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2016 Jeep Renegade · symptom sheet

Engine overheats or leaks coolant

  • 64owner reports
  • 39,900median miles
  • $620median quote
  • 0involved a crash

Newest report Jun 17, 2026 · checked Sep 19, 2026

178 of the 429 complaints on this car are about the engine. 64 of those describe overheating. Only stalling is reported more often on this car.

Tick what matches of 64 reports

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What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the radiator (25 reports), the thermostat (10 reports), the head gasket (3 reports) and the coolant hose or reservoir (3 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the engine covers the 2016 model year as of Sep 19, 2026.

What owners paid

8 of the 64 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $600 to $1,000.

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When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 31,000 and 48,000 miles, from the 54 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“Was sitting in a drive through and car started smoking. It stopped after I shut everything down. Then another time it overheated after driving for seven minutes had to stop. Air conditioning doesn’t work . Engine light on. Just bought from dealer with 20000 miles like a lemon. So not right.”

Filed Apr 27, 2024 · 20,000 miles

“The radiator fan will stop working or work intermittently. If it's not running when the temp gets up you have to manually Spin The Fan then it will engage. It is prone to overheating while idling or moving slow. I have replaced the fan on a active recall for this model three times already. The fans usually last from anywhere from 4 months to a 8 months.”

Filed Dec 20, 2021

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 0 of 64 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.

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