2015 Jeep Renegade: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Sep 12, 2025 · Engine · 50,000 miles · PA

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of coolant, and there was white smoke coming from under the hood. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic, where DTC: P0481"Engine Cooling Fan Fault" was displayed. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Filed Apr 17, 2022 · Lights · OH

The drivers side fog light reflector was melted and charred like it was nearly on fire. There was no silver coating on the plastic reflector and it looks like the plastic was absorbing all the heat of the bulb.

Filed Feb 25, 2021 · Engine · 98,000 miles · MT

My car's radiator fan started rattling and after looking further into the issue, I found endless sources of owners of the same car as me that have had the same issue. If not diligently acknowledged and fixed, the radiator fan motor will eventually go out. This has caused smoking and flames and catastrophic engine damage. The sound happens when my car is idling and stopped in first gear. To avoid these costly and dangerous effects of when the radiator fan motor does fail, I have been unable to drive my car. Class action lawsuit case 2:19-cv-10417-nge-eas has been filed, but no further updates have been released.

Filed Apr 7, 2020 · Lights · 42,876 miles · MI

My fog lamps housing melted. The entire inside of both housing are melted due to heat from the bulbs. My lenses are black. It cost me 225.00 for new parts and that does not include labor. How long before these new ones melt again? Hopefully it does not cause more damage and short my car out or catch on fire.

Filed Mar 24, 2019 · Electrical, Fuel system · 35,000 miles · TX

At times, my radio has turned off on its own and when I'm on the phone it will disconnect from the bluetooth to my phone multiple times during the call. Another issue I'm having is when I am driving, it has fallen dead on me in the middle of the road and won't restart. It's happened at a traffic light and while driving. I've tried turning off my lights, radio, A/C to restart with no luck. Each time I've had to get towed home. I have a standard transmission. Each time it's happened, I've had fresh oil, gas and a good battery. Lastly, sometimes I'll start smelling something like a burning smell as if something is hot or overheating, but I never get a message on my dash. Ive also taken it to the dealership and they said nothing was wrong. I don't know what is going on and I got it nov 2017.

Filed Aug 21, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 60,204 miles · VA

Driving on interstate when jeep renegade unexpectedly started to cut off. It felt like it was shaking and shuddering. Got off at exit and vehicle continued to act like it was going to cut off, especially when stopped at a light or stop sign or when making a turn after stopping. Made it home. Turned it off and then back on. Check engine light on. There was no advanced warning lights on the dashboard prior to the jeep unexpectantly slowing down. There was no burning smell. I had the vehicle towed on monday, august 20, 2018 to jeep dealer in lewisburg, wv. They say it could be a week before they are able to look at it and I am without a vehicle. I wanted it taken to a virginia dealer who could look at it sooner but roadside assistance said the wv dealer was closer.

Filed Nov 28, 2017 · Engine · 41,000 miles · TX

This 2015 jeep renegade began having a thumping noise coming from under the hood. After seeing that it was the cooling fan, I took measures to get the car to the dealer to get it repaired. Before that happened, the fan went out completely. The vehicle is 2 years old, has 41, 000 miles on it and is still covered by the extended warranty. I was told by southpoint chrysler dodge jeep (who I purchased the vehicle from) that they cannot obtain the part, and they refused to open a claim with the extended warranty company so that I could get a rental car. The extended warranty company will not provide me with a rental car because the dealer will not start the claim process. Right now my jeep is at the dealer, who was happy to inform me that if I drove it off the lot and it overheated, my 100,000 mile power train warranty would be void. After contacting fiat chrysler, I still have not obtained any kind of relief. I have a $25,000 car that is basically a brick. I have an extended warranty that is worthless. The administrators of the extended warranty contract actually suggested using aftermarket replacement parts, which would void my power train warranty. The cooling fan issue is a common problem with the 2.4 liter tigershark engine.some owners have experienced their cars catching on fire when the fan melts. Fiat chrysler knows it is a problem, yet thousands of these tigershark equipped cars are experiencing this problem. It should be a recall issue but they are avoiding responsibility.

Filed Sep 26, 2017 · 48,000 miles · NC

Radiator fan shorts out causing a possible fire risk. Mechanical burning smell filled the car .

Filed Sep 12, 2017 · Engine · 37,000 miles · PR · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. While driving 40 MPH, the contact heard a rattling sound and noticed smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. There was no fire and the fire department was not contacted. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to flagship chrysler, dodge, jeep, ram (carr. #2, km 14.7, hato tejas, bayamn, 00959, puerto rico) where it was diagnosed that the radiator fan failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they could not assist because the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000.

Filed Aug 23, 2017 · Transmission · 32,480 miles · TX

The vehicle was parked in a parking lot but running. The AC stopped blowing cold air. I turned the AC off and back on and the cold air wasn't working. I then smelled a burning smell. That's when I noticed the vehicle was starting to overheat. I had the vehicle towed to the dealership the next day. Two days later they identified that the problem was the fan module and that the part was on national back order and it might be a week, month(s) before the part came in. I was told that this was happening a lot with this model vehicle. The folks that spoke with me have be friendly but this needs to be addressed if the jeep renegades are having this problem. It's not safe and really inconvenient, especially when your a single vehicle family.

Filed Aug 16, 2017 · Engine · 44,000 miles · SC

I was driving my jeep renegade when it started to make a loud clanky noise. I immediately drove it to the jeep dealership since I was very near one and immediately a service technician said to turn car off because it was going to over heat. I was told it is the radiator cooling fan that is bad. They don't know when the vehicle will be able to fixed since the part is severely backordered since this seems to be a very common problem occurring with similar jeep vehicles. I asked if this is such a common problem why there isn't a recall. I read many complaints in jeep forums and blogs of people having same problem and cars actually overheating and almost catching on fire. Very dangerous situation to be in. My car is sitting at the dealer with an unknown timeline to get fixed and coming out of pocket for a rental. Unacceptable to be put in this kind of risk if it is a common problem. Recall needs to be initiated.

Filed Mar 28, 2017 · Airbags, Engine · 34,000 miles · CA · crash · fire · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. While at a stop light, another vehicle rear ended the contact's vehicle. The driver side seat belt failed to retract. In addition, there was white smoke coming from the engine, which caused the vehicle to stall. A police report was filed. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained chest injuries and whiplash that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the seat belt needed to be replaced. It was unknown what caused the smoke. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000. The VIN was not provided.