2016 Jeep Renegade: hesitation when accelerating

7 of the 431 complaints about the 2016 Jeep Renegade describe hesitation when accelerating.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 24,990
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 62 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Hesitation when accelerating by model year

2022
2
2020
1
2019
2
2018
7
2017
17
2016
7
2015
23

What owners say

Filed Dec 11, 2021 · Transmission · NC

When car is backed up and put into drive the transmission hesitates. While coming to a stop the transmission has small jerks while downshifting. Also upon pulling out anytime you are stopped it looses power and then jumps forward. While driving as it changes gears it hesitates then switches and feels like I’m driving with someone learning how to drive a manual. This should not be happening around 67k miles. It’s going to cause a wreck.

Filed Nov 9, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 24,990 miles · MI

Driving on highway at 70 MPH up a minor incline, the vehicle started hesitating/chugging and then the accelerator pedal stopped responding. Vehicle stalled and coasted to stop where the idle was rough and then died. Initially, would restart, but then stall out. For the next 3 hours (while waiting for a tow), the electrical system was flaking out - intermittently flashing any error in its wheelhouse. Restarted next day and idle very rough/misfiring, engine light blinking and decent cloud of black smoke generated. Initial report from shop is that the engine oil is sludge (changed 5k miles ago), battery is completely dead (was already replaced at 15k miles) and a spark plug end is bent and in horrific shape. Vehicle has 25k miles and has been in service for 4.2 years.

Filed Feb 15, 2020 · Electrical, Fuel system · 62,000 miles · MO

We have had the vehicle for less than a week. My wife commutes my disabled child to a state school every school day. While on her way home the vehicle in question shuttered and died while driving. She was able to get the vehicle off the road and onto a access road. The vehicle then would not start with several attempts. She then called me, who was at work, and I left to help check the car. With limited tools at my disposal, I checked for battery voltage and intake restriction. No problems found. I checked the instrument cluster for fuel and had 2 LED bars with no low fuel "dummy" light. Cycled to range till empty section and was showing 60 miles to empty. So I assumed fuel was not the issue, but didn't rule it out. Since she had already driven 60 miles to this point, I assumed ignition was also not a issue. I then unhooked the battery to reset ECM/PCM. Hooked battery back up and tried to crank again with still a no start. I then went with the easy route and obtained a fuel canister with fuel and added 1.5 gallons of fuel to the tank, which increased fuel gauge to 3 LED bars. Once above previous 2 LED bars the vehicle started with no hesitation. Since this issue I have looked for recalls on programming or any tsb pertaining to this issue with no avail. I have read on forums this same issue happening to other similar vehicles. I find that with out these indicators or the reliability of the range to empty that this could lead to a safety issues depending on the environment the vehicle stalls in.

Filed Aug 18, 2019 · Engine · 47,000 miles · CO

July 2018 first time it happened: I was in traffic flowing along on the highway at 70mph and it slowed to a crawl...stop and go at 5-10mph for about 15 minutes. Road dry, sunny, about 92 degrees f. I had the AC on and the radio full blast. I was pulling forward to crawl along and it stalled. Came to a complete stop. The message center says it's not running and hit the brake and the ignition button so I did, and it started and I moved out. Happened again about 5 min. Later. This time it didn't just start and I had to put it in park for a moment before it would start. Lucky for me we were going slow enough that people worked around me. The third time I was moving along faster at about 20mph as the congestion was freeing up...it stalled again. It was scary, nothing works and I had to glide over to the emergency lane. Dangerous. Scary. I know the 2017 jeep had a recall for stalling due to a bfp. Does my 2016 have this issue also? I am no longer under warranty and I can't afford to have it checked out. I called chrysler and reported it.today it happened for a second time aug. 2019 vehicle had been accelerating and decelerating constantly around 10-20 MPH for about 30 miles as elevation was gained, very hot temps in 90's.AC on. All loss of power, no warning lights, vehicle shuts off. Upon restart car is parked for about hour. Next accelerating and decelerating, 30-60 MPH, while losing elevation, whenever the gas was depressed it hesitated and began to stall. Had to keep the AC off, whenever it was on it hesitated more. Finally at highway speeds 60-65 MPH if you let off gas and then began to accelerate it would hesitate again and again. When vehicle was at a complete stop it would also hesitate in idle drive. It almost stalled dozens and dozens of times.

Filed Jan 11, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 70 miles · VA

At less than 100 miles on 2016 jeep renegade trailhawk appeared to have had an electrical issue where when started alerts are displayed in the message center for for various lights (brake light failure, headlight failure, turn signal failure, etc.) the left turn signal began blinking slowly as if it was hesitating, the right turn signal blinked extremely fast, but the headlights and brake lights appeared to be working. This started happening on day 2 of ownership, as I was navigating through a parking lot after starting the car. I drove it a short distance to another parking lot, turned off the car, and waited a couple minutes before restarting the car. The problem continued.

Filed Jan 10, 2017 · Transmission · 5,825 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep renegade. The contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate, lounge, or stall at speeds ranging from 0-40 MPH. When the vehicle was driven above 40 MPH, the failure would no longer occur. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the computer was reprogrammed; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 5,825.

Filed Aug 22, 2016 · Transmission · 4,000 miles · KY

When cold the transmission shifts rough and this causes the car to hesitate and lurch forward and in some instances the car will not accelerate especially when attempting to enter traffic causing several near misses. This has happened many times not just the date entered below.