2015 Jeep Renegade: jerking or lurching

Filed Jul 2, 2024 · Electrical, Transmission · 60,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. There several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact also stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was jerking and hesitating while shifting between gears. The contact stated that the battery was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an unknown local dealer where several unknown parts were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the vehicle had been inoperable for two months since the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Filed Jan 15, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · MI

Car randomly stalls in park, when reversing, when in drive but brake is being applied, or when first accelerating after putting into drive. Several times now it has stalled when I'm at stop lights. One time it stalled after just tapping the brake while approaching a stop light. That was terrifying because the car was still in motion. Also, car randomly jerks hard when shifting gears. Recently, car doesn't want to shift while accelerating up hills, and RPM's can get up to 4.5 or 5. No engine light or other warnings lights ever come on. I have brought it to my mechanic two times now about the hard shifting and stalling.Have another appointment this week. They can't figure out what's causing it. Nor can they replicate the problem. This can happen a few times a day, then go weeks without an issue. I've seen the same problems from dozens of people on Jeep forums for 2015 -2017 models. No one had a solution, while seemingly getting brushed off by the dealerships about it.

Filed Oct 27, 2023 · Transmission · ID

The vehicle on multiple occasions is shifting very hard mostly in between first and second gear, and sometimes third. The vehicle jerks forward like it had been hit from the back. It has also quit moving even though it was still running on a couple of occasions. it feels as if it’s going into neutral and then back into gear.

Filed Apr 6, 2022 · Transmission · VA

While driving highway speed (55mph) I received a “transmission check” notification followed by “check engine” light engaging. Nothing felt different at this time. A few minutes later, I came to a full stop at a light. Upon turning green, I pressed the gas pedal to drive and the car revved, but would not move forward, as if stuck in neutral for about 10 seconds. If finally lurched forward and began to drive normally.

Filed Aug 1, 2021 · Airbags, Driver assistance · GA

6/24/21 I backed out of my carport & my car jerked me very hard like something shifted. All error codes & lights came on, air bag (which did not deploy) E Brake light was on, check engine & tire pressure the PRND light up simultaneously & flashed. I turned it off & back on, seemed fine I put in drive & drove in my circle driveway & suddenly it stopped accelerating even with me giving it gas then it took off & the E Brake came on. Thank GOD I was In My driveway & not pulling into traffic when this occurred. My husband tried again when he got home & it did the same to him would go then just stop accelerating mid drive & E brake come along with ALL the flashing error codes & I mean every code it can throw it did. It was like it was going in & out of limp mode & the E brake would come on when it wanted to mid drive. It has been in service since 6/26/2021 when it was taken by tow to the dealer, as it was unsafe to try to drive. I do have an extended mopar warranty & im told they have contacted Jeep engineering team but have NO answers. It’s been in their possession close to 40 days now. I will not feel safe at all IF they fix this car due to that incident. I would either be dead or badly injured.

Filed Mar 2, 2021 · Transmission · 54,000 miles · IL

Since I bought the jeep, it would sometimes shift really hard from 1st gear & that was at 47k miles. Now I am at 55k & it is doing it from 1st, 2nd, & sometimes 3rd. Of course, jeep has made it so that I cannot even check my transmission fluid, much less add any because they made it a closed unit. I'm shocked that with all of the complaints I have seen about the "jerky" "hard shifting" "slipping" that a recall has not been done on this, clearly, flawed transmission system.

Filed Feb 12, 2021 · Transmission · 24,919 miles · MN

The transmission shift very hard like a bucking bronco for lack of better words. The vehicle has been to the dealer where I purchased the certified used vehicle. It is a 2015 jeep renegade and the problem is the 9 speed automatic transmission. I causes jerks when shifting and when stopping causes a big jerk at the very end of braking at a stop sign or light for example.

Filed Feb 12, 2021 · Engine, Transmission · 50,000 miles · MD

My vehicle has stalled on the highway 3 times and the transmission is very jerky. The dealer did an oil consumption test and said it is normal for my car to consume 2 quarts of oil every 3000-4000 miles. I have never owned a vehicle that uses this much oil. The oil warning light has never come on indicating g the oil is low.

Filed Feb 1, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 106,000 miles · IN

I will start this off by saying I've had a few problems with my 2015 jeep renegade including A/C problems, power outlets(back seat 110v outlet, cargo outlets & built in flashlight) shutting off after only a few minutes of usage. The blind spot assistance will randomly pop up when driving saying 'blind spot assist is temporarily unavailable' the biggest one being what's happening now which is what I'll explain below but to inform you more I'll include that it had 96k when I got the truck and had always kind of had a jerky feel when shifting between gears which I read was kind of normal, so I didn't put much thought into it until now. My truck was sitting in my driveway for 2 days without being moved and when I went to leave the battery was dead. I hadn't left anything on, lights, radio, ect. It had happened a few times before but I didn't think much of it till now. So after I charge the battery long enough to get the vehicle started it finally fires up but all these messages come across the screen: check engine, service transmission, blind spot temporarily out of service, passageway entry unavailable, along with a few more. I give it a minute having the truck running to reset these things their selves and most do except a few. The check engine light was still on along with the biggest problem which is the service transmission warning that has the truck stuck in gear; it won't shift out of park. I tried disconnecting the battery terminals for about 20 minutes seeing if the software will reset that way but it didn't help still has the message on the screen. I eventually had to have it towed to a dealership for repair. They've had it 4 days now and I'm still not sure what the problem diagnosis is but am dreading this major issue.

Filed Jan 31, 2021 · Transmission · 40,000 miles · PA

Hard clunk shifting in first 3 gears. It should be a smooth transition but it thumps hard and lurches forward when going from 1st to 2nd especially. It's a scary issue that upon reading I see it is a problem with my make and model jeep.

Filed Jan 30, 2021 · Transmission · IL

Infamous 9-speed transmission has not worked correctly since the 1st day I bought it new! Took it in to jeep service 9 times for this issue! Jeep service manager says, "it's working as it should." oh, it is supposed to work screwed up?! Hard shifting, lurching, power loss, inconsistent shifting patterns, etc. Problems exist upon take-off, speeding up, slowing down & coming to a complete stop. It is not right!

Filed Oct 5, 2020 · Transmission · 49,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked with the accelerator pedal depressed. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact also stated that an abnormal whining sound was coming from the vehicle while driving at various speeds. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who performed a diagnostic test and later discovered that the vehicle had a defective transmission control module. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact discovered the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v529000 (power train) which she linked to the failure however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.