The radiator fan is causing the vehicle to overheat. It is breaking due to not having a heat shield on it and it is causing the vehicle to overheat. Jeep fixes the problems in the late 2016 models by putting in a metal fan and took out the plastic fan. Fear of renegade catching fire. Vehicle overheats in the parking lot.
2015 Jeep Renegade engine complaints
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Vehicle refrigerant for the AC cooling system is constantly leaking. I have taken it in for service in june 2017 and was told that there is no leak. Service center refilled the refrigerant and less than a year later I am experiencing the same issue with no cold air running through the system. This means the refrigerant leaked into the atmosphere twice due to negligence. Whenever the AC component tries to run, whether it is parked or moving, a loud hissing noise is heard coming from the engine compartment.
The radiator cooling fan is vibrating itself off. The vehicle had low mileage still- under 45,000. Looked it up and there are numerous people with the same issue and apparently the part is back ordered for months, which means I am paying for a vehicle I cannot drive. Seems like a manufacturer issue to me. There should be a recall.
A loud wobbling sound was noticed from the engine bay of the vehicle. Investigation of the sound revealed the radiator cooling fan to be vibrating violently while engaged. Shortly after this discovery the fan failed to engage. Vehicle was taken to steve landers jeep located at 401 colonel glenn plaza loop little rock, ar 72210. The diagnosis was confirmed to be the radiator cooling fan had failed. The vehicle was out of original manufacture warranty at 54,600 miles. Fan was replaced at the dealership at my expense.
Vehicle jerked hard and immediately lost propulsion while driving 73 MPH on interstate. Was able to coast to a stop at a rest area, engine light came on, car shut off. Would restart for a few seconds and die again. When trying to start it a message showed up saying to stop the car when shifting gears, the car was in park and not moving. Parking brake light came on without applying it, took several attempts to get it to go off. Roadside assistance had it towed to closest jeep dealership. Car started for them the next day and they said no codes showed up and that the car stopped because it was low on oil and 200 miles past time for an oil change. Said this was a feature of the car -if it was low on oil it would just die so it couldn't be damaged by driving it with low, or no, oil, and that no warning light would come on. They changed the oil, pronounced it fixed and I got it back. 3 days later I was driving home on a hilly, windy, 2-lane road, 25 MPH, the car again lost propulsion, this time without jerking first. I was able to coast downhill to a wide spot in the road and stop. When the engine light came on and a "service engine" message appeared. Called my husband, when he got there we restarted the car and it was shaking like crazy and sounded like a bunch of heavy metal objects were being tumbled in a metal drum. Called roadside assistance and the car was towed to the same dealer as before. After 2 days they called me and said that it needed an engine wiring harness, cam shaft sensor, crank shaft and spark plugs, plus the diagnostic check. Wanted me to pay for the work. Called my extended warranty company, they said it had to be towed to the dealership where it was purchased since it was less than 40 miles away, so it was towed there. Still waiting to hear from original dealership as to what they think the problem is, today is the 4th day they've had the car.
Engine cooling ran making screeching noise and wobbling on shaft. Sounds like the fan is contacting something.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. While attempting to go in reverse, the vehicle failed to respond. The transmission and check engine warning indicators illuminated. After a couple of attempts shifting gears, the vehicle was able to reverse. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that code p1d98 was found. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v529000 (power train). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the battery needed to be replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. Three weeks later, the vehicle failed to start and the check engine indicator illuminated. Additionally, the shifter would not engage out of park. The vehicle was towed to pischke motors of la crosse (434 4th st, la crosse, wi 54601) the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 35,000.
Ongoing issue, but today I got in my jeep and once again my vehicle is showing the transmission and check engine lights, when I attempt to put it in gear it goes out of gear and into neutral.. On top of that I've been having issues where the power steering light will come on while I'm driving. Making it difficult to turn/ maintain vehicle control. I experienced problems such as the car 'jumping hard into gear' as my husband puts it; along with it taking off really fast, it's also been sounding really loud and shaking when it reaches speeds upwards of 65 and refusing to change gears from time to time... However we have experienced a number of instances where the jeep has changed its own gears starting only a few months after purchasing causing it to move into the porch and cause some cosmetic damage, this was our first recording of the issue. We took it in and they 'updated the cpu' and it worked ok for a few weeks but has continually returned to having these faults and has only began to worsen.. Since then we've had to regularly go in for 'updates' regarding the same issues and miscellaneous issues such as power locks/power windows not responding and the transmission overheating.. Just last year, literally 1 year and 1 day ago while getting on the interstate the car began to start its 'death wobble' and drivers rear axel snapped, causing the front to follow.. My kids were in the car with me and while waiting 2 months to have fixed and paying the deductible for something that was jeeps fault, here we are again having the same problems.. I have found several instances of others experiencing these issues and not only fear for my children's life's, but also fear for the safety of others on the road. Can we fix these issues, or at least supply me with a viable vehicle??
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.
Twice now my engine cooling fan motor has failed and caused my vehicle to overheat. I was lucky the first time it was under warranty. This time my car was parked idling about 5 minutes with sleeping children when the cab filled with smoke and woke the adult. Wake up chrysler! ..updated 12/11/17
The cooling fan "burned out" on my 2015 jeep renegade. On november 4, 2017, I was traveling i10 e bound from houston, tx to rayne, la (3 hr drive) to attend my younger brother's wedding when the check engine light came on and my car ran hot. Luckily for me I was at the exit ramp to get to my parent's house when it happened. I got out of the vehicle and I saw, and smelled smoke. I then called my dad (who literally lives a minute or less from where I was) for him to come and check out what was wrong with the vehicle. He looked under the hood, fluids were all in tact, nothing seemed out of place, he basically couldn't see what was wrong with it. He then started the car and watched the temperature gauge and noticed that it hadn't spiked up so he drove it off the exit and home. The car sat all night and wasn't driven again until the next day when my dad drove it to advanced auto. The employee connected the machine to check for errors but nothing came back. My dad started the engine again, looked under the hood and noticed that the fan wasn't spinning. He checked the fuse for the fan, noticed the metal piece inside had split, so we bought another fuse. Put the fuse in, started the engine and a second later the fuse popped and smoke appeared. I've called several cdjr places between louisiana and texas and they're all telling me that it'll take up to 4 months before the part comes in and get fixed because it is on back order. It is frustrating for me because this is my only source of transportation. Obviously this should be considered a recall if this many people are having the same issue since I can't get it fixed within the next 4 months and I've been quoted $600+ to get it fixed.
Cooling fan is bad. Housing comes loose and fan hits other parts on the vehicle causing it to overheat and smoke. This is a known issue with no recall! Have been told that the part has been on back order for months! Now vehicle is out of warranty.
Twice in two weeks, while driving, the engine has shut off. The first time is happened was on october 29th, 2017 and the next time was this morning november 9th. The first time happened on a city street while slowing down to make a left hand turn, and the other happened with the foot on the gas trying to merge onto I-90 from the ogden on ramp. The radio and interior electrical systems continue to work, but the engine has shut off. Turning the key won't just turn on the car again. You have to hold it in the on position a few times for it to finally turn on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the temperature gauge suddenly increased to high. The contact stopped the vehicle and had it towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the cooling fan was faulty and needed to be replaced. An unknown dealer was contacted and stated that parts were not available. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 36,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. The contact noticed smoke underneath the hood of the vehicle. The contact had to turn off the vehicle and allow it to cool off and the smoke to dissipate. The failure recurred when the vehicle was restarted. The contact took the vehicle to the putnam chrysler jeep dodge dealer (3 california dr, burlingame, ca 94010; 650‑558‑5612) where it was diagnosed that the radiator fan failed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle to normandin chrysler jeep dodge ram fiat (900 capitol expressway auto mall, san jose, ca 95136; 408‑266‑9500) where it was confirmed that the first diagnosis recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and opened case number: 32481073. The manufacturer stated that the repair was not covered under warranty and the repair part was on backorder. The approximate failure mileage was 57,474.
Transmission slips at (jerks) at 8 MPH every acceleration from a stand still and when accelerating, service rep at dealership said he can feel it as well, but no codes come up when placed on machine. Chrysler states transmission runs as designed. The only way to not feel the lag is to gun the gas from a stop. Taken vehicle in twice, first told a service bulletin was issued for the problem, said computer software needed update. Didn't work, as soon as I pulled out of dealership, problem remains. Second trip, they said they can do anything about this because of no-codes. (same problem is all over the internet from other consumers)
On october 12th the car started making an odd noise driving in the city (never off road). I didn't drive it again until october 14th and it was making the noise again. We were trying to drive to the dealership but the car started smoking near the engine compartment and we drive it to my mechanic. He said the fan had stopped working. We called the arrigo dealership in fort pierce who said I need a fan assembly unit and needed to pay $263 upfront. The part is on backorder and should take 1-2 months but may be longer. Once it is delivered it would cost $260 for labor. Since my car has 49,000 miles on it and the warranty ended at 36,000 the repair isn't covered and no loaner car will be provided. Also, do not drive the car to prevent engine damage. What? So my mechanic called around to find the part elsewhere. He spoke to schumacher jeep and the service department said it is a know issue and asked my mechanic if he would like to be put on the waiting list. When he asked how long the waiting list is, the gentleman replied there are approx 4700 parts request before us and there is no eta at this time it could be 1-4 months. This is utterly ridiculous. When I search the net, there are soooooooo many similar issues and jeep is saying this is not a recall. Have you seen this site? Http://www.jeeprenegadeforum.com/forum/434-problems-issues/68882-radiator-cooling-fan-issue-thread.html
The radiator fan has gone out for the third time and the part is on national recall. The fan was first replaced at about 38,000 miles after failing. The part failed again at about 67,000 miles. I took to the dealership and, after several days, was informed that the part was on national backorder and that they could not guarantee that I would receive a part in the next shipment in about a week and they did not know when more would be available. This is my only car. I found a universal fan that was compatible and had it installed in early september. Yesterday, the fan failed again and wiring leading to fan has melted. Parts are still on national back order. The first time the part failed (previous report filed), I was driving at about 35 MPH. The second time was on the highway and the third time, the car was in park and idling and had been for about 10 minutes.
The coolant fan is bad and they know about it now I have to be with out my car for over a month because I have to wait for new design one from paris
Upon starting the ignition, the engine cooling fan (directly behind the grill), began shaking and wobbling loudly. It was taken to the dealership and it began smoking there as well. There is a back order on the replacement fan and it is apparently a common problem from what we were told. We have about 34,000 miles on the vehicle.
Audible radiator fan wobble noticed 9/22/17. Opened hood to see fan clearly out of balance/wobbling violently in housing. Fan stopped functioning 9/24, spiking coolant temperatures and triggering check engine light. Code read as p0481 obd-ii trouble code: cooling fan 2 control circuit malfunction. Replaced relay and checked wire connections to verify issue lies with fan. Issue spans across 2015-2016 renegades, parts on backorder with 4000-7000 waiting nationwide, not an isolated instance.
My jeep renegade overheated and broke down on 8-1-17, more than 4 hours from our home. We had to get the jeep back to where we lived and the dealer let us know it was the coolant fan. They let us know it was on a major back order and there was no estimated time for this to be rectified. We are now in september and still no parts to fix my jeep that I am paying a payment for and is under warranty. Jeeps should recall this part and honor their warranties and make good on these car notes.
Cooling fan motor smoking perfusely. And wobbling making a rattling sound, working intermitently.
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.
Vin # [xxx]. Bought brand new 2015 jeep renegade latitude 2wd. Brought jeep into jeep dealer in poway, ca., due to empty radiator reservoir & clutch smoking issues. Jeep in poway, ca told me everything was fine. Brought jeep in for the second time at the jeep dealer in poway, ca due to empty coolant reservoir again & jeep replace reservoir. Brought jeep in a 3rd. Time in poway, ca & jeep dealer replaced freeze plug & water pump. Brought jeep into poway, ca jeep dealer a 4th. Time & dealer replaced long block & clutch. All of this was within 23,000 miles. Told jeep poway, ca. On 9/4/17 that the clutch still has a smoking issue & they told me it was driver error even though they admitted to me the clutch used on the renegade is not that great of quality! The clutch smoking is a safety issue. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I was driving and started to smell burn rubber. Then the engine light came on. I took the car into the shop. The dealership said the radiator fan assembly seized up and will not rotate any longer. Apparently, this is a problem with renegades and the parts are on national back order. No eta was given for when there would be parts available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. The contact stated that while idling, there was an abnormal noise and the check engine light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that when he made it home the vehicle thermostat inclined, the vehicle over heated, and unknown warning lights illuminated, the contact observed that the radiator fan had failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (chapman las vegas dodge chrysler jeep ram, 3175 e sahara ave, las vegas, nv, 89104) where it was scheduled to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and made aware of the failure under case number: 32348701 and stated that they were awaiting on the dealer information to determine what they would do and then that they would contact him back. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000.
The radiator fan is messing up. Moving around in the engine and not working most of the time. The temps in the engine are going higher than they should beucase the fan is failing.
The fan assembly (68360299aa) in the front of my engine stopped working while I was on the interstate. This causes a chain reaction that killed my resistor (68247207aa) and relay (4727370aa). Without these parts operating, my engine quickly overheats. After taking my renegade to the dealership I was informed that the fan assembly is on back order until december 2017 and they do not have an eta.
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