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2016 Jeep Renegade Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
21about this part
Share
5%of 431 total for the year
Median mileage
4,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2016 Jeep Renegade, 5% of the 431 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 4,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was at a restaurant eating breakfast, after I was done I came out to crank my car and it would turn over but would not start up. The dashboard was stating that I needed ESC service, then it said I need airbag service, steering service. I could not turn my steering wheel and my brakes would not push on to start my car. Then the throttle light came on. I had to get it towed.”

NHTSA complaint #11282296, filed 2019-11, 85,000 miles

“Was in motion on city street and power steering / traction control randomly cut out causing the vehicle to loose control. This has happened several times. The power will cut the engine sometimes and other times the car just drifts and I cannot control it. I have almost seriously wrecked because of it twice.”

NHTSA complaint #11170544, filed 2019-01, 20,000 miles

“My traction control light will start blinking and cut my acceleration, while turning left sporadically whether at a complete stop or still moving and normally just on dry asphalt. I have had the vehicle into the dealership 3 times. The first time was for 2 days, and they said there was an update, this didn't fix the issue. …”

NHTSA complaint #10925497, filed 2016-11, 8,800 miles

“On several occasions, my Renegade has lost power/acceleration on both left and right turns under normal driving condition and low speeds. This is concerning as I can easily be rear ended on the turn or involved in a side impact crash when turning across traffic. This is on dry, clean pavement. Going in to the dealer tomorrow but because I discovered this is a known issue I thought it best to report here.”

NHTSA complaint #10980477, filed 2017-04, 4,000 miles

“I believe there is a problem with the electrical system with this 2016 Jeep Renegade trailhawk which I bought new in 01/07/2017. These problems below happen at random times: driving city, highway, parked. Started around 1300 miles which was around 02/12/2017; last time I picked it up from the dealer was 06/30/2017 which they had it for 10 days. Freezing cluster, rear reverse camera staying on while in drive, alarm going on and off on its own. …”

NHTSA complaint #11003209, filed 2017-07, 1,300 miles

Related service bulletins

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201911%
201882%
2017193%
2016215%
2015265%

Other parts of the 2016 Jeep Renegade

Engine
174 complaintsElectrical system
119 complaintsOther or unknown
79 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
74 complaintsVehicle speed control
29 complaintsFuel system
28 complaintsExterior lighting
27 complaintsBrakes
24 complaintsAir bags
17 complaintsSteering
15 complaintsSeat belts
14 complaintsSeats
10 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Jeep Renegade

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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