2017 Jeep Renegade Seat belts Problems

This vehicle’s windows dull out and side mirrors get brown and orange spots on them. Seat Belts won’t hold your seat belt and can sometimes pop out while going down the road. It sets off the seat belt alarm and you have to keep trying to get it back in. There’s a Recall for some 2017 models, but this one doesn’t fall under the recall but has the same issues for the Engine cooling fan. Electric cooling fan won’t spin and causes the car to use up coolant and overheat. This also messes with your air conditioner and causes the inside of your car to get hot as it can only blow warm air. (Injury)The plastic for the hood prop rod easily falls off and is a safety issue when you are working under the hood as the hood can fall onto your head when this plastic piece falls off. The gear shit stops working and won’t go into reverse. The parking brake pull button is located next to the cup holders and at high risk for electric damage if the cups in the cup holder leak or have condensation and leak into that parking brake pull switch. If the battery dies, and you quickly need to move the car off of a busy highway or train track, you have to take off the entire piece of the gear shift and find something small enough to fit into the hole to pop the car into neutral or reverse. This is a huge safety risk and takes too much time in high risk areas!!

NHTSA ID

11751229

Incident

Jul 16, 2026

Sudden stop entrance to an exit ramp. The engine stalled and started leaking the fluid caused some and flames - fire department had to be called. . Had to replace the engine for approx. $6600 We are still waiting on parts for the seat belts this has been over a year with jeep. The parts are backordered. The seatbelts come undone constantly on both the driver and passenger sides. Parts are $330 and labor is approx. $400 total $730. There are 90000 Jeep Wranglers with this same issues but they were recalled. We can't even get the parts it's been over a year. Axle on left side of jeep was broke -took jeep to have serviced for oil and tire rotation. Service person found that the axel was broke. Cost $1500 Service man stated the axel was like a straw.

NHTSA ID

11605208

Incident

May 11, 2024

The contact’s daughter owns a 2017 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, she was notified that the front passenger’s side seat belt was not securely buckled. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer, and it was confirmed that the seat belt buckle strap was inoperable. The vehicle was not repaired due to parts not being available and the cost of the repair. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V680000 (Seat Belts). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.

NHTSA ID

11561916

Incident

Dec 8, 2023

Mileage

64,000 mi

The passenger safety belt latch comes undone for no reason. This happens frequently. We always check to make sure it is properly fastened with the clicking sound. While driving, the buckle comes unlatched causing a safety issue. I have taken my Jeep to the Jeep Dealer and they stated there are no recalls on this particular ID and that both safety belt systems will have to be replaced for $700. This is a safety hazard due to a defective safety belt system.

NHTSA ID

11561890

Incident

Dec 6, 2023

HAVE HAD VEHICLE SINCE 2018. FOR 2 YEARS, I HAVE HAD 3 CYLINDER MISFIRES (WITH THE LAST ONE ABOUT TO HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT) AND MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING (ONCE ON THE FREEWAY) ABOUT 8 TIMES. I HAD TO PULL OVER EACH TIME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE STATING "VEHICLE CANNOT CHANGE GEARS UNTIL STOPPED." ONCE I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, IT TAKES ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CYLINDER MISFIRES ALWAYS BEGIN WITH AGGRESSIVE JERKING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. LASTING A FEW MONTHS, LEADING TO AGGRESSIVE SHAKING ONCE MISFIRED. ON OCCASION, WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, SEAT BELT WILL ALSO NOT BUCKLE AND IN THE LAST TWO YEARS SEAT BELT HAS ALSO COME UNBUCKLED TWICE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID

11361955

Incident

Sep 30, 2020

Mileage

71,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THEY WOULD HEAR A RATTLING AND KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE'S REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH AND LOCK INTO THE BUCKLE. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE'S OIL CHANGE/ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED DESPITE RECENTLY HAVING THE MOTOR CHANGED, THEREFORE OIL LEVELS BEING MET. THE BRAKING PARK ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AS WELL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (LARRY H MILLER COLORADO JEEP LOCATED AT 350 S HAVANA ST. AURORA, CO 80012; PHONE NUMBER 720-262-2215) WHO STATED THE LOWER TRANSMISSION MOUNT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE SEATBELTS WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED A CASE REGARDING AN ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11.

NHTSA ID

11301656

Incident

Jun 1, 2019

Mileage

11 mi

MY CAR KEEPS RINGING SEAT BELT ALERT EVEN WHEN SEATBELTS ARE ON. THE PANEL LIGHTS UP AND SAYS SERVICE EMERGENCY BREAK AND AIR BAGS. ALSO AT TIMES I GET ALERT SAYING FOB KEY IS NOT IN VEHICLE AT SAME TIME I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TO DRIVE TO NY FROM FL AND BACK AGAIN AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11298876

Incident

Oct 1, 2019

Mileage

20,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW 0 MILES SINCE THE FIRST MONTH, THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS HAD SERVICE AFTER SERVICE, THE FIRST TWO MONTHS LIGHTER WOULDN'T WORK, NEXT MONTH DEALERSHIP HAD CAR FOR OVER A WEEK WOULD NOT START AT ALL= NEW ELECTRICAL PANEL, A FEW MONTHS LATER SEAT BELTS WONT LOCK ON BACK SEAT, NEXT,HOOD WONT OPEN, THEN, NEEDED NEW LATCH, NOW THE CAR IS 16 MONTHS OLD NOW HESITATES TO DRIVE, WHO CAN GO THOUGHT THIS WITH A CAR THAT IS FINANCED THOUGHT CHRYSLER .I'M AT THE POINT I MAY JUST LET THEM HAVE IT, IM TIRED OF THE FOOLISHNESS.

NHTSA ID

11184197

Incident

Mar 2, 2019

SEATBELT RECEIVER IS DEFECTIVE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AT DEALERSHIP. REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN ORDERED MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALERSHIP WAS SENT WRONG PART IN THE CORRECT BOX; REPLACEMENT PART ORDERED. DEALERSHIP WAS SENT DEFECTIVE PART; REPLACEMENT PART ORDERED. PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE SEATBELT CANNOT BE PUT INTO THE BUCKLE AS SOMETHING IN THE RECEIVER IS BLOCKING ACCESS.

NHTSA ID

11180235

Incident

Jan 11, 2019

Mileage

18,000 mi