r/JeepRenegade

Hello everyone,
I have a 2016 Jeep Renegade with around 160,000 km on the clock. It has a manual transmission, and I’m experiencing a strange issue.

When I fully press the accelerator pedal, sometimes — but not always — the orange check engine light appears. At the same time, my cruise control stops working, lane assist becomes unavailable, and it feels like the turbo completely cuts out.

If I stop the car, turn the engine off, and restart it, everything works normally again, although the check engine light usually stays on.

A similar situation also happens without the orange warning light appearing. I especially notice it when driving uphill and pressing the accelerator too hard/deep. Suddenly the cruise control disengages, the turbo stops working, lane assist is disabled, etc. Even when cruise control is already active, the Jeep can suddenly kick itself out of cruise control mode.
Driving without the turbo is really terrible, and in my opinion this definitely should not be happening.
The strange part is that the check engine light does not always appear — only occasionally.

Has anyone experienced something similar with their Renegade or knows what could be causing this? Any help or advice would be appreciated.

Just got my 2017 jeep renegade sport. It comes with a small no touch screen radio. Looking to replace it with a CarPlay radio. Any recommendations other than XTRONS. XTRONS made my odometer flash after install, so I’m looking for one that doesn’t make odometer flash

I have a 2017 Renegade Latitude 4x4. When i drive <10mph i feel a slight wobbliness. 11-65 rides fairly smooth, but 65mph+ has a definitive vibration/shake, especially when braking. I can feel it in my steering wheel when i brake.
So far i have replaced my tie rods, rotors, brakes, and axle nuts. Whats my next logical step?

Anyone install the XTRONS CarPlay radio and the odometer started flashing afterward? What did you do to fix it? Trying to avoid going to dealer.

2018 Jeep Renegade Latitude. 215/60/R17

Live in the NE area...like 5 months of heavy snow. (At least)

Time to replace tires. And I'm clueless. It's "Spring/Summer" and I want to replace them now. They are -ok-ish, but....I want something aggressive but look sexy. I drive 20 mins to work and back, so not a long commute. Noise is not an issue. But face it, I'm not running a beautiful CJ, and not mudding in it.

I also can't break the bank. What do you suggest?

I own a 2016 sport, 165,000 miles. i’m the second owner, and to my knowledge it’s never had a transmission fluid change - full or partial.
I’m not noticing any crazy issues, but I do feel the “typical?” clunky shifts when accelerating and have for years. I’m considering doing one drain and fill of fluid to freshen her up and hopefully get a few more years out of her.
My stepdad is worrying me by saying that a fluid change now could cause my transmission to fail. Is this really something I should worry about with one drain and fill? I want to do what’s best for the longevity of the jeep, knowing i’m on “borrowed time” for jeep standards.
Do i go through with a drain and fill or leave it and hope for the best?

Curious if any one else has ever had this issue. Also very hard to explain and diagnose as I’m pretty mechanically inclined and usually can fix my own stuff. This one has me beat , went to start my jeep and had no power at all , couldn’t unlock/lock car , no lights on dash nothing at all.

Obviously checked battery , and all that is good and this is a very intermitting problem. So I was messing with everything and I pressed the parking break and the light came on that shows it on. The only light I had was the parking break light , I turned it off and it went off. After messing with the parking break button and shaking it , the car magically turned on. Every thing worked normal , now here’s the problem it didn’t happen again for days.

Now it has happened again. I played with the parking break , disconnected the battery and let it sit for 10min went back to start it up and of course it starts up and runs like everything is normal.

Has ANYONE else had this happen? I don’t know what it could be.

hello! my bf and i want to go camping this summer and i don’t like to sleep on the ground so we’re planning to sleep in the back of my jeep. has anyone done this before? and how did you comfortable set it up? THANKS 🩷

EDIT: i just tested it and I was able to fit perfectly with plenty of space, but I am 5’2. my boyfriend is 6’0 so we shall see later if he fits

I bought a 2019 Renegade about a month ago. The turn signals don’t click, and there are no warning sounds for lights being left on, key left inside, etc. The sound system and speakers work just fine. I’ve gone through every menu and nothing. User manual doesn’t help. Is this something I can fix, or will I have to take it to a dealer?

all the lights on my 2018 jeep work and I just got a new battery but when I start the car warning lights come on. rear bake lights not working, turning lights not working, ect. i checked and they all work.

I went to a mechanic who claimed one bad bulb would make them all bad so he changed it and it stopped for a day then came back worse with even more light warnings. any ideas?