Jeep is consistently jumping into gear when placed in reverse. Most recently, while at a stop light, with my foot on the break it lung forward! (ungood). While driving, periodically gets stuck in a gear. (?). At least twice, the car has refused to turn over upon ignition engagement. Since I have obtained the jeep, anything that has to do with the stereo gives me intermittent signals/sound, inclusive of the USB connections etc. (not a good experience). The driver's seatbelt for some reason occasionally will not latch. Something in the undercarriage sounds as if it is going to fall of or break at any time especially when going over bumps or ruff terrain.
2015 Jeep Renegade acceleration complaints
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Vehicle does not respond properly to gas pedal. Vehicle will get stuck in first gear not shifting to higher gear not letting vehicle accelerate. This occurs on hills and flat ground. Most commonly when making a right hand turn onto street. This has occurred numerous times (daily) since purchase in 2015
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. The contact stated that the transmission downshifted into fourth gear on its own. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle was slow to gain speed and then surged suddenly. The contact also stated that the vehicle hesitated when approaching a stop and while turning in either direction. The vehicle was taken to two dealers: the vehicle was taken to two different dealers: champion chrysler jeep dodge ram (4505 west 96th street, indianapolis, in 46268, (317) 872-6200) and tom o'brien chrysler jeep dodge ram indianapolis (4630 e 96th st, indianapolis, in 46240, (317) 805-4400). The transmission was flushed and diagnostic testing was provided, but the dealers were unable to provide a permanent remedy for the failures. The contact was uncertain if the vehicle was repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v529000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.
When turning or veering at semi-low rates of speed (15-35 MPH), traction control light flashes repeatedly and all power to accelerator is lost for about 5-10 seconds. This has repeatedly put me in extremely dangerous situations. Despite taking it to the dealership and finding many others have this same issue, dealer claims nothing is wrong and said problem was fixed after a refresh update for both computer systems. It is definitely not fixed as it happened today and I was almost t-boned in an intersection. Only has 23,120 miles on it and still under jeep warranty. This began a month after purchase.
When I'm driving my vehicle will not speed up. I press on the gas and it keeps going at the same speed. When I brake it pulls, like if I was repeatedly pressing and letting go of the brakes. The wheels have worn out twice, having had new cars before and driving the same roads and distance I know this is not normal. I have fixed my breaks once wich is unusual for how new this car is and now my breaks are making squeaking noise.
Sometimes when turning the traction control light turns on and the car will not accelerate even when the accelerator is depressed - lasts momentarily then corrects itself
While driving car lost power looked down car shifted into neutral by itself. Then a few days later radio n backup camera did not turn on finally did after pushing the radio on button then after a few miles jeep started bucking and heard a whining noise while stepping on gas. Read may complaints and this is a dangerous vehicle. This happened the first time while driving @ 50 MPH the second time I was stationary starting up at first then bucking n noise starred at @ 30 MPH.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. While depressing the brake pedal, a loud squealing noise was present. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions before the failure was remedied. Also, while driving in reverse, the shifter would erroneously switch to neutral. Eventually, the failure occurred while the vehicle was in drive. The contact indicated that the vehicle would also suddenly surge forward while in the park position. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 1,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. While coming to a stop and when attempting to accelerate the vehicle it failed to accelerate. The contact applied more pressure than normal in order for the vehicle to accelerate to approximately 50 MPH. The contact removed her foot from the accelerator pedal and eased on the brake pedal. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, but it could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. The consumer stated the vehicle would roughly jerk when taking off from a stop. While driving 65mph on the freeway the vehicle switched into neutral. It would hesitate upon acceleration and stall at take off. Updated 09/15/2017
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate and make right or left turns, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact also stated that the traction control warning light illuminated during the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to diagnose or produce a fault code for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,500. ...updated 01/23/17 *bf updated 7/12/18
Electronic stability control problem. The traction control randomly turns on and cuts speed while driving. Almost been in 3 accidents because of it. Chrysler is aware of the issue- star case #1608000252 and says engineering is working on the issue but in the meantime want me to drive a car that is putting my life and others at risk.
Renegade when in motion going 40mph and encounters a hill/increase in grade, will not shift into next gear. The vehicle is stuck in the lower gear @ 40mph as the engine rev's over 3,000rpm but the vehicle won't accelerate and won't kick-in the higher gear. Have to nearly press the accelerator to the floor to force the vehicle to ramp the RPM's to 4-5,000 to get it to shift into the correct gear. Feels like I'm going to blow the engine when I have to do this but it won't shift into gear. This has been happening consistently for over a month. Called dealership, they said there are several software updates for the renegade, so try that and see if it fixes the issue. Took to dealership today for 7 software updates.
Today,while pulling out onto the highway my car would not accelerate properly almost causing a very severe accident with my 8 week old baby in the car. We continued to try and drive so we wouldn't be stuck in the middle of the highway but the jeep went 35 to 40 miles an hour all the way home. This was not the first incident with this car but the first as severe as this. A few days after I bought the car it would shift hard when put into reverse, it felt as if someone hit me from behind. This is a brand new vehicle, my only vehicle, and I am scared to take my baby anywhere. This was a very scary incident especially with a newborn. Jeep not only put my life at jeopardy but more importantly a baby's life!
I purchased my 2015 renegade latitude 6-speed manual transmission vehicle last fall and found that from the beginning at times I had difficulty getting it into gear. I've been driving manual transmission cars (all sedans until this) for nearly 35 + years so I'm familiar with how to shift etc. I knew and expected that there'd be a learning curve as every vehicle is different. But by now it should be resolved. Instead, it has worsened. I have maneuvered around the minor problems -those at lower speeds-having to downshift a few times when I needed to upshift (I rely on sound and the rpms as my guide). The car now has 6200 miles on it (a mix of back road driving with suburban streets and some highway) and it is now revving uncontrollably at times, throwing me out of cruise control, acting as if on ice when there is none, surging forward when I haven't accelerated. And the advertised 31/27 mpg has not happened. I am now down to 23 mpg. I will be dropping it off tomorrow for an oil change and for them to look at this revving problem and the low mpg. I am afraid to drive this car, which I love very much, aside from the problems btw. I am concerned because I see that there have been complaints listed on sites about just this thing and it is a reminder of the out of control acceleration problems of cars in years past (like with audi). Please let me know what to do besides taking it into the shop. I see below that you ask when this happened: as I said, from the beginning-I noticed that when I backed out of my driveway and put it into first and then shifted into 2nd, I'd have to go back to first. Then, it would surge ahead as if it were in third or fourth. That has continued.. The scary issue is the revving in traffic last week. I have not driven it since then.
The 2015 jeep renegade has had about 800 miles when the problem appeared. I was driving on a freeway at 70 MPH. All the sudden, the car started jerking and the car would not accelerate even when I push the pedal as I intended. So I got off the freeway and started driving local at lower speed, and the car was acting even more weird. The car was jerking and came to stop. The engine was on but the car would not go. Luckily, it was at night time and in residential area, there were only few cars around so they could drive around. I changed the automatic mode, 'd', to the semi-manual mode. The frequency of the jerking reduced but the car came to a stop again while I was driving about 6 miles to drop the car at a repair shop at a mfg authorized dealership. This could have caused serious property damage and bodily harm. I was lucky that there were many cars around at the time and the car did not stall on the freeway. I am not an expert, but the problem seemed to be related to the power train (and speed control possibly.) I hope I am the only person with the problem. This problem must be assessed and appropriate action needs to be taken. My car is currently at a repair shop and will be assessed, hopefully tomorrow.
My transmission had been slipping in the lower gears, and especially when I turned corners. Finally the car got stuck in 5th gear, and barely goes when I hit the gas. Both the transmission and engine light came on. I am taking it in.
I purchased the car brand new and had it for 6 days. We drove from denver to breckinridge. We were coming down the mountain when the car shut off going 70 miles an hour. At one point the hydraulics went out and the brakes did not work. We pulled the car over to the side of the road. It took about 10 minutes to start up the car again. We proceeded on, thinking it was something with the altitude and was a fluke. No, it happened to us again. The same thing. The car shut off again going 70 and the brakes didn't work. It was terrifying. The car was towed back to the dealership. It needs a new transmission and associated parts, on a new car with 400 miles. If this was in the winter and the roads were icy, my family and I would have been dead.
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