2018 Jeep Renegade service brakes problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2018 Jeep Renegade — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The entire radio system begins to get white ghost lines which affects the rear back-up camera and rear safety systems, and it also affects the parking brakes when the vehicle is in park or stopped. The use of the radio system is required to do basic maintenance on the vehicle such as brake changes.”
filed Mar 13, 2025
“While in park and the parking brake engaged, I then went to disengage my automatic parking brake, received a service automatic parking brake system and my brakes would not disengage. I could not move my car. After research this is a common problem with the automatic braking system. I could have…”
filed Oct 2, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Renegade years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Renegade | 1 | 5% |
| 2021 Renegade | 3 | 5% |
| 2020 Renegade | 2 | 3% |
| 2019 Renegade | 6 | 8% |
| 2017 Renegade | 29 | 5% |
| 2016 Renegade | 23 | 5% |
| 2015 Renegade | 30 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 Jeep Renegade
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.