2017 Jeep Renegade electrical system problems
149 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2017 Jeep Renegade, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 149 16% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 37,000 miles 95 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 28 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 24 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 95 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 4 fires.
What owners wrote
I was sitting in my jeep parked idling waiting for someone to pick me up , when my ride show up turned off jeep and left. Twenty minutes later the police called and told me the jeep was on fire and I needed to return to the vehicle.
The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly loss power and stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that no issues were found; however, an unknown software was updated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer, who test drove the vehicle but could not determine the cause of the failure.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Jeep Renegade
- Engine 271 complaints
- Fuel system 127 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 94 complaints
- Brakes 31 complaints
- Lighting 27 complaints
- Cruise control 25 complaints
- Stability control 19 complaints
- Air bags 17 complaints