2015 Jeep RENEGADE

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Avoid This Year

Quick Summary

The 2015 Jeep RENEGADE has 796 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 9.9x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is transmission problems (21% of all complaints), specifically: my husband and i both just bought 2015 jeeps with their 9-speed automatic transmissions. these cars are extremely dangerous and i am scared to drive these vehicles in snow. the vehicle will all of a sudden accelerate even though you are braking to come to a stop or are slowly idling forward. . ⚠️ 9 fire reports filed.

9 fire reports 10 crash reports 1 injury

796

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

9.9x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

TRANSMISSION

170 complaints

21%

• MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH JUST BOUGHT 2015 JEEPS WITH THEIR 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THESE CARS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES IN SNOW. THE VEHICLE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP OR ARE SLOWLY IDLING FORWARD.
• MY 6 WEEK OLD JEEP RENEGADE WON'T START. I INSERTED MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION, I TURNED AND BRIEFLY THE ELECTRICITY WENT ON BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T TURN. THEN I WENT TO TRY AGAIN AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. THE KEY WAS STUCK, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED AND WOULDN'T MOVE, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON
• HESITATION SHIFTING BETWEEN MULTIPLE GEARS. LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AT A COMPLETE STOP. MADE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF ISSUE.

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 3 crashes

“MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH JUST BOUGHT 2015 JEEPS WITH THEIR 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THESE CARS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES IN SNOW. THE VEHICLE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP OR ARE SLOWLY IDLING FORWARD. ”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ENGINE

165 complaints

21%

• I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY BRAND NEW CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR. THE CAR BECAME IMMOBILIZED AND HAD TO GET TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL VALVE AND DID NOT TEST FOR TRANSMISSION OR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE H
• THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT HIGH SPEEDS, OR IDLED AND SHOOK BEFORE FINALLY SPUTTERING AND ENGINE DYING. VARIOUS ISSUES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. COULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO TOW. ENGINE STALLED AT FULL SPEED THREE TIMES ALL WHILE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW, FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP AND UNDER 1500 MILES.
• BOUGHT RENEGADE SPORT FWD APRIL 28, 2015. 1. DOOR LOCKS/KEY-FOB STOPPED WORKING BY JUNE 1ST. TOOK TO DEALER, SAID CHRYSLER KNEW OF ISSUE, TRYING TO GET A "PERMANENT" FIX, BUT A TEMP FIX WAS TO RE-SET THE COMPUTER SYSTEM; THEY DID AND IT LASTED LESS THAN 2 HOURS. HAVE TO USE KEY TO UNLOCK DRIVER DO

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 7 fire reports💥 3 crashes

“I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY BRAND NEW CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR. THE CAR BECAME IMMOBILIZED AND HAD TO GET TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL VALVE AND DID NOT TEST FOR TRANSMISSION OR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE H”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRICAL

131 complaints

16%

• MY JEEP RENEGADE'S 6.5AN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM MAY HAVE CORRUPTED SOFTWARE. SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE "YELP" FEATURE WILL NOT LOAD AND IS NOT AVAILABLE TO UTILIZE AS ADVERTISED. MY UCONNECT ACCOUNT LISTED IN MY RADIO SYSTEM SHOWS "PENDING" INSTEAD OF TRIAL OR ACTIVATED. I AM ALSO MISSING SOFT KEY
• I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY BRAND NEW CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR. THE CAR BECAME IMMOBILIZED AND HAD TO GET TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL VALVE AND DID NOT TEST FOR TRANSMISSION OR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE H
• THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT HIGH SPEEDS, OR IDLED AND SHOOK BEFORE FINALLY SPUTTERING AND ENGINE DYING. VARIOUS ISSUES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. COULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO TOW. ENGINE STALLED AT FULL SPEED THREE TIMES ALL WHILE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW, FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP AND UNDER 1500 MILES.

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports💥 1 crashes

“MY JEEP RENEGADE'S 6.5AN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM MAY HAVE CORRUPTED SOFTWARE. SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE "YELP" FEATURE WILL NOT LOAD AND IS NOT AVAILABLE TO UTILIZE AS ADVERTISED. MY UCONNECT ACCOUNT LISTED IN MY RADIO SYSTEM SHOWS "PENDING" INSTEAD OF TRIAL OR ACTIVATED. I AM ALSO MISSING SOFT KEY ”

— NHTSA complaint filing

OTHER

98 complaints

12%

• WATER HAS BEEN LEAKING INTO THE CAR AND FORMING A PUDDLE IN THE CARPETING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR FLOOR. I BELIEVE IT IS COMING FROM THE AC.
• BOUGHT RENEGADE SPORT FWD APRIL 28, 2015. 1. DOOR LOCKS/KEY-FOB STOPPED WORKING BY JUNE 1ST. TOOK TO DEALER, SAID CHRYSLER KNEW OF ISSUE, TRYING TO GET A "PERMANENT" FIX, BUT A TEMP FIX WAS TO RE-SET THE COMPUTER SYSTEM; THEY DID AND IT LASTED LESS THAN 2 HOURS. HAVE TO USE KEY TO UNLOCK DRIVER DO
• I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND THEN SHIFTED IT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SYSTEMS WENT DEAD. I SHIFTED BACK TO PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. IT DID NOT START AND TURNING THE KEY RESULTED IN ALL THE WARNING LI

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports💥 2 crashes

“WATER HAS BEEN LEAKING INTO THE CAR AND FORMING A PUDDLE IN THE CARPETING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR FLOOR. I BELIEVE IT IS COMING FROM THE AC.”

— NHTSA complaint filing

FUEL SYSTEM

39 complaints

• "TAKATA RECALL" AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE FROM A PARKING SPOT AT THE VA, I SMELLED GAS, AND IT STALLED. AFTER STARTING SEVERAL MORE TIME, AND ONLY ABLE TO MAKE IT APPROXIMATELY SEVERAL FEET EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE FINALLY DIED, LEAVING A TRAIL OF GAS, AND A HUGE PUDDLE UNDERNEATH. IT WAS THE FUEL RE
• 2 WEEKS AFTER BUYING MY BRAND NEW RENEGADE, IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON THE FREEWAY & I HAD TO COAST OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. NOT ONLY DID MY JEEP LEAVE ME STRANDED, I COULD HAVE BEEN RAN OVER AT 80 MILES AN HOUR. JUST BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN, MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND BEGAN TO
• ENTIRE CAPLESS GAS TANK HOUSING BROKE OFF AND STAYED ATTACHED TO THE GAS NOZZLE AT THE PUMP. ALSO, CONTINUED SQUEALING BRAKES WITH NO FIX. NEEDED SOFTWARE UPDATE AT 125 MILES.

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“"TAKATA RECALL" AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE FROM A PARKING SPOT AT THE VA, I SMELLED GAS, AND IT STALLED. AFTER STARTING SEVERAL MORE TIME, AND ONLY ABLE TO MAKE IT APPROXIMATELY SEVERAL FEET EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE FINALLY DIED, LEAVING A TRAIL OF GAS, AND A HUGE PUDDLE UNDERNEATH. IT WAS THE FUEL RE”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

TRANSMISSION(~50K mi)

$500

ENGINE(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRICAL(~50K mi)

$500

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

FUEL SYSTEM(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 796 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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TRANSMISSION: MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH JUST BOUGHT 2015 JEEPS WITH THEIR 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THESE CARS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES IN SNOW. THE VEHICLE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP OR ARE SLOWLY IDLING FORWARD.
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ENGINE: I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY BRAND NEW CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR. THE CAR BECAME IMMOBILIZED AND HAD TO GET TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL VALVE AND DID NOT TEST FOR TRANSMISSION OR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE H
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ELECTRICAL: MY JEEP RENEGADE'S 6.5AN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM MAY HAVE CORRUPTED SOFTWARE. SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE "YELP" FEATURE WILL NOT LOAD AND IS NOT AVAILABLE TO UTILIZE AS ADVERTISED. MY UCONNECT ACCOUNT LISTED IN MY RADIO SYSTEM SHOWS "PENDING" INSTEAD OF TRIAL OR ACTIVATED. I AM ALSO MISSING SOFT KEY
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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OTHER: WATER HAS BEEN LEAKING INTO THE CAR AND FORMING A PUDDLE IN THE CARPETING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR FLOOR. I BELIEVE IT IS COMING FROM THE AC.
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)