2015 Jeep Renegade Exterior lighting Problems

I previously had this same issue August 2024 (associated complaint 11608428). My rear drivers side tail light is out completely-no brake light, reverse, turn signal, or nighttime tail light is working. I spent nearly $800 to replace part 68599920AA, as the entire motherboard was fried, as were the connectors from overheating. I’ve located several other complaints with similar issues: 11585014; 11142232; 11023686. This is clearly a defective issue with Jeep Renegades and a safety concern that should be a recall.

NHTSA ID

11723425

Incident

Mar 10, 2026

Received warning that rear drivers side taillights, reverse light, parking light, and turn signal were out. Changed all 3 bulbs related and still didn’t work. Looked at the circuit board and connector and the center pin is burned out. Searching Jeep Renegades and this is a common issue with many model years of the Jeep Renegade. This appears to be a defect the manufacturer should be responsible for through a recall.

NHTSA ID

11605500

Incident

Jul 26, 2024

Rear brake and back up light assembly ground wire shorted and burned out. This caused all of the lights in the assembly to go out and sent multiple warnings to the dash board. This short came close to melting wires and the plastic assembly itself.

NHTSA ID

11585014

Incident

Dec 15, 2023

Both fog lights have had to be replace due to the inside reflectors getting so hot, the bulbs are melting them with the potential to cause a fire. This vehicle is a 2015 bought brand new and has 52000 miles on it.

NHTSA ID

11572636

Incident

Feb 18, 2024

The drivers side fog light reflector was melted and charred like it was nearly on fire. There was no silver coating on the plastic reflector and it looks like the plastic was absorbing all the heat of the bulb.

NHTSA ID

11461079

Incident

Apr 17, 2022

MY FOG LAMPS HOUSING MELTED. THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF BOTH HOUSING ARE MELTED DUE TO HEAT FROM THE BULBS. MY LENSES ARE BLACK. IT COST ME 225.00 FOR NEW PARTS AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR. HOW LONG BEFORE THESE NEW ONES MELT AGAIN? HOPEFULLY IT DOES NOT CAUSE MORE DAMAGE AND SHORT MY CAR OUT OR CATCH ON FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11320449

Incident

Apr 1, 2020

Mileage

42,876 mi

THE FRONT LEFT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BULB TITS WERE MELTED DOWN THE DEALER SAID I HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE RELATED WIRE SYSTEM. (DAYLIGHT RUNNING AND TURN SIGNAL) THIS MELTING ON THE BULB IS ABNORMAL. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD.

NHTSA ID

11315872

Incident

Oct 16, 2019

Mileage

90,297 mi

I NOTICED ONE FOG LIGHT SMOKING WHEN MY WIFE ARRIVED HOME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION BOTH ARE CHARRED. FACTORY INSTALLED BULBS ARE STILL IN THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11309399

Incident

Feb 13, 2020

Mileage

65,000 mi

IF YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN DO NOT LOAD THEM IN THIS JEEP! WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP WILL STRUGGLE TO GET UP TO SPEED AND SOUNDED LIKE I WAS REAR ENDED AT A HIGH SPEED. I GOT OUT OF THE JEEP TO SEE IF SOMETHING FELL OFF. TRANSMISSION SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE ITS SLIPPING. NOT EVERY TIME BUT IT HAPPENS SO OFTEN IT HAS MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE AND I DO NOT GO OUT OF TOWN OR LONG TRIPS OVER 45 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. . EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP AND ASK WHATS GOING ON THEY SAY ITS HOW THE JEEP RENEGADE WAS MADE, ITS NORMAL FOR IT TO DO ALL THIS.

NHTSA ID

11258934

Incident

Sep 7, 2019

Mileage

40,000 mi

GOT INTO JEEP TO GO HOME FROM WORK AND I LOOK DOWN THE SCREEN IS TELLING ME MY LEFT SIGNAL, PARKING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS WORKING FINE. A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT IT DID IT AGAIN WILL I WAS DRIVING THIS TIME THE LITTLE LIGHT ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE SCREEN POPPED ON AND CAUGHT MY ATTENTION,SO I CHANGED ALL THE BULBS AND STILL NOTHING SO I CHECK FUSE IT'S GOOD. TAKE TO SHOP AND FIND OUT THE CONNECTOR SHORTED OUT AND THE WIRES WERE CORRODED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE HAD I NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION AND HAD MY HUSBAND DOUBLE CHECK AND MAKE SURE IT WASN'T WORKING I MAY HAVE NEVER FOUND THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD AND THE SECOND TIME WAS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH

NHTSA ID

11254230

Incident

Sep 3, 2019

Mileage

50,420 mi

TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM NEEDS SERVICE, PARKING LIGHTS OUT, DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS OUT

NHTSA ID

11184429

Incident

Mar 4, 2019

Mileage

60,000 mi

INDICATOR LIGHT FOR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL OUT, LEFT TURN SIGNAL OUT, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OUT, BRAKE LIGHT OUT AND PARKING LIGHTS OUT CYCLED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. ALL LIGHTS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, ALL LIGHTS DISAPPEARED. RESEARCHED THAT OTHER RENEGADES HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, BUT ONLY 2017 MODELS WERE RECALLED.

NHTSA ID

11142232

Incident

Oct 23, 2018

Mileage

102,003 mi

DAYTIME/PARK RUNNING LIGHT HAS BLOWN OUT 3-4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING IT IN 2015. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND ALL THEY DO IS REPLACE THE BULB. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE BULBS CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT. I ONLY HAVE 75K MILES ON THIS TRUCK. NOT TO MENTION, I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES THROUGHOUT MY LIFE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A CHANGE A LIGHT BULB OF ANY KIND ON ANY OF MY PREVIOUS VEHICLES LIKE I DO WITH THE RENEGADE. SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT TRADING THIS IN FOR A TOTALLY DIFFERENT BRAND OF VEHICLES ALTOGETHER.

NHTSA ID

11139009

Incident

Oct 8, 2018

Mileage

72,000 mi

FAN STOPPED WORKING CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE WHILE IDLE. CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR. ALSO HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT BLOWING OUT. HAD THE LIGHT FIXED THREE TIMES IN A FEW MONTHS AND BLEW A FOURTH TIME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERY SINGLE TIME AND IT'S CURRENTLY OUT BC THEY OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT SO IT'S A WASTE OF TIME.

NHTSA ID

11111976

Incident

Jul 17, 2018

Mileage

28,000 mi

MY 2015 JEEP RENEGADE HAS 43K MILES ON IT AND I AM ON MY 3RD TRANSMISSION, MY RADIATOR ELECTRICAL FAN HAS GONE OUT TWICE, INSIDE DASH FLASHES WARNING LIGHTS LIKE REAR BRAKE LIKE NOT WORKING, HEAD LIGHTS NOT WORKING, PLUS THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF TWICE WILL DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11023686

Incident

Sep 13, 2017

Mileage

43,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STATIONARY. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE LIGHTING AND THE DOOR LOCKS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL UNKNOWN DEALERS WERE CONTACTED ABOUT THE SERIES OF FAILURES OVER A PERIOD OF 15 MONTHS EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALERS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE MATTER WAS IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF CHRYSLER. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,240.

NHTSA ID

11004264

Incident

Jul 7, 2017

Mileage

3,240 mi

APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY 2015 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE BATTERY HAS DIED FOUR TIMES, THE KEY FOB(S) WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THE ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN, THE CLOCK CONTINUOUSLY RESETS THE DATE/TIME, AND THE WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ONCE. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO USE JEEP'S ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TWICE DUE TO DEAD BATTERIES. THIS WEEKEND, THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING AND IT DOES NOT TURN ON. THESE CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS BOTH THE USE AND VALUE OF MY CAR. ADDITIONALLY, IT PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY; WINTER IS UPON US AND MY WIFE UTILIZES THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT OUR TWO CHILDREN, WHOM ARE EACH UNDER THE AGE OF THREE YEARS OLD. THE THOUGHT OF THEM BEING STRANDED WITH NO HEATER DUE TO CONTINUOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES IS UNNERVING. I INITIALLY CONSIDERED THIS TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT; HOWEVER, I'VE ASKED TWO ADDITIONAL 2015 JEEP RENEGADE OWNERS IF THEY HAVE ENCOUNTERED ANY SIMILAR INSTANCES - BOTH HAVE RETURNED THEIR RENEGADE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THEM THE VEHICLE SIMPLY NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS IS NOT A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE!

NHTSA ID

10915254

Incident

Oct 8, 2016

Mileage

10,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO, AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

NHTSA ID

10895252

Incident

Mar 22, 2016

Mileage

20,000 mi