While idling at a stop light, the cooling fan could be heard making a weird noise, followed by a strong odor. This happened one time earlier while idling and the air conditioning was on. The strong odor made me take it to a shop near me for fear of driving it. Luckily it was colder than usual or it would have overheated. Upon looking into the issue and having my cooling fan replaced, I found it was a common issue in the 2016 models, and has been fixed for (or part of) the 2017 models. I checked with the dealership and they confirmed no official recalls were sent, and I don't understand why. Luckily, I got this replaced before something bad happened, but I've spoken with numerous other renegade owners who had the vehicles break down and had to be towed to shops for repairs. I did have an extended warranty, but because I took it to shop near me (for fear of driving it) instead of the dealership, they only covered part of the repair which was about $200 out of my $550 bill. I don't understand why these are being left out on the road when it is a known issue. The dealer who provided the part even had multiple fans in stock, indicating this is a common problem.
2016 Jeep Renegade engine complaints
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The engine on my 2016 renegade with only 32000 miles on it began making a loud knocking sound while idling. After researching online, I determined it was most likely the radiator fan that had either come loose or was bent. It appears that this is an extremely common problem with this make and model due to the multiple online complaints. Of course it happens right past the original warrant expiration so that it is not covered. The cost to fix this was $620 and they had to replace my whole fan assembly.
I love my renegade but there has been nothing but problems , first after only having it for a few months buying it dec 2016 new the fuel pump broke and I ran out of gas when it said I had a quarter tank. Then the driver seat became stuck forward, I thought I fixed it it was fine now it's stuck back. I have to use a pillow behind me. Then at 40,000 miles just about the coolant fan started rattling as if something was loose, then it stopped all together. When I was in traffic I had to blast the heat because the temp gauge would go red. I checked the fuse it was blown so it was changed and still no fan. So I figured it's the coolant fan relay and they aren't easy to locate. Auto parts store and jeep parts at the dealership are hard to talk to because it is a fiat part. You would think the 2jeep dealerships that sell them would know that. Now I see that a ton of people are having the same issue and needed the full fan assemble replaced and a new thermostat..I do not have money for this. Why no recall
I have had this car for not even three years and I am already having to replace the thermostat. There is less then 48,000 miles on it, I would not recommend this car at all to anyone. They need to start fixing these issues because I see I am not the only one to experience this problem.
Sitting in event traffic car sitting still and smelled burning from air vents, the panel instrument was reading car overheating. Once we were able to get out of traffic and get car up to speed the car stopped overheating but could not let car idle/sit still or car will overheat. Car has 48k miles purchased new, told dealership this should not be happening and service tech stated this was the 3rd to 4th one this week they have worked on with same problem. Now looking at close to $600 to replace cooling fan. I feel this should be looked into as a manufacturing issue for recall with so many complaints that I have found online with this model with the same issue of cooling fan problems
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep renegade. While driving various speeds, the vehicle overheated and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to allow it to cool down. The vehicle was taken to bluebonnet jeep (283 n interstate 35 frontage rd, new braunfels, tx 78130, (866) 783-0824) where they repaired the coolant fan. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000.
The fan is wobbling and making a grinding noise - like its rubbing on something. Only when idle, or AC/heat is on.
First at 25000 miles engine cooling fan went out and rattled so loud and overheated had to be towed. Took dealership a week just to get the parts. Now at 34000 miles engine died and vehicle stopped on highway on ramp almost causing a severe accident. No engine lights came on. I drove it and would not drive over 10 MPH while making a horrible noise than engine dies in middle of the road almost another accident. Finally got restarted and quit again now every light on dash came on. Popped the hood and absolutely no oil in engine! Was just at dealership the week before and they did their multipoint inspection and marked oil as full? So in a week it lost 5 quarts of oil? Was towed again and sat at dealership for two weeks as they could not figure out engine knocking sound! Than they call and said everything checked out fine!??. Drove home smelling burnt oil as always since new and checked dipstick, they overfilled it by at least a quart! Unbelievable. Engine runs horrible and in 100 miles has already dropped a quart on dipstick. Blowing oil out exhaust pipe. Can't trust this vehicle and no one has an answer or fix!!???. Total most ridiculous and dangerous thing ever gone through. Somebody will get killed with a vehicle like this. Unbelievable! 2.4l engine
My radiator fan is making a noise and I don't believe is functioning properly which is causing my jeep to run hot. My engine smells like burned rubber underneath the hood. The noise occurs when my vehicle is idle.
Cooling fan began making rattling noise, blew fuse, resulting in check engine light. Vehicle's mileage is 47396. Entire cooling fan assembly had to be replaced. Total cost $878.86. Jeep denies responsibility for faulty fan. Multiple complaints concerning this issue without any recalls to correct this faulty part.
Fan is making terrible noises. Will stop working and is over 650 to replace. There are thousands of customers reporting the exact same problem!
I turned on my jeep renegade with the automatic start button in like 30 weather. I drove it down the highway for about 10 minutes and the service engine light turned on. I also had the air bag, brake warning sign turn on. I stopped to put gas and just the service engine light stayed on. I had a diagnostic test done with code p0128- thermostat failure. Had to have it replaced in canada since I am on a temporary work permit. So it cost me an arm and a leg for service. Checked online and many people have had the same problem.
When vehicle is stationary while warming up. Grinding noise started. Turned off the engine and checked the hood. Couldn't see anything so I carried on. Later in traffic, grinding noise from engine compartment starts. Temperature shoots into red, and I start smelling something burning. Engine light came on and found it was the cooling fan. Doing some research online came to find out this a problem with tons of other people. I feel this is a known manufacturer's defect that should be recalled. Failure can happen at any time and could result in a blown motor and/or other damages resulting in a vehicle crash causing serious injury or death. I'm glad I was able to pull over and shut the vehicle off before anything major happend. These fans should be living a 100,000 mile life. But it's happening at 30,000-70,000 miles. Jeep will not cover this under warranty as they say it isn't part of the drivetrain. After reading numerous complaints about this problem I feel this is a known manufacturer's defect that should be recalled. The problem is so widespread that jeep ran out of them and had/has long wait times. During this period the vehicle is unusable. This is really unacceptable for such a newer model vehicle. My vehicle is currently at 52,000 miles and now I'm going to have to pay $350 in repairs along with the $150 part.
The check engine light came on when driving, when checked it stated it was thermostat is not working on a 2016 car
Bought jeep brand new and now has 17,000 miles on it. Have had injectors replaces. It has been to the shop several time for pcv valve freezing and causing cylinders to misfire. It has been burning oil and occasionally will just shut. In the last month it has been to the dealership 3 time and usually at least 2 days a pop. One of those times had it towed in at my expense. Very displeased with engine. Dealer told me they had no fix for the problem. So this is something I will have to deal with every winter. Not even safe to drive. Very disappointed. At one point shut off turning into my driveway where I was almost hit by a semi truck
Engine cooling fan motor doesnt even last 35,000 miles without being replaced. Bearings in the fan motor go bad!
At about 50,000 miles the engine fan has gone bad causing the car to overheat. The car is only 3 years old and I should not have to pay 600-800$ in repairs for a new vehicle there are so many complaints about the exact same thing something should be investigated and done about this.
The engine fan has decided to stop working at only 44k miles!? There are hundreds of others who have had this happen to their renegade at even fewer miles than this. I had to stop on the side of the road because my 3 year old car was overheating due to a bad or pos engine fan? What if I were in the middle of nowhere and with kids in the car? The dealership says they won't cover it because they haven't had any reports of it yet.... .... Check the forums online!!
The bearing on the fan is going out. I have 42,000 miles and of course it is not under warranty. I have read more than 100 complaints about the same problem. Why is this not a recall? This is the 3rd chrysler I've purchased brand new and never had this issue with the other 2. If more than half of the vehicles are having the same problem then it is time for a recall on the part. I don't have $500-$600 to fix this. So I have a vehicle that I still owe on that will sit for months. Thank you chrysler.
Around 40,000 miles my car started consuming oil at an alarming rate. The dealership service department said it was normal for my car to consume 1 quart per 750 miles! That is insane. That said, chrysler guideline for cars is 1 quart per 2000 miles for cars below 50,000 miles. The dealership has refused to repair my engine. I can't even go 2500 miles on an oil change without my car seizing up, stalling, having errors codes (low oil pressure, oil light comes on, electrical error), won't accelerate over 35 miles per hour. This all happens while I'm driving with no warning! Very dangerous on a freeway! Even the guideline for cars over 50,000 miles the guideline being the car can burn 1 quart every 750 miles is ridiculous. I've owned older models that never did that. Is this a new car thing? New cars just burn ridiculous amounts of oil? To what end?
Hi [xxx]at fca - my name is [xxx]. I called your office at fca customer service regarding the 2016 jeep renegade purchased at wilder toyota. I spoke to [xxx] and she was unable to put me through to leave a direct message. Please call me at+[xxx] regarding my niece [xxx] vehicle a 2016 jeep renegade trailhawk. I hoped you would listen as I explain to you in detail that the jeep renegade my niece bought at wilder toyota in port angeles washington the is dangerous. The vehicle by the way -that has almost caused her and her son to be in four accidents due to its sudden deceleration at 50 MPH to 30mph with no warning. Here is the ?fixes? For the same problem that never addressed the reason the vehicle continues to do the same thing. Nothing is fixed. Also it has broken down four times -the last time on the hood canal bridge which stopped traffic in both directions and a tow truck had to come out on the bridge to tow it all the way back to wilder toyota in port angeles. She has had to have it towed back to wilder toyota four times and they have not fixed it at all. Now apparently you would like her to drive it away tomorrow???? And apparently this time it?s fixed because the ?oil got changed?? What?? That?s not the problem [xxx]the problem is that the car is going to kill someone if not [xxx] then someone else. Why would you threaten her that she has to bring back the loaner when whatever is wrong has not been addressed?? Are you listening to her when she tells you she?s is afraid of driving that vehicle due to the numerous problems and scary situations it has put her in? Are you listening to me ? Chrysler needs to do the right thing and buy that car back before it kills someone white this vehicle off of the road immediately before it kills my niece and her 3yr son. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My 2016 jeep renegade radiator fan assembly is shot. Stopped working when I was idling on my way home.it is almost $1000 to fix and I can not safely drive my vehicle. It is only two years old. It has 45k miles. Online there is a ton of people complaining about this same issue, particularly in the 2016 jeeps. I want to urge you to investigate this car and company to do the right thing and cover the cost of the repairs.
While driving at 36120 miles I noticed a burning smell inside my passenger cabin. Shortly thereafter I noticed the engine temperature gauge went to its hottest reading and my check engine light came on. After pulling over and turning the vehicle off I opened the hood to the engine compartment and noticed that although the engine appeared to be extraordinarily hot, the electric fan was not operating. I then went into my house and did some online research and discovered that it quite possibly was a defective electric engine fan that was prone to failing due to no proper heat shield. This had been noted by many owners of the same vehicle. I made arrangements to have the vehicle brought to my jeep dealer who then confirm that this was indeed the case.
Cooling fan quit working. 50 amp fuse blows. Vehicle was being driven on highway. Had to keep heat on to keep coolent temperature down.
At 55000 miles the cooling fan quit out of nowhere. It was fine the day before and then when it was cranked the next morning the fan was ticking and then about 15 minutes later stopped running.
My radiator fan went out at 50,000 miles therefore out of warranty. I had noticed a few times that I would hear a noise coming from the engine, I took it to the shop and they saw no issues. Fast forward 4 months and I was sitting in traffic and my car began to overheat. I was informed that this is an ongoing issue and that I should submit a complaint to hopefully get a recall on this as I paid a significant amount of money to fix it .
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep renegade. While driving 15 MPH, the engine seized. The vehicle was taken to franklin sussex auto mall (315 nj-23, sussex, nj 07461, 973‑875‑3188) where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to call the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000. The VIN was not available.
The radiator fan is wobbling and causing a rattling noise. This is a known issue among other renegade owners. It may catch on fire or rupture the radiator. It will certainly lead to overheating if it isn't replaced.
I was driving roughly 15 miles per hour when my car made a ratteling noise. I stopped and could not see anything physically wrong with the engine. With in 5-10 minutes I could smell burning coming from my engine. My engine began smoking. My coolant level had dropped. I was luckily able to refill the coolant and make it back to town. The next morning my coolant had dropped again. I refilled it then smoke came from the engine again with a check engine light a 1/2 block away from my starting location. The coolant fan system needs to be replaced. The vehicle only has 36,000 miles on it. After much research I have learned this is a well know issue with this type of vehicle. So well known the parts have been on back order but the manufacturer has not recalled the vehicle. How quickly the engine smokes and faulters is a safety hazzard. The vehicle quickly stops working due to this issue potentially stranding passengers on highways or in areas unaccessible by help because it is an offroad vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep renegade. The contact detected a burning odor coming from the air vents inside the vehicle and noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the engine was burning hot because the fan failed to cool off the engine. The vehicle was taken to mac haik dodge chrysler jeep ram (3207 s general bruce dr, temple, tx 76504) where it was diagnosed that the fan assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,200.
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