2017 Jeep Renegade: loss of power steering

Filed Dec 19, 2022 · Fuel system · NC · crash

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle had stalled while the contact was in traffic, as she attempted to pull off the road, the power steering failed as well. The contact stated she hit the curb and lost control and crashed into a tree with the driver's side front fender and headlight. The vehicle had only slight damage to the headlight and front fender. The contact had suffered no injuries. The contact stated that the check engine light was illuminated. The contact had attempted to restart the vehicle and finally had it towed to her residence. The contact stated a non-certified mechanic had attempted to diagnose the failure and added a fuel system treatment solution to the fuel system. The contact stated that the vehicle finally restarted, however, the vehicle was idling roughly. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred, on a highway. The contact managed to pull off the highway and had the vehicle towed back to her residence. The vehicle had been checked again by the non-certified mechanic who said the failure was with the fuel pump. The vehicle had not been diagnosed by a dealer or certified mechanic and had not been repaired. The contact had researched online and related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 18V731000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Oct 6, 2021 · Steering · WA

While driving on a busy freeway the car started violently jerking to the left. I slowed and moved to the right lane as the jerking became more and more frequent. By the time I made it to the next exit the car had become difficult to control. As I took the next exit the power steering failed completely. I've had the car to the dealership and a second mechanic. both say it is a failure of the Electronic Control Unit and the steering column needs to be replaced. I barely managed to get the car off the freeway. I hate to think what could have happened had this occurred on a twisty road rather then a fairly straight stretch of freeway. I had no warning. first indication of the problem was the car jerking to the left. Warning lights didn't come on till power steering failed about a mile down the road.

Filed Mar 9, 2020 · Engine · 32,000 miles · CA

While driving on a surface street I got a weird message that said car must be in park to shift gears. I turned into the nearest parking lot and then the car just stalled out. The car was still on but would not accelerate no power steering or anything. After coming to a complete stop I put the car in park turned it off and then tried to turn it back on and it stalled for 10-15 seconds then finally turned over. As many times as this has been reported why are there no recalls on this? To have your car cut off in the middle of the street while driving is definitely not ideal nor is it safe to say the least.

Filed Feb 12, 2020 · Engine · 40,000 miles · MN

Driving down the highway going 65 MPH, engine just stalled/died. I lost power steering, brake felt like a brick, I had no control whatsoever. Was able to coast to the shoulder without getting into an accident. Took 3-4 attempts to get the engine restarted. Before, during and after this happened there were no indicator lights on the dash that there was a problem.

Filed May 25, 2019 · Engine · 18,000 miles · NY

Oil consumption issues. Car shuts off while driving without any warning. This almost caused me to be involved in a car crash. This occurred three times within 24 hours with my car. Took the car to jeep service and the attendant stated that this car "consumes 1 quart of oil every 1,000 miles" and that I should call corporate. When I brought the car to jeep it was out of oil with no warning of a need for an oil change or that I was low on oil. When I bought this car from the dealership I was not made aware that I would need to change the oil this often and that this car "consumes" this much oil requiring constant service. It is also not stated in the owners manual. The issue with this car could cause a horrible collision, as while the car is in motion it completely turns off the engine. When this happened to me I was in the middle of a turn and when I pressed the gas to accelerate the car just rolled because the engine was shut off and I had no power steering. As this occurred another car was coming, luckily they had a stop sign.