2017 Jeep Renegade · symptom sheet
Engine overheats or leaks coolant
- 25owner reports
- 48,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 8, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
273 of the 564 complaints on this car are about the engine. 25 of those describe overheating.
Tick what matches of 25 reports
Overheating 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
Most owners in this group notice the coolant before they notice the heat: a reservoir that keeps dropping, a sweet smell, or a bright puddle under the front of the car. Across the vehicles on this site, about four in five of these complaints mention coolant, a leak or a puddle, and roughly two in five mention the temperature gauge or overheating.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the radiator (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the engine covers the 2017 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
These vehicles may be equipped with a cracked oil pump housing/balance shaft module (BSM), which can cause the oil pump to fail and the engine to stall.
All 3 recalls on the 2017 Jeep Renegade, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 36,719 and 52,000 miles, from the 13 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2017 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.
Water Quality When Mixed With Engine Coolant
Issue involves overheating, running hot, coolant leaks and related symptoms after a Mopar replacement engine has been installed in the vehicle.
What owners wrote
“Under normal driving conditions, coolant rapidly started leaking from the engine, and vehicle started overheating. UNKNOWN component failure, vehicle is currently at an independent service station. No warnings prior to overheating.”
Filed Sep 8, 2026
“Something shot out of the engine and caused a large hole the car never overheated and oil changes were done properly. The dealership says sometimes these things just happen and is unable to tell me what shot through the engine.”
Filed Jun 27, 2025
“Cooling motor fan is shorted and causing fan fuse to blow therefore causing engine to overheat which can blow it up and cause EXTREME SAFETY ISSUES. There should be an active recall on my vehicle as the cooling fan needs completely replaced and I have looked this problem up and other 2015-2017 Jeep Renegades have had this problem with active recalls.”
Filed Jan 28, 2023
“The coolant loses too fast, like one cup coolant per one thousand miles. But coolant dripping can be found.”
Filed Dec 9, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 25 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.
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Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 212 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 57 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 48 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 32 reports
- Fuel pump failure 29 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 29 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 28 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 25 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 25 reports