2015 Jeep Renegade · symptom sheet
Check engine light or misfire
- 41owner reports
- 51,711median miles
- $600median quote
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Sep 12, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
279 of the 511 complaints on this car are about the engine. 41 of those describe misfire.
Tick what matches of 41 reports
Misfire on other Renegade years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2018.
What this problem usually is
These reports start with the check engine light. Many describe the engine running rough or shaking at idle, a P0300-series code, or a catalytic converter code. A worrying number say the light was flashing. Owners often list ignition coils or spark plugs already replaced, and the light coming back afterward.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the engine covers the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The affected vehicles are equipped with radios that have software vulnerabilities that can allow third-party access to certain networked vehicle control systems.
All 4 recalls on the 2015 Jeep Renegade, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the engine on the Renegade
Software security vulnerability. Closed jan 5, 2016, led to recall 15V-508.
What owners paid
6 of the 41 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $500 to $600.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 35,330 and 58,000 miles, from the 34 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 6 service bulletins or notices for the 2015 Jeep Renegade that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
wiTECH Small Leak Verification Test (SLVT) - P0456-EVAP SYSTEM SMALL LEAK
CEL, Check Engine Lamp On, DTC P0339 Crankshaft Position Sensor Intermittent
2.4L Ignition Coil Boot Replacement This bulletin involves replacing all four ignition coil insulating boots. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination.
Oil Pump Assembly If error code P06DD present on any Pentastar V6 application, please inspect oil pump for relief valve failure. See photo attached.
2 more on the 2015 Jeep Renegade page.
What owners wrote
“While return home from trip motor started running rough. Took to Dodge dealership they confirmed no compression on #3 cylinder and low compression on #4. The motor was replaced on 7/19/23. Invoice cost of $8946.18.”
Filed Oct 20, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 41 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 89 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 62 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 58 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 33 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 30 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 26 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 25 reports