2015 Jeep Renegade · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 89owner reports
- 29,936median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Oct 26, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
393 of the 511 complaints on this car are about the engine. 89 of those describe stalling, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2015 Renegade.
Tick what matches of 89 reports
Stalling 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.
What this problem usually is
Stalling reports are some of the most alarming on the site. The engine quits while the car is moving, sometimes on a highway and sometimes at a stop. Many owners say it restarted right away and the dealer found no stored code, which is part of why these complaints pile up before anything gets fixed.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the battery (11 reports) and the engine (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the engine cover the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps in the transmission wire harness, and as a result, the transmission may unexpectedly shift to neutral.
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.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 6,000 and 58,000 miles, from the 71 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“While putting my car in park to exit my vehicle, my emergency parking break activated and would not shut off. I tried resetting the car multiple times. Nothing released the emergency parking break. The car needed to be towed to the dealership where they informed me a "glitch" had happened in the parking system...”
Filed Jul 13, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 89 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. 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.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 62 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 58 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 41 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