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2018 Jeep Renegade Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
2%of 444 total for the year
Median mileage
7,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2018 Jeep Renegade, 2% of the 444 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 7,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

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

“I was on my way to work, driving about 30 MPH, and all of a sudden, some d light came on, & then all the lightd came on & then I recieved a message that I need to switch my gears & my tire locked up & my car just shut down. I was not able to turn my car back on. After several attempts to push my start button, after finally getting it to turn back on it stalled out again. I was able to get it to turn on again then I made it home. I started reading blogs & it said to check your oil. I checked it and it was completely empty. I changed my oil last month and barely have driven it. …”

NHTSA complaint #11317191, filed 2020-03, 2,400 miles

“The vehicle was stationary. I was listening to music while on my break when I got a warning that the air bags needed to be serviced. Then it cycled through all the components telling me everything needed to be serviced. The radio shut off. The coolant went to high then back down to low. The fuel said it needed to be shut off. The windows would not work. The key fob would not work. I could not get the car to start or shut the lights off. I could not get the car out of gear. It was sitting in a parking lot. Then everything went dark except the parking lights. This car is only three months old. …”

NHTSA complaint #11165680, filed 2019-01, 1,100 miles

“The electrical system will randomly stop working. The back up camera, will not function, car radio will not turn off/on, heat and air resets while driving, and most recently the vehicle was unable to be turned off.”

NHTSA complaint #11337103, filed 2020-07, 19,000 miles

“It started four(4) months after I got the car brand new. I was driving home from work, I decided to take the back roads, I could not use my brakes. I took the car in to the dealership and the ecu had to be changed. A few months later my radio was recalled and that had to be changed. I've had a probably four(4) month battle with the day time running lights going off then coming back on out of nowhere. …”

NHTSA complaint #11300682, filed 2020-01

“I was driving down the road and my car started stalling and just cut off each time I time to start it and hit the gas the car keep stalling and I was almost hit from behind my car would not move, I sat for 10 mins then I was able to move it out of traffic. Finally I got it started back up drove it maybe 15/20 mins down the road it did the same thing in the middle of traffic causing me to almost be hit from behind. …”

NHTSA complaint #11209409, filed 2019-05

Related service bulletins

Electronic stability control: other model years

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

Other parts of the 2018 Jeep Renegade

Engine
190 complaints
Electrical system
131 complaints
Fuel system
100 complaints
Other or unknown
95 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
58 complaints
Brakes
20 complaints
Vehicle speed control
16 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaints
Steering
11 complaints
Air bags
9 complaints
Exterior lighting
9 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 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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