8.3

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
4,000 miles

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2018 Jeep Renegade lights problems

lights problem

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2018 Jeep Renegade Owner Comments

problem #4

Jan 172023

Renegade

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The rear tail light, backup light, and blinker have simultaneously quit working. After inspecting further, the connection from the electrical wiring has burned the ground connection on the rear lamp housing. The ground wire also looks to be burned.

- Flat Rock, MI, USA

problem #3

Jan 022023

Renegade

  • miles
The entire lamp needs replaced for the front passenger running light. Continues to blow lights and sockets. Estimated cost to fix is $600 and is NOT covered by factory warranty or most extended warranties. I see this issue with MANY jeep son the road. Car will alert driver that running light is out, replace light, will blow new light within hours. Replace socket - will blow new socket. Car will also alert driver that other lights are out on the vehicle EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT. This speaks to a possible, more serious, wiring issue. Lights exist on a car FOR A REASON. I should not be paying to fix shoddy workmanship BY JEEP. Please, investigate how many Jeep Renegades have come in with this issue or similar. I was told by my mechanic that many Renegades have such poor light wiring that beating on the lights a few times will "maybe make them come back on". YES, my dealership looked at the car and told me the entire lamp needs replaced for $600. Not covered by any warranties, but broken no fault of my own. This is not a wear and tear issue. This is a lighting and wiring issue which is UNSAFE. Yes there were warning messages, but some are false and some are true! I received warning that my plate light was out, when it is not. This running light issue IS a known problem with jeep renegades. PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURHTER. This has been an ongoing issue since I certified pre-owned purchased the car with 5,000 miles on it. Took it to dealer on Monday 01/02/2023

- Auburn, AL, USA

problem #2

Jul 152020

Renegade 4-cyl

  • 16,000 miles
Brakes have been screeching when I slow down to make a turn on residential road. But when I have the breaks checked I'm told they are fine. Also rhe passenger side small yellow light keeps goubf in and out. I brought it to the dealership a few months ago but the light came back on.

- Savannah, GA, USA

problem #1

Dec 192018

Renegade

  • miles
It started four(4) months after I got the car brand new. I was driving home from work, I decided to take the back roads, I could not use my brakes. I took the car in to the dealership and the ECU had to be changed. A few months later my radio was recalled and that had to be changed. I've had a probably four(4) month battle with the day time running lights going off then coming back on out of nowhere. The first time the dtr went out the lightbulb was changed and the metal on the base of the lightbulb was melted off.( I do not have pictures of it the dealership took it when I showed them) I took it back to the dealership after the second time the light kept going on and off. They checked the vehicle and said the resistance was too high and they didn't know why. Therefore I had to wait on parts to change the wiring and sockets for the dtrs. It is a 2018 Jeep Renegade and I'm very tired of having to take my, not even, two(2) year old car to the dealership to get something electrical fixed every few months. I'm not sure of the date it all started so I approximated.

- Cygnet, OH, USA

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