2017 Jeep Renegade
Typical pattern 2.7% of complaints about the 2017 Jeep Renegade came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2017 vehicle — around the middle of the 203 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 3.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is engine (267 complaints), typically at 3.3 yr or about 30,700 miles.
- Complaints
- 927
- Median age at failure
- 3.3 yr
- Median mileage
- 27,392 n=608
- Crash / fire / tow
- 8.1% of reports
- Safety recalls
- 3
18V731000 2018-10-17
Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Jeep Renegade 4X2 flex fuel/E85 vehicles equipped with a 2.4L engine. In certain operating conditions such as high power demand in conjunction with high altitude and/or high ambient temperatures, a manufacturing error in the fuel pump assembly may result in a loss of fuel pressure.
A loss of fuel pressure can cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
18V131000 2018-02-22
Engine and engine cooling:engine
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017 Jeep Renegade vehicles equipped with a 2.4L engine. These vehicles may be equipped with a cracked oil pump housing/balance shaft module (BSM), which can cause the oil pump to fail and the engine to stall.
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
17V485000 2017-08-02
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017 Jeep Renegade vehicles. Due to a software issue, multiple malfunction indicator lamps may illuminate on the instrument panel when no malfunction exists. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Control and Displays."
If the malfunction indicator lamps illuminate at incorrect times, the driver may be unaware when a true malfunction occurs, increasing the risk of a crash.
Electrical system 5 mi 9 mo in service
RADIO NOT WORKING IN MY HEW JEEP 2016 AND MY 2017 BOTH OF THEM THEY GO IN AND OUT WHAT DO I DO .
Electrical system mileage not reported 1.0 yr in service
VEHICLE INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON, THE RADIO CHANGES CHANNELS ON OWN WHEN WORKING, RADIO ERROR, VEHICLE CHANGES SETTING OWN IT OWN, TRUNK OPENS ON IT ON,, EMERGENCY BRAKES WILL ENGAGE ON THEIR OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY AND IT HAS DONE IT WHILE IN MOTION AND PARKED. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS RADIO IS BAD. PARTS WILL NOT BE IN UNTIL APRIL 2018. ALSO TRANS MISSION HAS BEEN JERKING- CLAIM CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG
Electrical system 3,385 mi 1.1 yr in service
ON OCT 10,2017 AT 12:30PM MY JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK 2017 4X4. AT 60 MPH WITH CRUISE ON THREE WAS JOLT,FELT LIKE A MY VECHILE WAS IT IN THE REAR. TE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH.
Power train 10,000 mi 10 mo in service
TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING UP HILL ABOUT 80MILES NORTH BOUND ON I-15 TO LAS VEGAS. THE ENGINE CHECK LIT UP AND SHOWED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND TO BRING IN FOR SERVICE. THE CAR STALLED AND WE WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN BUT WOULD EVENTUALLY STALLED AGAIN AS IT TRIED TO CLIMB THE HILL. IT STALLED ABOUT 5 TIMES UNTIL WE COULD EXIT TO A GAS STATION (~5MILES AWAY) TO EXCHANGE FOR ANOTHER RENTAL CAR. THE CAR HAS ABOUT ~10K MILES ON IT. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 105 DEGREES.