cases, and in the 2018 model year it dropped to just 4 cases. Interestingly, NHTSA did not record any complaints of transmission problems when he investigated Renegade in 2016.
A total of 24 owners of 2015 Jeep Renegade reported common automatic transmission issues. An additional 20 of her owners specified either a steep climb or a hard shift. A further 10 owners said their transmissions were hesitant to shift when accelerating. I got
jeep renegade brake problem
Another common problem reported by Jeep Renegade owners is squealing brakes. In 2015 alone, 27 drivers reported brake squeal. Four categorized the problem as ‘brake noise on application’. Two rotors with specified uneven wear.
For the 2016 model year, 19 owners reported brake problems to Car Complaints, and an additional 45 owners reported brake problems to NHTSA. Only 3 of these 2016 owners reported excessive brake noise, and 11 of them reported that the traction control engaged when it shouldn’t. NHTSA reported 21 of his problems with the 2016 Renegade’s electronic stability control and two of his problems with the traction control system.
By the 2017 and 2018 model years, the number of brake problems recorded by Car Complaints was almost gone.
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