Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2016 Jeep Renegade submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I had a service airbag, service parking brake and the seatbelt light starts flashing. It happens every time I drive the vehicle and I had it looked at by a mechanic and they see no issue with the sensors. They told me to check for any recalls and I don’t see any here.
I had a service airbag warning go off days prior which was then followed by my parking brake warning and a constant seatbelt warning chime that happened concurrently. The vehicle had these issues cleared by my mechanic but hasn't been able to be resolved. From what i understand, the seatbelt sensor is faulty and should I have an accident in the near future the airbags will not deploy.
The air bag light comes on and the power steering goes out, and the ignition wont turn off , when it comes on. Have to take the battery cable off. Start it back up and it may stay off a few days and comes back on. Too scared to drive it.
This has occurred ever since I’ve bought my car, and not every time. When car is at a slight incline and at a stop, it will not accelerate. Gas cap broke off for no reason. Dealership rep said that’s happened to someone else too. Chip for airbag sensors are not available.
while driving the door locks start activating (locking and unlocking) AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND DISAPEARS SHIFTER FAILS TO ENGAGE WHEN IN DRIVE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER BUT WILL NOT SHUT DOWN ESP INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON SHIFTER INDICATOR STARTS FLASHING EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL ENGAE WHILE DRIVING
MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OCTOBER 4TH, VEHICLE TOTALED BUT NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE RENEGADE WAS ON AND THERE WAS A PASSENGER (BUCKLED IN) IN THE VEHICLE. HAD FCA RUN THEIR 'INVESTIGATION' THOUGH THEY WILL NOT SHARE THE RESULTS OF WHICH WITH ME EVEN THOUGH I'VE ASKED. THEIR RESPONSE 'YOUR REQUEST FOR OUR INSPECTION REPORT IS PROPRIETARY, PAID FOR BY US, BELONGS TO US, AND THEREFORE, UNAVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH OUR HANDLING, YOU CERTAINLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO HIRE YOUR OWNER INSPECTOR, AT YOUR EXPENSE, TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE . WE HAVE CLOSED THE FILE REGARDING THIS MATTER.' BOTH MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND BODY SHOP (WHO ASKED FOR THE INVESTIGATION) STATED THAT BASED ON THE IMPACT (CRUSHED REAR AND DRIVER SIDE) SHOULD HAVE SET OFF THE AIRBAGS THOUGH THEY DIDN'T AND THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED, WHY WON'T THEY SHARE THE REPORT?
MY COMPUTER HAD STARTED TO GLITCH WITHIN LESS THAN 100 MILES OF ME BUYING THE CAR I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE THE OIL WAS LOW NOW I HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND WITHIN A DAY MY CAR HAS LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH EVERY LIGHT POWER STEERING HAS GONE AND I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN AN ACCIDENT WORTH ALMOST THE WHOLE CAR -1 GRAND SO IT WAS NOT TOTALED NOR CAN ANYBODY EXPLAIN WHY MY CAR DID THIS AND I GOT THE BLAME FOR IT WHEN I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THIS CAR THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY AND SIDE ROADS I HAVE NO E BREAK AND I CANNOT STEER MY WHEEL NOR DO I KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS ARE EVEN GOING TO WORK BECAUSE I GOT AN A $10,000 ACCIDENT AND THEY DID NOT GO OFF.*DT*JB*DT*JB
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND PHYSICAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING IS FELT. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHILE AT IDLE STATIONARY AND DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY.*DT*JB
SEATBELT CONNECTOR AND SENSOR ISSUES. INTERMITTENTLY SEATBELT, AIRBAG AND PARKING BRAKE SENOR KEEPS GOING OFF AND WILL NOT STOP WHILE DRIVING. I FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR WHILE ALL THESE SENOR ARE GOING OFF. I FEAR THE SEATBELT, AIR BAG AND PARKING BAKE WILL MALFUNCTION WHILE I'M DRIVING. *TR
CAR LOOSES POWER STEERING AND POWER AND DOES NOT SHUT OFF AND AIR BAGS ARE NOT ON WHILE DRIVING
I TURNED ON MY JEEP RENEGADE WITH THE AUTOMATIC START BUTTON IN LIKE 30 WEATHER. I DROVE IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. I ALSO HAD THE AIR BAG, BRAKE WARNING SIGN TURN ON. I STOPPED TO PUT GAS AND JUST THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE WITH CODE P0128- THERMOSTAT FAILURE. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED IN CANADA SINCE I AM ON A TEMPORARY WORK PERMIT. SO IT COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG FOR SERVICE. CHECKED ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.
I AM REPORTING A POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS DEVELOPED OVER RECENT MONTHS WITH MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK 4X4. THE VEHICLE HAS A RECURRING MALFUNCTION WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ELECTRICAL WIRING ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE SEATBELT IS PROPERLY SECURED AND THERE IS NORMAL BODY MOVEMENT IN THE DRIVER SEAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS EITHER IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THE PROBLEM SO FAR AFFECTS SEVERAL OF THE ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEMS CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SEAT. THIS MALFUNCTION HAS CAUSED TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT DISABLING OF THE DRIVER SEAT POWER CONTROLS, AIRBAG SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND SEATBELT WARNING SYSTEM.
UPDATE INFORMATION/PICTURE FILE TO COMPLAINT # 11164364.
I AM REPORTING A POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS DEVELOPED OVER RECENT MONTHS WITH MY 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK 4X4. THE VEHICLE HAS A RECURRING MALFUNCTION WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ELECTRICAL WIRING ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE SEATBELT IS PROPERLY SECURED AND THERE IS NORMAL BODY MOVEMENT IN THE DRIVER SEAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM SO FAR AFFECTS SEVERAL OF THE ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEMS CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SEAT. THIS MALFUNCTION HAS CAUSED TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT DISABLING OF THE DRIVER SEAT POWER CONTROLS, AIRBAG SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND SEATBELT WARNING SYSTEM.
SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON DINGS THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ALL AT THE SAME TIME. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT THE DRIVING BUT WOULD HAVE NO IDEA IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY CORRECTLY. ALSO TODAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THEY ALL STAYED ON THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE DINGING FOR OVER 20 MINS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE. SOME SAY IT WILL NOT DO IT THERE SOME SAY THEY FIXED IT BY TAKING OFF THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE FOR 40 MINS THAT WORKED FOR LIKE 1 DAY THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ARE BACK. IS AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH THIS JEEP AND THE LACK OF HELP. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS CAR IS SAFE FOR MY KIDS WITH THE AIRBAG, SEAT BELT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON, OR THEY CAN ALL JUST COME ON WHILE DRIVING. IT IS AT SUCH RANDOM TIMES BUT IT IS EVERYDAY!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SLIGHTLY STRUCK THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED AND WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS UNDETERMINED IF IT WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH THIS 2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN 01/07/2017. THESE PROBLEMS BELOW HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES: DRIVING CITY, HIGHWAY, PARKED. STARTED AROUND 1300 MILES WHICH WAS AROUND 02/12/2017; LAST TIME I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALER WAS 06/30/2017 WHICH THEY HAD IT FOR 10 DAYS. FREEZING CLUSTER, REAR REVERSE CAMERA STAYING ON WHILE IN DRIVE, ALARM GOING ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. THE MAIN SAFETY CONCERN I HAVE AND HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES IN 6,000 MILES WITH NO SOLUTIONS: IS THE ALARMS OF 'SERVICE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE' ALERT GOING ON WHICH IS 90% TIME PAIRED UP WITH 'SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM' ALERT GOING ON, AND THE SEATBELT WARNING SYSTEM FLASHING ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL CLEAR ITSELF, OTHER TIMES IT WILL CLEAR WHEN I STOP TURN THE CAR OFF, AND THEN BACK ON. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO ERRORS IN THE SYSTEM, AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE THEY HAD THE VEHICLE. JULY 5 STILL GOING ON MORE FREQUENTLY. I CALLED DEALER TWICE IN THE LAST FIVE DAYS AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE, I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED WHILE WORKING ON A FIRE ENGINE AND AMBULANCE THAT AIR BAGS SOMETIMES DO NOT GET DEPLOYED FOR VARIOUS REASONS, AND THE OUT COME IS SOMETIMES NOT GOOD FOR THE PASSENGERS. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THAT WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOY PROPERLY IT CAN SAVE LIVES. I DO NOT TRUST MY VEHICLE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND I. I DO HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP. AS WELL AS VIDEO'S ON MY IPHONE OF THIS HAPPENING.
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