The car is reading a electrical braking issue something with the electrical system that has been recalled with my year and model car.
2017 Jeep Renegade brakes complaints
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Tl* the contact owned a 2017 jeep renegade. The contact stated when picking up a person at a community center, when the passenger entered the vehicle. The vehicle just accelerated on it's own. The contact stated they depressed on the brake pedal but the vehicle did not stop. The vehicle went a cross street and went over a guard rail. The contact stated their front driver side tire came off of the vehicle. The air bag did not deploy and there was no warning lights illuminated. Medical treatment was needed at the scene, the contact was only person injured when their left eye lid was cut which needed stiches. The contact was taken to hospital by ambulance for their stiches. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed by terry towing service. The vehicle later was towed to schaefer autobody centers (9902 watson rd, sappington, mo 63126) who inspected the vehicle and deemed the vehicle as a total loss. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 29,456.
Manual trans 1.4l. For approximately the last year, I've gotten an intermittent 'service electric parking brake' message. I never had it looked at, I disconnected the battery and then it would go away. Also the car completely stopped turning off from accessory power mode. I couldn't just roll down the windows, I had to crank the car or the power wouldn't turn back off. Recently had check engine light with code p0807 'clutch position sensor circuit 1 low' showing. The next day, car was difficult to start. It took several tries pushing the start button and messing with clutch before it would turn over. I took it to a shop (not dealer) and they couldn't find anything or replicate the codes and told me it was a glitch. Next day I get the epb light again and used my code reader and it was showing p0807 and ABS code c1220-86. So I located said switch and unplugged it, and boom. All the problem codes popped up again and I was able to turn the car off like normal. I removed the sensor and opened the cover on it. The carbon film inside was missing a section. Tested with a meter and the sensor lost voltage when sweep arm inside reached the broken spot. This is a problem that could leave you stranded somewhere if you didn't have the tools to reach and jump out this sensor. And of course clutch parts are not covered by warranty. Even though this is an obvious factory defect seeing as it's on the inside of a sensor that I couldn't reach without removing the panel under the steering wheel.
Complaint crashno fireno injuries0 deaths0 my vehicle is due for an oil change february 11. Many 2017 jeep renegades have had a recall issued on them for the vehicle stalling while driving. Car completely stalled and locked up. Brought it to have oil checked and it was not the problem. They also checked battery and alternator which are fine. This is very concerning and have heard this with other jeeps. . Car was driving when suddenly and unexpectedly came to a complete halt and on the other occasion it occurred at a stop. The vehicle completely stalled and shutdown.
The car was throwing emergence brake failure lights, ESC system, service electronic paring brake, service ESC system, and check air bags lights
The ESC, ABS, steering torque control, 4wd, parking brake lights all came on. The dealer told me that a rodent had chewed the wiring for a rear wheel speed sensor because it has soy based insulation. The vehicle had been parked over night, but gets driven every day.
Took the jeep to dealer for pa state inspection . During the inspection it was revealed a problem with a rear disk brake. The inside pad has wore out do to not retracting. This jeep has a electric emergency brake. I feel that there is a problem with this system, causing it not to retract the inside pad. The pad a wore complely out damaging the disk. I had to have the rear brakes replaced. Jeep has only 23000 miles on it. I believe an investigation into the electric emergency brake not working right. If not for my states yearly inspection law the problem world not have been known and could have caused an accident
At 14,024 miles, front brakes were making a grinding metal to metal noise whenever applied. My vehicle was inspected at an independent auto repair shop since I was told over the phone by the dealership service department that brakes are not under warranty due to regular wear and tear. (even though I purchased this vehicle new.) upon mechanical inspection, my front rotors (both sides) were deeply grooved but my brake pad was still at 90%thickness, although there seemed to be small chip at corner of brake pad. I agreed to have both front rotors resurfaced. Then again, at 27,475 miles, the left side rotor had same repeated wear pattern. Again, the left side rotor was measured for minimal thickness and resurfaced at an independent auto repair shop. Pads, again, had good operating thickness and reinstalled.I have an appointment for an oil change this week and I am beginning to hear the grinding noise again! When is the jeep manufacturer going to assume responsibility for formulating a front brake pad material that grinds into the front brake rotors?? Also refund repairs to consumers that have invested in their product and replace (at their cost), new front pads and new brake rotors...jeep, dodge and chrysler-your manufacturing quality is diminishing!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 jeep renegade. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds they would hear a rattling and knocking noise coming from underneath the front passenger seat. The vehicle's rear middle seat belt failed to latch and lock into the buckle. The rear driver side seat belt failed to retract. The vehicle's oil change/ check engine light remained illuminated despite recently having the motor changed, therefore oil levels being met. The braking park assist warning light was illuminated as well. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer (larry h miller colorado jeep located at 350 s havana st. Aurora, co 80012; phone number 720‑262‑2215) who stated the lower transmission mount was fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The seatbelts were repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and opened a case regarding an issue. The approximate failure mileage was 11.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 jeep renegade. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly shut off. The vehicle was taken to underwood jeep chrysler (2626 cleveland rd, wooster, oh) where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure continued. In addition, while operating the vehicle, the emergency brake would suddenly activate and caused the vehicle to stop abruptly in the middle of traffic. The vehicle was taken to haasz chrysler (315 s. Mill st, dalton, oh) and repaired, but the failure recurred. The repair specifics were unknown. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 200.
Purchased 4/20/2017 the problems began with the AC going out at 10000miles. The dealership didn't want to fix it told us to drive with the windows down. After arguing about our warranty we got a loaner. Next they replaced the wiring harness 2 times. Again, did not want to provide loaner had to complain for them to honor warranty agreement. Then transmission skips and radio frequency hub was replaced twice while in the shop for 4 months from dec 14 2018 till around march 17 2019. Steering module replaced due to the steering wheel in the center getting completely hot. Complained about the transmission skipping still. Check engine light always comes on. Automatic start faulty. Will attach all repair invoices. Most recent! 5/6/2019, a monday the car was scheduled due to a recall on the fuel pump and the automatic start would not work. Along with that when the car started the screen would flash warning signs: emergency break system, airbag system warning. The service department claimed to not have a loaner. However, friday 5/10/2019 I had not received a call back and on my way to take my daughter to school. The emergency breaks locked up while driving 70 MPH down fm 1289 heading to port o'connor, texas from port lavaca, texas. I went straight to the dealership and demanded a loaner. The vehicle is clearly a lemon! However larry taylor, a service technician, told us "I value my life I would not drive this vehicle". Paul perez service department manager said "I wouldn't put my family in that vehicle." then they demanded we bring the loaner back 5/17/2019 to pick up our vehicle. The vehicle according to them had a short circuit, this is the second time mind you, and made the emergency breaks engage and the seat belts malfunction. Also, the airbags malfunctioned flashing warning as the breaks locked up. I could only select 3 options but seat belts needs to be checked.
Getting false warnings on instrument panel such as lights being that are still working, service electric park brake, sometime the service the electric park just intermittently comes on and goes off now it just stays on and parking break is functioning properly
After a few months of use the brake rotors had deep scoring and were replaced by the dealer. At less than a year the brake rotors and pads scorn again and now the vehicle pulls to one side when the brakes are applied hard.
As driving out of the dealership I could hear the brakes squeaking. My first thought was since it was a brand new car, maybe the brakes need to be broken in. Although, now having over 20k miles, the brake squeak has gotten worse over time causing my rotors to become damaged with deep grooves. The car also jerks when shifting from 2nd to 3rd. It is embarrassing, especially when passengers in the vehicle, for my brand new, barely a year old, car to be jerking so roughly. If you are experiencing this same problem or something similar, please speak up so this problem can be resolved. There are others with the same complaint but have not spoken up, now is the time. Dont wait!
I was hearing a noise when I brake so I took my car to the dealer to have the front brakes looked at. I was told that the front rotors needed to be replaced. I was shocked because the car is 11 months old with 19,152 miles there is no way that I should need to have my rotors and brakes replaced. I researched and found that this model is known to have brake pad issues which causes the rotors to have grooves. It is unacceptable that I should have to replace brakes this soon.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 jeep renegade. While driving various speeds, the vehicle inadvertently veered to the right and a severe vibration was felt. In addition, there was an abnormal noise and jerking when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to turlock chrysler dodge jeep ram (1600 auto mall dr., turlock, ca), but the failure could not be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 287.
I was turning into my parking space slowly with the brake slightly depressed. As I pressed further on the brake the car accelerated suddenly. I pressed down hard on the brakes and the car didn't slow down and smacked the retaining wall. The dashboard lit up with the parking brake (did not press) and the car with the lightning bolts. I don't know what just happened.
Took my 2017 jeep renegade sport to the dealer for regularly scheduled oil change and tire rotation. They did change the oil and rotate the tires as scheduled. They did notify me that the rotors would need to be replaced before the vehicle could pass inspection. During the conversation the dealer said these vehicles were known for having too hard of a brake pad and the pad grooves the rotors. At the time I was notified of the situation the vehicle had less than 19,000 miles and was in the 11th month of ownership. I have been reading many forums regarding this issue and noticed that the last three model year of jeep renegade has been having the same issue. I am very unpleased by the fact that I now need to replace both front rotors, pads, and labor on my dime for a vehicle that I have owned for less than a year.
I picked up my renegade from the service center yesterday for major issues with the auto shutting off while driving, blue-tooth, key fob, auto-start, acceleration and tire gauge issues. On the way back to work it felt like the brakes were grinding. As I was approaching a stop sign, the car was going around 15-20 MPH and it lunged forward and stopped very hard and abruptly and the emergency brake then turned on, on its own. I turned it off and cautiously proceeded. Now, whenever I put the car in park, the emergency brake automatically turns on and the car feels rough while driving, like the brakes are partially engaged while I am driving. I have only put less than 10 miles on the jeep since picking it up yesterday. This is a real threat to my safety. This is my second complaint and the fourth major issue. Do I need to die in a crash before someone will listen to me and help? These cars need recalled and taken off the road. *tt
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 jeep renegade. While the vehicle was stopped, the contact believed that the brake pedal was being depressed. The vehicle inadvertently lunged forward and rear ended another vehicle. The contact mentioned that the vehicle inadvertently lunged forward a second time and rear ended the preceding vehicle. The contact was certain that the brake pedal was depressed during the second failure as well. There were no warning indicators illuminated. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. Upon starting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the speedometer changed from MPH to kph. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact believed that her vehicle was being hacked. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 4,700.
On at least six different occasions while making a slow speed left turn (under 15 MPH) and once while making a left u-turn (at approx. 5 MPH), my 2017 jeep renegade experiences a loss of power and the ABS warning light flashes. There is no acceleration while stepping on the gas pedal. This condition lasts approximately 3 - 5 seconds. On one occasion, the vehicle behind me nearly rear-ended me as my vehicle slowed. The dealer has explained that the vehicle is experiencing a condition that exceeds a parameter set by the software. There have been no codes "set" by these occurrences. They are a bit unnerving and a safety concern. This concern began when the jeep had approximately 1000 miles on the odometer. I now have 6700 and the last occurrence was august 4, 2017.
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