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When attempting to accelerate from a stopped position on a driveway the car stalled and the onboard display read "shift into gear". a full loss of power to the engine and transmission occurred. Car had to be restarted to resume driving of the vehicle. The restart was very rough, as if it needed gas. Stall could have caused loss of life or injury if it would have occurred in traffic. This is the fourth time it has occurred. Other vehicles of the same make and model have a recall for a faulty fuel pump and/or power train control module but mine doesn't.
8 days after purchasing the car, with around 250 miles on it the car stalled in a the middle of the road. I was going about 25 mph. It stopped accelerating, started shaking, and then the engine died completely. I put it in park and turned it back on, as soon as I put it back in drive it died again. It died 5 times trying to get to the side of the road. I brought it into the dealership and they told me that they couldn't replicate the issue and when I mentioned the open recall they stated my VIN was not part of it and sent me on my way. A few weeks later it stalled again in the middle of the road coming to a stop light, going about 20 mph. It stopped accelerating, started shaking, and then the engine died completely again. I brought it back in to the dealership, again nothing. The third time it happened I was driving about 40-50 mph, it stopped accelerating, started shaking, and then the engine died completely. They finally replaced the fuel pump, still said it wasn't the recall though. It hasn't happened in the 1500 miles since they replaced it.
While accelerating the vehicle staled. I was scary I bought my Jeep and it only has 8000 miles on it. I put the car in park then drive it did not move. I pushed off the road. Turned the engine off then restarted it, and it drove fine. I am still nervous driving my Renegade, it may happen again.
- Marana, AZ, USA
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I have had car about two months and it keeps stalling on me and I got almost into an accident because it stalled on a busy street and traffic was coming. Jim click Chrysler into sun Arizona they say it's the fuel pump but other things are going on with the car to like the radio and it keeps turning off and the screen for the back up camera turns off on its own so I think there's more going on that car and I'm disappointed in Jeep for making a car that could cause an accident I have to think of the safety of my kids
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Renegade. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled and jerked unexpectedly without warning. The contact stated that the failure continued to occur sporadically while driving. The contact's daughter discovered that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 18V524000 (electrical system) and 18V731000 (fuel system). The contact also received recall notices for these recalls. The vehicle was driven to stallings Chrysler Dodge Jeep (101 commerce park dr, thomasville, ga 31757, 229-228-9100) for the recall repairs. The failure continued after the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.
My 2018 Jeep Renegade engine dies spontaneously. Check engine light does not come on. It starts back up right away but when placed in gear it dies. The dealership will look at it for a 4th time tomorrow morning 08/14/2019 at 9am. So far the problem has not been resolved. There is a recall list for certain VIN number Jeep Renegade models but my VIN isn't on the list. Engine shouldn't die or stall on a brand new vehicle with less than 20,000 miles. First time it dies was 5,031 miles, then 13,541 miles, then 19063 miles.
Ecelarating to proceed onto a busy street and car stalled almost causing an accident. The engine light came on. I put it in park and stepped on the break. It took two tries to restart. Consumer stated took it to the dealership. They said it was very low on oil. There was no charge. They topped off the oil. I don't know why there was no indicator light that showed low oil. The engine light came on when it stalled. It went off when I started the car back up. It did not come on again.
Brand new Jeep Renegade 2018 purchased Jan. After one approx. 2mos. Tech in car not working and then engine light on for a week. Brought to harr in worc. Could not figure out. Reported to customer care for a case number. Radio then blacked out/then the safety issue occurred. The car stalled out in oncoming traffic going approx. 40 to 50 with my kids in car. Same day contacted Jeep cust. Care who were to make me and appointment with rental in millbury. No rental was ever booked. Lost work time. Millbury told me it was a known oil issue and when low the car will stall to protect the engine not the passengers. They told us there is no recall due to the fact that nobody has died or been hurt yet. N I purchased the vehicle from station Jeep/mansfield, the sticker said Dec. 6th/9000 miles. When I last went to them for the oil consumption test, they put another sticker on under it with same date Dec 6th but at 5000 miles. I was told by the girl at the service desk and lionel that I am to have it checked now after 500 miles. They both explained this oil issue to me in detail stating that the car burns fast and is known to stall. There are many many similar complaints on line. No warning signs for oil have ever come on my dashboard. I am in contact with Fiat Chrysler in Michigan who have not done a thing but to offer warranty and a number in case my car stalls again. I am most recently having a few other tech issues...which I was told is related to the oil being low. Something needs to be done before we are seriously hurt or worse. Consumer contacted Fiat Chrysler.
The Jeep stalls while driving. A couple times it happened on the freeway going around 70 mph. Most recently it happened on a smaller road going about 40 mph. It just shuts off completely. When you try to crank it afterwards it stutters but eventually cranks then a few minutes after driving it shuts off again.
Vehicle stalled on a hill without warning. Towed to dealership and was told it had 1 quart of oil at 979 miles. At 700 miles when checked it was in normal range
Jeep stopped accelerating on the interstate going 75 on cruise control; we were in the passing line with semi trucks behind us so we has nothing choice but to pull over to the left shoulder until we could safely move the car to the right shoulder. Car continued to run, but would not accelerate. No check engine light. Car was towed to a dealership, diagnostic did not show any issues; I was told that it happened because it was hot and because I drove it more than 5 hours. Jeep is stuck 12 hrs from where I live and there are no parts available. Manufacturer and dealership refuse to give me a loaner car.
Takata recall my car will not accelerate at times and I almost got hit today I was pressing the gas at a light turning left and my car wouldn't accelerate and my passenger freaked out thinking we were going to get hit, the gas pedal went down and then my car kinda of jumped and finally accelerated but it's delayed very often especially on the highway it takes time to accelerate and I press the gas slowly. Also I have terrible gas mileage and feel like it drains out quickly.
Vehicle with ~2000 miles on it stalled out (engine turned off) multiple times while driving on city streets. Soon as I could get to a safe location and put in park it stalled again. Has a full tank of gas and no other symptoms. Had been running without issue earlier in the day.
I was driving down the road and my car started stalling and just cut off each time I time to start it and hit the gas the car keep stalling and I was almost hit from behind my car would not move, I sat for 10 mins then I was able to move it out of traffic. Finally I got it started back up drove it maybe 15/20 mins down the road it did the same thing in the middle of traffic causing me to almost be hit from behind. I did the same steps as I did before so I was able to get to a parking lot and I had to have it towed to hendrick in concord they were out of cars he suggested that I could come get my car because they couldn't find anything wrong, I told him why would I drive a car that keeps cutting off that's a danger to me and other people on the road. Next day I had my car towed again to keffer in charlotte because the guy told me they would put me in a car and I explained to him that I can no rent from enterprise I spent $27 on lyft to get there and they didn't have cars I sat there for about 5 hrs and still ended up going home with no vehicle I had to miss a day of work and then I am going to miss another day because they have my vehicle and did not put me in a vehicle and did not want to own up to the fact that there employee gave me false information it seemed like everyone I spoke to blew me off and didn't care. I purchased the vehicle from them for about $24,000. I feed hearing something in my air for months and kept taking the car back and they kept saying they fixed it and I kept hearing and I also notified them about my car not picking up speed and because they couldn't find any codes they couldn't figure it out. I had have almost gotten hit from behind 3 times because my call was not picking up speed when I would switch lanes I could be going 70 on 485 and my car felt like it was going 20 and dealership refused to press the issue. The engine is the problem.
When operating the vehicle, especially on turns, the car will cut out and not accelerate when they accelerator is pushed down. It'll leave a lag and then suddenly engage and take off quickly. It's like a studder but has left me trying to turn across traffic and sit in the same spot, paused and not able to move with oncoming traffic headed for me.
My vehicle is stalling out while in motion when turning onto a city street on multiple occasions. The vehicle will still be on, but pressing on the gas does nothing. The vehicle is in gear when this happens. I am worried it may be a fuel pump as I just purchased the vehicle in October 2018.
Engine turns off while driving. Can only be restarted after coming to complete stop, setting shift to "park". turning sharp corners causes "low oil pressure" warning.
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- Browns Valley, CA, USA