Is there a indicator light in the instrument panel that looks like a speaker with a line across it? There was another member that was inquiring what the icon was and it turned out that he had blown his speaker and the icon was telling him that it was not working. So I wonder if you have that same icon showing up on the instrument panel.

TS

 

Haven't noticed the icon, but I will check. Thanks for the info. With my luck dealership will say we blew the speaker I'm sure.

 

I'm not sure that stereo is loud enough to blow it honestly. It's probably just a wire that's not fully seated.

 

Hope there aren't other loose wires ...

 

Trade you! Just be thankful it's not your transmission coolant line, like mine...

 

Jinxed myself ... Door locks not working now. At least I already have an appointment at the dealership tomorrow. 328 miles and two problems already. Starting to miss my Cherokee.

 

Ugh, sorry to hear that. Good luck with it tomorrow.

 

They ordered a new speaker. Power door lock issue is more of a concern to me now.

 

I'm having the exact same issue after having it for a month. Speakers were amazing until a few days ago. Do you know how much they charged? Did you have to pay for it or was it covered? Thanks.

 

Drivers side speaker

I have the same issue. Within the first 100 miles I started hearing crackling from the stereo. I adjusted the fader/balance control to each speaker and found that the front drivers side speaker was cutting out bad, and sounded like crap. Brought it back to the dealer and they ordered a speaker to replace the malfunctioning one. I will update after they install it and let everyone know what the problem was. To me it sounds like a wiring issue. Sounds like one of the connections isn't fully "connected".

 

Ok, I'm back. Sorry I didn't see the last reply. Its been 5 months since I got the Renegade and still having the speaker issue. I first took it in about a week after I got the vehicle in May. They told me they had to order a new speaker (which would take a while because it comes from Italy).

August rolls around, still haven't heard anything. I call the dealership up and they are like "oh, bring it in tomorrow." Ok so if they had the speaker there, why didn't they call to tell me its in? How long were we driving around with a buzzing speaker with the replacement sitting in the dealership? Anyways, I take it in .. they tell me they replaced the speaker, everything is fine. I drive it home, don't notice it buzzing.

Now my wife tells me the speaker is buzzing again, this time worse than before. I'm taking the vehicle in next Tuesday. At this point I'm thinking the best course of action is a whole new stereo if they already replaced the speaker and it is still buzzing (I should have asked to see the box or something to confirm they actually replaced it ... my problem is I'm always too nice about things like this instead of being firm about it).

I'm kind of ticked because I have brought it in twice but the first time they gave me no documentation whatsoever so I can't count it towards the 3 strikes for the lemon law. We will see what happens.

 

I have had the same issue with my back passenger side speaker. They ordered me a new one.

 

Maybe they didn't really replace the speaker. Could it be that they fiddled with it and it temporarily stopped buzzing and just told you that they replaced it?

 

The small speaker on the right rear passenger door buzzes on my Trailhawk whenever the lights are on, the turn signals are on, or I push on the brake. The dealer is stumped.

 

You ever get this figured out? I have the same problem on my 2021 Latitude but haven't brought it in yet. I'd have guessed it was RF interference which would almost certainly be a design flaw, but given that it doesn't happen to everyone, it seems like a grounding issue to me.

 

I'm not an expert, but I am a "radio person." (collecting them, broadcasting, etc.)

Part of the reason speakers may blow so much could be the delayed response of the volume control when the UCONNECT is booting! You can be turning UP the volume, and there's no response, so you continue...then it catches up and BAM! A shot of "noise" to any and all speakers. Definitely a Uconnect design/software flaw.....and it can blow speakers easily, even if you don't remember doing this, it probably happened at one time or another. I've gotten used to turning DOWN the system when I shut the car off and waiting for full boot before turning it on.

Maybe? Possibly? A common thread in all these incidents?

Speakers do NOT like shots of audio suddenly, even if they're highly (wattage) rated. That's like shooting 'em with high voltage.

 

As far as we know, we never blew the speaker ... I'd remember getting my ear drums blasted. Not to say someone else didnt before we got it ... The "2nd" speaker they allegedly replaced thr fiest with should have been fine. We will see what happens.

 

They replaced the speaker again. so far no buzz.

 

Haven't noticed any speaker issues but twice this morning the speaker with the line across came on and the message said "Sound System Unavailable" eventually the radio came back on and the light went off.

Completely unrelated (I think) my exterior light warning light came on and we did a visual inspection of ALL THE LIGHTS and all worked fine... ??? Maybe an instrument cluster glitch?

 

Check the tsb section on here. There is a tsb for false can bus light errors.

 

It's funny ... I mean I get the whole "its a new model and will have bugs" thing... But there's just a lot of weird things going on with these Renegades. I wonder if we look on the Honda HRV forum if there are this many posts with goofy problems ... At least I like the Renegade enough to put up with it .. For now

 

I like to view them as quirks lol... I'm sure the Honda doesn't have anywhere near as many issues but it's also very booooooorrrrrrrriiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggg

 

Exactly ... Trade off reliability for excitement. My 4th Jeep ... All 4 had problems ... I keep going back to playing with the same stove I keep getting burned on. I refuse to have an uninspired boring vehicle though.

 

I believe the below TSB is what raz-0 is referring to. I would recommend referencing this TSB to your dealer.

TSB 08-062-15 REV. C

SUBJECT:
RA2, RG2 Radio Software Enhancements

OVERVIEW:
This bulletin involves updating the radio software.

MODELS:
2015 (BU) Jeep Renegade

NOTE: This bulletin applies to vehicles within the following markets/countries: NAFTA and EMEA.

NOTE: This bulletin applies to vehicles built on or before August 07, 2015 (MDH 0807XX) equipped with UConnect 5.0 AM/FM/BT (sales code RA2).

NOTE: This bulletin applies to vehicles built on or before August 23, 2015 (MDH 0823XX) equipped with UConnect 5.0 AM/FM/BT (sales code RG2).

SYMPTOM/CONDITION:
The customer may notice that blue tooth communication with the passenger is poor. If a passenger is trying to talk on the blue tooth phone, the caller will have a hard time understanding what the passenger is saying. The caller will not have any difficulty understanding the person in the driver’s seat. Additionally a false message may be displayed in the Cluster; Parking Sensors Unavailable and/or Sound System Unavailable.

 

Thanks for the info! I will take it in as soon as I have a chance!

 

I had the same issue in the back passenger side - just had it replaced under warranty

 

Picked up our TH 3 weeks ago and within a day or 2 we noticed same exact buzzing in right rear passenger speakers (upper and lower). Dealer had it recently to troubleshoot and learned that FCA wants full diagnostic done (prior to any part replacements). Have an appt in a week for dealer to perform diagnostic. Seems when brake is applied it amplifies the buzzing. Hang in there ya'll....have to trust Jeep will work out the kinks/quirks of its newest family. In the meantime, we are sure getting a lot of double-takes (even from Range Rover owners) impressed with our TH!

 

My girlfriend has a 2015 Latitude with same issue. Replaced both rear passenger door speakers to no avail. Dealer didn't hear it until this past time when it actually got worse inside the garage. They've had it over a week now, Chrysler said to replace amp. Spoke to them today said now they're having frequency issues with amp. My girlfriend and I are very disappointed. Gonna give FCA a call and give them the business about her car and my 2015 WK2. Both cars with issues that dealer can't seem to fix for ****. Hers is a lease but mine is a finance. I'm very disappointed in this product. I hope things get better from here, she didn't buy a Renegade to drive a rental! Get your **** together Jeep!

 

speaker problem solved here - turned off "loudness" and "speed adjusted volume" - rocking for 2 days now

 

it's BACK - gah!

 

Hi, I just picked my 2015 Latitude up 6 days ago and the speaker in the door went out, did you get a good resolution on this?

 

My drivers door speakers started buzzing about 3 weeks ago, goes into to dealer on March 23rd. Speaker is blown I'm sure, but it does work sometimes which I think is odd, but it sounds bad most the time now. Almost 1 year old.

Will update with results.

 

I had the radio and speakers replaced over the past month. The speakers did work sometimes which is definitely odd as you mentioned. The first time I took it in to have the system checked they started working fine just before I got to the dealer and by the time I got home they weren't. I went back the next day and they gave me a loaner while they played with the radio system. The tech heard the problem on the second try and they wound up replacing the radio which actually did nothing. The speaker replacement solved the problem. Factory speakers aren't very good.

 

My passenger door speaker has started buzzing and slightly distorting on sound peaks.

It's intermittent, of course. It seems to be related to the speaker coil/magnet getting warm as it starts to happen after some 40 min into journeys and also showed up when the Jeep was parked in the sun on that side and the door was warm (Black car so gets warm in the sun!)

Ah well. Cheap rubbish speakers goes with the poor electricals.

 

the stock speakers are rubbish -
and to see what they used in there made me giggle, they were junk -
the magnets are small small small , and the paper in the cone looked like cheapy printer paper lol
the replacements i used were kicker brand - the stereo could not sound better with these !!

if you change just the dash speakers , cost probly 40 bux depending on what u buy - the whole system will sound better just by changing these - change the rest and its a whole new system..


good luck