[arild]

Thanks for the update!
The last two weeks the weather here in the south east of Norway has been mild (between +5 and -10 °C) and my car has been problem free both with and without the electric preheating of the engine.

 

[phantera65]

phantera65: driving in cold has not been an issue, but pre-heating the engine has. Have you started your Jeep in cold without any pre-heating (with a fuel-burning heater or by cable)?

No never its in the garage or plugged in, got a Defa interior heater, electronic battery charger and a engine heater. 99% got that where i live.

 

[GSO_Kyle]

Where did you mount the Defa and what size do you recommend?

 

[phantera65]

Where did you mount the Defa and what size do you recommend?

The dealer mounted mine but but check here. http://www.defa.com/en/automotive/warmup/find_your_engine_heater

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[GSO_Kyle]

Thanks. I have been to their site before but they offer three different sizes of interior heater. 1200, 1400 and 2000. I assume the interior heater only works if the car is plugged in. Is this correct?

 

[phantera65]

Thanks. I have been to their site before but they offer three different sizes of interior heater. 1200, 1400 and 2000. I assume the interior heater only works if the car is plugged in. Is this correct?

Yes thats right all is connected.

 

[Rick Ehrenberg]

More cold weather problems

> On cold mornings (single digit Fahrenheit) it barely cranks / starts (1.4L 6s-peed).

> Driver's door glass usually won't open, even with zero precipitation. Some electronic feature than shuts off the power to it for quite a while.

> 6.5" U-C is very buggy, usually switches some or all settings to metric, almost always TPMS feature. And the nav seems lost much of the time, sending me on wild goose chases.

> Absolute worst feature on the car: Electronic parking brake.

Rick

 

[essemkay]

mine has problems in 40-F WTF

I have an appt on Thursday for this same issue. We just purchased in June and on some mornings like not even freezing temps like 40F and under the car won't start immediately. We've had to wait as long as 10 min waiting for the car to start! There has got to be some kind of battery problem or something. We get the flashing lightning bolt on our panel and then just doesn't start. It's inexcusable for a new car to be acting like this. We haven't even put 5000mi on it or had the oil changed yet. I hope everyone can get their cars fixed. I love my Renegade, but I am not happy about this issue. I mean, it is a brand new car!

 

[Newadventurer]

I'm added to the list of people with cold start problems. Three days ago our 1.4T (2016) barely started when the temperature was in the 20s. This morning it barely started, same temperature. I have a short drive to work. When I tried to leave work it wouldn't start at all, and I had to get a jump.

 

[JeepTo]

Lately it’s been -13f with the wind chills and my Renny has been starting no problems. After a few minutes everything thaws out ??

 

[debhartner]

cold weather issues

Hello,
We have a 2014 Jeep Renegade. We are in Va and we are having issues with pickup speed after going into drive. It will only go to 10-15 mph. The engine stutters. You have to allow it to warm up then shut it off. When you start the engine again, it runs like normal.
Is anyone experiencing this?

 

[tazzel]

It has not gotten that cold here in Colorado, generally the coldest it gets is single digits. The only problem I have had is the brakes squeak when in reverse when its really really cold.

 

[Nev]

Wrong thread.

 

[xMaTx]

Quick question from a diesel rookie. I like to take my jeep to ski resorts or to places with snow in general. Living in Greece and with the renegade being my first diesel i don't know if i have to preheat the engine or if i just turn the ingition on and wait for the engine to warm itself up. I'm talking about temperatures arround 0 to -10 oC, so any tips would be really healpfull.

 

[dayne66]

Quick question from a diesel rookie. I like to take my jeep to ski resorts or to places with snow in general. Living in Greece and with the renegade being my first diesel i don't know if i have to preheat the engine or if i just turn the ignition on and wait for the engine to warm itself up. I'm talking about temperatures around 0 to -10 oC, so any tips would be really helpful.

I'm thinking your Renegade diesel would be much like my GC 3.0.....when very cold I turn the key to 'run' and NOT start it......wait a minute.....turn key 'off'.....then turn key to 'run' again....wait a minute....then start. That way I have double cycled the glow plugs.......my 3.0 has started at -40*c.....sounded like rocks in a pop can though.

Does your renegade have the glow plug indicator on the dash?

Also....if you have remote start...it should delay starting until the glow plug cycle is complete.

 

[xMaTx]

I'm thinking your Renegade diesel would be much like my GC 3.0.....when very cold I turn the key to 'run' and NOT start it......wait a minute.....turn key 'off'.....then turn key to 'run' again....wait a minute....then start. That way I have double cycled the glow plugs.......my 3.0 has started at -40*c.....sounded like rocks in a pop can though.

Does your renegade have the glow plug indicator on the dash?

Also....if you have remote start...it should delay starting until the glow plug cycle is complete.

Yes it has a glow plug indicator but no remote start. I will try your method next time see if it heats up faster, thanks for the help

 

[bsmarado]

First of all, I like my Renegade a lot. With studded winter tires the grip and traction is incredible. I have never driven anything that can compare. The comfort is also very good. And it's a fun car to drive.

Now over to the not so good. Jeep must have done a really bad job testing the car in cold climate. When the outside temperature went down to around -15 °C (5 °F) and lower, the car started to show all kinds of fault/alerts like Serv 4WD, Check parking or electronic brake, Stop/start unavailable and Check Engine. In addition, after driving for 40 minutes at moderate speeds and then leaving the car for 24 hours in -25 °C (-13 °F) , the battery didn’t have enough charge to start the car. I checked the battery and it is only 72 Ah which in my opinion is insufficient for climates where the temperature can get down to -30 °C. After a night of charging the battery and a couple of hours with the block heater on, the car started. When the outside temperature went up warmer than -15 °C (5 °F), the messages disappeared. When Check Engine is showing, the car is only front wheel drive.

The most stupid or laughable effect of these faults was the following: The car said Stop/start unavailable and the system could not be turned on with the button. When I came to work I drove slowly into my parking space and braked the car to a stop half way into the space. Then the car decided to activate the stop/start system and automatically stopped the engine. The problem was that the system was apparently still unavailable so when I released the brake pedal the car wouldn’t start automatically. I had to switch off the ignition and then on again to start the car and drive it the last meter into the parking space.

I really hope that Jeep has software-updates to fix these issues, but I fear that these low temperature problems are unknown to Jeep and that my car will not be fixed this winter…

Anyone else experiencing problems in cold temperatures?

Hello Arild,

To solve your problems I recommend you to do two things:
(1) Go to a Jeep dealership and ask them to install you all the new Jeep software updates issued by Jeep on the "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION R74". I did it, and I noticed that the "warning lights" disappeared and that the battery charging management also was reprogrammed (I have the "Jeep skils" app on the Uconnect that shows me the battery Voltage, Amperage being charged/drawn and the Batt % off charge).
"CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION R74" states:
We are recommending the following improvements be performed on certain 2015 and 2016 model year Jeep Renegade vehicles.
The problem is...
The modules listed below on your vehicle may require updated software.
 Engine Control Module (ECM)Automatic Climate Module (ACM)
 Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC)
 Radio Frequency Hub Module (RFHM)
 Heating and Climate Control System (HVAC)
 Driver Assistant System Module (DASM)
 Drivetrain Control Module (DTCM)
 VP2 Infotainment Devise

(2) For extreme weather conditions (cold) I also recomend to replace the battery by a VARTA Silver Dynamic AGM570901076. It has exactly the same size as the original, but 760A cold start. It also charges faster (important if you drive short trips.

Finally, the stop&start system is (and shall be) automatically disengaged if some conditions are met like low battery charge, engine cooling fluid below 60ºC, Cabin temperature much different from the one selected on the Air conditioning, etc. This is the same to other cars with Stop&start.

Best regards,

Bruno

 

[sabastianlakenen]

Today - and actually from last Saturday onwards - ambient temperature has been about -2 °C. There has been no need for pre-heating for more than 15 minutes or not even that much. After driving a few kilometres the "check engine" warning turned off, and the 4WD is usable again, so is the start/stop function.

Not that big of an issue, but the tire pressure sensors seem to be more sensitive in cold weather. It warns me that tires are low even when they're only a little low because they're cold.

I have the same problem with the tire pressure reading low every winter

 

[sabastianlakenen]

My service 4WD light came on around 27 degrees F (-2.7C), once I got gas and turned the Jeep off/on it went away. :/ Just putting in my experience so far! We've had a mild winter.

My renegade is doing the same thing! it's such a hoot, one minute it says service 4WD, the next the light is gone. Taking to the dealership tomorrow. Hopefully the car is acting up when i go lol.

 

[puddlesplasher]

I have the same problem with the tire pressure reading low every winter

We all do and it is 100% normal.

Inflate your tyres a little and you will have a happy Winter. Then in Summer if required let a little air out.